freenovelworld Chapter 476 Summoned
Chapter 476 Summoned
Chapter 476 Summoned
Yang Guang conquered Goguryeo three times, and Liu Hongji saw that he would be defeated. In order to avoid conquering Goguryeo, he intentionally slaughtered farm cattle privately and was imprisoned.Later, he went to Taiyuan, followed Li Yuan and his son, and had a very good relationship with Li Shimin.
Liu Hongji made great contributions to the establishment of the Tang Dynasty, and was awarded the title of General You Xiaowei with his meritorious service.
In the Xuanwumen change, he had made meritorious service, and he was awarded Wei Weiqing and Kui Guogong.
Li Xiaochang, the king of Yi'an, and Sun Anye, the general of the prison gate, were executed for plotting to rebel.Liu Hongji had frequent contacts with Li Xiao, and was also implicated, and was dismissed from office.
It was not activated until the third year of Zhenguan. However, because of the previous incident, Liu Hongji was discouraged and had no intention of power, so he was not very famous.
Huang Sicheng came to the Liu Mansion, and after being notified, he met Liu Hongji.
"My lord has seen you." Huang Sicheng bowed and saluted.
Liu Hongji asked: "Could it be that something happened to Honghe Temple when you come here at this time?"
"My lord, Jin Chunqiu, the envoy of the Silla Kingdom, said that the envoy of Fusang has summoned envoys from various countries to prepare for tomorrow's grand court meeting to jointly put pressure on His Majesty." Huang Sicheng said.
"What?" Liu Hongji asked in surprise, "Is what you said true?"
Although Liu Hongji has no intention of power, it doesn't mean he wants to be questioned.
If tomorrow Li Shimin was caught off guard by the envoys from various countries, he, as the Minister of Honglu Temple, must be most responsible.
"My lord, this is what Jin Chunqiu, the envoy of Silla, said in person. After checking, the envoys from various countries have indeed stayed in the courtyard of the Fusang envoy for half an hour, because they sent away all the people we arranged to serve. What, I don't know." Huang Sicheng said.
He is not stupid, it is impossible to believe Jin Chunqiu's one-sided words. Before he came to see Liu Hongji, he made a special investigation.
Knowing the seriousness of the problem, Liu Hongji said, "Now go and bring the envoys from Silla to the gate of the palace. The old man goes to change clothes. We will meet at the gate of the palace to meet His Majesty."
"Yes, I'll go now, my subordinate." Huang Sicheng said.
Liu Hongji ordered the housekeeper to prepare the carriage, went into the house, changed his clothes, got into the carriage, and hurried to the palace.
Honglu Temple is a little closer to the imperial palace than Liu Hongji's house is to the imperial palace.
Therefore, Liu Hongji did not wait long, and Huang Sicheng brought Jin Chunqiu over.
When Jin Chunqiu first came to Chang'an, Liu Hongji had invited him to a banquet, so he naturally knew Liu Hongji, so he hurriedly saluted: "I have met Mr. Liu."
Liu Hongji said with a smile: "The envoy Jin understands righteousness and did not try to destroy the peace between the two countries like those people. His Majesty must be very pleased to know."
Jin Chunqiu was overjoyed, he naturally understood what Liu Hongji meant, it was to help him speak well in front of Li Shimin.
After reporting, Liu Hongji brought the two of them to Ganlu Palace.
"Sir, see Your Majesty."
"Jin Chunqiu, the envoy of Silla Kingdom, see His Majesty the Emperor of Tang Dynasty!"
"Exemption."
Li Shimin gave Liu Hongji a strange look, he didn't understand why he brought the Silla envoys here until tomorrow.
Liu Hongji told the story of Jin Benyang summoning envoys from various countries and preparing to unite to put pressure on Datang.
"boom!"
Li Shimin shouted: "I really don't know how to live or die. I really think they are messengers, so I dare not kill them?"
"Your Majesty, calm down!" Liu Hongji secretly signaled to Li Shimin that there was still an envoy from the Silla Dynasty here.
Li Shimin's sudden outburst made Jin Chunqiu feel very depressed.
Jin Chunqiu was very grateful that he told Li Shimin about it.
He often met the queen of Silla, and was received by their kings when he was on a mission to Goguryeo and Fusang.
Jin Chunqiu has never felt such a terrifying aura from other people.
Li Shimin took a deep breath, calmed down, and asked, "Tell me, what exactly do they want?"
"Your Majesty, I listened to what the Silla envoy said, so there may be some omissions. Let the Silla envoy tell Your Majesty." Liu Hongji said.
Li Shimin nodded, looked at Jin Chunqiu, and said, "Please trouble the Silla envoy to describe in detail what happened at that time."
Jin Chunqiu glanced at Liu Hongji gratefully, and said in a respectful voice: "At that time, the foreign ministers were counting the tribute, Fusang deputy envoy Bai Gangshun personally came to invite the foreign ministers to go..."
Jin Chunqiu has a good memory. He not only told Li Shimin what everyone said and which country they were from, but also described their expressions at that time.
Li Shimin pondered for a while after listening, and asked, "What is the identity of that Yuan Gai Suwen?"
If it weren't for Yuan Gai Su Wen, even if Jin Benyang formed an alliance, he would not be a threat.
It was because of Yuan Gai Suwen's few words that made those people greedy and agreed.
"Return to Your Majesty, Yuan Gai Suwen is the eldest son of Goguryeo Mo Lizhi." Jin Chunqiu looked like a courtier of the Tang Dynasty.
Li Shimin has been thinking about launching troops against Goguryeo. He naturally knows how powerful Goguryeo Mo Lizhi is in Goguryeo.
"This time you have made a great contribution, and I will reward you afterwards, so you go down first." Li Shimin said.
"I retire!"
"Foreign ministers leave!"
"Hongji stay." Li Shimin said.
After Huang Sicheng and Jin Chunqiu withdrew, Li Shimin asked, "What do you think about this matter?"
"Your Majesty, there are too many countries involved in this matter, and I can't think of a solution for a while." Liu Hongji said.
How could Liu Hongji dare to offer any suggestions? It would be fine if nothing happened, but if something happened, he would be in big trouble.
Li Shimin rubbed his head and said, "Li Mu, call Fang Xuanling, Changsun Wuji, Li Jing... Lin Xuan to discuss matters."
Li Shimin highlighted a series of names, thought for a while, and finally added Lin Xuan.
Lin Xuan has always been quick-witted, and in this situation, there may be a way.
……
Lin Xuan woke up at noon, not because he couldn't fall asleep, but because he was afraid that he wouldn't be able to sleep at night.
Just after dinner, someone from the palace summoned him into the palace.
There were too many people to call, and it was naturally impossible for Li Mu to come to the door in person.
The eunuch Lin Xuan didn't know him well, and he didn't know anything after asking. He only asked him to enter the palace as soon as possible.
Lin Xuan didn't delay, changed his clothes, and followed the little eunuch to the palace.
At the gate of the palace, Lin Xuan ran into Cheng Yaojin and Wei Zheng, which gave Lin Xuan a bad feeling.
Those who celebrate Chinese New Year are in such a hurry to summon them, there are civil servants and military generals, could it be that the border is in an emergency?
Cheng Yaojin and the others also realized this, and the three of them hurried into the palace without saying much.
Along the way, Lin Xuan saw Wei Zheng's face was solemn, while Cheng Yaojin was a little excited.
When the three of them came to Ganlu Hall, the eunuch at the gate told them to go in directly without even giving an announcement.
Walking into the main hall, he saw Fang Xuanling, Changsun Wuji and more than a dozen ministers had arrived.
The three saluted to Li Shimin, Li Shimin waved his hand and told them to sit down without saying anything else.
Obviously, there are still people who haven't arrived.
After waiting for a while, some people came intermittently.
Lin Xuan roughly counted, there were almost 40 to [-] people.
They are all important ministers in the court, most of them are state princes, and the worst are county princes.
No, there is also himself, Lord Hou.
No matter how you look at it, he has the lowest status. Lin Xuan doesn't understand why Li Shimin asked him to come here?
"Everyone is here, Hongji, please tell them what happened." Li Shimin said.
Liu Hongji stood up and told all the envoys from various countries to put pressure on Datang.
After listening, some of the people present looked dignified, some looked excited, and some were very calm, and so on.
"You already know the matter, let me tell you what you think." Li Shimin said.
(End of this chapter)