msmithbooks Chapter 152 Dispatching the Tang Envoy
Chapter 152 Dispatching the Tang Envoy
"Your Majesty, the Japanese envoys want to pay a visit to you. They said that they brought good things to the Emperor!" Changsun Wuji said with a smile.
Li Shimin smiled: "Waguo is so far away from my Tang Dynasty, they can be regarded as coming from a long way, they are guests, let them live in Honglu Temple, tomorrow, I will see them."
"I obey the order!" Changsun Wuji bowed respectfully, and then stepped back slowly.
After Changsun Wuji stepped back, he went to the post house.
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In the post house, Changsun Wuji swaggered in and saw the Japanese envoy sent to Tang, he was too short!
"Why are you so short like Tu Xingsun? You really deserve the word 'wo!" Changsun Wuji mocked in a low voice.
"My lord, grandson, what did you say?" the Japanese envoy sent by the country of Wa said in substandard Chinese.
Changsun Wuji smiled and said: "It's nothing, the emperor asked me to arrange for the envoys to go to Honglu Temple to rest, you follow me."
"Thank you, my lord!" The Japanese sent an envoy to the Tang Dynasty to thank the eldest grandson Wuji, and presented him with a string of fine pearls.
Changsun Wuji glanced at the string of pearls, and couldn't help but be contemptuous, as expected of a small country, it's stingy!
"It's easy to say!" Changsun Wuji said while accepting the pearl bracelet.
Then the group went to Honglu Temple.
Honglu Temple is dedicated to receiving foreign guests. According to the degree of honor of foreign guests, they enjoy different levels of hospitality.
Because the Wa country is small and weak, although Datang treated them politely, they didn't treat them very much, and the food and accommodation were all second-class.
But for the Japanese country with an underdeveloped society and economy, the waiting treatment this time is extremely luxurious!
"Datang is really good!"
"We must study the social culture of the Tang Dynasty well, live up to the emperor's trust, and go back and build it!"
"The Great Tang Emperor, do you want us to learn it?"
Do not worry!We have brought special gifts here this time, the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty will definitely be happy! "
The Tang envoys said while gnawing on the mutton.
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Honglu Temple.
After Li Shimin retired from the court, he came to Honglu Temple leisurely and wanted to meet the envoy sent to Tang Dynasty.
Although the Wa country had sent Tang envoys to China to study in the past, this was the first time since Li Shimin established the Great Tang.
"Su Rujiang, I heard that all the Japanese people are short melons. I don't know if it's true or not?" Li Shimin said with a smile.
"Of course it's true!" Su Rujiang said earnestly, "I heard that the people from the Wa country have short legs and walk in a figure-of-eight gait, which is very strange, so they are called the Wa country."
"Hahaha! Bazi step!" Li Shimin laughed loudly.
Not long after, they arrived at the main hall of Honglu Temple.
Li Shimin sat majestically on the dragon chair, and the Japanese sent an envoy to the Tang Dynasty to kneel down on the ground.
"Let all the envoys stand down without courtesy. I am short, but I will almost lose sight of this kneeling." Li Shimin said to Su Rujiang.
Su Rujiang smiled, and said to the Japanese envoy sent to Tang Dynasty: "The emperor asked you to speak up."
"Can they speak Chinese?" Li Shimin asked Su Rujiang in a low voice.
"Go back to the emperor, they will, but the pronunciation is a bit strange." Su Rujiang said.
"It's fine if you can communicate," Li Shimin said.
After finishing speaking, he looked down at the Tang envoy, propped his head on his hand, and said slowly: "What's your name?"
The Japanese envoys sent to the Tang Dynasty came out one after another and said respectfully.
"I am the Japanese envoy sent to Tang Dynasty, my grandson Huineng."
"I am the Japanese ambassador to Tang Dynasty, Inoguchi Kawao."
"I am the Japanese envoy sent to Tang Dynasty, Inuyangxia Hiroshi."
After the Tang envoy reported his name one by one, Li Shimin was drinking tea, but couldn't help but burst out laughing!
"Your ancestors are all talented people! You even have the surnames of my grandson, pigs, and dogs! Hahahaha! It's so funny!" Li Shimin held his stomach, laughing until his stomach hurts!
The Japanese envoys sent to the Tang Dynasty were puzzled and looked at each other in blank dismay. What does the Emperor of Tang mean by this?
Su Rujiang almost couldn't help laughing, and whispered to Li Shimin: "Your Majesty, in this Japanese country, since ancient times, there have been more women than men, and children born to women don't even know who their real father is. How can they know who their ancestors are? , have never had a surname, and later, their government followed our example to manage the people, so they ordered the people to have names.”
"However, most of the Japanese people are uneducated, so they can only be named randomly. Some are named according to where they were born, some are named according to where they were conceived, and some are named according to what occupation they are engaged in."
Li Shimin finally understood, and said with a smile, "My grandson!"
"exist!"
My grandson Huineng came out.
"Hahaha! When your mother named you, she must have chosen it casually!"
My grandson Huineng nodded: "Yes!"
"That pig head, how did your ancestor get involved with pigs?" Li Shimin said with a smile.
Inoguchi Chuanxiong came out: "My ancestor happened to catch a pig at that time, so he took this surname!"
"That dog..." Li Shimin looked at the other with a tense smile.
"My ancestors raised dogs, so I named them Quanyang." Quanyang said.
Li Shimin couldn't bear it anymore, and laughed loudly: "Then why don't you call it a dog, but a dog? The translation is a bit funny! Hahaha!"
The Tang envoys were a little embarrassed, they didn't understand, it was just a name, what's so funny? ? ?
But Li Shimin laughed happily!
"The Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, our emperor specially told us to bring rich specialties to the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty!"
Send Tang envoys.
Li Shimin frowned when he heard the emperor's title.
"You small country, you actually call your master the emperor? Where do you put me?!" Li Shimin was not happy!
What the hell, compete with me for the title!
He is the lord of a vast country, and he can only be called the Son of Heaven!
This Wa country is a small country, but it dares to call heaven and earth brothers!Emperor!
In terms of seniority, is it possible that the Wa country still wants to be my elder? !
"The emperor of the Tang Dynasty, our emperor is..." My grandson Huiyin took the lead and wanted to argue.
Li Shimin directly dismissed it: "Stop talking nonsense! Go back and tell your master to change the name!"
The envoy sent to Tang Dynasty was stunned and embarrassed. I just came here and I haven't learned anything. Is this even changing the name of the emperor? ?
"The emperor of the Tang Dynasty, our master, told us to wait, and brought you a generous gift and special products! Please accept it with a smile!" the envoy sent to Tang Dynasty said.
"Oh?" Li Shimin looked lazy like Yang Zhuo.
He laughed secretly in his heart, this tiny country, what good things can we offer him as a tribute?
The Tang envoy clapped his hands. At this time, five Japanese beauties walked towards the main hall with clogs and small steps!
When Li Shimin saw it, he regained his spirit!
It turned out that the generous gift that the Tang envoy talked about was a beautiful woman!
It is indeed the country of Wa!He has no other abilities, but he actually treats a woman as a gift!
However, the woman from this little dwarf's family looks good, she is petite, but some parts are very round!
Looking at the low-brow pleasing to the eye, I feel very good!
"All of you, pay your respects to the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty!" the envoy sent to Tang Dynasty said.
The five beauties bowed down one after another.