Whether it is Li Zhi, Wu Mei, or Bai Chun who has always provided financial support to Princess Dalai, no one cares about the money given to Princess Dalai.
In the eyes of Li Zhi and Wu Mei, the most important thing is to maintain the purity of the royal bloodline while ensuring that the royal bloodline can remain intact in Chang'an and not be left behind among the people, let alone overseas.
But the good news is that just when Li Hong faced the questioning and scolding of Dragon Father and Dragon Mother, and had no countermeasures for a moment, Prince Dajin of the Japanese Kingdom was already waiting outside Li Zhi's Zichen Palace, accompanied by the Minister of Honglu Temple. .
So naturally, without Li Zhi talking to Wu Mei, someone had to follow the emperor and empress from Penglai Palace to Zichen Palace. While receiving the Japanese prince Dajin, Li Hong was asked to quickly bring back his flesh and blood living abroad. .
For more than three years, Prince Dajin had become very familiar with traveling between the Tang Dynasty and the Japanese state. The envoys to the Tang Dynasty, which had been banned for many years by His Highness the Crown Prince of the Tang Dynasty, were once again open to the Japanese state, and he became the natural envoy commander.
The traditional culture of the Tang Dynasty, such as the Four Books and Five Classics, Dezhi, etiquette, etc., was also continuously transmitted to the Japanese state. Since Chinese characters were introduced to the Japanese state during the Han Dynasty, they began to be distinguished by the Japanese people from the Chinese characters passed down by the Han Dynasty. The so-called kana creation began, and the creation of Chinese characters belonging to the Japanese country by imitating the structure of Chinese characters is also the essence of the Japanese envoys sent to the Tang Dynasty to vigorously study Chinese characters and prepare for a more thorough transformation.
So now, Prince Dajin replaced Princess Dalai and began to lead the Japanese envoys to the Tang Dynasty, frequently traveling between the Tang and Japanese countries.
At the same time, because Princess Da Lai has the flesh and blood of the Crown Prince of the Tang Dynasty, when Prince Da Jin enters the Daming Palace of the Tang Dynasty, he feels that he is very different from when he first came to the Tang Dynasty. All of a sudden, he was treated very grandly and courteously in Datang.
But the reality is similar to what he thought. At least now, for the sake of his imperial sister, the East Palace has indeed given him a lot of courtesy and convenience. This also makes Prince Ojin happy every time he returns to Japan from the Tang Dynasty. Returning home with a full load of satisfaction, he loaded up boat after boat with gifts for his sister's son and his nephew.
Li Hong scratched his chin and looked at his arrogant brother-in-law standing in the main hall of Zichen Hall. After handing over the envoys to the Tang Dynasty between Honglu Temple and Honglu Temple, he came to the palace to express his gratitude to the Emperor and Empress of the Tang Dynasty. Prince Dajin always felt that This guy feels a bit like a dog-fighter.
Facing the compulsion in the eyes of Father Long and Mother Long, Li Hong also knew that he could not run away at this moment. Princess Da Lai and Li Nan were in the Japanese country and did not come to the Tang Dynasty. Everyone knew that this was the only trick that the Japanese country could use to threaten the Tang Dynasty. .
Faced with such a despicable threat, Li Zhi and Wu Mei were helpless. Even if they wanted to be tough with the Japanese country, they thought that the blood of the Tang royal family was still in the Japanese country, and their biological mother was the princess of the Japanese country. Such a blood relationship could no longer exist. Coupled with the Japanese people's flattery, they could only acquiesce in the Japanese envoys sent to the Tang Dynasty to continue to come to the Tang Dynasty.
It's just that Prince Dajin didn't expect that his uncle Li Hong, the Crown Prince, who had disappeared in Chang'an for three years, happened to return to Chang'an today, and he didn't know about this news at all.
When faced with the request from the Prince of the Tang Dynasty to bring a letter to the imperial sister, and the order for the mother and son to immediately set off from Japan and rush back to the Tang Dynasty, the Prince of Dajin was full of confidence and planned to repeat the same trick without any care, just like every time in the past three years. Once the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty asked them to let Li Nan be the same as the emperor's sister when she returned to the Tang Dynasty.
After thinking for a moment, in the main hall, in front of the emperor, empress and prince of the Tang Dynasty, as well as the minister of Honglu Temple, he once again made various harsh demands, intending to continue his old tricks to blackmail the Tang Dynasty to further learn from the Japanese country. Datang advanced and made concessions.
But obviously this time he made a wrong calculation. When he saw the prince sitting under the emperor and empress of the Tang Dynasty and rolled his eyes at him, Prince Dajin suddenly felt something bad. This evil star was not like His Majesty the Emperor. What a fool.
Looking at the current Yu Yi of Honglu Temple, who was also the seedling of Honglu Temple Minister that Li Hong had trained three years ago, he said easily: "Inform the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of War to strictly inspect all ships sent by the Japanese to the Tang Dynasty to return to the Japanese country. The Ministry of Household Affairs of the Tang Dynasty prohibits us from taking out any items belonging to the Tang Dynasty and will confiscate them and not bring them back to Japan."
Prince Ojin was stunned. Didn't he know that the boatloads of items were all for his precious son
"Dear His Highness the Crown Prince of the Tang Dynasty, on the ship returning to the Japanese Kingdom, those items that cannot be taken out of the Tang Dynasty are all gifts for my beloved son Li Nan, my imperial sister, Princess Da Lai. If you seize them all, my dear The child will be noisy, sad and unhappy. You have not been in Chang'an in the past few years. Maybe you don't know that this child is not in good health and is very weak. He cannot withstand the emotional torment. If you can't see..."
"It doesn't matter, just let their mother and son return to our Datang Dynasty. Datang's items are all available, enough to meet any requirements of their mother and son, and it is much more cost-effective than transporting them by wind and waves. Not to mention that the royal family affairs of our Datang Dynasty are always We can't trouble you Japanese people, right?" A sneer gradually appeared on Li Hong's lips. Li Zhi and Wu Mei, who were watching the show, were silent at this time and watched quietly how Li Hong faced the threat of the Japanese prince Ojin.
"We also want their mother and son to return to the Tang Dynasty as soon as possible and reunite with you. Although you have no relationship with my imperial sister, my father has already acquiesced. Now that the imperial sister is in our country, she and I Li Nan's treatment is still the same as that of the Japanese royal family. He is even more noble than me, the prince. It's just..." Prince Ojin smacked his lips, pondered for a moment, and looked at Li Hong. It is unmoved.
So he had no choice but to continue speaking: "Whether it's me, my father, or my sister, we all want to return to the Tang Dynasty immediately to reunite you, but... Li Nan has been weak since he was born, and has been unable to do anything about it. If something goes wrong during our long journey on rough seas, neither my father nor our Japanese country will be able to take the responsibility, let alone explain it to the Emperor, the Queen and the Crown Prince, right?"
Li Hong looked at Prince Ojin who had a smile on his face and an expression of "I am thinking about you". He slowly got up from his chair, walked to Prince Ojin, smiled and patted his shoulder, and said, "Okay, no see in a few years." , You have grown up. Are these words that are for the sake of our Tang Dynasty and my royal bloodline your own thoughts, or has my child already thought of the words for you? "
"Of course I said it myself. What I said is all true. How could I ask the imperial sister to help me draft my words?" Prince Otsu said loudly with a frank look on his face.
"Okay, in that case..."
"Then thank you, Your Highness."
"I haven't finished speaking yet. Since you Japanese people are afraid of taking responsibility, it doesn't matter. I, the Tang Dynasty Navy, will personally pick up their mother and son. The Datang Navy's ship is large and stable, and the cabin can naturally protect it from wind and rain, and even if it encounters There are strong winds and waves. With the quality of the warships of the Tang Dynasty, three warships are enough to annihilate the hundreds of warships of your Japanese country. It should not be a problem to bring back their mother and son, and even if something happens, you will not have to bear the responsibility. , What do you think, this is a good idea." Li Hong grabbed Prince Ojin's shoulders as he stood up to retort, and pushed Prince Ojin to sit down again.
"But... Royal Sister..."
"It's okay. Now our Tang Dynasty has more than just three warships, and the newly built warships are bigger and stronger than the ones that annihilated your Japanese warships. If it doesn't work, just send a few more warships. I heard that recently because of my Because of the slackness of the Tang navy, the Japanese fishermen still encountered pirates when they went fishing. This is the fault of the Tang Dynasty." Li Hong looked sad and said with deep self-reproach, "But don't worry, the war in the southwest is over now. There is no need for warships, this time our Datang Navy will definitely go out in force to help you eliminate those pirates who are robbing the fishermen of their hard work."
"I... don't have pirates. Now because the navy of Shangguo has not been in port for a long time to supply supplies, everything is calm." Prince Dajin was speechless and stared at Li Hong in defense.
How could he not know in his heart that this was Li Hong's intention and purpose, in order to retaliate against himself for blocking the imperial sister and her son from returning to the Tang Dynasty, and to put pressure on him.
Li Zhi and Wu Mei looked at each other. Originally, Wu Mei had thought about doing what Li Hong did and ordered the Tang Dynasty Navy to directly take the Dalai Emperor's daughter and her son back to the Tang Dynasty. This was just because Li Zhi did not agree to do so in such a barbaric manner. There was no way to bring back Princess Dalai, so this matter has been postponed until now.
Yu Yi, the Minister of Honglu Temple, was sitting on the other side. At this moment, he could only shake his head silently and smile bitterly. The rhetoric of Prince Dajin has not changed since His Highness the Crown Prince left Chang'an and went to Jiannan Road. Now he meets His Highness the Crown Prince. , it finally failed.
However, in Li Hong's view, because Father Long did not agree with his mother to use the Tang Dynasty Navy to frighten the Japanese royal family and come to take back the Dalai Princess, this was something he felt lucky to have.
Because, if we just take back Princess Dalai and her son, for Datang, it is no different from making a loss-making transaction. In recent years, a large amount of property has been transported to the Japanese country, allowing Princess Dalai to enjoy the benefits that Datang has for her. All kinds of generous treatment also allowed the Japanese country to gain enough benefits. How could the Japanese country be let go so easily, from the royal family to the common people.
After all, the two countries have always been friendly. They sent envoys from the Tang Dynasty to study in the Tang Dynasty, and the princess of the Japanese royal family had the flesh and blood of the Tang prince. How could such a friendly and close relationship be measured by wealth
Therefore, the Tang Dynasty must give the Japanese country a bigger gift to thank the Japanese royal family and the Japanese people for taking care of the Tang royal bloodline, which is to forcefully switch to the Tang Dynasty script and immediately abolish the so-called kana and other phonetic characters.
(End of chapter)