Chapter 2015 Envoys of the Three Kingdoms
Time flies.
It was already autumn of the year when the envoys of the Three Kingdoms rushed to the Songmo Governor's Office.
In the autumn, the Songmo Governor's Office was already howling cold the wind was, and it was surprisingly cold.
After the envoys of the Three Kingdoms arrived at the Songmo Governor's Office, Tang Zhou did not rush to meet them, but ordered people to arrange them in the inn of the Songmo Governor's Office.
After the envoys of the Three Kingdoms first arrived at the inn, they were not very anxious. They rarely met on weekdays. Everyone was very restrained and tried not to conflict with the envoys of other countries.
Obviously, the envoys of the Three Kingdoms knew very well that if there was a conflict here, it would be very unfavorable to the situation that the Three Kingdoms would face.
But as time went by, five or six days after they arrived at the inn, Tang Zhou still had no intention of seeing them, which made them a little confused.
They ran from afar, but Tang Zhou didn't see them. What does this mean?
Fortunately, the envoys of the Three Kingdoms were not the kind of impatient person. Although they were anxious, they did not mean to just go to Tang Zhou to argue.
But they did nothing without saying anything.
They had to tell the inn's head about some situations and let them talk to Tang Zhou to see when they would meet them. Moreover, they wanted to know why Tang Zhou asked them to come.
The people in the inn had already received the order from Tang Zhou, so although these people begged from time to time, they did not tell Tang Zhou much, because Tang Zhou had already arranged it and wanted to cool them down for a few days.
The purpose of doing this is very simple. First, observe the situation of these envoys to seek breakthrough points, and then demonstrate the majesty of a great power.
If they come to Tang Zhou and meet him, how can the Tang Dynasty look very powerful?
After a few days, Tang Zhou had a rough understanding of the situation of the envoys of the Three Kingdoms.
After understanding this, Tang Zhou suddenly smiled bitterly because he found that the envoys of the Three Kingdoms were not simple. In this case, none of them were angry. Obviously, these people were very cunning people.
I'm afraid you have to be very cautious when dealing with these people.
However, this matter is obviously not a bad thing for Tang Zhou. The more cautious a person is, the more nervous he is. The nervous he is, the more problems he may have. Seeing that Tang Zhou and his friends were almost the same, he sent someone to invite them to the Governor's Office.
When the envoys of the Three Kingdoms saw that Tang Zhou was finally willing to see them, they were suddenly happy and hurriedly led people to the Governor's Office.
The envoys of the Three Kingdoms entered the hall of the Governor's Office, and soon Tang Zhou came.
"I have been waiting for you for a long time. It's because the Governor's Office is too busy. I have not had any time in the past few days. Please sit down, please sit down..."
Although Tang Zhou deliberately dispelled them, he still explained that the envoys of the Three Kingdoms naturally understood that this was not true. No matter how busy the Songmo Governor's Office was, he should have time to meet them. Obviously, this was just Tang Zhou's excuse.
But as cunning as them, they will naturally not point it out.
"The Marquis is busy, so I'll be busy with the affairs of the Governor's Office first. If I wait a little longer, there will be no problem." Jin Yu wanted to make friends with the Tang Dynasty, so he first spoke up. Seeing this, the other two envoys stood up one after another.
"Yes, since I'm here, I have time, so there's no problem waiting for the marquis." Goguryeo envoy An Qiong continued. Although Cui Fang, the general of Baekje here, didn't want to curry favor with Tang Zhou, he still said without any pain: "Yes, the marquis should be busy first."
After the envoys of the Three Kingdoms said this, Tang Zhou smiled and said, "It is a blessing for me to understand me in this way. Please sit down quickly. I will immediately order someone to serve some wine and food, and everyone will eat and chat."
After sitting down like this, Jin Yu said, "Marty, I wonder what you are doing if you invite our envoys of the Three Kingdoms to come?"
When An Qiong and Cui Fang heard this, they also cast inquiring eyes at Tang Zhou. Tang Zhou said, "The purpose of inviting you to come is very simple. Originally, you Goryeo recognized the status of the Tang Dynasty, but you never thought that you Goryeo was split into the Three Kingdoms. I, the Tang Dynasty, naturally, didn't care about this. However, after you split into the Three Kingdoms, are you willing to recognize the status of the Tang Dynasty? This marquis is very concerned. I don't know what you mean?"
After Tang Zhou finished speaking, Jin Yu was still the first to speak, saying, "Marty, my Silla Kingdom recognizes the status of the Tang Dynasty. As long as the Tang Dynasty agrees, I Silla is willing to pay tribute every year. However, I Silla wants to pay tribute, and I must go through Goguryeo. I don't know if Goguryeo is willing to give me Silla's convenience."
Jin Yu's words were already a little poisonous. The meaning in her words was obviously that Goguryeo refused to let him make friends with the Tang Dynasty. As long as the envoys who lived in Goguryeo had a little recognition, it was to force Goguryeo to become an opponent of the Tang Dynasty.
Jin Yu still had some understanding of Tang Zhou. He knew that Tang Zhou was very domineering and would take action if he had a disagreement. If the Goguryeo envoy had a little bit of unwilling to be acquainted with the Tang Dynasty, Tang Zhou might not let them go.
The meaning of Jin Yu's words is very clear. How could An Qiong, the envoy of Goguryeo, not hear it? After hearing it, he smiled faintly: "Silla wants to make friends with the Tang Dynasty, so I, Goguryeo, will naturally give this convenience. Even if I, Goguryeo, don't give you Silla face, I have to give you the Tang Dynasty face, right?"
An Qiong held the Tang Dynasty for a moment, Jin Yu's brows slightly condensed, and said, "So, are you Goguryeo willing to recognize the status of the Tang Dynasty as the sect leader?"
Jin Yu is in An Qiong. An Qiong thought, what's the difference between admitting or not? Even if you admit it, can the Tang Dynasty really take itself seriously?
Thinking of this, An Qiong said: "Naturally admit it."
Seeing that Goguryeo and Silla both recognized the status of the Tang Dynasty as the sect leader, he was not vague and said, "I, Baekje, also recognized the status of the Tang Dynasty as the sect leader."
In fact, acknowledging the status of the Tang Dynasty as the sect leader did not have much impact on them. If they admit that they should annex the other side, how should they annex the other side?
It will not affect the relationship between the three kingdoms. The only benefit is that the Tang Dynasty cannot favor one or the other. As the sect leader, help this one and that one at a time?
After the Three Kingdoms recognized the status of the Tang Dynasty as the sect leader, Tang Zhou nodded and said, "Okay, since you all recognize the status of the Tang Dynasty as the sect leader, that's great. I believe you have all heard of it. My Tang Dynasty opened a trade envoy in the Songmo Governor's Office. Merchants from the Wei Gugu Department often come here to trade. Since you three Kingdoms recognize the status of the Tang Dynasty as the sect leader, you won't refuse, right?"
When he heard that Tang Zhou asked them to trade with the Tang Dynasty, the envoys of the Three Kingdoms suddenly moved slightly. It was not a simple matter to engage in trade.
Chapter completed!