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During the ceremony, the princes of the clan, the ministers of the court and the envoys of various countries presented a list of gifts, and they would not actually move their gifts to the hall, so the ceremony did not take a long time , let Li Ke feel relieved.It was just that when the envoys from various countries offered gifts and congratulations, Wang De was very surprised by the envoys of the four countries that he read out.It never occurred to him that the four countries that congratulated Li Zhi on the full moon this time were: Koryo, Tuyuhun, Fusang, and Western Turks.

This time the Western Turks came to Chang'an to celebrate Li Zhi's full moon. Li Ke didn't find it strange. Their Khan had proposed to Li Shimin years ago to marry the princess and maintain peace between the two countries.It's just that the dowry at that time was robbed by the blood wolf guards of the East Turkic Jieli Khan, and the East and West Turkic troops were on the border for a while, and the tense atmosphere has not eased until now.Therefore, it is an expression of sincerity for them to go to Datang again this time, and to attend Li Zhi's full moon celebration.

It’s just that the three countries of Goryeo, Tuyuhun, and Fusang all sent their envoys to Chang’an at this time. The purpose was not as simple as celebrating Li Zhi’s full moon. After thinking about it for a long time, Li Ke finally felt that the three countries must have other plans in Chang’an at this time.As for the purpose of witnessing, Li Ke himself just arrived in Chang'an yesterday evening. He didn't know the specific situation of the Three Kingdoms Mission, and he himself couldn't figure it out for a while.

"Third brother, third brother, what are you thinking? It's time to go!" Li Tai pulled Li Ke's sleeve while Li Ke was in a daze. Standing behind Li Ke, Li Tai noticed Li Ke's trance, so he gave him a hand.

"Oh, it's okay!" Li Ke apologized to Li Tai, "Thank you fourth brother for reminding me, I am very grateful for my brother."

Li Tai said to Li Ke while walking, "What the third brother said is wrong, it's my own brother who said such polite words, it's too outlandish!"

"Um, yes, is it for brother or not!" Li Ke said to Li Tai in a low voice. Just now it was a gift from the mission. Li Tai started to gossip, so as not to hold back when he got to pay homage to the Taimiao.And the reason why he chatted with Li Tai was to learn from Li Tai about the missions of Goryeo, Fusang and Tugu Hu.He knew that Li Tai, as the prince staying in Beijing, often had to go to the palace to accept Li Shimin's examination and teaching, so he must have some understanding of the missions of these three countries.

Everyone left the Taiji Hall, Li Shimin's carriage was in front, followed by the concubines' carriages all the way to the Taimiao, but Li Ke and Li Tai, as always royal relatives, broke away from the camp of ministers and followed the imperial family. dear walk together.During this period, Li Ke noticed the King of Qi Li You who was not far away from him. Li You's face was still gloomy, and he acted like I didn't want to talk to him in the camp of the clan relatives, so that everyone took the initiative to keep a certain relationship with him. distance.Li Ke didn't have a good impression of Li You, so naturally he wouldn't talk to him. He continued to ask Li Tai, "Did the fourth brother know about the four-nation mission tonight?"

"Third Brother said that the Goryeo, Tuyuhun, Fusang, and Western Turks who presented congratulatory gifts in the hall today?" Li Tai did not understand the missions of the four countries that Li Ke was talking about, so he made sure.

"Yes, I just want to ask about their situation." Li Ke continued.

"Did the third brother discover something wrong?" Li Tai deserved to be the son with a strong IQ admired by Li Shimin. From Li Ke's words, he keenly grasped the purpose of Li Ke asking him about the mission of the four countries.

"No, the fourth brother is too worried." Li Ke himself was just guessing, not sure whether they had any purpose, so he could only pretend to understand everything, "Brother was just curious when I reported the congratulatory gift in the hall. It’s just asking, you also know that my brother only returned to Chang’an last night, and you are a little curious about what happened in Chang’an City recently.”

"Oh..." Li Ke dispelled Li Tai's doubts by explaining this way. After thinking for a while, he said, "Since the Western Turks asked their father to marry the princess last year, it has been unresolved, so their envoys have always lived in Chang'an. The second father wanted to celebrate the full moon for his younger brother, the pheasant slave. They spread the news to the Western Turks, and only after receiving the order from the Western Turkic Khan did they come to celebrate the pheasant slave. As for the mission of the Fusang Kingdom, they have already arrived in May Chang'an, the purpose of this trip is to implore the emperor to send relatives and nobles from their country to study in our Datang. Listening to their envoys, they highly respect the prosperity and prosperity of our Datang, so they want to send Envoys and students want to learn about our production technology of the Tang Dynasty, various schools of thought, music, chess, calligraphy and painting, architectural techniques and living customs.”

When Li Tai said this, he listened for a while, seeing that Li Ke was listening seriously, he continued, "The main members of their envoy group are two men and one woman. The confidant of the regent Ezo, and the girl looks like Princess Fusang, I heard that she is the younger sister of Emperor Fusang Shuming, named Rieko Morita."

"En!" Li Ke nodded and said, "It seems that Little Japan really knows how to learn!"

"Third Brother, what is Little Japan?" Li Tai couldn't understand the meaning of Little Japan in Li Ke's words, and asked Li Ke strangely.

"Oh, it's nothing, it's just a name my brother gave them." Li Ke prevaricated, he didn't dare to tell Li Tai that after more than 1000 years, there was a shameless family called Japan.

"Oh, the third brother's name is really interesting, um, it's not bad to be called Little Japan!" Li Tai smiled, then glanced at Li Ke, seeing that he was still waiting for his next words, he continued, "The messenger of Tuyuhun Qing Que didn't know either, they came to Chang'an on the tenth day of the seventh lunar month, they said they came to celebrate the full moon of the prince of the Tang Dynasty, but they hadn't formally met with their father, their emissary this time was Murong, the prince of Tuyuhun Khan Shun and his Uncle Wang. As for Gao Li, the purpose of their trip seems to be to buy weapons and armor from Datang, but they arrived in Chang'an on the tenth day of July, and they have not formally met with their father, so the specific matters The blue sparrows are not too clear."

Seeing that Li Ke was curious, Li Tai told Li Ke in detail what he knew about the missions of the four countries.After listening to Li Taishi's narration, Li Ke was very surprised. There is no record in history that the missions of the four countries celebrated Li Zhi's full moon!It is not difficult to explain that Fusang's envoy to the Tang Dynasty was sent two years earlier, but what about Tuyuhun and Gaoli who came uninvited?Is it really just a coincidence?

However, Li Ke hadn't had time to digest the information Li Tai told him, and a large group of them had already arrived at the Taimiao.Li Shimin and all the concubines got off the carriage, and Li Shimin went up to the altar with Wang De's support.

The etiquette of offering sacrifices to heaven and ancestors in Taimiao was lengthy and complicated. Li Ke didn't care to appreciate these etiquettes, which made him drowsy. He began to think about the current political situation of Fusang, Tuyuhun, and Goryeo in his mind.Japan sent the Tang envoy Dog Shangshang Mitian, and Li Ke saw his records in the books in Li Shimin's study. He seems to have been sent to the Sui Dynasty twice in the 11th year and [-]th year of the Sui Dynasty. He was the earliest Japanese envoy sent to China.As for other things about Japan, Li Ke is not at all clear about which dynasty and which emperor was in power.As for Goryeo and Tuyuhun, Li Ke has been paying attention to the Turkic movements recently, and has no time to think about them at all, so he knows very little about them.

After a long time, Li Ke finally gave up thinking hard, because he really didn't know much about these three countries!

During the period of Li Ke's hard thinking, Li Shimin also completed the sacrifice to heaven and ancestors, and then the frame continued to return to the Taiji Hall.Li Shimin and Empress Changsun had to rest for a while in the side hall of the Taiji Hall to attend the banquet due to fatigue, and the courtiers could not leave during this time, so they could only help each other to chat with people they knew well and wait for the banquet to start.

Naturally, Li Ke would not let go of such a good opportunity to make friends with officials, people like Li Jing, Li Daozong, Fang Xuanling, and Wei Zheng were all people he wanted to make friends with.However, just as he was about to go up to say hello to a few people, he heard a clear and soft voice shouting behind him, "Third brother, third brother, why don't you come and see Jing'er, Jing'er misses you so much!"

"Third Brother, Rong'er seems to miss you too!"

Li Ke turned around and found that standing behind him was a boy, three girls, four and a half children. Who was the boy if he wasn't his younger brother Li? And two of the three girls were his two younger sisters, Princess Gaoyang. Li Rong and Qinghe Princess Li Jing are just another little girl, but Li Ke doesn't know each other.

"Li has seen the third brother!" Li is not like Li Rong and Li Jing, he is 13 years old this year, and he is much more sensible. When he meets Li Ke, he naturally knows to salute his brother.

Li Rong was older than Li Jing. Seeing that Li Ke was puzzled by the girl next to her, she introduced, "Third brother, don't you know who she is? She is Xueyan's younger sister, Uncle Rencheng's king." Your daughter is the sister of your sworn brother Li Zong."

"Li Xueyan?" Li Ke asked in surprise, he never thought that the six-year-old girl in front of him would be Li Xueyan, the famous Princess Wencheng.

"Xueyan met the third brother!" Although Li Xueyan was only six years old, but a girl born in the emperor's family was very proficient in etiquette, she hurriedly saluted Li Ke.

"Sister Xueyan, don't be too polite. You are the same as Rong'er and Jing'er. Give me this great gift in the future." Li Ke said to Li Xueyan, and then Li beside him severely reprimanded, "Sixth brother, you are more courageous now. It's getting bigger, and the mother and concubine don't listen to her words, how can you bring the two younger sisters here without permission, aren't you afraid that the mother and concubine will worry?"