Emperor Li Er didn't know about what happened in the Honglu Temple. At this time, he was in the Political Affairs Hall and Fang Xuanling to meet the envoys from Gaochang.

Like the Western Turks, Gaochang Kingdom was located in the Western Regions, and the two countries were both in the front and back. However, these people were frequent visitors of the Tang Dynasty and came to the Tang Dynasty for envoys every year. This time, when he heard that the Tang Dynasty destroyed the Tubo country, Ju Wentai, King of Gaochang, specially sent his son Ju Zhisheng as the main envoy, wanting this heir to gain insight.

Unlike the Western Turks, when the people of Gaochang saw that the head of the Honglu Temple was not present, they had nowhere to submit their letter of state, and they did not delay, so they went directly to the palace to ask for His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty. Li Erxin said, what should Tang Jian do when the Honglu Temple do? Can people seek a favor to see him?

Originally, Li Er didn't want to see them, but remembered that Gaochang was very active in the Western Regions in recent years, so he was going to meet him in person to see what the other party was doing.

Deputy Envoy Gaochang led his prince to visit the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, and then explained his purpose, which was the same as everyone else, congratulating the Tang Dynasty on its great victory in destroying the country.

Prince Ju Zhisheng sat down and said, "Father said that Gaochang and Datang have always had good friends. In order to ensure diplomatic relations between the two countries, Gaochang is willing to provide military protection to the merchants traveling west in the Tang Dynasty to ensure that these merchants can travel safely in the Western Regions."

"Oh? King Gaochang is so sincere? Then I wonder how much is the fee for guards along the way?" Li Erruo asked meaningfully.

"No fee is required. We are purely a righteous act this time. After all, these Western Region merchants have already paid the tolls along the way, so it is natural to be protected by Gaochang." The prince said arrogantly, and was secretly happy in his heart. Gaochang is so generous, the Tang Dynasty would not be ignorant.

After hearing this, Li Er sneered in his heart. Gaochang Country has little territory, but its ambitions are not small. How can you say protection and act righteously? Those who don’t know would think how much favor I, the Tang Dynasty, received by you.

Gaochang has been a bit too much in recent years. He has been constantly oppressing and exploiting merchants who went west along the way. The taxes were several times higher than those in other places, making the merchants traveling west miserable and greatly interfering with the development of the Silk Road. If the merchants traveling west do not give money, Gaochang will send troops to pretend to be robbers and directly kill people and rob people, which shows his viciousness.

Now talking about escorts? Isn’t it just a thief shouting to catch a thief?

In Li Er's opinion, it is better to say it is escort or threatening than escort. Isn't this blatantly trying to hold the merchants of the Tang Dynasty in his hands? He is so brave. The Tang Dynasty destroyed Tubo, and you, Gaochang, didn't know how to bow down, but it became more and more rampant?

Fang Xuanling smiled faintly and took over the conversation and said, "In my opinion, it is just a small matter of business operations. It is not a good thing for Gaochang to mobilize all its forces. If King Gaochang really wants to show sincerity, it would be better to re-argument with us for the taxes for business interactions. I heard that the taxes for business operations in the Western Regions are different now, so this matter may require the two countries to negotiate and discuss."

Deputy Envoy Gaochang whispered that this was the prime minister of the Tang Dynasty. Prince Gaochang waved his hand and said, "This is a trivial matter. When I go back, I suggest that my father unify the taxes collected in various places. We cannot control other countries, but Gaochang will never have any different taxes."

Hum? Does this kid know how to govern the country? Or is he deliberately fighting with me? I said I would re-arrange the tariffs, but you were talking about the unified tax collection of the family? Fang Xuanling was slightly dissatisfied and was about to speak up before speaking, a small figure flashed out from behind the Political Consultation Hall and rushed towards Emperor Li Er.

"Grandpa, when will you finish your work? I agreed to play chess with me today. I really don't play with my sister Nori. She will cry again next time. She is so stupid."

It turned out that Xiao Xuanxuan couldn't stay in the harem anymore, so she sneaked into the Political Affairs Hall alone while the palace maids were not paying attention.

Li Er smiled and picked up his granddaughter, put it on his lap and said in a doting tone: "Good boy, grandpa has guests here. You go and play with Yizi for a while first. When the guests leave, I will play chess with you, okay?"

Xiao Xuanxuan shook her head and pouted, "No, Sister Yizi is so stupid. I taught her to play chess, but I couldn't win once. At the beginning, she was fine. Every time she lost a game in the past two days, she would wipe her tears and cry. It seemed like I was bullying her, so I didn't play chess with her again."

Well... Li Er was stunned, thinking that this granddaughter was missing a playmate here, but she didn't expect that she would let Yizi accompany her, and she couldn't do anything. Hearing what she said about Li Er's heart was raised. She didn't know what the little girl Yizi was hit by this child playing chess, so don't leave any shadows.

This girl, Yizi, is really mean, but she won’t be able to say anything. She has been with her forever for these days?

Li Er didn't know that Yizi had always been simple and obedient, and she liked to play with Xuanxuan the most. First, she was reluctant to give up, and second, the children were lucky and thought that they might win every time. How could she know that Xuanxuan could not count the chess scores she had memorized, and she lost at the starting line.

Seeing that the child was not easy to coax, Li Er had no intention of arguing with Gaochangguo here, so he turned to the two envoys and said, "I have private matters to deal with, so I will give up the other matters first, and I will discuss it another day. Fang Aiqing, send the two to the Honglu Temple for me."

Deputy envoy Gaochang was about to bow and retreat, but Prince Gaochang stood up dissatisfied and said, "Is the so-called private matter of the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty playing chess and games with this Huangkou boy? Is it because I am so rude and despised by Gaochang? Could it be that I deliberately humiliated me?"

Well? Emperor Li Er's face turned cold and he was about to have an attack, but someone was faster than him. Xiao Xuanxuan had already shouted out: "Who are you? Where did the bad guy come from? How dare you say that to my grandfather?"

Seeing someone questioning his grandfather and saying something reprimanded, Xiao Xuanxuan couldn't stand it.

Li Er's anger that had been accumulated was amused by his granddaughter's words and couldn't help laughing.

"Hmph, where did the yellow-haired girl come from? She dares to shout at this prince?

His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, is this your country’s hospitality method? Are we so ridiculous? Do you let a child talk to us?" Ju Zhi shouted angrily.

When Li Er heard the other party insulting his granddaughter, he became angry again, but Xiao Xuanxuan took the lead. He simply got out of his grandfather's arms and trotted over, put his hands on his hips and said dissatisfiedly: "Hey, what's wrong with the child? You are so strange. There are so many strange beads hanging in your neck, just like a bald monk. If you want to be a monk, you will go shave your head and pretend to be with your hair. You can look like you are not a good person at first glance.

You are not a puppy who doesn’t understand human words, why can’t I talk to you?

This is our home. It’s really rude that you ran to my house and yelled at my grandfather. If you are so rude, I will let the guards drive you out.”

You...Faced with the fierce and vicious tongue of a five-year-old child, Prince Gaochang felt that he was not easy to talk to for the first time.

The emperor laughed, "Go, be nice grandson, let's not worry about these two people. I don't want to see you and drive them out. Why bother with him? Let's go play chess with you."

Xiao Xuanxuan turned around obediently and returned to Li Er's arms, muttering dissatisfiedly, "This is my little Miaomiao who is not by my side. If I were by my side, they would definitely not dare. Dad said that if someone dared to yell at me, let Xiaomiaomiao show him."

Li Er laughed silently, held his granddaughter and turned back to the back hall, leaving the two envoys of Gaochang standing there. What does the last words of the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty mean?

Fang Xuanling laughed jokingly, "Do you two recognize the way to Honglu Temple? If you know each other, go there by yourself. If you forget, I can send you a soldier at the door to see you off."
Chapter completed!