"Your Majesty has a decree to announce the envoy of the Great Food Country."

"Your Majesty has a decree to announce the envoy of the Great Food Country."

"Your Majesty has a decree to announce the envoy of the Great Food Country."

First, the close eunuch announced loudly, and then passed from the inside to the outside, layer by layer, to the ears of the officials of the Ministry of Rites on duty in the square, and then the officials of the Ministry of Rites coordinated and led them in to face the saints.

Not only people want to arrive, but the ceremony can not be less, Zheng Peng saw the embassy of the big food, more than 300 people, before the audience, first shook off the snowflakes on the head and body, and then tidied up the clothes, finished the appearance, held the shoulders, with a large number of gifts, and paid tribute from the Longwei Road to the Hanyuan Palace.

When he was about to enter the temple, there were still snowflakes on the shoulders of a member of the Great Food Mission, and a royal guard stopped him a little rudely, and without saying a word, he slapped him twice on the shoulder with a scabbard, and only let him enter the temple after the slap was clean, but the messenger not only did not get angry, but also pleaded guilty vigorously.

The winner is the king, the rich is the coward, no matter how unwilling the big food country is, after being hit hard by the Tang army, at least before licking the wounds, you have to clamp your tail and be a man.

I don't know if it was Li Longji's reprimand or the tribute brought by the Great Food Country was too much, and the mission of the Great Food Country came out for a full two quarters of an hour, Zheng Peng noticed that the envoy of the mission did not come out with the team, and it was estimated that after a while, everyone would gather, and they would have to kneel to the emperor of the Tang Dynasty together.

"Your Majesty has a decree to announce that the envoys of the Silla Kingdom will meet you."

"Your Majesty has a decree to announce the arrival of the envoy of Japan."

"Your Majesty has a decree to send an envoy from Xuanbi State to meet you."

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A series of holy decrees came out from the solemn Hanyuan Palace, and a team of envoys entered the hall with their own prepared tributes to pay tribute to the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, which was a moment of great pride for the Tang Dynasty monarchs and ministers, and it was also a direct reflection of the strong national strength of the Tang Dynasty.

When the Tang Dynasty reaped respect and glory, rare treasures from all over the world, such as ivory, precious stones, spices, precious medicinal materials and other rare treasures flowed into the treasury of the Tang Dynasty, which impressed Zheng Peng the most impressively.

The ancient Buddhist country in the Irrawaddy River basin of the Bi country, the capital is humble, there are 18 subject countries, the culture is developed, good at music, its tribute includes a richly decorated elephant, because the volume is too large, there are too many people in the palace, it is inconvenient to pull it in to Li Longji, Li Longji also led the minister of civil and military affairs out of the palace to check, and also rode on the elephant, led by the Pi country is leading the elephant, and circled around the Hanyuan Palace.

One of the special tributes of Silla was the beauty of Silla, which caused quite a stir when thirty beautiful Silla beauties with their faces masked and graceful bodies passed by, leaving behind a scent of incense.

Beauty is a welcome gift no matter what time of year it is.

Li Longji set up a banquet in the palace to entertain these envoys who came to Chang'an to pay tribute, and only important ministers of the court were eligible to participate in the dinner, and Zheng Peng was very happy that he was "defeated."

This kind of dinner, the ceremony is greater than the reality, and there are many etiquettes, and Zheng Peng is really not rare.

Besides, now it's just to congratulate the emperor, and later I have to congratulate the queen mother, queen and others in the harem, and there is a toss.

"General Zheng, where are you going?" When the dynasty was dispersed, Wang Wenju took the initiative to approach and talk.

"After standing for a day, I don't want to go anywhere, so I go home honestly."

Wang Wenju smiled, lowered his voice and said: "That is, the most beautiful Oiran in Chang'an was hidden by General Zheng's golden house, so naturally I went back to enjoy it, I am all men, I understand." ”

"Hehe, it's still Wang Jiaofang's power, this makes you see through it."

This kind of thing, the more justified it is, the more suspicious it is, and it is not a bad thing, Zheng Peng admitted it very simply.

"When those Silla beauties passed by just now, General Zheng seemed to be very interested."

"Guan Guan Ju Dove, in the river island. My Fair Lady, Gentleman. Appreciate it, those imperial histories won't cure me of my crimes, right? ”

"Of course not, General Zheng, you're not going to be satisfied just by admiring it, are you?"

Zheng Peng paused for a moment, and said with some surprise: "The words of the envoy of Wang Jiaofang seem to have another deep meaning." ”

"With Your Majesty's habits, I will pick out a part to stay in the palace to enjoy, a part will be rewarded to the meritorious ministers, and a part will be filled with the teaching workshop, because the beauties paid tribute by the Silla Kingdom will teach the qin, chess, calligraphy and painting before sending Chang'an, hehe, this year's turn is the turn to give priority to the Zuojiaofang, as long as the Silla beauties arrive at the Zuojiaofang, General Zheng will definitely taste the soup first."

"Wang Jiaofang is really righteous," Zheng Peng said with a grateful face: "Where there is a place for me, don't be polite." ”

When he was in the Vermilion Bird Gate, Zheng Peng noticed that Wang Wenju had the heart to be close to him, and now he even pulled the pimp, and he had nothing to do to be courteous or thief, no matter whether this matter was successful or not, he had to give him a face and be a little more interesting.

Wang Wenju is from the Wang family in Taiyuan, although he is not from the lineage, but his family is a huge rich man in Taiyuan, and he has a wide range of contacts.

Seeing Zheng Peng on the road like this, Wang Wenju was very satisfied, and nodded when he heard the words: "I heard that Gonggong Gao and General Zheng have a very good relationship, I wonder if General Zheng can introduce him on his behalf?" ”

"There have been a lot of things recently, and Gonggong Gao is afraid that he won't be able to get out, so let's look for a chance, Wang Jiaofang, you also know that I'm lazy, I don't want to get involved in anything, can I meet or can you talk about it, I don't dare to wrap it."

"That's natural, General Zheng is grateful for introducing it."

The two glanced at each other and laughed tacitly.

After they dispersed, seeing that the curfew was about to end, Zheng Peng went straight home.

As soon as I entered the door, I saw Lan Duo building a snowman in the yard, Lan Duo saw Zheng Peng, pouted and said: "Zheng Peng, happy today, I have no conscience, and I don't want to stay at home during the New Year. ”

"What a lot of drinking, I'm a Datang official, and I'm busy with business all day long." Zheng Peng said angrily.

Lan Duo's eyes glanced at Zheng Peng's feet, and then rolled his eyes skillfully: "Cut, what kind of business, let's go to the Qinglou to talk about business, the style of the Tang officials, who doesn't know, see that your legs are weak, and you don't know how to control it." ”

Datang is a tolerant country, foreigners can travel to Datang to travel, do business, settle down, and even become officials, and people of all ethnic groups can coexist peacefully, tolerance is not only for outsiders, but also for officials of the dynasty, for example, officials can go to Fengyue occasions to have fun, and even prostitutes can be reimbursed.

Nima, Zheng Peng was a little depressed, he stood on Longwei Road for a day, I don't know how many salutes, his legs were weak, Lan Duo actually said that he was tired and his feet were weak when he went to Fengyue, and he died unjustly.

According to the convention, Langxia food is just an ordinary "working meal", the meat is three sheep, so many officials eat three sheep, not much into everyone's mouth, the dishes are also simple, about the level of four dishes and one soup in later generations, fortunately now the prosperous era of the Kaiyuan Dynasty, and it happens to be Yuanzheng, and the specifications and dishes are rich a lot.

Zheng Peng was tired enough, and he didn't bother to quarrel with her, so he said casually: "That's what you think, and you don't want to think about what day it is, officials from all over the country congratulate the emperor, and so many countries come to pay tribute, but General Ben has stood all day, and he doesn't have time to go to the thatched house, where can he spend all day drinking." ”

I don't know why, when I accidentally saw Lan Duo's dress, Zheng Peng couldn't help but feel a stir in his heart: Xiao Nizi was wearing a white mink hat, a fox fur cape, a closed-sleeved brocade robe with a lapel, a white embroidered trouser underneath, and a pair of brocade boots on her feet.

Let her see if her "bullets" are sufficient and whether she has spent all day drinking.

These thoughts flashed, Zheng Peng's nose moved, and he frowned and said, "Where did the smell come from, didn't you clean it today?" ”

There was a foul smell in the air, and there was a faint smell of urine and feces.

Zheng Peng loves cleanliness very much, although he is lazy, but he does not allow people to be lazy, the house is a little smaller, but it has been very clean, and suddenly there is a smell, and he is not happy on the spot.

Lan Duo pointed to the backyard: "That's the emperor's reward for you, Xun'er is counting it." ”

The treatment of officials in the Tang Dynasty was good, and the Yulu was generally composed of rice, manpower, vocational fields, monthly miscellaneous gifts, regular in-kind treatment and special in-kind treatment, and there were rewards for every New Year's holiday.

When the dynasty was dispersed, Zheng Peng was still strange that Li Longji slammed the door, and there was no reward at all, but he didn't expect that the person hadn't returned yet, and the reward arrived home before himself.

When I came to the backyard, I saw Lin Xun'er covering her nose with a handkerchief with one hand, and directing her subordinates to place fat sheep with the other hand.

"Xun'er, this kind of thing, just let the people deal with it, it's cold outside, be careful of your body bones." Zheng Peng said with concern.

"The slave family is fine" Lin Xun'er said with some emotion: "Young master, look, this is the court's list of gifts for rewarding you." ”

Zheng Peng took it and looked at it, and couldn't help but say, "Hey, it's quite rich." ”

The gift list reads: two palace satin, ten palace silk, one jade Ruyi, one pair of auspicious gold ingots, a pair of gold and jade silver ingots, two pairs of bear paws, five catties of deer tendons, one bag of hazel, pine, peach and apricot, one thousand catties of charcoal, twenty live chickens, ducks and geese, and twenty sheep.

There are all kinds of food and clothing, and even charcoal is available, which is very considerate.

It's just that it's too considerate, and the house is good, and suddenly there are a group of living creatures, called and urine, which makes it a little embarrassing.

"It's strange, this reward is a bit overdone, and the emperor is too generous." Zheng Peng said with some surprise.

Traditionally, the New Year gives some silk, silk, gold and silver, and then some meat, mainly sheep, Zheng Peng is on the fifth grade, you can get nine sheep, and now it is obviously rich.

Lin Xun'er analyzed: "In addition to the official position, the young master also has a title, and besides, the county lord lives here, so there is nothing wrong with giving more rewards." ”