Today is the day of the great court meeting at the beginning of the month, and all the civil and military officials are already waiting in line in front of the palace gate.

Although it was early in the morning, it was summer after all, and the air seemed a bit stuffy.

The court uniforms worn by the officials looked gorgeous and solemn, but a little thick. Standing in the sun dressed like this made people sweat all over their bodies.

All the officials were willing to wipe the sweat from their foreheads, but the censor responsible for inspecting the etiquette of the officials was constantly patrolling, scanning the court with sharp eyes, but they did not dare to act rashly, for fear of being guilty of a breach of etiquette.

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Behind the officials, the Tubo envoys were standing there awkwardly.

Because whether it was the majestic and majestic palace in front of them, which symbolized the imperial power of Yun Kingdom, or the numerous civil and military officials with extraordinary bearing and gorgeous and solemn clothes around them, they were all unmatched by Tubo. This made them feel what it means to be a great country.

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At this moment, a group of eunuchs hurriedly passed through the crowd of civil and military officials and arrived in front of the Tibetan delegation. They gave a slight salute to the leader, Wang Xuance.

Then I heard the leading eunuch say:

"According to His Majesty's oral instructions, I have summoned the Minister of Rites, Mr. Wang Wailang, to bring the Tibetan envoy Nie Chi to see you!"

When Wang Xuance heard this, he was stunned and subconsciously said:

"Now?"

The eunuch nodded and said:

"Yes, please, Mr. Wang, follow your servant into the palace quickly!"

Wang Xuance nodded, turned to look at Nie Chi, the leader of the Yang tribe standing next to him, and said:

"Your Majesty has summoned you, please follow me into the palace first!"

Nie Chi was a little at a loss, but he also knew that he had no room to refuse, so he could only nod silently.

Upon seeing this, the eunuch in the palace immediately led the two of them to the side hall of Xuanzheng Palace.

At this time, in the side hall, a group of palace servants were holding twelve crowns, jade belts, emperor swords and other objects, waiting respectfully. Xiao Cheng opened his arms and let the palace servants arrange the complicated and solemn ten pieces on their bodies.

Chapter 2: Submission.

Wang Xuance entered the palace, immediately knelt down on the ground, bowed and said:

"Wang Xuance, a member of the Ministry of Rites and Foreign Affairs, is here to pay homage to Your Majesty!"

Nie Chi looked at Xiao Cheng's figure, a trace of astonishment flashed in his eyes.

He knew before that that although the current Emperor of Yun Kingdom was young, his achievements were enough to be called a great leader in the world, which could not be judged by common sense.

But the "youth" that Nie Chi imagined before was at least 30 years old. But now when he saw Xiao Cheng's appearance, which was even younger than his own nephew, he still couldn't restrain his surprise.

Feng Bao on the side frowned when he saw Nie Chi staring blankly at His Majesty, not knowing that he was going to pay homage. He coughed a few times deliberately.

Although the etiquette in Tubo is not as heavy as that in the Central Plains countries, the etiquette of paying homage to the king is still known. However, Nie Chi just did not react for a moment because he was surprised by Xiao Cheng's age.

At this time, he was woken up by Feng Bao's cough. He immediately came back to his senses, quickly touched his chest and saluted, and said in blunt Central Plains Mandarin:

"Nie Chi, the foreign minister of Tubo, pays homage to His Majesty Emperor Dayun!"

Xiao Cheng turned his head slightly, looked at Wang Xuance in the palace, nodded and said:

"Going to Tibet as an envoy is a hard job. You worked tirelessly and did the job extremely well. I should reward you!"

"In the order of the Ministry of Rites, Wang Xuance, a member of the Ministry of Rites, served as an envoy to Tubo and made meritorious service. He moved to the left to serve as a doctor in the host and guest department of the Ministry of Rites!"

In the Ministry of Rites, there is the post of Minister of the second rank, and the left and right ministers of the third rank. Under the jurisdiction of the four departments of etiquette, host and guest, fine dining, and sacrifice, each has the rank of minister of the fifth rank. Compared with Wang Xuance, who originally went to the court because he was on an envoy to Tibet.

The former Yuanwailang who was promoted from the sixth grade happened to be promoted to the first grade.

Hearing Xiao Cheng's words, Wang Xuance was immediately overjoyed, bowed to the ground, and shouted:

"Your Majesty, King Xuance, thank you!"

Xiao Cheng chuckled, then suddenly turned to look at Nie Chi beside him, and said:

"The way you looked just now, do you know how to speak Chinese Mandarin?"

Nie Chi lowered his head and replied in his awkward-sounding Central Plains Mandarin:

"Reporting to His Majesty Emperor Dayun, Tubo paid tribute to the Xia Kingdom every year before. Therefore, the nobles of the Tubo Kingdom often speak the Mandarin of the Central Plains."

It has been mentioned before that although the founding emperor of the Dayun Kingdom established the country in this land of the south, he was born in the Central Plains, so all the systems in the country continued from the Central Plains.

Guandingyayan is no different from Xiaguo, they are all official dialects of the Central Plains!

Xiao Cheng pushed away the palace attendant who wanted to wear Chuiqi for him, looked at Nie Chi and nodded, saying:

"That's good, it's convenient!"

Having said this, Xiao Cheng paused, changed the subject, and suddenly said:

"I just noticed that you performed a breast-stroking ceremony on me. Is this the Tubo etiquette for paying homage to the king?"

Hearing Xiao Cheng suddenly mention this, Nie Chi seemed a little at a loss and said honestly:

"Yes, Tubo etiquette is completely different from that of the Central Plains..."

Xiao Cheng narrowed his eyes slightly, nodded, and said:

"When ministers go on missions to other countries, they represent the dignity of a country. It is the right thing to do with the etiquette of the country. But..."

Xiao Cheng paused for a moment, then frowned and said in a high-pitched voice, scolding:

"However, your current identity is that you are an envoy of Tubo!"

"You led troops to attack our Dayun mission. The evidence is conclusive and you are responsible for the crime. It is difficult to forgive... Since you are the criminal of Dayun, should you still use Tubo's understanding in front of me?"

The power of the emperor was as deep as the ocean. Xiao Cheng's tone dropped slightly, and the frightening power swept over and filled the entire side hall.

Nie Chi was already worried and uneasy, but when faced with Xiao Cheng's power, his heart suddenly trembled and his limbs suddenly became weak.

At this time, thousands of thoughts flashed through his mind. He thought of the young nephews and nephews of his own tribe, and also thought of the Emperor Yun's failure to punish them immediately.

With such happiness in his heart, Nie Chi suddenly fell to his knees, imitating Wang Xuance's etiquette just now, bent down to salute, and shouted:

"Nie Chi, pay homage to His Majesty Emperor Dayun!"

Seeing him salute awkwardly, Xiao Cheng relaxed his frown, revealed a smile on his lips, and nodded:

"That's right!"

"It is my decree that Nie Chi, the envoy of Tubo, is very polite and has won my heart. I am now conferring the title of Yang Tongjiedushi, bestowing him with a gold seal and court robes!"

Initially, the tone was still questioning, as if he was going to be punished on the spot. Then, he was conferred an official position on the spot. Such twists and turns left Nie Chi stunned on the spot, not knowing what to say.

Xiao Cheng looked at Nie Chi in front of him, his eyes full of deep meaning.

Since the leader of Tubo abandoned Nie Qi and dared to scheme against Yun Guo behind his back, how could Xiao Cheng not teach him a lesson?

Since this Yangtong tribe is a large tribe in Tubo and is determined to resist the rule of Nie Qi, it is a good chess piece to disrupt Tubo. Xiao Cheng immediately decided to take advantage of it!

The position of Jiedushi was a popular military position in previous dynasties. When Li Xing, the founder of the Le Dynasty, was the Jiedushi of Ailao Kingdom.

The powers of the Jiedushi envoy are too heavy, and the military and political affairs must grasp them. If they are not careful, they will cause turmoil and endanger the stability of the country. After learning the lessons of the previous dynasties, the three countries of Yun, Xia and Li naturally directly assigned the Jiedushi envoy

This official position was removed.

When Xiao Cheng found out about it at this time, it was just a temporary thought of giving Yang Tongbu a self-reliant name!

Nie Chi has been in charge of the tribe for decades and has been in the Tubo court for so long. Naturally, he is not a fool. At this time, he vaguely guessed what Xiao Cheng meant. He looked at Xiao Cheng with dumbfounded eyes and said:

"Your Majesty, what does this mean?"

Xiao Cheng heard this and said casually:

"I heard that the snow lion, the auspicious beast presented by the Lord of Tubo, is exactly the sacred beast worshiped by the tribes of southwestern Tibet like you, Yang. The snow lion is the mythical snow mountain beast in Tubo mythology, and the climate in Zhongqing City is warm, so I don't think so.

It suits it. In this case, I intend to give the auspicious beast back to you, the same sheep."

Speaking of this, Xiao Cheng's eyes became very deep and he said in a deep voice:

"Go on and do what you originally wanted to do... It's just that the person who supports you has changed from Xia Guo to me, Dayun."

Nie Chi's pupils shrank, his lips trembled slightly, and he was speechless for a long time.

The reason why the Yangtong tribe was instigated by the Xia Kingdom's Embroidered Clothes Envoy and wanted to attack the envoy was because they wanted to recapture the snow lion mythical beast, and then relied on religious influence to call on the southwestern tribes to come out to resist Zan Pu and abandon Nie Qi.

Even if Tubo cannot be replaced by a new monarch in the end, at worst, the relationship between the Yun Kingdom and Tubo can be instigated to make the two countries antagonize each other.

out of the rights previously held in our hands.

In summary, the ultimate goal of Yang Tongbu is to fight against Abandoned Nie Qi, who wants to complete the centralization of power and build the Tubo Empire.

And this is exactly what Yun Guo wants to see!

Only Tubo, which has many ethnic groups in the country, is involved in each other, and operates independently, is a good Tubo.

Nie Chi knew very well at this time that after Yang Tongbu failed to attack the Yun State mission, Yang Tongbu who offended the Yun State would inevitably be abandoned by Nie Qi to undermine the peace between the two countries, and then be swallowed completely.

Same as sheep.

And because of Emperor Yun, the Yangtong tribe actually received a glimmer of hope at this time.

As long as I can accept the canonization of Emperor Yun at this time, all the blame will be completely heaped on the embroidered clothes envoy of Xia State. But in this way, Yang Tongbu will also be completely dragged into the war of Yun State.
To be continued...