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The eunuch immediately delivered an order and ordered people to bring in the golden Buddha and snow leopard.

Not long after, ten soldiers carried a figure covered with curtains into the main hall. When the curtain was pulled back, a golden Buddha statue stood in front of all the officials.

Minister Lu Xuan walked up to the Golden Buddha to look it over, and praised its exquisite casting skills. This is not gold-plated, but pure gold.

A minister said in admiration: "Only Shule, a place where Buddhist affairs are prosperous, is willing to use so much gold to cast a golden Buddha!"

All the ministers, including Zhao Junsheng and Hua Mulan, visited the Golden Buddha carefully.

Hua Mulan said to Zhao Junsheng: "Your Majesty, there is a royal Buddhist temple in the city, why not enshrine this Buddha statue in the Buddhist temple for the subjects to visit!"

Zhao Junsheng nodded in agreement: "Yes! Let Buddhist temples sell moderately priced tickets to believers and tourists for the daily expenses of monks in Buddhist temples and the maintenance and repair of Buddhist artifacts in Buddhist temples! From now on, Buddhists, Taoist temples and Taoist temples will all be managed by the relevant yamen of the Ministry of Rites. Jurisdiction, monks and Taoist priests must have certificates to prove their identity!"

Next, an iron cage was carried in by the soldiers, and the iron cage was covered with a black cloth.

After the iron cage was put down, the two soldiers pulled back the cover to reveal the ferocious beast inside the iron cage.

"Roar" the beast roared loudly, its sharp claws sizzled on the iron cage, and there was a sound of metal. The ministers were so frightened that they all turned pale and couldn't help backing away. Almost incontinent on the floor.

"Ahem, what's the point? A ferocious beast locked in a cage scares you like this. If the enemy soldiers come in, don't you want to run away?" Zhao Junsheng yelled loudly.

The ministers were immediately ashamed.

Hua Mulan sized it up and said in amazement, "What a fierce big cat!"

Zhao Junsheng couldn't help being speechless for a while, is this a tabby cat?Please, once this ferocious beast is released, it won't stop until it kills a few people!

Zhao Junsheng sighed: "This beast is fierce, but it takes a lot of money to feed it! Someone, send it to the Royal Beast Garden! Don't worry about it, let it eat whatever it catches!"

"promise!"

Chapter 820

Afterwards, envoys from two other small countries in the Western Regions came forward one after another to proclaim their ministers and pay tribute. They were Bohe Kingdom and Xiju Ban Kingdom.

Zhao Junsheng accepted their tribute and professed his ministers, canonized and rewarded their kings respectively.

Honglu Temple Minister Li Ji stood up and saluted and said: "Your Majesty, if you have something to say, you must speak alone!"

"Oh?" Zhao Junsheng was taken aback, and waved his hands: "Come forward and say it!"

"promise!"

Li Ji stepped forward to the throne and whispered in Zhao Junsheng's ear, "Your Majesty, the Kingdom of Yumo, the Kingdom of Xiju, the Kingdom of Bohe, and the Kingdom of Kepantuo are all attached to the Kingdom of Heda on the west side of Congling Mountain. All countries pay tribute to our country, if our country accepts it, it will definitely turn against Xie Da!"

Zhao Junsheng frowned and said, "Since when did a country of Heda appear in the west of the Western Regions? I've never heard of it!"

"Returning to Your Majesty, it is impossible to know where the country came from and where it originated. Some people say that they were active in the area west of Jinshan in the early years, and they once joined hands with Rouran to attack the Northern Wei Dynasty. Combined, the people in this country are ferocious and brave, and the cavalry come and go like the wind, and most of the countries west of Congling are destroyed by it. At this time, Tianzhu and Persia are both suffering from it!"

Zhao Junsheng waved his hand after listening: "It's okay, since it has become an enemy of Persia and Tianzhu, it will not dare to fight against me again, otherwise it will be destroyed under attack from three sides!"

"No!" Li Ji stepped back.

Zhao Junsheng looked at the envoys and asked, "Is there any envoy who hasn't come out to see you?"

At this time, another envoy stood up and saluted Zhao Junsheng and Hua Mulan: "The envoy of Wusun Kingdom, Xu Weng, was ordered by me, Kunmo, to come to see His Majesty. Five carts of rare medicinal materials!"

An official from the Ministry of Rites explained: "Kunmo is the name of the leader of Wusun, similar to Shanyu and Khan!"

Zhao Junsheng asked Xu Weng: "Since the Han Dynasty, there has been little news about the Wusun Kingdom in China. I always thought that the Wusun Kingdom had been destroyed long ago. I never thought that it still exists in the world! Isn't your former homeland of Wusun already long ago?" Is it occupied by the driver? Where is it now?"

Xu Weng replied: "So that Your Majesty will know that my Wusun has not perished. Since the Han Dynasty, there have been two kings, the Kunmi and the Kunmi, and they divided the territory and ruled. After that, the Northern Huns moved westward, and the Mobei Xianbei rose. My Wusun was deeply affected by it, and migrated to the Tianshan Mountains. Later, the Yueban Kingdom appeared in the territory of Xiaokunmi, and it joined hands with the Mobei Zhuzhu people to attack our country. My people had to migrate to the Tianshan Mountains! Our territory is in Shu To the west of Le Kingdom, there is only a mountain pass in the middle!"

"So that's it!" Zhao Junsheng nodded, and also conferred and rewarded the Lord of Wusun.

Zan Lilang from the Ministry of Rites shouted loudly: "The last one, Che Shi's envoys have an audience with His Majesty the Emperor!"

A young man from the Western Regions stood up and bowed to Zhao Junsheng and Hua Mulan, saying: "Chen Che Zhuojin is ordered by my king to meet His Majesty the Emperor Daqian, and to ask for surrender and pay tribute!"

Zhao Junsheng also received some news that the current Che Shi Kingdom is the former Che Shi Front, but it is deeply harassed by Rouran, and has been attacked by Juqu Wushi who is entrenched in Gaochang in recent years, and the situation is very difficult.

Li Ji, Minister of Honglu Temple, glanced at Zhao Junsheng, and asked Che Zhuojin: "What kind of tribute did your envoy bring to present to our emperor when he came to court this time?"

Che Zhuojin's face was filled with embarrassment and embarrassment, which caused the ministers to talk about it, and the envoys from various countries were also very contemptuous. How dare they come to court without bringing tribute?

Che Zhuojin calmed down, saluted and said: "Your Majesty, I did not bring any tribute when I came to court this time. It's not because my king is unwilling, but because I really can't bring it out!"

Hua Mulan couldn't help asking: "Cheshi country is also a country in the Western Regions. It is located on the main road of Tianshan North Road. Not to mention special products and rare treasures, it can collect a lot of business travel taxes every year. How can there be some tributes? Can’t even get it out? Che Shi Wang lacks some sincerity, no matter how bad it is, he will offer a little gold and silver. Could it be that I am greedy for your car master’s property, just to let you express your feelings, and don’t care about the amount of the gift! "

Che Zhuojin lifted the hem of his long coat and knelt on the ground, crying: "My late father lived in seclusion outside the Great Wall, and he always admired the mighty virtue of the emperor of the Central Plains. He sent envoys to pay tribute every year during the Northern Wei Dynasty! The emperor never treated me badly to this small remote country. The generous gift is very heavy. Waiting for the minister to succeed, because Beiliang and Tuyuhun in the middle control the passage, every envoy sent by the minister cannot arrive, and they return without success! Zijuqu has no taboo to occupy Gaochang, and sends troops to attack our car division, and Rouran often It has been seven or eight years since the city was harassed and besieged. The people were famine and could not survive. Three points, all the wealth was taken away by Rouran and Juqu Wujiao, my king only eats one meal a day, and the rest is shared with the common people, there is really no decent tribute to offer to His Majesty!"

The ministers and the envoys of various countries couldn't help feeling deeply after hearing these words. It is really miserable to be a king for this sake.

Zhao Junsheng and Hua Mulan looked at each other, and said to Che Zhuojin, "Okay, well, I know the situation of Che Shiguo, I have ordered General Gao Jinzhi to prepare to attack Juquwushi, the situation of Cheshiguo It will be relieved soon. How about this, you stay at the embassy in Chang'an City first, and I will send someone to tell you if there is any news there! As for Che Shi Kingdom, I will order King Yanqi to open a warehouse for relief!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your mercy!"

The ceremony of receiving the envoys from the Western Regions is now over. Zhao Junsheng was about to announce the dismissal of the imperial court when an eunuch trotted in from outside the hall and reported, "Your Majesty, Envoy Rouran, please see me!"

Hearing this, Zhao Junsheng frowned and said, "I'm receiving the envoys from the Western Regions again, what is he doing here?"

Hua Mulan stretched out his hand and tugged at his sleeve. Zhao Junsheng turned his head and glanced at Hua Mulan, and understood that Hua Mulan asked him to pay attention to the occasion. Now that the envoys from all countries in the Western Regions are here, they should pay attention to their words and deeds.

Zhao Junsheng thought about it, raised his hand and said, "Xuan!"

Soon, envoy A of Rouran walked into the hall and saluted Zhao Junsheng: "Greetings, Your Majesty!"

"Ah, I'm receiving envoys from the Western Regions today, why are you here to join in the fun?"

Ah bowed and said: "Your Majesty, it is about Rouran's interests, Ah has no choice but to come!"

"Tell me, what's the matter?"

A said: "I heard that Your Majesty has ordered Gao Jinzhi to attack Gaochang. Your Majesty must know that the master of Gaochang is Kan Shuang. Kan Shuang has long regarded my Rouran as the Lord and surrendered to my Khan. Shuang is the enemy of my Rouran! The affairs between my Rouran and Juqu Wuji do not need to be intervened by Gan Guo. Is Rouran fighting for Gaochang? Do you want to restart the war with me, Rouran?"

"Also, Che Shi Kingdom has always been my Rouran's sphere of influence. I heard that King Che Shi sent envoys to meet His Majesty. In order to value the peace between our two countries, I hope His Majesty will refuse Che Shi's tribute!"

Since Qian State conquered Wei State and sent troops westward to attack Beiliang and Tuyuhun, Beiliang once promised huge benefits to Rouran and asked Rouran Khan Wu to propose troops to the south of Yinshan Mountain to deter the northern border of Qian State. Being defeated by Gao Jinzhi, less than 3000 of the [-] Rouran cavalry fled back.

Wu Ti was timid in his heart, worried that Qianguo would send troops into Mobei, so he sent envoys to ask for peace, and wanted to marry his daughter to Zhao Junsheng. The cattle, sheep and belongings offered by Rouran were rejected by Princess Rouran. So far, the two countries have lived in peace for several years.

After Zhao Junsheng listened quietly, he looked at Che Zhuojin, the envoy of Che Shiguo, and asked, "Your envoy, has Che Shiguo ever surrendered to Rouran?"

Che Zhuojin hurriedly saluted and said: "Your Majesty, I, Che Shi, have never been a vassal to Rouran. I have always yearned for the Central Plains Dynasty and admired the culture of the Celestial Dynasty! Rouran relied on force and sent troops to harass our country many times. Now I am a vassal to Dagan on behalf of my king. Your Majesty sends troops to rescue!"

Zhao Junsheng turned his gaze to Ah: "Ah, did you hear? Che Shi is now my Dagan vassal state, if Rouran sends troops to attack Che Shi again, he will provoke me to Dagan! As for Gaochang, it was originally the sphere of influence of Beiliang. Kan Shuang saw that Beiliang was weakened by our country's attack, so he stood on his own. Why did he surrender to Rouran long ago? He fled to Rouran after being defeated by Juqu Wuji's attack, right? I sent troops to attack Juquwu What does taboo have to do with you, Rouran?"

Ah's eyes dodged, and he argued strongly: "Your Majesty, the Qian Kingdom was still a small country in Hebei, and all the countries in the Western Regions were in my Rouran's sphere of influence. Isn't Your Majesty sending Gao Jinzhi to the Western Regions to provoke our Rouran Khanate? , Invasion of my Rouran's sphere of influence? Today, I came to argue with His Majesty, but His Majesty is arguing, which is a bit overbearing!"