A scholar of Zhenguan in the Tang Dynasty

"If according to your estimate, there are 50 shi of rice in one season, and 100 million shi in three seasons a year, it shouldn't be too much. As long as your people in Nanzhao can work hard to farm, it will be good for you, and you don't have to worry about it. The annual tribute, anyway, the most thing in your Nanzhao is rice."

"Actually, we have quite a lot of bananas in Nanzhao." The Nanzhao envoy said.

"That thing can be incidental." Gu Qing thought in his heart, if Nanzhao became the granary of Datang, even if there is a disaster in Guanzhong, it will be supported by Nanzhao, the big granary.

"Master Hou, about our Nanzhao students..." The Nanzhao envoy hesitated again.

"Yes, yes." Gu Qing replied, "It's just that if your Nanzhao students want to enter the first school of the Tang Dynasty, but there is a requirement that your Nanzhao students enter the Datang Academy and also enter the Datang Academy. Tang people, as for whether they will return to Nanzhao in the future, we have to make arrangements."

Chapter 307 New Words

In the quiet room, the Nanzhao envoy was still talking to Gu Qing, while the maid beside him carefully poured the tea, listening to the sound of the tea falling into the cup, the Nanzhao envoy was thinking about what Gu Qing said, and wanted to include Nanzhao students in the list. Da Tang Hu, he hesitated and said: "I'm afraid... I can't agree now, I have to discuss it with our monarch."

"I can understand." Gu Qing picked up the tea, blowing the tea leaves floating in the tea and said, "Then wait for news from your monarch before considering the admission of Nanzhao students to the academy."

"Wait!" The Nanzhao envoy said again, "Dare to ask Lord Hou, can Nanzhao students really return to Nanzhao after entering the Datang Academy?"

"Of course it is possible." Gu Qing said again, "I just need permission. If they are allowed to return to your Nanzhao at any time, they can naturally go back."

Gu Qing knew the thoughts of this Nanzhao envoy, and let Nanzhao students study in the Central Plains, and use the acquired knowledge to build Nanzhao.

"We can pay tribute to the Tang Dynasty, but I hope the Marquis will take care of the students."

Gu Qing nodded, "The academy will take good care of them."

"Let me take my leave first." The Nanzhao envoy left with apprehension.

The room became quiet again. Gu Qing went to his study and took out a map with the names of some small countries marked on it.

Draw a circle on the southern coastline of Nanzhao, and draw a line connecting it to the east coast of Datang.

Wu Mei walked over in small steps, "Husband, His Royal Highness King Jin and Princess Jinyang have already fallen asleep."

Gu Qing beckoned Wu Mei to come to his side, "Can you understand the text on this picture?"

Wu Mei shook her head, looking at the marked words, Gu Qing often wrote wrong words in the past, although she was scribbled, she could see that the strokes of those wrong words were very regular, at first glance, it looked like another kind of words, hesitated He said, "Husband, is this another language?"

"That's right!" Gu Qing hugged Wu Mei and said, "This is the text in my memory. It is deeply rooted in my bones and I will never forget it in my life, and I will never forget it in this life."

Wu Mei picked up the pen on the side, and imitated writing with her sleeves rolled up. After the ink dried, she found that the writing was neat and smooth, and each stroke seemed to be simplified after precipitation. There were some shadows of Tang Wen, but More flavor.

It doesn't seem like a random word, Wu Mei was puzzled, "What does the word Husband mean?"

"The name is Hua." Gu Qing said in a low voice.

"Hua?" Wu Mei was puzzled and wrote it on the paper with Hua of Tang Dynasty again, and read the two fonts side by side.

"What did you find?" Gu Qing looked at Wu Mei.

Looking closely, Wu Mei's eyes were very curious, "It seems to be simplified from the complex, but retains some outlines."

"This is a simplified character." Gu Qing said in Wu Mei's ear, "I am the only one who knows this kind of characters in the entire Tang Dynasty, and I will slowly teach you and our children in the future."

"Husband." Wu Mei put away her pen, "This kind of writing will be our Gu family's family education in the future?"

"You can say that." Gu Qing smiled and nodded.

Wu Mei practiced stroke by stroke, and found that every stroke of this kind of handwriting can be written very powerfully, the strokes are simple but very neat, and it makes people feel very comfortable to look at it for no reason

Sun Simiao, who had dinner and took a walk in the village, went home, looked at the pair of figures under the candlelight in the window, nodded and smiled and walked into his small room.

In the study, Gu Qing took out a map of the Great Tang again, and began to draw a road leading to the Great Tang among the various small countries.

Wu Mei has been with Gu Qing all this time, and when it was late at night, Gu Qing looked back and saw that she had fallen asleep leaning on the recliner, picked up the mink fur stall that was put aside and carefully covered her body, and picked her up so that she could lie down in the study. After sitting on the bed, he continued to ponder the business routes between various countries and Datang.

Until the sun was shining on her face, Wu Mei opened her eyes and saw that Gu Qing was still studying the map, she sat up and said, "Husband, have you not slept all night?"

"It's ready." Gu Qing looked at the business roads one by one.

Wu Mei looked at Gu Qing's drawings for a long time, "Husband, are these business ways?"

"That's right!" Gu Qing nodded, "Although Datang has always had foreign trade, it has always had business contacts with those small countries, but the number of exchanges between them was not many."

Wu Mei also understood what Gu Qing meant and walked out of the study.

Di Renjie saw Wu Mei coming out, eating fried dough sticks in his mouth, "Teacher."

"Go to the posthouse and tell the envoys that the county magistrate will receive them." Wu Mei said to him.

"Yeah! The students are going now." Di Renjie nodded, ate a deep-fried dough stick and took a few boiled eggs.

Li Zhi glanced at the meat porridge in Di Renjie's bowl, which was already empty, and muttered, "How can this guy be so edible."

"Brother Huang also ate a lot." The four-year-old son beside him was holding a bowl of porridge and said obediently.

Wu Mei smiled slightly, thinking of herself and Gu Qing when they were growing up, living in a dilapidated Taoist temple was very difficult at their age, but they have come all the way.

Di Renjie came to Chang'an slowly on his horse, talked with the envoys from various countries all the way to the post house, and then returned to Dali Temple.

Ever since Gu Qing took over the matter of receiving the envoys from various countries, he has always put the envoys of various countries aside, and this time he finally said that he was going to receive them.

Li Chengqian also received the news and hurried to Gu's house.

In the Chang'an Imperial Palace, Li Ergang heard Wang Qin's report when he came down from court, "Gu Qing has finally started receiving envoys from various countries?"

"Yes, Your Majesty." Wang Qin replied with a bow. "Before, the envoys from Goguryeo, Wa, and Nanzhao all went to meet Gu Qing, and it could only be regarded as a private meeting. This time, it was officially invited by Gu County Marquis."

"How is the prince?" Li Er asked with a nod.

"After His Majesty entrusted Gu Qing with the reception of envoys from various countries, the crown prince was very drunk." Wang Qin whispered, "Then he met Zhao Guogong, and then the crown prince went to attend a meeting between Gu Qing and envoys from various countries. His Royal Highness has also gone."

There was not much surprise in Li Er's eyes, but a little bit more disappointed.

Seeing Li Er's expression, Wang Qin understood in his heart that the crown prince still did not satisfy His Majesty. As a crown prince, although he is not wrong now, he is still too cautious in his words and deeds, and has always been vague about his opinions. If he listened to this matter It's okay if the matter is the prince's own idea, but the prince just listened to the words of the eldest grandson Wuji, so he did this.

As the crown prince is the future emperor, the crown prince lacks self-judgment and has no assertiveness. Even if the crown prince has some dogmatic vigor, even if he makes mistakes, the crown prince is just so careful. , There is no decision in the heart, how can we decide the affairs of the state.

Chapter 308

Standing outside the academy, Pei Xingjian is patrolling with the guards around the academy, still holding books in his hands, seeing a long motorcade heading towards Gu's house from a distance, guessing in his heart that the teacher is going to receive envoys from various countries , took a deep breath of fresh air to recover and then led the team to patrol.

Li Tai and Xu Jingzong Yi Xinglanshan were also walking in the academy, seeing that the roll call had already started in the classrooms of the academy, and saw the long motorcade again.

"Look at the academy, I'll go to Gu Qing's house to have a look." Li Tai hurried out of the academy.

Gu Qing's home has already been prepared. Li Zhi helped Gu Qing to paste a huge map on the wall. Li Chengqian came first, and he came down to the lobby led by his attendants. He saw Gu Qing pasting a picture. After pasting, what caught my eye was the small countries that had been marked on the map, and the routes were drawn one by one.

"Marquis Gu, you are..." Li Chengqian looked at the drawing in confusion.