The imperial court rarely sends officials to the front line, mainly because it does not want to cause misunderstandings with Li Xiang. However, this time, the matter of the small court celebration must be handled by officials from the Lifanyuan, otherwise it would be inappropriate.
In Li Shimin's eyes, although Li Xiang had fought in many battles for many years, he was mostly familiar with things on the battlefield and might not understand things like etiquette, so it was necessary to let a steady official go to help.
Li Xiang also expressed his understanding of this. What Li Xiang hated most were all kinds of etiquette and laws. If he were asked to tinker with these, he would rather lead his soldiers to fight on the battlefield. These things could drive a person crazy at any time.
Calculating the date, even if Lu Mingjiu rode here at full speed, it would still take at least a month. And as a high-ranking official in the imperial court, how could he possibly rush here at full speed? Fortunately, the local officials had not yet replied to the letter, so he had time.
If they went to Chang'an City to pay homage, then it would be a grand celebration, but if they went to the occupied area, then it would be a small celebration, and Li Xiang could be considered to be receiving the ceremony with the emperor.
If someone was reluctant in the past, they would think that Li Xiangjian was in the emperor's heart. After all, he had done everything to replace the emperor. Doesn't that mean that he would be the emperor in the future?
But no one thinks so now. They think that it is natural for Li Xiang to do such a thing. If it were left to someone else to do such a thing, and if no special explanation was given, it might cause a shock in the court.
After all these years of foreign wars, no matter whether it was Li Shimin's son or his grandson, in the eyes of all the people of the Tang Dynasty, Li Xiang naturally ranked first, and the people naturally believed that Li Xiang could ascend to the throne. If someone stood up to compete with Li Xiang, they would think that person was a little overconfident.
No matter how capable you are in Chang'an City, you have not expanded the territory for the Tang Dynasty. Just for this reason, you have been suppressed by Li Xiang. If you just do your idleness honestly, the prince and all the people will think it is not too much. But if you compete with Li Xiang for the throne, then these people will think you are tired of living.
Although Fusang had just experienced war, there was not much left for Li Xiang to do. Apart from accepting congratulations from all local officials during the New Year, Li Xiang really couldn't find anything else to do, so he just drank and had fun every day in the newly built big house.
For Li Xiang, these few days have truly brought him the treatment of an emperor's grandson. From his rebirth until now, he has either been fighting foreign wars or on the way to fight foreign wars. It can be said that he has not expected any blessings. Even during the few days he stayed in Chang'an City, he was probably worried about various things.
The only thing that made him worry was that during this period in Fuso, Lord Suzuki and a group of Fuso officials were very hard-working. When they encountered local officials who were disobedient, Lord Suzuki would use courtesy first and then force, and would send his men to deliver a letter to persuade them.
If you don't listen, Lord Suzuki will not have the time to talk nonsense with you and will directly let Kato Jiro or Okawa Gensaburo lead the troops. Although local officials in various places also have a certain number of soldiers, they have been more or less affected after these riots. And don't you know the outcome of Fukuda Yasukawa?
In just half a month, the news of Fukuda Yasukawa's death had spread throughout Fuso, especially to local officials. The Fukuda family had existed for a long time, and no one knew how much family heritage they had, but they were destroyed just like that, including Ito Taro who was next to them.
This is the result they suffered because they did not obey the orders of the Tang Dynasty. If you want to learn from them, the Tang Dynasty army does not mind killing a few more people. Moreover, in their offshore areas, the Tang Dynasty's navy warships can come over at any time.
Although these local officials had never been to Futian County, they knew that it had been bombed to pieces. Some of them sent people to Fukuoka and Nagasaki, and naturally knew how powerful the Tang Dynasty Navy warships were. So, whether these people were willing or not, they all sent people to write back to Lord Suzuki, stating that they would definitely go to the capital to participate in the New Year's celebration.
When these people's letters came back, Lord Suzuki gave them another letter in reply, saying that this time the congratulations could not be made by his son or nephew according to previous examples. Local officials from all over the country had to come in person. In addition, some big families in Fuso had to have their patriarchs come in person.
If we fail to win this war, then Lord Suzuki, many people may look down on you. What qualifications do you have to command us?
But now Fukuda Yasukawa's body is still at the bottom of the cliff. It is estimated that the sharks have not eaten it all. These people also know how this end came about, that is, they went against the Tang Dynasty court. If we don't go there, maybe this will be our example.
After much consideration, all the princes in Fuso wrote back, saying that they would arrive in the capital on New Year's Day.
"Your Highness, Suzuki is here."
A palace maid came in from outside. Thirty percent of the people in the room were from the Tang Dynasty, and the rest of the girls were all from Fusang. Of course, there were rules for selecting these people, that is, their families must have a history, or the whole family must be complete. Only such people would not pose a threat to Li Xiang.
"Go down."
Li Xiang had been watching singing and dancing for the whole afternoon. He had gained several pounds. He had been in the arms of a Fuso maid for a long time. Li Xiang got up from the arms of a Fuso maid, stretched his body, put on his clothes, and went to meet Lord Suzuki in front. It was time to get down to business. He had been having fun for almost half a month.
When Li Xiang walked out of the big house, he saw more than a dozen carriages parked nearby. Officials from all over Fusang had not been idle during this period. They knew that Li Xiang liked this, so they sent many singing and dancing troupes from all over the country.
If any of them can catch Li Xiang's eye, as someone who has made great contributions in presenting treasures, they will definitely be looked at with new eyes by Li Xiang in the future, and they will also be able to get their own position in the redistributed power in Fuso's political arena.
