Li Xiang is a person from modern society, which emphasizes equality for all. Moreover, in terms of relations between the two countries, we also have the demeanor of a great country and will never bully others like this. At this moment, after looking at all the arrangements, Li Xiang frowned continuously.
When facing countries like Tuyuhun and Goguryeo, Li Xiang naturally showed no mercy. After all, those countries made mistakes first and threatened the security of our country, and even caused life crises for our people. So Li Xiang was aggressive when facing them and wanted to take their lives at any time.
But there is no such thing in Nanzhao. Everyone in Nanzhao respects the Tang Dynasty very much. It is indeed a bit too much for us to come up with such a code of conduct.
"Can you please modify it? She is a princess of a country after all. Although her status is not equal to ours, we cannot be so demanding. Take the point about returning to the palace to express gratitude at the end. I think she should accompany her."
Li Xiang pointed to the last one and said that the previous ones had been prepared and Li Xiang had no way to change them. The last one was that after the banquet, the princess would return to the palace to express her gratitude accompanied by the guards. It would be okay for Li Xiang to accompany her at this time.
"Your Highness, absolutely not! You are worth a ton of gold, the Crown Prince of our Great Tang. Nanzhao is just a small foreign nation. Even if their Queen Mother were in your presence, her status would not be as high as yours. How could you possibly express your gratitude? Moreover, it was they who proposed the marriage, not us."
Cui Fuzhi, the Minister of Rites, said that this guy came urgently from Chang'an City, but he didn't even see a Shangshu-level person. Chang'an City did not take this matter seriously.
Of course, it was not like this a few years ago. During these years, the territory of the Tang Dynasty expanded a lot and there were many more slaves from various countries in Chang'an City. In the eyes of these people, people from foreign countries were treated like this. The fact that our Crown Prince was able to come to your place was already a great honor to you. How could you deserve the word "thank you"?
"Lord Cui is right. Your Highness, after you return to the capital, Nanzhao can send envoys to stay in the capital, in addition to Princess Yongning. This is already a great honor for them. They are also allowed to build a guild hall. I have already communicated with them, and they have no objection to this operational charter."
Qian Ping participated in the whole thing, even more than Lord Cui, so when talking about these things, Qian Ping had to persuade Li Xiang to stop. We have to show our power in such a country.
"Okay, okay, since you've already made your decision, then let's do it according to your wishes. However, we have to pay for the banquet. We can't let others pay for it. Do you think I'm going to let others pay for my wife? I can't afford to lose face."
Li Xiang finally slammed the table and made a decision. Lord Cui wanted to say something else, but Qian Ping quickly stopped him with his eyes. Our prince treats his enemies more cruelly than anyone else, but when it comes to treating his own women, he is very gentle.
"Do you have any instructions regarding the memorial I sent back to the capital?"
Li Xiang remembered the memorial he had sent back to the capital before, which was to ask Zhangsun Wuji to come forward to support the Prince of Zhennan and then cause a struggle in Nanzhao.
"In reply to your Highness, when I left, you hadn't even started writing your memorial yet. Now it has already reached Nanzhao. This memorial really has nothing to do with me."
Lord Cui said with a face full of grievance. Li Xiang only then remembered that Lord Cui had left Chang'an City two months ago. The memorial probably had not arrived in Chang'an City yet. Li Xiang was indeed a little anxious.
"That's my fault, Lord Cui. Please sit down and have some tea. Is there anything good happening in Chang'an City? Tell me what you can. I don't have anything else to do right now."
Li Xiang pointed to the seat next to him. Although there were more than a dozen letters coming from Chang'an City every day covering various matters, some things might have been missed. Lord Cui's perspective was definitely different from that of some people.
"In reply to your Highness, if we are talking about the court, I believe you have already heard about it. I am talking about tomorrow's event. It seems that there are a lot more Fusang people in Chang'an City."
When Lord Cui said this, not only Li Xiang was interested, but everyone else in the room was also interested. They received more than a dozen letters every day, but no one ever mentioned the Fuso people. Perhaps these people had not yet attracted the attention of Li Xiang's men.
"What are they doing here?"
Li Xiang had a natural dislike for these Fuso people. According to Li Xiang himself, they should all be kicked into the sea to feed the fish. These people were disgusting just by being alive. Although Li Xiang did not say why, some people had seen the Fuso people. Looking at their bear-like appearance, they were indeed unpleasant. In addition, the way they were dressed clearly showed that they had not fully evolved.
"I don't know much, but it seems that due to the strong winds in the summer, the farmland in Fusang was destroyed, so many people starved to death there. These people came to the Tang Dynasty specifically to buy food, but Your Highness has already stipulated that except for those who go to Chang'an City to obtain their share, other ports are not allowed to sell food privately. They all come to Chang'an City to exchange for official permits."
There were not many Fuso people coming to Chang'an City, just a little more than before, so Li Xiang's men did not notice it. Lord Cui also knew about this matter because he ran a grain store in a coastal port.
"I've given all my grain business to your Cui family. When facing these Fusang people, you must not be soft-hearted. Let's not talk about being a great power. What we need now is to secure the profits. Since they've suffered a disaster and many people have starved to death, you can't ask for a low price for the grain, otherwise you will suffer huge losses."
Li Xiang became interested when he heard this, but Li Xiang could not engage in grain trade directly now. He had already made an agreement with Mr. Cui Sanye that Li Xiang would give all the grain trade to Mr. Cui Sanye.
Li Xiang's granary was responsible for growing the grain, but how to sell it was the Cui family's responsibility. Otherwise, why would the leading family come to Li Xiang? All parties had to have interests, and only when bound by interests could the rope of everyone's relationship become stronger and could they go further.
