Chapter 272 Condemnation
The Japanese envoys had some expectation of their dissatisfaction with the Tang Emperor, because during the Sui Dynasty, they had sent envoys and received the same attitude.

As for why, they themselves knew it well. It was simply because they despised the Land of the Rising Sun and regarded them as barbarians.

The envoy was filled with indignation, but after all, he came with a mission entrusted by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, so he could only bow down in humiliation.

He wanted to explain something else, but the emperor had no patience to listen and simply ordered his men to throw everything away, including the gifts he brought.

Japan is still special after all. The emperor thought about it and ordered someone to summon Prince Daifang Jin Zhenping.

Jin Zhenping arrived soon. Since his daughter made the decision, he had studied Mandarin and etiquette diligently, so he saluted the emperor in a proper manner.

"Your humble servant greets the Emperor."

Jin Zhenping was very tall, but he bent over deliberately, which made him look quite funny. He wore a gorgeous gold and jade belt around his waist, which was given by the emperor some time ago.

"No need to be polite. I summoned you here to discuss the wedding date and to inquire about the affairs of Japan."

Hearing this, Prince Daifang felt much more relaxed, and said, "I am grateful to Your Majesty for granting me the marriage to the King of Chu. I am overwhelmed with gratitude. As long as Your Majesty sets the wedding date, it will be the auspicious day chosen by heaven.

As for Japan, I only know a little bit about it."

Li Jiancheng smiled and set the wedding date for the King of Chu on an auspicious day in May. Then he asked the Prince of Daifang, "Who is in charge of the country?"

After all, the two countries fought several times, and Silla had five cities occupied. Therefore, as the king of Silla, Kim Jin-pyeong naturally sent people to inquire about the situation in Japan.

"The ruler of the country is a woman, and the country is ruled by the crown prince and a powerful official named Soga no Umako. The country originally had many slaves..."

After listening to this, Li Jiancheng quickly understood the current situation in Japan. To put it simply, Japan was transforming from a slave system to a centralized feudal system.

The crown prince, in accordance with the Sui system, promoted Buddhism, reformed the system, and formulated new laws. This time he sent envoys in the hope of obtaining more complete system concepts and more Buddhist scriptures.

In this way, Li Jiancheng understood why the Japanese official letters must emphasize the Emperor of the East and the Son of Heaven in the West, and the Son of Heaven where the sun rises and the sun sets.

It turned out that after getting rid of the old system, national self-esteem flourished and they did not want to succumb to other countries.

Of course, what is more important is that they know that no matter how powerful the Tang Dynasty is, it will not launch an attack because there is a vast ocean between them.

Therefore, they wanted to take advantage of this. As long as the emperor of the Central Plains recognized the letter once, they would be different from the surrounding small countries and would be a powerful country that could have equal dialogue with the Tang Dynasty.

"Have many commoners and nobles from Goguryeo, Silla, and Baekje fled to Japan across the sea in recent years?"

Jin Zhenping nodded: "Your Majesty is wise, there are indeed quite a few, because Japan has always treated this kind of people well, especially monks, who are highly respected in Japan."

During this period, the Liaodong region was undoubtedly more likely to obtain advanced culture and technology from the Central Plains, and Japan also obtained important reform measures and technologies to improve domestic productivity mainly through this type of people.

Li Jiancheng said to Li Wei beside him: "Send an order to the Andong Protectorate, saying that Japan is arrogant and disrespectful to the emperor. Order the navy to block the sea and not allow anyone to escape to Japan. All Japanese people seen at sea will be shackled and enslaved and placed in Liaodong to open up wasteland and cultivate the land." "Yes."

It is impossible for him to cross the sea to attack Japan now, but at the same time, how many troops can Japan organize to invade the Tang Dynasty?
Li Jiancheng had keenly realized that Japan was going through the pain of reform at this time. Even if he wanted to centralize power, he had to fight with the aristocratic families. Naturally, Japan was no exception. How could the inherent aristocratic leaders in the country not oppose it?

Although the Japanese envoys wanted to save face in their letters, they actually brought the most gold, silver and treasures, which shows that they urgently needed the support of the Tang Dynasty.

It is impossible to build a complete cultural system based on what the few envoys who came to pay tribute saw and heard, as well as some of the Liaodong people and nobles who fled across the sea to Japan.

Soon, the emperor's decree caused a stir in Luoyang. Countless officials, common people and scholars were indignant when they learned that the Japanese country was so rude and had angered His Majesty.

At that time, the emperor was in great power and grace, and countless common people were given unprecedented opportunities for favors, so they naturally agreed with His Majesty.

Therefore, the Japanese envoys and merchant caravans in Luoyang were the first to be attacked. The knights were not only good at talking, these days, every scholar had to learn archery and swordplay.

The Japanese envoys were beaten beyond recognition, and the Japanese merchant caravan had their limbs broken, and both the people and the goods were thrown out of the city.

This also shocked the envoys and caravans of other countries, but no one dared to say anything. Both the Eastern and Western Turks were defeated and surrendered, and the Western Turkic Silla and Baekje were directly destroyed.

Your Majesty, the reign title of the Tang Dynasty is clearly a lie, and you are full of martial virtues.

The Japanese envoy found it even more difficult to understand. He originally thought that the worst outcome would be that they would be given a few orders like the Sui Dynasty and still call them Japan in the letters.

Regardless of his injuries, he requested to see the emperor again to apologize, but the emperor had already made the order and naturally would not see him.

With the emperor's leniency, those knights who behaved excessively were not punished, but were compensated for the medical expenses of the Japanese soldiers.

After this incident, the relationship between the emperor and the people of Luoyang seemed to have become closer. The scholars and people felt that they were serving His Majesty loyally, and although His Majesty did not reward them, he even gave them slight punishments.

But all this cannot conceal the fact that His Majesty supports them in doing so. In the Central Plains, where rulers rule, subjects obey, fathers rule, and sons obey, is there anything more worthy of joy than the recognition of the ruler and father?

Of course not. Not long after, His Majesty the Emperor ordered the establishment of a hundred cavalrymen, selecting brave and brave young men from Luoyang. They were to wear colorful robes, ride fine horses, and use tiger skins as saddles to guard His Majesty on tours and hunting trips.

The imperial edict from Luoyang was soon transmitted to the Andong Protectorate. Luo Yi respectfully accepted the edict and bowed deeply in the direction of Luoyang.

The person who delivered the imperial edict was Zhang Gongjin, the chief officer of the Right Wuhou Guard. He was born in the Zhang family of Dunhuang and entered the court from the Shenwu Army. He was the emperor's confidant.

After some polite exchanges, everyone entered the government office and sat down. After making His Majesty's intention clear to Zhang Gongjin once again, Zhang Hulu ordered the naval forces to be deployed, and Luo Yi ordered the rest of the generals to withdraw, leaving only His Majesty's confidants.

Wei Zheng did not understand the emperor's will at first, and even wanted to write a memorial to protest. After all, it was not worth it to make enemies with an overseas country just because of such a small matter, and it might even lead to a war.

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(End of this chapter)