Datang: Longevity for Thousands of Years, Exposed by Xiao Sizi

His steps were steady and his expression was calm, as if this road was supposed to be here.

This made it impossible for the envoys to say anything that was on their lips.

People have already walked in. If you speak again, wouldn’t that be hindsight?

Not to mention, if Shen Lian's way was really blocked at this time, it would obviously be a provocation.

In the Tang Dynasty, provoking the young leader of the Tang Dynasty, Qin Changye's right-wing subordinate, is definitely not a trivial matter, and Qin Changye's notoriety has also spread.

Anyone who provokes him will definitely suffer the consequences.

As for this Qin Changye, they had done their homework before coming here. They knew that he was very famous within the Tang Dynasty!
Moreover, as the saying goes, the first bird to stick its head out gets shot. Whoever sticks out first at this time may be in trouble... Therefore...if others don't move, they won't move either.

Even though they had made some agreements before coming to the Tang Dynasty, they were not stupid enough to be used as guns like the envoys of the Persian Empire.

After all, those who can come here are only a minority, like the fools like the envoys of the Persian Empire.

Most of them are people with deep scheming minds.

Just like that, Shen Lian walked up to the envoys without any surprise.

After turning around, he bowed and said with a smile: "I was busy with official duties and was delayed for some time. I was not able to welcome the envoys of various countries in time. I hope you can forgive me."

"Busy with official business?"

The Tibetan prince Qihela narrowed his eyes and said with a half-smile, "Are you sure you are not busy drinking and socializing?"

Shen Lian raised his eyebrows.

This is interesting to say.

It seems that Tubo had sent many spies to infiltrate Chang'an long before the envoys arrived!
Otherwise, how would the Tubo prince know what he had just done?
However, Shen Lian was not surprised. Chang'an has now become a place where storms gather. The arrival of so many envoys from various countries will surely stir up the world's situation.

It would be abnormal for these countries not to send spies to collect intelligence in advance.

He smiled and said, "Some official business can be handled regardless of the occasion. As the saying goes, each has his own opinion of what is good, and each has his own opinion of what is mean. That's it~."

Qihela snorted coldly and ignored Shen Lian's sophistry.

"Commander Shen, we have been standing here for a long time. What we want to hear now is not your explanation that we don't know whether it is true or false."

At this moment, a clear and fluent voice of the Tang Dynasty official language was heard.

Shen Lian looked in the direction of the voice and saw that it was a young man of about twenty-five or twenty-six years old who spoke to him.

There was a flag behind this person, and through the flag, Shen Lian recognized this person's identity.

Envoy from Nanzhao!
And the Nanzhao Kingdom...
A gleam of light flashed in Shen Lian's eyes.

The information he had obtained before included things about the Nanzhao Kingdom.

It is said that the two star coders of the Beidou Society have secretly seized the Nanzhao regime and ruled the Nanzhao Kingdom.

I don't know whether this is true or not.

But there is a high probability that it should be true.

Although it is hard to believe that such a big country was secretly taken away by the thieves of Beidou Society.

But if Beichen planned it, and Tianshu and others were strong enough, it might not be impossible.

At this moment.

The Nanzhao envoy looked at Shen Lian and said, "What we need is an explanation... We envoys have traveled thousands of miles to Chang'an, the Great Tang, but the result? There is not even a place to rest. Isn't this a bit inappropriate for the Great Tang?"

"I don't know if the Tang Dynasty looks down on us and thinks there is no need to arrange accommodation for us, or if it is..."

He looked at Shen Lian and said meaningfully, "Commander Shen personally looked down on us and neglected to arrange these for us?"

As soon as the Nanzhao envoy finished speaking, the expressions of the envoys from other countries when they looked at Shen Lian also changed.

Some people frowned, some seemed to be thinking about something, and some just became angry.

Abao and Zhao Hai both looked unhappy. It was obvious that the Nanzhao envoy did this on purpose to cause trouble for Shen Lian.

However, Shen Lian's expression remained unchanged.

He smiled and said, "May I ask the name of the envoy from Nanzhao?"

The Nanzhao envoy bowed and said, "I am a humble person, but I am the Prime Minister of Nanzhao, Wang Chengdao."

"Wang Chengdao?"

Shen Lian said: "This name is very similar to the name of my Tang people!"

Wang Chengdao said calmly: "It's just a name, just a code name, what's the difference? Does the Tang Dynasty want to deprive me of the right to name myself?"

Shen Lian said with a smile: "Of course not, I just think this name is similar to a traitor who once plotted rebellion in my Tang Dynasty, so I am a little surprised... Oh, I am not making indirect accusations, please forgive me, Envoy Wang."

Wang Chengdao: “….…”

I didn't realize you were making indirect accusations.

Now I know!

You might as well not explain!
Abao and Zhao Hai were very happy. You deserve to be scolded for causing trouble for Commander Shen!

Shen Lian's expression remained unchanged. He glanced at the envoys and said, "Messenger Wang is right. You have come from afar, and our Tang Dynasty is a country of etiquette. Normally, we should arrange accommodation for you in advance."

"In fact, I have made a lot of preparations to welcome you all."

Shen Lian pointed at the exquisite-looking post stations behind him and said, "To be honest, when I knew you would arrive, I personally supervised the Ministry of Works to repair the post stations. I also integrated the unique star imagery of the Tang Dynasty and carefully built the courtyards where the envoys lived. This will not only make you feel at ease, but also allow you to feel the unique cultural atmosphere of the Tang Dynasty."

"It's just that I wanted to bring you all an excellent living experience. But after it was built, I suddenly discovered something, which made me feel troubled for a while, so I didn't directly arrange for you to live in a specific courtyard."

When the envoys heard this, one of them asked curiously, "What's the matter?"

Shen Lian said: "In my Tang Dynasty, there is an economic record that there are 108 stars in the Big Dipper system. These 108 stars are divided into 36 Tiangang stars and 72 Disha stars, which are the stars that consolidate the Big Dipper."

"And it just so happens that there are a total of 108 countries coming to the Tang Dynasty this time, so I ordered people to repair the post station in the manner of the 108 stars of the Big Dipper."

Although it is said that all nations will come to pay tribute, there will not really be ten thousand countries coming.

Only one hundred and eight countries came to the Tang Dynasty this time.

And this includes all the countries, big and small, around the Tang Dynasty.

There is no need to mention big countries, such as the Arab-Israeli Turks.

Small countries may only have a population of a few hundred thousand, which is not comparable to big countries. However, because they are sandwiched between big countries, they can survive safely.

In this way, we gathered together the 108 countries.

Otherwise, under normal circumstances, there would only be dozens of countries at most.

"One hundred and eight stars...so what?" the envoy sometimes asked in confusion.

Wang Chengdao, the envoy of Nanzhao State, seemed to have thought of something and his expression changed slightly.

Shen Lian sighed at this time and said: "The one hundred and eight stars are divided into thirty-six heavenly stars and seventy-two earthly stars!"

"As we all know, the thirty-six heavenly generals and the seventy-two earthly demons have different statuses, and even their rankings within their own systems are different."

"so….…"

Shen Lian sighed and said, "This is where I'm in a dilemma. Tell me, who should I assign to the Thirty-Six Celestial Beings? And who should I assign to the Seventy-Two Earthly Fiends? And after the assignment, how should the ranking be set?"

"So, I am waiting for everyone to come here to hear your opinions. Who wants to live in the Thirty-Six Celestial Beings and who wants to live in the Seventy-Two Earthly Fiends? How about you all choose for yourselves? Or you can vote?"

Shen Lian sighed and expressed his troubles.

When these envoys heard this, some of them had not yet reacted, but some of them had their expressions changed instantly.

Such as the Tubo prince, the Tiele prince, the Nanzhao envoys, the Goguryeo envoys, etc.
The faces of these people changed.

Only then did they realize that Shen Lian from the Tang Dynasty was such a jerk!
No wonder they didn’t get any accommodation arranged for them. It turned out they were waiting for them here!
Thirty-six Heavenly Generals and Seventy-two Earthly Fiends!
This represents status!
The envoys' residence there indicates their country's status among these 108 countries!

So, who wouldn’t want to break their heads to live in the Thirty-Six Heavenly Stars?
After all, this is the only way to demonstrate the strength and status of one's country.

But there are only so many of the Thirty-Six Celestial Beings, so who will go? Who won’t go?

Not to mention, there are also rankings within the Thirty-Six Heavenly Beings!
Who wouldn't want to live in the first one?
And this...will inevitably make them want to compete with each other.

They even fought to the point of bleeding just for a place to live.

And once this happens...
Then the so-called alliance they had before coming to the Tang Dynasty would have become a complete joke!

Don’t even mention dealing with the Tang Dynasty!
Just for one place to live, they started fighting among themselves and even became enemies.

This time, Shen Lian only used a place to live and their plan came to nothing!
this…….
The Tubo prince couldn't help but look at Shen Lian.

The Nanzhao envoy also narrowed his eyes and looked at Shen Lian. There was no longer any relaxation in his expression, only solemnity.

This is a sinister and ruthless person!
Inside the courtyard of the post station.

All the envoys had different expressions.

Some were domineering and confident, some were frowning and worried, some were casual, and more had thoughtful looks on their faces, with flickering expressions when they looked at other envoys.

Different identities and different thoughts were fully expressed on the faces of these envoys at this moment.

Shen Lian's eyes swept across their faces one by one, and the corners of his mouth curled up slightly.

He suddenly turned around and walked to two notice boards covered by red cloth. Then, under the puzzled gazes of all the envoys, he grabbed the red cloth on the notice board and pulled it hard.
Two huge wooden signs appeared directly in everyone's sight.

The two wooden signs are the same size, but one is covered with gold paint, making it look shiny, while the other is covered with silver paint, also looking very luxurious.

Just looking at this wooden plaque with silver paint will make people couldn't help but exclaim in admiration, what a great work of art, it is made by crushing real silver and applying it on.

But at this moment, there was a gold paint next to the silver paint, which instantly made the silver paint look overshadowed.

And at the top of these two noble wooden signs, there are large ancient characters!
Above the gold-painted wooden plaque are the words "Tiangangyuan".

Above the silver-painted wooden sign, the words "Dishayuan" are written.

And in the center of the wooden sign, the names of the thirty-six celestial stars and the seventy-two earthly evil stars are marked in sequence, while there is a blank space behind the names.

Obviously, that place was left for the envoys staying there.

Wherever an envoy from a country stays, the name of that country will be written on it.

At that time, people coming and going would be able to naturally see where envoys from various countries lived as long as they passed through the courtyard and entered the post station.

Similarly...it is also possible to see which country's status is among the 108 countries!

Either live in the Tiangang Courtyard or live in the Disha Courtyard.

Is it ranked first or ranked last!
What is at stake here is a country's reputation, its status, its dignity, and its national strength!
Among the envoys present, there were very few stupid ones, but many smart ones.

So as soon as I saw the signs of Tiangang and Disha, I understood what tricks Shen Lian was playing.

This is clearly intended to rank the countries here!
As for rankings, there will definitely be fights, there will definitely be people who are jealous, and there will definitely be people who are dissatisfied!
At that time, conflicts will naturally arise!

Therefore, any alliance or agreement will be wiped out!

And this...even if they knew, there was nothing they could do.

Because this is an excellent opportunity to demonstrate a country's strength and status. Strong countries always look down on weak countries.

For a powerful country, living in Tiangangyuan is a must.

There is no suspense at all!
Those who live in Tiangangyuan are all strong countries, and there is an obvious distinction between them and weak countries.

This will make those powerful countries feel respected.

Why wouldn’t they?
As for the opinions of weak countries? Who will listen!
For example, as powerful as the Arab Empire and the Turkic Khanate, wouldn't it be humiliating for them to live with a small country with only tens of thousands of people?

So even if these envoys understood Shen Lian’s intentions and knew Shen Lian’s tricks, there was nothing they could do.

This is a conspiracy!

A grand and righteous conspiracy!
Conspiracy can be avoided!
It's an open conspiracy, there's no way to hide from it, there's no way to avoid it!

The Tibetan prince Qihela glanced at Shen Lian and said sarcastically, "The subordinates of that Master Qin of the Tang Dynasty? They are really as famous as they are said to be. No wonder your Master Qin was able to destroy the Turks. He is really good at this kind of shameful trick."

Shen Lian was not annoyed at all when he heard this.

He just smiled and said, "What do you mean by that, His Royal Highness the Tibetan Crown Prince? Why don't I understand?"

Qihela snorted coldly: "Shen Lian, don't treat everyone as fools."

Shen Lian was surprised and said, "Fools? No! I have always treated you as distinguished guests. How could I treat you as fools?"

He looked at Qihela in surprise and said, "Your Highness Turkic, there is a saying in our Tang Dynasty, 'Everyone has his own opinion.' I treat you as a distinguished guest, but you say that I treat you as a fool? This seems to only mean that Your Highness, you don't treat yourself as a fool, right? This... "

(End of this chapter)