"Bo Miao, you will set off for the Tang Dynasty tomorrow, with Xiuzhao (Dong Yun) as your deputy envoy, and you will go out in a strict manner." Liu Bei issued an order in the morning, asking Deng Zhi to go to the Tang Dynasty immediately tomorrow. Time does not wait for us.

"I obey your decree!" Deng Zhi and Dong Yun bowed.

"Deyan, you are going to be an envoy to the State of Wei the day after tomorrow. I heard that Cao Cao went to fight Sima Yan. Now the supervisors of the State of Wei are Cao Pi and Xun Yu. It is a good time for you to go." Liu Bei knew very well that Cao Pi had no real power.

Although he was the supervisor of the country, in fact, the leadership, command and decision-making power were all in Xun Yu's hands. As long as there was any major matter, it made no difference whether Cao Pi nodded or not.

"I obey your decree!" Zong Yu stepped forward and bowed.

Now the Shu Kingdom has completed the deployment of the reform plan for a powerful country. Now the world is at war with each other, and no one can care about anyone. Wang Mang in the northwest is in a corner, but other people's active reforms have achieved some results. Wu and Sui have recently

There was also some movement. Sima Yan captured people from the Wei State, which made Cao Cao furious and sent troops to the Jin State. Now, except for Liu Bei, Wang Mang and Li Shimin, basically everyone is fighting.

After Liu Bei opened the book "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", in this book, the relationship between Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei was that of sworn brothers, but they were not sworn brothers. Although they were not, they were better than brothers, sharing the joys and sorrows.

In the early years, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei accompanied Liu Bei on his expeditions to the north and south and never left them, and Liu Bei saw them.

"Hey, Yun Chang." Liu Bei didn't know what emotions he was moved by, but suddenly he thought of those days when he, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei shared the joys and sorrows, and he should have a good chat with him.

"Your Majesty, the general is listening." Guan Yu held the phone to his ear, holding a copy of "Spring and Autumn" in his left hand and studying it carefully.

"Yun Chang, I've worked hard for you these days. I'll let Shi Yuan do it for you in a while. You'll come back to celebrate the Chinese New Year and let's all get together." Liu Bei's tone suddenly became very gentle, and Guan Yu instantly felt the feeling they had back then.

A moment of sharing joy and sorrow in difficult times.

"Hahaha, okay! Since Your Majesty has the decree, the general will also hand over the defense." Guan Yu readily agreed to Liu Bei and went back to celebrate the New Year.

The news of Deng Zhi's upcoming mission to the Tang Dynasty has also reached Li Shimin's ears. Li Shimin squinted his eyes and nodded. Deng Zhi was a sharp-tongued person who was well versed in the art of diplomatic relations. He must lower his body when talking to Deng Zhi, because

This is a diplomat who can be compared with the country's scholars. He can write pens to bring order to the world, and he can mount his horse and fight off the enemy with force. This is a must-have requirement for every diplomat in the Tang Dynasty. For people like Wang Xuance, not to mention Deng Zhi, who is the most important person in the Kingdom of Shu.

A general holds considerable military power and has a certain amount of power in speaking.

"What do you think?" Li Shimin sat on the throne and asked His Highness the ministers about Deng Zhi's upcoming mission to the Tang Dynasty.

"I think that Liu Bei's sincerity in sending Deng Zhi as his envoy is sufficient. Moreover, Deng Zhi is a rare diplomat in Shu and holds military power. By interacting with him, we may be able to understand the strength of Shu." Prime Minister Wei Zheng stepped forward and paid his respects.

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"Do you think so too?" Li Shimin asked the officials again and expressed his knowledge of Wei Zheng's words.

"I believe that the Kingdom of Shu is relatively peaceful now, but its emperor Liu Bei also strives to make progress and has formulated a quite complete strategy to enrich the country and strengthen its army, so it is appropriate to accept the visit of the envoys from the Kingdom of Shu." Immediately afterwards, the commander of Zhongshu, Fang Xuanling,

He bowed before him.

"Hmm... do you think so too? Li Ji, Du Ruhui, Changsun Wuji?" Li Shimin asked these generals again. For civil servants, the political and cultural aspects are enough, but for the military, these generals are needed.

Make a comprehensive analysis of the military affairs of Shu and see if we can have exchanges with them.

"Returning to Your Majesty, I believe that it is certain that the Shu Kingdom will now seek to make the country rich and powerful, but the outcome is yet to be known. However, if Your Majesty guides the Kingdom of Shu to become a powerful country in the world, then Liu Bei will definitely thank Your Majesty. At that time, Your Majesty can take this opportunity.

Asking for anything from the Shu Kingdom, we helped them realize the road to becoming a powerful country. We don't have to be sentimental, or there is nothing to be criticized for. After all, we extended a helping hand. If Liu Bei did not express his gratitude, he would

It will have some impact on the status of the world." Then, Du Ruhui, Minister of the Ministry of War, followed Fang Xuanling and said.

"I second the proposal." Yuchi Gong, Li Ji and others bowed together.

Since all the ministers believed that contact with Shu was a good thing, Li Shimin also made up his mind to officially open a diplomatic channel with Shu, and took the initiative to extend an olive branch to express the Tang Dynasty's intention to Shu.

After Zhuge Liang received the news from Wei Zheng, the prime minister of the Tang Dynasty, he immediately told Liu Bei the news. Liu Bei read the news and Wei Zheng said that Li Shimin was sincere in communicating with Shu and reached a consensus on diplomatic relations. He didn't know when Shu would send an envoy.

The minister comes to visit.

After reading it, Liu Bei told Zhuge Liang that Deng Zhi, the envoy of the Shu Kingdom, would set out early the next morning and arrive at the capital of the Tang Dynasty soon. He hoped that His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty would know about it.

"Kong Ming, Li Shimin actually took the initiative to communicate with us?" Liu Bei also asked Zhuge Liang unexpectedly.

"Haha, back to your majesty, Li Shimin also knows the situation of our Shu Kingdom and is in urgent need of foreign aid. To put it bluntly, the diplomatic relations between the two sides are nothing more than a relationship of interests." Zhuge Liang smiled slightly. He saw through all Li Shimin's thoughts. The two countries

Diplomatic relations are nothing more than a relationship of interest, but once the bottom lines of both sides are touched, war is inevitable.

"In other words, if we refuse, Li Shimin will most likely take advantage of the bloody battle between Wei and Jin to launch an attack on Shu?" Liu Bei asked doubtfully.

"Liang checked the relevant documents and found that any one of Li Shimin's generals and civil servants was a military genius." Zhuge Liang was helpless and indirectly answered Liu Bei's question.

Now Liu Bei was dumbfounded. He picked out a military genius at random. What Zhuge Liang said next made Liu Bei even more dumbfounded.

"The generals under his command, such as Su Lie, Li Jing and others, all command the war to destroy the country as generals." Zhuge Liang said calmly.

"..." Liu Bei stared blankly at Zhuge Liang in front of him. What kind of evil country is this Tang Dynasty? Is it so perverted?! Can a country be destroyed by just picking one person?

"Your Majesty, Li Shimin is sincere in extending an olive branch to us. In this case, we cannot refuse them." Zhuge Liang said seriously.

Immediately afterwards, Liu Bei stood up suddenly, paced back and forth and nodded slightly. It seemed that they had made the right move. As long as they embraced Li Shimin's thigh, the development of Shu should be able to make great progress.

The next day, the sun was shining brightly. Deng Zhi accepted Liu Bei's farewell ceremony outside the north gate of the capital, and told Deng Zhi that no matter what happened, diplomatic relations must be the top priority. The Tang country was too terrible and could never become an enemy of Shu.

, we must let them become friends. At the very least, the current friendship must be maintained.
Chapter completed!