Chapter 1997 Wang Chong’s Status!

"Haha, I'm afraid the Prime Minister is not waiting for us, right?"

At this moment, Wang Chong flicked his sleeves and suddenly spoke, with a hint of ridicule in his voice:

"I have long heard that the Prime Minister is good at dancing, but I didn't expect that even the new Governor of Anton, who is far away in the northeast of Youzhou, and whom few people have seen before, the Prime Minister is equally familiar with. He is worthy of being a role model for our generation! I admire you!"

After hearing Wang Chong's words, the smile on Li Linfu's face froze instantly.

In front of so many people, Li Linfu obviously didn't expect that Wang Chong didn't give him face at all.

But just for a moment, Li Linfu came back to his senses and laughed again, seemingly not hearing what Wang Chong meant at all.

"The prince is joking. I'm afraid he misunderstood what happened at the city gate a few days ago. An Yaluoshan is a new member of the imperial court and has made great contributions to the empire. As the prime minister, I should naturally go and greet him in person. It shows me how the court treats guests, but I didn’t expect that there seems to be some rift between the prince and the new Governor of Anton, which is really beyond my expectation.”

Seeing Li Linfu's "secret words and secret sword", he adjusted so quickly, as if everything before was just a misunderstanding and nothing happened, even Wang Chong had to admire him.

This old fox can stand in the imperial court for many years. No matter what kind of wind and rain he goes through, he remains firmly dominant in this phase, and no one can see through it. He is definitely outstanding. Considering his status as Prime Minister, among other things, his ability to endure anything, swallow everything, and justify everything without changing his face is something that ordinary people cannot compare to.

"Huh, Prime Minister, it's enough for you to know some things and for me to know them. What's the point of deceiving yourself?"

Wang Chong leaned forward, took a step forward, lowered his voice and sneered:

"Also, when you do those things, you don't think that I don't know anything, do you?"

In the last sentence, Wang Chong used sound transmission to enter the secret passage.

"Uh-huh!"

After hearing the last sentence, Li Linfu's expression suddenly changed.

However, after Wang Chong said this, he ignored him again.

"Your Highness, Lord Zhangchou, it's almost time, let's enter first!"

Wang Chong said,

With a flick of his sleeves, he walked directly around Li Linfu and walked forward as if he hadn't seen Li Linfu.

"Master Prime Minister, please take the first step, excuse me!"

King Song and Zhangchou Jianqiong also handed over their hands, and soon passed by Li Linfu and walked forward, completely losing their previous politeness.

There are some things that I didn't see through in the past because I didn't think about it. When Li Linfu helped An Yaluoshan deal with Wang Chong at the city gate, both of them saw it. It was useless no matter how bright Li Linfu's tongue was.

Li Linfu's rhetoric could only deceive himself.

"People with different paths don't seek each other's will." Since we are not on the same road, there is no need to be too conciliatory or overly polite. And thinking back carefully, Li Linfu probably played a not so clean role in all the past events, including Concubine Taizhen, King Qi, and the recent "Holy Emperor" draft.

Several people left quickly.

Behind him, Li Linfu stood there, his face turning blue and white, and he was speechless for a long time.

Ever since he took the position, no one has ever been so disrespectful to him. This is the first time!

"snort!"

However, just for a moment, Li Linfu came back to his senses, a sharp light flashed in his eyes, and with a flick of his sleeves, he turned around and walked in the other direction as if nothing had happened.

"Your Majesty, Miss Xu, everything has been arranged, please come with me!"

On the other side, seeing Wang Chong and others approaching, several smart little eunuchs had already walked forward quickly with their bodies bowed.

Wang Chong nodded, said a few words to King Song, Zhangchou Jianqiong and others, and then walked to the right with Xu Qiqin.

The imperial court was very hierarchical, with different arrangements for the civil and military generals. King Song, Zhangchou Jianqiong, and Wang Chong were not seated together.

"Your Majesty, please come this way!"

The voice of the young eunuch in front reached his ears, and Wang Chong quickly walked forward.

The entire Calyx Xianghui Tower presents a huge U-shape, with civil and military ministers and envoys from Hu State lined up on both sides, and behind them, rows of palace maids holding golden tortoise-patterned kettles, standing aside, and yellow silk-covered On each table, there were gold wine glasses inlaid with rubies and three or two plates of food.

Wang Chong took a glance and saw that most of the seats were already filled with people, and those who could sit in this position were almost all the most powerful people in each country.

However, in just a blink of an eye, Wang Chong came back to his senses, stood side by side with Xu Qiqin, and sat down on the right side of the U-shaped hall of the Calyx Xianghui Tower, closest to the throne of the Holy Emperor.

Whichever one is on the right prevails. The position where Wang Chong is sitting can be said to be the most prestigious position in this banquet of all nations, even far above Prime Minister Li Linfu and the King of Song. With Wang Chong's current status, there is no dispute about this. .

As for Xu Qiqin...

The relationship between the two is no longer a big secret in the court. Especially during the Battle of Talas, Xu Qiqin worked hard as a logistics supporter, delivering food and weapons to Wang Chong and the Tang Dynasty, establishing a It’s no small feat, and the Three Kings Rebellion also has the figure of the most beautiful woman in the capital.

Now I am afraid even a blind person can see the affection that the Xu family girl has for the foreign king of the Tang Dynasty.

The person in charge of seat arrangement this time was an official from the Ministry of Etiquette. When he saw the name of the Xu family girl on the list, he had already arranged a seat for the Xu family girl and sat next to Wang Chong.

Wang Chong and Xu Qiqin sat down, and immediately several palace maids in costumes came forward to pour the fragrant palace jade liquid for them.

Just after Wang Chong entered the hall, the entire Calyx Xianghui Tower also underwent subtle changes. In a short period of time, countless envoys from foreign countries picked up their wine glasses, stood up, and walked towards Wang Chong in unison.

"The envoy of the Samanid Dynasty has seen the king of the foreign land!"

"The envoy from the Bweshi Dynasty has seen the King of Foreign Land!"

"The envoy from the Ghaznavid Dynasty has seen the king of the foreign land!"

"The envoy from the Cheqianshi Dynasty has met the king of foreign lands!"

"Messenger Dabolu has seen the king of foreign lands!"

"The envoy from Zhenla Kingdom has met the King of Foreign Land!"

"The envoy from Siam has met the King of Foreign Land!"

…

One after another, envoys were densely packed, all gathered around Wang Chong. Among these people were envoys from the countries that had surrendered to the Tang Dynasty, some from the Western Regions that had been conquered by Wang Chong, and some like Zhenla who were far away from the mainland. How many people know about this small country?

This is a small country that Wang Chong's fleet discovered when they headed for the Promised Land. After conquering it, this small country also became a vassal state of the Tang Dynasty.

Envoys came forward respectfully one after another, each representing their own empire and royal family, including the emperor, to say hello to Wang Chong.

Some envoys wanted to take the opportunity to entertain Wang Chong, but they were all rejected by Wang Chong without hesitation.

The attitude of the envoys from various countries towards Wang Chong was no longer a normal meeting etiquette, but almost rose to the point of trying to please him in every possible way. Moreover, everyone in the main hall watched with cold eyes. When the envoys went to meet Wang Chong, as long as Wang Chong said a few more words, everyone was excited, as if it was a great honor, which made everyone feel complicated.

"Among the ministers of the Tang Dynasty, I am the only one who can receive such respect and favor from other countries as a minister. The king of foreign lands is the only one."

An official said with emotion during the banquet.

There was envy and jealousy in my heart.

Even Prime Minister Li Linfu felt complicated when seeing this scene.

But everyone knows that none of this is enviable. Wang Chong fought for the Tang Dynasty in the north and south. After going through hardships, he directly eliminated the powerful empire of Dashi for the Tang Dynasty, and then he won his current status. Now all the countries are fawning over him. Wang Chong was afraid that Wang Chong would lead his troops to attack them, and it was also a fear of the national power of the Tang Dynasty.

From a certain aspect, it also confirms the current national power of the Tang Dynasty.

During the banquet, when they saw this scene, Wu Nu Shibi glanced at Yi Biyun next to him, and soon the two of them stood up and walked quickly in the direction of Wang Chong.

"The great general of the Western Turkic Khanate lost his five crossbows and met the foreign king of the Tang Dynasty, the protector of the Nine Provinces!"

"The Great General of the Uzang Empire, Nang Risongtian, has met the Foreign King of the Tang Dynasty and the Protector of the Nine Provinces!"

"Duan Gequan, the general of the Mengshe Zhao Empire in the south, has met the foreign king of the Tang Dynasty and the protector of the Nine Provinces!"

…

At this moment, a series of high-pitched sounds, each different from the other, suddenly sounded in everyone's ears. For a moment, the surroundings suddenly became silent, and countless eyes looked in the direction of the sound.

The crowd separated, and they saw Wu Nu Shibi, Nang Ri Songtian, and Duan Gequan walking towards Wang Chong's direction.

Seeing these people, the envoys from the surrounding countries consciously made way for them. The largest number of countries participated in this feast of all nations, but in terms of national strength, in addition to the Dashi Empire that was destroyed by Wang Chong, they included Uszang, The Eastern and Western Turks and the Mengshe Zhao were the most powerful.

The weak will eat the strong, and whose national power is stronger will definitely carry more weight.

"Is there a problem?"

Wang Chong snorted and said with a cold face, which was completely different from his previous attitude towards other countries.

Feeling the coldness in Wang Chong's tone, several people looked stunned.

"Your Majesty, I don't mean any harm by the five crossbows. I'm leading the eldest prince here. I just want to explain to the prince that we, the Western Turks, have sincere friendship with the Tang Dynasty. This time we sent envoys to participate in the feast of all nations in the Tang Dynasty. We just want to explain to the prince. The Tang Dynasty has expressed that the Western Turks are willing to have good neighborliness and friendship with the Tang Dynasty and will never fight again!"

Unexpectedly, despite being coldly treated and humiliated by Wang Chong in front of everyone, not only did he not get angry after finishing his five crossbows, but he bowed down and his attitude became more humble and respectful, just like a minister serving the king.

"Your Majesty, Wu Zang has no ill intentions. At the gate of the city, Nangri Songtian just heard that the prince appeared and went over to take a look. He had no intention of communicating with An Yaluoshan. If the prince does not like it, Wu Zang Naturally, I don’t dare to get involved with them.”

Uzang General Nangri Songtian and his prince Mangrilinda also came forward and spoke.

"Your Majesty, Meng Shezhao has learned a lesson and is willing to be on good terms with the Tang Dynasty forever!"

In the rear, General Meng Shezhao, Duan Gequan, also lowered his head and said respectfully.