"Dongdongdongdongdong~" Just as Gao Biaoren and He Ruohuaiyi were fighting for the wine jar, they suddenly heard a knock on the door outside the door of the Makaya, which made both of them stunned. Then Gao Biaoren said angrily: "Didn't I say that no one is allowed to disturb me, let me go out!"

Gao Biaoren thought it was the restaurant's shop's friend again, so he seemed a little impatient when he spoke. However, as soon as he finished speaking, the door of the private room was gently pushed open, which made him even more angry. He was about to start swearing, but when he saw the young man outside the door, he opened his mouth wide and his face was full of incredible expressions.

"Son-in-law...the prince-consort?" It's not surprising that Gao Biaoren was surprised, because the young man standing outside the door was Li Xiu. Gao Biaoren once witnessed Li Xiu's style when Li Xiu came back from the grassland, so he recognized him at a glance.

"Haha, I'm here uninvited. Please don't blame me for it!" Li Xiu smiled and said to Gao Biaoren. Now Gao Biaoren has been officially appointed as an envoy to Japan. It is estimated that he may leave for Japan after the New Year.

"You are so polite, please come in quickly!" Gao Biaoren woke up after hearing Li Xiu's words. He hurriedly stepped forward and invited Li Xiu in and said, "Compared with the envoy he just appointed, Li Xiu's identity is much higher than him, so Gao Biaoren dared not be negligent at all, and his face was full of respect. However, he was also full of doubts at this time, and he couldn't figure out why Li Xiu came to him?

He Ruohuaiyi next to him did not know Li Xiu, but when he heard Gao Biaoren called the other party the son-in-law and showed so respect, he immediately guessed Li Xiu's identity. After all, although there were many son-in-laws in the Tang Dynasty, the only one who could make Gao Biaoren so respectful was probably the young Duke of Yan Li Xiu, so he hurriedly stood up and saluted Li Xiu.

Li Xiu also came to find Gao Biaoren and walked in with a smile. Then he saw He Ruohuaiyi and couldn't help but smile: "I wonder what this gentleman is called?"

"This is He Ruohuaiyi, who is here, but he has no intention of career, so he did not hold an official position." Gao Biaoren hurriedly introduced when he heard this.

"He Ruo? This surname is relatively rare. I just don't know what the relationship between He Ruo Huaigu, who died in Shazhou, had to do with his husband?" Li Xiu was stunned when he heard the surname He Ruo, and then looked at the other party in surprise and asked. When He Ruo Huaigu died, Li Xiu happened to travel to the Tang Dynasty not long ago. At that time, this incident caused a great sensation, so Li Xiu had also heard of it.

"It's my brother!" He Ruohuaiyi also replied to Li Xiu with a sad expression.

"I admire you, Brother Ling, is loyal to the court and would rather die than submit to the rebels!" Li Xiu also praised He Ruohuaiyi at the moment, which made the other party feel a little flattered.

Gao Biaoren asked Li Xiu to sit down, and then the three of them chatted for a few words. He Ruohuaiyi also realized that Li Xiu must have something to talk about when he came to find Gao Biaoren, so he quickly stood up and said goodbye, which made Li Xiu feel more favorable to him and personally accompanied Gao Biaoren to send him out of the restaurant.

When the two returned to the private room of the restaurant again, Gao Biaoren also sent someone to bring new food. It was not until then that he finally asked, "I wonder if the prince consort came to condescend, but is there anything wrong?"

"Haha, it's actually nothing, but I heard that Gao Jun, you will soon be on the mission to Japan with the Japanese mission, so I want to come and congratulate you!" Li Xiu said with a smile.

"This... Thank you, the prince-consort!" Gao Biaoren couldn't help but blush when he heard that Li Xiu was coming to congratulate him on his mission to Japan. Who knew that it was a hard worker to go to Japan? He even doubted whether Li Xiu was coming to mock him?

Seeing Gao Biaoren's face, Li Xiu knew what he was thinking. He smiled again and said, "Encil Gao, you don't have to be too careful. This time I really want to come to congratulate you. If you do a good job in Japan, you will definitely be rewarded by Your Majesty!"

"Oh? I don't know what the prince consort said. What will I do to do this time? Please give me some advice!" Gao Biaoren didn't seem to be joking when he saw Li Xiu, nor did he laugh at him. He asked seriously.

"Haha, you can be selected as the candidate for the mission by Your Majesty. You naturally have extraordinary talents. There are some things I don't need to say, but Japan is different from ordinary small countries. It is lonely overseas. Our Tang Dynasty has very little influence on Japan and there are very few exchanges between the two countries. This has also made Japan develop a arrogant personality. The King of Japan is even more ignorant and wants to be on par with His Majesty the Emperor. Do you know these high envoys?" Li Xiu said at the end, and he couldn't help but smile a bit sarcastically.

"I have heard of the arrogant and arrogant officials of Japan, but the officials will not weaken the reputation of our Tang Dynasty this time!" Gao Biaoren immediately spoke when he heard this. Li Xiu praised him for his extraordinary talent, but he actually knew himself and knew that his talents could only be considered mediocre. However, his temperament was very tough and he had long been determined to give Japan a warning and let Japan see the style of the Supreme Kingdom of the Celestial Kingdom.

"Okay, the words of the envoy Gao are also deeply loved by me. If you go to a small country like Japan, you must be tougher. Even if you fail in the end, you cannot give in at all!" Li Xiu immediately praised him when he heard this. He came to see Gao Biaoren to make the other party tougher against Japan. Anyway, he did not intend to let the Tang Dynasty have any real exchanges with Japan.

"Don't worry, the prince-in-law has not had much political achievements, but his bones are still very hard. There were Su Wu in the Han Dynasty and Wen Xiang in the Tang Dynasty. Although I dare not compare with them, I would never bow to a small country like Japan!" Gao Biaoren said again at this time. Compared with later generations, in this era of extremely backward transportation, although the envoys had a lot to do with the country behind it, they sometimes needed their own courage. After all, it was difficult for the country behind them to protect their safety at all times.

"This is my minister of the Tang Dynasty. Although I don't like drinking, I will make an exception today to honor you with a glass of envoy Gao!" Li Xiu exclaimed again at this time, then poured two glasses of wine for Gao Biaoren and himself, and then stood up to toast each other. This also made Gao Biaoren flattered and hurriedly stood up and drank it all with Li Xiu.

After drinking a glass of wine, Gao Biaoren seemed to let go a lot. He smiled and asked Li Xiu, "Mr. Concubine, I wonder why you are so concerned about the affairs of Japan. Is this what Your Majesty meant?"

It is not a big deal that Gao Biaoren is suspicious. After all, Li Xiu is one of the most beloved ministers of Li Shimin. In his capacity as Li Xiu, he actually came to discuss the matter of going on a mission to Japan with him. This is a bit strange, so he has such a speculation.

"This is not, but I have never had a good impression of Japan. Didn't I just say that if the High Envoy can do this mission well, he will definitely get the reward from His Majesty when he comes back in the future!" Li Xiu smiled again at this time.

"This... I don't know what the officials should do to do it to do the mission?" Gao Biaoren said in confusion at this time. This was the second time that Li Xiu had asked him to do the mission, but Li Xiu said just now that he would be tougher and even ruin these missions. This is also a bit contradictory, right?

"Haha~, you don't have to be confused by the Gao Envoy. Since you are going to Japan, do you know which of the small countries around our Tang Dynasty is closest to them?" Li Xiu suddenly laughed.

"Is Japan's governor?" Gao Biaoren was stunned when he heard Li Xiu suddenly change the subject, and then pondered for a moment and immediately spoke, "As far as the officials know, the closest ones to Japan should be Baekje and Silla. It is said that they are only separated from Japan by a strait. The route we go to Japan this time is mainly on land. From our Tang Dynasty, we will first go to Silla or Baekje, and then take a boat from Baekje to Japan."

Since Gao Biaoren was going to Japan, he naturally did a lot of homework in advance. In addition, he had a dispute with the Japanese delegation on the route to Japan, because Japan came to the Tang Dynasty by boat and wanted to return to Japan by boat. However, the Tang Dynasty felt that it was not safe to take a boat, so he mainly took a land route. Of course, he still had to take a boat in the end, but it was not too long.

"Yes, Baekje and Silla are the small countries closest to Japan. Speaking of which, these two small countries are both adjacent to Goguryeo. Now Goguryeo is powerful, so these two countries often unite to deal with Goguryeo in order to survive. However, there are also many conflicts between Silla and Baekje. You can definitely feel the Gao Envoy when you pass by there!" Li Xiu nodded when he heard Gao Biaoren's words.

When he heard that Li Xiu had introduced Silla and the people, he also mentioned Goguryeo, which made Gao Biaoren unable to understand what Li Xiu meant for a while, so he could only look at Li Xiu with a puzzled look.

Seeing Gao Biaoren's puzzled expression, Li Xiu did not rush to explain. Instead, he smiled and said again: "Silla and Baekje had to form an alliance in order to fight Goguryeo, and even allowed them to seize part of Goguryeo's territory. However, Silla is an ambitious person. He actually stabbed Baekje in the back, not only annexing the territory of Goguryeo that he had seized, but also annexing part of Baekje's territory. This made Baekje hated Silla to the core. The alliance between the two countries has actually been in name only, and Baekje even wanted to attack Silla with Goguryeo."
Chapter completed!