I have already established my power and prestige, so how did Li Shimin come back to life?

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Compared to the joyful scene in the Liangyi Hall, Xie Wanquan was extremely anxious at the moment, and his brain was about to explode!

As the Minister of Rites, he was responsible for receiving envoys from various countries.

In the past, he was in charge of accepting gifts and preparing return gifts for other countries.

However, this time it was completely different. All the gifts were accepted smoothly. But according to convention, the Tang Dynasty should give corresponding return gifts when the envoys from various countries returned home.

Last month, Xie Wanquan sent six letters to the cabinet, asking what the return gift should be, but all of them fell on deaf ears and there was no response.

In desperation, Xie Wanquan was ready to meet His Majesty, but just as he was about to go, the cabinet's reply finally came.

The situation is roughly as follows: Xie Wanquan asked what the return gift should be and whether it had been prepared.

The cabinet replied that it had already drafted many proposals for reciprocal gifts and submitted them to His Majesty for review.

However, Li Chengqian’s reply was simple and direct - bullshit!

Now Xie Wanquan is in a dilemma, but he still has to maintain his composure on the surface.

It is really difficult to tell other countries that the Tang Dynasty has no reciprocal gift this year.

We can only muddle along for now, delay it for one day at a time, take one step at a time, and make plans later.

The Ministry of Rites had been incredibly busy these days, but a few days ago, Japanese envoys came to see him, claiming that one of their envoys had suffered a horrific accident in Chang'an.

I heard that both of their legs were broken after being beaten in Chang'an City, and each of their injuries was extremely serious. It was definitely not as simple as just breaking their legs.

Xie Wanquan did not dare to slack off at all, and specially went with the Japanese envoy to check it out.

The scene was truly shocking and horrific.

There were twenty-nine people in total, their legs were twisted into a knot, and the twisted shape was unbearable to look at.

I don't know who did it, but they were so cruel. The injured have basically lost their human functions and their leg bones have been completely shattered.

Six people died from the pain that day, and now, as time goes by, the number of people who died from the pain is probably still increasing, and there is no way of knowing how many people are left alive.

So many people were openly blocked on the road and beaten in Chang'an City, and their legs were cruelly crippled. But what is surprising is that no news of this was heard in Chang'an City.

You have to know that we are in a state of severe crackdown now. Who is so bold and dares to act so blatantly? He must have a powerful backing.

Xie Wanquan knew that he could not afford to offend such a person, nor did he dare to easily intervene in such a case. Without thinking, he directly reported the matter to the emperor.

Unexpectedly, the reply received was to ask the Japanese pirate envoys to bring the wounded to the New Year's Day ceremony, and His Majesty would personally seek justice for them!

When the Japanese envoys heard the news, they were ecstatic.

This year there may be hope that His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty will change the name of their country. After all, the name "Wakoku" is too ugly, making them feel inferior in many aspects such as diplomatic etiquette.

During the New Year's Day celebration, the lights are bright and all officials in Chang'an City, regardless of their rank, can enter the Daming Palace to attend the banquet.

As night falls, dazzling fireworks roar into the sky and explode with a loud bang.

Colorful flames intertwined in the air.

Citizens stood on the streets, looking up, their eyes closely following the spectacular fireworks rising from the direction of the imperial palace.

Exclamations and cheers were heard one after another.

Li Chengqian stood tall and straight outside the Daming Palace with a serene expression.