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In the Xianju Hall, Wu Zetian, who was grilling a stove and cooking tea, looked at Chen Yi with a smile and asked softly: "Ziying, I heard that the Japanese delegation is sending you to your mansion to ask for a visit, but you avoid it?"

"Empress, the New Year is approaching, and it's New Year's Eve in less than ten days. I have to be too busy with things, so I can't take care of the Japanese missions, and they are not in a hurry to go back," Chen Yi curled his lips a little disapprovingly, and said to the Japanese, "Empress, the Japanese are just here to study and are eager to get more advanced technology from the Tang Dynasty. They are not really here to pay tribute. It's nothing wrong to put them on and dry them!"

"That's OK!" Wu Zetian smiled and tasted the Longjing tea offered by Chen Yi, and said slowly: "The New Year is coming soon. There are many things you have to do. There is always a hurry and then heavy thing. It's okay to ignore them first. Anyway, the Japanese mission has been in Chang'an for a long time, and it's not certain to go back for a few years. It's okay to take their work slowly, haha!" As he said that, he took another sip of tea, looking satisfied. Originally, Wu Zetian didn't like drinking tea, but after being content with Chen Yi's Longjing tea and making tea skills, he fell in love with this refreshing drink. He almost never left his mouth during the day. Chen Yi offered valuable Longjing tea and received Wu Zetian's reward.

Chen Yi's performance over the years made Wu Zetian very satisfied. This satisfaction mainly refers to the court affairs. Chen Yi's actions were done very well, and he never made any mistakes. He rarely had high-profile actions and had almost never acted randomly based on Wu Zetian's favor. The ministers in the court did not complain about his successful youth. This is what made Wu Zetian very happy.

Of course, Wu Zetian was also very satisfied with Chen Yi in private. She got countless physical happiness and emotional rise from Chen Yi. The passion surging in her heart, making her feel young. She was satisfied with her body and mind. How could she be dissatisfied with Chen Yi? At most, sometimes she was jealous and expressed her jealousy for Chen Yi's behavior of being flirting with her everywhere, but she did not act out of extreme behavior. Every time she saw Chen Yi, she would feel better, and she would speak with kindness, and the little temperament of a woman in love would also show her. Even if she talked about some major affairs in the court, her tone was completely different from other ministers. She often talked about the wrong things and involved the private affairs of men and women!

Even though Chen Yi sometimes did something that made her not satisfied, and felt that he was too arbitrary and the young man's arrogant nature was due to his arrogant attitude. He had never scolded him, as long as he did not cause any major trouble. This time, Chen Yi neglected the delegation of the Tang Dynasty in Japan and was too lazy to receive Hanoi Whale. Although some court officials accused Chen Yi of being rude, Wu Zetian had no intention of blame, and just mentioned it casually after talking to Chen Yi.

But she didn't expect that Chen Yi took advantage of this topic and said "bad words" to her about Japan!

"Empress, I feel that when the Japanese sent Tang envoys several times, we have received them too enthusiastically. I think we should change our attitude towards them. We should treat them coldly and not give the Japanese to the Japanese higher than other foreign missionaries!" As Wu Zetian looked at him with his words, Chen Yi said in a casual manner: "The Japanese have always bullied the weak and feared the strong and profit-oriented. Last time their navy was defeated by my army expedition to Baekje, they knew the gap between themselves and our Tang Dynasty, so they expressed humility to our Tang Dynasty. They knew that our Tang Dynasty's national strength was far superior to them, regardless of the country.

In terms of system or technology, so I sent a delegation to my Tang Dynasty several times in the name of cultivating relationships. The purpose is to learn more advanced techniques from my Tang Dynasty to strengthen their national strength and eventually compete with my Tang Dynasty for Liaodong! The Japanese's covetous desire for Liaodong will never die. This can be seen from the behavior of some remaining personnel of the Goryeo royal family that if their national strength is strong, they will eventually fight directly with my Tang Dynasty. They will not give up their desire for Liaodong, and they want to dominate... Dominate the entire Liaodong, and even more!"

The geographical concept is now vague. In desperation, Chen Yi almost said that the Japanese wanted to dominate Asia and occupy the world. Fortunately, they stopped immediately, but he could not think of a better word to describe this land, including the Japanese and the Tang Dynasty. He could only continue to talk about Liaodong vaguely and say all the speculations that the Japanese were stubborn about the Liaodong thieves. However, although his words moved Wu Zetian a little, she didn't care very much.

After hearing Chen Yi's words, Wu Zetian frowned and thought for a while, then stretched out again and said to Chen Yi with a smile: "Zi Ying, what you said makes sense, but I am not afraid of the threat of Japan. The Japanese are just like that, across the sea from Liaodong. Their army is vulnerable, and the land of Japan is barren and has no production at all. Even if I learn a lot from my Tang Dynasty, I can't improve my national strength quickly, let alone be enemies with my Tang Dynasty. His Majesty was not interested in using troops to them and did not take the Japanese as a threat. Now that our Tang Dynasty's national strength is becoming stronger and stronger, the Japanese are still trapped in internal struggles. Why fear them? So what if they want to plot against Liaodong? So what if they take in the royal family members of the Baekje?"

Wu Zetian said this very arrogantly, and it made Chen Yi feel shocked. This is the domineering spirit of the prosperous Tang Dynasty that looked down on the world. Any hostile force is vulnerable to the powerful Tang Dynasty. How could the domineering spirit of the ruling class be comparable to the dynasty that he claimed to be prosperous before he traveled through time? It was an era when any small country dared to bully the great China, but China would not fight back strongly. How could it be like the current rule that was so arrogant to the world? This domineering attitude was completely incomparable to the Americans at that time. However, it also made him worried. Wu Zetian's attitude represents the attitude towards Japan in the court today. He does not take the Japanese seriously, ignores Japan, and treats them with a kind attitude. As long as they obey our Tang Dynasty and respect the Tang Dynasty as the sect leader, this is enough. It is a bit difficult to ascend to them to order the troops to slaughter the Japanese.

But Chen Yi was not discouraged at all, and continued to encourage his 3-inch tongue and instilled in Wu Zetian the remarks that he wanted to prevent the improvement of Japan's national strength: "Empress, we are not afraid of the threat from Japan now, but we cannot tolerate their strength. Now that Japan's national strength is not strong and cannot pose a threat to our Tang Dynasty and Liaodong, it does not mean that there will never be a threat! The Japanese learn more advanced technology from our Tang Dynasty, and the national strength will be gradually improved. Even if our Tang Dynasty is still strong at that time, the Japanese will be able to do anything to our Tang Dynasty. However, some areas will be affected by the war, and even if they are careless, they will be taken advantage of by the Japanese. Compared with a Japanese country whose national strength is gradually growing, we would rather let the Japanese country be in a state of civil strife and wilderness, limiting the strength of its national strength! How can we let others sleep soundly on the side of the bed!"

Chen Yi's last words of gritting teeth surprised Wu Zetian for a while. He looked at Chen Yi for no reason, but he finally realized something. After thinking about it, he nodded: "Zi Ying, what you said is very reasonable, but now that the Japanese mission comes to Chang'an, it is just a kind of tribute and learning. As the saying goes, we can't make things difficult for them if we don't make people laugh. I also agree with your statement. Some advanced techniques cannot be taught to them unless the Japanese voluntarily stay in the Tang Dynasty and will never return to Japan for life! In this way, you are responsible for all matters about the Japanese mission, and how to arrange them is all up to you. But I hope you don't cause any trouble. If you lose your etiquette, you will feel disappointed?"

Although Wu Zetian said this, she was very confused about Chen Yi's remarks. She could not think of it anyway. Why did Chen Yi have such a dislike for the Japanese? Logically speaking, a third-rank official in the court, should not show such hostility towards foreign missions, and did he not show such an indignation when facing other missions?

Furthermore, except for the Battle of Baijiang Village, where the Tang army had direct conflicts with Japan, there were no major interests at other times.

The Tang Dynasty never took Japan seriously, and even gave up its resistance and raised its hand to welcome the Tang army into the Japanese land. Wu Zetian was not very interested in occupying the area separated by the sea. What is the use of such a barren land? Not only did she think so, but most ministers in the court also thought so. After the battle in Baijiang Village, the court sent Guo Wuxu and Liu Degao to the country to envoy Japan. After seeing the situation in Japan that was far from comparable to the Tang Dynasty, the Tang Dynasty rulers and ministers, including Li Zhi and Wu Zetian, were no longer worried about what the Japanese Congress had for the Tang Dynasty.

He was too lazy to pay attention to them. Moreover, when Guo Wuxu and Liu Degao sent a mission to Japan, the Japanese monarchs and ministers respected the ministers and envoys. When they returned to Beijing, the Japanese monarchs and ministers sent a delegation to escort them and came to Chang'an with our Tang Dynasty. The Japanese monarchs who came to Chang'an expressed enough respect to the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty and humbly expressed their hope of sending people to the Tang Dynasty to learn various techniques. Such a statement made Li Zhi and Wu Zetian very satisfied, and they also satisfied the ministers, and immediately agreed to the request of the Japanese. At that time, no one opposed the Japanese sent people to the Tang Dynasty to learn various advanced techniques.

In the first four missions of the Japanese government sent Tang Dynasty, not many people stayed in the Tang Dynasty to learn advanced technology, but from the fifth time, the Japanese government left a large number of young Japanese people studying in Chang'an. Some even entered the government offices at all levels of the Tang Dynasty, including the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Works, and had their students. The Tang Dynasty craftsmen were patiently teaching them various technologies, and the officials also explained the various systems of the Tang Dynasty to them in detail.

Wu Zetian felt that Chen Yi’s remarks that were more wary of the Japanese were very reasonable, just like when he criticized Princess Wencheng for marrying Tubo Zanpu and abandoning Zong Nongzan, and he married so many craftsmen and books. However, the strength of Tubo is far from comparable to that of the Japanese. It is also far from the sea. In the visible future, Japan will not threaten our Tang Dynasty in any case. Wouldn’t it make Chen Yi so excited to express it? (To be continued, please search for astronomy, novels are better and faster!
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