Chapter Eighty-Seven: A Gambling with the Prince of Western Xia (2)
Suddenly, Wang Yanqi and Cao Yong, the two old men who knew Zhao Zhi best, couldn't help but move in their hearts again: 'When did this Zhao Zhi suffer? Except for one time in the cell, he was not beaten;
Later, the eighth prince Zhao Yuanyan was planted in his hands, and the first emperor also died because of his plan, and even the official was put on his side, so the Gandhi messenger can't eat? ’
Among the hundred officials of the Great Song Dynasty, except for Wang Zeng, who knew him, and Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites, who was in charge of reception, they were also confused, and they didn't understand why Zhao Zhi's anti-gambling was so insignificant?
But only Wang Zeng knows, and the Ministry of Rites knows how ruthless this Zhao Zhi Zhao Gongzi, who was worried about the world, is it, does Li Ningming still want to drink cow urine and eat cow dung with him?
In an instant, Liao Guoye Lu Angkor was puzzled, and Dali Duan Suzhen was puzzled.
The officials of the Manchu Dynasty were also puzzled, and only Tubo looked at his nose and nose: "This Lord Zhao, it seems that the Empress Dowager trusts the red person, and he will go to see him later." ’
Finally, there was a moment of silence, incomprehension, and doubt.
Li Ningming, the prince of Western Xia, couldn't help but light up his eyes: "This Zhao Zhi is a person who knows the current affairs, and knows that he has a ray of room with me, and if I lose, he can save face for me, but he doesn't mind kneeling and kowtowing to me." ’
So he couldn't help but say proudly in an instant: "Okay! According to what Zhao Gongzi said, whether today's bet is won or lost, I have made up my mind for Zhao Gongzi's friend! If I lose, I will drink whatever the Gandhidian messenger drinks! I ate what the messenger of Gandhi ate.
However, my friend in the Western world, Miles George, was an upper-class nobleman in the Western world, and the popular kiss was the hand kiss, and when Mr. Miles presented a gift to the Queen Mother, he also asked the Queen Mother not to refuse. ”
This is clearly a slap in the face, and suddenly many of the hundred officials of the Great Song Dynasty couldn't help but sink their faces, and Yelu Angkor of the Liao State continued to watch the changes quietly.
The Queen Mother Liu Mo also smiled without a trace, and was angry in her heart, but then she thought that with Zhao Zhi by her side, how could she let others take advantage of her like this?
As a result, I was smiling, but I continued to smile when I heard it.
And sure enough, immediately after that, Zhao Zhi looked at Miles with a smile and said, "Mr. Miles, right?" ”
The blonde-haired and blue-eyed Westerner immediately saluted the nobles: "Lord Zhao of the Great Song Dynasty is invited." ”
In an instant, everyone's eyes couldn't help but fall on the two of them again, and they were finally about to start gambling, so what gifts would people in the Western world come up with? Even if Zhao Zhi is talented, how can he understand the things of the Western world?
But Yin Ruochao knew that don't look at this cheap son-in-law's kind face, but in fact, he is in the shadows, can he even recognize things in the Western world?
Zhao Zhi saluted and said: "I think that since Mr. Miles has come to my East, he should have heard of my Oriental customs, and if Mr. Miles kisses my Oriental woman's hand, it is a faux pas;
At least he will be beaten, and at worst, he will be sent to jail, I think Mr. Miles should have experienced it, right? ”
As a result, Li Ningming, the prince of Western Xia, couldn't help but flash in his eyes, but then he also understood that Zhao Zhi was naturally facing the Empress Dowager of the Great Song Dynasty.
The Queen Mother Liu Mo was also beautiful, and smiled slightly.
All the officials of the Great Song Dynasty also moved in their hearts again, and they were resolved by Zhao Zhi so easily?
The blonde Miles George sweated directly on his forehead, and hurriedly said in stiff Chinese: "Lord Zhao, I'm sorry, I know that our hand kiss is rude in the East;
This is the gift I gave to the Empress Dowager of the Great Song Dynasty, does Lord Zhao know what this is? If Lord Zhao can recognize this thing, it will be regarded as Lord Zhao's victory, and if Lord Zhao does not recognize it, it will be regarded as Prince Li of Western Xia winning. ”
Saying that, Miles opened a small box with both hands, only to see that it was a piece of stone and not a stone the size of a bean, which was obviously not the glass (glass) that appeared in the Great Song Dynasty, but a thing that seemed to be shining with stars and crystal clear.
In an instant, the hundred officials of the Great Song Dynasty couldn't help frowning.
Yelu Angkor of Liao, and several envoys from Tubo also couldn't help frowning, not knowing what it was.
The Queen Mother Liu Mo's beautiful eyes couldn't help but fall on the bean-sized stone in the small box.
Zhao Zhi also couldn't help but take a closer look.
Everyone's reaction was in the eyes of Li Ningming, the prince of Western Xia, but when he saw that there was silence for a moment, no one spoke, and he couldn't help but smile slightly: "Queen Mother, Lord Zhao, do you know what is in Mr. Myers's hands?" If Lord Zhao can say it, it will be considered that I have lost. ”
For a moment, everyone's eyes couldn't help but fall on Zhao Zhi, and if they couldn't say what it was, they had to kneel and kowtow to Li Ningming, the prince of Western Xia, in public.
However, he didn't want the words to fall, but Zhao Zhi smiled and said, "This stone, um!" We know. ”
Suddenly, a sentence fell, and obviously the smile on Li Ningming's face froze, this Zhao Zhi knows?
The jade hand in the big sleeve of the Queen Mother Liu Mo couldn't help but tremble with excitement, and wanted to look at Zhao Zhi gently, but he had to hold back, but he only looked at Zhao Zhi with a faint smile.
Kaifeng Mansion Yin couldn't help but say excitedly: "Zhao Zhi, since you know each other, tell us quickly, what is it?" ”
Prime Minister Wang Yanyi, Privy Envoy Cao Yong, Liao State Yelu Angkor, and the hundred officials of the Great Song Dynasty couldn't help but have different expressions when they heard this, so Zhao Zhi actually knew? Is he really the first genius of the Great Song Dynasty?
Li Ningming followed up with a smile and said: "In the name of Lord Zhao's first genius in the Great Song Dynasty, I don't think I should be blind, right?" In order to prevent Zhao from beating people and saying that I was cheating, I had already written my name in advance and put it in front of the Queen Mother for the time being.
If Lord Zhao is right, when the Queen Mother opens the paper, I can't deny it, even if Lord Zhao wins. If Lord Zhao is wrong, the Queen Mother will be able to see it when she opens the paper. ”
Zhao Zhi smiled slightly and looked at the Westerner Miles and said, "Dare to ask Mr. Miles, is the name written by Prince Li of Western Xia correct?" ”
Miles also hurriedly saluted: "Don't worry, Lord Zhao, Prince Li wrote two names at the same time, as well as my name in the Western world, if Lord Zhao can say it right, Prince Li can't deny it." ”
If you can't deny it, Zhao Zhi smiled slightly, nodded and said: "This stone, in the Western Holy Roman Empire at this time, is called 'Belted', and when it is written, it is Diamond." ”
Zhao Zhi casually wrote out an English word with a pen, and instantly Miles' eyes couldn't help but light up, and Li Ningming, the prince of Western Xia, was even more smiling.
After Zhao Zhi finished writing for everyone to see, he continued: "At this time, in the west of the Black Sea, the north of the Mediterranean, the west of the Aegean Sea, and the north of Athens, there is a place named Greece;
The name Diamond comes from the Greek word Adamas, which means hard and unconquerable, and in my Oriental Song Dynasty Chinese, the name is 'diamond', which is the hardest thing in the world;
It represents a symbol of power, majesty, status and dignity, and at the same time it is rare and beautiful, but it also represents loyalty and eternal love;
It can be said that the diamond is eternal, a forever passed on, and the Western world at this time should be full of mysterious, legendary and romantic legends, but even the Western world may not understand it;
This diamond is uncut, because diamond is the hardest thing in the world, so the Western world should not know how to cut it;
In fact, colorless is the best, and other yellow, green, blue, orange, red, black, purple, etc., only belong to the diamonds, and red diamonds are the most valuable. Mr. Myers, I wonder if I'm right? ”
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