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"The envoys of Taibai Kingdom presented a pair of Hetian jade pot spring bottles, and I wish Taibai Kingdom and our country will always cultivate and share peace!"

"The envoys of the Taibai Kingdom presented a hundred horses of Yuehua brocade (Shu brocade), wishing my lord the emperor and empress the sun and the moon to shine together and be happy for eternity!"

"The envoys of Taibai Kingdom offered Li Jiao (Hanyuan pepper) two hundred stones, and I wish my Majesty the Emperor and Empress a long blessing and a prosperous descendant!"

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In the center of the main hall sat the current saint Wang Chang and Empress Yunfeng of Yunmeng Kingdom, and on the lower left side was the seat of Concubine Fei Lan'er and her eldest son Wang Zizhan, and the right side was empty for the envoys to sit. The rest of the seats on the left are according to the size of the official rank, and the dignitaries of Yunmengguo are seated in turn, and there are two empty seats, which are the seats of Liu Changlin, the only son of the queen, the thirteenth prince of Yunmengguo, the prince of Showa and the Ministry of Rites, Liu Tingwei, the only son of the empress dowager.

The envoys of the Taibai Kingdom submitted the list of tributes in turn, while Jin Shang, the chief eunuch of the Yunmeng Kingdom, was responsible for reading out the list documents, and Zhang Zhongxiang, the attendant of the Ministry of Rites, was responsible for registering and making the book. Feasts have already been set up on the left and right sides of the main hall, and the banquet will officially open after the handover ceremony is completed.

Just as the handover ceremony was about to be completed, Prince Zhao and Liu Changlin walked in in a hurry, and after a little salute to the emperor, empress, concubines, foreign envoys, and ministers, they took their seats in the empty seats.

Emperor Wang Chang glanced at Wang Zizhao with a sullen face, all of this was seen by Concubine Shugui, and thought: "Sure enough, it is a loving mother and many defeated children, and they are almost eighteen years old and are about to hold a coming-of-age ceremony, and the first time they attended the court meeting of foreign envoys were so contemptuous, it will be useless in the future." So, I couldn't help but smile sarcastically. And Wang Zizhan, who was sitting with him on the side, felt a little unclear, so: "Obviously, I have already received the news that Wang Zizhao secretly sneaked out of the palace disguised as a civilian, and specially instructed Zhi Jinwu and sent additional manpower, just to find a way to intercept these two people, let them stay outside the palace gate, and it is best not to return all night, so as to make my father Emperor Longyan angry, why did he finally let the two of them in?" It seems that there must be something strange about this. "After all, Wang Zizhan is eight years older than Wang Zizhao, and the city is quite deep, so no matter how magnificent his heart is, he can still remain silent on the surface. This is also what Wang Chang values most about him - since he was a child, Wang Zizhan has the reputation of "Mount Tai collapses in front and the color remains unchanged, and the elk is on the left and the eyes are not instantaneous", calm and serious, quite a general's demeanor, like his maternal grandfather, Fei Yun, the general of the Fenwu Dynasty.

After the envoy finished paying tribute, he saluted the emperor and queen of Yunmeng and said: "Your Majesty, the emperor of your country, before the minister came, on the order of our holy lord, this time there are two important things to ask for discussion with your country: first, since last year, our country has suffered a once-in-a-century earthquake, Wenzhong and Dezhou have been seriously damaged, and there is no harvest of grain, so I hereby request to open a field with your country at the junction of the two countries, and allow the people of the two countries to communicate with each other to relieve the victims, then the people of our country will be grateful to Dade and unforgettable; The second thing is that the seventh princess of Taibai Kingdom has reached the screen, and now she is waiting for the word boudoir, and I hereby request to intermarry with your country in order to marry the good of the generations. ”

Taibai Country is in the west of Yunmeng Country, a famous country rich in beauties, as the so-called "more than easy state, light and not self-sustaining." Taste the peerless color, and restore the posture of the city. "In the past, Taibai Country was rich in people, rich in male soldiers and sharp weapons, and relying on natural dangers on three sides to defend, he has always been reluctant to intermarry with the outside world, especially with Yunmengguo, which founded the country with farming, so the eldest son of Concubine Shu married the eldest princess who went abroad in the east of the month. Now that Taibai Country has suffered a major drought and suffered a once-in-a-century earthquake last year, he is willing to take the initiative to bow to Yunmengguo, which has been rich in grains for more than ten years, which is nothing more than a temporary expedient measure, so the one who came to intermarry is nothing more than the seventh princess born to an ordinary concubine.

I only heard Wang Chang, the emperor of Yunmeng Kingdom, reply: "Taibai and Yunmeng have been good for generations, and now your country has suffered a natural disaster, and the people of our country are deeply merciful, and I will order General Li, the commander of Zuo Jinwu, to escort 100,000 stones of grain and grass to the border of your country and deliver it to the people of your country." As for the opening of the Rongchang trade, Taibai and Yunmeng have always had very different folk customs, so it is better to discuss it later. In addition, I and all the princes and ministers present here have many heirs, all of them are virtuous and extraordinary, and there are not a few who are adult and unmarried, I don't know if there is a favorite candidate in your country, if not, you can choose from them at will, and you must satisfy the seven princesses of your country. ”

The envoy thanked him for his kindness, said some words of praise, and took out a map from his chest and said: "Your Majesty the Emperor, this is a map of the surrounding countries that we know, there are more than 100 countries in total, large and small, and the Seventh Princess has explained before leaving, if the neighboring two countries do not have the same color, how many colors can be used to complete the coloring of this map?" Whoever can distinguish all these countries on the map with the least number of colors, whether it is a prince or a prince, whether it is a noble birth or not, the seven princesses of our country will be in charge of the broom, personally serve soup, willingly, without complaint. ”

As soon as the Taibai envoy said this, the ministers below began to look at each other and whispered, and there was a slight commotion in the scene, I didn't expect Taibai to come to ask for help and be so arrogant, a little seventh princess was ashamed to say that she wanted to challenge the prince and the prince of our country, is it to deceive me and no one in Yunmeng Kingdom? !

Qin Lang, the great Si Nong, first stood up and objected: "Children and daughters, what is important is that the family is right, you love me, if the seventh princess of your country has no intention of marrying my Yunmeng Kingdom, my country has no intention of marrying me!" After speaking, he sat down angrily.

The voice of the discussion was louder, and at this time, Liu Tingwei, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, got up and said: "Everyone, please be impatient, our country has never been in business, and the people rarely study arithmetic. But I Yunmengtang big country, as the saying goes, since ancient heroes out of the grass, never bloody in the mountains and forests, since the seven princesses are not disliked, we will post this map with notices to the streets and alleys of the country, if anyone can solve this problem, then you can take the notice to ask for today's holy marriage, what do you think? ”

When everyone heard Liu Tingwei say this, they all felt that it made sense, so they seconded the proposal one after another, just waiting for the Holy Lord's ruling.

Wang Chang saw that all the princes and ministers were unanimous, so he approved Liu Tingwei's proposal. So, the dinner party was finally able to go on as usual, the drums sounded, and a group of palace ladies entered the palace and sang and danced softly.