Chapter Twenty-Six: The Unbearable
Mosley Massa suddenly interrupted Li Longji's order, which made Li Longji's brows jump, and there was a little displeasure in his heart.
The people around him also looked at Mosley Massa for some reason, and they didn't know why he had to stand up at this time.
Pei Min also looked at Mosley Massa puzzled, the new defeat of the Arab naval army is not easy to fight in the short term, and the Tang Dynasty's control of the Western Regions has not yet reached the ideal state, and there is no heart to fight a decisive battle with the West.
This mutual situation is clearly visible to both sides, and Pei Min knows that even if Mosley Massa has the intention to take over the host, he will not use this method.
But when he saw Mosley Massa leave the table and stood up, he came to Gongsun You, and knelt down on one knee......
When he knelt down, he caused an uproar in the temple.
The patriarchal thinking in the East is more serious, and it is extremely humiliating to kneel down to a woman.
Even if there were strong women like Wu Zetian and Princess Taiping before, it couldn't change this fact in the slightest.
In particular, a woman of Gongsun You's status, although she does not belong to the lowly status and has a higher status than a geisha, she is not among the four people: scholars, farmers, workers, and merchants.
Moslemassa is the Grand Duke of the West, and he is also the younger brother of the Caliph of the Arab Empire, that is, the emperor, and a proper prince-level figure in terms of the title of the Tang Dynasty.
It is really appalling that a prince bows down to a woman of low status.
Pei Min has a straight look, he understands Western culture better than the civil and military officials in this aspect of the imperial court.
The West is not without patriarchal meaning, but it is much better compared to the East.
They are very open in this regard, and see saluting ladies as a kind of gentlemanly behavior, like a gentleman in China.
The Western elite also had their own etiquette, and they regarded humility, honor, sacrifice, valor, mercy, honesty, justice, and soul as the motto of virtue, which later became chivalry and gentlemanly manners.
But there is no such thing as chivalry, it is just a habit, and it has not yet become a spirit.
Gongsun Youyi was also startled, and immediately avoided it, and couldn't help but take two steps back to Pei Min's side, and said, "You don't have to make this big gift!" ”
Mosley Massa saw Gongsun You avoiding to the side, a little inexplicable, and he didn't know what Gongsun You said, so he looked at his translator.
The translator smiled bitterly and translated Gongsun You's words, and at the same time explained the customs of the Tang Dynasty to Mosley Massa: "Here in the East, the pursuit of women requires Nacai, asking for names, Najib, Nazheng, and asking for a date. It is to find a matchmaker, investigate the eight characters of the birthday, and hire relatives at the door, after six processes......"
Mosley Massa said impatiently: "It's too troublesome, you tell this beautiful lady that our big food country will greet her politely when we see the girl we like." If the girl is not single, she can say it directly. If you are single, you are obliged to accept the passionate pursuit of heroes. Tell the girl that her beauty is better than that of the legendary Aphrodite, which is obsessive. Moslemassabhai fell beneath her beauty, hoping to be lucky enough to be her suitor. ”
The translator carefully translated Mosley Massa's words to Gongsun You.
Only then did the people around him understand what Mosley Massa wanted.
Shocked by the bold and open courtship method of the West, he couldn't help but look at Gongsun You, wanting to see her reaction.
Although Orientals are different from Westerners in terms of aesthetics, Mosley Massa is indeed a talent, burly and handsome, coupled with an excellent background, but has a personality charm that attracts thousands of girls.
Gongsun You listened to Mosley Massa's explanation and was about to speak, but saw Mosley Massa take two steps closer and intended to kneel in front of her again.
Gongsun You was about to retreat, but a figure appeared in front of her. Looking at the familiar back, my heart settled down inexplicably.
The moment Mosley Massa knelt on the ground, it was like a spring and bounced up.
A big living person suddenly appeared in front of him, how could there be a reason that he couldn't perceive?
This girl who bowed down to him and fell down, the lion king of Arabia was willing, but a man kneeling alone was still a future enemy, which could never be done.
Mosley Massa squinted, looked at the man in front of him who had already been regarded as his opponent, and smiled: "Help me ask him, what does it mean?" ”
Listening to the translation, Pei Min also narrowed his eyes slightly, Gongsun You, the woman who made him excited, was second only to Jiao Chen in his heart.
Mosley Massa pursued Gongsun You in front of him, and Pei Min couldn't bear it even if he couldn't take any reason, and said nervously: "My beauty in Datang is naturally worthy of my hero in Datang." If you want to chase my Datang beauty, in my opinion, Your Excellency is not qualified enough. ”
Facing Pei Min's somewhat provocative words, the translator was a little embarrassed for a while, and he didn't know how to translate.
Mosley Massa is also a figure who commands thousands of troops, and from Pei Min's expression, he can see that what he said is not a good thing, and said coldly: "Direct translation, word for word!" ”
The translator had no choice but to tell him Pei Min's words as they were.
Mosley Massa didn't laugh angrily, and said with a bit of arrogance: "My lion king Mosley Massa joined the army at the age of eleven to kill the enemy, and laid down tens of thousands of miles of land for my Great Food Country, and captured millions of slaves...... Heroes like me, who can compare with you Datang? I'm not qualified, who is enough? ”
Pei Min said calmly: "I know that you have a custom of dueling in the West, defeating all suitors through duels, so as to win the honor of the winner." This set of vulgar and barbaric methods does not work with us. But I respect your customs, and defeating you is the best way to solve this matter......"
Hearing Pei Min's tone of victory, a trace of anger flashed on his face, and he shouted: "I, Mosley Massa, have never refused the challenge of others, and this time is of course no exception!" As he spoke, he turned to Li Longji and said, "Your Majesty, please allow me to duel with the heroes of your country!" ”
Li Longji was a little hesitant.
Pei Min also said: "Your Majesty, the so-called master is as he pleases." In the West, a duel at a banquet is a sacred thing, and the duel competition between two warriors is an indispensable part of the banquet. I'm not good at this style, and I didn't prepare in advance when I thought about it. It is better for the subordinates to take this opportunity to add a colorful head to the banquet, and the subordinates are also itchy, and learn the martial arts of the great lion eater. Let him know what it means to have people outside of people and heaven outside of heaven. ”
Mosley Massa pleaded again: "Please make ...... Your Majesty the Tang Dynasty"
Li Longji had to send it when he saw that the arrow was on the bow, and if he really refused, he would only lose face in Datang. What's more, he was still extremely confident in Pei Min's martial arts, so he said: "Since this is the case, I am accurate." ”
Pei Min looked at Gongsun You, who was a little overwhelmed and blushing a little behind him, and made a gesture of please, asking her to sit down in her seat, and asking her to prepare an extra bowl and chopsticks.
Looking at the intimate Pei Min, everyone seemed to understand something......