"Boss, what they say...... Allah Allah, what does it mean? Seeing the pious and awe-inspiring Kant coming, Su Lianqing and others came to ask Wu Meiniang together.

Wu Meiniang said in a low voice: "There are many ethnic groups living here in Kangguo, and there are many religions that they believe. In addition to the well-known Taoist Buddhism, there are also Manichaeism, Islam, Christianity, etc. Allah is the supreme ruler of the Qur'an, the Islamic classic, the equivalent of Shakyamuni Buddha in Buddhism. As far as I know, about half of the people in Kang and its surrounding countries believe in Islam, and the royal families of these countries mostly follow Manichaeism. ”

"Manichaeism, isn't it Mingjiao?" Su Lianqing blinked her eyes and said, "I've heard of this. I used to know a few Manichaeans who walked the rivers and lakes, all of them were ghostly, obviously murderous characters, but they still believed in abstinence and silence, vegetarian fasting, and some strange rituals every day, what is it called...... Prayer! ”

"That's right, Manichaeism is what the Tang folk call Mingjiao." Wu Meiniang said eloquently, "I once consulted the Sogdian housekeeper of the Zheng family in the Zheng family. They told me that the religion originated in Persia, and that it was not as evil as the legend suggests, but just a religion. Its teachings are deeply influenced by Buddhism and Christianity, and the same is the intention of exhorting people to do good and save sentient beings. It is said that the royal family of Kangguo has always respected Manichaeism, and once had no queen due to the king's abstinence, and the king who succeeded to the throne had to be selected from the clan, and later caused a palace coup. Later, instead of blaming the king, the people and believers expressed their supreme respect for him. ”

Su Lianqing and the others had a lot of growth and eye-opening, and they praised one after another: "The owner is really knowledgeable and knowledgeable!" ”

Wu Meiniang smiled indifferently, "The world is so big, there are far more things you don't know than you know." I also had to learn more about it for the sake of ease of doing things—then again, Su Lianqing, you just bluffed those people back, but it is obvious that something important must have happened in Kang Guo, causing them to arrest Han Shang uncharacteristically. It is estimated that it will not be long before those sergeants will return and what they will do to us, it is still unknown. To be on the safe side, you go to Yuzuki City for yourself! ”

"Bow Moon City?" Su Lianqing's eyes widened suddenly, and he said in a low voice, "Boss, are you really going to ask Su Dingfang for help?" …… It's true that his surname is Su, but he is not a relative of my own family, so I may not be able to move him to send troops to save you! ”

"Don't talk nonsense!" Wu Meiniang glared at her angrily and funny, and said in a low voice, "General Su is leading an army of 300,000 to besiege Beiting and Gongyue City. He won a great victory in all directions, and he didn't know how many people he had scared the small countries of the Western Regions, and Kang Guo also happened to be a vassal country of Beiting. I want you to go to Gongyue City to meet Su Dingfang, not to ask you to ask him to send troops to save me, but to ask him to show an attitude towards Kang Guo on behalf of Datang! ”

"What attitude? I'm confused! Su Lianqing was a little anxious.

Wu Meiniang twisted her brows lightly and said, "The Tang Dynasty and Beiting are fighting fiercely, and a small country in the Western Regions like Kang Guo must be terrified. They don't know which side will win, so neither side dares to offend, and neither side dares to get too close. But after all, Beiting is the overlord of the Western Regions, and he has been leading the group here for many years, and relatively speaking, Kang Guojia is afraid of Beiting. Therefore, I guess that Kang Guo uncharacteristically wanted to arrest Han Shang, and he was completely forced by Beiting. As expected, there may be a Tutun envoy sent by Beiting in the royal city of Kangguo - there is no other way to do it, I can only temporarily pretend to be an envoy of the Tang Dynasty and confront the envoy of Beiting! And what you have to do is to ask Su Dingfang to formally admonish Kang Guo in the name of the marshal of the Tang Dynasty's Western Expedition, and publicly recognize my identity as an envoy! ”

"Got it!" Su Lianqing nodded solemnly, "Boss, you just want to bluff and fake the tiger now, right?" What if you can't bluff the king of Kangguo and the messenger of Beiting? ”

Wu Meiniang took a deep breath and spit out heavily, "It's nothing more than a death!" ”

"My mother-in-law, anyone can die, but you can't die!" Su Lianqing's face suddenly changed, "If you die in Kangguo, Qin Mubai's big animal will definitely go crazy and slaughter thousands of bloodies in the Western Regions!" …… That could lead to a war that would be more terrifying than the conquest of Tibet! ”

"If you know, it's good." Wu Meiniang's face was slightly gloomy, staring at Su Lianqing and said, "Go quickly!" ”

"I'll go right away! - If Su Dingfang's old and young dare to push and push, I don't care if he is a marshal or a marshal, and cut off his head on the spot! ”

"Don't make a mistake!" Wu Meiniang pulled Su Lianqing and whispered to her, "Su Dingfang and Mu Bai are brothers in the same sect, in addition to having a very good personal relationship, he also pulled it up by Mu Bai himself." Su Dingfang, who can help, will definitely help, and he is very clever and witty, he knows what to do better than you. All you have to do is send the message! ”

"Okay, I'll go right away! - Borrow some money, I'll buy a Dawan horse that travels thousands of miles a day first, isn't it too much? ”

"......" Wu Meiniang was directly speechless.

Su Lianqing walked for less than half an hour, and someone from King Kang's palace really came.

It is indeed a very respectful and important "please", and the person who came is headed by one of the three ministers of Kangguo, Beiyan Temi.

Kangguo's full name is actually "Kangjuguo", and their political system is somewhat similar to that of the Tang Dynasty. The difference is that although there are also kings, the power is divided among the hands of three ministers. The three ministers of Gu Ming are respectively in charge of the army, the government, and the people, which is a bit like the "three provinces and six ministries" of the Tang Dynasty, but the division of labor is not so sound and meticulous.

The person who came from Beiyan Temi was the minister in charge of "politics and diplomacy", and he was also the chief minister of Kangguo, which is enough to see the importance that Kangguo attached to the envoys of the Tang Dynasty.

Wu Meiniang straightened out her clothes and makeup, and put on the graceful and luxurious makeup of the Tang court, looking at the fairy clouds and temples and golden hairpins, her face was tied with thin powder, and her forehead was dotted with flowers, and the flowing clouds were draped with purple jade armbands. Her appearance stunned the female servants who followed her all the year round.

"I didn't expect our owner to look so good in the palace costume of the Tang Dynasty, and the extravagance is incredible!"

"It's like a princess like a princess, and it's like a princess than a princess!"

“…… If you want me to say, it's like a queen! ”

The people who came to greet Beiyan Temi and the guards of the Kangguo court were dumbfounded. It's not that they haven't seen beauties, but they are so beautiful that they are so shocking and extravagant and faintly have the power of not being angry, they are absolutely the only ones they have seen in their lives!

Wu Meiniang's elaborate dress is obviously to add weight to show her status as the "envoy of the Tang Dynasty". After all, the dress of the court ladies is like the official uniform of a courtier, not everyone can wear it casually - she specially borrowed it from Princess Gaoyang, so she had prepared it early!

"Are we leaving?" Wu Meiniang stepped forward and said to Beiyan Temi, whose eyes were straight.

"Oh! …… Humble rudeness, rudeness! Respectfully invite the angels of the kingdom to embark on the journey! ”

The soldiers opened the way to go forward and hug back, Wu Meiniang sat on the gold and silver chariot, and proudly swaggered through the city to King Kang City.

Along the way, Wu Meiniang had no intention of caring about the business travelers who were amazed by her attention all over the street, and she had no time to appreciate the exotic palace buildings, so she was only thinking about how to deal with it if she entered the palace and saw the messenger of the North Court?

"Although I didn't just come to Kangguo to make money, what happened at the moment was somewhat unexpected for me." Wu Meiniang said secretly, "Pretending to be the envoy of the Tang Dynasty is just an expedient measure." If there is a chance of winning, I am not completely sure. For now, I can only adapt to the situation! - Mu Bai, for the sake of our future, this time I really let go! ”

Soon the procession entered the palace.

The wealthy Kang Kingdom built the palace to be magnificent and golden. Although it is not as magnificent as Chang'an Taiji Palace, it is paved with gold silk everywhere, and the dazzling Douda Pearl can be seen everywhere above the head, and even the palace pillars are entangled with golden clouds - in the words of Kang Guoren himself, this is the "Golden Palace"!

The banquet seems to have been set up in the hall, which is a bit similar to the Tang Dynasty's separate table food, the difference is that behind each table and chair are piled up with all kinds of treasures and gourmet utensils, as well as palace concubines wearing milky white veils to serve left and right. On both sides of the banquet, there is also a music stage, all kinds of musical instruments are readily available, and the eye-catching is the vertical gonghou (that is, harp) with the characteristics of the Western Regions.

Wu Meiniang had just walked into the hall, and the audience was suddenly silent, and even the wonderful sound of Gong Hou that was playing happily also came to an abrupt end. Dozens of people present all looked at this envoy from the Eastern Tang Dynasty with wide eyes. Everyone did not hesitate to write the word "amazing" on their faces.

Wu Meiniang stepped in with her head held high and saluted, and said loudly: "Wu Zhao, the envoy of the Tang Dynasty, see His Majesty the King!" ”

I said it, but I didn't respond.

Wu Meiniang had to repeat it again, and raised her voice a little - "Tang Dynasty envoy Wu Zhao, see His Majesty the King!" ”

The seventy-year-old old king Haya Manno was reminded by the attendants beside him, and he returned to his senses and said busily: "Your envoy is exempt, please take a seat!" ”

The people in the hall came back to their senses one after another, each embarrassed.

Although Wu Meiniang has been a businessman for several years and is used to seeing the world, the scene in front of him makes him a little nervous. After forcing her composure to sit down, she was also beating a drum in her heart: what should she do next?

At this time, the old king of the head, Hayamano, spoke, and said in his old voice: "Your envoy has come from afar, and I don't know what you are doing. Can there be a letter from His Majesty the Emperor of your country to be delivered? ”

"His Majesty the King of China, there is no national letter." This question was expected by Wu Meiniang, and she replied fluently, "I am not here for the major affairs of diplomatic relations, but for the officials and businessmen specially authorized by His Majesty the Emperor, and the business is used as an opportunity to exchange the culture and wealth of the two countries, and for the purpose of passing on friendship and forming friendships." During this trip, I saw that your country wants to arrest our Datang businessmen and travelers, and this move will undoubtedly greatly damage the friendship between the two countries. My emperor has a decree, whenever such a situation is encountered, any citizen of my Datang can stand up to defend dignity and survival, maintain peace and alliance - not to mention, it is incumbent on you to be an official or businessman personally authorized by Your Majesty! ”

"Oh, so that's ......" Haya Manno replied with a sense of understanding, and nodded slowly, "In this way, you are not the envoy sent to our country by the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty?" ”

"Yes, it is." Wu Meiniang replied calmly.

Suddenly, many people in the hall secretly sighed, and immediately there was a commotion, and someone was arguing - "It turned out to be a fake messenger, and he didn't even have a national credential!" ”

"How can this be true, it turned out to be a deception!"

"Don't listen to her quibbles, arrest her!"

Wu Meiniang listened to it in her ears, her heart fluttered, but she was still calm on the surface.

The minister of Gu Ming, Beiyan Temi, stood up and shouted, "Everyone, don't be impatient", and then said to the king: "My king, although the Wu clan is not a special envoy sent by the Tang Dynasty, it is an indisputable fact that she is an official and businessman of the Tang Dynasty. The minister has already checked the quasi-business documents issued to her by the Tang Dynasty, and there is indeed no fake. Moreover, as the wife of Qin Mubai, the capital of Anxi in the Tang Dynasty, she came to Kangguo at such a time, and we had to be cautious! ”

As soon as these words came out, the audience fell silent again.

Wu Meiniang also became more and more calm, and raised her eyes slightly to look at the king Haya Manno above, only to see that he was half lying on the throne in an old state, with a face full of crane skin and a bloated body, a white beard on his lower abdomen, and a pair of eyes that were cloudy and godless, obviously in his last years.

On the golden wall behind him, there is a gilded image of the prophet Mani, and the golden light is eye-catching. On the left side of the wall is a life-size, majestic pure gold statue with a horizontal spear. That statue was none other than Qin Shubao!

Wu Meiniang is scheming!

Getting up, she walked to Beiyan Temi's side, and did not rush to speak, but bowed to the king, then moved a few steps to the left, knelt down on both knees and fell in front of Qin Mubai's statue.

"Unfilial daughter-in-law Wu, I have worshiped my father-in-law......" she said, in Sogdian.

This move moved King Hayamano who was sitting on the throne, and the ministers who sat down were shocked!

Everyone got up one after another, kneeling down to worship in the style of Wu Meiniang, and said in their mouths - "Worship the true god!" ”

Qin Shubao, I don't know when he turned into a patron saint of all merchants on the Silk Road in the Western Regions!

Merchantmen, especially Sogdian merchants, traveled from country to country all year round, and it was common for them to travel for a few years. When traveling, there's nothing more important than safety. Therefore, the status of Qin Shubao, the "patron saint" of the merchant travelers, in the hearts of the Sogdians can be imagined - he entered the palace of Kangguo in a grand manner and stood side by side with the Manichaean prophet Mani!

And the fake "Tang State Envoy" in front of her, she is actually the daughter-in-law of Qin Shubao, the patron saint of business travel-in the eyes of the Kang people, this amount may be heavier than the Tang State Envoy!

Before coming to the Western Regions, Wu Meiniang had done her homework, she not only understood the historical background and language customs of the nine surnames of Zhaowu in the Western Regions, but also had an in-depth understanding of the religion they believed in, and understood that religion and belief are far more meaningful than royal power to the cultists and believers in the Western Regions, and many devout believers even regard idols and gods as more important than their own lives!

The people of Kangguo are all businessmen, even if everyone respects different religions, but Qin Shubao, the patron saint of business travel, is the god they all worship! This is the first discovery that Wu Meiniang made after coming to Kangguo, and it is also something that she has not learned about in other places before.

Wu Meiniang won the bet.

Hayamano, who had been paralyzed on the throne for many years, sat up straight and looked at her; The ministers who had just clamored for her arrest shut up one after another.

"Please envoy, go to the guest hall to rest." Hayamano spoke, "Hospitality, this king personally accompanies you!" ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Wu Meiniang sighed secretly, and knew in her heart that this king was always old, but he was not confused. He wanted to discuss something privately with himself.

In front of everyone's eyes, Wu Meiniang was invited to the guest hall. Hayamano sent more than a dozen palace maids to serve her. A moment later, a sumptuous feast was set up in the hall, and Hayamano, supported by a woman, came to accompany him personally.

"Your envoy, please introduce Xiao Wang. This is my beloved Princess Yue, who is half Han Chinese. Therefore I invited her to the banquet, hoping that the envoy would not mind. Hayamano said.

Princess Yue seems to believe in Islam, but as a princess, she is dressed very plainly, wearing a pure white wide Muslim robe, covering her face in a white shirt, and only a pair of eyes are exposed on her body.

But her pair of eyes that are like shooting stars are extremely beautiful, even in Wu Meiniang's eyes.

"I've seen the Moon Princess." Wu Meiniang said hello in Sogdian.

"Your Excellency doesn't have to be polite." Princess Yue returned the salute, but she spoke fluent Chinese, and her voice was still beautiful and tactful through a layer of light veil, she said, "My mother is Han, although she married to Kangjuguo, I have followed her to learn Chinese since I was a child. Datang is also my hometown, and my mother and I miss Dongtu day and night! ”

"Huh!" Haya Manno laughed loudly, "So today you see your relatives from the Eastern Soil Tang Dynasty, shouldn't you be very happy?" Dear Datang guests have a glass of bar! ”

"Yes, my king." Princess Moon agreed, stretched out her hand, and slowly removed the veil.

Wu Meiniang was secretly surprised in her heart, as far as she knew, female Muslims who believe in Islam nowadays could not easily take off their veils in front of outsiders. Her appearance can only be shown to her husband. If she did, she would be entrusting her life with her body in the face of men; If the other party is a woman or an elder, it is to express the supreme respect!

Out of politeness, Wu Meiniang was about to excuse herself, and Princess Yue had already taken off her veil.

In the next second, Wu Meiniang was stunned for a loss of consciousness that she had never had.

"Demon? ......" two words, couldn't help but come out of her mouth.

The Moon Princess in front of her, who took off her veil, except for that pair of eyes, actually looks exactly like the demon!!