Next, Li Ji successively introduced the situation of Shanshanguo, Yiwu, Yanqi and other countries in the Western Regions, and the courtiers listened to his introduction to the customs and customs of various states and countries, and they were all fascinated by it.

After Li Ji's introduction, Zhao Junsheng said with a smile: "Okay, you have also listened to it, and then we will meet the envoys of these surrounding countries!" By the way, are the interpreters ready? ”

"Back to Your Majesty, the interpreters used to translate the languages of the envoys are ready to wait in the palace!"

Zhao Junsheng waved his hand: "That's good, the envoys of the Xuan countries will come to see you!" ”

The eunuchs immediately passed on the holy orders one by one, and this was the first time since the Qianguo State that so many foreign envoys came to the court, and the scene was unprecedented and the grand ceremony was unprecedented.

Soon, seven or eight foreign envoys came in from outside the palace in groups led by eunuchs, all of them followed by an entourage.

These envoys saluted Zhao Junsheng in accordance with their own customs and etiquette.

Zhao Junsheng smiled and raised his hand: "Everyone is exempt from courtesy!" ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" The envoys spoke loudly in their own languages.

Zhao Junsheng asked: "Who is the envoy of the vassal country?" ”

After listening to the translation, an envoy stood up and saluted Zhao Junsheng and Hua Mulan: "I am Mu He, a courtier attached to the king, an administrative officer of my king, and a tribal chieftain. My king hopes to become a vassal of the Great Qian, protected by the Great Qian, and willing to pay tribute to the Great Qian! ”

Zhao Junsheng, Hua Mulan and the Manchu Dynasty Wenwu took a look, and saw that this Mu He was wearing a bowl-shaped leather hat and a fur fur coat, cowhide boots on his feet, a gold necklace, and a gold bracelet on his wrist.

Now these small countries on the plateau are willing to obey and submit, and it also saves the Qianguo from sending heavy troops to guard them, which is also a waste of national strength, which is also what Zhao Junsheng could not want.

He smiled and agreed: "The king of the vassal country has a heart, I agree to the vassal of the vassal country, and the envoy will go to the Honglu Temple to discuss specific matters with Li Ji later!" ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Next, the envoys of Jialiangyi and Bo Yuanyi stood up one after another, expressing their willingness to obey and submit, hoping to be blessed by the Qianguo, and willing to pay tribute from generation to generation, and Zhao Junsheng allowed them one by one.

The envoy of the female kingdom was a woman, a young woman, she had makeup on her face and her hair, and she couldn't see the specific appearance, but she should be a beautiful woman from the shape of her face, and this female envoy was wearing a wide robe, and she couldn't see the specific figure.

"The envoy of the female country, Moma, visited His Majesty the Emperor of the Great Qianguo and the Queen Mother, I am the little king of the female country, before the party and the Tuyuhun people often raised troops to invade my territory, although the warriors of our clan fought desperately, they were repeatedly killed and wounded, and now Your Majesty's army has destroyed the party and the Tuyuhun people, and solved the two old enemies for our female country, and my female country is grateful to Your Majesty, and is in awe of Your Majesty's divine might!"

"At the end of this day, Ma came to see His Majesty on the order of my king, and offered His Majesty cinnabar, musk, yak, horses and other special products, hoping to form a friendship with Daqian forever! Our country is willing to trade with the big cadres and take what they need! ”

Before Zhao Junsheng could say anything, Hua Mulan asked: "Moma Xiaowang, the vassal country, Jialiangyi and Boyuanyi are all attached to our country and seek the protection of our country, why is your country unwilling to be attached to our country and become my great vassal?" Do you think that my great cadre is not qualified enough to make a female country submit? ”

Mo Ma saluted Hua Mulan and said: "The queen is graceful, the Central Plains is male and female inferior, and my female country is female and male inferior, the customs are completely opposite, how can our country surrender and Daqian?" ”

"It's true that women have a high status in women's countries, and men are lowly, so they are naturally unwilling to submit to the country where men are superior to women!" Hua Mulan said and looked at Zhao Junsheng.

Zhao Junsheng nodded and said, "It's okay, I'm also willing to form an alliance with the female country and form friendship forever!" It is rare for the little king of Moma to come to Chang'an, the capital of my country, so you can stay here for a little longer, learn about my Daqian customs and customs, and go back to tell the queen of your country what you have seen and heard! ”

Mo Ma saluted Zhao Junsheng and said: "Mo Ma was ordered to send an envoy to Daqian, shouldering the important task of forming an alliance with Da Qian and opening markets with each other on the border, and exchanging goods and goods, and Mo Ma also knows that this thing can not be done in a day or two, so he wants to buy a house in Chang'an City and settle down first, so as to facilitate timely communication and consultation with the relevant yamen of Daqian, and ask Your Majesty for permission!" ”

Hua Mulan asked: "The envoy is not used to living in the post house, or is the people in the post house not greeting him well?" ”

"Niangniang is too worried, the post house is noisy, and Mo Ma is a person who likes to be quiet, and he can't stand the noise, so he has the idea and plan to buy another house!"

Zhao Junsheng nodded: "That's the case, I'm right!" Honglu Temple will issue you a visa to stay in Chang'an, and you can use this certificate to buy a house! ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Next is the envoy of Shanshanguo, what everyone didn't expect was that the envoy of Shanshanguo was also a woman.

I saw that this woman was wearing a white hard pointed hat, with colored feathers inserted in the pointed hat, and a brilliant gem inlaid in the center of the hat, and this woman covered her face with a white veil, and her pointed nose lifted up the white veil, and on it were two deep beautiful eyes, which seemed to have Sogdian characteristics.

This time, she wore a long satin skirt with a belt inlaid with jade and gold at her waist, and a pair of delicate cowhide boots on her feet.

"Shanshanguo's envoy Mantou Dolin pays a visit to His Majesty the Great Qian Emperor and the Empress Mother!"

Huang Lun, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, stood up and accused: "Your envoy must know that now in the Taiji Hall of my Daqian Imperial Palace, no matter what your customs are, you are not allowed to cover your face to meet my Emperor and Niangniang, this is disrespectful, please show your true face!" ”

After the translation, the female envoy of Shanshan State, Mantou Tuolin, hesitated for a moment, stretched out her jade hand and slowly lifted the veil, when the veil was lifted, all the men in the entire hall were stunned, as if time had stood still, and even Hua Mulan lost her mind.

Zhao Junsheng was secretly shocked in his heart, no wonder the Tianzhu monks were planted in her hands!

Zhao Junsheng settled down and asked, "I heard that the king of Shanshan Kingdom has a younger sister named Mantou Tuolin, and the messenger is Her Royal Highness the princess who is famous for her beauty?" ”

A mysterious smile appeared on the corner of Mantou Dolin's mouth, which only made all beings upside down, "I dare not be famous in the world, I am a woman from a small country in the Western Regions, and I deserve such praise from Your Majesty!" ”

The ministers came back to their senses at this time, thinking that they really deserved to be the emperor, and their concentration was much stronger than that of them.

Hua Mulan asked, "Why did King Shanshan send this woman of yours to envoy me to do a great job?" Isn't there a man in Shanshan who is an envoy? ”

"Back to the queen's mother's words, I am frustrated in Gaochang and I am still eyeing Shanshan, and the men of my country are ready to fight against the Huns at any time, so only I, the princess, have leisure, I eat the people's offerings, so I naturally want to contribute to the people of Shanshan, so I invited myself to make a big effort!"

Hua Mulan couldn't help but respect: "The princess is a heroine!" ”

"Thank you for the compliment!"

Hua Mulan asked again: "What is the princess doing this time to make me do a big job?" ”

Mantou Dolin replied: "Since Fuqu Wushu led his troops into the Western Regions, killed my nephew, slaughtered my people, my Shanshan Kingdom and Fuqu Wushu have been fighting for several years, and thanks to the support of Qianguo in recent years, my Shanshan State can still resist the attack of Fuqu Wuxuan!" Today, I am entrusted by my brother to come to meet His Majesty the Emperor and the Empress Mother, just to ask Daqian to continue to support my Shanshanguo to fight Beiliang to the end! ”

"Now that Shanshan State lacks weapons, bows, crossbows, arrows and food, our Shanshan Kingdom is willing to become a subordinate state of the Great Qian, and our warriors are willing to become the pioneers of His Majesty's attack on Fuqu, I hope His Majesty the Emperor can support us!"

Hua Mulan couldn't help but look at Zhao Junsheng, Zhao Junsheng winked at her, she immediately understood what Zhao Junsheng meant, and said after a little thought: "Since Fuqu Wushu led his troops into the desert, I only heard that Shanshan King Bilong fled to the end with his family and lost Yixun City to the prince, and the prince then quickly surrendered to Fuqu Wuxi, and Fuqu Wuxi's soldiers occupied Yixun City without blood, and since then I have never heard the news of Shanshanguo and Fuqu Wushu fighting, Could it be that Her Royal Highness the princess deceived me into ignorance of the situation in the Western Regions? ”

Mantou Dolin looked panicked, and hurriedly remedied: "Your Majesty, Niangniang, since Daqian is willing to accept the vassals, Jialiangyi, Boyuanyi, and Nuguo's vassals, why don't you accept the vassals of my Shanshanguo?" My Shanshan country is sincerely obedient, and I ask Your Majesty to learn clearly! ”

Hua Mulan snorted coldly: "All countries came with sincerity, they didn't think about taking advantage of my big Qian, they all respected my big Qian's might, but the noble envoy is here to lie a lot, not only want to coax Your Majesty, but also want to take advantage of this autumn wind, do you really think that my big cadres are stupid and foolish?" ”

Mantou Dolin took a fancy to Zhao Junsheng and saluted: "Your Majesty, is this big man in charge of His Majesty or the queen's mother?" ”

Zhao Junsheng said with a smile on his face: "I still need to consider one or two of your country's request. If the princess is not in a hurry to return to China, how about staying at the inn first, and then replying to the princess after consulting with the ministers? ”

Mantou Dolin thought for a moment and asked, "I wonder how long it will take Your Majesty to decide?" ”

Zhao Junsheng laughed: "Hahaha····· Why is the princess in such a hurry, she is frustrated and frustrated, facing both the strong military pressure of my Daqian and the threat of the Rouran people, where does he have time to deal with you Shanshanguo at this time? The princess might as well stay in Chang'an for the time being, appreciate the beauty of my thousands of miles of mountains and rivers, once I have a decision, I will send someone to tell the princess! ”

"Okay, I heard that the envoys of Yiwu and Yanqi have also arrived, I don't know which two are?"

Finally, the two envoys stood up and saluted Zhao Junsheng and Hua Mulan respectively, "Meet Your Majesty and the Queen Mother!" ”

"What are the two envoys doing here?"

"Your Majesty, for decades, I, Iwu, have been bullied by the Rouran people, who have forced our country to pay a tribute of a number of women, cattle, sheep, melons and fruits every year, and if they do not pay it, they will send troops to attack and kill all our people. We have heard that the Great Cadres often fight against Rouran, and the few defeats are more victorious, and our country is willing to submit to the Great Cadres, call the Great Cadres vassals, and pay tribute to Your Majesty every year, and only hope that Your Majesty can garrison troops in our country to help our country resist the invasion of the Rouran people! ”

After the envoy Yiwu finished speaking, the envoy Yanqi also said: "The same is true of our country, please Your Majesty garrison troops in our country, our country is willing to submit to the Celestial Empire and pay tribute every year!" ”