The carriage stopped on the side of the street in front of a closed shop, and An Dashi changed his clothes with the coachman, and he got out of the carriage, picked up a broken hat hanging on the wheel, put it on his head, and walked to the Wanji grocery store.

It is also strange to say that this Wanji grocery store never opens in the morning to do business, and usually does not open until after Shen Shi, and is often open until dawn.

An old man sits behind the counter and snoozes, an oil lamp burns silently, and the grocery store is dimly lit.

An Dashi, who was carrying the hat, pulled the hat down when he walked to the door, and the sound of footsteps reached the ears of the old man who was napping, and he opened his eyes slightly, "What do the guest officers want to buy?" ”

An Dashi didn't talk nonsense, and directly threw a small bag of gold given to him by the man in black on the counter, with a dull sound of "touching".

"Buy a man's life!"

The old man opened his eyes suddenly, stretched out his dry hand, picked up the bag, opened it, reached in and touched it, and looked up at An Dashi: "Say the name and identity of the target!" ”

"Belus, Prince of Persia!"

The old man's face changed greatly, and he pushed back the bag containing the gold: "This small business shop can't take it, the guest officer should go find another store, maybe they have a way!" ”

An Dashi sneered: "But I heard that you are the strongest store in the entire Daqian, don't you claim that as long as the price is right, even the emperor can be killed?" ”

The old man's face changed uncertainly, a few months ago, the Rouran envoys instructed the assassination of the envoys of the Green Mountains behind his back, he still remembers it very well, the imperial court in order to catch the assassins, turned Chang'an City three times, not only closed the city gate for more than ten days, only allowed to enter but not out, but also checked the household registration in Chang'an City several times, left and right Jin Wuwei tens of thousands of horses took turns to check and search one by one, even the underground sewage canals were turned over several times, people engaged in underground business in Chang'an City were arrested, after that incident, Only three or two kittens were lucky enough to escape.

If something happens to the Persian prince again, God knows what the emperor will do? Is this big court going to be shameless?

Seeing that the old man had not had an accident, An Dashi sighed secretly in his heart, planning to inquire about where else he could find someone engaged in this business.

"Looks like you can close your doors!" An Dashi said with regret and reached out to get the bag of gold.

At this moment, the old man spoke: "Wait, this small business shop has taken over, but the remuneration is too small, and the target is not an ordinary person!" ”

An Dashi scolded in his heart, the man in black was really stingy, he wanted to kill the Persian prince to give such a little gold, and he still had to paste the insufficient part upside down!

"It's just a deposit, 30% of the total remuneration! Someone will bring the rest in the evening tomorrow! ”

"It's not enough, the gratuity is ten times these deposits!"

An Dashi was silent for a while, gritted his teeth and said, "Okay! But within three days he must die! ”

"Tomorrow night, you can go!"

An Dashi turned around and left, without hesitation, after he left, the old man quickly closed the door, after taking this business, this store can no longer be opened, he still wants to live a few more years, he must sell the store out within two days.

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Entrance to the Royal Palace.

In addition to the two of them, the Persian prince Belus and the prince of Hinda Wenhe each came with their retinues, and at the same time, the envoys of the southwestern kingdoms, the western regions, the northeastern regions, Silla and Baekje were invited, and the total number of people was more than 30.

These envoys were led by the eunuchs to the palace banquet hall, and along the way, the envoys talked a lot.

"I didn't expect the night view of the palace to be so beautiful!"

"Every time we come in, we only see a corner of the palace, and I think the whole view of the palace must be even more magnificent!"

Prince Wen He sighed: "It is worthy of being a big country in the East, standing in this palace can make people clearly feel their insignificance!" ”

The Persian prince Belus couldn't help but sneer: "The barbarians have never seen the world!" ”

The prince replied: "I have never seen the world, but I know that your Persian palace is not comparable to this great palace at all!" ”

Belus didn't bother to argue with Wen He and kept silent, Wen He felt bored and no longer provoked Belus.

The scale of the night banquet for the envoys of various countries was also the largest in the past, and the huge royal banquet hall was decorated with gold and brilliant lights.

The envoys were led by the eunuchs to sit in the designated seats of the banquet hall, and in the corner of the banquet hall, there were court musicians playing, but the sound was not loud, and the envoys could discuss with each other and hear each other's voices clearly.

"Suiyang-kun has arrived—" The eunuch shouted.

Wan Yutong walked in in a full costume, two maids supported her long skirt in the back, and the envoys of various countries who knew her got up to salute her, and Wan Yutong nodded as she walked.

There is almost no unclear about Wan Yutong's true identity, but everyone never mentions it, no one dares to do taboo things, even the important ministers of the court don't want to touch Zhao Junsheng's moldy head.

Wan Yutong's position is above the royal step, the right side of the male and female protagonists, in fact, she is reluctant to attend this kind of banquet, the reason why she came is also to learn more about the affairs of the Western Regions, and the protagonists of today's banquet are the Persian prince and the prince of Bada, they obviously know a lot about Western things.

Wan Yutong asked the palace maid next to him for a cup of hot water, and then drank it, and Zhao Junsheng and Hua Mulan came.

As the eunuch shouted: "Your Majesty and the Queen Mother have arrived-"

Several accompanying important ministers and envoys from various countries stood up and saluted, and Wan Yutong also stood up and saluted: "Meet Your Majesty, meet your sister!" ”

Hua Mulan walked over and took Wan Yutong's hand and said with a smile: "I was worried just now that I thought you wouldn't come, although this kind of banquet is not very fun, you should listen to their gossip and have a lot of fun!" ”

Zhao Junsheng pressed his hand: "Everyone is exempt, take a seat!" ”

The important ministers and envoys from various countries thanked each other and took their seats, and Hua Mulan and Wan Yutong also took their seats.

Zhao Junsheng said to everyone: "Today's night banquet is mainly for the banquet of the Persian prince Belus and the prince Wenhe, who have just come to Chang'an, and I like the gifts they gave to me!" As for the other envoys, you are also guests, compared to the Persian prince and the prince of Bada, you are old guests, some of you have been living here for several years, the shortest is more than half a year, I think I want to communicate with you more, the royal family will often hold banquets of this nature in the future, and I hope you all come to attend! Come on, serve the food! ”

The dishes are carefully prepared by the court chefs in the imperial dining room, and the color, flavor and flavor are so delicious that even the envoys of various countries who have eaten the royal banquet are still eager to eat, and the new Persian prince Belus and the prince of Bada Wenhe swallow their saliva when they see it.

As plates of delicate dishes were served, the envoys were eager to try them one by one.

Zhao Junsheng said with a smile: "I see that some people can't wait, they must be hungry!" Come, all of you raise a glass to the Persian prince Belus and the prince of Cinda, and wash the dust for them! ”

The envoys picked up the wine cups one after another and drank them all, and the envoys who had drunk the royal wine were already prepared in their hearts, and Belus and Wen He, who had not drunk it, instantly turned red after a glass of wine, and they did not come back to their senses for a while.

"Ahem······ Ahem······ This wine······ It's too strong! Belus said.

The envoys of all nations laughed.

"Come, eat the vegetables!" Zhao Junsheng greeted the envoys of various countries with a smile.

After several times the wine, the envoys of the nations at the banquet spoke more, and they sat in close proximity to each other.

At this time, the envoy of the Murwei Department asked in a loud voice: "Prince Belus, I heard that the west of your Persia is the Great Qin State, so what is the Great Qin State like?" How is your relationship with the Great Qin Kingdom? ”

After translating the words of the envoy of the Murwei tribe, Belus said: "The people of the Great Qin call themselves Romans, and they call their kingdom the Roman Empire, but the current Roman Empire has been divided into the Eastern Roman Empire and the Western Roman Empire more than fifty years ago, each with an emperor!" ”

Another envoy asked, "What is the name of their respective emperors?" Can you say that? ”

Belus laughed, "What can't you say about this?" The name is called by someone, and in the West you can call anyone by any name, but for people with status, you must call him with an honorific title! Now the emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire is called Theodosius, because his grandfather is also called Theodosius, so his grandfather is called Theodosius I by later generations, and he is called Theodosius II! And the emperor of the Western Roman Empire is called Valentinian III, he has no rights as an emperor now, and the Western Roman Empire is regent by his mother, Gala Placitian! ”

"Our relations between the Sassanid Empire and the Roman Empire, especially with the Eastern Roman Empire, have been good and bad, because there have always been territorial disputes between the two countries, and there are often military clashes on the border, but sometimes ceasefire agreements are signed!"

The envoy asked, "Have you been at war with the Eastern Roman Empire recently?" ”

Belus replied, "There hasn't been a war in nearly twenty years!" ”

"Why?"

"Because the Eastern Roman Empire is busy dealing with the attack of the Huns in the north, they do not have the extra energy to fight with our Sassanid Empire!"

Zhao Junsheng hurriedly asked: "Who are the Huns in the north you are talking about?" Barbarians? ”

Belus turned to Zhao Junsheng and replied, "Yes, Your Majesty! The Huns in the north were a powerful barbarian tribe, and on several occasions our Sassanid Empire and the Roman Empire jointly defended against Hun invasions in the Caucasus! It is said that the Huns migrated from the steppes of the northern plateau of the East, and after one or two hundred years of development and annexation of the tribes along the way in the process of migration, they developed and grew along the way, and as soon as they reached the northern steppes of the West, they were unstoppable, and there were many Germanic barbarian tribes living on the northern steppes of the West, all of which were defeated by them one by one, and now the king of the Huns is called Attila, he is the most powerful king in the history of the Huns, and the Romans call him the whip of God! He brought destruction and endless catastrophe to the Western world! ”