Taiwei Yu didn't stay long, so he offered to wait in his palace, and specially asked Ziyi and Fengyun to stay and help.

As soon as the hall was vacant, another group of guests would welcome in, and even if it was the following lunch time, when others were scattered around to drink fine wine, Li Zhi could only be notified again and again to go to welcome the guests.

was so busy that he almost collapsed, on the hour of Shen Shi, the third-grade eunuch, Zhang Ting, the second head of the inner court, Zhang Ting and Zhang Heyao came, he and Li Zhi are old acquaintances, and after completing the decree procedure, they were left to sit in the hall.

As I received the news before, the appointments and awards were implemented one by one, and Zhang Ting's oral decree was transferred to the Holy Lord, and all matters related to the establishment of the city envoy were presided over by Li Zhi.

In other words, he also made the final decision on the deployment of the city's envoys, and all the administrative offices only had the right to suggest and execute, and others had no right to decide without Li Zhi's nod.

Before sending Zhang Ting away, because his arrival at this time was too eye-catching, Li Zhi only had a gift directly, but told him that another banquet would be held one day to thank him, and Zhang Ting also knew it and returned satisfied.

When Li Zhi returned, the hall was already full of people, and there was a buzz of congratulatory voices, it was one thing to know before, and it was only when it was really promulgated that it could be implemented.

As a result, the courtyard was full of people, excited, envious, jealous, fearful and other emotions in the open and secret, which made the scene chaotic for a while.

Of course, there is no simple person who can enter the hall at that moment, but the nine Qing and ten kings will have to wait a while to come.

Li Zhi's identity has changed, and the nature of the wedding has also doubled, and the number of guests who come to participate will inevitably become higher and higher.

Just before the evening banquet began, the Arab envoy Mahdi arrived in a private capacity, accompanied by the envoy Nasir.

In fact, under the leadership of Afifa, Mahdi has visited Li Zhi's industry, and the quality and significance of all the things sold by Zhengqing Wenqitang are beyond Mahdi's imagination.

Originally, he didn't understand why his eldest brother was very much, after all, Li Zhi was not really born in the Tang Imperial Court, and he no longer held any position in the government.

But after walking around, the expression on his face became more and more solemn, because he could see that the goods here were more rare and rare items in the world, and many of them were almost superb.

Moreover, the successful development of nondescript snuff bottles and wine-making are both pioneering moves, especially the quality of rice paper, which made him unable to calm his heart for a long time.

In the Zhanyuan Pavilion after lunch, he had a long talk with Afifa, and then, Ah Ming's sensational cultivation power undoubtedly strengthened the recognition of the eldest brother's sharp wisdom.

To be able to be said by Ah Ming at this time, his own cultivation is not as good as Li Zhi, Mahdi has already stood up from his seat, and for some reason, he is actually cold.

Knowing what Ah Ming said, there were only two people with similar realms he had seen, and they were close to Li Zhi, the imperial envoy no longer had the slightest hesitation.

When he arrived, Afifa's father only expressed his verbal approval, but he needed to verify whether it was true, and as for the content of Nasir's transmission, it was not revealed to Mahdi at all, so that he could rely on his own knowledge to prove the possibility of his family.

Today's Mahdi is not only shocked by Li Zhi's strength, but also even more frightened by the profound heritage of Datang.

It turned out that the information that their country got was just some scratching the surface, not to mention the Arab Empire, even the people in the world who were in the realm of grandmasters had only heard of it, and it had not been verified by facts.

The most right thing with a country like Datang, people don't need to pay much combat power, they only need to send one or two grandmasters to annihilate the upper echelons of their country in one fell swoop, and they must not be enemies with such a powerful existence, which is his most profound experience at this time.

Therefore, Mahdi appeared in the Ming Palace's mansion at this time, especially after seeing Li Zhi, the reserve and dignity of the envoy had already disappeared completely.

"Everyone calls you Mr. Li, and I am no exception, but I am also Afeifa's own uncle, so Mr. Li doesn't need to call me the envoy, I am a big brother among the brothers, and an uncle is enough!"

After greeting everyone, facing Li Zhi, Mahdi's tone was full of eagerness, which was completely different from before.

"Then the junior will call you uncle!" Li Zhi looked at the translator who came with him, this one was also an old acquaintance, and he had been beaten by himself.

"Good! Good! Today, I am here in a private capacity, although as Mr. Li's future wife, it is not appropriate to participate in her marriage, but in our country this is a very normal thing, you should not look at me with another kind of eyes! ”

Getting Li Zhi's respect seemed to make him very happy, so he said these inappropriate and somewhat abrupt jokes, and Li Zhi next to the direct teacher couldn't cry or laugh.

King Ming laughed, and instantly relieved the embarrassment of the atmosphere that came from the scene for a moment, "It's rare that the Mahdi envoy understands the pain in the heart of the second daughter, to be honest, the customs of the Tang Dynasty are a bit taboo about this kind of thing, but Li Zhi is different from others, if he hasn't gotten the permission of His Majesty of your country, he will marry Princess Afifa together!" ”

As if he was afraid that Mahdi would think too much, Taiwei Yu hurriedly added on the side: "If Mr. Li's marriage with Princess Afifa is successful, there will naturally be another grand and grand wedding, and our saint and queen will also be there in person!" ”

Mahdi waved his hand and said with a smile: "This is an extraordinary time, my brother said when he came, when wars are frequent, all the original rules and customs can be moderately reduced, and the ceremony is just a formality, and it must be flexibly mastered according to the current situation!" ”

As a special envoy of a country, he naturally can't speak too thoroughly, and he can't directly say that Princess Afeifa's marriage has generally coped with things.

Li Zhi heard the deep meaning, "Uncle, is it that my marriage with Afifa needs to be held in your country again?" ”

Mahdi looked a little embarrassed, but he had to answer, "The Emperor did tell him this kind of opinion, the purpose is that the current situation is tense, and it is not appropriate for the two countries to move around each other on a large scale, and if the marriage can be accomplished, the main ceremony will be set in Baghdad." ”

But he understands the customs of the Tang Dynasty, which are very similar to the Arab Empire, and they are all men's supremacy of the country.

In feudal society, the inverted door contains extremely deep derogatory colors, if a man chooses this kind of marriage method, it means that the family is in financial difficulties or has bad problems, so it puts great pressure on the man and the man's family.

The woman's choice of inverted door means that the family is not prosperous, and she needs to borrow outsiders to inherit the lineage, which is essentially the idea of male superiority and inferiority of women.

Sure enough, King Ming's face changed, and his original smile immediately turned into indifference, and his tone of voice became much more direct: "May I ask the envoy, is this idea what you mean, or does it really come from the mouth of the emperor?" ”

Despite the anger in his heart, he did not say anything to death, but deliberately set aside a corner of the air for Mahdi to slow down in time.

Mahdi was also very responsive, and originally had the intention of interviewing on the side, and the attitude of King Guan Ming was that he knew that Datang would not agree, so he hurriedly explained: "At that time, Mr. Li had not yet appeared, and the emperor only suddenly sighed about Princess Afifa's future marriage, which was a few months ago!" ”

King Ming's face changed instantly, and he turned into a serious speech: "I see, please forgive the envoy for my overreaction!" Even if I don't talk about the identity of the Tang Dynasty, it is also a great taboo for ordinary people, and folk customs value the dignity of men and cannot be desecrated, this concept has continued in our country for more than 2,000 years! ”

If Li Zhi is an ordinary human physique, perhaps Mahdi will indirectly express the dignity of the empire at this time, but knowing that Li Zhi is extremely powerful, he doesn't want any more twists and turns in this matter.

Ordinary a third-level master will be equivalent to the existence of the national teacher, beyond the strength of the national teacher, and at the age of Li Zhi, in the interests of the empire, no matter how much he pays, he must try his best to win over, and Afifa is the eldest princess in the three generations, and then she is spoiled by the fifth caliph, which is not as important as the stability of the country.

Which is more important, as a ruler, I feel the deepest, I can not only make friends with the Tang Dynasty, but also be involved in family relations with a character like Li Zhi, how can I lose a little face!