Liu Yong and the others dressed neatly and brought the prepared gold, which was a gift to the king. It was a total of 1,000 taels of gold.

This gold is nothing to Liu Yong. But for such a small country, it would be a huge sum of money for a poor country.

Outside the palace gate, the soldiers inspected Liu Yong, because weapons were not allowed to be brought into the palace.

And Liu Yong also knew such rules, and he didn't bring weapons with him.

Smoothly entered the gate of the palace, inside was a large courtyard, the courtyard was lined with palaces on both sides, and on the opposite side was the largest palace. It says crappy man, Shenwei Temple.

It's very powerful, indeed.

The architectural style of the main hall is generally the style of the Song Dynasty, with eaves and tiles, carved beams and painted buildings, and ancient charm.

There are stairs under the main hall, about twenty floors.

When you go up the stairs, you will find the main hall, and at this time the door is open, and there are guard handles at the door.

An official similar to a eunuch came to lead Liu Yong and the others into the main hall. The temple was still very large. There were more than a dozen ministers on either side, all sitting cross-legged on the futon.

The king on the opposite side sits on a platform twenty centimeters above the ground, also cross-legged, on a floor cushion with a backrest behind him. The king wears a golden crown with a pointed golden crown. He was dressed in a yellow silk robe with a dragon embroidered on it.

Liu Yong's entourage includes Su Erniang, Yun'er, Li Kui, and Little Muhammad.

In front of the king, Liu Yong and the others didn't have to kneel at all, just bow their hands, and use the ordinary etiquette of the Great Song Dynasty.

The king waved Liu Yong, and they didn't have to be polite.

Liu Yong and the others straightened up, and the king immediately gave them a seat. Not everything else is a futon. And he sat in the middle of the main hall, that is, between the two rows of ministers who were sitting, that is, in the middle of the aisle.

Liu Yong and others felt quite novel about this kind of reception. But they sat down peacefully, cross-legged. Only little Muhammad stood, because he was going to be the translator. and was responsible for offering the gold to the king first.

The king accepted the gold and expressed his gratitude to Liu Yong.

Liu Yong said: "Your Majesty the King is not welcome, this is a greeting gift." ”

When the king heard what Liu Yong had said, he looked at little Muhammad standing beside him. Muhammad the Younger translated it for the king.

The king nodded, smiled, and seemed to appreciate Liu Yong's conversation. Then he asked Liu Yong about the situation of the Great Song Dynasty.

And Liu Yong naturally reported good news and not bad news.

"Your Majesty, our Great Song is very good, and His Majesty is tired of worrying about it." Liu Yong said.

The king looked at Muhammad the Younger, who translated it for him and added a sentence saying that Liu Yong had been the Prime Minister of the Great Song Dynasty.

The king was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then smiled at Liu Yong in surprise, and asked Liu Yong if this was true?

Liu Yong did not understand what the king meant, so he looked at Muhammad the Younger.

Little Muhammad smiled and said to Liu Yong: "Back to the master, I told the king about what the master had done to the prime minister of the Great Song Dynasty. He was surprised. I asked the host if what I said was true. ”

After hearing this, Liu Yong was very satisfied with Little Muhammad's performance, so he smiled and said, "Okay, then you tell this king that I have indeed been the prime minister of Zuo, and I have been a prime minister for a total of five years." After speaking, he nodded at the male king again, and smiled slightly, indicating that he had indeed been the prime minister of Zuo.

Muhammad the Younger then translated it for the king, and changed Liu Yong's five years to eight years.

After listening to Muhammad's translation, the king was surprised again. looked at Liu Yong for a long time, and then actually made a Buddhist salute to Liu Yong with his hands folded.

Liu Yong also hurriedly returned the salute.

Then the king asked Liu Yong why he didn't become the prime minister of Zuo.

Liu Yong said: "Your Majesty, just because I want to go to sea to do business, I resigned from the post of Prime Minister Zuo. ”

Little Muhammadji continued to translate, adding fuel to Liu Yong's words. He told the king that the emperor of the Great Song Dynasty was very reluctant to Liu Yong, and now he still has the position of Prime Minister Zuo for Liu Yong.

After hearing this, the king was completely impressed by Liu Yong. For the king of a small and reckless country like him, it can be said that he is lucky to meet the prime minister of the Great Song Dynasty in his country. And the prime minister of the Great Song Dynasty can be an equal in his eyes.

Although Liu Yong is not in the position of Prime Minister Zuo now, the Emperor of the Great Song Dynasty still retains the position of Prime Minister Zuo for Liu Yong. In this way, this Liu Yong will be the left prime minister of the Great Song Dynasty in the future, so it is natural to receive him with the highest etiquette.

So, the emperor immediately raised Liu Yong's level and moved Liu Yong's seat to his side. This is naturally a great honor for Liu Yong.

Liu Yong sat next to the king, and the two sat face to face in order to communicate better. Little Muhammad also followed and stood by Liu Yong's side.

The king admired Liu Yong painfully, what a young and promising thing. It's all a compliment anyway.

Little Muhammad translated them one by one, and without any falsehood. He has been working as a translator for a long time and knows how to translate for his master. And Liu Yong was very good to him, when he was going to call Liu Yong the master, Liu Yongbu still didn't agree. It was he who insisted that Liu Yongcai agree. And Liu Yong only treated him as a servant, but he didn't let him do any work. and pay him for his work, and for him to eat. And his previous masters all treated him as a slave. He who came and went only gave him a little food to eat, and did not give him a penny.

In the face of such a good master, he has to work even harder for the master.

In fact, Liu Yong didn't want to say these things about Liu Yong being the prime minister of Zuo, and little Muhammad knew that his master had come to meet the king for a purpose. In order to help his master achieve this goal, he has to find a way to improve his status as a master. When the time comes. Even the negotiations are equal.

Muhammad the Younger had achieved his goal, and now his master was on an equal footing with the king.

In the ensuing conversation, Muhammad Jr. told the king that Liu Yong was still in the soy sauce business in the Great Song Dynasty, as well as a bank business, and that he was a wealthy businessman.

After hearing this, the king respected Liu Yong even more. Because Liu Yong is too powerful, rich and rivals the country, that is, he can buy all his land.

The king was thinking that Liu Yong had come forward with the purpose of his visit.

"Little Muhammad, tell the king that I am going to buy the Lion Island. Ask him for an offer. Liu Yong said to little Muhammad.

In fact, little Muhammad, including the people who came together, didn't know Liu Yong's purpose, and as soon as he said it at this time, Su Erniang and Yun'er were stunned at first.

And Li Kui was also very surprised, he didn't know what kind of medicine was sold in the captain's gourd.

Little Muhammad translated truthfully to the king, and the astonished king's eyes widened.