Hearing Mahdi's explanation, knowing that it was false, King Ming was not good at pursuing it, but his reaction had already been expressed, and as long as the other party accepted it, he couldn't give a face anymore.

In those days, even if it was not a noble marriage between the two countries, it was a great thing to get rich, for example, in the people, even if both men and women agreed on the matter, the local village chief, that is, the village head, did not agree, and both parties could be punished.

What's more, it is related to the marriage of royal family members between the two countries, even if it is not the core bloodline, it is also directly related to the dignity of their own country, in fact, the Arab Empire is also a general situation, so Mahdi can understand it just from the face of King Ming.

This topic is skipped, and the credit for the successful solution lies in Li Zhike's subtle special perception.

Otherwise, when he was deceived into following Afifa back to Prague, everything would become a reality, and at that time, it would be impossible to say that the imperial family had already issued an edict to the entire empire, and Li Zhi would refuse again, and the two countries would tear their faces apart, and it was very likely that it would lead to war.

At this time, the dinner had just begun, and because of the arrival of the special envoy and the envoy to the Tang Dynasty, another halal table had to be temporarily opened.

So the two guests of the foreign domain were temporarily invited to wait in the VIP living room, and were personally accompanied by King Ming, Yu Taiwei, Xing Xing, and Princess Taiping.

Xing Shanbu is one of the Jiuqing, the official worships the Zhongwu Daisuke, and he is on the top of the Zhengyipin, and he is the Xing Weiwei who rushed to the Royal Hunting Garden and personally participated in the guard.

This person is a three-generation old minister, a loyal and good one, well versed in the world's politics, still good at diplomacy, and is favored by the imperial court, and the Duke of Rongda is worth no less than ten kings.

He and Mahdi came to the Ming Palace, obviously keeping an eye on the movements of several people at all times, and the purpose was very targeted.

He belongs to the royal faction of Gaozong, and has a good relationship with King Ming, King Song, King Xuan and others, but because the alliance between several kings is a top secret, they will deliberately suppress the norms of communication when they come to the Ming Palace, so it is not good to appear at the dinner, but will come to show up at different times after the dinner.

Xing Xing actually belongs to the secret forces under the framework of several kings, but it is actually another request from Gaozong, and he treats them equally on the surface, even for this Ming king who claims to be neutral, he has never shown obvious inclination towards communication, and his visit this time is within the scope of his duties, and will not arouse the suspicion and reaction of others.

"At present, Mr. Li has just been awarded the title of first-class loyal king, because he has made outstanding contributions to the Tang royal family in military and business!"

When the tea cup was poured in front of everyone, Xing Xing Xing said this, and openly told the military contribution, which was naturally the result of consultation between all parties.

He is currently appearing as a close friend of King Ming, and Li Zhi is the son of King Ming, and he is the first to leak the gunpowder that is still a secret, but has long been seriously concerned by all parties, because this news is not a secret in the high-level and military of Chang'an City, such as sending the Tang envoy Nasir If it is not difficult to inquire, it may have already been reported.

But Mahdi unexpectedly showed a shocked look: "Mr. Li still has a great contribution to the military? My niece Afeifa today accompanied him under his name Zhengqing Wenqitang around, its products are noble in the extraordinary pioneering and innovative moves, such as rice paper has the originality of creating a precedent, but I don't know what contribution to the military? Worthy of such a scale? ”

"Mr. Li was originally the blood of the Li royal family, but because of the premature death of his parents, he was still young at the time, so he was not yet valued by the royal family. However, this son is extremely talented, and he has developed a new gunpowder that is dozens of times more powerful than the previous gunpowder according to his personal ability, which will make the military strength of the Tang Dynasty skyrocket dozens of times, and it will be unexpectedly noticed by my emperor and saint. ”

"Dozens of times new gunpowder?" Judging by the reaction, Mahdi doesn't seem to know the details in advance, at least the details are not sufficient, "That's a great achievement!" The person here is not an outsider, and he has an intimate relationship with him, so I have something to say. If the effect of the new gunpowder is really there, Datang's military strength will skyrocket dozens of times only on the surface, and its potential influence will be increased several times on this basis, and the entire Datang will have a makeover no matter which aspect! ”

Xing Xing gave affirmation, "That's the case, everything has been tested, and the blasting power of one pound of new gunpowder is enough to be equivalent to dozens of pounds of original gunpowder." This is a confidential matter, and it is inconvenient for you and me to discuss it in detail, and Mr. Special Envoy can report it as it is, but it cannot be spread to the outside world, otherwise my responsibility will be great! Not only that, Mr. Li has joined forces with almost all large and medium-sized commercial forces in Chang'an City to create a special commercial development zone centered on intercity, which is currently only a prototype, but the import and export of foreign trade alone has increased several times. We are all convinced that in a few years, Chang'an City will be the world's largest metropolis worthy of the name, and its economic scale will be comparable to that of the entire Tang Dynasty today! ”

Compared with the development of gunpowder, although the Chang'an City Special Economic Zone has also been rumored to be promoted, because it is indeed only in the initial stage, the actual effect is only summarized by the relevant departments of the imperial court, that is, Li Zhi also does not know the real effect under the surface chaos.

It is natural that Mahdi, or Nasir, does not know the details, but Chang'an City is already far ahead of the world's major cities economically, and if it is improved several times, Datang will definitely leave other countries far behind in the future.

In the long run, the orderly development of the economy is far more influential than the development of military strength alone, because after all, the strength of national strength is the foundation of a superpower.

So this news brought him more shocking than the gunpowder, although his eyes were full of disbelief, but at this moment Mahdi looked at Li Zhi again, and there was suddenly a sense of fear in his original respect.

For him, the young man in front of him was really terrifying, not only did he have the ability to reach the rumored grandmaster's realm, but he also had foresight and business talent in business, and he was constantly exploring inventions beyond the times, but he was so young, and the terrifying degree of this person was no less than that of the current overlord who had the ability to create a country.

Although most of the information about the man had been obtained from the more than an hour of in-depth communication with Afifa in the afternoon, the niece's praise and almost admiration for him was, in Mahdi's view, more of a young woman's first foray into a relationship.

Moreover, apart from the development of rice paper and his own cultivation, Afifa did not know about Li Zhi's other abilities, so Mahdi was only between good opinion and admiration for his views.

But this understanding is amazing, Li Zhi is simply a genius who has not been born for thousands of years, Datang has this person, and now I heard that the current changes in Chang'an City and the military are all from his hands, it is conceivable that this person's ability is strong, and it is beyond normal cognition.

So Mahdi asked Li Zhi with a trembling tone: "Mr. Li, is what Lord Wei Wei said true?" ”

Li Zhi responded with a smile: "It's not as magical as adults say, but these things are indeed done by me, in fact, my personal ability is a little different, but more thanks to my teacher's inheritance, my personal ability is by no means talented." ”

Mahdi has also dealt with the Tang Dynasty in his own position, and he believes in Taoist inaction and Confucian humility in this eastern country, and has always been conservative in thought and action, and his words are too humble, unlike their Arabs, who are fierce and straightforward in their speech.

Therefore, he understood the tactfulness and modesty in Li Zhi's words, "Hearing the above words brought me enough shock, to be honest, this matter is related to the distribution order of the entire world in the future, I need to digest it well!" Regarding coming to Datang, the purpose is to promote peaceful coexistence between the only two superpowers in the world! My imperial brother has always longed for peace, and unexpectedly learned that the relationship between the eldest princess and Mr. Li was secretly born, and the two countries became more and more friendly, and the power to conclude a family affair has been handed over to me. ”

Li Zhi smiled indifferently: "I'm not interested in matters related to national conditions and political affairs, but I understand the pain and responsibility of the special envoy." It's just that there is a sentence that is a bit excessive, I don't know whether to say it or not? ”

"But it doesn't hurt to say it!"

"I think the envoy already knows that I have used special means to make Princess Afeifa have a cultivation body, and she is now a first-level master. It's just that if you want to improve further, you need to use the traditional Taoist exercises in the East, and the core of your cultivation is very different from your cultivation world exercises, even if your country does not approve of this family matter in the end, I think Afeifa will have her own plans for the future. ”