Chapter 35: Brothers in the Thief Country Set Up Scores, Wishful Thinking at the State Banquet (II)
But seeing this week, watching this scene, he whispered to Chen Maocai in private: "Why did these two people not return the gift after we gave the national gift?" ”
Chen Maocai and Wang Xuance have actually felt this for a long time. The two countries intersect, and the gift is just an intermediate medium, not to mention that it is still an envoy of the Tang Dynasty to a foreign country, and there is nothing to return the gift.
The kings of the other four countries all have national gifts in return to His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty; In the face of such a surprising scene, it seems quite unique. But it's man-made, and it's hard to say anything about it, they just reminded Zhou Zeng not to say so much......
The welcome state banquet also began in a peaceful atmosphere, and through the dishes of this state banquet, it can be seen that the two brothers have also spent a lot of time for this banquet. The food and drink are not only of the highest quality, but also quite local characteristics. In the face of such a sumptuous state banquet, Chen Maocai seems to see some differences, but it is inconvenient to point them out for the time being.
When the banquet was in full swing, but seeing that Prad saw the right time, he said to Wang Xuance quite modestly: "There is something I want to discuss with Wang Changshi?" ”
"Speak, my lord!"
"My father and queen mother have just succeeded to the throne, and as a son, I want to show my filial piety. When she heard that there was a supreme pink pearl in this Mosura country, the queen mother was quite happy. This Sata mud wet vara country has a pair of rather delicate emerald green agate wine glasses, and my father is also very fond of it. These days, we have also learned that these two treasures were all dedicated to the Tang Emperor by the kings of the two countries, in order to show the filial piety of our two brothers, and also to fulfill the wishes of our father and queen mother. This king is willing to exchange a thousand taels of gold, and I hope that the king's long history can be fulfilled. As he spoke, he saw that with a wave of Prade's big hand, the thousand taels of gold were carried up by a dozen or so guards in four large boxes and presented in front of them.
When Prad said these words, Pramore always had a rather humble expression, hoping that Wang Xuance and the others would agree. So he also followed Prader's words, hurriedly helped, made some additions from time to time, and also showed his sincere filial piety to his father and queen mother.
In fact, before planning this matter, they had already heard that the Tang people all put filial piety first and respected filial piety. Therefore, it is also clear that filial piety should be able to impress Wang Xuance and others. And this thousand taels of gold is just a pretext, if they accept it, they will fall into a great trap, because the two brothers will definitely not let them take this thousand taels of gold and leave this country of Virajuna.
If they are reasonable and obediently give up their treasures, they will naturally be fine...
When Chen Maocai and Wang Xuance heard Prad talk about the pink pearl, they already felt that things were not good, and when they listened carefully to their words, they also understood what they meant. To put it bluntly, I fell in love with these two supreme treasures.
Looking at the scene at that time, although their words were quite kind, although the two brothers also personally went to the border to greet them; But ever since he entered the kingdom of Virajuna, he has been filled with this malice and unfriendliness.
To put it more bluntly, all of this is based on these two treasures, not because of their status as envoys of the Tang Dynasty. Glancing at the faces of the two brothers at this time, although they were friendly, their kind faces revealed this treacherous and despicable.
This thousand taels of gold is indeed quite precious, not to mention whether it can be taken away, even if it can be taken away, it is not this gift, this is a gift from a friendly country to His Majesty the Tang Emperor. Without the consent of His Majesty the Emperor, how could it be easily given away and exchanged? Even if he made his own decisions and gave them away, in the face of the two who were unwilling, this thousand taels of gold would never be able to be taken away.
So, after Chen Maocai whispered a few words in Wang Xuance's ear, the two discussed it and felt that things had become very good to answer. But seeing this Wang Xuance pinching the golden wine glass, he said unhurriedly to the two brothers: "My Tang Dynasty has ruled the world with filial piety since ancient times, and the love of the prince and the king for their parents, as well as this sincere heart, not only can be learned from heaven and earth, the sun and the moon can be seen, but also can be blessed by Brahma!" ”
When they talked about the blessing of Brahma, they chuckled in their hearts, because they had been following their mother to Brahmanism for a long time, and they also felt a little that they seemed to be sorry for the god Brahma. But on second thought, what can that be?
Wang Xuance also noticed this small change, so he continued: "The great god Brahma often admonishes us to be loyal to our Brahmin high priests, and this is also true in my Tang Dynasty. The kindness of my parents can never resist the kindness of my father, who is also the high priest of my Tang Dynasty.
These few treasures that do not enter the stream are all gifts from this friendly country to His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, as the envoy of His Majesty, he should fulfill the trust of his father. Bring the sincere heart of friendly neighbors back to our Datang and tell us the Son of Heaven of Datang.
And this thousand taels of gold is a hundred, a thousand, or even ten thousand times stronger than these things, it is too precious, and the foreign envoys really dare not bear it. However, in the face of such a sincere heart and such a filial gift from the prince and the king, I will naturally win the joy of the monarch and father in my Tang Dynasty.
If you can send a messenger, even if you don't have this thousand taels of gold, you can rely on this filial piety. Follow us back to the Tang Dynasty, explain our sincerity to His Majesty the Emperor in person, and think of my Majesty, so I will naturally decide to give these two things to your country on the spot.
And my Tang Dynasty east to the sea, west to the green mountains, north to the ice and snow, south to the end of the world, a radius of tens of millions of miles, not only the population of tens of millions, but also with a million, the annual tribute of the foreign envoys is endless, in the face of such a rich four seas of the grand occasion, I Datang what treasures have not been seen. How can these ordinary things be rare?
If this is the case, not only has it not hurt the slightest harmony between the two countries, but it has also continued to write a chapter of friendship between our Tang Kingdom and your country. At the same time, it also shows the filial piety of the prince and the king to their parents, which is as deep as the sea, and will definitely be blessed by Brahma! ”
Wang Xuance's words are not only reasonable, but also leaky. In the words, not only did they see through the intention of this thousand taels of gold, but they also clearly put forward a solution. Yes, my Tang Empire is rich all over the world, how can I care about these ordinary things?
Although the two brothers want to rely on a filial piety to their parents at the banquet. won the respect of Wang Xuance and others, but this is not the case, and the ceremony is not this ceremony; The two of them had miscalculated and miscalculated.
The treacherous nature of the two brothers was no less than that of their mother, Almita; To put it bluntly, I want the envoys of the Tang Dynasty, in accordance with the tradition of the state of etiquette, for the sake of their sincerity, to give them these two treasures, and not to accept this thousand taels of gold.
This kind of thinking, something that normal people feel is impossible to achieve, but the two of them feel that it can be realized. Because, they think, behind it, there is this great force; And the envoys of the Tang Dynasty, in other countries, will definitely be timid for the sake of safety, and will not dare to fight at all. However, they underestimated these Tang envoys too much......
What happens next? Please see the next ......
The editor said: Smart is mistaken by smart, life in the world, must not be like this, must be down-to-earth, will not bring endless disasters to yourself; If the two brothers had the power of prophets of the unknown, I don't think they would have done such an unrighteous act!
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