History is not only full of variables, but also of accidents; At the same time, it is like a white horse passing through a gap, elusive and difficult to consider. In the twentieth century, a shooting incident caused World War I, which caused tens of millions of people to lose their lives. In the middle of the seventh century, in the fifth India, it was also because of a small person that caused the casualties of a big person, which caused a lot of disturbances and should not have ......

Wang Xuance led the crowd and walked forward for more than 20 miles, when he saw a polite official leading a team of soldiers, surrounded by Luan's guard of honor, and walked over head-on. I saw this person, and after looking up and down at this group of exotic people, he came up quite politely and asked: "May I ask the nobleman, is it Wang Xuance Wang Changshi from the Tang Kingdom?"

When Wang Xuance heard this, he hurriedly replied on the horse: "I am Wang Xuance, the envoy from the Tang Kingdom, and I have come to envoy your country on the orders of Your Majesty!" ”

Hearing the accurate reply, the official immediately said with a happy face: "We have come to greet the envoy at the behest of the king, and the envoy is invited."

It turns out that the country of Sata mud and the country of Modula have a deep friendship between the two countries. When Wang Xuance and his entourage left, the king of Moluo not only sent a letter to Qunu City, but also told him that the envoy of the Tang Dynasty had arrived. At the same time, he also repaired a book, and the fast horse passed it to the king of the kingdom of Sata Mudvara, Mishjara.

Because I met Wang Xuance at the Qunucheng Festival, and the two talked happily. When I heard that this time it was Wang Xuance who led the Tang Dynasty delegation and came to the country. In order to show their solemnity, they sent officials in charge of foreign affairs to meet them at the border in person.

After Wang Xuance repeatedly excused himself, he still caught up with Luan. As a result, under the guidance of this kind official, the Tang Dynasty mission was surrounded by many honor guards and traveled for more than 200 miles, and came to the city of the king of Satamud.

As Master Xuanzang said, this royal city has a circumference of more than 20 miles, and it is quite prosperous and rich. Walking on the streets, they found that the people were indeed quite interested in illusions, and all kinds of juggling magic tricks filled the streets, attracting people who did not know the truth to gather on the lookers.

However, because of the simplicity of the people's customs and the wealth of the people, they are all research, and there has never been the slightest thing to cheat money and money......

Entering this palace, not only does it show this magnificence everywhere, but it also reflects a lot of luxury. What gold, silver and jade, all available, rare antiques, everything; The square squares decorate the entire palace, and when you think about it, it looks like a treasure collection.

On the top of this hall, the same is true, the luxury is even greater, and the collection is more refined. I saw that the king Mishjara saw Wang Xuance and his party coming, and immediately stepped down from the throne decorated with pearl agate and greeted him......

After Wang Xuance saw the salute, the two exchanged pleasantries, and then King Mishjara took hands and greeted the throne next to the throne.

"I never thought that Wang Changshi would be able to send my Sata mud to the country of Varo as he wished, and this king is very pleased, very pleased. Thank you for your kindness to His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty! Mishyara said happily to him.

After Wang Xuance thanked him, he immediately motioned to Zhou Chen and the others to present him with the national gift presented to him in a dignified manner: the Sanskrit translation of the Tao Te Ching, the portrait of Lao Tzu, the purple pottery plain noodle tea set and two copies of high-quality Lingnan black tea.

In the past, when Master Xuanzang traveled to this country, he had explained all the customs and habits of the Tang Dynasty to Mishjara. Therefore, Mishjara can be regarded as having a lot of understanding of the Tang Dynasty culture, not only longing for Lao Tzu, but also respecting the style of drinking tea. He never thought he would have all these things today.

When he picked up the "Tao Te Ching" and flipped through it, he saw such a sentence in it: Therefore, those who are good are not good teachers; Those who are not good are the assets of good people. This is the intention of being willing to learn and comparing with each other in the Buddhist scriptures, so he happily told Wang Xuance about it.

Look at this elegant and exquisite tea drinking utensils, after Chen Maocai's demonstration, he was also quite happy, gently pinched the tea cup, smacked it carefully, and suddenly felt relaxed and happy, like a spring breeze.

Seeing such a cultural accumulation, as well as a national gift that broke the effort. Mishjara then gave an account and handed over the Tao Te Ching to the Minister of State, who personally studied it and passed it on to the princes and officials.

Immediately after, but saw a slight look from Mishjara. Seeing a few attendants, they immediately presented four state gifts from the side hall, and as the red silk cloth covered was slowly uncovered, everyone was stunned......

I saw that this first national gift is a transparent crystal cup, the cup is six inches high, the diameter is three inches, the bottom diameter is two inches long, the open lips are flat, the cup wall is oblique and straight, crystal clear, it is rare.

And this second national gift is a pair of cyan agate wine glasses, about three inches high, two inches in diameter, the color is uniform, the color is bright, the wall is as thin as white paper, the carving craftsmanship is really ingenious.

This third national gift is an elegant wine jug made of black agate, about eight or nine inches high, and its peculiarity is that it is carefully carved on a large piece of agate, a rather exotic freehand bas-relief, hairpin carved and on, showing the uniqueness and exquisiteness of the craftsman's craftsmanship.

This fourth national gift is 30 well-proportioned red agate rough stones, which are the best among agate at first glance......

Looking at such a valuable thing, but listening to this Mishjara said to them carefully: "Thank you Wang Changshi for the first time to envoy to our country, in order to express gratitude, this is a gift to His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty." This first crystal cup is an item from the Great Food, which has been in my palace collection for hundreds of years. This second piece was made in the five Indians, and I don't know how many years it has been; This third thing is also something that has been transferred from the Western world; These two items have been in my palace for more than 30 years. As for the fourth piece, I heard that Master Xuanzang said that your country is still red, and he loves agate, so he will give 30 treasures in the palace to your country, talk about sincerity, and hope to accept it! ”

Looking at such a heavy gift, Wang Xuance was also shocked. Although he still refuses many times, under the sincere persuasion of Mishjara, he can only accept this affectionate national gift!

The friendship between the two countries was thus formalized in this friendly and peaceful atmosphere, accompanied by the credentials signed by King Mishjara himself......

With the formal establishment of the relationship between the two countries, in order to show his hospitality, King Mishjara naturally wanted to set up a banquet to entertain these Tang envoys who had come from thousands of miles to envoy the country. What's going to happen to you next at the banquet? See the next section......

The editor said: People die for money, and birds die for food. It was precisely because of the generous gifts that the countries gave back to the Tang Dynasty and Wang Xuance that they were robbed later......

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