Chapter 31: The prince will have a kind of exotic customs to tell the new chapter (II)
In the face of the Tang Dynasty, it is very ordinary, but for the monarch of a foreign land, it is quite unique; Not only have I never seen it, but I have never heard of it. When Wang Xuance recounted these two national gifts one by one, King Tegil Khan was once again deeply attracted by the culture of the Tang Dynasty.
When Chen Maocai personally showed him the process of making tea and drinking tea. Under the patient guidance of Wang Xuance, the tea soup brewed by Tegil Khan was not only ruddy in color, but also just in the right place. As he gently pinched the teacup, he slowly smacked it, not only with a fragrant tongue, but also quite satisfied: "This is good, this is good, I am also old, this set of things can indeed cultivate self-cultivation!" ”
"We Tang people are taking tea as a gift, and when we have nothing to do, we also drink tea and talk about it," Wang Xuance explained to King Tegil Khan with a happy face.
After this familiarization, Tegil Khan also asked what to do after drinking this tea? Wang Xuance therefore took this opportunity to reply: "Our Datang is not only rich in silk, but also rich in these teas; Now this trade route has led to this mud Borneo country, if you can achieve this trade and trade exchanges, and jointly maintain the peace of the official road, the tea of the Tang Dynasty will naturally flow to your country along this trade route! ”
After hearing him say this, King Tegil Khan inquired in detail about the specific details of this trade route, and Wang Xuance also answered them one by one. As a result, not only did the two countries conclude a treaty of peace, but also reached an intention to trade with each other, and since then this Tang Fan Tao has extended to the country of Modi Buluo.
Looking at such a precious national gift, in the face of the sincere etiquette of His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, King Tegil Khan was not ambiguous at all. Taking advantage of the fact that the welcome state banquet has not yet begun, a gift has been prepared in return.
However, the first national gift in return was a rather delicate duck-shaped glassware. It is about 7 inches long, two inches in abdominal diameter, light green vitreous, translucent, mouth like a duck's beak, long neck and bulging abdomen, dragging a slender long tail, and the tip of the tail is slightly remnant, which is very rare.
And this second piece is a very delicate ivory wine glass, about five inches long, with a thin and soft rope tail at the bottom of the glass, wrapped around the lower part of the cup, the body is light and thin, and the carving is very exquisite.
This third piece is a milky white jade flute with a crystal body, about a foot long.
The fourth piece is a pair of delicate and well-coloured green glass plates......
All the people of the Tang Dynasty Mission, not only had they never seen such a unique glassware, but they also couldn't see such a delicate jade flute.
I heard King Tegil Khan say to them with a golden scepter: "These four treasures are all left over from the previous royal family, and according to records, these first pieces were produced in Daqin (Rome), and passed through the hands of merchants and arrived in our country." This second piece was carved by craftsmen of the previous dynasty and has a history of hundreds of years. As for this third item, according to the records, it is your thing from the Tang Dynasty, Qin and Han dynasties, and it was also transmitted to our country through the trade road, and today it can be regarded as the return of the object to its original owner. This fourth is a Persian thing, which is still hundreds of years old! I give these gifts to your country to continue this trade route! ”
In the face of such a precious thing and the love of fists, under the repeated persuasion of the old king, Wang Xuance and others could only reluctantly accept this precious national treasure. Seeing that it was almost there, the welcome state banquet began......
Everything is so orderly and natural. Between pushing the cup and changing the lamp, it seems very harmonious...... Talk about family life, talk about customs, so it's quite pleasant......
At this time, an official appeared at the banquet in a panic, walked up to King Tegil Khan with a rather ugly face, and said something, and his face changed greatly in an instant, from joy to sorrow, giving people a very sad feeling......
I heard King Tegil Khan repeat again: "This news is accurate!" ”
But seeing that the official nodded affirmatively, he spoke in detail in his ear......
Looking at this scene, Wang Xuance and others are also very different, why is this? Hurriedly comforted King Tegil Khan and said, "I don't know what a difficult thing it is, but I am so sad! ”
Tegil Khan relieved his nerves, still sad and said: "The king of the Ring of the Sun passed away a month ago, and the minister of the country, Alonashun, inherited the throne, and now he has become the king of this Holisha country.
Hearing such bad news, everyone was also very surprised. I never thought that this king of the ring was in the prime of spring and autumn, and he actually said goodbye, Wang Xuance, Zhou Zeng, Chen Maocai and others were even more worried in their sadness......
King Tegil Khan couldn't help but reminisce about his past: "Since I took the throne, I have been bullied by the surrounding Brahmanical countries in the first few years, and it is after the rise of the King of the Ring of the Sun, his great benevolence and righteousness have helped me, so that I can sit firmly on the throne of the throne and make the country appear stable, and it has been stable for more than 30 years now." But he never thought that today, he would die. ”
The more I talked, the more sad I became, and tears couldn't help but bloom in the corners of my eyes......
Seeing that the king was so sad, Wang Xuance and the others also had a sad look and couldn't help but comfort him. Thus, the state banquet began in a happy atmosphere and ended in a sad atmosphere......
The people who returned to rest in the post house were already half cold in their hearts after hearing that the King of the Ring Sun had passed away at the banquet. This time, I came at the behest of Li Shimin precisely to meet the king of the ring again and conclude an alliance. Now that the King of the Ring is gone, what should I do? With whom do you make a contract?
One by one, every word you say, every word I say, not only looks restless, but also disgraced, which makes Zhou Zeng's hot temper sigh again and again. However, Chen Maocai and Wang Xuance seemed to be thoughtful, just listening to everyone's words......
"Now that the king of the Ring has died, and Alonashun has inherited the throne of the kingdom of Holisha, then we will still regard him as the co-lord of the five Indias, and continue to send envoys to the five Indias to visit Aronashun!" After Wang Xuance thought about it carefully, he said to everyone.
His understanding is that our envoys from the Tang Dynasty are visiting the kings of the entire Five Indians, not one person. Since the king of the precepts of the sun has died, and Arona Shun has succeeded to the throne safely, he is naturally the lord of the Holisha Empire, so he is the same as the king of the precepts.
"Although this Nara Nashun inherited the country of Holisha, not to mention that this Alona Shun and I also have some understanding, this person is fierce and cruel, quite unpopular, and these five Indian countries are quite loose alliance models, with their prestige, naturally they can't suppress the entire five Indias, or it won't be long before the five Indias seem to be in chaos" Chen Maocai said worriedly......
"What you said is very right, I have also thought about these problems, but after all, there is no major chaos at present, as an envoy, naturally he should not be entangled in the affairs of this foreign country, and the best option at present is to continue to send an envoy to this Holisha country and visit Alonashun!" Wang Xuance continued Chen Maocai's words and said seriously.
"That's true, it's the best way to do it right now." After thinking about it, Chen Maocai also replied in the affirmative.
Seeing that the two of them reached a preliminary intention, the group seemed to be a little more stable! A new goal was born......
The editor said: When he came to the crossroads of history and asked Wang Xuance to continue to choose, he chose the right direction in line with the belief in justice? It's a pity that later, I met the wrong person......
(End of chapter)