"Wang Changshi has won the award, you have traveled thousands of miles to envoy my Yanqi country, all this is as it should be" Xue Po Ana's branch replied very enthusiastically.

After some greetings, he insisted on inviting Wang Xuance to return to the palace with him, although Wang Xuance excused himself, he could not resist his sincerity. So, seeing the hand of this Xue Po A's pro-ruling king Xuan Ce, he boarded the carriage with his luxurious decoration. The group followed the car and walked towards the Yanqi Palace.

With just a cup of tea, they came to this Yanqi Palace. Although the palace is small, it is quite majestic. But seeing that this week, Chen and the others led all the members of the Tang Dynasty delegation to follow Wang Xuance's side; And Xue Po Anazhi led a group of ministers to accompany them.

As the official reception ceremony began, I heard this Wang Xuance say: "I am sent to the nations by the will of Your Majesty, and the King's Kingdom of Qi is our first stop, and in view of the deep exchanges between the two countries, I hereby present the national gift that Your Majesty has given to your country. ”

As soon as Wang Xuance's words fell, I saw that under the guidance of Zhou Zeng and Chen Maocai, everyone presented the Sanskrit translation of the Tao Te Ching and the portrait of Lao Tzu. At the same time, a set of purple pottery plain noodle tea sets and two copies of Lingnan black tea were also presented.

Immediately afterwards, Wang Xuance gave a serious explanation to the monarchs and ministers of Yanqi State one by one: "This "Tao Te Ching" has been practiced by the people of the Tang Dynasty since childhood, and it has been circulated for thousands of years now. Whereas, the students sent by the nations to Taixue also studied this scripture. And under the personal auspices of Master Xuanzang of the Tang Dynasty, I have just translated this Sanskrit and Tang Dynasty translation, so I decided to give it to the king as a national gift.

On the other hand, the style of tea drinking in our Tang people is quite popular, and the effect of tea is not only for health care, but also for physical fitness; Therefore, under the instruction of His Majesty the Heavenly Khan, it was given to the king, in order to ask the king to live a long and healthy life, and to cultivate the good fortune of the two countries for ten thousand years. ”

When he heard about the national gift given by the Tang Dynasty, not only had he not seen it before, but he had never heard of it, he was also very interested. So under the guidance of his attendants, he personally stepped down from the throne and opened the portrait of Lao Tzu. Not only does I feel that the painting is quite kind, but it is also peaceful. When I opened the Sanskrit translation of the Tao Te Ching, I only read a few sentences, and I was inadvertently deeply attracted by the words inside, so I nodded with satisfaction.

When you see this delicate and small clay pot, clay pot, clay cup, tea basket, tea mill, it is also very novel. So he asked, "I don't know how to use these objects?" ”

"In that case, then it's good to show the king," Wang Xuance immediately returned.

"Yes, yes, so good," Xue Po Anazhi replied with great joy.

After some preparation, but seeing this Chen Maocai, he gently added charcoal, added water, and lit a fire, not only carefully crushing this high-quality Lingnan black tea, but also finely sifting the tea powder to make tea powder. After the water boils, slowly put in the tea powder, after three boils and three boils, the color of the water is also transparent and turns bright red, and suddenly the tea fragrance in the hall is overflowing. Seeing that the tea had been boiled, Chen Maocai carefully warmed the cup, and then gently poured the tea soup into the purple pottery tea cup.

Under Wang Xuance's instructions, this Xue Po A's branch gently pinched the tea cup and carefully smacked it, and his heart was suddenly relaxed and happy, and his mouth was fragrant. Full of joy, he thanked the Tang Kingdom for the national gift.

With this atmosphere of harmony and relaxation. State talks between the two countries have also been quite smooth. After obtaining the promise of the Yanqi King Xue Po Ana Branch and the Tang Yongjie to be of the same heart and never rebel against the Tang Dynasty. The two sides not only recounted the friendship between the two countries, but also concluded a letter of friendship and peace.

With the end of the formal negotiations, the welcome banquet naturally began. When Wang Xuance saw that this state banquet was not only luxurious but also sumptuous, he couldn't help but feel the grandeur of this Tang Dynasty. can be so courteous, all because there is this powerful motherland behind it. Pushing the cup and changing the lamp not only exchanged friendship, but also enhanced the personal relationship between them......

After the banquet, after a few days of rest and simple replenishment, the group said goodbye to the Yanqi king Xue Po Anazhi. In view of the deepening of personal friendship at the banquet, the conversation was very pleasant. This Xue Po Anazhi was in high spirits, and personally sent them out of this Bogdaqin City five miles away. After Wang Xuance and others' repeated thanks and resignations, he reluctantly returned to this Yanqi King City.

With a deep affection, a group of people set off from this Bogdaqin City, along the prosperous trade road, walked to the southwest for more than 200 miles, crossed a mountain that was not too high, and then crossed two large rivers, along the open Pingchuan, more than 700 miles west, and arrived at the second country of this trip - Qiuzi country.

This Qiuzi country is also a big country in the Western Regions, more than 1,000 miles from east to west, 600 miles from north to south, according to the record of the Western Regions of the Tang Dynasty, the capital of this country is 178 miles in a radius of 17 or 8 miles, which is very atmospheric among the countries of the Western Regions. Because it is not far away, it is produced in a similar way to Yanqi, the climate is quite mild, the customs are also very simple, and the writing is mainly Sanskrit such as Tocharian...... However, the most famous thing is the orchestral music here, which is the best among the countries of the Western Regions.

With Chen Maocai's explanation to them according to the records of the Western Regions of the Tang Dynasty, when he talked about this turtle music. But I heard this week say so neatly: "Alas, alas, do you still remember that in the Lantern Festival of the twentieth year of Zhenguan, there are many turtles in our Chang'an City, that is really a beauty!" ”

When Chen Maocai heard this, his thoughts returned to the past: "Remember, remember, how can you forget." It's really a beautiful scenery, your kid's saliva flowed on me at that time......" Chen Maocai inadvertently revealed Zhou Zeng's old bottom again, causing the two to start arguing again......

At this time, Wang Xuance had been thinking about the situation in the Western Regions. Although most of the countries in the Western Regions have been established for many years, even this country of Qiuzi has been nearly a thousand years now. But since stepping into the realm of this Qiuzi, I have vaguely felt the complexity of the situation in this Qiuzi.

The current king of Qiuzi, Bai Suvadie, has been on the throne for more than 20 years. Since the last time he sent an envoy to Datang to propose marriage, although he was ostensibly attached to Datang; But in the past few years, he has secretly fornicated with the Western Turks. And also send envoys to each other from time to time, to put it bluntly, this Bai Su Vadai is a person who eats both ends, whoever is good to me, I will be good to whom; Whoever treats me badly, I treat him badly.

However, after thinking about it, although the situation is complicated, as long as we uphold justice and clarify our thinking; Everything is based on fairness and justice, and it is natural that it can be auspicious in times of trouble.

Trivia: Yanqi Kingdom, that is, the country of black chickens in "Journey to the West". At the beginning of the Western Han Dynasty, it belonged to the Xiongnu, and in the second year of the Western Han Dynasty (60 BC), it belonged to the Western Regions Protectorate. In the early years of the Eastern Han Dynasty, it was attached to the country of Shache. In the eighteenth year of Yongping in the Eastern Han Dynasty (75 AD), the Xiongnu were attached. In the sixth year of Yongyuan of the Eastern Han Dynasty (94 AD), Ban Chao broke it, and it belonged to the Eastern Han Dynasty. In the ninth year of Taiping Zhenjun of the Northern Wei Dynasty (448 AD), Yanqi was defeated by the Northern Wei Dynasty, and the Northern Wei Dynasty set up a town here to govern it. Soon, Yanqi was successively controlled by Rouran and Gaoche, and then was destroyed by Disgust. Later, the royal family surnamed Yanqi returned to power, and the Yanqi kingdom was revitalized. In the first year of the longevity of Empress Wu of the Great Zhou Dynasty (692 AD), Wu Zetian established Yanqi as one of the four towns under the Anxi Protectorate. After the Anshi Rebellion (755-762 AD), the Tibetans captured Yanqi. Soon, Yanqi was again part of the Mobei Uighur Khanate. At the end of the 13th century, the kingdom of Wu'er, which ruled Yanqi, collapsed, and Yanqi disappeared from there.

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