Chapter 203: Banquet and Reception

Seeing that Bato had already run forward, Dan Qi'er sighed secretly and got up and walked to Bato's side, smiled and said to Wang Xiang: "I didn't expect to see the famous Jiayuan Marquis as soon as I arrived in Datang, my brother and I have heard a lot of legends about Jiayuan Marquis in Turkic. ”

Since she called the little prince Bato her younger brother, she must be Princess Danqier, Wang Xiang bent down and saluted the two, looked up at Princess Danqier and said in surprise: "Am I very famous?" There are legends about me in the distant Turks. ”

Dan Qi'er said with a smile: "The Tang Chamber of Commerce set up by Jiayuanhou is all over the countries of the Western Regions, and Chinatown is even more prosperous and lively, and I heard that Jiayuanhou also performed the immortal method of sustaining life and saving people in Xizhou, and many people in the Western Regions regard Jiayuanhou as a fairy-like figure." ”

Wang Xiang touched his nose embarrassedly: "It turns out that I am so famous...... he was surprised and surprised that the Datang Chamber of Commerce had spread all over the countries of the Western Regions, and it seemed that Zhang Kuishan and Ma Wenxin still had real talents and learning.

Everyone felt that the surprise in Wang Xiang's words was speechless for a while, and he was really not modest at all.

Barto was obviously more interested in Iron Egg, who was about the same size as Tulu, and pointed to Iron Egg and asked, "I heard that you have a guard who defeated our first Turkic warrior, is this one of the guards?" ”

Wang Xiang saw Tulu behind Bato with a depressed look on his face, and he smiled and said, "This...... Pure fluke, pure fluke. He was really afraid that Tulu would not be able to suppress the anger in his heart and suddenly burst out, that was not what he wanted to see, and it was the right thing to make money with harmony.

"Hmph, I think so." Bato tilted his head triumphantly and wanted to say something more, but was pulled by Princess Danqier next to him, and Princess Danqier glared at him, and Bato reluctantly closed his mouth.

Wang Xiang naturally saw their small movements, although Princess Danqier in front of her was not as gentle and gentle as the Central Plains woman, her eyebrows were delicate, her front was convex and backward, and her words and deeds revealed a touch of wildness. That stare is also very stylish.

"Marquis Jiayuan just said that he has been busy with the affairs of the Great Dynasty Meeting and the Wanguo Academy these days, I don't know what the Wanguo Academy is, could it be the same grand ceremony as the Great Chaohui?"

Wang Xiang smiled apologetically and said casually: "The Academy of All Nations is not a grand ceremony, it is just a school set up by the Tang Dynasty for foreign countries, and there are too many foreign envoys who are applying for admission places to the Academy of All Nations these days, and they are really too busy." That's why I snubbed the little prince and Princess Dankier. ”

Hearing that many foreign envoys were vying to apply for admission places in the School of All Nations, Dan Qi'er's eyes flashed with a different color, and she felt that there must be a reason, and when she was about to ask again, Wang Xiang took the lead in speaking: "Everyone who has come from afar is tired of driving, why don't you go to Dengxian Tower with me first, and let's talk while eating." ”

Bato had long been thinking about the food of the Tang Dynasty, so he naturally had no opinion, but not everyone in the Turkic mission was qualified to go to Dengxian Tower for a banquet, in addition to Bato's little prince and Princess Danqier, Tulu and two other envoys of high status went to Dengxian Tower together.

Degui had been informed by Wang Xiang that he had prepared a private room, and the Turks had been in constant friction and conflict with the Tang Dynasty. But there are not many contacts, so except for Tulu, everyone else came to Datang for the first time, even Tulu, who was escorted to Chang'an as a prisoner the previous time, naturally had no chance and was not in the mood to see the prosperity of Chang'an.

The layout and cuisine of Dengxian Tower are extraordinary, and the people who have lived in Chang'an for a long time will find it luxurious and extraordinary, not to mention these Turkic people who have hardly seen any other food except flatbread and barbecue in their lives.

Although the few people who came to Dengxian Tower were all people with status and status in the Turks, their usual food was a little better than that of other Turkic people. But it was also monotonous and boring, and all the way from the Turks to Chang'an were dry and boring flatbreads and jerky. At this time, when he smelled the fragrant hot pot, he couldn't help but take a deep breath, which made Degui snicker.

"Everyone, please follow me to the private room on the second floor."

Hearing Degui's words, they moved their steps and followed Degui upstairs, and Bato frequently turned back to look at the steaming hot pot in the lobby on the first floor.

When they arrived at the private room on the second floor, they sat down, and in the face of a table full of delicious dishes, everyone swallowed their saliva in unison.

Wang Xiang stood up and hugged his fists and said: "Time is too short to prepare more, I hope you will bear with me." ”

It's too late to prepare. So what does it mean to be more prepared......

Wang Xiang greeted, and several Turkic nobles, including Dan Qi'er, all devoured it, and the Turkic people were not like the Han people who cared about all kinds of etiquette, and they were naturally unceremonious in the face of a table of delicacies.

The spicy soup base seemed to suit the taste of the Turks, who ate it with great delight. Because the Turks wore fur clothes in winter, everyone was sweating profusely after eating.

After enjoying such a delicious meal, even the resentment caused by the cold treatment outside the Yanping Gate before disappeared most of them.

Until most of the dishes on the table were wiped out, the momentum of the storm finally slowed down slightly, and only Tie Dan and Tulu were still eating the barbecue in a big gulp, as if they were going to eat a little more.

"I only heard about Datang's food before, but today I know what real food is."

Hearing Dan Qi'er's heartfelt admiration, Wang Xiang smiled: "Princess Dan Qi'er and Little Prince Bato are satisfied with their meals." ”

Bato stuffed a large piece of mutton shabu in his mouth, and nodded when he heard this: "Satisfied, the food here is very good." ”

Dan Qi'er remembered the Wanguo Academy mentioned by Wang Xiang and asked: "I don't know what the Wanguo Academy mentioned earlier is about, our mission encountered a little trouble on the way, so I didn't hear about the Wanguo Academy." ”

Seeing that Dan Qi'er took the initiative to ask about the School of All Nations, Wang Xiang was secretly happy in his heart, and pretended to be casual and said: "In fact, there are foreign envoys who want to learn the advanced culture and technology of the Tang Dynasty, so His Majesty agreed to set up the School of All Nations for foreign countries to send people to study. ”

Dan Qi'er's eyes lit up when she heard this, she came to Chang'an this time to find out the details of Datang, and also to find out the news about Tianleizi, the Wanguo Academy seemed to be a very good opportunity.

"I wonder if our Turks can send people to study in the Academy of All Nations?"

Wang Xiang hesitated: "This ...... Logically yes, but the number of places available at the School of All Nations is limited, and many Gentile emissaries have already applied. ”

"I don't know how to apply for the admission quota of the Academy of All Nations?"

The one who asked was a Turkic man who looked a little old and weak, and when he was in Honglu Temple before, Wang Xiang had already learned that he was the teacher of the little prince Bato and Princess Danqier, called Takatayan, and Wang Xiang's first feeling when he saw him was that this Turkic old man was not simple. In his body, Wang Xiang felt a temperament similar to that of the eldest grandson Wuji. (To be continued.) )