Chapter 720: Papal Emissary

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Chen Yuan didn't want to take on this task, really, every time he saw Xiao Tatar, Chen Yuan was a little embarrassed, especially this time there were still many things to discuss, and some conversations in the middle could only be attended by the two of them, which made Chen Yuan even more apprehensive. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info But he also knows that now that he is in contact with Xiao Tali, there is no more suitable candidate for Da Song than him.

When Chen Yuan came out of the palace, Han Qi was leaning on the carriage and napping. It is estimated that he didn't expect Chen Yuan to come out so early this time. It wasn't until Chen Yuan walked up to him and patted him lightly on the shoulder that Han Qi was suddenly surprised: "Yo, shopkeeper, you see that I am actually asleep, don't care." ”

Of course Chen Yuan didn't care, he suddenly found some gray hair on Han Qi's head!

This discovery really made Chen Yuan a little stunned, stunned by the passage of time. Chen Yuan gave Han Qi a team, but apparently he didn't like that kind of work. Han Qi is a lazy person, he thinks it's good to drive the carriage, and someone will take care of his eating and drinking all day long, and he doesn't have to worry about being tired.

He has never worried about life over the years, and his body has become a little fat, and it is estimated that he will not be able to pretend to be a chivalrous man now.

"Han Qi, how long have we known each other?"

Han Qi was stunned for a moment, thought about it and said, "By April this year, it will be exactly fifteen years. ”

Thinking of the first meeting between the two, Chen Yuan couldn't help but smile: "It's been fifteen years!" Can you give me another fifteen years of driving? ”

Han Qi patted his chest: "Don't worry, the shopkeeper, my body is tough, no problem." ”

Chen Yuan slapped him lightly: "Why are you so stupid?" I mean, are you really going to drive me in a carriage for the rest of my life? ”

Han Qi nodded: "Well, I don't think there's anything wrong with that." ”

Chen Yuan smiled helplessly on his face, since Han Qi felt that there was nothing wrong, then let him go. Seriously, among these brothers, Chen Yuan is most worried about Han Qi.

He felt that this person's attitude to life was very problematic. Han Qi didn't even look for a woman until now, which made Chen Yuan feel that he was a weird person. Chen Yuan couldn't understand why a man could live without a woman.

"Han Qi, let me tell you that the woman is good? Tell me what you like. ”

Han Qi's mouth grinned: "Shopkeeper, don't worry about this matter, there have been many people who have matched me over the years, I have seen all kinds of women, if there is a suitable one, I will tell you." ”

In Chen Yuan's opinion, this is Han Qi's prevarication, but since he shirks it, he can't force it, even if he shoehorns a woman into him, if he doesn't like it, he will blame himself.

"Is there anything else going on today? If not, now go to the post station, I want to see an envoy from the west. ”

Chen Yuan's journey was arranged for him by Pang Xi, and when he went out in the morning, Pang Xi would hand over the itinerary to Han Qi, and Han Qi knew where to go first and where to go next.

"Cheng, you must rush back to Crescent Moon Villa at noon, you said that you will invite Lord Ouyang to dinner at noon."

Chen Yuan looked up at Shichen: "It should be in time, go." ”

Now the Great Song Post Station is really very lively, although the Spring Festival has passed, and the messengers who came to congratulate are gone, but the whole post station can still hear noisy sounds.

The fat official at this post station no longer worries that he will be dismissed as a redundant official, but another trouble is bothering him, and that is the problem of language.

In the past, only Tubo, Uighur, and Dali came to the Great Song Dynasty. Most of the envoys also spoke Chinese. But now it's different, many envoys from afar and the language of the Great Song Dynasty are not the same, especially in the Nanyang area, basically every country has a language, the post station is responsible for receiving them, and arranging for them to communicate with the Song Dynasty, this language barrier makes the fat post Cheng distressed.

Not only did he post notices outside the inn and hire people who were fluent in various languages with high salaries, but he was also taking the time to learn himself. Really, he thought about retiring a few years ago, and he never dreamed that he would have to study at his age!

When Chen Yuan came this time, Yi Cheng was having a simple conversation with Ah San's envoy in Indian dialect, which was not fluent.

Chen Yuan couldn't understand what he was saying, and after entering the door, he smiled and said, "Lord Yicheng, yes, what you said is similar to him." ”

Yi Cheng saw Chen Yuan coming, hurriedly threw down Na San, and got up to greet him: "Master Ma, you are smiling, let's be honest with you, I am also a talented learner, he said slow down and I still understand, as soon as he said it quickly, I don't know what he said at all." Who are you looking for today? I'll arrange it for you. ”

"Is there a Roman messenger who stays here?"

"In, in."

Chen Yuan looked at the Yicheng: "Do you know what to say?" Arrange one for me. ”

Yi Cheng shook his head: "No, those guys' words are very difficult to learn, none of us can speak here, but don't worry, he can speak Chinese now, and he can understand what you say to him." ”

This Roman envoy spoke Chinese? This really surprised Chen Yuan.

He knew that this person had only been in the Great Song Dynasty for more than two months, and when no one could communicate with him, he learned Chinese by himself in a short period of time, and he could be regarded as a talent.

I was even more curious about this Roman envoy: "What is his name?" ”

"It's called Child, there are four of them, and they live on the third floor of the second floor of that building, and I'll take you up."

Child's receptivity can be said to be quite amazing, and when Chen Yuan saw him, he was wearing a long robe of a Song Dynasty scribe and holding a folding fan with an unusually bright peony painted on it.

After seeing Chen Yuan, the fan was closed, and his hands were hugged together with a standard Song etiquette: "Dare to ask this lord what is the matter when he comes to find him?" ”

If it weren't for the color of his skin and hair that made people see his race, as well as the slight Western accent on his voice, he would have been no different from a Song person.

Chen Yuan's heart smiled, which showed his success. He wanted to create a Great Song that would make the Quartet surrender, when was this goal considered a success?

It's not about how much of a place their own horse's hooves have conquered. By this standard, the Mongol Yuan dynasty was the most successful. But the life span of the Yuan Dynasty came to an end in just a few decades.

It is the king who can really make others submit! Moving the knife is just the last step.

When those aliens were emulating the Song people, when those merchants wanted to do business with the Song people, when students from other countries wanted to come to the Great Song Dynasty to study, and when the residents of those countries did not hesitate to give up everything they had in order to obtain the right to live in the Great Song Dynasty, the Great Song Dynasty was considered a success.

Child's performance at least shows that the current Da Song has reached one of them!

"Don't be polite, your subordinate Chen Shimei, take the liberty to disturb, and please honor Haihan if you are rude."

As soon as Chen Yuan signed the word, Charde's eyes suddenly lit up. During the time he came to Bianjing, it can be said that Chen Shimei's name was really thunderous. First of all, he knew that Chen Shimei was the president of the Chamber of Commerce, and if he wanted to make a big deal with the people of the Song Dynasty, he had to obtain the support of this great Song Dynasty master.

And this time, the turmoil in the Song Dynasty was quelled by this horse master waving his hand after he returned, which made Childe see Chen Yuan's power even more. Even if Chen Yuan didn't come to him, he was ready to find an excuse to visit.

However, when I inquired at the post station, the ministers of the Song Dynasty generally kept a distance from foreign envoys, and if there was no special matter, they would not have too much contact with foreign envoys.

When Childe was worried about the lack of an excuse, when he heard that Chen Shimei was standing in front of him, he was really overjoyed, and he immediately forgot the etiquette of the Great Song Dynasty, and hugged Chen Yuan with his arms outstretched: "Oh God, Your Excellency, please allow me not to visit you, because I am afraid of causing you trouble, please believe that my expectations for you are like looking forward to the first ray of light in the dark night." ”

Chen Yuan gently patted him on the shoulder twice: "Okay, Honorable Envoy, I am also very happy that you can come to the Great Song Dynasty this time, I think, this is probably the fate we are talking about, there should be a more pleasant cooperation between you and me." ”

The two of them made it next to the table, and Childe picked up the teapot and poured tea for Chen Yuan, Chen Yuan smiled: "You guys seem to drink coffee there, right?" Are you used to drinking this tea? ”

Charde was so excited, because Chen Yuan's arrival meant that the opportunity had come for him, and the rest was a question of whether he could seize it. When people are excited, they tend to say the wrong thing, especially when speaking in Chinese that they are not familiar with.

He heard Chen Yuan ask him like this, and said in passing: "I don't know about the horse, we also drink tea there, but our tea-making process is far less than that of the Great Song Dynasty, so the good tea is from the Arab Empire, and it belongs to the nobility, and people like us can't afford to drink it at all." ”

Chen Yuan was stunned for a moment, but Child didn't realize his mistake at all, and all his attention was on what language to use to persuade this colt master to do business with him.

"Respected colt, don't you know what you have to tell you when you come this time?"

Charder obviously used the wrong word again, but it didn't matter, this error Chen Yuan's comprehension ability can be judged. He was now a little suspicious of the identity of this Roman, who had just said that tea was a noble commodity, and people like them could not afford to drink it. Is this a grammatical error or an unintentional mistake?

Isn't he a nobleman? If he was really an emissary of the papacy, it could not have been a nobleman. Because although Rome has fallen in this era, the position of the pope is still there, and the appointment of kings in every European country must be approved by the pope.

If the Pope really sent someone to the Great Song Dynasty, he should send someone of repute.

Chen Yuan's eyes glanced at Child: "Honorable envoy, I want to know, in your eyes, how does our Great Song Dynasty compare to your country?" What can we do with each other? ”

Childe had already observed this question, and he immediately opened his chatterbox, starting from the high society on both sides, the life of the scholars was obviously much richer than that of the Roman aristocracy. And the Great Song Dynasty is now more developed than Europe in terms of commerce and handicrafts.

Not to mention the living standards of the common people, the two sides are not at the same level at all. The people of the Great Song Dynasty are not a problem at all to be fed and clothed now, and they even have extra money to save, but in this era in Europe, those ordinary people are basically living on the death line.

(To be continued)