Chapter 81
"Hello!" Jiabao was taking a bath, and the maid was afraid that she would catch a cold, so she hurriedly put a blanket on her.
"Don't, don't!" Garbo reprimanded the maid.
"That Chen Lihua is really shameless!" Garbo hated and said, "After arriving here, I will live in the palace and not leave." ”
"City Lord, the order of the military advisor, you ...... It's better not to say more! Nana, the valet muttered.
"Okay, okay, what's for Big Moon City? Now I want to use Baiyun Fort to exchange for Shenmu, if it weren't for the prince's sake, this time I would definitely seize the opportunity to make her lose face in the Senate, it's okay if Chen Lihua is here, anyway, as long as the prince comes back, I will definitely ask him to accompany me every night, and let them rob each other during the day, ha! I think it's funny! ”
"Yes! The prince comes back every night, but ...... Why hasn't the lord of the castle conceived yet? ”
"Stinky girl! I want you to talk a lot! Jiabao, waving his hand to pour the water on Nana's face, Nana snorted and avoided it with a smile.
"City lord, at that time...... I listen...... Every evening,...... Ha ha...... Ah! ”
Jiabao remembered Sima Dan's days in the city in those days, since the room was finished that night, after all, they were both young men and women, and the two of them were indeed entangled, and they couldn't help but blush, and scolded Nana again.
"City Lord, you're actually too shy."
"What? You're shy! ”
"Hey! I mean...... That's it, you lie there with your eyes closed every time......"
"Hey! You peeked! Hit you! She didn't dare to jump out of the pool naked, but Nana was born with the arrogance of a girl from the Western Regions, and continued to laugh at her, "You prince will soon get tired of it!" Now he's young...... After a few years, if ...... Giggle! There are other women who are more enchanting than you, he will definitely take them away, if it were me......"
"You...... You dead man, bring your clothes and wait for me to come up and beat you!" ”
"I don't! Wait until I'm done! Fortunately, the military advisor and the prince ...... No...... Without that, I see that her eyes are usually watery, that wave is strong, you have to be careful......"
"You're not big or small, I'll sell you to ** tomorrow, watch you wave!"
"It's not good, city lord, I'm just saying it for your good!"
"Haha, are you scared? Get your clothes! ”
"City Lord, seriously! I ......"
"Seriously? What......"
"I've watched you grow up since I was a kid......"
"What's the matter, you're younger than me!"
"But I'm also sensible, at that time Mira was so majestic, only you were good to us, and then Mira had an accident, and you accepted us, and you were still very good to us, no ...... Didn't blame us before...... Dog fights human power...... Castle Lord, I really regret ...... at that time."
"Alright...... Don't talk about the previous ......"
"Hmmm! In short, the city lord has always been kind to everyone, although he is a little anxious and has a lot of temper, but he will never really punish us, so the whole palace is very supportive of you, and Mira used to cut her hands and feet at every turn......"
"Hmmm! All right! Don't talk about her...... She died so badly! But what you just said, you won't say to anyone else! ”
"Nope! No! How dare I? Isn't the city lord going to kill people? ”
Garbo reached into Nana's armpit, "Tickle you stinky girl!" ”
"Haha! The lord of the city spares his life! ”
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"It's so beautiful and luxurious, but the palace of Yanqi is really shabby."
"I said there are still too few places, though...... Although there is so much gold piled up. ”
The Yanqi nobles were ordered by Otsuki Castle to move to live in Otsuki Castle, and their arrival doubled the price of houses in Otsuki Castle, but Otsuki Castle fulfilled its promise to treat them absolutely fairly, regardless of each other.
One of next year's consul-elects is Liu Bo, a Yanqi man who received enough votes in the Senate to become one of the two rulers, and tonight is his wedding to the daughter of the auspicious star.
Although the Yanqi people have lived in Otsuki City for nearly a year, they are still amazed at the wealth here, the fact is that the Otsuki people themselves can't believe that they can be established so quickly from the ruins, and the Yanqi people who did not participate in the battle against Shelun can't imagine the ruins in Otsuki City at that time.
Therefore, Zhuge Xiaomin got the title of "Great Architect" in addition to the name of "military advisor".
Liu Bo's relatives were envious of his new home and were eager to catch a glimpse of the bride.
Liu Bo sold a lot of his farmland in Yanqi to build this big house in Kadoorie Mountain, where the nobles lived, and marry the daughter of the auspicious star, and because of this, he, Liu Kang's distant nephew, was able to unite most of the Yanqi nobles and become a force in this Dayue City.
"I've heard that there's going to be a good show tonight, and the Turtle Messenger will come here to meet the true ruler." A lot of distinguished guests are whispering.
Liu Bo is not tall but extremely handsome, and the bride is also petite and beautiful, and the two shuttle among the guests, who congratulate one after another, and by the pool in the courtyard hall, they greet Zhuge Xiaomin, who appears in the clothes of a Persian noblewoman.
Dressed in a gorgeous jewel dress, with a snow-white cleavage exposed on her chest, and a hat with tulle hanging on her head, Xiao Min's appearance shattered her image in everyone's hearts, and many male guests became short of breath, especially the big moon man who served in the army.
Her beauty did not overshadow Chen Lihua, who was dressed as a noble person from the Central Plains next to her.
"There are such beautiful women in the world, and they have to appear together!" Everyone couldn't help but admire and surrounded them.
"Look, it's the queen, she's also beautiful, look at the peacock feathers on those eyebrows, it's so beautiful."
The appearance of Jiabao is also shocking, her makeup and clothes are the style of the East and West, in the Great Moon City, her clothes and ornaments have long been the fashion choice of noble ladies, and few people know that her business has become bigger and bigger, through her handwritten clothing, she can be worth a hundred times. 、
"Damn, I heard that Sima Dan is far away in Persia, it's best if he dies, our city is the most beautiful concentration of the world!"
"Alright! He died, we can't fight, and there are only a lot of ** here at that time! ”
"With the military advisor here, we won't lose!"
"They are an invincible combination, anyway, I don't want this place to become a **city, your grandma's**!"
Liu Bo and his wife were busy greeting Sanshu, at this time, the envoy of Qiuzi had already heard the news, with the prosperity of Qiuzi, he still gave the luxury of this banquet shock, when he saw them, he couldn't believe that there was such a beautiful woman in this world.
The fact is that Xiao Min poured out the wealth of Otsuki and planned this shocking banquet.
"Your Excellency, the wedding of the Guizi royal family must be grander than ours!" Jiabao smiled.
"City Lord, many people here have also come to Qiuci to attend the royal wedding, and the people there are more enthusiastic than here, but the delicacies of the mountains and seas, the treasures and treasures, and there are so many musicians and maids, and everyone's clothes and makeup are indeed better than Qiuci's, I can't imagine that this small house can have such a style!"
Xiao Min smiled and introduced a blonde man to Ambassador Qiuzi, "This is Mr. Dinis, a Greek, who has traveled to Rome and Persia, and the ambassador has a wide range of knowledge, you must have a lot to talk about." ”
Ambassador Qiuzi hurriedly said: "Qiuci is only a country in the Tarim River Valley, how can I have the honor to go to such a great place, I have been to Antioch, where the prosperity is really amazing, think about it, the city of millions of people, but its governor's dinner, there is no luxury tonight, I sincerely wish the Great Moon City!" ”
Dinis smiled, "Antioch is the largest city in the east of Rome, bigger than Alexandria, the dinner there must be grander than tonight, but the noblewomen there are definitely not as beautiful as tonight, but I believe that the Great Moon City will soon be able to hold a banquet that is no worse than Rome, it only took a year here, and there are many local talents, including Roman gladiators, Greek scholars, Egyptian architects, Persian philosophers, astrologers in Chang'an, physicians of the Chaori Dynasty, how did you do it!" Zhuge Military Division? ”
"Huh! Wait until I introduce them to the Ambassador. ”
At this time, a group of dancers began the snake dance, and Ambassador Guizi gave several maids a crowd to watch.
"I didn't expect that our Chang'an, in the mind of Teacher Dinis, is a city that is good at astrology!" Xiao Min smiled slightly.
"Haha! Many people also think that the Greeks only know philosophy and poetry, and do not know that we are the first merchants to do business, since I have used so much of your money, this banquet must be done well, it is also a good way to bluff him with words first! ”
"These wines alone use our national stock, and you really use the wine pond meat forest I told you!"
"You King is such a genius, I can imagine the ambassador's surprise for a moment!"
The Yanqi people's expected tongue sword and lip gun did not appear, and Ambassador Qiuzi was drunk in a short time in the midst of the colorful and drumming noise.
"What are you doing here? I won't have money to make new clothes for a few years, and you won't say anything to the ambassador? Jiabao spoke coldly to Xiao Min.
"Will you die if you don't make new clothes? Don't worry, you will definitely be able to look beautiful when the prince comes back, who will you dress up to show when he is away? Xiao Min was unceremonious.
"You! ……”
Long Er and Zuo Yong hurriedly dissuaded the two.
"Anyway, you must ensure the safety of Shenmu!"
"The city lord is not opposed to trading with Baiyun Castle?"
"As long as Shenmu is safe, you'd better convince the Senate!"
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Chen Long, the other corner of the banquet, said to Chen Lihua: "Judging from the transfer of Dayue's soldiers in the past few days, there may be a battle to be fought soon, I will leave five hundred infantry to protect you, remember, no matter what, don't let them participate in any war, in this way, they will definitely be able to protect you in the thousands of troops and horses to break through!" ”
"Ahh What the? Lihua was taken aback, "Then you're going back?" ”
"No, we will be stationed in the south and pick you up at any time, Da Yue will not defeat the battle, this Zhuge Xiaomin is unfathomable, if she is not a woman...... In short, you can rest assured, we just want to avoid the soldiers on both sides, we are businessmen, and under the condition of being able to protect ourselves, we should naturally do business with the final winner! ”
Gan Chen comforted: "Lihua, as long as there is danger here, we will come back to pick you up!" ”
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The sun slowly rises in the east.
In this oasis in the desert, the men in black kneel on the ground and start their morning class.
The sound of clear and solemn chanting filled the entire camp, and the movements of men, women, and children, were uniform, even for horses, and there was no noise in the slightest.
"Lao Tzu is hungry, bring something to eat!" Ushida's voice suddenly sounded.
"Save some effort!" Sima Dan, who was lying down, was still half asleep, "They have four classes a day, never stopping, if you want them to feed you cow, you can roar again!" ”
Niu Tian was startled, and muttered: "Kill and don't kill, let go and don't let go, what is this, is this their destination, such a small oasis, I thought there was a small city or something!" ”
The two were imprisoned in a prison car, but fortunately there was a large blanket wrapped in it, otherwise they would have frozen to death at night.
"Prince, you understand, what are they reciting? Is it the Jade Emperor, or the Taishang Laojun? ”
"I slowly understood something, and some of their words were very similar to Persian, I guess...... They are Manichaean! ”
"What kind of fart? Is it useful to recite sutras without burning incense? ”
"The state religion of Persia is called Zoroastrianism, that is, Zoroastrianism, but a king of Persia also believes in Manichaeism, this is more than a hundred years ago, I can't think of it here, I heard that Manichaeism is in rebellion in Persia, now we can just inquire about it, if we can't die, this news will be very useful to us."
"Can't die...... Kill me! Don't starve me! ……”
A man in black came up to them, unlocked the door of the prisoner's cart, and led them to a tent, where a middle-aged man with a hooked nose was waiting for them.
The man in black untied the two of them, Niu Tian shouted and wanted to do it, but Sima Dan grabbed him, "You eat something, you see that people are ready for beef." ”
Niu Tian was overjoyed, and he didn't pay attention to the others, sat down and ate, the middle-aged man with a hooked nose smiled, waved his hand, and asked Sima Dan to eat too.
"Most people will be hungry if they don't eat after noon, yes, you can understand Persian, don't you?" The middle-aged man asked Sima Dan.
Sima Dan also replied in Persian: "Yes, why did you capture us here?" ”
"You have entered our holy kingdom, and my task is to ask you where you came from, and then decide your fate."
"Holy country? Isn't this Persia? ”
"The corrupt Sassanid Empire will soon fall to us, and now there is no royal army except for Ctesiphon and a few large cities, and many landlords have shown favor to us, hoping that we will not attack them."
"I see, but I'm afraid your current enemy is not Ctesiphon."
"I saw that you killed a few Rouran Huns, who are you?"
"In the East, it's not polite to ask the other person's name without introducing yourself first."
"You're a captive, not a guest!"
"Manichaeism is about equality for all, isn't it?"
"The great Hazra taught us the Manichaean doctrine, and Hazra said that there will be no equality with the infidels unless you convert to us."
"Hazra? Heathen? I've heard that the king of Persia has also converted, haven't I? ”
"Yes, Father Mani chose his disciples carefully, and Hazra was the only teacher who exercised the authority of the Father on his behalf on earth. It is true that the king of Persia has shown us goodwill, but in the west, the Grand Duke of Baghdad has captured Ctesiphon, killed many saints, and we all have a blood vendetta against the infidels. ”
"If that's the case, why didn't you kill me? I'd rather die if humiliated. Sima Dan sneered unceremoniously.
"Haha!" A woman with a turban came out from behind the tent, and Ushida, who was eating, was also startled.
"Sima Dan, who do you think is here to save you? Xiaomin? The woman in the headscarf said with a smile.
Sima Dan saw that the attitude of the middle-aged man with a hooked nose had improved, and he really thought that Xiao Min's rescue had arrived, so he was so presumptuous, but he didn't expect it to be Chen Yun.
A wave of loss flooded over my heart.
"It turned out to be Yanhou!"
"Not your Patronus, disappointed?"
"I am overjoyed to meet the old man in this barren land!"
"You're talking nonsense here just to force me out!"