"Arm in arm", "arm in arm and joy", this is the commonly used written language of the Tang people, expressing deep feelings; The Cretan salute has the same meaning.

- This is a courtesy that only welcomes close friends.

King Yannis used this kind of friend-like etiquette to the envoys of the Tang Dynasty, and at this special season, there is the meaning of "walking hand in hand" - walking together.

"Wow!"

"Humph!"

At the place where the two missions were staying, a cold snort sounded at the same time.

In the semicircular hall of the colonnade, the arched windows on the third floor were open, and the envoys and principal officials of the two countries were each holding a pair of binoculars, staring at the palace square either coldly or calmly—the enthusiastic welcome of the people had made the faces of the two missions very unpleasant. According to the words of the merchants of Xizhou: there is no harm without contrast. This comparison hurts a lot. Seeing King Yannis Knosso stretch out his right arm to the envoys of the Tang Empire again, the colors of the members of the mission were even more unsightly, and the envoys of the two countries snorted when they exchanged wrists.

The confidant clerk who was standing a few steps away from the envoy of Euroton immediately put down his binoculars, turned his face and said angrily: "Knosso, this is in a hurry to form an alliance with the Tang people? ”

At the same time, the henchmen of the Great Eclipse Envoy also said almost the same sentence.

- The actions of the King of Crete make one have to think in this direction!

Although the real purpose of the envoys of the two countries to congratulate the Earth Festival was to destroy the alliance between Crete and the Tang people, how to say that Crete was also a kingdom that had been established for 2,000 years, and the Knosso dynasty has always stood tall, longer than any of their empires and any "evergreen family" - even if they want to form an alliance with the Tang people, they should not take such initiative, there must always be a process of mutual temptation, confrontation, talk about interests, talk about conditions, and so on. The alliance between the two empires of their Great Western Continent was talked about, and in the end, it was only the Emperor of the two empires who met in person that the alliance was finalized - the Tang Dynasty only sent an envoy, and Yannis Knosso made a decision?

This doesn't make sense!

Just because the Tang envoys wore olive garlands of special significance?

Just because of the fanatical pursuit of the citizens of the city?

- If they believe this, they will see the undead!

The envoys of the two countries quickly calmed down after being annoyed: Yannis Knosso is not an innocent and hot-blooded young man, this is an old fox who is deeply hidden, otherwise, with His Majesty the Emperor of their two empires and the cardinal of the Holy See, how could they make a mistake in Crete?! The fox is cunning and suspicious, how could Yannis Knosso rashly stretch out his claws before he got real benefits?

The envoys of the two countries reasoned calmly and concluded that the king of Crete was courting the Tang envoys in this way, playing the emotional card, and of course the purpose was to gain more benefits in the subsequent alliance negotiations.

“…… According to the profile given by the intelligence department, this extraordinarily beautiful Baron Xiao is said to have a lover relationship with the prince of the empire, and has considerable power to speak around the prince of the Tang Empire; He also said that he was a knight: honest, trustworthy, and affectionate. Crete acted like this, and it is very logical to deduce it......"

“…… Yannis Knosso was very cunning, he greeted him in the name of 'friend' from the beginning, and gave intimate salutes, the Tang nobles have always been good-looking, and they love to talk about their feelings, plus the information said that the Tang envoy has a reputation and loyalty character comparable to that of the Templar - since Crete is already a friend, he can't turn his face and not be affectionate when talking about things later. ”

The two envoys' henchmen, if they heard each other's words, would have taken them as confidants: almost the same speculation was uttered, except for the differences in individual salutations and linguistic diction.

This is not surprising, in previous years, the envoys sent by the two countries were all going through the motions, mainly to promote the existence of the empire and at the same time knock Crete to keep the "duty", but this year it is an important mission, it is the emperor's carefully selected character to serve as the envoy, can be such a character's henchmen, of course, is also a smart person, has done repeated research on the temperament and behavior of the target person, in order to make the most logical reasoning.

They believe that everyone must do things according to the laws of thinking, and that the truth can be derived by reasoning. This is the rational thinking that the ancient Greeks proposed. Although the Greek Empire had been extinct for nearly two thousand years and had been slandered by the Holy See and the Heavenly Garden, the logical thinking of the Greeks became the "aristocratic thinking" of the two empires.

……

At the same time, the Oghuz envoy answered the question of his confidant:

"It's not surprising. As long as it's 'this person', you have to think in the simplest direction. ”

In contrast to the logical reasoning of the officials of the Xizhou Mission, the Oghuz envoys speculated about the actions of the Cretan king precisely from the "reasonableness" of the Xizhou people's intellectual rejection.

"The Great Khan said: There is no need to be complicated for Xiao Yuezhi, the simpler and purer the better, for her, there are only two words-"

The rough and powerful hand of the Oghuz envoy held the black wolfskin binoculars, and the hidden eyes of the hunters trained in the ice and snow stared at the side of the camera, just like the hunter staring at the target quietly...... Suddenly, his eyes paused, and his voice paused.

- The atmosphere in the palace square has reached a new high. Tide: Following the king, Queen Evangeline Kalandjo Knoso smiled and stretched out her arms to the envoys. Xiao Yan smiled happily, stepped forward, and made the closest veneer salute to the most noble woman in the kingdom. Hundreds of thousands of people around the square shouted a tsunami, and the people were so excited that they could not be satisfied with stomping their feet and knocking their arms, so they jumped up and raised their arms and cheered: "Gaiarito! "Gaiarito!" ……

All the members of the Ogheux mission had been in the simple and commonly used Greek language before the mission, and they understood this phrase, which was "the earth is above", which meant the same as when they said "the immortal heaven is above". When the Oghuz people express their agitated feelings, they will shout: "Immortal Heaven is above!" The envoy's henchman widened his eyes with a "hey", and said with emotion: "This ocean man is even more enthusiastic than us ice people!" "They Oghuz people are only close to their relatives, hey Cretans are more enthusiastic than them. He listened with his ears straight, but when he heard the words of the envoy, he suddenly broke off, and couldn't help but turn his head and ask anxiously: "Wolf Gong, what two words did the Great Khan say?" To Xiao ...... Hmph, what do you want to deal with? The henchman whose tongue can break ice deeply felt that the sound of "Xiao Yuezhi" was too difficult to pronounce, and Xiao hummed.

The envoy grinned and suppressed his smile, and when he saw Xiao humming and the queen making a face-to-face salute, he raised the olive wreath on his head to the people in the square, which immediately caused an even more frenzied scream, and he said in his heart, "True, love." "Only true feelings can be pleased.

This is what the Great Khan said.

To Xiao Yuezhi, you have to tell the truth and intercede.

A gentleman can deceive him, it's not right to use it on Xiao Yuezhi, she is smarter than you think, more sensitive than the blue fox on the Arctic Ice Field, and her Dao heart is as pure as Mingtai, whether you are sincere or false, sincere or calculating, you can't hide her heart.

For example, Luo Hexiong can't quite understand the realm of "Dao heart pure heart like Mingtai", contemplation and purity are not the same thing, he wholeheartedly pursues strength that is also pure, why is there no Buddhism said "heart is like a mirror platform"? - Of course, this did not prevent him from understanding the words of the Great Khan.

Tell the truth and intercede with Xiao Yuezhi.

The couple of the King of Crete greeted each other and said "friends", then "exchanged wrists", and "veneered", this is not to tell Xiao Yuezhi about "true feelings", such as Luo He Xiong picking out his eyeballs as a kick.

Henchman: "Oh! Oh! "Two sounds, with a look of understanding, "I understand, the Great Khan has long said that if you can't get around the intestines with a smart person, you will show your fist, and if you can't fight with your fist, you will talk about a good brother who drinks wine and eats meat and picks women." "Everyone has a relationship, of course I'm embarrassed to move my fists.

Bubble Woman ...... If the corners of Rohe Xiong's mouth twitched slightly, would the Great Khan say that? These words must have been added by this kid himself, he was tired for a while, and the other henchmen were all smart and clever, why did he accept a bear? …… Of course, it's not a "brave and alert polar bear" like him, but the stupid stupid guy in the woods who eats honey.

The henchman stared at the mirror tube again, muttering, "I still think Aniyu is more beautiful...... "How plump, like a cow......

The envoy slanted over the corner of his eye, caught a glimpse of his henchman's rippling expression, and wanted to kick him in the ass!

What kind of cow is also called beauty?! His waist is thicker than his thighs!

“…… Alas, the Star Hall is so strong, but the eyes are a little bad, just look at the face is good-looking, you have to have meat...... Ouch! Before he finished speaking, he was kicked in the ass by the unbearable Shangguan, "Shut up!" If you talk nonsense, you will not be allowed to eat meat for three days. ”

The henchman covered his mouth with a palm: ......

Obviously the lover of the Star Palace, say I'm talking nonsense, who is talking nonsense! That's what the chief of the guards of the Luo family said.

……

When the square was saluting, Armand and Flia were already greeted by the high priest and the state official of the palace, and entered the palace through the palace gate.

They are either forces against the two empires of the Western continent, or against the Holy See of San Mano, Allah, although Crete is a neutral country, not subject to the two empires and the two "holy religions", but under the eyes of the square, and must be under the noses of the two missions of Euroton and Eclipse, the king openly greeted these "rebels" and "heretical" representatives, and the two missions did not jump out to meet the undead. Although they are not afraid of the two empires, they have a mission this time, and before they finish it, they don't want to give birth to unnecessary branches, so they can keep a low profile, and now is not the time to be high-profile.

The two representatives of the Red Shirts, Friah and Ott, were led by the State Counsellor to the Guest Hall of the Ranier Palace, where the Kingdom Minister of War was already waiting. On the other side, the four representatives of the Taoist forces, Armand, Lebre, Mozambique, and Ulysses, were led by the Grand Priest of the Royal Palace, the eldest princess of the Kingdom, and the sister of King Yannis, Mentor Helendae Knosofa, to the royal palace priesthood north of the Rainier Palace.

The Priest's Hall of the Royal Palace is the tallest building in the Royal Palace, a thirteen-story cylindrical sacrificial temple, and the four of them, under the guidance of Archpriest Helendae, ascended to the thirteenth floor to meet the high priest of the kingdom, the first master who lives in the palace and is also the highest priest of the kingdom.

As soon as he went up, he saw the chief priest.

She stood under a tall colonnade, her distant gaze overlooking the jubilant palace square in the distance; Compared with the plump and toned body of the Cretan woman, she was extraordinarily thin, with long ochre hair reaching to the ankles, and even more thin in her wide priestly robes, but her breath was unfathomable, as vast as the earth, and she felt a thick sense of awe and did not dare to blaspheme. "High Priest of the Iliad." The four of them stepped forward and respectfully performed a mage wizard salute.

"Ah, it's good to be young." The High Priest's voice was low and pleasant, and he did not look back, looked at the jubilant crowd in the square, smiled slightly, and said, "Very attractive boy, isn't it?" ”

"Yes." The eldest of the Grand Wizard of Mozambique was the first to answer, and with a solemn look on his dark face, he said, "Very nice young man." Reminiscent of the Afrikaner steppes, vast, vibrant, and full of possibilities. ”

The chief priest was talking about Xiao Yan.

The Grand Wizard of Mozambique replied to Xiao Yan, not just Xiao Yan.

"Ah, that's a great rating." The High Priestess's deep aria voice sounded like the earth, and it shook in the human chest, and she smiled slightly, and looked back at the Grand Wizard of the Witch Sacrifice Court, "This is your opinion?" Or yours? ”

The voice of the Grand Wizard of Mozambique was also low, but it was a tambourine of the Afrikan steppe tribe, deep and inspiring, "This is the perception of my soul." ”

The wizard cultivates the spirit and cultivates the perception, and his perception will be perceived by the witch sacrifice court at the same time.

He said, "It's also the perception of our Witch Court. ”

Witch sacrifice is sacrificed to heaven and earth with souls, and heaven and earth are given to perceive.

The perception of the soul shows them the way.

The Witch Court did not hesitate to take a step.

The chief priest knew, of course, that Mozambique was answering the opinion of the Witch Court; She asked this question to the other three—especially Ulysses.

The Arcanist Guild, the Holy See, and the Heavenly Garden are all opposing relationships of faith, and it is impossible to reconcile, they can only be enemies, and they must be enemies.

Assyria, however, is an offshoot of the cult of the Supreme God, and although it has parted ways with the Holy See of San Mano, it still believes in the doctrine of the Supreme God, or rather, it has serious differences with other Taoist traditions on the issue of dealing with the ancient witches, so it is also ambiguous about the alliance. The factions did not accuse or criticize in their eyes, at least not on the surface, but now—the chief priest admonished her:

Think clearly, see clearly.

This is also a reminder.

Assyrianism had to have a clear attitude, a clear action. Ambiguous, there will be no allies.

Ulysses was not annoyed.

The High Priest has this qualification, not only because she is a congenital powerhouse, but also because she is the only "earthly doer" in this world.

The chief priest smiled at the other three and asked, "How do you feel about this young man as you have traveled all the way?" Archbishop Ulysses immediately replied, "Although he is young, his strength is far above ours, as the Tang proverb goes: the afterlife is terrible." It is even more rare to have a noble character, and the heart of the Tao is like water. We look forward to the day when the beautiful continent of Xizhou is like a young rising sun, where all things compete, colorful and energetic, and life is like a prairie, evergreen and upward. ”

He was talking about Xiao Yan, not just Xiao Yan.

They expressed their Assyrian attitude: the Holy See and the Heavenly Garden must be overthrown, so that the north, the south and the west can coexist and compete for prosperity; Only by opening the path to heaven can their cultivators have an upward heaven and earth. However, they also have concerns.

…… Everyone wants to be an evergreen tree on the prairie, not a front wave that dies on the beach.

The high priest's gaze swept over him, and he looked at the square, as if smiling and not smiling, and his low and pleasant voice was like an aria, and like the murmur of the earth, "Ah, the heart of the Tao is like water." ”

Water benefits all things, without fighting.

"Yes, the heart of the Tao is like water." Armand took the call.

The mage teacher continued with a serious expression: "The universe is infinite, the starry sky is vast, the mage's limited life is committed to the infinite law, we are not afraid to stop at the endless cosmic galaxy on the way to pursue the truth, but the mage's life cannot be wasted in uselessness. ”

Xiao Yan is water; But what about the Tang Empire? How is the Nakasu Daotong?

The cheers in the square reached the priesthood like a tsunami.

The chief priest suddenly smiled and said, "It seems that I will not see the young man you are talking about for a while." ”

Archpriest Helende looked at the square, laughed too, and said, "I'm afraid you won't be able to see her tonight." ”

……

Palace Square.

According to the etiquette process for greeting the envoys, Xiao Yan should have a cordial meeting with the king and queen at the Ranier Palace, then go to the cylindrical high priest's hall to meet the chief priest, and then the welcome banquet in the main hall of the Ranier Palace......

But the enthusiasm of the citizens of the royal city was like a tsunami that could not be receded, and while raising their arms and cheering "Gaiarito", they stomped in a neat pace, and the people in front of them had already stepped up the steps of the square, holding hands...... The king turned his head and said to Xiao Yan, "I will take you away now, and it is estimated that as soon as you show up on the Gaia Festival, you will be thrown rotten oranges by the citizens." ”

Xiao Yan laughed, she heard the crown prince say on the boat: Cretans like you, throw flowers and garlands; Cretans hate you, throw shoes and socks; The Cretans are angry with you, and baskets of rotten fruit are waiting for you - autumn is the time when the Cretan island is rich in oranges, and it is estimated that every house has accumulated a lot of rotten oranges, and this kind of carnival is not guilty of throwing it whether it is a king or not. The queen had already taken Xiao Yan's arm and said to the king with great interest: "My dear, perhaps we should move the welcome banquet of the Lanier Palace to the square. The noblest woman of the kingdom had her eyes shining, "Oh! A square banquet for more than 100,000 people! Xiao, that's a very good idea, isn't it? She used a sentence in Tang language, looked at Xiao Yan with warm and sincere eyes, and asked for her opinion.

Xiao Yan corrected her and said: "'Picking' should be used alone when expressing appreciation, and 'very picking' cannot be used." The queen suddenly realized, "Do you want to pick it or not?" Xiao Yan wanted to laugh again, and just wanted to respond, "Cai!" Suddenly, a loud singing, like a trombone, resounded very penetrating in the jubilation of the square.

Xiao Yan looked at it in surprise.

A young and athletic singer jumped onto the cylindrical platform on the west side of the palace square, and his clear and high-pitched singing voice won the cheers of the people.

I think it can be compared with the gods in the sky [Note]

Xiao Yan was stunned and smiled.

The young and handsome singer looked at her from afar, playing the lila accordion, and singing:

I can stand face to face with you from afar

It's so delightful to see you smiling

Oh, God of Beauty

Your eyes make my heart

It was beating restlessly in my chest

Ah! Wei Chiting screamed in his heart, is this a confession? Hundreds of thousands of people sang love poems to the envoys in the palace square?! Ah! Ah! He had to write it down, write it down, and go back and say to His Highness...... The envoy's office was about to roll with laughter in his heart, the Cretans were so interesting, it was more interesting than staying in the Chang'an Palace.

The two deputy envoys looked at each other and smiled, and the envoys of the Tang Dynasty could be warmly liked by the citizens of Crete, which was very beautiful.

The members of the Datang Mission who stood neatly on the side of the red carpet on the edge of the square were first stunned and then laughed, looking at each other, everyone agreed, and raised their right arms and raised their fists and shouted: "Cai!" ”

This is the expression of the applause of the Tang people. Although the singers and the people in the square did not understand the meaning, the smiles and gestures were languages that did not need to be translated, and the citizens around them who were dancing hand in hand all laughed and stamped their feet in response to the echo of "Oh! ”

The singer continued to sing.

……

"Ah, it's good to be young." The chief priest smiled and sighed again.

Several Dharma teachers on the colonnade noticed that the High Priest used the word "young" this time; The first few times I used "young".

They use the language of the mage, which is called the witch language in the witch court, and compared with the ordinary language of the world, there are no homophone words, and "young" and "young" are of course very obvious two words.

Lebret took out the lyre from the space of consciousness and sang: "Youth is poetry, youth is song." Youth is the rising sun, spraying thin. ”

……

Of course, the square that can accommodate 100,000 people has more than one column, and of course there is more than one singer, and the singers jumped on the twelve columns in all directions of the square, and the thirteenth column, that is, the largest column standing in the center of the square, also jumped up A singer - Xiao Yangang turned around and said, "Okay! It was the hymn singer who sang well, and it was also in response to the queen's previous consultation, and the queen nodded happily and said to the king, "Honey, hurry, I can't wait to dance with Xiao." The words didn't fall and burst into laughter, raising his arm behind Xiao Yan and shouting, "Ares! Come, singer! Xiao Yan looked back and was stunned.

Arestoler?!

The queen said to her with a look of plenty, "Ares is the first singer of the kingdom. That smile was bright, as if the singer's laurel crown made the mother feel more honored than her son being a Dharma teacher.

Xiao Yan exclaimed, "Ah! With a look of attentive listening, the queen smiled more radiantly, and took Xiao Yan's arm cordially and took a few steps forward, waving to Ares and shouting, "Compare Oplos down." ”

Oplos was the first singer, and he was also a singer who was wildly loved by the citizens of Crete.

Arestole had taken off the purple Himasin on the outside, revealing the white Heaton robe inside, unbuttoning the right pin, revealing the muscular half of his chest and right arm, holding the lyre in his left hand, and had changed from the crown prince to the first singer of Crete, and the palace attendants and ministers all stepped in to cheer.

When Lebret's voice on the colonnade on the thirteenth floor of the Priesthood sang, "Youth is the rising sun", the singer's majestic voice of the laurel came out from the palace square, and in the "eagle eyes" of the Dharma teachers on the colonnade, invisible sound waves swirled out and swirled in circles......

Young Apollo [Note]

The morning sun shakes you awake

You get on the sun car and climb into the blue sky

Begin your journey along the mountains and waves

The rising sun of life has just risen

……

Young Apollo

You stand in the vault of heaven

Draw the bow, the light is your arrow

Shoot the "deception" who loves the night and fears the day

With your brilliant rays

The earth in which all things grow is full of life

Heaven and earth are filled with your radiant presence, and mist

Get out of the way, and people embrace the green earth

……

"Damn!"

Orodon's envoy suddenly screamed in annoyance, and lowered the mirror tube with a gloomy face, as if covered with a layer of mist.

"It's an insinuation!"

The henchman of the Great Food Envoy patted the window and said angrily, the cold light in his eyes flashed, if the gaze was an arrow, then the crown prince had been shot into a sieve!

Love the night and fear the "deception" of the day......

The fog gave way, and people embraced the green earth

Who is "cheating"!

Who is the "fog"!

This is clearly an insinuation!

Insinuation that the Holy Religion deceives the world!

The insinuation empire is a black fog that envelops the land!

Damn it!

Hateful!

Killable!

……

On the colonnade, Lebret sings and sings the laurel of the singer: "Youth is the chapter of life, ambition and ideals have just begun." Youth is the vigorous rising sun, bravely rising. Without hesitation, without wavering, breaking through the fog and revealing the ...... of heaven and earth"

……

The palace square sang in unison with cheers and "Apollo, young God!" Your eyes light up my heart......"

The envoy of Euroton and the envoy of the Great Food did not speak, but stared at the camera with a calm and sharp gaze as eagle, staring at the face of the crown prince, and then patrolling, scanning the face of the Tang envoy in the crowd......

Xiao Yan is very tall among the women of the Tang Dynasty, and she is conspicuous even among the men of the Tang Dynasty, but she is not so conspicuous when she is surrounded by the generally tall Cretan ministers and attendants, but the sharp eyes of the envoy like an eagle still stared at her - her face is focused, her eyes are looking at the singer, her eyes are bright and bright, reminiscent of the "young Apollo" in the song......

The envoy narrowed his eyes, his gaze sharper, like an arrow cluster quenching cold light.

Xiao Yan raised his eyes suddenly, and then turned back.

"Smack!"

"Smack!"

Two crisp sounds rang out one after another from under the two arched windows.

The Great Eclipse Envoy and the Euroton Envoy looked at their hands lightly, their faces were pale and palpitating, and fine powder fell from between their hands and fingers.

The telescopes in the hands of the two envoys had become dust in the room.

The two envoys hissed.

- Two miles away, just a glance!

If you want to kill them, you only need one look!

The Great Eclipse Envoy waved his hand to brush away the dust, glanced at the square with cold eyes, and said, "The slander of words is as light as dust. Under the light of Allah, there is no trace. The first thing we should be wary of and eliminate is this kind of adversary. ”

"Yes, General Mattim." The henchmen bowed their heads, and the subordinates of the mission who saw the situation from the window and immediately rushed over also bowed their heads, and their responses were firm and sonorous.

"It's really sharp...... Violence. ”

Compared with the cold sonorous voice of the Great Food Envoy, the Euroton Envoy showed the elegance of an earl, smiled, slowly straightened his sleeves, raised his head and smiled at the confidant clerk and the members of the mission who rushed in, and said: "See, our most terrible opponent is not in words. Slander of our empire can be trampled on by the horse's hooves of words. Apollo? Oh, there is only one God in the world. He raised his hand and made a graceful cross on his chest, "The most terrible opponent is to move without moving his tongue." Oh no, our opponent only moved one look. Ladies and gentlemen, you know how daunting the task of our trip is. Young people - our will is always young, fearless, for the sake of the Empire, to accomplish the task at all costs, and the Supreme God is above. ”

The members of the mission replied solemnly:

"For the Empire!"

"Do whatever it takes!"

"The Most High God is above!"

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Note: Revised from the poems of Sappho and Shelley.

Thanks to the pro who threw the bomb -

Jc threw 1 mine

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