Wang Yangming and the others waited at the gate of the palace for an hour before receiving the order to enter. Pen ~ fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info everyone was led by the palace guards all the way, seeing that the king's palace was heavily guarded, and even the birds couldn't get in, they all said in their hearts that this is the lineup of the first power in the Western Regions, and those small countries are really shabby and tight compared to this Khorezm.

The king was already waiting in the Chengtian Palace, and Zhang Qian and the others went all the way in, and saw the king sitting high on the throne, and they were stopped by the guards when they were far away from the king, signaling that they should not go any further. Wang Yangming frowned secretly, and said in his heart that this place is fifty meters away from the king's seat, even with the national prestige of the Great Xia Kingdom, the distance between the emperor and the civil and military officials is not so far, and this king intends to give the envoy a dismount. And Zhang Qian has no internal strength, how can he talk to the king from such a distance, and besides, unless this king is a martial arts master, the civil and military officials under the stage of this king can't hear clearly.

Wang Yangming was wondering, but he could hear the voice of the loud bell, Wang Yangming looked up, and saw that the person who spoke was a eunuch, this person spoke fluent Chinese, presumably it was a specially prepared translator in the country, Wang Yangming heard the eunuch's voice very loud, and thought he was a martial arts master, and he laughed dumbly when he saw it clearly, it turned out that the eunuch held a conical iron microphone in his hand, and through the amplification effect of this thing, Wang Yangming and others could hear what he said clearly.

Listen to the eunuch said: "All of you standing below are all envoys of the Xia Dynasty, why don't you kneel when you see our king Tianyan?"

Wang Yangming's heart tightened, and he said in his heart that this king is so majestic, he had discussed the issue of kneeling or not kneeling with Zhang Qian before, knowing that the matter is big, Zhang Qian has never knelt to the kings of those small countries in the Western Regions, and he must not kneel to this king of Khorezm, but the most important duty of the mission is to make friends with this king and make an agreement, if this king is angry because Zhang Qian does not kneel, it will be troublesome.

But seeing Zhang Qian's calm expression, he said to Wang Yangming: "You tell the king that this marquis has the imperial order of Emperor Hongwu of my dynasty, and if you see the saint, the saint and the king are brothers, so you must not kneel." ”

Wang Yangming knew that Zhang Qian intended to show his kung fu so that he could take the lead, so he had enough internal strength at the moment, and slowly said Zhang Qian's words, he didn't speak loudly, nor was he urgent, but he had deep internal strength, and these words easily spread to every corner of the palace.

The king's expression moved, and he ordered the eunuch to translate, and the eunuch translated Zhang Qian's words, and the king nodded and said, "What you said is reasonable, so don't kneel, give a seat!"

Seeing this, Zhang Qian ordered Wang Zhen and Wang Yangming to step forward with him, and slowly sat down after greeting the king. The rest of the crowd were still standing and waiting.

The king said to Zhang Qian: "The envoy is coming from afar, do you have a national certificate?"

Zhang Qian took out a scroll from his bosom and handed it to the eunuch, who opened it and showed it to the king, and saw that there was a letter written on it in Chinese and Khorezm, which read:

"Emperor Hongwu of the Great Xia Empire greets His Majesty the King of the Great Khorezm Kingdom, your two countries are more than 10,000 miles apart, and the voice is not compatible. Since I ascended the throne, I have enjoyed the four seas and been in power for ten years, and I regret that I could not go to your noble state in the Western Regions to meet with you. Today, the special envoy Sanpin Bowang Marquis Zhang Qian will make an envoy to your state, hope to be kind to the reception, hold the letter of the country, and forever marry the same good. If we can be a country of brothers from now on, and we can rely on each other, even though I am thousands of miles away, I will also feel very happy. Sincerely, Pan'an. ”

The king read the letter of state and said to Zhang Qian: "Is Emperor Hongwu of your country in good health?"

Zhang Qian replied: "The saint has a solar eclipse of three liters, often hunting, although he is over 60 years old, but his spirit is majestic, the first in ancient and modern times. ”

The king smiled and said, "You are sixty years old to the emperor, and I am also sixty years old, which one do you think is better?"

This question is really difficult to answer, and it is inevitable to offend the other if any one is good. But I heard Zhang Qian say: "The person that this Hou hopes for is that I can prolong life on my pilgrimage and His Majesty, and the four bodies are healthy, so that it is the blessing of all the people in the world." ”

When the king heard that Zhang Qian had dealt with it properly, he praised it in his heart, nodded and said, "Marquis Zhang has won the trust of His Majesty the Emperor, and it seems that he is indeed a handsome man among people." I don't know what states Hou Ye has experienced when he came to my country this time?"

Zhang Qian told the king all the countries he had experienced all the way to the west, and the king said: "How does the Marquis Zhang look at my Khorezm Kingdom compared to those countries you have visited?"

Zhang Qian praised sincerely: "Khorezm under His Majesty's rule has a vertical and horizontal territory, a large population, solid wealth, and a well-organized army, which are far inferior to those small countries in the Western Regions. ”

The king said, "How does my country compare with yours?"

Wang Yangming said in his heart, "Could it be that you, the king, are here to find fault with you?" Zhang Qian knows that this king may not have done it on purpose, presumably the two countries are too far apart, and this king may really not know about the situation in Great Xia. So he replied: "My Great Xia Kingdom starts from the East China Sea in the east, reaches the Tianshan Mountains in the west, reaches the southern Xinjiang in the south, and borders the grassland in the north, with a territory of 5,000 miles and a population of 30 million in the region. ”

In fact, although Khorezm is the most powerful country in the Western Regions, its territory is only 2,000 miles long, and its population is only 10 million, which is not as good as Great Xia, but Zhang Qian can't say that the gap between the two countries is too obvious, so as not to incur the king's displeasure. Yet he said this, the king already knew that Bactria was much bigger and stronger than Khorezm.

The king sighed and said, "The widow doesn't want to have such a vast territory in the world, and he really wants to go to Great Xia to see it in his lifetime." ”

Zhang Qian hurriedly said: "If Your Majesty is willing, even if you come to my Great Xia, I will be overjoyed and receive Emperor Hongwu with my heart." ”

The king shook his head and said, "The state affairs are busy, where can I get away." If I have the chance, I will also send an envoy to lead a delegation to your country. ”

Zhang Qian hurriedly responded. The king asked, "The envoy didn't come from afar just to deliver this letter, did he?"

Zhang Qian saw that the king finally talked about the topic, so he looked serious, got up and said to the king: "I sent me to your country on a pilgrimage, and it is one of them to tie the same friendship forever, and the other thing is to hope to conclude a military alliance with your country, and the two sides will advance and retreat together, agree on a time, and send troops together, my Daxia soldiers will go from east to west, and your soldiers will go from west to east, annexing the fifteen countries of the Western Regions in one fell swoop. I have made a pilgrimage to make great efforts, and I hope to work with you, Your Majesty, to create this unprecedented and immortal achievement. ”