Chapter 49: The Gift
Danajian stretched out his hand to take a glass from the tray and saluted Xiao Lingjiang: "In order to welcome the distinguished guests, I have specially prepared a fine wine, and I also ask the princess to drink this wine to the full, so as to welcome us." ”
Xiao Lingjiang's gaze fell on the overflowing wine in the cup, and he smiled slowly: "Thank you to that bag city lord." ”
As she spoke, she raised her hand and took the wine glass steadily, dipped the wine on the ring finger of her right hand, and flicked it three times into the air, before lifting the corner of the veil, sending the wine glass to the back of the veil, and sipping it lightly. She paused for every sip for Danajian to fill his glass, and so on three times before she drank the wine in the glass.
Everyone glanced at it, only vaguely glimpsed its half-fractal, and the veil fell gently.
However, even this half point is enough to make everyone think about it, I don't know what kind of good looks the princess Yong'an of this big week should be born after taking off the veil......
Danajian's eyes narrowed, she knew the etiquette of the toast in this place. He intended to take the opportunity to make a fool of her, but he didn't expect it to fall into vain.
He glanced at Gongji on the side, it must have been Gongji who had told her in advance. Scold! He is bent on forging a relationship between Zhou and Bo!
Sensing his gaze, Gongji was also helpless.
He didn't have such a good heart to inform Xiao Ling Jiang Luo of the customs of some places in advance. That Nang is going to embarrass her, he can't wait to clap his hands, how can he help her avoid it?
If the two sides fight, no matter which side wins or loses, it will only be good for him, and he can only sit and reap the benefits of the fisherman.
This time, Danagan really misunderstood him.
Gongji watched casually as Danajian finished saluting Pei You, and then came to him.
With a smile on his face, he took the glass from the other man's hand and drank it according to etiquette.
Danajian looked at his side, raised his eyebrows and asked, "Great Minister, why don't you see the national teacher here?" ”
The corners of Gongji's mouth twitched, didn't he ask knowingly?
Now the king respects Buddhism, and the West is greatly promoting Buddhism, and the status of monks is unprecedentedly high. As a descendant of Buddhist Tantra, Tuozhi is even higher in the position of the national teacher, although he does not participate in politics, he should also be above 10,000 people under one person. Even many ministers who worshiped Buddha were also mentioned by the king to important positions in the imperial court.
In contrast, the local Bon forces in Western Tibet are withering day by day, and the Bon ministers have lived up to their former glory.
Under such circumstances, Buddhism and Bon are incompatible.
He, the prime minister, has the important task of accompanying Xiao Lingjiang and Pei You, and Dana insists on inviting them into the mansion, and he will not be able to avoid it, but the national teacher has no such worries.
Danajian is not easy to deal with, and now he is in the other party's territory, although Tuozhi is not afraid of him, but he has no intention of adding additional branches, and he can not see it.
Therefore, after he was invited by Moto, he took people to the inn. After all, Danajian invited Princess Yong'an of the Great Zhou Dynasty and the prince of Zhenbei, but he didn't say that he would definitely want the national teacher together.
Gongji said with a smile: "The national teacher has a feeling in his heart when he has been practicing recently, so he went to the post house to watch and sit, and this time he won't bother." ”
Danajian snorted inexplicably: "Don't bother? I'm afraid that the national teacher dislikes us people and disturbs his cultivation, right? In the end, he is the most important person in the king, and now when he arrives in the city of Luo, he has not even shown his face! ”
Gongji's forehead jumped violently when he heard this, what he said was good, and he didn't look at it, the last time he and Tuozhi went to the Great Zhou to pass through here, how did he find trouble?
It is also thanks to the generosity of the national teacher that he does not care about him, otherwise there will be a good quarrel between Buddhism and Bon.
He pulled his face and smiled dryly: "The city lord is serious. The national teacher was really hindered by his cultivation, so he couldn't come. ”
Saying that, he motioned to Danajian not to forget Xiao Lingjiang and Pei You on the side: "The princess and the prince have also been standing for a long time, let's go in first." ”
"What the prime minister said is that it is better to respect the guest first." Danajian glanced at him lightly, and then changed to a smile, "Princess, prince, please!" ”
Xiao Lingjiang bowed his head slightly and stepped forward.
The architecture of the Western Tibetan land is different from that of the Great Zhou Dynasty, except for the tents and wooden houses where the herdsmen often live, most of the houses inhabited by the nobles are bunker-style houses.
This is a kind of house made of stones, each three or four stories high, and each one is laid out according to different functions. The outer wall of the house has obvious points, into a trapezoidal shape of the size of the upper and lower, because the appearance is stable and stocky like a bunker, so it is called a watchhouse.
The window openings on the exterior wall are mostly narrow and long, and the upper end picks out a small eaves, which is quite beautiful.
Xiao Lingjiang followed Danajian into the hall, and saw that the walls of the house were painted with colorful auspicious patterns, and in the middle of the hall hung a huge thangka, which was particularly eye-catching.
It is painted with countless Xifan runes and a striking totem of the body of a human-faced bird, the beak of the object is like an eagle's beak, the face is angry, the head is wearing a pointed crown, the wings are spread, it is very majestic.
Danajian smiled and introduced: "This thing is called 'Joan', and it is an auspicious bird in the land of my western Tibet......
Xiao Lingjiang tilted his ears slightly, listening to him tell the legends one by one.
Seeing her staring at the thangka with interest, Danajian flashed a dark light in his eyes, struck his palms lightly, and called, "Come, go and fetch the thangka that I specially prepared for the princess!" ”
Xiao Lingjiang waved his hand slightly: "No need to bother, I just watched this volume of thangka with bright colors and dazzling, so I just took a few more looks, and the city lord didn't need to prepare another." ”
Danajian laughed: "The princess doesn't have to be polite. Thangka is a unique form of painting in our western Tibet, inheriting the faith and wisdom of our sons and daughters of the gods, and the pigments on it are all made of precious minerals and gems such as pearls, agate, coral, turquoise, and plants such as saffron and indigo, to show its sacredness. ”
"The beauty of the thangka will never fade, but the good things still need to be appreciated, I heard that the princess is coming, I ordered someone to prepare a picture for the princess early in the morning, and I hope the princess will not dislike it."
As he spoke, the servant came up with a scroll in his hand.
Danajian raised his hand, and the two slaves slowly unfolded the scroll one on the left and one on the right, only to see that it began with the story of the gods believed in by the Xifan people, and described the customs and worldliness of the snowy plateau with one stroke.
Danajian stepped forward and re-rolled up the scroll, and handed it to Xiao Lingjiang with his own hands: "I don't know if the princess is willing to smile?" ”
Regardless of faith, but from the perspective of painting skills and production, she has to admit that this thangka is indeed exquisitely made and delicately brushed, which can be called a masterpiece.
"Then thank you to the city lord." The paintings were handed to her, Xiao Lingjiang couldn't refuse again, she reached out to take the thangka, but when Fang touched the scroll, she couldn't help frowning.
When I looked up, I saw Danajian smiling at her: "The princess is polite." In this way, this thangka refined from the skin of a young girl is not buried......"