Chapter 25: The Arrival of the Mission
In July of the eighth year of Tianwu of the Great Zhou Dynasty, Western Qin and Nanqiang respectively sent missions to Chang'an, the capital of the Great Zhou Dynasty, for diplomatic purposes, but in fact to explore the reality of the Great Zhou.
Just as Nangong Liuyun thought, Western Qin, which was closer to Luoyang, suddenly created a little friction when the border was handed over, slowing down the progress of the mission.
Nanqiang sped up his pace and arrived at Luoyang first, fortunately, Nangong Liuyun had already prepared, and the second prince also learned a lot of Nanqiang etiquette under Sima Yan's arrangement.
Outside the city of Luoyang, the Nanqiang delegation was stationed in a hundred miles outside the city, waiting for the Great Zhou to arrange for the entry into the city.
Coincidentally, the mission chose the battlefield where Yanyun's eighteen cavalry wiped out Prince Rong's private soldiers.
"Princess, although this neighborhood has been cleared, it can be vaguely seen that there was a fierce battle, why is it camped here." Alonso, as the deputy envoy of the mission, everything is based on the safety of the princess.
A woman walked over, only to see that her shirt was ankle-length, her collar was inlaid with plum-shaped silver ornaments, the placket, cuffs, collar and other places were embroidered with lace, and her waist was embroidered with an apron and streamers, and the belt was also embroidered with floral patterns, and she wore braids and headbands to prove that she was still an unmarried girl.
It was the Nanqiang patriarch princess who was refining blood, and a red king snake was wrapped around her neck, which made people shudder.
"Alonso, there is a saying in Da Zhou, the most dangerous place is the safest place." Red Refining Blood didn't care, but kept looking around, as if he had found something.
"Ziming, Le Yi, look like this."
"The traces were cleaned, but it was still clear that a small force of cavalry had launched a surprise attack on a large number of infantry." Shi Ziming has been on the battlefield for a long time, especially the jungle raid, and the traces of the scene are clear to him at a glance.
"Oh, less is more." Red Refining Blood touched the head of the king snake, thoughtful.
"Yes, judging from the trees that were cut down at the scene, they were all cut in one direction, indicating that the cavalry was constantly biting, and the infantry did not have an effective counteroffensive, and the battle would not last long." The more Shi Ziming looked at it, the more frightened he became, it was difficult for him to fight so quickly.
If the Netherworld is here, it will definitely be shocked, so long has passed, the scene has been cleaned up, and so much can be seen, Shi Ziming is really powerful.
Red Refining Blood frowned, this is not good news, although there are not many traces, it can still show that this cavalry is terrifying.
"Da Zhou is really still Da Zhou, I can't imagine that there is such a powerful army hidden." Alonso threw himself on the five-body body that the princess admired, and found out the key information before he entered the city.
"Your Royal Highness Princess, your subordinates don't think that these cavalry may return to the city." Shi Leyi on the side suddenly said that compared with his brother Shi Ziming, Shi Leyi's mind is more delicate.
"Oh, why do you say anything."
"These cavalry must be the secret troops of the Great Zhou, and it is impossible for our spies not to find out if they often go in and out of Luoyang."
Chi Lianxue's eyes lit up, and he appreciated: "What Le Yi said is right, so that after we enter the city, you take two people to search for a hundred miles nearby." ”
Shi Leyi is the best at tracking, and it is best to leave this matter to him.
"Ahead is the Nanqiang Mission!" A voice sounded, and Chi Lian looked over, and the other party was wearing a swift suit and a thundering knife, and it looked like the Feiyan Wei of the Great Zhou.
"It's the Mission." Alonso went to negotiate.
"The envoy is polite, and the deputy commander of the Yanwei in Xia Feiyan has returned and has been ordered to come to meet him, and the second prince is already waiting at the city gate."
"Okay, when I return to Her Royal Highness the Princess, I will leave immediately, and I will not make Her Royal Highness wait for a long time." When Alonso returned, he simply reported back to the Red Blood.
Red blood refining did not delay, and took Shi Le Ziming to advance towards Luoyang under the leadership of Yan Gui, while Shi Le Yi secretly left the mission.
An hour later, the magnificent Luoyang City appeared in front of Chi Lianxue's eyes.
The towering city wall is like a vigorous dragon, lying on the ground to give people a heavy sense of oppression, majestic, majestic, the soldiers on the city wall have a rigorous appearance, a resolute face, and they are the soldiers of a hundred battles.
Red Refining Blood is the first time in Luoyang, and I can't help but be very shocked when I see such a scene, thinking that Nanqiang can really break through this city, and how much will it cost to break it.
The second prince, Zhao Ziyan, had already been waiting at the city gate, and at the suggestion of Sima Yan, he specially prepared a gift that the Nanqiang people liked as a meeting gift.
As long as you pass the city gate to receive you, it will be much easier to do after entering the city.
Soon, the Red Refining Blood group came to the gate of the city and dismounted one after another.
Zhao Ziyan stepped forward, at this time, he was wearing a purple and gold crown with a bundle of hair inlaid on his head, his eyebrows were tied to the two dragons to grab pearls and gold to wipe his forehead, he wore a two-color gold butterfly wearing a big red arrow sleeve, a colorful silk knot with a long spike palace silk, covered with a stone blue flower eight groups of forging spike gowns, and a small court boot with a blue satin foundation.
"Zhao Ziyan, the prince of the Great Tuesday of the main hall, may I ask which one is the Red Refining Blood Princess."
Alonso stepped forward and looked at it, thinking that this Great Tuesday Prince was indeed a dragon among men, and his aura was extraordinary.
"Your Royal Highness is polite, the foreign minister is Alonso, the deputy head of the mission this time, and this is the eldest princess of the Red Refining Blood."
Red Refining Blood stepped forward, and the Red Refining King Snake on his neck suddenly spat out a letter towards Zhao Ziyan, startling him and taking a step back.
"I really should fight, how can I not be obedient." Chi Lian Blood patted the king snake on the head, and the king snake immediately lay quietly on her shoulder.
"Your Highness, don't blame, this is a pet raised by this palace that scares Your Highness." Chi Lian Blood bowed slightly.
Zhao Ziyan settled down, and secretly said damn it, this stinky woman will clean her up one day sooner or later.
"It's okay, the eldest princess's pet is really unique, the palace has prepared some gadgets, please ask Her Royal Highness the princess to choose a few as a meeting gift."
Zhao Ziyan waved his hand, and several maids dressed in Qiang nationality stepped forward, holding several brocade boxes in their hands, and the brocade boxes were full of beautiful silver jewelry.
The Nanqiang people like silver jewelry the most, but they lack silver mines, and the technology is not mature enough, most of them are purchased from several countries, among which the Great Zhou is the most.
Chi Lian Blood's eyes lit up, and he liked these shiny silver ornaments very much, so he couldn't help but pick out a few of the most exquisite ones and bring them up on the spot.
I have to say that Chi Lianxue is also a first-class beauty, with exquisite facial features, sweet appearance, and graceful figure, which is even more exotic under the dress of silver jewelry and native costumes.
Zhao Ziyan was in a trance for a while, but when he saw the Chilian King Snake on her neck, he couldn't help but shiver, he hated snakes the most.
"Your Royal Highness has a heart, Princess Ben likes it very much, thank you Your Highness." Red Refining Blood happily played with these silverware.
"Since the princess likes it, these silverware will be sent to the inn where Her Royal Highness the princess stays later." With some silverware, you can gain the favor of Princess Nanqiang, and this wave is not a loss.
"Really? Thank you so much, I'm really tired of walking all the way, please ask His Royal Highness to lead the way to the post house. ”
"Okay, Yangui, lead the way in front and don't let unrelated people collide with the princess." Zhao Ziyan and Red Refining Blood walked towards the post house together, and the wild goose returned to the front to be on guard.
After a while, the group arrived at the post house safely, and Chi Lianxue played with silverware all the way, without much communication with Zhao Zicheng.
"Second Highness, just send it here, this princess wants to rest." When she arrived at the gate of the post house, Chi Lian Blood was also tired, and she didn't like these red tapes.
"Okay, then the palace will leave, Her Royal Highness the princess will rest early, and the palace will return to the palace to report to the father." Zhao Ziyan did not postpone, turned around and left after saying goodbye.
When Zhao Ziyan walked away, Red Refining Blood also closed the door of the post house, and casually put aside the silverware he liked just now, restoring his cold image.
"Alonso, what do you think of this second prince." Chilian Blood stroked the Chilian King Snake, and she secretly controlled it at the city gate, so that the Chilian King Snake spit out a letter to scare Zhao Ziyan.
"The courage is not small, the concentration is deep, and the city government is also deep." Alonso doesn't despise the second prince now.
"Oh, tell me about it." Hearing Alonso's evaluation, it was not surprising that Chi Lian Blood.
"First, under the sudden deterrence of the Red Lian King Snake, it only took a small step back and recovered, even if the old minister saw it for so long, he would be frightened suddenly."
"Second, Her Royal Highness the princess is unparalleled in the world, but these two princes have no blurred eyes all the way, look at Shi Ziming, look at Your Highness, your eyes are about to fall out."
Shi Ziming likes princesses is already known to everyone, and he is saying that there are too many people who like princesses, and he is not one of them.
Alonso gave him a blank look and continued.
"Third, he deliberately tested it with silverware that our clan likes, which shows that he is very deep in the city and always pays attention to his goals."
"yes, I understood when he took out the silverware, deliberately pretending to be stupid so that he couldn't see the depths." The eldest princess who refined blood was not for nothing, and there was no shortage of wisdom and intelligence.
"Lao Chen thought he should see it, but he didn't break it."
"Look at it, a smart person does a smart thing, he won't break it." Red Refining Blood looked at the sky, as if planning something.
On the other hand, Zhao Ziyan met Sima Yan on the way back to the palace and told him about the matter.
"What does Your Highness think?" Sima Yan still has to listen to Zhao Zicheng's thoughts.
"Hmph, this princess will give me a dismount as soon as she comes up, if you hadn't let me practice how to face the giant snake in advance, my face would have been lost this time." Thinking of that snake, Zhao Zicheng felt nauseous.
"My subordinates also heard that the Nanqiang people like to raise snakes, but I didn't expect this princess to be the same."
"That's right, you said that a good beauty is not fun." This Zhao Ziyan is not strong at all, but he was scared by the snake.
"She deliberately pretended to be a stupid girl who likes silverware in front of this hall, and she wanted to lie to me."
"That's right, the eldest princess of Nanqiang is not the oldest to do, but she has both talent and virtue, and she can only be crowned if she is recognized by all the people." Sima Yan has a certain understanding of Nanqiang and has done a lot of research in advance.
"Let's go, enter the palace and report to my father, there is nothing wrong with this time, and my father should be satisfied."
With the safe arrival of Nanqiang, the Western Qin delegation also approached Luoyang slowly.