Chapter XXIII Embassies
Night.
The black steam car slowly drove to the Xinhan Embassy not far from the roar of the engine, and saw that the tall courtyard outside the Xinhan Embassy was made of white bricks and black tiles, and only an iron gate was used as a gateway to enter and exit.
With a cursory sweep of the thorns, more than a dozen guards were seen standing guard inside and outside the gate alone.
When Li Changsheng saw that the place had arrived, he stretched out his hand and wiped it on his face, and his skin immediately turned from dark to white.
Seeing that the car had the imprint of the embassy, a guard stepped forward, and when he saw that it was Counselor Li and another stranger in the car, he immediately looked at Li Changsheng suspiciously, glanced at the thorns with his eyes, and asked:
"Lord Li, who is this?"
Li Changsheng did not explain the origin of the thorns, but only ordered:
"I'll take this friend to meet Ambassador Han later. Then the three brothers followed my chariot in. ”
Seeing this, the guards didn't ask much, turned around and whispered a few words to the other guards, and waved to their colleagues in the guards' gatehouse behind the courtyard wall.
The colleague in the white gatehouse nodded in response, and then bent down to operate the mechanism of the remote control gate in the gatehouse, and with the sound of a steam engine running, the big iron door in front of the steam car slowly rumbled and slowly parted to both sides.
Seeing this, the fingers of the thorn pinching the cane and sword loosened slightly.
The slightly depressing atmosphere in the car suddenly dispersed, Li Changsheng, who was sitting in the main driver, slowly let out a breath, and the invisible pressure that shrouded his heart quietly dissipated, only to find that his back was damp, and it turned out that the cold sweat from his back had soaked his clothes.
On the way from the docks to the embassy, pedestrians, tricycles, and steam carts passed by, and the young warlock sitting in the passenger seat was obviously not at ease with himself, and kept watching his every move, obviously still skeptical about whether he was a new Han Chinese.
And the technique he practiced "Taiyi Xingchen Book" is the best at seeking good fortune and avoiding evil, and it is easy to crush mortals, but he is not good at fighting. The legal body warned that he was by no means an opponent of this person, so he did not dare to make any movements that might arouse this person's suspicion when driving.
After entering the embassy, the car slowly drove to the parking position, Li Changsheng turned his head and smiled bitterly at Thorn:
"Brother Jing Shu, what I said before is not half a lie, and I am indeed a person from the New Han Dynasty."
Thorn Thorn also officially announced his name before, and immediately returned with a fist:
"Brother Li Shu, Da Chong is eager to kill the folk warlocks under his rule, and then he is afraid that he will be killed by revealing the secret. I really didn't mean to offend, and I ask for your forgiveness. ”
Li Changsheng was suppressed by the thorns before, and he didn't dare to make the slightest move, and he also held back a lot of anger in his heart. At this time, seeing that Thorn Thorn apologized for his previous behavior, the dissatisfaction in his heart suddenly dissipated a little, and he immediately returned a fist salute and smiled:
"It doesn't matter, Brother Jing Shu is so young, it is understandable that he can cultivate as a warlock under the weight of this Great Chongguan Mansion without being discovered."
The two exchanged a few polite words, got out of the car, and instructed the three guards at the gate of the embassy who followed the car:
"There are three thieves in the trunk, take them, take them through the small door and send them to the basement."
The three guards from the Xinhan region got the order and immediately returned: "Yes! ”
With that, he stepped forward and opened the trunk of the steam car, revealing three unconscious people huddled together, one on his back, and then walked towards the brightly lit embassy.
Looking at the backs of these three people, Li Changsheng immediately said to Thorn:
"Brother Jingshu, this great Chongchao has gone against the grain, and it has caused a lot of poison to the people, especially to the warlocks of the non-official government system of the people."
He looked at the young face of Thornthorn, and knew that since this person came to the embassy, he must have intentionally defected, so he simply picked out the problem:
"I am eager to seek talents in the New Han Dynasty, and I am willing to accept all the folk warlocks who have no evil deeds in this Lang Zhuxia. As long as any folk warlock from the Great Chong background was willing to join the Xinhan, the court immediately granted the official position of Eight Ranks. If Brother Jing Shu is interested, I would like to introduce Brother Shu to my Xinhan ambassador to Dachong, Han Liye Han. ”
"It's not a secret, I was preparing to find a boat to cross to Xinhan in the dock area before, and I had this intention. Since Brother Li can be introduced on his behalf, then Brother Li Shu will be bothered. ”
This was the purpose of Thornthorn's visit, and he immediately nodded in agreement.
According to the memory of the game in the previous life, this great Chongguan Mansion went against the grain, and every year there were people of Zhuxia who couldn't survive or wild warlocks who had been inherited and ran away to Xinhan.
The attitude of the new Han towards folk warlocks is completely opposite to that of Da Chong, and for the Xia warlocks who come to Da Chong, as long as they are sure that there is no great evil, they will be given an identity that matches their strength to complete the absorption.
The official position of the new Han Dynasty is similar to that of Dachong, both of which are the nine-rank official position system. The difference is that the new Han Dynasty is not a centralized imperial monarchy, but a decentralized cabinet monarchy.
When the David Dynasty broke down the sect, the fleeing Xia clan sect forces established a state overseas, in which the leader of the sect became the royal family, and the remaining sect established a cabinet after the two cooperated to form an official government, forming a social structure in which the princes of the cabinet and the king ruled together.
The official position of the eight products promised by the new Han government in Dachong is equivalent to the arrest department of the Jinmen Port Patrol Bureau, which is already regarded as a local real power figure, but the power is not as great as that of Dachong's eight products.
Li Changsheng didn't expect Jing Zijian to agree so simply, and he was overjoyed: "Okay, Brother Jingshu, please come inside!" ”
His joy was genuine. Under his introduction, Thorn Thorn entered the New Han Dynasty, and the government would naturally give him a credit.
Li Changsheng led the way, and Thorn followed with a suitcase and a cane, and the two walked in through the side door of the embassy.
The main entrance of this embassy will only be called when the official visits of various countries are made, so they naturally go through the side door.
Outside the side door, two beautiful young maids were waiting, and when they saw the visitor, they greeted them with a ladylike salute: "I have seen two adults!" ”
Li Changsheng nodded and asked Jing Zijian, "Brother Jingshu, why don't you stay in this embassy for the time being?" ”
Thorn nodded slightly, and handed the suitcase he was carrying to a maid.
Li Changsheng immediately instructed the maid carrying the box: "Prepare an upper room for this lord." ”
"Yes, Master Li."
The maid bowed and retreated, Li Changsheng glanced at the cane held by Jing Zi Thorn, and then quietly looked away and said, "Brother Jing Shu, let's go see the ambassador." ”
The two chatted all the way.
The interior of the embassy is in the traditional Zhuxia architectural style, with carved beams, intricately decorated ceilings and ornately patterned walls.
On the third floor, in front of the largest black wooden door, Li Changsheng stepped forward and knocked a few times, and a majestic male voice immediately came from the room: "Come in." ”
Li Changsheng immediately pushed open the door and walked in, thorns followed closely behind, this room was classical and gorgeous. The ground is covered with a gorgeous brocade carpet, and when you look up, you will see a red gold Kowloon green land plaque, on which the three big characters of Dou Da are written "Yanhan Hall".
Behind the big red sandalwood carving in the middle of the room, there sat a man of the Xia tribe who looked in his thirties.
This person wears a black crown on his head, wears a black traditional official robe of the Xia tribe, has long sleeves and fluttering, a broad forehead, fair skin, and a dignified appearance.
When he saw the two people who came in, he was slightly surprised, glanced at the thorns, and immediately smiled: "Counselor Li, who is this behind you?" ”
Li Changsheng folded his palms, bowed down and said with a series of ancient rituals:
"Lord Hui, the sorcerer's surname behind me is Jing Zijiao, and he is the last target of the two thieves Wang Qiang and Wang Ping who went to the dock area to arrest him. But I didn't expect Jing Shuyou to be a warlock, and before I could make a move, Jing Shuyou had already taken down those two thieves. ”
He paused for a moment and continued:
"Jing Shuyou was in the dock area before, and he was looking for a boat to cross to Xinhan, and he happened to meet me, and I hit him off at first sight, and I heard that he was interested in joining my Xinhan, so I simply brought him to meet the ambassador."
Li Changsheng quickly organized the language again to hide the truth that he was indirectly held hostage:
"And the target of those two thieves is Jing Shuyou, so I told the Warlock of the Patrol Master about killing people and practicing the Fa, and he was indignant about this, and he was willing to help us rescue the innocent people of Dachong."
Thorn laughed secretly in his heart when he heard it, but he didn't poke it either.
Han Liye looked at Li Changsheng in surprise, with some doubts in his heart, but this was not the time to ask, and then said to Jing Zijian with a smile:
"I see. This great Chongguan government has acted perversely and brutalized the people under its rule in this way. Jing Shuyou has the heart of such a righteous man, which is really rare. It's just that those evil warlocks have powerful spells, and Jing Shuyou is still young, so I'm afraid I can't handle it. ”
He thought for a moment and said, "Recently, I just arranged a passenger ship to go to Xinhan, since Jing Shuyou is interested in entering Xinhan, why don't you take this boat with you?" ”
When Thorn heard this, he couldn't help but have a great impression of the middle-aged man in front of him.
He thought that if he was going to Xinhan, he would inevitably be asked to confront the wolf barbarians of the Great Chongguan Mansion, and he was mentally prepared.
But I didn't expect this person to be so square that he didn't even propose to involve Thorn Thorn.
Thorn immediately folded his palms, bowed down and performed a summer ancient ceremony, and immediately replied: "I don't dare to ask for ears." ”
Han Liye nodded with satisfaction and said, "That's very good. Now there are a lot of guests in this embassy who want to take the passenger ship, and there will be a banquet later, and I will also go to the banquet, and Counselor Li and Jing Shuyou must come. ”
The two nodded yes in unison, and then consciously retired.
Out of Yanhan Hall, Li Changsheng beckoned, and a maid immediately walked over.
He instructed, "Take this lord to his room, and prepare a well-fitting dress, which will be used soon." ”
Then he said to Jing Zijian: "Jing Shuyou, I'll go back to the room to change clothes first, remember to wear Zhuxia dress for this banquet, and we'll see you later." ”
Thorn nodded yes, and then went back to their rooms to prepare.
Waiting for the thorns to change into a summer dress, the maid led the way to the banquet hall.
Walk to the front of the hall, you can see that this hall is very elegant, the wall is brushed with vermilion lacquer, carved with auspicious patterns, the hall is wide, there are about dozens of seats.
At this time, the banquet has not yet begun, and there are already many people sitting in the hall, either young or middle-aged, men and women, all dressed in summer dresses, waiting for the banquet in the hall.
At this time, wearing a black crown, wearing a moon-white robe, and long-sleeved thorns walked into the venue, only to see that he was tall, with sword eyebrows and starry eyes, and his demeanor was calm, which made people look at him, and the guests present all looked at him.
"Thorns?"
A cold girl in a blue gauze shirt, fair-skinned, slender, with long hair draped over her vest and gently held by a silver ribbon. She looked at the thorns who had just walked into the hall, and after a few closer looks, she let out a low cry of disbelief.
"Qingyan, do you know that young man?"
The middle-aged man dressed as a scribe next to the girl asked.
The "Kan Li, Water, Fire and Sword Qi" cultivated by Thorn Thorn is the most important foundation, and after cultivating as a warlock, his five senses are amazing, and he has already looked back with some awareness.
"President?"