Chapter 205: Going to the Banquet
In the tea room, the waiter brought a pot of tea, the water was still boiling, and the fragrance of tea was overflowing, which was obviously the best tea used to receive foreign guests.
"Holy monks, elders, please have tea!"
"Good!"
Xuanzang took a sip of tea, and then put down the teacup.
"Holy monk, don't you know, the princes and nobles of our Tianzhu Kingdom and several nearby countries are looking forward to your coming!"
Xuanzang raised his eyebrows and asked, "Oh? Why is this?"
"Here's the thing, my country's princess had a dream from a god some time ago, saying that the holy monk will pass through Tianzhu country, if you can invite to witness the throwing of hydrangeas, then you will get the blessing of God and achieve a golden and jade relationship......"
Mo Feng told the previous rumors from beginning to end, and then exclaimed: "I just didn't expect that the dream of the god man turned out to be true, the holy monk is really here, and there is a god three feet above his head! It seems that Her Royal Highness the princess can really achieve a good relationship!"
"Then when does Her Royal Highness the princess want to throw the hydrangea? The poor monk is still in a hurry!" Xuanzang asked curiously.
Mo Feng hurriedly said: "I have already reported the matter of your arrival in our Tianzhu Kingdom, it is estimated that it will be finished tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, and the holy monk only needs to stay in our post house for two days!"
Xuanzang nodded and took out the customs clearance document from his arms.
"Master Mo should first stamp my document with a big seal, and the poor monk will go to witness the princess's recruitment of relatives at that time!"
"Holy monk, wait a minute, I will immediately stamp the Great Seal of passage for you!"
"Come on, take the big seal!"
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On this day, the princes and princes of various countries all found excuses to visit Xuanzang, give gifts and treasures, and hoped that Xuanzang could say good things for them on the day of recruiting relatives.
After Xuanzang met with a few princes, he took an excuse to rest and closed the door without seeing the guests.
The princes who were received were very determined, thinking that having Xuanzang promise to help would increase the success rate a lot.
In the evening of the same day, a dinner was held for all the princes and princes in the inn, and a first-class official came.
Xuanzang was originally meditating, when he suddenly heard a sound of footsteps outside the door.
Swept his senses, he found that the person who came was Mofeng.
"Has the holy monk rested?"
"Come in, the door isn't closed!"
"Holy monk, the lower official has held a dinner, and the first minister of our Tianzhu Kingdom will be in the dojo, please also enjoy your face!"
"Good!"
Xuanzang got up and turned back to Sun Wukong and the others: "You practice hard here, and you can go back as a teacher!"
The three apprentices agreed in unison.
The dinner was in a large hall next to the Huitong Post House, and thousands of armored guards were displayed outside, and the people who attended the banquet tonight were all the heirs of a country, so the security issue was particularly important.
Mo Feng took Xuanzang to the door, and there were two black-armored commanders with knives at the entrance of the main hall.
"Lord Mo, please forgive me, let's check it out routinely!"
Mo Feng nodded, stepped forward and opened his hands for the two of them to check.
"This is the Tang Dynasty Holy Monk, so you don't need to check it!" Mo Feng said to the two commanders.
The two commanders glanced at each other with a sad expression, "That's not good, Lord Hu has an order, anyone who enters the main hall must check it, and they can't bring weapons in!"
"The holy monk is from the Tang Dynasty, there is no need for such an inspection, I have already checked the customs clearance documents, I will report this matter to Lord Hu, you two retreat!"
"Yes, Lord Mo!"
The holy monk crossed the threshold with his feet raised and entered the main hall.
At this time, there were already dozens of princes and princes who were talking in the main hall, and Xuanzang's entry made them turn their heads together.
Under the candlelight, Xuanzang was wearing a moon-white monk's robe, his facial features were so delicate that they were not like mortals, and his face was glowing with a faint fluorescence.
The princes who had never seen Xuanzang all subconsciously exclaimed in the depths of their hearts.
"Why is this holy monk so handsome?"
"This looks make me a little jealous......"
"Oops, it's a heart-warming feeling, this damn handsome little monk!"
Xuanzang's appearance shocked them, and he was extremely calm on the surface, smiling and saluting enthusiastically.
"I've seen the Holy Monk!"
All the princes in the field saluted in unison, allowing Mo Feng to avoid it in a hurry.
As a foreign affairs official in the Huitong Inn, etiquette is very important, and he knows that he must avoid this kind of big gift, and he can't afford it.
"I've seen your donors, you're so polite!"
Xuanzang smiled in return, and when the princes saw Xuanzang so approachable, they immediately stepped forward to surround him and talk.
"Holy monk, I heard that you are from the Tang Dynasty, which is an extremely powerful country!"
"Holy monk, do you know that the princess will recruit relatives tomorrow? Can you say something good for the princess to make the princess ......?"
"Xiao Wang has seen the holy monk, and tomorrow the princess will take care of her!"
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Xuanzang responded one by one with a smile, looking humble and polite, making people feel like a spring breeze, and admiration was born in his heart, like a master who has read Buddhist scriptures a lot.
At that moment, a shout came from outside the door.
"Master Hu has arrived!"
A member of the Tianzhu Kingdom, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hu Lu.
A fat old man in a red official uniform walked in from outside the door, with a smile on his face, and bowed his hand as soon as he entered the door.
"I've seen all the princes and princes, and I've seen the Tang Dynasty holy monks!"
"I've seen Master Hu!"
Everyone returned the salute.
"Hurry up and take a seat, the dinner will start soon, tonight the official also invited Feng Ming's dancing girl upstairs to perform, everyone can feast their eyes!" Hu Luzha had a smile on his face, which made people look like he couldn't help but feel close, and his eyebrows always shook when he spoke, which looked extremely funny.
Everyone took their seats one after another, Xuanzang was arranged to the front row, next to Hu Lu, and the seats of the other princes were also arranged in advance.
Hu Luyou clapped his palms, and a group of maids holding copper plates came in outside the door, and dishes were placed on the copper plates.
In front of Xuanzang was a vegetarian meal with a water, while the other people's tables were full of delicacies from the mountains and seas, flying in the sky, swimming in the water, running on the ground, and all kinds of animal meat.
"It's still not good to be a monk, you have to eat vegetarian food for a banquet......" Xuanzang secretly complained in his heart.
Hu Luqi grabbed the wine glass and raised it high, and said loudly: "All the nobles here, come and drink this cup together!
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After a glass of wine, the atmosphere in the venue became warm, and the neighbors chatted with each other.
This group of princes and nobles all grew up in the courtyard of the deep palace, and the city government and scheming are more mature than their peers, and under the teaching and influence of their parents, they know how to make friends who will help them.
The purpose is very strong, and you can judge the value of a person in just a few sentences, and then decide whether to have a deep friendship.
The more people in the front of the seat, the more people gathered around, and those in the back went to toast and make friends with the sons of the great powers, hoping to get help in the future when they fought for the throne.