Chapter 449: Reward with a Drum

The men and horses of the race galloped in a large circle on the spacious lawn, and after a few laps, where the iron hooves had trodden, the turf was trampled off a lot, and the dust dragged up by the pine trees was even more!

Quite a few people came to watch when they heard the news, but they were blocked from the field by the officers and soldiers, so that they could only look from afar but not short-sighted.

Time passed slowly, and no one had withdrawn from the game because of fatigue, and the emperor and the civil and military officials watched the game in the dust, all of them looked embarrassed, and there was really suffering!

Several foreigners who accompanied them to watch the game took on the role of the person in charge of hosting the game, and did not show the slightest embarrassment to the dust stirred up by their companions.

The head of the envoys of the Crow Kingdom saw the difficulties of the emperor and the officials, and shouted at his men and men in foreign language when the people and horses of the game passed by the viewing platform again.

The female translator told the emperor: "The head of our envoys told them to go around in a circle, and the next time they come over, stay away from the viewing platform, and there will not be so much dust drifting over!"

"Uh-huh, your head is thoughtful. The emperor immediately felt that his lungs were much more comfortable, and he asked the female translator about the topic he was interested in: "You just said that because the opium you produce is very famous, your country is called the country of crows. Opium is your famous souvenir! I guess you have it with you, can you let me take a look?"

The female translator replied truthfully, "Well, I didn't bring this." ”

"What kind of thing is that?What is it used for??Can it be eaten?" The emperor did not have a chance to see what opium looked like, but he still had to ask the female translator and let her describe it in words.

"Opium is opium when the milky liquid is taken from the unripe poppy fruit, which dries and turns into a yellowish or brown solid. It is used as an antidiarrheal, analgesic and cough suppressant in medicine. Our opium is also toxic and has side effects, some people smoke it as tobacco, and they will become addicted if they use it regularly. Addiction can affect physical health. The female translator answered the emperor's question in one breath, and she felt very calm in her heart.

When the emperor heard this, he seriously said to the female translator: "In this way, I am really afraid that some people will smoke it as tobacco and affect their health, so how can it be good?

The female translator replied to the emperor indifferently: "We ourselves do not smoke tobacco ourselves, and we do not use it often for other purposes. Don't be afraid!"

Seeing that the female translator answered so firmly, the emperor couldn't ask her anything more about opium.

In the distance, I saw a horse running slowly, and seeing that the foreigner on horseback was about to crumble, the foreigner quickly jumped off the horse, led the horse, and withdrew from the race.

"Well, someone finally conceded defeat!" the emperor shouted excitedly.

Because those foreigners who competed were under the command of the head of their legations. Consciously keep a considerable distance when passing by the viewing platform, so that no dust drifts to the viewing platform, which makes the emperor watch the game. The interest was high.

The female translator reproached the emperor to a limited extent, saying: "Look at what you said, you are still happy to see others lose, you are applauding! If that person is not at this time, he will lead the horse and withdraw in time." The horse was going to die of exhaustion. Horses have a unique spirit, and as long as people let them run, they will keep running. Until you run to death. ”

The emperor thought for a moment and defended himself, saying: "Don't blame me, I am cheering for those who are about to win! Horses are really good friends of mankind, our ancestors were brought from horseback, so we have a special love for horses." I hope that you crow people, like horses, will be our good friends in the Qing Dynasty. ”

The female translator smiled lightly: "Hehe, I am willing to be your good friend, and I can't say anything about the rest of our crow country." After all, I can only control myself, and I can't control all the people of the Crow Country. ”

The emperor seemed to have some understanding and said to the female translator: "You can't control all the people of the Crow Country, your king can take care of it! In this way, our envoys of the Great Qing Dynasty are still very important, go and greet your king, and after forming friendship with your king, the Great Qing Dynasty will be good friends with the Crow Kingdom." ”

Therefore, our king took the opportunity of holding the Crow Games to launch diplomatic activities, sending envoys to various countries in the world, inviting royal family members from various countries to observe the sports games in our crow country, so as to increase understanding and friendship with all countries in the world. The female translator was talking excitedly with the emperor, and it seemed that she also had a deep friendship with the Qing Dynasty.

At this time, there were already people who quit the marathon in defeat. Those who withdrew from the race led their horses into the woods.

"Eh, I thought of a question, how do you speak Chinese so well?" the emperor asked a question that he would think of sooner or later.

"It's a natural phenomenon. The female translator said affectionately: "Because I have lived here for many years with my parents who came here to do business, and because I grew up, my family went back to my hometown, because I had to go back to my hometown to find a suitable husband." ”

"That's the way it gets. The emperor made a clear approval of the decision made by the female translator's family.

The head of the Crow Kingdom envoy group shouted against the only four people left in the arena. The female translator told the emperor: "Our head of the regiment said that after the four people come down, they will come to accept the commendation." ”

The emperor said confidently: "Commendation is a must. The prize was also ready, and it was in the carriage guarded by the officers and soldiers. ”

"The emperor has given us a prize! Then we will thank you so much!" The female translator was surprised and delighted by the emperor's statement, and she happily relayed these words to the head of their envoy group.

The remaining four people who were still racing led their horses to the emperor one after another, and extended a crow-like greeting to the emperor.

The head of the Crow Kingdom delegation issued them with award certificates.

As soon as the emperor gave an order to the officers and soldiers accompanying him, the officers and soldiers brought a batch of things from the carriage. The emperor rewarded the champion, runner-up, third runner-up, and palace runner-up of this competition with different amounts of gold and silver. In addition, the champion also got a big drum, the runner-up got a smaller drum, the third runner-up got a smaller drum, and of course, the third runner-up got a smaller drum, and of course, the third runner-up got the smallest drum among them.

The female translator asked the emperor curiously: "Your Majesty, it is easy to understand how many gold and silver you reward these people of different ranks. Why did you give each of them a drum of different sizes?"

The emperor explained meaningfully to the female interpreter: "Encouragement, encouragement, reward with a drum, I will give them a drum as encouragement! This is the most realistic reward for those who win!" (To be continued......)