Great Tang princess

Chapter 856 Foreign Messenger

After the battery is made, it means that the car can usher in a wave of upgrades.

At least equipment such as turn signals and brake lights can be arranged to improve the safety level.

So Li Yuechen immediately started to discuss with the people from the Engineering Academy.

"Next time you make a light bulb, try injecting a mist of iodine or something inside the light bulb. I need you to make several different light bulbs to install in the car."

Li Yuechen gave them some simple science popularization of different car lights and asked them to try making them.

Now that there are batteries and light bulbs, the production will be relatively simple.

Once the experiment is successful, follow-up cars will be able to usher in a wave of upgrades.

After explaining the problem of upgrading the car, Li Yuechen didn't wait too long. After asking them to find a way to install the battery on the car, he went back first.

Arriving at Xuanwu Gate on the same road as Li Chongrun, Li Chongrun planned to go to the palace to see his parents, but Li Yuechen didn't plan to go, so he was going to go back.

But at this moment, Sun Jingbang just came out from the Xuanwu Gate: "Oh, the eldest princess is here too, hurry up and follow me into the palace to meet His Majesty."

"Huh? What's the matter?" Li Yuechen asked, sticking his head out of the car window.

"Back to Your Highness, just now His Majesty called the Princess Mansion and said that the Eldest Princess had gone to the Engineering Academy. Then he called the Engineering Academy and said that she had already left, and the maid came to Xuanwumen to wait..."

"Okay, then I'll go." Li Yuechen nodded in agreement, got off the car and walked into the palace.

All the way to the Xianju Hall, the aunt and nephew walked in side by side.

When Li Xian saw the two people coming in, he asked Sun Jingbang to make tea, and then said: "Early this morning, I received news that a new country sent an envoy. Now that the envoy has arrived in the Western Regions, I would like to ask for your opinions." .”

"Where did you come from?" Li Yuechen asked.

"The ones from the west seem to be neighbors of Dashi Kingdom and Fushi Kingdom, but I have never heard of it. According to the information from the dark guards, they claim to be..."

Having said that, Li Xian uttered a word that he didn't even know what it meant.

Hearing this word, Li Yuechen frowned. This single word sounds like Latin.

But the problem is that I don't understand Latin, but it's a bit similar in terms of language sense. It's hard to say whether it's Latin or not.

According to Li Xian's pronunciation, the name of this country should be called Frank or Frank...

I have never heard of the name of this country. In this era, Datang knows that the most western country is the Fushi country.

I have never heard of it further west, let alone the establishment of diplomatic relations.

You must know that the Fushi Kingdom has almost reached Europe. Such a long distance is already an unreachable end of the world for this era.

Li Yuechen thought for a while: "Well, isn't the envoy of the Great Food Kingdom stationed in the Tang Dynasty now? Call him into the palace and ask him if he knows."

"Okay!" Li Xian nodded and waved to Sun Jingbang, "Did you hear that? Send someone to call the envoy of the Great Food Kingdom into the palace!"

Sun Jingbang agreed and hurried to do it.

About half an hour later, the envoy of the Great Food Kingdom came to the Xianju Hall and bowed respectfully: "I have seen His Majesty the Emperor..."

"Exemption..." Li Xian waved his hand, "Today there is a new country..."

After roughly talking about the matter, Li Xian asked, "Do you know this country well?"

"Return to Your Majesty, this country is indeed our neighbor, in the northwest of our country...but as far as I know, they should be in civil strife at present..." the messenger replied.

"Civil strife? Tell me in detail!" Li Xian suddenly became interested.

The messenger agreed and started talking.

Li Yuechen and Li Chongrun were listening, copying the portrait of this never-before-seen country in their hearts according to the envoy's description.

First of all, the system of this country makes Li Yuechen feel a bit nonsense, especially the inheritance system.

After the king dies, his sons can divide the land equally!

Hearing this, Li Yuechen's aunt and nephew looked at each other, good guy, is this a fair distribution system?
The emperors in this land tried their best to concentrate the imperial power. Fortunately, they were afraid that the imperial power would be too concentrated and let their sons divide the land equally.

About 20 years ago, a powerful minister named Pepin II emptied the emperor, unified the country, and ushered in a period of peaceful development.

Li Xian had some doubts: "Is this Pepin's name? What does the Second King mean?"

Good guy, what is your concern here?Li Yuechen couldn't help complaining in his heart.

Then he explained: "Some places in the West have this custom. If the person's name is the same as that of his ancestors, he will be called the second generation. If there are still descendants with this name in the future, they will be called the third generation..."

"The children and grandchildren use the name of the ancestors? Are you so presumptuous?" Li Xian frowned.

"Don't worry about that, it's just a habit of Westerners. Go on!" Li Yuechen's envoy waved his hand.

The envoy continued to explain that last year Pepin II was dying of illness, and his control over the court gradually declined.

So now the country is gradually starting to have civil strife. Although it has not yet reached the point where the world is in chaos and all the heroes are everywhere, it is indeed not very peaceful.

The Great Food Kingdom also felt that Pepin II might not be around for a few years, and recently he was thinking about whether to participate.

It's just that most of the energy is currently focused on the city of Constantine, and there is no time to participate in it yet.

After listening to the envoy's explanation, Li Xian asked him to go back, and then asked Li Yuechen, "How do you say it?"

"Anyway, since we're all here to establish diplomatic relations, let's see each other first." Li Yuechen said.

Li Chongrun on the side also nodded: "Maybe it can expand our country's trade. Why don't you give an order to let the airship send them over?"

Li Xian nodded: "Okay then, just do as Run'er said."

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For this era, airships are incredibly fast.

Normally, it would take a few months to walk from the Western Regions to Chang'an, relying on horses alone.

However, with the help of the airship, the team of envoys from the new country landed at Xianyang Airport in just five days.

When the airship appeared over Xianyang, the foreigners on the airship still hadn't recovered from the surprise that people could fly into the sky.

They came here this time with a mission.

Palace Prime Minister Peping is now terminally ill, and it seems that he will not be here for a few years.

In order to ensure that the country will not enter civil strife after his death, although he has thought of many ways, he still cannot stop the situation that is about to become chaotic.

Just at this time, I saw many novelty items brought by the merchants, including kerosene lamps, lighters, and magnifying glasses.

So they asked the merchants to come over and inquire carefully about the detailed deeds of Dongtu Tang.

When he heard that someone had a magical tool that could allow people to fly in the sky, Pepin immediately thought of the military role of this thing.

After looking for many businessmen to verify, and confirming that there is indeed a means of transportation in the world that can fly into the sky, they decided to send envoys to establish diplomatic relations with Datang.

The envoy hired several businessmen as guides and translators, and then immediately set off for the legendary Eastern Land Tang Dynasty.

After finally crossing mountains and ridges to the Western Regions, he contacted the Anxi Protectorate and explained his purpose.

The Protectorate made them wait for a few days, and then said that they could be sent to Chang'an by airship to meet His Majesty.

Before the group of messengers could react, they were sent to the airship, and then took off amidst surprise and yelling, and left the ground.

After flying for three days in a row, they finally felt that the altitude began to drop. The group of envoys raised their spirits one after another and asked the guide who served as the interpreter various questions.

After all, this is a completely unfamiliar country. I heard that the customs and living habits are completely different from theirs. The envoys were afraid that they might say something wrong.

Many people looked down through the transparent glass windows, and they could see a huge gray square under their feet, and several long and thin runways in front of them.

Although the aircraft has not yet entered the civilian field, these transit airports have also built runways for temporary parking of aircraft, and this runway was built for this purpose.

However, the airship was unnecessary and slowly landed on the square.

After landing smoothly, these envoys were all relieved, and then couldn't help thinking, can their own country really have this kind of thing?

As the hatch opened, the emissaries jumped out of the airship.

Only then did I see that at some point, more than a dozen cars entered the square.

This kind of car is very big, and the whole body is covered with colorful color patches, just like the clothes worn by the group of people walking towards this side.

Because the Anxi Protectorate Mansion has not yet changed into a new type of army, the soldiers there do not have camouflage uniforms, while the pilots who fly the airship wear jacket-style flight suits.

So when the messengers saw these soldiers in camouflage uniforms, they were somewhat puzzled.

However, the soldiers did not speak for the time being, but first handed over to the pilot.

Then the leading soldier turned his head and raised his hand to salute the group of envoys: "All envoys who came from afar, welcome to the Great Tang Empire! From now on, I, Qianniuwei, will take over your daily necessities. Obey the order and cooperate with me to work!"

After the translator told the envoy what they said, they chatted for a few words, and then said: "Yes! It's all up to you to arrange!"

The soldiers on the opposite side nodded and arranged for them to get into the car.

This time they didn't use a truck to pick up people, but an off-road vehicle, which can be regarded as giving them enough face and fully demonstrating the demeanor of a great country.

Under the arrangement of the soldiers, the envoys opened the car door clumsily, and boarded the iron shell that they didn't know what to do with.

The gifts they carried were also counted by the soldiers and moved to the back truck.

When the convoy started to drive, the eyes of these messengers widened, and some even opened their mouths in disbelief.

They really couldn't figure out how the cart could move without being pulled by livestock.

It is this kind of black technology that they don't understand at first glance, which makes them behave obediently along the way and dare not make any moves.

It's just that looking at this dusty hardened road that can't be seen at a glance, the surprise in my heart can't be added.

Because the airport expressway will pass by the train station, when the group of messengers saw the train station under construction, they couldn't help asking what it was.

However, the soldiers driving did not understand their language and could not communicate with them, so they could only let them watch as they passed by.

The envoys looked at the endless railway tracks, thinking in their hearts what such a huge project was used for.

Then they came to Chang'an City. It was impossible for them to enter through Xuanwu Gate, so they had to enter the city first.

Besides, it was starting to get dark now, and it would be tomorrow to see the emperor, so we had to take them to the posthouse first.

The convoy entered Chang'an City from Gwanghwamun, and after passing Liquanfang, it turned left directly, crossed the straight street, and went straight to the post house.

And this straight street happened to pass by the gate of Tai Chi Palace, and it happened to belong to a more prosperous area.

So these envoys saw all kinds of people in the city, walking on the street in small groups, laughing and chatting with each other, speaking in languages ​​they didn't understand.

Whether it is an adult or a child, there are no patches on the clothes on the body, and there is a smile on the face...

The streets are extremely clean, no excrement can be seen, and there is no pungent and unpleasant smell in the air. On the contrary, the orderly spaced street trees add a lot of different scenery to the city.

The motorcade continued to move forward, and soon came to the gate of Tai Chi Palace.

Because it was almost dark at this time, the street lights were turned on, and the entire city wall of Taiji Palace was lit up instantly.

For the local people who are used to it, this is nothing, and no one even takes a second look.

But the messengers almost stood up in fright. There was no flame, and no one climbed onto the wall.

Just so suddenly, the ornaments on the wall lit up, the reason for which was completely unpredictable.

And the local people, even in the cars they ride, don't seem to have much interest.

Only some children would stare, showing a hint of envy.

All the way to the post house, the soldiers arranged rooms for the mission.

This transparent sliding glass window made many messengers push and pull back and forth non-stop, which looked very fun.

The soldiers didn't say anything about this country bumpkin's behavior. After teaching them how to use kerosene lamps, they were informed to meet the emperor at the court meeting tomorrow.

Then they sent someone over to teach them some etiquette after entering the palace, then turned and left.

The post house prepared dinner for them, and the various stir-fried vegetables, delicious rice and steamed buns, which were delicious in color and fragrance, made them almost swallow them with their tongues.

At night, the city began to quiet down. Many people in the mission lay in bed with their eyes wide open, without any sleepiness, thinking about what they had seen and heard when they came to this country.

Although the surprise from this day has never stopped, but... they feel as if they have come to a remarkable country!
In my own country, although I occasionally saw things like silk tea and porcelain, I only knew it was a special product of an oriental country at that time.

For them, because the distance is too far, they just know that such a place exists, but they don't know anything about it.

But unexpectedly, when I really set foot on this land, I found that those exquisite luxury goods are just the tip of the iceberg in this country, and there are so many surprising things here!

As if... is the place where the gods are.

　This chapter is yesterday...

　　
　
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