Ji Tang

Chapter 1490 Awkward meeting!
The Tongguan Pass slowly opened, and a team of mighty cavalry galloped out. The leader was a man wearing a purple unicorn robe, a wide-sleeved cloak, a purple gold crown on his head, a three-inch beautiful beard, and a face like a baby. He was none other than Ji Song, who was ordered to welcome the Emperor Constantine II of the Eastern Roman Empire.

Smoke and dust rose above the official road as more than a hundred cavalrymen galloped forward. The rumbling sound could be heard from afar, like thousands of horses galloping.

It was not until they saw the grand envoy team on the other side that they stopped abruptly. This scene made many envoys very uncomfortable. From galloping to a sudden stop, the abrupt scene made people extremely uncomfortable.

Ji Song dismounted and walked away. When Wang Xuance, who was accompanying Constantine II, saw the person coming, he was overjoyed and immediately walked forward quickly.

"Students meet their teachers!"

He glanced at Wang Xuance, who had turned much darker, and said with relief: "You did a good job this time. Stop talking nonsense and take me to meet His Majesty the Eastern Roman Emperor!"

"promise!"

When Constantine II saw Wang Xuance, who had been rather arrogant all along, being so respectful to the newcomer, he was immediately shocked. Thinking of what the other party had just said, he immediately understood what he had said. He didn't care about his dignity as an emperor and hurried forward to ask, "Is this His Excellency the Duke of Qin of the Tang Dynasty?"

Ji Song was stunned, and saw the excited man glance at Wang Xuance. Wang Xuance immediately reacted and said, "Teacher, this is His Majesty Constantine."

"I, Ji Song, Duke of Ying of the Tang Dynasty, greet your Majesty."

"I am here to welcome Your Majesty on the orders of our Emperor. Please forgive me if there is anything I have failed to do. In addition, our Emperor has ordered that His Majesty will be personally welcomed ten miles outside of Chang'an. From now on, I will escort Your Majesty."

Constantine II was very excited and said quickly: "Your country has provided us with very good hospitality along the way. There is nothing wrong with it."

"I just didn't expect that you would come to greet me. It's an honor!"

Ji Song seemed a little puzzled by Constantine II's enthusiasm, but Wang Xuance on the side understood it in his heart, but he didn't intend to say it. It was interesting to see the teacher look like this.

Perhaps seeing Ji Song's confusion, Constantine II said cheerfully: "You are the benefactor of my Eastern Roman Empire. If you hadn't led the Tang soldiers to defeat the million-strong army of the Arabs, my Eastern Roman Empire would have been bullied by the other side."

At this point he seemed extremely angry, and said angrily: "The Arabs are a brutal country. Wherever they go, they massacre those who do not believe in their doctrines. The slightest dissatisfaction will lead to bloody suppression. Not only the Eastern Roman Empire, but also Persia and other countries have been destroyed by them. We have been incompetent over the years, and we have allowed them to grow stronger. This time I came here to unite with the Tang Dynasty to destroy the Arabs. Then you and I can divide the Arab territory together."

Ji Song was speechless. If he hadn't been concerned about the other person's face, he would have almost laughed out loud. This Westerner is still so direct. I experienced this in my previous life. I didn't expect that his ancestors would still be like this now. Sure enough.
"This is not urgent!"

He quickly interrupted the other party's speech. Not to mention that he had no official position now, even if he was still the head of Wuying Pavilion, this matter was not something he could decide. Moreover, the reason why he kept the Arabs alive was to contain the Eastern Roman Empire and the Far West. Otherwise, if he had made up his mind, it would not be difficult to destroy the Arabs. Why did he keep them until now?
"Your Majesty has just arrived in the Tang Dynasty, and you must be tired from the journey. Tongguan is the main transportation route of the Tang Dynasty. There is a large post station built here. Please follow me into the pass. As for the alliance you mentioned, it will not be too late to discuss it when we arrive in Chang'an!"

"What do you think, Your Majesty?"

Constantine II's eyes darkened a little. Although he was mentally prepared, the other party's avoidance of the question made him realize that this trip to Chang'an might not be very smooth.

However, the alliance was just a slight test. As the Eastern Roman Emperor, he was one of the few monarchs who had made great achievements. How could he not know the ambitions and plans of the Tang Dynasty? "That's good. I also have many things to ask you. Your name is well known in the West. Some even call you the Eastern God of War."

The enthusiastic Constantine II made Ji Song extremely embarrassed. If the civil and military officials knew about this, wouldn't they scold him to death? There were already many people who were jealous of his great achievements. If he listened to Constantine II, wouldn't they go home and make a voodoo doll to curse himself?
But he didn't know if it was intentional or not, this guy was like a dog-skin plaster, sticking to him and asking questions all the time, and only found an excuse to get rid of him when he was sent to the post station!

"What's wrong with this guy? I think he did it on purpose!"

Walking into his room, Wang Xuance followed closely behind him, and Ji Song immediately complained.

"He still admires his teacher, and asked his students a lot about you on the way. In the West, your name is just as he said, a hero known to everyone. In their eyes, the enemy that even the powerful Eastern Roman Empire could not defeat was defeated by you and was almost beaten to the ground. Such deeds have long been myths, and there is nothing wrong with you doing this!"

"Really?" Ji Song couldn't help but ask, "What's going on? I don't believe that my deeds can be known to everyone thousands of miles away? Even many remote areas of the Tang Dynasty probably haven't even heard of my name, let alone the Eastern Roman Empire?"

Ji Song looked at Wang Xuance suspiciously and said in a cold voice, "Your teacher, tell me, is it you guys who did this? Now I, your teacher, wish the world would forget me. Now, the Tang Dynasty has been suppressed by me, but something bad has happened in the West. Tell me, what's going on?"

As the saying goes, good news doesn't travel far, but bad news travels a thousand miles. He doesn't believe that even ordinary people in the West know about his deeds. If no one is fanning the flames, no one will believe it!

"It's unfair, teacher. This matter has nothing to do with the students. If you want to blame someone, you can only blame Ji Yao and the Ji clan members who moved to the Eastern Roman Empire. They are the ones who did this."

Wang Xuance cried out that he was innocent and he refused to take the blame.

"Ji Yao? Are there any members of the Ji clan who moved to Eastern Rome?"

"Yes, in order to gain a foothold in the Eastern Roman Empire, they widely publicized your deeds and even wrote them into vernacular novels and spread them everywhere. It's hard not to know about them. In addition, the Eastern Roman Empire has been suppressed by the Arabs for many years and has long lost its spirit. In order to boost morale and prove that the Arabs are not invincible, the two sides hit it off and..."

Snapped!
Ji Song slapped his forehead and said speechlessly: "Oh my God, what a sin I have committed!"

He wanted to cry but had no tears. What was going on?

"Teacher, this isn't a bad thing!" Wang Xuance consoled him, "The Ji family has now established a firm foothold in the Eastern Roman Empire, and one of their branches has even become the teacher of the next Eastern Roman emperor. This is all related to your reputation. Besides, you are thousands of miles away, so even if His Majesty knows about it, can you still blame him? We are not in the Tang Dynasty!"

"I have made up my mind. My third son is a restless person. Now that our family is doing so well in the West, I have made up my mind to send him to the West. It can be considered as expanding our family."

Glancing at Wang Xuance who looked excited, Ji Song really didn't know what to say.

What is this thing called?