Ji Tang

Chapter 877 Surprised Wenwu

"Announce the visit of foreign envoys!"

Woo!Woo!
The trumpet sounded in the camp!
After Chen Shou took the lead in announcing the envoy's appearance, people continued to pass on this sentence until outside the camp!
The momentum is huge, the majesty is like a prison, and the style of a great country is clearly visible!
Although there are no majestic palaces or musicians playing solemn palace music, at this time, the shouts of the Tang soldiers, the deep and distant sound of horns, and the majestic flags can make people feel the majesty of the Tang Dynasty even more!

Tinaire and Karimor looked stiff. If they hadn't represented Maya's dignity, and had received strict education since childhood, they would have been at war with each other, and they didn't know why.

In the main camp, except for some soldiers who were on guard, tens of thousands of people lined up neatly on the main campus.When the two people passed by, everyone consciously moved out of the way to let the two people pass!

Ji Qing led the way. He was wearing red court clothes today, which were the court clothes for officials of fifth rank or above. Ji Qing, who was already outstanding, looked even more handsome and majestic against the backdrop of the court clothes.

Ji Song stood on the high platform of the school ground, located at the rear left position of the emperor. When he saw Ji Qing's appearance, he couldn't help but nod.

Tinaire looked at the countless people who were wearing mighty armor that could blind one's eyes, as if they were made of unknown beasts.

On his head is a helmet made of iron, with brightly colored feathers of unknown birds on the top of the helmet.What shocked him even more was that near the high platform, the soldiers here actually had masks under their helmets, revealing only a pair of breathtaking eyes, staring at them.

He believed that as long as he and others made the slightest move, they would kill him without hesitation, he was sure!

He secretly looked up and saw a group of people with obviously high status on the high platform. They were divided into two columns and stood on both sides.

On the right is a group of old men who are not young but look gentle and elegant. Tang Jian, who has spent ten years with them, is there, and his position is very high, so his status is not low.This made him breathe a sigh of relief. It felt good to meet an acquaintance. At least he would have someone to speak to him if he was rude later!
On the left is a group of very majestic-looking people wearing exquisite armor. They hold weapons in their hands and look intently, but the frightening evil aura made him feel uncomfortable!
What impressed him even more was that there was a person sitting in the center of the high platform.

That's right, there is only one person sitting on the entire high platform. If your guess is correct, this person should be His Majesty the Khan of this incredibly huge country!

King of Kings, this is his understanding of the title Tian Khan!
Just one glance made him unforgettable. He was not wearing gorgeous armor, and he had no weapons in his hands. He was just sitting there quietly.

But no matter the people on the left or right, or the soldiers underground, no one dared to look directly at him. This made people feel more majestic and mysterious than any decoration!

"Your Majesty! Please!"

Ji Qing stretched out her right hand and invited the two of them to come on stage. Tinaire glanced at Ji Qing, but Ji Qing just nodded and gave him a reassuring look!

Tinaire and Calimor looked at each other, adjusted their clothes in unison, and then walked up the steps to the high platform step by step!

"Your Majesty, the Mayan envoy has been brought. Please give me your Majesty's permission!"

Ji Qing stepped forward and walked among the crowd, saluted Li Shimin and said in a deep voice.

Li Shimin had no expression on his face and just nodded towards Chen Shou.

Chen Shou understood, stepped forward and said loudly: "Mayan envoy please take a seat!"

After Chen Shou finished speaking, Li Shimin also waved his hand and said to everyone: "My dear friends, please take your seats too!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Immediately, everyone retreated, and only then did Tinaire and the two realize that there were several people sitting on the couch behind them. They should have been standing there to greet themselves and others.

This warmed their hearts, just like visiting someone else's house. One went out to greet him, and the other sat at home to wait. This small gesture made the two of them have a good impression of the Tang Dynasty or the emperor!
"Foreign Ambassador Tinaire!"

"Callimore!"

"Greetings to His Majesty the Emperor of the Great Tang Dynasty Khan!"

The two of them have experienced the understanding of foreign envoys meeting the emperor for several days in the past few days. Both of them are high scholars in Maya. Of course they understand how important it is to respect the superior!
The two raised their hands high, then bowed deeply and saluted the emperor!
Li Shimin was a little surprised. He didn't expect that the two of them could speak fluent Guanzhong dialect. If it weren't for their different looks, who would have dared to say that they were not natives of Guanzhong in the Tang Dynasty?
"Your envoy is free!"

Li Shimin smiled happily and said to Chen Shou: "Please invite the envoy to take a seat!"

"promise!"

Of course they understood the emperor's words and immediately thanked him: "Thank you, His Majesty the Emperor Khan!"

What surprised the two of them was that their positions were quite forward, just below the emperor. Opposite them were Tang Jian and an elegant old man whom they were familiar with.

Seeing the two people's gazes, Tang Jian and Du Ruhui both raised their wine glasses towards them as a greeting!
When the two of them took their seats, Li Shimin said happily: "Today is really a blessing. I heard that there is a country far away, called Maya. Hundreds of envoys have crossed tens of thousands of miles of sea to come to the Tang Dynasty. I am so lucky!"

"The Yin people from the northern continent are also coming with them!"

"To show that I value you, I will entertain you all by myself. If there is any neglect, I hope your envoy will not mind!"

This last sentence was addressed to both Tinaire and his wife.

Of course Tinel didn't mind, even if he did, he wouldn't dare!

He stood up quickly and said: "His Majesty Tian Khan, you are worrying too much. We are surprised that you can meet us despite your busy schedule."

"Dong Gong Tang, Ji Qing and others have taken great care of us along the way. Why should we be negligent? Your Majesty said this, but he is embarrassing me."

After Tinaire finished speaking, Karimor also said: "Your Majesty, the Khan of Heaven, I have traveled thousands of miles to come here to admire the Tang Dynasty. To be able to see the master of this incredibly powerful country is ours." pleasure!"

"Compared with Maya, I, Maya, pales in comparison and is not worth mentioning."

Li Shimin didn't expect that these two people not only spoke well about Chang'an, but also knew a lot about the allusions of the Tang Dynasty. He was a little overwhelmed by the praise they gave.

"The two envoys have passed. I have heard that Tang, Ji Qing and others have said that they are very accomplished in the fields of astronomy, mathematics, and architecture. Your envoys must not belittle themselves!"

After several rounds of flattery, everyone finally got to know the two of them.

Tinaire is eloquent and quick-thinking. He is also able to put down his posture and be humble and prudent. He is worthy of being a wise man of the Mayans. Although Calimor is a bit taciturn, he always manages to be just right, and his words can always hit the nail on the head and express the essence.

In the eyes of everyone, both of them are not simple figures. It is said that both of them are wise men of the Maya. They have high prestige in the local area and their status is only below the high priest.

"I heard that you have extremely high yields of grain? Is it true?"

After chatting for a while, Li Shimin seemed to be almost done. If he continued chatting, he would almost drift off.

Tinaire and Karimor looked at each other, and Tinaire said: "Are you talking about corn, potatoes and sweet potatoes?" Li Shimin was stunned and said directly: "What is their yield?"

Tinaire pondered for a moment and said: "Corn is the main food of our Maya. According to the calculation method of the Tang Dynasty, its output is about five stones per acre."

"As for sweet potatoes and potatoes, these two are just crops we use in winter, and their yields are basically more than ten stones."

"what?"

"Ten stones? How is this possible?"

After hearing what Tinelle said, corn was okay and within their acceptable range, but the yields of sweet potatoes and potatoes surprised everyone!
For a while, everyone was whispering and talking, and it was a little noisy!

Li Shimin frowned and scolded: "Be quiet!"

He hated iron and said, "Foreign envoys are still here. How can you behave so rudely?"

Then he said gently to the two Tinaires: "Your Majesty, please don't mind, my ministers won't believe it anymore!"

Of course Tinaire wouldn't mind. He said with some confusion: "Isn't this a common thing? Crops must be cultivated. According to the records of our ancestors, the yield of corn was not very high at the beginning, but after our The tribe has cultivated and selected the best year after year, which makes corn our main food."

At this time, Ji Song suddenly said: "Your envoy has misunderstood. Our staple food is grains. It has taken thousands of years of cultivation to achieve the current output, but it has not increased significantly for many years. "

Tinaire was stunned. He didn't recognize Ji Song, so he looked at Li Shimin.

Li Shimin smiled and said: "This is a good prince of our Tang Dynasty. He is second to none in the Tang Dynasty in terms of farming, numerology, investigation, literature, etc."

Then he pointed at Ji Qing, Wang Xiancheng, Xue Li, and Wang Xuan and said, "These four are all his disciples!"

Tinaire and Karimor were shocked, and hurriedly stood up and bowed: "So it's you. When we were in Maya, we were amazed that you could teach such an outstanding disciple, but we didn't expect you to be so young?"

Ji Song's name was well known to them, and the intelligence and profound knowledge of Ji Qing and others made them even more curious about that rare teacher!

How could they not be happy now that they finally saw a real person?

Ji Song smiled and said, "You two are very honored. We are just juniors in the Tang Dynasty. How can you get such praise?"

"In the Tang Dynasty, there were many scholars and masters. They were knowledgeable about the scriptures and spent their whole lives studying knowledge like ascetics. Compared with them, I am just an insignificant star in the sky!"

But what is surprising is that Cullimore, who has always been taciturn, said: "I heard that you people from Tang Dynasty are relatively modest. Can I think that you are deliberately belittling yourself?"

"No no no!"

Ji Song shook his head quickly and said: "No, in Chang'an, in the north and south of the Tang Dynasty, there are many scholars. When you arrive in Chang'an, I will introduce those scholars to you. I also believe that they will be very happy. Being able to communicate with wise men from different civilizations like you."

Calimor took a deep look at Ji Song and said nothing else.

This was just a small episode. After that, Li Shimin asked them about other aspects, especially astronomy and calendar.

Li Shimin and everyone were even more shocked when they learned that they actually calculated each year as 365.2420 days, with an error of only one day every 5000 years!
"His Majesty!"

At this time, Ji Qing stepped forward and said: "When I was exchanging knowledge with the Mayans, I learned that the Mayans also have a special calendar. They divide the year into thirteen months, with 20 days per month, making a total of 260 days per year. , and call it Zhuo Jinli."

"Why is this?"

There was no need for Li Shimin to ask questions now, Du Ruhui said in surprise.

There is obviously a calendar that is more accurate than that of the Tang Dynasty, so why is there still such an obviously wrong calendar being circulated?Still using it even now?

"I don't understand either!"

Ji Qing smiled bitterly and shook his head. He had been studying these astronomical calendar knowledge, but he didn't understand why there was such a calendar?It's as if they don't live in the same place.

But it may be said that their calculations were wrong, but they had an extremely accurate calendar and lived according to this calendar.

"We don't know either!"

Seeing the emperor looking at them in shock, Tinel smiled bitterly.

"You don't know either?"

Li Shimin was surprised. Even they themselves didn't know. How could this be possible?So where did Zhuo Jinli come from?Could it fall from the sky?

"The Zhuojin calendar has been handed down from a long time ago. Now it is only used for divination when each child is born. No one knows how it came about, but it is widely circulated in our Maya. Many people think it is The calendar was used in the place where our ancestors lived, otherwise it would be incomprehensible. Because it is incompatible with, or even completely opposite to, the place where we live now.”

"But we also discovered that after the 73rd reincarnation of the Zhuo Jin Calendar, it will coincide with the 52nd reincarnation of the calendar we are currently implementing, as if it has been reset! And this day is also the most grand festival of our Maya. I think it is One day when the gods return, we will rebuild temples, shrines, and pyramids to welcome the gods’ return.”

"His Majesty!"

Ji Song stepped forward and said: "It's late today, and the two distinguished guests must be hungry. Should we start the banquet now?"

Tinaire looked at Ji Song with some confusion, wondering why he interrupted him?But Ji Songli ignored it, just lowered his head and waited for the emperor to speak!
"Then let's get started!"

Li Shimin took a deep look at Ji Song. Could he know what Ji Song was thinking?Could I be deceived by these myths and stories that I don’t know whether they are true or false?

Ji Song, you underestimate me too!

Hearing this, both the civil servants and the generals were relieved. Not to mention the emperor, they were also attracted by the mysterious calendar that Tinaire had seen.

The origin of the calendar is unknown, but it is inextricably linked to the current calendar. With all these things, they can’t help but think about it!

At the same time, I also admire Ji Song's courage. He dared to interrupt His Majesty at this time. This not only requires courage.

So, within a short while, all kinds of exquisite delicacies were served. Where had Tinaire and Karimor seen so many exquisite delicacies?After a short period of restraint, he will start to feast.
(End of this chapter)