Travel to ancient times and make a fortune

The Longevity Festival is celebrated by all officials, so it is naturally lively.

The officials outside the hall were far away from the main hall, so they could eat and drink in peace. They occasionally talked quietly, but they were basically covered up by the sound of silk and bamboo in the hall, and others could not hear them.

Outside the palace, one could only hear music, but everyone inside the palace was truly enjoying the beautiful palace rituals and music.

This was the first time for Li Xiao to appreciate the ritual music and dance of this era at such a close distance. To be honest, it was really shocking.

The dancers, dressed in gorgeous costumes, danced gracefully and gracefully, as if they were fairies descending from the sky. Coupled with the sound of silk and bamboo orchestral sounds, they vividly demonstrated the royal style of this era.

Li Xiao, like everyone else, enjoyed the music and dance while eating the palace's unique delicacies. The enjoyment was not ordinary beauty.

After the dance, the dancers respectfully stepped down, and one of the Mongolian envoys stood up holding a cup.

He placed his right hand on his chest, leaned forward slightly, and said in a respectful voice: "Your Majesty the Dali Dynasty, on behalf of my king Balte, I wish your Majesty everlasting good luck and long life."

After finishing his words, he raised his head and drank the whole glass of wine in one gulp.

"Thank you, King Dameng. Please convey your gratitude to me." After saying that, he picked up the wine glass and took a sip.

"This time, by order of my king, I have brought a gift to His Majesty. Please accept it with your Majesty's approval." As he said this, he clapped his hands and four pretty women came out from behind the mission.Each woman was carrying a tray covered with red cloth.

Balt motioned to the first woman, who opened the red cloth and took out the items on the tray.

"This is a couplet I overheard while waiting on the way to Dali. It is said to be something absolute. I wonder if everyone here can explain it so that we can also see it. By the way, Qiqige and the other three are It’s a gift for His Majesty.”

When Li Xiao heard this, he sneered softly: "A person who comes to give gifts has the nerve to ask questions before giving away the lottery?"

But even though he said this, he still looked at the couple.

Nantongzhou, Beitongzhou, North and South Tongzhou connect north and south.

"Huh, that's it?" Li Xiao muttered in a low voice, and without raising his head, he said: "Nantong Prefecture, Beitong Prefecture, North and South Tongzhou lead to North and South."

The gentle and light voice suddenly sounded in the hall, causing everyone who had just turned their attention to the pair to wonder who the speaker was.

All I know is that she is a young woman.

Of course, except for people who knew Li Xiao well, they heard her voice.

Bart saw that many Dali officials were frowning, and he was still a little proud.But just as he raised the corners of his lips, he was stiffened by the sudden female voice.

Bart smiled stiffly and searched everywhere, intending to find the person who had just spoken, but Ouyang Yiyun said in a ruffian voice: "Messenger Bart, women in Dali are always low-key and don't like to be arrogant based on their talents. It’s better to stop looking for the messenger.”

Bart's expression froze again. Is this a roundabout way of saying that they are high-profile and just show off if they have something?
After all, it was an envoy, so the emperor still had to worry about his face, and said with a smile: "You little monkey, the envoy never said anything about finding someone, just take your food." This was obviously meant for Ouyang Yiyun.

After finishing speaking, he turned to Balth and said, "I wonder what the envoy thinks of the pair just played?"

Bart:...

how?Can he say that this is the absolute standard answer they have found?
This pair was not something he accidentally heard on the road as he said at the beginning, but one of the absolute records recorded in an isolated book that their king accidentally obtained.Bart pulled the corners of his lips, saluted the emperor, and said: "Your Majesty, Dali is full of outstanding people and talents. Bart admires it!"

"It's already the right match. Qiqige and the others please accept your Majesty's approval. Next, there are two more gifts. I hope your Majesty likes them."

Following Bart's words, the second and third people lifted up the red cloth on the tray.

On the second tray, there was a piece of red jade dripping with blood. The blood in the jade formed a cloud shape, gathering and dispersing in an orderly manner.

The whole piece of jade is bright red and crystal clear. From a distance, it looks like the red glow reflecting the moon, the icing on the cake.

But this is not the most important.

The important thing is that this piece of jade is obviously uncarved, but if you look closely, it looks like a reclining Buddha lying on its side on the crystal jade!
"Your Majesty, this is a piece of chicken-blood stone that my king found by chance. As you can see, this chicken-blood stone is uncarved but shaped like a reclining Buddha. It is a rare treasure that has been rare for thousands of years."

As he spoke, he looked at another tray with two documents on it.

Bart looked at the emperor with a smile and said: "The second gift is a document prepared by my king in advance. One is Dameng's gift of thousands of horses from Dali, and the second is Dali's gift of thousands of stones to Dameng. food."

As soon as he finished speaking, the hall started to become noisy.

An official sneered and said, "Da Meng's envoys are really interesting. Dameng came to celebrate the birthday of our emperor. When giving gifts, he actually asked for a 'gift in return.' Those who don't know, thought that Dameng had already uncovered the truth and came to Da Li to fight the autumn wind." !”

Bart didn't care what the official said, but looked at the emperor and said: "Dear Your Majesty Dali, these two gifts, just like the previous gift, only require the talents and beauties of Dali to give them in the time of one stick of incense." Within, solve a simple problem."

"If you successfully solve the problem, the bloodstone will naturally be presented to Your Majesty, and the document will naturally be the thousand horses; otherwise, it will be the thousands of stones of food."

After saying this, the Dali officials wanted to go up and scratch Balt's ears. Is this a gift?

Bart didn't care, he just laughed and continued: "My king is well aware that Dali has many capable people, so he put on such a small show just to entertain your majesty. I hope your majesty will not blame you."

Officials: ...

Fuck your entertainment Your Majesty!
The emperor is the emperor after all, even if he is unhappy, he can still remain calm and composed.

After Balt finished speaking, he still looked pleasant and asked, "I don't know what the topic is."

Upon hearing this, Bart motioned to the fourth person to lift the red cloth.

"Your Majesty, this is a nine-link chain. It is a toy for my Dameng children. Anyone in the palace, regardless of their status, who can solve it within one stick of incense will be considered a winner!"

Li Xiao, who was eating and drinking, paused for a moment when he heard "Nine Links" and raised his eyes, oh, it's not jade!
She thought she had also encountered a common joke in time-travel literature. Fanbang took out the jade nine-link chain, the protagonist appeared, threw it casually, well, he won by trick, and he became famous from then on.

I didn't expect it but it was made of iron. It couldn't be broken. It seemed that I had to actually break it.

For a moment, Li Xiao stopped eating and quietly looked at the people in the hall, waiting to see who it was that could take the opportunity to stand out.

But until a third of the incense was burned, no one came on stage. (End of chapter)