Prosperous Tang special forces

Chapter 257 Access
"Ah, Master, I was wrong."

"You don't have to repeat it, I know you're wrong and that's why I asked you to polish the gem."

Hearing Long Feiyu's words.Li Zexu stared at Qin Huaiyu and Luo Yong pitifully.Luo Yong didn't speak much, but Qin Huaiyu said with a smile: "You deserve it, who made you owe me, why don't you hurry up and go to work."

"Oh"

Li Zexu pitifully turned his head and went to polish the gem. Seeing Li Zexu go away, the Roman envoy hurriedly said: "Tang envoy, please be careful. If those believers find out, I'm afraid it will cause trouble."

"Hehe, it's just a joke. The reason why great men are great is not because of their noble origins, but because they have left indelible contributions to the development of the world. We are just making remarks and are not disrespectful to your Lord. Sincerely."

"That's good. I hope Envoy Tang will stop saying such things in public, otherwise we will be very passive."

Long Feiyu is not a person who does not know the importance. Jiaoyan is similar to Confucius in the Han Dynasty in the eyes of Westerners.It would be a great crime to insult Confucius in front of literati.

A group of people walked into Constantinople. Surrounded by guards, Long Feiyu walked towards the Roman Palace with only two guards.

At the gate of the palace, the envoy who led Long Feiyu arrived: "Emissary Tang, wait a moment, I will go in and report."

Long Feiyu nodded, and began to wait outside the hall.Not long after, a guard came out and welcomed them in. Just after entering the main hall, Long Feiyu and his party were shocked by the aura inside the hall.

This hall is a typical European castle building. The top of the hall is inlaid with fist-sized gems of various colors, which looks extremely dazzling. There are many seats arranged in different levels around it, and the officials sit there in order according to their official positions.

The first middle-aged man wearing a robe and a crown is sitting on a gold seat.Staring at Long Feiyu with burning eyes.

Seeing Long Feiyu looking around in astonishment, the man's face was full of smiles.Obviously he was very satisfied with Long Feiyu's performance.

Staring at the emperor above him, Long Feiyu put his left hand on his chest and bowed slightly in salute: "Long Feiyu, envoy of the Tang Dynasty, has met His Majesty the King."

"Bold Envoy Tang, why do you salute with your right hand? You are despising my Roman Empire." An old man with white beard and hair yelled angrily.

Long Feiyu said with a chuckle: "This statement is wrong. I am the envoy of the Tang Dynasty, and I came to establish diplomatic relations with you at the emperor's order. Since it is the establishment of diplomatic relations, it is natural to do the gift of a friend. But your left hand salute is to your king. Sincerely, if we do it, the left hand will bow down to your king."

Long Feiyu's words made the old man speechless, but when he listened to him as the Roman emperor sitting at the head, he smiled and said: "I have heard that the Tang Dynasty has a lot of talents, and seeing it today really deserves its reputation."

"Your Majesty's reputation is too high. When we go out, we represent the Tang Dynasty in every move. We should be cautious so as not to damage the state. Please forgive me."

"It doesn't matter, a subject who can consider everything for the king is a qualified subject. Just now the lonely king looked at the Tang envoy staring at this hall with a look of surprise. I don't know how your palace in the Tang Dynasty is?"

"Our Great Tang's palace is naturally not as good as Your Majesty's palace. If nothing else, the gemstones on it will cost a lot. These are things that our Great Tang cannot afford."

"How dare you claim to be the overlord of the East with this amount of financial resources? I don't know how much you have defended the land in the Tang Dynasty?"

"I haven't checked this carefully, but I only know that the north-south span is more than 800 miles, and the east-to-west span is more than 1 miles."

The person who asked the question obviously wanted to make things difficult for Long Feiyu, but who knew that Long Feiyu would answer it.However, the answer was a bit general. The man was astonished, and continued to ask: "The north-south data is accurate, why is the length of the east and west uncertain?"

"The north and south have already extended to the sea area, and the north is a barren land. It is useless to take it. When I was on the mission, the length from east to west was more than 1 miles. I'm afraid it will increase."

"Oh, how do you say that?"

"Our military was still expanding when I came, so I'm not sure we'll have borders between our east and west territories."

"What a big tone. As you said, your Great Tang must be rich in products, but you can't even produce such gems. You can't build a decent palace. How strong can such a country be?"

"Our sages once said that the people are the most important, the king is the lightest, and the country is the second. My majesty has a saying that the king is the boat, the people are the water, and the water can carry the boat. It can also capsize the boat. The people have no choice but to Sleep in peace, how can an emperor be greedy for pleasure. We ministers once asked him to build a palace with walls to collect the treasures of the world. But our majesty is not willing to be separated from his people because of a wall, and we are not willing to be separated from his people because of these He made his people suffer high taxes in vain for the treasures that he did not bring with him when he was born and did not take away when he died. He once said that every official in my Tang Dynasty bought one less gem, and he could equal the people of the Tang Dynasty. year's rations. So he never advocated these things."

"The king is a boat, the people are water, water can carry a boat, and it can also overturn it." A group of people chewed on this sentence carefully, some people agreed with others shook their heads, and those who were dissatisfied said: "The common people are born to be driven by nobles. How can your emperor be so benevolent as a woman to achieve great things."

"Have you ever heard of Attila the Hun?"

Long Feiyu's words made everyone's eyes widen.Everyone wanted to bite him to death. After a long time, someone exclaimed: "Don't mention that devil. He is the initiator of the war and the executioner of evil."

"Our Majesty once studied your history. He said that the Western Roman Empire was not destroyed by Attila's attack. Constantinople was also besieged by Attila. Why is it still standing? That's because When you exploited your people, you left them a bite to eat. The king of Western Rome never considered his people. When Alaric attacked Rome, someone opened the gates of the city of Rome to welcome them. The water that was originally calm was disturbed by people, and eventually the ship was destroyed and people died. Our Majesty said that with copper as a mirror, you can straighten your clothes, with people as a mirror, you can know your gains and losses, and with history as a mirror, you can know your ups and downs. With you as a mirror, he You can better learn how to manage your own people. Be a good emperor who is loved by the people, not a deep house that locks the heart that was originally closely connected into the dark darkness."

Long Feiyu's words made the surroundings silent, and the two words of wisdom from the emperor of the Tang Dynasty completely shattered their hearts.Such an emperor, what else can they say, and such courtiers dare to say anything.If you don't say it's good, what you say is wrong.

"Why do you know the history of our Roman Empire?"

"Our Majesty knows the past and the present. He said that people must be learning all the time. Only by advancing with the times can we better grasp the trend of the times and not be overwhelmed by history."

"Okay, your majesty is really a heavenly man. It's a pity that such a benevolent king has no chance to see you. Please take me to bring you the highest respect and blessings to your majesty the emperor."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, I will bring your blessing to you."

"Okay, now let's not talk about this and talk about the establishment of diplomatic relations in advance."

"There is no need to worry about this matter. When we came here, we specially brought our gemstones. We are willing to present the biggest one to Your Majesty, and hope that His Majesty will live a long life."

"Oh, didn't you say you never liked gems and the like?"

"Your Majesty misunderstood. I am sympathetic to the people's livelihood and do not allow this thing to appear in the palace, but the people of our Tang Dynasty live and work in peace and contentment. They also like to play with gems when they are bored, so gems are also very popular in our Tang Dynasty."

"Oh, I don't know what kind of gems you want to offer to me?"

"This thing is outside the palace, His Majesty can let someone carry it in."

Hearing that the treasure was just outside the door, the Roman emperor hurriedly waved his hand and said, "Quick, get someone to bring it in."

Hearing this, the soldier hurriedly went out to get it, and after a while, two people walked in carefully carrying a box.

Seeing them put down the box, the Roman emperor couldn't wait to say: "Quick, open it."

When the box was opened, a white stone with a diameter of about a foot appeared in everyone's field of vision.The original excited voice stopped abruptly, and the smiling face of the Roman emperor slowly sank.Dissatisfied: "This is just an ordinary stone, what's so strange about it."

"Your Majesty can ask someone to close the door of the main hall and seal the windows inside the main hall. A miracle will happen. After a little thought, the Roman emperor waved his hand and asked the guards to do so.

As the door was closed and the windows were sealed, the white stone suddenly emitted a soft light, illuminating the hall as if it were daytime. The light reflected on the gemstones on the roof, refracted by the gemstones, and filled the room for a while. .

Just like the stars, it took a long time for the Roman emperor to wake up from the shock.Shouted, "Open the gate."

As soon as the door was opened, the light inside the gem immediately restrained itself.Becoming bland, this miraculous scene surprised everyone.The Roman emperor was even more delighted and said: "Come here, give the Tang envoy 1 taels of gold in return."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

"You're welcome. You gave me such gems. The lonely king doesn't need gems in return. It's more valuable to give you gold. You can buy what you want in the Roman Empire."

"Thank you, Your Majesty. In order to facilitate the exchange of needs between our two countries, please Your Majesty open the seaports of several cities for my Datang to berth boats, so that it will be convenient for us to travel in the future. It is also convenient for your Majesty to have a fixed place to manage. Your Majesty, please allow me."

The Roman emperor thought about it for a while and said: "This is a trivial matter, and the lonely king can arrange it later. Later, the palace will hold a reception to welcome the Tang envoy."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Whatever he wanted, Long Feiyu was worried that he would not have a chance to sell his fluorescent stones.It happened that the Roman emperor gave a banquet, and through the demonstration just now, the fluorescent stone at this time has long become the treasure in the minds of those ministers.

As soon as the banquet started, those people came over to ask questions in an endless stream.Gemstones have always been a favorite of women, and men still love these cool things. Just imagine that a thing that can light up the night suddenly appears in the dark night, how fascinating it is.

(End of this chapter)