Wu Sheng family

Chapter 51 Welcome Dinner
"Your Highness, your attitude towards Prince Guan is a bit inappropriate!" During the break, an old man came to Zhu Changxiong's side and said softly.

"What's wrong?" Zhu Changxiong asked.

"Your Highness, now we should establish good relations with all parties. Even if we can't make good friends, we should not offend them!"

"I know this well. Although Guan Moya is a prince, he is also the Prince Wu of the Guan family. In the past, I might still respect him, but now do you think we are still necessary? The Guan family is in the eyes of the emperor. A thorn in the eye, oh, a thorn in the eye of the ancestors of the past generations." Zhu Changxiong said.

"But, after all, the Guan family is a family of thousands of years, are we?"

"You are worrying too much, don't you know what the father is thinking? The trip to the desert is extremely dangerous. This prince is here to fight for his own future, and it is unknown whether Guan Moya can go back alive this time. " Zhu Changxiong said disapprovingly, "Okay, I also know your worries. You are nothing more than worried about the relationship between the Guan family and the Kong family. The day of the Guan family's demise is not far away. It's better for him to draw a line!"

The old man hesitated to speak, and finally shook his head and sighed.

"Don't worry, I have a sense of proportion in this matter!"

It took Guan Moya and his party a month from Yanjing to the desert.Of course, it wouldn't take so long if the army marched out or galloped on horseback.But this time, it was to show the might of the Celestial Dynasty, so naturally the ostentation was huge, so the speed was slow.

The arrival of the envoys of the Ming Dynasty was grandly welcomed by the desert Khan Mutel, who sent his own national teacher to meet him thirty miles away from the Khan Court.This is unique treatment in history.Faced with the enthusiasm of the desert, Zhu Changxiong felt that this trip to the desert was not as dangerous as he thought.

That night, the desert Khan Mutel held a grand dinner to welcome the envoys of the Ming Dynasty.

"Guests from afar, this is 'kumiss', one of the 'Eight Treasures' in the desert! Please!" Mutel raised the golden bowl in his hand and said to Zhu Changxiong and Guan Moya.

Guan Moya happily drank the 'kumis' in the bowl, and said with a smile: "The taste is soft, hot and sour, yet mellow and sweet. It is worthy of being one of the 'Eight Treasures' of the desert. I am lucky enough to taste it today! "

Zhu Changxiong on the side looked at Guan Moya with some disdain, and Mutel laughed loudly after hearing Guan Moya's words: "As for the prince's praise, this 'kumiss' can be honored as one of the 'Eight Treasures'." head'!"

But immediately, Mutter's laughter stopped abruptly, and he looked at Zhu Changxiong and said in a deep voice, "I don't know what the Second Prince thinks of this 'kumiss'?"

Zhu Changxiong put down the 'kumiss' that he had barely drunk, and said: "Although the wine is good, it is not as good as the fine wine from the Central Plains!"

"Your Highness, what you said is wrong, each has its own characteristics, how can there be a distinction between high and low?" Guan Moya said.

"Prince Guan, did you lose your dignity as a prince of the Ming Dynasty once you entered this desert?" Zhu Changxiong sneered, and then said to Mutel again, "Khan, my Ming Dynasty has a vast land and resources. The fine wine that I bring here is the royal wine of the palace, how can it be compared with this 'kumiss'?"

Mutter's face was a bit ugly, but he still smiled and said: "Come on, Your Highness is not used to drinking our desert's 'kumiss', so let's withdraw!"

Hearing Mutter's words, the old man beside Zhu Changxiong hurriedly said: "Khan, Your Highness didn't mean that!"

"Don't worry, since His Highness is not used to drinking 'kumiss', then you can drink the 'royal wine' you brought!" Mutter said disapprovingly.

While talking, plates of mutton were served to everyone's table.

Mutel grabbed a large piece of mutton with his hand, then walked to Guan Moya and said, "Prince Guan, please!"

After taking it with both hands, Guan Moya took a big bite and said, "Okay! This should be the famous 'hand-steaked meat' in the desert, right?"

"My lord is very knowledgeable!" Mutter said with a thumbs up.

Then Mutter grabbed a large piece of mutton and handed it to Zhu Changxiong, and Zhu Changxiong frowned, and said, "Thank you Khan, I'd better do it myself!"

"Your Highness!" the old man beside Zhu Changxiong shouted in a low voice.

But Zhu Changxiong ignored it, but said: "Bring the ivory chopsticks for my prince! Oh, Khan, this prince is not used to eating meat with his hands!"

Seeing Zhu Changxiong's appearance, the ministers on Mutter's side snorted coldly, but Mutter just smiled and said: "Your Highness, please go ahead!"

"Khan, this prince is here to propose a marriage. When will this prince be able to see the princess?" Zhu Changxiong asked.

"What?" Mutel pondered for a while and said, "Actually, the princess is willing to choose the county horse! It's not easy for Ben Khan to intervene. This is one of the conditions that Ben Khan promised the princess!"

Hearing Mutter's words, Zhu Changxiong's face was a bit ugly, but Mutter didn't care, but asked Guan Moya: "I don't know if Prince Guan ever married a wife?"

"Not long ago, this king got married!" Guan Moya replied.

Hearing this, Mutter's face darkened, and he sighed: "It's a pity!"

"Khan, the great shaman is here!" At this time, a person came to Mutter and said.

"Please!"

After a while, a skinny old man wearing strange costumes and colorful and strange ornaments came to Mutter and gave a slight salute.

When it comes to shaman priests, we have to talk about the beliefs of the desert people.People in the desert all believe in animal gods, just like people in the Ming Dynasty believed in Buddhism or Taoism.

And this shaman priest is a person who has devoted his whole life to the beast god. They have a high status and are respected by the people of the desert.However, to a certain extent, religions serve the ruling class, so although these shamans have a lofty status, they still have to obey the orders of the Desert Khan.

However, more than 50 years ago, there was an accident.The beast god shaman at that time claimed to have found the reincarnated real body of the beast god, and respected him as the beast god, enjoying the worship of everyone.

During that time, this beast god was indeed powerful, so the majority of the people in the desert were fanatical in their allegiance.This led to the fact that the power of the shaman at that time surpassed that of the Khan and suddenly became the ruler of the desert.

However, within a few years, the beast god disappeared.With the disappearance of the beast god, the fanaticism of the people in the desert also gradually subsided, and soon the desert Khan regained the supreme ruling power.

Because of this, the following khans are also full of wariness towards shamans, but they can't leave these shamans, after all, they still need these shamans to serve them.

The big shaman came here today to pray for blessings. Guan Moya also knew about these shamans. Using another memory of his own, it was the great dance god.

(End of this chapter)