The Khitan King is just a little king of the wilderness. Give him face and he is a king. If you don't give him face, the Tang Dynasty will send troops to make the Khitan disappear forever. Li Er does not like the Khitan people because these people are like wild wolves.
It runs around and bites Datang from time to time.
Compared to the Turkic wolves, the Khitan is like a lone wolf.
Thinking about the rest of them, even if they didn't arrive, they were not worthy of being greeted by King Qin of the Tang Dynasty.
Li Yuanxing looked around and saw that no one was paying attention, so he approached Li Er and said, "Brother, Feng An of Lingnan brought his two legitimate sons and seven concubines. The convoy was several miles long and came three miles outside Chang'an from Lingnan.
Ten miles.”
After hearing this, Li Er stretched out his hand and held Li Yuanxing's wrist, holding it firmly.
"Feng Ang!"
"Yes, more than a month ago, my brother sent him a letter. Originally, I just hoped that he would care about the Tang Dynasty and send someone to have a good talk, at least not to crack the earth. In my eyes, Feng Ang will fight for profit.
Competing for fame..." Before Li Yuanxing could finish speaking, Li Er stopped him: "Wu Lang, no matter what, Feng An has come to Chang'an, right!"
"Yes!" Li Yuanxing gave an affirmative answer.
Li Er did not speak again immediately, but walked towards the side of the city tower. After seeing Li Er's move, the masters of the Forbidden Palace and the internal guards on the city wall naturally knew that the Holy Emperor and the King of Qin must have something to say, and soon everyone around them seemed to be casual.
But there were six people standing there very carefully, not only for protection, but also to block people who shouldn't get close.
Coming to a quiet place, Li Er asked: "What did you promise Feng Ang?"
Li Yuanxing was thinking, and Li Er was waiting. He thought that a man like Feng An, who could break the earth and become a king, would not come to Chang'an unless he made a lot of money. He was afraid that Wulang would make a big profit, so he was sorting out his thoughts at this time.
Who would have thought that the expression on Li Yuanxing's face was really weird, and Li Er became even more nervous.
"Brother Imperial, I wrote a letter of eight thousand words to Feng Ang."
After hearing the eight thousand words, Li Er took a deep breath. He had to be mentally prepared, fearing that this promise would not be small. But no matter what, Feng An came to Chang'an, which represented surrender. In the land of two thousand miles, no matter whether Li Yuan
Everything can be understood.
"My brother thought about the letter over and over again, but it seems that nothing was promised to him!"
"You..." Li Er's heart felt like it was going to jump out. Hearing Li Yuanxing's words, he promised nothing. Li Er didn't know whether he should cry or laugh. The expression on his face looked like crying and laughing at the same time.
.The tone was also much weirder: "You are Feng Ang's child, and you can coax him into it with just a few words!"
"It's not coaxing, my brother is sincere!" Li Yuanxing emphasized.
"Okay, thank you for your sincerity. Tell me, what did you write in your letter?"
"My younger brother wrote about Feng Ang in his heart, and then listed four unparalleled achievements for his grandmother Mrs. Xi. These four achievements, from the Liang Dynasty to the Sui Dynasty, were all great achievements to protect the Han people from being divided."
Li Yuanxing talked about the four achievements one by one.
"Okay, very good!" Li Er clapped his hands vigorously: "Wu Lang, you are really smart. You issued an imperial edict for the emperor to confer the title of Feng Xi, which is extremely expensive and first-class!" Li Er praised Li Yuanxing's smartness in his heart, but this is not a smart thing.
It can be explained clearly in a few words, but Feng An's coming to Chang'an is definitely related to Li Yuanxing's praise of Mrs. Xi.
"Finally, I wrote a strategy to double the annual income of the people in Lingnan in five years. If I follow the strategy, I will not be able to provide him with supplies. If he fails to follow the strategy, or fails to do it properly, then he is responsible. This
It’s not a promise, nor a benefit. Because Datang got more than Feng An.”
Li Er understood what Li Yuanxing said.
Another person might think it was a promise, but in Li Yuanxing's heart, it really wasn't a promise.
"Go and greet him, take him directly to the Tang Dynasty Arena, and give him a good seat for the emperor!" Li Er patted Li Yuanxing on the shoulder: "Feng Ang's incident, Wu Lang has done a great job, a great job!"
Great achievement?
Li Yuanxing was even thinking about whether to provide a bonus point system and how many points could be added to this great achievement. Anyway, he had no rewards and no seals, so he could use it to cover his salary.
In Wuliting outside Chang'an City, thousands of people are clearing the snow on the road.
Li Yuanxing is wearing a down cloak, which is the new favorite of the Tang Dynasty nobles. It is a good item to protect against wind, snow and cold. It is especially loved by noble women, because the color can be ordinary rainbow brocade, or more expensive ones printed with
The most important thing is that the ordinary ones are not expensive, and the gorgeous ones are even more precious.
It was a sunny day today, and Feng An could see King Qin's flag here from three miles away.
Dismounting a hundred steps away was Feng Ang's respect for King Qin of the Tang Dynasty.
Li Yuanxing walked up to meet Feng An, holding a cloak in his arms. Naturally, an official from the Ministry of Etiquette came forward to introduce him. After seeing the ceremony, Li Yuanxing put the cloak on Feng An: "My lord has traveled a long distance and it is cold in the north. Let's drink a bowl of ginger."
Tea will take away the cold!" Li Yuanxing personally brought a tea bowl.
On the way, Feng Ang thought about countless scenarios when entering Chang'an. He thought that someone would greet him.
But he didn't expect that the King of Qin of the Tang Dynasty would come to see him in person. He was expected to meet him within three days in Chang'an.
At this time, Li Yuanxing's personal followers took many cloaks to keep out the cold and gave them to Feng An's subordinates.
Feng An was very touched. These clothes were not worth mentioning at their level. But this kind of heart moved Feng An. Just when he was about to say something, Li Yuanxing pulled his arm: "Although it is hard work for the Duke of the country to come from afar,
, but tonight is extraordinary, the Tang Dynasty’s New Year celebration, I’m afraid it will be a pity if the Duke doesn’t watch it!”
"I am willing to go with His Highness the King of Qin!" Feng Ang pressed his other hand heavily on Li Yuanxing's arm.
As expected of a military commander, this arm is truly powerful.
When Li Yuanxing and Feng Ang arrived at the Datang Arena, it was around five o'clock in the afternoon according to modern time, which was still an hour away from the Youshi hour Li Yuanxing mentioned, which was seven o'clock in the afternoon.
But here, more than 400,000 people have gathered.
If it weren't for the King of Qin's ceremonial guard, Li Yuanxing might not have been able to enter the arena. The surrounding roads were already crowded with people.
Five hundred shops, two hundred and fifty different businesses, including eating, drinking, playing, having fun, wearing clothes, shopping, and decorating. But there is everything you need. Every shop is crowded with people, with the sound of bargaining and the snatching of quality goods.
Judging from the color of their clothes, at least 20% of the customers are from foreign lands.
There are also eighty shops, specially reserved for foreign merchants.
"Chang'an City is really prosperous!" Feng Ang said with emotion.
Li Yuanxing smiled: "There are nearly 150,000 foreigners in Chang'an City, and there are dozens of foreign envoys from small states, large and small tribes. I want to let them see what the Celestial Kingdom is!"
While Li Yuanxing was talking, he noticed that several young people in colorful clothes were paying attention on the street.
Whether it's a shop, a sideshow, or a storyteller's teahouse, they all attract them.
"There's still an hour left. If you like, you might as well go and have some fun. Just remember the Chang'an decree, which states that during celebrations, you should be courteous, even if it's the other party's fault." After Li Yuanxing said this, Feng Ang praised loudly: "Be courteous, it's great."
Tang style!" He then said to several young people: "Go and have fun, remember the instructions of His Highness King Qin, even if the other party is at fault, you must be polite!"
As long as you are polite, there will be no conflict.
This is Li Yuanxing's philosophy. Don't dare to cause chaos during the celebrations. There are hundreds of thousands of people here. If there is trouble, it is a trivial matter to mobilize the imperial army, but the face of the Tang Dynasty will be really lost.
The Prince of Qin's Mansion sent a team of personal guards to follow the guests.
The Tang Dynasty Arena was built on the Fengqi Plain. The largest terraced seats are on the original surface. Then there is a semi-circular shape. This was made by hollowing out the nearly 100-foot-high soil plain, reinforcing it with stones, and then building it with a brick structure.
A large open-air arena. At the highest point, one on the left and one on the right, two huge torches fifteen feet high are burning brightly.
The firelight illuminated the ten-mile radius of Fangyuan.
Inside the ring stand is a circle of a thousand-step track, then in the middle is the stadium, and in the middle is the track. Outside is the hard loess and a circle of temporary sheds.
Feng An's seat is on the second floor from the front. There are less than twenty seats on the highest floor. And the lower floor where Feng An is located has only sixty seats. This seat is like a small box, it is a room.
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Li Er personally greeted Feng Ang at the entrance to the VIP table. After the ceremony, Feng Ang was very satisfied with his box.
Because he already knew that on the left and right sides, on one side was the box of General Qin Qiong, the director of the Security Department of the Tang Dynasty, and on the other side was the box of Sun Wuji, the right servant of the Tang Dynasty.
The ancients were very concerned about status, and Feng Ang believed that it was an honor to sit at the same table with such a person.
Since it was a celebration, it was not the time to talk about business. Feng Ang could not leave in just a few days. His plan was to stay in Chang'an City for at least three months, or even half a year.
Another guest, King Khitan Khan, was on the sixth floor from the front. This location surprised him extremely. He had also observed the identities of the people in the box in the front, and he thought he was probably on the eighth floor.
, placing it on the seventh floor was a great treat, and the seats on the sixth floor made him happy.
There is food in the private room, except for the mutton and vegetarian dishes.
The pig ears and trotters that go with the wine, and then the sausages filled with Li Yuanxing, are naturally much lighter in taste than modern ones. Both salt and sugar were lacking in the Tang Dynasty.
What's even more precious is that there is a bright green vegetarian dish on each private room table, and it is a platter of four kinds of dishes.
Of course, the higher the box, the larger the portion will be.
Only on the upper third floor, there are six, eight, or twelve kinds. There are sixteen kinds of green vegetarian dishes in Li Er's box.
In the snowy winter, the huge amount of green vegetables was worth more than silver, especially the bright red fruit the size of red dates, which no one in the entire Tang Dynasty recognized.
Was Datang rich?
I wonder who in the world can eat these bright green vegetables in winter! (To be continued. Please search Piao Tian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!)