"Ghost Eyes" Fei Fan looked at Master Zengfan strangely, as if he was asking why I didn't know about this. I looked at the two of them coldly, feeling more and more doubtful in my heart.
At this time, the figure in green clothes on the city wall suddenly picked up a small red flag in his hand and waved it vaguely in the air a few times. All the trumpets suddenly sounded again, causing everyone who was highly nervous and anxious to panic again.
Startled.
As the trumpet sounded, the soldiers standing on both sides of the city gate suddenly turned around, lined up neatly in two rows, and walked towards us.
The little clerk looked a little frightened. He trembled slightly and whispered: "What should we do now?"
Master Zengfan said at this time: "Don't panic, don't act rashly, and adapt to changes. Remember, don't talk or move around. I'll take care of it!" Everyone helplessly watched the two groups of soldiers slowly walking towards us.
In front of him, he stopped.
At this time, we were all surprised to find that these soldiers turned out to be wooden figures, but the carvings were so lifelike that they couldn't be seen until we were in front of our eyes. However, what frightened everyone was that the eyes of these wooden figures were unknown.
What kind of material is it made of? The eyes and eyes are as vivid as a living person. It makes people wonder how the ancients achieved this magical effect.
At this time, a soldier walking at the front took a step forward, staring at us with dark eyes, and saw "his" mouth opening a thin gap, and then a voice came out
: "His Majesty, the First Emperor of Nanzhao, would like to invite all distinguished guests to the palace to see you."
After saying that, with a wave of his hand, the two groups of soldiers stood on both sides and cleared a path in the middle. The soldier in the front pointed his hand, which meant "please!"
All of us, Monk Zhang Er, looked at each other confused. Master Zengfan took the lead and walked forward. Everyone saw it and had no choice but to follow.
The two groups of soldiers followed behind, marching in neat steps and shouting "Hoot, Hoot".
Walking into the gate of Purple Gold City, the "man" in green clothes was already standing inside the city gate, surrounded by eight soldiers in red clothes, who must be soldiers of the Royal Forest Army.
When they saw us walking in, the "people" in Tsing Yi actually came up to us with a smile, which really scared us all.
Is this "man" in Tsing Yi a living person!? I suddenly broke out in cold sweat on my forehead. Looking at the other comrades, they also looked horrified. Even Master Zengfan turned pale when I looked at it.
Feel.
The "man" in green clothes smiled and came up to him, clasped his hands together, and said: "I am Duan Chengyi, the ceremonial officer of Nanzhao, and by the decree of His Majesty the First Emperor, I am here to welcome all the envoys from the Tang Dynasty who have come from afar. Please follow me in.
I am here to see Your Majesty at the Imperial Palace. I believe that in the outer city, you all should have felt the warm welcome of our Nanzhao people?"
Master Zengfan smiled reluctantly and said, "Yes."
The man in green no longer spoke, but walked in front to lead us. The eight imperial guards in red walked quietly behind us.
The moment I heard the "bang" sound of the city gate being closed by the two groups of soldiers behind us, I felt as if I had entered a time and space tunnel and entered the ancient kingdom of Nanzhao in the Tang Dynasty.
I took a deep breath, and then peeked at the eight red-clothed soldiers behind me, and I saw that those soldiers were also wooden figures. So, why is this man who calls himself Duan Chengyi, the ceremonial officer of Nanzhao, a living person? At least, he
The skin is human. Yes, I suddenly felt that I understood. If I guessed correctly, this person should also be a wooden person, but he must be covered with a layer of human skin!
It's just that he doesn't speak like a stupid person. He seems to have clear thinking. What's going on?
At this time, there was the sound of horse hooves in front of us. In a blink of an eye, a group of cavalry appeared in front of us and stopped. The leading general in black armor and black helmet held a big sword and asked in an arrogant tone: "
Duan Li, Your Majesty is already impatient waiting for the envoy, hurry up and speed up!"
Duan Chengyi bowed his waist and saluted with both hands: "General Zheng, I will speed up now. Please report back to Your Majesty. The envoy will be here within a quarter of an hour."
The man known as General Zheng snorted coldly, turned his horse, and roared away with the cavalry group.
According to my observation just now, the general is also in human skin and looks very real, while the cavalry and horses have their legs exposed and look like wooden men and horses. However, what surprises me is that these people and horses are like wooden men and horses.
How is the horse made? It's simply amazing. It moves quickly and doesn't look clumsy like a mechanical machine at all.
Readers, you should know that the earliest wooden people and horses were made by Lu Ban in the late Spring and Autumn Period. He skillfully made a wooden carriage and horse for his old mother, and "the mechanism is complete, and it will never be driven back." Later, during the Three Kingdoms period, Zhuge Liang made wooden oxen and horses for transportation.
Grain. But there has been no agreement since ancient times on what a wooden cow or a flowing horse looks like. There are various theories, but none of them is more consistent with the original situation. I think the reason is that those who engage in history are not familiar with machinery, and those who engage in mechanics have not researched these.
habit.
At that time, I witnessed with my own eyes the miraculous workmanship of ancient craftsmen. However, at that time, my mood was one of fear rather than curiosity.
Just as we were thinking about it, a magnificent palace appeared in front of us, also made of purple gold. Under the main entrance of the palace, a staircase of about a thousand steps extended to our feet. The guardrails on both sides were carved with countless clouds of strange beasts.
The flow is lifelike. The guardrails are all made of gold, and the flow of strange beasts and clouds is engraved in purple gold, with gems of various colors inlaid in it. The whole thing looks exquisite.
Countless red-clad guards stood from the palace to the guardrails around us, with all kinds of weapons in their hands shining brightly.
Duan Chengyi, the etiquette officer, led us up the steps. Suddenly, the sound of melodious musical instruments came from the palace. It seemed that a grand welcome ceremony was being prepared inside, waiting for our arrival.
At this time, Pang Xiaotai, who couldn't hold it any longer, suddenly whispered: "This is so fucking weird!"
Duan Chengyi, who was walking in front, suddenly turned around and stared at Pang Xiaotai who was speaking. It seemed that there was no such dialogue in his consciousness, so I heard a slight "click" sound in his head.
At this time, Master Zengfan hurriedly said: "Duan Lili, I believe that the First Dharma Emperor has been waiting for us for a long time, so we'd better hurry up and meet him."
Duan Chengyi slowly turned his head to look at Master Zengfan, then tilted his head and thought for a moment, then turned around and continued to lead us forward.
At this time, everyone broke out in a cold sweat. Jiao Yiming, who was next to Pang Xiaotai, glared at Pang Xiaotai fiercely, and the latter lowered his head with sweat on his face.
Slowly, we arrived at the entrance of the palace. The door was wide open. From the outside, it seemed that there were many people and many furnishings inside. However, the light inside seemed a bit dark and we could not see very clearly.
Duan Lili stood at the entrance of the palace, straightened his clothes, and then said loudly: "Your Majesty, Duan Chengyi, has been ordered to receive an envoy from the Tang Dynasty to see your Majesty."
A powerful voice came from the main hall: "Xuan, the envoy of the Tang Dynasty is here!" Then, a soft and soft voice with a thin voice repeated: "Xuan, the envoy of the Tang Dynasty is here!"
Duan Lili turned around and motioned for us to follow him into the hall. When we walked in, a strange fragrance immediately filled our breaths. The light in the hall was not very good, but we soon got used to it.
There seemed to be many "people" dressed as Nanzhao officials standing on both sides of the hall, including military generals and civil servants. Everyone was like the Duan Chengyi and General Zheng we just saw, as vivid as real people. These "people" were neatly arranged
Divide into two groups and stand quietly with hands down.
Walking to the high throne, Duan Chengyi knelt down, then looked at the man in dragon robe on the throne and said: "Your Majesty, the envoy of the Tang Dynasty and his entourage have been received."
Due to the light, I could only see that the man on the throne was very tall and majestic. He was wearing a yellow dragon robe and a crown on his head, and he looked very powerful.
Then I heard his powerful voice: "Duan Qing is dead, please invite the envoy of the Tang Dynasty to see you."
Duan Li said: "Thank you, Your Majesty." Then he stood up and said to us: "Envoy of the Tang Dynasty, please come and see Your Majesty!"
Master Zengfan took a step forward, bowed and said, "The Tang Dynasty has sent Li Zengfan to see your Majesty."
At this time, a military general suddenly emerged from the squad on the left and shouted sternly: "Since the Tang Dynasty has come to make peace, it means that Nanzhao is no longer under the control of the Tang Dynasty, but is on an equal footing with the Tang Dynasty. You are the envoy, so you should
Kneel down and worship my emperor!"
Everyone took a closer look and saw that this person was General Zheng who just led the cavalry to urge Duan Li. His words suddenly made us all feel something bad, although everyone should know as well as me that these "people" may not be real people.
, we are not gods, but we still know that if we say the wrong thing and get into conflict, we may be in danger.
Master Zengfan said quickly with sweat on his face: "General, what you said is wrong. We sent envoys from the Tang Dynasty to make peace between the two countries, but not to make peace after the war. Gao Pian, our envoy to Xichuan Jiedu, has already recovered the lost territory.
, but stopped attacking, do you think General Zheng should know?"
Then, with a pale face, she bowed to the man on the throne and said: "Your Majesty, although I, Li Zengfan, am an outsider, I am indeed the sister of the current Emperor of the Tang Dynasty. I am here to meet His Majesty in Nanzhao.
To show the sincerity of the Tang Dynasty, I hope that Your Majesty will make a heroic decision and turn the conflict with the Tang Dynasty into friendship."
The "person" on the throne was silent for a while, then suddenly laughed loudly and said: "The envoy who came is not the prime minister Lu Xie claimed by the Tang Dynasty, but the sister of the Tang Emperor. It's great. The Emperor of the Tang Dynasty really did
Be sincere! Someone is coming, please give me a seat!"