Datang Nongsheng

Chapter 564
No matter what, Fang Xuanling said something that must be true.

"Wang Hao is untrustworthy."

What he has always advocated before is that 'people who are not of our race must have different hearts'. He even wants to kill the millions of foreign barbarians gathered in Dingxiang City in one fell swoop. Can he just sit back and watch Datang recruit all the population from the Western Regions?I'm afraid that if he is really let go, it will be another scene.

Li Shimin was also hesitant based on this point.

As for Sun Xiangfu, who was rushing to the west gate in the carriage, after feeling Li Shimin's attitude, what he thought in his heart was no longer how to persuade Li Shimin.

In his opinion, a ruthless person like Li Shimin who kills his brother must be a hegemonist. He must not be able to refuse the temptation Wang Hao gave him, otherwise, he would not even bother to listen to his own advice.

Therefore, Sun Xiangfu recruited Wu Ying'er.

"Can the members of the lore team kill Wang Hao in the hands of Qianniuwei?"

"This, I'm afraid it's a bit difficult. Even if it's done, I'm afraid that none of the people in the whole group can survive."

"What if I can find a way to transfer most of the Qianniuwei who are in charge of guarding?"

Wu Ying'er thought for a while before answering, "The chances of success may increase, but none of the whole group can survive."

'No one can live' and 'none can live' are two concepts. The first one is that you will be killed because you want to kill.The second is to successfully kill someone, because the person who does it cannot implicate the owner, and eventually needs to commit suicide.

These two situations are not what Sun Xiangfu wants to see, because he will never exchange the lives of his subordinates.

"Is it possible to kill Wang Hao without sacrificing? For example, poisoning his food or drinking water."

Wu Ying'er thought for a while before saying, "Well, it depends on whether there is any loophole to take advantage of, but unless you silence the person who did the action, otherwise, the secret guards will probably find you. At that time, the person involved , definitely a lot.”

Originally speaking, it was not difficult to kill a death row prisoner, but the situation was different when the death row prisoner was personally ordered by the emperor to be strictly guarded.

Assassination, such a shameful method, was not what Sun Xiangfu was good at. After discussing with Wuying'er for a while without any results, the West City Gate also arrived. good way.

A team of 10,000+ people seems huge, but if there are nearly a million people welcoming them outside the city, they will appear very thin. Even if it is as strong as the Byzantine Empire, it is difficult to see a million people gathered in Moreover, according to the Tang envoy who led them here, this place is just a city on the northern border of the Tang Dynasty, not the capital of the Tang Kingdom.

Tang Jian was at the head of the team. After three years away from Tang Dynasty, he was shocked by the scene in front of him.

After seeing Sun Xiangfu's reassuring eyes, the worries lingering in his heart were completely dissipated. After going forward to greet Sun Xiangfu, he moved his body away. At this time, a large group of tearful people appeared in front of him .

"Welcome home."

A simple sentence seemed to open the floodgates of everyone's tears, especially the female members of the art troupe, who suddenly became sobbing.

The three-year trek, how many sorrows and joys, at this moment, all of them have passed, and when I get home, there will only be warmth here.

Sun Xiangfu had expected this scene a long time ago. Although he was somewhat prepared and knew that they had all returned safely the night before, at this moment, his eyes were red.

After everyone's emotions were vented a little, he said, "You have worked hard, but we can't lose face in front of Fanbang. The city has prepared a celebration banquet for you, and your brothers and sisters have also prepared a banquet for you. Beautiful singing and dancing, you should hold your heads high and enjoy your glory with the best mental outlook."

Hearing Sun Xiangfu's voice cheering them up, everyone wiped away their tears with their sleeves. Li Xiangdie and Yao Hongxiu, who were standing at the front of the line, looked at each other and turned to face the line behind them. Sun Xiangfu only noticed at this time It turned out that all the musicians of the art troupe who went to the Western Regions brought their instruments with them.

"Brothers and sisters, play music and enter the city."

"Boom, boom..."

A song that is both passionate and somewhat joyful, sounded at the gate of the city under the performance of all the musicians. The whole team, headed by Li Xiangdie and Yao Hongxiu, who were wearing the ceremonial costumes of the art troupe, began to line up into the city. , which was compiled and completed by them during their return journey, it is called 'Return'.

On both sides of the streets in the city, the aborigines in Dingxiang City waved flowers in their hands to welcome them. This group of people is the hero who brought them the prosperity of Dingxiang today, and they deserve the thanks and praise of all of them. welcome.

In such a grand welcome ceremony, there is no time for Sun Xiangfu and his acquaintances to chat with each other. It is rare to be able to nod and say hello. It has been delayed for a long time. It lasts for hours.

That's why, after everyone from the art troupe and mission headquarter passed by, Sun Xiangfu began to welcome the delegations from the Western Regions one by one.

Sun Xiangfu and Tang Jian stood on the left side of the city gate, one on the left and the other on the right. Behind them were the interpreters of many missions, as well as the Ministry of Rites and Dingxiang City who were responsible for arranging the residence and life of these foreign delegations in the city. official.

"This one is the great prince of the Byzantine Empire, Heraclius."

Under Tang Jian's introduction, Sun Xiangfu greeted Heraclius in the open carriage with fists in his hands, and then handed him a red invitation card in person, "My Datang official has arranged for you to stay in the city. Wang’s Hotel, but in the afternoon, there will be a welcome banquet held at the Wangjianglou Hotel. This is your invitation card. With the invitation card, you can bring up to ten people to the banquet. Now, please follow the officials of our etiquette department, Go to the hotel to check in and settle down, and they will take you to the banquet later."

Even Heraclius, who had some contempt for Datang before, became a little more afraid of the power of the Eastern Empire, after seeing the scene outside Dingxiang City. Seeing is believing!

Therefore, he didn't dare to trust him, and after receiving the invitation from Sun Xiangfu, he expressed his gratitude to Sun Xiangfu with Western aristocratic etiquette!Then, under the leadership of officials from the Ministry of Rites and translators, he led his team of up to 3000 people into the city.

At first, Heraclius was a little curious, why Tang Guo dared to let such a huge team like himself into the city, this is a city that looks very prosperous!Aren't they afraid of being robbed by people like themselves?
However, when his carriage passed through the city gate, he knew the reason.

On both sides of the street, there was a flood of soldiers in iron helmets and armor, all of them were burly, guarding along the street, blocking a wide concrete road for them, and not only the city gate was crowded with spectators, There are no fewer people in the city than those outside the city gate. Except for the tall concrete buildings, all the places he can see are people, with various ethnic characteristics. The population of Constantinople looks larger.

Outside the city gate, Sun Xiangfu had already handed out the second invitation card, which was the Persian Sasanian Crown Prince Yi Siqi.

He didn't dare to greet Sun Xiangfu standing in the carriage like Heraclius. He knew more about the etiquette and information of the Central Plains. Decisions or suggestions can change the fate of Persia. Therefore, after getting off the carriage, he gave Sun Xiangfu a big gift of touching his chest and bending over, and, as a junior, expressed his gratitude to Sun Xiangfu for welcoming him .

These actions may not have great practical significance, but from the perspective of the onlookers in the Tang Dynasty, they still have relatively long faces. After all, their identities will be sung by officials from the Ministry of Rites. For a big country whose national strength is still higher than that of Datang, their crown prince would actually salute a duke of Datang, which fully proved the international status of Datang.

After that, there was the Arab delegation called the Great Cannibal by the people of the Tang Dynasty. Abu Bakr was the first caliph of the four major caliphs in the Arab world in history. However, during his reign, But it was only two years before he died of illness. Muhammad passed away more than two months ago, that is to say, he will live for less than two years. Sure enough, when Sun Xiangfu saw Abu Bakr, He was found to be sickly.

"Unexpectedly, this land became so rich under the rule of the Great Tang Emperor. I really wish I could be ten years younger and take a few more trips here."

Abu Bakr, who was born as a merchant, was the only one in the group who could communicate with Sun Xiangfu in Chinese. When he was young, he went to Tang Dynasty many times to do business. At that time, Li Yuan was still in power, and the northern land, Still a desert.

"Hehe, in the future, the trade between Datang and Dashi will only become more and more convenient and frequent. Maybe, you only need to wait in Medina, and many products produced by Datang will be delivered to you. "

"Really? That's really good."

After years of wars, Dashi’s various resources have long been scarce. People who stand at the height of dominance value resources more than money. If Datang can continuously export resources to Dashi, then his trip will be worthwhile. I didn't run in vain.

"We'll talk about these things later at the banquet. During the sports meeting, it's good to reach a trade agreement."

"Ahem, it's extremely, it's extremely..."

Seeing Abu Bakr coughing in pain, Sun Xiangfu hurriedly beckoned for the doctors from the medical school to help him diagnose and treat.

In fact, the doctors of the mission had already diagnosed and treated him. Except for the old wounds left on the battlefield that could not be cured, he just had a cold and cough. Unfortunately, the location of his illness was not very good, just in the wilderness In the field, the mission's medicines had already been used up, and after a few days of delay, the situation became more and more serious. He didn't take the medicine until he arrived in Ningyuan County.

"Master Sun, it's just a common wind-cold cough. Drinking a bottle of cough syrup can relieve the symptoms of the cough. Later, take a few pills to dispel the wind-cold, and you will see improvement in two or three days."

Hearing this, Abu Bakr felt joy in his heart. He knew his body, and he might not have the intention of seeking medical treatment when he came to Datang this time. The power of Dashi may come to Datang when it alternates.

The diagnosis and treatment were naturally delayed for a few minutes, but at this moment, there was a commotion behind the line.

"What's the situation?" After asking Abu Bakr to collect the invitation and enter the city, Sun Xiangfu asked the guards.

Soon, a guard from behind immediately came to report, "My lord, they are Tubo people and Pyu people. They are dissatisfied with being queued at the back of the team and the front team moving too slowly."

"Two countries that came uninvited? Bring some people and teach them how to abide by the rules of our Great Tang."

(End of this chapter)