Minister Pei Jin said: "The marriage customs of the Bada people are similar to those of the women's country, the women's country is the power of women, a woman can have multiple husbands at the same time, everything in the family is the final word of the woman, and the man can only work or join the army!" ”

The ministers talked a lot, and they were very interested in the customs and customs of the people.

Zhao Junsheng raised his hand to stop the ministers from talking, and asked Wen He: "Third Prince, I don't know what happened to King Bada sending you to my big cadre this time?" ”

Wen He said: "I came for the affairs of the Green Ridge countries, in a few decades ago, the Green Mountains countries were based on my people, and they called me tribute for many years, but last year, your army attacked the countries of the Western Desert, which made the countries of the Green Mountains afraid and did not dare to pay tribute to me, and your country's behavior seriously violated the interests of my country in the Western Desert!" My king doesn't know if this is intentional or unintentional, so he sent me to ask Your Majesty about it! ”

The tone of these words was not harsh, and even a little domineering, and the ministers and generals in the court were filled with righteous indignation when they heard it.

Zhao Junsheng didn't say anything, the people are obviously not easy to mess with, this barbarian country has no etiquette, in their eyes, it is to speak with scimitars, bows and arrows and horses, if it is not for the fact that the Qianguo is still a big country in the East, and the military strength and military prestige are still strong, the Bada people will definitely not send envoys over, but directly send cavalry to kill the countries of the Western Regions.

Liang Lin stood up and said: "The matter asked by the third prince is a bit complicated, I see that the third prince came to my Daqian from thousands of miles away, after several months, it can be regarded as a tired and tired car, and it is not easy to come here, it is better to rest in the embassy for a few days, walk around inside and outside Chang'an, the capital of my Daqian, and appreciate the customs and customs of my Daqian, and wait for the third prince to rest and play, let's discuss this matter again, can we?" ”

Wen He was right to think about it, if he just came to have a quarrel with the monarchs and ministers of the Qianguo, he would definitely return to the country immediately, and he didn't even have the opportunity to appreciate the customs of Chang'an, so he finally came to visit, naturally wanted to play more days, he had long heard the ancestors say that the Oriental Middle Earth was so vast and rich, how it was full of flowers, but unfortunately his ancestors were weak and could not go south to enjoy the prosperity of the Central Plains, and now he has a chance!

"It's okay, I'm not familiar with Chang'an City, and I ask Your Majesty to send someone to take me around to play!"

Zhao Junsheng instructed Li Ji: "Honglu Temple Qing Li Ji, you will accompany the third prince these days!" ”

With Honglu Siqing as an accompaniment, this specification is relatively high, but Wen He's identity is not only an envoy, but also the prince of the kingdom, and he does need a heavyweight minister to accompany him to show the importance of Daqian.

"No!"

Wen He saluted Zhao Junsheng, Hua Mulan, and Wan Yutong, and exited the main hall with his entourage.

The hall was silent, and no one said a word.

After a long time, Wan Yutong got up and made a blessing to Zhao Junsheng and Hua Mulan, "Your Majesty and Niangniang want to discuss state affairs with the ministers, so I will leave first!" ”

Mulan also said, "Let's go too, Yutong, go sit with me!" ”

After Hua Mulan and Wan Yutong left, Zhao Junsheng looked at the ministers, "We have violated the interests of the Bada people by sending troops to the Western Regions, this is a fact, it cannot be denied, now the Bada people have come to the door to ask the guilt!" Ladies and gentlemen, how should I deal with it? How do you deal with yourself? ”

The ministers discussed with each other in a low voice, Pei Jin first stood up and saluted and said: "Your Majesty, the countries of the Green Mountains surrendered to the country of Bada decades ago, this should be a fact, my large cadres and horses entered the desert of the Western Regions, and successively defeated the Shanshan Kingdom and the Guizi Kingdom, which made the countries of the Western Regions all fear the submission of our army, and the countries of the Green Mountains are no exception, it is indeed an infringement of the interests of the countries of the Green Mountains, and the ministers think that in order to avoid disputes with the countries of the Western Regions, they should still refuse the annexation of the countries of the Green Mountains!" ”

"The reason why the minister said this is a combination of several considerations: first, although our country and the Southern Dynasty have a peace treaty, but this peace treaty is like a piece of waste paper, when the two sides want to tear it off, the Southern Dynasty after all these years of recovery, the military strength is also a lot stronger, if they are allied with Rouran, we will be attacked by the north and the south!"

"Second, the minister heard that the Rou Da people used to be another part of the Rouran people a long time ago, if the Bada people and the Rouran people unite, I am afraid that not only will we not be able to protect the Western Regions, but even Hexi will be attacked, this is some humble opinion of the minister, please think twice!"

Liang Lin also stood up and said: "Your Majesty, the minister agrees with Pei Gong's words, the biggest enemies of our country at present are Rouran and the Southern Dynasty!" Either our dynasty will concentrate on dealing with the Southern Dynasty first, or concentrate on dealing with Rouran, only by destroying their side, we can deal with the other side with all our might, if we set up the enemy of the country in the Western Regions at this time, I am afraid that the Silk Road that has been finally opened will be cut off by the Bada people! If the people of the Bada do not allow caravans to pass, the silk, tea, porcelain and some other goods of our dynasty will not be able to reach Persia and Daqin! ”

After these two men came forward to express their opinions and ideas, most of the ministers expressed their support, and it was almost a one-sided situation.

Zhao Junsheng looked at the other ministers, his gaze stayed on Dongfang Chen's face, and asked, "What is the opinion of the national teacher?" ”

Dongfang Chen had to stand up, "Your Majesty, I heard that the Persian envoy is about to arrive in Chang'an, and the minister thinks that Your Majesty doesn't need to make a decision in a hurry, and it will not be too late to decide after meeting with the Persian envoy!" ”

Zhao Junsheng thought for a moment and nodded: "It makes sense, then wait for the Persian envoy to come, let's retreat!" ”

"Retreat!" The eunuch screamed.

The ministers of civil and military affairs bowed down one after another: "Congratulations to Your Majesty!" ”

Zhao Junsheng walked out of the side door, stopped and instructed the accompanying eunuchs: "Go and ask the national teacher to go to the imperial garden to see me!" ”

"No!"

Dongfang Chen received the edict from the eunuch and knew that Zhao Junsheng must be looking for him to talk about the affairs of the country, and now almost all the people in the court are in the same voice, giving up the Lingling countries and going all out to deal with Rouran and the Southern Dynasties, the threat of his own family has not been contacted, and he stretched out his hand too long, but he was afraid that it would be difficult to take it back if he stretched out his hand.

When Dongfang Chen was led to the Imperial Garden by the eunuch, Zhao Junsheng was talking and laughing with Hua Mulan and Wan Yutong.

"Minister Dongfang Chen greets Your Majesty, the Queen Mother, and Suiyang Jun!"

Zhao Junsheng raised his hand: "National teacher, please get up!" Come on, move a seat for the national teacher! ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

The little eunuch quickly brought a stool, and Dongfang Chen sat on half of it to show respect.

Zhao Junsheng smiled and said, "Does the national teacher know what I and the queen and Suiyangjun are talking about?" ”

"Weichen doesn't know!"

"We're talking about the fact that the brothers of the country have a wife, and you say that the customs of this Bada people are really strange, if this is placed in my Central Plains, it will definitely not work!"

Dongfang Chen said with a smile: "Didn't the third prince of the country say it, because there are few women in the country, so only brothers can have one wife, and there is a reason for the formation of this custom!" ”

"That's just as well! Just now in the court, almost half of the ministers agreed to give up the Green Ridge Kingdoms, I want to hear the true thoughts of the national teacher! There are no outsiders here, and the national teacher can speak freely! ”

Dongfang Chen glanced at Hua Mulan and Wan Yutong, thought for a while, and said: "As far as the ministers know, only the Green Ridge countries were subservient to the Bada people before, and the other countries in the Western Desert did not submit to the Bada people, and our monarchs and ministers did not know in advance that the Green Ridge countries had already had a suzerain, and now we know that refusing the attachment of the Green Ridge countries does not mean that we are afraid of the Bada people!" The minister thinks that we can not get much benefit from the small countries of the Green Mountains, but if we make enemies with the Bada people for their sake, it will be a bit more than worth the loss! Although we are not afraid of them, we still have strong enemies in the north and south, and if we want to concentrate on managing the Western Regions, the minister thinks that it is best to completely solve the Southern Dynasty, after all, the Southern Dynasty is too much of a threat to us, and there are relatively many troops to contain it! ”

Zhao Junsheng frowned and said: "After all, the countries of the Green Mountains have already come to the court, and I have also accepted their tributes, and if I abandon them at this time and push them to the Bada people, no matter how you look at it, there is some meaning to show weakness to the Bada people!" ”

Dongfang Chen said: "Your Majesty's thoughts, the minister understands!" The minister thinks that it is okay to do this, we can return the countries of the Green Mountains to the Mountains, but we must also have conditions: first, the forces of the Sons can no longer penetrate into the desert of the Western Regions, and they cannot attack other countries, so they can only stop with the countries of the Green Mountains; Second, the caravans departing from Daqian must be unimpeded in the territory controlled by the Dada! Third, we must not ally with other forces to attack the countries of the Western Regions that belong to the sphere of influence of our great cadres! ”

After hearing this, Hua Mulan also said: "The words of the national teacher are the words of the old man to seek the country, and His Majesty's hesitation is actually a battle of will, and I feel that it is shameless to return the countries of the Green Mountains to the people like this, we are a big country, not an ordinary reckless man!" ”

Zhao Junsheng thought for a moment, "I'll think about it again!" ”

Three days later, a large Persian mission arrived in Chang'an, several times larger than it had been ten years earlier, and their arrival aroused the curiosity of the people of Chang'an, who watched from the streets.

The temple placed the Persian mission in a separate residence to avoid them meeting with the Hinda kingdom, mainly because the two countries were currently hostile, and if they were allowed to meet, there might be some kind of conflict.

Zhao Junsheng also met with the Persian envoys in the Taiji Palace, and the specifications of the reception were no smaller than those of the envoys of the Bada Kingdom, and even more grand.

The richly and elegantly dressed Persian envoy was also a young man, with typical Persian features, wearing a silk robe with many gold threads, a hat studded with precious stones, and pointed upturned boots on his feet, which were also inlaid with precious stones.

He was followed by two retinues, one of whom was holding a long strip of object wrapped in a white cloth.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty the Emperor of the Eastern Empire, Belus of the Persian Empire has come to meet you on the orders of our king, in order to strengthen the political, cultural and commercial exchanges between the East and the West! Our King asked Belus to convey his sincere greetings to His Honorable Majesty! ”

When the interpreters translated Belus's words, the kings and ministers of the Qianguo Kingdom nodded secretly, and the ministers discussed a lot, this Persian Empire is worthy of being a country with civilization accumulation and precipitation, compared with the envoys, the level of this Persian envoy Belus's speech is not ordinary, and the etiquette is quite in place.

Zhao Junsheng asked: "Belus, I wonder which emperor of the Persian Empire is reigning now?" ”