As soon as the imperial guard left, Lu Chengqi caught a glimpse of a group of strangely dressed people in the crowd, and when he looked closely, it turned out to be a black man!

It is not a new thing for blacks to come to Dashun. After all, as early as the previous dynasty, there were already records of blacks entering the Central Plains, and they were called Kunlun slaves at the time. Although blacks are rare, I am afraid that the well-informed people of Chang'an City will not be so jubilant. Lu Chengqi noticed that behind these black men, there were actually a few white people with curly hair, brown eyes, and extremely white skin! These white people are still black-haired, and Lu Chengqi's first reaction is Europa!

No wonder the people of Chang'an City stopped to watch, it turned out that the Europa people came to the Central Plains. Lu Chengqi, as the Emperor of Dashun, was a little frightened: "Could it be that the Age of Exploration in Europe is about to open!" Lu Chengqi, who knew the process of the official history, had a faint feeling of uneasiness in his heart.

Lu Chengqi noticed that these Europa people all wrapped their heads in turbans, and the well-informed Lu Chengqi knew that these were some Arabs. Although Lu Chengqi had long known that there were many Arab merchants in Guangzhou, Quanzhou, and Yangzhou, who usually trafficked spices, medicinal herbs, rhino horn, and jewelry to China, and then bought silk, porcelain, and other goods. In the cities of Guangzhou and Quanzhou, there are also many wealthy Arab merchants. The Arabs introduced Arab culture, such as astronomy, calendar, medicine, etc., to China, and spread Chinese culture to the West. It was from them that Chinese papermaking, alchemy, gunpowder, and compass spread to Africa and Europe. Lu Chengqi did not have any resistance, because with him, the ancestor of gunpowder of the Chinese, had already preemptively created the musket. If the Europeans want to catch up, it will have to be a few hundred years away.

Although it is a good thing to know that Arab merchants came to the Central Plains to communicate with each other. But Lu Chengqi finally had a hard time. There is no way, in his previous life, Lu Chengqi was always a little unwilling to fail to participate in the Age of Discovery. Today, when I saw the Arabs who rode the wind and waves and traveled thousands of miles to the Central Plains, how could I be defenseless in my heart?

Precautions are precautions, Lu Chengqi is still very curious. The place where Arab merchants stayed, usually coastal cities, suddenly came to Chang'an City, Jingzhao Prefecture? You know, Dashun has not established diplomatic relations with any big food country!

Thinking of this, Lu Chengqi stepped forward. Frightened, Gao Hao hurriedly followed, and persuaded in a low voice: "Childe, these people are weird, don't ......"

Lu Chengqi glared at him angrily, came to the group, and asked in standard Chinese, "Where are you from?" ”

These Arabs were a little surprised, since they entered the south of the Yangtze River, no one dared to take the initiative to ask questions. Even some soldiers are also a little afraid of them. It was not surprising to see a young man blocking their way and asking such questions.

Lu Chengqi was even more surprised, there was an Arab whose Chinese language was very standard, but with some accents from Guangdong, listening to Lu Chengqi's feeling of being a confidant: "We are the envoys of the Great Food Country, and we are here to congratulate the Dashun Yuanzheng New Year." ”

"If I'm not mistaken, Dashun doesn't seem to have much to do with Da Shiguo?" Although Lu Chengqi was surprised that his Chinese was so standard, he still asked the key things first.

The Arab did not take matters into his own hands, but turned back to an Arab with a turban with a ruby on his turban and muttered a word in Arabic, and the two exchanged words briefly, and the previous Arab turned back and said, "Indeed, the king of our country has sent us to congratulate the Great Shun on the New Year, and to see the emperor of your country in order to establish diplomatic relations." ”

When the surrounding people heard this, they all relieved their doubts. Lu Chengqi also understood that he dared to love these Arabs to establish diplomatic relations. And looking at their appearance, it seems that it is not just as simple as establishing diplomatic relations, I am afraid that they also demand super-national treatment, right?

Lu Chengqi's heart brightened, and he didn't ask much, but got out of the way and said: "With the ticket to enter the customs hall, you can go to the Huaiyuan Station in Huaiyuanfang in the west of the city to receive various feudal countries from afar." ”

After hearing this, the Arab imitated the Han Chinese, bowed down, and said, "Thank you Gongzi for showing the way!" Then he turned around and muttered a few words to the envoy-like official, and the official also nodded to Lu Chengqi, and seemed to habitually take out a silver coin and hand it to Lu Chengqi.

Lu Chengqi was a little confused, is this a tip? Looking at these Arabs and blacks, after walking to the west of the city, Lu Chengqi took the silver coin and found that it was a silver coin issued by the Dashun Royal Bank. "What do you mean, could it be that the Arabs have some intention to attack the Central Plains? It's impossible, the Great Food Country is farther than Tianzhu, how can it be possible to invade the Central Plains! Since it's not a territorial entanglement, it's an attempt to do business......"

"Childe, Childe!" Gao Hao saw that Lu Chengqi was deep in thought, and couldn't help but call a few times.

Lu Chengqi came back to his senses, put the silver coin in his sleeve, and said, "Go to the Ministry of Rites!" ”

Gao Ho also had some eyes, knowing that those were foreign guests before. It is normal for the little emperor to go to the yamen of the Ministry of Rites to ask without knowing it. Gao Hao naturally wanted to lead the way, and after going out of the palace to procure a few times, he had already been familiar with the streets and alleys of Chang'an City, and soon brought Lu Chengqi to the Yamen of the Ministry of Rites.

After quietly showing the token, Lu Chengqi went straight to Feng Chengping, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, and before Feng Chengping could see the ceremony, he asked: "I just saw a big eater on the street, claiming to be He Zhengdan's envoy, what's going on?" ”

Feng Chengping was stunned for a moment, and said with a wry smile: "Your Majesty, the old minister doesn't know what's going on!" In the past few days, there has been no national letter from the Great Food Country, and the old minister knows nothing......"

Lu Chengqi knew that at this time, the envoys of the two countries had to submit their credentials before they could be regarded as normal exchanges. Otherwise, they can only be regarded as ordinary foreign visitors, and they do not live in the special treatment of various stations in Chang'an City to welcome foreign envoys.

Since Da Shiguo did not submit his credentials, Lu Chengqi has nothing to say. After sorting out his thoughts, he then asked, "What about the rest of the kingdoms?" ”

"Back to Your Majesty, there have been Goryeo, Jiaozhi, Hui, Khotan, Chenla, Srivijaya, Waguo, Bohai Jian, Jurchen, Qiuzi, Tianzhu, Guashamen, Yizhou, Xizhou, Boni, Fu (Daqin), Zhulin, Zhancheng, Japo, Danliumei, Tuoluoli, Tiertan, Bexunzhou, Yuluhe and other countries have submitted their credentials, or on the road to and from Chang'an, or have stayed in the post house." Feng Chengping didn't dare to hide it, and said fifteen-ten.

Lu Chengqi was a little surprised: "Why are there so many more countries this year?" ”

I remember the New Year's Day of the previous year, but it was just a few countries such as Goryeo, Cochin, Wa, Chenla, and Champong, why did there suddenly have so many more of them all of a sudden this year?

Feng Chengping smiled bitterly: "The old minister doesn't know why, but the Liao State, there is no envoy to ...... at this moment" (to be continued.) )