"Lord Balabu, long time no see!"
On the shore of Da Ma Island, Zhen Yougan saluted with his hands raised.
Balabu looked at Zhen Youqian with a strange expression: "Why did His Highness the Crown Prince come to my island today?"
"Hahaha, isn't this just about delivering goods to your country? I just don't have much to do recently, so I brought the goods over here, and then I passed by Dama Island today. Lord Balabu has always been someone I respect very much. Senior, of course you want to come for a visit."
After speaking, he pointed to a few ships without flags in the distance and asked: "Whose ship is this? Why have I never seen it before?"
Of course he was referring to the five ships in the Taihao fleet that Tang Ping drove over.
It's just that in order to deceive others, Tang Ping made these boats look shabby on the outside, without even hanging flags.
"This is the boat belonging to a relative of my family, who just happened to come over today."
Zhen Youqian nodded after hearing this. Isn't this just a poor relative coming to visit? Not to mention Balabu, even after they arrived in the Wei Dynasty, after their father became emperor, many people in Nanyang took the genealogy and said they were related to their Zhen family.
But it had nothing to do with him. As soon as he waved his hand, a servant came over with something in his hands.
"I came in a hurry and didn't prepare anything good, just a few gifts. Please don't be offended, Master Balabu."
After saying that, he asked the servant to untie the bunting covering it with a smug look on his face.
Under it is a huge mirror, almost as tall as half a person.
All mirrors now come from the workshop area of Chang'an, Tang Dynasty.
Due to technical and equipment issues in the glass workshops there, mirrors as tall as half a person were already at the limit of what they could produce.
And the output is extremely low. The production of such a large mirror can be counted on one hand in a year.
Before Tang Ping came, such a mirror could be said to have been a priceless treasure in Nanyang. But now that Tang Ping had given Srivijaya a dressing mirror, Balabu as the recommender naturally did not miss it either.
So after seeing this mirror, Balabu's face was calm and he just said lightly: "In that case, I would like to thank Your Highness the Crown Prince. Come and send the things to the warehouse."
Zhen Youqian was stunned, why was it different from what he thought? Normally, shouldn't Balabu look surprised and then thank himself again and again?
You must know that this time I emptied my inner treasury and collected all my women's mirrors, perfumes, etc., to get such a batch of goods together, but compared to the trade contract signed with Sri Lanka, it was still inferior. Quite a few.
Therefore, he wanted to please the uncle of the deceased king of Sri Lanka, that is, Balabu, so that he could say something nice and give Wei some time.
"It's almost noon. His Royal Highness is a guest from afar. Would you like to have a meal with us?"
This was also the purpose of Zhen Youqian's visit, so he naturally nodded and agreed.
Following Balabu to the dining room, Tang Ping was already sitting here.
But at this time, he resumed his Captain Jack's outfit, wearing a one-eyed patch on his left eye and a fake beard. In addition, the two of them had actually met twice, once when they had a conflict in East Vietnam. , Zhen Youqian was knocked over by Li Bai with a stick.
Another time, he was held hostage by Tang Ping to send Wang Qingluan out of Dongyue.
First of all, he didn't even take Tang Ping seriously. He was whipped by Li Bai without remembering what he looked like.
The second time, a knife was held to his neck, and he almost felt like he was dying. He was so frightened that he also couldn't remember Tang Ping's appearance. So now that he saw Tang Ping like this, he couldn't recognize him at all. He just vaguely felt that this person's figure felt a little familiar, but he didn't expect Tang Ping at all.
I just feel that I have seen a lot of people in my daily life. Most of the people who make a living on the sea look like Tang Ping now, so they feel a little familiar.
However, the other party was sitting at the guest of honor seat, which made Zhen Youqian's face sink.
You must know that he is now the prince of the Wei Dynasty. Except for Sri Lanka, the Wei Dynasty is really stronger in Nanyang. Not to mention that the Wei Dynasty has an unrivaled navy. His status is even comparable to that of Balabu. What is the origin of this one-eyed dragon? , how dare you sit on the main seat?
"Who is this?" Zhen Yougan turned half of his face to look at Tang Ping, obviously not taking him seriously, and asked with a hint of contempt in his tone.
"Oh, compared to this one, he is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of the Wei Kingdom, right? Today, the young man is able to see his beauty. His face is really glowing!"
Tang Ping got down from his position enthusiastically, ran to Zhen Yougan's side in a few steps, took his hand and said enthusiastically.
This time, Zhen Youqian couldn't handle it. He coughed twice and said, "Sir, you're too polite, but I'm just a prince, so I don't dare to say that I am beautiful."
As for what the other party said about his glowing face, he was not surprised. How could these people have any culture? It’s a good thing if you can find such an idiom and apply it to yourself.
"It's okay, it's not now, maybe it will be soon?" Tang Ping still held his hand and continued to say enthusiastically: "You don't know, we are at sea, but we are most in awe of the Wei navy. I heard that this invincible fleet traveled across the seas under the leadership of the Crown Prince, but I didn’t expect to see His Highness the Crown Prince at Uncle Balabu’s place today.”
"Ah, I forgot to introduce myself. Everyone calls me Jack. My second uncle's third uncle's cousin's granddaughter's eldest sister-in-law's aunt's daughter is married to Uncle Balabu. I'm also here to give gifts today. In the morning I heard magpies chirping on the boat, and I was surprised that I could meet His Royal Highness today."
This Tang Ping made Zhen Youqian squeak in his ears. Normally he would be annoyed, but today Tang Ping is a relative who can't be beaten.
Secondly, Tang Ping looked like he was worshiping and admiring himself from the bottom of his heart.
Usually, whether in Dongyue or the Wei Dynasty, those people in China only complimented me because his father was Zhen Xiong and he was the prince.
But Zhen Youqian knew that for a playboy like him, even his father's subordinates, not many of them really took him seriously.
So when he had nothing to do, he didn't participate in their affairs, and stayed in the wine pond and meat forest in the mansion.
Tang Ping was the first one to sincerely praise him. As for why there were magpies on the ship, he no longer considered it.
"Master Balabu, you...junior is really interesting!" After thinking for a long time, Zhen Yougan didn't know what Tang Ping's identity was to Balabu. Since he was called Uncle Balabu, then... It is correct to say that he is his descendant.
Balabu suppressed a smile in his heart. Even though they were located in Nanyang and Sri Lanka was a Buddhist country, their court was still full of intrigues.
Tang Ping's acting skills can only be described as mediocre, but it's really interesting to be able to make Zhen Yougan stunned.
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"The dishes are here. How about we sit down and chat while we eat?" Balabu stretched out his hand. Before Zhen Yougan could speak, Tang Ping said from the side: "It's very, very great. It's been a long journey to come to His Majesty the Crown Prince. Today I If you are thick-skinned, I will use my uncle's place to help His Highness the Crown Prince."
After speaking, he led Zhen Youqian to the host and guest seats and said respectfully: "Prince, please take a seat."
He also imitated the look in the TV series he had watched, and wiped the stool with his sleeves.
There are dozens, not to mention a hundred, of Balabu's servants on the island of Malaysia. The windows are so bright and clean, why is he needed to clean them? What's more, he got up from this position just now.
But Zhen Yougan just did what he did. He felt that in this hot weather, he felt as comfortable as a bowl of iced sour plum soup.
Originally, when he came here, he thought that Balabu would send Dong Dali to follow him, but now, he appreciates Tang Ping even more.
After all, there are many flatterers around me, but not many like this.
During the dinner, Tang Ping poured tea and toasted, and took pictures of Zhen Youqian who felt comfortable.
In addition, he expressed the hope that Balabu could come forward to explain to the Srivijaya royal family that the goods to be delivered would be delayed, and Balabu agreed.
Zhen You, who was in a good mood, was half way through the banquet, already drunk and staggering while drinking the fine wine that Tang Ping brought from Datang to offer to Balabu. .
"Jack, it's good... you're... very good..." He pointed at Tang Ping with a crooked finger: "I think you are very good. This wine was not easy to drink when I was in... East Vietnam. I didn't expect... I never thought you could get this...such a bottle."
Zhen Youqian filled half a bottle of Feitian at 53 degrees by himself. In the past, he drank a lot of rice wine in Dongyue. Later, when Datang began to steam wine, there was no such high degree of wine.
So half a bottle is already too much for Zhen Youqian.
"Thank you for the compliment, His Royal Highness."
"I saw it. When I went to the island just now... I... saw those five shabby-looking boats... Are they yours? Hahahaha!"
Tang Ping nodded and said: "Yes, I have some ships only because of Uncle Balabu's support. In the eyes of the prince, they are naturally not worth mentioning."
"That's right!" Zhen Yougan patted his chest: "Compared with our Great Wei Navy..., your... these small boats are really not worth mentioning. You know... you know... you know our... How many large warships does the Wei Navy have?"
"I heard that the Wei navy had more than 200 large warships?"
"Hahahaha, I'm telling you... I'm telling you, you've all been... deceived. I, the Wei Dynasty, founded the country with a navy... with a navy. How could it be possible that we only had 200 ships?" Zhen Yougan looked at Tang Ping proudly, with a smile on his face. He gave an ugly smile: "Our Great Wei Navy... has almost 400 large warships. The total number of all warships... exceeds 600!"
"Everything we earned and plundered in East Vietnam in the past few years... has been used to build ships!" Zhen Yougan said and slammed the table: "If you want to blame it, it's all Tang Ping's grandson!"
Tang Ping asked: "Grandson, what's wrong with you, Tang Ping?"
He said he would not take any losses, but at this time Zhen Yougan could not tell the pros and cons in his words. He paused the wine glass and said: "Father said that Tang Ping...that grandson will definitely destroy me in Dongyue, on land." Our family...can't beat their grandsons, Datang and Tang Ping."
"But we can keep them...at sea!"
(I stopped updating for a long time. I’m really sorry. First, the whole family at home was a sheep, and then the whole company was a sheep. But I didn’t have a sheep, so I took care of the whole family at home, and still did the work of five or six people at the company. , God chooses to be a cook and God chooses to work as a worker, and then when they all get well, I get sick...)
