Abao and Zhao Hai both looked a little bad. The Nanzhao envoy clearly did this on purpose, deliberately causing trouble for Shen Lian.
However, Shen Lian's expression remained unchanged.
He chuckled and said, "May I ask the name of the envoy from Nanzhao?"
The envoy from Nanzhao cupped his hands and said: "If you are not talented, you are the Prime Minister of Nanzhao. Wang Chengdao."
"Wang Chengdao?"
Shen Lian said: "This name is very similar to my Tang Dynasty name!"
Wang Chengdao said calmly: "It's just a name. It's just a code name. Why is it different? Does the Tang Dynasty want to deprive me of my right to choose a name?"
Shen Lian chuckled and said: "Of course not. I just feel that this name is the same as that of a rebellious and rebellious minister in the Tang Dynasty, so I am a little surprised... Oh, I am not criticizing Sang and Huai. Please forgive me, Ambassador Wang. .”
Wang Chengdao: "..."
I didn't expect that you were criticizing Sang and Huai.
now I know!
You might as well not explain!
Abao and Zhao Hai had a good time, you deserve to be scolded for causing trouble for Commander Shen!
There was still no change in Shen Lian's expression. He glanced at the envoys and said, "The envoy Wang is right. You have come all the way. Our Tang Dynasty is a country of etiquette. Normally, we should make arrangements for you in advance." residence."
"In fact, I have made a lot of preparations to welcome you all."
Shen Lian pointed to the exquisite-looking inns behind him and said, "To be honest with you, when I knew you were coming, I began to personally supervise the Ministry of Works to repair the inns, and integrated them with the unique star imagery of the Tang Dynasty. , the courtyards where each envoy group lives are carefully built, so that you can live at ease and feel the unique cultural atmosphere of the Tang Dynasty."
"It's just that I only wanted to bring you an excellent living experience. But after it was completed, I suddenly discovered something, which made me temporarily confused, so I didn't directly arrange which courtyard you would live in. .”
When the envoys heard this, some of them asked curiously: "What's the matter?"
Shen Lian said: "In our Tang Dynasty, there are economic records of Taoism. There are one hundred and eight stars in the Beidou system. These one hundred and eight stars are divided into thirty-six Tiangang stars and seventy-two Earthly evil stars. They are the consolidation The Stars of the Big Dipper.”
"And it just so happened that there were a total of 108 countries coming to the Tang Dynasty this time, so I ordered people to repair the inn in accordance with the method of the 108 stars of the Big Dipper."
Although it is said that all nations will come to Korea, it will not really be ten thousand countries.
Only 108 countries came to Datang this time.
And this still includes all the countries around Datang, large and small.
It goes without saying that large countries, such as the Turks, have great power.
As for a small country, it may only have a population of hundreds of thousands, which is incomparable to that of a large country.
But because it is caught between major powers, it has survived peacefully.
In this way, one hundred and eight countries were collected.
Otherwise, under normal circumstances, there would only be dozens of countries in Dingtian.
"One hundred and eight stars... so what?" Sometimes the envoy asked in confusion.
Wang Chengdao, the envoy of Nanzhao Kingdom, seemed to have thought of something, and his face changed slightly.
As for Shen Lian, he sighed and said, "The one hundred and eight stars are divided into the thirty-six stars of Tiangang and the seventy-two stars of Earthly Evil!"
"As we all know, Thirty-six Tiangang and Seventy-two Disha have different statuses, and even their rankings within their own systems are different."
"so….…"
Shen Lian sighed and said: "This officer is in trouble now. Tell me, who do you want to arrange into the Thirty-six Tiangang? Who do you want to arrange into the Seventy-two Disha? And after the arrangement, the ranking will change. How to set it up?"
"So, I am waiting for everyone to come here and want to hear everyone's opinions. Who wants to live in Thirty-six Tiangang and who wants to live in Seventy-two Disha. Why don't you choose for yourself? Or do you vote for it?”
Shen Lian sighed and expressed his troubles.
When these envoys heard this, some of them didn't react yet, but some of them suddenly changed their expressions.
Such as the prince of Tubo, the great prince of Tiele, the envoys of Nanzhao, the envoys of Goguryeo, etc...
The expressions of these people changed.
Only then did they realize that Shen Lian of the Tang Dynasty was so tricked!
No wonder we didn't arrange accommodation for them, and we are waiting for them here!
Thirty-six Heavenly Gangs, seventy-two Earthly Demons!
This represents status!
The envoys living there indicate their country's status among these one hundred and eight countries!
So, who doesn’t want to break his head and live in Thirty-Six Tiangang?
After all, this is how you can show your country's strength and status.
But thirty-six Tiangang, there are only so many, who will go? Who won't go?
Not to mention, there are also rankings within Thirty-Six Tiangang!
Who wouldn't want to live in the first place?
And this... will inevitably lead to competition between each other.
Even for a place to live, he was beaten to death.
And once that happens….
Then the so-called alliance before they came to Datang became a complete joke!
Forget about dealing with Datang!
It's just a place to live, so there's going to be coaxing, or even turning against each other.
Now, Shen Lian just used a place to live, and his plan came to nothing!
this…….
The Tubo prince couldn't help but look directly at Shen Lian.
The Nanzhao envoy also squinted his eyes and looked at Shen Lian's expression. There was no sense of relaxation in his expression anymore, only solemnity.
This is an insidious and ruthless man!
In the courtyard of the inn.
All the envoys have different expressions.
Some were domineering and confident, some were frowning and worried, some had a casual look, and even more, their faces were full of thoughts, and their expressions flickered when they looked at the other envoys.
Different identities and different ideas were clearly reflected on the faces of these envoys at this moment.
Shen Lian's eyes swept across their faces one by one, and the corners of his mouth curled up slightly.
He suddenly turned around and walked to two bulletin boards covered by red cloth. Then, under the puzzled gaze of all the envoys, he grabbed the red cloth on the bulletin board and pulled it hard--
Two huge wooden signs appeared directly in everyone's sight.
The two wooden signs are the same size, except that one wooden sign is covered with gold paint and looks shiny, while the other wooden sign is covered with silver paint and looks very noble.
If this was only a silver-painted wooden sign, just looking at it would definitely make people admire it. What a generous work. It was made of real silver crushed and applied on it.
But at this moment, there was a gold paint next to the silver paint, which made the silver paint instantly outnumbered.
And at the top of these two noble wooden signs, there are simple characters!
Above the gold-lacquered wooden plaque, the words "Tiangangyuan" are written.
Above the silver-lacquered wooden plaque, the words "Desha Yuan" are written.
And in the center of the wooden sign, the names of the Thirty-six Heavenly Gang Stars and the Seventy-two Earthly Evil Stars are marked in sequence. At the same time, there is an empty space behind the names.
Obviously, it should be reserved for envoys staying there.
Wherever the envoys of any country stayed, the name of that country would be written on it.
At that time, people who come and go can naturally see where the envoys from various countries live as long as they pass through the courtyard and enter the inn.
In the same way... we can also see which country's status among these one hundred and eight countries!
Whether he lives high in Tiangang Courtyard or lives in Disha Courtyard.
Rank first or last!
What this is about is the face of a country, the status of a country, the majesty of a country, and the national strength of a country!
Among the envoys present, there were few who were stupid and many who were smart.
So when I saw the signs of Tian Gang and Disha, I knew what kind of trick Shen Lian was playing.
This is obviously to rank various countries here!
As for ranking, there will definitely be fights, there will definitely be jealousy, and there will definitely be dissatisfaction!
At that time, conflicts will naturally arise!
So any alliance or agreement will be gone!
And this...even if they knew it, there was nothing they could do about it.
Because this is an excellent opportunity to demonstrate one's national strength and status. Strong countries always look down on weak countries.
For a powerful country, living in Tiangangyuan is a sure thing.
There is no suspense!
Those who live in Tiangang Courtyard are all powerful countries, and there is an obvious difference between them and weak countries.
This will make those powerful countries feel that they are respected.
Why wouldn't they do it?
As for the opinions of weak countries? Who will listen!
For example, if they are as powerful as a big food country or as strong as the Turks, if they are allowed to live with a small country with only tens of thousands of people, wouldn't that be an insult to them?
So even if these envoys understood what Shen Lian meant and knew Shen Lian's tricks, there was nothing they could do.
This is a conspiracy!
A majestic conspiracy!
Conspiracy can be avoided!
There is no way to hide from the conspiracy, there is no way to avoid it!
The Tubo prince Qi Hela glanced at Shen Lian and said sarcastically: "That subordinate of King Chu of the Tang Dynasty? He really deserves his reputation. No wonder your King of Chu can destroy the Turks. You are so good at such a shameful trick."
When Shen Lian heard this, he was not annoyed at all.
He just smiled and said: "What do you mean by His Highness the Prince of Tubo's words? Why can't I understand?"
Qi Hela snorted coldly: "Shen Lian, don't treat everyone as fools."
Shen Lian said unexpectedly: "Fool? No! I have always treated you as distinguished guests, how could I treat you like a fool?"
He looked at Qihela in surprise and said: "Your Majesty the Turks, there is a saying in our Tang Dynasty that the benevolent sees benevolence and the wise see wisdom. I treat you as a distinguished guest, but you say that I treat you as a fool? This seems to be the only way to go. Explain, Your Highness, you don’t think you are a fool, right? This..."
Shen Lian was very surprised and said: "Is this the usual way of modesty in Tubo?"
"Ha ha ha ha!"
As soon as Shen Lian finished speaking, many people laughed.
Tubo is here. Although it is valued by many people because of its strong national power, Tubo also has enemies, and there are many countries whose national power is not much worse than that of Tubo, so they are not afraid of Tubo.
When they heard Shen Lian's teasing, they all immediately started laughing.
"you….…"
When Qi Hela heard these harsh laughter, his face suddenly became extremely angry. He wanted to scold Shen Lian, but seeing Shen Lian's calm and gentle face, the words reached his throat, but he could not spit them out.
Because he couldn't think of anything to refute, after all, he brought up the topic himself.
And this made his whole body tremble with anger.
These people of the Tang Dynasty are so insidious. They don't have much fists, but they are unforgiving with their mouths!
How abominable!
Shen Lian looked at Qihela's angry but helpless look and shrugged.
Not only did he not think about asking Qihe to cause trouble at this time, but Qihela came to his door to scold him. Who could he blame?
He chuckled and ignored Qihe La. It's not the time yet. The fun things will come later.
He looked at the others and said: "I believe that everyone is smart, so no matter how many people there are, I will stop talking nonsense. Everyone has been standing here for a while. After a while, it will get dark. .”
"Therefore, let's not waste any time."
"Tiangang Courtyard has a total of thirty-six courtyards, which can accommodate envoys from thirty-six countries!"
"Disha Courtyard has a total of seventy-two courtyards, which can accommodate envoys from seventy-two countries!"
"The residents will write the names of their countries on these two signs. When the time comes, if you want to find each other, you can also find them directly based on the names above, which is very convenient."
"so….…"
Shen Lian glanced at the faces of these envoys with different expressions and said, "How do you think you should choose where to live?"
The envoys looked at me and I looked at you, but no one made a sound at this moment.
When Shen Lian saw this, he seemed to have expected it and was not surprised.
He said: "Since everyone is so humble, let's do it. You can choose as you like. Wherever you want to live, you can just go there. If there are multiple people's choices, then it will be up to you to negotiate and make the final decision. Who exactly lives where and how?”
He didn't say anything about rankings.
It doesn't make any sense.
On the contrary, it will cause anger and make these envoys dissatisfied with themselves.
So, he simply let them choose!
Choose whatever you want.
Weak countries can also settle in Tiangangyuan.
Of course... If you are driven away, you won't blame yourself.
It's pretty good to let them choose freely without any forced arrangements.
When the time comes, they will be driven away, even if they are resentful, they will also resent the powerful countries that drove them away.
In this case, the alliance between these countries will naturally have dissatisfaction and even collapse!
As expected, as soon as Shen Lian finished speaking, some of the envoys' expressions changed.
But still no one just goes out to choose.
They are all waiting for a leader.
They are not in a hurry, and Shen Lian is naturally not in a hurry.
He winked at Ah Bao, and Ah Bao directly brought over a small table and a chair.
Shen Lian sat down, picked up the teapot, poured himself a cup of tea, and drank the tea leisurely.
While drinking, he said with a smile: "Dear guests, look at the day. The sun has set in the west. Do you just want to stand and rest in the yard tonight?"
"Of course, our country, the Tang Dynasty, is a country of etiquette, and we will do our best to meet your requirements. You can rest in the courtyard if you want."
(End of chapter)
