After a few songs and dances. Tibetan merchants came forward to offer gifts.
"Persian merchant Tang Hulu presented a pair of glass vases, ten Persian carpets, and ten pieces each of pearls and agate..."
"Maradin, the great food merchant, offers ten pieces each of obsidian, ruby, and lapis lazuli..."
"Japanese businessman Kameda Jiro offers a pair of deep-sea red corals and three emerald pearls..."... As a king, his greatest wish is the beauty of mountains and rivers, his greatest fame is eternal glory, and his greatest joy is the coming of all nations to his court.
Facing the continuous tributes and congratulations, Liao Heng's face also showed great pride! Unexpectedly, the next sound:
"Arhan, the envoy of the Hu tribe, brought rare treasures and night-light beads to congratulate the emperor and the queen on their wedding!" I saw a bloated Hu man with a dark complexion striding to the front of the palace, followed by four servants. Each holds a porcelain altar, and the mouth of the altar is covered with oil paper for unknown reasons.
"Isn't it said that there is a night-lighting bead? Where is it?" someone asked. Arhan bowed first, pointed to the porcelain jars held by the servants behind him, and said: "The pearls are in these four jars, but before giving them to your majesty, I have something else I want to discuss with you. This is also my clan's The purpose of the Great Khan sending me to your country this time." Liao Heng frowned and said softly:
"Tell me." Arhan said: "Since your country returned Northern Liang to our people last year, although the two sides have calmed down the war, they have also stopped trade. Therefore, many smugglers have spawned on the border, seriously threatening the livelihood of our herdsmen. Interests; I came to your country to meet His Majesty the Emperor because I want to restart trade between the two sides, and in order to make the transaction more convenient, our family hopes that your country can lease the pastures on the north bank of the Liang River to our herdsmen for grazing."
"Lease? Why don't you just say you want to rob it!"
"How dare you, the barbarians of the Hu tribe, be so greedy and shameless! You have already obtained the land of Beiliang, and yet you dare to ask for pasture!"
"Your Majesty, this barbarian is too arrogant. Please allow me to challenge him to a duel!" For a moment, there was a stern look on his face, and a thousand people were pointing at him.
Arhan was completely fearless and said proudly: "Dear Your Majesty the Emperor, I know that your country has not been at peace this year. You are in urgent need of finely decorated war horses to expand your troops to resist the invasion of Dijon. If you can move the north bank of the Liang River, By leasing it to us, the herdsmen can feed their cattle, sheep and horses, and then they can flow directly into your country. This is a win-win situation!" He lowered his voice and said in a threatening tone: "Since your country ceded Beiliang last year, you have not We stopped fighting in accordance with the treaty, but Xiliang Mansion provoked disputes everywhere and massacred our herdsmen. For this reason, the leaders of our tribes were very angry. They clamored to launch war against your country, but our Great Khan is a wise and kind man. King, that's why he sent me to your country to negotiate first; your country has a saying, 'If you can fight without bloodshed, why bother to bury the soldiers' bones?' If you sacrifice a piece of pasture, you can get peace in the northwest, why not do it?" Liao Heng held the wine glass tightly, murderous intent already appearing in his eyes.
"Your Majesty." Song Che called softly and patted the back of Liao Heng's hand, giving him some comfort. Liao Heng relaxed his brows.
"Bah bang bang." Song Che applauded and walked out of the seat.
"I thought the Hu people were just barbarians, but I didn't expect there to be a wise man like Arhan who could speak well and argue." Arhan bowed to Song Che and asked, "So, you are a wise man from the Liang Kingdom?" Song Che said. He waved his hand, returned the gift, and said with a smile: "Song is not a wise man, he is just an ordinary businessman. I just listened to Mr. Arhan's words. This mission to the Liang Dynasty is essentially for business." , Song's favorite thing is to do business with others, so he came forward." Arhan said coldly
"Oh" said,
"Since Boss Song is a businessman, it should be very clear that this business must be done between Daliang Kingdom and our Hu clan."
"I don't think so." Song Che raised his finger and pointed at the four servants and the porcelain altar behind Arhan, and said, "If this business must be done, why did you come here with so many problems?" He turned around and pointed at Liao. Heng said: "Mr. Arhan, the emperor you saw is different from the emperors of the old dynasties. He is young and brave. He dares to fight and fight hard. Even in the face of millions of iron hoofs from Dijon, he still leads the army and the people to defend his country. In our eyes, you Hu people are nothing more than paper tigers!" He received a round of applause!
Arhan looked solemn for a moment, then suddenly burst into laughter and gave a thumbs up: "Boss Song, you must be a pure businessman!"
"Oops, you saw it!" Song Che spread his hands, raised his head, took a deep breath, and said proudly: "Yes, Song's intelligence is unparalleled in the world for a thousand years, what are your plans?" , just use it."
"Okay! It's refreshing enough!" Arhan pointed out three fingers and said to the king and his ministers: "I have brought three difficult questions this time. If your country can answer them all, the Hu people will give up the war; but if If you can’t answer, then you have to follow my previous proposal and cede the pasture on the north bank of the Liang River to us!” Song Che cast a confident look at Liao Heng.
Liao Heng nodded and agreed to the bet. Song Che made one
"Please" gesture: "Ask a question."
"The first question is the four jars in front of me." Arhan pointed to the four porcelain jars and said: "The rare treasures I promised to pay tribute to His Majesty the Emperor before, the night-light pearl is in one of these four jars. The other three altars contain the most venomous snakes in the Western Regions. If one of them bites you, you will die within seven steps, and there is no cure." He looked at Song Che proudly: "If you can do it without using it, If you have the tools and find the rare treasure with your bare hands, you will win the first question."
"Hey, what a coincidence. I have been close to venomous snakes since I was a child. I even say that I can call them brothers. Even if I put my hand into their mouths, they are reluctant to bite me... However, I have to wash my hands first. In case Brother Viper doesn't recognize me." After Song Che finished speaking, he pulled an attendant and ran out of the palace.
"Hey, Boss Song, why are you asking me?" The waiter didn't understand.
"Where is your dining room? Is there any garlic in it?"
"Of course there are plans in the dining room."
"Very good!" The world only knows that snakes are afraid of realgar, but this is not the case. Snakes are not afraid of realgar, but they don't like the pungent smell of realgar.
Garlic is more pungent than realgar. If you mash it into juice and smear it on your arms, even the most poisonous snakes will stay away from it.
A quarter of an hour later. Song Che returned to the front of the palace.
"I thought Boss Song was scared away." Arhan mocked.
"Brother Song, there is no need to take this risk. If the Hu people want to fight, then just fight them!" Liao Heng advised.
Song Che waved his hand confidently, signaling not to say more. In front of Arhan, he folded up his sleeves, gestured with the palms and backs of his hands, and then inserted it into the altar!
All the officials stood up and stretched their necks to see this spectacle.
"Ouch!"
"My hands!"
"Huh..." Song Che quickly pulled out his hand, waved it in front of Arhan, and said with a smile: "I did touch something soft and put my finger into its mouth, but it just couldn't bear to bite it. I."
"How is this possible!" Arhan couldn't believe it, grabbed the porcelain jar and threw it to the ground.
"Zizzizi..." A square-headed venomous snake immediately came to life.
"There really is a snake!" The ministers were horrified and retreated one after another. Jiang Yuntian crushed a wine glass, took out a piece of porcelain, flicked it with one hand, and nailed the poisonous snake to the ground!
