GBP Chapter 254: Forever Friends
Chapter 254: Forever Friends
Yun Zhi knew that the Northern Barbarians would send someone to negotiate peace, but she didn't expect it to happen so soon.
It seems that they have very little left of what they need for life, and they can only come to negotiate peace impatiently.
On November 20th, after more than half a month, the Northern Barbarians finally arrived at the Anguo Imperial City.
Along the way, the Northern Barbarians' envoys seemed to have never seen the world before. They stared at the novel things in Anguo with their eyes wide open.
Although they were all born into aristocratic families, at this moment they felt like frogs in a well.
The straight roads, the towering houses, and the bustling pedestrians back and forth all demonstrate the prosperity of Anguo today.
Hu Zhiyi, the Minister of the Ministry of Rites, was now guarding outside the city gate to welcome the incoming delegation of Northern Barbarian envoys.
She exhaled, and white mist instantly appeared before her eyes, then disappeared without a trace after a while.
When Yun Zhi received the document requesting an envoy from the Northern Barbarians, she summoned several ministers and told them the strategy she had in mind.
This time, Hu Zhiyi's task was to welcome this group of envoys.
Afterwards, we played the role of hospitality and took them to visit the Anguo Imperial City, making them reluctant to leave. After they returned, they all yearned for Anguo, and encouraged the people from the Northern Barbarians to take the initiative to travel to Anguo.
Hu Zhiyi rubbed his cold hands and looked into the distance.
At this time, the city gate had been cleaned and civilians were temporarily not allowed to enter or exit.
In the city, people were stopped on both sides of the street, all craning their necks to watch the excitement with great interest.
After a while, the sound of horse hooves came from a distance.
Hu Zhiyi put down his hands and looked straight ahead.
The Northern Barbarian envoys finally appeared in sight. The leading envoy rode a tall horse, followed by a team that stretched as far as the eye could see.
Hu Zhiyi put on a proper smile and stepped forward to greet them: "Welcome everyone to Anguo."
The Northern Barbarian envoy also hurriedly returned the greeting, speaking in the not very fluent Anguo official language, "Thank you for welcoming me, Your Excellency."
After a brief greeting, Hu Zhiyi led the envoys into the city.
The envoys looked around curiously, seeing the bustling streets and the dazzling array of shops, and exclaimed in amazement from time to time.
While the messengers were looking at them curiously, the people on both sides of the street were also looking at them curiously.
"They look a little different from us. They are both very tall. I feel like they can beat two of me with one punch." said a young man.
"Do you know what they are doing here this time?"
"I don't know. Maybe they came here to pay tribute to us because we are so powerful."
The endless discussions reached the ears of the envoys, but they could not understand them.
It can be seen that the people of Anguo are quite excited.
Half an hour later, led by Hu Zhiyi, a group of people arrived at the inn.
"Everyone, you will rest here for the next few days. If you have any needs, please let me know. By the way, His Majesty will host a banquet in the palace to entertain you tomorrow. I hope you will attend on time." Hu Zhiyi said with a smile.
The leading envoy nodded and said, "Don't worry, Master Hu, we will arrive on time."
After Hu Zhiyi arranged everything, he returned to the palace to report to Yun Zhi.
The envoys also walked into the accommodation arranged for them.
One of the messengers touched the wall curiously and muttered to himself, "Is this the house they built with cement? It's quite sturdy."
After he finished speaking, he put down his hand, walked over and sat down.
"This Anguo is really prosperous, and seems to be a little stronger than our northern barbarians." One of the envoys sighed.
"Humph, what do you mean by being better than us? Maybe it's just a superficial appearance."
The leading envoy frowned. "Well, now is not the time to discuss this. This peace talk is crucial. Only success is allowed."
After hearing this, everyone quieted down and began to discuss how to deal with it tomorrow.
The sun slowly set, and as the sky grew dark, a servant knocked on their door.
"What's the matter?" asked the leading envoy.
The servant said respectfully, "My lords, dinner is ready. Please come and have your meal."
When the envoys arrived at the dining hall and looked at the table full of sumptuous dishes, they couldn't help but marvel.
Because I didn't know their taste, I made almost all the famous dishes of Anguo.
Several people took their seats.
"The food in Anguo looks exquisite," said an envoy.
"Try it first." The leading envoy picked up the jade chopsticks.
After the leading envoy started to move, several other envoys also picked up their jade chopsticks and started to pick up dishes.
"It tastes good." said a messenger.
"What's so good about it? I think it's just average. Not even as delicious as ours," an envoy retorted.
Although he was retorting, he didn't slow down in picking up the food.
After the meal, the envoys were satisfied.
Back in the room, they continued to discuss the details of tomorrow's peace talks until late at night.
The next day, the envoys, led by people from the Ministry of Rites, came to the palace to attend the banquet.
The palace was decorated extremely luxuriously, with palace maids and servants shuttling back and forth.
Yun Zhi sat in a high seat, watching the Northern Barbarian envoys slowly approaching, with the female officials and palace maids standing respectfully beside her.
The Northern Barbarian envoys approached, performing their customary ceremony, "Greetings, Your Majesty."
"No need to be polite, everyone, please take a seat."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
As they took their seats, the banquet officially began.
Delicious food was served and there were wonderful singing and dancing performances.
Halfway through the song and dance, the Northern Barbarian envoy stood up and said, "Your Majesty, we have prepared some talent shows for you. Would you like to enjoy them?"
Hearing this, Yun Zhi looked at the messenger, and a light flashed quickly in his eyes.
"can."
The Northern Barbarian envoy's face lit up with joy and he clapped his hands. Several men of exotic appearance walked in.
Some of them performed musical instruments and some displayed their martial arts.
After the performance, the envoy looked at Yun Zhi with a smile on his face, "Your Majesty, what do you think? They are all sons of nobles from our place, both handsome and talented, and yet they are still unmarried."
Listening to the envoy's last words, Yun Zhi raised her eyebrows slightly. It turned out that the purpose was to arrange a marriage alliance.
Yun Zhi took a sip of wine and looked at him with a half-smile. "That's right, but whether they get married or not has nothing to do with me. Do you want me to help them find a partner?"
The envoy smiled awkwardly, knowing that Yun Zhi had refused the marriage.
"Your Majesty, you misunderstood. I didn't mean anything else. I just spoke too much."
It seems that the only option left is to take the second path, which is to use money to shake things up.
"Your Majesty, we have brought with us ten thousand cattle and sheep, and a thousand Ferghana horses. We wish to establish an everlasting friendship with the An Kingdom, and live in harmony from now on."
After saying this, the messenger waited nervously for Yun Zhi's reply.