Chapter 3602 Long Live

When they returned to the palace, all the preparations for the banquet had been completed, and the civil and military officials who were going to accompany the banquet were already waiting inside and outside the hall.

Zhu Feng brought Nan Yan to the Huagai Palace, and after a short rest, the time came.

So, with Xiao Shunzi's loud shout, the imperial carriage slowly entered the Hall of Supreme Harmony. Walking in the front was naturally the tall and heroic Emperor wearing a dragon robe. Following behind him were the Imperial Concubine Si Nanyan, as well as Concubine Yi and Concubine Life. All of them were dressed in gorgeous clothes and walked in the magnificent hall, like gods on earth.

Entering the hall, Nan Yan looked up at the dragon throne above the hall.

Next to the dragon throne was her seat.

Although she has had the right to succeed the empress in the harem over the years, she has never been officially canonized. No matter where she goes, everyone understands that she is just a favorite concubine. Logically speaking, in such a grand occasion, even if she brings Concubine Yi and Concubine Life with the emperor, her position is obviously not comparable to that of the empress.

However, she saw her seat next to the emperor's seat.

In such an occasion, Zhu Feng sat right next to him, which was also to show the people of the world how important and irreplaceable this imperial concubine was.

Feeling the person next to him pause, Zhu Fenglue turned around and looked at her.

Seeing the smile flickering in Nan Yan's eyes, he didn't smile at all. He just said lightly: "You are not allowed to make any mistakes for me today. The whole world is watching. If you make a fool of yourself, you will be disgraced overseas."

Nan Yan whispered, "What did the emperor say?"

The two of them whispered to each other, and finally walked forward and took their seats.

As soon as they sat down, the birthday banquet officially began.

The envoys from various countries who had been waiting outside Taihe Gate for a long time entered through Hongzheng Gate and Xuanzhi Gate respectively according to the prior arrangement. At this time, the sun had risen completely, and the sunlight shone on this magnificent hall. The golden bricks and tiles on the roof reflected dazzling light. When the envoys and their entourage raised their heads and looked at the golden hall, it was like a heavenly palace in the clouds.

Many envoys could not help but exclaim in amazement.

Their country also had magnificent palaces and buildings, but they had never seen such a grand building. The squareness exuded a solemnity. Although they had not yet seen the brilliant emperor in person, just the palace before them had already made them feel the vastness and splendor of the Celestial Empire.

At this time, a senior eunuch walked to the front of the hall and shouted loudly to the people below:

"A special envoy from the Parthian Empire is here to see you!"

Immediately, the attendants standing on both sides of the Danbi shouted in turn, and the special envoys from the Parthian Empire waiting below immediately dressed properly and, led by a young eunuch, carefully stepped onto the stone steps.

Upon hearing this arrangement, the envoys from various countries standing below couldn't help but look at each other.

They did not know about the special relationship between the Parthian Empire and the imperial concubine. They only knew that Japan was adjacent to the Great Yan Dynasty and had the closest exchanges with it. Especially after the incident last year, although the Crown Prince of Yan dealt with Japan, he also gave them great honors to win them over. It was reasonable and logical that the first country to meet with the emperor should be Japan.

But I didn't expect that it was the Parthian Empire far away in the Western Regions.

Seeing this, the Japanese envoy, who had been arrogant, regained his sense of crisis, lowered his head cautiously, and waited in front of His Majesty Dan.

At this time, Gao Ye had already climbed the steps with two followers and entered the main hall.

Although he had just met the imperial concubine, he was still very polite at this time. He walked step by step to the front of the hall until the eunuch leading the way stopped. He immediately stopped three steps away from the eunuch, kowtowed and saluted to the emperor who was sitting on the throne, and then asked the entourage behind him to present gifts.

One of them is a huge night-shining pearl that is too big for a person to hold in one hand. It is said that it can illuminate the entire hall in the dark, making it as bright as day without the need for candlelight.

On the other side, there was a whole box of nine thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine gemstones of various colors.

Gao Ye said: "Here are ten thousand gemstones in total. I wish His Majesty the Emperor a long and long life."

Looking at the dazzling gem, Zhu Feng couldn't help but smile. He said to Gao Ye, "I'm very pleased that you've come all this way and are so thoughtful. I heard there's some happy event in the country, too."

Gao also knew that the imperial concubine must have told Zhu Feng everything he had just said, so he said, "Congratulations."

Zhu Feng said, "Indeed, we share the same joy, so I also have a gift for you."

Gao was stunned for a moment, but he immediately understood. He had just gone to the Yiku Palace to ask the imperial concubine for a gift, and the emperor's "gift" now was probably a gift from him as his uncle.

I just don't know what he's going to give.

But when His Majesty the Emperor of the Great Yan Dynasty said he wanted to send a gift in such a public place, it must be something extraordinary.

Before he could ask, Zhu Feng slowly said, "From now on, merchants from the Parthian Kingdom can pass through the seven guard posts in Guanxi without going through the customs."

“……!”

Even though Gao was knowledgeable and experienced, he still opened his eyes wide in surprise when he heard the news.

Nan Yan was overjoyed when she heard this.

The customs clearance document is commonly known as the customs document. It is very troublesome to handle this thing. Although Zhu Feng encourages trade with foreign countries, the northwest is not peaceful after all. The establishment of the Seven Guards of Guanxi to strictly check the passage is also to ensure the safety of the inland.

At the same time, the fees for handling the matter were also a considerable source of income for the Yan State court.

Zhu Feng has now saved the merchants of Parthia from so much trouble and expense, which can be said to be a huge favor!

This is really too heavy a gift for a newborn baby.

Gao also understood that this was yet another gesture of goodwill from the Emperor to the Parthian Empire, and that he was relying on them to expand further west into the Western Regions. Overjoyed, he knelt on the ground and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty! Long live the Emperor!"

Zhu Feng nodded and said, "Please take a seat."

So, someone immediately came forward and handed over the gifts brought by the Parthian envoy, and the young eunuch who led them in also took them to sit in front of the seat, which was the seat closest to His Majesty the Emperor.

When they sat down, the chanting continued outside: "The Japanese envoy has arrived!"

Standing under the Danbi, the Japanese special envoys, who were originally a little depressed, suddenly opened their eyes wide when they heard these words.

When they saw that the envoy from the Parthian Empire was summoned first, they thought they would be ignored this time. Unexpectedly, they were summoned secondly. This group of people immediately straightened their clothes and, led by a young eunuch, respectfully climbed the steps and entered the Hall of Supreme Harmony.