The secret guard who followed the dancer out came back soon.
"The dancer disguised herself and went to the posthouse." The secret guard reported: "The barbarian has experts with him. We dare not act rashly, so we did not eavesdrop on their conversation."
"You did a great job." Chu Qiuze praised him and let him go.
This is exactly the effect they wanted. Previously, the dancer informant went out of the city to deliver a letter, but was caught by them.
It doesn't matter. In this day and age, there are many dangers that one can encounter when going out alone.
They might wonder if the informant was exposed, but they would be more inclined to believe that something unexpected happened to the informant or he missed their team.
As for the message that the dancer wanted to convey, it was originally leaked by Chu Qiu Ze deliberately, so there was nothing to worry about, and they had already made sufficient preparations.
Just preparing to catch turtles in the jar!
The envoys from the Western Regions rested in the inn for three days before officially entering the palace to meet the Emperor of Dahan.
As the organizer, Lan An had naturally entered the palace long ago to start making preparations.
Chu Qiu Ze also went along this time, with the good reason of going there to broaden his horizons!
See how the ancient people received foreign guests.
Let's see if there's anything he can do for us, after all, he's Dahan's idol!
Naturally, we have to advance and retreat together with Dahan.
There are palaces in the palace specifically for entertaining foreign guests. Generally speaking, banquets and receptions are held in that palace.
Lan An held the reception in the square outside the Golden Throne Hall, which surprised many princes and ministers.
At the same time, some civil officials were wondering whether entertaining the Hu people here would seem not to be important enough.
What if those envoys feel they are being looked down upon? Will they start a war?
In their view, the Hu people were all tall and strong, and their war horses were much stronger than those of the Dahan. If a fight really broke out, the outcome would be uncertain, but the Dahan would definitely suffer.
For civil officials, it is better to avoid fighting a war if possible.
The old emperor was also slightly stunned after arriving at the place. He handed this matter to Lan An, naturally he trusted Lan An.
He believed that Lan An must have his reasons for doing this, and it was very likely that this was the attention of his male god.
Thinking of this, he felt relieved and sat in the C position without changing his expression.
Chu Qiuze, as Dahan's male god, naturally sat at the top. His seat was to the right of the old emperor, next to Lan An. To the left of the old emperor was the seat of the crown prince, as well as the other princes and princesses.
Everyone in the group sat down calmly.
The princes and ministers also put away their thoughts, thinking that this must be a unique reception banquet, and after paying their respects to the emperor, they took their seats in accordance with the rules.
The envoys from the Western Regions are also wondering now. They have been to other countries before and were always treated with courtesy. After all, they have the best war horses and beauties.
But this Dahan seemed different from what they had imagined.
They built a flat road along the way, except for remote areas, and no one knew how it was built.
Because of the flat road, they arrived several days earlier than originally planned, although the journey would have taken them more than a month.
Also, a few days ago, when the posthouse was being renovated, they also sent out spies to inquire about the situation, and the information they received was much better than they had thought.
They originally wanted to ask Na Qiao and other nobles of Dahan to go to the post house in person to invite them into the palace, but now it is no longer possible. They can't sit still anymore, so they took the initiative to come to the door today and ask to enter the palace to pay a visit to the emperor.
This time when they entered the palace, it was different from what they had imagined.
The Dahan Palace must be magnificent and they had originally thought that they would be invited into a beautiful palace and be served with beautiful women and fine wine. However, they were now led by the eunuch to the outside of a square.
After the leading eunuch announced loudly, they were invited into the square.
The leading Western Region envoy calmed himself down, thinking that this must be a warning from Dahan to them, but he had already obtained a lot of information from Hei Mu'er.
He couldn't panic, so he walked towards the square calmly with a group of messengers.
"The Western Regions envoy Maimaiti has met the Emperor of Dahan." Maimaiti, who was in the lead, saluted while standing without even bending his waist.
The other envoys followed suit. They were also a big country in the Western Regions and did not need to kneel and kowtow to the emperors of other countries.
All of this was seen by the people of Dahan, but it was obvious that the envoy from the Western Regions did not take them seriously.
Now is the time for civil officials to perform.
These civil officials usually talk about propriety, righteousness, integrity, loyalty, filial piety, benevolence and righteousness all the time, but now they are scolding people without using any dirty words. If you don't have any culture, you won't understand what they are saying.
Chu Qiuze was stunned. These ancient literati were really awesome.
He suddenly wanted to interject: Why don't you follow the wind and soar up to ninety thousand miles?
Even though the Western Regions envoys didn't understand everything, they could guess most of it from the expressions of the Dahan officials, and they all looked unhappy at the moment.
The old emperor, who was watching the show, was calm and composed. When he saw that the civil officials had scolded them enough, he waved his hand and asked the envoys from the Western Regions to exempt themselves from the formalities. He also said something in a high-sounding manner about the poor hospitality.
Mai Mai Ti had a smile on his face, but it didn't reach his eyes. "Your Majesty, the Western Regions sent me here to bring the most precious fruits and flawless jade carvings to present to Your Majesty."
After he finished speaking, the messengers who followed him opened the boxes that had been carried in.
Chu Qiu Ze took a look from a distance and saw a box filled with jade artifacts, which looked like Hetian jade, with carvings of animals, some hand-held ornaments, and some things that looked like jewelry.
It was a bit far away, so Chu Qiuze had no idea what those jade carvings looked like.
In modern times, Hetian jade is actually very good.
They are good gifts, but these are not what Dahan wants.
Looking at the other boxes, they are filled with fruits, cantaloupe, apples, pears, dates, pomegranates, watermelons, etc.
They are all special fruits from the Western Regions, and they are relatively easy to store.
But the journey was long, and no matter how well the things were stored, they all looked a bit dry in Chu Qiu Ze's eyes.
But, other people don’t think so.
There is a shortage of fruits in Dahan. The most common fruits are loquat, plum, banana, etc. Other fruits are hard to find.
Several eunuchs and guards worked together to move the box in front of the old emperor.
The old emperor was not interested, as Dahan had better jadeite and agate. This Hetian jade carving was beautiful, but had no real use. It could only be kept in the national treasury, gathering dust, and then wait for some minister or prince to perform meritorious service and be rewarded with one or two pieces.
As for those fruits, he might have been a little interested in them in the past, but now he just takes a look at them.
There are indeed not many varieties of fruits in Dahan, mainly because there are few people growing fruits.
I think the people are still struggling to make ends meet, so how can they care about growing more fruits?
But there were special fruit farms in the imperial estate, so people in the palace could eat fruit from time to time.
What's more, their Dahan's male god would occasionally send him some fruits these days, saying that eating more fruits is good for the body. He has already eaten many kinds of fruits. At least these ones in front of him, he has eaten them before, and they are still fresh.
The old emperor waved his hand and had the fruits carried down, cut up, and placed a fruit plate for each of the ministers.
Maimaiti was a little puzzled. In the past, when they went to other countries, these fruits were very popular.
But why did the emperor seem to despise it? He even had it cut up and given to his ministers to eat.
Shouldn't it be stored well and eaten for a longer period of time?
He suddenly realized that the old emperor might not know them. After all, the growing conditions of these fruits were not suitable for Dahan, so it was normal that he had never seen them.
So he began to praise these fruits for how sweet and delicious they were.
Some even said that only nobles in the Western Regions could eat this fruit.
Tsk! Chu Qiuze knew that these envoys came to exchange for food and seeds, but taking just a few fruits was really too insincere.
After thinking about it, he placed an order on the food delivery software, and a box of various fruits arrived.
The old emperor had already started practicing Tai Chi with Maimaiti. The two of them chatted about this and that and didn't get to the point.
Lan An and the little prince would occasionally say a few words to help balance the atmosphere.
In negotiations, whoever makes a request first loses!
Half an hour later, Chu Qiuze, under the cover of Lan Euan, returned to modern times and brought back all the fruits.
"The envoys must have traveled a long way, and must be exhausted." After having the fruit cut, Lan An began to show off, "Just now you treated Dahan to some fruit. As the host, Dahan cannot neglect the distinguished guests, so I invite you to taste Dahan's fruit as well."
When Chu Qiuze bought these fruits, he not only bought those brought by the envoys from the Western Regions, but also a lot of imported fruits.
When the fruits were served on the table, many people looked at each other in confusion. They had no idea what they were. Fortunately, they were all pre-cut, otherwise they would not know how to eat them.
The most shocked were the envoys from the Western Regions. According to their understanding, there were few varieties of fruits in Dahan, but what about these fruits?
They each tasted the fruit plate in front of them and were all surprised.
These fruits are much sweeter than theirs.
Suddenly I felt a burning pain on my face. They had no shortage of fruits, and the fruits they had were even tastier than theirs.
Modern fruits are cultivated through generations, so of course they are sweeter and more delicious.
Chu Qiuze hides his achievements and fame.
The two sides fought so hard that they were forced to stop because of the fruits.
They were not in a hurry. Anyway, the Western Regions needed help from Dahan now, so they had to stabilize.
It is time for the Blue Eucalyptus to appear again, or rather, it is time for the military parade they have prepared to appear.
The square is circular and you can have a clear view no matter where you sit.
Lan An and Chu Qiuze stood up and said, "Everyone has come from afar. Dahan has prepared some programs for you to express our welcome to the envoys from the Western Regions."
This is all normal procedure, with singing, dancing, beautiful women and everything.
Several envoys from the Western Regions remained calm, planning to put on their own performances after watching the show, which would surely astonish these Dahan people.
In their eyes, the singing and dancing anywhere else can compare with that in the Western Regions.
But why did things develop differently from what they imagined?
Rows of burly soldiers filed in through the square gate.
They were wearing exactly the same uniform, holding rifles, and marching in neat formation.
At first glance, it looks like the same person has been replicated infinitely.
Careful people also found that the heights of these soldiers seemed to be the same.