Chapter 3606 is like a gamble
These men were tall, with blond hair and strange eyes. Their clothing was different from the envoys from various countries in the hall and the square. The leader was a middle-aged man who looked to be in his forties. He walked to the center of the hall, put one hand on his shoulder, and kowtowed to Zhu Feng, saying, "Greetings to His Majesty the Emperor."
Although he spoke with an accent, he spoke in clear Mandarin.
Everyone in the hall looked surprised.
Almost all the envoys from various countries who came to the palace to celebrate the emperor's birthday today brought translators with them. Only the envoy from the Parthian Kingdom who was proficient in Mandarin and the envoy from Japan who had sent people to the Great Yan Dynasty to study and exchange earlier did not bring translators. As for the people from the Fisherin Kingdom, they should have never set foot in the Central Plains, let alone communicate with the people of the Central Plains. How could they speak Mandarin so fluently?
Zhu Feng remained calm and said in a clear voice, "Thank you for your hard work in coming from afar, distinguished guest."
The man said, "Thank you, Your Majesty."
He stood up and looked up at Zhu Feng. Seeing the tall, handsome, and imposing man sitting in the hall, his eyes revealed a hint of respect. He said, "My name is Chadto, and I'm a merchant from Fisherin. Although I haven't been appointed by the king, we Chinese have long admired your country. After arriving in your country, we suddenly heard that the emperor was celebrating his birthday and that the palace was open to welcome guests from all over the world. So we took the liberty of coming here this time. We hope your majesty will not blame us."
A faint smile appeared on Zhu Feng's calm face. He said, "A guest is a guest. How could I blame you? Come, please take a seat."
This Chadto was not an officially appointed envoy, and the Fisherin Kingdom had not yet established diplomatic relations with the Yan Kingdom. Logically, he could only be arranged to sit in a corner under the hall. However, after Zhu Feng gave him a seat, he winked at Xiao Shunzi. Xiao Shunzi understood and immediately had another table and chairs placed in the hall for him to sit down.
Chadto is grateful.
After he sat down, Zhu Feng looked down at Chadto and said, "Your country and ours have not yet established diplomatic relations, nor have we had any exchanges. How come your distinguished guest can speak our language so fluently?"
Chadto stood up quickly and said, "Because someone taught me."
"oh?"
Nan Yan's heart suddenly started beating.
Zhu Feng's eyes flickered, but he remained expressionless. Only Nan Yan, who was standing close to him, could see that his hand on his knee was slightly tightening on the edge of his clothes. He asked, "Who is teaching you?"
Chadto said, "This man is from your country. He claims to have traveled to dozens of countries in the Western and Southeast Asian regions and just passed through our country a few days ago. He is well-informed and knowledgeable. While staying in our country, while doing business with us, he spoke of the scenery of your country, which was fascinating. Therefore, besides me, many others have long admired your country and are preparing to travel to this beautiful land."
Zhu Feng grabbed his knees so hard that his knuckles crackled.
He said, "What's the name of this person?"
Chad said, "He calls himself Xiao Ye."
“……!”
Many people in the hall let out a low cry.
Except for the special envoys from various countries, all other officials, including the palace maids and eunuchs standing by to serve, did not understand who Chadto was talking about.
When He Yi heard these two words, he couldn't help but shook his head, with a helpless smile on his face.
This Chadto was obviously a slip of the tongue.
Because the name that "Xiao Ye" likes to call himself the most is "Little Master".
At this moment, Zhu Feng's eyes suddenly turned red.
Even Nan Yan couldn't help herself. She turned to look at Zhu Feng and said softly, "Your Majesty!"
Zhu Feng still maintained his normal expression, but it was too difficult at this time. His Adam's apple rolled up and down, as if he had thousands of words to say, but he couldn't utter a single word.
After a long while, he slowly said, "Is he okay?"
"He's fine," Chadto said.
After saying this, he seemed to recall something and continued, "Oh right, this time I only heard about the Emperor's birthday after arriving at Tianjin Port. I wasn't able to prepare anything in advance. This box is a hastily prepared gift. I hope Your Majesty won't blame me."
As he spoke, he had his men take out a box from behind him.
It was a hollow carved box inlaid with colorful glass jewels, shining with golden light and extremely luxurious.
However, today, envoys from various countries have come with all kinds of rare treasures to celebrate the Emperor's birthday. Although a box like this is luxurious, it seems too ordinary among so many treasures.
But Zhu Feng still nodded and said, "You are thoughtful."
As he spoke, a young eunuch came up and, just like before, took the gift and took it down to register.
But Chadto refused to let go, still holding the box in both hands and saying, "Your Majesty, this box is a gift I brought you, but inside the box, there is also something that Xiao Ye asked me to bring."
Upon hearing this, Zhu Feng's expression was immediately shocked.
"What did you say?"
Everyone in the hall turned their gazes towards the box. Chadto said seriously, "Before I set out, Xiao Ye entrusted me with the contents of the box. He told me that if I were ever fortunate enough to visit your country and meet His Majesty, I should pass this on to His Majesty."
Upon hearing this, Zhu Feng immediately said, "Quick, bring it up!"
He originally allowed this merchant from Fisherin to enter the palace and meet him with an inclusive attitude, but he did not expect that this person not only met Ye Zheng and had dealings with Ye Zheng, but Ye Zheng even gave him something!
It's like a gamble.
If his previous thoughts had been a little worse, perhaps he would not have seen all this at this moment!
Xiao Shunzi naturally knew that the emperor missed Ye Zheng, so he didn't need anyone else's help at this time. He walked down himself, took the heavy box from Na Chadto's hands, and turned around to present it to Zhu Feng's desk.
At this time, several ministers stood up and said, "Your Majesty!"
After all, there were still people who were awake. Although they were also shocked by the sudden news about Ye Zheng, they did not forget their duties. If there was any danger in this box, it would be troublesome.
Zhu Feng raised his hand and waved gently.
The country of Feishein and the country of Yan have never had any dealings with each other, and Chadto has come from afar. If they want to murder him, there is no reason at all.
If he didn't open the box at this time, it would make him seem like a coward as an emperor.
What's more, he really wanted to see what Ye Zheng had someone bring him.
So he reached out to open the buckle and slowly lifted the heavy lid.
Nan Yan also held her breath and stared at the box with burning eyes.
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