Chapter 349 She is too narrow-minded
"We are from Daxia."
As a representative, Lu Jing quickly replied.
"Daxia?" the old man repeated, frowning slightly.
“I haven’t heard of that.”
"It's normal that you haven't heard of it since you're far away. Just like we don't know where you are." Lu Jing didn't feel offended, but explained seriously.
He kept the mission of his mission in mind.
"We want to exchange some crops with you. Is that possible? This is what we brought. If you need it, we can exchange it."
Lu Jing ordered people to carry two large boxes of Daxia specialties over.
The old man glanced at the things and continued to ask without saying anything: "Who are you?"
"I am Lu Jing, the prince of Da Xia."
He took out the documents he had prepared in advance and handed them over without caring whether the other party could understand them or not.
The old man's brow furrowed even deeper.
These characters are somewhat similar to the mysterious language passed down from ancient times, but they are also different.
He can't understand.
"Have you heard of the Da Xin Dynasty?" The old man looked at Lu Jing.
Before Lu Jing could answer, Long Wudi spoke first.
"Those were dynasties from eight hundred years ago."
As an emperor, he naturally understood the rise and fall of these dynasties better than Lu Jing.
"Eight hundred years ago?" The old man thought.
"Yes, it was destroyed eight hundred years ago. Then the world was divided into different countries and the Great Xia unified the Central Plains." At the end, Long Wudi was a little emotional.
Eight hundred years passed, and unexpectedly, after the Daxin Dynasty, Daxia unified the world again.
Could it be that a dynasty called "Da" was more blessed by God?
I should have known they changed their name to DJI.
After listening to him and confirming that they were not in danger, the old man took them ashore.
"Come with me."
…
"What happened next?" Lu Yao couldn't help but continue asking.
"Later we found out that the place was a continent. The place we went to was called Yaskar City. It was made up of dozens of city-states, large and small. It was more complicated than our Great Xia before it was unified." Lu Jing recalled the scene at that time.
"That old man is a priest of the city of Askar. They don't have an emperor, but they do have a king. The king is equivalent to the emperor's father, and the priest is the national teacher. The two work together, and the priest is even slightly higher in status than the king."
Lu Yao nodded and asked the key question.
"If that's the case, then why would someone marry their granddaughter to you?"
"She didn't marry me, I married her." Lu Jing blushed a little when he talked about this.
"You want to be a son-in-law? To marry a foreign princess?" Lu Yao was so surprised that he almost knocked over the teacup in his hand.
My younger brother becoming a live-in son-in-law is even more outrageous than having a foreigner become the prince's consort.
My father will never agree to such a disrespectful thing.
"Sister Huang, don't just focus on these small details. Marrying them or marrying them back, what does it matter? What's important is that we can have a lasting friendship with them. I have already negotiated a deal with their king, and they will come to Daxia. Daxia will use bombs to help him unify the continent and become the only king on that continent."
Speaking of this, Lu Jing was in high spirits.
"If we marry our daughter to Daxia, the other party may not trust us so much. But if I go there, it will be different. Yueying is the granddaughter of the priest. With her help, I can gain the trust of many people."
"Even though I am an outsider now, after a few generations, my descendants, as well as the descendants of the guards I brought with me, will stay and become a new group of Daxia people."
"When the time comes, our blood will blend and they will be assimilated by us. We will teach them to speak Daxia language and learn Daxia characters. Who can say that the city of Yaskar on the other side of the ocean is not our Daxia territory?"
Lu Yao: …
She has a small vision.
When her younger brother went out, he was thinking about Da Xia several generations later, but she was still entangled in such a trivial matter as marriage.
"I finally understand why you are so sure that our father will approve of this marriage." Lu Yao looked at his brother with a complicated expression.
"Jing'er, you've grown up."
"Imperial sister, your staying in Fuso Island is the same as my going to Yaskar City in the future. We are both for Daxia." Lu Jing spoke word by word.
Lu Yao's eyes were a little moist.
She sighed quietly, "But I still hope you can stay with your beloved forever. After all, life is so long. If you only rely on benefits to get along with others, you will be in great pain in the future."
"Who said I don't love Yueying anymore?" Lu Jing grinned.
"I married her not because I loved her. She saved my life. I had never seen a girl as brave as her. I was attracted to her at that time."
"Yue Ying didn't like me at first. It was only after I pursued her for a long time that she agreed."
"Saved your life? How come you didn't tell me?" Lu Yao became anxious.
"There were many wild beasts in the city of Askar. Long Wudi and I were exploring everywhere and got separated. We then encountered a tiger. It was Yueying who fought with the tiger and saved me." Lu Jing still felt a little creepy when he recalled the scene at that time.
"Fighting with a tiger???" Lu Yao stood up suddenly.
How strong must that girl be to be able to beat a tiger?
"When you go back, ask Concubine Shu to teach you a few moves, so that you won't be unable to fight back if you get beaten in the future." Lu Yao began to worry about his brother.
"Forget it. It's useless to teach you a few moves. It's too late to learn now. Let father send a few more people to protect you."
Lu Yao was worried.
My brother's body is indeed much stronger than when he was in school, but I'm afraid he can't withstand two punches from the priest's granddaughter.
After all, he can kill a tiger.
Lu Jing didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Sister Huang, you don't have to worry. Yueying is not the kind of woman who would hit a man."
But Lu Yao didn't take this to heart.
She began to regret that she had not been friendly enough to the little girl. What if the little girl got angry and took it out on her brother?
By then, the emperor will be far away and if his younger brother gets beaten, they, his relatives, will be unable to do anything about it.
She should be nicer to the girl.
This way, my younger brother will be able to live more comfortably after he gets married.
Thinking of this, she hurriedly asked someone to search her dowry room for some beautiful jewelry and brought it to see Yueying.
"This is a meeting gift for you. I hope you don't mind it."
Yueying didn't expect that Lu Yao's attitude towards her would change so much after they only talked for a while.
She took it with a smile, nodded and said, "Thank you, sister."
Then someone also sent some gifts to Lu Yao.
There are necklaces made of jade, shells and bones, which are the jewelry worn by the nobles of the city of Yaskar, as well as some feather fans and beautiful animal skin skirts.
The two sides exchanged friendly gifts.
Lu Jing didn't stay here for too long, after all, they had to hurry back to attend Lu Li's third birthday party.
So Lu Jing left some crop seeds on Fuso Island and returned to Beijing with Yueying and others.
"Remember to tell your ninth sister that I miss her very much." Lu Yao reluctantly saw them off.
She can't go back now. Someone must keep an eye on Fuso Island. If she leaves, the backbone will be gone and Fuso Island will be in chaos.
After a few years, when things here are stable, she will bring An An back to visit her ninth sister.
"Don't worry, I will." Lu Jing waved his hand and started again.
After traveling day and night, the group finally arrived in the capital the day before Lu Li's third-year birthday party.
"The eldest prince has returned to the capital!!!"
With Lu Li's reminder, Lu Yanshi learned the date of his son's return and brought people to greet him.
When Lu Jing led his men off the boat, he saw his father.
He was stunned. He didn't expect that his father would come to pick him up in person.
His eyes were red and he was so moved that he didn't know what to say.
He bowed deeply to Lu Yanshi and said, "I, your son, pay my respects to your father."
"Get up." Lu Yanshi asked someone to help him up.
He looked around quietly, trying to see which one of the crowd would be his future daughter-in-law.
But he looked around and didn't see any foreigners with white skin, blond hair and blue eyes.
Could it be that this foreigner is shy and hiding himself?