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"You mean... Ruyang will look down on our gifts?"

Yeluqi frowned.

This time they prepared hundreds of animal skins, wild ginseng, etc., which are all very good things. Isn't this enough?

If the Tang Dynasty was still around, Tang King Li Longji would definitely smile when he saw these things.

Ruyang is just a small country, so it doesn't matter how you think about this gift.

"Your Majesty, it's not that you don't like Ruyang. The leader of Ruyang, Li Mo, was born as a book writer. His talents are acceptable but there are other deficiencies. I am worried about other foreign missions! Since the fall of the Tang Dynasty, apart from Tubo, there have been

I, the Khitan, are the strongest, and if the gifts I offer are not as good as those of many small countries, I will probably lose face."

The minister whispered again.

It is said that except for Li Xuan from Xiliang who did not send a mission this time, all small countries sent celebration missions. I dare not say ten, but there must be seven or eight.

"Face? It doesn't matter. It's just Ruyang. It's already the greatest honor for me to go to Ruyang in person. You don't need to worry about gifts!"

Hearing that this was what his ministers were worried about, Yeluqi immediately waved his hand.

Could he still be afraid of those small countries?

Besides, Khitan’s gifts are very good. How can other small countries compare?

"yes!"

At this point, the minister did not dare to say anything more.

"By the way, I heard that the price of ceramics in Ruyang has increased again?"

After a moment of silence, Yeluqi suddenly thought of something and said again.

"Yes, Your Majesty, a piece of fine porcelain from Ruyang currently costs at least two thousand taels. Even the defective ones are hard to find and require about a hundred taels to buy."

Hearing this, the minister hurriedly said.

"So expensive?"

Yeluqi frowned.

"But don't worry, Your Majesty. Since Your Majesty comes to Ruyang in person, the Lord of Ruyang, Li Mo, will definitely give Your Majesty face. By then, you will be able to buy Ruyang porcelain at a very low price, even if it is dozens of taels, it is not impossible."

The minister said again.

"Well, that's pretty much it!"

At this point, Yeluqi slowly closed his eyes.

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In fact, it was not just the Khitans but also the Southern Kingdoms who were traveling overnight!

Compared with the Khitan's mighty thousands-man team, the South Kingdom's team seemed extremely simple, with only a few dozen people, and most of them were riding fast horses without heavy carriages.

"Your Majesty, we can enter Xiangyang tomorrow and arrive in Ruyang the day after tomorrow."

As we move forward, a military commander said.

"This king knows!"

On horseback, Yang Guoxiao nodded slightly.

This time the Southern Kingdom's celebration mission was led by Yang Guoxiao, the leader of the Tianyin Sect, and several others were Yama Luo from the Tianyin Sect.

One ninth-grade warrior and three mid-eighth-grade warriors, with quite good strength.

"Your Majesty, now that we have arrived in Ruyang, as for the congratulatory gifts... I have heard that both Khitan, Tubo and even Dayan seem to have prepared congratulatory gifts. We..."

After hesitating for a moment, the general couldn't help but whispered.

They didn't bring any gifts when they left the southern country. Wouldn't it be a little embarrassing if they arrived in Ruyang?

"Congratulatory gift? Five thousand taels of silver is enough. This Li Mo also worked under our Tianyin Sect. The leader of this sect can come to Ruyang in person, which is a huge honor for him! Besides, Ruyang sent a congratulatory envoy to Ruyang on the day of the founding of the Southern Kingdom.

group."

When Yang Guoxiao mentioned the congratulatory gift, the corner of his mouth curled up coldly.

If his eldest brother hadn't wanted to see if Ruyang had any contacts with Tubo or Khitan, he would not have been willing to come to Ruyang.

Now that Ruyang has taken over Xiangyang, it is a neighbor of Nanguo, and there are twenty-four cavalry. Sooner or later, they will face each other, and it is good to be given five thousand taels of silver.

If he really wanted to go by his idea, even if he didn't have a tael of silver, Ruyang wouldn't dare to do anything to him for the time being.

What's more, the people on this trip are all warriors from the martial arts world. If they break up, they'll break up. It's not difficult to leave Ruyang.

"This...is, Your Majesty!"

Seeing Yang Guoxiao's determination, the general hesitated to speak and finally did not speak again.

He is a general in the Jiannan Army. How can his status be compared with that of Yang Guoxiao?

"Okay, cheer me up. It's okay to face the people in Ruyang, but you can't be timid when facing Tubo, Khitan and even Dayan. People from Dayan, especially the Dayan envoy, An Lushan is here.

During the Tang Dynasty, they often caused trouble for us, and as expected, the master of Mount Xumi might also accompany us this time."

At this time Yang Guoxiao said again.

In his eyes, when various foreign missions gather in Ruyang this time, Ruyang may not be able to suppress them.

The strong will always be strong, and the leaders will definitely be Tubo and Khitan.

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

The general took a deep breath and hurriedly cheered up, not daring to think any more.

"Walk....."

.........

A night without words,

The next day, as soon as the white fish belly appeared in the east, the city of Ruyang was already bustling with people, traders and people mingling together like a big celebration.

And in front of Ruyang Pass,

After an interrogation, a congratulatory delegation of one hundred people slowly entered the city under the watchful eyes of Luo Yun and Ruyang's twenty-four riders at the city gate.

"The visitor is a guest. Everyone, please follow me to Ruyang City Post. By then, all the envoys from various countries will stay there!"

In front of the team, Cen Shen, the general guarding the pass, bowed his hands and got on his horse.

"Thank you General!"

In front of the team, a military general saw this and quickly returned the salute, very politely.

His name was Chen Meng, and he was originally a general in the Hedong Army. Later, the head coach of the Hedong Army, Guo Ziyi, established Daliang on his own, and he became the Minister of War. This time, he was the leader of Daliang's celebration mission.

Before coming, Chen Meng felt that there was nothing wrong with Ruyang and that the Battle of Xiangyang was just an exaggeration by outsiders.

But it wasn't until he saw Luo Yun and Twenty-Four Cavalry patrolling the city wall that he realized how wrong he was.

That feeling can only be felt by military generals.

Not to mention Xiangyang Li Feng, even if he led an army to encounter Luo Yun, he would probably be defeated.

Looking at the guard in front of me, he is not someone to be trifled with in terms of his demeanor or other aspects, so I can't even think of being rude to him.

This is just the general on the surface of Ru Yang. Who knows if there will be a more powerful general behind him.

Wheel wheel!

There were several carriages in Daliang's celebration mission, so they were not traveling very fast. They entered the outer city of Ruyang only after noon and were accommodated in the post house.

"Everyone, there are officials from Ruyang outside the post house. If you don't understand anything or need anything, you can go to them."

Giving up his hand again, Cen Shen turned around and left the post house.

During the Daqing period, his task was to escort various foreign missions to the post house.

This time Ruyang arranged independent post houses for each foreign mission.

Of course, not all the accompanying people can stay in the post houses. Each post house can only accommodate a hundred people, and the rest have to stay in the inns run by Ruyang Mansion itself.

"Thank you General!"

Chen Meng breathed a long sigh of relief, turned over and dismounted.

At this time, a carriage in the envoys' team also opened its curtain, and an old man in official robes got out of the carriage.

In addition to Chen Meng, there was also a civil servant from Daliang who followed him.

"General Chen, this Ruyang... is not simple!"

When he saw Chen Meng, the old man sighed with emotion in his first words.

"Not only is it not simple, it is very simple!"

Chen Meng smiled bitterly and couldn't help but glance in the direction of the gate of Ruyang Outer City.