Born short-lived

Silan, a small country in Southeast Asia, welcomed the envoy from Huaxu, the suzerain country.The current king of Nanyang has just passed away and is in his prime of life. Not long ago, he took over the devastated country from his father who had been waiting to die all his life.

The old king has lived a long life. Half of his 80-plus years of life have been spent in wine ponds and meat forests, and the number of court meetings in a year can be counted on one hand.Either eating, drinking and having fun, or making upheavals, married countless women in his life, and actually pissed off his regular wife to death.

Almost entirely relying on Hua Xu's support, he forcibly propped up the empty shell of luxury, and the extreme extravagance also hollowed out the old man's body.These years, as he got older, his body became worse and worse, but he seemed to be afraid that he would live too long, so he still looked like he was half-dead all day long.Finally, after a cold wave a few years ago, his sickly body completely collapsed.After a serious illness, he never got up again, and died completely.

How many years of blessings he has enjoyed in this life, and how many years of suffering the people have suffered, and it is hard for him to kick his legs and die.I thought I could finally live a better life, but unexpectedly, the black flags in the south have become more and more rampant in the past few years.

Not long ago, the new king Aldan and Huaxu had just drawn up a new contract to assist Huaxu in mining a white crystal mine in the east.The so-called assistance means that Silan will provide people and efforts, and Hua Xu is only responsible for paying and receiving goods.

But Hua Xu wasn't so rich and powerful that he could completely act as a shopkeeper, so he sent some people to watch.

The envoy of Hua Xu arrived early in the morning, and Aldan, who had received the news in advance, also brought people to wait for him at the Tianhe Bangnan pass.

The Muslims have an innate passion for precious stones and gold. Aldan wore a one-foot crown of gold and precious stones on his head and an embroidered blanket with all kinds of precious stones on the tassels of the blanket when he greeted him. A long cage (Slamic men's clothing, similar to a tube skirt) with a delicate texture, with gold threads embedded on the edge.So not to mention his belt and boots, his whole body is full of jewels, and it doesn't seem too heavy.

Moreover, it is said that Aldan is known among the people for his honesty and frugality, which means that his prodigal father is even more luxurious than him.

The officials and servants accompanying them all also wore brass accessories, and those of a higher rank were also covered with jewels, so they were all golden as far as the eye could see.

This makes people think of Aldan's notorious "golden devil" in the market - although he still doesn't know how devilish he is, but at least he knows how golden he is.

Envoy Hua Xu couldn't help but look down at his slightly shabby clothes, even though the people from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs had told him about the hobby of the Muslims, he also asked him to dress up a bit.She was also wearing Qiluo silk and satin, and she was also wearing a jade crown and jade belt, but she felt dwarfed by comparison.

The messenger kept comforting himself in his heart: This is called Zangzhuo, Zangzhuo...

"Hua Xu's emissary." Aldan said Hua Xu Jin Wen awkwardly, and opened his arms to greet him, as if to hug.

After all, Huaxu people are different from Sri Lankans, they are not used to such intimate gestures as hugging people they don't know well.The messenger straightened his body slightly stiffly, bit the bullet and resisted the urge to retreat, and generously accepted the bear hug of this big man in gold and silver.

The messenger continued to comfort himself in his heart: Do as the Romans do... Do as the Romans do...

Aldan's jewelry and accessories were painful, and when he felt that he had hugged enough, he took a step back, folded his hands on his chest and nodded slightly to the messenger, "Welcome to Silan."

The envoy was an extremely ordinary-looking person, the kind who couldn't be found among the crowd.In contrast, Aldan, who was vigorous and powerful in those years, looked a lot more heroic, and his pair of deep and dark pupils carried an attraction for no reason.

Next to the envoy was a man who looked like a deputy envoy with an unfriendly expression, his expression remained unchanged from the beginning to the end, and he watched them with a serious expression.

There was a slender black mark between the deputy envoy's eyebrows, and a sword wrapped in black cloth hung from his waist.

"I am Aldan, and I would like to say hello to you two on behalf of my kingdom." Aldan said, "Dare to ask the messenger's name?"

"Jianghuaiwen, this is the deputy envoy to... Wang Yun."

The deputy envoy called Wang Yun twitched his eyebrows imperceptibly, then nodded slightly: "See Your Majesty."

Aldan smiled and waved his hands: "There is no need to be formal. Is your surname Jiang? Those surnamed Jiang are very powerful, but I have never heard of you before."

Jiang Huaiwen smiled and said: "I'm not a member of the clan. I'm an unknown person. It's not surprising that the king doesn't know that I'm here."

Aldan nodded: "That's it, then why did they send you here?"

Jiang Huaiwen was taken aback, and looked up at King Naslan, only to see that the other party was still smiling with a harmless face, and for a while, it was really hard to tell whether this person was deliberately making things difficult or just a lack of heart.

The deputy envoy's already cold face became even colder, and he subconsciously pursed his lips.

Jianghuai Wenlue paused hesitantly, and then said: "There is a specialization in surgery. Most of the Jiang people practice medicine and worship gods. I specialize in gold and stone, so I was ordered to come to your country to learn."

The deputy envoy couldn't help but calmly breathed a sigh of relief when he heard the words.

"So that's how it is," Aldan seemed to understand, "Then you are a guest, so you must not be polite."

The messenger bowed his hands and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness."

I thought to myself that I didn't intend to be polite to you.

Aldan turned sideways, raised his hand not far away and said: "Please, both of you, follow me back to the palace, and I will clean up the dust for you two."

There was a carriage parked in the direction he pointed, which was even more golden than him.Both Jiang Huaiwen and Wang Yun's faces twitched involuntarily, wondering if the gold in this place is worthless?

This golden-topped and gauze carriage is pulled by eight tall horses, each of which also wears a gold dangloe studded with precious stones.

Then the two flattered each other for a long time, and finally made both parties comfortable, and they got into the carriage together contentedly.

So Silan's men and horses cleared the way in front of the carriage, and Hua Xu's guards followed behind.

It is estimated that the eight horses were selected from thousands of people, and the carriage was pulled very smoothly.The interior of the car was quite spacious, and the three of them sat cross-legged on a soft embroidered cushion. In the center was a small table of golden nanmu wood.

"It's really hard for you two to travel and travel. The tea here is different from your Huaxu. I don't know if it suits you, so let's relieve your fatigue for now." Aldan waved to the servant boy kneeling beside him, The little boy immediately understood, lowered his eyebrows and nodded, and lifted a pot of freshly brewed orchid flower tea. The sweet aroma overflowed from the delicate pot mouth, and rushed towards several people.