The two rode at full speed and arrived at the border of Dayue at dusk.
Xie Chuji could speak Dayue language. After she went to negotiate with the guards at the palace gate, she came back and just shook her head at Lu Linyuan: "The guards refused to pass on the message, saying that the King of Dayue would not see guests today. If you have anything, come back tomorrow."
Lu Linyuan glanced at the sky and said, "We can wait, but I'm afraid the Turks can't."
If that Turkic cavalry launched a surprise attack at night, he would not be able to resist with the young and strong men he had temporarily gathered.
Xie Chuji knew all this, but the timing was awkward. It was no wonder that King Dayue refused to see guests. She asked Lu Linyuan, "Didn't you say before that you were 90% sure that King Dayue could send troops? What's your plan?"
Lu Linyuan said: "I am 90% sure that I can persuade King Dayue when I see him, but it is difficult for us to even have an audience with him now."
Xie Chuji sighed helplessly, while Lu Linyuan was surprisingly calm. It was unclear whether he was calm or had already thought of a new way out.
The capital city where the Dayue Kingdom's palace is located is naturally more prosperous than Xizhou. When Xie Chuji saw that almost all the stalls on the street were selling porcelain, he still felt a subtle sense of pride in his heart - these porcelains were all shipped from the Xizhou porcelain kilns.
She walked up to a stall and asked in Da Yue language about the price of the porcelain. The stall owner gave her a number and gestured and said something. Xie Chuji's face showed a more approving smile.
When she came back, she said to Lu Linyuan with emotion: "Almost all the porcelain in the whole Dayue Kingdom is supplied by the caravan under the name of Miss Chu Si. They transport the porcelain here, and sell the unique products of Dayue Kingdom to more distant places or in the Central Plains. Thanks to her, the people of Dayue Kingdom have made a lot of money. When I was learning Dayue language, the teacher said that the people of Dayue were arrogant and rude. Now it seems that the people of Dayue are quite welcoming to the people of Daxuan."
Lu Linyuan looked at the stalls selling all kinds of common utensils of the Great Xuan Dynasty, and his expression was dazed for a moment: "The changes are quite big."
Xie Chuji was slightly stunned. What Lu Linyuan meant by this was that he had been to Dayue Country before
But now was not the time to ask questions, so she didn't change the subject. After she finished expressing her feelings, she still had to do her business. She asked, "What are our plans next?"
Having hit a wall here in the palace, I have to find another way.
Lu Linyuan's eyes lingered on the porcelain sold along the street for a moment, and he said in an unpredictable manner, "Change into presentable clothes and go see King Dayue."
Xie Chuji was a little confused: "Do you have a way to see the Great Moon King?"
“Just thought of it.”
The two of them entered a clothing store on the street. Fortunately, Xizhou and Dayue Kingdom were adjacent to each other and they had frequent business exchanges this year, so the store sold Daxuan clothing.
Lu Linyuan bought a noble and elegant white robe. As the saying goes, clothes make the man, and saddles make the horse. After putting on this robe, he became noble and looked like a noble from an aristocratic family.
Xie Chuji knew very well that his frame was smaller than that of men, and even if he padded his shoulders and back, it would still be easily exposed if he looked closely, so he chose a loose, sky-blue Confucian robe to cover his body shape.
She had an elegant and beautiful appearance, and her eyes and eyebrows showed the scholarly charm accumulated over more than ten years. With such elegant attire, she seemed like a young scholar in some academy who had become famous at a young age.
When the two returned to the palace gate again, Lu Linyuan said, "Tell the guard that I am from the Chu family of Xizhou. Xizhou is in war and there is a batch of porcelain that needs to be moved urgently. I want to do a business with King Dayue."
Xie Chuji suddenly realized, "Are you trying to use Miss Chu's financial resources in Dayue Country as a stepping stone?"
Lu Linyuan said: "So far, this is the best way."
Xie Chuji thought about it and pointed at himself and asked, "What about my identity?"
Lu Linyuan took a look at her outfit, raised his eyelids and said, "A scholar who is fluent in the Great Moon language."
Xie Chuji was confused for a moment, but when he thought about his identity carefully, except for his gender, everything else seemed to be true, so he gladly accepted it.
After she explained her purpose to the guards guarding the palace, this time the guards hesitated for only a moment and asked them to wait where they were while he went to report.
Things went more smoothly than Xie Chuji had imagined. Although Dayue Kingdom was called a country, its land area and population were there. Compared with Daxuan, it was at best a small prefecture. In terms of royal majesty, it naturally did not have as many red tape as Daxuan.
A moment later, a eunuch came to the palace gate and respectfully welcomed them in.
The Dayue Palace was built in a more imposing manner than other royal palaces, except that the door frames and window lattices were all lacquered in gold and inlaid with gemstones. At first glance, it seemed gorgeous but not out of character, and instead seemed a bit tacky and ostentatious.
King Dayue was a middle-aged, wealthy man with a thick beard. One could see how gorgeously designed his clothes were. The lapels and cuffs were covered with thick gold edges made of gold thread and inlaid with various gems. The back and armrests of the throne he was sitting on were also inlaid with several luminous pearls.
Under the candlelight, the entire body of King Dayue was glowing.
It was the first time that Xie Chuji saw someone wearing such clothes. He felt dizzy after taking a look and lowered his head quickly. On the other hand, Lu Linyuan was much calmer. He bowed to King Dayue and said, "I have met King Dayue."
Xie Chuji then followed suit and bowed, translating Lu Linyuan's words to King Dayue.
King Dayue glanced at them and said with a rather arrogant look: "You said you are a member of the Chu family?"
Lu Linyuan nodded slightly and said, "Yes."
The Dayue King narrowed his already narrow eyes, making it even harder to see where his pupils were, and asked, "What business do you want to do with me?"
Lu Linyuan stared at King Dayue and said, "I beg you to send troops to protect the people of Xizhou. My Great Xuan Dynasty will reward you handsomely."
King Dayue used his fat five fingers to pick up the luminous cup beside him, shook the fine wine inside, and sneered, "So doing business is fake, and borrowing soldiers is real?"
Lu Linyuan said: "As long as you send troops this time, Daxuan and Dayue will not only have business dealings in the future."
King Dayue stretched out his index finger and shook it. His eyes, which were so fat that they narrowed into a line, were full of shrewdness. "The reason why Dayue is what it is today is that it has always kept itself out of trouble. The Turks are strong and powerful, and even Xizhou cannot stop their offensive. If we, Dayue, send troops, are courting our own death. Daxuan has business dealings with Dayue, so I am being polite to you, but if you want to use this to drag Dayue into this, you are being too smart."
Lu Linyuan said hurriedly: "There is no need for Dayue to confront the Turks head-on. You just need to guard the border and prevent the Turkic cavalry from bypassing Dayue to Daxuan. The main Turkic army will be contained by our Daxuan soldiers. Moreover, Dayue did not have wars in the past because it was poor. Now the people of Dayue have become prosperous thanks to the Daxuan caravan. Your Majesty, do you still think that the Turks will not attack Dayue?"
King Dayue was silent.
Seeing this, Lu Linyuan knew that King Dayue had taken his words to heart. He breathed a sigh of relief and said, "I hope the king will consider this carefully."
Then he glanced at the screen behind King Dayue before looking away.
The trip to Dayue Kingdom in this life is easier than in the previous life because of the economic chain laid by Jiang Yanyi.
In his previous life, when Xizhou fell, he had come to Dayue Kingdom for help. At that time, he spent hundreds of thousands of taels of silver notes to get a Dayue official to introduce him to the King of Dayue. At that time, the King of Dayue refused to send troops no matter what, and it was all thanks to that man...
While Lu Linyuan was lost in thought, Xie Chuji had already relayed his words to the King of Dayue. He paused and added, "With the bravery of the King of Liaonan of the Daxuan Dynasty, it is just a matter of time before we can repel the Turks. I came to ask the King to borrow troops today because I couldn't bear to see the people of Xizhou being slaughtered by the Turkic cavalry on their way to escape. If the King helps us now, it will be a favor to Daxuan. If other countries dare to lay hands on the mountains and rivers of Dayue in the future, Daxuan will definitely protect Dayue. On the contrary, if the King does not help us today, when the Turks fail to defeat Daxuan and turn to attack Dayue, Daxuan will not send a single soldier to help."
Every word she spoke was powerful, and she made the pros and cons as clear as could be.
When King Dayue was still hesitating, a clear voice suddenly came from the screen behind his throne: "Father, let's send troops."
Lu Linyuan didn't understand Dayue language, but when he heard the voice, he immediately looked towards the screen with Xie Chuji.
A woman in a long skirt with a golden mandala pattern walked out slowly from behind the screen. She was wearing a veil, so her entire face could not be seen, but her eyebrows and eyes had the depth that was unique to foreigners.
"Hanguli..." Dayue King whispered.
The woman placed her hands on her chest, bowed slightly to Lu Linyuan and Xie Chuji, and said in Dayue language: "Greetings to the two envoys of Xuan Dynasty. I am Princess Hanguli of Dayue."
Her gaze lingered on Xie Chuji for a while longer, her eyes full of eagerness and admiration.
Xie Chuji felt something was odd, and avoided looking at her, feeling a little uncomfortable. He translated for Lu Linyuan, "She said she was the princess of Dayue, Hanguli."
Lu Linyuan naturally knew that the graceful foreign beauty in front of him was Princess Dayue. In the previous life, when King Dayue was unwilling to send troops, it was she who stood up and persuaded King Dayue.
It's just that at that time she asked him to marry her, but he was thinking about Jiang Yanxi, so how could he agree
Later, Hanguli persuaded the King of Dayue to lend him troops. Unfortunately, the fate of Daxuan was over, and he could not change anything with the troops borrowed from Dayue. In the end, Dayue was conquered by the Turks.
In his previous life, he owed many favors, and the one he owed the most was to Hanguli.
On the way here, he had already made preparations. If Hanguli still made the same demands in this life as in the previous life, then he would marry her, treat her well for the rest of his life, and pay off all the debts he owed in the previous life.
The person he loved is dead, and the person who once loved him has married someone else. He has clearly experienced this once before, but he still feels indescribable bitterness in his heart. In this new life, the two sisters have simply turned their lives upside down.
For a long time, Lu Linyuan couldn't figure out why God let him live this extra life. Now that he thinks about it, rather than saying that he is living again to change something, it's more like he is here to pay off a debt.
Defending Xizhou City has been his long-cherished wish in past and present lives.
Lu Linyuan looked at Hanguli, waiting for her to ask him to marry her as she did in her previous life.
Hanguli did speak, but he didn't understand the Dayue language. He only saw Hanguli staring at Xie Chuji eagerly, pointing at her and saying something to the Dayue King.
King Dayue frowned and looked at Xie Chuji and asked her a question, but Xie Chuji did not answer and her expression was a little dazed.
Lu Linyuan finally realized something was wrong, and he asked Xie Chuji: "What are they talking about?"
Xie Chuji turned his head stiffly, looked at Lu Linyuan and said, "The princess of Dayue asked me to marry her."
Lu Linyuan: “???”
The author has something to say: Xie Chuji: … It’s quite bald.
Lu Linyuan: What went wrong? I even changed into new clothes to see her!
Hanguli: This princess loves looks, I like men who are gentle and scholarly!
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