The Red Age of Sword and Magic

Chapter 57 The Prince in Distress
"Master Zeng? Which Master Zeng? How did these ordinary people find the inn when they were looking for officials?"

While Randy was wondering, a young man walked out of the inn. He didn't wear official uniform, but a suit and leather shoes. Black gauze was wrapped around his arms. His waist was tall and straight, and he looked like a young man.

The two entourages behind him were in the uniform of tolerance, with a waist knife on their shoulders and the handle in their hands, nervously looking at the common people kneeling on the ground, for fear that there might be mobs hiding among them.

Randy accidentally met this trendy official, who was the imperial court's ambassador to Elfland and New Frank, Zeng Jiayi, the great-grandson of Zeng Shanzhang.

Zeng Jiayi was not dissatisfied with the sudden disturbance from the common people, and looked concerned, "What can the folks do with Zeng?"

An old man took two steps on his knees and stepped forward, "Master Zeng, I heard that you are going to negotiate with the Beastman Nation. Please make the Beastman Nation hand over Bai Yanhu who fled there."

Zeng Jiayi looked distressed, "The main purpose of negotiating with Lucia this time is to resolve the territorial dispute between the two parties, and Yili is still in their hands.

My Great Xia is threatened by the orcs at sea in the east. If we turn against Lucia in the west and face enemies on both sides, the national strength will definitely not be able to sustain it.If Lucia definitely doesn't hand over to Bai Yanhu, as a diplomat, I have no bargaining chips. "

"My lord, I don't understand the affairs of the country. I only know that Bai Yanhu has committed all kinds of crimes and killed countless people. We are all poor people whose villages have been slaughtered and relatives and friends have been lost. Your lord must avenge us."

Everyone kowtowed and begged in unison, refusing to get up.

After all, Zeng Jiayi was young, excited by everyone's emotions, he gritted his teeth, "Folks, Zeng must add this condition in the negotiation and fight for it.

I can't guarantee success. If I fail the entrustment of my elders, Zeng will lose his official title and resign and return to his hometown to thank the world. "

Seeing that Ambassador Zeng promised to do his best, everyone kowtowed to thank him, "Master Zeng is a good official, just do your best."

Seeing the crowd stand up and gradually disperse, Zeng Jiayi turned around and suddenly saw Randy over here.Walking two steps quickly, he bowed to the ground, "Zeng Jiayi has met Master Uncle."

Randy quickly helped Ambassador Zeng up, "Master Zeng, we are of the same age, so we can't count generations like this. How can an official like you salute me, a grassroots person?"

"Then I'll take the liberty and call you Brother Lan. How come it's such a coincidence? Are you here in Chang'an?"

Just as Randy was about to explain, Zeng Jiayi took Randy's hand, "We haven't seen each other for two years, let's go in and have a chat."

Sanmao didn't follow in.He went to the inn to open a double room, then ran out, found a butcher shop, thought about it, bought a few more yellow sheep, threw them into his storage belt, went to the grocery store, and bought a bunch of blue medicine and red medicine.

When Sanmao returned to the inn, he saw Zeng Jiayi sending Randy out. The two held hands tightly. Zeng Jiayi looked grateful, "Then please trouble me, brother. We will see you tomorrow morning."

In the morning of the next day, Henry finally did not lose the chain, and returned as promised, still humming the Qin opera, "Er is er, er is Bai Henry, er is Bai Henry", I don't know which girl from which place I learned it from.

The three gathered together, but Randy didn't give the order to start.After a while, five or six assistants, attendants and other small officials came from the post station, followed by more than [-] officers and soldiers, leading horses and waiting at the entrance of the inn.

An attendant led three horses, "The ambassador gave these to you, thank you for your care."

After waiting for a while, Zeng Jiayi tidied himself up and led two followers out of the room. When passing by San Mao, San Mao smelled a scent of sandalwood.

Zeng Jiayi waved his hand, "Let's go."

Randy, Henry, and Sanmao led the way on horseback, while Zeng Jiayi hugged and followed behind.

Sanmao was very proud.The boss, an old acquaintance, is now a high-ranking official who holds an envoy and is also the imperial court's minister in Lucia. He can also ride a horse in the street by himself, which is an unprecedented treatment.

Randy smiled wryly and shook his head. The great-grandson of the head of the mountain acted like a son-in-law. He felt that the conditions of the inn were not good, so he came to live in the inn willfully.Zeng Shanzhang said that the younger generation has no outstanding talents, probably because he can't understand this.

When he came to the Bianjia Village camp, Randy explained to Long Wu that an official was traveling with him, and Long Wu readily agreed.Glancing at Zeng Jiayi, he didn't pay attention to the court official at all.

All the way westward, Xiaoxing stayed overnight, the weather gradually warmed up, and the barren hills on both sides of the post road began to take on a light green color.

In the territory of Gansu and Shanxi, the rebellion was put down relatively early, but no rebellious bandits were encountered.Along the way, there are ten rooms and nine empty spaces, there are no chickens crowing for thousands of miles, and the bones of the dead are exposed in the wild. Anyone who can be a rioter is killed.

Demon wolves appeared on both sides from time to time, and Ah Hua scared them away with a roar.Customers and officials are in a hurry, and Randy is too embarrassed to make money by making some crystal cores, which delays the trip.

However, the demon wolf has a very tenacious character, and it was hard to see the food, which was always far behind and gathered more and more.Among the crowd, only Long Wu noticed it, but he just smiled contemptuously.

The time has come to May [-]th, after Yiwu, Gaochang is not far ahead, and everyone is used to the monotonous travel.

Zeng Jiayi was yawning on the horse, his suit was covered with dust, and was falling asleep, when the sound of a horse bell suddenly appeared in front of him, and a tall and handsome Arabian horse was galloping towards him.

A knight on horseback, wearing a turban and white gauze, kept looking back, followed by a group of men in black on horseback.

The horses of the men in white are relatively better, but there are more horses behind them than people, so they can transfer and pursue long distances, and they are about to catch up.

Seeing that he could not escape, the man in white suddenly dismounted, and a golden staff appeared in his hand. He chanted a mantra, and a series of fireballs hit the pursuers. He was clearly a mage.

The pursuers had been prepared for a long time, they all dismounted and gathered together, each with a small round shield in their hands, forming a shield formation.

The slow fireball hit the shield array, and a layer of white light appeared on the surface of the round shield.The fireball shattered, the white light dimmed, and the man in black behind the shield was unharmed.

The round shields in the hands of the men in black disappeared neatly, and a crossbow appeared in each hand, and a dozen crossbow arrows shot at the men in white.

The man in white just blocked the speed of the pursuers. He jumped on the horse without even looking at the fireball after sending it out. A wind shield immediately appeared behind him, lying on the horse and heading straight for the camel team.

More than a dozen crossbow arrows flew past his ears, and two of the aimed arrows were deflected by the wind shield.

Seeing the target running away, the man in black got on his horse and chased after him relentlessly.

The man in white ran up to the camel caravan, jumped off his horse and knelt down to Zeng Jiayi, "My lord, help me, my lord."

Long Wu folded his arms in front of his chest, not intending to care about this matter, and Randy couldn't figure out what kind of way this was, so he looked at Ambassador Zeng.

Zeng Jiayi waved his hand, "Bold, kill someone on the official road, let me take it down."

Twenty officers and soldiers walked around the man in white, drew their waist knives, and stopped the pursuers.

Seeing that they were officers, the pursuers did not dare to act recklessly. One of the leaders came out, stood at attention, and saluted Zeng Jiayi, "Sir, we are hunting fugitives from our country. Please don't stop us."

Zeng Jiayi chuckled, "Which country's soldiers dare to go to the border of Daxia to arrest people?"

"Report, we are the guards of Major Mustafa of the Ottoman Empire invited by Governor Left."

Ottoman?Zeng Jiayi hesitated.This is the temporary ally brought in by Governor Zuo in order to contain Lucia, and it is an important weight for him to negotiate with Lucia this time.

Seeing that the Great Xia official might have sold himself, the man in white immediately became anxious, "My lord, I am not a fugitive. Mustafa is Ottoman's careerist. I discovered their conspiracy. I was wronged." .

The sixth successor to the Ottoman Sultan, Osman IV, requested political asylum from Bactria. "

(End of this chapter)