C3404 Are you for real or fake? (2/2)
Xiao Letian could no longer continue with his theft. He had followed the most precious ship of cultural relics to the left and returned home in advance. At that time, the Paris Commune had not been completely destroyed.
The left side formed a caravan with Shang Tai. old shopkeeper Fan Lian had even sent a subordinate to his clan's profit as the leader, and the group of people took a lot of different missions to the North Atlantic. The first person they wanted to meet was this Great Marshal Zuo.
Shang Tai laughed when he saw Zuo Zongtang's official expression. He tapped the table with his finger and took out a purple sandalwood wood box. He pushed it in front of the Great Marshal and opened it.
”The seal of the Ryukyu's monarch bestowed by the Emperor of Great Ming Dynasty... Please have a look, marshal! ”
”And this bag, there are some photos inside, it can also prove the identity of the country leader …”
Opening it to take a look, it was a thick stack of photos, among them were the photo of Xiao Letian and Shang Tai together in Shouli City, the records of the European ministers paying their respects to Shang Tai, and even the photo of Hu Xueyan kowtowing to Shang Tai.
”If you don't believe in the photographs and the golden seal, there is still Hu Xueyan's letter here … It's not like the marshal doesn't know him! ”
Zuo Zongtang's hands were trembling. Of course he had never seen the's Emperor's Seal before, but he could see the vicissitudes of history on this golden seal.
However, this era's photographs did not have any fake skills, he could still recognize the looks of Xiao Letian, Hu Xueyan and the other foreign ministers.
The most important thing was the handwritten letter. Ancient Chinese people paid the most attention to writing, and researching calligraphy was their fundamental skill as officials. He could immediately tell if it was Hu Xueyan's handwriting.
With the three parties as witnesses, this could not be any more real!
Zuo Zongtang's face changed from red to white, and in the end, he could no longer hold on, and stood up to push the jade pillar on the mountain.
”Foreign ministers Zuo Zongtang greets His Majesty!”
When Shang Tai saw that Zuo Zongtang was willing to kowtow, he immediately knew that he had kicked the door open. How could he let such a powerful Great Marshal like him kneel, just when his knees were stained with a little bit of dust, he reached out to help him up.
”Not worth it, not worth it! I am just a noble king, there is no difference between me and the Great Qing or Prince Su. If the great marshal sees those princes, isn't it worth kneeling to? ”
”It's not worth it. Sit …”
Liu Jintang secretly heaved a sigh of relief in his heart. He knew that the Great Marshal had a strange temper. He did not even give Ceng Guofan face, and was extremely arrogant in his heart.
Although it was true that King Shang Tai was the king, but he had never seen a prince where Zuo Zongtang had kneeled before!
Luckily they did not kneel down, if Shang Tai did not show any form of courtesy later on, the negotiations might have really collapsed!
Indeed, Zuo Zongtang's complexion had improved by leaps and bounds. Shang Tai's politeness had given him face, and this marshal had even sent word to give him the good wine that he treasured.
”This is a decade-old Madame Cui wine sent over by my nephew. It is called the German Wine …” The flavor is rich and cold, why not drink a few more cups, your majesty? ”
”Please... ”Please …”
”Can you introduce these friends to Foreign ministers? Oh... Fan Lian Fan Liang's nephew? ”My apologies, my apologies …”
”The left side of the Ghost Eye? The first imperial edict... You actually have the same surname, come sit! ”
”These people …”
In a short span of time, Zuo Zongtang had asked around for all the captains in the caravan, and had already drunk three cups of strong alcohol.