After a short interval envoys from China and Kao-chang were admitted and presented their despatches and credentials, which the Khan perused. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯.世界史纲.
These envoys pressed them to come on to the Great Khan, who at that time had never seen men of the Latin peoples. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯.世界史纲.
Differences in dietary soon attracted the attention of the envoys. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯.世界史纲.
But so did the Moslem historians, because of that mosque at Canton, and so did the Christian writers, because of the Nestorian envoys (631). 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯.世界史纲.
Jengis Khan, while still engaged in this war with the Kin empire, sent envoys to Kharismia. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯.世界史纲.
He was much elated, and caused the envoys to be seated; then he ordered wine and music for himself and them and grape-syrup for the pilgrim. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯.世界史纲.
But the Chinese monarch neither neglected the message as Heraclius did, nor insulted the envoys after the fashion of the parricide Kavadh. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯.世界史纲.