Chapter 104: Meeting the Ming Emperor
Linqiao Town is only about two or three days away from the capital, without Jin Mengyan and they followed, Lu Junhao was a lot faster, it took a day and a night to get to the capital, and he lived in Fenglai Restaurant with his personal guards and rested for a long time.
In the afternoon, Lu Junhao took the peerless treasures of the tribute, and a few guards walked to the Forbidden City, because the guards had already announced that he, and his party received the reception of the courtiers, and led all the way to the Qianqing Gate, Lu Junhao also had no intention of watching along the road, and wanted to end the tribute as soon as possible.
At the voice of the eunuch: "Xuan Shanglai envoys to meet the ministers." ”
Lu Junhao strode into the Fengtian Palace, the hall was suddenly quiet, everyone stood up according to the etiquette, and Lu Junhao slowly walked to a place about three feet away and listened.
When he looked up, he saw the yellow-robed figure sitting upright in the hall, bowed his hand, bent down to a right angle, and said: "Lu Junhao, the envoy of Shanglai State, see the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, may the emperor live long, long live long live." ”
"The envoys don't have to be polite, please get up quickly. Emperor Zhu Di of the Ming Dynasty said loudly: "Come here, give a seat." ”
"Thank you, Emperor. Lu Junhao was also polite, and sat on the seat on the right.
He arched his hand again and said: "Your Majesty the Emperor, at the behest of the emperor of our dynasty, I came to meet the Ming Dynasty, and I specially sent a piece of red coral, two pieces of tourmaline, and a number of jewels. ”
After saying that, Lu Junhao's entourage entered the Fengtian Hall one by one and offered their respects.
For a while, the sighs continued, and everyone whispered: "This red coral is really rare, and there will be a longevity character naturally growing in the middle." ”
"Yes, you are looking at the tourmaline, a man and a woman, lifelike, the man is heroic, the woman is good at dancing, and together it is really beautiful. ”
"Ahem......" The emperor who was sitting on the throne saw everyone whispering, afraid that saying too much would damage his image, so he coughed softly, and the following immediately quieted down.
"I have heard that since the establishment of our dynasty, the kingdom of Shanglai has never come across the sea, and I don't know how the envoys came this time. ”
Lu Junhao looked up at the emperor, the current Ming Emperor Zhu Di has passed the age of sixties, his temples are white, and his face is wrinkled, but his action momentum is still majestic, and there is no old age.
Lu Junhao got up and arched his hand: "Emperor Daming, I came from Penglai Xiandao Road through Fengqi Mountain. ”
The scene that had just quieted down around him began to whisper again, "Penglai Immortal Island." ”
"I heard that there are monsters in Fengqi Mountain. ”
“……”
"Oh?" Emperor Ming raised his voice, just enough to suppress those whispers, "I heard that there are many supernatural appearances in Fengqi Mountain, and Penglai Immortal Island is the place where the immortal family lives, I don't know what the envoys can encounter?"
Lu Junhao bowed his head slightly, and said respectfully: "I have not met a supernatural or immortal family along the way. ”
"How is it possible? Could it be that those rumors are all false?" Emperor Ming was puzzled, and his eyes stared at Lu Junhao tightly, as if he would be eaten if he didn't speak.
Lu Junhao retreated and sat down, no one felt that he was rude at the moment, but was more curious about his next words.
"What Emperor Daming heard is true, that Penglai Immortal Island was originally the place where the immortal family lived, but a few hundred years ago, the phoenix soared, and there was no immortal family on Penglai Immortal Island. ”
The ministers exchanged their heads again, "Ah, that's the case, it's a pity, it's a pity." ”
Emperor Daming didn't say anything, just looked at Lu Junhao quietly, waiting for the following.
"As for this Fengqi Mountain, it is the place where the phoenix once inhabited when it soared, and the spiritual power has been given to all things, and naturally all things have aura, and it is understandable that the spirit is doubled. ”
"In this way, Fengqi Mountain does have a supernatural spirit, so didn't the envoy really encounter it?" Emperor Daming still grasped the key point and quickly thought of this.
Lu Junhao glanced up at Emperor Daming, there was admiration in his eyes, and then said: "Your Majesty the Emperor, when I passed through Fengqi Mountain on the next road, I really didn't encounter the supernatural, but I heard that a hundred years ago, after the lightning struck Fengqi, the supernatural disappeared into the mountains and forests and no longer appeared. ”
"Lightning strike? It seems that the rumors are true, and I can be regarded as an eye-opener today, haha......"
Emperor Ming smiled, and the courtiers underground also laughed happily.
Lu Junhao got up, walked to the center, and arched his hand: "Your Majesty the Emperor, this red coral is a peerless and genuine product at the bottom of Penglai Xiandao Lake," Lu Junhao ignored the sigh behind him, and continued: "This tourmaline is the most precious jade on Penglai Xiandao Mountain, and it has not been decorated. ”
"The treasures of Penglai Immortal Island are all sky-high prices......"
Emperor Daming glanced at the courtiers who spoke with some disgust, and said loudly: "Such a peerless thing, Shanglai can give all of it to our court, and I will also give back the rare treasures of your country to show my sincerity,"
"I see that the envoys have been tired all the way, so I will send someone to arrange a place to stay, so that I can rest and rest, and talk to me another day, okay?"
Lu Junhao arched his hand and said: "Thank you for your kindness to Your Majesty the Emperor, you have been placed in Fenglai Restaurant, if Your Majesty the Emperor has a summons, you can meet you immediately." ”
"Hehe, okay, Fenglai Restaurant is a good place, so the envoy will rest there. ”
Lu Junhao nodded and saluted, and then retreated and left the Fengtian Palace.
Not long after leaving the Fengtian Palace, I heard a message from the Fengtian Palace: "Congratulations to the emperor, congratulations to the emperor, for such a rare treasure." ”
"Haha, Qing and the others are flat. ”
Immediately, a eunuch shouted: "Retreat." ”
Soon a huge voice sounded: "Long live the emperor, long live, long live." ”
Listening to these voices, Lu Junhao did not stop, and led the eunuch to send him to the west gate, and the minister who received him sent him to Fenglai Restaurant.
There was a lot of noise in Fenglai Restaurant, and Lu Junhao didn't mind, so he walked into his room, closed the door, sat on the bed, and was about to meditate, when he suddenly felt that someone was peeping outside the window.
So he hurriedly lay down, closed his eyes, and felt it, only to find that it was a character such as the Ouchi guard, who knew martial arts, but unfortunately it was too much worse in front of the cultivators.
Lu Junhao didn't care, he closed his eyes and fell asleep quickly, and the people outside the door lost their mood when they heard the sound of even breathing, and turned to leave.
As soon as the people outside the door left, Lu Junhao snorted lightly, got up to meditate, and began his homework.
No one knew what had happened here, it was quiet as if nothing had happened.
The quiet night seemed a little long, Lu Junhao meditated for about a stick of incense, and then he couldn't sit still, he began to miss the bewitching woman, her eyebrows, her slightly open red lips, her bewitching body......
Suddenly, Lu Junhao became a little hot, he sighed helplessly, and hurriedly suppressed it, such a laborious thing, he did it back and forth several times this night, so that he was exhausted the next morning, and slept directly until three poles in the morning.
The Fenglai Restaurant in the capital, the noise is constant, the shouting is continuous, the laughter is continuous, the sound is in the ears, Lu Junhao was woken up by these sounds, only to find that the sun has been shining on his body, unconsciously smiled lightly, sighed slightly, lifted the quilt, and prepared to get up.
As soon as he finished dressing, there was a knock on the door, "Your Excellency, can you get up?"
Lu Junhao pursed his lips and snorted, which was an answer.
staggered to the door, opened the door, raised his eyes but the sun pierced, and hurriedly stretched out his hand to block it.
"Your Excellency, I have come to visit Your Majesty the Emperor in the next place, and I will send you the best dragon well, please taste it. ”
Lu Junhao took two steps back, only to feel the light, and saw that the man at the door was thick, short but slightly fat, with kind eyebrows, looking at himself with a smile, so he arched his hand and said, "I don't know what this adult is called." ”
"Hehe, in the next product Hou Jiang Yin. Yipinhou replied: "My lord, can I go into the house for a while?"
Lu Junhao smiled lightly, stretched out his hand and made a gesture of please, "Master Hou, please, I just got up here, it's a little messy, I hope Master Hou will forgive me." ”
Jiang Yin entered the guest room and said with a smile: "Your Excellency is polite, sit down first, and your Excellency will take care of it." ”
Lu Junhao saw Jiang Yin sitting at the table casually, so he nodded slightly, "Then Master Hou, please pour yourself tea, freshen up and come." Lu Junhao said and bent down and arched his hand, "It's rude." ”
Jiang Yin nodded, waved his hand and said, "You're welcome, go ahead, my lord." ”
Lu Junhao nodded and got up, glanced at Jiang Yin, who was very casual, turned around and went to the inner room to make the bed properly, and then went to the outside room to ask for water and wash up.
After about a quarter of an hour, Lu Junhao walked up to Jiang Yin again and arched his hand: "Let Hou Ye wait for a long time." ”
Jiang Yin waved his hand and said very casually: "My lord, please sit down, Ben Hou asked for a few side dishes for my lord, let's have a few drinks." ”
Lu Junhao sat down slowly, and said with a light smile: "I never drink alcohol in Xia, please forgive me for being rude." ”
Jiang Yin didn't care, he picked up the wine glass and poured himself a drink, and said, "If what Ben Hou said is true, the adult is a cultivator, right?"
Lu Junhao raised his eyes and looked at Jiang Yin's gentle and sharp eyes, and smiled to himself, "Master Hou has good eyesight, and he is indeed a cultivator below." ”
"Haha, my lord is frank," Jiang Yin said and glanced out of the door, and then said in a low voice: "My lord, be careful recently, cultivators are rare people in our dynasty, and the emperor will definitely leave you to refine the pill for him, ask the immortal and ask." I wonder if the adults would like to?"
Lu Junhao chuckled, turned his head and glanced outside the door, there was nothing but noisy laughter, "Thank you Hou Ye for reminding me, although I am a cultivator, I don't know how to refine pills, let alone ask immortals, just cultivate." ”
Jiang Yin didn't say a word when he heard this, he picked up the wine glass and took a sip before saying: "Benhou believes it, but the emperor may not believe it, and it is better for your lord to make plans early." ”
Lu Junhao arched his hand and said: "Thank you Hou Ye for coming to tell me, I understand." ”
"Well, then Ben Hou will not bother the adults, he will leave one day, Ben Hou is also willing to go, leave this place of right and wrong. Jiang Yin said in a fog, and then arched his hand and said: "Farewell." ”