It has been more than a month since Kuang Hua ascended the throne, and the climate in Shangjing began to improve, and foreign envoys came to Zhongchu one after another to congratulate.

The Fengguo in the southwest, the Dachen Empire in the southeast, and the Hengshang Three Kingdoms in the northeast, which are adjacent to Zhongchu, have all sent envoys to the court, and only the envoys of the Dali Kingdom in the north have been delayed.

Since Kuang Hua ascended the throne and began to preside over the funeral ceremony of the first emperor, Han Ming has not seen Kuang Yue. But it's okay to make it easy for yourself.

But at this moment, Han Ming was frowning, he had just walked out of the palace, still digesting Kuang Hua's words just now.

The envoys of the state of Liguo will arrive in Shangjing tomorrow, led by the three princes of the state of Li, known as Houyu of the light of Dali.

Kuang Hua asked Han Ming to accompany Da Honglu Zhou Zhi to receive him, Hou Yu is the prince of Dali Kingdom, and he must pay attention to safety.

Relations between Chu and Li have warmed up in recent years, and this time Li Guo sent the prince as an envoy, which is enough to see the importance attached to Chu State, if Chu State has problems in defense work, it will be a fatal blow to the diplomatic relations between the two countries.

When receiving envoys from other countries, there must be some greetings, and what Han Ming is most annoying about is engaging in these things of verbal and intriguing. However, Liang Shi, the commander of the Gyeonggi battalion, was not there, and the commander of the forbidden army could not move without permission, and only Han Ming was free. Moreover, the main person in charge of the reception is Da Honglu, who is only responsible for the guard task and does not need him to come forward.

Since Kuang Hua had assigned the task, Han Ming had no choice but to bite the bullet no matter how much he didn't like it.

Early the next morning, Han Ming went straight to Honglu Temple with his personal guards, and Da Honglu knew that he was waiting at the gate of Honglu Temple early in the morning.

Da Honglu is known to be a healthy little old man, he dresses plainly, neither looks rich nor humble, and his manners are also very decent. He has been a great Honglu for more than ten years, and he is very highly regarded by Kuanghua.

"Old Zhou, I'm late, I'm sorry. Han Ming dismounted and walked up quickly, apologizing repeatedly.

Zhou Zhi smiled.

"Commander Han said seriously, it is the old man who has this habit of getting up early, and it is not time yet. “

"The younger generation still has to learn from Zhou Lao, so when will we leave?"

"Now that the Commander is here, let's go now. Zhou Zhi said with a smile.

A group of people began to set off, Zhou Zhi sat in the car, Han Ming rode a horse, and the honor guard opened the way, heading towards the north road.

It was past noon, and a flag team began to appear on the official road in the north, and Zhou Zhi, Han Ming and others were already waiting on the road.

Zhou Zhi saw the flag team and said to Han Ming, "It's here." “

As soon as Han Ming saw it, he immediately organized a team to tidy up his appearance and lined up to greet him.

As soon as the flag team arrived, it was divided into two teams from the avenue. A big car is exposed from the flag team, the big car is made of precious fragrant wood, Qiu Luo top cover, precious jade beads, the horse is a breeze, and the car blanket is made of jade silk silk, which is extremely luxurious.

A young man walked out of the car, with a delicate face, good facial features, beautiful eyes and a straight nose, dressed in a blue silk coat of tattooed beasts, with a light demeanor and politeness.

Zhou Zhi stepped forward and saluted, and said: "The old man Honglu Temple is aware of the order, on the orders of my emperor, I have come to welcome His Royal Highness Houyu, the third prince of the country, and the envoys of the country. “

"I've been waiting for a long time. Hou Yu returned the salute.

Han Ming has been observing Hou Yu, the first thing that the third prince of Liguo feels is luxurious, with the style of the royal family, but the style is too big. But the demeanor is elegant, and the etiquette is courteous, and it can indeed be called the light of Dali.

"I wonder if the third prince is going to continue riding in a car or on a horse?"

"It's too stuffy to sit in the car, I heard that Shangjing is the largest city in Chu, and I have always wanted to appreciate it, so how can I sit in the car and miss it in vain, and ride a horse. “

Watching Hou Yu get on the horse, Zhou Zhi also followed the horse, his horseback riding movements were smooth, just from the figure, he really couldn't tell that this would be an old man.

Hou Yu looked at Zhou Zhi's movements and said in surprise: "Da Honglu is old, let's take the car." “

"Hehe, just riding a horse, what's the difficulty, since there are guests coming, the host's family can't help but be the friendship of the landlord. Let the old man explain the scenery of Beijing to the third prince. ”

"It is really a blessing for the country to have someone like Da Honglu in the Chu State. “

"The prince is serious, there are more people who have the ability than the old man, the old man, it is not enough to talk about it. Zhou Zhi waved his hand and said modestly.

Han Ming listened to the conversation between the two of them like this, silently following behind him, such a polite and hypocritical conversation, he really didn't want to say more, he was tired of talking too much, and it was easy to get into trouble if he said the wrong thing, sure enough, Honglu was not something ordinary people could do.

Zhou Zhi accompanied Hou Yu to talk and walk, and most of what he said was about the customs and anecdotes of Shangjing, and the two talked happily together. Han Ming asked himself, if he was allowed to receive him, the two of them would only walk this road silently, embarrassed to death.

As long as Hou Yu mentions a hint of a question about the country, he immediately changes the topic, without revealing a trace, with excellent language skills and extremely meticulous thinking, which is worthy of being a great Honglu for ten years.

Hou Yujian and Zhou Zhi talked for a long time, but they couldn't get any useful information, so they went straight to the point and told their intentions.

"Da Honglu, I can't hide it, I came to Beijing this time, in addition to congratulating the new emperor on his accession to the throne, there is also a major event. “

"Oh, I don't know what?" Zhou Zhi asked, puzzled.

"I heard that the Duke Kuang Yue of your country is dignified and dignified, with the face of the country, and he is not talented, so he has come to propose to the emperor of your country and marry Princess Kuang Yue, and has formed an alliance between the two countries. “

After listening to Hou Yu's words, the biggest reaction was not Zhou Zhi, but Han Ming behind him.

As soon as he heard Hou Yu talk about Kuang Yue, he had a premonition that something was wrong, and when he heard that he was going to marry Kuang Yue, Han Ming's heart "banged", as if he had been hammered by something.

Before Zhou Zhi could speak, Han Ming said first: "The first emperor has an edict, the princess's marriage has to be decided by himself, Your Majesty can't interfere, I'm afraid you will be disappointed." “

Han Ming didn't know why, and his mouth spoke uncontrollably. Hou Yu heard someone talking behind him, turned around, and Zhou Zhi also looked back.

Hou Yu stared at Han Ming for a while, and then asked Zhou Zhi, "Who is this person?"

Zhou Zhiyi patted his head, "Look at the old man's memory, I forgot to introduce it to the third prince, this is ......"

Hou Yu waved his hand, interrupting Zhou Zhi's words.

"No need, just a guard, there's no need to know. “

Then he turned his head and said to Han Ming: "There are no rules and no distance, adults speak, when it is the turn of the next person to interject." Lord Zhou, you are not strict in discipline. “

Zhou Zhi heard this, and said coldly: "I'm afraid that the three princes have misunderstood, this is the commander of the defense camp in the capital city, and he is here with the old man to pick up the three princes." “

Hou Yu listened to Zhou Zhi's words and squinted at Han Ming, as if he couldn't see what Han Ming's identity was.

"Commander of the city defense battalion, is that abrupt, I don't know what the commander's current title is?" Although he was apologizing, Han Ming didn't hear the tone of apology at all.

"In the lower district, the seventh rank is not in the eyes of the prince. ”

As soon as he heard that Han Ming was a seventh-rank lord, Hou Yu didn't even have any interest in talking to him, so he turned around and looked at him without looking at him properly.

Han Ming saw Hou Yu's actions, his hands were clenched tightly, he was trying his best to control his emotions, trying not to think about punching his dog's head.

Soldiers can be killed but not humiliated, fortunately, Han Ming does not have his own guards around, otherwise maybe without Han Ming's hands, these guards will chop up the three princes.

The three princes did not say anything further, got off their horses and walked back to their carriages.

Han Ming didn't bother to see him, and now looking at the three princes, that hypocritical face made Han Ming feel disgusted.

"Commander Han, don't be angry with this person, Liguo has no feelings with us after all. ”

"Master Zhou is too worried, I still can't be angry with people whose brains are not fully developed. Han Ming said with a smile.

Hearing Han Ming's words, Zhou Zhi shook his head helplessly, "Haha." The Commander is really ......"