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"Huiguan?" Li Mu'er asked curiously, "The Huitong Pavilion is to entertain envoys and palace officials from all over the world, what are you bringing us here for?" ”

Zhu Youzhu patiently replied: "Today should be the day when the envoys from all over the west will arrive. Let's not go in yet, let's sit down at the restaurant opposite. ”

I found a window seat on the second floor and sat down.

Li Mu'er began to complain again: "Are you here to observe the envoys?" I'm really so good at you, take me out to play, but I didn't expect it to be for business. I know about official business all day long, and I don't think you will die young sooner or later without me doing it. ”

Ma Congben sat stiffly, frowned when he heard the words, and scolded: "Girl, don't talk nonsense."

Zhu Youzhu smiled silently, Li Mu'er saw that he was calm, but his heart became weak, and he stuck out his tongue and asked: "What is the matter with the arrival of the envoys from the west this time?"

"Cry for poverty, and ask for a reward."

Li Mu'er didn't expect him to answer so directly, a mouthful of water just stalked in her throat, choking her and coughing.

Ma Cong reacted quickly and stepped forward to pat her on the back, and Zhu Youzhu saw it in his eyes, and there was something unpleasant.

Li Mu'er waved her hand, raised her eyebrows and asked, "So, you refuse to give it?"

"It's not that they don't want to," Zhu Youzhu took a sip of tea, "It's just that they don't necessarily need it." ”

Li Mu'er wanted to ask again, but Zhu Youzhu motioned for her to look out the window.

Among the groups of people who came were Han Chinese, as well as ethnic minorities dressed in different costumes. Li Mu'er stared straight at them as they entered the hall in groups, before she withdrew her eyes and analyzed: "Judging from the cautious appearance of these envoys in showing the customs clearance documents, as well as the polite attitude towards the officials who greeted them, it can be seen that there is nothing wrong with respecting and attaching importance to the matter of going to Beijing."

Zhu Youzhu pointed to the official messenger who greeted him at the door, "Can you see the gifts in their hands?" ”

Li Mu'er glanced at it, "See, these things are just local specialties." Since they go to Beijing to ask for rewards, they will not show their wealth. ”

Zhu Youzhu shook his head.

Li Mu'er looked at it suspiciously, suddenly realized something, patted the table and said, "I understand!" Most of the packaging is made of the most ordinary Yunlong paper, and this last group of people sent things...... If you don't look closely, you really can't see that this paper is much more expensive! ”

"Well," Zhu Youzhu was satisfied, "the last group of people is from Yongchang Mansion. Between Yongchang and Tengyue, the fertile field is thousands of miles, and the control of Myanmar is also the metropolis. And the people there made gold, silver, brass, iron, ivory, precious stones, green, bamboo, and cloth, all of which were in other places. I have done my best not to increase their taxes, to make them self-sufficient, and to pave the way for them to develop foreign trade on the border. These officials came to pay less and less tribute, and they asked for rewards more and more actively, which was staring at my treasury. ”

Li Mu'er also felt unhappy after hearing this, and after thinking about it in her heart, she said: "You leave this matter to me, I promise that you don't have to spend anything, let them go back to their hometown obediently!"

"You?" Zhu Youzhu and Ma Cong both stared incredulously.

Li Mu'er hugged her shoulders and asked dissatisfiedly, "What, don't you believe me?"

Ma Cheng was afraid that he would get into trouble again, so he admonished: "It's not that I don't believe it, but the affairs of the court should not be played."

"I'm not a child's play," Li Mu'er turned to Zhu Youji, tilted her head slightly and asked, "Hey, you said, I can help you with this, do you believe me?" ”

Zhu Youzhi replied solemnly: "I believe it."

Li Mu'er froze.

"I don't lie to you, I really believe it." Zhu Youzhu chuckled, "The courtiers are pedantic, and most of them are principled and abide by the rules. These envoys have not committed any mistakes and broken the law, and they can't help it. And you're different......"

Li Mu'er couldn't hear whether this was praise or disparagement, and stood up with both hands on the table and said: "Don't talk this nonsense, you two remember to cooperate with me when the time comes, and I will go and meet them well."

The next day, Li Mu'er wore a placket collar shirt, a scimitar and a handkerchief at her waist, and a head cloth decorated with lace patterns and colorful small velvet beads on her head.

There is a banquet hall and a back hall in the hall, and there are nine wings in the east and west. Li Mu'er pretended to be an envoy and was arranged in the wing room closest to the front hall.

Some of the envoys already knew each other, some felt fresh when they first entered Beijing, some spoke Chinese, and some spoke the dialects of various ethnic groups, and they laughed and exchanged pleasantries with each other. But there are also unsociables, such as the one who bumped into Li Mu'er at the moment.

He was five big and three thick, with a fierce expression on his face, and he was the official of Yongchang Mansion he saw yesterday. When Li Mu'er went out, she pretended to hit him accidentally, and she was surrounded by a group of them and was not allowed to let him go.

He also spoke like a bell: "You little brat, which toast brought it?"

Li Mu'er said weakly: "The small one is the Meno Maka of Limasi." Our toast fell ill on the way to Beijing. The little one doesn't mean to offend the adults, and I hope that the adults will make it convenient for the little ones to go over and eat. ”

"It turned out to be from the poor place of Limasi, no wonder it was so small." He laughed with the people around him, "Come on, come on, you can eat a full meal when you enter Beijing, everyone hurry up and make a rice bowl, so as not to faint this kid from hunger." ”

Li Mu'er ignored him and ate by herself after serving the table. He still looked arrogant, and deliberately told her: "The food in this hall is for people to eat!" Let's go out and eat and drink. ”

As soon as he left, Li Mu'er moved to the next table to find a Han man who was shaking his head and sighing lightly and asked, "The little one is shallow, I don't know which house this bully belongs to?"

The other party snorted coldly and said: "Naturally, it is the Manchu of Yongchang Mansion, everyone here does not know how to greet him, who has not been subjected to the slightest sarcasm and humiliation from him!"

"That's it!" Someone next to him was indignant, "Relying on the wealth of the region, I look down on people all day long." When I asked the emperor for a reward, I didn't see him soft. ”

"Let's not say a few words," an old man suddenly stood up and persuaded him, "After all, this is in the capital, so it's better for everyone to be cautious." ”

Hearing this, everyone was busy talking.

"Full, full, ha, only?" Li Mu'er chewed on the name, and her mind was spinning quickly, "Very good, I'm not afraid that you will be arrogant, but I am afraid that I will not be able to get your weakness......"

In the next few days, Li Mu'er secretly observed this Manchu Ha. This person is a reckless man, acting domineeringly, and he is quite restrained in front of the Kyoto officials who receive the envoys. And in private, in front of his colleagues, there is a big tail wolf, and he can't wait to learn to walk sideways.

As for the attitudes of the other factions, she also had a general understanding, and was thinking about how to communicate with Zhu Youzhi and plan her next move, so Zhu Youzhu came uninvited.

That day and night, she looked through the messages of the envoys in the room as usual, and she didn't find out until Zhu Youzhi sat down beside her.

"Hey, why are you here? But you've come just in time, and I have something to say to you. Li Mu'er glanced at the door, this guy came alone in disguise.

Zhu Youzhu smiled at the corner of his eyes, pointed to her clothes and said, "Don't worry, you stand up first and I'll take a look."

Li Mu'er snorted and stood up and said, "Look, look, I know that I look very ugly in this Jingpo men's clothes." Look at the bun cloth on the top, it's stuffy and hot, and it's heavy, my neck hurts and my head hurts these days......"

Zhu Youzhu stopped smiling, stood up and hugged the back of her neck and asked, "Is it here?" After saying that, he pressed a few handfuls.

Li Mu'er shook her neck and said, "Yes, yes, yes!"

As soon as the words fell, the surroundings fell awkwardly silent. Li Mu'er felt that his fingertips were cold, and it was very comfortable. But this kind of skin-to-skin contact made her face burn instantly, and although she was reluctant, she still cleverly avoided it, and said, "Let me tell you about what I have observed in the past few days."

"Hmm," Zhu Youji's hand slowly withdrew, "You say." ”

Li Mu'er confessed, and finally concluded: "So you are right. This Yongchang Mansion is rich, and Manrakha is just too greedy. ”

Zhu Youzhu was very satisfied with her seriousness, "Then have you thought of a way?" I'm going to have a feast for them in a few days. ”

"I thought of it. Isn't he arrogant? I took advantage of his arrogance and made him suffer. Li Mu'er tapped her fingers on the table and said easily, "You just have to set up your banquet, remember, no matter what happens, in the end, you must forgive him and let him go." ”

"Okay, I got it." The corners of Zhu Youji's mouth raised slightly, and he seemed to be very relieved of her, "Then I'll go." ”

Li Mu'er nodded, stared at his back and walked to the door, watched him open the door again, and finally couldn't help but say, "Hey, your hands are so cold." It's hot, but you still have to take care of yourself. ”

Zhu Youzhu turned back silently after a long time.

Li Mu'er tilted her head to look at him, but she couldn't see his expression clearly, only heard his voice gently as if it was about to drip water: "Okay." You also be careful yourself. ”