Chapter Forty-Nine: Envoy to Qianglan
"Master Mu, the emperor is not feeling well today, it is inconvenient to see you, as for your previous recitals, along with all the recent recitals, they have been handed over to Qi Xiang, you can see ......" Qin Jiang, the inner supervisor beside He Dixi, bowed and said. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
"In this way, I will go back, please greet the emperor on my behalf." Twilight Yunmo's expression was flat, these were all in her expectation, entering the palace to ask for a meeting was just a formality, now He Dihui has rarely gone to the court to listen to the government, and the government is all in the hands of Zuo Xiang Qi Ling, and because of this, her book will naturally pass through his hands.
According to her own expectations, she went straight to the Prime Minister's Mansion after leaving the palace.
"Xiangfu", heh, once upon a time, Mufu was also called Xiangfu by everyone, but after his father disappeared, no one called Mufu like this anymore.
When they arrived at the door of the Prime Minister's Mansion, the guards saw that it was Mu Yunmo, and they did not pass it on, and directly led her into the main hall, and Qi Ling also appeared quickly, as if he had expected Mu Yunmo to come to the door.
When Mu Yunmo saw Qi Ling coming, he immediately got up and said, "Zuo Xiang." ”
"Sit down, don't be polite." Qi Ling waved his hand and said, "Xiaomo, you have always called me uncle in private, why do you call me 'Zuo Xiang' like outsiders today?" Are you still angry about what happened last time in the court? The fake kindness of the elder on Qi Ling's face made Mu Yunmo sick.
However, Mu Yunmo is no longer the eldest lady who showed all her emotions on her face at the beginning, and now she has become accustomed to being empty and wronged, so she continued almost without thinking: "Uncle is really wrong to blame her niece when she says this, my niece just admires her uncle for handling the affairs of the court in an orderly and seamless manner in recent days, so when I saw my uncle, I couldn't help but call you 'Zuo Xiang'." ”
"When did you start to be so happy with your little mouth, what's the matter with you coming to the house today?" Qi Ling looked at Mu Yunmo with a smile, "It's really difficult to invite you to come to the mansion as a guest on weekdays." ”
"My uncle is busy every day, how dare my niece bother me all the time, as for today....... The niece said it bluntly. Mu Yunmo said: "I think my uncle has seen my niece's sparse table, the Qianglan Kingdom has been paying tribute for ten years, and the niece wants to travel to the Qianglan Kingdom as an envoy to negotiate future tribute, I don't know what the uncle wants." With that, she shook her head and waited for Qi Ling's reply.
Qianglan was once the border city of the Red Dome State, and then separated from it when the Red Dome was in civil strife, and later He Diyu ascended the throne and called the emperor because of the war and the lack of troops, so he did not forcibly take back the Qianglan, but signed a treaty with the Qianglan and paid tribute to the Red Dome every year, so Qianglan can be regarded as the vassal state of the Red Dome.
However, in recent years, Qianglan has become more and more prosperous, and gradually has the intention of completely breaking away from the red dome, and it has been ten years since the tribute has been paid, but it has not sent an envoy to negotiate the future. Although Chiqiong is strong and extremely dissatisfied with this, he can't directly send troops to fight, after all, he has no name, so he wants to send an envoy to Qiang Lan, on the one hand, to explore Qiang Lan's attitude, and on the other hand, to indicate the bottom line as a warning.
As for the selection of this envoy, it was difficult, and the military general disdained to do this kind of negotiation, but Wenchen was afraid because of Qiang Lan's secrecy and did not dare to send an envoy. As we all know, the Qianglan people have studied dark magic for generations, and because of the proximity of the Qianglan to the ruins of Shura, there are many descendants of necromancers among the Qianglan people. Completing the mission of the imperial court may not be meritorious, and the slightest carelessness is a major accident in diplomatic relations, and if you are not careful, you will take a small life, who will want to go.
Therefore, the imperial court has not decided on a candidate to go to Qianglan for a long time, and now Mu Yunmo has taken the initiative to ask for his life, which has solved a major problem for the imperial court.
However, Qi Ling did not immediately respond to Mu Yunmo head-on: "I'm curious, for serving as the envoy of Qianglan, the loyal ministers of the court and the central government are afraid to avoid it, why did you take the initiative to ask for your life?" ”
"Last time Xiao Ran happened, my niece knew that she had made a big mistake, and she has been trying to make up for it these days, not to mention that my father taught me since I was a child that the interests of Chiqiong are above all else, and the court is short of envoys, so I am naturally duty-bound."
"Okay, Xiaomo, you really didn't disappoint your uncle, so I will send you there, and when you leave the city gate at noon in two days, I will assign an envoy to go with you, so that I can assist you from the side."
"Uncle Xie is perfect, and my niece will not live up to your trust."
Qi Ling agreed to be even happier than Mu Yunmo imagined, but in fact, he didn't have any reason not to allow it, originally this candidate was very difficult to determine, although Mu Yunmo was a woman, but after all, she was Mu Yuan's daughter, and she had led troops to battle, and her status was enough, and if something really happened to her in Qianglan, it would be Qi Ling's intention.
Qi Ling didn't believe in Mu Yunmo, so the deputy envoy assigned must be someone close to him, but Mu Yunmo didn't care about this, she just completed her duty is that originally she took the initiative to ask for her life this time just to avoid Cangxuan Pavilion for a while, and to avoid all kinds of rumors about those two people.
When he traveled two days later, the deputy envoy came to report to Mu Yunmo that this person was a close confidant of Qi Ling's family, and after being polite and polite, he looked at the document in his hand and stopped talking.
"Lord Mu Yunmo, I am the second deputy envoy of this delegation."
The familiar voice suddenly poured into his ears, and Mu Yunmo subconsciously raised his head and saw Mu Yan's serious and respectful face at the moment.
"Uh, uh, okay." There were many people around, although Mu Yunmo was puzzled in his heart, his face did not change, and he only nodded.
After the envoy group departed, when the camp was resting at night, Mu Yunmo sat at the gate of her camp to roast the fire, Mu Yan walked to her and sat down, but she still looked ahead, as if inadvertently asked, "Say, why are you here?" ”
"A few days ago, I saw the notes you wrote, so I copied them word for word by the way, and then ...... The old crow allowed it yesterday, and you know, no one wants to make this trip. Mu Yan looked at the sky and replied to Mu Yunmo.
"Okay, you dare to peek at my stuff!" Mu Yunmo pretended to be angry and said, raising her left hand to hit Mu Yan.
"Who told you to put it on the table to make people curious!" Mu Yan grabbed her left hand.
"Still quibbling!" Mu Yunmo stretched out his right hand to hit him again.
And Mu Yan still grabbed her right hand smartly and naturally, then looked at Mu Yunmo deeply, and whispered to her seriously: "No matter where you go or what you do, I will accompany you." ”
The long-lost warmth, although it was not the person who said this, still moved Mu Yunmo beyond measure. "Why are you so flamboyant today?" She took Mu Yan's hand away and continued to look ahead.
Thinking of the crampedness on Mu Yunmo's face just now, Mu Yan couldn't help but hook the corners of her lips: It turns out that my eldest lady will also blush, how can I be willing to let go of you like this.