Chapter 66. Invite to a banquet

"...... in terms of rituals"

"There is also someone in charge of this aspect," Yun Rui smiled, and persuaded with a kind face, "Dongfang Xielulang doesn't have to be detailed, just like Benqing, just grasp the big noodles and check the gates." ”

No matter what he said, he was softly blocked back by Yun Rui, but Dongfang Yi didn't show the slightest color, and then asked: "This location, is it still in Xiaoqingshan Palace this year?" ”

Yun Rui stroked his beard under his chin, shook his head and said, "Dongfang Xielulang, you don't know, the Holy Lord has changed his mind this year," he glanced at Dongfang Yi deeply, "I intend to hold it in Yongning Mansion." ”

The eldest princess of Yongning is the only sister of the emperor of the dynasty, and the only child of the queen mother, the pampering in the palace does not need to be detailed, this "Yongning Mansion" is not far from the palace city, it can be said that it is a perfect whole, and the establishment atmosphere is extravagant, which fully demonstrates the favor of this princess.

The eldest princess of Yongning could have opened a mansion at the age of fifteen, but the queen mother was reluctant to let her live outside the palace, so she had to stay for an extra year before building the princess's mansion this year. But after the mansion was built, the eldest princess of Yongning still often accompanied the queen mother, and Cheng Huan knelt down, making the princess's mansion seem to be empty, and it was idle for three days.

Yun Rui held his beard and smiled kindly: "Since you are in the Princess's Mansion, you are not an outsider in Dongfang Xielulang, it is better to leave the matter of communication and construction to you," he sighed twice, "How to furnish in the mansion, you still have to listen to the opinion of the eldest princess, in case there is any neglect and offends Her Royal Highness the eldest princess, you have to rely on Xielulang to communicate." ”

"It turned out to be the Princess's Mansion," Dongfang Yi praised with a cold expression, "I heard that since the opening of the Mansion, countless exotic flowers and plants have been cultivated in it to keep the fragrance of the four seasons." The flowers and plants of the princess's mansion are rare in the world, and if the chrysanthemum appreciation will be opened there, I am afraid that it will be compared to the Ministry of Rites and the folk holy products. ”

As soon as these words were spoken, Yun Rui's face became gloomy on the spot.

Dongfang Xielulang's words are too bold, too disrespectful, what is called the Ministry of Rites, whether it is a folk holy product, it will be more discolored, this is not to say that no matter how Taichang Temple collects, how to screen, the selection is not as good as those originally in the princess's mansion? This is not to say that the eldest princess is better than the emperor...... I can't think about it anymore!

Seeing that Lord Yun even stroked his beard stiffened a little, Dongfang Yi laughed secretly in his heart, he knew the original intention of this uncle's son to say that, didn't he just want to imply that the princess's mansion was extravagant, and sarcastically that he was about to move to the mansion, and it would be difficult for the husband to revitalize from now on.

But Dongfang Yi has never been a person who will back down, don't you want to be sarcastic? I'm following you with sarcasm, and it's more straightforward and naked than you're saying, all in all, it's not cheap to talk to.

At this moment, a small official ran in from outside the door, ran to Yun Rui's side, and whispered a few words. Dongfang Yi lowered his eyes to show that he was rude not to look or listen, but he was secretly amused in his heart: At such a close distance, there is no small sound, whose ears can it be hidden?

But listening to the smile on his face retracted slightly, and then the little official finished speaking, Yun Rui was silent, as if he couldn't make up his mind, what to do about this matter.

"Lord Yun? But is there anything tricky? Dongfang Yi saw that he was silent, so he simply asked directly. Yun Rui hesitated for a moment and said, "Dongfang Xielulang, well, I just got the news that an envoy from Fanbang has arrived in Yongjing from the south. ”

"From the south? Then you should go to Huaiyuan Station to settle down, entertain the envoys of Fanbang, that is the job of Honglu Temple, what does it have to do with our Taichang Temple? Dongfang Yi obviously listened to the little official's confession completely, but there were still a lot of reactions and questions that should be asked, but the expression on his face was faint, and he looked like he had nothing to do with himself.

Yun Rui didn't expect Dongfang Yitou to be proactive first, and he avoided it again and again, but he was still chased by him to ask about the details of the chrysanthemum appreciation meeting, but now he looked uninterested, Southwest Fanbangye, which Fanbang is not interested? Suddenly visited, don't you ask about the purpose of the visit? More importantly, why did the duties of Honglu Temple find the head of Taichang Temple...... Hey? He seemed to ask.

Yun Rui coughed dryly twice and said: "Since the fight against Dian Prefecture has been attributed to the territory of our Great Qian, most of those small countries in the southwest have been included in it, and they can pay taxes every year, and the worship has long been exempted, so the Huaiyuan Post has been empty for more than 20 years. The saint is wise, and the southern border is peaceful, only the Burmese country is stupid and stubborn, but it has no courage to fight directly, but even if it is only harassed from time to time, the people in the south also suffer from it. ”

Dongfang Yi nodded and listened, but did not answer.

Yun Rui was helpless, and then said: "However, the Burmese country is also self-aware, and when the iron cavalry of the Eastern General passed through, no one was afraid, and finally made them afraid and knew how to converge. This time, they took the initiative to visit, which was quite a sense of peace. I think the Holy One is happy to see this. ”

"Holy will, don't speculate."

Yun Rui was choked for a moment, and continued to say: "The envoy is coming, the Marquis of Taiping and the Lord Zhang of the Ministry of Rites have gone to greet him, and he specially sent someone to say that there will be a banquet at noon, and I invite you to accompany Dongfang Xielulang." ”

Finally getting to the point, Dongfang Yi blinked his eyes and said with a smile: "Marquis Taiping? Ministry of Rites? It's just an envoy from a small country, and the guests at this banquet are both honorable and official, and the weight is heavy enough, right? What is the purpose of going with the lower officials? Xia Guan is just a small Xielu Lang, and he belongs to Taichang Temple, which is not suitable, right? ”

Yun Rui smiled more and more kindly, and looked at Dongfang Yi's eyes full of expectations: "You don't know this, first, this is the first time that the Burmese country has come to see my Daqian court, so it is naturally more grand, and secondly, he has to be the prime minister of another country, and his identity is also precious. ”

He came and went to talk about the truth, but the real intention, in addition to the third point, should also be: the highest etiquette of diplomacy is that officials, nobles and royal relatives greet each other. In the face of such a small country as Burma, it is enough to send a serious official, plus an idle marquis, and such a half-royal prince.

Yun Rui smiled meaningfully, Dongfang Yi naturally knew what he was thinking, but the reasons he listed Chen were not unreasonable, since he sent someone to pass the word, plus it was not a formal banquet, it was nothing to go there.

It's just that the Marquis of Taiping ......

For this elder, the current Dongfang Yi is still reluctant to meet directly, and he also knows that the reason why he removed the identity of the general's son is that he also wants to make some fuss about the identity of the quasi-concubine. He can calmly deal with the title of colt on his head in front of anyone, and the only way to make a home is to settle down......

Just when Dongfang Yi had just decided to politely decline, things took a new turn.

(To be continued.) )