Chapter 41: Yan Zhao's envoy comes to Jin
The twilight of spring has passed, it is early summer, Qinglian is still just a small tip out of the water to bathe, and the envoys of Yan and Zhao have arrived in Jiankang.
I don't know if this world is too narrow, the main envoy sent by Yan Guo is the prince Murong Han, and the chief envoy sent by Zhao Guo is also a prince, but the deputy envoy is Chen Jian.
Two of the seven apprentices of the Taoyuan master have passed away, but only Xiao Han knows who these apprentices are. Murong Han and his people, Xiao Han couldn't be clearer, he is the third disciple of the master of Taoyuan, and the master said that he values love and righteousness.
As for Chen Jian, the man who abandoned his mother, Xiao Han thought that he would never see him again, but now he still came.
The emperor set up a banquet for Yan Zhao's envoys to wash the dust, and Yu Yi and Xiao Han, two people who seemed to have no official positions and real power, were actually very important, at least the emperor had great hopes for the two of them.
"I have heard that the Han people are good at singing and dancing, and now I have a dance in Zhao State, called 'Moon Wolf'", the prince of Zhao glanced at it, and said modest words in an arrogant tone, "All the nobles present are noble kings and grandsons, and they have also seen a lot of fairy music dances, Shi remembered your advice!" β
"I don't dare to advise, but it's still okay to evaluate one or two!" The scholars and doctors of Jin breathed a sigh of relief, Zhao Guo originally looked down on Jin very much, and thought that he would mock it a few times, but he didn't want it to be so simple, and he was never humble and respectful.
"In this way, Prince Zhao will please, and I will also see Hu Wu!"
"Emperor Jin is approved, and Shi will also be ugly!" Prince Zhao slapped his face, and then thirty-six dancing girls came out.
These dancing girls follow the usual characteristics of Hu Wu, wearing revealing clothes, tall figures, and black makeup to look wild.
"Zhao Xianwu must have bad intentions." Xiao Han and Yu Yi sat on one side, very close, and she whispered to Yu Yi.
"Look, improvise!" Yu Yi held the wine glass, his eyes did not turn at all, and stared directly at Zhao Guo's every move.
Prince Zhao took a step back and gave a chest salute, and the "Moon Wolf Dance" began.
Thirty-six dancing girls are like thirty-six wild wolves, revealing the wildness of swallowing the sky and dancing the charm of dancing between static and moving, which can be described as extremely exquisite, which makes those so-called far-sighted nobles jaw-dropping.
Holding the wine glass back and not entering for a long time, only staring at the "Moon Wolf Dance" for a moment, Zhao Guo regarded himself as a wild wolf, his ambition was obvious, he declared his ambition to Jin so nakedly and without scruples, I am afraid that he will give Jin a deterrent!
As the sound of the drums ceased, the thirty-six dancing girls were like wild wolves howling on a full moon night, full of wildness.
"What does Emperor Jin think?" That Prince Zhao is probably also a smiling tiger, and his seemingly modest smile actually contains wolf ambitions.
"This dance is very good!" Although he saw Zhao's intentions, the emperor was still serious, which was the heart that the emperor should have.
"Thank you Emperor Jin for your compliment", Prince Zhao bowed and saluted, and then looked at everyone, "What do you think?" This time, his tone was a lot more crazy.
"This dance is novel and unique, unique, unique!"
"Very good, very good, this dance is rare in the world!" Who doesn't want to anger Zhao Guo with a word, no one can afford such consequences.
"Emperor Jin, Shi will give a gift to my emperor on this trip!" Prince Zhao is still smiling, but unlike Yu Yi's smile, it makes people feel treacherous, while Yu Yi will give people a gentle feeling, although Yu Yi has a lot of ideas.
"Oh, then I have to thank Emperor Zhao for his kindness," the emperor asked, "I don't know what it is?" β
However, Prince Zhao did not answer directly, but made a big detour, and flattered first: "Shi heard that there are many wise people in Jindi, this gift is one of the thirty-six dancing girls and what she offers, Shi believes that with your wisdom, you will be able to find it." β
"Why don't you give it a try."
The ministers are in trouble, these thirty-six dancing girls are dressed exactly the same, how can they find out?
Looking around blankly, the ministers only looked at the emperor frequently.
"Let's give it a try." The Emperor finally spoke.
"It must be the wolf king orchid who leads the dance, and the rest of the orchids are all stars and moons, and the orchid who leads the dance must be a gift!" A middle-aged Confucian thought about it and said that what he said was also very reasonable, so it was also approved by many people.
Some people agreed, and some people objected: "If not, wouldn't it be a loss of face for the Jin and the face of the Han people?" β
"Maybe it's the dancing girl next to the wolf king orchid!"
"No, no, it's better to think about it more, so as not to be wrong!"
"Which dancing girl do you think it is?" Xiao Han asked Yu Yi in a low voice, it's not that those ministers don't have them, but there are really no clues, and the traces are difficult to find!
Yu Yi held the quilt, stared at those dancing girls, smiled at the corners of his eyes, and said to Xiao Han in a low voice: "Look at who among those dancing girls is on the concubines." β
Xiao Han followed his words and looked at it, and realized that this dancing girl was to be dedicated to the emperor, so he would definitely pay more attention to the concubine.
"If you want to win back a game, you and I can't speak, we need a woman." Yu Yi's eyes were full of confidence with a deep smile.
"Mrs. Yan." Xiao Hanlingtai cleared up for a moment and understood what Yu Yi meant.
Yu Yi didn't answer her with a smile, but the smile that sank deeper and deeper into his pupils was revealed.
"Why, the Jin people are really cowardly as sheep, and they are afraid of such trivial things?" Prince Zhao finally raised his arrogant tone and sneered, "Or are the Jin people all stupid people, and they can't even find the little dancing girl?" β
Prince Zhao began to change from a secret demonstration to a blatant shouting, and such arrogance has always been the style of Zhao Guo.
"The kid said wildly, the Hu people are arrogant and don't know how to be polite, they are really wilderness people!" Prince Zhao's words made the poor and rotten Confucians, who had always been self-righteous, unbearable, and made them so angry that their beards rose.
"Oh, do you mean you found that dancing girl?" Prince Zhao turned to the emperor, from arrogant and rude to modest and modest, and asked with a smile, "Emperor Jin, did you say yes?" β
"Who's got the idea?" The emperor glanced at Prince Zhao, knowing that he was provoking but had to find the dancing girl.
"This, this." The ministers looked around in a panic, those who had ideas were afraid that if they were wrong, and those who had no ideas were even more at a loss.
In this way, Prince Zhao's smiling smile deepened a little.
"Xiao Yu, what is your opinion?" The Emperor asked.
Seeing Yu Yi get up from the couch unhurriedly, Shi Shiran made a gesture, and said slowly: "It's very easy." β
Yu Yi's words were not tight, but the ministers exploded. The emperor looked at the warm smile on Yu Yi's face, and Fang relieved himself.
"How easy, don't talk nonsense." Prince Zhao squinted at Yu Yi, who was so confident that his body was glowing with the light of the sun, and suddenly felt an unprecedented threat.
"Yu Yi never lies!" A gentle smile is the best counterattack to Prince Zhao's invincibility, and such gentleness and self-confidence make Prince Zhao even meaner. I only heard Yu Yi continue, "Your Majesty, this matter can only be a brick thrower, after all, this matter is not much challenging!" β
"Oh, how are you going to throw bricks and jade!" Yu Yi was confident and slow, and couldn't help but make the emperor smile at ease.
"The minister will exclude the twenty-four dancing girls first, and the remaining twelve will be selected by Mrs. Yan, how about it?"
"Ming Yan?" The emperor was surprised, Xiao Mingyan was a notoriously beautiful concubine with no real talent, how to get this big thing, the emperor couldn't help but doubt.
"Your Majesty, concubine?" Mrs. Yan didn't expect to mention her name at all, and she was still thinking about what to do if the orchid entered the palace?
Is it the queen who made his brother deliberately make himself ugly? Mrs. Yan's eyes floated towards the queen like a knife, but seeing that the queen was sitting upright, it didn't seem like she was deliberately designing her, and how could the queen be stupid enough to design herself at such an important moment, you must know that her ugliness is also the Jin Dynasty's ugliness.
"Ah Yi, don't lie about it." The queen frowned at Yu Yi, hoping that Yu Yi would understand.
"Your Majesty, I'm willing to give it a try!" Yu Yi bowed his hand to the emperor and begged.
The emperor looked at him more and more earnestly, and thought that he had always been a very planned person, and he must have calculated today, so he waved his hand and said, "Yes, you exclude twenty-four people, and Mrs. Yan will choose one of the remaining twelve." β
"Majesty!" Mrs. Yan also knew herself, where she could find it, she didn't follow it, but when she received the emperor's gaze, she immediately shut up.
"Minister, obey!" Yu Yi circled among the thirty-six dancing girls, deliberately dangling in front of the dancing girls who were pregnant with gifts.
This prince Zhao was shocked to see it, was Yu Yi deliberately teasing him, deliberately went around to the dancing girl, and turned elsewhere when he was about to pick her away. In the end, he eliminated the twenty-four dancing girls, and the correct one was still among the twelve.
"Mrs. Yan, it's your turn!" Yu Yi smiled.
Mrs. Yan was extremely reluctant, and her movements were twisted and pinched, until the emperor shouted: "Ming Yan, go." Only then did she walk off the stage gracefully with her skirt led by her servant.
"Madame has to choose a good life, this dancing girl is ready to be dedicated to His Majesty XiΓ as a concubine, and she will still be Mrs. Xi's sister in the future!" Yu Yi deliberately said this in front of Mrs. Yan.
Sure enough, Yu Yi's words made Mrs. Yan jealous, and a nameless fire came up in her heart. She glared at Yu Yi angrily, and then slowly walked to those dancing girls, her slow movements were all extremely flamboyant, and her eyes became more and more fierce when she looked at them.
This is the effect of Yu Yi, Yu Yi slowly retreated to the couch, and when he retreated, he heard Xiao Han praise: "You have used this trick really well." β
"Thanks for the compliment!" Yu Yi's eyes were full of tenderness, and he smiled and said to Xiao Han, "Who else in this world loves His Majesty more than Mrs. Yan!" β
Mrs. Yan loves the emperor so she is willing to be a delicate and domineering woman for the emperor, and Yu Yi is using Mrs. Yan's love for the emperor to make her extremely jealous, and then the woman who is vinegar is particularly sensitive, can she still not see the dancing girl as a gift?
Mrs. Yan stopped in front of the dancing girl and raised her eyebrows and looked at her from top to bottom, her eyes were vigilant and picky, this is how a woman looks at her rival.
At first, the dancing girl directly met Mrs. Yan's scrutiny, but no one could stand Mrs. Yan's coquettish and domineering gaze, so she quickly lost the battle, until finally her gaze couldn't dodge.
Mrs. Yan unceremoniously grabbed the dancing girl's wrist and said, "That's her." "It's like a successful rapist.
The dancing girl's face turned pale, and then Prince Zhao also had a calm face.
"What does the prince think?" The Emperor asked.
"Madame, Madame is really resourceful!" Prince Zhao said with his head down.
Mrs. Yan's lack of talent is true, but it doesn't mean that she is stupid, she is also a successful woman in the palace, so she understands at this time, so she picks the tone with her timbre, and says with disdain: "The prince is really a mistake, who doesn't know that Mingyan has always been a stupid person, but even a stupid person like Ming Yan guessed this dancing girl, the prince was embarrassed to take it out and let the adults guess, the prince is really confused!" "Mrs. Yan's damage to people is the first class in the palace, and once you understand it at this time, you must say two words that will disturb the enemy.
Although Prince Zhao was angry in his heart, he had to be cheeky and praise Mrs. Yan and said, "Niangniang is humble!" β
"Hongu is never modest!" Mrs. Yan deliberately dragged out her tone and said coquettishly to the emperor, "Your Majesty, did you say it?" β
She used this trick well, which not only made Prince Zhao's face darken, but also gave her future rival a deterrent, so that she could see how the emperor doted on her.
"Yes, Concubine Ai has never been modest!" The emperor also laughed and said, "Prince Zhao, Ming Yan has always been a straightforward person, don't be surprised by the prince!" β
"Niangniang has a good temperament, a good temperament!" Prince Zhao smiled and said.
"Since Madame Yan has found the dancing girl", it didn't take long for Prince Zhao to pick up the potential skin smile again, and said, "Let the dancing girl present the gift to Emperor Jin!" β
"The prince has a heart, I want to take a look, Wu Na Dancing Girl, you come forward!"
Mai Ji hung her head and walked forward slowly, and when she was a few steps ahead of the emperor's couch, she suddenly felt a dagger from her waist.
Everyone was frightened, and the guards drew their swords to protect the emperor, but this dancing girl did not want to assassinate the emperor.
"Why is Emperor Jin so alarmed?" Prince Zhao laughed and said, "This dagger is a gift from our emperor to the Jin Emperor, and it is called the 'sheep slaughtering knife'!" β
His three words "sheep slaughtering knife" really made the people present very angry, including the emperor, of course. This is related to a sentence that Shi Hu said, Shi Hu once said, "The Jin people are as cowardly as sheep, and sooner or later I will cut them off with a knife and cook them and eat them." Now he first offered the "Moon Wolf Dance" and then the "Sheep Slaughtering Knife", which is no different from going to other people's homes to beat and scold others.
Is it tolerable or unbearable, the emperor slapped the case and shouted: "Prince Zhao, what do you mean by this?" β
What do you mean, naturally, I, Zhao Guo, like a wolf, will sooner or later devour you, a cowardly Jin like a sheep. But Prince Zhao didn't say that, but said gently: "Why is the Jin Emperor angry, my emperor is also a good intention, the beauty is like jade, isn't the Jin Emperor happy to have this beauty?" The dagger is like a martial art, my emperor wishes the Jin country to be strong, doesn't the Jin emperor appreciate it? β
In this way, it was the Zhao State that had the upper hand, and the Jin State was humiliated by the Zhao State again and again, but it was powerless to refute it, this seemed to be a foregone conclusion, and even the envoys of the Yan State were watching.
"Yan is waiting, if Jin can't beat Zhao in terms of speech and aura, maybe Yan will abandon Jin and rely on Zhao." Xiao Han looked at the nervous shape and analyzed with Yu Yi.
"Although what you want in your heart is risky, it is worth trying", Yu Yi turned his eyes, stared at Xiao Han and said to her word by word, "Go, don't worry, there is me!" β
His gentle and glutinous language is like a reassuring pill, Xiao Han is not without a countermeasure, but that the countermeasure is too extreme, the benefits are big and the risks are big, she has no family background to back up, it is not worth taking such a risk, but now Yu Yi is willing to be her backing, and even willing to be the enemy of the same country as her!
Facing his warm eyes, Xiao Han got up, and Shi Shiran walked towards the dancing girl, not seeing anything unusual.
Walking up to Maihime, she smiled evilly at Maihime, dodged the dagger in her hand, and without blinking her eyes, she stabbed the dagger into Maihime's belly.
Maihime looked at her in amazement, and finally died of bleeding from her abdomen.
"You!" Prince Zhao was furious, took the case, glared at Xiao Han angrily, and said, "You are so bold, dare to destroy the diplomatic relations between the two countries!" β
"Emperor Jin, you have to give Shi an explanation for this matter!"
The emperor couldn't help frowning, Xiao Han was not an impulsive person, how could he do such a thing that was not in the ordinary sense today?
The ministers and nobles below also complained that if there was a war between the two countries, it would be the fault of this ignorant child, and sure enough, such rural and mountain people could not become a big deal, if they knew this, they should have stopped His Majesty from sealing this Xiao Han as the special envoy of Laoshizi.
However, as everyone knows, the two countries can't afford to start a war, and it has nothing to do with Xiao Han.
"Xiao Han, can you plead guilty?" The Emperor shouted helplessly.
"Minister, there is no sin!" Xiao Han is unyielding.
However, before the emperor could speak, Wang Yunzhi stood up and said to the emperor: "Your Majesty forgives her sins, and the envoy did not mean it, I hope Your Majesty will forgive her sins." β
Xiao Han turned his head to look at Wang Yunzhi, he hadn't seen him for a long time, but he didn't expect this to be the case, but Xiao Han didn't like Yunzhi to intercede for himself like this, she Xiao Han didn't need to ask others to intercede, she could only say that Yunzhi didn't understand her at all.
"Forgiveness?" Prince Zhao was furious and roared, "This dancing girl is my noble daughter of Zhao, and she will enter your Jin Imperial Palace, and she has also held the things of the diplomatic relations between Jin and Zhao, and she was killed by this person without any basis, can you forgive the sin?" β
"Yunzhi, sit down!" Prime Minister Wang shouted.
After struggling in his heart for a long time, Wang Yunzhi sat down unwillingly.
"Emperor Jin, if you don't give Shi a satisfactory statement, Zhao Guo is destined not to give up!" Prince Zhao threatened fiercely.
The emperor was in a dilemma, and just as he was in pain to deal with Xiao Han, he heard Yu Yi say calmly: "Your Majesty, the envoy is not a reckless person, why don't you listen to the envoy's statement, Xiao Yu believes that the envoy must have his own reason!" β
Xiao Han admires Yu Yi for this, no matter when and where he will not beg for mercy as much as Yunzhi, but let her prove herself, what she Xiao Han wants is the same, this is dignity!
"The prince is also a reasonable person, Xiao Yu believes that people like the prince must not be in a hurry to take people's lives for a while, prince, what do you say?" Yu Yi smiled and talked to Prince Zhao, but his gentle smile seemed to be fighting.
Prince Zhao had a hard time riding a tiger, so he had to follow Yu Yi's words and say: "This prince will listen to the envoy's defense, if you can't give an explanation, don't blame this prince for being ruthless!" β
"Xiao Han, what do you have to say?" The emperor asked, he really hoped that Xiao Han would have his own defense as Yu Yi said.
"Back to Your Majesty, Xiao Han's actions are also for the two countries to have diplomatic relations." Xiao Han said calmly.
"Diplomatic relations between the two countries?" The prince was furious and said frantically, "I, Zhao Guo, was kind enough to send you a jade beauty, but I was killed by you like this, is this considered a diplomatic relationship?" β
"Your Royal Highness the Prince, don't be angry, and listen to Xiao Han's words", Xiao Han was calm and did not see the slightest trembling and fear, "The prince said that beauty is like jade, I don't know if the prince has heard of it, it is called 'broken peace'?" β
"Now that this jade is broken, it just means that the two countries are peaceful and stable, isn't it also a good sign?"
"What a clever envoy!" Prince Zhao was so angry that his chest hurt, like a prepared meal that was suddenly eaten by someone, but instead of apologizing, the man said that it was for his good. "Will this king quibble with you like that?"
"His Royal Highness the Prince, Xiao Han has his own humble opinions, please forgive the prince", Xiao Han gushed endlessly, if you want to talk about sophistry, I am afraid that there are not many people who are her opponents, "It is said that the red face is in trouble, this dancing girl is charming and colorful, I am afraid that she is a Daji, praise, if one day she provokes a dispute between the two countries, how can it be good!" β
"Special envoy, you can continue to quibble", Prince Zhao couldn't hold back this breath in his heart, "Did I, the dancing girl, die for no reason?" β
"It's just a dancing girl", Yu Yi got up with a smile and came to Prince Zhao and patted him on the shoulder, and persuaded him with a pleasant face, "Why is the prince so angry, why don't you choose some dancing girls from my Jin land to send to Emperor Zhao, which is also a return gift from my Jin Kingdom, and it is also good to turn war into jade silk, how about it?" β
"How?" Prince Zhao turned away, still angry, "Young Master Yu said it lightly!" β
"Yu Gongzi's words are extremely reasonable", Mrs. Yan couldn't hold back her speech at this time, "It's better to pick dozens of dancing girls as a return gift." Moreover, this dead dancing girl can also be buried as a noble concubine, although the death is still different! β
Mrs. Yan was thinking about how to solve this imminent threat, but she didn't expect Xiao Han to help her solve it like this, she was naturally happy in her heart, and she wanted to say a few words. She has never been stingy with the dead, and what about the noble concubines, she can't get the emperor's favor, so what does she have to do with her?
"Yes, this is in your Jindi, you can say whatever you want!" Prince Zhao was unconvinced and said, "But how can I, Zhao Guo, be bullied by you Jin Guo?" β
It seems that this Prince Zhao is indeed not a good stubble.
At this moment, Chen Jian said something in Prince Zhao's ear, and the prince's face was both unwilling and surprised. At last the prince shouted, "Teacher! β
However, the prince regained his color and said: "The king of Fangcai also said that the war is turned into a jade silk. β
After a pause, he was very unwilling and said ruthlessly: "But this breath is not easy for this king to swallow!" β
"What about the prince?" The Emperor asked.
"Since the envoy stabbed the dancing girl to death with a dagger," the prince suddenly laughed, "Then tomorrow my warrior of the Zhao Kingdom will compete with the envoy in this martial arts, if the envoy wins, this king can not blame the past; If the envoy loses, you Jin Guo will apologize to my Zhao State, how about it? β
"Where does this work?" The officials below discussed one after another, "If Xiao Han loses, it will hurt the country!" β
"It doesn't work, it doesn't work!"
"This matter is all in Xiao Han, the kid is fearless, the kid is fearless!"
"His Majesty the Emperor of Jin, how's that?" Prince Zhao pressed again.
How is it? How did the emperor not know Prince Zhao's arrogance and humiliation, and he was also angry and bloody at that time, and sneered: "The prince underestimated my Jindi man, this bet is on me!" β
"Your Majesty, don't do it!"
"ιxiΓ δΈζ". The ministers below blocked it one after another.
"Prince Zhao, I will make a bet with you once!" The emperor ignored the obstruction of his ministers.
"Prince Zhao, why don't you set a new bet!" Xiao Han spoke, and his faint temperament was especially overwhelming, "If Xiao Han wins, prince, in addition to not being guilty in the past, you will also apologize to the Jin State on behalf of Zhao Guo; If Xiao Han loses, in addition to Fang Cai's conditions, Xiao Han will also give this life, how about it? β
There was an uproar below, this Xiao Han really said it, gambling with his life, he was really frivolous.
But the man of Zhao State is proficient in equestrian martial arts, how can the man of Jindi win, how can this Xiao Han win? This hurts the national body, if you lose by then, it will be a ** country! There was a sigh from below!
"It's up to you!" Prince Zhao readily agreed.