Chapter 731: The Second Prince of Krewe
It is said that the matter of greeting and arranging the Kru mission is usually not done by Chu Ziheng.
Because he is neither the eldest son nor the son-in-law, and he is not the prince who works in the Ministry of Rites, his position is in the Ministry of Households, and at most he is in charge of some affairs in the Ministry of War, and he has no connection with the Ministry of Rites.
Generally speaking, things like receiving envoys on behalf of the country should be the prince's business, if there is no prince, it is the eldest son or the prince in charge of the Ministry of Rites, Chu Ziheng's identity is a little inappropriate, at most it should be an assisting role.
However, everyone knows that King Zhao, who is the eldest son of the eldest son, did something wrong some time ago, and the emperor didn't like it, and then the emperor never arranged a position for him, and the emperor didn't want to arrange such a big thing for King Zhao this time.
As for the head of the Ministry of Rites, Wang Ziping, who injured his foot because of a fall on a horse a few days ago, he couldn't come out to deal with this matter, and this matter could only fall on Chu Ziheng's head in the end.
In fact, Chu Ziheng didn't want to care about this matter, after all, the exchanges with foreign envoys were very cumbersome, and the slightest carelessness would hurt the national body and cause discord between the two countries, so he had to work hard and not be able to make any mistakes, and in the end, he might not be able to leave a good reputation.
In addition, although this Kru country is a vassal to Da Chu, but because of the barbaric nature of the Kru people, there is always a faint disobedience to disobedience, whenever there is a shortage of green and yellow or lack of food in winter, there will always be a small group of Kru people to form a robbery team to harass the people on the border of Da Chu and rob the materials.
However, they knew that Da Chu was rich in products. The soldiers are strong and strong, so they don't dare to make any big moves, but they are harassed from time to time.
The Emperor of Great Chu also hated Krewe's behavior, but Kru was barren, and if the expedition to Crewe would not only cost the people and money, but also that Dachu would not get any substantial benefits, he could only turn a blind eye and focus on appeasement.
If it weren't for the fact that Dingguo Gong led troops to guard there, I am afraid that the people on the border of Dachu in that area would suffer a lot.
So the relationship between Da Chu and Kru is delicate. It is said that it is the relationship between the sub-kingdoms. But those who know the situation know that Kru is not sincere in surrendering, so although the Kru envoy is obviously here to thank Da Chu for sending troops to help, in fact, this reception is not easy!
So in fact, Chu Ziheng is not like this trip to troubled waters. And he and Ruoyun are newly married Yan'er. I just stayed in Zhuangzi for a few days. I haven't saved enough yet, because I really don't want to go back to Beijing.
However, the emperor's order is difficult to do. The emperor's edict came down, and Chu Ziheng could only end his vacation and go to the capital to arrange for the Kru delegation to enter Beijing.
Chu Ziheng returned to Beijing, Ruoyun and the others naturally went back together, although a few small ones were still playing in Zhuangzi, but they also knew that Chu Ziheng had something to do, so they all obediently packed up their things and followed back to Beijing.
The day after Chu Ziheng returned to Beijing, he went to the palace and began to deal with the matter of the Kru delegation coming to Beijing.
However, a few days later, Ruoyun, who was in the inner courtyard of King An's Mansion, heard a trace of rumors that were unfavorable to Chu Ziheng.
The general content of the rumor is that Chu Ziheng's appointment as the third son of the emperor to preside over the reception of the Kru mission is not justified.
And some people faintly said that Chu Ziheng wanted to snatch the identity of the host of the Crewe mission this time, so when he was racing with King Ping, he deliberately hurt King Ping and fell off his horse.
After all, such a thing should actually be presided over by the crown prince, but now there is no prince in the country, so Chu Ziheng's competition for this position is actually to pave the way for the competition for the crown prince.
After Ruoyun heard this rumor, his eyes flowed, and then he turned his head and asked Dong Hong, "Does the prince know about these news?" ”
"The prince already knows, but the prince doesn't seem to care about these rumors!" Dong Hong said.
Ruoyun nodded to indicate that she knew, and then Dong Hong stepped back softly.
Ruoyun sat at the table and thought about it, the people who spread this rumor were the most suspicious of two people, one was King Zhao and the other was King Ping.
After all, King Zhao, as the eldest son, and the eldest son who has recently been idle at home, the emperor did not hand over such a thing as the Kru Mission to him, and according to King Zhao's temperament, he must be very resentful.
It is most likely that he will spread such rumors to the outside world to slander Chu Ziheng's reputation.
The second is King Ping, if it is really King Ping who did this, if Yun Yun thinks of this, his eyes can't help but deepen, then this King Ping's scheming is not ordinary deep!
began to revolve around what happened in the Ping Wangfu, Ruoyun and Chu Ziheng always thought that Yu Miaoling was doing the trick because of their preconceived ideas.
However, if you think about it from the other side, the beneficiary of this incident is precisely King Ping!
As soon as King Ping fell from his horse, he became a victim of this matter, and coupled with the good reputation of King Ping, people will surely say that King Ping was not only injured, but also lost an opportunity to host the mission of Crewe, which can easily arouse the sympathy of the general public.
King Ping sympathized and got a good reputation, but he didn't have to entertain Crewe is group, after all, although this matter of entertaining foreign missions seems to be beautiful, but it is a hot yam, not only can it not be good if it is not good, but it still makes himself a commotion.
On the other hand, if Chu Ziheng has a bad reputation, it is also a good thing for him, the second prince.
After all, among the three adult princes of the emperor, King Zhao's reputation is no longer good, and King Zhao and the Xia family obviously do not like the emperor, so coupled with Chu Ziheng's current reputation, the emperor may also be suspicious of Chu Ziheng, then King Ping is the person who has benefited the most from this incident.
Ruoyun couldn't help but stand up, glanced at the sunny sun outside the window, and couldn't help but think that this royal born child really didn't have a simple one!
If her calculation is correct, there is a good chance that this rumor was spread by King Zhao, and as for King Ping, he doesn't need to do that, because King Zhao will do everything he wants, and he only needs to recuperate in the mansion safely, and he can gain fame and fortune.
This is a typical crane and clam competition, and the fisherman profits!
But. Thinking of this, Ruoyun couldn't help but show a smile at the corner of his mouth, if this fisherman wants to profit, he also wants to see if this crane clam will fight.
Ruoyun knew that Chu Ziheng had no intention of fighting at all, whether it was the matter of the chief presiding officer of the Kru Mission this time, or the position of the big treasure in the palace, he had never thought of fighting.
It is said, "If you want to wear a crown, you must bear its weight," which means that you want to wear a crown. The same responsibility must be met.
The status of the two of them is already very high. If you want to talk about the worth, I think it is that the treasures in the treasury of the entire Da Chu are added up, and there is no money like Ruoyun.
And they still have enough self-protection ability, no matter who sits on that big treasure in the future. They all have the ability to live at ease. So why take that responsibility? The two of them still like the life of idle clouds and wild cranes!
Regarding the matter of the Kru Mission this time, Ruoyun saw it, and Chu Ziheng was not only not enthusiastic. And there was some disgust, so they didn't want to fight about anything at all.
And the main thing is the emperor's attitude, some people want to arouse the emperor's suspicion of Chu Ziheng, but Ruoyun knows that the emperor knows the situation of her and Chu Ziheng very well, and he will not suspect them at all, so some people are afraid that what they do is just some useless work-
Seven days later, the Crewe delegation entered Beijing, accompanied by the Duke of Dingguo.
King An, Chu Ziheng, the current emperor, went out of the city to greet him.
At that time, in order to show the demeanor of a great country, the people of the capital have gone out to greet them, splashing the streets with clean water, paving the road with loess, putting up lights everywhere, and firing a salute at the palace gate to welcome.
The second prince was a man who looked to be in his thirties, dressed in an exotic style, with a strong figure and a dark complexion, and his eyes were dark green if he looked closely.
He rode a tall horse through the welcoming of the people in Beijing.
He saw the prosperity of the capital of Dachu, with high-rise buildings as far as his eyes could see, neat houses, shops everywhere standing next to each other, and the people of Dachu were all brightly dressed.
Behind the second prince is an exotic float, pulled by four very strong tall horses, and a woman in colorful clothes can be vaguely seen sitting inside, but it is very conspicuous in the line of the Crewe Mission.
After many people in Beijing saw this float, their eyes were full of strange lights, and they thought that it was the princess of Kru who was sitting in this car.
Isn't it written in the book that foreign missions usually bring a beautiful princess to visit, this princess is a friendly messenger, and when the time comes, an elite man will be selected from the powerful and good sons of Dachu to marry, and a good story will be achieved.
However, people with good deeds, when asked, their faces couldn't help but change a little strangely, because this car type is not Princess Kru at all, but the prince and concubine of the second prince of Kru, who accompanied the second prince to envoy Da Chu this time.
Moreover, the generation of King Kru did not give birth to a princess at all, and a total of eleven sons were born, except for the eldest son who had been rectified because of the rebellion, and a few who died young, there are still as many as eight left, and the youngest son is now less than five years old.
People can't help but admire that this King Crewe can really give birth, he can have eleven sons left, and if the youngest son is only five years old, it proves that people still have the ability to have children five years ago.
When he said this, many people had a lot of brilliance in their eyes, because this King Kru is said to be in his sixties, and he can still give birth to a son, and he really responds to that sentence, called old and strong!
In a lively atmosphere, the Crewe mission finally arrived at the palace gate, and today the palace gate was wide open to welcome the Crewe mission.
Chu Ziheng and Dingguo Gong accompanied the second prince and the second prince and concubine, and their subordinates into the palace to meet His Majesty.
When everyone saw King An and Dingguo Gong accompanying the Kru envoy into the palace, they couldn't help but praise it, saying that this pair of Weng sons-in-law welcomed the Kru envoy together, which is also a good story!
The emperor met with the ministers who were extremely accompanied by the second prince of Kru in the palace, while the queen led the concubines and met with the second prince and concubine of Kru in Kunning Palace.
During this period, when foreign envoys did not come to meet as mentioned in the book, they were very arrogant and rude, refused to kneel, and also had various problems to make things difficult for the emperor and officials of Dachu.
This second prince of Kru treated the emperor very respectfully, not only did he not have any rudeness, but after seeing the emperor, he cried excitedly, as if he saw his long-lost father, saying that he had been fascinated by Da Chu and His Majesty Da Chu for a long time, and this time he finally saw it, and he couldn't help but be excited.
The exit is to sing praises to the emperor, and he has always said that his father, King Kru, and the people of Kru are grateful and admired to the emperor of Dachu.
As the saying goes, don't stretch out your hand and don't hit a smiling person, not to mention that as a big Chu Lang big country, it naturally has the style of a big country, after being praised by the second prince of Krewe, the emperor gave a lot of gold, silver and jewelry with a wave of his hand, so that the second prince of Kru sang the words of praise and virtue even more in a set.
As for the second prince and concubine of Kru in Kunning Palace, the atmosphere is even more harmonious, and the queen must receive good envoys for the emperor and relieve the emperor's worries, so the second prince and concubine who came from Kru are even more pleasant.
The second prince and concubine are also a wonderful person, she was originally from a famous Crewe family, and her manners and words naturally have a certain demeanor, but there is a big gap between her and the rules that Da Chu and other famous nobles have practiced since childhood.
She may have known this for a long time, so she didn't follow suit, she did what she had to do, she was generous, she made mistakes and jokes during the period, and she also brought witty words, which provoked these ladies in the hall couldn't help but laugh.
Ruoyun was naturally also present, looking at the exquisite appearance of the second prince and princess of Krewe, she really admired people, no wonder this time, the second prince of Kru would bring the princess and princess, with such a wife and public relations, it is really like a tiger with wings.
In the end, under the attack of the sweet words of the second prince and princess, the queen also rewarded a lot of gold, silver and jewelry.
After returning home, Ruoyun listened to what Chu Ziheng said about the second prince of Kru in front of the emperor, and couldn't help laughing, could it be that this couple's mission was fake, and it was true that they were collecting money, otherwise why did the emperor and queen reward so much gold, silver and jewelry!
That night, the emperor arranged a family banquet for the second prince and his wife.
Ruoyun and Chu Ziheng also attended together, and King Zhao and Princess Zhao also came, but after King Zhao saw Chu Ziheng, he said some polite words sourly, and Princess Zhao was very generous, and there was nothing to show off.
And King Ping also came with Jiang Yihui, King Ping was still on crutches, and when he saw Chu Ziheng and Ruoyun greeting each other with a warm smile, he didn't see anything unusual.
Although it is said to be a family banquet, after all, it is a banquet for foreign envoys, so there are still many programs arranged in the palace.
The second prince and his wife watched the show and kept praising the wine and food of Da Chu, and also praised the show for being very good-looking, which made the emperor and the powerful people of Da Chu very useful, and they were very satisfied with the enthusiasm of the second prince of Crewe and their knowledge of current affairs. (To be continued......)
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