Shen Wu'an originally planned to convene all the ministers to discuss the establishment of formal relations with the surrounding countries after the spring began, but now that the attack on the border city by the Xisai State suddenly occurred, he had to pay attention to this matter, and the next day he told the ministers about his thoughts in the morning court.

Establishing friendly relations and even alliances with other countries was something that every emperor had to do after ascending the throne, and naturally no one raised any objections from the ministers of the court, so in the next few months, Lord Shang Shu Zhai of the Ministry of Rites became the busiest one among the most colleagues.

As the king of a country, Shen Wu'an naturally can't be idle. In addition to dealing with the government every day, he also had to receive envoys from other countries, discuss with them about the establishment of diplomatic relations or alliances, and sign an oath after the two sides reached an agreement.

And he was busy for more than three months.

The weather has begun to warm up gradually, the flowers and plants have begun to recover, the trees have begun to sprout new shoots, and the mountains and forests, which had been silent all winter, have finally become lively, and there is a scene of life everywhere.

Royal Zen Monastery.

Seeing that the person who was talking to them just now fell into a deep sleep again, Jin Yu and Liangyuan glanced at each other, and a helpless expression appeared on their faces, they could actually fall asleep while talking, how sleepy was their young lady?

Although the weather was slowly getting warmer, Liangyuan still got up and walked into the house, took a cloak out, and lightly covered her own young lady who was asleep, but she didn't want this slight action to wake up the sleeping person.

Qu Wurong opened his eyes and saw that he had an extra cloak on his body, and he was stunned for a moment before he realized what had happened, "Am I asleep again?" ”

"yes!" Jin Yu, who was sitting opposite her, nodded, and finally couldn't help but ask, "Miss, haven't you slept well these nights?" Why don't you have any energy during the day? ”

Qu Wurong thought for a moment and shook his head, "No, I feel like I slept well." ”

"It should be spring sleepiness." Without waiting for Jin Yu to say anything more, Liangyuan picked up the conversation, "Anyway, there is nothing to do, Miss, if you are really sleepy, go to the house and sleep." ”

"Forget it, I still don't sleep." Qu Wurong shook his head again when he heard this, "I'm afraid I won't be able to sleep at night." ”

Hearing her say this, Jin Yu and Liangyuan stopped persuading her.

After a while, Jin Yu took the initiative to say, "Miss, why don't we go out for a walk?" I heard from the little master in charge of the meal that after the rain a few days ago, a lot of bamboo shoots have grown in the forest outside, so we can dig some and dry them to eat. ”

As soon as she mentioned eating, her eyes lit up, which made Qu Wurong also interested, "Okay, let's go." ”

The forest that Jin Yu said was located next to the Royal Zen Temple, and since they heard Master Hui'an say that there were wild beasts in this mountain, they didn't dare to go far away, so they could only wander around this forest.

After going out, Qu Wurong was really not as listless as just now, the three of them walked in the forest casually as if they were going green, there were many wild flowers that they couldn't name, and there were also grass that had just emerged, compared to the gloom in winter, the woods in spring really had a lot more vitality.

The bamboo shoots grew close to the depths of the forest, and they had never gone so deep before, so it took some effort for the three of them to find them, Jin Yu cheered and rushed over, put the small basket in his hand aside, and then began to dig up the bamboo shoots, and did not forget to call Liangyuan to help while digging.

The two girls dug up a basket full of bamboo shoots before they stopped, looking at the heavy basket that one person couldn't lift at all, Qu Wurong asked helplessly: "There are only three of us, can you eat so much by digging so much?" ”

"It's okay!" Jin Yu waved his hand absently, "Anyway, it won't be bad after drying, we can leave it and eat it slowly!" ”

Persuading a person who loves to eat less is obviously not an easy thing to achieve, Qu Wurong did not waste this effort in vain, and saw that they were working hard to carry the basket, so he said: "Then let's go back." ”

The three of them walked out of the forest and went back and forth to the royal Zen courtyard with a smile, not noticing at all that there were two more people on the mountain road not far away.

"The lord of the country?" Seeing that his master suddenly stopped while walking, Xu Tianming looked at him with a puzzled expression, didn't he take the initiative to come to this royal Zen courtyard to make incense? Why did you get here and stop all of a sudden?

Pulled back to his thoughts by his voice, Xiao Nansheng frowned unhappily, "What's the matter?" ”

Xu Tianming pursed his lips silently, he seemed to have disturbed his master! But since it's all bothered, it's too late to regret it now, he always has to say something.

So, he asked tentatively: "In front of you is the Royal Zen Courtyard of the Great Liang Dynasty, should we go in?" ”

"Nonsense! It's already here, wouldn't it be a waste of time if you don't go in? Xiao Nansheng glanced at him angrily, and then continued to raise his feet and continue to walk forward, but before entering the Royal Zen Academy, he suddenly turned around and ordered: "You remember to inquire with the people here later, and ask who the woman who went in just now is?" ”

"Woman?" Xu Tianming was slightly stunned when he heard this, "What woman?" ”

Xiao Nansheng was so angry that he kicked him with his foot, "Didn't you see the three women who were so lively and fragrant just now walking in front of us?" ”

"Nope." Xu Tianming took his kick without dodging, and then replied honestly, "The subordinates are the personal guards of the lord of the country, and they can only see people who want to be unfavorable to the lord of the country in their eyes, and they can't see any women." ”

Xiao Nansheng, who knew his character very well, was already so angry that he couldn't lose his temper at this time, he waved his hand weakly and said: "If you don't see it, forget it, but you have to remember what I just told you, if you forget or don't inquire about it, the lord of the country will let you go back to Bailiao immediately, did you hear it?" ”

was instructed something that was not within the scope of his duties, Xu Tianming was quite reluctant, but he didn't dare to go against the will of his own lord, so he had to agree with a bitter face: "I heard it." ”

Although the Royal Zen Academy does not receive other pilgrims except for the imperial relatives, Xiao Nansheng, as a visiting envoy from other countries, has received Shen Wu'an's personal promise, so he is naturally able to enter and exit here, but if Shen Wu'an knew that his unintentional behavior would lead to so many things later, he would not let this ill-intentioned person approach the Royal Zen Academy by half a step no matter what!

The Royal Palace, the Imperial Study.

"How are the negotiations with Bailiao going on?" Shen Wu'an looked at the fold in his hand, and casually asked Lord Zhai Qinglian, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, who was standing below.

"Emperor Qiyu, a qiē is very smooth." Zhai Qinglian lowered his head and replied, "Bailiao has also been often harassed by the Xisai State in recent years, which can be described as miserable, so what their lord means is that he hopes to form an alliance with us to jointly resist the invasion of the Xisai State. ”

Shen Wu'an quickly marked a line of small characters on the fold in his hand with a red pen, and then continued to ask, "I heard that their lord came in person this time?" ”

"That's right!" Zhai Qinglian nodded, "It can be seen from this that they are very sincere." ”

Hearing his words, Shen Wu'an pondered slightly, "Since that's the case, then you can arrange for them to enter the palace tomorrow to meet you, and then I will personally discuss the alliance between the two countries with their lord." ”

"Yes!" Zhai Qinglian hurriedly responded, "Weichen will arrange it." ”

His movements were very fast, and in the morning of the next day, Xiao Nansheng, the lord of the Bailiao Kingdom, appeared in front of Shen Wu'an with his envoy group, and just as he said, the sincerity of the Bailiao Kingdom to seek an alliance this time was very sufficient, not only did their lord come in person, but also brought all kinds of rare gadgets from the Bailiao Kingdom, and even two beautiful women full of exotic customs wanted to present to Shen Wu'an.

However, Shen Wu'an was not very interested in these things, but out of politeness, he refused to let everyone accept everything, and then discussed with Xiao Nansheng about the alliance between the two countries.

Since the two countries had a common enemy and there was no great conflict of interest between them, the negotiations between them were very smooth, and they soon reached an agreement.

However, before signing the alliance letter, Xiao Nansheng suddenly made another request: "I still have a small reluctant request, I hope the emperor can agree." ”

"Lord, please speak!"

Xiao Nansheng lowered his head and tidied up his sleeves, and then raised his head and said: "A few days ago, I and my guards were fortunate to go to the royal Zen courtyard of your dynasty to make incense, where I met a beautiful woman, I heard that it was the emperor's concubine, because she made a mistake and was sent there to practice and pray for blessings, I hope the emperor can promise her to make meritorious contributions to your dynasty and make peace with me." ”

As soon as he finished speaking, he heard the Manchu Dynasty civil and military ministers beside him gasp, and then looked at Shen Wu'an, the person who was still talking and laughing with him just now, but his face was full of gloom at this moment, "You say it again!" ”

"I hope ......" Xiao Nansheng's words were not finished before he was stopped by a minister beside him, "The lord of the country, although the noble concubine Niangniang did something wrong and was sent to the royal Zen Academy, she is still the emperor's concubine after all, and there is absolutely no reason to marry another country, so the lord of the country still doesn't want to mention this matter again!" ”

Hearing his words, Xiao Nansheng didn't care at all, "What you said is unreasonable, since she is a concubine who was driven out of the palace, the emperor will naturally not take her to heart anymore, so why can't she marry me Bailiao?" ”

Without waiting for the minister to say anything, Shen Wu'an slapped on the handle of the dragon chair with a "snap", and said in a deep voice: "The lord of the country is too deceitful to deceive people, and I will never allow it!" As for the alliance with your country, let's talk about it later. After saying that, he stood up and walked away.

"Your Majesty!" Hearing that he had suspended the alliance because of a request from Xiao Nansheng, the ministers couldn't care less about continuing to pretend to be dumb at this time, and asked one after another, "Your Majesty, please think twice!" ”

Shen Wu'an looked at the people in front of him condescendingly, and asked coldly, "Do you want to rebel?" ”

"Don't dare!"

"Then keep my mouth shut!" Shen Wu'an snorted coldly when he heard this, and then looked at Xiao Nansheng who was standing in the middle of everyone with a playful expression, "Whether she is kicked out of the palace or not, she is my wife, and it is not a gentleman's job to take people's love, and please ask the lord of the country to do it himself!" ”

Looking at his angry back, Xiao Nansheng raised his hand and touched his chin, and the corners of his mouth slowly hooked up a smile of unknown meaning.