Chapter 607: Self-Determination as King (Part II)
This time it was Duanmuqi's turn to be a little surprised, he thought that the royal court would send an envoy, but he didn't expect that King Jialanga would also send a messenger, and what he didn't expect was that the congratulatory gifts sent were 12,000 cows and 36,000 sheep, of which a fraction was Jialanga's.
There is a section to the northwest of Xiyuan City that is borderland, and beyond that is the desert, then Sand Lake City, and then the realm of Garanga. Therefore, the envoys of the royal court and the envoys of Jialanga did not need to go through the fiefdom of King Ming, and they could directly enter Xiyuan City.
But these cattle and sheep make King Ming's eyes extremely hot, so many cattle and sheep can solve a big problem, and now his fiefdom meat is even more nervous, and the army can only eat a meal of meat for several days. So King Ming really wants to rob these cattle and sheep, or buy them. But it was forcibly suppressed by Princess Ming
Duanmu Qi thought about it carefully, and then came to the mansion of the nineteenth princess, and laughed as soon as they met: "It seems that the royal court has risen again, although it is not a good thing for the Great Xia Kingdom, but it is an absolute good thing for the Western King Chitose Ah, and Jialanga also sent a messenger, which shows that she has also begun to change direction." The alliance with King Ming is basically over here."
"Well, I know, in fact, they didn't come for me this time, but for Xiaobao" The nineteenth princess also smiled slightly, and when she said this, she didn't feel any dissatisfaction at all, because she had come to this point with the help of Zhu Xiaobao, not to mention that now that the two have become one, there is no need to care about these things at all.
"Hehe, Wang Tingzhi is grateful, King Zuo recognizes the situation, this is the way to survive This Jialanga still has a bit of a brain, it is how to deal with these tens of thousands of cattle and sheep, there is no place for free-range in Xiyuan City" Zhu Xiaobao also smiled, but he was also a little worried, now they are not short of food, let alone meat, the cattle and sheep there in Hachitu can not only meet their needs, but also meet the needs of Lingyue Island and Luofeng Island, and even sold to Dazirui Kingdom.
"This is easy, just let them drive the cattle and sheep directly to Hachitu, just let others see, Xiwang not only has his own strength, but also has strong help around, not to mention, this Hachitu is really a person with great luck, every time he has a bargain, he is indispensable" Duanmuqi twisted his beard and smiled, he is completely convinced, Hachitu is indeed a very strange existence, every step in the past few years has been on time, and he has not missed once
"Poof, in the past few days, King Ming is estimated to be mad, I really can't imagine that the eldest brother, the sixth brother, the seventh sister, as well as the Western Turkic royal court and Jialanga will all send envoys together. But Mr. Duanmu, why am I getting more and more worried?" Although she couldn't help the surprise in her heart, the nineteenth princess also felt a trace of unease.
"Well, the princess can feel this, which means that you are not deceived by the illusion in front of you. Behind these emissaries is a sinister motive. That is to provoke the wrath of King Ming. Probably only Wang Ting is sincere, after all, Xiaobao's original promise has been fulfilled, their elephant neck disease has been cured, and now they can't do without the salt we provide. Duanmuqi nodded with satisfaction, the nineteenth princess has really grown up in the past few years, and she can see a lot of hidden uneasiness and conspiracy. And he is calm and unhurried, and he does have the ability to lead one side.
"Please also ask Mr. Duanmu to personally greet the envoy of the royal court, I will meet the envoy of the eldest brother and the sixth brother here" The nineteenth princess was not proud, but nodded very seriously, the royal court represents the entire Western Turkic country, so from the perspective of etiquette, it should be paid more attention, so Duanmu Qi must personally greet it, and the purpose of Jialanga is not clear, whether he was forced to follow the envoy of the royal court, or whether he wanted to come, this must be clarified.
"The old man thinks so too, I'll go and prepare" Duanmu Qi immediately arched his hand, and then went back to prepare.
When Duanmuqi left, Zhu Xiaobao said with a little discussion: "Hehe, princess, why don't I accompany you to receive this concubine Yin Rui I heard that she is still a talented girl of the original King Wen, I am very curious."
"No, you still don't show up in public for the time being, besides, hmph, your curiosity is too heavy, your eyes are obscene, and you have evil thoughts, so you are not allowed to leave the Xiwang Mansion until Yin Rui leaves. Wu Yue, you don't have to worry about anything today, just show him to me" The nineteenth princess suddenly snorted with a cold face, Zhu Xiaobao's request seemed very ordinary, but the nineteenth princess was very mindful in her heart. immediately gave Wu Yue a death order.
"It's the princess, don't worry, if he dares to step out of the gate of the West Palace, I will break his dog's legs" Wu Yue also said viciously.
"Ah, you two are going to put this king under house arrest, Lao Tzu doesn't do it, Yo Yo Yo, let go of the pain, I promise not to go out, can't you" Zhu Xiaobao wanted to be majestic and deter these two women, but he didn't expect the nineteenth princess and Wu Yue to shoot cleanly, one of them grabbed one of his ears, twisted left and right, and instantly subdued the British king Chitose
Duanmuqi came to the messenger outside the city to greet Wang Ting, and the person who came was no stranger, it was Qiu Baiyan, the younger brother of Qiu Baisheng, the national teacher of the royal court. This Qiu Baiyan also lived in Lingyue Mountain for several days, so as soon as they met, he smiled and bowed his hand: "Mr. Duanmu, I really miss your delicious food after a long absence, so this time I deliberately won this errand."
"Hahahaha, this is simple, as long as you can eat it, I guarantee that it will be supplied in the weather," Duanmuqi also said with a laugh.
"Great, very good, then I'm disrespectful, oh yes, this is the messenger of King Zuo Jialanga, called Fang Binnu" Qiu Baisheng also laughed and said, and then pointed to a polite person next to him and said, this person is about thirty years old, but his face is calm, there is a sense of honor and disgrace, calm and calm. This made Duanmu Qi a little surprised, with intuition, this person is not simple.
"Below Binnu, I have seen Mr. Duanmu" The man bowed and saluted, although he was very polite for several weeks, and his attitude was respectful, but he was neither arrogant nor humble, and he had no intention of being close to him.
"It's polite" Duanmuqi nodded, but he didn't ask carefully, now that Qiu Baiyan was by his side, he also knew that he couldn't ask anything
As for those cattle and sheep rushing to the area of Hachitu, of course there is no problem, anyway, the things are delivered, and everyone is no stranger to Hachitu, and they know that this guy has only soared in the past few years by following Zhu Xiaobao, and now there are several affiliated small tribes under his tribe, and he already has a place and a great reputation in the grassland
On the side of the nineteenth princess, Su Yan, the messenger of the eldest prince, had just sent away, and Yin Rui, the envoy of the Sixth Highness, immediately came. These days, the nineteenth princess is indeed too busy to make friends, but she is very excited in her heart, and she has been recognized by everyone, she has reached the height that she thought was difficult to achieve. But now her goal is even higher, far from being satisfied by a small king of the west.
Although the congratulatory gifts of the eldest prince are worth a lot of money, they are all gold, silver and jewelry, and there is nothing new, but in the letter, he is very supportive of the nineteenth princess, and even said that as long as anyone dares to be unfavorable to the nineteenth princess, he will help him. It is clear that he is alluding to the king.
The nineteenth princess also knows a lot about the character of this eldest royal brother, of course, she will not take it seriously, and she has no intention of having a deep friendship with this eldest royal brother, from the rumors of the seventh princess, she also knows some of the evil deeds of the eldest imperial brother, not to mention that this eldest imperial brother also has a very terrifying hobby
However, the nineteenth princess did not show rejection, and also prepared a generous gift for Su Yan to take back. Of course, the generous gifts of the nineteen princesses are the most favorite high-end items of these powerful people today, which undoubtedly further stimulates the Ming King and the Ming Princess. Because Su Yan still walked through their fiefdom, along the way, the gifts given by the nineteenth princess were almost known to the entire Ming King fiefdom, and the angry Ming King jumped and scolded in the palace
For the envoy of the Sixth Highness, the nineteenth princess has a good impression, because this Concubine Yin Rui is very eye-catching, wearing soft armor, riding a war horse, and taking five hundred female soldiers, along the way through the fiefdom of King Ming
I can't imagine that there is such a talented girl under King Wen, how can the nineteenth princess not think of this talented girl Yin Rui, it is said that she and King Wen are relatively close, and they have not gone to King Wen's mansion, but it seems that she has never seen this Yin Rui talented woman. But when I saw it this time, I still had some good feelings, because the other party was indeed very good, and he was also a little bold, not to mention that he was very heroic, although he was not as good as the Princess of England and himself, but he was already quite good
Just because she had some good feelings, the nineteenth princess also held a banquet in the mansion to entertain this Yin Rui, which made Yin Rui feel that she was valued and her self-confidence was even more inflated.
When she arrived at the West Palace, Yin Rui also put forward a request to bathe and change clothes here, and the nineteenth princess sighed a little and agreed. It's just that after taking a bath, Yin Rui's heart is a little lost, I can't imagine that the life of the nineteenth princess here is so enjoyable, the kind of shower and toilet are something she has never experienced, it feels too convenient It turns out that Zhu Xiaobao has been bored these days, and he has already tinkered with these facilities in the Xiwang Mansion, anyway, now those craftsmen have returned, and there are capable people under him, and this point will be done in less than two days
The nineteenth princess invited Yin Rui to a private banquet, and there was another purpose, that is, to inquire about the situation of those talented women of King Wen at the beginning, and if possible, she wanted to help them. This is also a little request from Princess Zhu Rong when she came, after all, many talented women have a very good relationship with Princess Ying, and I don't want to see their results too sad
But after asking, the nineteenth princess no longer interfered in these matters, because those talented women had been divided between King Ming and His Royal Highness the Sixth, and now they are not too bad, at least much better than those who escaped with King Wen.
The atmosphere of this small banquet is still relatively warm, and they are all women, and Wu Yue is also sitting on the side, which can be regarded as an accompaniment. But after further conversation, the Nineteenth Princess still shook her head a little. This Concubine Yin Rui seems to be a little anxious for quick success, and she wants to show her talents, and she is full of confidence in the Sixth Highness in her words, and even wants to win over the Nineteenth Princess and the Sixth Highness to join forces to achieve a great cause
It stands to reason that this Yin Rui is a few years older than the sixteenth princess, but her knowledge and cultivation skills are obviously much worse than those of the nineteenth princess. And her self-confidence was too inflated, which made Wu Yue next to her a little unhappy, and she wanted to teach this woman a lesson, but she was pressed by the nineteenth princess
"Well, I heard that the fourteenth princess is still in the Great Zirui Country, I don't know when I hope Chitose will be able to send the fourteenth princess back, then my prince will be grateful" Yin Rui was also attracted by the wine and food in front of her, she had never eaten such delicious and novel dishes, the wine was even more clear and sweet, which made people want to stop, she inadvertently drank a little too much, and asked a topic that should not be asked. His Royal Highness the Sixth Highness had known about this matter for a long time, but he had not pursued it and had not expressed any indication. But Yin Rui whimsically got the fourteenth princess back.
"Hehe, this, then I have to ask the fourteenth princess herself, now she doesn't want to go back, not to force her to stay" The nineteenth princess was also stunned, and then said with a slight smile.
"Well, how is it possible, don't let go of the glory and wealth, run to the big Zirui country to send people under the fence," Yin Rui suddenly said dissatisfied.
"Yin Cainu, don't forget your identity, you are just a messenger, Hugh has to be presumptuous, the fourteenth princess is now under Murong Feng, Murong Feng is the national teacher of the Great Zirui Kingdom, and we are not the courtiers of the Great Zirui Kingdom. You're asking the wrong person," Wu Yue said coldly on the side.
"Oh damn it, drunk and bearded, and ask the West King Chitose to forgive me" Yin Rui suddenly realized that she had lost her words, the nineteenth princess is now the identity of the West King, and as Wu Yue said, the fourteenth princess is now in the Great Zirui Kingdom, and has nothing to do with the nineteenth princess. When she said this, it was tantamount to pulling the Great Zirui Kingdom in, and she also offended the nineteenth princess. So he was immediately frightened and sober, and he sued again and again
"Hehe, since it's a drunken gaffe, this king won't mind, Yin Cainu, I see that you drank a little too much, let's go here today and go back to rest" The nineteenth princess still smiled slightly, waved her hand and said.
"It's a resignation" Yin Rui also hurriedly gave a salute, and then returned to the post house a little embarrassed, feeling uneasy, blaming himself for being troublesome, and wanted to behave in front of the Sixth Highness, but he didn't expect it to be self-defeating
As soon as Yin Rui left, Jumei came in with a flying pigeon and handed it to the nineteenth princess, which turned out to be a reply from Princess Zhu Rong, which read: Yin Rui This girl, with low eyes, is eager for success and profit, and is overwhelmed
It turned out that as soon as Yin Rui came, the nineteenth princess had already sent a book to Zhu Rong to ask about the woman's situation, and now she received a reply, the nineteenth princess smiled slightly, it seems that Zhu Rong's eye for people is still very accurate, this woman is indeed in vain
The next day, Yin Rui stayed in the post house nervously, did not go out, she couldn't leave for the time being, because the gift to the Sixth Highness was not ready, so she had to wait another day. In fact, she is also very worried about those gifts, because she also has one
Today, the Nineteenth Princess did not summon her, but was entertaining the envoys Qiu Baiyan and Fang Binnu, who had just arrived from the Western Turkic Kingdom. Of course, in terms of etiquette, the nineteenth princess attaches more importance to Qiu Baiyan, he represents the royal court, and Fang Binnu only represents Zuowang Jialanga.
Duanmu Qi, who was standing at the top, was secretly observing Fang Binnu, this person's performance was too calm, and he had a strong sense of purpose. But what is his ultimate goal?
Next, as usual, whether to set up a banquet and entertain, or Duanmuqi as the main thing, these are no problem. But when the banquet was over, Duanmuqi arrived at the line, and Fang Binnu quietly went to the post house where Yin Rui was, and he went alone. Stayed in it for quite a short time.
After dinner, Duanmuqi came to another post house, which was a post house for the reception of the Western Turkic Kingdom, of course, Duanmu Qi went in unimpeded, and what was even more surprising was that Fang Binnu's room was not guarded. Duanmuqi casually pushed the door and came in.
Fang Binnu was eating dinner, and unlike Qiu Baiyan, his meal was very simple, and it could even be said to be shabby, just a plate of green vegetables and a bowl of multigrain rice, and a bowl of water next to it.
"Well, the food in the post house is so bad, come here, call the shopkeeper of the post house for me" Duanmu Qi said a little surprised, and was also a little annoyed, this is related to the hospitality of Xiyuan City, so he immediately wanted to find the shopkeeper.
"No need, these are what I ordered, and they have nothing to do with the shopkeeper" Fang Binnu didn't seem to be surprised at all when he saw Duanmu Qi, got up and saluted, and then said lightly.
"Oh why," Duanmu Qi suddenly asked in great surprise.
"Hmph, a slave, you don't deserve to eat well, you will be satisfied if you can eat enough" Fang Binnu said lightly, and then continued to eat his meal until the vegetables and multigrain rice in the bowl were eaten cleanly, and then he drank his saliva, which was considered to be the end of his dinner.
"Slave, you are really a slave, why would you let you be the messenger, isn't it impossible for Jialanga to let you get out of the slavery" Duanmu Qi suddenly felt that his brain was not enough, this person was still a slave, but he did serve as the messenger. What the hell is Garanga doing?
"I volunteered to be a slave, and I don't need the master to live for one thing, just to get out of the slavery" Fang Binnu gave Duan Muqi a seat, and called a cup of tea to Duanmu Qi outside the door, he can be simple, but he must not wait for Duanmu Qi. After doing these things, he stood aside and said calmly.
"Oh what's the matter"
"Kill King Ming and Princess Ming"
"Hehe, I'm afraid I'm going to disappoint you, now that King Ming has food, he's already overcome"
"No, on the contrary, it seems to me that his time of death is near"
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