After watching the excitement, it's almost time. Duan Zhong ignored the gaze of the Manchu ministers and waited quietly. After a while, I heard a eunuch shouting at the top of his voice to inform the ministers that they could enter the palace, and the ministers instantly poured up like a tide.

The main hall of the palace is called "Fengtian Palace", which is to find the meaning of worshipping Tianming, which is written by Emperor Wen of Liang who is now in the court, and the meaning I want to express is obvious, that is, to tell the brother in Jiangbei that this is the orthodoxy of Liang!

As the ministers walked towards the Fengtian Temple, they were stopped by the guards at the door. As an envoy of the foreign court, of course, he had to wait obediently outside the palace, and wait for the emperor to summon him before he could enter the temple to face the saint. This is a cutscene and form that must be taken, and Duan Zhong naturally understands it.

After waiting outside the hall for half an hour, I finally heard the voice of the eunuch in the main hall: "It is rumored that His Royal Highness the Second Prince of Dali has entered the palace to face the saint!" ”

Duan reorganized his collar and habitually touched his nose, then he took a step, stepped over the high threshold at the entrance of the hall, walked forward more than a dozen steps, walked past dozens of ministers, and finally stopped, kneeling on the ground on one knee: "Foreign Minister Duan has seen Your Majesty again." ”

Duan Zhong is an envoy at this moment, and he is the prince of Dali, so it is naturally unnecessary to kneel. And after saluting, Duan Chong raised his head and waited for an opportunity to look at the hall.

This palace naturally does not have the grandeur of the Forbidden City of the previous life, but the degree of resplendence is far more than that. The whole hall is paved with a soft red carpet from Persia, the pillars of the carved dragon are inlaid with gold edges, the upper part of the doors and windows is inlaid with a diamond lattice pattern, the lower part is embossed with a cloud dragon pattern, and a large plaque of gilding at the head of the hall stands in the middle, and the four big characters of "Enlightenment Mandate" are written on the dragon chair, presumably by Emperor Liang Wen on this dragon chair.

Duan Zhong raised his head and saw the person who was sitting on the dazzling golden luan throne, Emperor Wen of Liang. As Duan Zhong guessed, this Emperor Wen of Liang didn't look very old, but his face looked extremely pale, presumably caused by his perennial illness. The whole person gives people the feeling of being very vain and weak, as if the wind is blowing down. However, a fierce color in the corner of his eyes could not be concealed, which was very terrifying.

Duan Zhong sighed, although this Emperor Wen of Liang has always been weak, it does not mean that the means are weak. Although the Southern Liang has been showing weakness to the Northern Liang in the past few years, this does not show that the emperor of the Southern Liang is incompetent. On the contrary, being able to keep the dynasty undisturbed when he was terminally ill, the Northern Liang army was ready to move but never launched, which is enough to show that Emperor Wen of Liang was a very capable emperor. Otherwise, how could he snatch half of the country from his brother?

Then he glanced to the side again, but he happened to see the prime minister standing at the head of the hundred officials, Duan Chong blinked his eyes, meaning: Old guy, I saw you! However, it is obvious that Lord Zhu Zhenyang did not throw his eyes on Duan Chong, and our little prince of Dali is just boring himself.

At this time, Emperor Wen Liang above the main hall finally opened his mouth, his voice was not loud, but with a little majesty: "Duan Aiqing came from afar, and he worked hard all the way. ”

Duan Chong arched his hand and said: "Duan Chong came to visit the mountains and rivers all the way, and he has been appreciating the human customs of Daliang, and he can't talk about it, but there is a lot of fun." ”

Emperor Wen Liang nodded, and was quite satisfied with Duan Chong's answer: "Since Duan Aiqing has come to Daliang, he should always give a notice." In the past, Beiping was taken care of when he was in Dali, but today Aiqing came to Daliang but did not tell him, but it seems that our Daliang is not righteous enough. ”

Duan Chong waved his hand again and again and said: "Dali is just a small country in a corner of peace, how dare Duan Chong come to disturb Your Majesty." Originally, this trip was to come to study and learn about the scenery of Daliang, so as not to seem lonely and unheard, but other matters were not arranged. Duan Chong's trip this time is a private trip, so naturally it can't be confused with Zheng. Thanks to His Majesty's summons, Duan Zhong was already flattered. ”

Emperor Liang Wendi laughed twice: "In this way, if it weren't for the son-in-law of our prime minister's family making such a fuss, I wouldn't be able to see Duan Aiqing?" Then I want to thank the prime minister. ”

And our Prime Minister Zhu Zhenyang turned bloodless on his face after hearing the "metaphor" of the Son of Heaven. The already pale face added a layer of wind and frost, and he knelt on the ground: "The ministers are not strict, and they know the most!" ”

Emperor Liang Wen waved his hand, this beating is enough, and he always has to save a little face for the old minister: "This matter is over here, in the future, the two Aiqing will love each other, don't make any more awkward trouble." ”

Lord Zhu Zhenyang kowtowed again and again to thank him, and then he stood up tremblingly.

Emperor Liang Wendi continued to say to Duan Chong: "But since Duan Aiqing is here in Daliang, he naturally has to be a little measured. Don't do this beating thing in the future! "I have educated the prime minister, but I also mentioned a little bit of weight, this is the proportion that the emperor masters. It will not peel off the minister's face, and it can play a good role in vigilance and education. Such an imperial way is by no means something that an emperor with ordinary means can master.

Duan Zhong hurriedly said that he had received education. And after Emperor Liang Wendi reprimanded, he naturally wanted to express his condolences and concern. I saw Emperor Liang Wen leaning back: "Duan Aiqing, how long are you going to bring it this time?" ”

Duan Zhong said: "This time I came to study mainly for a study tour, and I should stay for two or three years!" ”

Emperor Liang Wendi nodded with satisfaction: "It's okay, I advocate the style of writing, so it is naturally suitable for a protégé like you to stay with a scholar of Dong University." Since Beiping and you are a senior brother, let him lead you around, and if you want to enter the palace to play, there will be absolutely no one to stop you. ”

Duan Zhong hurriedly thanked him. And our Emperor Liang Wendi will "inadvertently" mention Scholar Dong, which is completely expected by Duan Chong. Therefore, Duan Zhong put his hand into his arms and took out a letter: "This is a letter from the disciple entrusted by the master to His Majesty, and I also ask Your Majesty to take a look." ”

Would a scholar of Dong write a letter to the emperor of Southern Liang? Of course it is impossible. This is something that our little prince Duan Chong wrote after grinding for an afternoon imitating the handwriting of Scholar Dong, which is nothing more than some thoughts about Daliang and nostalgia for his homeland, just because his body is old, and he can't stand the torture on the way back to his hometown, so he decided to die in Dali. However, there is still a trace of information in the letter: I, Scholar Dong, are on the side of Nanliang, and you Xiao Harmony is the orthodoxy of the world! And as long as this sentence is served, our Emperor Liang Wendi will be satisfied. Because of this letter, he was able to tell the world's scholars openly that Scholar Dong was on the side of Nanliang. And he only needs to extend this letter and send someone to Beiliang, and his brother must vomit back a liter of blood.

And Xiao Beiping, who was standing on the side, almost didn't hold back his internal injuries. I have been with Scholar Dong for two years, although I haven't learned anything, I still know the tone of Scholar Dong's speech, and my emperor Lao Tzu happily asked the chief eunuch to read the content of the letter, and when I heard it, I knew that it was not the tone of Scholar Dong. When did we Dong scholars flatter people?

So it's clear that this is a fake, or shoddy! Therefore, Xiao Beiping strongly condemned Duan Chong's extremely irresponsible attitude towards cost in his heart.

But the effect that Duan Zhong wanted had already been achieved, because our Emperor Liang Wen was already happy at the moment. Coaxing people to be happy is such a thing, Duan Zhong is very happy.

And Emperor Wen of Liang's pale face showed an extremely bright smile, and after the chief eunuch finished reading the letter, he asked, "What do you think Aiqing?" ”

Next is naturally a lot of sycophants, and Duan Chong can already hear the cocoon. After all the ministers complimented him, Emperor Wen Liang was satisfied and ordered someone to put away the letter, and then said to Duan Zhong with a smile: "I am tired that Duan Aiqing has sent me such an important letter. If there is any request, I will definitely meet it. ”

Duan Chong said: "Duan Chong beats Nanliang to eat well and sleep well, where are the requirements." ”

Emperor Liang Wen nodded, suddenly thought of something again, and said: "I heard that Beiping said that your painting style is unique, you might as well show it to me and the hundred officials above the main hall." ”

Duan Zhong was stunned, you Xiao Beiping, you even told your father about such things, obviously find fault with me, right? But that's it, anyway, it's to please you Lao Tzu, just draw it.

I asked the eunuch for a pen, ink, paper, and inkstone, and deliberately asked for a small seal with a thin head, and asked for a hard board to pad it, and then I began to paint. And the person who painted it is naturally His Majesty Emperor Wen of Liang.

Emperor Liang Wendi was also extremely curious about Duan Chong's way of painting, so he ordered the eunuch on the side to help him tremble and get off the dragon chair and walk to Duan Chong's side to look at it. Duan Chong's first painting was a Q version of the portrait, which was outlined in three or five strokes, and the appearance was very cute and expressive, which made Emperor Liang Wendi clap his hands and cough several times in excitement. And the second section is a portrait painting, so we need Emperor Liang Wen to put it in place, and this emperor is also surprisingly cooperative.

It didn't take long for another sketch portrait to be painted. And our Emperor Liang Wendi praised it endlessly, and praised the good apprentices taught by Dong University. A famous eunuch took two paintings and circulated them among the hundred officials, and then he was satisfied and ordered someone to take them down and frame them.

Duan Zhong sighed, this sycophant is enough. He arched his hand and asked, "I don't know if Your Majesty is satisfied?" ”

Emperor Liang Wen nodded repeatedly. But he heard Duan Chong continue: "This time, Duan Chong also specially brought a gift to His Majesty. ”

Emperor Liang Wendi's eyes lit up: "What is it?" ”

Duan Chong smiled slightly: "I heard that Your Majesty is unwell, so Duan Chong specially brought an object invented by Weichen himself this time, I hope Your Majesty can like it!" At this moment, it is being placed outside the palace, and I ask Your Majesty to agree to move into the palace.

Emperor Liang Wen nodded: "Yes!" ”