Chapter 186: Beauty in the Painting
"Lord Wang...... The prince ......" Hearing a call from far and near, Ji Yixu paused and turned his head to look, an old man in a blue robe ran quickly towards him, as if he was a three-generation old minister, the first emperor's very trusted official Shangshu Lin Chengru. With a gentle smile that was as immovable as a mountain, Ji Yixu waited for his approach.
When he approached, panting, Lin Chengru's face turned red from running, and he said happily: "Lord Wang, this year's new champion is the second son of Prime Minister Li's family?" β
Ji Yixu nodded, seeing that he calmed down his breath, he walked towards the court, and Lin Chengru hurriedly followed, while still boasting: "He is only eight buckets high, and he is worthy of being Mr. Nangong's protΓ©gΓ©, what a hero is a young man." Thinking of the outstanding and extraordinary characters of the new department, Lin Chengru was full of emotion, this era of young talents......
This year's new champion is Li Yuanting, the second son of Prime Minister Li's family, Gu Qingwan's second cousin, and Ji Yixu's companion when he was a teenager.
Hearing his sigh and understanding his thoughts, Ji Yixu said: "Lin Lao Baodao is not old, why do you sigh so much? β
Hearing the words "the sword is not old", Lin Chengru couldn't help but be happy: "Where...... This is the world of the new generation......" sighed, suddenly remembered an extremely important matter, and hurriedly said, "Lord Wang, do you know that the Turkic envoy has arrived in Beijing yesterday, and today I want the Golden Palace to face the saint." β
Ji Yixu raised his eyebrows lightly and uttered a simple syllable: "Oh? β
Hearing that he didn't seem to know this, Lin Chengru hurriedly explained: "The Turks and our dynasty have been fighting for many years, and the smoke of gunpowder has never really stopped, and last night the Turks entered the country in a big way, and the Marquis of Po led the troops to the border overnight, and the two armies fought inextricably, but this time, it is really strange, the Turks actually sent envoys to come, with the intention of surrendering, is there any mystery in this?" He didn't sleep all night, so he was worried about this matter, and hurriedly discussed with Ji Yixu before going to the court today.
Ji Yixu was also a little surprised when he heard this, at this time the two armies were fighting, and this Turkic envoy suddenly entered Beijing, which was really unexpected.
Last night was the wedding night between her and that person, and she finally waited for her sweetheart, but she encountered an unexpected situation, and she stayed alone in the empty room on the wedding night, will she be sad now?
Ji Yixu shook her head, she is not an ordinary woman, she has experienced so many bloody storms, conspiracies, and her heart is stronger than ordinary people. How can you get hurt so easily?
When the envoy entered the capital, he vaguely felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't guess the mystery for a while, Ji Yixu still said calmly: "This matter will be known when the Golden Palace faces the saint." β
Lin Chengru nodded, and the two of them entered the main hall at the same time.
The civil and military officials have basically arrived, and there are many discussions in the court, and before the emperor arrives, everyone is discussing freely. Seeing Ji Yixu coming, the discussion was much softer, and they all nodded and greeted, or bowed their heads deeply. Ji Yixu walked towards the closest place to the dragon chair in the main hall. Suddenly, he caught a glimpse of a reddish figure standing in the northernmost part of the hall, and took a closer look, it was Li Yuanting, the champion of the new department, he seemed to feel Ji Yixu's sight, turned around and saw Ji Yixu, bowed his head respectfully, and called "Lord Wang", the voice was not big or small, just into Ji Yixu's ears.
Ji Yixu gave a vague sigh of gratitude, didn't say anything more, and walked to the center of the main hall without stopping, standing on the left side under the dragon chair, side by side with the prince.
When the prince saw Ji Yixu, he laughed and said, "I heard that the Yujiang Royal Mansion has recently summoned several contemporary masters, and the fifth brother is so studious, it really makes the palace admire." β
Since the last time he dealt with the prince's minions and dealt a heavy blow to the prince's foundation, he had already torn his face with the prince on the surface, this hypocrite of hypocrisy finally stopped disguising himself, and did not call Ji Yixu a brother on the surface, a brother and a brother.
"Where, the prince is erudite, how dare this king compare," Ji Yixu sneered at each other, secretly vigilant in his heart, he couldn't imagine that the prince was so clear about the things in his house, and when he heard the prince mention this, Ji Yixu was also upset.
Seeing Ji Yixu's indifferent expression, his face was the same, but he was a little distracted, the prince sneered, and was about to speak, when there was already a sound outside the door, "The emperor has arrived-"
The hall was silent for a moment, and the officials fell to the ground, hearing a few footsteps, and a gentle voice sounded: "All the secretaries are flat." All of a sudden, all of the people in the hall got up and lined up in two neat rows.
Ji Yixu stood in the first place on the left row, indifferently looking at the officials reporting the court, the look on his handsome face was indifferent, and after a while, the court was almost reported, and nothing major happened. The court fell silent, and at this time, a minister stood on the right and reported: "The Turkic envoys ask to see the emperor, and they seem to have the intention of seeking peace." β
The court was in an uproar, the Turks were originally a warlike people, and it was indeed strange to take the initiative to sue for peace.
The emperor was also a little surprised, a little hesitant, habitually turned his head to the left, and asked the first person on the left: "What does Xu'er think?" β
With a hint of respect, Ji Yixu said: "Let the envoy explain his intentions first, and then it's not too late to make a decision." "The spring breeze blows, and there is a kind of gentleness that calms people's hearts.
The emperor nodded, agreed with this approach, and waved his hand to let the Turkic envoys, who had been preparing outside the palace for a long time, enter the palace.
From outside the hall, a man of different races slowly walked in, with a strong figure and a resolute face, and he knew that he was a heroic figure at a glance. The attitude was neither humble nor arrogant, and his steps were strong, and he walked to the center of the hall and bowed to the emperor.
Lin Chengru next to him couldn't look at it, and reprimanded: "When you see my emperor, why don't you kneel?" β
The envoy's face was straight, and he replied sonorously: "If it's not my emperor, why do you want to kneel?" "There is a kind of atmosphere in the attitude, which makes people dare not underestimate it.
Lin Chengru was about to say something more, but was interrupted by the emperor, and the emperor looked at the envoy and asked, "You came from afar, what are you for?" β
"I am here to ask for reconciliation on the orders of the prince."
It's one thing to speculate just now, it's another thing to hear it with your own ears, and the court suddenly became lively again, and there was a lot of discussion.
Seeing the whispers of everyone, the emperor looked a little stunned, and then said: "The prince has prepared three gifts for the emperor of the Celestial Dynasty to show his sincerity and sincerity. β
The voice spread all over the hall, everyone came back to their senses, looking at the envoys, the emperor was also a little puzzled and confused, the Turks are warlike, barbaric by nature, and they have always been the henchmen of the Celestial Empire, just like a cancer on the body, as if they could not be cut, only the Turks have robbed the frontier areas, and the Celestial Empire has never received anything from the Turks.
Hesitantly, he looked at Ji Yixu again, and when he saw Ji Yixu nodding steadily, the ministers did not object, so he said, "Bring things up." β
Hearing this, the envoy stood aside and shouted outside the hall in Turkic language, and a human voice came from outside the door, and under the astonished eyes of everyone, he moved into the four boxes of the main hall.
The strange thing is that the first box is extremely large, half a person high, and it takes the strength of eight people to carry it into the temple, while the second box is the size of only one palm, and the opposite is the opposite of the second box, which is the size of a palm, and the stark inverse ratio makes everyone feel novel. The third was a square object covered with a thick cloth, and the fourth was a box more than a foot long and six inches wide.
Aren't there three gifts? How are there four boxes? This question flashed through everyone's minds.
Without waiting for everyone to speculate, the envoy ordered someone to open the first big box. As soon as it was opened, a fresh and faint aroma spread, and everyone looked into the box, and there was a stump in the box. For a while, there was silence in the hall, and some people even cried out in disappointment.
The envoy's face remained unchanged, and he said proudly: "This is a thousand-year-old child immortal tree. As soon as the words fell, there was a gasp in the hall.
This fairy wood is one of the most difficult to find plants in the world, and it is rare to see it on the land where the Turks live, this tree has the effect of clearing blood and dissolving stasis, delaying aging, and it is said that it can also detoxify, take this chair and table made of wood, and the wooden bowl are all rare treasures in the world, not to mention that this is a thousand years of fairy wood. The first gift is indeed precious.
Everyone was silent, seeing such a precious treasure, they also believed in the sincerity of the Turkic peace, but they were still a little puzzled, the Celestial Empire did not have a military advantage over the Turks, and last night the Turks suddenly moved to the border, and the Marquis was called away without even entering the new house, which shows that the military situation is urgent, and now the Turks' peace is really a bit unbelievable.
Without waiting for the minister to react, the second box the size of a palm had been opened, and inside was a red piccolo. Seeing this, everyone was puzzled again, but this time no one made a strange sound, vaguely guessing that this thing seemed ordinary, and it should be very promising.
The first one to react was Gu Tianyuan, as soon as the box was opened, he was shocked, with an unbelievable expression. This piccolo is called Wan Xiao Flute, which is a flute that controls insects, and the most difficult thing for the Turks to deal with, in addition to their stronger body shape and welding than the Celestial Empire, is the study of Gu worms. When fighting against the Turks, you will often encounter experts who can control poisonous insects, which is really unguardable. And the effect of this magic flute is that as soon as it sounds, the bugs will recede. It's a treasure indeed.
Hearing the envoy's explanation to Wan Xiaodi, everyone was happy, and they couldn't imagine that such a small flute could solve such a headache.
In the uproar, the third box was opened, first the cloth covering the box was lifted, and the box was covered with small holes, and then the box was opened, and several ministers near the box in the main hall saw the contents of the box, and they were so frightened that they retreated, and one of the ministers screamed. It turned out that there was a scorpion in the box, which was green all over, weird and terrifying.
Everyone was shocked, only Ji Yixu, the prince, Gu Tianyuan and several generals, as well as Li Yuanting's tattoos did not move, as stable as Mount Tai. The envoy smiled contemptuously, and Lang Lang said: "This is my Turkic Gu King last year, called 'Bixue Scorpion', as long as you eat it, you can be invincible." With that, he closed the box.
Everyone was relieved, looked up at the emperor, the emperor's face was also a little dirty, opened his lips and smiled, and said softly: "Thank you for your kindness, I have received it." After speaking, let people take down all the boxes, and the poor eunuch who took the Gu scorpion box trembled.
As soon as the box was gone, the hall suddenly opened up again, and all the ministers relaxed, with smiles on their faces, looking at the fourth box with a little puzzlement.
Seeing that everyone was looking at the fourth box, the envoy said: "The emperor of the Celestial Empire, the prince sent the Turkic Three Treasures in order to express his sincerity, can the emperor also give the Turks a gift to show his sincerity?" β
The emperor nodded and said, "This is a natural ......" Seeing that the envoy still had something to say, he stopped and waited for the envoy's words.