Chapter 589: The Queen's Pressure!
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On the second day after the Dakang delegation arrived in Beijing, the queen of heaven came to the villa in person and met the delegation in the middle hall of the villa! The civil and military officials of the Dakang Dynasty all arrived at the Yashan Villa, which is a beautiful scenery.
Generally speaking, when foreign envoys arrive in the capital, the emperor summons foreign ministers and needs to be in the palace, and hundreds of civil and military officials gather, so as to show the country's bearing and demeanor.
However, Empress Dowager Xiang is not His Majesty, but it is understandable that she came to the villa as the queen of the harem, which also reflects that the queen of the Northern Yan Dynasty who controls the government is by no means an ordinary woman! She is a very pragmatic person, not as vain as ordinary women, compared to the majesty of Beiyan, Zhao Wulie, is not so flexible, at least in terms of dealing with the Dakang Mission, he is in an absolutely passive position.
Lu Zheng and Su Zhi knelt in the center of the hall in a proper manner, and Lu Zheng raised his head proudly and said, "Foreign Minister Lu Zheng has seen the Queen of Beiyan!" β
In general, the emissaries of the mission did not need to kneel, especially the Dakang mission. Because Dakang swept the world and conquered the four yi, His Majesty of Dakang ruled the world, and other countries were vassals, and in front of the Dakang people, the so-called queen of heaven in Beiyan could not be regarded as an orthodox royal family at all.
However, after hundreds of years of disputes, although Dakang now occupies some advantages, Beiyan actually has a very strong strength, and in recent years, the two sides have almost competed in each other.
Lu Zheng's kneeling ceremony is also a customary etiquette agreed upon by the missions of both sides in the past ten years. Lu Zheng sent an envoy, and the etiquette rules were all set by Honglu Temple, and he himself could not change them, otherwise once those imperial histories knew, there would inevitably be impeachment, and now the situation in Dakang is also very delicate, Lu Zheng doesn't want to cause trouble for himself for the time being!
Empress Dowager Xiang sat on a high chair, as if sitting on the clouds, she raised her hand lightly and motioned to Lu Zheng: "Flat!" The hard work of the envoy not only brought us the heart and generous gifts of His Majesty Dakang, but also brought me the orthodox princess of the crown prince of Beiyan! I, Beiyan and Dakang, take this opportunity to cultivate our friends forever, and we will definitely be able to maintain peace and tranquility forever! β
Empress Dowager Xiang smiled, and suddenly changed her words and said: "I heard that the envoy's journey was bumpy and went through a lot of difficulties!" Hehe, I've been in Beiyan for all these years, some people are really bold and reckless, and they dare to offend even our guests, I will definitely investigate this kind of thing, and I will definitely deal with it seriously! β
When Empress Dowager Xiang said this, someone among the ministers suddenly came out and said: "Your Majesty, Weichen has a book to play!" Weichen thinks that there is no wind and no waves, and now there are many negative statements about the Dakang Mission in the capital, especially for Lord Lu, since Lord Lu is a courtier, then he has to follow the rules of the courtier! Now that he has been questioned, he should first let the Criminal Department take it down and try the case about him clearly, and the trial will be clear!
If Lord Lu is really innocent, then naturally everyone will be happy, and the friendship between our Dakang and Beiyan will definitely be consolidated, but if Lord Lu is really at fault and stained, we will deal with it seriously, and I believe that His Majesty Dakang can also understand your intentions!
After all, since the two have decided to cultivate the same friendship forever, they naturally cannot separate each other, and no matter which courtiers are at fault, the other party can also deal with them according to the law, thus consolidating the foundation of friendship between the two countries! β
As soon as he said this, the audience was in an uproar, and many courtiers turned their heads one after another, Lu Zheng was fine, and Su Zhi was furious, he was a military attachΓ©, how could he suffer such humiliation? was about to draw his sword and face each other, but Lu Zheng grabbed him.
Empress Dowager Xiang was furious and said: "Presumptuous, how can I be so entertaining in Yan Kingdom? Lord Lu traveled all the way north from Dakang and went through thousands of dangers to get to Beijing, how could he be wantonly offended because of a few rumors? As a minister, you don't care about the dignity of the country and the cowardice of a big country, what a shame for the mourning family! β
The Queen Mother was furious, the audience was silent, but Lu Zheng was secretly frowning when she heard it, this Empress Dowager Xiang was singing a duet with the people below! On the surface, Empress Dowager Xiang treated her with courtesy, but in fact, she secretly asked the people below to closely monitor and investigate her, and the rumors outside had already made her very angry!
Of course, the fundamental reason is the internal struggle within the Dakang court this time, she has already silently changed her tendencies, everyone is not a good man and a woman, and they all know this!
However, for Lu Zheng, he still had quite doubts, because he keenly felt that this old woman was extremely hostile to him under the high-sounding crown!
Why is that? If Chu Tianba arrived in Dakang safely, he had already met the Queen Mother secretly, and Lu Zheng could still understand the reason, but now that Chu Tianba has been hit hard, he is completely hidden, according to his character, he should not appear in the short term, in this case, he should not meet the Queen Mother.
Why did the Queen Mother, who has always been very friendly to Dakang, suddenly change her attitude? Lu Zheng fell into deep contemplation, he keenly felt that something had happened recently, it must be so!
At this time, another minister played, but he asked about the imprisonment of Cen Jinshuang, a member of the Zhongshushe, and the Empress Dowager Xiang had a gloomy face and said coldly: "Cen Jinshuang, a member of the Zhongshushe, this person has a rebellious act, and secretly colludes with other countries' forces!" This time, if the palace finds out the case, the palace is not only as simple as going to prison, but will definitely investigate it to the end, even if the capital is overturned, I will find out them and wait for someone to do it! At that time, I believe that everyone in the whole world will understand my Yan Guohe determination and ambition! β
Empress Dowager Xiang raised her eyebrows coldly, very majestic, which made Lu Zheng feel a lot of pressure, and he couldn't help but think about the name "Cen Jinshuang" in his heart, this person is the prime minister of Beiyan, and he is a scholar in the middle school! Could it be that the nail of the Hanging Mirror Division in Shangjing turned out to be this person?
Countless thoughts turned in Lu Zheng's mind, he couldn't help but look up at the Empress Dowager Xiang, it just so happened that this woman's gaze was also being cast at Lu Zheng, the eyes of both sides met in the air, and Lu Zheng felt an extremely powerful killing intent from the other party's eyes. Lu Zheng couldn't help but feel awe-inspiring in his heart, he immediately realized that the identity of "Cen Jinshuang" must be strange, and the time when this person was imprisoned was also in line with Lu Zheng's judgment.
Also, when Lu Zheng collected the information of the Empress Dowager Xiang, he probably knew that although this woman was not young, she was energetic, unwilling to be lonely in the harem, and secretly accepted ministers with skirts.
A man lying on the bed of the Queen Mother, one day betrayed his master, and even betrayed the country where he was located, which will inevitably make the Empress Dowager Xiang extremely hateful, from this point it is not difficult to deduce why Empress Dowager Xiang's attitude towards Dakang suddenly turned around!
Lu Zheng thought about these thoughts in his mind, his heart gradually sank, he felt that he couldn't stay anymore, kneeling on the ground, like sitting on pins and needles! If you can't think of a solution to this matter, Lu Zheng's trip to Beijing this time will inevitably fail!
Lu Zheng still couldn't understand why the most proud secret agent sent to Shangjing by the Dakang Hanging Mirror Division, this person's status had reached such a height, how could it be exposed?
Except for Lu Changhe, no one in the Hanging Mirror Division knows his identity, Lu Changhe was tight-lipped about this person's identity before Lu Zheng left, how could others know this secret?
Lu Zheng subconsciously thought of Long Lingxiu, if there is anyone in this world who can grasp this secret, only this woman! This woman is a madman, it can be said that there is nothing she dare not do, she will definitely do this in order to make herself fall into passivity and put herself to death!
As soon as he thought of this, Lu Zheng felt an endless chill in his heart, he really couldn't imagine that the princess of Dakang would betray her country's humerus loyalty to the enemy country, Cen Jinshuang has been in Beijing for so many years, I don't know how much hardship I have suffered, I don't know how much tiredness I have suffered, and even at the expense of destroying my life and reputation, everything is paid for Dakang.
Instead of dying at the hands of the enemy, he was betrayed by the princess of his own country, which is so ironic, and it is a tragedy for the whole of Dakang.
Lu Zheng's heart was instantly filled with anger, he slowly clenched his fists, and an uncontrollable killing intent was born in his heart! A woman like Long Lingxiu, no matter how noble her status is, should be cut with a thousand knives. Lu Zheng made up his mind, even if he was desperate this time, he would completely pull out Long Lingxiu's nails in Beiyan! He wants to sweep away the power of Necos.
As soon as he thought of this, the hairs on his body immediately stood on end, and in the extremely tense and dangerous situation, his potential was instantly pushed to the extreme. He was thinking about someone right now, and that person was Chu Tianba.
He firmly believes that as long as Chu Tianba has not appeared, Empress Dowager Xiang will definitely forbear it temporarily, and with Lu Zheng's understanding of Chu Tianba, Lu Zheng judged that he should have a period of time, and during this period of maneuver, things may still take a turn for the better.
Thinking of this, Lu Zheng's mood gradually relaxed, and then he suddenly understood a little why Zhong Father Ming was killed!
The relationship between Empress Dowager Xiang and His Majesty Zhao is like two ends of a seesaw, and this time the matter is not only to decide whether Beiyan is fighting or making peace with Dakang, but more importantly, to decide whether Beiyan's court is surnamed Zhao or Xiang.
In fact, the next thing is what really matters to Beiyan, who is in power between the Queen of Heaven and His Majesty, whether the Queen of Heaven takes a step back and lets the imperial power belong to the Zhao family, or Zhao Wulie is deposed, and the Empress Xiang goes one step further and becomes the female emperor who ascends the throne and becomes the emperor, which involves struggle and bloody rain, Lu Zheng thought about it a little, and he could feel the slightest chill!
Lu Zheng never thought that he would be involved in such a complicated dispute when he was in Dakang, and now that he is a pawn in the game, he has to think about stirring up the storm......