"Lu Zixun, the envoy of the State of Wu, visited the emperor and the queen mother." The man who walked in front knelt down, and the man behind him knelt down after him.

The person in the back looks the same and everyone is a little different, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, he doesn't seem to live in the Central Plains, and his gestures are slightly different. The alien clothes on his body attracted everyone's attention, and it was naturally a good thing for the ministers to come to the court, symbolizing the peace of the country and the people of our dynasty, but An Su looked up at everyone slightly, and sure enough, his eyes fell on the person behind him.

"Zixun doesn't have to be polite, give a seat."

Lu Zixun was originally a relative of the Queen Mother, and when King Wu was divided into the State of Wu, he followed him to the fiefdom on the orders of the Queen Mother. This time, on the surface, it was the envoy of Wu State, but in fact, he came to report to the Queen Mother the recent situation of Liu Bi, the king of Wu. The Queen Mother is old, and when she sees the younger generations in her mother's family, she feels deeply cordial, and the smile on her face is a little more.

"Your Majesty, the Queen Mother, and the ministers came to the court this time, and brought a lot of Wu specialties on the orders of King Wu, and asked the Empress Dowager to smile."

Lu Zixun waved his hand, and an entourage carried up several large boxes. Each box was carried with great difficulty, so it can be seen that the contents were quite heavy, but the last one was lifted very easily, and I don't know what was wrong with it.

"These three boxes are full of rare treasures, and the queen mother is invited to open the boxes."

Liu Ying, who was sitting on a high seat, looked a little dissatisfied, but quickly covered it up. In the past, when his father was in power, his father was respected all over the world, and the courtiers would never open their mouths and close their mouths about the queen mother. Now that it is his generation, it is different, and a trace of grief and indignation in his heart rushed up, drilling around Liu Ying's mind, making him uncomfortable.

"I'm just drinking and getting drunk, and the matter of unpacking is still bothering the queen mother!"

The Queen Mother smiled slightly, as if expected, and stood up generously with the attitude of the mother of a country. The clothes on her body reflected the light, and the whole person was shining, comparing Liu Ying beside her to Liu Ying, who was dull, and the queen Zhang Yan, who was sitting quietly not far away, was even more like no such person.

Lu Zixun is the queen mother's family in the end, and the queen mother gave him enough face at this time, and did not hesitate to step down from the high position and open the three big boxes with her own hands.

The first one contains some exotic jewels, although the style looks strange, but in the end, it is also made of gold, silver, diamonds, jadeite, etc., which is not a considerable thing. It's just that these jewels are huge, and they also contain the loyalty of Liu Bi, the king of Wu, although the gifts are decent, the queen mother is also happy in her heart.

The second one contains a large number of vegetables and fruits, all of which are specialties of the Wu Kingdom, which are different from the foods often eaten in the palace. The Queen Mother didn't feel much of the things on her stomach, so she only asked someone to take them out and divide them to the banquet. What she cares about is the recent situation of King Wu in the fiefdom, and if he can send someone to send these things with unique local characteristics, he is already informing the Queen Mother of his submission, which is what the Queen Mother really cares about.

"Queen Mother, the first two boxes are normal, and the last box is a surprise." Lu Zixun made a way for the Queen Mother and escorted her to the last box by the side.

When the Queen Mother heard what he said, she was also a little curious in her heart, and glanced at the eunuchs next to her, and someone stepped forward and opened the layers of locks next to the box. After the box was opened, before anyone could look inside, several singers dressed in alien costumes suddenly jumped out.

"There's an Assassin - Protecting the Queen Mother—"

The eunuch next to him shouted, and hurriedly rushed forward to stop the Queen Mother, but the Queen Mother was not frightened, just smiled and watched all this.

Lu Zixun stepped forward: "Don't panic a few attendants, they are just singers, hiding in the box really wants to give the last surprise, and it has absolutely nothing to do with the assassin." ”

The Queen Mother raised her hand back, and the eunuchs around her retreated again, but their eyes were still fixed on those singers, lest they make a move that would be unfavorable to the Queen Mother.

"If you're a singer, let's sing a song!" The Queen Mother turned back to her seat, her glittering skirt leaving a starry light on the path she had walked.

Since she is a singer of different races, she naturally sings differently from the palace music workshop, and everyone looks fresh. The singers were halfway through the song, and they even stood up and danced. They wanted a dance that they didn't know where, and the steps were very cheerful, but it seemed that the dance in the palace was a little dull.

An Su looked seriously, but suddenly caught a glimpse of Xu Meiren's eyes with some sadness, she looked in the direction she was looking, Liu Yingzheng stared at the white waist of the singers exposed outside. An Su admits that Liu Ying is a kind and benevolent monarch, but no matter how benevolent he is, he can't change the nature of his amorousness.

"The envoy of the country has arrived—"

As soon as the singers' performances ended, another shrill announcement came from outside. Unlike when the envoys of Wu State arrived, this sound made the entire banquet quiet, and the Queen Mother's face suddenly became not very good.

An Su had heard Gu Wenzhou say that the current Daiguo was the fief of Liu Heng, the son of the former emperor Bo Ji. The Queen Mother has always disliked their mother and son, even if they were separated, she sent her cronies to investigate from time to time all year round, for fear that they would have some rebellion, and they were easily not allowed to enter Beijing. Looking at the face of the Queen Mother now, the envoys of this generation of the country will naturally not be allowed by the Queen Mother.

"Now that they're here, invite them in!" After a moment of silence, the Queen Mother spoke.

"Present the envoy to the courtier—"

In the past, the country also sent envoys, but the queen mother did not wait to see her, and it was difficult for the people under her to treat each other politely. But this time it was different, with the envoys of Wu in front, if the queen mother treated it with a different attitude on the spot, I am afraid that it will chill the hearts of the vassal states, and make everyone think that the queen mother only wants to be close to her own clan. Therefore, even if the Queen Mother is unwilling, she has to level these two bowls of water.

"This generation of kings is really smart." Ansu whispered a sigh of praise.

"Ansu, what are you muttering?" Mo Shang and An Su stood side by side behind Xu Meiren, and they could always hear each other's voices.

An Su turned his head and explained in a low voice: "The acting king must have known that the Wu Kingdom would send envoys over today, so he calculated the right time, and also sent envoys at this time. are all the same feudal countries, and the queen mother naturally can't treat them differently in order to serve the public, so she can get back the face of the envoys who returned in a mess last time. ”

"I see." Mo Shang nodded.

"If I guess correctly, the envoys who came on behalf of the country this time must be the same as last time."

Xu Meiren has been in the palace for a short time, but Mo Shang has been serving in the palace for many years. Although I didn't have the opportunity to come to this kind of night banquet to serve in the past, when I heard that an envoy entered the palace, I would always sneak to take a look, and I still had a little impression of the envoys who came to Daiguo last time.

When the contemporary envoy was summoned to the banquet, Mo Shang's eyes really widened: "An Su, what you said is really right, these people are exactly the same as the last time they came, and even the things they brought up are not the same. ”

"Shen Zhengqing, the acting envoy of the country, visited the Queen Mother."

"Lord Shen has come from afar, and he is really tired, so give me a seat." The Queen Mother smiled and said, "After a few years, the mourning family and Lord Shen seem to have not seen each other for a long time. ”

The acting king was cautious, worried that the newcomer would make some mistakes and collide with the queen mother. What's more, I haven't seen you for many years, and the minister is also very concerned about the Queen Mother, and I really want to come to the palace to have a look. Shen Zhengqing was very sincere in his words.

An Su raised his eyes to look at Liu Ying, and sure enough, he frowned, his eyes full of anger. But at this time, he is categorically angry, and in front of the Queen Mother, he has always suppressed all his dissatisfaction.

An Su smiled helplessly, and this smile was looked at by Mo Sheng again.

"Ansu, you are very strange today, just muttered to yourself, what are you laughing at now?"

"Sister Moshang, look at the emperor's expression, isn't it unusual?"

"Unusual? Have it? Mo Shang looked at it carefully for a moment, "It seems that there are some ...... Out of sorts? ”

"That's right! It's just not happy, this is the genius of that generation of kings. An Su said in a low voice, "When the envoys of the State of Wu came to visit, they were the emperor and the queen mother. It stands to reason that the queen mother belongs to the harem women, and the envoys have nothing to do with her, but the envoys of Wu have been mentioning it, and all affairs are told to the queen mother, and the emperor is naturally unhappy. ”

"However, it is the fault of the envoys of the State of Wu, why do you say that it is Gao Ming, the acting king?" Mo Shang interjected.

"The envoys of the acting country followed the state of Wu, but Lord Nashen did not take the emperor seriously, and he did not mention the emperor at all after he came in, but only met the queen mother." An Su guessed, "I think Lord Nashen did it on purpose, just to provoke the relationship between the emperor and the queen mother even more." He is an envoy, and the emperor will definitely not bother with him for his generosity, but there is still resentment in his heart, and he will definitely put this account on the head of the queen mother. ”

"I see, but why?" Mo Sheng didn't understand, "The acting king is so good, why do you have to put so much effort into provoking the relationship between the emperor and the queen mother?" ”

"Of course I want to ......" An Su spit out a few words, but immediately shut up, and changed his words after a while, "Of course I want to please the Queen Mother." ”

An Su tried hard to stop his thoughts and provoke the relationship between the emperor and the queen mother, naturally wanting to make the government and the opposition uneasy and the situation turbulent. If the emperor and the queen mother are not in harmony, the mother and son kill each other in order to fight for power and profit, and it is natural for the powerful princes and kings to reap the benefits of the fisherman, such as Liu Hui, the king of Wu, or Liu Heng, the acting king.

"The acting king has always been cautious, and the mourning family knows it." The Queen Mother raised her eyes and looked at Shen Zhengqing, "Lord Shen came this time, did he bring some good gifts to the mourning family like Zixun?" ”

"That's nature." Shen Zhengqing waved his hand and asked the attendants with him to carry the gifts to the banquet before turning around and saying, "It's just that the Queen Mother, these gifts are not much different from Lord Lu's, they are all gadgets with local characteristics." Fortunately, the Queen Mother did not dislike it, and she barely got on the stage. ”

"In addition, the minister has also prepared some more interesting ones, is the Queen Mother interested?"

"Tell me."

"Queen Mother, in recent days, there have been some difficult problems circulating in the territory of Daiguo, which are difficult to solve even if capable people rack their brains. The minister brought these three problems over, thinking that the ministers of the court and the central government would definitely disdain them, so they only used them to relieve the boredom with the ladies and masters, and see if anyone could answer these three problems at this banquet tonight. What does the Queen Mother think? Shen Zhengqing said this, but the Queen Mother had to agree, if she refused, it would seem that there was no one in my court.

"The mourning family thinks it's interesting, so let's come one by one!"