"Driving, driving, driving......"

On the official road from Yuxian to Yongcheng, a fast horse is galloping, and the knight on the horse is wearing a leather armor, a red feather is inserted in his helmet, and there are three red flags on his back; This is Yongzhou 800 miles of expedited heralds, this kind of expedited herald is generally not easy to use, once used, it means that something big has happened.

When all the people on the pipeline saw this kind of herald, they quickly hid aside, because if they were touched by a war horse, the government would not only not compensate them, but they might also be punished.

The herald came to Yongcheng and ordered the yamen to turn over and dismount, and quickly ran in to meet Song Yiming and said, "Lord Yu, Jingzhao Mansion is eight hundred miles away. ”

After Song Yiming received the urgent report, he immediately put down everything at hand, went straight to King Yong's mansion, and sent the urgent report into Guo Qi's hands.

"Lord, what does this urgent report say?"

After Guo Qi finished reading it, he put the urgent report on the bookcase; "My father sent an envoy from the Yellow Gate to handle the thirty officials at all levels in Guanzhong Daotai; Moreover, this envoy is already on his way to Yongzhou, and it is estimated that he should arrive in two days. ”

"The envoy of the Yellow Gate sent by His Majesty." Song Yiming said excitedly.

"What are you excited about! Whether it's a blessing or a curse is not certain! Guo Qi said with a heavy heart.

The emperor sent an envoy from the Yellow Gate to directly deal with Rong Zheng and his group, which greatly surprised Guo Qi's expectations, and also disrupted Guo Qi's future plans; For the upcoming envoy of the Yellow Gate, Guo Qi also trembled a little in his heart, after all, Guo Qi made such a big move in Jingzhao Mansion, but the emperor did nothing, Guo Qi judged that the emperor sent someone this time, it is estimated that he was settling accounts with his own autumn.

"Lord, are you afraid of the affairs of Jingzhao Mansion?" Song Yiming didn't say it too clearly.

"In the past, this king was barefoot and was not afraid to wear shoes, but now he finally wears this tattered straw sandal, and this king is not willing to live a barefoot life." Guo Qi put down this sentence and strolled away with a solemn face.

Looking at Guo Qi's back as he left step by step, Song Yiming understood Guo Qi's worries at the moment; If Guo Qi is asked to return to Luodu before he arrives in Yongzhou, or when Yongzhou does not have this good foundation, it is estimated that Guo Qi will jump up happily, but if Guo Qi is allowed to go back now, I am afraid that Guo Qi will be very sad, after all, it took a lot of thought for Yongzhou to have Guo Qi today.

But sooner or later, the envoy of Huangmen came to Yongnan Yu County on a trough boat, and a group of civil and military officials led by Guo Qi, the king of Yong, was waiting at the wharf of Yu County.

"Guo Qi, the king of Yongzhou, led the civil and military officials of Yongzhou to greet the envoy." Guo Qi bowed to the special envoy of the Yellow Gate who was disembarking.

"Wait for the envoy to greet." Song Yiming, Hu Qiong and others knelt down and saluted.

The envoy of the Yellow Gate only represents the emperor, and according to the etiquette system of the Great Qi, Guo Qi, as a prince, only needs to bow to him, while the officials below need to bow down, which is also one of the many privileges of being the emperor's son.

"Oops! My lord, how dare a slave be such a big gift as a prince! Lord, please get up quickly. The envoy of the Yellow Gate walked up to Guo Qi and helped Guo Qi up and said.

"My father-in-law came to Yongzhou to inspect on behalf of my father, and it is natural for this king to salute." Guo Qi said very politely to the envoy of the Yellow Gate: "This king has prepared a reception banquet for his father-in-law in the city, and invited his father-in-law to enter the city. ”

Guo Qi took the hand of the envoy of the Yellow Gate and got into a carriage together.

Looking at the carriage that was gradually moving away, Zhuo Yidao said with great disdain: "Isn't it just a eunuch!" Is it necessary for the lord to be so polite to him? ”

"You know what? On behalf of the emperor, if the envoy of the Yellow Gate does not serve him well, go back and talk nonsense to the emperor, how can we still have a good life? Hu Qiong reprimanded Zhuo Yidao and said: "In the past few days, you have all kept your mouth shut, don't say anything that shouldn't be said, and cause unnecessary trouble to the lord." ”

"No! The end will understand. ”

Guo Qi and the Huangmen envoy came to the county government of Yuxian County in the same car, and after getting out of the car, the special envoy of Huangmen looked at the county government of Yuxian and frowned.

Guo Qi hurriedly explained: "Let my father-in-law smile, Yongzhou is located on the border, and the land is narrow and the people are widowed; Before the king came, the county was in ruins, and now it is quite good to be able to build such a county office, and I also asked my father-in-law to move to the county office. ”

"The prince has suffered." The envoy of the Yellow Gate said with a very bad face.

After sitting down in the dining room, Guo Qi instructed his subordinates: "Let's serve the wine and food!" ”

The wine and food had actually been prepared a long time ago, and there were a total of four people at the table, Guo Qi, Huangmen envoy, Song Yiming and Hu Qiong; It stands to reason that the emperor's envoy has arrived, so why don't you get a dozen dishes for entertaining! However, there are only eight dishes, but these eight dishes are quite good, six of them are hard dishes, and only two are vegetarian dishes.

"Dare to ask what to call your father-in-law?" Song Yiming asked the special envoy of the Yellow Gate.

"Our family's surname is Liu, and everyone in the palace calls our father-in-law Liu."

"Father-in-law Liu." Guo Qi said enthusiastically: "You come to Yongzhou, this king, this king has nothing to entertain, and he barely managed to get together these eight dishes, these are all soldiers from the mountains, please!" ”

"Thank you for your hospitality."

"It's getting late today, I'm afraid we won't be able to get to Yongcheng, and we'll set off back to Yongcheng tomorrow."

"Everything is subject to the arrangement of the prince."

At the banquet, Guo Qi ordered Song Yiming and Hu Qiong to keep playing Liu Gonggong's words, as the emperor's special envoy to the Yellow Gate, Liu Gonggong has seen a lot of this kind of scene, no matter how Song Yiming and Hu Qiong played, Liu Gonggong just didn't say it.

"The lowly (last general) is incompetent, please punish the lord." Song Yiming and Hu Qiong pleaded guilty to Guo Qi.

"I don't blame you for this, whether it is a blessing or a curse, I will know tomorrow." Guo Qi said with some depression.

When Gonggong Liu left the banquet, although he looked drunk, he was full of energy when he returned to his room, obviously pretending to be just now.

"This Yongwang is really good! even wants to trick our family's words. Gonggong Liu said with great disdain.

"Father-in-law, what should we do next?" The little eunuch who was waiting beside Gonggong Liu asked.

"King Yong has never been liked by His Majesty, but this time he rewarded King Yong so much, it can be seen that what King Yong did in Yongzhou is very much in line with His Majesty's wishes, maybe King Yong will be transferred soon, so it's better not to offend easily." Gonggong Liu said thoughtfully.

The next day, Guo Qi and Liu Gonggong were in the same car, and returned to Yongcheng under the escort of a team of dental guards, along the way Liu Gonggong kept opening the curtains to see the situation outside, although the situation in Yongzhou was much better than before, but it still seemed very desolate.

Due to the fact that the commerce of Yongzhou is not developed, most of the projects in Yongcheng City have been completed, and the whole Yongcheng City is very deserted; In the eyes of Gonggong Liu, not to mention that Yongcheng is compared with other state capitals, even some larger counties have no way to compare!

The carriage stopped in front of King Yong's mansion, and Gonggong Liu looked at the palace in front of him and asked with some disbelief: "Lord, this is your palace, this is not in line with the regulations!" ”

"The humble house made Gonggong Liu smile, this was originally the Yongzhou Thorn Mansion, and when the king came, it was simply repaired; My father-in-law has been living in the palace in Yongcheng for a few days, and all the food and clothing have been ordered by the king to be prepared. Guo Qi said.