In the capital of Chu State, there is only one palace, which is the palace of Xinwangfu.

Unlike the state of Chen, the emperors of the Chu state will set up the crown prince early, and the other princes, after they reach adulthood, will go to their respective fiefdoms, and they are not allowed to return to Beijing or build a mansion in Beijing without an order.

But King Xin is different, as the younger brother of His Majesty today, the regent of a country, as early as when His Majesty ascended the throne, he transferred King Xin from the fief back to the capital, and entrusted him with important tasks, which became the only special case of Chu State for decades.

And King Xin did not disappoint His Majesty, over the years, he has worked together with His Majesty to secure the inside and outside, making the national strength of the State of Chu thriving.

Because of this, King Xin has also accumulated incomparable prestige in the Chu State, far more than the crown prince, and now the prince is mediocre, whether it is the court or the people, there is a voice for King Xin to "take his place".

However, in addition to helping His Majesty to manage the affairs of the court, King Xin did not have any transgressions, but often taught the prince and delegated power to him, so that the people and courtiers admired King Xin even more, and the call for him to replace the prince was even higher......

In the palace of King Xin, the most powerful man in the current Chu State put the teacup on the table and said disdainfully: "The prince of the Chen State, one is more than a waste, and he still wants to marry the daughter of this king?" ”

The young man standing below showed a wry smile on his face and said: "Lord, this time Chen Guo sent an envoy to ask for marriage, I am afraid it will be difficult to deal with, and Chen Guo has already married Princess Pingyang, with the diplomatic relations between the two countries, this matter, even His Majesty is not easy to refuse." ”

King Xin snorted coldly and said: "Marry Princess Pingyang and want to marry the king's daughter back, Zhao Zheng, the old fox, is a good calculus, on the surface, he is hypocritical, and when he uses his own daughter as a bargaining chip, his subordinates are not merciful at all!" ”

He walked to the door and asked, "Where is the county lord?" ”

The young man said, "In the back garden." ”

Because the princess likes flowers and plants, the back garden of the Shin Wangfu is very large, and it is the middle of March, and the flowers in the garden are blooming, and the air is filled with a sweet fragrance.

The woman in white held the sword in one hand, the long sword in her hand flew like a spiritual snake, and after a while, she pulled a beautiful sword flower, looked at the middle-aged man standing in the pavilion, and asked, "Why is my father free to come over today?" ”

The middle-aged man said: "There is nothing to do in the court, come and enjoy the flowers, and by the way, I will tell you two news." ”

Li Tianlan put the long sword back into its sheath, looked at him, and asked, "What's the news?" ”

"Emperor Chen has agreed to our proposal, and has sent someone to escort Princess Pingyang on her trip, and she will arrive in Kyoto in two months or three months."

Li Tianlan looked at him and asked, "What about the other one?" ”

The middle-aged man said: "Emperor Chen also sent an embassy to ask Your Majesty to marry you to the Kingdom of Chen." ”

"Don't marry." Li Tianlan said simply.

"Of course not." King Xin shook his head and said, "My daughter Sanyuan and Di, both civil and military, their entire Chen Kingdom, who is worthy of you?" ”

He seemed to remember something, and said: "I heard that Chen Guo produced a champion of three yuan and the first last year, and he can be regarded as a talent, you happened to be in Beijing during the scientific examination, are you familiar with that person?" ”

Li Tianlan's face moved slightly, and he said, "Generally familiar." ”

"Even if he is also a three-yuan and first, he is not worthy of you in terms of identity." He looked at Li Tianlan and said, "But Lanlan, I don't know if there are any men in this world who are smarter than you and have better martial arts than you, don't you really plan to lower your requirements?" ”

"Let's talk about it." Li Tianlan waved his hand and walked out of the garden.

The middle-aged man looked behind him and asked the young man, "You just said, who is the wedding envoy sent by Chen Guo this time?" ”

The young man arched his hand and said, "Langzhong of the Ministry of Rites and a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy, Tang Ning." ”

……

Prince's Mansion.

The hall was singing and dancing, and a young man was lying on top of the soft collapse, and a lightly clothed woman beside him put the cut vegetables and fruits into his mouth piece by piece.

A figure hurried in from outside the hall and said, "Your Highness, there is an urgent report. ”

The young man on the couch beckoned, and a woman came up with a wine glass, he took the wine glass and rinsed his mouth before saying, "Say." ”

The man said: "Back to His Royal Highness, Chen Guo agreed to the marriage, Princess Pingyang has already set off, and it should be there before June." ”

"Got it." The young man looked at the beautiful dancing postures of several women in the hall, and the expression on his face could not show joy or anger.

The man said, "Your Highness, there is one more thing, you will be happy to hear it." ”

The young man looked at him and asked, "Oh, what's the matter?" ”

The man smiled and said, "Your Highness, the Chen State Mission's trip is not only to send relatives, they also want to marry the county lord of Changning. ”

The young man suddenly came to his senses and asked, "Is there such a thing?" ”

"It is true." The man nodded and said, "In order to make the relationship between the two countries closer, Emperor Chen wants to let the county lord of Changning marry a prince of Chen State, and he has already sent an envoy to ask for relatives. ”

The young man had a smile on his face, he had been dissatisfied with this cousin of his, for a long time.

The girl's family didn't learn female red embroidery, but went to the scientific examination, everyone in Beijing knew that the county lord of Changning was talented and martial, and she was a first-class woman in the world, and no man in Chu could match her, in addition, there was actually a sentence behind it, although the county lord of Changning was a daughter, but it was much stronger than the waste prince.

And he's the waste prince.

Those people say that he is not as good as believing in the king, but they actually say that he is not as good as a woman, have they taken into account his feelings as a prince?

A person behind the young man stepped forward and said, "Your Highness, the county lord of Changning is the only daughter of King Xin, I'm afraid King Xin will not agree." ”

"Disagree?" The young man shook his head and said, "How can Uncle Wang disagree, it is related to the diplomatic relations between the two countries and the major affairs of the people of the two countries, how can he disagree?" ”

With a sneer on his face, he said, "It would be great if he really didn't agree." ”

……

Chen Guo, a state in the north, above the official road.

Dozens of carriages moved forward slowly, and it had been a month since they left Beijing, and everyone was covered in dust, but the atmosphere was not dull.

Along the way, there is no hurry, travel for six hours a day, meet the city, and rest for a day and a half, most of the people are full of energy.

According to the current speed of travel, it will arrive at Fengzhou in about half a month, Fengzhou is the northernmost city of Chen State, and beyond Fengzhou, it is the boundary of Chu State.

Tang Ning sat in a luxurious carriage, under the curtain, a slender little hand secretly stretched out, Tang Ning took the candied fruit she handed out, and put it in his mouth.

After riding a horse for three days in Beijing, his butt hurt unbearably, and then he sat outside Zhao Man's carriage.

She originally wanted Tang Ning to go in to rest, but when she was out of Beijing, this carriage was the princess's boudoir, and he naturally couldn't go in as a minister.

He Rui, the Cheng of Honglu Temple, was staring in the carriage behind, wishing that something would happen to him, and it was uncomfortable to be stared at like this all day, Tang Ning originally wanted to find an opportunity to arrange him, but He Duan was cautious, and he usually didn't come out to see him at all, so he couldn't find a chance to start for a while.

Along the way, Lu Teng was loyal to his duties and did a good job in defense, but if you think about it carefully, there is actually nothing to defend, a team of nearly 1,000 people, 800 people are all heavily armed forbidden troops, not to mention small thieves, no matter which bandit big force sees it, they have to hide far away.

In the territory of Chen State, there are 800 guards, so there is no need to worry about any security issues, but He Duan and those envoys arranged by King Duan are dangling in front of his eyes from time to time, and he is upset.

A figure walked from the front, arched his hand to him, and said, "Lord Tang." ”

In addition to the miscellaneous servants and guards in the team this time, there were also two imperial doctors, Tang Ning looked at him and asked casually, "Imperial Doctor Wang, what are you doing here?" ”

Imperial Doctor Wang said: "Lord Cui is unwell, go down to the official to take a look." ”

Tang Ning thought for a while and said, "Master Cui is sick...... if it's serious, let him recuperate here, it's okay to have one less person, his body is important......"