The road to Thang Long is not easy.

Zhu Youlang and his entourage stopped and stopped, and it took several days before they arrived outside Thang Long City.

Along the way, the eyes of the Annamite people looked at them chillingly.

It's not hostile, but the indifference is heart-wrenching.

For the first time, Zhu Youlang felt that he was persona non grata. He felt very humiliated in his heart, and the dignified Prince Ming was about to be snubbed by the terrestrial ant people.

The situation did not improve outside Thang Long City, and the Mo clan did not go out of the city to greet him, or even send someone to greet him.

Zhu Youlang sent someone to inquire, and the reply was that he could bring fifty henchmen into the city, and the rest could only stay outside the city.

After Zhu Youlang and Qu Shiyun discussed, they still chose to agree to the request of the Annan people.

What if you don't say yes?

People have to bow their heads under the eaves.

Qu Shiyun selected fifty people to escort Zhu Youlang into the city, and the rest of the people waited to rest outside the city for the time being.

Zhu Youlang believed that after some negotiations, these people would definitely be properly resettled by the Annan side.

They were all out of weapons and no threat to the Annamite people. There was no reason for the Annamites to drive them away.

After entering Thang Long City, Zhu Youlang's mood gradually calmed down.

Shenglong is completely imitated by the construction of the capital of the Ming Dynasty, although the scale is much smaller, but the pattern is roughly the same.

After some observation, Zhu Youlang was sure that the influence of the Ming Dynasty had always been there.

Although the people of Annam have been de-sinicizing, some things are deeply rooted in the bone marrow, and it is not something you can go to if you want to.

Of course, Zhu Youlang wanted to go directly to see the Mo family, but when he came to the outside of the palace, he received a reply that the lord of the country was ill and it was inconvenient to see him.

Zhu Youlang couldn't help but be angry.

The leader of a small Annam territory dared to call himself the lord of the country. And he turned a blind eye to Prince Daming, which is simply a big faux pas.

But Zhu Youlang finally calmed down.

He knew he couldn't get angry, and he had to endure it.

The Annan people sent people to arrange Zhu Youlang and his party to live in a separate courtyard.

This annex is very similar to the Honglu Temple of the Ming Dynasty, but the scale is much smaller.

But in any case, the conditions inside are very good.

What Zhu Youlang wants most now is to take a good bucket bath to relieve the fatigue of his body.

It's too tiring to travel all the way, and Zhu Youlang naturally doesn't have much chance to take a bath.

Now he can finally relax.

Zhu Youlang soaked in the wooden barrel for an hour, washing every dirt on his body, and then Shi Shiran walked out of the barrel to change clothes and incense and dress neatly.

At this moment, he seemed to have become the graceful and luxurious Prince of Daming again.

Of course, all this is just an illusion.

Because then the Annamites did not send beautiful women to serve him.

This made Zhu Youlang feel very dissatisfied.

He was in a hurry all the way, so it was naturally impossible for him to take his female dependents.

The whole person with the clear soup and little water is going to suffocate to death.

Finally arrived in Thang Long, I thought that at least the Annam people would send a few maidservants to sleep with him, who would have thought that the Annamite people were so ignorant.

This late night is long, is it called Zhu Youlang to be self-reliant?

Of course, this kind of thing can only be understood but not spoken.

Zhu Youlang can't shout loudly for a woman to accompany him at night, right? So where will he put the face of Prince Ming?

What would Mr. Qu think of him?

Helplessly, Zhu Youlang had to eat this dumb loss and admit it.

I slept all night, and he opened his eyes in a daze at three o'clock in the morning.

There was no one around him to wash and change clothes, so Zhu Youlang could only come by himself.

The sticker is better, and Zhu Youlang took a lot of effort when wearing a round-necked robe.

It was a lot of effort to put on this official uniform, and Zhu Youlang tossed for a long time before putting it on.

He gasped for breath, complaining that the clothes were too complicated, and he didn't know how the slaves and maidservants helped him put them on.

Tossed a mouth, Zhu Younan's hungry cooing.

He just wanted to order someone to pass the food when he realized that it was not in the palace but in Annan, so he pushed the door out.

When I didn't know what to do, I went to Mr. Qu. This is a law summed up by Zhu Youlang.

He came to Qu Shiyun's room and knocked on the door, "Mr. Qu, the lonely king is here." ”

Seeing that it was King Gui coming, Qu Shiyun immediately leaned in and opened the door.

"Your Highness, please come in."

Qu Shiyun let Zhu Youlang into the house and asked in a harmonious voice, "How did Your Highness rest last night?" ”

Zhu Youlang smiled bitterly and said, "This king really has nothing to do, so he slept until dawn." ”

Qu Shiyun knew that he was angry in his heart, so he comforted: "Your Highness is not informal. At the moment when we are in Annam, we naturally can't care about some small details. ”

Zhu Youlang sighed and said: "Why doesn't this king know these truths, but the lonely king doesn't seem to want to help this king when he looks at the behavior of the Annan people." ”

Qu Shiyun said lightly: "It's too early to draw conclusions at this moment. Your Highness need not worry, and look again. ”

He paused and then continued, "The top priority now is to get in touch with Mo as soon as possible. As long as you see Mohs, many things can be talked about openly. ”

Zhu Youlang nodded: "What Mr. Qu said is good. But how do you meet Mohs? ”

"This is simple, Mo Shi did not see His Highness on the grounds that he was ill, but it was impossible to be sick all the time. His Royal Highness said the request every day, and I didn't believe that Mo's could keep delaying. ”

Hearing this, Zhu Youlang was a little unhappy. He is dignified Prince Ming wants to repeatedly urge a territorial leader, which is a little unbearable.

But he also admitted that there is no other good way except this method at the moment, so he can only pinch his nose and admit it.

"Your Highness has one more important thing for now, that is, how to place the soldiers and horses outside the city."

Qu Shiyun said in a gentle voice: "Your Highness should ask the Mo clan for an explanation." ”

In Qu Shiyun's view, these 5,000 soldiers and horses are the lifeblood of Zhu Youlang. How Zhu Youlang can live depends on these 5,000 soldiers and horses.

Although their weapons have been left on the border, the people are still there. As long as there are people, there is a deterrent.

Weapons can be obtained at any time, but you can't grab them.

But if people are divided, everything is finished.

Of course, Zhu Youlang understood what Qu Shiyun meant. But this matter is destined to be done only after he meets Mo's, and now he can't be in a hurry.

"The Lone King knows."

"By the way, Your Highness, there is one more thing..."

Qu Shiyun lowered his voice and said, "Please also ask Your Highness to come over with your ears." ”

Zhu Youlang couldn't understand what Qu Shiyun was going to say, so he leaned his body over.

"If Your Highness wants to completely gain the trust of the Annan people, you might as well marry the Mo clan."

As soon as these words came out, Zhu Youlang's brain exploded.

Marriage? It was something he had never thought about.

Marriage with the Annamite? It's not a joke.

"His Royal Highness can propose to the Mo clan that he wants to marry the daughter of his clan. If he agreed, it would be done. ”

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