The banquet in the Huiyou Building was in full swing, and at the same time, in front of the official post gate in Fengjing Xicheng, the crown prince Yan Day, who had been ordered to come to meet the envoys of the Northern Yan, had just stepped out of the carriage.

There are always two official posts in Fengjing City, which are located in the west and south of the city. The official post in the southern city, that is, the one where Mugel stayed, was responsible for receiving officials entering Beijing below the fourth grade, as well as ordinary foreign envoys; The official post in Xicheng, no matter in terms of decoration and arrangement, is a few grades higher than the official post in Nancheng, so the person responsible for receiving it is also the court officials who enter Beijing to report on their work, or those who are distinguished from foreign neighboring countries.

And this time, the arrangement of the Northern Rite Department was unexpected and reasonable; Although the two envoys of Beiyan and Mobei, one is an idle official and the other is a relative of the royal family, after all, the difference in national strength between the two sides is too great; So even if it is arranged in reverse, it is not a loss of etiquette.

Yan Tian, who was dressed as a monk, stood firm, and with a light movement of the ruler fan in his hand, he shook out for a month and a half. He walked into the official post with the Quartet official steps he had learned, and pretended to shake his fan and walked into the official post.

Before the envoys entered Beijing, these two official posts had already cleared the field. Therefore, as soon as Yan Tian entered the official post, he only saw two young men who looked like entourage, whispering and laughing in the main hall. He cleared his throat, closed the paper fan in his hand, and stepped in front of the two teenagers:

"Where is the envoy of Beiyan?"

Logically speaking, there was nothing wrong with his question. Although the three roads in the north have always been regarded as a wild place by their Northern Yan Dynasty, Yan Tian is also the prince of a country after all, so he does not have to report himself to the two entourages first.

Unexpectedly, these two teenagers looked blank, like two deaf people, and they didn't even lift their eyelids, and one of the older ones stretched out his little finger to pluck his ears, and flicked them out at will! That look is obviously telling Yan Day: Ye heard it, but he didn't want to deal with you!

This can make Yan Tian angry, he has been in trouble recently, and finally got an important errand, but he didn't expect to be so despised by two subordinates just after the beginning! But after all, he has a heavy responsibility, and this matter was caused by his own hands, and it is really not easy to attack, so he suppressed the anger in his chest, and knocked on the table in front of the two teenagers with the fan in his hand:

"Go and tell your master that the prince of Youbei was ordered by Emperor Xuande of Youbei to come to greet the envoys of Northern Yan!"

Yan Tian can really be said to be able to bend and stretch, in his opinion, now that there is fire in his heart, there is no need to attack the two subordinates, wait for a while to meet the main master, and then calculate the new account and the old account together, that is.

This time, Yan Tian reported his home "without shame or shame", and the two entourage teenagers could only turn their heads. The elder who plucked his ears raised his eyelids and asked with a puzzled voice:

"Oh? Are you the Prince of Youbei? But when I entered the city just now, I didn't hear the adults of your Ministry of Rites mention it, so why did you come here directly? Now our family is resting, and there is no time to meet guests for the time being; Moreover, the private meeting before the negotiation is also slightly inconsistent with the etiquette system. If Your Royal Highness the Crown Prince insists on meeting with my family, then please send a formal invitation to meet with your Youbei Rite Department, and after deliberation by my family, I will decide whether or not to meet with Your Royal Highness the Prince. Right now...... If Your Highness doesn't have an official document from Youbei, please go home! ”

Although these words were reasonable, they still shocked Yan Tian speechless. How bold is this kid? didn't even have a report, so he made his own opinion, and after a few words, he drove himself, the prince of a country, out!

Now Yan Tian gritted his teeth and pondered, how to prevent this bold slave from walking out of Youbei Third Road safely, but he didn't expect that the sound of opening the door suddenly came from the upper room on the second floor of the official post:

"Xiang An! In the face of His Royal Highness the Prince of Youbei, how could he be so rude?

After saying a sentence of reproach to the entourage, he looked down at Yan Tian again:

However, his words, although his choice of words were a little vulgar and arrogant, were also very polite. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, if you don't have the official document of the Ministry of Rites on Youbei Third Road, then it is indeed not appropriate for the two of us to meet privately before the formal negotiations begin. This envoy is here on behalf of His Majesty the Emperor of my family, and I am ashamed to receive the hospitality of His Majesty Youbei and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. But now...... Your Highness, please come back! ”

Yan Tian hadn't seen the specific appearance of this Yin Mountain clearly, but he was bombarded by others for the second time, and no matter how magnanimous he was, he couldn't hold back the monstrous anger that was churning in his chest:

"The surname, this prince respects you as a talented student, and you have a role to play, this time I specially asked my father for this, which was originally the official duty of the Ministry of Rites! At the same time, you and I are both scholars, and a different kind of closeness is born, which will lower my identity and want to come to make friends with you...... I didn't expect you to be so rude to this king! It's so crazy! ”

Xiang Qing, who was just a talent, had a businesslike attitude with a cold face. Now when he heard Yan Tian's words, he opened his eyes a little wider, leaned on the fence, and looked at the angry prince of Youbei on the first floor with a sneer:

"Also a reader? That's really disrespectful. Xiang has followed Mr. Yang Ling since he was a child, and he is a registered protégé of the Confucian sage Zhu Zi, I don't know His Royal Highness the Prince, who he studied with? ”

Yan Tian saw that Xiang Qing's attitude had eased at this time, and his heart suddenly settled: It seems that those Nankang people are indeed powerful, and they can't find such a small official of Beiyan who can't be found when they are thrown into the pile, and they have a clear understanding of everything from their personality weaknesses to their backgrounds. From this point of view, it is reasonable for people to set that high price.

Yan Yan took two steps, headed towards the north, that is, the direction of the Three North Academy, and clasped his fists and saluted:

"Since I was a child, I have been the deputy head of the Sanbei Academy, and the master of the Grass Pavilion, Ni Xing, is in enlightenment; Later, Li Deng, the prime minister of Youbei, and Li Qiyuan mentioned some further study, and his background is no worse than yours! ”

As soon as Xiang Yinshan heard Ni Xing's name of Ni Anzai, the corners of his mouth slanted disdainfully, and he turned around and planned to go back to the room. But Yan Tian then mentioned the name of his maternal uncle Li Deng, which made Xiang Yinshan stand still, turned around and asked cautiously:

"Uncle Qi Yuan also proposed some further study for His Royal Highness? As far as I know, Uncle Qi Yuan worships the Prime Minister of Youbei and is busy with political affairs all year round, so how can he have the leisure to teach you? ”

"Brother Xiang doesn't know this, Li Xiang works day and night for the country and the people, but at the same time, his old man is also the prince's maternal uncle! Mention a few points in your academic homework, and it will naturally be no problem! ”

As soon as Xiang Yinshan heard this, he understood it thoroughly: The prince has grown up in the deep palace since he was a child, and although Li Deng is the prime minister of the first dynasty, it is absolutely impossible for him to enter the palace at any time, so how can he take the leisure to teach the prince his academic homework? He obviously relied on the name of his maternal uncle to put gold on his face!

Xiang Qing pondered for a long time, and said very solemnly:

"Uncle Qi Yuan's character and knowledge, Xiang has always admired him very much in his heart. But I also know that I am afraid that my uncle will be burdened by state affairs, and it is impossible to mention anything about His Highness's schoolwork; And your enlightened mentor Ni Xing Ni An is here, but he is just a small person in my Northern Yan Qilu Province, and he is not a great talent at all. To put it mildly, with his humble learning, if he stays in my Beiyan, he will not even be able to find a position as a private school teacher; On the contrary, you Beiyan came, but you became the deputy head of the academy, which really makes people feel emotional! ”

When Xiang Qing said this, his expression was extremely serious, that is, he was seriously looking down on Yan Tian and Sanbei Academy. Although he was also telling the truth, it fell on Yan Tian's ears, which made him really unbearable.

"Xiang Qing! You, a little official of Beiyan who has no one in your eyes, this prince ......"

"Oh yes, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has another fallacy......"

The prince had just scolded when he was interrupted by Xiang Qing's words:

"If that's all you learned, then you're not a scholar at all. At best, it's just a few words. In the future, please don't compare Your Highness with these poor literati such as me, your status is so precious that we really can't afford it...... Hahahaha, don't send it! ”

After Xiang Qing finished speaking, he didn't give Yan Tian a chance to fight back, walked back to the room with a laugh, and slowly closed the door.

Yan Tian, who was hanging in the hall, trembled with anger at this time. He gritted his back molars, pointed obliquely at Xiang Qing's room and shouted:

"Surname! You dare to treat the prince of a country like this, I'm afraid you don't want your own head, right? If His Highness swallows this breath, he will really let you, an arrogant rotten scholar, underestimate it! The mountains are high and the waters are long, and we will meet again in the future. At that time, you also asked the gods to worship the Buddha and prayed that you would not fall into the hands of the king! If not, this king will definitely want you to know the word regret, how many ways to write it! ”

His cruel words landed, and there was no reaction in the post house. Not even a cold snort came out, as if the three envoys of Beiyan hadn't heard Yan Tianfangcai's gambling curse and swear at all.

Corporal Lixian also did it, and the intimidation and threats were also said, but he didn't receive any reaction, and the anger in Yan Tian's chest was still difficult to digest. As he was leaving, he stretched out another hand and pointed at the two teenagers:

"You two also wait for this king!"

After saying that, he flicked his sleeves and strode away. Leaving two slightly stunned teenagers, laughing and making a mess.

In this negotiation between the three families, the reason why Beiyan sent an idle official and two long-term envoys to follow such shabby child's play means that they actually have no sincerity in peace talks.

And the so-called official envoy just doesn't want Nankang to find fault with morality and etiquette. In other words, this group of three people went to Youbei just out of politeness!