"Dedicated to the ...... of the King's Son"

Emperor Chu had a thoughtful look on his face, and after a while, he nodded and said, "Let him enter Beijing." ”

The prime minister is right, from among the princes of the royal family of Chu State, one who is not so hopeless can be selected is the only one who is the prince of Xianwang.

The position of the prince is not only related to the next emperor, but also has a lot of interests involved with many officials in the court.

Those who have a lot to do with the king are happy in their hearts, and as for the officials who support other princes, they will inevitably be disappointed in their hearts.

However, both the Prime Minister and His Majesty have spoken, and the matter is almost settled.

At this moment, an official stepped forward, bowed and said, "Your Majesty, the envoys of Xiaowan Kingdom, arrived in Kyoto yesterday, does Your Majesty want to summon them?" ”

"Xiao Wanguo?" Not only Emperor Chu, but everyone's faces showed doubts.

Xiao Wan and Kyoto are thousands of miles away, and the Western Regions and Chu have never had any contact, what will Xiao Wan send an envoy to Kyoto for?

The prime minister thought for a while and said: "Your Majesty, Xiao Wan is no longer what it used to be, although we did not establish diplomatic relations before, but we should not treat these envoys lightly. ”

Emperor Chu did not have the intention of belittling Xiao Wan's envoys in his heart, and now Xiao Wan is not much weaker than Chen Chu, and he must have enough respect for a big country of the same level as them.

Moreover, he has never despised Xiao Wan, even when they were still a small country in the Western Regions, he also attached great importance to this country, and even many of the systems of the Chu State were borrowed and learned from Xiao Wan.

In addition, as an extremely proud person, he also had some admiration in his heart for that Xiaowan country lord.

He only thought for a moment, and then said, "Invite them into the palace......

Several envoys from the Western Regions, led by two Chu officials, entered the palace.

Several people walked into a large hall, and Mr. Xu arched his hand to the man standing above, bowed and said, "Xu Ling has seen His Majesty the Emperor of Chu. ”

Several officials behind him also bowed and saluted.

Emperor Chu looked at him, a hint of discoloration appeared on his face, and said: "It is actually Prime Minister Xiaowan, I have admired the name for a long time." ”

Chu Guo has been deliberately learning Xiao Wan since a few years ago, and he naturally knows more about Xiao Wan's situation than others.

Among them, including the name of Prime Minister Xiaowan.

This person is extremely talented, otherwise he would not have become the prime minister of Xiao Wan, who even the Chu State had to learn.

It is precisely because of the special identity of the person who came that Emperor Chu had deep doubts about his intention.

Mr. Xu raised his head and said with a smile: "Your Majesty has a good reputation. ”

Emperor Chu was curious about their intentions, and he didn't have the heart to make a false deal with them, so he asked: "Xiao Wan and Chu are thousands of miles apart, and the prime minister is not far here, but there is something important?" ”

Mr. Xu didn't go around the bend, and gave up his hand again: "Don't hide it from Your Majesty, Xu came this time to ask Your Majesty for marriage on the orders of the lord of the country." ”

"Asking for a kiss?" Emperor Chu frowned slightly, and asked, "Whose kiss do you ask?" ”

Mr. Xu said: "The lord of the country has admired Princess Changning for a long time, and the Western Regions is willing to marry the Qin and Jin dynasties with the Chu State.......

As soon as these words came out, there was some silence in the temple.

The lord of Xiaowan is already the lord of the Western Regions, and the princess marrying him is not committed, if the Chu State can make such a powerful ally, it will also be very beneficial to the future development of the Chu State.

However, everyone also knows how much Your Majesty spoils this only princess, when Chen Guo asked for marriage, His Majesty did not agree, let alone the Western Regions?

Sure enough, after hearing Mr. Xu's words, Emperor Chu's face immediately sank.

"Could it be that the prime minister is joking with me?" Emperor Chu looked at him calmly and said: "Xiao Wan can unify the Western Regions step by step from a small country in twenty years, and I also admire the lord of your country, but his age should be not much different from mine, but now he says that he wants to marry my daughter, don't you think it's a little inappropriate?" ”

Mr. Xu smiled and said: "Your Majesty misunderstood, you are talking about the former lord, and now, the young lord has taken over the position of the old lord and has become the master of the Western Regions, the age of the young lord is similar to that of the princess......"

Xiao Wan actually changed the master, Emperor Chu was a little surprised, and the anger in his heart disappeared, but even if things were not as he imagined, he would not agree to this matter.

Not to mention that Chu and Chen are friendly allies, but the Western Regions and Chen are on the same footing, if they agree to the Western Regions' courtship, wouldn't they stand on the opposite side of Chen?

Take 10,000 steps back and say, even if Chen Guo will not be dissatisfied, his stubborn daughter will not agree.

As a father, he knows very well that after a few years, she still has that person in her heart.

However, the person she was thinking of was the prime minister in Chen State, sitting on a beautiful wife and concubine, and he was very happy, every time he thought of this matter, he wanted to arrest him from Chen Guo and use eighteen kinds of torture on him in order to relieve the resentment in his heart.

No matter what the reason, he would not agree to the Western Regions' request for marriage, looked at several envoys from the Western Regions with a calm face, and said: "The State of Chu is willing to coexist with your country in a friendly manner, but if you don't get along with your country, you won't pay tribute, it is the current national law of the State of Chu, and the matter of peace and affinity, the prime minister doesn't need to mention it anymore." ”

Mr. Xu sighed and said, "That's a pity......

The envoys of the Western Regions did not entangle this, but it was beyond the expectations of the Emperor of Chu, but it also saved him a lot of trouble, he looked at a few people, and said: "A few people have come from afar, you might as well go back to rest and rest first, and wait until a few days, I will personally feast friends from the Western Regions......"

After a few people left the palace, an official looked at Mr. Xu and said, "Xiang Xu, there seems to be no room for negotiation in Chu in this matter, and I am afraid that the matter that the lord of the country has explained to us this time is a little difficult......

Mr. Xu shook his head, just smiled mysteriously, and said: "Don't worry, this matter, the lord has his own arrangements, calculate the day, the lord of the country should be in the ...... in the near future"

"What, the lord of the country has come to the country of Chu?"

Several people were shocked when they heard this, and they asked one after another, but Mr. Xu did not reveal more information.

An hour later, the princess's house.

A female official stood in front of Li Tianlan and said, "Back to the princess, the news is confirmed, Xiao Wan sent an envoy to our Chu State this time to ask the princess for marriage." ”

She glanced at Li Tianlan, and quickly added: "But as soon as they spoke, they were rejected by His Majesty, princess don't worry......"

Li Tianlan nodded and said, "I know, you go down first." ”

The maid answered, bowed and withdrew.

After her figure disappeared, Li Tianlan slowly walked to the window, looking at the blue sky in the distance, but a trace of irritability and resentment floated in his heart.

The three-year period has exceeded one year, and during this period, she has only received two letters, saying that he has important matters delayed, and he will come as soon as he finishes his work.

This delay is a whole year.

It is naturally impossible to say that she has no resentment in her heart, but as a princess, what she shows in front of everyone on weekdays can never be the image of a resentful woman.

After a long time, she breathed a sigh of relief and suppressed the anger in her heart, and at this time, a female official walked in and said, "Princess, there is a man named Tang Ning outside the mansion who wants to see you." ”

When the words fell, she only felt an afterimage pass in front of her, looked at the empty hall, and said in a trembling voice: "Gong, princess......"

Outside the princess's mansion, Xiao Xiao ran over quickly, hugging the figure who came out of the mansion, Li Tianlan looked at her and smiled: "I haven't seen you for so long, and I have grown taller again......"

Tang Ning stepped forward, with a smile on his face, and said, "Long time no see......"

Li Tianlan turned his head to look at him and asked calmly, "Who are you, do we know each other?" ”