When King Huainan heard that the Duke of Zhenguo wanted to let him go to Eastern Qi as an envoy, his brows tightened slightly, but it was only for a moment, and he immediately smiled: "Your Majesty, it is appropriate to let the minister go to Eastern Qi." Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo”

Long Tai immediately asked, "Uncle Wang is willing to go to Eastern Qi?" ”

"How dare you disobey if you serve the country?" King Huainan said with a smile: "It's just that the minister thinks that the minister will go to Eastern Qi, but I am afraid that it will bring great trouble to my Great Chu." ”

"Aftermath?"

King Huainan explained: "Your Majesty, it is natural that there will be nothing wrong with asking for marriage to Dongqi and expressing the sincerity of my Great Chu, but ......, can the emperor ever think about it, after all, the minister is the prince of Great Chu, if the minister goes to Eastern Qi, it will naturally give enough face to the Eastern Qi country, but in this way, it may have raised the appetite of the Eastern Qi people." ”

"What do you mean by that?"

King Huainan said: "Your Majesty, the previous ceremony of the Eastern Qi State Prince, the emperor was still the crown prince at the time, and when he went to participate, it was already an exception and gave Dongqi a big face." Since the founding of the Great Chu State, although I have had a lot of contacts with the Eastern Qi State, so far, the highest official sent by the Eastern Qi is only their grand official. Although I want to form an alliance with Dongqi, after the alliance, who is the main and who is secondary, we must make it clear from the beginning. ”

Long Tai bowed slightly, and the King of Huainan continued: "If I go to this courtship, then in the future, when I interact with the Dongqi people, everything will have to be dealt with with with the highest standard, and once the alliance is formed, there are many things involved, if they have raised their appetite from the beginning, then many things will be passive in my Dachu after that." ”

"Uncle Wang means that if you go to Eastern Qi, they will be complacent, and in the future, they will put forward more harsh conditions when they interact with my Great Chu?" Longtai was thoughtful.

King Huainan nodded and said: "Yes, Your Majesty, compared with my Great Chu, Dongqi is just a small country in a corner of peace. ”

Zhen Guogong said with a smile: "Lord Wang, but I don't know who else is more suitable besides Lord Wang?" ”

King Huainan said: "This king is naturally not easy to go, but I am the four hereditary candidates of Great Chu, and any one of them goes as an envoy, which can not only show sincerity, but also make them not too complacent." He glanced at the golden knife and saw that the golden knife was immovable, like an ancient stone carving, and said with a smile: "The old marquis of the golden knife is very old, so it is naturally impossible to serve as an envoy, so there are only three suitable for serving as an envoy, Jinyi Hou, Wuxiang Hou and Zhongyi Hou Sima Changshen." ”

Wuxiang Hou Su Yu hurriedly said: "Emperor Qiqi, the epidemic virus in the capital ahead, the minister was infected, and he is still taking medicine to recuperate..... I'm afraid I can't catch it! ”

The ministers laughed in their hearts, secretly thinking that you Wuxiang Marquis don't have to worry too much, your talent is mediocre, and it is impossible for the imperial court to send you to Eastern Qi to take up such an important errand.

Sure enough, Long Tai had already said: "Since Wuxiang Hou is not in good health, he will stay in the capital to recuperate, and he doesn't have to travel far." ”

Su Yu breathed a sigh of relief and thanked the emperor.

"If that's .......!" King Huainan smiled slightly and said, "Loyal and righteous Hou Sima Changshen is the most suitable candidate. Zhongyi Hou is both civil and military, steady in his work, and smart, and he is personally trained by the old Guogong, and he goes to Eastern Qi with Zhongyi Hou as an envoy, which can be said to be the most suitable candidate. ”

Sima Changshen had already come out and said: "Your Majesty, if you send a minister as an envoy, the minister will be ......!" Before he finished speaking, he heard the sound of coughing, but Zhen Guogong coughed lightly twice, and arched his hand to Longtai and said: "Your Majesty, Sima Changshen must not go to Eastern Qi." ”

Sima Changshen frowned slightly.

Although the king of Huainan recommended him as an envoy to go to Eastern Qi, it seemed that he had bad intentions, but Sima Changshen thought that if he really served as an envoy to Eastern Qi this time and successfully completed the important task of courting relatives, it would be a great achievement, Sima Lan was famous, but Sima Changshen has always been under the prestige of his father, except for the figures in the court, there are not many people who really know this.

He had just inherited the title of Marquis of Loyalty, and he also wanted to find an opportunity to make contributions and establish his prestige.

Although it may not be a beautiful difference to go to Dongqi to ask for relatives, but with this opportunity, Sima Changshen really didn't want to miss it, but he didn't expect that before he finished speaking, Zhen Guogong had already spoken out to stop him, and his tone was simple and decisive, and his heart was suddenly greatly disappointed.

"Zhenguo Gong, why can't Zhongyihou go to Eastern Qi?" Longtai stared at Zhen Guogong and asked: "What Uncle Wang said is not unreasonable, among the four hereditary queens, Zhongyihou is really the most suitable candidate." ”

Zhen Guogong said directly: "Your Majesty, the old minister knows Sima Changshen very well, his biggest strength is to be practical and loyal, and his biggest weakness is his lack of eloquence and impulsiveness, but these two points are precisely the biggest taboo of serving as an envoy." To go to ask for marriage, that is, to argue first, and not to be surprised, to deal with it freely, Sima Chang is cautious of this ability, if he is used, this time to ask for marriage, it will inevitably fail. ”

Sima Changshen's face was slightly red, and he opened his mouth, as if he wanted to plead, but this was what his father said, and where did he dare to oppose it.

"Old Guogong, if you can't even be loyal and righteous, you will only be left with Jinyi." King Huainan looked at Qi Ning and sighed: "With Jinyi Hou as an envoy, is this age too young?" ”

Zhen Guogong shook his head and smiled: "Lord Wang, if you have ambitions, you are not old, and you are a hundred years old if you have no ambitions." Raised his hand and said: "Although Jinyi Hou is young, he is dignified, with a maturity and stability that does not match his age, the prince also said just now, to the East Qi to seek relatives, to achieve the purpose of the alliance, Jinyi Hou is the first to be proposed by the Manchu Dynasty, it can be seen that Jinyi Hou is quick to think, thoughtful, such a person, is the pillar of my great Chu. ”

Zhao Lanting lost no time in saying: "Yes, Jinyi Hou sent an envoy to Xichuan, when the Black Lotus Sect was alive and dead, Hou Ye was able to turn the tide, which also shows that Jinyi Hou can completely take charge of himself." It is not easy to persuade those rivers and lakes to retreat recklessly, and Jinyi's eloquence is really admirable. ”

Seeing that the Zhenguo Gong was going to push the Jinyi Hou out to the Eastern Qi Dynasty, although many officials did not understand the thoughts of the Zhenguo Gong for a while, the officials attached to it immediately praised the Jinyi Hou for their extraordinary wisdom and unstoppable bravery.

Qi Ning's face did not change color, and he was calm.

Of course, he knew that Zhen Guogong pulled himself out, of course, in order to prevent Sima Changshen from going to Eastern Qi, and he must have other thoughts.

If Qi Jing was alive, Zhenguo Gong might not dare to burn this fire, but the current Qi Ning and the original Qi Ning are completely different people, and they are not the same in terms of prestige or power in the government and the opposition.

Long Tai thought for a while, and finally looked at Qi Ning, with an inquiring look in his eyes.

Qi Ning sighed, the king of Huainan found out the reason, it was already determined that it was impossible for him to send an envoy to Eastern Qi, among the four marquises, the golden sword hou did not need to be mentioned, and Longtai had also promised that the Marquis of Wuxiang Su Yu did not have to send an envoy, and the remaining candidates were only Sima Changshen and himself, and Sima Changshen, the main force of the Zhenguo Gong, was not allowed to go, so he was left alone.

If he really didn't want to go, he could naturally find all kinds of reasons, but when he saw Long Tai's gaze, he knew that the little emperor attached great importance to this matter.

The little emperor asked Dongqi for marriage, the so-called alliance is just an excuse, even if he really marries the princess of Dongqi, Dongqi may not obey Nanchu because he marries a princess, Dongqi's national policy is to balance the north and the south, and it is impossible to change this national policy related to national fortunes because of anyone.

Longtai's purpose is nothing more than to use this as an excuse to shatter the wishful thinking of the Sima family to have another queen.

Qi Ning didn't hesitate too much, and arched his hand: "Your Majesty, if the emperor really decrees that the ministers will go to Eastern Qi to ask for relatives, the ministers will ..... Naturally, I went to the order and did my best. ”

Long Tai's eyes showed gratitude, and he didn't answer immediately, but looked at the Golden Dao Hou Taihuang and asked, "Jin Dao Hou, in your opinion, is there a more suitable candidate?" ”

In fact, the overall situation has been decided, Qi Ning knows that Longtai asked like this, it is nothing more than to give the old face of Taihuang a face, after the old marquis went to the court, he never said a word, just like a transparent person in the court, the emperor asked a few words, which can be regarded as respect for him.

Jin Daohou seemed to be asleep with his eyes closed, the emperor asked, only then moved his body slightly, trembling up, Longtai immediately said: "The old marquis doesn't have to get up, just sit and talk back." ”

Taihuang still stood up, trembling and arched his hand: "Back to the saint, the old minister is dizzy, his brain is confused, the national affairs, the old minister does not dare to talk nonsense, please ask the emperor to decide." ”

Longtai knew that it was impossible for this Taihuang to say anything useful, so he bowed slightly, then looked at Qi Ning, and said: "Jinyihou, you are loyal to the monarch and the country, I am very pleased, this time I am an envoy to Dongqi, I ..... I'll leave it to you. ”

"Obey the order!"

Zhen Guogong said with a smile: "Jinyi is a young talent, this time to envoy Dongqi, if you can show your talents, you will make Dongqi people admire, Hou Ye is talented at a young age, Dongqi will also be in awe of my Dachu, the emperor ordered Jinyi to send Dongqi, it is really a superior candidate, the emperor is wise!" ”

The civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty suddenly said in unison: "The emperor is wise!" ”

Qi Ning sneered in his heart and said loudly: "Your Majesty, the minister has something to plead, and I ask the emperor to agree." ”

"What?" Long Tai immediately asked, of course he knew that Qi Ning agreed to the envoy entirely because of his friendship, at this time, no matter what Qi Ning wanted, as long as he put it forward, he would naturally try his best to meet it: "What do you want, just say it." ”

"The emperor ordered the rebuilding of the Black Scale Battalion, and the ministers have already begun to make people train." Qi Ning said loudly: "But up to now, the Black Scale Battalion not only lacks the war horses it deserves, but also has not even seen a tael of silver until now. Glancing at Dou Kui of the household department, he said: "The soldiers are loyal to the country, this is their duty, but when the soldiers eat food, if there is no military salary for a long time, the ministers really don't know how to explain to them." ”