When I came to the gate of Qi Mansion, there was already a person waiting in front of the mansion.

This person was wearing a jade crown with bundled hair, a silk robe, and a slightly short beard on his mouth, and he looked at Zhi Zhao with a charming smile, and said: "The Governor of Zhe Dadu, I have been waiting for a long time on the orders of the King of Qi. ”

Cui Wenqing had never seen this person, so he didn't feel anything different, but the expression of Zhe Zhao next to him stiffened slightly, obviously a little surprised, and hurriedly hugged his fists and said: "Zhe Zhao's shallow body, how can I bother Prime Minister Xie to greet him personally, I am really ashamed." ”

The person who came was none other than Empress Dowager Xie's younger brother, who was also the youngest prime minister of Daqi, and who was in charge of the Yulin Army as the deputy envoy of the Privy Council.

At this time, Xie Junhao held his hand at Zhe Zhaoxu, and laughed loudly: "Haha, if you say there, the Governor of Zhe is the best in the world, and it is really a blessing for Xie to be able to welcome the Metropolitan Governor." ”

Zhe Zhao's brows furrowed slightly, and the corners of his mouth quickly showed a hint of a smile, pointing at Cui Wenqing and introducing: "Xie Xianggong, this is the clumsy husband Cui Wenqing, Wenqing, this is Lord Xie Junhao, the deputy envoy of the Privy Council." ”

Hearing this, Xie Junhao's eyes flashed with a slight hint of fierceness, and he smiled lightly: "It turns out that Your Excellency is Cui Wenqing, speaking of which, this official has already heard of Cui Gongzi, and my wife's uncle Gao Shiyu often whispers about you in my ear." ”

Cui Wenqing naturally knew how powerful Xie Junhao was.

This person is not just the Empress Dowager Xie's own brother, he is also the most prominent high-ranking official in Chen Xuan's power, it is said that this person grew up with Chen Xuan, and the relationship is almost good and can wear a pair of pants.

At this time, he suddenly mentioned Gao Shiyu, and there was no need to ask Gao Shiyu, who also said a lot of bad things about himself in front of him.

Despite this, Cui Wenqing smiled as before, and said without humility or arrogance: "It's just a cheap name, Xie Xianggong is really elevated, speaking of which, my brother and I are friends in the Guozi Prison, and last time it was thanks to his concession that I successfully became the president of the student union." ”

How could Xie Junhao not hear the ridicule in Cui Wenqing's words, but they were originally determined to have a good relationship with Zhe Zhao today, but they didn't think it was a pestle, and they were about to open their mouths to invite them into the inner room, when they suddenly saw that Zhe Zhao was actually wearing an official uniform, and they couldn't help but be surprised: "This...... Why did the Metropolitan Governor wear official clothes to the banquet? ”

Zhi Zhao replied calmly as usual: "This handsome man is used to dressing like this, and I ask Xianggong Xie for forgiving me for the rudeness." ”

When the words fell, Xie Junhao couldn't help frowning, his mind flashed, but he faintly understood Zhezhao's intentions, and secretly said: People say that Zhezhao is longer than the military array and shorter than calculation, but I didn't expect her to be able to think of such a way to avoid Chen Hong's suspicions, which is really a masterstroke!

Seeing that Xie Junhao's expression was slightly solemn, Cui Wenqing said with a smile: "Xie Xianggong, don't be suspicious, put on official clothes, and only then can you reflect the respect of my lady for His Royal Highness Qi Wang, lady, do you say yes?" After that, he actually blinked mischievously at Zhe Zhao behind Xie Junhao's back.

Xie Junhao was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help but feel a little angry in his heart, and said: "What kind of suspicion, this official just thinks it's a little strange." ”

Zhe Zhao wanted to laugh but was not funny, and said: "Husband must not be rude, Prime Minister Xie, my husband has not yet been appointed as an official and does not know the rules, please don't be surprised." ”

"Naturally, this official does not take account." Xie Junhao glanced at Cui Wenqing, seemed to disdain for words, and personally accompanied Cui Wenqing and his party in.

Bypassing the shadow wall and passing the front yard, Zhi Zhao and Cui Wenqing boarded the main hall, and saw that directly north of the hall, there was a young and heroic man in a brocade robe, with a majestic face of Chinese characters exposed, and Danfeng's eyes flashed, and it was Chen Xuan, the king of Qi, without asking.

On the left and right desks next to Chen Xuan, there were still more than a dozen unidentified men, ranging in age from middle-aged to old, all of them looking towards the door.

Seeing this, Zhi Zhao smiled faintly, calmly stepped over the threshold and walked in, walked calmly through the Yongdao with steady steps, and saluted Chen Xuan, who was sitting on the throne in the north: "Weichen Zhenwu Army Governor Zhi Zhao, and his husband Cui Wenqing met His Royal Highness King Qi, His Royal Highness Chitose Chitose Chitose Chitose. ”

"Haha, you don't have to be polite, speaking of which, you are the king's honored guest!" For the arrival of Zhe Zhao, Chen Xuan showed great enthusiasm, pointed to the case next to him and said with a smile, "Come, please take a seat with the Governor and the Honorable Husband." ”

Zhi Zhao nodded, turned around and gave Cui Wenqing a look, motioning for him to follow, and then bypassed the long case and sat behind an empty desk next to him.

And Cui Wenqing sat next to Zhe Zhao.

After sitting down, Chen Xuan introduced everyone present to Zhi Zhao.

Except that I had already met Xie Junhao just now.

The gray-haired old man was Lu Yijian, who had been doing it for many years.

This person is the prime minister of the Taizong Dynasty, and he has won the trust of Emperor Taizong, and his qualifications are even higher than Fan Zhongyan.

And Emperor Taizong made Lü Yijian Chen Xuan's teacher to assist Chen Xuan's academic work.

It's just that after the death of Emperor Taizong, Fan Zhongyan and Lü Yijian became more and more antagonistic, and the two sides continued to fight openly and secretly, and finally Fan Zhongyan defeated Lü Yijian, a difficult political enemy, with the support of Empress Dowager Xie and Chen Hong.

In the end, Lu Yijian also became a high-ranking official in the military affairs of Sikong and Pingzhang.

It's a pity that unlike Fan Zhongyan, who is idle and wild after Zhishi and doesn't care about political affairs, Lu Yijian is very keen to continue to influence the government.

Chen Hongnian is a veteran of the three dynasties, and he is in a high position, so he has to be treated carefully.

In the past few years, Lu Yijian has been close to Chen Xuan, after all, the two used to have a teacher-student relationship.

After Lu Yijian, there was also a prominent high-ranking official who was the Shangshu Nan Zhengjie of the Ministry of Industry of the Dynasty, and he was also Nan Mingli's father.

In addition, the other few people are a few waiters from the Sixth Department, a few Shaoqing from the Nine Temples, in the eyes of the people, these people are out-and-out high-ranking officials, but in front of Xie Junhao, Zhe Zhao and others, it is not enough, Cui Wenqing didn't even remember their names.

The purpose of Chen Xuan's banquet today was originally to win over Zhe Zhao, a Fuzhou warlord with heavy troops, and the banquet was centered on Zhe Zhao.

After a few pleasantries, the banquet officially began.

Chen Xuan, the king of Qi, was originally a luxury, and a banquet was naturally gorgeous.

The main course is the famous eight treasures of land and water, specifically, there are eight kinds of Daigo, Yakini, Wild Camel's Hoof, Deer Lips, Milk Elk, Swan Roast, Dragon Liver (White Horse Liver), and Bear's Paw.

The fine wines were rose dew and fragrant wines, which were only available to the royal court.

In addition, the maids serving the food and wine are all bright and moving, which makes the banquet show a bit of good specifications.

Chen Xuan secretly thought in his heart: These dishes arranged by King Guangben are afraid that they have never been heard of by Zhi Zhao, who has been fighting in the frontier all year round, right? In this way, I believe she can also understand the importance that this king attaches to her.