The envoys from the far west did arrive in the capital, but they were turned away because of their irregularities. Pen fun and pavilion www.biquge.info

According to the custom, the envoys from all sides arrived in Beijing at the end of the summer, and after a month or two of "training", they could gather to meet the emperor in the autumn, send tribute, and then receive rewards, and leave one after another before the spring of the next year, everything was in order, which could not only show the power of the Great Chu Tianwei, but also make the envoys from afar return satisfied.

The countries that are eligible to pay tribute to Da Chu are all recorded, and if the old and new dynasties alternate, they must explain the situation to Da Chu in time before they can inherit the corresponding qualifications.

The emissary of the god and ghost Da Dan Yu violated almost all the rules, first of all, he arrived at the wrong time, and secondly, it was a new country, but he was slow to explain the origin of his country.

It stands to reason that the Western Regions should not send the envoy to the Great Chu territory, but for some reason they blatantly violated the rules, and the Great Chu officials were confused for a while, and sent them along the way, and when the Ministry of Rites found out the problem, the envoy had already arrived outside the city.

Since the envoys are here, they can't be driven away, so let them live in the post house outside the city, and then instruct the officials of the Western Regions to supplement the corresponding materials, everything is done, and it will probably be summer, and the envoys of the gods and ghosts can be trained together with the envoys of other countries, waiting for the autumn Jin.

This is the plan of the Ministry of Rites, and they didn't think of discussing it with the emperor at all, because this was one of their daily duties, and even Yuan Jiuding, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, didn't care about this matter, and directly handed it over to a subordinate department to solve.

The letter sent from the Western Regions was not handed over through the Ministry of Rites, but was sent to the Ministry of War, so that the Emperor could see the letter.

Han Ruzi really wanted to see the envoy, but Yuan Jiuding resolutely objected.

The Ministry of Rites Shangshu is usually a good man, and his duty in the Qinzheng Palace is to attach himself to other ministers, and he has never disobeyed the emperor, but when it comes to etiquette, he will never back down.

"No one has ever heard of this so-called 'god and ghost' in the West, I don't know if it's true or not, maybe it's a fake by Western businessmen, and Your Majesty can't meet with it until the investigation is clear, so as not to fall into the sky."

The Emperor of Great Chu has always been generous, and the gifts given back to foreign envoys are all valuable goods that they need, and after returning to China, they are resold for five or ten times the value, which is a huge profit, so there have been bold foreign merchants who pretend to be envoys to come to pay tribute, but they are actually doing business.

The Ministry of Rites must not allow such a person to meet the emperor.

The ministers of the Qinzheng Palace all agreed with the practice of the Ministry of Rites, and the Ministry of War was very guilty because of the accidental leakage of the news, and Jiang Juying, the Shangshu, fully supported Yuan Jiuding's opinion, "The Western Regions are probably also suspicious, so they sent a document to the Ministry of War, but the language is not clear, and the Ministry of War must also investigate clearly." ”

Even Prime Minister Shen Mingzhi, who had already decided to resign after the first lunar month, felt that it was not appropriate for the emperor to receive a group of strange envoys until the matter was clear.

Han Ruzi then ordered, led by the Ministry of Rites, to ascertain the facts as soon as possible, give a conclusion within three days, and then discuss whether to see or not to see or not to see each other.

Yuan Jiuding felt that there was too little time, "The envoy is from the Western Regions, and he should ask there, and it will take at least two or three months to exchange letters." ”

Han Ruzi said patiently: "You can also ask the envoy directly." ”

Yuan Jiuding was stunned for a while, as if he didn't understand what the emperor meant, "...... them They won't tell the truth, there are officials of Great Chu in the Western Regions, and their words are more credible. ”

"Is it true that I will make a judgment after listening to the truth, and the verification to the Western Regions is proceeding normally, and it is better to have some news than nothing within three days."

Yuan Jiuding was still hesitating, in his impression, the Great Chu Emperor really didn't need to care so much about foreign envoys, and the current saint seemed too urgent.

The prime minister affirmed his ambition and said: "The Ministry of Rites can ask the envoy first, and then ask someone who is familiar with the affairs of the Western Regions to verify, three days may be a bit less, it is better to have ten days." ”

The speed of the imperial court is like this, the advantage is that there are very few accidents, and the disadvantage is that the best opportunity is often missed in the face of emergencies.

Han Ruzi could only accept that his transformation of the imperial court had just begun, and he was in a hurry.

On this afternoon, he summoned the new Zong Zhengqing in Lingyun Pavilion, this person's name is Han Yi, he is an old minister, he has served as Zong Zhengqing for a long time, Emperor Huan Shi Zhishi, and now he has been invited out to take charge of the sect again.

"Han Xi, do you have any impressions?" Han Ruzi privately sent someone to inquire carefully, and Han Hee's reputation is excellent, and he has a high seniority, which deserves the emperor's respect.

Han Ji was more than seventy years old, he was allowed to crutch in front of the emperor, sat on a round stool, and when he heard the name of "Han Xi", he immediately smiled, "Of course, he actually found His Majesty?" ”

"He stayed outside the Tired Marquis's Mansion for three months, and I only saw him a few years ago."

"Hehe, three months, it's not much, I think he waited for a year outside the Zongzheng Mansion in order to see the old minister. In the end, many people bet on how long he could wait, and the old minister lost a hundred taels of silver. ”

Han Ruzi smiled, Han Yu was a temporary emergency, he did not pursue power, but he was open in front of the emperor.

"Han Xi still wants to return to the position of Marquis of Anyang, right?" Han Zhen asked.

Han Ruzi nodded.

"Well, Han Xi has been running around for many years about this matter, but the Marquis of Anyang was deposed because of rebellion, which is an unforgivable crime, and the imperial court spared his descendants from the sins back then, which is already magnanimous, and there is no reason to restore the throne. Han Xi is a person...... How so? Very stubborn, admit death, the old minister once said to him, as long as he gives up fighting for the throne, he can recommend him to go to other places as an official, be a county commander or something, or join the army, start from a general, accumulate merit and be promoted, and there is also the possibility of being a marquis. But he didn't agree, so he had to restore Anyang Hou first. When I asked him what his reason was, he couldn't say anything, only that he would pay any price. ”

Han Ruzi had only seen Han Xi once, and his impression was exactly the same as Zong Zhengqing, that person was too stubborn.

Han Ji continued: "Any price? This is not what the children of the clan and the ministers should say, so the old minister expelled him from the palace, and he has been paying attention to him for a while, hoping that he will not take risks. Later, I found out that he was just a person who talked big and really needed to take risks, and he didn't look down on him. ”

After Emperor Huan, there were several crises in Dachu, and Han Ruzi really didn't see Han Xi's figure.

With Han Xi's identity, he is just a child of the clan who has no ambition, and he can't even afford to wear a new robe, so naturally no one wants to win him over.

"Han Xi is willing to go to the Far West for me." Han Ruzi said.

Han Heel held the cane with both hands, raised his head and thought for a while, he didn't make this gesture on purpose, it was really because his back was seriously hunched, if he lowered his head, he could only talk to the stool under his buttocks.

"Your Majesty really believes that there is a strong enemy in the Far West, eyeing the Great Chu?"

"I'm hesitant, so I'm trying to figure out what's going on over there."

Han Ji thought for a while, "If you want to lead the army to fight and govern the place, the old minister will never recommend Han Xi, as for sending envoys to distant places and going deep into dangerous places, with Han Xi's stubbornness, maybe it can really be done." There is only one thing, is Your Majesty really willing to restore the Marquis of Anyang? Han Xi will not give up on what he recognizes. ”

"I understand." Han Ruzi sent Zong Zhengqing away, and called Jin Chunzhong to ask him to write a letter to the Xiongnu side, explain the situation, and ask about their reaction.

Other than that, Han Ruzi couldn't do anything but wait patiently.

The New Year has passed, and Han Ruzi picked up the old affairs again.

Not the whole world is immersed in the festive atmosphere, Yun Chuze went to war, Huang Pugong is not the kind of general who plans first and then decides, on the third day of his arrival, he led an army to attack a thief village, but returned in vain, and then launched two offensives against different villages, but no results were achieved.

In the eyes of both the enemy and the enemy, the emperor chose an unreliable general.

But Huang Pugong has his own way of fighting, and although he did not make meritorious contributions in the three attempts, he has roughly figured out the pattern of the group of thieves, the way of fighting, and the terrain.

On Chinese New Year's Eve and the first day or two of the new year, he let his soldiers rest, and on the morning of the second day of the new year, he suddenly ordered to go on an expedition, aiming directly at a thief village in a dangerous place, and swore in public that if there was no more war merit, he would immediately cut off his own head and let others bring it back to the capital to ask the emperor for guilt.

The battle was a complete victory, and the thieves did not expect to be attacked on this day.

There are many thieves in Yunmengze, supporting each other, Huang Pugong calculated the path and time, and ambushed three reinforcements one after another, all of which were broken.

The village captured by Huang Pugong is extremely important, as soon as the village is broken, the main fortress where Luan Banxiong is located is exposed in front of the Chu army, and Shao Kejian, the general of the Chu army, originally planned to spend half a year to attack the village here, but was preempted by Huang Pugong.

Hearing the news from the front, Shao Kejian and the others were taken aback, they didn't believe it at first, but after confirming it repeatedly, they immediately sent troops to support.

When the official document was delivered to the capital, the battle of Yunmengze was in full swing, and the Chu army was conquering various small villages, and the main village was gradually encircled.

The alliance leader conference planned by Yang Feng was unaffected, it was still in progress, and the location was set in the main village of Yunmengze, Luan Banxiong seemed to really take the alliance leader seriously, and he was determined to win.

Han Ruzi was very happy that he had not chosen the wrong person, and immediately sent an edict to reward Huang Pugong's army, and at the same time sent an urgent letter to Yang Feng, asking him to pay attention to protecting Huang Pugong.

Of course, Yang Feng understood this truth, and long before the emperor reminded him, he had sent experts to protect the generals in the army, especially Huang Pugong.

Zhuo Ruhe also had news that in the name of the New Year, he recruited a large number of robbers in the name of the imperial court, sent them to Yinliang, and asked them to go home for the New Year.

The work is very hard, and it is not as comfortable as being a robber, but after the deed is completed, everyone can get a share of the land, and according to the situation, they will be rent-free for one to five years, and they will become good citizens from now on, and they will no longer have to worry about it, so they will attract many people, and when the Chu army launches an offensive, there are more people who accept Zhao'an.

In short, Yun Mengze's general situation has been decided, and Han Ruzi has been busy dealing with this matter for several days, urging all major ministries and departments of the imperial court to cooperate, and almost forgetting the envoy of the gods and ghosts.

But the decree will not be forgotten, and after receiving the decree, the Ministry of Rites will do its duty, and ten days later a recital will be sent, the first half of which is full of the untrustworthiness of these messengers, and the second half will relay the words of the messengers and refute them one by one.

Seeing the end, Han Ruzi was both angry and ridiculous.

The gods and ghosts are called by the Huns, and the messenger's name for the master is more complicated, translated into Chu, which is probably "the only true son of the gods in heaven", and they themselves designated a simple title - the son of heaven.

The Son of Heaven in the West issued an ultimatum to the "Pseudo Son of Heaven" in Dachu, ordering him to bow down and worship in the West. (To be continued.) )