Yuan Jiuding, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, did not have a good impression of these Western envoys, "Turning into a fanatic, with vulgar manners and ignorant words, according to the views of the ministers, there is no need to be with them in general, and there is no need to keep the post house, put on the shackles, and send troops all the way back to the Western Regions." Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ”

The ministers in the Qinzheng Palace all agreed with Yuan Jiuding's suggestion, and it was not because they were afraid that they would not kill the envoy, but because they felt that the gap between the status of the two sides was too big and it was not worth angering.

Han Ruzi was only confused by one thing, "Great Chu is thousands of miles away from this country, and has never had any contact, according to the envoy, their king is full of hatred for Great Chu, why is this?" ”

Yuan Jiuding replied: "There are some guests from the Western Regions in the city, according to them, the ancestors of the Western King were originally from the Central Plains, and they surrendered to the Huns due to defeat, and then went west with the Huns, and later generations became slaves. After the rise of the Western King, he hated the Xiongnu the most, followed by the Central Plains, believing that the Central Plains court had no way and forced his ancestors to surrender. That's to the effect. ”

The self-proclaimed self-proclaimed god and ghost Da Shan Yu is too arrogant, and Yuan Jiuding does not use it, only called "King of the West".

"What is the matter?"

"The minister doesn't know, the words relayed by the people of the Western Regions are not credible, even the king of the West himself probably doesn't remember the dynasty, the so-called revenge is just a momentary wild talk. It is rumored that the journey of the King of the West was not smooth, because of its cruelty and ruthlessness, the rebellions of the extreme western countries rose one after another, and it would not be long before the King of the West would be defeated, and he could not even see the mountains and rivers of Great Chu. ”

If the situation develops in this direction, of course, it is the best, Han Ruzi thought for a while and said: "There is no need to be shackled, the envoy will be repatriated after ten days, and no gifts will be given." Great Chu also sent envoys to the west, perhaps to walk with them, as a guide. ”

The ministers were taken aback, and the prime minister affirmed that Mingzhi had already retreated, so he did not speak, and the new Zuocha Yu Shi Fengju stepped forward and said: "The kings of the extreme west are fighting together, and the chaos is unbearable, and Chu will make this ......."

Han Ruzi raised his hand and said that he still had something to say: "There were many dependent countries in the Far West, and the chaos for a while will end sooner or later. ”

The ministers had nothing to say, especially Yuan Jiuding, if the countries in the extreme west ended the chaos and resumed tribute, the responsibility for finding out the name would belong to the Ministry of Rites.

Han Ruzi did not recommend anyone, but followed the rules of the imperial court and asked the Ministry of Rites to openly recruit brave men to send them to war-torn places thousands of miles away.

There are not many people who apply, and everyone understands that there are many bad lucks here, and most of them may freeze to death on the road, even if they are lucky enough to get to the far west, the war there may not be over, and it is still dangerous and difficult to move an inch.

Only Han Xi understood that this was the opportunity given to him by the emperor, but he had to ask first.

He was now one of the many free-riders who could directly ask to see the emperor, and when he was allowed to do so, he went to Lingyun Pavilion to meet him, four days after the Ministry of Rites recruited warriors.

Han Xi finally had a new robe without patches, and it was all in line with the rules when he entered the house to kneel and bow, it looked normal, and he was different as soon as he opened his mouth, "Wechen knock and see you, please ask Your Majesty to handwrite a guarantee to restore the Marquis of Anyang, Wechen will set off immediately, and will not delay for a while." ”

The eunuchs and guards in the room looked sideways, and Han Ruzi smiled, "Why did I write such a guarantee? ”

Han Xi raised his head and looked surprised, "Isn't Your Majesty recruiting envoys to go to the Extreme West?" Wechen is willing to go, but I made it very clear to His Majesty before......"

Han Ruzi shook his head and picked up a piece of paper on the table, "You said that you were willing to go to the Far West, but your name was not on the call list sent by the Ministry of Rites. ”

"Wechen must guarantee first, and then answer the call." Han Xi took this for granted.

This is really a dead-eyed person, Han Ruzi still shook his head, "There are many callers, whether you are still between the two, why should the court make a guarantee?" ”

In fact, there are only a few people on the list, and looking at their resumes, they are all petty officials and civilians, and even the guilty prisoners in the prison are not qualified to serve as envoys of Great Chu.

Han Xi didn't know, he only felt that there were many competitors, this was an unexpected situation that he didn't expect, and he was speechless all of a sudden.

Han Ruzi said: "Han Xi, if you believe in me and the imperial court, you will make meritorious service first and then ask for rewards, there is no reason in the world to discuss rewards first and then do things, do you understand?" ”

"Wechen believes in His Majesty, but he doesn't believe much in the court, Wechen is only worried about one thing, this envoy is not only to pass on the message, but also to watch the customs, survey the terrain, it will take at least three years to go back and forth. Three years later, the court that Wechen doesn't believe in is still there, but the Majesty that Wechen believes in may not still be there, so I hope to ......"

Several eunuchs opened their mouths to reprimand at the same time, and Han Xi also realized that his words were too much, and he was cursing the emperor, and hurriedly kowtowed to apologize.

Han Ruzi didn't care, and said: "Those who do great things are not afraid of dangers, if you want to restore the throne of your ancestors, you have to be willing to take risks, if you want to be down-to-earth, it is better to go home and dream." ”

Han Xi was still kowtowing, and Han Ruzi waved his hand, indicating that he could step back, and added: "If you can really go to the West, you must pray for a long life on the way." ”

"Long live Your Majesty, long live." Han Xi quit and didn't get any guarantee, but he went to the Ministry of Rites to sign up on the same day.

There are more than 100 envoys from the extreme west, more than half of the casualties on the way, and there are only more than 30 people left in the capital of Dachu, the information they convey is extremely arrogant, but I am not so rude, with the arrangement of Dachu, I can do anything, and I am willing to take Chu envoys back to China, there is only one request, I hope that Dachu will take the letter of the "Son of Heaven" and give a reply.

The content of the letter was similar to what the envoy said, all of which were ultimatums ordering the Great Chu Emperor to surrender immediately.

The Ministry of Rites accepted the letter, but only gave a reply that the letter had been received, and as for the emperor's reply, it was categorically impossible to write, not a word.

After getting the receipt, the Western envoys were satisfied, and a few days later, they embarked on the road back to China, with an extra team of Chu envoys by their side.

In order to arrange the identity of the Chu envoy, the Ministry of Rites took great pains to finally name the Great Chu Xingxi Guanfeng Envoy, indicating that they had no exact purpose of going to the west, just to observe the customs of various places and convey the goodwill of the Great Chu Emperor.

There were fifty envoys in total, and except for Han Xi, a disciple of the clan, the entourage was either desperate debtors or prisoners who hoped to atone for their sins, and the ministers of the court and China were all skeptical about how far this team could go.

Han Xi's family saw him off, shedding tears outside the city, and didn't expect to see him back again.

The Western Regions also replied, claiming that these Western envoys did not take the Kunlun Pass where Deng Cui and others were stationed, but entered the Western Regions from the northern route.

The officials of Da Chu in the Western Regions were kept in the dark the whole time, and they had to admit the reality at the last moment.

Han Ruzi ordered the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of War to continue to collect news from the extreme west, although the Western Regions are all small countries, they are all frightened by the gods and ghosts, there must be a reason.

But after all, the enemy of the West has not yet been hit, and an arrogant letter will not cause visible harm to Da Chu, and after Han Ruzi sent an envoy, he began to be busy with the affairs in front of him again.

In mid-February, another child of the clan finally surrendered to the law, Han Chou died in prison, and the emperor **** was exempted from being beheaded on the street and gave Bai Aya a strip.

The official document sent by the Criminal Department said that Han Chou knelt on the ground to thank him before he died, repented of various crimes, and then got up in full clothes and covered his face with silk, indicating that he had no face to face his ancestors and ancestors after death.

Jin Chunzhong was also at the scene, but he told the emperor a different scene.

Han Chou knew that he was going to die, but at this moment, he was still so frightened that he couldn't possess his body, and he kept crying, swearing to everyone he saw that as long as he was willing to let him escape, he was willing to share half of the family property as a thank you gift.

Luoyang Hou's family property had already been confiscated, and he forgot about it all.

After noon, when the executioner arrived, Han Chou was paralyzed on the ground, feces and urine flowed together, and he couldn't stand up at all, several jailers lifted up, tossed for half an hour, and finally put his neck into the white silk.

Han Chou's last few words were not thankful and apologic, but a roar of "I won't let you go if I am a ghost".

He did have a cloth on his face, not of his own will, but because he was talking nonsense, and the officials of the criminal department ordered people to gag his mouth with a cloth, and by the way, he covered his face.

"Han Chou didn't admit his guilt until he died, thinking that he ......" Jin Chunzhong couldn't continue.

Han Ruzi snorted, "Think I'm deliberately taking revenge on him?" ”

Jin Chunzhong nodded.

In Han Chou's view, he once wholeheartedly curryed favor with the emperor and the queen mother, if the emperor accepted it at that time, there would be no later betrayal and assassination, so all the mistakes were on the emperor, as for the merchants and the people, it was never within the scope of his consideration, he always regarded Luoyang as his own unique territory, and how to loot it was his power.

Han Ruzi couldn't help but sigh, just cleaning up a Han Chou is so time-consuming and labor-intensive, and I don't know how long it will take to rectify the sect.

"Did the Huns reply?" Han Ruzi asked.

Jin Chunzhong said: "The concubine replied, saying that she didn't know, the eldest brother Jin Chunbao is now doing things by his side, and she forwarded my letter to the past, and it will take a while to reply." ”

Han Ruzi wanted to ask about Jin Chuiduo's condition, but after thinking about it, he still didn't speak.

At the end of February, news came from Yun Mengze that the main village of the group of thieves had been conquered, and Luan Banxiong was arrested and was being escorted to Beijing.

Yun Mengze, Donghai, Xiongnu, gods and ghosts Da Danyu, one of the four major troubles in Han Ruzi's heart was removed, and he was not shocked, and there was no excitement in his heart when he was planning.

This is just a small beginning, which proves that the remnants of the Great Chu Imperial Court are still there, and the next road is even more difficult.

Yang Feng sent a letter that the alliance leader meeting would be held as scheduled, and without the participation of the bandits, a moderate alliance leader would be elected to coordinate the relationship between the rivers and lakes, and try to stay away from the open and dark affairs of the imperial court.

In the letter, Yang Feng said that Chun Yuxiao had already shown his feet and would soon be arrested, so he would have to wait a month or two before returning to Beijing.

Han Ruzi was very curious about who the "Chun Yu Xiao" that Yang Feng finally caught would be.

Yang Feng is tirelessly pursuing his goal, and Han Ruzi is not idle, although he can't patrol the Quartet yet, he has to take the first step - leave the palace, and take the opportunity to reorganize the clan. (To be continued.) )