Chapter 156: The State Banquet Turmoil

The sky is dark, the winter night is very long, in a large hall of the palace, wine and food and other things have been placed on several tables, the Manchu Dynasty civil and military ministers and Song envoys have all sat down, and those singers, dancers and musicians of the teaching department are also standing sideways, and at this moment there is only Li Congqing, the king of Qi.

According to the old hour, it is now time for the feast to begin. The envoys of the Song State have been waiting for a long time, but they didn't expect that a prison country, but what they said was so child's play, when the Song State played like a monkey, the Song State envoys looked angry, especially Cao Bin, who still has a haunting heart about the disappearance of King Wei.

Qi Wang Li Congqing has not arrived, the whole hall is a noisy sound, everyone is discussing each other, the atmosphere in the whole hall at this moment seems a little weird, although the lights are still on, but here the Song envoys are all pale, it is full of a smell of gunpowder, as if it is about to explode at any time.

Looking at the sharp eyes of the envoys of the Song State, several of them also hoped that the King of Qi would arrive soon, otherwise the relationship between the two countries would become more and more tense at this state banquet, and there would be another conflict with the Great Song Dynasty in the future, and the arrival of the King of Qi had also become a node in the relationship between the two countries.

"What about King Qi? Why haven't you come yet? Among the envoys of the Song State, Cao Bin looked angry, he got up from his seat, patted the table and questioned Chen Qiao and the civil and military ministers of the Tang State.

Chen Qiao looked embarrassed, he didn't know why King Qi didn't go to the banquet now, he had already said it at noon, but things were beyond Chen Qiao's expectations, King Qi, as a prisoner, had not gone to the banquet until now, which made the face of the entire country of Tang not easy to put anywhere. In addition to Chen Qiao, the civil and military ministers of the entire Tang Kingdom were also restless, and they were anxious for a while, wishing that there was a hole to hide in at this moment. It was too embarrassing, and Chen Qiao could only come forward to comfort him, hoping that the envoys of the Song State would understand.

Cao Bin put away his words, his face was as red as pig's liver, and his two eyes glared at Chen Qiao and the others viciously, with a smell of sparks jumping. Wang Pu on the side was also sitting, with a drooping face, as if it was like a block of ice, which would not melt for thousands of years. On the opposite side, Han Xizai was expressionless, looking at these people tightly, silent, and so did the other Tang courtiers.

In the main hall, the atmosphere has reached a stalemate, and the main hall, as if it is also in the ice rink, exudes a cold air, making everyone uncomfortable.

The ministers of civil and military affairs of the Tang State and the envoys of the Song State were waiting for the King of Qi, but after a long time, the King of Qi had not arrived. At this moment, an attendant broke the atmosphere, and saw that in the huge hall, there was only the sound of the attendant trotting over, and everyone's eyes kept looking at the attendant.

Suddenly, the chamberlain hurriedly ran to Chen Qiao's side and whispered a few words. I saw that Chen Qiao's face was extremely unsightly, and then whispered a few words to the waiter, Chen Qiao nodded, and asked the waiter to step back first.

Chen Qiao's unsightly face suddenly changed three hundred and sixty degrees, and he turned to a smiling face, so he picked up the wine glass in his hand, and came to the envoys of the Song State with Shi Ran, and then said to Wang Pu and Cao Bin and the envoys of the Song Kingdom: "Wang Taishi, General Cao, please stop your anger, the King of Qi is already on the way here, and the King of Qi is delayed because of something, I'm really embarrassed." But in his heart, he was still a little apprehensive, because he had just heard the chamberlain say that the king of Qi had fallen into a coma, but fortunately, the king of Qi had woken up, as long as he stabilized the heart of the envoy of the Song State and controlled the situation at the state banquet, it would be a victory.

"Hmph-" The situation didn't seem to develop according to Chen Qiao's expectations, beyond everyone's expectations, Wang Pu, who had always been kind and peaceful, suddenly became furious, he got up from his seat and said sharply, "Master Chen, the disappearance of King Wei is such a big thing, how did you Tang Guo do it, why haven't you found the whereabouts of King Wei until now, is it that the officials of your country are incompetent, the prison country is incompetent, and at the state banquet tonight, you have not attended the banquet until now, Is it to our Song Yaowu or what? ”

When Chen Qiao heard this, he didn't know how Wang Pu's face changed, Chen Qiao was also shocked, his face suddenly changed, his throat seemed to be stuffed with a piece of cloth, he couldn't say a word for a long time, he felt that he was left alone in the hall, and everyone around him was also watching how he would deal next, and after a while, Chen Qiao hurriedly handed over a look for help and looked at those ministers.

Seeing this, one of the ministers stood up and immediately said: "Wang Taishi's words are wrong, the king of Wei is missing, and our prison country has sent a lot of forbidden troops to secretly search, but unfortunately, it has not been found until now, and the king of Qi has always loved the people like a son, so he must have been delayed because of some things at this moment." Bachelor Chen also said that the prison country will come back after a while, presumably it is already on the way at this moment, and the Song envoy might as well wait a little longer, and the prison country will arrive later. ”

Chen Qiao looked at the minister gratefully. It was about the face of the Tang State, and those Tang State officials also said unanimously: "That is, there may be something delayed in the prison country, so don't be angry, Master Wang, you don't get angry." ”

"Hmph, just wait for a stick of incense, if you can't get a stick of incense, don't blame me for turning his face in Da Song, ruthless, Master Chen." Wang Pu saw that his intention had been achieved, so he didn't make trouble for the time being, he hurriedly sat back in his seat, the wine on the table was accidentally knocked over, and the sound made when it fell to the ground was like a heavy blow to the heart of every Tang courtier.

In this way, the entire hall fell into a cold and embarrassing atmosphere again.

After half a pillar of incense, Li Congqing, the king of Qi, finally appeared at the door of the main hall, but his face was extremely haggard, haggard as if he had just woken up, and that face was also pretending to be a smile, and the smile was also extremely embarrassing, and after the embarrassment, he was glad that he was not secretly done, Li Congqing had just experienced an assassination tonight, and he was shocked, and the state banquet was late, which was also a stain on his reputation.

Chen Qiao and the ministers of the Tang State saw that although Li Congqing was late, he still went to the banquet, and it was better to be late than never, and their hearts were also a lot more relieved at this moment, and they were all looking at how Li Congqing would deal with the envoys of the Song State next.

I saw Li Congqing half-bowing his hand, bowing his head, and said slightly apologetically: "I'm sorry, this king is late, please forgive me Wang Taishi and General Cao." ”

Wang Pu saw that Li Congqing's face was a little pale, and a pair of eyes kept staring at Li Congqing's face, Li Congqing also dodged his gaze, and his face looked even paler in the candlelight.

After a while, I only heard Wang Pugu ask: "Hmm, Jianguo, you must have come so late, you must be sick, why is your face so bad?" Do you want the Imperial Doctor to take a look? ”

Li Congqing said: "Thank you Taishi for your concern, the wind in Jinling at night is a little strong, the king of Shicai is in time, blowing a belly of wind, Wang Taishi must not be careless, the wind in Jinling is much colder than the wind in Kaifeng." ”

Wang Pu interrupted Li Congqing's words, shook his hand and said, "The old man's body and bones are okay, so he won't bother the prison country to care." ”

Li Congqing saw that this old horseman was also a difficult person to deal with, so he no longer went to beg for food.

At this moment, Cao Bin on the side still did not give up, his face was still angry, and his words were still mixed with sporadic sparks, "King Qi, can one sentence solve everything." This time, I am sent to the Tang Kingdom by the mission of His Majesty Song, on the one hand, it is to mourn your lord, and the other more important thing is to find the whereabouts of the King of Wei. ”

Li Congqing's pale face looked more and more pale at the moment, he suddenly felt a tingling pain in his lower ribs, the stinging sensation flashed, he was in the assassin's carriage before, after being kicked in the ribs by the assassin, there was a little pain at that time, but after a while, he couldn't feel the tingling. And now the stinging pain flashed again, causing him to break out in a cold sweat, and he had to say in a low voice: "If General Cao is not satisfied, this king will send someone to look for it now until he finds King Wei, can you?" ”

Cao Bin looked at Li Congqing's face, suddenly turned his head again, and hooked the corner of his mouth with a smile, "Since the prison country has said so, how can Cao blame the prison country, if the prison country is not good for his own people, why don't we let our own people look for it in the Tang Kingdom?" After Cao Bin finished speaking, he looked at Li Congqing meaningfully.

Li Congqing was holding back a breath in his heart, and he was about to get angry, but at this moment, Chen Qiao turned his face and signaled King Qi not to do that. When Li Congqing saw it, he nodded gratefully, and immediately didn't say much, but said: "Don't be irritable with the Song envoy, this king will now order the forbidden army to find it overnight." There was a little resentment in his words, and then he immediately sent the forbidden army out to find the whereabouts of the King of Wei, hoping to find the root of this bane as soon as possible and give an explanation to the Song State, so that these Song people could return to the Song State as soon as possible, so as to avoid any unpredictable situation.

Cao Bin immediately stopped talking, since the goal has been achieved, he will give up, and the most important thing now is to find Zhao Dezhao, the king of Wei.

It's just that everyone in their hall doesn't know that Zhao Dezhao, who they remember, has been in Jinling City all along, but he hides it very well, and he doesn't intend to let everyone know.

The banquet had to enter its program, and everyone enjoyed the delicacies in this palace, and everything seemed to be in the throat, and all the delicacies seemed to feel tasteless and boring.