"Could it be that you're still afraid of her?" Hu Lu Yinghuan sneered, completely disbelieving her brother's explanation: "She is a little girl, how powerful can she be?" I can't beat her, can't you stop her? You're a famous young warrior on our steppe. Are you reluctant to hit her, that's why you dragged me away in a hurry? ”

Hu Lu Yinghuan's question was so sharp that Hu Lu Changrong was speechless for a while, and he hesitated for a long time before admitting in a low voice: "Sister, you underestimate her too much." I dragged you away because I wasn't sure I could contain her in a few moves. What do you think others will think if I can't beat her little girl in a few moves? If this matter reached the ears of the Great Zhou Emperor, what would he think? ”

Hu Lu turned his head violently and looked at his younger brother with a shocked expression: "You...... No...... No way! ”

"I'm not lying." Hu Lu Changrong replied softly: "I have done it with her, and I know it in my heart. That's why when she restrained you, I didn't attack. I am Prince Rong Di, if I really do it with her, I must not delay ten moves. If it drags on for a long time, even if I win in the end, we will lose this game. Therefore, Sister, you can't fight for a moment. ”

"I see." Hu Lu Yinghuan lowered her eyes and covered the complicated expression in her eyes: "Forget it, we have already left anyway, so I won't bother with her this time." ”

The Hulu brothers and sisters returned to Queen Wei's Yuyang Palace, and they didn't walk around anymore, waiting for the so-called "main banquet" steadily, and Queen Wei did give face, and the second round of banquets reopened after noon was very lively, and even Princess Pingyang and Princess Ningfu, who had not appeared before, were all present, and several of Queen Wei's biological children were all present.

In the following time, Empress Wei seemed much more cordial and enthusiastic than before, and the whole banquet was peaceful, and there was no longer the situation that made the Hulu sisters and brothers embarrassed before. The queen even asked King Xin to lead the princes and princesses to take turns to toast the Hulu brothers and sisters, which was really the treatment of guests at the state ceremony.

And Mu Hongsheng, who had fought with others, stayed in the pavilion of the imperial garden with Xie Shurou and Xie Shurou until the queen sent someone to find them, and they returned to Yuyang Palace. As soon as the Hulu sisters and brothers saw Mu Hongsheng coming back, they were immediately a little vigilant, but they were also nervous, and the little girl Mu sat in her seat and honestly ate vegetables and snacks.

The two ancestors and grandchildren of the Mu family still refused to serve a glass when they toasted collectively, but the queen mother did not ask about it again, and seemed to plan to follow the joy of their grandparents and grandchildren. And if the Queen of the Great Zhou doesn't mention it, the Hulu sisters and brothers won't be in a hurry to find it uncomfortable, they are afraid of Mu Hongsheng, and they can't wait to deal with each other.

At the banquet, everyone was looking for staggered communication, only the ancestors and grandchildren of the Mu family were mavericks, as if they were out of place with the surroundings as if they were a small world of their own, and they didn't bother to raise their eyelids, and they didn't even look at the Hulu sisters and brothers opposite.

This welcome banquet ended peacefully, and the first meeting between Mu Hongshang and Rong Di and the brothers and sisters ended here. Neither side wants to see the other again.

Unfortunately, such a wish is not destined to come true. Because if the peace talks are successful, then in the future, Hulu Yinghuan and Hulu Changrong will live in the capital for a long time, and sooner or later they will enter the social circle of the nobles of the family in Beijing. The emperor even intended to encourage Hu Lu Yinghuan and Hu Lu Changrong to integrate into the social circle of the Great Zhou aristocracy as soon as possible, so after the queen's banquet, the sisters and brothers could always receive all kinds of invitations.

At the same time, negotiations between Da Zhou and Rong Dilai had also begun. The emperor sent Li Xiang to preside over the peace talks, and Chen Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites and Mu Chengxin, the general of Youzhou, assisted in the peace talks. On the other hand, there was no doubt that the Rongdi mission was led by King Qirong, and the two sides were evenly matched, and they were fighting for every minute when it came to national interests.

Therefore, this time the tug-of-war in peace talks will definitely be protracted, which both the Rong Di people and the Great Zhou court are actually fully psychologically prepared. Foreign affairs are not something that can be interfered with by idle people, and everyone is very concerned about the progress of the peace talks, but the progress of the negotiations is still very slow and difficult.

During this time, Mu Chengxin was very busy, going out early in the morning and returning home at night.

Compared with Mu Chengxin, who was busy negotiating, Li Xiang was obviously busier. He needs to spend a lot of energy at the negotiating table with the Rongdi people, but the party rivalry in the court will not stop because he has been busy lately.

On the contrary, Li Xiang even felt that Lin Xiang seemed to be becoming more and more aggressive in the court, as if he was more determined to win the position of the secretary of the military department.

However, fortunately, Master Gu and Lord Wang, who are jointly in charge of the seal of the Ministry of War, do not want to give up the rights they already have in their hands easily, although the two are joint palm seals and check and balance each other, but after all, they have already grasped the real power of the Ministry of War in their hands, even if they share it with others, it is better than giving it away.

Therefore, Li Xiang was very sure at the beginning that the situation in the military department would not change soon. According to his judgment, unless the new candidate for the secretary of the military department can satisfy both Scholar Gu and Lord Wang, these two will never easily hand over their rights.

However, what Lee Sang-sang never expected was that in early June, the situation between the DPRK and China changed suddenly.

First of all, the third son of Gu Daxue was promoted to the Zhengliupin Jiying Palace, and was transferred back to Beijing to arrive in Ningling.

Gu Sanye walked fast on the road, but before others arrived in the capital, another order came down, and Gu Sanye, who had not yet arrived in Jiying Palace, had been transferred to the head of the household department. Although it is still six products, the head of the degree branch is not an ordinary position, and the financial budget and accounting of the entire Great Zhou have to be transferred to the hands of the head of the department of the department, and he is a proper real power faction.

And the household, that's Lin Xiang's territory! After Li Xiang received the news, he immediately understood that Lin Xiang was afraid that he was going to use the position of the real power faction of the household department in exchange for the political support of Gu Daxue.

You must know that the head of the household department has a special position and has the most comprehensive grasp of the financial situation of the whole country, so as long as there are no major mistakes in office, he will be promoted to a waiter within two or three years. Lin Xiang has already paved the way for the third son of Scholar Gu.

Lin Xiangken made such a cost, it must have been an agreement with Scholar Gu in private, and Li Xiang was really anxious now. The only possible partner he has at the moment is only Wang Zhixiu, who has a joint palm print with Gu Zhengze, otherwise what should he do? Could it be that he can still go to his old rival Xie Xiang to cooperate?

Gu Sanye is about to return to Beijing, and the Anguo Mansion naturally received the news, although the party dispute between the DPRK and China has nothing to do with the Anguo Mansion, but Gu Sanye is Gu Yilan's father after all, so it is normal for the Mu family to pay attention to this matter.