It was a short night.

It was a gloomy day, and it was actually almost dawn, but it was still dark.

There was a chirping of birds outside the window, which woke Xu Yongzhi up.

"Get up!" A voice chirping.

"It's chirp ashes." Xu Yongzhi rubbed his eyes and turned over.

These eighty percent were sent by Duan Meimei.

Xiaogui also woke up, thinking of Duan Meimei's appearance of releasing birds, he couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed.

The last time Xu Yongzhi went to the coloring garden, Duan Meimei got up in the middle of the night and steamed a large pot of meat cage to vent.

But now she has to concentrate and face today's events.

Xiaogui handed the sword to Xu Yongzhi (he couldn't bring it into the palace anyway).

"If I want to use it, I'll go to you outside the north gate to get your weapon." She whispered.

"If it's a powerful opponent, lead me outside the north gate and let me deal with it." Xu Yongzhi said.

She gave him a deep wet kiss and pushed the door back to the inn.

Chirp Ash paced in through the open door and looked at Xu Yongzhi with malicious intent.

"Fiancée, mine." Xu Yongyi said to Chirp Ash with a disdainful face.

Xu Yongzhi brought his things and told Chirp Ash to go back to Duan Meimei, and go to the forbidden army camp to pack up the armor and weapons, and prepare to go on duty.

Huo Yizun arranged to answer outside the four gates.

Outside the West Gate, Zhang Bei Daoist and the disciples of Longhu Mountain were invited;

Outside the east gate is yourself;

Outside the south gate are Duan Meimei, Ah Crisp and Duan Zishou;

Outside the north gate is Xu Yongzhi, so there is no need to send special people.

Da Zhou won't hurt Xiaogui, but Li Lianqiao may do it.

If Xiaogui is really in danger, it shouldn't be a problem to rush out of Miyagi with her strength.

At that time, it will be safer to have your own people to take action.

The south gate is the main gate of the imperial city of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and it is also the only way for Xiaogui's motorcade to enter the palace.

Around the end of the day, the diplomatic mission of Jiangnan walked to the south gate of the imperial city.

Unlike when she was in a hurry, Xiaogui was riding in an open car, where she could be seen by all the Bianliang soldiers and civilians.

This is exactly what Li Yu and Han Xizai designed.

"Sending a beautiful woman as an envoy can ease the tense atmosphere politically."

"You must expose Xia Zhaoyi." Han Xizai said.

Of course, the risk of being expensive will also be much higher.

But for her, what is even more terrible is to always wear a polite smile, she is not used to being this kind of star.

Although the sky was gloomy, the people of Bianliang still came to watch the beautiful envoys of the Southern Tang Dynasty, and everyone was full of praise.

"It's so pretty!"

"Jiangnan actually has such a character!"

"Oh my God, Jiangnan used to be a rich place."

"It seems that Jinling is not the kind of rainforest with tattoos."

"I heard that it's the princess of Jiangnan?"

"What princess? She is the concubine of the lord of Jiangnan! ”

"Such a beautiful daughter-in-law was given to our Emperor Majesty?"

"Who knows, maybe people can think about it."

"Don't talk nonsense, Emperor Chai is a hero of the world, and he won't do that kind of thing."

"It's so good-looking, even the heroes of the world are sad to pass the beauty pass."

Xiao Gui held on to the rails of the car and waved to the soldiers and civilians.

Crispy was dumbfounded.

"This is the little noble sister." Duan Zishou said.

"It's ......," stammered.

"What?" Duan Zishou said.

"It's so beautiful...... "Crispy finally said.

This is the highlight moment of Xiaogui's life, accepting the nourishment of love at the most beautiful time, and walking to the eyes of the whole world with an important peace mission.

Duan Meimei looked at her, happy and sad at the same time.

She was happy to see that Xiaogui was safe and thoughtful, and sadly, she saw the joy on Xiaogui's face and the light in her eyes.

Xiaogui is not a person who is full of joy for this kind of cheer.

She must have seen Xu Yongzhi.

Duan Meimei asked Chirp Ash to find Xu Yongzhi, and came back to ask Twitter Ash, Chirp Ash said the phrase "fiancée", and Duan Meimei also had mixed tastes.

The two of them should have been together all the time last night.

Duan Meimei hurriedly shook her head and threw away other thoughts.

Xiao Gui saw Meimei and Duan Zishou, smiled and waved to them.

Duan Zishou waved very happily, but Meimei's face was always a little unnatural.

When the convoy entered the palace, the palace gate was closed, and the people dispersed.

There was only one gray parrot, hovering and observing above the imperial city.

Xiaogui and Xu Xuan Xu entered the Guangming Hall together, which is the main hall of Chai Rong's court meeting and office.

Like all the emperor's main halls, there was a large, ugly, and uncomfortable chair on the tall steps.

Men, they die for this uncomfortable chair, for the long pilgrimage, for the mountains of twists and turns, and for the endless palace fights, but they are not willing to live for the singing of birds and flowers, the lotus pond on a moonlit night, the golden wind and autumn rain, and the mud stove after the snow.

The seats were empty.

There is a special doorway, called the emperor's mental technique, in fact, it is how to intimidate others, scare others, make people afraid of you, obey you, and recognize you.

For example, if a person kneels in front of an empty throne and suddenly appears behind the other person, the other person is taken aback.

The more unskilled and powerful the emperor, the more obsessed he is with this.

So when Xiaogui saw this empty throne, he actually looked down on it a little in his heart.

Wang Pu, the prime minister of the Great Zhou, appeared in front of the throne.

"I'm here to deliver the official's message."

Xiaogui and Xu Xuan hurriedly crawled to the ground.

"I have seen the excerpts you entered, and I know that the lord of Jiangnan has dealt with the surname Zhou, and I hope that he will take good care of the peace of the ground and not make trouble."

This sentence, even if Li Yu was spared, Xiaogui and Xu Xuan hurriedly thanked him.

"Don't enter the beauties, I have no interest in beauties, and don't enter the eunuchs, you Jiangnan people are eunuchs, the language is not clear, the king and the emperor can't tell the difference, and the eunuchs are all the children of the grandfather's family, born of their parents, you crippled his body and became a eunuch, I can't bear it, there are already ones, I am not allowed to be dismissed, but I am not allowed to recruit new eunuchs into the Jiangnan Palace."

"Don't send horses, my horses are better than yours, if you have the heart to be filial, give me fifty ships of the sea, and it will be useful to send grain along the coast to the north."

This is very considerate, but fifty ships is not a small burden, because Zhou Zhuocheng burned Longhu Mountain, Chai Rong really asked Li Yu for a lot of money.

Emphasizing that it is a sea ship, which means that it is not an enemy of Li Yu, since the Tang Dynasty, the system of sea ships and river ships is different, and the form is also different, and sea ships cannot be used to attack the Southern Tang Dynasty.

Xiaogui and Xu Xuan are prostrate and thankful.

"Chin this." Lord Wang Pu finished the message.

"Lord Xu."

"Lord Wang."

"Please bring the edict back to the lord of Jiangnan."

"Yes...... Just ......"

"Just what?"

"The subordinate came from Jinling, and he still hopes to see Tianyan so that he can go back to restore his life...... Xu Xuan asked in fear.

"Your Majesty has already instructed you on this point." Wang Pu said.

"What did Your Majesty say?"

"Your Majesty said, Xu Xuan, this old guy talks a lot, I am annoyed by it, if Xia Zhaoyi wants to meet me, come back and talk to me." Wang Pu said.

Xu Xuan kowtowed like pounding garlic, and said vigorously that he had offended Tianyan.

"In this case, please ask Lord Wang to lead the way." Xiaogui said generously to Wang Pu.

"That's all right." Wang Pu looked at Xiaogui approvingly, and then said to Xu Xuan with a look of disgust: "You go out and wait." ”

Seo Hyun went out with his body bent.

"Zhaoyi, please." Lord Wang Pu was actually very polite.

"Don't dare, please."

Xiaogui got on the eunuch's two-person open sedan chair, and went straight to the emperor's bedroom from the back of the Guangming Palace, Lord Wang followed on foot, and when he arrived at the gate of the palace, Lord Wang saluted and said: "This is it, Zhaoyi, please come in, Wang can't enter the harem, go back to the front hall and wait for Zhaoyi." ”

The two eunuchs were also waiting at the palace gate, and Xiaogui walked into the bedroom of the most powerful man in the world by himself.

The sky became more and more gloomy, like the bottom of a black pot, and it was impossible to tell whether it was day or night.

Xiaogui entered the dormitory, and the two palace maids went out silently and closed the door.

"With such a big show, it should still create psychological pressure on me, anyway, I won't make so many preparations for killing a Xia Xiaogui." When Xiaogui thought of this, he didn't have any thoughts of being afraid.

"Come closer."

There were many candles in the hall, Chai Rong leaned on the couch, and an apricot-colored gauze curtain separated him from the people outside.

Xiaogui walked to the edge of the collapse.

"Sit down."

"The concubine doesn't dare."

"Let's take a good look at this dormitory."

"See what?"

"Otherwise, what will you report to Li Yu when you go back?"

"Your Majesty wants me to report to the lord of the country, right?"

"Smart kid."

"What does Your Majesty want me to say?"

"Smarter than I thought." Chai Rong said.

"Li Yu made a risky move, and directly sent out an envoy who he had not subdued, this person is interesting." Chai Rong said.

"Your Majesty." Xiaogui said.

"I don't want to kill him," Chai Rong said, "I don't have any murderous intentions, you can tell him this." ”

"The concubine obeys."

"Don't be so vigilant, I did send the concubine to inspect you, knowing that you are very good, I just thought, talk to you, you are not Li Yu's person, but you don't want the two countries to start a war, you don't want anyone to die, you have such insight, then I can plan something with you." Chai Rong said.

"Your Majesty wants to peacefully resolve the Southern Tang issue?" Xiaogui said.

"Before, his father called me a minister, in the past few years, with one country and two edicts to solve all problems, Jiangnan is an inseparable part of the territory of the Great Zhou, but in the future, sooner or later, I will use troops against the feud of the Northern Han Dynasty, at that time I need Jiangnan's finance and taxes, if Li Yu is optimistic about Jiangnan, provide money and food, I will ensure his safety." Chai Rong said.

"The concubine wrote it down." While listening to this, Xiaogui was secretly frightened, and the strategy in Chai Rong's heart was actually the same as what Xu Yongzhi said.

"If he is like Longhu Mountain again, don't blame me for being rude." Chai Rong added.

"The concubine is grateful."

"Alright, I'm done with what I brought him, now let's talk about you." Chai Rong said.

"My business?" Xiaogui's heart was shocked.

"Follow me ......"

Chai Rong didn't finish his words when he was suddenly interrupted by a violent cough.

"Follow me......"

"Dry ......"

"Your Majesty, what do you mean......" Xiaogui came over to help, Chai Rong waved her hand and stayed away.

"Be my informant."

"The concubines don't dare to betray the lord of Jiangnan."

"Not to betray, but to protect him, his family and all the people of Jiangnan." Chai Rong said.

"What do you mean ......"

"If there is a big fluctuation in the country, report it to me, and Da Zhou will take action."

Xiaogui turned several thoughts in an instant.

If Xu Yongzhi challenges the position of the lord of Jiangnan, then Chai Rong can be his strong reinforcement.

It's a pity that Xu Yongzhi would rather be Chai Rong's soldier than be a prince of the Great Zhou.

"The concubine doesn't understand."

"Xia Xiaogui, I and you are both business people since childhood, this is a merger and acquisition, don't think too much, give him a high salary, let him retire comfortably, isn't it?" Chai Rong said.

Xiaogui was hit by this sentence all of a sudden.

Xiaogui once said to Xiong Shihai, "I am also the daughter of a doctor." ”

Chai Rong's sentence "I am also a businessman" really hit Xiaogui.

"I want to build a dynasty with very strong merchant power, not an empire of bureaucrats, but such a dynasty must have wide roads, safe post houses, uniform markets, good law and order, and low tax rates, right?"

Xiaogui suddenly remembered the nest of horse thieves that he had endured humiliation and lived.

"Someone has used a sword to achieve the smoothness of a road, such as your Shanzitang."

"There are people who use military and punishment to guarantee the interests of merchants, for example."

"Think for yourself."

Having said that, this is a big face, a big favor.

"How many people have told me that your pharmacy is very rich and should ask you for military expenses, but I think that it is better to keep such a businessman, and I hope that Da Zhou can be more open and richer, not like Datang, where merchants are locked in small grids."

"Your Majesty!" Xiaogui leaned over and saluted, "It's really a blessing for the people to have a Ming monarch like you." ”

"Don't tout me, I don't lack this."

"It's sincere. The four dynasties of the Liang, Tang, Jin and Han dynasties were all a group of martial artists and herdsmen who killed people and set fires. ”

"I'm different from them, it's completely different, I don't want to kill, I want peace in the world. It's been messed up enough, it's been a hundred years, it's been messy enough. Chai Rong said a little breathlessly.

Xiao Gui trembled and saluted Chai Rong.

"Your Majesty's health doesn't seem to be doing well?" Xiaogui asked tentatively.

"Are you afraid of me?" Chai Rong asked.

"Don't be afraid." Xiaogui felt strange, thinking that this man must have some thoughts about himself.

"Then sit down and take a closer look."

Xiaogui walked to the couch, and Chai Rong lifted the curtain.

This man was thirty-six or seventeen years old, his face was like a crown of jade, and his three locks of beautiful black beard were also beautiful, but the hair on his left forehead was draped down, covering half of his face.

"You're from a doctor's family, so you probably won't be scared."

Chai Rong stretched out his left arm to show Xiaogui.

Dense pimples, this arm is already festering.

"You know."

"Your Majesty, it's a leprosy ......," Xiaogui whispered.

"Yes."

Chai Rong pulled the hair on the left side, and half of his face was already ulcerated.

The people who call leprosy festering are lionnoses, and most of them will be expelled to the mountains, live in leprosy villages, and fend for themselves.

"I can't imagine it, the rich world, the king of a country, but what's the use of encountering this?"

The man looked at Xiaogui with a wry smile.

"I discovered this disease after I ascended the throne, I haven't hugged the crown prince Chai Zongxun for three years, and the queen and concubines are not favored."

"Your Majesty, there are still some ways to deal with this disease, the key is to improve your righteousness, you need to not breathe and rest more."

"Yes, Xu Taiyue of your Shanzitang also said so, but it is more interesting to live for twenty years in the palace and live vigorously for ten years?"

"The concubine was very curious before, Your Majesty seems to have done things for three or even five years within a year, you rewarded the cultivation of textiles, gathered the hearts of the people of the countries south of the Yangtze River, reformed the forbidden army, repaired history, attacked the Northern Han, Khitan and Lianghuai, and personally read the examination papers of the imperial examination tribute students, it seems that you are simply working every day, and you have not stopped at all."

"Because my days are numbered."

"Your Majesty, there will definitely be a way!"

"That's immortal art, not the way of the world, your master Zhang Tianshi also asked, and Chen Tuan Ancestor also saw it, it's useless."

"I'm not reconciled!"

This middle-aged man resembles a chagrined little child.

Xiao Gui couldn't help but hug the suffering man, and suddenly she remembered Li Yu's words.

"I will carve your portrait into a Bodhisattva, and when the drowsy and mediocre world walks by, as long as I look back and see your face, I will feel great compassion and supreme comfort."

Xiao Gui tried his best to recall his state and eyes that day, and used that kind of gaze to cleanse and comfort Chai Rong.

Chai Rong saw Xiao Gui's gaze, and unexpectedly became calm.

"It's me who lost my temper, but I suddenly felt very happy, from ancient times to the present, there are so many emperors, how many can the people remember? I hope that a thousand years later, whether it is a historian or the author of a legendary novel, when Chai Rong is mentioned, he will be able to pick up his thumb and say, although this emperor has a short life, he is a good person, and he is a good emperor, it is enough. ”

"Your Majesty has mercy!"

"I am not merciful, I forced all the monks and nuns with mortal hearts to return to the world, I closed the monastery, and made all the Buddha statues into money."

"There are also two kinds of compassion, one is the angry eyes of Vajra, and the other is the low eyebrows of the Bodhisattva."

"My days are numbered, Xiaogui, you tell Li Yu that I don't know who will actually control Da Zhou behind me, and if I come to vote now, Li Yu will become an important minister in my court, a person who I trust Gu, and a brother of me, in the future, he doesn't know what kind of opponent he will meet and what kind of fate he will encounter. This is what I want you to do for me and the people of Jiangnan. ”

Chai Rong felt tired in Xiaogui's gentle eyes, and pillowed on Xiaogui's lap.

"When I'm asleep, you go out."

Despite the theoretical risk of contagion, Xiaogui continued to sleep the exhausted man.

After Chai Rong fell asleep, Xiao Gui opened the door of the dormitory and walked into the low darkness outside the door.