Chapter Thirty-Nine: You Have to Make Things Ugly Yourself!

Mother ran to death, son ran to life, this is just the simplest portrayal of Chai Yu when he was born, how much blood and rain he has never heard of it, and he has never asked, he doesn't care much, because he has never known that his mother never wanted him to be born.

So after listening to Guo Wanyi's words, he didn't show much excitement, his expression was slightly imperceptible, his tone was still indifferent, and even more alienated, "This king is not here to give you an answer, General Guo, whether you believe it or not has nothing to do with this king, this king is not here to recognize his relatives this time, you will give the envoys of the Qin State to this king, and this king's palace gate will not enter." ”

"You don't recognize the old man, and you keep calling the old man general?" Guo Wanyi crossed his waist angrily.

"What, do you want this king to call you His Majesty the Emperor?" Chai Yu said indifferently, "But this king's surname is Chai, and I can't let you get your wish." ”

"Hmph!" Guo Wanyi sneered, "Old man, see how hard you can be!"

The words were not speculative for more than half a sentence, the two sides were disgusted with each other and did not say anything, and entered the main palace gate in silence all the way, Guo Wanyi returned to Changxin Palace with a sad face while holding his broken sword, and Guo Ziyang personally placed Chai Yu in his East Palace.

"You have already taken the grain, when will the people of the Qin Kingdom be able to take it away?" Chai Yu didn't seem to want to rest and wait.

"Since you have even checked your father's private treasury, how can you not know that the envoys of the Qin State are no longer in the Xiling Palace. Guo Ziyang sighed, called someone to serve tea in the house, and personally poured the tea and handed it to Chai Yu, "It's rare for you to come here, don't you have anything else to ask us?"

Chai Yu didn't stretch out his hand to take the tea, but only raised his eyes and looked at him with a clear expression: "This king is surnamed Chai, and there is no difference between knowing and not knowing." ”

Guo Ziyang was slightly stunned, withdrew the hand that handed the tea and rested it in front of his desk, lowered his head and lowered his eyes for a few breaths, and said softly: "You are more transparent than you imagined, and I don't know if it is fortunate or unfortunate." ”

"This king is not here to talk to the crown prince, this king only wants people. Chai Yu insisted.

"People are no longer in the palace. Guo Ziyang repeated.

"This king only knows that it is you Xiling who has detained people, no matter where he is, this king only asks for you people. ”

"Can you ask someone to come in person, is it the Qin State or the princess who is engaged to you so much?" Guo Ziyang poked at the point, thinking earlier that he came to ask for people with great fanfare to cover up the real purpose of coming to Xiling, but now it seems that he is really here for the envoys of the Qin State, which is worth thinking about.

If it was only because of the Qin State, for the sake of cooperation between the two sides, personally rescuing the envoys would be able to promote the relationship even more, but if it was really for the private relationship between men and women, such an impulsive behavior would not be appreciated.

Chai Yu raised his eyebrows and said: "Prince Xiling is just taking care of other people's affairs too much, so he will be over forty years old and still be the prince." ”

Guo Ziyang almost choked on a sip of tea, and coughed a few times before he blushed slightly and smiled: "It's extremely difficult for you to want a desirable girl, that's why it's so bothering." But what if your father wants another girl for you?"

Chai Yu didn't answer, squinting slightly.

"The Zhao family was able to marry your mother and steal the country, so you can't marry the princess of Xiling and sit in Yunjing?"

"Don't you think it's ridiculous for the prince to be tempted like this?"

"It's not a temptation. Guo Ziyang poured him a cup of tea again and put it in front of him, and continued: "Since Zhao Yao found someone to make trouble for you to form a contract last year, my father has been cultivating women who can take on great responsibilities, and now two of them have entered the palace and canonized the princess. ”

"The prince doesn't want to tell Ben that the idea of killing three birds with one stone this time is the means of these two princesses. ”

Although Xiling has always been at odds with the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, and it is not the first time that Guo Wanyi has verbally attacked and ridiculed the Zhao family, it is really not Guo Wanyi's military style to detain the envoy so incomprehensibly.

Guo Ziyang was noncommittal, he and his father may not be born to be kings, and they are not good at power schemes, otherwise they would not have been able to bring Chai Yu out of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty for more than ten years.

"The prince endures so humiliation, but is it worth it?" Chai Yu asked.

"Now that I see you, I think it's worth it. Guo Ziyang replied with a smile.

Earlier, Chai Yu sent people to Xiling for several years, and the information he obtained was straightforward and not very meaningful, and he always thought that he had not explored the truth and truth, but now, listening to Guo Ziyang's meaning, he felt that maybe the situation in Xiling was really simple.

Chai Yu has always been not interested in Yingying Yanyan's performance, the whole dinner party sat high and cold, even the wine was only a sip or two alone, most of the officials in the audience were military generals who did not know the perfect etiquette of literati, so they did not step forward without permission to avoid offense, after all, it was the master who could cut off even His Majesty's sword.

Guo Wanyi's interest was not too high, she looked at Chai Yu's side from time to time, and saw that he was slightly helpless, and he was ready to get up and leave at any time, so he reluctantly opened his mouth, "Your princess of Qin is only fourteen years old, but she has set a marriage date?"

"The matter of this king has nothing to do with General Guo. ”

"What do you mean irrelevant?" Guo Wanyi's eyes widened again, and she said angrily: "Aren't you here to ask for an explanation for her? When she enters the door, if she can afford to be your wife, the old man will personally apologize to her, and let Mr. Xun Zhang leave a record in history word by word!"

"If the king marries her, she will be worthy of whatever status the king has given her. General Guo should apologize, and as for the rest, he will not bother. Chai Yu glanced at him lightly, and his undoubted attitude was very resolute.

The old man didn't bother at all. Guo Wanyi pretended not to understand what people were saying with a cheeky face, and Gu Zi continued: "Since you have already started to discuss marriage, one is also a discussion, and one or two more by the way are not asked, Xiling now has two princesses, you can take a look." ”

Chai Yumu made a face, this is not a vegetable market to buy vegetables, cabbage and radishes can be put up?

His Royal Highness's people are already excited, they have heard that there are two more princesses in the palace, who are waiting for Uncle Chaihuang, and they finally see it today, and I don't know if they can get Uncle Chaihuang's blue eyes, so that Xiling can return to the right path as soon as possible.

Most of the other beauties appeared in singing and dancing talents, but the two princesses of Xiling were heroic and sassy, the older one was dressed in silver, with long hair and high bundles, holding a long sword, and the younger one was wearing red and holding a long whip in his hand, all of them were full of energy, as if they had returned from a winning battle.

At a glance, there is indeed a triumphant posture of Guo Wanyi on the battlefield when he was young.

"The little girl Mingyuan, I have seen my father, the crown prince's brother, and the uncle of Chai Huang. ”

"The little girl Qinghe has seen her father, the crown prince's brother, and Uncle Chaihuang. ”

The two girls saluted together, and their voices were relaxed, not as weak as ordinary daughters, which made people even more eye-catching.

The ministers whispered, and they praised it, and most of them were satisfied, Guo Wanyi was even more proud, the descendants of the Chai family were all heroic, and their daughter's family was also a good hand on the battlefield, and now if they want to become the person next to Chai Yu's pillow, how can they be soft and weak Pu Wei?

"Uncle Chai Huang, can the two princesses of the old man look like you?" Guo Wanyi turned her head and looked at Chai Yu with a smile and asked tentatively.

Chai Yu raised his eyes slightly, looked at the two girls in the hall, paused for a few breaths on the young one, and then his eyes were slightly cold, "General Guo is old and strong, dare to ask where the two princesses who are younger than the prince's children come from?"

"Mingyuan is the righteous daughter of the old man, and Qinghe is the daughter of the old man who came back from the home a year ago, you can rest assured, they are all girls from Qingming background. Guo Wanyi is still satisfied.

Chai Yu sneered, got up and brushed his sleeves, and left directly.

There was a moment of total silence, and then there was an uproar.

"What kind of attitude does this stinky boy have!" Guo Wanyi came back to his senses first, he didn't expect his refusal to be so straightforward and unrelenting, and asked Guo Ziyang directly: "Didn't you tell him in the afternoon? If he didn't want to come here in the first place, what does it mean now?"

"Father, he's just here to give you and Xiling officials face, and you have to make things more and more ugly!" Guo Ziyang has never reached a unity with Guo Wanyi for these two princesses, but he has to go his own way, looking at Chai Yu's eyes just now, I am afraid that the origin of these two princesses is very problematic!

Xiling relied on military generals to establish the country, and he was negligent in his power schemes, so if he really fell in love with someone else's way, he would not be surprised!

"The two princesses will go back to the palace first, and they will not be able to leave the palace until they are called. ”

Guo Ziyang first asked people to take the two girls back, and then appeased the ministers before going back to find Chai Yu, but Chai Yu was no longer in the East Palace, and summoned people back and forth only to know that people left the palace directly after leaving the banquet. Guo Ziyang had to go out of the city to find it.

In fact, Chai Yu did not leave the palace, and ordered Dongsheng to find Lu Wei to enter the palace, and he hid in the dark and waited for the two girls to come out of front of the banquet and followed him to the harem.

"Has my sister ever shown a flaw in front of him before?" The young girl named Qinghe had a crisp voice, but she had the voice of a superior person, which made people uncomfortable.

"It's obvious that he looked at his sister a few more times, why did he ask me?" The older girl's voice named Mingyuan smiled softly and charmingly, not at all like the previous heroic appearance, "My sister doesn't remember when she was looked at?"

"You don't know how many people have looked at you!" Qing He said sharply.

Ming Yuan didn't feel humiliated at all, and smiled with flowers, "My sister Bingqing Yujie, I don't have to practice the same costly kung fu as my sister, but I don't know what kind of fun men prefer?"

Qing He's little face was red and white: "I don't know shame." ”

"My sister doesn't have to be so angry, in the future, the two of us sisters will be able to enter Prince Chai's Mansion together, and we will have our own unique demeanor, complement each other, and each will benefit. ”

Qing He was unwilling but did not cause any more incidents, and returned to his palace in a negative mood, not seeing the gradually fierce eyes of Ming Yuan, who was smiling behind him.

Chai Yu is extremely familiar with that kind of look. The saintess of the dignified Lianqing Palace is not a Puliu woman. However, what he cared about this time was not her, but the woman named Qinghe.

"Draw the woman's face carefully and send it to the sea. Chai Yu instructed Lu Wei, who came over, "Then tell Emperor Qin that this king already knows the whereabouts of Lord Lu, and let him stay quiet." ”

"Yes. ”

Lu Wei went to the palace where Princess Qinghe was, and Chai Yu sneaked to the imperial study of Emperor Xiling, and after waiting for only half an hour, he saw that a eunuch quietly came to take away the holy decree of the jade seal of the Qin State on the table, and turned a few more hands, followed all the way out of the palace gate, and left Yunjing City.

Far away in the palace of the small Qin Kingdom on the sea, when Song Changzhen received the news and portrait, Song Yunhe's body had just shown some signs of improvement, but his original lively personality seemed to have changed into a different person, he looked much more gentle and calm, and he began to be afraid of cold and pain, and his face was not very ruddy for a long time.

Song Changzhen didn't dare to ask Bai Laichao what was wrong with Eldest Sister Bai's body, he was afraid that he would not be able to accept such a blow.

The whole palace cautiously forced a smile, and there was no joy at all to welcome the Eastern Zhou mission.

Song Yunhe didn't want to force everyone to do any kind of cooperation, but when he didn't notice anything, he could get out of bed and go to the princess's mansion to teach the children during the day, and he didn't shy away from chatting with Song Changzhen at night.

After all, now that Song Changzhen is missing an extremely powerful arm by his side, Song Yunhe still wants to do his best.

"Who is the woman in this painting? Is it from my Qin Kingdom?" In the imperial study, Song Yunhe looked at the portrait on the desk and felt a little familiar, but she had no relevant memory, she should have never seen the person in the painting himself.

"Song Qinghe, the daughter of the Queen Mother. Song Changzhen replied, he hadn't seen her for a year, and the woman in the portrait looked like she had grown a lot, but he could still recognize it at a glance.

"Is it the three princesses who went missing together in the palace?" Song Yunhe still had an impression, "Where did Chai Yu find her? Have you confirmed that Lord Lu is in their hands?"

"Well, the Queen Mother's hand has always been extraordinary, I don't know what method was used to make Song Qinghe the third princess of Xiling, and now Emperor Xiling still intends to marry her to Chai Yu. ”

"She should be younger than me, right?" Song Yunhe's focus was obviously off the rails again, "At most, she will be thirteen years old, right? ”

Song Changzhen couldn't cry or laugh for a while, "Sister, the person she wants to marry is Chai Yu, aren't you angry?"

"It's not Chai Yu who is going to ask to marry her, what am I angry about?" Song Yunhe had a clear mind, "Is it possible that I, a real princess, am I afraid that she will be a fake princess? Looking at this portrait, he is not a stunning person, if Chai Yu is in love, he will not come to ask us." ”

"The truth is like this, then if it is, Emperor Xiling wants him to marry and release Lu Ji Nian back, what does my sister want him to do?" Song Changzhen didn't ask casually, Emperor Xiling's move to force marriage now seems to have been put on the ground, if he is tempted by the interests of Xiling's entire country, it is difficult to guarantee that Chai Yu will not nod, he hopes that the eldest sister will be psychologically prepared.

"If he wants to marry Xiling's princess, he will marry without Lu Jinian as a guide, which has nothing to do with what I want him to do. Right now, I just want to know if he mentioned Lu Jinian's situation, what can we do?" Song Yunhe smiled indifferently, and talked about Chai Yu's attitude of being less concerned.

Song Changzhen didn't know whether he was happy or worried, his mind was complicated and difficult to swallow, he lowered his eyes to hide the distress under his eyes, and replied with a relaxed smile: "Chai Yu told us not to move for a while, and we will send news again." However, I have already sent someone to Xiling, and if necessary, it is better for us to save people ourselves. ”

"Your Majesty is thoughtful. Song Yunhe nodded, and then asked, "Is there any news from the Eastern Zhou Mission?"

"The Emperor of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty sent the most favored second prince to send an envoy, and in two days he would arrive in Fuzhou, and he would travel by sea for three days, and when he arrived at the mouth of the strait, he would transfer to the new warships of the Qin State and enter the port of the imperial city. "Song Changzhen has already discussed the charter with the ministers.

"New warship, is it an improved steam-powered ship?" Song Yunhe hadn't seen a new ship for a long time.

Song Changzhen shook his head, "The steam-powered ship is our trump card, and they don't have that eye blessing yet." Xi You had improved a number of battleships with batteries earlier, and when the time came, the guns were fired to welcome them as a sign of solemnity. ”

"Are you sure it's not to scare them?"

Song Changzhen stretched out his hand and rubbed her head, and said with a smile: "Sister, it's still quite fast to turn now?"

Song Yunhe glanced at him angrily, and Song Changzhen, who provoked him, laughed more and more, and explained: "The second prince of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, who is obsessed with military affairs and advocates force, has a lot of disdain for our small Qin State, and he doesn't let him open his eyes, he thinks that he is here to co-opt it." ”

"But what if he has other thoughts?" Most people who are addicted to hobbies are also prone to obsession.

"My sister has paved such a broad future for the Qin State, but I can't even cope with a prince, wouldn't I have failed my sister's hard work?" Song Changzhen reached out and touched her head again, "Sister rest assured." ”

"Okay!" Song Yunhe nodded and smiled, he had become much gentler this year, and she seemed to have forgotten the brutal methods of this young king.

The Eastern Zhou Dynasty mission arrived at the entrance of the strait on the day of the spring equinox, and the personnel of the entire mission, including Zhao Xun, also made an ocean voyage for the first time.

Before everyone got off the boat, they heard a roar of 'bang, bang, bang!' on the sea, which was more deafening than a thunderbolt on a sunny day, and the frightened Eastern Zhou envoys turned pale.

"What does Qin Guo mean by this?" Zhao Xun stared at the place where the artillery fire was emitted on the warship, his face sank like water, and he intuitively felt that this behavior was not friendly.

Lord Zheng Yangzheng, the attendant of the Ministry of Rites who came to greet him, replied humbly and politely: "His Royal Highness King Yu, please calm your anger, this is still the salute of my Qin State, and it is a ceremony specially prepared to welcome your arrival. ”

Seventeen cannon shots rang out, and the ears of everyone on board were completely numb, and when they stopped, they felt as if they were frozen, and it didn't feel like a pleasing ritual. But in someone else's territory, it is natural to act according to someone else's charter.

The post house where the envoys stayed was renovated by an old minister's house, the garden was full of ordinary flowers and trees, but it was also lush and quite vibrant, and the rooms were clean and tidy, but there were no valuable furnishings, and the whole seemed to be very plain, and it was not consistent with the seventeen-shot salute.

Zhao Xun was even more convinced in his heart that Emperor Qin had given a dismount, so he said to Lord Zheng: "The king has been in a boat for several days, and his body is not suitable, and today's banquet will be moved back to the day after tomorrow with His Majesty Emperor Qin." ”

Zhao Xun was not negotiating, but Zheng Yang still replied with a humble smile: "Your Royal Highness King Yu rest assured, Your Majesty understands your hard work on the boat, the banquet is set up in three days, His Royal Highness King Yu and all the adults can have a good life and cultivation, and there is no hurry." ”

Song Changzhen didn't plan to meet these people for the first time, anyway, they didn't come with fuel-efficient lamps, so he simply let people wander around the city, and then summoned them after seeing a lot of knowledge.

Zhao Xun once again felt the arrogance of His Majesty the Qin Emperor, whom he had never met, and Lord Zheng continued: "Your Majesty has also ordered the imperial doctors of the Imperial Hospital to be stationed in the hall. ”

"Thank you so much for your Majesty Emperor Qin's trouble. Zhao Xun relieved his emotions and replied with a smile.

"His Royal Highness King Yu and the adults are all honored guests of my Qin Kingdom, and they should be courteous. ”

Zhao Xun smiled and nodded, the lord of this Ministry of Rites is also a wonderful person, and then inquired: "If this king wants to go outside to see the customs and customs of the people of Qin State, what are the rules or taboos?"

"His Royal Highness King Yu is naturally free to enter and leave this post house to understand the livelihood of our people, and there are no special rules, only His Royal Highness is here for the first time, if any people collide with you, please forgive them for the sin of ignorance. ”

The meaning of this is that the people of the mission have not yet officially met with the Qin Emperor, and if there is any conflict outside, the people and officials of the Qin State are irresponsible, and this kind of folk customs is also domineering enough, Zhao Xun thought. There was a faint excitement in my heart, how did such an arrogant behavior come about? What did you rely on to be so fearless?

The salute on the warship didn't look like a purely ornamental item like fireworks, if it was a military-style weapon, then he really underestimated this small place that had been hidden for nearly a thousand years.

"This king will not deal with anyone. ”

"His Royal Highness King Yu has a benevolent temper, which is really a blessing for the Eastern Zhou Dynasty. "The Ministry of Rites is the most pleasing of all officials.

Zhao Xun drank the seasickness medicine fried by the imperial doctors, recuperated for a long time, and his spirit had recovered eight points, and he ordered people to go outside to buy the plain clothes of the people of Qin State, change into them, and take his personal guards out of the post house.

The imperial city of Qin is less than one-third of the size of the Tokyo city of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, but it is very lively, there are many new things, just walking through the streets, there are as many as three or four kinds of things that you have not seen in the eyes, and there are many famous tea dishes on the signs hanging in the teahouse tavern, which are also very unheard of, it is really difficult not to be curious.

Zhao Xun squeezed into the tavern with the most people, and shared the table with others to get a seat in three circles outside the party, and he couldn't see the appearance of the storyteller, but his voice was heard clearly.

I ordered a pot of 'Autumn Dew White' that I had never heard of.

Xiao Er's eyes were extremely strange when he looked at him: "The guest officer really wants to drink a pot of 'Autumn Dew White' alone?"

"What's wrong? Don't you be afraid that I don't have any money to pay?" Zhao Xun arrogantly took a certain ten taels of silver.

Xiao Er didn't accept the cashier, but the guest at the table laughed and said: "Aren't you some scribe from the poor countryside? This 'Autumn Dew White' is still the best in the wine, not to mention the price of a pot of hundreds of taels, only a person like you, wouldn't it be a waste to get drunk with a mouthful?"

"It's Officer Leke, the wine of 'Autumn Dew White' is extremely strong, and the small one will give you one or two of the silver first, and you will try it first?" Xiao Er asked with a smile on his face, and he didn't take the initiative to take the silver.

"A pot of wine costs a hundred taels of silver, are you relying on the territory to dominate the market?" Cai Yan was a little unconvinced, what kind of good wine his master had never drunk, so he couldn't be deceived and make jokes.

There were people around who listened to the movement and turned to look back, and the guests who shared the table were not afraid at all but slightly disdainful: "If you haven't seen the world, don't slap your swollen face and become fat, and don't look at what place this is, ten taels of silver is not enough to reward Mr. Bai Li for telling stories, and shouting loudly is great?"

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