Hearing this, Su Jiao naturally understood the priority of the matter, glanced at the fifth prince and him, and obediently agreed to leave the palace.

"Lord Xiao is really blessed, to be able to get such a wife, and to be able to enjoy the blessings of the world, I don't know how many people in the palace will envy me." There was a faint smile on the corner of Xu Ruzhu's mouth, but what he said sounded yin and yang.

Xiao Huai'an's face was not idle, and he only stretched out his hand and made a gesture of please. "At this time, Your Majesty should still be in the study to approve the folds, the fifth prince is here, please."

"Lord Xiao doesn't have to worry about it, His Royal Highness is not mocking you, but I just think that although the Lord is now under one person and above ten thousand, there is still room for further progress, I don't know if the Lord has this intention?"

Saying that, Xu Ruzhu saw that he didn't respond for a long time, so he retracted his gaze and continued, "Our store just admires a talent like Lord Xiao, and some things are irreparable, so Lord Xiao should strive for more for himself." ”

"With the five princes bothered, the official does not have such high ambitions, the official just wants to grow old with his wife, be loyal to His Majesty, and be loyal to Daze." Suddenly, as soon as Xiao Huai'an spoke, he blocked all of Xu Ruzhu's words.

Xu Ruzhu was speechless for a while, cleared his throat, and found himself a step down, "I see, no wonder Lord Xiao will also be angry at the crown and snatch the lady from the hands of my third emperor brother." ”

"At the beginning, the marriage of this official was personally approved by His Majesty, not robbed." Xiao Huai'an frowned slightly, always feeling that Xu Ruzhu was digging traps for himself everywhere when he spoke.

Before Xu Ruzhu could speak again, Xiao Huaian gently opened the door of the study. "Your Highness, please."

Xu Ruzhu couldn't, so let him go for the time being, took out the drawings that had been stored in his sleeve, and walked to the center of the study and knelt down. "The son returned to Beijing and met his father, and I wish my father and emperor good health."

"This is the map of the defense of the Wa Kingdom that the Erchen got when he traveled to the border before, and the Wa State specially presented this map to the Nursery Minister to the father and emperor, and said that the things that will be paid tribute to Daze in the future, such as clay, snow lotus, etc., will no longer be short."

"Really?" For a period of time before, the Wa Kingdom had united with other small neighboring countries and had been constantly harassing the Daze border, which caused the emperor a headache.

Although it is not enough to be afraid of just a small fight, it is not a way to let the border people fall into panic all day long, and the words of the five princes undoubtedly brought the best news to the emperor.

Therefore, there is no lack of appreciation for Xu Ruzhu in the word emperor, Xiao Huai'an looked at the emperor's appearance, and stretched out his hand to send the drawings in the hands of the five princes for him.

The drawings are unfolded, not only the layout of the Japanese camp, which is clearly marked, but also the terrain of the four directions, and even a water flow ditch are very clearly drawn.

"Very good, since the Japanese country is sincere and obedient, I am a big country, so naturally I will not be concerned with them. It's just lobbying countries, and it takes you a lot of effort to come. The emperor was deeply satisfied, and looked at Xu Ruzhu with a little more concern.

The border is a barren land that is extremely bitter and dry, and the emperor has spent a lot of effort in order to find a prince who can be a representative.

First of all, the eldest prince Xu Ruchi, who was martial by nature, had already been stationed at the border with Earl Yong'an and the son of Hubu Shangshu.

The second prince Xu Ruyu lingered on the sickbed all the year round, but he couldn't even go out of the capital, the sixth prince Xu Ruye was not yet nine years old, and the only one of the right age was the third prince Xu Rulie and the fifth prince Xu Ruzhu.

It's just that in such a bad place as the border, the two princes are pampered, who can take the initiative to go. The third prince Xu Rulie was taken care of by the queen, but Concubine Xian was willing to let her son go to such a remote place, which really surprised the emperor.

In terms of qualifications, Xu Ruzhu is indeed weaker than Xu Rulie, he is enlightened late, not more flexible than Xu Rulie, this time he can successfully persuade countries to quell the chaos, which can be called the most surprising place for the emperor.

In the face of the emperor's praise, Xu Ruzhu modestly lowered his head, "To be able to share the worries of the emperor for his father, the sons don't feel hard, the sons are just doing a little bit, and I think those small countries have long been interested in submission, and the sons just gave them a step." ”

"That's right," the Emperor nodded, staring at the drawings for a long time, and then suddenly pursed his lips, "It's just that you know that being modest is a good thing, and being too modest is to turn a blind eye to the efforts of others." ”

"Yes, son, remember. Father, son, there is one more thing to report. Xu Ruzhu agreed, and the follow-up words made the emperor and Xiao Huai'an look over.

"The Wa Kingdom admits that he is guilty of frequent harassment of our dynasty, so he will come to Beijing in a few days and personally meet his father to show his sincerity. Erchen thought that there were the eldest brother and the Earl of Yong'an stationed in the border land, and they didn't dare to act rashly, but they didn't know what their father meant. ”

"Since they have all sent the defense map, it is a good thing if this matter can be done sincerely, and besides, it is time for Ruchi and Chonglin to come back."

The emperor thought about it, and quietly glanced at Xiao Huai'an, and found that he had no intention of objecting, so he agreed. "In that case, let's leave it to the Ministry of Rites to prepare for the Wa Kingdom Visit."

"Yes." Xu Ruzhu answered, but the emperor interrupted him, "No, Ruzhu, you have just come back, you don't have to work like this, let Huai'an assist the Ministry of Rites in preparation." ”

Hearing this, Xu Ruzhu raised his head and looked at Xiao Huai'an with a smile, "What my father said is very true, if you want to come to Lord Xiao to personally supervise the preparation of the Ministry of Rites, it must be in order." ”

As soon as he heard Xu Ruzhu's words, Xiao Huai'an felt that after Xu Ruzhu came back, it felt more and more strange. Originally, Xu Ruzhu didn't have to worry about what small moves he would make, but he didn't expect to go from the border, but he seemed to be much smarter.

However, the nature of the country is easy to change, and not to say that his original intention is not in these power struggles, it is Xu Rulie, as long as he is separated from Su Lian and regains his senses, Xu Ruzhu will inevitably be difficult to resist.

"Wechen obeys." Xiao Huai'an no longer paid attention to her eyes, and after responding to the emperor's request, he went out with Xu Ruzhu and the two.

"Lord Xiao usually supervises hundreds of officials, and he has to pay attention to the safety of the Kyoto Imperial Palace, and now there is such an errand, Lord Xiao can be more careful."

Xu Ruzhu said slowly, as if he was really not unhappy at all, Xiao Huai'an paid attention to his changes, and said lightly, "This official should do his best." ”

The next day, although the reception of foreign guests was in charge of the Ministry of Rites, after the order was issued, the Ministry of Rites Shangshu would naturally send someone to start preparing, but Xiao Huai'an had to go on this trip with the title given by the emperor.

I just thought that when I came to the Ministry of Rites, I would be able to find Li Shangshu to discuss relevant matters, but who knew that the lobby of the Ministry of Rites was empty.

During this time, there have been no festivals, no more banquets have been held in the palace, and no foreign guests have visited, so the people under the Ministry of Rites are very idle, if it weren't for a few sweeping officials in the courtyard, Xiao Huai'an would almost think that he had come to the wrong place.

"The official asked you, where is Li Shangshu?" Xiao Huai'an turned around, but still found nothing, and when a small official came up to deliver tea, he asked by the way.

The little official was startled by his cold momentum, and he stammered unconsciously. "This, the small ones don't know, it's better for the adults to take a moment here, and the little ones will go and ask Lord Shangshu to come over."

"Hmm." Daze's system of hundred officials is very strict, and there is a prescribed time to sit in their respective departments every day.

In this way, the Ministry of Rites does not plan to cooperate with itself.

Xiao Huai'an calmed down, at the previous banquet, Li Shangshu had already deliberately come to find trouble for Xu Rulie, if he had a seizure today, he would take the opportunity to come out of the back hall, but he could bite back and say that he was framed.

If you don't want to fall into his trap, then you can only wait here slowly.

After thinking about it, Xiao Huai'an simply made up his mind, and after a while, he actually called his subordinates in.

"The Ministry of Rites wants to have something important to do, and the official waiting here can't delay His Majesty's affairs, you go and bring the official's official documents, and the official will borrow the lobby of the Ministry of Rites to read it."

"Yes." Liang Xin, as Xiao Huai'an's most powerful assistant, acted quickly and had a quick mind, and even if he flew out of the door with an order, he would come and go without a trace, and the officials of the Ministry of Rites would not have time to stop him.

The little official couldn't, so he took Liang Xin to go and return, made a fork, and secretly ran to the back.

In the study at the back of the hall of the Ministry of Rites, Li Shangshu was sitting leisurely drinking tea, flipping through the new manuscripts on the market.

"Why are you so flustered, and you are so impatient under this official, you still need to be sharpened."

"My lord, Lord Xiao is here." The little official patted his chest and gasped, but Li Shangshu didn't raise his head, and he didn't see his nervous expression at all.

"If he comes, he will come, and the official is still afraid that he will not come, and since he comes, he will let him wait there, and when he is bored, he will know that he is gone." Li Shangshu snorted lightly, and when he saw the subtleties in the book, he couldn't help but pat his leg unwillingly.

"Who is this man, although he is unknown, but this verse is wonderfully written."

The little official was helpless, and he didn't dare to come up and pull, so he could only pat himself weakly, "My lord, I'm afraid he won't leave, Lord Xiao has already brought his official documents, if you don't show up again, you will really be regarded as leaving your post without permission." ”

"What?!" Li Shangshu jumped up in shock, slapped the poetry book in his hand on the table, and almost splashed the hot tea in the cup on himself.

"How can he, the Ministry of Rites is not the Yamen in his supervision!"

Li Shangshu was furious, Xiao Huai'an used the hall of the Ministry of Rites as his office place to do whatever he wanted, which was undoubtedly a slap in the face.

However, no matter how angry he was here, he dared to lose his temper in front of his subordinates, and when he came to Xiao Huai'an, he didn't dare to be so happy.