Chapter 168: Giving Gifts Abroad
Chu Hongze stood with his hands behind his back, his posture was upright, he had always respected his master, but this time, he had to go, no matter what it was for, he had to go, otherwise he would regret it for the rest of his life.
"Master, please, this time I have to go, I promise you, I will definitely not act rashly, and I will definitely consider the consequences before doing things, master!" Chu Hongze's eyes are rare tenacity, which is very different from his usual indifferent appearance, and he is obviously very serious.
Qi Lao had never seen Chu Hongze like this, and he looked embarrassed, he was really worried that it would be a big deal, after all, ...... One woman is not enough to compensate the entire country, and it is not a wise move to make enemies everywhere, not to mention that he is now the national teacher of Longteng Country, and he also knows what the emperor means by letting him be this envoy this time, so he ......
"But, I'm afraid that you have this temperament now, I'm afraid you won't be able to control yourself!" Qi Lao persuaded him bitterly, he knew Chu Hongze, for the sake of Wen Ruyi, he could do something out of the ordinary, she was his weakness, in the face of national events, the love of children and daughters was a floating cloud, but ...... There are thousands of children in this world, how many of them are not trapped by love?
As the saying goes, the hero is sad to pass the beauty pass, it seems that it is difficult for him to escape as an apprentice, what happened last time has already made him understand, not to mention that this time he is still going to participate in the big wedding of Wen Ruyi and Mu Zirong, maybe Chu Hongze will do something impulsively at that time.
Qi Lao looked deeply at his outstanding apprentice, looking at him as if he didn't stop until he reached his goal, he couldn't help but take a deep breath, and then said slowly: "Okay...... As long as you can control yourself and don't cause extra trouble to the country, it's okay, I can take you to the enemy country, just ......"
"Good! I'm going to keep myself in check! Chu Hongze's eyes were full of ecstasy, he could finally go and bring her back, and finally he didn't have to worry about her safety all day long, and he didn't have to worry about her marrying someone else.
"That'...... Well, but you have to remember what you said, when you go to the enemy country, everything must be listened to me! "Qi Lao knows Chu Hongze's temperament, even if he doesn't agree to his request today, Chu Hongze will still find a way to go over at that time, it is better to take him directly with him, and it will be easy to look at it when the time comes, and not let him do anything too out of line.
"Good!" Chu Hongze got the answer he wanted, so he said goodbye and left, leaving Qi Lao looking at his back and sighing, "Alas, after all, I can't beat that stupid boy, I just hope that God won't be too cruel to him." ”
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In the prince's mansion of the enemy country, Mu Zirong was tasting the wine in his hand under the moonlight, Wen Ruyi had already fallen asleep early, and everything seemed to be safe and sound, but a figure suddenly broke the tranquility of the picture.
"Tell the prince, a spy has come to report, saying that the national teacher of Longteng Kingdom is on the way to congratulate King Rui on the way, you say, should we make a move...... "An entourage respectfully knelt on the ground to report to Mu Zirong what he had just gotten today.
Hearing this, Mu Zirong, who had closed his eyes, slowly opened his eyes, squinted and looked into the distance, with a complicated look in his eyes.
"I didn't expect this time to be so fast, I thought it would take a long time!" The corners of his lips curled beautifully, but at this time he looked a little penetrating.
"Things seem to be getting more and more interesting, I also want to play with you, Chu Hongze, I am waiting for you here, I hope you will not disappoint me." Mu Zirong took a sip of the wine in the white jade cup, coating his thin lips with a layer of luster, he lowered his eyes, beckoned, and a group of shadow guards followed.
For a while, the candle flame was extinguished, and in the dark, Mu Zirong beckoned, and a figure walked in front of him, he squinted his eyes and said softly: "Go and arrange the arrangement, you must not let them meet, set up an ambush on the way to Chu Hongze, this time you must let him have no return!" It's really not good, so let's clean up the portal with the people around you. He subconsciously clenched his fists, with a hint of determination.
The entourage immediately responded, and he didn't dare to raise his head in some trepidation: "Those congratulatory gifts and entourage from the Longteng Kingdom, that ...... What to do? When the time comes, if Your Majesty finds out, this ......"
"This ...... You can do it yourself, mainly Chu Hongze, he, he must not step into here for half a step, otherwise things will not be so simple! Mu Zirong gently shook the wine glass in his hand, but his lips outlined a trace of indifferent arc.
"This ...... Be! Since Mu Zirong said so, the entourage had no choice but to respond and do what the master commanded.
"Remember, you have to be clean in your work, it's not good not to be taken by someone, you know?" Of course, Mu Zirong did not forget to emphasize this point, after all, people came to participate in his wedding, and he couldn't let people know that he did it, even if others could guess it, they couldn't leave the slightest evidence.
"Oh, by the way, also, send more people to the princess, you must ensure that she is safe, this wedding banquet must go smoothly, no mistakes are allowed, otherwise...... You don't have to live. The night was vast, and no one could see Mu Zirong's face clearly, but the face of this humble son had a cold and desolate expression, only the voice like ice flowed in the air.
"Yes, my subordinates are on command." A gust of wind passed, and the shadow guard disappeared, only the white jade cup shaking in Mu Zirong's hand emitted a leisurely white light, he only hoped that everything would come according to his plan, smooth and safe, on his territory, no one would be wild, and what he wanted to do had to be done.
Since Qi Lao had already arranged for Qi Lao to attend the wedding banquet of Mu Zirong, the prince of the enemy country, the emperor naturally divided some of the imperial guards around him to accompany him, and also asked them to protect the safety of the national teacher, after all, this is also for the Longteng Kingdom.
Chu Hongze learned of this, and after discussing with Qi Lao, he bought off one of the guards, and finally disguised himself as a guard and followed in the team of going abroad to give gifts.
However, I don't know who revealed the news, and Chu Hongchen learned that Chu Hongze was hiding in the entourage of the national teacher disguised as a guard, he thought about it and didn't know whether to tell the emperor about it, after all, the emperor definitely didn't want Chu Hongze to go to the enemy country this time.
In the end, he still didn't make a decision, so he called his right-hand man to discuss the matter together.
"What do you think about this?" Chu Hongchen first summoned him to accompany him since he was a child, and of course, he was also a guard by Chu Hongchen's side.
"This ...... The subordinates did not dare to make up their own minds. He has followed Chu Hongze for many years, and he has always known his temperament, and many words have to be weighed and said, if there is really a sentence that does not meet Chu Hongchen's ideas, it will be lost.
In the past few years, he himself has been scolded by Chu Hongchen a lot, and every time he hears Chu Hongchen's question, he is very nervous, for fear that he will accidentally say something wrong.
"It's okay for you to say it, this time, I won't blame you again, just rest assured and say it boldly." Chu Hongchen saw that his face was full of embarrassment, and he also guessed his thoughts, and gave him a "gold medal for avoiding death", "Since this king promised you, he will definitely not regret his words, if you have any ideas, you just have to say it." ”
"That'...... The small one said it directly, you see, it's better to do this, just let Rui ...... Chu Hongze followed behind the national teacher team first. Then, we sent men to lay in ambush on their path, and when they arrived, our people ...... to him" The man's words were not explained, but he made a motion to wipe his neck, and the meaning was very obvious.
"Hahaha, too, let that kid live for a few days, he is also a grasshopper after the autumn, and he won't be able to jump for a few days." Chu Hongchen let out a heartbroken laugh, feeling that this suggestion was very good, this was a good opportunity to get rid of Chu Hongze, and he had to grasp it well.
"Okay, you can step down." Now that he had made up his mind, Chu Hongchen asked his entourage to retreat first.
The man saluted and then withdrew.
It didn't take long for Chu Hongchen to let his subordinates arrange this matter immediately. He will never let go of every opportunity to assassinate Chu Hongze, and this time he also made careful arrangements.
Qi Lao's side had already set off in the direction of Muzirong Mansion with the people who went to give gifts, and their team of people and horses had traveled for about a day.
"Report! National teacher, we have already rushed for a day, and there is a fortress in front of us, if there is an accident, we will definitely not be able to deal with it. Now that we're tired, why don't we rest here for a while today, what do you think? A spy who came back from the front to inquire about the news reported to the carriage that Qi Lao was riding.
When the national teacher heard the news, he got out of the carriage and looked at the "exit fortress" that the man had just said, and then walked towards the back of the entourage until he saw the man in the middle of the procession.
"Today we are tired of carriages and horses, and it is not early now, why don't we rest here for a while, and set off early tomorrow morning, what do you think?" Qi Lao seemed to be asking for everyone's opinions on the surface, but in fact, he was secretly asking Chu Hongze's opinion.
Qi Lao saw that Chu Hongze didn't react in the team, so he took it as a default.
"Okay, since everyone has no opinions, we will set up camp here today, everyone have a good rest today, and we will set off early tomorrow morning." After speaking, Qi Lao walked in the direction of his carriage.
It didn't matter if they had a rest, but they also gave Chu Hongchen's people time to let them and his group rush here in just half a day, and also set up an ambush at the exit fortress in front, quietly waiting for the arrival of tomorrow morning.