The faint light shone into the dragon couch, and the emperor was wearing a dark colored obscene robe, and he had not woken up at this time. When the father-in-law came to report that the time had come, the emperor slowly opened his eyes.

"What time is it?"

The father-in-law in charge on the side said respectfully: "If you go back to the emperor, it's past time now." ”

The emperor raised his elbow to place the curtain of his eyes, and only after a while did he put down his elbow: "Get up!" With that, he rolled over and got out of bed.

The father-in-law in charge clapped his hands, and more than a dozen palace maids rushed in and came to put on the emperor's dragon robe.

Outside the Golden Dragon Palace, the palace people beat the drum three times, at this time it was already dawn, when the drum was handed over, the emperor had the habit of waking up early, and it was about to be the time of the early dynasty, Xie Tianrui wanted to report the situation to the emperor before the early dynasty.

So Xie Tianrui came early and was waiting outside the hall at this time.

After half an hour, I don't know if it was an accident or a coincidence, the third prince Xie Zhengyu actually came in with a yawn.

"Little County King, what's the important matter of coming to Huang Ama so early?"

A few days ago, the emperor instructed the third prince and Xie Tianrui to receive the envoys of neighboring countries, and they had already met the envoys, but the reply to the envoys was that they could not go to greet them in person because of state affairs. In fact, everyone knows that the emperor's move is mainly to test the loyalty of this neighboring country to them.

The small border countries were originally ready to move on them, if they were sincere to celebrate the Queen Mother's birthday, if it was just to use the Queen Mother's birthday banquet to find out the truth. They are so open that they have no defense against their neighbors, but they are afraid that it will be inappropriate.

If it is not of my race, its heart will be different!

The people of their Xie family are all smart people, it is impossible not to understand this, besides, the emperor has also been an emperor for so many years, and those who can sit on the throne are not ordinary people, how to communicate with neighboring countries, they have been learning every day since they were princes.

Especially the emperor, who had been the crown prince before, valued him at the beginning, and arranged for him to raise the most knowledgeable prince, this kind of etiquette and legal system, it is impossible for him as an emperor not to know.

"See the Emperor."

Xie Tianrui bowed his hand, but before these words landed, the third prince Xie Zhengyu had already stepped forward and said, "Emperor Ama, the envoys of the neighboring countries are already waiting for the holy car in the Qingluan Palace, and you will go with your sons?" ”

Xie Zhengyu always felt as if Xie Tianrui was also going to talk about it, as long as he took a step out of Xie Tianrui, the emperor would leave with him.

It's just that the emperor doesn't seem to buy Xie Zhengyu's account, so he just smiles.

At this time, Xie Tianrui understands the emperor's mind better than Xie Zhengyu, and sometimes it is useful if he doesn't say it quickly. If you don't get to the point, it's better not to speak.

"Your Majesty, Weichen doesn't think so. After all, how can the king of a country go to see the envoys of another country? It must be an envoy from another country who came to see the emperor here. Did the third prince make a mistake? ”

Xie Zhengyu's face suddenly changed when he heard this, he inexplicably had a bad premonition, he pursed his lips: "This ......"

"Yes, I just want to sit in this Golden Dragon Hall and wait for them to come! I want them to know that the prestige of the Central Plains is not something that these small countries can shake! I am the emperor of the Central Plains, and they are just ants under my hands! ”

If you want to be an ant

Rebellion is like a mayfly shaking a tree, and it is just beyond its own strength.

Xie Tianrui naturally understood the emperor's thoughts, not that he sincerely wanted to play tricks on the envoys, but to let them understand. The Central Plains is a big tree that they cannot shake, and no matter how hard they try, these mayflies can't let this tree fall to the ground.

"But ......"

Xie Zhengyu felt that it was inappropriate, since Huang Ama gave the order, he had already wanted to persuade Huang Ama to persuade him, after all, a gentleman is like a daughter. Besides, the envoys of neighboring countries are guests, and they, as the hosts, cannot deceive the guests at will like this, isn't that a loss of trust on one side?

"But what?"

The emperor didn't expect that he had already said it so obviously, and the third child was still so uninteresting! No matter what the reason is, the emperor may not be able to understand him.

"Huang Ama, not to mention that the ministers have already told the envoys. If Huang Ama repents at this time, and suddenly wants the envoys to come to the Golden Dragon Palace, the envoys are not ready for a while, so if they can't say it, let those envoys think that Huang Ama is playing with those envoys? ”

"Oh? Anything else? If there's anything else you want to say, just say it all at once, don't go around in circles with me! The emperor said mockingly at the corner of his mouth.

Xie Zhengyu swallowed his saliva and said stubbornly: "Huang Ama, they have come all the way to be guests, so what is the prestige of our Central Plains, and what is the difference between this and the princes of the Beacon Opera in history!" ”

"The third prince is wrong! You must know that the princes of the beacon fire show, that is because King Zhou You is greedy for beauty, and lit the beacon tower for the Pomeranians to laugh and mistakenly make the princes think that there was a war. King Zhou You did this, purely digging his own grave. And how can the actions of our emperor be compared with him? ”

Xie Tianrui is really a little convinced, Xie Zhengyu is really not an ordinary death. You know, when the emperor's attitude is so obvious, why is there any need to deal with the emperor? Left and right, they are just envoys of other countries.

"That's it! Tianrui doesn't need to say more, and Zhengyu doesn't need to say more, I have my own plans in my heart. ”

Xie Tianrui just defended the emperor for a few words, but was interrupted by the emperor. Unexpectedly, Xie Zhengyu thought that he had won Xie Tianrui, and he raised his eyebrows very disdainfully and sneered at Xie Tianrui, with some provocation.

Xie Zhengyu's reaction was naturally seen by Xie Tianrui, for this person who didn't know what to do, Xie Tianrui really didn't know what to worry about. He understands the emperor's thoughts, and he naturally has his reasons for doing so.

And the emperor would say this, as if he didn't want to hear Xie Zhengyu's broken thoughts again. Xie Tianrui has his own decision in his heart about this matter, and he also has a sense of proportion in this matter.

The emperor didn't let the third child go to the envoy to convey anything, and directly asked the people below to inform the envoy. Then let Xie Tianrui and Xie Zhengyu wait here, if the envoy comes, he will do a little bit of appeasement first.

Then the emperor took the chief eunuch to the early court, today is not the day of rest, naturally he still has to go to the court. As for the rest, let's wait until he gets off the morning court!

At this time, when the envoys of neighboring countries heard that the emperor asked them to move to the Golden Dragon Palace, several envoys were displeased on the spot, and several envoys seemed quite calm, as if they had already thought that the emperor would do this.

"That's it! Their purpose in doing this is nothing more than to test us, to test us as courtiers.

It is just the duty of a messenger to men. ”

The other messengers were disdainful, and as soon as the person who reported was gone, they immediately spat on the ground: "It's just an emperor of the Central Plains!" Do you really think you're the emperor of all of us? You don't have to excuse him anymore, we'll just go! Let's see what tricks the Central Plains can play! ”

Then a few people went to the Golden Dragon Palace, but who knew but did not see the emperor of the Central Plains.

"Three princes! Excuse me, after the emperor invited us over, where did the people go now? ”

The envoys, who were originally very unhappy to be called over because of the change, naturally talked about it. They came here on behalf of their country, but this approach of the Emperor of the Central Plains is because he does not pay attention to it?

Xie Zhengyu paused, not knowing what to say for a while. Xie Tianrui saw that Xie Zhengyu was dumb now, and pouted his lips with disdain.

Isn't that what you can say just now? Now all of a sudden dumb? It's really useless to be tight!

"Please also ask the envoys to be calm and stay here for a while, the emperor will be here soon." Xie Tianrui said neither humbly nor arrogantly.

He knew that although the emperor had the intention of giving a few envoys a horse, he still paid more attention to proportion. In fact, these envoys could not use the Golden Dragon Palace, mainly because of Xie Zhengyu's stupidity.

Knowing that a reception banquet has been set up for several envoys today, it is not a matter of time to bring people there directly when the hour is about to come? As a result, what do you want the emperor to see the envoys in person, how big is his face?

When the envoys saw this, they looked at each other, but they did not dare to say anything more.

"Tea! Treat our foreign guests well, but don't slack off! Xie Tianrui commanded.

Not long after, the emperor appeared in a hurry.

"Sincerely, St. Ann!" The people stood up and saluted.

"Excuse me, sit!" The emperor walked straight to the top and sat down.

After several envoys sat down one after another, Xie Tianrui and Xie Zhengyu also sat down.

"It is not easy for the envoys to come from afar, and the journey is tiring. I have set up a reception dinner for all the envoys, and I invite you to participate in it. The emperor said very politely.

"Don't dare, don't dare! I'll get there later. The envoys exchanged glances with each other, and the main purpose of their visit was to be able to show off the grace of another country at such a feast.

The emperor naturally saw the wrong expressions on the faces of the few envoys below, but he didn't say anything, as if he hadn't seen it, and then asked very caringly.

"I heard that you have traveled a long way, and after coming here, you have rested for a few days because of the water and soil? I don't know, how is your health now? Can you find a doctor to take a good look? ”

In fact, a few days earlier, they were all fine, but they were always taken away by the three princes of the Central Plains. If it weren't for the difficulty of speaking, they would have gone berserk.

"Thank you for your concern, the body I am waiting for has been greatly improved. The third prince has invited a doctor to see me, and he has taken me to enjoy a lot of scenery in the Central Plains in the past few days. ”

"Good, good! That's good! "The emperor's satisfied jaw.

After that, after the emperor greeted him for a while, he saw that there was no major incident, so he left under the pretext of leaving a few people to Xie Tianrui and the two of them to greet him.