Xueji Palace Inside the main hall

On the magnificent hall, King Wen sat firmly on the highest position, while Lu Yi stood tall, wearing a gold-rimmed silk shirt on the bottom of the snow, cold and alienated, the silver filament as long as flowing water was fixed with a golden crown, draped behind him, like a waterfall, a pair of light brown eyes narrowed slightly, and his gaze fell on the body of the ministers as if nothing, but he was so careless. And Murong Yun was wearing a dark pigmented silk shirt, with a dark blue moire rhino belt tied around his waist, his sideburns were like clouds and tied up high with a white jade crown, and his body was thin, but his eyes were clear and bright, revealing a noble temperament.

At this time, it was the last time to discuss matters before the palace banquet in the evening, and there was only one focus of the court meeting, that is, who to choose with Murong Yun to send an envoy to the west night to participate in Princess Lu Die's Biwen recruitment. The person who will be the envoy on the surface is decided by Murong Yun himself, but no one is willing to let go of this good opportunity to climb Murong Yun, and he is eager to try.

But none of the ministers present dared to speak out at will, just because Lu Yi, who was standing at the forefront of the officials, had always been careless, but he faintly exuded a powerful coercion.

Suddenly, a person broke the stagnant atmosphere.

Bai Qing took a slight step forward and saluted in the direction of King Wen: "Your Majesty, the matter of sending an envoy to the West Night can no longer be delayed, if His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has not found a suitable candidate, the minister intends to recommend the courtier Bai Wei to serve as the envoy." "Taking the lead, this is the first step in his plan, although this time Murong Yun is for the purpose of winning the marriage to marry Princess Lu Die, but he is not optimistic about Murong Yun.

There are so many people of insight in the entire Shang Dynasty continent, and there is already news that His Royal Highness the Prince of Moluo Yang and Xu Yuwen, the third prince of Wensu, will attend this recruitment meeting. Both of these men were scholars of their country, and who could make it to the university was not well-versed and knowledgeable?

Although Murong Yun is full of poetry and books, he is talented, but compared to Luo Yang and Xu Yuwen, it is still so little, and the possibility of winning is very small, it is better to let Bai Wei go with Murong Yun, just with Bai Wei's upside-down appearance, it will definitely make Murong Yun's eyes shine, thinking of this, Bai Qing hit the railway while it was hot: "The little girl Bai Wei has studied scriptures and poetry since she was a child, she is proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and her talent is unparalleled, she will definitely be a big help for His Royal Highness the Prince, if the little girl is an envoy, she will never lose Xueji's face." ”

None of the people present thought that Bai Qing would be so direct, and he was in a mess. But soon, some people followed Bai Qing's approach, and for a while, the words of self-recommendation and recommendation were endless, one after another. And Lu Yi casually played with the silver thread hanging on his chest, looking up and smiling from time to time to watch everyone's open and secret battles. A group of idiots, Murong Yun had already decided.

King Wen smiled, did not answer, his eyes swept away, and looked at Murong Yun: "What does the prince mean?"

King Wen understood that Murong Yun had already asked him to take the herald and give it to Lin Xiangwan more than ten days ago, and what surprised him the most was that not only Murong Yun, but Lu Yi also had the idea of letting Lin Xiangwan send an envoy. This not only made him a little curious, what is so special about this Lin Xiangwan?

"Father, my son has found a candidate to accompany the envoy to the Western Night, thank you for your kindness. Murong Yun saluted everyone.

"Your Royal Highness the Crown Prince, Your Majesty is very curious, what kind of capable person can serve as the special envoy of the monarch? If this person is not capable enough, it will not only delay His Royal Highness the Prince's marriage, but also hinder the friendship between the two countries!" Bai Qing said bitterly, at this time

"What Lord Bai said seems to be a little inaccurate, what does it mean to hinder the friendship between the two countries? This envoy is just an ordinary exchange between the two countries, and His Royal Highness doesn't know that His Royal Highness's royal sister's Biwen recruiting relatives can actually rise to the friendship between the two countries?

At this time, everyone didn't dare to come out, for fear of angering His Royal Highness the Prince of the West Night, and King Wen also coughed lightly, this Bai Qing actually caused chaos for him, and there was more than enough success and failure. If Lu Yi goes back to report to the King of the Western Night Kingdom to ask for troops, Xueji's defeat is an inevitable result, and when the time comes, the lives will be ruined and the treasury will be lost, who will bear the consequences?

Bai Qing was dripping in cold sweat, this Lu Yi rumored to be uncertain, do whatever he wanted, if it weren't for the national strength of the West Night, he really wanted to teach this hairy boy a lesson. Bai Qing looked at King Wen with a shrunken face, only to see King Wen's brows furrowed, and he glanced at him dissatisfied, and his head was a little lower.

"His Royal Highness Lu Yi doesn't need to be angry, Bai Qing would say this just for the sake of the relationship between the two countries, and he was emotional, and he couldn't help but talk nonsense. Wen Dynasty Lu Yi bowed his head slightly and smiled. And Bai Qing saluted in the direction of Lu Yi: "Your Highness Lu Yi, Fang is the official who lost his words, please don't have the same knowledge as us." ”

Lu Yi smiled on his lips, and his light brown eyes were still calm as usual: "Lord Bai's way of laughing is really special, but His Royal Highness is strange, Lord Bai has repeatedly obstructed, isn't he questioning the vision of His Highness and His Royal Highness Murong?" Lin Xiangwan was the object of his suspicion, and he definitely couldn't let her be replaced by other inconsequential people so easily.

Lu Yi's extremely light words were like throwing a stone on the surface of a calm lake, causing heavy ripples, and the civil and military officials looked at each other, and then discussed in a low voice.

And Murong Yun glanced up at Lu Yi in surprise, what he meant by this was that he also recommended Xiang Wan, but, why? Murong Yun was full of doubts in his heart, but he was silent on the surface, and said in a half-loud voice: "This Royal Highness and His Royal Highness Lu Yi have chosen Miss Lin Si, the youngest daughter of Lord Lin, Miss Lin Si is extremely intelligent, full of wealth, and is the best candidate to envoy to the West Night. ”

Lin Xiangwan doesn't like to go out, her name is unknown, and the fact that she studied under Su Du is very little known, and now in the eyes of everyone, she is just an official lady who has not been deeply involved in the world, and she is not as famous as Bai Wei Xueji, so everyone who heard the news frowned tightly at this time, and their lips were tightly closed. Bai Qing had already learned from the past just now, they didn't want to get into trouble, and they could only silently express their dissatisfaction at this time.

However, there are people who are not afraid of death, but they take a step forward and look firm. This is Pei Gangcheng, the secretary of the Criminal Department, that is, Pei Shu's father before. Lu Yi narrowed his eyes slightly, Pei Gangcheng is very deep, every thing he does must have his own purpose, although this step cannot be said to be clever, but it is an extremely risky step.

knew that it would anger Lu Yi, but he still resolutely chose to give it a go.

And Pei Gangcheng has always stood on Bai Qing's side, and sure enough, at this time, he even spoke out to defend it: "Qiyu monarch, tonight's palace banquet is coming, the minister thinks that this time I must treat His Royal Highness Lu Yi and Princess Lu Liang who came to the envoy well, and it is really not appropriate to let a certain woman in my country be too sharp." ”

"Master Pei, this is not an ordinary woman. Murong Yun smiled slightly, his pale face came alive because he thought of something, "Miss Lin Si is my sister-in-law, and Lord Lin has already agreed to this matter." ”

Murong Yun discussed matters with Lin Zhi together with Lin Queqing after getting Lin Xiangwan's consent, and Lin Zhi also respected Lin Xiangwan's decision, so he did not interfere. He has always thought that Lin Xiangwan lacks the experience of traveling, and this trip to the West Night can not only satisfy her playful nature, but also increase her knowledge, which has many benefits, and it is too late for him to be happy.

Bai Qing, on the other hand, clenched his fists with both hands, his face became very ugly in an instant, and he stood aside dryly, unable to speak, and the whole hall was in an uproar.

Lin Zhi turned slightly sideways and saluted King Wen, Murong Yun and Lu Yixing, and then said slowly: "It is the honor of the minister to be able to win the blue eyes of His Royal Highness Lu Yi and His Royal Highness Murong in the evening. ”

Lu Yi's eyes were slightly gloomy, but he hooked his lips lightly: "Lord Lin is polite." And Murong Yun also smiled slightly: "Miss Lin Si fell in love with His Royal Highness, and His Royal Highness also admires Miss Lin Si very much, Lord Lin has a good daughter." ”

Listening to Murong Yun's sincere words, although these words were a little polite on the surface, Lin Zhi couldn't help but be proud in his heart, and he was still modest on the surface: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is polite, if the little girl has any shortcomings, please bear with me." This was said without losing etiquette, but it also invisibly confirmed the fact that Lin Xiangwan was going to send an envoy to the West Night, and everyone was stunned when they heard it, and many jealous people secretly gritted their teeth, and the most annoyed among them were none other than Pei Gangcheng and Bai Qing, at this time, the two looked at each other, but they had other plans in their hearts.

Lin Queqing and Murong Yun have a good relationship, they have already secretly suspected that Lin Zhi and Murong Yun have reached an agreement with the same interests, there is no doubt that both sides can take what they need from it, from Murong Yun's point of view, with the help of Lin Zhi, the prime minister of Xueji, he will definitely sit on the throne of the prince, and will not be pulled off the throne by the second prince Murong Lin, after all, the position of the prince can be replaced. And from Lin Zhi's point of view, with Murong Yun, who is the prince of Xueji, as the force behind him, then the power he can mobilize will be greater, and when the time comes, will there still be a place for Bai Qing in the Xueji court?

Originally, the two prime ministers of the Xueji court were quite powerful, and listening to Murong Yun and Lu Yi's tone, Lin Xiangwan didn't seem to be as simple as everyone thought. But if Lin Xiangwan goes on an envoy as a special envoy of the West Night in a few days, and that girl really has the strength to make Murong Yun successfully marry Princess Lu Die, Murong Yun will have the West Night behind her from then on. At that time, if Bai Qing and Pei Gangcheng wanted to push Murong Lin to the position of crown prince again, it would be impossible.

If Lin Xiangwan made a fool of himself at tonight's palace banquet, then they would have a reason and opportunity to oppose Lin Xiangwan's envoy, and if the ministers were instigated, there might be room for maneuver in this matter!

Then, it depends on how tonight's palace banquet goes! Bai Qing and Pei Gangcheng glanced at each other, while Lu Yi glanced at them slightly, and said nothing.