"Lord Qi, the envoy of the Celestial Empire has come to ask for an audience. ”

When King Xiang saw the report from the soldiers outside the palace, he looked at the ministers, and the ministers all laughed.

"Once upon a time, my Xiangzhou was still a place where everyone shouted and beaten, but now what's wrong. As soon as the Qingzhou marching Sima walked on the front foot, the Zhongzhou envoy came. Why don't you wait and see you later, and the envoys from other states will also come! ”

"Hey~ General Shangguan, don't talk nonsense. ”

"Master Li, what can't you say? This Zhongzhou has always coveted my Xiangzhou, and the wolf's ambition is obvious, and now he sees that my Xiangzhou is prosperous, and he comes to curry favor again. ”

Another general said disdainfully: "Yes, I'm afraid they won't succeed!"

Zhuge Qing shook his feather fan, picked up his wine glass and said to the man: "Zhongkun, now Xiangzhou is still nominally a subordinate state of the Celestial Empire, and you must not say such a rebellious remark. If the news is allowed to spread, it will affect the lord's plans. Be cautious in your words and deeds, be cautious in your words and deeds!" After speaking, he drank all the wine in his cup.

"Strategist, why are you so cowardly and afraid. Zhong Kun said dissatisfied.

The king of Xiang interrupted at this time and said to the soldiers who had reported: "Please invite the Celestial Empire to enter the palace." ”

"Xuan, the Celestial Empire has come to make an audience. ”

Outside the door of the main hall, a man dressed in the official palace of the Heavenly Empire strode into the main hall, holding the holy decree in his hand, looking around at the expressions of the officials sitting on both sides of the main hall, walked to the king of Xiang without hurry, and saluted and said: "Xiaguan, Murong Chun, meet the king of Xiang." ”

"Murong Envoy, excuse me. ”

"King Xie Xiang. ”

"Envoy Murong, what does the Holy Emperor mean by coming here this time?"

"Back to the King of Xiang, the minister is here this time with the will of the Holy Emperor. Murong Chun straightened his body, held up the holy decree in his hand and said: "The king of Xiang is loyal to the country, guards Xiangzhou, protects the safety of one party, solves my worries, and specially appoints the king of Xiang as the king of Zhennan and sits in southern Hunan." ”

King Xiang smiled and said: "The holy grace is vast, and the lone should have received the decree." However, the lonely eater should be worried about the king, but now he has not made an inch, how dare he receive this holy grace?"

Murong Chun said: "The king of Xiang should not refuse. The family of the King of Xiang has been loyal and good for generations, guarding one side for the Celestial Empire. Our emperor and the two holy queen mothers always think of the great achievements of the ancestors of the King of Xiang and Emperor Ze in pacifying the world together, and they are always grateful. Now, the south is divided, and Qingzhou has proclaimed himself king, which is really a great rebellion, and everyone in the world will be punished. The king of Xiang, who is the lord of Xiaoxiang Mansion and the throne of Xiangzhou, should obey the will of heaven, receive the decree of thanksgiving, and put down the Qingzhou rebellion in the name of the king of Zhennan. ”

Situ Yun stood up, walked in front of Murong Chun, saluted and said, "Murong Envoy, you don't have a backache when you stand and talk." What is the reason why Qingzhou was able to enclose the land and seal the king? The force behind Qingzhou is the Xiuzhen force, and the Holy Emperor only gives officials and knights, not soldiers and horses, so how can he fight with Qingzhou. The Holy Emperor and the two Holy Empress Dowagers let our king quell the chaos, didn't this put my Xiangzhou in danger and give my life in vain?"

Murong Chun raised his eyes and glanced at Situ Yun, and said randomly: "Sir, this is different, the holy grace is vast, and the king of Xiang is given the position of king of Zhennan." The whole world is the king's land, and the king of Hunan dominates the south, holding the power of life and death, and does not enter the year. In the past, the ancestors of the King of Hunan and Emperor Ze rode horses to fight the world, set up a life for the common people in the world, and asked for the order to come here to set up Xiaoxiang Mansion in southern Hunan and guard the south for the Celestial Dynasty.

"Now that Xiaoxiang Mansion is not there, southern Hunan is divided into two. The king of Hunan is loyal and filial, as the old saying goes, the son does not change his father's ambition, and is regarded as filial piety. Sir, isn't it trapped in a place where the king of Hunan is disloyal, unfilial, unkind, and unjust? How dare Mr. have the courage to say such a rebellious remark, and what face does he have to stand in the palace of the prime minister?"

Situ Yun was furious and scolded: "Murong Pifu, you dare to insult me!"

King Xiang scolded Situ Yun and said, "Be bold, step down!"

King Xiang held the sword in his hand in one hand, stepped down the steps, and walked in front of Murong Chun with a stern face. Murong Chun only felt a chill in his spine, a feeling of oppression that came from nowhere, which made his legs a little weak, and he raised his head slightly to see the fleeting killing intent in King Xiang's eyes, and his heart felt like falling to the bottom.

Suddenly, King Xiang laughed and said, "Haha, Murong is here to make the insight extraordinary. The lonely family has been loyal for generations, and the food monarch is responsible for its worries. Murong came to make the decree, and he should feel the grace of the saint alone. ”

"My lord, no!"

"Lord, never!"

“......”

All the ministers obstructed one after another, but Zhuge Qing sat quietly alone, swaying a feather fan on one side and drinking yellow soup on the other.

The king of Xiang looked back suddenly, the power of the tiger was fully displayed, and he said sharply: "Bold, who dares to say it again, he will not be spared!"

The minister, who was originally still dissuaded, saw the majesty of King Xiang and instantly closed his mouth.

Murong Chun was overjoyed and sorrowful, and hurriedly stabilized his mind and continued: "King Xiang received the order. ”

However, Murong Chun saw that the officials on both sides of the hall actually ignored the holy decree, only a few knelt down to obey the order, and more ministers sat at the table drinking, closing their eyes, keeping their mouths shut, and there was anger in their hearts, but they were alone in a different place, how could they dare to attack, so they looked at King Xiang embarrassedly and said, "King Xiang, this ......"

"You are so bold, aren't you really afraid that Lone will kill you?"

The ministers hurriedly knelt on the ground, and King Xiang looked at the minister who was kneeling on the ground, crossed his hands on his waist and said, "Murong is coming, make an order." ”

Murong Chun saw that the King of Xiang behaved like this, and secretly said in his heart, although your King Xiang is a prince, he does not salute when he waits for the order, and his counter-intentions are clearly revealed. He thought about it, it's just that, this time I came, I was able to miss the mission, and it was already a blessing to be able to hold on to my life, and when I returned to Zhongzhou, I would join him again.

"According to the order of the Holy Emperor, the king of Xiang guarded southern Hunan, wore the stars and the moon, was loyal to the country, rewarded 30,000 spirit crystals, 10,000 taels of gold, and crowned the king of Zhennan. Wangzhennan Wang Wei shared worries and pacified southern Hunan. Chin this. ”

"Holy Emperor Heavenly Grace!" King Zhennan motioned to the attendant on the side to take the holy decree from Murong Chun's hand, although Murong Chun was unhappy, he still gave the holy decree to the attendant.

King Zhennan clasped his hands and looked at Murong Chun and asked, "Murong is coming, it's a long journey, can you go back to the post house to rest first?"

Murong Chun returned the salute and said, "The minister still has one more matter, which still needs to be explained to the king of Zhennan. ”

King Zhennan returned to the high hall and sat down and asked, "Murong is coming, what else is going on?"

"Back to the king of Zhennan, the minister was ordered to come to Xiangzhou to proclaim, before leaving, the Holy Queen Mother instructed Weichen, Qingzhou will attack Le'an City, the king of Zhennan was ordered to snipe on the same day, and take over Le'an City, find the pearl of the soldier saint Canghai and the "Thousand Armies Strategy" handed over to the Holy Emperor. If Chen Yuqing, the city lord of Le'an City, resists, he will be killed. ”

"It can be seen that there are thousands of miles from Xiangzhou to Le'an City, and even if the troops are dispatched now, it will take some time. Moreover, since the year before last, countless capable people have been searching for them without success, how can they be found in this short period of time?"

Murong Chun seemed to have scruples, and said cautiously: "The Holy Emperor and the Empress Dowager know that the King of Zhennan is loyal to the country, and there is nothing missing, and the generals of Xiangzhou are already stationed outside Le'an City." ”

As soon as Murong Chun finished speaking, the generals in the hall all held the blades on their waists, and the entire hall suddenly fell silent, and after a while, King Xiang laughed and said: "The meaning of the Holy Queen, I already know, Murong will come back to the post house to rest." ”

"Thank you for the good intentions of the king of Zhennan, the minister still needs to immediately return to Zhongzhou, the king of Zhennan cherishes himself, the holy grace is vast, don't live up to it!"

King Zhennan's face was heavy, and he waved his sleeves to signal Murong Chun to retreat.

After Murong Chun left the palace, King Zhennan lined up on the table with one palm, and his face was full of murderous intent.