Chapter 30 The Junction of Jin and Xia
When Zhang Ling returned to the inn, the sky was already slightly white. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
There were already vendors on the street who were open early, and Zhang Ling rarely drank a bowl of tofu brain on the street, and then brought a preparation for Yu Ziyu. The little guy in the inn greeted Zhang Ling politely, and was quiet as if nothing had happened.
It was a dull morning, the sky was dark, except for the little white rabbit in Zhang Ling's arms gnawing on fritters.
Su Tianyi was about to go downstairs when he saw Zhang Ling carrying the little rabbit upstairs, and the two said hello and left.
Neither of them is a person who likes nonsense, and without the two brothers of the Su family, the two of them have nothing to talk about when they meet.
Zhang Ling came in and saw that Yu Ziyu had just withdrawn from cultivation, so he beckoned her to come over for dinner.
Yu Ziyu saw the little rabbit at a glance, jumped over happily, and snatched Ye Luo.
"Where did you find the little rabbit, it's so cute! Look at these eyes, they look like rubies!" Yu Ziyu was surprised, holding the little rabbit to look here and touch there, the little rabbit glared at Zhang Ling with a resentful face.
"Hey, this little rabbit is actually staring at you!" Yu Ziyu's eyes widened suddenly, as if he had found an artifact.
Zhang Ling snorted and threatened: "Look at what you see, if you look at it again, I will stew you!"
The little rabbit shrank his head in fright, and pitifully stuffed his head into Yu Ziyu's chest. Zhang Ling looked angry, and there was no way to teach it a lesson in front of Yu Ziyu, so he could only snort coldly.
Yu Ziyu was not satisfied with his threat to the little rabbit, pushed him aside, and comforted: "Little rabbit, don't be afraid, this guy doesn't dare to do anything to you, with me! If he dares to bully you, I will definitely avenge you!"
She stroked the bunny's smooth fur, and the more she looked at it, the more she liked it.
Zhang Ling looked at Yu Ziyu aggrievedly, and silently accused her, Yu Ziyu snorted at him, and walked out with the little rabbit in his arms.
As he walked, he said: "The second Xia Kingdom is going to hold a Zen ceremony in February, if you don't want to miss it, leave now, otherwise you won't be able to catch up when the time comes!"
"Oops!" Zhang Ling slapped the table, and then thought of this.
This matter is very secret, and it was told to him by Ming Xu when he left.
But there were so many things along the way that he almost forgot about it. Today is the sixth day of the first lunar month, and if you don't leave, you may really not be able to catch up.
This ceremony is the follow-up to the bloody transfer of power in the Western religion, the emperor has a great relationship with the head of the Ming family, and now the Ming family has been slaughtered, in order to prevent further changes, the current Western religion rulers can only use this method to force the emperor to step down. Because the current emperor of Xia has twelve daughters, but no sons, he can only take the throne unless he is a successor.
I don't know where the Yue envoy to Xia is now, it should be almost at the border of Xia, right?
He wanted to see how the Xia Congress treated the Vietnamese Mission.
At this time, the border between the Jin State and the Xia State was confronted by the two sides and did not give in to each other.
"General Cheng, you have to think about it, my Yue Kingdom is divided into three teams of people to envoy to the Three Kingdoms this time, and the Ming Kingdom and the Jin Kingdom are all treated with courtesy, why is it only that the Xia Kingdom is outside the country? Could it be that the Xia Kingdom looks down on my Yue Kingdom?"
Wen Yu said angrily, their group went to Xia Guo, but they were stopped outside the border, and they had been grinding their tongues with this General Cheng for two days, but he still refused to let him go.
"Lord Wen, the general did not look down on Yue Guo, but the general received an order to block the border within three months and not allow anyone to enter or leave, and please Lord Wen Don't embarrass the general. General Cheng said, he looked resolute, but in fact, he was also in trouble in his heart, this is not an ordinary business trip, just stop it.
This is the mission of the Yue Kingdom!
Yue's military strength is at the head of the four countries, and it has always been the decision-maker, and by stopping their mission to Xia here, General Cheng feels that he may be used as a guilty sheep in the future.
Wen Yu sneered, looking disdainful.
"My lord, Miss is here. ”
A man dressed as a servant came to Wen Yan's side and said in his ear.
Wen Yan's face changed, and he seemed to be a little nervous, and then said quickly, "Stop the young lady in the back and don't allow her to come to the front." ”
"Grandpa, what do you want me to do in the rear? The situation ahead is so urgent, shouldn't it be solved immediately?"
Wen Ruyan smiled and stepped forward to look at Wen Yan and said, her blue eyes flashing with confidence.
Wen Yu immediately changed his words, and said with a smile on his face: "Good granddaughter, what you said, isn't grandpa worried about you? ”
"Yes, grandpa really thinks about his granddaughter, but it's better for me to take care of this when my granddaughter sees this. ”
Wen Ruyan still smiled and groaned on her face, but the words she said carried a rare majesty.
Several ministers who came with the mission looked at each other, and then lowered their heads at the same time in tacit understanding, they have all seen Lord Wen's methods, and Lord Wen can only bow to the wind!
Wen Yu coughed twice to hide his embarrassment, his granddaughter was better than himself, although he felt that there was light on his face, but occasionally he did feel a little embarrassed.
Wen Ruyan still had a gentle smile on her face, but there was a kind of majesty that was getting heavier and heavier, and everyone around her bowed their heads obediently, and naturally obeyed her.
She replaced her grandfather's position as prime minister with wisdom, entered the court with a female generation, and was able to get the favor of the emperor, and personally crowned her, becoming the first ruling female official in the more than 800 years since the founding of the Yue Kingdom.
Such a smell is like a goose, and he has already gained his solid allies in the competition between lips and teeth in the court, and under the surging dark tide.
Wen Ruyan stepped forward, looked at General Cheng who was riding on a horse, and said with a pale face: "General Cheng, the four countries of the Qinglan Domain have always been friendly for hundreds of years, and now I have sent an envoy to the three countries to conclude an alliance and keep peace for a hundred years." The two countries of Jin and Ming and our Yue Kingdom have already made an alliance with each other, only you, the Xia Kingdom, are now refusing me from the border, General Cheng, is it possible that the Xia Kingdom is going to violate the hundred-year contract and provoke war?"
At the end of her speech, her face was extremely stern, and a pair of beautiful blue pupils did not look like they used to be charming, but full of coercion.
General Cheng frowned, Wen Ruyan's words were quite serious, if he didn't answer well, it might really cause war, and then the three kingdoms would attack one country, and the Xia country would only end up destroying the country. However, he is a general on the battlefield and has always despised his daughter's family for participating in politics, so even if Wen Ruyan has given him great coercion now, his expression is still contemptuous when he looks at Wen Ruyan.
"I'm just a general, acting on orders, and whether war is about to break out is not something that I, a small general, can decide. But you, a woman's family, don't embroider at home, and run to this border to point fingers, is there no man in the country?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the Xia soldiers behind him laughed and looked at the Yue envoy sarcastically.
Wen Yu and the courtiers and guards of the Yue Kingdom were furious, and many of the guards directly drew their weapons.
Wen Ruyan looked at the person opposite, sneered, and said softly: "The soldiers and generals of the Xia Kingdom really have no rules, if they were in my Yue Kingdom, these soldiers would have dared to do this, and they would have been dragged down to the military law to deal with them." ”
Then she waved her hand gently, and the guards behind her who drew their weapons immediately returned their weapons, and with a sound of brushing, it can be seen that they are also so obedient to Wen Ruyan on weekdays.
In contrast, General Cheng's face was red and white, and he glared at the person behind him viciously before looking at the other side with a gloomy face.
Wen Ruyan's mouth hooked up, revealing an extremely seductive smile, she took out a bright yellow scroll from her sleeve, and read to General Cheng and thousands of guards opposite: "Fengtian carrier, the emperor said: Today, Zuo Xiang Wen Ruyan will lead an envoy to Xia Guo, and be sure to sign a friendship contract with Xia Guo before the second day of the second month of February." This is a grand event of the four countries, and if it is obstructed, it will be condemned by the other three countries, and if it prevents peace among the four countries, it will also be besieged by the other three countries. Chin!"
Wen Ruyan recited the holy decree, rolled it up and stuffed it into his sleeve, and said indifferently: "General Cheng, you can stop our mission outside the Xia Kingdom now, it doesn't matter, but as long as I leave now, when I come back next time, I will not take the mission with me, but the army!"
She calmly looked at General Cheng, who was in a cold sweat in the cold season of early spring, with a solemn and inviolable expression.
General Cheng felt a chill coming out of his heart, he shivered excitedly, clenched his teeth, and a strong pressure made it difficult for him to breathe. He could see clearly that the woman was just an ordinary person, and he could strangle her to death with one hand, and he thought so now, but he didn't know why he felt a little scared when he looked at that face.
"General Cheng, I don't have much time, the mission has been delayed here for two days, I'll give you another day, if you can't let us in one day, then we'll meet in a month!"
Wen Ruyan's voice was very cold, cold to the bottom of General Cheng's heart, she seemed to be standing behind her at this time, as if there were thousands of troops and horses standing behind her to command, confident and resolute, stronger than the battle-hardened general.
General Cheng finally softened, negotiated for two days, he dismounted for the first time, and gave a military salute to Wen Ruyan and said: "Prime Minister Wen is serious, please forgive Prime Minister Wen for Cheng Mou's disrespect, it is just the will of the sect leader to come personally, to block the border, Cheng Mou is just acting on orders." However, I heard that Prime Minister please wait a little longer, I sent someone to Yingdu the day before yesterday, calculate the time, and there will be a decree tomorrow night at the latest. ”
He politely pleaded guilty, and then treated him politely, and his face no longer saw the impatience and arrogance of the past two days.
Wen Ruyan still had a cold face, and the words she said were all with ice scum, "Okay, then the prime minister will wait here for one more day, this time General Cheng, you are so embarrassed by me and my grandfather, we can all be blamed in the past, but my Yue Guo's face was so insulted by Xia Guo this time, if the negotiation fails this time, I will directly ask the emperor, Ma Ta Yingdu!"
After that, she turned around and left, her back was arrogant and fierce, like a sword open!
The members of the mission also left with Wen Ruyan with gloomy faces, and camped not far away, each busy.
General Cheng watched them leave, his face was pale, Yingdu was the capital of the Xia Kingdom, Wen Ruyan said that she wanted the horse to step on Yingdu, her murderous aura at that time was undisguised, so that even the battle-hardened General Cheng was deterred, and he couldn't say a word.
After a long time, he called a cronie and commanded in a low voice: "You write a letter immediately, saying that this peace talks must only succeed and not fail, otherwise my Xia Kingdom will be the time to overthrow." Tell your lord again that the Prime Minister of Yue Guo should not be underestimated when he hears it, please don't take it lightly. This letter will be delivered in two days, go!"
"Yes!" the young soldier commanded, turning and leaving.
General Cheng looked at the tent group that was faintly visible in the distance, and thought of Wen Ruyan's face, and only felt that this woman was too terrifying!
It looks so beautiful, but unfortunately it's not a soft pastry.
Smelling like a goose, she is a knife.
Wen Ruyan didn't know what General Cheng thought of her, so she sat on the main seat at this time, bowing her head and pondering.
Wen Yu sighed and stood aside, with a sad face.
A fifty or sixty-year-old minister with a large beard sat at the bottom of Wen Ruyan and asked suspiciously: "Prime Minister, the old minister is a little puzzled, is your holy decree really the holy decree given to you by the emperor this time?"
"Lord Hao, what are you kidding, it was my grandfather who sent the envoy to Xia Guo this time, how could I have a holy decree!" Wen Ruyan said with an indifferent face.
Everyone looked at each other, and the sound of Lord Hao was confused.
"But the holy decree you read just now, Prime Minister......"
"Oh, what do you mean by this?" Wen Ruyan took out the holy decree from his sleeve, shook it, and said with a smug smile: "Actually, this is the holy decree that the emperor rewarded me with things on the New Year's Day last year." ”
She unfolded it to everyone, and sure enough, she saw dozens of treasured jade artifacts densely written on it, all of which were given to her.
These ministers, even more so, look at me, I see you don't know what to say.
Wen Yu sighed secretly, he really didn't know what to say to his precious granddaughter.
"Prime Minister, you, what are you ......" Lord Hao racked his brains, and he didn't know what to say about Wen Ruyan.
But isn't this how she solved everyone's predicament? Or did she deceive that General Cheng? But it was General Cheng who made things difficult for them first!
Everyone really doesn't know what to say, the emperor spoils this prime minister, they all know, there are good things, the emperor doesn't even give Princess Yingyue a copy of it!
Wen Ruyan saw that they looked like they wanted to talk and stopped, and couldn't help but laugh 'poof', the mine is sparse, not twisted and arrogant, it is really a man's appearance, partial and beautiful.
And Zhang Ling was rushing towards here at this time, he didn't know what was happening here, and he didn't know that the whole country of Xia was a stormy atmosphere at this time.
It seems that something is brewing, using the whole world as raw materials, wind and thunderstorms as seasonings, and all living beings and people as medicine, to make a furnace of earth-shattering medicine.
Until then, nothing had happened.
There was only a cold slaughter, which began to slowly permeate the four countries of the Qinglan Domain.