The Nanban mission was arranged by Ma Wenbin, the secretary of Honglu Temple, to live in the state guesthouse, enjoy the treatment of the vassal king's coming to the dynasty, and after arranging everything, he was just about to leave, when a barbarian warrior came to give an order, saying that the barbarian king Meng Huo had something to ask about him.

After being frightened by Wu Qinglin, the master of the Heavenly Kingdom, the barbarian became much more honest, Ma Wenbin came to the barbarian king's room with his head held high, and asked with a symbolic salute: "What does His Royal Highness the barbarian king command?"

Meng Huo asked, "Lord Ma, can this king see His Majesty the Emperor today?"

Ma Wenbin shook his head and said: "It is now past the time of the early dynasty, and Your Majesty has to deal with the arranged government affairs, and this official has not received a notice that Your Majesty wants to summon you." ”

Meng Huo nodded: "It turns out that the time of the early dynasty has passed, and this king should have entered the city earlier, so it's okay, then let's talk about it tomorrow." ”

"The official took his leave. Ma Wenbin smiled faintly, his heart came early and in vain, His Majesty the Emperor did not interrupt to summon you, and besides, the city gate will be opened at dawn, and if you come early, you can only be blocked at the city gate.

The next day, Meng Huo and his two sons got up before dawn, dressed up with the help of their attendants, and waited for the emperor to summon them.

But until the three poles of the sun, there was no eunuch to deliver the decree, Meng Huo's face became more and more ugly, and he ordered: "Minister of Protocol, go to Honglu Siqing to talk back." ”

After waiting for another hour, Ma Wenbin came without hurry, Meng Huo suppressed the fire in his heart, and tried his best to make his tone normal: "Master Ma, why didn't Your Majesty summon this king today?"

Ma Wenbin replied: "Your Majesty is very busy today, and the things that were discussed with the ministers in the morning were scheduled a few days ago, so I really can't squeeze out time. ”

Meng Huo frowned: "Okay, this king will wait for tomorrow." ”

"The official took his leave. After Ma Wenbin turned around, the corners of his mouth rose slightly, and he said in his heart, you can wait with peace of mind.

On the third day, the father and son got up early in the morning, but they were still not summoned.

Meng Huo can still bear it, the two sons can't bear it, as the saying goes, they can't be three times again and again, they have been in the state guest house for three days, but the emperor does not arrange to summon them, obviously looking down on them.

Ma Wenbin was called over again, and without waiting for the three of them to ask, he gave a direct answer: "According to the news sent by His Royal Highness the Barbarian King before, it is said that he will come to the imperial capital in seven days, and His Majesty has made arrangements to summon you on the eighth day. ”

This is very interesting, the fault is pushed on the barbarian king, who let you lie about the military situation before, you can't blame others for such a situation, you are all to blame.

Meng Huo was so angry that he couldn't get out, the reason why he came in advance was to catch the Han Emperor off guard and take a bigger advantage in the other party's panic, but in the end, he became a stone to shoot himself in the foot, he knew that this was the case, why hurry up on the road, everyone was tired, how good it was to march slowly and leisurely.

After Ma Wenbin left, the eldest prince Meng Zhun snorted: "The Emperor of the Han Dynasty can't even be flexible, we have obviously rushed to me in advance, why can't we summon me in advance, what is not ready, I think it is a pretext at all." ”

The second prince Meng Tu said: "Father, the Emperor of the Han Dynasty really doesn't pay attention to us, since it is summoned on the eighth day, that is, the day after tomorrow, he is unkind to us and unjust, and when the time comes, our father and son must embarrass the emperor and the ministers, otherwise they will think that we are easy to bully." ”

Meng Huo frowned and said: "Is that appropriate, after all, Dahan is our suzerain, and he is the master, if the master is too unable to come to the stage, it will not benefit us." ”

Meng Tu sneered and said: "The emperor has already made it impossible for us to come down, why should we give him face." ”

Meng Huo raised his eyebrows: "My son has already thought of a plan, you might as well talk about it." ”

Meng Tu said with a sneer: "On the day we entered the city, the child accidentally saw two beautiful women standing on the side of the street, both of whom had the posture of captivating the city and the country, so I ordered my subordinates to secretly investigate their identities, one of them is the eldest daughter of the crown prince, Liu Yuying, the monarch of the emperor's entitlement, and the other is Dongfang Yixue, the new third-level academician of the New Witchcraft Research Institute, my eldest brother and I happened to ask the emperor in the court, the eldest brother is just right for Dongfang Yixue, and my young is just right for the little county lord." ”

Meng Zhun immediately expressed his dissatisfaction: "Why isn't it me who is worthy of the little county lord?"

He is not stupid, everyone knows that the emperor and the crown prince regard Liu Yuying as the pearl of their palms and become her husband, the emperor and the prince will love the house and Wu, and the benefits are boundless.

Among Meng Huo's two sons, the eldest Meng Zhun has a relatively wooden temperament, an IQ that is okay, and the biggest advantage is that he does not suffer losses, although he usually does a lot of stupid things, but he basically never does anything that is fooled;

It was precisely because of the shortcomings of both sons that Meng Huo could not make up his mind who would be the prince, so he decided to observe for a while.

Meng Tu kept his previous sneer and said: "The eldest brother doesn't know, the little lord is not so easy to marry, the emperor and the crown prince love her well, unless the Han is in a situation where the wind and rain may perish at any time, is it possible to let her marry far away to our Nanban?" Therefore, asking the little county lord to marry is just a way to block the emperor, but the success rate of the eldest brother marrying Dongfang Yixue is very high, first of all, she is not the emperor's close relative, and she is not distressed to marry;

Meng Zhun's eyes lit up and said, "It's still thoughtful, then do it." ”

Meng Huo smiled and nodded: "It's still smarter for the second child, then let's make up our minds, since it is the day after tomorrow to worship the emperor, we don't have to get up early tomorrow, and it doesn't matter if we sleep until three o'clock in the morning." ”

However, before dawn the next day, the state guesthouse remembered the deafening sound of the gong, and Meng Huo, who was still asleep, became angry, jumped up from the bed, and asked: "What the hell are you doing to prevent people from sleeping so noisy?"

Ma Wenbin's voice immediately came: "Holy oracle, His Majesty the Emperor summoned the Barbarian King and the two princes today, please get up quickly to wash and change clothes, and follow the official into the palace." ”

Meng Huo's nose was almost crooked, didn't it mean that he was summoned by a genius, why did it change to today? Yesterday, he and his two sons had a banquet late and had just slept for less than two hours.

Ma Wenbin explained: "The barbarian king urged several times, and the lower officials told His Majesty the truth, and His Majesty read it for your sincere worship, so he summoned him one day in advance. ”

Meng Huo still has a fire that can't be released, after all, the emperor is out of kindness, but why didn't he notify him in advance if he changed the day?

Looking at the three fathers and sons in the room, Ma Wenbin sneered and said to himself: "The little Nanban also dares to come to the imperial capital to spread wild, it is strange if you don't die." ”

Half an hour later, the three of them washed and dressed, and boarded the chariot to the palace without even bothering to eat breakfast.

In the early dynasties, there were rules, and officials had to come to the palace gate before the end of the day, wait for the palace gate to open, and then go to the court room to wait for the emperor's summons.

It's winter, and it's just dawning.

In the carriage, the father and son all wore dark circles under their eyes, swaying along the way, and the yawns of the three came and went.

After arriving at the palace gate, the three of them got out of the car and stood in the cold wind with the ministers, the climate of the barbarian country in the extreme south was hot, although the three of them wore several sets of clothes to keep out the cold, but compared with the leather jackets of the officials, the sleepiness was swept away, and the yawn was replaced by a series of sneezes.

The palace door opened, Meng Huo thought that he would be able to see the emperor immediately, and when he stepped into the palace gate, he knew that this was just the beginning, and walked for nearly an hour with his two sons, and finally entered the inner palace, but was driven into a small room next to the court room like a duck.

The father and son were hungry, and the chair was extremely cold when they sat down, and they were too tired to stand, and they were tormented to the extreme.

After another hour, the ministers in the next room were summoned to the main hall to face the king, and the three of them received a notice to continue to wait, and after the emperor had seen the ministers, he brought them to welcome the distinguished guests.

Seeing that it was noon, the grandfather's hungry chest was pressed against his back, and finally a eunuch came to deliver the decree, and the barbarian king's father and son could ascend to the palace to face the king.

In the main hall, the ministers sat in their positions according to their official positions, and in addition to the officials who participated in the early dynasty, dozens of nobles who did not hold positions in the court came in one after another, each looking for a place to sit.

Among them is Ye Yunyang, the prince of Anping County, who received an order two hours ago to hurry to the palace with the task of welcoming Nanban VIPs.

He wondered, he was only a county duke, ranking eighth among the ten rank of the empire, the key was that he was only seventeen years old, was it appropriate to come over to participate in national affairs?

A brand-new knight's uniform is worn on his body, and the chest is a fierce beast Bai Ze pattern embroidered with capital silk thread, representing his hereditary status as a county duke, this time there is no sense of standing out from the crowd when he participated in the priesthood in Dongping Kingdom last time, because the other nobles are also wearing purple and gold knight clothes, and everyone's title is much higher than him, the lowest is the county duke, which is two levels higher than the county duke.

From the moment he stepped on the threshold of the main hall, he felt uncomfortable, it was full of people, and there was no special eunuch to arrange a seat for him, where to sit was a big problem, because if he didn't get it right, it would be a joke, and he didn't want to lose his face here.

Scanning the main hall with a thief's gaze, he soon found a place in an excellent position, not far from the right front there was a pillar with a diameter of more than three feet, because it would block the Danqi where the emperor and the crown prince were located, so no one cared about it here.

Ye Yunyang didn't think so, in line with the principle of low-key affairs, it was most appropriate to hide here, he walked over quickly, and while others were not paying attention, he walked along the soft cushion used for kneeling and laid it on the spotless ground behind the column, and was just about to sit down, when a shrill voice sounded: "Who let you sit here, get out of the way for me, this is my exclusive position." ”

He was stunned, are the eunuchs also qualified to sit in the hall, aren't they all standing with whisks, looking back with doubts, his eyes immediately widened: "It's you?"

"Is that you?" the other was no less surprised than he was.

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