The number of people sent by Xiqin this time is not large, but Dongfanbai and Muye Huang are two heavyweights, Da Zhou has to attach great importance to it, according to Dongfanbai's design, first delay time at the border, let Nanqiang take the lead to try the depth, I didn't expect Da Zhou to be so well prepared.

"Xiaobai, your plan doesn't seem to work." Makino is over sixty years old, and Dongfan Bai is only in his early twenties, it is not an exaggeration to call Xiaobai, Makino Wild has high cheekbones, white temples, dull face, and his face is full of wrinkles, the wrinkles make his face as rough as tree bark, a look of vicissitudes, every finger is not straight, the inside and outside are callouses, the whole looks like a small rake made of branches.

But who would have thought that such an old man would be the chess saint of Western Qin, and even Emperor Jing of Western Qin, Qin Wuyang, would be honored as a teacher.

"It's okay, this was originally a temporary idea, and it didn't have any impact on the overall situation." Dongfan Bai is dressed in a miserable green robe, his hair is tied up with a bamboo hairpin, and there is a fragrance of wood different from the blue musk deer on his body, the face of the miserable green boy is like a peach apricot, his posture is leisurely and elegant, and he is still lonely and thin in the snow and frost, and the young man's pupils are smart, and he is as attractive as crystal beads, so a young man.

"Mr. Bai, there is news from the Nanqiang people, they have found that Da Zhou is hiding an elite cavalry, and their people are looking for an opportunity to investigate." Night Wing, the chief guard of the Western Qin Mission, has strong martial arts.

"The elite cavalry, the Nanqiang Iron Cavalry is also world-famous, and it must not be easy for them to become elite." Dong Fan Bai had already planted spies in the Nanqiang Mission, otherwise he would not have controlled the forward speed so well.

"There is no surprise, Emperor Wu of Zhou is eloquent, not inferior to His Majesty Emperor Jing, it is not surprising that there are some elites that we don't know." Makino said, old like the sound of two wooden planks rubbing together.

Dong Fanbai nodded and said, "It's almost close to Luoyang City in the Great Zhou, have you been contacted by Night Wing and the secret agents?" ”

"Mr. Hui, several of the spies we planted at the South City Gate have been arrested for some reason, and the rest have been contacted." Nightwing said,

Dong Fan Bai was stunned for a moment, if his disc newspaper network was exposed, why only the south gate was arrested, so he asked: "Do you know what's going on?" ”

"I heard that it was Qian Bin, the guard of the South City Gate, who intended to mistreat the Ninth Princess, and was caught red-handed, and suffered along with our people."

Dong Fan Bai and Makino Arashi are at a glance, and they know that there is something going on here, a guard will never be stupid enough to look like this, even if it is Seling Zhidu, he will not be caught red-handed.

"Forget it, it's enough for others to get in touch, let's go as planned." After that, the mission continued to move forward, and soon arrived outside Luoyang City, where the guards led by the eldest prince Zhao Zilin had been waiting for a long time.

"Yan Buqun, go and see if the front is the Western Qin Mission, the procrastination has finally arrived." Zhao Zilin waited for more than an hour before he saw the mission appear, which made him very dissatisfied.

Yan Buqun quickly returned and said, "Back to Your Highness, it is indeed a mission, and it will be there soon." ”

When Zhao Zilin heard this, he cheered up, he must not lose face in front of the people of Western Qin, and the greeting team was divided into two sides, Dongfan Bai rode a horse first, and Muye Huang was old and sat in the car.

When he arrived at the gate of the city, Dong Fan Bai dismounted, and Zhao Zilin also stepped forward and said: "This is Dong Fan Bai, the new champion of Western Qin, and he is really a talent." ”

After approaching, a fragrance came to his face, Zhao Zilin raised his eyebrows, and said secretly: "Why is this man so fragrant, he looks a little charming, and this dress, there shouldn't be any habit of breaking sleeves."

Unconsciously took a half step back.

"Your Highness is polite, Mr. Makino is old, and the speed of the mission is much slower than expected, please don't blame Your Highness."

"It's okay, Mr. Makino's generation of chess saints, naturally there can't be the slightest loss, otherwise it will be a loss to the world." Zhao Zilin didn't smile, he had already scolded Dongfan Bai for eighteen generations of ancestors in his heart, but he still had to be harmonious on the surface.

"Your Highness is generous." Dong Fanbai looked at the welcoming team of Da Zhou, the guards were full of energy, strong physique, and the maids were all young and beautiful, it seems that the prince also put his mind on it, the guards did not wear weapons, showing strength and retaining etiquette, which is a bit interesting.

Muye Huang also got out of the carriage, and the chess boy beside him supported him, walked forward tremblingly, and saluted Zhao Zilin: "The eldest prince is polite, because the old envoy did not arrive on time, please forgive your highness." ”

"Where is Mr. Makino, you are very happy to come to the Great Zhou Literati, and several teachers from the Qingteng Academy are also looking forward to learning from you." The implication is that the Qingteng Academy is ready, don't be careless.

"I have heard that the Qingteng Academy of Da Zhou is full of talents, and naturally there are stronger chess players than the old man, and the old man doesn't dare to get an axe." Although Muye said so, he didn't care too much about it in his heart, the name of the chess saint is not in vain.

"Let's get into the city quickly, the mission is tired, Mr. Makino is old, so don't stand for too long." After waiting for the mission for so long, Zhao Zilin was also a little tired, and Dong Fanbai didn't delay anymore, after all, Muye Huang was really old.

"I heard that in the last royal poetry meeting of Da Zhou, the seven princes took the lead, but I didn't expect His Royal Highness's seventh brother to hide it deeply." Dong Fanbai was shocked when he heard the four poems "Will Enter the Wine", "Wind and Rain Dream Station", "Jiangchengzi" and "Jin Se", and the same literati were even more curious about this Seven Princes.

"The seventh brother's literary brilliance is extraordinary, the temple is indeed inferior, not long ago he wrote a new poem "Sighing Lingdingyang", which has aroused a lot of popularity among literati, but not long ago the seventh brother was assassinated, although he saved his life, but his legs left some small problems." Zhao Zilin said lightly.

"Oh, that's a shame." Dong Fan Bai instantly understood that it was absolutely impossible for a prince who was in poor health to inherit the throne, no wonder the eldest prince was so relieved of the seventh prince.

Entering the city gate, Dongfan Bai once again saw the prosperity of the Great Zhou, with teahouses, taverns, pawnshops, and workshops on both sides of the street. There are also many small vendors with large umbrellas in the open spaces on both sides of the street. The streets stretch east and west to the quieter suburbs outside the city.

But there are still pedestrians on the streets: some carrying burdens and hurrying away, some driving ox carts to deliver goods, some driving donkeys to pull wagons, and some stopping to enjoy the river scenery. With the tall castle tower as the center, the houses on both sides are lined up one after another, and there are tea houses, wine shops, foot shops, butcher shops, temples, public houses, and so on.

"The Great Zhou is really prosperous, and it is still more prosperous than Western Qin." Dong Fan Bai thought in his heart. Not long after, Zhao Zilin took a group of people to the post house where they stayed.

"The post house has arrived, Mr. Bai and Mr. Makino will rest early, tomorrow my father will arrange a banquet to welcome Nanqiang and your country's mission, and the main hall will return to my father, so I will leave first."

"Okay, congratulations to the eldest prince." After the eldest prince left, Dong Fanbai glanced at Muye Wilderness and said, "Don't pretend, your physique is better than mine." ”

Muye Wilderness hehehe, he trotted all the way into the post house, how could he be half tired, and the chess boy also followed, and he was speechless for a while.

"This eldest prince is not simple, although he is still immature, but it can be seen that there are also masters behind him, and those people at the city gate today are very appropriate." Although Muye Huang is more than half a hundred years old, he knows martial arts, and very few people know how much energy is hidden under the dry appearance.

"That's right, it seems that this Great Zhou is indeed not simple, even the Seven Princes who did not show up, there are masterpieces coming out in a short period of time." Dong Fanbai has already regarded Zhao Zili as the biggest opponent in the literary world this time, and the rest of the people are not in their eyes.

"That's right, the Great Zhou royal family is full of talents, and it is extremely difficult to decline, unless the other five countries join forces, you have to be careful of capsizing in the gutter on this trip."

The two national missions all entered the city, the Plum Blossom Pavilion was all dispatched, the patrol battalion and the Terracotta Division also began martial law, and there were strict restrictions on entering and leaving the city, if there was anything wrong with the mission, it would be a national dispute.

In the palace, Zhao Zilin and Zhao Ziyan entered the palace and told Emperor Wu about the whole process of welcoming the mission, and Emperor Wu was very satisfied with the performance of his two sons, and said: "Yes, both of you have not lost the prestige of my Great Zhou, and it is even more rare that the second child can receive the Nanqiang delegation so well." ”

The second prince was overjoyed, but the eldest prince was not the slightest dissatisfied, calm and relaxed, and the real competition was tomorrow.

"Tomorrow is the reception mission, and there will inevitably be many problems between the two countries, although you have made preparations, you can't be careless."

"It's my father."

"Cao Zhengchun, Nangong Shangshu will arrange a reception mission in Ziming Palace tomorrow, and arrange a dinner in Langhuan Water Pavilion in the evening, I have already given permission, you go and arrange it." Emperor Wu arranged everything and waited for the official opening tomorrow.

Song Wangfu, Fan Jian came again, Zhao Zili said: "Why did you run to me two times in three days, the coachman you mentioned." ”

"Don't mention it, now that the whole city is under martial law, I don't dare to take him out, let me tell you an interesting thing, the champion of Western Qin, came to open a post house and quietly went to Tianqing Tower."

"Azure Building, isn't that a place where Kabuki stays? And how do you know. "It is absolutely not normal for the champion of Xiqin to visit the Qinglou.

"There is an eldest sister in the back kitchen of Tianqing Building, I used to reward him with some silver money, and she saw it when she delivered the meal and told me." The mission into the city was very lively, and many people saw it.

"By the way, I heard that my father's dinner will be arranged in Langhuan Water Pavilion tomorrow, and there will be singing and dancing as a companion at that time, this Dongfan Bai is definitely not at ease." Zhao Zili said that he didn't think that the champion would be such a womanizer.

"That's right, although Tianqinglou is a Qinglou, it doesn't sell its body, and Kabuki is indeed the best in the capital, and some good dancers will be invited to dance at the royal banquet" Fan Jian was not stupid and understood the meaning of Zhao Zili's words.

"That's right, you go and keep an eye on Tianqingfang, and tell me as soon as you have something."

"Okay, leave it to me." Fan Jian patted his chest, now he was happy, if his father asked and said that it was King Song's meaning, he would definitely be able to escape a beating.