The Guangling County Mansion was previously the other courtyard of Emperor Xiao Heng of Qi, and now it is given to Wei Ran, many of which have over-specification layouts.

The Ministry of Industry is currently responsible for the demolition and relayout, resulting in Wei Ran still temporarily residing in the Prince's Mansion.

After Wei Ran came back from the night market, he happened to see a team of people coming out of the Prince's Mansion, and he couldn't help but be surprised in his heart, and hurriedly walked forward. But seeing that everyone was surrounded by a woman, Wei Ran saw that the woman was beautiful, dignified and elegant, and she showed her nobility between raising her hand and investing.

Seeing that his age was only about fifteen or sixteen years old, Wei Ran thought to himself: "The prince's two side concubines have already seen it, I don't know who this girl is." ”

Stopping, I saw the woman's hand wave slightly, all the guards avoided for the time being, and the woman slowly walked in front of Wei Ran with a light step, and said, "Xiao Yanran has seen the prince of Guangling County here." ”

Wei Ran thought a little in his heart, surnamed Xiao, must be from the royal family, but he didn't know what the identity of this woman was, so he was a little embarrassed.

Xiao Yanran saw that Wei Ran did not answer, and was not displeased, seeing that Wei Ran was embarrassed, so she smiled and said, "Didn't the prince's brother have ever told me in front of the county prince?" ”

Wei Ran suddenly realized, it turned out to be the prince's sister, when the princess of the dynasty, I only heard the prince occasionally mention it, and he didn't care, so he saluted and said: "I've seen Her Royal Highness the princess." ”

Xiao Yanran looked at Wei Ran, she was extremely confident in her beauty, whether it was Hengxuan, the son of Hengzhi, or other children of the Jiangnan family, no one wanted to kiss Fang Ze, but seeing Wei Ran's expression as usual, she couldn't help but look up to Wei Ran a little more in her heart.

"The prince of Guangling County showed his might today, raising my spirit, but this princess has seen it all. Now in detail, the county prince is not only brave and extraordinary, but also handsome, there is a prince like this, it is really my great luck," Xiao Yanran praised with a smile.

"Her Royal Highness the princess has a good reputation, even if she doesn't make a move, someone will naturally punish the northerners." Wei Ran shook his head and said.

"The county prince is too modest." Just as Xiao Yanran was about to say something more, a female official came up and whispered, "Princess, it's very inappropriate to be so in public. Xiao Yanran frowned slightly, and then sighed lightly: "The princess will go back to the palace first, and I hope that the prince will help the prince more." ”

Wei Ran nodded slightly, but after seeing the princess walk away, he returned to the prince's mansion.

"Brother Wei, you're back, my sister came here just now, and she told me in detail about you in the night market ring, which really makes people feel refreshed." Xiao Ju saw that Wei Ran was back, and immediately stepped forward to grab Wei Ran's hand and said.

Wei Ran shook his head slightly: "As soon as the Northern Qin faction is nobody, they will beat the southern scholars and dare not come to power. The children of the Jiangnan Shi clan are all dancing and writing, and they boast of being romantic. The only one who has the courage among the younger generation is Heng Xuan, and in the long run, how to resist the Northern Qin. ”

Xiao Ju listened to it, and he was also ashamed: "What Wei Di said is very true, but now the southern scholars above the government and the opposition control the government, although General Evergrande holds the military power, but the border generals are also mostly the children of wealthy families, although the scholars of the poor family have the heart to serve the country but there is no door to serve the country, although I am the prince but I do not have much real power." ”

Wei Ran thought for a moment: "Now that Your Majesty has ordered me to be the head of the Prince Guard, I have been lazy to watch the Prince Guard for the past two days, and I intend to go to Guangling Huaiyin to recruit the northern refugees who have fled south as soldiers, called to expand the Prince Guard, which is actually an elite training division. My father once said that there are no more soldiers in the fine, what does His Highness think?

Xiao Ju then agreed, and then said: "Tomorrow, the envoys of Northern Qin are about to enter the court, I hear it. ”

In the darkness of night, Wei Ran and Xiao Ju talked until late at night before resting.

Early the next morning, on the Wuying Hall of Jiankang Taicheng, Emperor Xiao Heng of Qi was sitting in danger and officially received the envoys of the Northern Qin.

Zhao Youzhi, the official history of the Northern Qin, and Su Wei, the deputy envoy, entered the hall, faced Emperor Qi, and kowtowed: "Foreign Minister Zhao Youzhi, see His Majesty the Emperor of Great Qi." ”

"Arrogance, don't kneel down when you see Your Majesty."

"The northerners are rude, and they don't respect the son of heaven."

When the ministers of Southern Qi saw that Zhao Youzhi only bowed and did not bow down, they were all angry, and there was a commotion in the court.

"The foreign minister came to the Southern Dynasty on behalf of the emperor of my dynasty, and he was not a courtier of the Southern Dynasty, so why kneel?" Zhao Youzhi was not annoyed, but asked indifferently.

This made the officials of the Southern Dynasty even more excited, and Xiao Heng was also stunned, secretly thinking that the northern envoys were so arrogant.

Zhao Youzhi really didn't care, but said: "Qin State Qi State, the turn of the north and the south." I am orthodox in the Central Plains of Great Qin, and it is already a grace to condemn me to come here, but you and other southern ministers are here to slander and obscenity, which is really ridiculous, according to the foreign ministers, my majesty is still planning for the people of Li, and I want to intermarry with your dynasty and stop the soldiers, and it is not necessary to think about it. ”

Hearing this, Prime Minister Lu Cao's eyes lit up, and he immediately stopped everyone, and then said with a smile: "Lord Zhao, don't be angry, the ministers of the court and the central government are just not angry for a while. You and I have not communicated with each other for many years, and we have only now seen each other, so it is rude. I don't know what Lord Zhao's intermarriage means? ”

Xiao Ju secretly said in his heart, his eyes unconsciously looked at Hengzhi, Hengzhi understood, so he said: "I heard that the Emperor of Northern Qin is a great deal, and I dare to ask the Qin envoy, this matter can be true." ”

Zhao Youzhi said without humility or arrogance: "My Majesty Emperor Wu has indeed made a big trip, and now my Emperor Qin knows that the Southern Dynasty is also a state of etiquette, so he knows the etiquette and does not mourn, but in order to avoid accidents, before Zhao left, His Majesty specially transferred Yongsi and other state troops to the border, and I hope Your Majesty will not worry." ”

After hearing this, Heng snorted coldly: "Etiquette is not mourning, the first emperor of the Gui Dynasty took advantage of the emperor of Yan to break through the Yandu Pingcheng, but now he calls himself the state of etiquette, isn't it ridiculous." After finishing speaking, he bowed his hand slightly, and didn't look at Zhao Youzhi.

Zhao Youzhi was about to speak, but when he saw Lu Cao, he said: "Da Sima, please be cautious, in the past, the north was in turmoil, the etiquette collapsed, and extraordinary things were done at extraordinary times, but now our dynasty and the Qin Dynasty have been in peace for a long time, so naturally they are not the same." ”

Emperor Qi Xiao Heng looked at Lu Ke and the officials of the Southern Shi clan behind Lu Ke, and had no choice but to sigh secretly, but he had no choice but to say on the surface: "What Prime Minister Lu Cheng said is very true, my dynasty must know that the ceremony is not mourning, and I also asked the Qin envoy, the so-called intermarriage, what does your dynasty want to treat." ”

Zhao Youzhi saw the officials of the Southern Dynasty making a faction, and couldn't help but smile secretly in his heart, after hearing Emperor Qi's question, he bowed slightly and replied: "I have a younger sister to Your Majesty, called Princess Zhaoyang, the year before last and Lu have not yet been married, and want to marry it to the prince of your dynasty, the two sides will become in-laws, and in the future, the two dynasties will coexist peacefully, and the people will live and work in peace and contentment, I don't know what Your Majesty thinks?" ”

As soon as these words came out, whether it was Emperor Qi Xiao Heng, or the crown prince Xiao Ju, or the military officials under the stage, they all looked happy, but then Xiao Ju didn't know what to think of, and he was displeased.

Emperor Qi Xiao Heng slowly looked at Xiao Ju, Xiao Ju saw Emperor Qi asking him with his eyes, Xiao Ju did not answer, just lowered his head and was silent.

After hearing this, Lu Cao's eyes lit up, pondered for a long time, patted his clothes, and then said: "Your court's kindness, my court already knows, but this matter is a big matter, we still need to discuss, and I still need to worry about Lord Zhao to rest first,"

Xiao Heng listened and nodded slightly: "Just according to what Lu Xiang said." ”

Then Lu Ke said: "The Duke of Guangling County is also a northerner, so you might as well take Lord Zhao to visit our Jiankang City." The minister heard that the father of Guangling County and Lord Zhao were close friends, which could also make Lord Zhao feel at home. ”

As soon as these words came out, there were a lot of whispers of discussion in the court, and Wei Ran, who had not spoken at this time, said: "Thank you for the kindness of Lu Xiang, it's just that my father was killed by the Northern Dynasty, and now that I am a southern minister, I have nothing to do with the Northern Dynasty." Lord Zhao is my father's old friend, but it is not Wei's old friend, Lu Xiang is kind to Wei, but the accompanying person also asks Lu Xiang to choose someone else. ”

Zhao Youzhi looked at Wei Ran when he heard this, and saw the hatred revealed in Wei Ran's eyes, Zhao Youzhi was also shocked in his heart, could it be that Dingnanhou was really harmed by Min Guan?

Zhao Youzhi's heart moved, he held his long beard, and then said: "It's okay, it's inconvenient for foreign ministers to have more dealings with your courtiers, so as not to fall into the tongue after returning to the court. ”

After hearing this, Xiao Heng smiled and said: "Lord Zhao is serious, the Duke of Guangling County has been in the north for more than ten years, and it is also a good story to meet old acquaintances in other places. After I discuss with the ministers, I will give an explanation to your dynasty about the marriage contract. Then Xiao Heng held the dragon chair in his hand, looked at the people under him and said coldly: "The public envoy of Guangling County to accompany the Northern Dynasty is my personal consent, if anyone in the future uses this matter to correct the wind, I will not spare it." ”

After Zhao Youzhi left the palace, he saw Wei Ran waiting outside the palace. Immediately stepped forward, Wei Ran avoided it slightly and said: "Now that there is a difference between the north and the south, I hope that Lord Zhao will pay attention to the influence." ”

Zhao Youzhi smiled awkwardly, and then said: "Lingtang is good, my wife misses it very much." ”

"Princess Lao Changqing is concerned, although my mother is unwell, she is okay at present."

"I don't know if you can let me go and visit Lingtang, my wife also has items to give." Zhao Youzhi ignored the chill in Wei Ran's words, and then said euphemistically.

But seeing that Wei Ran's face was entangled, Zhao Youzhi didn't say much, turned back to Su Wei and said: "Lord Su can go back to the post house to rest first, my wife Princess Changqing and Mrs. Wei are old friends, this time I specially let me bring some hometown food to Mrs. Wei, presumably Lord Su can understand." Zhao Youzhi bit the five words of the eldest princess of Changqing very hard, and Su Wei was not good at talking, so he left stupidly.

"I don't know where Lingtang lives now." Zhao Youzhi asked.

"The mansion has not yet been fully completed, and I am currently living in the prince's mansion." Wei Ran knew that it could not be violated, so he had no choice but to tell the truth.

"Then bother the Guangling County Duke to go back and inform him first, and the envoy will go back to the post house and come to visit later." After that, Zhao Youzhi gave up his hand slightly and left first.

Wei Ran sighed, and then ordered, "Go back to the Prince's Mansion." ”