Even if he was reluctant, Konoha had to admit that what Mu Beimo said was right, and Mu Yicheng had to see her openly declare her enemy of Nanwan in order to truly recognize her identity.

Three days later, Konoha wrote a letter to invite himself to envoy Nanwan. Mu Yi inherited Long Yan Dayue, and immediately ordered Mu Beimo to lead the princess's guard of honor to go to Nanwan with Mu Ye to show the gratitude of the Xiling royal family to Nan Wan for taking care of Mu Ye for many years.

The Nanwan court got the news, and the government and the opposition were shocked for a while. Gu Yunlie had just returned to the dynasty victoriously, and Emperor Jianzhao posthumously sealed Gu Yunyue, who died in battle. In the blink of an eye, Gu Yunyue changed her name to Konoha, and as the envoy of the Xiling County Lord, she undoubtedly humiliated Nan Wan.

When Taishi Gu heard the news, he fainted in horror. He didn't like this youngest daughter in the first place, and after Gu Yunyue departed from the past and joined the army, he was even more disgusted with her, thinking that she had lost the face of the Gu Mansion.

Originally, after learning the news of Gu Yunyue's death, Gu Taishi was secretly happy. Although I was also ashamed that "the tiger poison does not eat children, but my father-daughter relationship is so thin", after asking the master to recite the scriptures for more than seven days in the house, this little paper-like guilt also disappeared.

And the news of Konoha's envoy was like a thunderbolt in the clear sky, which made Gu Taishi dizzy. In the days of waiting for the arrival of the Xiling Mission, Gu Taishi prayed dozens of times every day, hoping that it would be best for a thunderbolt to kill Gu Yunyue.

On the other hand, Gu Yunlie had mixed feelings in his heart, he didn't understand why Xiao Jiu betrayed Nan Wan so quickly, although he couldn't be called "recognizing a thief as a father", but after all, Xi Ling was an enemy who had fought for many years.

But he was more glad that Xiao Jiu really didn't die, and even looked happier than when he was in Nanwan.

When the undercurrent of Nanwan was surging, the Xiling delegation arrived as promised.

Mu Beimo was surprised to find that the people of Lidu seemed to welcome Konoha very well, and their enthusiasm was far more sincere than that of the Nanwan officials who came to greet the mission.

He originally thought that Konoha, as the only female general in Nanwan, and even the only female official in the Nanwan Dynasty, was not like a big lady who was waiting for a deep boudoir, and she would not step out of the door. The people of Nanwan often saw this handsome woman returning to Beijing victoriously, and they should have regarded her as a loyal minister of Nanwan.

And Gu Yunyue's change of name to Konoha is undoubtedly a trampling on the trust of the people, and the people should hate her. But they didn't, they didn't seem to care, in what capacity this victorious general came to Lidu, and they were glad to see her coming.

But the officials of Nanwan obviously did not welcome them, although due to the status of Xiling's royal family, there should be no less etiquette, but almost everyone would spit on Konoha's disloyalty, although they didn't dare to say it in front of Konoha, but they deliberately let her hear it.

It also made other colleagues hear it, and it seemed that if he didn't scold Konoha twice, he couldn't prove his loyalty.

Konoha pretended not to care, but Mu Beimo keenly sensed that her mood was gradually declining.

Mu Beimo knew that Konoha would not be easily influenced by others, but this was also a knot in her own heart, and the constant repetition of those people would only make the hesitation in her heart a little bit into a dead knot.

But this knot can only be untied by herself, if she can't get over this heart, she will be useless to Xiling, and Mu Beimo will naturally regard her as an outcast.

Emperor Jianzhao was forced to arrange a grand palace banquet in the Changqing Hall to entertain the mission.

Changqing Hall has always been a place to celebrate the achievements of the victorious army. When Konoha was still Gu Yunyue, the palace banquets that he was eligible to participate in were only the celebration banquets set up in the Changqing Hall after each victory.

Emperor Jianzhao arranged the welcome banquet here, undoubtedly silently interrogating the shame of Konoha rebelling against Nanwan.

Mu Beimo and Mu Ye came a little earlier than the banquet time, and met the third prince Su Muyu at the gate of the palace.

Su Muyu's maternal family, the Shen family, has always been at odds with the Gu family, he has made things difficult for Gu Yunyue many times, and now when he sees her, he is even more annoyed, and he has made up his mind to humiliate Konoha well.

Su Muyu stopped the two of them from going and smiled on his face: "Miss Nine, oh no, now, I have changed my name to Ye County Lord." ”

Mu Ye's face did not change: "The memory of the third prince is still so poor, His Majesty sent you out to meet us, but His Royal Highness can't even remember the name." ”

Su Muyu's face froze: "The county lord is still as sharp as he was at the beginning, but I didn't mean to wait for the two of you here, after all, the county lord is very familiar with this Changqing Palace." ”

These words were harsh, and Konoha frowned slightly: "Your Royal Highness might as well have something to say, there is no need to insinuate like this." ”

Su Muyu sneered: "It turns out that you can still hear me scolding you." Gu Yunyue, you are so ashamed, your father treats you well, but you recognize the enemy as your father, where do you still have the face to face the saint again? Could it be that you are proud of the two ends of the first rat? Gu Fu really taught a good daughter. ”

"Treat me well?" Konoha repeated, "You can say that. At the age of nine, I made military exploits, and at the age of ten, I entered the court as an official. Over the years, I have made great achievements, quelling the rebellion internally, resisting strong enemies outside, and keeping the territory of Nanwan unharmed, but I only got a fourth-rank rank, and I am not even as good as a guard with a sword in front of the emperor. Is this what you call treating me well? ”

Su Muyu retorted: "Although your official rank is not high, you are already the only woman who has been awarded the title since the founding of Nanwan, and your father also named you General Anping, with this honor, what are you not satisfied with?" ”

"The title of Anping is to tell me to keep to myself, learn how to do it well, and teach me that I should not chase fame and fortune, let alone think that I can make contributions. Looking at me as a military general, don't you know what these mean? The word 'Ping' reminds me from time to time not to forget my humble background, and not to forget that my biological mother's identity cannot be on the stage. With such a vicious title, I want to be grateful to Dade, and Nan Wan is too bullying. ”

Konoha's words were reasonable, and Su Muyu couldn't find a point to refute, so he was stunned on the spot for a while.

Konoha is wearing gold silk soft armor today, covered with Ruyi satin embroidered Xuanyao, which more and more sets off her heroic facial features, and makes people feel that her momentum is as awe-inspiring as a sword out of the sheath.

Mu Beimo saw that Su Muyu had nothing to say, so he carried Mu Ye into the Changqing Palace.

After the banquet, it was an ordinary song and dance, and everyone also greeted them in accordance with the diplomatic etiquette of the two countries, and Konoha was too lazy to take care of them, so he pushed Mu Beimo out and replied, holding a wine jug and drinking wine one by one.

At the end of the banquet, Emperor Jianzhao suddenly asked, "After the county lord has lived in Xiling for a few months, do you think Xiling is better, or Nanwan is better?" ”

His tone was kind, but the temple was immediately silent. Konoha seemed to be suddenly unaware of the tense atmosphere, and replied with a smile: "Naturally, Xiling is good." ”

Nanwan Zhongchen gasped, no one expected Konoha to be so direct, and they were silent for a while.

Emperor Jianzhao continued to ask: "What is so good about Xiling?" Where might I be Nanwan? ”

Konoha got up, thought for a while, and replied loudly: "Nanwan is weak, weak in emphasizing literature and ignoring martial arts, military generals don't think about the art of war and tactics, but learn that literati are ashamed of martial arts, civil officials say that the world is alive, but everything they do is for personal gain; Nanwan is weak, and he is still weak in the darkness of officialdom, with many parties and factions leaning against each other, traitorous ministers are in charge, there are countless corpses and vegetarians, loyal ministers have no power, and they are full of ambition but have nowhere to show it; Nanwan is weak, even weaker in the people's livelihood, up to the dignified state pastor to the small county, everything is done left and right, and the people are beneficial to the people but nothing is done, the boss frowned slightly and it was difficult to rest all night, and the people were deep in fire and water but turned a blind eye. ”

As soon as these words came out, Emperor Jianzhao's face immediately sank, and Gu Taishi took the case: "What nonsense!" According to what you said, is Xiling strong in the Manchu Dynasty and only sees military generals and no civil ministers? Or is it strong that there are still several nobles according to the ancient law, and their power is so great that it can even influence the royal power? Or is it strong that the people are not yet civilized and can't read a few big characters? It's ridiculous that the county lord blindly admires martial arts and looks down on Wenchen, because he doesn't understand the truth in the most obvious Four Books and Five Classics. ”

Mu Beimo was suspicious when he heard what Mu Ye said, although Mu Ye scolded Nan Wan for nothing, but he did point out the most fundamental problem of Nan Wan. Emperor Jianzhao listened to all the good things in the past, and now someone points out his mistakes so carelessly, if he really listens to these words, Yu Xiling will not do any good.

Now after listening to Gu Taishi's words, Mu Beimo was worried that Mu Ye would intentionally or unintentionally reveal Xiling's national situation when he defended, so he smashed the wine glass on the table, attracting everyone's attention, and stopped Mu Ye's words: "Why should Taishi be angry, Ah Ye is young, and he has never read many books, so he is naturally reckless when he speaks, and he can't take it seriously." What's more, she grew up in the military camp, and Xiling Shangwu naturally pleases her even more. Your Majesty is benevolent, and he will not worry about a little girl in the future. ”

Then Mu Beimo turned to Konoha again, and her brother generally reprimanded her: "You don't drink well, but you still have to be greedy for a cup, and when you get drunk, you say this nonsense." Have you forgotten that this time you came to thank Your Majesty for your favor over the years and the kindness of your family in raising you as an adult? ”

Konoha was still unconvinced, and turned his head angrily.

Mu Beimo stood up and bowed deeply to Emperor Jianzhao, and then waved at Gu Taishi from afar: "Ah Ye is so rude, it's my brother Wang who didn't teach her well." Here, I thank Your Majesty for taking care of her over the years, and on behalf of the Xiling royal family, I thank Your Majesty for preserving my Xiling royal bloodline. With this great kindness, Xiling has nothing to repay, only to think of your kindness every day and surrender forever. ”

These words were sleek, thoughtful and sincere, which greatly pleased Emperor Jianzhao. His complexion softened slightly, but he remembered that Mu Beimo specifically mentioned Gu Fu, and he felt a sigh in his heart.

Emperor Jianzhao considered the relationship between Konoha and Gu Yunlie, and couldn't help but be a little more suspicious of the Gu family, and after a turn of thought, he thought of how to test the loyalty of the Gu family.

"What the prince said is too heavy, the county lord is a talent, and the auspicious people have their own natural appearance, which is blessed by God, and I dare not be greedy for merit. It's just that the prince reminded me that the county lord grew up in the Gu Mansion, and it was not easy to come this time, and the Gu Mansion should hold a banquet at home to entertain the two highnesses. ”

Gu Taishi was about to find a reason to refuse, but Emperor Jianzhao had already issued an edict: "I have decided for Taishi, then I will hold a banquet in Gu's mansion two days later, and the two of you should only go home, and there is no need to be restrained." ”

And so it was settled.

Mu Beimo noticed that the body of Konoha beside him stiffened, and when he turned his head to look, he saw that the unruly Konoha had disappeared this night, and the edge on her body was gone, leaving only a panic on her face.

It's like a naughty boy who is about to meet his strict elders after doing something wrong.