At dusk, in the west of the imperial city, a grand dinner was being held in the Bingjing Taizhong of Tongque Garden, which was used to wash the dust for the four envoys who came to visit the Northern Qi Dynasty.

Xu Ling came wearing court clothes that would only be worn on solemn occasions, and there were already many Northern Qi courtiers sitting in a row on the ice well platform, looking at it, full of vermilion and purple. Some people who recognized Xu Ling nodded their heads to say hello when they saw Xu Ling coming.

Aside from the identity of Xu Ling's envoy, Xu Ling's reputation is far and wide, even in the Northern Qi Dynasty, many people have heard of his name, and Xu Ling responded to these kind greetings with a gentlemanly demeanor. Obviously, for this kind of occasion, Xu Ling is already familiar with it.

Xu Ling is a great Confucian who is respected by Delong, and it is common for him to receive these courtesies.

Xu Ling found his position under the leadership of Gong E, and the ranking was very high, arranged behind Zhao Yanshen and King Jingzong.

Xu Ling looked up and saw that the Turkic envoy was arranged behind him on the left, while Goguryeo and the Khitan envoy were slightly behind.

The Goguryeo envoys and the Khitan people were rolling their eyes, looking around at this magnificent palace, and their mouths were full of admiration, and what Xu Ling heard was nothing more than praising how magnificent and magnificent the palace city of the Northern Qi Dynasty was, especially the Goguryeo envoy, who was particularly undignified, looking left and right, without the slightest appearance of an envoy who represented the dignity of a country, and behaved frivolously, making people look down on it in their hearts when they saw it.

Xu Ling was secretly amused in his heart, [Sure enough, it came out of that small country, even if he admired Zhongyuan Yuanhua, he couldn't change the spirit of the little family in his bones......]

The Turkic envoy was quite determined, and his gaze only lingered for a moment on the lightly veiled and slender palace e, and then he looked away and asked when the dinner would begin.

Xu Ling was puzzled in his heart, during the day today, he remembered that Gao Wei had summoned Goguryeo and Khitan in advance, but instead left the Turkic envoy behind, it stands to reason that this Turkic envoy should be angry, in fact, the Turkic envoy was indeed angry, and even questioned Fang Yanqian on the spot.

But now Xu Ling couldn't see the resentment and resentment on his face at all, but he could see a trace of joy, which ...... Xu Ling was a little incomprehensible, what did Fang Yanqian or Lord Qi tell him to make him so happy?

As for the Goguryeo and Khitan envoys, Xu Ling didn't care very much, and their status was not enough for Xu Ling to pay attention to them and observe their actions, otherwise Xu Ling would also see a joy on their faces that could hardly be concealed.

Not long after everyone arrived, a voice came from outside the door: "Your Majesty has arrived!" ”

As soon as the voice fell, Lord Qi entered the hall through the main entrance, and everyone stood up solemnly and bowed to the emperor.

Gao Wei smiled kindly, and said: "Pingshen" walked straight to the throne, and Xu Ling saw what the emperor of Qi looked like.

The current emperor did not wear the crown of God, wearing a set of black embroidered gold narrow-sleeved shirts, with a belt embellished with mutton fat and white jade on his waist, and a pair of thin-soled soft boots under his feet, his face was like a crown of jade, and his posture was as tall as a green pine.

The envoys and the Manchu civil and military were all stunned.

After Cushman was seated, they announced that they would sit down.

The Goguryeo envoys whispered in exclamation: "This is the Son of Heaven?" What a god! ”

Earlier, they were all overwhelmed by the majesty of Cushman & Wakefield, where they dared to take a closer look at what the Son of Heaven looked like?

Now Gao Wei is wearing regular clothes to attend, but they have seen the true face of Lushan.

Even the Turkic envoy stayed for a while, and at that glance just now, he almost thought that it was Gao Zhan's resurrection.

When Gao Zhan was young, he was handsome and had a good bearing, and he passed by the grassland in a carriage, and everyone who saw it from a distance thought that he was an immortal.

He had also seen it once, and it left a deep impression on him.

Of course, what impressed him the most was Gao Zhan's great martial arts, during which Gao Zhan repelled the combined attacks of the Northern Zhou and the Turks several times, killing people so much that even the Turks, who had always been known for their ferocity, were terrified.

It can be said that the dead corpses have piled up the nickname of Gao Zhan "Wucheng"! Therefore, Gao Zhan left an extremely deep impression on him.

On one side there is awe, and on the other side there is fear.

is different from Gao Zhan's gentle and handsome appearance, Gao Zhan is a complete tyrant, not much better than Gao Yang.

Under this contradictory and extreme contrast, he couldn't help but be impressed by Gao Zhan.

At that glance just now, Gao Wei gave him the feeling that he was like Gao Zhan, even more terrifying than Gao Zhan!

Previously, he heard that King Langya, the half-brother of the Lord of Qi, rebelled, but the Lord of Qi let King Langya go, and at that time he still laughed at the kindness of the housewife of Qi, and he couldn't become a climate, but now he feels that Gao Zhan and Gao Wei, the two fathers and sons, are not only similar......

The steppe wolves who struggle to survive on the grasslands are always keenly aware of danger.

He felt that although this young emperor looked kind, there was a monstrous aura hidden in his body!

Before I came, I heard that after Gao Zhan's death, his unsuccessful son succeeded to the throne, and the Turks originally united with the Northern Zhou Dynasty and planned to cut a piece of meat on the Northern Qi again! But in retrospect, this may not be a wise choice......

While he was pondering, Cushman told everyone to start feasting, and they were in harmony. And the Turkic envoys only felt a chill in their hearts......

Zhao Yanshen took the lead, and after expressing a polite welcome to the arrival of the envoys from various countries, the song and dance came up.

The slender and beautiful Gong E stepped on the elegant steps, lined up below, and began to sing and dance, the dance posture was graceful and pleasing to the eye.

Among the courtiers, there are elegant people who are proficient in music and rhythm, and they beat slowly with ethereal but atmospheric music, and the singing and dancing are of course very beautiful, but Xu Ling is more interested in playing music.

Who could play such a fairy music?

He looked over and saw that there was no one playing at all, only two rows of bronze people moving slowly, and the music came from the belly of the bronze people.

[Is this the mechanism that Gao Shenwu originally ordered to create that can play music? ] It's a masterpiece! Xu Ling's heart was shocked.

The Gao family has always been very partial to music, and according to legend, Gao Huan ordered people to create an exquisite mechanism that can play music by themselves, and the music sounds like fairy music, and now I have only seen it!

When the song and dance dispersed, Gao Wei raised his glass and stood up, and said with a very friendly smile:

"The envoys of the four countries are here today, it is a great event, drink it well!"

After saying that, he drank all the wine.

The emperor has done this, how dare the ministers not give face? So they got up and drank the wine in their glasses.

The envoys did the same, as a sign of respect.

Gao Wei removed the wine glass and said, "Today I am going to announce a grand event, and today, I will discuss with the envoys of the Southern Dynasties, Turks, Khitans and Goguryeo.

I have decided that our dynasty will open some border cities as mutual markets, and open border counties such as Anzhou and Jiande County to the north.

Turkic, Khitan, and Goguryeo envoys were allowed to conduct commercial activities in open areas,

To the south, I will open Hezhou, Bazhou, Huozhou, Nanqiaozhou, and Hailing Counties, and allow merchants from the Southern Dynasties to go north to conduct commercial activities with our dynasty.

In addition, I will also order someone to formulate a commercial law to ensure the normal operation of the mutual market! ”

Gao Wei looked at the envoys and said:

"Wait until you go back to discuss with your lord and then report to me, and by the end of June this year at the latest, I will know the answer."

Everyone was in an uproar, but one day the emperor made some more fame.

What is Mutual Market? In order to maintain it, it is necessary to have people create a special one-step law? This is simply unheard of!

Doing deals with these countries, what can they bring to Daqi?

Besides, they had heard that the Southern Dynasty had come to ask for war horses this time!

However, looking at the cabinet boss Zhao Yanshen and other members, they all looked calm, and it was obvious that they had already known about it.

Then the decision made by the emperor was also clearly negotiated through the cabinet.

Some of the courtiers only then put aside the idea of opposing it, and planned to ask the cabinet for an explanation later.

In the rules formulated by Cushman & Wakefield, the cabinet is not absolutely indefinite, and the government and opposition ministers also have the power to impeach the cabinet, which has been written into the newly revised Qi law.

Such a major matter, the cabinet did not reveal any wind in advance and let the emperor directly announce it, which surprised them, and it can be said that they were caught off guard, which made some old ministers feel very annoyed, and when the banquet was over, they had to let Zhao Yanshen, Feng Zicong and others give an explanation!

But Cushman & Wakefield is obviously not a reassuring master, and soon another bombshell was dropped.

"I have given my go, allowing the Imperial Court to sell horses into the Southern Dynasties.

In the future, the Turkic, Khitan, Goguryeo, and Southern Dynasties only need to pay taxes in the local state capital according to the rules and obtain relevant certificates, and they can freely enter and exit the open area of the mutual market.

If you encounter danger or persecution in our Daqi, you can use this certificate to seek refuge in the local state capital! ”

The ministers were stunned again, and Xu Ling was surprised, only then did he understand why the Turkic envoys were not angry, but had a happy face, it turned out that it was not only the Southern Dynasty that got this favorable condition.

In the north and south of the unified opening of the market, the emperor of Qi is so generous!

The Turkic, Khitan, and Goguryeo countries are remote from the rich land of the Central Plains, and many materials are in short supply, and they often need to rely on raiding to meet the needs of the ethnic groups, but now it is different, after the opening of the mutual market, many problems can be solved!

An additional entanglement of interests with neighboring countries is, in a way, equivalent to tying them to one's own carriage.

The Turks are not easy to control, but the Khitan and Goguryeo can benefit a lot from it, there is no doubt that once the Khitan and Goguryeo agree and taste the sweetness, they will only support the Northern Qi more than choose to side with the Turks.

Even if the Turks want to move the Northern Qi, they must consider how huge the loss will be to themselves!

While marveling at Lord Qi's spirit, Xu Ling also secretly relieved himself.

Since he didn't just give Nan Chen such a good treatment, then he was relieved. I'm afraid that the Lord of Qi will only promise such generous conditions to the Southern Dynasty.

As the saying goes: "Nothing to be courteous is either a traitor or a thief." ”

Although the Northern Qi and Nan Chen have the name of allies, everyone knows that this is an expedient measure to resist the momentum of the Northern Zhou Dynasty and have to cooperate, and the two sides still have a deep hatred, and the Lord of Qi is suddenly so good to the Southern Dynasty that there is no doubt that there is a problem.

But now there is no problem, because Northern Qi gives the same treatment to the rest of the countries.

If the Lord of Qi wants to calculate Nan Chen, he believes it, but if the Lord of Qi wants to put so many countries into the trap at the same time, he will never believe it!

The reason is simple, no one is so delusional! Unless it's a lunatic!

But he just ignored that Cushman & Wakefield really has a crazy side in his genes.

And...... He has a great appetite!