"Your Majesty, have you chosen the candidate for the envoy to escort Gerile back to Mr. Wang Yun?" The old eunuch beside Emperor Xuanwu, who was dealing with government affairs, seemed to suddenly remember something, and said in disregard of Emperor Xuanwu's usual rule that no one is allowed to disturb him when he is busy.

Emperor Xuanwu was slightly stunned, he didn't know what the old eunuch around him meant, it was natural for the Ministry of Rites and the Imperial Court to send people to other countries, the specifications and scale had already been stipulated, just come as usual, so why bother asking? But since the old eunuch raised this question, it means that there is a problem here.

Frowning and thinking about it, he couldn't think of any problems, looked at the old eunuch and asked, "Big mate, is there something wrong?"

The old eunuch said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, the news from Yuan Man says that Da Fen is out of the customs. ”

"Huh, Dafen is out of customs?"

Hearing the old eunuch's words, Emperor Xuanwu's brows suddenly furrowed, looking a little annoyed.

It's no wonder that Emperor Xuanwu felt troubled about Da Fen's exit, it was really because Da Fen was a rare genius in the world. Known as the most outstanding genius of Yuan Man in the past thousand years, he is not able to excel in piano, chess, calligraphy, painting, medicine, divination, stars, elephants, literature, martial arts, arithmetic, and mathematics, as if there is nothing in the world that he does not know. What is even more surprising is that Dafen is only twenty-seven years old now, and he has already reached heights in these fields that ordinary people cannot reach in a lifetime.

If it's just that, it's nothing, Yuanman is also a big country, and its national strength is not weaker than that of Daqi and Inurong, and the area of the country is even larger than that of Daqi.

In such a vast land, it is normal for a genius to appear in a thousand years. But the problem is. Da Fen came to Daqi three years ago, nominally as an envoy, but in fact he came to show off and slap his face.

After Dafen arrived in Daqi, he stayed in the capital for three days, and the students of Taixue who were speechless and bowed down to him with his profound knowledge. Later, he swept through Yulan Academy and White Horse Academy, and even deduced the battle formation with several outstanding descendants of the Sun family, and killed the outstanding descendants of the Sun family who were sweating and unbearable.

Then he found the small chess saint Lu Haoqing and played chess with Lu Haoqing for a day, but the result was that Lu Haoqing couldn't even win a game for a whole day.

For a while, the young talents of the entire Daqi capital were disgraced and unbearable.

"Your Majesty, that Dafen laughed at me fiercely three years ago. After winning a group of young talents from my big qi. Directly declare that I have no successor. Although there are three great masters. But the younger generation is only shallow and useless, which makes me lose face.

Now that Dafen has been in retreat for three years, I'm afraid it will be even more powerful than before. This time, the envoy who went to welcome back the old gentleman would definitely be troubled by Dafen if he arrived in Yuanman. If you can't handle it...... I'm going to be very embarrassed. And if the envoy sent by Daqi is an old minister, he will not be honored to be there. But if you accidentally lose...... That's a shame for adults. ”

The old eunuch looked at Emperor Xuanwu and said softly. The more you say. Emperor Xuanwu's face became more ugly.

"Please come and discuss it. Emperor Xuanwu rubbed his temples and said.

The old eunuch nodded and went out to give an order, the master and servant stayed there in a daze, and Emperor Xuanwu was not in the mood to deal with political affairs at all. For a country. Face is undoubtedly a very important thing.

During the three fair days, he was in the palace to deal with political affairs, and soon Taibao Li Ziqing came to the imperial study.

"Your Majesty, I don't know what the will is to summon the old minister. ”

Taibao Li Ziqing asked after saluting Emperor Xuanwu.

Emperor Xuanwu was just about to tell Li Ziqing about this troublesome matter, when a little eunuch came in and asked the second prince Zhu Yong to see him.

After Emperor Xuanwu let the second prince in, he did not shy away from the second prince and said directly to Li Ziqing: "Taibao, have you selected the person who sent the Yuanman?"

Taibao was stunned for a moment, obviously not expecting Emperor Xuanwu to come here to ask such a thing that was not too important, and arched his hand and said: "Your Majesty, the candidate for the envoy Yuanman has not yet been decided, does Your Majesty have any special requirements?"

Emperor Xuanwu opened his mouth and said: "Just now, the eldest companion told me that Da Fen of Yuan Man was out of the customs. I am afraid that the envoys sent by Daqi to Yuanman will be troubled by Dafen, if I can't deal with it...... I'm afraid I'll lose my face. I wonder if there is a suitable candidate for Taibao?"

Li Ziqing frowned slightly when he heard that Da Fin was out of the customs, and felt a little troublesome, Li Ziqing was also clear about what happened in the capital three years ago. With Dafen's talent, Daqi doesn't want to talk about the younger generation, even those important ministers may not be able to be stronger than Dafen. Not to mention that Dafen's erudition is even more difficult for people to reach, if you really have to find trouble, even if you send important ministers to go, you may not be able to please it. But soon Li Ziqing's brows softened, and he said with a light smile: "Naturally, there are candidates, and Your Majesty also knows it." ”

Emperor Xuanwu knew who Li Ziqing was talking about after a little thought, and a smile appeared on his face, and he asked, "Is Taibao talking about Feng Qingyao?"

"That's right, what Lao Chen said is Feng Qingyao, Da Fen is indeed a rare genius in the world, and his knowledge is rare in the world. However, Feng Qingyao's talent is also extremely extensive, and Lao Chen has never seen someone more knowledgeable than Feng Qingyao in his life. If Feng Qingyao is allowed to go to envoy Yuanman, he will definitely not be embarrassed by Dafen. Li Ziqing said with a light smile.

The second prince, Zhu Yong, came to see Emperor Xuanwu to talk about some things in the criminal department he was responsible for, and he didn't know that Yuan Man wanted to exchange Mr. Wang Yun for Geril. When he heard Emperor Xuanwu say that Da Fen was out of the customs, and the people who sent the Yuan Barbarians might encounter Da Fen's troubles, his brows furrowed tightly. The second prince Zhu Yong is also very clear about Dafen's difficulty. If the envoy sent out can't do it, he may really run into trouble and lose face in Daqi. This candidate is indeed a difficult choice.

I am struggling to think about who is suitable to go to Daqi so that Daqi will not lose face in Yuanman. Hearing Taibao Li Ziqing's recommendation of Feng Qingyao, the second prince Zhu Yong's brows furrowed even tighter. After thinking about it, he said directly: "Father, old Taibao, I'm afraid it's not appropriate for Feng Qingyao to send Yuan Man, right?"

After all, Yuan Man is a big country, Feng Qingyao does not have an official and a half position, and it is a little ridiculous and generous to let a cloth man go to other countries on behalf of me, and let Yuan Man laugh at me for not knowing etiquette.

Moreover, Feng Qingyao is indeed extraordinary, chess, medical skills, and poetry are all considered to be the top of my ranks, but he does not show any other abilities. We don't know whether we understand the way of governing the country and the economy, and it is even more difficult to say whether it is suitable to be an envoy. ”

The reason that the second prince Zhu Yong said seems to be very completely for the sake of Daqi, and he is worried about whether Feng Qingyao can successfully complete such an important task as sending envoys to other countries, but in fact, he is not small.

Daqi has not yet established a crown prince, and all princes who have reached adulthood are likely to become princes. Although on the surface, several princes all appeared to be brothers, friends, and brothers, but in fact, several capable princes were secretly competing with each other.

Feng Qingyao has aroused the vigilance of the second prince Zhu Yong because of the story of the Nine Dragons seizing the heir released some time ago, and he feels that Feng Qingyao is insinuating himself. From the bottom of my heart, I already regarded Feng Qingyao as an enemy.

Moreover, the eldest prince Zhu Huan's sense of Feng Qingyao is very good, and Feng Qingyao is very likely to join the command of the eldest prince Zhu Huan. Not to mention that Feng Qingyao is now the master of the Nine Emperor Princes, Zhu Xiaocong.

Although the Ninth Emperor Prince Zhu Xiaocong is still young, he can't get involved in the matter of competing for the crown prince for the time being. However, Emperor Xuanwu is now in good health, and no one knows how long he can sit on the throne. Zhu Xiaocong, the ninth prince, can't compete for the crown now, but ten years later, he will also have the qualifications to compete for the prince.

Therefore, no matter whether Feng Qingyao is under the command of the eldest prince or supports the ninth prince in the future, he is the opponent of the second prince. Once the mission to another country is successful, the prestige gained is very great, and the second prince naturally cannot sit idly by and watch his 'enemy' gain great prestige. Of course, this reason, the second prince Zhu Yong will never say. (To be continued......)