The capital pavilion station.

Zhan Duo, the envoy of Wu Yunguo, with a beard and dark skin, shook his head at another companion in the house as soon as he returned to the house.

"We've probably made a trip for nothing."

"How?"

"Jingguo has arranged us here for almost two days, and no one cares about us, which shows his contempt for us!"

"Hey. We are the closest to Jingguo, and it would be best if we could open a mutual market with Jingguo. But if Jingguo is arrogant and sees us as barbarians, we can also trade with other neighbors. ”

The two envoys sat opposite each other, and they couldn't help but lower their voices during the discussion.

"By the way, you have been out for a day, have you heard of the preferences of Emperor Xiao Yunzhou of Jingguo?"

Zhan Duo, the envoy of Wu Yunguo, suddenly had a strange expression after hearing this.

"I'm out today, listening to the people's discussions, Emperor Jingguo's temperament has changed greatly recently, and he is taking important ministers to farm the land and letting the prince cook and wash vegetables."

"His harem concubines all sew clothes every day."

“……？ Jingguo royal family, so ...... Strange? ”

"The minister of the post house just now seems to have said that from today onwards, he will learn to do carpentry."

“？？？”

The two envoys of Wu Yunguo had strange expressions.

Shake your head when you look at each other.

"Looks like we're going to be disappointed this time."

"On the next trip, let's go to the state of Chu. The emperor of Chu made great efforts to build a strong army! ”

The two envoys sighed, "Then wait another day, if Jingguo still hangs us here tomorrow, we will leave." ”

"There are still a lot of buyers."

But as soon as he said that, he heard footsteps at the door!

The pavilion received the officials who came to the embassy, and the officials of the Ministry of Rites came together.

"The two, I, the Emperor of Jingguo, will hold a banquet for you tonight."

Wu Yunguo's envoys looked at each other in surprise.

*

Before the state banquet, Xiao Yunzhou returned Xiao Gege to Concubine Liu, who came back from making winter clothes.

When he arrived at Donghua Palace, he didn't even need to pour tea with a girl.

Let them bring the tea set directly, and Xiao Yunzhou will personally make tea and pour it for everyone.

Concubine Min didn't sit or stand, and her expression twitched as she watched the emperor pour tea for Concubine Liu.

"You don't have to be restrained, I have to drink it myself." Xiao Yunzhou generously waved his hand to Concubine Min, "You all sit, don't be polite to me." ”

The Emperor is now in love with the taste of do-it-yourself!

Concubine Min couldn't hold back, and rolled her eyes on the spot, "Your Majesty, the concubines don't need it." The girl next to Concubine Liu, Qiu Pear makes tea, which is not bitter or astringent, and is much stronger than what you brew. ”

Xiao Yunzhou: "......"

Liu Concubine, who was holding Xiao Gege, pursed the corners of her mouth hard, so that she didn't laugh.

Since returning from the Liu family's courtyard that day, the emperor has begun to work hard to do the small things around him himself.

But it didn't work very well.

After all, compared with the palace maids and eunuchs who are used to doing things, the emperor's skills are much worse.

Concubine Min is really disgusted, not fake.

"Your Majesty, the dishes washed by the six princes are still muddy. I couldn't eat it anymore, so I hoarded it. ”

"Just wait for the emperor to come up today, and let the dining room be made for the emperor to eat."

Xiao Yunzhou: "......"

Concubine Liu's chest shook silently.

Cheng Qian was also washing vegetables in the dining room, and his movements were much slower than those in the back kitchen, but they were still clean.

But it's a lot late for them to start eating.

It becomes a dry-cleaned dish, and she, as a mother, naturally wants to taste it, and she can do it as many nights as she wants.

But Concubine Min can't do it, she doesn't like to be a vegetarian in the first place, and now she has to eat muddy, she can't stand it at all.

"Your Majesty, quickly bring that little ancestor of Chengshan to your Chonghua Palace."

"Huohuo, your greens over there."

Xiao Yunzhou couldn't sit still, "Ahem, I have to entertain the envoys in the evening, I'm very busy, you can use the meal yourself." ”

Concubine Min rolled her eyes.

Xiao Yunzhou fled away from Donghua Palace, and before leaving, he didn't forget to tell Concubine Liu, "You play with Xiao Gege for a while, and I will have a banquet later, and I will let Wei Zheng pick her up." ”

[Whew, that's great~ I can also go see foreigners~]

Xiao Chuchu bared his teeth with a smile.

Cheng Qian, the fifth prince who was coming to greet his mother, just stepped into the house, and listened to his sister.

[Wu Yunguo advocates white. 】

[For example, the white war horse is regarded as a spiritual object.] The white jade is flawless, and it is also regarded as a noble holy relic, which can only be worn by the capable. 】

Xiao Chuchu thought about it, and when he saw the amber ornament on his brother's body, he couldn't help but sigh.

[Why didn't my brother wear the usual piece of white jade today? ] 】

[Otherwise, at today's dinner, my brother will definitely fall into the eyes of the envoys!] 】

Cheng Qian was stunned and looked down at his waist.

Concubine Liu hurriedly coughed lightly, "Cheng Qian, your jade is a little old." Your father entertained envoys, and you were a little rude to wear this. ”

"E-Niang here happens to have a new bat knot made by Qiu Li, with a white chalcedony jade sent by your father a while ago, which is also appropriate, you can replace it."

*

In the hall on the other side, Xiao Yunzhou was in a hurry to set up a banquet to entertain the envoys, whether it was the dining room or the Ministry of Rites, they were all busy.

"The emperor can't wait like this, it's too arrogant for Wu Yunguo."

"Yes, these barbarians still think that they can trade with us on an equal footing? Dream on! ”

Before the envoys arrived, the ministers who were forced to work overtime to participate in the banquet were a little complaining.

Wu Yunguo is located on the west side of Jingguo, and the two countries did not have much contact in the past.

"Wu Yunguo is a grassland environment, and silk weaving cultivation is backward."

"The first emperor didn't like to deal with Wu Yunguo."

"The emperor is right, this barbarian who started by eating raw meat is indeed not worthy of our Jingguo's attention."

"That is, what can they give us when they trade with us? Even the dyeing process is very old. ”

"Herbs are affected by the harsh winter and are scarce locally."

"They are not as good as the Chu State next to us, and they can exchange some weapons and food with us."

"Hey, the emperor invited them to a banquet tonight, I don't know what the meaning is?"

Xiao Yunzhou attended in advance and sat on the throne, obviously attaching great importance to today's envoy meeting.

The ministers were a little puzzled.

Soon, the princes also arrived one after another, and the five princes became cadres

It even brought three squares to the table.

Xiao Yunzhou smiled and asked his sons to sit, and hugged Chu Chu himself.

"Report - Your Majesty, the two envoys are already waiting outside the palace."

"Okay, invite them in!"

Xiao Chuchu suddenly bent the emperor's arm, and cast his eyes excitedly and expectantly outside the hall.

Soon I saw two weathered men dressed in brown-haired robes and wheat-skinned walk in.

At this glance, not only Xiao Chuchu, but even the emperor and ministers gasped.

The envoy of Wu Yunguo was born too high!

Half a head taller than the Jingguo guards who led the way next to him!

And it seems that the arms of these two envoys are thicker than those of Jingguo's guards.

Compared to the guards, the envoys are more like sergeants on the battlefield!

[Hey, I have been eating beef and mutton for a long time, running horses and hunting, and basking in the sun, and I am really taller than our Jingguo people. 】

Xiao Yunzhou squinted his eyes when he listened to his daughter's heart.

Originally wanted to eat beef and mutton!?

Ploughing cattle is too expensive to eat, but mutton can.

Also, basking in the sun a lot, can you be tall and tall?

Xiao Yunzhou's face changed continuously.

It's infuriating!

When he was young, the palace maids and eunuchs were afraid that he would bask in the sun more, and they were afraid that he would get sunburned!

It turned out that he had been raised again......

Xiao Yunzhou felt bitter in his heart, and couldn't help but look at the eyes of Wu Yunguo's envoys with a little surprise and envy.

If I had known, I would have been so tall!

Wu Yunguo's envoy reluctantly saluted Xiao Yunzhou, and his expression stiffened after he got up.

Because they were waiting outside the hall just now, they listened to all the comments of the ministers of Jingguo about the barbarians of their Wu Yun Kingdom.

Jingguo, just look down on them Wu Yunguo!

Look at this Jingguo Emperor, his eyes are so arrogant and rude......

Wu Yunguo's envoy raised his head in annoyance and looked directly at Xiao Yunzhou.

However, as soon as I looked up, the anger in my heart was stuck!

Well?

Wait a minute, how does Emperor Jingguo look at their gaze, there is no contempt, no contempt, and there is ...... Happy, kind, and a little envious?

"I didn't expect the two envoys to be as high as the door curtain."

Xiao Yunzhou wandered, choked his height, and unconsciously said what was in his heart.

"When you walked in, I thought I saw two doorposts, hehe."

The Manchu Dynasty's civil and military forces suddenly changed color.

Even the old man of the Liu family couldn't help but glance at Xiao Yunzhou.

The emperor is poisonous!

The envoys politely saluted the emperor, but the emperor scolded them for being a stone pier!

My brain is in water......

If you want to give off the horse, you just don't see other people's envoys.

I also want to invite you over to dinner and scold people in front of you...... This is to make a feud!

The old man of the Liu family is in a hurry, he is about to lose the country, and he still wants to pull hatred?

After Xiao Yunzhou blurted out, his expression also changed suddenly.

He reacted and said the wrong thing.

"Well, two envoys, I don't mean anything else." Xiao Yunzhou tried to make up.

But the next moment, the emperor and the old man of the Liu family changed their expressions.

[Hey, how does the emperor's father know that the people of Wu Yunguo love others to praise them for being tall? 】

Xiao Chuchu smiled, [They often compare the khan to a mountain and a temple~]

Xiao Yunzhou, Master Liu: "......"

Sure enough, the next moment, I saw the two envoys in the hall who were originally black-faced and dissatisfied with Jingguo, and they instantly smiled.

"Emperor Jingguo sees that the two of us were appointed by the Khan as envoys this time because we are the tallest and strongest in the clan."

"Emperor Jingguo, thank you for your compliment."

"We will remember your sincere kindness!"

Sprinkle?

Saying that you are like doorposts, is that what you call friendliness? Or is it sincere?

The officials of the Manchu Dynasty Jingguo were stupid.