I saw that the place that Liankong Ling pointed to was the Black Tiger Mountain where Shen Shifang and the people of the Liuyun Sect had entered the palace before. Only this time they passed by the place with the most thieves on the other side.

Lian Kongling rolled up the map, then threw it into the carriage, and looked up at the direction of the sun, which had gradually slanted to the west, and the clouds reflected fiery red.

"We hurried and hoped that we would be able to get to the village in front of us before dark, and then we would find a family to spend the night. ”

Shen Shifang observed, but he didn't expect to be delayed for more than an hour, so he ordered Song Wenruo and Zhang Bei to walk together today for the time being, and secretly follow tomorrow.

At the same time, the city gate of Jingnanfu in Nanliu is very lively.

The four gates of Jingnan Mansion are wide open, and the main road leading to the palace is to clean the water and splash the street, and there are ironclad male soldiers standing in columns on both sides, with three steps and one post.

The surrounding people held flowers and satins, and dozens of dancers sang and danced in front of the city gate, followed by 20 people beating gongs and drums.

At the forefront, An Pu was dressed in bright silver chain mail, carrying a long sword at his waist, wearing a bright silver tiger helmet, and a fiery red cloak behind his back, giving people a very solemn momentum.

His eyes were straight ahead, as if he was waiting for someone.

With the sunset on the western mountain, outside the majestic and mighty Jingnan Mansion Guancheng, a team of people and horses with banners slowly walked around.

The leader sat on a tall horse, carrying only a sword, but he still felt the dangerous aura of blood emanating from his body.

He is about the age of not being confused, with sharp eyebrows, red phoenix eyes, attractive ears, and garlic nose. What an incomprehensible face, it's really ...... Particularly.

However, although his appearance is average, his eyes reveal a very vicious light, like the light of jackals, tigers and leopards.

Behind him were twenty soldiers, two of whom were carrying banners with the word "Song" written on them. They were disciplined, unsmiling, and escorted a luxurious carriage. This carriage, I have to say, is staggering in its extravagance.

On the top of the carriage, a fist-sized white jade bead, the base is inlaid with gold hollow columns, carved and cast double dragons, which is the meaning of double dragons playing with pearls.

This is not the most luxurious, the curtain at the door of the car, with a first-class silk satin, a hundred birds and a phoenix, on both sides of the white jade beads gold silk tassels.

The carriage is made of extremely hard iron birch, and its protection is not that ordinary swords can leave marks, and the preciousness is self-evident.

is just a car, that's the case, and the identity of the people inside must also be powerful. But who is it? This made the people who greeted him think.

Behind the car, there were four attendants, slowly following behind, with trembling expressions on their faces.

After that, there was another group of soldiers, who were sometimes looking left and right, and their vigilance was extraordinary.

This group of small fifty people, far away, the welcoming team of Jingnan Mansion felt a sense of slaughter, which made people shudder.

After a while, they had already arrived under the Guancheng of Jingnan Mansion.

The leader of the general dismounted, walked in front of An Pu, bowed his hand, and said: "This general is Tu Tianlu, the guard general of the Dongqian Empire, and now on the order of His Royal Highness Zhenlong of the Dongqian Empire, I escorted the seven princes of the Dongqian Empire to visit your country, and I saluted the general here." ”

Hey, this team of people turned out to be from the Eastern Qian Empire. And it is also a mission led by the prince to envoy to the southern Liuguo.

No wonder the dozens of soldiers look like tigers and wolves.

Although An Pu does not wait to see the people of the Dongqian Empire, Nanliu is a state of etiquette, and out of etiquette, he has a lot of disgust

It's all hidden.

It's not that hard for him.

I saw that he straightened the shiny silver tiger helmet on his head, and cleaned up the chain mail for respect. Then he said slowly: "General Tu has worked hard all the way, and this general is the commander of the three armies of the Nanliu Kingdom and the general of the national guard, An Pu, who was ordered by the lord of the Nanliu Kingdom to come to greet the seven princes of your country. ”

After Tu Tianlu heard this, although he was surprised by An Pu's appearance, compared with the characters behind him, he still felt unequal.

No matter how big An Puguan is, he is only an official. But the people behind him are relatives of the emperor and the country, and the blood of the true dragon, wouldn't such a move snub his own family?

Could it be that it was deliberate? In order to give themselves a disadvantage, it means that the people of the Dongqian Empire are not noble enough for them.

So Tu Tianlu's face was very unhappy, and he said: "It turned out to be General An, and he has heard of a great name for a long time. I heard that General An has a cold iron sinking abyss knife that can break all objects in the world, I wonder if Ben will have the chance to see it?"

An Pu naturally understood what he meant, it was nothing more than to probe his old bottom, and then there were polite words.

Don't pay attention to it, and say: "General Tu has an overreputation, but it's just a rumor in the market, don't take it seriously." Today, your delegation came to Nanliu Kingdom, and it is naturally not enough for me to greet you, and I hope that the general will wait for a while, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of our country is coming down from the city tower. ”

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?

Tu Tianlu's eyes were fixed at the gate of the city, and a young man came under the escort of the soldiers.

Seeing this, the surrounding people hurriedly knelt down to greet them.

Jiang Che doesn't care if you Tu Tianlu or the Seventh Prince, his own people are the most important, so he stopped, brushed his sleeves, raised his hand and said, "All the people of the Nanliu Kingdom, you don't need to salute, come with me to greet the delegation of the Dongqian Empire." ”

After the people stood up, they shouted in unison: "Welcome to the delegation of the Dongqian Empire, I have seen the seven princes of Dongqian." ”

Who can believe this uniform voice, saying that it has not been rehearsed in advance?

If this is not the case, the people in the city will not be waiting to see the envoys of the Dongqian Empire, and no one will say good things at that time, wouldn't it make the Dongqian Empire lose face?

This will affect the initiative of what follows, so that the wise civil officials of the Southern Ryuk Kingdom will not let the situation be harmful to themselves.

So he ordered the head of the household department in the city early to let him select some strong men and young women, and appear as strong men and women, showing the rich and strong side of the Nanliu country.

The second is to practice their slogans.

Hearing the voice of the common people, Tu Tianlu didn't dare to think about anything equal, and hurriedly bent down and saluted and said, "I've seen His Royal Highness the Prince." ”

Jiang Che glanced at the carriage with his eyes, and sneered in his heart, how can the Seventh Prince, be on par with the Crown Prince of Nanliu? Hearing his arrival, he still didn't get out of the carriage.

However, he just said it in his heart, flicked his sleeves and motioned to Tu Tianlu to calm down, and then said: "The general is exempt from courtesy, and I have a long journey all the way, and on behalf of my father and the emperor and the people of Nanliu Kingdom, I welcome the visit of your country's mission." It's just that I've heard the fame of the Seven Princes for a long time, so I don't know if it's convenient to see it?"

The first half of this sentence is polite, and the most sharp is the second half of the sentence.

This is clearly to get the seventh prince out of the car, these officialdom words, the Tao in them, is really not something that Tu Tianlu and a martial artist can parry.

Originally, the prince of a dignified country stood here to greet a person with an unequal status, and he was also a guest, how could you sit leisurely in the wheel?

Tu Tianlu didn't dare to make decisions on his own, and said, "Please ask His Royal Highness the Crown Prince later, I will go and invite Seven."

Rajah. ”

As soon as the words fell, he trotted over, went under the carriage, and shouted a few times.

After that, the curtains of the carriage were opened, and several waiters brought in a mazah, waiting for the people inside to appear.

When they were ready, a young man about Jiang Che's age appeared, and got out of the carriage with the help of the attendant.

Then he came with Tu Tianlu lightly, first glanced at Jiang Che, and then said: "Song Zaixu, the Changhuai King of the Dongqian Empire, is polite, and this king greets the lord of your country and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince on behalf of the Dongqian Empire. ”

Jiang Che smiled, he had heard of this person, he was the seventh half-brother of Song Zaien, the current lord of the Dongqian Empire, who was extremely wise and had a deep understanding of diplomacy.

The most famous is that when he was sixteen years old, he sent an envoy to the Beiling Kingdom, and with one mouth, he subdued the Beiling Kingdom and let it return to Dongqian, becoming a vassal state of the Dongqian Empire.

This also indirectly strengthened the national strength of the Dongqian Empire, causing them to act more and more arrogantly, and did not take the Nanliu Kingdom and the Xiyun Kingdom in their eyes at all.

The Shura Hall is the last example, and entering and leaving the two kingdoms is like entering one's own back garden, with the aim of clearing them of hostile forces.

Therefore, in the face of this famous wise man, Jiang Che did not dare to be careless at the beginning, for fear that a slip of the tongue would affect the next matter.

His etiquette could not be lost at any time, and he bowed and said: "King Changhuai has worked hard, and the country has prepared a pavilion, please move King Changhuai a little." After a short rest, please invite King Changhuai to the palace for a few drinks.

Tomorrow morning, my father will meet with you to discuss in detail the matter of your country's envoy, I wonder if King Changhuai has any needs for this arrangement?"

Song Zaixu said: "It's very good to have His Royal Highness Prince Lao. ”

"Please. ”

Subsequently, under the cheers of the people, Jiang Che and Song Jaexu walked side by side on the main road, and did not let the latter drive in a car.

This was done intentionally by Jiang Che.

One is to make the people feel that they are close to the people, and the other is to let Song Jaexu lower his status.

In Nanliu Kingdom, he is just a guest, not the Seven Princes of Dongqian. Now that he has come to Nanliu Kingdom, An An is divided into envoys, so don't use those small means.

In this regard, Song Zaixu didn't say anything, just let Tu Tianlu follow behind, and let the envoys be escorted into the palace by the soldiers of Nanliu Kingdom far away.

This escort felt like escorting prisoners of war, which also made An Pu happy.

Time passed quickly, and the sky was already dark in a blink of an eye.

The Imperial Palace, the Prince's Palace.

Jiang Che had people prepare drinks early to entertain Song Zaixu, the envoy of the Eastern Qian Empire.

I saw that the dishes on the table were dazzling, and there were all kinds of delicious delicacies. Wine jugs, wine bottles, and chopsticks are all of the highest quality, and they are either high-quality jade or noble utensils.

Jiang Che sat upright, with Song Zaixu on the left, and An Pu and Tu Tianlu accompanying on the right.

It stands to reason that in the Dongqian Empire, in such a banquet, except for the princes and nobles, ordinary officials are not qualified to sit down.

But this is Nanliu Kingdom, Jiang Che doesn't care how high you Song Zaixu is on weekdays, what the guest will say is the current situation.

This also made Tu Tianlu stained, giving him the opportunity to sit on an equal footing with the dignified Seventh Prince, and after he went back, he would have to brag with his colleagues.

"Come, let's raise a bottle and drink together, and once again welcome King Changhuai to visit for the trade between the two countries. ”

Jiang Che raised the bottle and said.