After Murong Jun left, Yao Zhiyuan walked towards the inner room with a smile. I stood outside the door and knocked for a long time, but no one opened it.

Yao Zhiyuan said in his heart that his daughter must be shy, so he smiled inward and said, "Yu'er, you get up." Daddy has prepared breakfast for you, so let's pack up and go out to eat. ”

After a long time, there was still no answer, so Yao Zhiyuan gently pushed the door open, but there was still anyone in the house?

Yao Zhiyuan was taken aback, and hurriedly broke into the house, seeing that his daughter had long since disappeared. He was so anxious that he screamed and stomped his feet.

When Zhang Min heard this, he rushed to the house to take a look, and saw Yao Zhiyuan's face turned yellow and stood on the ground.

Let's say that since Murong Jun returned to the palace, the strength of the wine has not been cleaned, and he is in a trance, and he is about to ask someone to make a bowl of lotus leaf soup to drink. Suddenly, I heard someone come to report: "Yu Shizi, a messenger from Jiangnan has arrived." ”

When Murong Jun heard this, he had no choice but to beat his spirit and ordered someone to invite him in.

After a while, I saw a person wearing a crown on his head and a Xuanma robe, walking up to Murong Jun, bowing down and saying, "Xiaguan pays a visit to the prince of Yanwang." ”

Murong Jun said: "My lord went to Liaodong and worked hard all the way. As he spoke, he ordered someone to take a seat.

The messenger thanked him, sat down, and said with a smile: "The lower official wants to congratulate King Yan and the prince on their double happiness." ”

Murong Jun was puzzled and said, "I don't know where the joy comes from? ”

The messenger said: "The saint heard that the prince broke the Zhao army, and pacified Jizhou, and Longyan was happy. He was appointed King Yan as the crown prince and young master, and the prince was added to the governor of the state. ”

Murong Jun was overjoyed when he heard this: "Thank you Saint Longen." Please return to the court, my father and son will serve the country loyally and do their best. Then he ordered a plate of personnel to be fetched and handed to the messenger.

And when the messenger saw it, the plate was full of gold, three hundred taels. After the envoy took it, he said with a smile: "The good intentions of the prince and the king of Yan will definitely be brought to the saint by the lower officials." Then he got up and took his leave.

After Murong Jun waited for him to leave, he said to the left and right: "The imperial court wants to use a letter of appointment to push my Yan Kingdom into the fire pit. Now that I am the governor of the state, do I have to compete with Shihu for profit?

The left and right sides nodded yes, and one of them said: "Dashuai, although the court is uneasy and kind, after all, it is sealed to me." It seems that we should send someone to thank you. ”

Murong Jun nodded and said, "Yes, in this way, it will not only show the courtesy of the ministers, but also make the people in the court who are dissatisfied with my Dayan have nothing to say." After speaking, he thought about who to send to Jiangnan.

At this moment, I heard a person walking in with a smile. Murong Jun saw that it was his niece Murong Rongyue.

Murong Rongyue saw her uncle's sad face, and said with a smile: "What made my uncle so dull?" ”

When Murong Rongyue heard this, she said to her uncle: "Uncle is calm and relaxed when he comes to the military plane, why is he hesitating for such a trivial matter now?"

Murong Jun said: "You don't know, this envoy to Jiangnan is not a trivial matter. There must be a person who can speak well, not only to make the emperor and the Manchu civil and military happy, but also not to fall into the prestige of my Dayan. ”

Murong Rongyue said with a smile: "What's so difficult about this? There is one person now, I don't know if my uncle dares to use it?"

Murong Jun said, "Who is it?"

Murong Rongyue said, "What does my uncle think of me going to Jiangnan?"

Murong Jun hurriedly said, "No, you are a little child, and you are not deeply involved in the world. Everyone in the Manchu Dynasty is an old treacherous and cunning person, and it is definitely not something you can deal with. Besides, it is thousands of miles away from the south of the Yangtze River, and the way is very dangerous. If so, how do I give you a substitute?"

Murong Rongyue said with a smile: "Uncle, don't worry. I walked with Zhang Min and others, and there should be no major problems on the road. Speaking of the Chinese military ministers, seeing that King Yan sent his own granddaughter, I expected that they would never dare to embarrass me. ”

It's good to hear it left and right. Murong Jun thought about it for a while, and felt that sending others to fear being harassed and ridiculed by the ministers of the DPRK and the Central Committee would inevitably fall into the heroic style of Dayan. If you send your niece to go in person, you can not only deter the ministers, but also express Yan Guo's cordial feelings for the imperial court, which can kill two birds with one stone.

Thinking of this, Murong Jun smiled and said, "Since this is the case, then allow you to go to Jiangnan." But according to my three words. ”

Murong Rongyue hurriedly smiled: "Yide, Yide." What are the three words?"

Murong Jun said: "When you go to Jiangnan and meet the saint, you must be polite and courteous, this is the first; Huan Wen and others, the powerful minister of the central government, must not visit, this is the second; the third is that on the way back and forth, you must not cause more trouble, go early and return early." ”

Murong Rongyue said: "These three things Yue'er kept in mind. ”

Murong Jun also ordered people to prepare all the things needed to go south, including those used on the road, the ministers of the court, and the famous families everywhere.

Murong Jun personally sent Murong Rongyue and the others out of the palace, and there were several carriages parked in front of the mansion, some of which were loaded with things and some were empty.

Murong Jun said: "Everyone be careful along the way. When I arrived in Jiangnan, I finished my work and rushed back as soon as possible. Ben Shuai waits for good news. ”

Murong Rongyue said: "Uncle don't worry. We will live up to the trust. ”

Everyone said goodbye for a while, Murong Rongyue and the others said goodbye to the people in the palace, turned around and got into the carriage, and walked away.

At this time, it was the middle of summer, and although Liaodong was in the north, it was also very hot. Murong Rongyue and the others walked for a day, and at this moment they were far away from Dragon City and came to the bottom of a mountain.

This mountain is a branch of the largest mountain in eastern Liaodong, called Baitou Mountain. Although this mountain is not very majestic and steep, its winding and twisting are also quite pleasing to the eye.

When they walked for a while, they saw a pine forest in front of them, and from time to time smoke rose from the forest.

Zhang Min said: "There must be someone in the forest." Let's go and see, and beg for a drink. And they hurried toward the woods.

When they came to the forest, they stopped the carriage, and the people tied their horses and walked towards the forest.

Walking through the woods, I saw a clearing in front of me, in which stood several grass houses, from which the smoke of the cooking stove wafted.

Zhang Min was about to step forward and knock on the door, Yuwendi said, "Brother Min, wait a minute, wait for me to call him." As he spoke, he cleared his throat and said in a loud voice, "Is there anyone?" ”

After a while, I saw the door of the grass house slowly open, and an old man stretched out half of his body, and saw many people standing outside the door, so he hurriedly retracted his body and closed the door heavily.

Yuwen Diqi said: "Why is this old man so weird. We're not beasts, so why are you so nervous when you see us?"

Zhang Min was about to speak, but he heard Liu say goodbye: "I think there must be something strange about this person." Why don't I kick the door open and go in and see what is going on. ”

Murong Rongyue hurriedly said: "No, we must be cautious along the way, and we must not cause more trouble unless we have to." I think it's better for Brother Zhang Min to knock on the door. ”

When Zhang Min heard this, he stepped forward and knocked on the door, and said to the grass house: "The old man doesn't need to panic. We are traders from Longcheng, transporting some ginseng and deer antler velvet to Jizhou for sale. Because I was passing by your land, I was thirsty and wanted to beg for water. ”

After a while, the door of the grass house slowly opened, and the old man saw that Zhang Min was sincere and calm between his eyebrows, so his suspicions eased, and he paused slightly, and invited everyone into the room.