A Clash of Gods - Chapter 540

[Chapter 541 Envoy]

When King Huainan heard that Duke Zhen Guogong wanted to let him go to Dongqi as an envoy, his brows were slightly tight, but for a moment, he smiled and said, “Your Majesty, it is quite appropriate to let this minister go to Dongqi.”

Longtai immediately asked, “Uncle Wang is willing to go to Dongqi?”

“Serving the country, how dare you not obey?” The King of Huainan said with a smile: “It’s just that the minister feels that if the minister goes to Dongqi, I’m afraid it will bring great trouble to my Great Chu.”

“future trouble?”

The King of Huainan explained: “Your Majesty, to ask Dongqi for relatives and to express my sincerity in the Great Chu, this is naturally not wrong, but, has the emperor ever thought that this subject is the king of Great Chu after all, if the subject goes to Dongqi, Naturally, it has given the face of the Eastern Qi Kingdom, but in this way, it may have raised the appetite of the Eastern Qi people.”

“how do I say this?”

The king of Huainan said: “Your Majesty, the former Dongqi State Reserve Grand Ceremony, the emperor was still a prince at the time and went to participate, it was an exception, and it gave Dongqi Tianda’s face. There have been contacts, but so far, the highest officials sent by the Eastern Qi are only their high-ranking officials. Although my Dachu wants to form an alliance with the Eastern Qi, after the alliance, whoever is the main and who is the second, must be engaged at the beginning of the fight. clear.”

Longtai nodded slightly, and the King of Huainan continued: “If I go to this time to ask for a kiss, then in the future, I will deal with the people of Dongqi with the highest standards, and once an alliance is formed, there will be many things involved. It will increase their appetite, and I will be passive in many things after that.”

“Uncle Wang means that if you go to Dongqi, they will become complacent, and they will put forward more harsh conditions when interacting with me in the future?” Longtai thought thoughtfully.

The King of Huainan nodded and said, “Yes, Your Majesty, compared to my great Chu, Dongqi is only a small country in a corner of the country. We need to show our sincerity to ask for a kiss, but we also need to make them understand that we are out of What kind of status, in order to avoid future exchanges, it will bring too much trouble to the two countries.”

Duke Zhen Guo smiled and said, “My lord, but I don’t know who is more suitable besides the lord?”

The King of Huainan said: “It is naturally difficult for this king to go, but I, the four hereditary candidates of Great Chu, any one who goes as an envoy can not only show sincerity, but also prevent them from being too complacent.” At a glance, he saw that the Golden Sabre Marquis remained motionless, like an ancient stone carving, and smiled: “Old Marquis Jindao is very old, so naturally it is impossible for him to serve as an envoy. As a result, there are only three people who are suitable to be envoys. , Jinyi Hou, Wuxiang Hou and Zhongyi Hou Sima Changshen.”

Wuxiang Hou Su Zhen hurriedly said: “Report to the emperor, the epidemic virus spreads in the capital ahead, and the minister has been infected. He is still taking medicine and recuperating. This long journey, the minister and the minister are afraid that they will not be able to catch it!”

The ministers were amused, thinking that you, Marquis of Wuxiang, don’t have to worry too much, you are mediocre, and the imperial court could not send you to Dongqi to take up such a major errand.

Sure enough, Longtai has already said: “Since the Marquis of Wuxiang is in poor health, he will stay in the capital to recuperate, and there is no need to travel far.”

Only then did Su Zhen breathe a sigh of relief and thank the emperor.

“If so!” The King of Huainan smiled slightly and said, “Sima Changshen, the loyal and righteous candidate, is the most suitable candidate. The loyal and righteous candidate is both civil and military, stable in work, and alert. Moreover, he was trained by the old prince himself, and the loyal and righteous candidate is the envoy. Going to Dongqi can be said to be the most suitable candidate.”

However, Sima Changshen had already come out and said: “Your Majesty, if you are appointed to appoint a minister as an envoy, the minister will do it!” Before he could finish speaking, he heard a coughing sound, but Duke Zhen Guo coughed twice and cupped his hands to Longtai. Said: “Report to the emperor, Sima Changshen must not go to Dongqi.”

Sima Changshen frowned slightly.

Although the King of Huainan recommended him to go to Eastern Qi as an envoy, he seemed to have no good intentions, but Sima Changshen thought that if he really served as an envoy to Eastern Qi this time and successfully completed the important task of seeking relatives, it would be a great achievement. Sima Lan’s fame spread far and wide, but Sima Changshen had always been under the prestige of his father. Except for the people in the court, not many people really knew him.

He has just inherited the Marquis of Loyalty,

In my heart, I also want to find an opportunity to make achievements and establish my own prestige.

Although going to Dongqi to seek marriage may not be a beautiful job, but Sima Changshen really didn’t want to miss this opportunity, but he didn’t expect that before he had finished speaking, Duke Zhen Guo had already spoken out to stop him, and his tone was straightforward. Decisively, I was greatly disappointed in my heart.

“Empress Zhen, why can’t the Duke of Zhongyi go to Dongqi?” Longtai stared at Duke Zhen and asked, “What Uncle Wang said is not unreasonable. Among the four hereditary generations, the Duke of Zhongyi is really the most suitable candidate.”

Duke Zhen Guo said directly: “Your Majesty, the old minister knows Sima Changshen very well. His greatest strength is his steadfastness and honesty, while his greatest weakness is his lack of eloquence and impulsiveness. These two points are exactly the same. The biggest taboo of being an envoy. Going to ask for relatives is to put eloquence as the most important thing, and not to be alarmed, and to deal with it calmly. Sima Changshen has no such ability.

Sima Changshen’s face was slightly red, and he opened his mouth, as if he wanted to defend himself, but this was what his father said, how dare he object to it.

“Old Prince, if you can’t even be a loyal and righteous marquis, you will only be left with Jinyi.” The King of Huainan looked at Qi Ning and sighed, “Is this too young to take Jinyi as an envoy?”

King Zhen Guogong shook his head and smiled: “Your Highness, your ambition is not at your age, but your lack of ambition is a hundred years old.” He raised his hand and said, “Although Jin Yihou is young, he is well-mannered and has a mature and stable personality that does not match his age. It has also been said that Jin Yihou was the first to propose to Dongqi to achieve the purpose of forming an alliance. It can be seen that Jin Yihou is agile and thoughtful, such a person is the backbone of my great Chu.”

Zhao Lanting took the opportunity to say: “Yes, Jin Yihou was sent to Xichuan as an envoy. When the Black Lotus Sect survived and died, Lord Hou was able to turn the tide, which shows that Jin Yihou is completely capable of acting alone. It is not an easy task to persuade the gang of rivers and lakes to retreat. , Jin Yihou’s eloquence is really admirable.”

Seeing that Duke Zhen was going to push Jinyi Hou to Dongqi, although many officials did not understand Duke Zhen’s thoughts for a while, the officials who were attached to him immediately praised him, and praised Jinyi Hou for his extraordinary wisdom and unstoppable courage. , In a short while, the Jinyi Hou that came out of their mouths seemed to be omnipotent in the world, and it was a trivial matter to be dispatched to the Eastern Qi District, which was even easier to capture.

Qi Ning’s face did not change, and he remained calm.

Of course, he knew that Duke Zhenguo pulled him out to prevent Sima Changshen from going to Dongqi, but he must have other thoughts.

If Qi Jing was alive, Duke Zhen might not have dared to burn this fire, but Qi Ning today is completely different from Qi Ning at the beginning, no matter the prestige or the power in the court and the opposition, they are not the same.

Longtai thought about it, and finally looked at Qi Ning with a questioning look in his eyes.

Qi Ning sighed, and the King of Huainan found out the reason. It was already certain that he could not be sent to Dong Qi. Among the four marquis, there was no need to mention the Jindaohou, and Longtai had also promised that the Marquis of Wuxiang would not need to send an ambassador. The next candidates were only Sima Changshen and himself, and Sima Changshen, the leader of the Duke of Zhenguo, was not allowed to go, so he was the only candidate left.

If he really doesn’t want to go, he can naturally find various reasons, but he saw Longtai’s eyes and knew that the little emperor valued this matter.

The so-called alliance is just an excuse for the little emperor to ask Dong Qi for marriage. Even if he really does marry the princess of Dong Qi, Dong Qi will not necessarily obey Nan Chu just because he has married a princess. The national policy of Dong Qi is to balance the north and the south. It is impossible for anyone to change this national policy, which is related to the national destiny.

Longtai’s purpose is nothing more than hoping to use this as an excuse to dash the wishful thinking of one more queen in the Sima family.

Without much hesitation, Qi Ning cupped his hands and said, “Your Majesty, if your Majesty really ordered the minister to go to Dongqi to seek marriage, the minister would naturally follow the order and do his best.”

Longtai’s eyes showed gratitude, and he didn’t answer immediately. Instead, he looked at Tantai Huang, the waiter of the golden sword, and asked, “The waiter of the golden sword, in your opinion, is there a more suitable candidate?”

In fact, the overall situation has been decided. Qi Ning knows that Longtai’s question is just to give Tantai Huang’s old face a face. After this old man came to court, he never said a word from beginning to end. UU reading www.sonicmtl.com is like a court. The transparent people in the hall are generally transparent, and the emperor’s inquiries can be regarded as respect for him.

Jin Daohou seemed to be asleep with his eyes closed. The emperor asked, and then he moved slightly and stood up tremblingly. Longtai immediately said: “Old Marquis doesn’t need to get up, just sit and answer.”

Tantai Huang still stood up, shaking hands and said: “Reporting to the sage, the old minister’s eyes are dim, his mind is confused, and the old minister does not dare to talk nonsense about national affairs, just ask the emperor to decide.”

Knowing that Tantai Huang couldn’t say anything useful, Longtai nodded slightly, then looked at Qi Ning, and said: “Jinyihou, you are loyal to the monarchy and the country, I am very pleased, this time as an envoy to Dongqi, I am very pleased. I’ll give it to you.”

“The minister obeys the order!”

Duke Zhen Guo smiled and said: “Jinyi Hou is young and talented, and if you can show your talents to Dong Qi this time, you will definitely be admired in the hearts of Dong Qi people. Lord Hou is very talented at a young age, and Dong Qi will also treat me greatly because of this. Chu is even more in awe, the emperor ordered Jinyi to be dispatched to Dongqi, it is really the best candidate, the emperor is wise!”

The civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty said in unison: “Your Majesty is wise!”

Qi Ning sneered in his heart, and said loudly: “Your Majesty, I have something to ask for, and I ask your Majesty to agree.”

“What’s the matter?” Longtai asked immediately. Of course, he knew that Qi Ning agreed to send the envoy because of his friendship. At this time, no matter what request Qi Ning had, as long as he made it, he would naturally try his best to satisfy him: “What request do you have? Say it anyway.”

“The emperor has ordered the reconstruction of the Black Scale Camp, and the ministers have already begun to train troops.” Qi Ning said loudly: “But until now, the Black Scale Camp has not only lacked the horses it deserved, but even now even one or two salaries have been paid. I’ve never seen it before.” He glanced at Dou Kui of the Ministry of Housing and said, “It’s their duty for the soldiers to be loyal to the country, but if they serve as soldiers, if they don’t get paid for the army, the minister really doesn’t know how to explain it to them. .”