People have similarities, and there is always no shortage of coincidences in this world. So it's not a big deal to meet someone who looks like you on the street, but it's a little different if the person obviously pays attention to you.
After sending Qi Yang back, Lu Qipei slapped Qi Bo sideways a few words.
Qi Bo's answer was impeccable, but Lu Qipei was still a little uneasy after thinking about it over and over again, so he searched for the contacts he had met in the past few months to help him. It's a pity that the little boy was no longer found after searching, but it seemed that she was over-hearted.
Time flies, but half a month has passed in a blink of an eye.
As Qi Yang expected, Lu Qipei's official rank is really low, and she doesn't have the aura of the champion, so others see her as nothing. It was a great honor for such a small sixth-rank official with little family background to marry the princess, but for Qi Yang, it was too low for even the emperor to see. So she was promoted to an official position shortly after the marriage was granted.
Since it was compiled by the Hanlin Academy of the sixth grade, it has been promoted to the Dali Temple of the fifth grade. Not only did he jump out of the Hanlin Academy, which was reserved for talents, and went to the real power department, but his official rank was also promoted two levels, which was exactly the same rank as the concubine Duwei.
As soon as the news came out, the colleagues who were jealous of Liu Chen suddenly became jealous of Lu Qipei again, but there was no way to be jealous. Not to mention how Liu Chen worked, Lu Qipei wanted to marry the princess. If they want to marry the princess, they can also be promoted, but can they marry
It's impossible, jealousy is in vain, it's better to get two points of friendship while people are still there.
Lu Qipei was really busy for a while, and didn't breathe a sigh of relief until the handover was over. She didn't know why the emperor transferred her to Dali Temple so well, but she received a letter from Qi Yang early, telling her to stay calm. She thought that this official position was also arranged by her.
In this regard, Lu Qipei doesn't care. Moreover, the position of Dali Temple is actually quite easy in Dali Temple, with the Dali Temple Minister and Shaoqing holding the top, and the Dali Temple Prime Minister under the prison sentence. The Dali Temple is just to use the punishment according to the criminal law.
In other words, it's enough to memorize more books, and it's not her turn to bother with ordinary investigations and cases.
Lu Qipei adjusted well in Dali Temple, and had the identity of Qiyang's quasi-consort, and others did not dare to treat her slowly. But in less than half a month, it was only enough for her to get used to it, and the envoy of Rongguo entered Beijing at this time.
Liang Guoli has only been in power for a few decades, but Rong and Di have been entrenched in the north for hundreds of years. During this period, it was not that there were no talented people. They gathered and united many tribes, gathered them into a big force, and became king, and then they were eyeing the wealthy land in the Central Plains.
But hundreds of years later, it was the first time that Rong and Di built a country, and after the founding of the country, it must be very different from the original.
Although the upper and lower levels of the court did not look down on the establishment of the barbarians, they did not dare to take it lightly. When the envoys entered Beijing, Honglu Temple and the Ministry of Rites sent many officials to greet them. Lu Qipei didn't go to Dali Temple, but at that time he was dispatched by Shaoqing on official business, and he saw a group of people who entered Beijing on the street. They were dressed in Hu clothes, with high nose and deep eyes, and curly hair. different looks.
The people watching the lively on the street were also talking about it, because these people from Rongguo not only looked different, but even two or three of them had different eyes. In the eyes of blue or green, the fierceness of the iron-blooded gold is revealed, and in the eyes of these people, it is like a demon.
Lu Qipei has read a lot, but he knows how mixed races are among Rong and Di, and it is not unusual to see what kind of eye color and hair color. She didn't care about this, but this was the first time she saw Rongguo people, but she stared at these people with high nose and deep eyes and fell into contemplation.
Until the subordinate beside him reminded: "Sir, everyone from the Ministry of Rites has passed, and we should go too."
The ranks of the envoys of Rongguo have gone, and the crowd watching the lively on the street has gradually dispersed.
After Lu Qipei came back to his senses, he didn't stay much longer, so he led a few subordinates to do whatever they had to do.
When I saw this group of envoys of Rongguo again, they were at the great court meeting on the third day, and the emperor deliberately let them hang for a day. And now Lu Qipei, who has been promoted to the fifth rank, finally has the qualifications to participate in the great court meeting, but the rank is still not enough, and his position is only next to the gate of Xuanzheng Hall.
When the envoy of Rongguo had an audience, Lu Qipei turned around and saw a group of people who came in with their heads held high. It was the same as what she had seen before, wearing Hu clothes and having a completely different appearance from the Central Plains people.
But unlike the last time she met on the street, this time she saw one more person...
The thirteen or fourteen-year-old boy was wearing a dark blue Hu robe with delicate patterns outlined by silver threads on the feet of the robe, and gold ornaments on the belt, which was obviously better than the dress of the other messengers. In addition, although he has the same high nose and deep eyes as the clansman, his eyebrows are not as rough as the clansman. Instead, he reveals a bit of elegance that is unique to the Central Plains. At first glance, he looks exceptionally good-looking.
Such a young nobleman followed the envoy into the hall, even if he was not the envoy, he attracted the attention of many people.
Standing beside Lu Qipei was a member of the Ministry of Rites. He looked at the noble boy who calmly stepped into the hall, and then looked at Lu Qipei who was standing beside him, and suddenly said in a low voice, "When I received this group of envoys from the Rongguo, I felt that The young man looked familiar, but he couldn't remember where he had seen it. It turns out that this person is actually somewhat similar to Mr. Lu."
Speaking of which, Lu Qipei's promotion was only a matter of half a month, and the big court meeting was held once every five days. Although the two of them stood together during the court meeting, they belonged to different government offices, and they only met a few times together. It's normal to look familiar, and it's normal to miss it for a while.
Lu Qipei's heart skipped a beat when he heard the words, but his face was only indifferent: "Really? It seems that Lu's appearance is the face of the public."
Those who heard the conversation between the two were stunned when they heard the words, and their gazes at Lu Qipei were also a little difficult to say. Bewitched by the beauty of Lord Wei Sizheng, she is now soaring. But now such a person says she is the face of the public, what do other people think? !
The official position from the fifth rank is not high, and several adults around him have not yet turned into an old man with orange peel. At this time, someone couldn't help but smeared his face secretly, and then looked at the young man's jade-like face, and his eyes became even more resentful.
The court meeting was still going on, and what happened at the corner of the palace gate certainly did not disturb more people.
In the center of the hall, several envoys of the Rong Kingdom had just bent over and finished the salute, and the leading one was neither humble nor arrogant, and re-submitted a credential.
The emperor sat high in the hall, and the twelve eyes fell in front of his eyes, covering most of his expression. After receiving the credentials from Zhang Jian, he glanced at it casually, excluding the irrelevant diplomatic rhetoric, the terms and conditions of the credentials were almost the same as the credentials he sent earlier.
Only one point, there are no more words to ask for the princess and relatives. Instead, they directly ask for benefits.
The so-called two countries formed an alliance of brothers, and the troops ceased fighting, but the condition was that Liang Guo gave Rong Guo 100,000 taels of year-old coins and 200,000 pieces of silk cloth every year. In addition, trade should be opened to allow the circulation of salt and iron. And what Rongguo paid was only 300 horses and 1,000 cattle and sheep every year. It's hard to say what a horse is, but no matter how you look at it, the conditions are not equal.
Now that the two sides are at war, Liang Guo has not lost the wind, and Rong Guo has offered such conditions. Isn't it too deceiving? In addition, opening up trade and sending year-old coins to make salt and iron flow into the kingdom of Rong, what is it if it is not a capital enemy
After reading the national letter, the emperor was so angry that his liver hurt. Although the courtiers below did not see his expression, they also saw Mian swaying, which showed that the emperor was uneasy. After a while, I heard the emperor solemnly say: "Rongguo has a good calculus, but I don't know how you have the confidence to send this letter of credentials."
Rong Guozheng did not seem to be surprised by the emperor's reaction, and he was noncommittal about his words. He bowed slightly and replied: "The two countries are friendly and temporarily suspending military affairs, the benefits are far from mere. What does your majesty think?"
This is a polite word, but if you think about it carefully, isn't it threatening to go to war
The emperor was about to laugh at him angrily, he threw the national letter to the side, and was caught by Zhang Jian: "Where does the messenger think this is?"
Rong Guozheng was still not flustered, he even looked up at the emperor: "I heard that the two countries will fight without killing the envoy."
These words were finally made clear. The courtroom, which was still considered quiet, suddenly started a small noise—there was no other reason. They do have a high self-esteem and are not afraid to go to war, but the meaning of war is different now.
It is not difficult to fight a battle, but no one wants to see a long-term war. So the courtiers finally couldn't sit still. After the buzzing discussion, they were about to speak when they heard the emperor say: "It's very courageous."
As soon as these words came out, everyone became quiet again, and Rong Guozheng made a slight bow, as if he was being praised.
The emperor didn't talk to him any more, and sent the person away in a few words. Obviously, he did not intend to discuss with him about the national letter immediately. And Rongguo Zhengshi didn't care, except for a slightly tougher attitude, but the etiquette and rules were not bad.
When the group retreated, the aristocratic young boy glanced at Lu Qipei, whether intentionally or unintentionally.
Lu Qipei frowned, not looking at him. After the people left, the discussion began in the hall, and she asked the Libu Langzhong next to her, "Lord Langzhong, do you know, what is the name of that little boy?"
The Minister of Rites was listening to the remarks of the important ministers, and he replied casually: "It seems to be called Xie Hongyi."
Xie's surname is indeed a Chinese name. It's just that she was born like that, and I don't know what to do with her
While Lu Qipei was thinking about it, he saw the Minister of Rites suddenly turned his head and asked her, "Did Mr. Lu feel that the attitude of these envoys of the Rongguo today is a little strange?"
He didn't ask about the little boy. After all, it's common for people to have similarities. It's no big deal for Lu Qipei to ask a question out of curiosity.
Hearing the question, Lu Qipei didn't even think about it, he frowned and replied, "The attitude is not sincere, it seems that I have no fear."