The palace banquet disbanded quite early, and the banquet that looked at each other was not necessary to last for a long time, it was just a transition.
The two who finally met each other had to part reluctantly after the palace banquet, but fortunately, there was a test proposed by the envoy of the Rong Kingdom, and Qi Yang would still be able to entangle the prince and Lu Qipei to see each other again.
After bidding farewell to Lu Qipei outside the Xuande Hall where the palace banquet was held, Qi Yang watched her back go away, raised his robe feet and went after the prince who took a step ahead. The latter seemed to expect that she would come after her, and she didn't walk very fast, and was quickly caught up by Qi Yang.
Hearing the rapid footsteps, the prince turned around and looked at Qi Yang: "Slow down and follow, what are you running for?"
Qi Yang put down his robe and straightened his clothes, regained his composure, and smiled embarrassedly at the prince: "Isn't this afraid of making the emperor wait for a long time?"
Hearing the words, the prince squinted her and hummed angrily, "If the palace banquet is over and you go with the solitary person, why would you still use the solitary wait?"
Qi Yang blinked, but it was not easy to accept this. She also did not know why, once she was reborn, her father and brother became inexplicably more hostile to Lu Qipei. It was obvious that her father and emperor admired her the most in her previous life, and the emperor's brother was even more fond of young talents!
At this time, Qi Yang never thought that the change in the attitude of the emperor and the prince was all because of her. If it weren't for the high profile and publicity she liked, and she was so sticky with Lu Qipei in front of the prince, the two would not be so picky and disgusted with Lu Qipei.
But now is not the time to talk about this, Qi Yang obediently followed the prince for a while, and then he said: "Brother Huang, the envoy of Rongguo is so arrogant today, and the letter of credentials is not sincere, we have to let them lead Is your nose gone?" After saying that, he looked at the prince's face, and seeing that he looked calm, he said again: "Now that the country is newly established, it still needs to rest and recuperate, and I am afraid that it will start a war..."
Unexpectedly, the prince waved his hand when he heard this, and said: "The kingdom of Rong is different from the other side. The grasslands are unified, but this country was originally composed of many tribes. Even if the emperor strongly suppressed everyone, those tribes would not fall apart. That is one small force after another, there are frictions and contradictions, and they are forcibly gathered together, and there will always be times when they cannot be suppressed in the long run."
Hearing that, Qi Yang thought deeply, but his reaction was not slow: "Brother Huang means that they intend to turn their internal worries into unanimous external."
The war between Beidi and Rongdi lasted for more than a hundred years, and the length of grievances even far exceeded that of Liang Guozuo. It's just that in the past, the tribes were mostly independent, lacking money, food and even people, so they went south to loot. The disturbance made the border uneasy, and there was a fight every once in a while, but it didn't reach the situation of a real national war - the war that Qi Yang said was obviously more than that.
And the war is good for the current Rong Kingdom, or it is good for the emperor of the Rong Kingdom.
Not to mention what can be looted from Liang Kingdom, the new emperor of Rong Kingdom needs to consolidate his power, so he cannot allow his tribe to be too powerful. Shifting everyone's attention to the war with Liang Guo can use this to consume the population and troops of some large tribes to avoid future constraints. And those tribal leaders are expanding because of the founding of the country, and they will not hesitate to fight.
The prince walked slowly and slowly, and nodded after listening to her: "That's right. Why should we take the lives of soldiers and soldiers to pay for other people's internal worries? If it weren't for the absurd conditions in the national book, the royal father would not be stingy. promised."
After hearing this, Qi Yang was silent for a moment, but he was still a little puzzled: "Since they want to fight, why did they send envoys to do it?"
The prince shook his head this time, and said: "I don't know. Maybe there are differences in the country. For example, some people prefer comfort and do not want to go to war, or they are not ready enough now, and they want to use peace talks to make a false impression to delay time, and then fight again. We were caught off guard."
This speculation is possible, and even the emperor has secretly ordered the border to strengthen its vigilance.
Qi Yang was noncommittal after hearing this, and after a while he let out a breath: "This peace talk is so boring."
The prince smiled: "You didn't watch the palace banquet, did the royal father bother to pay attention to them?"
When Qi Yang thought about the emperor's attitude today, he was so cold that he couldn't even be considered perfunctory. She was a little funny, and her mind relaxed a little, and then she thought of the competition that fell on Lu Qipei, and then pulled the prince's sleeve and asked, "But since both parties are insincere, why did the royal father agree to the competition? Not to mention winning or losing, do you really have to sign a credential with someone?"
The prince knew as soon as he heard it that she asked this because of Lu Qipei. To say that before today, he really had a good impression of Lu Qipei, but today he saw the alien boy opposite him and looked at the similar appearance, and he couldn't help but feel a little apprehensive in his heart.
The step forward suddenly stopped, and the prince looked at Qi Yang with a serious look: "Is there no doubt about today's matter, Huangmei?"
Xie Hongyi's attitude is too clear. If it is said that Lu Qipei is targeted only because of his appearance, the prince will not believe it. The two are probably somewhat related, but because of Qi Yang's involvement, he believed that his sister had her own judgment, so he was reluctant to expose the worst situation.
Who knew that Qi Yang smiled when he heard this, as if he didn't understand the danger at all, but when he opened his mouth, what he said was: "Doubt what? As long as I hold the person firmly in my hand, I don't need to doubt anything."
When she said this, she was so domineering and confident that the prince couldn't help but look sideways. After a while, he shook his head and smiled: "Let's do as you like."
The so-called upper and lower effect, the emperor's indifference to the envoys of the Rong Kingdom, led to the fact that the upper and lower levels of the court did not have much enthusiasm for this group of envoys. Coupled with the provocation at the palace banquet, the ministers of the Liang State had even less favorable feelings towards these barbarians of the Rong Kingdom.
The Sifang Pavilion was deserted, and after the palace banquet, even the ambassadors treated them a lot colder.
The Rong people scolded and scolded for a while, but they still had to eat and drink, as if they didn't feel Liang Guo's unwelcome at all.
The date of the competition has not yet been set, but Xie Hongyi, who "shoulders the hope of the glory of the country", did not stay in the Sifang Pavilion temporarily cramming as others thought. He has been going out all the time recently, and his footprints have almost covered the entire capital, making the people watching him think he is just hanging out.
It was the same on this day, Xie Hongyi took two servants out of the Sifang Pavilion early in the morning. From the East Street to the West City, and from the West City to the South Gate, I bought a bunch of all kinds of messy things. Rao is Rong's strong physique, and his two servants were almost bent over by these goods.
Fortunately, Xie Hongyi was also tired from shopping at noon, so he found a restaurant on the street to eat.
Not letting the servants follow, Xie Hongyi entered the box on his own, and as soon as he entered the door, he saw an old man with half-white hair and beard standing inside. The old man was dressed in plain clothes and had an ordinary face, with only a pair of bright eyes, which vaguely revealed his differences.
Xie Hongyi was not surprised that there were still people in the box, he walked in on his own, and closed the door of the box again. Due to his lack of stature due to his age, he looked up at the old man slightly, looked at the old man for a moment, and said, "Qi Bo?"
When he looked at Qi Bo, Qi Bo was also looking at him, his eyes were calm as if he was only looking at the goods for sale.
Xie Hongyi was born noble, and he has not been looked at with such eyes before, and his heroic brows immediately wrinkled. Before he could have a seizure, Qi Bo, who was opposite him, had already looked away, and said lightly: "I don't know what the young master is looking for me, what's the matter?"
At the moment, Qi Bo's attitude is alienated, as if he has just inspected some unqualified goods, and he is still a little unhappy - he is proud of himself, and is fashionable and willing to bend over when facing Lu Qipei and Lu Qicheng. Others obviously don't have such a good temper. Even if the boy in front of him was born a bit similar to Lu Qipei, he came to him again, obviously having something to do with him.
Xie Hongyi was annoyed by his attitude. The young man also had a reckless temperament. In Rongguo, even a few uncles had to give him face. How could he be so angry? After saying goodbye several times, he said to Qi Bo again: "What a good one, I don't know the honor!"
However, Qi Bo did not buy his account, and still looked at him with such critical eyes: "Are you respected? I am humble?"
The question was asked, as if the other party was a noble boy, but he was not as noble as a mansion housekeeper. It was not as if he had contempt in his eyes!
Because of this, even if Qi Bo didn't speak much, his arrogant and contemptuous attitude still made the opposite boy jump up with anger.
Xie Hongyi took a few breaths, and his small chest rose and fell sharply several times. But he knew it wouldn't work, even to see the other side, he had to come secretly, and he had to steal his father's seal to deceive the other side.
But no matter what he said, the person in front of him was nothing but a genus, how could he dare to speak to him like this? !
Xie Hongyi worked hard to follow the envoy to Liang Guo, and he tried his best to invite Qi Bo to this small restaurant, which naturally has its purpose. But as soon as he met, he knew that things were not as easy as he thought, and the old man on the opposite side was not as easy as he thought. He also wanted to put on airs to let the other party compromise, but no one paid him any attention at all.
Young and vigorous, Xie Hongyi's eyes flashed with cruelty instantly.
However, Qibo people are old and sophisticated, how can such a young boy hide his perception of other people's emotions? He immediately sneered: "I advise the young master to go back and forth wherever you go. It's not about any place or anything, you can intervene."
At that moment, Qi Bo's aura became intimidating. Rao was a young man from a distinguished and knowledgeable background, and he was a little surprised at this moment. He took a step back, made an appearance of alertness, and his eyes became vigilant when he looked at Qi Bo, and blurted out: "Who are you?!"
As soon as these words came out, Qi Bo laughed again, smiled and sneered lightly: "The little boy who doesn't know anything also came to see me." After saying that, he walked out, and by the way he left a sentence: " What a waste of my time."
Xie Hongyi was dumbfounded by this situation, and when he returned to his senses, Qi Bo had already gone out.
After chasing after the door, no one was seen. The boy clenched his fist and slammed it on the door. He never thought that things would turn out like this - he was like a clown, sending him to the door to be humiliated. But obviously, obviously it shouldn't be like this!