"Khan Utkin is still radiant, but his courage is much smaller than before. Why, I was shocked by the majesty of Duke Ding, and I was even scared when I saw this king?"
These words were full of provocation, and Siqin's brows furrowed immediately. The four ministers who followed behind Siqin also frowned, and there was even a more impatient person who wanted to come forward to make a theory.
Unexpectedly, Pang Xiao changed his words and laughed again: "I also ask Khan Utkin to rest assured that our Great Zhou Dynasty has been a country of etiquette since ancient times, and will not do anything wrong, since we have accepted your Tartar surrender. The table will not take the initiative to provoke any disputes, and will not do whatever they want while the Khan and Ketun are in our country, so the fear of the Khan is really unnecessary."
A single sentence points out the status of the two countries at this time.
Tatar is the defeated general of Da Zhou. Although Siqin is expensive as a khan, is it not him who was beaten by Ji Zeyu and called his father and mother to bow his head as a minister
He should be afraid, seeing the Great Zhou Dynasty God of War, who is as famous as Ji Zeyu, can he not be afraid of a defeated general
If he still dares to show off his might, don't forget that they are still on Da Zhou's territory!
After Pang Xiao's words, Siqin's face was ashen.
Da Zhou's entourage, however, was happy in their hearts, and secretly praised Prince Zhongshun's words, and his toughness was just right. As expected of someone who has been on the battlefield, even the khans of other countries have to be courteous by three points.
Wouldn't it be a loss of Da Zhou's face if he had to agree in front of the Tatar Khan
Siqin gritted his teeth, he had been in the upper ranks for a long time, and he was used to blurting out something without worrying about someone refuting it, so he sneered when he opened his mouth. Who would have thought that this Pang Zhixi would come back with irony at such a time
Just when everyone in the embarrassing scene wondered whether Utkin Khan would be directly black-faced, Lu Heng smiled and said, "Da Zhou and Tatar are friends, and there is a saying, 'It's not a good idea to have friends from afar'. The post house in the city has been prepared and the banquet is ready. On the way, the gods are not beautiful. I want to come to Khan, Ketun and all the ministers. I am tired, why don't I ask the Khan to move to the post house to rest for a while?"
After going down the steps, Si Qin secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and with a sullen face "um", he kept his dignity as a Khan.
Lu Heng turned around and instructed others to open the way, and made way with Pang Xiao to let Siqin and his party enter the city.
Pang Xiao looked at Lu Heng with a half-smile.
Lu Heng said with a smile: "After all, he came from a long way and has already bowed his head. It would not be good if there was a standoff on the spot." The implication was that he was blaming Pang Xiao for being too sharp, which almost caused Dispute.
Pang Xiao smiled: "It doesn't matter, you and I will always have someone who sings white faces."
It means that Pang Xiao gave Lu Heng the chance to be a good person.
Lu Heng's heart was on fire, and he still smiled warmly and elegantly, "Your Highness is really resourceful and resourceful, I admire him."
"Uncle Zhongyi is polite."
The two glanced at each other with smiles, but the smiles did not reach the bottom of their eyes. They cupped their hands and went back to the car. He walked behind Siqin's carriage and entered the city.
As for the people who came with the Tartars, Lu Heng arranged additional people to settle them. Naturally, he would not allow so many Tartars to enter the city together. Most of the Tartars were left to guard the tribute, and only the four ministers of the Tartars accompanied them. entered the city gate.
Lu Heng and Pang Xiao sent people to the inn, and everyone got out of the car and entered the door one after another according to their identities.
Lu Heng wanted to go with Pang Xiao to send Siqin for resettlement, but Pang Xiao put his hands behind his back and said with a smile, "Let's invite Uncle Zhongyi. This king is used to being rough, and it's not good if he accidentally breaks the table, chair and bench. already."
"The lord acts in a relaxed manner, where is such a careless person?" Lu Heng smiled, "It seems that the lord is afraid of working too hard."
"Where, since Uncle Zhongyi has received the decree, let's go to work quickly."
Lu Heng gritted his teeth, and the smile on his face was getting stiffer and stiffer. If it wasn't for the fact that he had torn his face with Pang Xiao at this time and let the Tartars see the joke, he was afraid that he would have retorted, and Pang Xiao might have seen it right. He couldn't refute at this time, so he was so unscrupulous!
Lu Heng took a deep breath, suppressed his anger with astonishing willpower, and said with a smile, "In that case, the lord will rest here for a while."
Pang Xiao smiled slightly, and didn't say much. He was quite leisurely watching the unusual scenery around him, as if he was new here for the first time.
Lu Heng walked quickly into the room and greeted Siqin and Ketun with a smile.
It was also at this time that he saw Ke Dun's appearance.
It was a tall, slightly plump young woman with a face like a full moon. She wasn't very outstanding, and the corners of her eyes and brows carried the arrogance unique to the Tatar nobles.
The young Ke Dun looked at Lu Heng curiously. She could understand Da Zhou's dialect, but her pronunciation was a bit strange, "Are you the head of the Lu family?"
Lu Heng has never seen such a formal occasion where the man speaks first before the woman at home. But Tatar women can be khans, not to mention speaking on such occasions.
"Yes. Have seen Codon."
"Well. You know the rules very well. It's better than that Prince Zhongshun." Ke Dun smiled, "Are you planning to hold a banquet?"
Lu Heng smiled and replied, "Yes."
"Then I won't drink with you. Our girls want to drink with girls."
Lu Heng smiled and said, "Zhuojing will definitely come back to accompany Ketun at the banquet."
"Zhuojing? A woman from your family? No, no, no, I want to see a woman from Prince Zhongshun's family." Ke Dun sneered, "The sinner who killed Anari Khan, I want to see with my own eyes what she is. Such a monster!"
Hearing the way Ketun spoke like this, Lu Heng was a little speechless for a while. He really rarely dealt with such a direct-speaking woman. But the other party is also a noble Ke Dun. Moreover, Utkin Khan had been listening to Ketun in silence, apparently acquiescing to her behavior, and he didn't mind Qin Yining's appearance at the banquet.
However, how Anari Khan died in the first place, he, Qin Yining and Mu Jinghu know better than anyone else.
Qin Yining has been carrying the blame for a long time, I am afraid that even Siqin will almost forget the truth of the matter.
Lu Heng couldn't bear Qin Yining to come out and suffer. Ke Dun has a noble status, and now he seems to be a proud and ignorant person. He is worried that Qin Yining will be swayed by Ke Dun.
"Hui Ketun, whether or not Princess Zhongshun will come will have to make further arrangements." The meaning of rejection was euphemistic but also clear.
But Ke Dun couldn't hear the meaning, "What's the arrangement? At that time, ask your Prince Zhongshun to come along too, and let him bring her woman, everyone, and make it fun. Our Khan is here, can't your country let the local people come along? Will the most honorable person come to accompany you?"
These words are justifiable, but they really don't save face for Lu Heng, the official responsible for welcoming him.
In this Ke Dun's eyes, even if Lu Heng is the head of the Lumen family, even if he is an uncle, his status cannot keep up with a reckless man who has already lost his military power!
Lu Heng was secretly angry, but he was used to it, dealing with people, and seeing all kinds of people, so he wouldn't really compare himself with an ignorant girl.
He couldn't lose his demeanor, and he couldn't be sure whether Pang Xiao would be willing to let Qin Yining come, and he couldn't refuse Ketun.
Just as he was about to give a tactful answer, Ke Dun said unhappily, "Is my request too much?"
Siqin smiled and said, "It's not too much. I think Da Zhou has become friendly neighbors with the Tartars, but with such a small request, Bo Zhongyi wouldn't have to refute Ben Khan's face, right?"
"Where is it? Khan's words are serious." Lu Heng responded with a smile, but his heart was alert.
It seemed that even if Ketun didn't speak at the behest of Siqin, Siqin was quite "interested" in Qin Yining. What, this man killed Anari Khan and wanted to see how the woman who took the blame for him was doing
Lu Heng chatted with him for a while and then retired temporarily.
When he arrived at the door, he immediately asked Lu Wenru, "Where is Prince Zhongshun?"
"I'm having tea in front, what's your uncle's order?"
Lu Heng didn't answer, and walked forward without saying a word.
Although Pang Xiao was too lazy to entertain Siqin, he didn't want to just quit his job, so he stayed here for the time being, just in case something happened.
Unexpectedly, just after refilling a cup of tea, Lu Heng rushed in in a hurry. Before he could catch his breath, he said anxiously: "Kedun proposed to have a dinner party with the princess, but Utkin Khan did not object."
Hearing this, Pang Xiao slowly put down the tea bowl in his hand.
After a moment of silence, Pang Xiao smiled: "Really. It seems that Ke Dun is a cheerful person."
Lu Heng didn't think that Pang Xiao was talking about this, and couldn't help but feel a little annoyed, "Why are you not worried at all?" He approached Pang Xiao and lowered his voice, "The death of Khan Anari that day had nothing to do with the princess at all, Utkin Khan took advantage of it. The princess has carried the black cauldron for so long, and now she has brought Xin Ketun with her, obviously with bad intentions, how can you be so indifferent? Don't forget that the princess would have been kidnapped to Tartar and suffered so much in the end. For whom!"
The smile on Pang Xiao's face disappeared completely, and he sneered: "For anyone, it won't be for you. Uncle Zhongyi, you are so anxious, don't you think it's superfluous?"
Lu Heng has always been unmoved, and when he heard the words, his face turned red and his eyes narrowed slightly, "What do you mean by this, my lord, the lower officials can't understand."
"yes."
Pang Xiao stood up and walked to Lu Heng with his hands behind his back.
He is more than half a head taller than Lu Heng. Those who have climbed through the mountains of corpses and the sea of blood on the battlefield are undisguised by the evil spirits around them when they are unhappy, and their eyes are like sharp blades shining with cold light in the moonlight. The whole body is covered in war, which is the instinctive reaction when being stared at by a ferocious beast.
Rao is that Lu Heng has seen countless big scenes, and he is also calm, not the kind of person who can't help but frighten.
It's just in the face of Pang Xiao's background, his arrogance as the direct son of an aristocratic family does not allow him to show his cowardice, not to mention that they are still rivals in love, and if they show weakness in front of their rivals, then he will lose completely.
"My lord, it's better not to talk nonsense. I can slander my colleagues at will, and I can read you a book in front of the saint."
Pang Xiao suddenly burst into laughter, and the laughter spread far away, making Lu Wenru, Hu Zi and others outside the house couldn't help but look back inside the house.
Lu Heng's face became more and more ugly, and he didn't care about any more official words, "What do you mean!"