Less than half a month after the letter of credentials was sent, the envoy of Xiji arrived in Yejing first. And this envoy, unexpectedly, was their old acquaintance Xue Wuyi. Xue Wuyi is still the same, a weak and literati appearance, even in February, he is still wearing a thick fox fur cloak. The exposed cheeks are three points whiter than paper, the color of the lips is also light, and only a pair of clear blue and white eyes are extraordinarily energetic.
When Xiji came to envoy, the Honglu Temple hosted a banquet. Xiao Zhige and An Changqing also attended the banquet out of concern. Xiao Zhige and An Changqing sat side by side in the seat, Xue Wuyi and the other two Xiji were guests, and Honglu Siqing accompanied him.
At the banquet, there was nothing more than polite remarks, mostly talking about the customs of the two countries. Xue Wuyi said less, and the other two envoys said more. After some conversation, they just found out that they came to Yejing this time, it was actually ordered by King Xiji, and even ordered the Prime Minister Xue Wuyi to come.
Even if they were far away in Da Ye, they knew a thing or two about the situation in Xifeng. For example, the queen dowager of Xiji, together with some courtiers, has begun to force Xue Wuyi to return to power and delegate power; another example is that the fifteen-year-old king of Xiji just got married, and the queen is his cousin, still the daughter of the King of Puyang; For another example, there are many Xiji people who were oppressed in the past, raising the flag of rebellion. These Xiji people, who were regarded as inferior pariahs, united, it is already a big force. The Prime Minister Xue Wuyi did not know why he did not order the suppression of the rebellion. As a result, officials in Xiji have come to impeach the prime minister, and some officials have united with the royal family of Xiji, including the king of Xiji, to bring down Xue Wuyi.
The situation in Xiji is changing rapidly. At such a critical moment, the King of Xiji sent Xue Wuyi as an ambassador to Da Ye... His purpose is obvious. What is even more suspicious is that Xue Wuyi could not have come, but he came instead.
An Changqing turned his eyes to Xue Wuyi unconsciously, and saw him sitting there with his back straight, drinking slowly with his eyes down, still following the unsmiling maid named Ji Xue beside him. It's just that Shang Que was not seen among the Xixing guards on this trip.
The banquet lasted for nearly two hours. The other two envoys from the West and Honglu Siqing hit it off at first sight. They were also very interested in the customs and customs of Daye, so they were accompanied by Honglu Siqing and took them around Yejing. Prosperous city. Only Xue Wuyi said that he was unwell and had no companions.
Because he did not go, the two envoys of Xiji came first to accuse him of the crime. An Changqing listened and found that although their actions were respectful, their words were full of sharp knives, obviously not in harmony with Xue Wuyi.
An Changqing left with Xiao Zhige and asked in a low voice, "King Xiji wants to drag Xue Wuyi here?"
At the banquet today, the envoys of Xiji talked a lot about gossip, and they had to take a look at the customs of Daye. It's not serious, but it looks like he's here to play.
"King Xiji probably thought that he dragged Xue Wuyi here. But how does King Xiji know that it wasn't Xue Wuyi who wanted to come?" Xiao Zhige said meaningfully.
They cooperated happily with Xue Wuyi a few times before, and the Queen Mother's move to use the Xiji secret treasure to win over Emperor Anqing angered Xiao Zhige, and now they are willing to cooperate with Xue Wuyi. After all, Xue Wuyi is a smart person, and it is always easier to be neighbors with smart people.
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After the first day of the banquet, Xiao Zhige arranged for Honglu Si Qing Haosheng to entertain the two of them and took them to explore the style of Yejing, while Xue Wuyi did not leave the station. Si Qing then handed over news that the two envoys wanted to meet Xiao Zhige alone.
Xiao Zhige and An Changqing summoned them together.
Therefore, it was a secret interview, and the time was set for the evening. The minister of Honglu Temple led the two to the side hall of Chongzheng Hall for an audience. When the two envoys saw An Changqing sitting next to the emperor, their expressions suddenly became a little uncomfortable.
Cao asked in the Da Ye official language, which emphasized some strangeness: "Our king has another letter of credentials to give to His Majesty, and we cannot let other irrelevant people see it."
This has nothing to do with anyone thinking that it is An Changqing.
Before An Changqing could say anything, Xiao Zhige said displeasedly, "Where is there any irrelevant person waiting?"
The two envoys looked at An Changqing in unison, and Honglu Siqing coughed and hurriedly said, "King Yan is the king who was personally entrusted by His Majesty, and he is the same as His Majesty."
The two envoys had angry expressions on their faces, so they could only accuse him of the crime, and presented King Xidi's letter of credentials.
This letter of credentials is very long, and there is a lot of content written on it, but it can be summed up as follows: Xiyu intends to establish a mutual market with Da Ye and form friendly relations. If Da Ye agrees, Xiyu is willing to offer some gold, silver, cattle and horses every year. , and at the same time gave up the three cities adjacent to Xiji and Daye. After this generous concession, a sentence was added: Xue Wuyi, the prime minister of Xi'an, took the power alone, because he coveted the secret treasure left by the ancestors of Xi'an, and intended to rebel.
Xiao Zhige scribbled through it and handed the credential to An Changqing, his expression unclear.
The two envoys could not figure out what he meant, and asked carefully, "The king has shown the greatest sincerity."
"The war between the two countries has not yet come to an end. The Prime Minister of the West will send an ambassador to Da Ye. If something goes wrong in Yejing, I'm afraid it will be difficult to complete it."
The envoys glanced at each other, and one of them stepped forward and said in a low voice, "Please rest assured, Your Majesty, we will never fall for Your Majesty's injustice. In fact, the Prime Minister has a chronic illness, and his health has never been very good. If you die from a sudden illness, No one will notice. It will not affect the diplomatic relations between the two countries.”
Xiao Zhige seemed to still have doubts, and said, "If it is poisoned, wouldn't it be possible to find out after an autopsy? It's not right."
The envoy hesitated for a moment, then took out a prescription from his sleeve: "This is the prescription that the king handed me to me before departure, I just need to prepare the medicine according to the prescription, and then add it to the Prime Minister's meal without knowing it. , even if an autopsy is performed, it can only be found that he is suffering from an acute illness."
Han Zhang took the prescription and held it up for Xiao Zhige to check. Xiao Zhige took a look at it and said with a smile: "Sure enough, it's a good method. But this prescription needs to be verified by the imperial doctor..."
The envoy immediately understood, bowed and said, "Your Majesty just ask someone to verify, we are waiting for your Majesty's good news."
Xiao Zhige gave an inexplicable "um", and ordered Honglu Siqing to send the person back to the inn, be sure to treat him well.
The two envoys thought that he was moved by the heavy profits and that most of their tasks had been completed, so they left with Honglu Siqing with a relaxed expression. As soon as they left, Xiao Zhige threw the credentials and the pharmacy to Han Zhang in disgust, shook his head and said, "If there is no Xue Wuyi, Xiji will die."
An Changqing frowned and said, "I heard that Xue Wuyi is still the teacher of King Xiji."
Xue Wuyi has been his teacher since he was five years old. Now King Xizhang is a fifteen-year-old boy, and the two have been teachers and students for ten years. They are not as close as father and son, nor should they resort to such despicable means to murder him.
Xiao Zhige said: "No matter how much the teacher kisses, he will not be able to kiss his mother."
Xue Wuyi is for the stability of the court, but also to prevent the Queen Mother from interfering in politics and foreign relations. It has always been intentional to suppress the Fuyang royal family, and together with other members of the royal family, there are many suppressions. Therefore, these people headed by the Queen Mother hated Xue Wuyi to the core. Between the biological mother and the prime minister, King Xiji unsurprisingly chose the biological mother.
An Changqing sighed: "Is Xue Wuyi not moving?"
Xiao Zhige said: "Not before, but these two people came to see us secretly today, and Xue Wuyi should have responded."
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Xue Wuyi's patience is more than they imagined, he seems to be in no hurry about his situation, and always stays behind closed doors. Since he was not in a hurry, Xiao Zhige didn't bother to worry about him, and instead ordered someone to prepare for An Changqing's birthday banquet.
An Changqing's birthday falls on the fifteenth day of the second lunar month. It is customary in Daye that only those over fifty years old have a birthday, and those under fifty have only a "little birthday". Small birthdays are only celebrated with relatives, not big ones.
But even so, Xiao Zhige still wanted to celebrate for him. He asked Han Zhang early to send someone to Yanwang Mansion to make preparations, and the family would celebrate in the palace at that time.
However, although it is not a big deal, in An Changqing's current capacity, after the rumors spread, there are still many people who have prepared gifts to send to their door. Xiao Zhige took advantage of the name of King Yan's birthday to honor the court meeting on February 15th. After the early morning on February 14th, he drove to the Yanwang Mansion.
They went back one day earlier, and the palace was still busy. The servants were cleaning dust, building flowers and plants... Even Yu and An Xianyu were busy and didn't have time to greet them.
The people in the palace are noisy, and An Changqing finds it noisy, so he can stay in the room and stare at Xiao Zhige: "I just said it's better to be the same as before, you have to toss. Now mother They are too busy to pay attention to me."
Xiao Zhige smiled and pointed to a stack of reasonable ones on the table: "Well, if you find it boring, why don't you take the congratulations apart."
An Changqing slumped, and was reluctant to tear it down. These are all sent by official colleagues or some people who are interested in clinging to them, but they are just personal exchanges, and he really has no great interest. When he was bored, he listened to An Fu's message: "A son of Xue is here to send a congratulatory gift."
"Young Master Xue?" An Changqing was stunned. He knew only one Young Master Xue, so he looked at Xiao Zhige suspiciously: "Why is he here at this time?"
Xiao Zhige said, "Just invite people in, and take the guests to the front hall."
An Fu responded and went to invite someone. An Changqing and Xiao Zhige went to the front hall together.
in the front room.
Xue Wuyi had already been invited in. Seeing the two of them, she stood up to greet them, glanced at them, and said with emotion, "Your Majesty's relationship with the prince is really good."
There was a hint of regret in his tone, and a hint of envy.
An Changqing pursed her lips and smiled, and called the servants to serve tea: "The poor house has been noisy these past two days, Prime Minister Xue, don't take offense."
"I haven't seen such liveliness for a long time." Xue Wuyi shook his head slightly, and said: "I heard that King Yan's birthday is tomorrow, and I came here today to send a congratulatory gift."
Ji Xue, who followed him, brought up the wooden box he was holding. An Changqing took it and thanked him politely. He was about to put away the gift when he heard Xue Wuyi say: "Your Highness, why don't you open it and take a look."
When An Changqing heard the words, he had to open the box. Inside the long vermilion box is a scroll. An Changqing took out the scroll and slowly unfolded it. When it was halfway through, his face changed slightly, and he rolled up the scroll and put it back. This painting clearly depicts the man of the Merman race who is very similar to him.
"What does Prime Minister Xue mean?"
"I once ordered someone to send a copy to His Majesty. Now this one is given to the lord, it is the original." Xue Wuyi coughed lightly with a fist to his lips, and then continued: "It is not appropriate to go into details here, can you take a step? Discuss?"
An Changqing and Xiao Zhige exchanged glances, got up and took him to the study.
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