Dynasty Call: Low-key Struggle for Hegemony

Late at night, the carriage stopped at Prince Chu's Mansion, and Li Yuan got out of the carriage smelling of alcohol.

"Your Highness, slow down!"

The little palace eunuch who came back to escort him quickly helped Li Yuan out of the car.

"No, I'm not drunk yet."

Li Yuan's face was rosy and his eyes were clear and not drunk. From the corner of his eye, he noticed a large carriage parked on the other side of Prince Chu's Mansion.

"Your Highness, you are finally back."

At the gate of the house, Xiao Zizi, who had been waiting for a long time, quickly came to greet Li Yuan.

"Well, you guys go back." Li Yuan sent the palace to see the entourage away.

"Yes, Your Highness."

After the little eunuch of the palace left, Li Yuan stepped into the house and asked, "Who is here?"

Xiao Yezi whispered: "Your Highness, this is Madam Zhenbei Hou."

"Mrs. Zhenbeihou?"

As he spoke, Li Yuan's true energy was shaken, and all the smell of alcohol on his body disappeared.

In the mansion, a dignified woman was sitting in the lobby. When she saw Li Yuan coming in, she stood up and saluted:

"My wife Su Zi pays homage to His Royal Highness the King of Chu."

"Mrs. Zhenbeihou, there is no need to be polite."

Li Yuan returned his hand and gestured for her to continue sitting down. He returned to the main seat with a slight apology:

"I kept you waiting, madam."

"I don't dare to disturb His Highness so late at night. I'm here for only one thing."

Mrs. Zhenbeihou spoke very directly and did not mince words.

"Ma'am, please speak."

Li Yuan waved his sleeves and took the tea from Xiao Yezi.

"Does my son Fang Shiyuan have someone in mind now?"

Mrs. Zhenbeihou raised her head and looked at Li Yuan.

Li Yuan's expression was startled, and he immediately recalled Fang Shiyuan's situation in Lingzhou, but there was no information about this.

Who cares about the personal affairs of his generals?

"I don't know, maybe there is!" Li Yuan said honestly.

"He has it?" Mrs. Zhenbei Hou's eyes lit up and she asked quickly:

"Where are you from?"

"How old are you?"

"How is your character?"

"Does he look good?"

"I don't know. Madam, why don't you ask yourself and ask more clearly."

Li Yuan had a headache when Mrs. Zhenbei Hou asked her several questions in a row.

"Hmph, if I could ask it myself, I wouldn't bother His Highness. My son always doesn't reply when I send him letters. The replies are all about him, what achievements he has made, and there is no personal relationship between his children and his children at all. information."

When Mrs. Zhenbei Hou saw Li Yuan's expression, she already knew what was going on. She sat up straight and complained a little:

"I also want to ask Shiyuan in person, but unfortunately Lingzhou is too far away and the road is dangerous. The Marquis of Zhenbei won't let me go."

"Madam, don't worry. When I return, I will betroth Fang Shiyuan to a wife." Li Yuan smiled awkwardly. He knew that Mrs. Zhenbei Hou still complained that she did not bring Fang Shiyuan back.

His mother is worried when her son travels thousands of miles, and he understands it very well.

I thought that when Mrs. Zhenbeihou learned that she was returning to Beijing, she thought that Fang Shiyuan would also follow her, so she hurriedly found her.

It's just that Mrs. Zhenbei Hou is too impatient. He remembers that Fang Shiyuan is only twenty-five years old now. Does he need to get married so soon when he is in his twenties?

"Then thank you, Your Highness."

After Mrs. Zhenbeihou got the promise she wanted, her face relaxed, she stood up and saluted, and continued with a slight apology:

"Your Highness, don't blame me for being impatient. Tonight should be the time when Your Highness has the most free time. I'm afraid I won't have time to ask His Highness in the next few days."

"Madam, don't worry, when Fang Shiyuan returns to Beijing, you will be satisfied."

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As expected by Mrs. Zhenbeihou, early the next morning, carriages from various aristocratic families were already parked outside the Prince of Chu's Mansion.

The first batch is basically the same family that Li Yuan brought back last time.

Everyone said the same thing. First, they congratulated themselves on winning Lingzhou, and second, they secretly and openly tested their purpose of returning to Beijing.

Every aristocratic family has its little bits and pieces, but I have to say that their gifts are very generous.

For two days in a row, the Chu Palace was crowded with people, and on the third day, everyone’s attention finally shifted, because the dynasty’s envoys had arrived!

There were a total of fourteen dynasty envoys, each with hundreds of people, and the long queue slowly walked into Kyoto from the city gate.

On the wide street, dense crowds of people gathered on both sides. They were surprised to see the envoys with different clothes and styles walking on the street. They kept pointing at these envoys.

"That was the Wuyue Dynasty. I still vaguely remember that Prince Wuyue who returned from Kyoto ten years ago has now become the king of the Wuyue Dynasty."

"Isn't that the Black Gold Dynasty? I heard that that dynasty was very chaotic. The heroes were divided and the royal family had no majesty at all."

"Bah, isn't that the disgusting Nanming Dynasty?"

When the envoys from the previous dynasties passed by, those in the middle were the people from the Nanming Dynasty. The soldiers in front of their carriages raised their heads proudly and looked at the people around them with disgust in their eyes, looking aloof.

"The man is like a girl, and has no masculine vibe at all. I don't know where does this arrogance come from?"

"Haha, don't you know, this Nanming Dynasty thinks they have always been awesome and want to replace our dynasty!"

"What, they want to replace our dynasty, are they crazy? Just such a small place? It's half the size of our state?"

“Even though their place is small, their heart is big!”

The strange voices of some people came into the carriage of the Nanming Mission.

The car curtain floated slightly, revealing a very handsome young face.

"Anzhe, you have seen it. This is how the people of the Yu Dynasty view us. Their words are full of jealousy towards our Nanming Dynasty!"

Opposite him, a man in a short-sleeved blue robe and a hat was sitting on his knees in a carriage, his back straight. The curse words of the people turned into jealousy in his ears, with a cold face and a full face. A look of disdain.

An Zhe, the third prince of the Nanming Dynasty, the person with the highest status in the Nanming Dynasty's envoy, next to him is the third most powerful person in the Nanming Dynasty, Pu Chenxi, who is at the peak of the Dharma Master Realm.

Anzhe's eyebrows are very long and the corners of his mouth are very thin, giving him a feminine look.

"Master Park, this time we are here to promote the style of our Nanming Dynasty and let them know that the genius of our dynasty is incomparable to theirs!"

"Yes, our Nanming Dynasty is the strongest dynasty in the world, and sooner or later we will defeat the Yu Dynasty!

In the future, starting from now, when we defeat the Yu Dynasty and return to the dynasty in glory, An Zhe, we will be the greatest contributors to the Nanming Dynasty, and history will remember our glory! "

In the carriage, in addition to the two of them, there was a mysterious man covered in black robes, with a pair of dark and cold eyes. Hearing the conversation between the two, he couldn't help but feel excited.

Is there really such a shameless dynasty in this world?

Carriages were walking in the middle of the street, and people were talking constantly.

"Inoue, have you seen that when these untouchables see us, they not only don't bow their heads and show fear in their eyes, but also talk to us unscrupulously?

This is the heart of the Yu Dynasty that is superior to all our dynasties! "

In a carriage at the center of the Rihui Dynasty's mission, a short man with a mustache looked at the pointing eyes of the people around him, his face turned cold!

In their dynasty, if any untouchable person dares to raise his head if they go on a trip, they can only kneel down and wait until they leave before they are qualified to stand up.

How could people like those in the Yu Dynasty dare to point fingers at them!

If he were in the dynasty, he would have killed him with one sword!

"This time, we will crush their dignity!"

A cold voice sounded.

Opposite him is also a young man. His eyes are closed. The breeze outside the car is blowing his long hair. The black samurai uniform rustles slightly. Two long and short swords are hung side by side on the left side of his waist. This kind of standard Japanese style The samurai sat on his knees, his whole person showing a sharp sense of danger.

The first genius of the Nikki Dynasty, Nobuhiko Inoue!

At the age of twenty-eight, he has reached the peak of the Tianwu Realm!

"Haha, I will! The states of the Yu Dynasty were in constant war, which is exactly our plan to rise!"

"This time, our Fourteenth Dynasty united for the first time to deal with the Yu Dynasty. The purpose is to bring down the face of the extremely noble dynasty in the hearts of all dynasties, so that they will no longer be afraid of the Yu Dynasty.

When the time comes and we unite again, we can tear off a big fat piece of meat from this rich land! "

The simple dialogue explained the ambition of the Rihui Dynasty towards the Dayu Dynasty.

Nobuhiko Inoue slowly opened his eyes, his eyes were very bright. Through the outside of the car, he saw that the dynasty envoys behind him showed a kind smile in front of the people of the Dayu Dynasty who were watching and discussing around them, and his eyes turned cold!

"There are also those dynasties that are still afraid of the remaining power of the Yu Dynasty. This time we will let them regain their confidence and let them know that the Yu Dynasty is not terrible. They are now a sick tiger!"

Soon the envoys of the fourteen dynasties arrived at the foreign envoys' posthouse. In the large square, the Imperial Guards were neatly arranged, standing in armor, with indifferent eyes and an invisible aura oppressing them.

Standing at the front was Yi Ning, the minister of etiquette of the imperial court. Seeing the arrival of the fourteen dynasty envoys, he had a faint smile on his face.

The heads of each mission came one by one.

"The Minister of Rites, Yi Ning, has met you all!"

Yi Ning has a warm smile on her face, making people feel at home.

"Meet Mr. Yi!"

More than a dozen principals responded at the same time.

Some people's voices were plain, some people's eyes were evasive, and some people had a hint of arrogance and disdain.

Seeing everyone's different attitudes, Yi Ning sneered inwardly, but the smile on his face remained unchanged.

“Dear heads of missions, there is something I need to tell you.

Because the envoys of your dynasties came together and there were so many people, there was not enough accommodation in the foreign envoys' post here. You fourteen dynasty envoys were divided into three parts and temporarily stayed in the other two foreign envoys' inns. "

As soon as Yi Ning's words came out, the dozen or so heads of the mission looked at each other and frowned.

They had already discussed it before coming. After arriving in Kyoto, they must advance and retreat together. If they separated now, they would be easily defeated by the Yu Dynasty.

One by one, they looked at their own mission and asked what they should do.

In the core carriage of the Nanming Dynasty, An Zhe smiled coldly:

"The Yu Dynasty wanted to show off to us as soon as they arrived. Is this how they treat guests?"

"Haha, they always only know dirty tricks!"

Pu Chenxi's eyes were full of disdain.

"So what if we separate, the Yu Dynasty will be defeated this time!"

In another carriage, Nobuhiko Inoue opened his eyes and said warily:

"Our mission cannot be separated!"

The short man with a mustache next to him, Okamoto Hiyama, also nodded, very cautiously.

They have made all kinds of preparations for today. Among the fourteen dynasties, they know the Yu Dynasty the most deeply and know best what methods the Yu Dynasty has.

I saw Okamoto Hiyama's lips moving slightly, and his voice turned into a line, reaching the ears of the head of the Nikki Dynasty's envoy.

Director Rihui took a step forward and said to Yi Ning:

"Mr. Yi, your dynasty's diplomatic post has always had residences for our dynasties. Why are there not enough residences today? Could it be that your dynasty has objections to our dynasties?"

"That's right, we came here with good intentions to congratulate your new emperor on his enthronement, but you treat us like this?" A head of mission from a dynasty that had a very close relationship with the Rihui Dynasty immediately took a step forward.

"Is this the etiquette of your dynasty?"

Seeing the two heads of mission stepping out, five or six more heads of missions expressed their support.

When Yi Ning saw the opposition from the envoys, he was not surprised and even wanted to laugh a little, but his face showed a troubled look:

"As you all don't know, His Majesty has newly enthroned and expanded the Imperial Guard Army. He does not want to disturb the people and spend money to build new military camps. As a result, some soldiers of the Imperial Guard Army need to temporarily live outside the diplomatic posthouse, so there is not enough accommodation.

But because of your visit, in order to respect the arrival of all the diplomatic missions, His Majesty spent a lot of money to re-establish two foreign diplomatic posthouses to make it more convenient for the diplomatic missions from all dynasties.

But we, the Yu Dynasty, respect your ideas. If you want to continue to stay at the foreign embassy post together, it may be a little crowded. "

After hearing Yi Ning's words, the faces of the principals became a little better.

Inside the carriage, Okamoto Rishan frowned and looked directly at Yi Ning, who was always smiling politely. He was wondering what his plans were.

"Haha, the Dayu Dynasty has always been cowardly. Now that the Rihui Dynasty has objected, they have changed their tune. Then we will live together and not give the Dayu Dynasty a chance to divide us."

An Zhe looked mockingly at Yi Ning.

Pu Chenxi nodded and informed his envoy in a secret message.

I saw the head of the Nanming Mission say:

"No need, our dynasties will stay here and won't go anywhere!"

The head of the Rihui Mission nodded and looked around at the surrounding mission leaders with a warning in his eyes.

The other heads of the mission nodded immediately and said that it didn't matter if it was crowded, they would live here.

"Okay, everyone, please come in and I won't disturb you."

Yi Ning looked helpless and could only agree.

Seeing Yi Ning's expression, some of the heads of the mission expressed secret joy.

As carriages entered the diplomatic posthouse one after another, Yi Ning sent people to arrange for the owners of the envoys' clothes and then left.

In the Lu Mansion, Lu Xun, the Minister of Rites, was listening to Yi Ning's report just now.

"Well, you did a good job."

Lu Xun smiled slightly after seeing the envoys from various dynasties staying there.

"Sir, please forgive me for my ignorance. What we are doing today is to make these dynasties more united and let them know that we are targeting them now." Yi Ning lowered his head, showing a look of confusion.

"Haha, we already know the purpose of their coming. We just want to let them know that we just want to divide them!"

Lu Xun showed a meaningful smile: "There are still five days before the great dynasty.

Starting from tomorrow, His Majesty will select several dynasties to meet individually. When the time comes, remember the gestures of the eunuchs in the palace. After they return, some will make the group food unchanged, some will make the group food better, and some will make the group food better. It makes the group meal worse! "

“Beating them openly can discourage them, but it can also make them more united.

Only making them doubt themselves and sparking hatred towards each other is what we want! "