The happy life of the devil and the devil

The two of them arrived at Prince Derui's mansion at the end of the Shen Dynasty and the beginning of the year, the setting sun was slanting, the five rooms and seven red lacquer gates of the Prince's Mansion were opened straight, and the huge red gauze lanterns under the gate were picked out early, with two rows of chests and belly folded The butler's flow of water generally comes in and out.Seeing His Highness the Prince and Marquis Yunyang coming hand in hand surrounded by a group of guards, they rushed forward to say hello and respectfully greeted them to the main hall.

Prince Rui Ningxuan was the youngest son of Emperor Jiayou's grandfather.Although the emperor with the temple name Sejong had [-] or [-] sons, except for the fifth son of the emperor, Emperor Yanxi, the rest of the princes died and were imprisoned. Ning Xuan who understands is safe and sound.Emperor Yanxi was also happy to have such a little brother who was younger than his own son, who was a teenager, by his side. First, he didn't have to worry about competing with him, and second, he could be praised by the world as a brother and friend. The youngest brother is better than his own sons. Whenever there are seasonal offerings from the inner palace, or treasures from the outer domains, the top ones are always selected first and given to Prince Rui, and the rest are the turn of the concubines, princes and other important officials. .

When the Yanxi Emperor Long Yu Bintian, the former Emperor Ning Zai was known as benevolent and filial, and he was even more respectful to the emperor's uncle. Together with Ning Zai's younger brother, Emperor Jiayou Yuji has not changed the rules of the deceased brother for 12 years.Prince Rui is also very able to appreciate the kindness of the three generations of their father and son. He blindly enjoys poetry and wine at home, makes friends with literati and refined scholars, and raises two troupes of excellent actors. From time to time, the official media brings extremely handsome children to the palace The housekeeper looked at each other.

For such a prince, Ling Yucheng was born with an appearance that a daughter's family should be ashamed of. Naturally, he would never come to the door if there is nothing to do. Just send a lieutenant to give some congratulatory gifts.Therefore, he went forward to salute Prince Rui, said a few words of compliments like Furu Donghai Shoubi Nanshan, seeing Ning Xiu smilingly mixed in with a group of Honglu Temple officials, Ling Yucheng went back to his seat While talking to the lieutenant generals, he secretly looked at the envoys from various countries, and kept in mind every move of the leaders.

Today, Prince Rui's mansion is covered with hibiscus screens, with splendid mattresses, and the main hall is full of princes and nobles of Dayu and envoys from various countries.Dayu regards the left as the most respected, and on the left, there are 30 or [-] seats for foreign envoys from the chief to the next, and on the right are the princes, clans, princes and earls of Dayu, and then they get the positions of first and second rank officials. .Ling Yucheng, as the commander in chief of Northern Xinjiang, only sat on the No. [-] three seats on the right. If he didn't bear the hereditary title of marquis, he might have an extra ten or twenty seats in the back.

At this time, most of the guests had already arrived, only Su Tai, Xi Min's envoy and Dayu Crown Prince Ning Tai were not present.Because the birthday star hasn't come out yet, most of the guests are chatting in whispers, and if they have good friendships, they will hang around, make a bow here, and gossip there.Ling Yucheng glanced at Daliang's table, and his eyes stopped suddenly.

That night it rained heavily in the ancient temple, and during the day they met again at the top of the Yuelou Tower. The man who called himself Yu Yuanji was sitting in the middle of the banquet, but he was not in the middle of the table, but was hidden in the shadow behind the envoy, almost inattentive. arrive.It was the young man who was sitting under Yu Yuanji's hand during the day, who was making the seat upright. He was chatting and laughing with the Nanping envoy who came to talk, with a gentle and elegant demeanor like Mr. Zhuo Shijia. North Liang, where water and grass live?

Seeing Ling Yucheng looking over, Yu Yuanji smiled and raised his glass to him, then drank it down in one gulp.There are also a lot of small countries vassals around Beiliang, people at the banquet are constantly coming and going, two or three groups of people pass by, and when they look again, they don't know where they went.

"Interesting—" Ling Yucheng raised his brows, and the faint guess in his heart became more and more certain, and he turned his head and asked, "Who is the envoy sent by Beiliang this time?"

"It's Beiliang Yulin General Brother Shu Ye." Immediately, a subordinate responded, paused, and followed up: "The hereditary Duke of Jin is also the son-in-law of Beiliang's Tiantong Emperor."

The subordinates who came to the banquet with Ling Yucheng have been with him for at least two or three years, knowing that their general does not really want the answer-in fact, the information of a certain country's envoy or someone, according to Ling Yucheng's habit, must be memorized long before entering Beijing. I know everything by heart - I just sorted out my thoughts through the answers of others, so when the answer was reported, a few people in the outer circle chatted in low voices to cover up the movement, and everyone in the inner circle stopped talking, or gestured to each other with their eyes, or It was staring longingly at Ling Yucheng's pensive profile.

"General Yulin?" Ling Yucheng mused to himself. After fighting for so many years, he certainly knew that the Northern Liang Emperor's Imperial Forest Army had always been divided into the Jinwu Guard and the Habayashi Guard.Since General Habayashi was sent as an envoy, the envoy's guards were of course Habayashi Guards. However, the one who caused trouble on the main road today clearly called himself Beiliang Jinwu Guards. Ye Shangshou——The names and ages of Beiliang's nobles flowed through his mind one by one. The more Ling Yucheng thought about it, the more certain he became, and even his eyes lit up for a while.

If Yu Yuanji is really the person he guessed... It's rare for this person to sneak into Dayu lightly, this opportunity must not be let go!

Just as he was contemplating, suddenly there was a commotion outside, even the deputy general's guards around Ling Yucheng turned their heads one after another, and some of them were in bad positions, almost throwing themselves on the backs of the people in front.Ling Yucheng came back to his senses and looked towards the entrance of the main hall. It turned out that the commotion was caused by a group of young women in beautiful makeup and costumes. The leader was a group of precious pearl hairpins, wide sleeves fluttering, and a phoenix flying on the red skirt. Guigui, and the rest of the people are also beautiful and looking forward to flying.Countless eyes from the seats on both sides focused on them, and those women were not shy, they looked back openly, and smiled at the man they liked from time to time.

"It turns out that the foreign envoys who came to celebrate the birthday have arrived." Ling Yucheng couldn't help laughing, and explained in a low voice to a few bumpkins who stepped into Yuyang for the first time, "The only neighbors of Dayu who respect women are Sutai and Ximin, only the two countries will send women as envoys. How did you report the ceremony just now? Prince Ximin Rong?"

Seeing that he was in a good mood and everyone around him also showed smiles, Ding Bai, the deputy captain of the personal guard, jokingly said: "My lord is wise! —— This lord prince and his entourage are all young and beautiful. Now the noble children of Dayu are blessed."

"How is it possible?" Ling Yucheng couldn't help but burst out laughing, "What kind of luck? It's really bad luck—the envoys of these two countries have to negotiate several marriages every time they visit, and if they are married to Su Tai or Xi Min Your lady is fine, if Dayu sends someone to marry her, wouldn't it be unlucky for the one who gets it? You haven't found out these days? Don't talk about unmarried sons and grandchildren these days, even those who have families Honestly stay at home." Glancing pointedly, sure enough, a group of big bosses couldn't hold back their tongues, only Miao Zhen, the leader of Tie Yunqi's third guard and the second son of Xiangcheng Bo, was shy. He shrank his neck anxiously.

"Ah—" At this time, the captain of the personal guard, He Liu, said involuntarily: "Then, don't you have to be careful, my lord? You are not as good as your wife!"

As soon as this statement came out, everyone was dumbfounded. Ling Yucheng stared at this loyal subordinate who had nothing to say but was often stubborn in speaking and doing things for a long time. He couldn't help but laugh and be annoyed. Hit him on the forehead.After staring for a long time, Miao Zhen carefully looked at the general's face, and then explained in a low voice:

"That's not the case. I have always been married to Sutai and Ximin. Whether it is the prince or the clan, we only choose those who are under the age of 16. It is said that in those two countries, under the age of 16 is not considered an adult, and they are clean. Only by marrying in the past can you become the main wife, otherwise you will be married for nothing."

Only the noble children in the capital know the secrets of these twists and turns. The people in the capital may know a little bit, but most of them are distorted and distorted.Except for Miao Zhen, who was born in the earl's family, Ling Yucheng's subordinates are either bandits or horse bandits. Even the best are just small businessmen and soldiers who grew up in the frontier. He opened his mouth wide open like a bible, unable to close it.

"Whether the prince or the clan has always been married, there will always be a dowry of [-] to [-] in the two countries. Together with the officials and entourage, three to four hundred people are indispensable." Miao Zhen continued to educate these bumpkins: "Most of the dowries are The sons of the relatives of the royal family are also selected from the officials and eunuchs, but they are all the kind of sons who can only be thrown out for marriage. Also ask them to send a noble girl over!"

"It makes sense!" A group of people cheered loudly, discussing around Ling Yucheng.Ling Yucheng didn't want to dampen their interest, so he said a few perfunctory words, but couldn't help being slightly distracted.He is the concubine son of Princess Jingmin, and he is considered a relative of the emperor in name. He has no backing support and family love, and his appearance is also first-class. He is an excellent candidate for marriage or dowry. He got the permission from Dongge Bishop of Tai Academy to take part in the examination, and he went to the border immediately after passing the examination. It was not because Ximin's envoy happened to come to propose marriage that year, and he was afraid of being thrown out to make a marriage.

Fortunately, there is no need to worry about all this now.

After a while, Su Tai's principal and deputy envoys also entered the hall with their entourage. On the two adjacent seats sat two groups of beauties, with pearls and jade swaying in their temple hair, colorful embroidery on their dresses, and under the lamps and candles. That's all, the attendants either brushed their temples or straightened their skirts, trying their best to let the jewels on their bodies dazzle a few more eyes, which seemed to be different from each other.

At this time, almost all the envoys from various countries had arrived. The State of Yu was located in the south of the eastern land, bordering Daliang on the north, Sutai on the south, and Ximin on the west. At night, as for the other two neighboring countries where women are respected, Sutai sent Prince He, who was second only to the emperor and Prince Zheng, who was more than ten million people under the two, and Ximin sent the most powerful prince of the current emperor. The beloved young girl, who just passed her coming-of-age ceremony, is the sixteen-year-old Prince Rong.

When the honored guests arrived, Prince Rui came out to toast each table in person, Su Tai and the prince, who were senior, smiled and raised their glasses in return.The two of them are both very good at Tai Chi push hands. You come and I go back and forth for a long time without feeling tired. Ximin's 16-year-old Prince Rong is impatient to listen to their nonsense. He has never seen his master and can't escape. Looking around at the next table.Suddenly, he saw a young general sitting across from him, pointing his head sideways, talking and laughing with his subordinates. His demeanor was as bright as a jade tree. Give up.Even so, he sighed with great reluctance, and said to the left and right: "Such a beauty should be kept in the room, what a pity!"

Prince Duan Ningxiu followed behind his uncle, just heard these words, turned his head and hid behind his attendant's shoulders, shaking for a long time before he straightened his face.After a while, he casually pointed out something and slipped over to Ling Yucheng. Just as he was about to repeat what Prince Rong had said, he heard Ling Yucheng look at the seat beside Ximin and say to his subordinates: "It's a rare beauty, but it's a pity that she's a prince... "

Ning Xiu took a sip of wine and sprayed it on Tiannv Sanhua. She held onto the table and coughed for a long time, unable to speak.

The author has something to say: ps: The settings of Sutai and Ximin in this article, as well as the embarrassment of Prince Ximin Rong and Xiaoling, were all lent by Mingyue Xiaoxuan, the author of "Shanhe Fu", and I would like to thank you