Looking at the Stars in the Grassland Chasing Love

Grassland half a month ago.

"Returning to Your Highness, we chased all the way to Chile Mountain, but we didn't find that person. After that, we will be in the Ming Kingdom. The subordinates dare not act rashly, so we have to come back and report first."

Tuoba really raised his eyebrows: "Did you catch anyone?"

"Please forgive me, Your Highness."

Tuobazhen pondered for a while, and said: "Forget it, let the people from Wuwei Trading Company go back. You have been chasing him for so many days, go down and rest."

"Yes."

The soldier retreated, Qin Ziye looked at Tuobazhen, and said, "Second Prince, why did you arrest the guard of the firm? Could it be that he is a spy?"

Tuoba Zhen said indifferently: "You don't have to worry about this matter, let's continue talking about what we just said."

That day he decided to take his daughter back to his side, so he immediately sent someone to arrest Yan Zixing.

He acted decisively without any hesitation, but Yan Zixing knew him very well, and found that he seemed to recognize him that day, so he immediately left the caravan and took people back to Ming Kingdom.

Yan Zixing only brought a few people with him, all of whom were lightly dressed and rode good horses. The people sent by Tuobazhen were a day late, and they searched and chased along the way, but they failed to catch up.

Hearing that no one was caught at this time, Tuoba Zhen was not too angry except for a little bit of disappointment.Not to mention the day and night together and sleeping soundly on the couch during the year of amnesia, it was because he and Yan Zixing had been enemies for a long time and had fought many times before, so they knew each other very well.So he was not too surprised that Yan Zixing ran away.

Seeing that he changed the subject, Qin Ziye stopped mentioning it and said instead: "The third prince has already agreed, and when that time comes, he will definitely support His Highness to take the position."

Tuobazhen nodded, with no joy on his face, and said: "The third child has no ambitions, but he is not a fool. His promise cannot be taken seriously until the last moment, and everything must be guarded against."

"The subordinate understands."

Tuoba really rubbed his brows, and said: "According to the days, it should be soon. Is there any latest news from Hanting?"

Qin Ziye was about to speak when suddenly there was a messenger outside.

Tuoba Zhen passed it in immediately.

The messenger said: "I report to the second prince. The eldest prince tried to get a finger on Khan Xinna's side concubine, but the Khan bumped into him. During the dispute, the eldest prince killed the Khan by mistake and escaped from the Khan court. The fourth prince has chased him away."

Tuoba Zhen immediately stood up when he heard the words: "Say it again! Tell me in detail!"

The messenger spoke again in detail.

Tuobazhen waved him down and passed the message to Asuya.

There were only the three of them in the tent, A Suya said: "Congratulations to the second prince's plan."

Qin Ziye couldn't hide the joy on his face.

Tuobazhen was not overjoyed, he just said indifferently: "Let's proceed to the second step. Ziye, send this king's letter."

"Yes." Qin Ziye took the order to retreat.

A Suya looked at Tuobazhen and said, "Your Highness doesn't seem very happy."

Tuobazhen said expressionlessly: "This king's father Khan is dead."

"But you don't seem too sad."

Tuobazhen was silent for a while, and said: "Teacher, do you think I am too unscrupulous in order to succeed?"

A Suya said: "Natural selection, the winner survives. This is the law of the grassland. What is your highness guilty of?"

Tuoba really whispered: "That's right. So this king has no choice..."

Asuya knew that it was better to say that Tuoba Zhen said this to herself than to him.

There is no choice.

Yes, from the day the old Khan imprisoned him, there was no father-son relationship between him and the old Khan, not to mention the death of his wife and son, all thanks to his two good brothers.

The affectionate sigh in Tuoba's heart dissipated like morning dew in an instant.

"Teacher, I have ordered the whole family to pay tribute to my father Khan."

"What? Tuoba Wu is dead? Tuoba Yu was defeated by Tuoba Zhen and fled south?"

When Yan Zixing heard the news, he blinked, feeling a little unbelievable.

He had only been away from the grassland for two months, but earth-shaking changes had taken place.

For the past half month, he has been busy in the Ministry of Rites to welcome the Dongjue envoys, and since Yaojing has his elder brother in charge, he doesn't pay much attention to the news on the grassland.Unexpectedly, today I was shocked to hear that the sky has changed.

Beitang Yaori said indifferently: "The grassland has been fixed. I believe that Tuobazhen will send envoys soon."

Xijue borders the Ming Kingdom, while Dongjue is in the northeast. If the envoys of the Xijue people are fast, they may run into the Dongjue people.

Yan Zixing frowned.

He understands Tuobazhen.

Now that the grassland is tentatively settled, he urgently needs strength to stabilize himself, and reconciliation with Ming is a top priority.What's more, Tuobayu led people to escape here.

Three days later, Beitang Yaori, Si Yaohui and Yan Zixing looked at the latest information collected by the grassland in the emperor's study room.

It turned out that Tuobayu and his mother joined forces to instigate the old Khan to recuperate, and took the opportunity to frame Tuobazhen for rebellion.Although the old Khan took the trick and imprisoned Tuobazhen at that time, he didn't really intend to kill his son. He just wanted to take the opportunity to release his military power, put him under house arrest for a while, and suppress his arrogance.

But the old King Khan was not yet ignorant, after thinking about it carefully, he became jealous of Tuobayu's mother.

Although Tuobayu's mother was beautiful, she was nearly forty years old, she was old and frail, and the old Khan King had grown up again, so naturally she was not as pampered as before.

Just at this time, a tribe presented several beauties to the old Khan King, and one of them was gentle, beautiful, and understanding.The old King Khan had never tasted such a taste, but he became fond of him. Last year, he even made a side concubine, equal to the status of Tuobayu's mother.

Although Tuoba Wu was more than brave, he had no resourcefulness and was irritable. The old Khan didn't like him very much.

It's just that Tuoba Wu's mother is the princess of Dongjue, with a noble status, and he is the eldest son of the old Khan, so the influence in Xijue is still quite strong.

Tuoba Wu is very feminine and has many women around him, but he sees too many grassland women, and for some reason, he covets the side concubine of the old Khan Wang Xinna who has the blood of the Wen Kingdom.

The tradition on the grassland has always been that if the father dies, the son can accept the father's woman.When the elder brother dies, the younger brother can also marry his sister-in-law.

It's just that Tuoba Wu drank too much wine that day and was teased by someone, thinking that the old Khan King was very old, and sooner or later that beauty would be in his pocket.All of a sudden, she got bolder, and actually went into the concubine's tent when there was no one in the evening, wanting to do something.

But it was such a coincidence that the old King Khan was going there at that time, so he bumped into him.

What happened in the tent, how the old Khan died, no one knows the details, because Tuobayu killed all the insiders, and many people in the royal court saw the blood on the shoulders of the eldest prince that day, and panicked Zhang Di ran out of the tent and spread it on the grassland.

After that, Tuoba Wu fled back to the fief, knowing that this matter could not be done well, so he wanted to preemptively seize the throne of the Great Khan; Tuoba Yu also mobilized the army to confront him.

The third prince, Tuobaxiu, did not participate in this matter, and avoided it from a distance; the second prince, Tuobazhen, sent secret letters to the eldest prince and the fourth prince respectively, telling them that they would help them obtain the throne.

The two princes believed it was true, so when they confronted each other, they believed that there was Tuoba Zhen's support behind them, and neither of them would accept the other, so they fought.When they were almost fighting with each other, Tuoba Zhen and the third prince Tuobaxiu arrived at the same time, and they fought at the same time, defeating the eldest prince and the fourth prince.

Until then, the boss and the fourth child knew that the third prince had voted for Tuoba Zhen.But the two of them lost both. Tuoba Wu became Tuobazhen's captive, and Tuobayu fled south with his people.

Tuobazhen gathered the troops of the eldest and fourth, and the third supported him, but within a few days, the panic situation in Xijue was stabilized, he ascended the throne and became King Khan, and named Tuobaxiu Zuo Xianwang.

Because Tuoba Wu was charged with killing his father, Tuoba Zhen killed him without hesitation, in order to respect his father Khan, and even avenged his son's murder in private.

Tuoba really just became the King of Khan, and it was time to win people's hearts.He had a deep mind and a long-term vision. He saw that although Tuobayu had escaped, he did not deal with it. He even gave him an excellent land and promised that as long as he returned to the royal court, he would return his troops and seal him. For the right virtuous king.

As a result, the grassland praised Tuobazhen, the new Great Khan, for his generosity and benevolence, and even several tribes who had been waiting to watch surrendered one after another. For a while, the civil strife in Xijue disappeared without a trace, and they seemed more united and harmonious.It's just that Tuoba Yu still didn't dare to return to the royal court, and wandered near the border of the Ming Kingdom.

Most of these news came from the grassland, and a small part was speculated.But one thing is certain.

"Tuobazhen will definitely not let the Dongjue people form an alliance with us."

Yan Zixing knew Tuobazhen best, the news that Dongjue people were going to submit to the Ming Kingdom, I believe he already knew about it, he had just put down Xijue, and he definitely didn't want Dongjue people to make trouble at this time.

Si Yaohui said: "Although we haven't got the exact news yet, the envoys sent by Tuoba Zhen are probably on their way soon. Zi Xing, when the time comes, you will be in charge of receiving the envoys from the Eastern and Western Jue people." .”

Yan Zixing said: "I obey the order. But..." He hesitated for a moment, then said: "If there is a conflict between the two sides, I don't know how I will handle it?"

Si Yaohui smiled and said: "Eastern Jue's envoy will arrive in about half a month. Xi Jue is very close. If we hurry up, we will arrive in twenty days. The two sides will definitely meet. If there is something Conflicts, since the emperor is here, you little second-rank servant, as long as you keep an eye on them, you don’t have to worry about big things.”

Yan Zixing could hear his second brother's protection for him.

If the envoys of both sides really make trouble, he, the second-rank servant who just took office, really doesn't have that much ability to suppress it.If it is not done well, even if he is given a book by ginseng, it will be enough for him to drink a pot.

It is said that being an official is boring, it is better to work in secret.

Although Yan Zixing slandered in his heart, he had no choice but to agree.

Beitang Yaori suddenly said indifferently: "Seven years have passed since the appointment of Yancheng. Tuobazhen is also 33 or [-] this year, right?"

Yan Zixing said casually, "We'll be 32 in a few months."

Beitang Yaori and Si Yaohui glanced at him at the same time.

Beitang Yaori said: "There are still three years left in the ten-year non-aggression agreement on Yancheng. These three years are enough for Tuobazhen to stabilize the grassland and rebuild its strength. The places where Lingzhou and Yanzhou border the grassland must strengthen their forces. , and guard against the wandering Tuobayu."

Si Yaohui knocked on the table, and said, "I never thought that Tuoba was really capable, and he got the Khan position so quickly. I want to see if he still dares to lead troops into the customs."

Beitang Yaori glanced at Yan Zixing, and said, "We can't let Xijue be idle for the past few years. Once they are idle, they will plan to attack our Ming Kingdom."

Yan Zixing asked, "What do you mean, big brother?"

Beitang Yaori smiled slightly: "It would be good if the envoys from Dongjue and Xijue bump into each other. Let them stay in Beijing for a while longer."

Yan Zixing could not help but be silent for a moment, and nodded slowly after hearing the implication of his elder brother's words.

Xijue was close to the Ming Kingdom, and Tuoba Zhen sent out envoys immediately after rectifying the royal court, while the royal court of Dongjue was far away from the Ming Dynasty, and had to pass through part of the territory of Xijue, which inevitably delayed time.Therefore, 20 days later, the envoys of Xijue and Dongjue arrived almost at the same time.

And I don't know if it was a coincidence, but the two parties arrived at the Nanhua Gate in Yaojing at the same time.

Nanhua Gate has always been the gate to welcome envoys from all sides.Yan Zixing originally got the news that the envoys from the Western Jue should be one day later than the Dongjue people, so everyone in the Ministry of Rites only prepared a guard of honor to welcome the Dongjue people.Unexpectedly, the Xijue people arrived so quickly, one after the other, at the same time.

Seeing the two teams confronting each other outside the city gate, wanting to enter the city first, even Yan Zixing couldn't help rubbing his forehead.

"Master Yan, what should we do now?"

The Minister of the Ministry of Rites pretended that he could not see or hear clearly on the pretext of being old and deaf, and put his hands in his sleeves as if dozing off. The officials under him had no choice but to come to Yan Zixing for help.

Yan Zixing saw that the minister of the Ministry of Rites stayed out of the matter, and saw that the envoys of the East and West Jue were all eyeing each other, and the horses of each other were raising dust and roaring, obviously neither of them wanted to show weakness.

Yan Zixing was also annoyed, snorted coldly, and waved his hand: "Call the imperial guards here. Aren't you going to enter the city? At the gate of our Ming Kingdom, our Ming Kingdom has the final say!"

Not long after, a group of imperial guards rushed out imposingly, forming a circle on both sides of the city gate, surrounding the envoys of the two parties in the middle.

Ambassador Tu Ang of the Eastern Jue and Zhao Ziling, the ambassador of the Western Jue, both changed their colors slightly.

Tu Ang was irritable, he raised his whip, and the tall horse rushed towards Yan Zixing.

Everyone in the Ministry of Rites couldn't help but change their colors and retreated one after another. Only Yan Zixing was still standing there with the old god.

The tall steed rushed up to Yan Zixing, almost collided with it, then was restrained by its master, raised its front hooves and snorted, the breath almost sprayed on Yan Zixing's face.

Although they arrived at the same time, the Dongjue people were actually one step ahead.

It's just that Zhao Ziling, the ambassador of Xijue, saw them first on the way, and immediately ordered everyone to hurry up and chase after the Dongjue team, so the two sides rushed to the gate of Nanhua Gate almost at the same time.

The officials who greeted the envoys were all civil servants from the Ministry of Rites and the Siyi Pavilion. Where have you seen the aggressive momentum of the Dong and Xijue people?I froze in place for a moment.

Minister of the Ministry of Rites is a slippery and old-fashioned person. At the beginning, the emperor Yan Zixing used the air conditioner to be the servant of the Ministry of Rites. Lord Shang Shu knew that the person who greeted the envoy this time was the emperor's confidant, and he was just a side character.

He was also happy to stand by and watch.Anyway, if Yan Zixing did a good job, it was his meritorious service in the teaching of the Minister of Rites; if he didn't do well, he was appointed by the emperor, and it was not his fault.

Seeing that the envoys from the Eastern and Western Jue people arrived at the same time, and they were all eager to enter the city first, the old Shangshu immediately closed his eyes and pretended to be stupid.

Yan Zixing saw that these people did not get off their horses when they arrived at the gate of Yaojing, but wanted to enter the city first, so he was secretly annoyed, so he simply called the imperial guards.

You fight, fight.You are all beaten down, and I asked the Imperial Guards to carry you in one by one.

Yan Zixing thought badly.However, he also knew that these envoys would not be able to fight, and they hadn't been bold enough to use Yaojing's gate as a battlefield.

The Dongjue envoy was chased up by the Xijue people halfway, and he was already full of anger.When I arrived at Nanhua Gate, I saw that there was only one guard of honor prepared by the Ming Dynasty, and the people in the Ministry of Rites didn't say which team to enter the city first, and they were even more dissatisfied.

Just now he noticed that among the officials of the Ming Dynasty, except for the Minister of the Ministry of Rites, who is the biggest first-rank official, the young man in front of him is the one who decides the rest.

The Minister of Rites was very old, and he hid behind and pretended to be stupid. Tuon had no interest in "bullying" an old man, so he galloped towards Yan Zixing, intending to give him a blow.Unexpectedly, this young man didn't move at all, seeing him rushing forward, he was still as stable as Mount Tai, and he couldn't help but admire him.

"Master Yan, our Dongjue envoys came all the way from the Beiyuan Grassland to submit to the Emperor Ming, why didn't they let us enter the city? Could it be that this is how the Ming Kingdom treats guests?"

Yan Zixing was threatened by his horse, which is really tolerable and unbearable!

He glanced at Tuon, and said calmly: "Since your envoys are here to submit to our court, you should understand that our court is a state of etiquette, and Nanhua Gate is the gate for welcoming envoys from all countries. Get off the horse and salute to show respect to my majesty. Seeing that the envoy is sitting comfortably on the horse, I thought that the envoy did not want to enter the city."

As soon as he said this, all the officials behind him nodded and laughed secretly.

As an envoy, Tu Ang naturally knew the rules of the Ming Kingdom, so he couldn't help blushing, and argued forcefully: "We Dongjue were born on horseback and grew up on horseback. Riding a horse is as common as people in your country walking on two legs. , do you want us to dismount and walk to the embassy?"

These words were provocative, and the faces of all the officials were already gloomy.

Yan Zixing sneered, although his face was serious, but there was contempt in his eyes, and he said with a light smile, "It turns out that people in your country have horse legs. If so, please ask your envoy to bring people into the city on horseback. From now on, I, Ming Dynasty, will not force anyone to do anything against me. No matter whether you go to the street, enter a store, or take a bath to go to the toilet, you can do it on horseback. We, Ming Dynasty, will never let people cut off your horse's legs."

As soon as this remark came out, everyone laughed.The imperial guards led by Shangqing, the Royal Attendant of Gyeonggi even laughed loudly.

Yan Zixing satirized Tu Ang, the ambassador of the Eastern Jue, but Zhao Ziling, the envoy of the Western Jue, turned around and muttered a few words to the person behind him, then got off his horse, walked up to Yan Zixing, shook his sleeves, and made a clear statement State gift.

He respectfully said: "Master Yan, we Xijue have always admired your country's culture and are deeply influenced by your country's etiquette teachings. Today's incident is due to our negligence in a moment of impatience. Please forgive me, Mr. Yan and all the adults in the Ministry of Rites. Our Xijue envoy I am willing to dismount and salute, and enter the city according to the rules of your country."

As soon as Zhao Ziling's words came out, Tu Ang's expression from embarrassment to anger immediately changed.

Yan Zixing's expression changed, and he smiled, as if the wind from the north had turned to the south. He said kindly, "Since Mr. Zhao said so, then let's not waste time. I'll go and ask Mr. Shangshu for instructions." , it’s getting late, it’s important for us to hurry into the city.”

"and many more."

Tuon is not an idiot either, he didn't care about face at this time, and immediately said in a rough voice: "Our Dongjue is also willing to dismount and enter the city, and please let us enter the city first, sir." He jumped off the horse and greeted behind, Everyone in Dongjue got off their horses.

At this time, one of the Xijue envoys saw this, and immediately dismounted following the actions of the Dongjue people, and everyone else followed without Zhao Ziling calling.

Yan Zixing was blocked by Zhao Ziling, Tu Ang and others, so he didn't see the situation in front of him clearly, but he saw that the Dong and Xijue people jumped off their horses almost at the same time.

Now it's back to the old question: Which one should advance to the city?

Yan Zixing discussed with Lao Shangshu, and finally decided that the two teams would enter the city together.

The imperial guards hurriedly prepared another guard of honor, and the envoys from the east and west entered the capital, greeted by the minister of the Ministry of Rites and the Taiqing of the Siyi Pavilion.

The Siyi Pavilion is an embassy dedicated to receiving foreign envoys. It is not only magnificent in size, but also magnificently decorated.

Taiqing of the Siyi Pavilion had already made arrangements.

The envoys of the Eastern Jue people and the Western Jue people live on one side according to the east and west directions, and the distance between them is the farthest. It depends on how you fight.In addition, several translators were sent to take care of those warriors who could not speak Chinese.

Yan Zixing and everyone in the Ministry of Rites were busy, making arrangements for everyone, and then went back to their homes.

He walked out of the Siyi Pavilion, and was about to find his servant to lead the horse, but he saw Yu Shaoan, the leader of the Jingji Imperial Guard, came over.

"Your Excellency has worked hard."

Yan Zixing cupped his hands and smiled: "Where is it? Thanks to General Yu who brought people here today, otherwise the matter would have become a big mess. Thank you Yan, I will invite General Yu to drink another day."

Yu Shaoan chuckled, and said, "This is my duty. Your Majesty also told me to pay more attention to the safety of the capital during the stay of the Jue envoys."

Yan Zixing's servant had already led the horse, he was holding the rein casually, and seeing Yu Shaoan walking beside him, knowing that he still had something to say, he said, "General Yu, what else is there?"

Yu Shaoan glanced back at Siyi Pavilion, approached Yan Zixing, and whispered in his ear: "Just now when I dismounted outside the city gate, I saw one of the Xijue envoys lead off without waiting for Ambassador Zhao to speak. After getting off the horse, everyone followed one after another, I'm afraid they have some status among the envoys, Master Yan should pay more attention."

Yan Zixing said, "But Su Samer, the deputy envoy?"

Yu Shaoan shook his head: "No, on the contrary, I think Su Sam seems to be listening to him."

The Yu family is a veteran of the Ming Dynasty, with a long history of family education and a full line of military generals.Although Yu Shao'an is young, but coming from such a family, he will not lack eyesight.

Yan Zixing pondered slightly, nodded and said, "I see. Thank you, General Yu, for letting me know."

It seems that this Xijue team is likely to hide a person with a higher status, and it must have another purpose.If Yu Shaoan hadn't been careful, he might have neglected the past.

However, this kind of thing has happened before in the missions of various countries. Yan Zixing looked through the past files of the Ministry of Rites and the Siyi Pavilion, and saw a few examples, so it is not very unusual. He just reminded everyone in the Ministry of Rites to pay more attention.

He went back to the Beitang palace, after bathing and changing clothes, he hurriedly attended the banquet held by the emperor at night to welcome the envoys of the two countries.

He paid attention at the table and found nothing unusual, but he still secretly told the old Shangshu what Yu Shaoan had discovered.

Old Shangshu stroked his beard, and whispered to Yan Zixing, "I don't think it's just Xijue, Dongjue also has some problems."

Yan Zixing was slightly taken aback, and said, "My lord, this subordinate doesn't understand."

The old minister wanted to point him out, after all, the envoy from the two countries was of great significance this time, and said: "You are inexperienced, so you can't tell. I have been in the position of Minister of Rites for ten years, and I have seen a lot of envoys from various countries.

"The Tuang sent by Dongjue this time is a military general. He is more than capable of martial arts, but he is not a cautious and humble person. Since they intend to submit to my court, they must send someone with status and etiquette to show their sincerity. .But you see, except for Tuon, the envoys are more than silent and less dexterous, not like a caller."

Yan Zixing didn't think there was anything wrong at first, but now that he heard Lao Shangshu's analysis, he really felt that there were flaws everywhere, and he couldn't help sighing secretly that Jiang was still hot.

The old Shangshu finally came to a conclusion: "Just wait and see, there will be a good show in the future."

After the dinner, a few of the accompanying samurai got drunk, but nothing happened.

Back at the embassy, ​​Dongjue envoy Tu Ang said to the deputy envoy: "I didn't expect Ming Emperor to be so beautiful, even more beautiful than the imperial concubine beside him."

The deputy envoy hurriedly said: "Your Excellency, be careful what you say, be careful what you say."

Tuang curled his lips: "King Beitang didn't attend today, and Emperor Ming didn't announce that we will meet tomorrow, what do you think this means?"

The deputy envoy pondered for a moment, then said: "I'm afraid it's because the envoys from Xijue are also here, and Emperor Ming wants to hang us out."

Tuang frowned: "We are here to submit, but the Xijue people came here for some reason, Emperor Ming wouldn't summon them first, would he?"

The deputy envoy said: "Probably not. But it's not good to say..."

Tuon said: "Then what should we do? Just wait like this? I said that at the banquet tonight, Emperor Ming should have an audience with us tomorrow."

The deputy envoy said: "Don't be reckless. Let's wait a few days before we talk. Find some time, and we will visit King Beitang first."

This matter was explained by Dongjue Khan before they went on a mission, and they dare not ignore it.

Tuang was not out of his wits either, he said, "Keep an eye on the Xijue gang, don't let them get ahead."

After three days, Emperor Ming really never called.

Tu Ang suppressed his temper and made people keep an eye on the Xijue people, as long as Emperor Ming didn't summon them first, he could bear it.And these few days are just convenient for them to inquire about all kinds of news in Beijing.

This day the deputy envoy rushed in and said: "My lord, I see that Ambassador Xijue brought a few people out and a lot of gifts. I'm afraid he is going to visit King Beitang."

Tuon jumped up immediately: "We will go too! We can't let them get ahead of us!"

The presents had been prepared long ago, Tu Ang hurriedly led people out of the Siyi Pavilion, and caught up with Zhao Ziling and the others on the way.

Seeing them, Zhao Ziling frowned, but said nothing.

The two parties greeted each other lukewarmly, and they actually walked together all the way, and they came to the gate of Beitang Prince's Mansion together.

Zhao Ziling smiled slightly and said: "Master Tuang, what a coincidence, we arrived together again today, how about going in together?"

Tuang snorted, stepped forward and knocked on the gate of the palace first, Zhao Ziling didn't argue with him, and stood calmly behind.

The concierge opened the door, accepted the posts from the two, asked them to wait a while, and then closed the door and went in to deliver the report.

After a while, the door opened wide, and a person came out, but it was Yan Zixing, the second-rank servant of the Ministry of Rites who had been in charge of receiving them for the past few days.

Yan Zixing was very busy in the Ministry of Rites and the Siyi Pavilion these days, and finally took a rest at home today, and was about to spend time with his daughter, but unexpectedly, a report came from outside, saying that the envoys of Dongjue and Xijue were visiting at the same time.

Yan Zixing's forehead was throbbing with veins.

Recently, the emperor has not summoned the envoys from both sides, intending to cold them.And these envoys are not peaceful, and each of them has small actions.

Beitang Yaori had expected that his Beitang Prince's Mansion would be a place where the envoys of the two parties would have to visit, so he quietly went to the other courtyard the day before yesterday, leaving Yan Zixing to "watch the house".

So today Yan Zixing had no choice but to come out to welcome the guests, which really surprised Tuang and Zhao Ziling.

Although Yan Zixing is listed as Beitang Yaoxing, the fourth son of the Beitang family in the genealogy, his public identity has always been "Yan Zixing", and not many people in the court know his identity, most of them think he is the king of Beitang His cousin lives in Beitang Prince's Mansion.

Tuang and the others had just arrived and hadn't found out about this yet. They came to ask to see King Beitang, but they were very surprised that the person who opened the door to welcome the guests was actually the servant of the Ministry of Rites who was in charge of receiving them these days.