How did the Michong Emperor succeed in eating chicken?

Wei surrounded him, he might have jumped out of the carriage and ran into the crowd to buy food.

Loulan has always been on good terms with Dayuan, so every year the tribute comes first, and when the group arrives at the posthouse, the envoys from other countries have not yet arrived.The doctor of the driving department welcomed them in with a smile, arranged for them the best room in the post house, and then told them that His Majesty would summon them after half a month, and they could have some fun in the capital in half a month.

The right to play in the capital was granted to Loulan by the little emperor and the regent.Because Loulan is the quietest among the countries in the Western Regions, and it is also the one with the best relationship with Dayuan.The other envoys were not treated so well, especially the envoys from Kucha and Yudian who had colluded with Northwest officials. When they arrived at the post, all the envoys were placed under house arrest. Can't get out of the door.

The little prince Loulan was overjoyed after hearing this, and ran out of the post house after lunch with money in his pocket.The deputy envoy ran slowly, and ran away before he could catch up with the little prince, leaving only the sentence "I'll be back at dinner" carried by the wind to the deputy envoy's ear.

Deputy envoy... I will go into the house and write to King Loulan right now to tell him how disobedient you are!

The little prince looked left and right on the street, thinking about buying some Central Plains specialties for his father, mother, concubine and sister to take back.Just as he was thinking, he suddenly saw a painting and calligraphy shop with various paintings hanging in it.

The little prince's mother and concubine are from the Central Plains, and they like to collect all kinds of paintings of everyone. There is a room in their Loulan Palace that is specially used to store the paintings collected by his mother and concubine.Influenced by his mother, the little prince also knew a lot about these paintings.As soon as the little prince opened his eyes, he saw a painting of everyone in the previous dynasty that his mother and concubine liked very much, so he walked in immediately.

The shop is quiet, in stark contrast to the bustling street outside.A young man was sitting behind the counter reading a book when he heard the movement and looked up at the little prince.

The little prince was stunned for a moment when he saw the boss's face—isn't this the one who was with the beauty who lived next door to him in the inn in Suzhou when he sneaked away to Suzhou?

Seeing that the boss didn't seem to recognize him, he didn't have the nerve to directly ask where the beauty who was with the boss was.

The little prince looked around, and finally decided to buy the painting of everyone before him that he had set his eyes on at the beginning.

But the little prince couldn't help but want to inquire about the whereabouts of that beauty.That was the most beautiful person he had ever seen, how could there be such a good-looking person in the world!Even prettier than his concubine and sister!He really wants to get to know him!

He paid the money, and took advantage of the time when the boss was contracting the painting, he leaned over and asked him: "Boss, have you ever been to Suzhou?"

This time it was the boss's turn to be stunned: "You are?"

"I met you in Suzhou." The little prince said, "I live next to you in the inn in Suzhou, and there is a very good-looking son with you, right?"

The boss looked at this young man who was obviously not from the Central Plains, lowered his head and continued to paint without answering.

The little prince continued: "Hey, boss, don't be nervous, I'm not a bad person, I just want to get to know the young man who was walking with you at that time. He is the best-looking man I have ever met!"

The boss looked the little prince up and down, handed him the wrapped painting, and said with a smile, "Don't worry, you'll be able to see him after a while."

"Ah?" The little prince didn't understand what the boss meant, and wanted to ask a few more questions, but the boss politely sent him out.

The little prince stood outside the door with the painting in his arms and was lost for a while, but he became happy again in the next second—didn't the boss say that he would be able to see the beauty after a while!People in the Central Plains are all trustworthy people, and they will definitely not lie!

The little prince, who was troubled for less than three seconds, immediately went to buy sweet-scented osmanthus cake happily with the painting in his arms.

In the palace, the little emperor gathered together three auxiliary ministers, and they were discussing his attitude towards the envoys of the Western Regions.

Although the little emperor really wanted to find an excuse to slip away, the regent, Xie Shoufu, and Zuodu Yushi all disagreed.The three of them had the same attitude and strongly asked him to sit until the end and not to think about leaving early.

The little emperor had no choice but to compromise, and then dragged the three of them to rehearse with him, simulating what the countries in the Western Regions might say and how he would answer.

"Your Majesty's attitude towards Qiuci and Yu Dian doesn't have to be too good." The regent said, "Qiuci and Yu Dian have disagreed for a long time, and they have provoked our Dayuan border once or twice. Sooner or later, we will have a war with these two countries." Presumably their envoys will not be very respectful. As long as they don't offend His Majesty, His Majesty will treat them as if they don't exist, and just take them away."

After the regent finished speaking, Yushi Zuodu immediately took over the conversation: "Your Majesty, the position of the Northwest Commander is vacant. If Qiuci and Yudian really take the opportunity to attack..."

In the last incident in the Northwest, the Northwest Army, including the Northwest Commander, did not report the fact that the two prefectures in Gansu had colluded with the Western Regions, and even helped to cover it up. The court dismissed a large number of generals in the Northwest Army. It's still the government, it's a big change of blood up and down.The few remaining generals who are familiar with the northwest are not outstanding. The regent thinks that he will go to the northwest to see for himself after a while before deciding on the commander.

In terms of marching and fighting, Xie Shoufu and Zuodu Yushi are naturally inferior to the Regent.Now that the regent already had a calculation in his heart, the two of them stopped talking.At the end of the day, Zuodu Yushi stood up and resigned, leaving Xie Shoufu to give lectures to the little emperor in the imperial study.

The next day, the son of Hubu Shangshu, the owner of the calligraphy and painting shop, handed over a sign and entered the palace to ask to see the little emperor.

The boss's signboard was given to him by the little emperor, who opened a back door for him alone, allowing him to enter and leave the palace without calling.This is an honor that other aristocratic families and even officials do not have.

The boss knew that he was able to get this brand because of the friendship between the little emperor and him for many years, but after all, his father was an official in the court. If he went in and out of the palace at will, he would inevitably cause trouble for his father, so even if he got this brand, he did not enter. Over the palace.

In fact, the little emperor gave the boss this sign only in the hope that he could come to the palace to play with him when he had time. Who knew that since he took this sign, he seemed to have evaporated from the world, and he never saw anyone again.But the little emperor was very busy a while ago, even if the boss came, the little emperor didn't have time to talk to him.

The little emperor was quite happy when he learned that the boss had arrived, and quickly asked the eunuch to take him into the imperial study.

The boss walked in and saluted the little emperor and the regent.The little emperor happily got up and dragged him to the Imperial Garden for a walk.

The regent looked at the backs of the two leaving, and his eyes fell on the little emperor's hand holding the boss's sleeve, feeling a little sour in his heart - the little emperor didn't even pull my sleeve...

"Ji Qing, you're here. I'm bored in the palace, and no one is there to relieve my boredom."

The little emperor's hobbies were not understood by the regent and the chief eunuch, and Xie Shoufu, the only one who understood, usually didn't have time to discuss these things with him.And with so many things happening in the court recently, the little emperor didn't have time to fish secretly for hobbies. The only time he fished was the painting he painted for the regent when he first took the throne.

The boss said solemnly: "The minister knows that His Majesty has been working hard recently, so he dare not enter the palace to disturb His Majesty."

The little emperor gave him a punch: "Go, go, you and I are still doing such nonsense. Tell me, what's the matter with you this time?" The little emperor knows the boss's character of going to the Three Treasures Palace best. , knowing that there must be something wrong with him coming to find him.

The boss said: "I sold the painting in the store yesterday that was made by everyone."

"and then?"

"Who do you think I sold it to?"

The little emperor thought for a while, and asked tentatively: "You are not sold to some envoy from the Western Regions who came to Beijing to pay tribute, are you?"

"You guessed it right." The boss said with a smile, "If I guessed right, the one who bought the painting should be someone from Loulan."

The little emperor was a little puzzled: "Sold to the Loulan people... What happened to the Loulan people?" Unless there is something wrong with this person, is it worth running into the palace to tell him about this matter?

The boss said: "The Loulan man said he met us in Suzhou, and he also lived in that inn, next door to us."

The little emperor thought about it, but did not find this person from his memory.

"He also asked me about you." The boss continued

"Ask me?" The little emperor wondered, "Ask me what?"

The boss said narrowly: "He asked me where the beauty who was with me when I was in Suzhou went. He wanted to get to know her."

After hearing this, the little emperor gave an embarrassed "Oh".He didn't really want to know what happened next.

The little emperor knew that he was good-looking. His mother and concubine were famous beauties in the south of the Yangtze River. How could he not be good-looking after following his mother's appearance?But being called a beauty in person, he always felt a little inexplicably embarrassed.

"I'm telling you this just to tell you that if you meet some fool who has the audacity to call you a beauty, don't be frightened by him." The boss patted the little emperor's shoulder, thinking back to the man who hugged him yesterday. Painting a silly look, I deeply feel that this kind of thing is not impossible for that person to do.

The little emperor touched his nose and changed the subject.

Half a month later, the little emperor summoned the envoys from the Western Regions in the Hall of Supreme Harmony.

The order in which the envoys from various countries entered the palace was arranged according to the order in which they arrived in the capital, so Loulan ranked first.The little prince Loulan walked in front, and the deputy envoy followed behind him and murmured in a low voice: "When you enter the palace, remember to say long live to the Emperor of Central Plains, don't look up at the Emperor of Central Plains, don't look around, do you understand?"

The little prince waved his hand impatiently, and walked under the dragon chair to salute: "I see Your Majesty, long live my emperor, long live long live."

"Prince Loulan, don't be too polite, get up."

A sound like broken ice hitting a wall came from above, the little prince