Wu Dynasty Kyoto.
Yujing.
The checkpoints on all the roads leading here have been almost removed, with only a few soldiers guarding them.
News has come from Zhengyang County that the epidemic is almost over.
The people in Kyoto also breathed a sigh of relief.
Although the imperial court did not announce anything related to the plague, it was naturally impossible to keep such a big thing a secret. People throughout Kyoto were in panic during this period.
Fortunately, the epidemic has been brought under control and smallpox has been conquered.
In the huge Kyoto, many people were discussing this matter after dinner.
And the mysterious Doctor Lin.
Gu Qiankuang was naturally not interested in this. At this moment, he had received news about the leaving mission, and his teeth could not help but chatter.
Li Chao's visit was a great shame for him.
Because he lost the last competition, he left the DPRK for this trip.
For this reason, he was often ridiculed by the princes.
But there is no way, he took the lead in the alliance with Li Chao, and he must be responsible for this matter to the end.
In fact, he did not want to form an alliance with Li Chao, and he looked down on Li Chao at all. The fundamental reason why he promoted the last alliance was to win over some officials in the court.
After thinking about it, he asked, "Mr. Yi, do you think my father will agree to this marriage?"
Mr. Yi, the counselor next to him, replied: "Your Majesty did not blame you for what happened that day. Moreover, everyone knows about it, and there is a high probability that it will happen."
After all, it is a competition in public.
He, the prince, and Zhou Yingkui, the great scholar, were present.
Going back on one's word is somewhat unjustifiable.
Wu Chao also wanted to save face.
Gu Qiankuang nodded. If this was the case, it would not be considered a failure.
He actually doesn't care whether the marriage succeeds or fails. What he cares about is the support of the courtiers. Of course, if he can marry the seventh princess of Li Dynasty, it will be different.
pity……
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but feel a little itchy.
Mr. Yi continued: "Right now, I am afraid of the eldest prince. They advocate making good friends with the Hu people and exchanging grain for the Hu people's war horses. War horses are scarce, so I guess Your Majesty is a little tempted."
Gu Qian hummed wildly: "Being friends with the barbarians is like seeking the skin of a tiger. These barbarians are predatory by nature. When have they ever been peaceful?"
"good!"
Mr. Yi said, "Hu people have no fixed abode and are born to grab whatever they go. It is precisely because of this that most of the courtiers in the court are opposed to it."
"However, the temptation of their war horses is huge. It depends on His Majesty's decision."
"The eldest prince facilitated the visit of their envoys. Calculating the time, they should arrive together with the envoys from the DPRK."
Gu Qian snorted wildly and asked, "Who has Father arranged to receive?"
"Liu Kexi, Minister of Rites." 33
"..."
It’s finally here!
It has been a shaky journey, from the time we set out to now, for more than a month.
To say that this era is actually quite good, there are rows of beautiful ladies, well-behaved and virtuous, but traveling far away is simply terrible.
pity! I didn’t pay attention to the lectures when I was in school. Otherwise, building a steam engine and making a steam train would be very popular, right?
Looking for a science girl to cooperate?
have to! Thinking too far ahead.
As we got closer, there were more and more people on the official road, and it was a busy scene. Soon, a huge city appeared in sight.
"stop!"
At the same time, a voice sounded from the front.
Zhao Qianjun rode forward.
There was no movement in the motorcade. Lin Bai opened the curtain and asked, "What's going on?"
Ji Xiaofeng replied: "It seems to be affected by the plague. All convoys entering Yujing need to be investigated."
Zhuiyue said: "The plague has been lifted. Has the news not yet come?"
The mission has a large number of people and travels relatively slowly. For major events like the plague, relevant news must have arrived in Kyoto of the Wu Dynasty long ago.
Ji Xiaofeng said: "At the feet of the Emperor, the lives of those dignitaries must be more important than others."
That's the truth.
Lin Bai nodded and didn't take it seriously. After all, it was normal to investigate if something like this happened. As an envoy, Wu Chao always had to give him some face, so he didn't need to worry.
Just lie down and that's it.
A stable group of great talents.
But after lying there for a long time, there was still no movement.
Something was wrong. After a while, Zhao Qianjun came over and said, "Mr. Lin, what should I do if the Wu Dynasty refuses to let me go?"
What? Not allowed?
Lin Bai immediately got off the carriage and came to the front of the motorcade.
The Wu Dynasty was headed by a black-faced general who looked businesslike.
Lin Bai politely said: "This general, I am..."
However, before he finished speaking, the black-faced general interrupted directly: "I don't care who you are, general. Anyone from Zhengyang County is not allowed to enter the city."
This guy had an arrogant attitude and didn't take the group seriously at all.
So awesome? Do it on purpose!
Deliberately giving power to the mission?
Zhu Liang also got off the carriage at this time. After all, he was a prince. He was blocked by a group of guards. He was a little angry and said angrily: "This is unreasonable. I am the prince who left the court. You can't treat the envoy like this. I want to see you three princes." .”
The black-faced general snorted coldly when he heard this, "This is the Wu Dynasty, not the Li Dynasty."
"you!"
Zhu Liang was extremely angry.
At this time, an official came over with a smile, seemingly enthusiastic, and said with cupped hands: "I, Cui Wenyong, Minister of Honglu Temple, have been ordered to come to greet the mission."
Seeing that he had a good attitude, Zhu Liang suppressed his anger and said, "Master Cui, what do you mean?"
Cui Wenyong chuckled: "Prince Li, please forgive me. Due to the epidemic, Kyoto has strict control, and the mission happened to come from Zhengyang County again, so we can only trouble the mission to stay outside the city for a few days, and wait until it is confirmed that everything is fine. Enter the city."
Zhu Liang didn't know what to say for a moment. This was to shut out the delegation.
Although it is a bit excessive, in special times, it seems a bit stingy to attack oneself without caring about the overall situation.
Good guy!
Lin Bai called him a good guy!
Before, he only suspected that the other party was making things difficult for the mission, but now he had confirmed it.
One is a good person and the other is a bad person. The righteousness is shown and you can't find any reason. But if you really stay out for a few days, the mission will lose all face.
Just kidding, when Gu Qiankuang left for Li Dynasty, the third prince of Li Dynasty, the Minister of Rites, and the young minister of Honglu Temple all greeted him, which gave him a lot of face.
It was Li Chao's mission's turn to hang out outside the city for a few days. It is conceivable that Li Chao was even more shameless.
The faces of the group all turned ugly.
"Go away, go away!"
At this moment, a voice came from behind the motorcade, "The envoy is here, why don't you get out of here."
Well?
What other missions? Several people looked at each other and saw a team of barbarians approaching quickly from behind the convoy, extremely arrogant.
Especially after recognizing the Li Dynasty envoys, these people became murderous and drew their swords one after another, "Damn, it's the Southern Barbarians from Li Dynasty, kill them!"
"Fuck! Looking for death!"
The Ganfanwang was the first to refuse, so he picked up the guy and rushed forward.
The soldiers who left the court also drew their swords one after another.
The two sides are on the verge of breaking out.
…
Some people died, but not completely...
