When Mu Sheng heard this, he smiled secretly in his heart. He had just carefully observed the slight expression changes on Young Master Xiu's face. Although he had a look of surprise on his face, if he looked closely, there was a trace of joy in his eyes. He must be very concerned about Julongqi.
Mu Sheng's heart moved. It seemed that he was on the right track. He put his hand on his forehead and said, "Oh! Mr. An Guo, don't blame me. I have lived in southern Xinjiang for a long time and I don't know much about the etiquette of the Central Plains. I didn't think much about it and just said what was in my heart." I figured it out."
Young Master Xiu waved his hand and said: "King Zhennan, you are too polite. Don't be surprised if you don't know. I will read out the emperor's decree and reward the distinguished envoys of various countries."
Mu Sheng smiled and said: "Okay! I will accept the order..."
After the decree of the reward was read out, the envoys from various countries were all happy. Except for Shanpup, whose national power was relatively strong, and the tribute items were more valuable, the other southern border countries had weak national power, and offered tributes of all kinds. Most of them were from local natives. specialty.
After all, they came from afar, and the courtesy was light but the affection was heavy. The emperor still rewarded them with a lot of gold and silver, making these countries rich overnight.
After An Guojun read out the edict, Daizi once again held a banquet in the post house to entertain these foreign envoys, especially the king of Zhennan. He was not only a puppet envoy, but also a foreign monarch who came to visit the state. , the imperial court should pay special attention to it. Major historical events like these are usually written down in the history books as the great historical achievements of the dynasty. They should not be careless when praising their virtues. Moreover, the King of Zhennan even presented a meteorite as an auspicious gift to the emperor. This kind of big event usually makes the headlines of both the government and the public, so naturally it needs to be trumpeted even more vigorously.
The emperor specially arranged for An Guojun to receive the envoys from all countries, which shows that An Guojun must be the appointed successor. This kind of thing used to be done by the prince. If An Guojun is not the next successor, he will do this. Work is transgression.
Although the envoys from various countries at the banquet did not understand the complicated etiquette of the Central Plains, they saw that the dignified King of Zhennan was licking his face at the banquet, shamelessly, and flattering King An from 360 degrees. They probably guessed that Seeing that Lord An Guo in front of them had a special status and was no ordinary prince, they all came to propose a toast.
At the banquet, An Guojun drank a glass of wine and exchanged glasses with the envoys from various countries with a red face. At this time, An Guojun was in a good mood and was very proud of the spring breeze. After the banquet, the King of Zhennan personally sent the young master Xiu back to his mansion.
Before Young Master Xiu got into the car, Mu Sheng took the opportunity to pretend to be drunk and salute An Guojun with his tongue out loud: "Your Highness, walk slowly..."
Hearing this, An Guojun smiled and said: "King Zhennan, you are always drunk and confused. I am just a prince. This title of your highness is really arrogant, and I can't afford it!"
Mu Sheng smiled and said: "My name is correct. Although I am far away in southern Xinjiang, I have also heard of your name An Guojun. I feel like old friends today. It is just like the rumors. You are both civil and military, knowledgeable and talented. I am The king admires you so much that I think that your majesty will definitely make you the crown prince in the future. I call you your highness now. It is not an overstep. It will only happen sooner or later... Hahaha..."
When Prince Xiu heard this, although he was happy in his heart, he was still very cautious on his face. He called to the officials of the post house and said: "The king of Zhennan made a drunken mistake and made a mistake. Why don't you help the king go back to rest quickly..."
The officials of the post house also knew that they could not let King Zhennan behave any more, so they had no choice but to help him back to his house...
After the young master got on the carriage, he laughed, shook his head and said: "This mountain puppet master is really interesting..."
The next morning, as the servants were waiting for Mu Sheng to get up, they heard three very regular sounds at the door. Someone outside the house said: "Your Majesty, someone has brought you some snacks!"
When Mu Sheng heard this, his heart moved and he sent the servants out of the room, saying: "Come in!"
I saw the person entering the house carrying a food box and saluting: "I like to beg. I have met the King of Zhennan."
Leqi was the intelligence network headed by Wu Xie that was specially built in Qingyang when he was still in the prince's house. Guo Xie was ordered to connect the intelligence network between Zhixian County and the capital, and he found Leqi first.
Leqi received the online order and knew that the King of Zhennan was going to see his son. He sneaked into the post house very early and lurked down. Naturally, he had to obey his orders at any time. He invited him here today to ask in detail what happened in the capital recently. What's up.
Mu Sheng said: "Excuse me, do you know why I called you here?"
Leqi said: "Your Majesty, this person naturally knows. He has already found out what you told him."
Mu Sheng nodded and said, "Okay! Look, what big things happened in Beijing recently?"
Le Qi began to describe the information he had obtained. Strictly speaking, it was not a secret matter. It was a major event that everyone in the capital knew. However, this era was not like later generations, and there were no online media, newspapers, etc., to transmit information. It was too backward, so we could only send a special person to inquire about information in the capital.
Through Le Qi's report, Mu Sheng roughly knew what major events had happened in the capital recently. The first was the position of You Prime Minister. Ever since the crown prince Taifu Cui Yan was sentenced to death following the former prince's rebellion, the emperor had not arranged a candidate for You Prime Minister. The imperial court has always had Huo Zheng as the independent prime minister, but now it has appointed an unknown person to choose Wang Yi.
Wang Yi, who are you? According to Leqi, before he became successful, this man was just an admonishing official around the emperor. He did not belong to any political faction, but was a close minister around the emperor who spoke up.
Mu Sheng originally thought that the emperor wanted to promote the relatives who supported Gongzi Xiu, and that one of the two princes of the Yang family should be appointed as the right prime minister, so as to protect Gongzi Xiu's accession to the throne in the future. However, unexpectedly, a king was promoted inexplicably. righteous?
From this point of view, after the Prince Rebellion, the old man had lingering fears. He wanted to pass the throne to Prince Xiu of Anguojun, but he did not give him the right position. Based on the power of Prince Xiu, it is estimated that when the time comes, he will pass the throne to Master Xiu. It is most likely That is to say, the auxiliary ministers were temporarily arranged to escort Young Master Xiu.
In addition to this incident, there is another major incident related to the fifth brother's son, Su. The son Su did meritorious service in persuading Prince Ni to surrender and restored his status as a clan member. However, less than a year later, he was accused of being involved with Prince Ni and was demoted to the throne. The common man was assigned to Beidi County to guard the border. However, after going to Beidi County to guard the border for a few months, he suddenly died of an inexplicable illness.
The emperor was extremely grieved, and after three days of absence from court, he issued a special order to restore his status as a clan member, to be ennobled as a marquis, and to offer sacrifices in the ancestral temple.
Mu Sheng was a little confused, how could he be involved with the former prince? This is so weird. I guess there might be some secret that cannot be revealed. Isn’t it a bit unreasonable?
The second is An Guojun, Gongzi Xiu. Now Gongzi Xiu is very proud of himself. It is different from the princely treatment given to Gongzi Sheng by the emperor at that time. At that time, the emperor used Mu Sheng as a spearman and used him to try to suppress and balance the power of the former prince.
After the former crown prince was completely overthrown, the current Ninth Prince Xiu was truly treated like a crown prince and was ordered to supervise part of the state affairs, but he was not given any formal support.
But at present, whether it is to establish elders or young children, or in all aspects of ability, Gongzi Xiu has no success. Many courtiers support Gongzi Xiu's accession to the throne. Even Mu Sheng's uncle Zhao Chu publicly collaborated with the courtiers to write a letter to establish Gongzi Xiu as the crown prince. As expected, it triggered a scandal. He got into trouble with the emperor and is still serving as the magistrate of Huai'an County.
It's equivalent to the former state-level cadres who were promoted to county-level cadres. They couldn't just plummet, they simply plummeted. For the sake of Gongzi Xiu's position as the crown prince, Zhao Chu completely sacrificed his political future. .
However, if Mu Sheng thought about it carefully, it was not necessarily true that Zhao Chu had ruined his future. He guessed that he might have seen that the emperor intended to pass on the title of Young Master Xiu, and took a gamble in advance, waiting for the old man to drive to Hexi. , the new king, Gongzi Xiu, officially came to power. For the strong endorsement of Lao Zhao, an important minister of the imperial court, Gongzi Xiu is very likely to bring Lao Zhao back from Huai'an County to the imperial court, which can be regarded as repayment.
There is no doubt about Zhao Chu's ability. Mu Sheng thought that the old uncle was indeed very courageous. According to Guo Xuan, Old Zhao wanted to help him up secretly, but now he had been sent to another place to join the feudal clan. There was definitely no future for his side, so he immediately turned around and bet on Gongzi Xiu's camp. Lao Zhao could be regarded as a realistic utilitarian.
If it hadn't been for Guo Xuan's reminder, Mu Sheng wouldn't have known that Lao Zhao was trying to secretly manipulate him to come to power. Otherwise, he would really have felt that he was sincere and could be regarded as a model of public loyalty to the country. His saucy operation would have probably Confusing many people...
When Mu Sheng saw that Leqi had almost finished his report, he rewarded him with a bag of gold and sent him away. Leqi smiled happily, kowtowed a few times and went back to continue his work in the post house.
A few days later, King Zhennan in the posthouse suddenly received an edict from the emperor to summon him. He didn't understand what it meant. Moreover, the person who came to summon him was actually Lu Eunuch Lu, the general manager of the inner court. He didn't dare to neglect it and went up. The driver of the car followed Eunuch Lu to Jin Palace to see the son.
Mu Sheng saw that Lu Liang had a smile on his face, and he didn't even ask the reason. He felt in his heart that there must be something important calling him...
The two passed through many palace restrictions and arrived at the main hall. They saw the emperor sitting in it, surrounded by only a few courtiers. What was strange was that there was a beauty in palace clothes in a wedding dress, holding a round fan and holding a pipa. With his face covered, his face cannot be seen clearly.
Mu Sheng's heart was moved. Looking at this posture, the emperor was probably granting a marriage, that is, a marriage. In this era, marriage was just a common practice between countries to bring them closer to each other. What's more, a mountain puppet with a hundred thousand armors was considered a powerful person in southern Xinjiang. Someone with a good reputation deserves to be so attracted.
Mu Sheng then came forward to pay homage and salute, saying long live the emperor.
A majestic voice came from the throne:
"I love you so much that I will give you a seat."
After seeing him take his seat, the emperor smiled and said: "Since your beloved has joined me in the Jin Dynasty, I intend to become a good friend of the Qin and Jin Dynasties with your beloved. I specially confer on you the title of Princess Yuan'an, the daughter of my clan in the Jin Dynasty." Wife, choose a day to get married."
Mu Sheng heard this and gave away the girl for free? Without any time to think about it, he showed great joy and hurriedly left the table, bowed and paid homage:
"Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty. Long live my emperor, long live, long live. I don't know how to express my gratitude to Your Majesty for your kindness."
The emperor said: "I love you and I am safe. As long as you can control the southern border for me forever and there is no border conflict, I will be satisfied."
The emperor turned to look at Princess Yuan'an and said: "Wanjun, please raise your head to meet your husband. From now on, you will follow King Zhennan to Shanpou."
Upon hearing this, Princess Yuan'an bowed down to the emperor on the throne, then took off her fan, slowly raised her concubine and met Mu Sheng's eyes. She saw that her temples were hanging high, her black hair was as black as ink, and her face was as white as ink. Beautiful jade, with skin that can be broken by a blow, bright eyes and white teeth, and red lips that are as lustrous as bloodstones. This is truly a rare and peerless beauty.
Mu Sheng was stunned for a moment and couldn't help but secretly swallowed a mouthful of saliva...
