He could be called a hero. He sensed a strange danger and realized that his intentions were in danger of being exposed. The Guilin County Prince immediately decided to reach an agreement with Beiliao as soon as possible, even if he had to make more concessions. The first idea is to leave the dangerous place of the capital, and the sooner the better.
Thinking of this, the Prince of Guilin tightly clenched the wine glass in his hand. Once again, he looked at his would-be son-in-law who was walking around among the princes and ministers, chatting and laughing happily. His vigilance towards Huang Qiong quickly rose in his heart. He was now sitting on the throne, smiling. Looking at Huang Qiong above the emperor.
At this time, how could Huang Qiong think that her prospective father-in-law would have such a big change in his mind in such a short period of time? After following the procedure, everyone toasted to all the officials of the fourth rank and above in the palace. Huang Qiong turned around and, accompanied by officials from Honglu Temple, came to the foreign envoys. The Northern Liao Dynasty was the largest country after Da Qi.
Both national power and military power far exceed those of other countries. Huang Qiong's first toast was naturally the King of Liang from Northern Liao. This time, Huang Qiong did not use the fake hands of the eunuch. Instead, he personally held up the wine pot and filled the wine glass in front of King Liang. At that time, I traveled thousands of miles to come to Daqi."
"It is enough to prove the sincerity of your Queen Mother and the Emperor for this negotiation. On behalf of the Emperor of Qi, I would like to extend a warm welcome to the arrival of Prince Liang. I hope that during this negotiation, your two countries can reach an agreement for the The people of the two countries have brought real benefits. I hope that our two countries can abandon their past prejudices and stop fighting forever from generation to generation."
After all, Huang Qiong was not polite. It turns out that when he toasts, no matter who he toasts, he only gives a shallow sip. And with his current status, even though there are many ministers inside and outside the Hanyuan Palace, who dares to force him to really drink? However, when facing the Liang Wang, Huang Qiong, who wanted to know his true intentions, drank a glass of wine in his hand, which was still full, in one gulp.
After drinking the wine in the cup, Huang Qiong turned the cup upside down to indicate that he had drunk all the wine: "I heard that the men of the Northern Liao Dynasty always galloped on the grassland, bent their bows to shoot eagles, and dismounted to drink heavily. A bold man. I have always been fascinated by the grasslands and deserts for a long time, but what a pity? I wonder if the King of Liang can let me see with my own eyes the lofty sentiments of this Northern Liao man?"
Although Huang Qiong's conversation with the Guilin County Prince before being taken over by Huang Qiong made him a little distracted. But after Huang Qiong's words fell, the Liang Wang immediately readjusted his mentality and was not polite to Huang Qiong's toast. He raised his wine glass and drank it all in one breath without any hesitation, and then said the same: "Since the King of England is so generous, I am a man from Daliao who is certainly not bad at all."
In response to Prince Liang's answer, Huang Qiong just smiled faintly, filled another glass of wine for him, and then said: "Prince Liang is so generous, which makes me feel very attached to him. Since I have the opportunity to drink with Prince Liang today, I also I feel quite honored. Since you and I are so close to each other, we naturally have to enjoy the wine. Come on, you and I will have a drink."
Having said that, it’s respectful to do it first. As for Huang Qiong's request for another drink, he knew that today's drink with the King of England looked like just drinking, but in fact it represented a disguised fight between the two countries. As for the feeling of rapport, after hearing these words, King Liang's first feeling was to hell with your rapport. However, what he was talking about in his heart was his own. On the surface, he would not show weakness and directly drank the wine in the glass.
But what happened next was something that Prince Liang didn't expect. The King of England never put down the wine glass he picked up. There are many ways to persuade him to drink, and the words he said to persuade him to drink even forced the king of Liang not to drink. I wish the two countries will always be friendly and never have to fight again. They wished the Empress Dowager of the Liao Dynasty eternal health, wished the emperors of the two countries long life, and so on.
Although the people of the Northern Liao Dynasty have always been known for their heavy drinking because they have lived in the bitter cold areas of grasslands and deserts for generations. This Prince of Liang himself had a huge capacity for drinking, but he couldn't stand up to such various tricks of persuading him to drink. Although there was some back and forth at first, it didn't take much time. The person toasting didn't drink much, but he was drunk. It's just that he is drunk, but his mouth is quite strict.
No matter how Huang Qiong tried to trick him, nothing came out in the end. Looking at this Liang Wang, he has strict self-discipline even though he is drunk. He has not done anything rude at all, and his words are perfect. Although he didn't drink less, Huang Qiong's eyes were still bright. Not only did he strengthen his previous judgment about this Liang Wang, but he also became unusually wary.
Now that Liang Wang was in trouble, Huang Qiong lost interest in continuing with him. After arranging the chamberlain to send the really drunk King Liang back, he held the wine glass and walked over to the other envoys who were in high spirits watching him fight with King Liang. And those under the Northern Liao Dynasty happened to be the envoys of the Dali Kingdom.
The envoy, who had just witnessed a wonderful drinking and fighting scene, stood up quickly when Huang Qiong came over. Although this was the first time they met the King of England, this envoy, who was obviously not on a mission for the first time, immediately felt that he was different from the prince in previous years. The King of England's skills were so sophisticated, which really didn't match his age.
After swallowing the wine presented by Huang Qiong, the envoy bowed slightly and said: "The envoy of the Dali Kingdom, Yan Ben Duan Zihui, is here to see His Royal Highness. I don't know that His Royal Highness is so favored by His Majesty the Great Emperor. My dearest friend, I am deeply sorry for not being able to visit you at the beginning of your visit to Beijing. I also ask for your understanding, Your Highness. I will naturally send compensation to the King of England later on."
Regarding the smooth diplomatic rhetoric of the Dali envoy, Huang Qiong just smiled slightly and raised his glass to show that it was okay. Although I don't know what kind of official this Yan Bi is, he who can be sent as an envoy to Da Qi must not be a low-level official. As for the envoy's idea of compensating afterwards, Huang Qiong didn't even care. After all, this Dali country is my daughter-in-law’s natal family.
But just when Huang Qiong turned around to leave, the envoy Duan stepped forward and whispered: "Your Royal Highness, please stay for now. I have another unkind request. Princess Yunxiao of my humble country has entered. She disappeared after entering the territory of Daqi. Princess Yunxiao is the direct aunt of the king of this country, and she is deeply loved by all the previous kings of our Dali Kingdom."
"My Lord is very anxious about her disappearance. It can be said that his days are like years. I also ask His Highness the King of England to give me some help in this matter and send people to help me find her. I think with His Highness the King's current status, Governments from all over the country will naturally go all out on this matter. When the time comes, I will naturally send you heavy gifts and express my gratitude to His Royal Highness for your help."
After entering Daqi, the Dali envoy visited officials in various places and asked them to help find him. After entering the capital, he even went around the Ministry of Rites and Honglu Temple, hoping that Daqi Dynasty could help find the missing Princess Yunxiao. It's just that after running around these days, I haven't received any usable promises or answers.
On the contrary, he fully experienced Daqi's officialdom and superb football-playing style. Are you kidding? Your eldest princess is missing. What does it matter to our Da Qi Dynasty? Does this matter have anything to do with Da Qi Dynasty? That is your eldest princess, not the eldest princess of this dynasty. Your eldest princess is missing, what do you care about us? Besides, if you say that those who are missing in Daqi are those who are missing in Daqi, are they missing in Daqi?
You have to come up with evidence to prove that he really disappeared in Daqi, right? We officials don't have nothing to do all day long. We are so full that we can help you find people who are missing where you don't even know. Besides, if he really wanted to do what he said and a princess entered Daqi quietly, then who gave her the customs clearance documents? How did you get into Daqi all the way?
If this matter is pursued, who knows how many officials will be in trouble. Therefore, although this envoy Duan used his status as an envoy to travel around the capital for a certain period of time. But all the officials he met adhered to the principle that doing more is worse than doing less, and they also believed that they should not offend their colleagues. No one gave him an answer, but instead pushed him around.
Honglu Temple is recommended to the Ministry of Rites. Is the Ministry of Rites willing to take over this hot potato? Besides, is the Ministry of Rites the yamen responsible for this? Therefore, the Ministry of Rites delegated it to the Ministry of Punishment, which was in charge of arresting and stealing matters across the country. It’s not like the Ministry of Punishment is well fed, so who is willing to take on this matter? In a word, foreign matters belong to the Ministry of Rites, and the ball is easily kicked back to the Ministry of Rites. How could the Ministry of Rites, which was finally kicked out, be willing to take over just because of the Ministry of Punishment?
So in a word, the Ministry of Rites did not have the agents or manpower to handle this matter. Since the Ministry of Punishments was also responsible for catching thieves in the world, it was the right thing to do, so they kicked the ball back to the Ministry of Punishments. When the Ministry of Punishment saw the Ministry of Rites, they kicked the matter back again, after cursing the Ministry of Rites ten thousand times. Then he turned the matter over to Dali Temple. If the Ministry of Punishment refuses to take over the matter, how can Dali Temple be willing to take over the matter?
He also reported the matter to the Privy Council. The Privy Council is in charge of the military, so how can it take over this matter? He changed hands and kicked the ball back to Honglu Temple. After going back and forth, the envoy Duan visited all the ministers, except the Ministry of Works, and knocked the wooden clock again and again, but he did not get even a positive answer. It wasn't even clear which yamen should take over.
It must be said that this style of playing football has not been eliminated for thousands of years, but has become more and more sophisticated. There are many masters of playing football in every dynasty. The dignified envoys of a country were ordered around, but they couldn't find any way. It is simply worse than the situation of those migrant workers hundreds of years later who had no way to ask for wages and were kicked back and forth by various relevant departments.
It was really no choice but to go directly to the emperor at the great court meeting. But regarding the request of the Dali envoy, although the emperor did not kick him around like the officials he came into contact with, he also did not give a positive answer. Apart from looking at the King of England and smiling, he neither said he would help in the search nor said he would not help in the search.
The emperor's approach made the Dali envoy confused. He thought the emperor was waiting for the King of England's intention, so he made this plea. It's just a pity that if he could see it, the smile the emperor looked at the British king was not what he imagined. The person he is looking for is in the British prince's house. I don't know what he will think.
However, in response to the envoy's plea, Huang Qiong smiled with the same inscrutable expression and said: "This matter is all on my shoulders. However, there is no need for a thank you gift. I heard that The eldest princess of Yunxiao has always been known as the most beautiful woman in the south. If I help your country find the eldest princess, can your country marry the eldest princess of Yunxiao to me?"
After Huang Qiong finished speaking, the envoy Duan saw that Huang Qiong was not joking, and said quickly: "His Royal Highness, you are joking. The eldest princess Yunxiao of my country is not only engaged, but she is also much older than the King of England." . If the King of England likes women from a humble country, he can ask his ministers to select a few beauties to sleep with the King of England. As for Princess Yunxiao, she is not suitable."
