As the words fell, all eyes in the hall turned to the old man standing at the front of the civil service queue, Prime Minister Liu Zhiyong.
Emperor Taichu broke the brief silence in the hall: "Liu Aiqing, why do you oppose the alliance?" Li Boqian's expression was as usual, but there was a trace of anger in his tone.
The old man is already over seventy years old, his figure is a little stooped, and his beard and hair are almost completely white. It may be that decades of official career have made him mentally and physically exhausted, making him look older than the average old man of the same age.
It's just that his eyes are not as cloudy as those of other old people. His eyes are clear and deep. Looking into his eyes makes people feel that their little thoughts have nowhere to hide. Those eyes that seem to be able to see through everything in the world are intimidating.
Liu Zhiyong held a fluorene board in his hand and bowed to His Majesty the Emperor. This veteran minister had long been exempted from the ritual of kneeling. The old prime minister spoke slowly, his voice was not high, but it was loud.
"Your Majesty, this alliance between the Qinghe Kingdom and our Taichu Dynasty, I believe that the Qinghe Kingdom has evil intentions!"
As soon as the old prime minister said these words, all the ministers were shocked and looked at the Qinghe envoy.
"Oh? So Liu Aiqing thinks that the Qinghe Congress is unfavorable to our Taichu Dynasty?" Li Boqian looked disdainful.
Seeing Emperor Taichu's appearance like this, Zaoji felt relieved again, but she didn't show it externally.
"Your Majesty, the Qinghe Kingdom is an island country of Dongyi. It has no contact with the Central Plains. However, in the past ten years, Qinghe masters have appeared in many disputes in the Central Plains. Especially when Jin'an fell, Qinghe can be said to be the best. , it can be seen that the Qinghe State has great plans for our Central Plains."
"We have no diplomatic relations with Qinghe in Taichu. This time, the Qinghe envoy unexpectedly sent an envoy to form an alliance with us in Taichu. This must have evil intentions."
Liu Zhiyong said this in front of the Qinghe envoy, which can be said to have offended the Qinghe country to death. However, as the prime minister of Taichu, Liu Zhiyong had this confidence and did not take the Qinghe island country seriously.
"These are just Liu Aiqing's speculations, and they are not enough to prove that the Qinghe Kingdom's coming to form an alliance this time is not good for our Taichu Dynasty." Li Boqian shook his head slightly and did not take Liu Zhiyong's words to heart.
"If Liu Aiqing has no other reason, please join us. I would like to discuss the alliance with the Qinghe envoy in detail." Li Boqian waved his hand gently, signaling Liu Zhiyong to step back.
Liu Zhiyong did not step back but instead took a step forward. His old face showed persistence and he solemnly said: "Your Majesty, I still have something to say."
"Liu Aiqing, please tell me something." Li Boqian frowned slightly, quite dissatisfied with this old guy, but did not show any more, and extended his hand to signal Liu Zhiyong to continue.
"Your Majesty, the shikigami technique that Qinghe is good at is the way to control the soul. Although I don't understand the method of cultivation, I also know that this method is against the way of heaven. If you go against heaven, you will definitely suffer backlash. I am afraid that you will form an alliance with Qinghe. Damage my Taichu luck."
"Why did Qinghe choose allies from the Central Plains instead of the powerful Dongxia but me, Taichu? Although this statement is somewhat self-destructive, it is also true. Wouldn't it be easier to achieve the goal by joining forces with Dongxia to sweep across the Central Plains?"
"Although I, Taichu, am the orthodox of the Central Plains, and Qinghe is not my country of the Central Plains, how can I have the idea of respecting orthodoxy."
Liu Zhiyong spoke sincerely and listed the doubts and drawbacks of Qinghe's alliance this time. Even Li Boqian, who had dismissed his words, looked solemn after hearing this.
At this time, the pretty figure in the main hall slightly bowed towards the old prime minister. Liu Zhiyong did not see her anger even though he spoke like this in front of them. He still said respectfully: "Rongnu family, I'm sorry to interrupt you. I would like to explain my Qinghe choice and relationship." The reason for your dynasty’s alliance.”
"Your Majesty, please speak." When Li Boqian saw Zaoji speaking, he immediately moved his eyes to Zaoji, with some encouragement in his tone.
"Your Majesty, the reason why we, Qinghe, chose our allies is indeed as Mr. Liu said. One aspect is that Taichu is the orthodoxy of the Central Plains. In addition, our Majesty, King Qinghe, believes that the icing on the cake is not as good as providing help in the snow. If the Taichu Dynasty wants to restore its glory before the Battle of Fulongguan, , need my peaceful strength.”
"Looking at the powerful dynasties of the Eastern Xia Dynasty, if I, Qinghe, want to form an alliance, they will not only not take it seriously, but may also be jealous. However, an alliance with Taichu will be completely different. I, Qinghe, will definitely cooperate with Taichu to conquer the world, and we will get more benefits. .”
When she mentioned the words "cooperation and tacit understanding", Zaoji raised her head slightly and glanced at Emperor Taichu, her eyes filled with autumn waves, which made Li Boqian's heart throb, and a ball of evil fire was ignited in his lower abdomen.
Just when Li Boqian was a little itchy to be teased by Zao Ji, Liu Zhiyong's old and majestic voice came to mind again: "Your Majesty, the Qinghe country must have some plans. Those who are not of my race must have different intentions. Forming an alliance with Qinghe is like seeking the skin of a tiger. There will be endless troubles, your Majesty, please think twice!”
"Liu Aiqing, I will make my own decision, please step back." Li Boqian waved his hand impatiently, and Liu Zhiyong had no choice but to retreat to his seat.
Immediately, Li Boqian looked at the Qinghe envoy and spoke solemnly: "The alliance between the two countries is a major matter and involves a lot. I need to think about it. I also ask the envoys to rest in the palace for a few days. I will reply to your country after I have considered it carefully. "
The Qinghe envoy naturally had no objection and left the hall under the guidance of an official from Honglu Temple and several eunuchs.
In a corner of the Taichu Imperial Palace, there is a large area called Qixing Palace. This place is isolated from the harem and other palaces, and is surrounded by heavy guards of the Yulin Army. It is a special area in the palace for ministers and envoys from other countries who stay overnight. out of residence.
The five people who came to the palace to meet the emperor of Qinghe were arranged to live here. The rest of the mission and their carriages and horses were placed outside the palace and did not live with them. This was also for the safety of the palace.
After introducing the rules of the palace to several people and arranging food and accommodation expenses and other matters, the officials of Honglu Temple said goodbye and returned to Honglu Temple to resume their duties.
The few accompanying eunuchs did not leave, but retreated to the courtyard. There were always people to serve as messengers of the Qing Dynasty. They were serving on the surface but also under surveillance.
There are only these five guests in Qixing Palace today.
After arranging the rooms, the five Qinghe people did not go back to their own rooms to rest. Instead, they all gathered in Zaoji's room and talked about something. The eunuch in the courtyard wanted to eavesdrop, but he couldn't understand what they were saying at all. Because all their conversations were in Qinghe's unique language.
"Sir Hayahime, who is the minister who is against me, Qinghe, above the main hall? Do you want me to contact the Onimusha and kill him!" Senji Saburo said angrily.
"Qianlu Jun, please calm down. That person should be Liu Zhiyong, the prime minister of the Taichu Dynasty. We can't touch this person now. After I take down the Taichu Emperor first, I want to see how he will rebel against heaven and hinder my great peace. You have to sacrifice your life and soul.”
Hayahime said with a sinister expression. With such an expression, she still exuded a strong charm and looked very strange. The rest of the delegation were accustomed to it and did not show any surprise.
"Now that we are arranged in this place, we can't get close to Emperor Taichu at all. How can you make Emperor Taichu offend?" Qianlu Sanlang asked doubtfully.
"Don't worry, Mr. Qianlu. Emperor Taichu will definitely come here in person at the latest tomorrow night. In this man's eyes, I see a primitive desire that far exceeds that of others. He can't help it." Zaoji's face showed that everything was there He said confidently with a masterful expression.
"You just need to stay here with peace of mind and don't disturb the good things that happen between me and His Majesty the Emperor." She smiled lightly, with a slutty expression on her face. This kind of Hayahime deeply attracted Senji Saburo and others. , they naturally knew how powerful Zaoji was, and left the room as if running away.
Their embarrassed appearance caused Hayashi to cover her mouth and laugh, and laughter like silver bells echoed in the room.
Beginning in the evening, layers of dark clouds covered the entire sky. The clouds were very low and the weather was very stuffy, making people breathless. Anyone with a little experience could tell that a heavy rain was coming.
In the imperial study room, Emperor Taichu Li Boqian looked up at the sky, his face expressionless, but he was a little happy in his heart. The rainy day was just what he wanted.
Sure enough, the sky gradually became dark and the heavy rain came as expected.
Outside Qixing Palace, a group of Yulin Army soldiers came to change shifts in the heavy rain, much earlier than the time they should have changed. The soldiers who were guarding outside Qixing Palace immediately gave up after seeing the appearance of the leader. Worrying in my heart, I was happy that I didn't have to stand guard in the rain, so I immediately lined up and left.
This Yulin Army team is among the most elite in the palace. They are all the imperial guards around the emperor. The leader is the leader of the Yulin Army and the person with the highest martial arts skills, the martial arts master Guo Zijing.
After all the soldiers guarded the entire Qixing Palace, Guo Zijing entered the courtyard. After a while, several eunuchs on duty left the Qixing Palace. At this time, only five members of the Qinghe delegation remained in the Qixing Palace.
Half an hour later, there were three people wearing dark raincaps, dark raincoats, and raincoats. When Guo Zijing saw the person in front, he was about to kneel down to salute, but was waved by that person, so he gave up. Guo Zijing introduced the three people into Qixing Palace.
The three of them seemed to have a clear goal and walked straight to the door of one of the rooms. The two people who followed them lined up on both sides to guard them. The leader pushed the door open and entered the room. This room belonged to the residence of Qinghe's envoy Hayahime.
At this moment, Zaoji was leaning on the bedside, and the fullness of her chest was almost visible. She seemed to have expected the person coming, and was not surprised at all.
The visitor was none other than Emperor Taichu Li Boqian. After entering the house, he immediately took off his raincoat, revealing his bright yellow dragon robe.
"Your Majesty, you are here." Hayashi's tone was a little lazy, as if Minato had just woken up.
"Your envoy seems to be waiting for me. Did you know that I am coming?" Li Boqian said in surprise.
"Of course I don't know, but I have a hunch that Your Majesty will definitely come to my family." Zaoji said calmly.
"Since you have feelings in your heart, do you already know what I want to do?" Li Boqian said with a smile.
"What do you want? I guess Your Majesty wants the slave family." Zao Ji stood up slightly and gave Li Boqian a seductive look.
"In that case, I won't be polite." Li Boqian said and rushed towards Zao Ji.
Zao Ji lightly dodged to the side, and Li Boqian only touched one of her arms. The silky skin surprised Li Boqian. He put his hand under his nose and sniffed lightly, and a refreshing fragrance filled his nose.
This made the evil fire in Li Boqian's belly even stronger. He pounced on her again, but Zao Ji dodged again and again. Once again, Li Boqian only touched a trace of her skin. This feeling of remoteness almost drove Li Boqian crazy. , after repeated several times, Li Boqian's eyes were red.
Zao Ji gave up and was caught by Li Boqian. His Majesty the Emperor went crazy and worked on Zao Ji. Zao Ji also tried her best to cater to the emperor.
Overnight, it was raining continuously inside and outside the house.
