Not long after, the Korean envoy was brought in.
To be honest, the Korean envoy was a little confused.
Emperor Qi asked them to enter the palace. This was inevitable, but why were they walking? Something was wrong.
How did you get to the harem?
Are some of our foreign ministers entering the harem?
Are you trying to find a reason to behead us?
Fortunately, they did not go deep into the harem, but just outside the Funing Hall where the emperor lived at the outermost part of the harem.
Here, they saw many women standing in the courtyard outside the palace, and a pair of young men and women sitting on chairs. At the front was a man in a brocade robe, standing in front of a table and painting.
This should be the painter in the palace, right?
Judging from this posture, it seems that they are auditioning girls. The one wearing the four-clawed dragon robe should be the prince. The prince has been selected and the artist is invited to paint her portrait.
The messenger understood immediately.
So, the messenger came to the prince's side, clasped his hands and bowed,
"The Korean envoy Qu Bing'e paid homage to His Highness the Crown Prince."
As soon as this was said, the whole place fell silent.
People stared at the messenger with big eyes and small eyes, not understanding what he meant.
The prince immediately knelt down with a plop and said tremblingly,
"Father, forgive me. Father, forgive me. I am loyal to my father. I don't know this person."
Just kidding, it scares people to death.
When foreign envoys come, they do not first pay homage to the emperor. Instead, they first pay homage to him, the prince.
what does it mean? Do you have any arrogance? Are you more powerful than the emperor?
The eunuch over there also quickly knelt down and said,
"Officials, it's all the fault of the slaves. It's the slaves who forgot to remind the messenger. It's all the slaves' fault. Please punish the slaves."
Korean envoy Qu Bing'e was dumbfounded. What the hell?
That painter who looks about fifty years old is actually the current emperor?
The messenger was so frightened that he fell to his knees and said,
"I have sent an envoy to pay homage to the Great Emperor of Qi. I have eyes that do not recognize Mount Tai. I have eyes that do not recognize the real dragon. Please forgive me, Emperor Wanwang!"
In fact, I don't blame him for admitting his mistake. The main reason is that what Jiang Ji is wearing now really doesn't look like an emperor.
Jiang Ji has a casual personality and is unwilling to wear thick and heavy dragon robes, let alone a crown or a crown. On weekdays, when meeting ministers, he wears more formal clothes.
But once he got to the harem, he let himself go.
Whatever makes you feel comfortable, he likes loose brocade robes the most, not to mention how comfortable they are. Especially when painting, he requires the most comfortable clothes and the most suitable weather.
In addition, he has always been carefree, addicted to pleasure, has black hair, no wrinkles on his face, and is extremely well-maintained. He does not look like an aging emperor at all. The imposing manner.
It is inevitable for envoys to admit their mistakes.
Jiang Ji didn't say a word and still lowered his head to paint.
He remained silent, and the prince, envoys, and eunuchs did not dare to get up.
When Jiang Daige saw the prince kneeling and he was sitting, he felt it was inappropriate, so he quickly knelt down too.
The other show girls quickly knelt down when they saw this.
Everyone was kneeling, motionless, not daring to breathe. From the beginning to the end, Jiang Ji did not raise his head or speak, only the pen in his hand kept dancing.
The atmosphere seemed to be frozen and suffocating.
Korean envoy Qu Bing'e secretly complained that he was entrusted with the important task of coming to Qi State to request Qi State to send troops for assistance. The result was not good. When he arrived, he did not recognize the emperor and bowed to the prince first.
This greatly offended both the emperor and the prince.
What should I do?
Now it's too late to go back to the country and replace the envoy.
And after returning, Mingxuan will definitely chop off his head if he sees that he has not completed the task.
Bitter!
The bluestone was cold and hard. Finally, when everyone's knees hurt, Jiang Ji stopped writing. At this time, Prime Minister Cai Jin also came to the palace.
When foreign envoys arrive to discuss national affairs, it's okay if they don't send officials from the Ministry of Rites to greet them. After all, it's just to show off their power and show that they don't take them seriously.
But during the discussion, the Prime Minister has to come.
After Cai Jin arrived here, he first asked the guards to report, and then Jiang Ji nodded.
After Cai Jin came in, he saw a large group of people kneeling on the ground. The atmosphere was a bit bad. He rolled his eyes, came to Jiang Ji, knelt down and saluted,
"My lord, I would like to pay my respects to the official family. May the official family be blessed."
"The Prime Minister is here, get up quickly."
"Thank you, Guanjia."
"Everyone, please get up. Stop kneeling. The ground is cold."
"Thank you, Guanjia."
Everyone stood up.
Cai Jin walked forward with a smile and said,
"The officials are painting again, and I can feast my eyes on it again."
Jiang Ji took the painting and said to Cai Jin,
"Prime Minister, come and see how my painting is doing?"
Cai Jin looked at the characters in the painting, then at the prince and Jiang Daige. Instead of saying any nice words of praise, he was shocked and said,
"Guan family, this... I can't tell the difference."
"Can't tell what?"
"I can't tell whether it's the real person in this painting or the real person standing here. Which one is His Royal Highness?"
Hearing this, Jiang Ji laughed and said,
"You, you, you can fool me by saying nice things, but you are not as good as you say."
Seeing that Jiang Ji was happy, everyone present also breathed a sigh of relief, secretly thinking that the prime minister had a way to make the emperor happy with just one sentence.
Jiang Ji handed the painting to the eunuch beside him and asked him to frame it.
Then he said to Cai Jin,
"Prime Minister, how about taking a look at the Crown Princess chosen by the Crown Prince himself?"
Cai Jin glanced at Jiang Daige and quickly turned away. This woman in the palace would not allow him to be stared at by a foreign minister.
"She is beautiful on the outside and smart on the inside, with a pure and orchid heart. She looks like a lady to everyone at first glance. She is dignified and elegant. She will surely be a mother-in-law to the world in the future."
"Hahaha, yes, I think so too. I am very satisfied with this daughter-in-law.
Let’s not talk about her anymore. The Korean envoy is coming. Let’s hear the reason why the envoy came here this time.
Everyone who comes will be given a seat. "
The prince said quickly,
"Father, I will take my leave first."
"Why are you leaving? It's a national matter. Shouldn't you, the Crown Prince, be involved in giving opinions? You and the Crown Princess will stay. The ladies will be taken away by Grandma to arrange their accommodation."
"According to the order."
Mammy hurriedly took the show girls away.
The eunuchs moved chairs for the prime minister and the Korean envoy to sit down, and then served tea.
The prince and the prime minister were not surprised by this matter, and they also knew that Jiang Ji was used to being casual and would be as comfortable as he liked.
The sun is so nice today, so we must discuss it outside.
This was the first time for the Korean envoy to see such a thing. He was sitting on pins and needles in his chair. He was so nervous that he didn't know what to do.
Before coming, they had tried their best to understand the emperor's character, but unexpectedly, they still underestimated the casualness of the other party.
