Shao Xi tried to persuade Feng Xianpei and Zhang Shou. For such a little girl he met on the street, he really couldn't afford to ask the two adults from the Ministry of Etiquette to investigate for him. Anyway, he couldn't No loss.
After seeing off Feng Xianpei and Feng Xianpei, Shao Xi arranged for Xu Maocheng to help him count the gifts he would give when he went to the Hajj tomorrow.
In addition to some ordinary jade treasures, the most important gift to the young emperor of Nan Zhao is the thousand-year-old ginseng tree in Tianqiong Mountain. It is the only old ginseng in the world that is produced in Tianqiong Mountain and is over a thousand years old. Compared with ordinary people, it not only has a better effect of nourishing blood and qi, but also has the effect of nourishing the skin and rejuvenating the skin. Taking it all year round can delay aging. Keep youth forever.
Although this gift sounds very expensive, Shao Xi has never been able to understand what Xiao Changyi thought about giving this kind of anti-aging and beauty treasure to a sixteen or seventeen-year-old boy?
Royal gifts are always given based on value and not practicality. Although Shao Xi complained in his heart, he still had to give the gift according to the order. But when it’s the first time to meet the little emperor of Nan Zhao, it’s best to give him something that can impress him.
The little emperor’s twin sister, Princess Haizhu, Zhao Hongmian, would definitely like that batch of green mist and purple cloud yarn. As for the little emperor! Shao Xi plans to give another "Fairy's Tears" as a personal gift. I believe Zhao Hongjin will not be able to put it down after seeing this thing.
In fact, these gifts were just used by the mission to keep up their face. The real gift should be the secret agreement Xiao Changyi gave him.
Although Shao Xi still doesn’t know what is written in the secret agreement, since Xiao Changyi listened to his opinions and sent himself as an envoy to Southern Zhao, he could guess that he was promising huge profits such as salt, iron, money, and grain. , in exchange for peace between the two countries.
Compared with those rare treasures, these are the things that Southern Zhao really needs, and they are the things that can really impress Zhao Hongjin.
Naturally, this secret agreement cannot be handed over to Zhao Hongjin publicly when he goes to Hajj tomorrow, so Shao Xi is thinking about how to find an opportunity to have a secret conversation with Zhao Hongjin alone. This is easy to think about, but you have to know that a foreign envoy wants to meet and have a private conversation with the king of a country. You can't just say hello. If the emperor doesn't take the initiative to summon you alone, you won't even be able to get involved. .
Han Zeng must not be asked for help in this matter. If he knew that he was going to have a private conversation with the young emperor, he would definitely make some guesses about the content of their conversation.
Some things don't have to be leaked out. As long as it makes people suspicious, it means leaking the truth. Therefore, this kind of private meeting must not let people know that it is your own initiative.
Is there any way to get the little emperor to summon him alone for other reasons?
It seems that this matter still has to start from Princess Haizhu. If Zhao Hongjin fails to understand the intention of coming to the palace tomorrow, he can only enter the palace on the pretext of presenting a gift to Princess Haizhu. With the brother-sister relationship between Zhao Hongjin and Zhao Hongmian Emotions will definitely go with him. When the time comes, he will look for an opportunity to hint to Zhao Hongjin. At the moment, this is the only stupid way.
Shao Xi asked Xu Maocheng to prepare gifts and credentials in advance. When he enters the court tomorrow, he will hold these things and follow Shao Xi. The mistake, this matter is related to the state system, and must not be careless.
In addition, Shao Xi asked Xu Maocheng to find an exquisite box and come back. He took out a "Fairy Tears" from his satchel and put it into the box, and handed it all to Xu Maocheng.
When Xu Maocheng saw the "Tear of the Fairy", his eyes straightened, and he stammered to Shao Xi and asked: "Sir..., is this thing... also given to the little emperor of Nan Zhao by the Holy One? Such a beautiful thing ...How could the Holy One be willing to give it to others?"
Seeing his ignorant look, Shao Xi couldn't help laughing, and said with some show off: "This is not a gift from the Holy Emperor to the little emperor of Southern Zhao. This is a gift from me personally! This mission is extraordinary. Normally, in addition to coming to express friendship, I have other things to discuss with the little emperor. If I don't give him a gift that can impress him, how will we talk about the rest of the matter? Tomorrow you will give it to the azure mist and purple clouds. Put the sample of gauze at the end, and I will present these two items after I have presented my national certificate and national gift. Don’t make a mistake.”
When Xu Maocheng heard that such a precious gift was given personally by Shao Xi to the Emperor of Southern Zhao, he was immediately surprised. I thought that even the Holy One might not be able to get such a valuable thing. Master Shao really spent a lot of money on this mission.
"Please rest assured, Master Shao. How dare I be careless about such an important matter? Tomorrow, I will go to court. Your Excellency only needs to concentrate on dealing with the Southern Zhao Emperor and all the civil and military officials. There will be no mistake in handing this gift to this official. Please rest assured, Your Excellency. In order to Your Excellency actually donated such precious things on this mission. You are truly loyal to the Holy One. Your Excellency is truly the pillar of our Jingyuan Dynasty and a blessing to our Jingyuan Dynasty."
"Okay, okay, stop saying flattery and get down to business. Tomorrow is the most important day of our mission. We must not lose the face of our Jingyuan Empire under any circumstances."
"My lord, what I said is that I will go down and prepare for tomorrow. If my lord has any other instructions, just greet me."
After saying that, Xu Maocheng retreated.
Shao Xi opened his luggage and took out the official uniform he hated wearing the most.
Looking at the official uniforms on the bed, Shao Xi couldn't help but feel a headache again. It was too troublesome to wear these clothes, but he had no choice. He couldn't wear them in a formal occasion like tomorrow, so he had to bite the bullet and wear them again. .
In order to go to the Hajj the next day, the entire mission was busy until dark. Finally, they were ready to go to the palace to see the Emperor of Southern Zhao, Zhao Hongjin.
Shao Xi didn't sleep well this night, not because he had to face the Emperor of Southern Zhao and all the civil and military officials in the court tomorrow. Even the court of the Jingyuan Dynasty didn't scare him. A small Nan Zhao fell. It wasn't enough to make him feel stage fright.
I feel uneasy because I am really worried that Zhao Hongjin has a false reputation and is not smart enough. If he cannot truly understand his intention of coming on this mission and cannot hand over the secret contract into his hands, wouldn't it be very troublesome?
Before dawn the next day, Feng Xianpei and Zhang Shou arrived at the hotel early.
At this time, Shao Xi had just finished dressing up. After greeting each other, they got on the carriage and rushed towards the palace of Nan Zhao.
Because they came out too early, there were not many pedestrians on the road yet. Only the team of the mission and the accompanying imperial guards marched majestically on the street. Sitting in the carriage, Shao Xi only heard the "gurgling" sound of the wheels and the neat footsteps of the Forbidden Army.
After traveling for an unknown amount of time, the carriage finally came to a slow stop. After getting off the carriage, Shao Xi and Feng Xianpei looked up and saw the tall palace walls and gates.
Although the scale of the Nanzhao Palace is much smaller than that of the Jingyuan Dynasty, it still looks grand and impressive! It's a pity that it's not bright yet at this time, and except for the tall palace gate in front of you, you can only see the outline of everything else.
Because it was not yet time to go to court, all the civil and military officials in the court and the envoys who came to see him had to wait outside the palace gate. All the officials greeted each other politely and greeted each other. When the officials saw Feng Xianpei accompanying the envoy Jingyuan, they naturally took the initiative to say hello.
Shao Xi was greeting officials and saw Prime Minister Han Zeng coming towards him from a distance, so he quickly stepped forward to salute.
"Junior Shao Xi has met Mr. Xiangguo."
"Master Shao, you don't have to be so polite. You are going to see my pilgrim master later. Master Shao, don't be too formal. My pilgrim master is a generous and wise king. Master Shao can just convey your wishes to the pilgrim. Holy Spirit The Lord and all the officials in the DPRK and China will certainly give you warm hospitality. Lord Shao’s mission will definitely enable the two countries to have good relations and become good neighbors to each other."
Shao Xi hurriedly saluted and said: "With the good wishes of the Prime Minister, I also hope that this mission can successfully complete the mission, so that the two countries can establish friendly relations and become a friendly country that can help each other."
In the eyes of others, the two people are friendly and polite, but in fact they have their own agenda in their hearts.
Han Zeng was thinking about how to use Shao Xi to remove the thorn in his side, while Shao Xi was thinking about how to stabilize Han Zeng so that his long-term plan could proceed smoothly.
It has to be said that Han Zeng underestimated Shao Xi after all. Although he was very wary of Shao Xi's methods, he never expected that such a young man would play a trick with him, and in the end The target turned out to be him.
Now Han Zeng is so polite to Shao Xi and even cares about him. In addition to using Shao Xi to help him eliminate Fu Zuoliang, he also hopes to use Shao Xi's hand to stabilize the little emperor Zhao Hongjin. After all, he has always been a peace advocate on the surface. , if Shao Xi and the little emperor can get along well, it will have many benefits for the consolidation of his status.
Shao Xi's idea is much more complicated.
First of all, by virtue of Han Zeng's good interpersonal relationships in the Nanzhao court, he was able to quickly get involved with the Nanzhao civil servant group, so that he would not be suppressed by the civil servant group during the period of his mission, and he could successfully approach the young emperor.
Secondly, plotting against Han Zeng is not as easy as plotting against Fu Zuoliang. Han Zeng is an old fox. He has many more conspiracies than Fu Zuoliang, and he values interests more, so Shao Xi must stabilize him first and use the safest method to get rid of him first.
As for Fu Zuoliang, the threat is much smaller than that of Han Zeng. A person who doesn't know how to conceal his desires will eventually be feared by Zhao Hongjin. If he gets rid of him, he doesn't have to worry about it. Zhao Hongjin will do it himself in the future. .
Shao Xi was not so kind and helped Southern Zhao get rid of the treacherous ministers, leaving loyal ministers to assist the young emperor.
The ultimate goal of Shao Xi's plan is to get rid of all the two important ministers of Southern Zhao, but it's just a matter of first and later, faster and slower. In this process, one must be beaten one by one.
The person who really wants to control the little emperor of Nan Zhao is actually Shao Xi.
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