When I arrived, I happened to meet the maid bringing ginseng tea. When I saw Xiao Yuan, I quickly saluted: "Your Majesty."
"No need to be polite, I'll do it." Xiao Yuan said, taking the tray from the maid's hand and motioning for her to step back.
Before entering, the baby's cry was heard in the palace. In the room, Gu Xue was holding the baby and coaxing her.
Xiao Yuan put the ginseng tea on the table, took off his royal crown, and walked to her side. He asked slightly nervously: "What's wrong? Is the child hungry?"
"I just fed him not long ago."
"Then, is that an illness?"
"Oh no, the child is fine. He just loves to cry and fuss." As a mother, Gu Xue now has children all over her eyes.
"Come, let me give you a hug." Xiao Yuan said and reached out to take the child.
How could he coax a child? He held her in his arms and only teased her carefully, with a gentle smile on his face: "Look, the little princess's eyes are exactly the same as her mother's."
"Hmph, it would be nice to be like me." Gu Xue was filled with happiness.
Although she didn't know how to coax, it was strange to say that when the little princess came into Xiao Yuan's arms, she quickly stopped crying. She looked at Xiao Yuan with her eyes, but she laughed happily, and her little hands and feet started dancing. With.
"Haha." Xiao Yuan was very happy, "Did you see that the child still kissed me."
"Huh." Although she was humming slightly, Gu Xue's heart melted when she saw this warm scene.
The days passed like this day by day, and soon after, a letter from Xiao Yuan also reached Xuanguo.
On this day, Xuanwang Palace.
In the study, Prime Minister Yao Tingyu was standing respectfully below.
Lu Yunyan tied up her hair with a jade hairpin and spoke first: "Xiangguo, you just read the letter from King Qin. It's hard for me to refuse it."
Xiao Yuan's letter was written simply, asking Yao Tingyu to come to Qin.
He is the biggest obstacle to the marriage between Qin and Xuan. First, he will be brought to Qin for some high-sounding reasons to stabilize his hand. Xiao Yuan will be able to handle the following matters better.
Yao Tingyu was obviously quite unwilling to do this, and couldn't help but look troubled and said: "It's not that I don't want to make this trip, but that the Prime Minister's Office is busy with affairs. If I leave, the official affairs will pile up like a mountain."
"Prime Minister, there is no need to worry. I will ask Mr. Chang Shi to help manage the affairs of the Prime Minister's office. There will be no problem." Lu Yunyan had already found the reason: "The Prime Minister's visit to Qin is actually to represent me and contact the State of Qin. , dealing with some affairs between the two countries is more important, the Prime Minister knows this."
"But the king." Yao Tingyu was still confused.
Before he could say anything else, Lu Yunyan raised his hand and said, "Prime Minister, we didn't have a water conservancy minister at the beginning, so we borrowed Zhang Jingrui to join the Xuan Dynasty. The Qin State didn't say anything. At this time, if I refuse, It will really hurt the friendship between the two countries, and if the King of Qin is angry and withdraws Zhang Jingrui, then the big river canal issue will have to be abandoned halfway."
"This." Yao Tingyu couldn't refute such words, and he was only asked to go on a mission to Qin. As far as the ministers were concerned, he couldn't refuse at all.
After struggling for a long time, he could only salute and say: "Okay, I will accept the order."
"Then thank you, Prime Minister. Let's leave as early as possible. Bring more guards and be sure to pay attention to safety on the road." Lu Yunyan narrowed her beautiful eyes and smiled.
"Yes, I excuse myself." Yao Tingyu had no choice but to leave the study and couldn't help but sigh.
Being able to become the prime minister of a country, of course he understood that this was King Qin's plan to lure the tiger away from the mountain, but the king strongly agreed with it. What did this mean? It meant that the two kings were of the same mind.
After returning to the Prime Minister's Mansion, he immediately called the Prime Minister Chang Shi and began to explain some government affairs to him.
The latter listened and took notes. When the business was finished, he couldn't help but ask: "Master Xiangguo, are you really going to join the Qin Dynasty?"
Yao Tingyu said helplessly: "This is a treacherous plan of the King of Qin, but the king's order clearly stated that the Prime Minister should be sent as an envoy on behalf of our country. Do you think this can be disobeyed?"
Yes, there is no escaping this. Chang Shi also concluded: "This."
Yao Tingyu shook his head again and sighed: "That's it for now. After I leave, you must handle the affairs of the prime minister's office. In addition, you must be firm in your stance on opposing the marriage."
"But Xiang Guo, once you leave, we, the unruly people, are afraid that others will speak lightly." Chang Shi said worriedly.
"Don't worry, I will come back as soon as possible." Yao Tingyu said seriously: "In addition, Dou Jianzhang and Fu Qingyi both have great say."
"Yes, but Dou Jianzhang is very scheming and has already looked forward and backward. I'm afraid I won't be able to cooperate with him," Chang Shi said.
Hearing this, Yao Tingyu couldn't help but said slightly: "Dou Jianzhang is also a first-class official, doesn't he know the priorities?"
"Then, after the prime minister leaves, the lower official will represent the prime minister's office and go around more with the censor's office?" Chang Shi asked tentatively.
"Well, go and meet Dou Jianzhang more often." Yao Tingyu nodded. After explaining these things, he didn't want to delay and was ready to leave early and come back early.
Xuan Xiang was in a hurry here, and he arrived in Qinzhou in just over ten days.
Upon learning of his arrival, Xiao Yuan treated him with courtesy, first letting Liu Yuzhi greet him in person, and then held a banquet at the palace to entertain him warmly.
But after the banquet, Yao Tingyu returned to the post house. Although Qin Guo treated him with courtesy, in the next few days, Xiao Yuan did not talk to him about business, let alone meet him, and acted as if he was delaying time.
On Yao Tingyu's side, he wanted to finish his business and go back quickly, so wherever he could sit, he immediately found the palace and asked to meet Xiao Yuan.
He was the prime minister of Xuanguo. Xiao Yuan could not refuse, so he could only invite him into the study. At the same time, he said with a smile: "Xiangbang has been traveling all the way and is tired from traveling and traveling. I wanted you to rest for a few more days, so it is inconvenient for you to do so." Invitation, if there is any negligence, please forgive me."
He was so polite that Yao Tingyu hurriedly saluted and said: "Where is the King of Qin?"
After the greetings, Xiao Yuan directly turned the topic to business and said with a smile: "The prime minister should know the secrets of the four tribes of Qin, right?"
"I have heard a little bit about this." Yao Tingyu said: "The Ministry of Industry, the Ministry of Households, the Ministry of Personnel, and the Ministry of Rites of the Qin State are all important positions and are in charge of the country."
"Yes." Xiao Yuan nodded, and then said: "There is no chief official for these four important positions. I have been worried about this for a long time, and also planned to set up the post of Shangshuling. After much thought, I have found the best candidate. Today The second time I invited Xiangbang to join the Qin Dynasty, I also had the intention of letting Xiangbang take over temporarily."
Shangshu Ling, the Shangguan of the Four Shangshu, is definitely a first-class official.
When Yao Tingyu heard this, his eyes widened immediately, and he panicked, and said quickly: "No, Your Highness, how can I be so virtuous and capable? If I am so trusted by Your Highness, and if so, all the officials of the Qin State will definitely not accept it, and I hope that Your Highness will Think twice.”
Why did Xiao Yuan do this? The real purpose was not to appoint the foreign minister, but to send out a message that would unsettle the Xuanguo court.
