After Datou and the others went back to their rooms, Changsheng said to Ni Chenyi who was standing aside, "They are here to send gifts in name, but in fact they are here to see if we are doing anything for personal benefit, and are staying in the Western Regions under the guise of raising food for the imperial court, aiming to go to the Kunlun Immortal." I will go to the palace to snatch the amulet. They will come later, try to delay as much as possible, and don’t bring them to see me immediately."
Ni Chenyi said, "The colorful glow appeared in the evening three days ago. If nothing else goes wrong, the Immortal Palace will be opened this evening. It is not too early to leave at this time. If you delay further, you may not be able to rush to the Immortal Palace in time. "
Changsheng shook his head and said, "It's okay. There are a lot of Qi practitioners waiting at the foot of the mountain. Even if Kunlun Immortal Palace is not always open, it will definitely last for a long time. It's still too late to go there."
Ni Chenyi understood why Chang Sheng did what he did, so he said nothing more, nodded and turned around to leave.
Changsheng did not go back to the house, but stayed in the yard, picked up a piece of watermelon and chewed it slowly, while attentively listening to the sound.
Not long after, there was the sound of horse hooves outside the house, and then someone introduced himself, only saying that he was Liu Tianlin, the commander of Yulin, the imperial envoy of the Tang Dynasty, who was ordered by the emperor to send a dowry gift to Princess Yongle.
Ni Zhuo was also in the house at this time. When he learned that the imperial envoy had arrived, he did not rush out to greet him in fear. Instead, he sat firmly in the main hall and ordered the concierge to invite Liu Tianlin and others in.
Liu Tianlin and others did not expect that Ni Zhuo did not come out to greet them. This alone showed that the Ni family did not welcome their arrival, at least not very welcome.
When Liu Tianlin and others arrived in the front yard, Ni Zhuo stood up and left his seat and came to wait under the eaves of the main hall.
When the two parties met and exchanged greetings, Ni Zhuo's attitude was cold and not enthusiastic.
When he learned of the other party's intention, Ni Zhuo did not immediately thank him for his acceptance. Instead, he said, "Ni is a businessman who only makes a living by hoarding money and living like a dog. How can my little girl be so virtuous and capable that she can receive such a reward from the emperor? I bother you, the imperial envoy, to report back." Your Majesty, my daughter cannot bear the title of princess, so I ask the emperor to take back the title. The Ni family accepts the emperor's kindness."
Ni Zhuo's words shocked Liu Tianlin and others, and they were extremely embarrassed, because the court wanted to accuse Ni Zhu that day, and the reason they found was hoarding. Ni Zhuo's words were undoubtedly expressing his dissatisfaction and dissatisfaction with the court's previous actions. Hold a grudge.
Liu Tianlin was silent for a long time before he came back to his senses. He only said that Ni Tuo was the Duke of the Tang Dynasty and had made many contributions to the Tang Dynasty. During the disaster in China, Ni Tuo generously donated money and selfless gifts. The court was grateful for his achievements, so he conferred the title of Ni Chenyi. Become the princess and marry the brave prince.
After Liu Tianlin finished speaking, Ni Zhuo sneered and said, "I'm afraid the imperial envoy has misunderstood. Ni raised food to send to China to help the victims, neither to be loyal to the court nor to show mercy to the people. It was just that Ni moved his family westward. At that time, the Shangqing Celestial Master Zhang Shanzhen asked a group of Shangqing comrades to accompany him and escort him. The Ni family owed Master Zhang a huge favor. Ni had no way of repaying it, so he could only provide relief to the people and accumulate blessings for Zhang Shanzhen. "
Seeing that Ni Zhuo did not buy the court's face at all, Liu Tianlin became more and more embarrassed, but before he could speak, Ni Zhuo said again, "Everyone knows that Zhang Tianshi's sister Zhang Mozhen is the royal wife of Prince Yong, but the marriage is not in line with the imperial court's decree. But he gave his youngest daughter the title of prince and concubine. I wonder if the court’s move was a perfunctory and careless omission, or was it intentional to sow discord between the Ni family and the Shangqing sect?”
Chang Sheng could only hear the conversation between the two of them and could not see the expressions of Liu Tianlin and others. However, he could tell without looking that Liu Tianlin's face must be extremely ugly at this time, because Ni Zuo's words were like a knife, going straight to the point without giving any hint to the court. Save face.
Changsheng had great admiration for Ni Zuo. Hearing what he said, he admired him even more, because these words could only be said by Ni Zuo. Even if he was unhappy, he could not express it. Moreover, the most brilliant thing about Ni Zuo was to point out that the Ni family was far away in those days. When traveling to the Western Regions, Zhang Shan sent people to accompany him to escort him. In this way, he was completely ignored. Ni Zhuo wanted to tell the court that even without him in the middle, the Ni family and Longhushan were still good friends, so don't try to sow discord. .
Liu Tianlin didn't speak for a long time after that. He was a military attache and was far from Ni Ni's opponent in terms of scheming. He really didn't know how to respond to Ni Zuo's words. Naturally, he couldn't say that the court did it intentionally, but he couldn't say either. It was an unintentional act, because once it is said to be an unintentional act, it is contempt and perfunctory towards the Ni family.
At this moment, someone spoke on the side and said that Ni Zhuo had misunderstood. The emperor was only excited when he learned about his generous donation a few days ago. In addition, Yu Yi was in a hurry to return. In his haste, he did not have time to think about his words, so he appeared. Due to such an omission, the emperor sent everyone to deliver the congratulatory gifts. The books and gifts were all regulated by the concubine.
The voice of the speaker sounded very familiar to Changsheng. Since he had previously led the Yulin Army to pursue the remnants of the defeated Li Maozhen, he suspected that this person was a general of the Yulin Army. However, when he recalled carefully, he suddenly remembered the identity of this person. , this person's name was Fan Jingming. It was this person who went to deliver the message when the emperor first summoned him. After they killed Yang Fugong and captured Qingyang, it was also this person who went to take over Qingyang's military power.
After confirming the identity of this person, Chang Sheng was in a bad mood. The reason was very simple. Fan Jingming was a confidant of the emperor. When he was stationed in Qingyang, he was beaten and wiped out by Li Maozhen. He originally thought that this person had died in the line of duty and never thought he was still alive. , the imperial court sent this person to the Western Regions this time, the intention was obvious, that is, he hoped that after meeting Fan Jingming, he could take the initiative to return Qingyang's military power.
Although Changsheng had been dissatisfied with some of the emperor's actions before, he was grateful for the emperor's kindness to him and at the same time understood the emperor's situation. Therefore, although he was helpless, he was not discouraged. However, Fan Jingming's appearance was like breaking the camel's back. The last straw instantly caused his mood to change drastically, and his intention to leave became even stronger. It was useless, it was really useless. The most terrifying thing about Tomoko is to be suspicious of neighbors. Once suspicion arises, prejudice will follow, no matter how good the other party is. , will also be regarded as an ax thief, and any efforts will be in vain.
Ni Zhuo just took the opportunity to scold everyone, and would not really make the other party come off the stage. After Fan Jingming explained, Ni Zhuo pretended to be relieved, and then became more polite and more thoughtful in etiquette, urging the servants to serve tea as soon as possible.
It was almost Shenshi, and Liu Tianlin and others had no intention of drinking tea. They only asked Chang Sheng and others where they were now, and they wanted to go to see them.
Before Ni Zhuo could speak, Ni Chenyi spoke first, saying that Changsheng and others were all injured in the battle at Gupo Mountain and were currently recovering from their injuries in the guest room of the east courtyard.
Knowing that Changsheng and others were still staying in Ni Mansion, Liu Tianlin became more and more anxious and said that he wanted to visit immediately and discuss important matters.
Ni Chenyi had received instructions from Chang Sheng before, asking her to try to delay the time. Naturally, she would not let Liu Tianlin and others see Chang Sheng easily this time. She only said that Chang Sheng and others were resting, and the goods yard was currently using camel teams to transport rice. Please Liu Tianlin and others first went to the cargo yard to inspect.
It was getting late, and Liu Tianlin and others had no intention of inspecting the goods yard. They couldn't wait to see Chang Sheng, but Ni Chenyi blocked them in every possible way. In desperation, Liu Tianlin could only raise his voice and shout "Your Majesty" to attract Chang Sheng's attention.
Seeing that the time was almost up, Chang Sheng spoke up, "Who is making the noise?"
After listening to Changsheng's answer, Ni Chenyi stopped blocking him and quickly led Liu Tianlin and others to the east courtyard.
Changsheng didn't hate Liu Tianlin and Fan Jingming, and he also knew that they were just following orders. He stood up and walked to the door before everyone arrived, and went out to greet them.
There were more than ten people in Liu Tianlin's group. After seeing Changsheng, they immediately knelt down on one knee and said, "See the prince, the prince is a thousand years old, a thousand years old, a thousand years old."
"Generals, please excuse me," Changsheng stepped forward to help. "It's a long journey, generals, thank you for your hard work."
"Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. Your Majesty has many things to do and works hard every day. You are the one who really works hard." Not seeing Datou and others, Liu Tianlin looked around, "Why don't you see General Fu, General Yang and others?"
Without waiting for Changsheng to answer, Datou opened the door of the east wing angrily and said, "Why are you looking for us? Do you want to see if we are really injured, or are you afraid that we will sneak out and do something? "
Liu Tianlin and Fan Jingming are both famous people around the emperor. They usually have to treat everyone with respect when they meet them. But this time when they came to the Western Regions, they were choked and resented. However, they did not dare to be presumptuous when facing Datou, not just because Datou was The immortal man was wearing only a pair of cow-nosed shorts, and his body was covered in bruises, which was shocking and miserable.
Without waiting for Liu Tianlin and others to answer, Yang Kai also opened the door and walked out. He was also wearing only a pair of shorts and was covered in bruises. Although he was not as aggressive as Da Tou, his words were extremely cold and hard, "Please check, your Majesty the Imperial Envoy."
People in the world often use the word "gun and stick" to describe people's unpleasant speech. Datou and Yang Kai's words can no longer be described as "gun and stick". They are like knives, every word is heart-piercing, and they mercilessly expose Liu Tianlin and others. The motivation for this trip.
At this moment, Yu Yi also walked out of the west side room. Although Changsheng had said before that she did not need to show her wounds to everyone, she did not avoid it. She just wore an extra piece of clothing besides shorts.
Yu Yi's face was also very ugly, "Please inspect it, your Majesty the Imperial Envoy."
"The three generals misunderstood," Liu Tianlin waved his hands repeatedly, "We are here only to escort Princess Yongle's congratulatory gift, not to monitor the three generals."
"Oh, that's it," Datou sneered, "Your Majesty, please forgive me. We are all foolish and blind, and we misunderstood Your Majesty the Imperial Envoy."
Seeing that Da Tou was getting more and more outrageous, Chang Sheng wanted to stop him, but Yang Kai, who had never wanted to live next door to Da Tou, said coldly, "General Fan, you are here to take over Qingyang's troops, right? Please kindly advise me." Just tell me, the morale of Qingyang's soldiers is unstable, so you should be more careful after you take over, in case the soldiers mutiny, and you have to flee alone."
Yang Kai is usually taciturn, and no one would have thought that he would say these words. Fan Jingming felt like he was dying, "General Yang, why did you say this?"
Changsheng originally wanted to stop Datou and others from talking, but at this moment he was too lazy to speak, because Datou and others had already said all the unpleasant things, and it didn't matter whether he stopped them or not.
Seeing that Shi Xuanming didn't show up for a long time, Datou shouted, "Real man, get out of here quickly and let the imperial envoy inspect you!"
"Amitabha, risk it all." Shi Xuanming's voice came from the lower wing on the west side. As soon as he finished speaking, Shi Xuanming opened the door and walked out.
The moment they saw Shi Xuanming, everyone was stunned, not because he was scarred, but because this guy was completely naked...
