Lan Ling added: "For me in Daliang, the Taiwei is the same as the pillar of the country. We must not make any mistakes. If the Taiwei goes to Liao as an envoy, he may fall into a dilemma similar to Nanchen."
The Queen agreed: "What you said is also my worry."
All the ministers agreed: "What the princess said is true. Our court must not lose the Taiwei. The Taiwei can no longer take risks, so it is better to send someone else."
In the face of everyone's opposition, Su Xian's attitude towards going north was unwavering.
He looked calm and explained to everyone:
"Your Majesty, Princess and all of you are just worried too much. The Liao Kingdom is not Nanchen, and the new Liao Emperor Nalanjie is not the empress. It is impossible for that kind of thing to happen again."
"Furthermore, the establishment of diplomatic relations between Daliang and Liao was almost single-handedly facilitated by Chen. I would be the best candidate to go north as an envoy to Liao. Even if something happens, Chen's thin face may still have some effect."
"Your Majesty, there is no need to send another envoy, I am the best envoy!"
The Queen looked embarrassed and exchanged glances with Lan Ling from afar.
The ministers whispered among themselves for a while, and finally Liu Shizhong came out of the crowd and said to Su Xian:
"The words of the Taiwei are indeed reasonable, but this trip to the north as envoy to the Liao Kingdom is just to attend a throne enthronement banquet. Just send one person to deal with it."
"Having said that, I am obedient. The new Liao Emperor clearly stated in his credentials that he wants his ministers to go to Liao as envoys. This cannot be false, right?" Su Xian replied.
"This..." Liu Shizhong and other ministers were silent for a moment.
"Su Aiqing must be sent as envoy to Liao?" the queen asked.
"Reporting to your Majesty, no matter from any aspect, I am the best candidate to go to Liao Kingdom." Su Xian said firmly.
"That's the case..." The Queen was a little worried after all, and paused before saying:
"I have given you the title of 'Hebei Road March Chief', 'Hedong Road March Chief', 'Guannei Road March Chief', 'Longyou Road March Chief' and other positions to help Su Aiqing go north to prevent unexpected events!"
The marching general manager can mobilize all troops in a certain area.
Hebei, Hedong, Guannei, and Longyou were all located in the north of the Daliang Empire and adjacent to the Liao Kingdom.
The Queen gave Su Xian the right to mobilize troops in these four areas, and its purpose is self-evident - if there are changes in the Liao Kingdom's trip, troops can be mobilized nearby at any time for emergency response!
This is really a big deal. He actually handed over the entire north to Su Xian. To put it bluntly, if Su Xian raised his arms in the north, maybe...
This shows how much the Queen trusts Su Xian.
The ministers were speechless and did not dare to say anything more... In fact, not to mention the ministers, even Princess Lanling, who was the Queen's daughter, was quite interested in this.
"My lord, take the order!"
Su Xian bowed and bowed, bringing a successful end to the "Envoys' Controversy".
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In a blink of an eye, time came to the next day.
As an envoy of the Liao Kingdom, Su Xian had set out with a large number of troops.
After a day and a half of hurrying and slow driving, we arrived at Taiyuan Mansion on Hedong Road at dusk that night and entered Taiyuan City to rest for a while.
Along the way, Su Xian felt quite comfortable, enjoying the scenery along the way and writing a poem from time to time, as if he was going out for fun and outing.
Because he believed that there would be no problems during this trip to Liao.
Even if there are problems, they are minor and can be easily solved.
As for the conspiracy theory he heard from Li Qingniu about the possibility of poisoning by Tibetan envoys, Su Xian didn't take it to heart, and it was impossible to think about it.
Dafan is located on the southwest plateau, while Liao is located on the grassland in the north. There is a beam between them. What hatred can there be between them?
Taiyuan City.
Posthouse.
It was already dark.
After Su Xian had dinner, he originally wanted to walk out of the inn, wander around Taiyuan City, and experience the night markets in the north. This was also a part of "tourism".
The result is very disappointing, because Taiyuan is located in the north and the situation is complicated. After dark, the entire city is subject to a curfew, and there is no night market at all!
"well!"
In the wing of the post house, Su Xian lay on the table, propped his head on his hands, and stared at the candles burning quietly on the table in a daze. After a long time, he said:
"It's so boring. If I had known this, I should have brought Liu Mei with me. It would be nice to just have someone to chat with, not to do anything else."
As he sighed, he suddenly caught a glimpse of a medical book on the table, and suddenly remembered Li Qingniu's instructions to him before departure, asking him to urge Zhou Wei to study medicine.
"Yes!"
Su Xian was shocked, turned around and shouted outside the room: "Go and call Zhou Wei..."
After a while, Zhou Wei came in as expected. After entering the room, he sat down opposite Su Xian and said with a smile: "Senior brother, what do you want from me? Is it because you want to drink? I am good at this..."
"What are you drinking at night? Take a look at this." Su Xian pushed the medical book on the table to Zhou Wei.
"Book? Reading?!" Zhou Wei was shocked, like a mouse seeing a cat, his whole body shrank back.
"This is a medical book that Master handed to me before departure. It records all of Master's experience in studying poisons. You can read it first." Su Xian said with a smile.
Zhou Wei composed himself and did not go to get the medical book. He looked at Su Xian and smiled: "Senior brother is Master's entry-level disciple, so I don't need it, right?"
There was a hint of excitement hidden deep in Su Xian's eyes, and he smiled:
"This is Master's advice. Let me keep an eye on you and learn more about medicine... Stop talking nonsense and read it!"
"Master said that Tibet has created a unique poison that is colorless and odorless. If we encounter it, we can find a way to crack it from this book!"
"You should familiarize yourself with it first, in case you need to use it. By the way, I have read it many times, and now it is your turn, junior brother."
Zhou Wei gritted his teeth and with trembling hands, he finally picked up the book and asked, "Did Master really give this order?"
"Of course, Master said, no matter how good you are, you are still from Butterfly Valley and Master's disciple. Only studying medicine is our duty!"
Su Xian stood up, put his hands behind his back, imitated Li Qingniu's posture, and walked around behind Zhou Wei, giving a strong sense of surveillance.
"Okay...okay..."
Zhou Wei was quite afraid of Li Qingniu. As soon as he heard that it was Li Qingniu's intention, he could only frown and opened the book to read, his brows always furrowed.
Su Xian walked back and forth behind him. If Zhou Wei was distracted, he would scold him severely as a senior brother... It was enough.
About half an hour later.
Su Xian spitted and looked stern. Just when he was in the middle of reprimanding Zhou Wei, the door was suddenly pushed open and Yang Zhilan entered the room: "Young Master, there is news from our people lurking in the Liao Palace."
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"explain."
Su Xian was stunned for a moment, leaving Zhou Wei aside, and turned to face Yang Zhilan.
Zhou Wei was really exhausted. When he saw Su Xian turned around and lay directly on the table, his mouth wide open, he kept panting, like a dog that had run dozens of kilometers.
Yang Zhilan calmly replied: "There are people within the Liao Kingdom who have political disagreements with the Liao Emperor and are planning to take advantage of the grand enthronement ceremony to do something bad for Daliang!"
