The next day, early morning.
The sun had just risen when a luxurious carriage pulled by six white horses slowly drove onto the main road of the royal capital.
In this era, except for the playboys (and Lu Wu) who are just waiting to die, no one is qualified to sleep in.
If you want to visit a noble person, in addition to sending a greeting card in advance, it is etiquette to set out early in the morning.
The wooden wheels rolled over the new road paved with bluestones, causing the carriage to bump slightly.
"Open the curtains." Jiang Ning, dressed in fine clothes and sitting in the middle of the carriage, ordered.
The maid opened the side curtain.
Looking out from the car window, the building on the left is quite large. On the right, there is still a large construction site that can't be seen to the end. It is divided into grids by roads and wooden barriers, and many people are already busy.
In the distance, there is a building built with wooden fences. It is the earliest market built in the royal city. There is a lot of traffic coming in and out, and the noise of people can be heard even from the main road.
Jiang Ning was a little distracted.
Although the Royal City of the Deer Kingdom has not yet been built, it is already quite vibrant.
She had never seen Lu Wu with her own eyes, but it was said that Uncle Lu was only 17 years old now. Such a young, powerful and clever monarch would pose a great threat to the future of Wu.
Why did the king allow such a fierce general to establish an independent country?
Wu State should have tied him to Wu State's chariot at all costs.
If Lu Wu is still a powerful general under Wu State, the king only needs to give an order to dispatch him. How can he send several rounds of envoys to whisper and beg him to take action?
Moreover, the State of Wu is the only neighboring country of the Deer State. If Uncle Lu raises his ambitions for expansion, the State of Wu can only be the only target.
As for the kindness - Wu State and Chu State also had an eternal alliance agreement.
Jiang Ning lowered her head and sighed silently.
Look at the present first.
The area where the envoys stayed was not too far from the palace. Jiang Ning arrived at the palace quickly, and a servant led the carriage to the front of Canghai Court.
Canghaiting is an independent courtyard in the Royal Court of the Deer King. It consists of seven two-story buildings connected by corridors, surrounding a medium-sized square in the middle. The square is very simple, with ordinary floor tiles and no decorations. More like a martial arts school
This is also the inner palace of Zhechong Division, responsible for counting the expenditure of funds, allocating financial resources, and recording files and documents.
As for rewards, punishments, killings, and decisions about lives, it is the responsibility of Zhechong Division's Waifu, which has another office outside the royal court.
The relationship between the Wu Kingdom and the Lu Kingdom is different. This is Gongzi Lie's head wife. Back then, Gongzi Lie called Lu Wu's father uncle. Gifts came in a stream every day. Qiu Tong and the other five women had benefited from him a lot. , the relationship is even closer.
So Qiu Tong took two of his capable men to welcome him out in person.
"How dare you go to Wang Ji to welcome her in person? I am Jiang Ning, and I have met Mrs. Qiutong and the two ladies." Jiang Ning saw it in the carriage, quickly got out of the carriage, gathered her clothes and saluted.
"Mrs. Ning, please don't see anyone outside. Young Master Li and my husband are brothers and sisters. You are one of our own." Qiu Tong stretched out his hand to pick up Jiang Ning and said with a gentle smile.
Jiang Ning had heard about Qiu Tong for a long time, but this was the first time she saw Qiu Tong in person.
Qiutong's image was not scary. It was completely different from the strong female warrior she had imagined fighting out of a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood. In addition to being extremely tall, she was also curvy and a gentle and delicate-looking woman.
Only in terms of dressing, this lady's style is slightly different from other ladies.
Qiutong wears a black floral brocade robe with a jade belt around her waist, showing off her exquisite figure. The main picture on her chest is embroidered with an angry eye with fierce eyes and spread wings. The golden phoenix that looks like it is about to fight a powerful enemy.
"This is Li Si Bu, this is Ye Si Ji - Li He, Ye Ying, this is Mrs. Jiang Ning, the head wife of Mr. Wu Guolie." Qiu Tong took Jiang Ning's hand and introduced the two women around her. .
Li He is an ignorant woman whom Lu Wu and his friends rescued while running away from Songjing; Ye Ying is a young woman who was saved from the local evil forces when they went back to their old business of robbing the rich and helping the poor in Nanhe Prefecture of Chu State.
The poor woman saved by the hand.
At first, Lu Wu only had a few people under his command, and everyone had to contribute. Now they have become elders of the Lu Kingdom and have quite a high status.
Li He is careful, and now he is the Secretary. The names of the people in charge of the palace are registered and given marriages, and he helps Qiu Tong handle the affairs of the palace. The best thing is that the Li family escaped from the Songjing Incident and fought with the Wu State and the Lu Family. There is no relationship with other people, so there is no need to worry about someone coming to arrange palace affairs in her way, which really saves Qiu Tong a lot of energy;
Ye Ying has a photographic memory. She serves as secretary and is in charge of documents. She is equivalent to Qiu Tong's secretary-general and is more capable than Li He.
She also had a miserable life. Not only was her entire family wiped out, but she was also snatched as a concubine by her enemies. It was Qiu Tong and the other five women who broke into the Wang family to rescue her and helped her avenge her family's annihilation. There was no need to consider the issue of loyalty.
"Jiang Ning, come here, I should have hosted a banquet for you, but as you know, the king has been sleeping for a long time now, and the affairs of the Deer Kingdom are all on my shoulders. Since you and I have a good relationship with each other, I won't be polite to you. If anything happens, let’s just go in and talk about it.”
Qiu Tong held Jiang Ning's shoulder with one hand and walked inward - in order to show intimacy, she should have held her waist, but unfortunately the height difference between the two was too big, so they could only hold their shoulders.
"Lu Bo's martial arts is so mysterious that ghosts and gods are unpredictable. He can actually sleep for such a long time. It's really unbelievable." The two of them walked side by side towards the main building of Canghaiting, Jiang Ning admired.
When they came to the building, the guests and the host were seated, and an attendant served tea. Qiutong said: "There is no mystery about martial arts, it's just that my husband's body development has not been completed yet."
"ah?"
"Mrs. Jiang Ning, I know your purpose of coming. To tell you the truth, my husband is at a critical moment now. He needs to sleep and recuperate from time to time to complete his work. That's why he can't go to the Wu Chu front line. It's because he doesn't miss his old relationship. Since Mr. Lie How come my husband refuses to take action when he comes in person?"
The Wu State is the only neighboring country of the Deer State, and it has the origins of a feudal state. It cannot be overemphasized. In addition, Jiang Ning is the wife of Gongzi Lie, so she comes to take the best route to connect the family. If Qiu Tong does not come up with something, It's a reasonable excuse, but it's really hard to dismiss.
"How could this be so? How could this be so? With Lu Bo's astonishing bravery, his martial arts has not yet been fully developed? His body has not yet fully developed?" This reason was really unbelievable to Jiang Ning. She didn't care about being rude and said in surprise.
Only this one person can lay down the foundation of a country with the courage of one person throughout the ages!
The word "bravely championing the three armies" is a compliment to others, but it is a derogation to Lu Wu - this kind of person, if you say that he is not good or okay, that his body has not developed well, and that his magical skills have not yet been fully developed, who will believe this?
Even if this is the case, the magical power is still incomplete, and the completed magic power will not reach heaven?
But then I thought about it, Lu Bo was only fifteen years old during the Songjing Incident, but now two years later, he is not seventeen years old.
For ordinary people, a man of this age is already the head of a household and may even have children;
But for those who really practice martial arts, their muscles and bones have just stabilized and their bodies have not yet reached their peak development.
"this--"
