Halfway through the wine, suddenly a young envoy came out from behind the envoy of Deng State, saluted Xiong Tong, and immediately asked: "The Lord of Chu is here, and the envoy doesn't understand the matter, so I came here to ask for advice. May I ask, your Majesty, whether there is a relationship between countries?" Are there big and small countries?”
Xiong Tongtong: "Since the Duke of Zhou established the theory of "Zhou Rites", a system of enfeoffment has been implemented, and the superiority and inferiority are determined based on the rank. Hundreds of years have passed, and the etiquette has been destroyed, and the past is obviously outdated. I think that since we are all vassal states, , we should not use the past method of judging superiority by rank, let alone the size of the country, wealth and poverty. All countries, big or small, are equal!"
As soon as the Xiong call ended, the audience immediately burst into warm applause, and there were endless sounds of appreciation and cheers. After the applause, appreciation and cheers subsided, the Deng envoy asked again: "Since Lord Chu said this, the envoy still doesn't understand. Didn't Lord Chu just say that all countries are equal regardless of their size? I'm here today. Those who came were all envoys from small countries around the country. I knew that today’s banquet would invite envoys from various countries, and according to etiquette, the host should arrive first to wait for the guests. But now the guests arrived first, and the guests were asked to wait for the host. Is it because Chu is a big country? Do you intend to despise these small countries?" Xiong Tong was speechless when asked, and couldn't answer for a long time. Dou Min, the doctor on the side, got wise in his haste, and took over the words of Deng Guo's envoy and replied: "It really shouldn't keep you waiting for so long, but there is a reason. It is the season when peaches are ripe now. In order to let you be the first to taste the delicious food, I personally came here I am picking fairy peaches in the peach garden, so I am late... This proves that I treat you as a distinguished guest of the kingdom, how can I say that I am contemptuous of you? Come, please quickly bring the fairy peaches that I personally picked to you!"
Facing the bright red peaches, the envoys from various countries were salivating. Each of them grabbed one and tasted it with relish. Recalling the situation just now, Xiong Tong couldn't help but turn his attention to the Deng envoy who had just attacked him, but found that he only stood behind the Deng envoy and did not taste the peach. Xiong Tong wanted to meet the envoy, so he picked up a fairy peach and walked down from the dining table to the envoy of Deng's table. The envoy of Deng State was none other than Zhu Cuo, a senior official who had been envoyed to Chu State two years ago. Seeing Chu Jun Xiong Tong personally descending from the throne and approaching with the peach in his hands, Zhu Cuo quickly stood up and saluted Xiong Tong respectfully. When Xiong Tong turned his attention to the envoy behind Zhucuo, he couldn't help but be startled: Isn't this the beautiful young man who successfully passed Dou Lian and set up a pile of firewood in the empty field? Unexpectedly, at such a young age, he would dare to blame himself for being late on such an occasion. This showed his extraordinary courage and had to look at him with admiration, so he offered the fairy peach to him. The beautiful young man took the Xiantao and glanced at Xiong Tong when he thanked him. Unexpectedly, those eyes with longing for the clear spring were deeply imprinted in Xiong Tong's mind. Xiong Tong stood there blankly, forgetting to take back the hands he had stretched out when offering Tao just now. It wasn't until Dou Min came over and handed him the wine glass that Xiong Tong came back to his senses and covered up his gaffe and embarrassment by toasting envoys from various countries.
Xiong Tong took the wine glass, quickly returned to normal, and said to everyone: "Chu and other countries are located in the south of the Central Plains. They are called barbarian countries and are discriminated against. The countries in the Central Plains often look at us with covetous eyes, either sending troops to invade or attacking cities and territories. It makes chickens and dogs restless. In order to get rid of the situation of being beaten and restrained, we can only be strong by uniting together like human fingers and forming a fist. Today, I am loved by everyone and regarded as the leader of the alliance. I use this glass of wine to toast Everyone, cheers to the joining of various countries!" Xiong Tong's words convinced everyone, and the atmosphere at the scene was extremely warm.
The success of the Alliance Conference would have been a happy event. However, that night, Xiong Tong lay in bed but could not fall asleep for a long time. As soon as he closed his eyes, the shadow of Young Master Deng Guomei appeared in front of him. He was able to see through such a wonderful firewood formation at a glance, and he was able to cross it as if he were entering an uninhabited land, which showed that he was familiar with military books and had extensive knowledge. When the afternoon banquet was held to entertain envoys from various countries, he was not only able to see such a grand scene He was not afraid of the stage, and even questioned why he came late as the host, which showed that he was extremely talented and courageous. It would be great if such talents could be put to use by me...
After the morning court the next day, Xiong Tong had just returned to the palace when he suddenly reported that envoy Deng was visiting. In the blink of an eye, Deng's envoy Zucuo walked in accompanied by the American young envoy. After the ceremony, Zhui mistakenly said: "For your information, Mr. Chu, we have a daughter named Deng Man. Princess Deng Man is sixteen years old. Not only was she born with the beauty of the country, but she is also well-read in the scriptures and is quite knowledgeable. She is unparalleled in the world. There are many talented girls. The widow heard that Chu Jun was a great hero of Chu, who was both civil and military, young and promising, and wanted to betroth the princess to Chu Jun. He sent an envoy to the country, first to conclude an alliance, and secondly to do things for Chu Jun. Red media, I wonder what Mr. Chu wants?"
Xiong Tongjian said, subconsciously staring at the beautiful young man next to him for a few times, and said with ulterior motives: "Doctor Zhui, are you exaggerating? I have only heard of beautiful men from Deng Didi, but never heard of beautiful women from the country of Deng. You don't know how?" Are you here to deceive others just to please Marquis Deng?"
Zui mistakenly said: "How dare you..."
At this time, the beautiful young man on the side stood up immediately, raised his hands to Xiong Tong, and said, "Mr. Chu, what you said is wrong. Have you ever heard of the aunt of the Yellow Emperor's period? She is the most ugly girl in the world, but she is She was known for her virtuous reputation, and was even accepted by the Yellow Emperor as his fourth wife. Concubine Su Da was the most beautiful woman in the late Shang Dynasty. She deceived the king, harmed the loyal, and was deeply favored by King Zhou. The Shang Dynasty died because of her. This shows the beauty and ugliness of people. It’s not the appearance, but the inner beauty that is the real beauty. Chu Jun’s choice of concubine does not focus on virtue but only appearance. It seems to be in vain. If Princess Dengman learns that Chu Jun is such a person, she will definitely not agree to this marriage! "
When Zhui Cuo saw this, he immediately shouted: "How can you be unreasonable to Lord Chu? Why don't you back down!"
Xiong Tong laughed loudly and said, "Well said! Your envoy is quick to talk, and he has some similarities with me, so I like him. May I ask your envoy's name and age?"
Mei Shao said: "When I return to the Lord of Chu, my envoy's surname is only one word, and I have wasted my time for sixteen years. I was sent by the king as an envoy to the country. If there is any offense, please bear with me, Lord Chu!" "
Xiong Tongtang: "Where is it! Master Zhui, didn't you come here to be a matchmaker at the behest of Marquis Deng? I promise you that no matter whether the princess of your country is beautiful or ugly, I agree, and the marriage is settled like this. However, There is a condition——"
When Zhui Cuo saw that Xiong Tong agreed to the marriage, he was overjoyed and asked repeatedly: "What are the conditions? Mr. Chu, please tell me!"
But Xiong Tong pointed at the beautiful young man and said, "We must let Deng'er be the dowry, and we can marry together to the Chu Kingdom!" Zhui mistakenly said, and immediately laughed and agreed.
The wedding day was coming soon, and Xiong Tong sent Dou Min to go to Deng State to get married on his behalf. When the car entered the harem, Xiong Tong looked at each of the dowry people for a long time. Then he took the envoy Zhucuo who was sending the bride and asked, "Didn't you agree to let Deng'er dowry you? Why didn't you see him coming?"
Zhu Cuo smiled slyly and said, "Well, Mr. Chu, don't worry... When you see the princess later, Mr. Chu may understand everything..."
Xiong Tong said: "Yes, yes, you should take your princess back."
Zuicuo knew that Xiong Tong was impatient, but he couldn't tell the truth, so he spread his hands out in embarrassment and smiled wryly at Dou Min who was standing aside. Dou Min hurriedly came over and persuaded: "Why should the monarch be so impatient? Didn't Dr. Zhu say that he would understand everything when he saw the princess? As the saying goes: the wedding room is filled with flowers and candles, and a moment of gold is worth a moment. How can the monarch not hurry up and enter the wedding room with the bride? ?" They even urged and pushed Xiong Tong and the bride into the bridal chamber together.
At this moment, Xiong Tong was still thinking about the talented young man Deng Er. At present, the Chu country is waiting for a lot of opportunities, and it is the time to employ people. What he loves is talents, and he clearly stated that the first condition for agreeing to the marriage must be to let Deng'er come to Chu as part of the "dowry". Although Deng's dowry was rich, Deng'er was not found, which made Xiong Tong deeply disappointed. At the moment, what he was eager to know was why Deng'er didn't come? Where did he go? I only agreed to this marriage in order to get Deng'er, but now I don't see Deng'er, it shows that Lord Deng has broken his trust with me. How can I marry you, Deng Guo... However, Zhu Cuo and Dou Mi both said that only Princess Deng knows about it. What's going on...what's going on? Xiong Tong was still hesitating, holding the wedding scale with the red hijab in his hand, undecided, not knowing whether the red hijab covering the bride's head should be removed or not.
