The most powerful minister in the world

It snowed for two days and two nights, and everything seemed to have fallen silent with the heavy snow.

Jing Lixiao's enthronement ceremony was held in the past few days. Jingxi and Jingchuan's mansions had also been selected, but they were being renovated and there happened to be a heavy snowfall, so it would naturally be delayed for some time.

Everything seemed to be going according to plan.

Several officers and soldiers at the city gate were carrying big brooms and sweeping away the snow. The snow was still falling, but it was much lighter. Only scattered snowflakes were falling intermittently, but the wind was not weak at all, blowing on the face like a knife. Cut generally.

Several officers and soldiers who were clearing the snow were fighting with their eyelids. The morning sun had not yet risen and the earth was still sleeping. An officer accidentally slipped and fell and was rubbing his butt and cursing. The soldiers on duty smiled and tried to help him up.

"Don't move. Look at the ground. Is it shaking?"

"It's true. Damn it. Look over there. Why does it look like Chen Guo's team?"

"Damn, it's true. Go, go and inform the guard."

The news of the arrival of the Chen State envoy in Beijing caused the capital city, which had just rested for a short time, to boil again. It seemed that the Chen State emperor still felt sorry for his son after all, and sent an envoy to compromise with the Southern Kingdom.

Emperor Qianyang in the palace was overjoyed and arranged for Honglu Temple to receive him. The envoy from Chen State arrived just as he arrived at Honglu Temple to settle the imperial edict.

"The envoy of Chen State listens to the order~"

"Huh? The envoy of Chen State listens to the order~"

The eunuch who announced the decree was a little impatient. He turned his eyes to Li Sanli, the young minister of Honglu Temple. Li Sanli immediately shouted into the hall: "Envoy of the State of Chen, come out and listen to the decree!"

"Oh! It's coming, it's coming. I just had a bite of hot noodles. I didn't listen. I'm sorry." The envoy of Chen State stumbled out of the hall and knelt down on the ground. He bowed to the ground, "Your Majesty Duan Wuya, Bow down to the Southern Emperor~"

Before the eunuch who announced the decree could speak, all the ministers of Honglu Temple who were watching around were talking about it.

"If the Chen State sends such a person as an envoy, there will be no one available in the country. He looks like a country bumpkin no matter what."

"Look, if one day I am sent as an envoy to Chen Guo, I will definitely safeguard the dignity of the Southern Kingdom and will not kneel down. How can a minister kneel down to two emperors!"

"What a fucking coward. It seems that he is really scared of being beaten by the Jing family army, hahaha."

"Ahem!" The eunuch who announced the decree glared at the ministers who were discussing, then turned around and said with a smile: "The envoy of Chen State can just stand and listen to the decree."

Duan Wuya wiped his nose and stood up, half-bent and holding his hands to listen to the order.

"The envoy from the State of Chen came here in the wind and snow after a long journey. I am worried that you are exhausted, so I have given you ten jars of royal wine and some fresh and dried fruits. I will order Honglu Temple to entertain them. Don't lose sight of the hospitality of our southern country. As for negotiations, I will notify you of the matter separately, thank you for this!"

"The minister is waiting to accept the order."

Duan Tianya saw the ministers kneeling down, and he knelt down again. The eunuch handed the imperial edict to the young minister of Honglu Temple, but stared at Duan Tianya who was kneeling on the ground with his head bowed for a long time. He also smiled contemptuously and walked away.

Visitors are guests, and even between countries, no matter how much you look down on the person in front of you, you still have to greet them with a smile. After all, in terms of national strength, the Chen State is not inferior to the Southern State.

"Master Duan, please get up quickly. It's cold. Let's invite him inside the house. I have arranged the entourage properly. Don't worry, don't worry."

Duan Tianya stood up, patted the snow on his knees, and said with a flattering smile: "Master Li, you are the elder, please go first."

Li Sanli stroked his beard and laughed and said: "Let's come together, please." After saying that, he walked in and heard Duan Tianya suddenly say from behind: "Master Li, I have a favor to ask."

"Oh? Please speak."

"Is there any garlic?"

Li Sanli's old face was stunned and he made a shape with his hand and said: "Garlic?"

“If you eat noodles without garlic, the flavor will be half as bad.”

At this statement, all the ministers in Honglu Temple laughed. Even Li Sanli, the young minister, did not hold back. He quickly called his men to go to the kitchen and ask for two heads of fresh sprouted garlic.

Duan Tianya walked around in the hall holding a noodle bowl and ate five whole bowls. He also wiped out two heads of garlic. Finally, he wiped his mouth with his sleeve. He was not at all polite in front of these literati, and he was quite a warrior. style.

"Master Li, I have just arrived in Guibao. Since His Majesty the Emperor has not allowed us to discuss it, I wonder if I can take a look around. Today, along the way, I really feel that the capital of the Southern Kingdom is extraordinary. There are countless stages, songs and pavilions, which makes people yearn for it. .”

"Natural, natural, but most of our people in the South have a patriotic heart. Given your status, it would be better for you to move less."

"Hey, I came early. No one has seen what I look like. Now that I have your approval, I will go now."

Li Sanli was drinking tea. As soon as he put down his tea cup, he had already walked to the door with the person in front of him. He stood up at a loss and wanted to give some instructions. Duan Tianya turned around and said, "Master Li, The noodles at Honglu Temple are delicious. Most of the people I brought have not eaten yet, so I asked Mr. Li to give them a taste after they have settled down."

"I'll be back during lunch, Mr. Li, please don't send me off."

The moment his figure left, Li Sanli finally couldn't stand it any longer. He slapped the table and burst into laughter. He mocked his colleagues: "You have the nerve to send someone like this out to negotiate. Is that confused emperor of Chen State blind?" Blinded?"

"What Mr. Li said is absolutely true. I will look at whether he is eating or not, and whether he is sitting or not. He is just like a country man."

"Not only that, he has arrived at our Honglu Temple. It's okay not to discuss the negotiation plan together first. He actually didn't even take a look at his own prince. After eating, he couldn't restrain his temper and ran out to hang out. Chen Guo There is no one left, hahaha.”

"Why are you laughing? Where is the envoy from Chen State?"

The ministers who had been laughing together immediately hugged each other and bowed when they saw the person at the door: "Your Excellency."

Li Sanli walked up and held his stomach and smiled: "Master Siqing, you just came back from the palace and didn't you see what he looked like just now..."

"Where are the people!" Zhao Xiang, the minister of Honglu Temple, scolded angrily.

"Ahem... I went out for a walk."

Zhao Xiang understood what had just happened, stared at the table angrily and shouted: "Old Li, you are confused, how could Chen Guo send such a person here? This must be a layer he has put on himself. The veil is so captivating to your eyes, why don’t you send someone to follow it!”

When Li Sanli heard this, he felt cold sweat break out on his back. He immediately rushed out of the hall and ordered his subordinates to search on the street.

"Old Li, are you fifty-five this year?"

"This old man has just passed his destiny year."

Zhao Xiang smiled and said, "Then I was wrong." He stared at the empty bowls piled up on the table and some garlic peels scattered on the ground, pouting in disgust, "Let's find someone to clean them up."

Li Junhao was captured by Jing Xi after he led a thousand cavalry for dozens of miles, so he couldn't hold himself back when he was hiding in the Prince's Mansion. As soon as Yun Ziying returned to the Mansion, he pulled him into the inner courtyard.

"Go slowly, the road is slippery."

"How about it? How many cities does Chen Guo plan to trade for that bastard's life?"

Yun Ziying felt uncomfortable being pulled by him. He shook his sleeves and broke away, "Why are you so impatient? Now that you are in our hands, are you still afraid that he will run away?"

"Aren't I worried about suffering a loss? Let's agree on the minimum five cities first, otherwise I will go to Tianlao and kill him personally."

"Shit, what's the use of telling me all this? It's you, have you seen Liu Ningmei?"

"Forehead......"

Jingxi tugged on his cloak, tilted his eyes and laughed, "How is that possible? I've been in the yard and haven't gone out."

"Jingxi is in my car, Jingxi is in my car, was she the one who shouted?"

Seeing Yun Ziying rolling his eyes, Jingxi sighed and acquiesced.

"You've been talking lies all day, but you're not afraid of a cloudy day and a bolt of lightning will strike you to death."

Jingxi stepped on the rock, pulled off a frozen wicker and played with it, staring at the slightly icy lake. Occasionally, carps broke through the ice to breathe.

"she says......"

"Hey~ stop it, I don't want to hear it. I just want to remind you that she is more bluffing than you when she is crazy. I advise you to have a good talk with her again."

After Yun Ziying turned around the high decorative stones and left, Jingxi looked up to the sky with a depressed sigh, slammed the wicker in his hand to the ground and cursed: "Damn it, I shouldn't have come back!"

"Oh~ By the way, your man asked me to ask you if it's time to go back?" Yun Ziying suddenly popped his head out of the crack in the stone and said like a ghost.

"Damn it, you scared me, how did he know I'm here with you, you kid is so unjust!"

Yun Ziying spread his hands and said helplessly: "Others don't know how powerful the black knight is, don't you know?"

"If you don't come back, go find your princess. I'm going out for a walk. You're bored here." After saying that, he whistled to the sky, and saw a white eagle flying from the sky with a majestic cry. , flapped its wings and slowly landed on his shoulder.

"Hey, Xiaobai has grown so big, does he still recognize me?"

Xiaobai cooed in a friendly manner and then rubbed his head against Jingxi in a coquettish manner.

"Okay, okay, you give this to General Wang stationed outside the city."

Xiaobai chirped, held the small letterbox in his mouth, spread his wings and flew away. This frightened Yunziying greatly. He grabbed Jingxi's collar and angrily yelled: "You don't know what you want to do, kid!" What situation are you in?!"

Jingxi pushed him away and sneered: "Look, I scared you. I asked General Wang to go to Beijing for a chat and have a few drinks. What do you think will happen?"

"Jingxi, I know you very well. If you don't get angry, you'll be itchy all over."

Jingxi patted Yun Ziying on the shoulder with a gloomy expression, "In that case, please, Prince Edward, please say a few kind words for me out of brotherhood when something happens to me!"