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After another three days of intensive discussions, Emperor Hongwu finally decided to end Dari Achi's request for tribute.The imperial decree was spread to the border, and after communication, Lou Changfeng soon conveyed Dari'a Chifang's request to go to Beijing to pay tribute in person, and Emperor Hongwu agreed.

As the servant of the Ministry of Rites, Shen Yi was within his duties for foreign officials to make pilgrimage, tribute, banquets, gifts, and seeing off from the four barbarians.After half a month of intensive preparations, finally in February of the 29th year of Hongwu, Dari'achi's envoy, Dari'achi's second brother, was welcomed in the capital.He also brought a hundred short-legged pony horses, a special product of Dari Achi, into the court as a tribute.

After the envoy entered Beijing, he lived in the post house. After three days of rest, Emperor Hongwu and his officials received an audience from Dari Achi in the Hall of Supreme Harmony.

At that time, Emperor Hongwu was sitting on the golden lacquered throne in Kowloon, and accompanied by the three voices of Honglu Temple Qing, a group of people came slowly from outside the hall, and under the watchful eyes of the officials on both sides of the royal road, they walked to the throne. Before your majesty, everyone except the leader knelt on the gold bricks.

But he saw the leader standing casually, looking up at the throne with a smile on his face, and leaning slightly with his hands on his shoulders.

But he was wearing a loose silk jacket, the collar was casually opened to reveal his wheat-colored collarbone; the trousers were tight, with a belt around the waist, and a pair of long boots on his feet.

This person is tall and burly, although he is not a muscular man, but his shoulders are broad, his legs are long, and his waist is strong, he is bigger than most people in the Central Plains.And that head of slightly curly thick black hair was neither loose nor crowned, but was braided at the top with a very strange technique, and there were various colorful beads hanging in the hair.

What surprised Baiguan even more was his calm demeanor.It's just a foreigner from a foreign land, living in a piece of powder and gilt gold, among the precious elephants and cranes and fragrant pavilions, but he can do it without fear or timidity, and is contented.

But when he heard him speak, he said with a loud smile: "Chen, Wu Ri Geng Dase will see His Majesty."

Hearing that he called himself "Chen", the expressions of all the officials relaxed a little.

Emperor Hongwu stared at him through the beaded curtain of the crown, and said slowly for a long while: "Your envoy has come from a long way, and the journey has been exhausting. After a few days in the capital, are you still used to it?"

Wu Ri Geng Dase said with a smile: "Although the journey is a bit bumpy, but to be able to bring Dari Achi Khan's respect to visit His Majesty, I will work tirelessly. Before entering Beijing, I had heard of the prosperity and prosperity in the south of the grassland, and now I have seen it with my own eyes. Sure enough, it is unusual, and I admire the magnificent scenery and His Majesty's majesty even more in my heart."

Wu Ri Geng Tase thought that he was used to speaking Mongolian, but at this time he was a little ambiguous when speaking Chinese, but there was a poetic and song-like rhythm.

Emperor Hongwu nodded slightly, and said: "In a few days, we will be in the canonization hall. In the next few days, please invite your envoy to rest in the capital. You must also take advantage of today's banquet to enjoy the rare feasts of the imperial city, as well as silk and bamboo singing and dancing."

Wu Rigendase bowed to thank him, waved his hand at the right time and said, "These are some small gifts from the minister, please accept them with a smile, Your Majesty."

But he saw two rows of men and women of different races kneeling on the ground behind him, all holding brocade boxes.However, what is more eye-catching is these men and women themselves. The men all have deep and handsome faces and handsome and tall figures, while the women have beautiful skin and beautiful breasts.They bowed their heads respectfully and held the treasures, like tamed beasts, which made people's hearts flutter when they looked at them.

But Emperor Hongwu's eyes flickered slightly, and without saying anything, he waved his hand to let them go down.

The imperial banquet began, all the officials were seated one after another, and Wu Ri Geng Dase naturally stayed at the side of Emperor Hongwu.The envoy of Dari Achi was a very talkative and humorous person. He not only praised the food on the table and the singing and dancing during the banquet, but also flattered the Central Plains in the casual travel experience.Even Emperor Hongwu, who was cautious and suspicious on weekdays, gradually had a smile on his face after drinking for three rounds, and began to listen to Wu Ri Geng Dase talking about the hunting customs of the grassland with great interest.

Shen Bing and Xie Ling were naturally also at the banquet, and their seats happened to be adjacent to each other.At this time, seeing the singing and dancing, and the people around talking and laughing happily, Xie Qin couldn't help leaning slightly, and softly asked Mr. Shen who had been busy for several days in his family: "Are you tired these days?"

Shen Bin lowered his eyes and smiled slightly, raised his glass to his lips, and replied in a low voice under the cover of the wine glass: "It's okay, don't worry about it."

"How can I not worry about it." Xie Jin's gaze slowly shifted to Wu Ri Geng Dase who was sitting on the seat, "This emissary of Dari Achi... doesn't seem to be very desirable."

Shen Ting nodded: "He is very smart and understands the culture of the Central Plains very well. But from his attitude, it can be seen that he really wants to seek peace."

"Really want to ask for peace?" Xie Ling twitched a sarcasm smile, "If you really want to ask for peace, how can you be so arrogant when you meet the emperor, and don't kneel or worship?"

Shen Bing was taken aback for a moment: "It's understandable that there is no kneeling ceremony on the grassland."

Xie Jin couldn't deny it, turned his head and asked in a low voice: "I heard that the group of tribute horses they brought has already been received?"

Shen Bing gave a soft "hmm".

Xie Ling sneered softly: "The hundred horses are really all stallions?"

There was a hint of inexplicable look in Shen Bing's eyes.His fingers slowly stroked the wall of the cup, as if he was thinking about something, and after a while he said slowly: "It's not convenient to talk about it here, we'll talk about it later."

Xie Qin took a deep look at him, sat up straight and said nothing.

The banquet was going on as usual, and soon the sun was setting outside, and it was already evening.The banquet was full of wine and food, and the guests had a good time.On the throne, Emperor Hongwu had a chat with Wu Ri Geng Dase, and ordered him to experience the local conditions and customs in the past few days in Beijing. Then he got up and left his seat, and ordered all the officials to leave.

After everyone knelt down to send the emperor off, they got up one after another, bowed back and filed out of the hall.Shen Ting followed Xie Ling, walked out of the door with his clothes on and hurried a few steps to catch up with Xie Ling, but suddenly he heard someone calling him from behind: "Your Excellency."

Shen Ting paused, but when he looked back, he saw Wu Ri Geng Tase walking towards him with a smile.

Xie Jin, who was a few steps away, also stopped, turned his head and narrowed his eyes to stare at the slowly approaching foreign man.

Wu Rigeng Dase came to Shen Yu, smiled and bowed to him.Shen Tie was originally tall and slender, and was considered tall among most people in the Central Plains, but at this moment, Wu Ri Geng Tase and Shen Tie were standing together, but they were more than a head taller than him.Coupled with this man's broad shoulders and broad shoulders, he looked oppressive when he slightly lowered his head to look at people. Even with a smile on his face at this time, he still couldn't conceal his natural wildness and danger.

With a calm expression on his face, Shen Bing took a step back to catch the trace, and saluted him back: "My lord, can you enjoy the banquet today?"

"I had a lot of fun." Wu Rigeng Dase said with a smile, "It's also thanks to Mr. Minister's arrangement these days that I don't feel uncomfortable here. Speaking of which, I'm new here and I'm not familiar with the capital. I don't know the minister. Do you have time these few days, sir, can you accompany me to visit the famous places in the capital?"

Shen Ting was slightly taken aback, but before he could speak, he heard footsteps behind him, and then Xie Jin's voice floated in a neutral voice: "I'm afraid Mr. Shen will be busy with the canonization ceremony these days, so he won't have time to accompany your lord envoy. You don't dislike it, how about letting the officials accompany you?"

Wu Ri Geng Tase frowned, looking at the expressionless Xie Ling: "I wonder if this lord is—?"

Shen Yan sighed slightly in his heart, turned sideways and introduced: "This is the household servant Xie Ling, Mr. Xie."

"Master Hubu? Isn't that the job of you people from the Central Plains to manage money?" Wu Ri Geng Tase laughed, "No wonder your lord looks like this—extravagant."

Xie Ling twitched his brows slightly, and said with a smile that was not a smile: "The Ministry of Households is in charge of the national household registration, taxation and labor. It goes down to resettlement and land reclamation, recruits and resettles refugees, provides pensions and relief, and adjusts surpluses; The taxes of Chi, Guanshi, and Kengye are all within our blame. Even the tribute sent by the noble envoy is also managed by the Ministry of Households. But the word "manage money" can't explain it clearly."

"So that's how it is. The imperial system of the Central Plains is really extensive and profound." Wu Ri Geng Dase clapped his hands and smiled, "If it wasn't for your lord's disapproval of my family's peace negotiation, I'm afraid I really want to go out with you for a few days and learn more."

As soon as these words came out, Xie Ling's expression changed slightly.

Shen Yan secretly squeezed the sleeves of his robe, and said with a calm smile on his face: "Why did your lord envoy say that? It is His Majesty's decision to negotiate peace between the nobles and our court. We are both His Majesty's subjects. How could there be any disapproval?" ' That said."

Wu Ri Gendase shrugged: "Although we grassland people are not as bureaucratic as you, we have wolf-like intuition and can clearly distinguish who is an enemy and who is a friend."

Shen Bin said indifferently: "There are no friends or enemies here, they are all members of the alliance."

Wu Ri Geng Dase laughed loudly: "Okay, I thought I met you a few days ago and you really hit it off, so you can be regarded as friends. Well, you people from the Central Plains, it's really hard to talk to each other."

Shen Yan raised his lips and smiled: "Your official does things according to his duties, so you don't have to keep it in mind. During the few days you are in the capital, Honglu Temple or the post house will arrange someone to accompany you to visit the famous places in the capital. The official is not a local of the capital either. I'm afraid I can't have fun with my lord."

"Okay, okay, since the servant has refused, it's not convenient for me to force it." Wu Ri Geng Tase cupped his hands with a smile, "Then see you later."

After saying that, he looked at Xie Ling again with a smile, and then walked away.

At this time, all the officials were dispersed, and there were only two Shen Yi and Xie Ling before the long steps of the Hall of Supreme Harmony.The setting sun was disappearing inch by inch into the corner of the palace wall, and the long wind that penetrated the palace came suddenly, blowing the silence left after the feast even more hollow.The corners of the two's scarlet robes fluttered in the wind, but the silky fabrics were staggered from each other, unable to touch each other for a long time.

Xie Qin withdrew his gaze as he watched Wu Ri Geng Dase leave.He looked at Shen Bing, his lips parted slightly, and wanted to say something, but he saw that Shen Bing had lowered his head, and said in a low voice: "There are so many people, so don't say more here."

Xie Ling frowned, an inexplicable anger rose in his heart.He blurted out just as he was about to say something, but Shen Yi had already walked down the steps.

"Shen Bing!"

Xie Ling tried his best to lower his voice, but he still heard his out-of-control voice echoing in the air.He strode forward, caught up with Shen Bing in the empty square in front of the main hall, and grabbed his left hand.

"What are you doing?" Shen Yan suddenly turned his head, frowned and said angrily, "Pull in front of the palace, let people see what it looks like!"

Xie Ling paused.He really felt that his emotions fluctuated a bit just now, and when he suddenly saw Shen Yan frowning with anger, his heart tightened suddenly.He took a breath, barely suppressed the depression, and said in a low voice: "You don't want to walk away like this. I still have something to tell you."

Shen Yan gently pulled back his sleeves, and said softly: "I know. But this is not the place to talk."

"Who is here?" Xie Qin waved his hand, "It's so empty, who can hear us?"

Shen Bing blurted out: "You haven't learned a lesson about what happened in the Imperial Garden last time?"

Xie Ling froze suddenly, a bit of disbelief appeared on his face.

As soon as the words came out, Shen Bing knew that he had made a mistake.

"I..." He closed his eyes and sighed in a slightly annoyed mood, "I didn't mean that."

Xie Qin looked at him silently, only to feel that his fingertips were empty and cold in the wind.It was difficult to express all kinds of emotions, and after a moment of silence at last, he asked: "The meaning of Wu Ri Geng Dase's words is that you will fully support the peace negotiation. What did you say to him?"

"I didn't say anything to him. Moreover, the peace negotiation is now a fixed trend. I have no right to oppose it, and I have no right to say that I support it." Shen Yan paused for a while, but then said, "But if you ask my personal opinion... …I do support it."

"You support?" Xie Qin couldn't believe it. "Now that things have happened, you still believe in the wolfish ambitions of these prairie people? How do you know what purpose Dari Achi negotiated peace with me for—"

"The struggle between Dari'achi and Tu Mozhong for the supremacy of the grassland is becoming increasingly fierce. Dari'achi lacks a knife and fire, so we will pass it to him. Isn't it good to borrow a knife to kill people?"

"How do you know that they took the knife and killed Tu Mozhong instead of us?" Xie Qin said angrily, "If they can release the exchange market and they have enough steel, they will be like a tiger with wings. At that time, what restraints do you have? them?"

"If you don't join hands with us, Dari Achi will be eroded little by little under the siege of the Tumozhong forces. They are not that stupid! They will definitely be able to seriously negotiate peace with us—"

"A serious peace negotiation? The two hundred horses they sent are all stallions. What is this called a serious peace negotiation? What's the sincerity?"

"It would be rash to judge Dari'achi's sincerity in negotiating peace with just a few horses!"

"What sloppiness! Have you forgotten that we stood on the grassland and swore after the night of Mulan? Have you forgotten that you swore to light every inch of the grassland with the flames of war?!"

His uncontrollable voice echoed within the palace walls.In the shock of Shen Yan's sudden silence, Xie Qin suddenly realized that he had raised his voice too high.

The sharp questioning, like a knife, instantly wiped out the tacit understanding and tenderness between the two.

However, the words had already been spoken, and Xie Qin panted impulsively, unable to take back those hurtful words.

In the dead silence, Shen Bing clenched his fists, and finally spoke in a low voice.

"You asked me if I had forgotten...Of course I haven't!" Shen Yan raised his head suddenly, staring at him fiercely with fiery eyes, "But I, Shen Liangqing, put the world first! If you have insulted me, treated all grassland people with prejudice, and even affected state affairs, then I am sorry for the official uniform I am wearing!"

Xie Qin said with difficulty: "I know, it's just me..."

"You asked me if I have forgotten, but I want to ask you if you have forgotten." Shen Yan took a step forward and said angrily, "Did you forget that Lou Changfeng wanted to go back to the south of the Yangtze River, but now he is going to be trapped in the gravel of the northern Xinjiang for the rest of his life?" After the city tower? Have you forgotten how Lou Chuyun died tragically under the stampede of deserters from the Central Plains? Every decision in a war is easy to make, but the price behind it is the lives of countless unknown soldiers! You and I, civil servants, cannot wear armor Shouldn’t you be doing your best to protect those innocent soldiers when going into battle to protect the people?!”

Xie Ling stiffened his spine and couldn't say a word.

And Shen Bing cast a last glance at him in disappointment, unwilling to say another word, turned around and strode against the wind and walked in the opposite direction.

The distance between the two of them is getting farther and farther as one of them is standing still and the other is moving away.