When the second steward came back, the first steward had just come out of the Marquis' study to report the situation. Lu Zhen had already expected Yu Chiguang's reaction and was not surprised at all. She waved the first steward to go out, and the second steward came in.
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"Master Hou, it's not good." The second steward said in fear.
"Why are you panicking? The sky is falling or something? Even if the sky is falling, I will still be holding on, saying, what's the matter?" Lu Zhen was a little unhappy. These servants just can't get on the stage, even if they go to propose a marriage, they will cause trouble.
He knew without asking that it was the Xiliang people who reacted violently and refused to agree to his proposed marriage.
"Master Marquis, that little lady from the Western Regions is no ordinary person. It is said that she is the concubine of the lord of Xiliang." said the second steward.
"Oh?" Lu Zhen was slightly surprised.
"The young lady said it herself, and Deng Ziming also said so. I have seen it and found that the ornaments worn by the young lady are very valuable and difficult to buy in Chang'an City. Maybe she is really a princess. She also said...she also said...
..." The second steward's voice gradually weakened.
"What did she say?" Lu Zhen asked displeasedly.
"She said that if he wants to marry her, he must first destroy Xiliang with his troops."
"Arrogant!" Lu Zhen slapped the table and stood up, "Yelang is arrogant! How dare a small country like this to deceive me, the Zhou Dynasty, who has no one! I just don't believe in this evil, here comes someone!"
The two housekeepers immediately opened the door and came in. Lu Zhen was about to give the order when she suddenly thought of something. She sat back in her chair and sneered twice, waving for them to go down. The second steward was a little confused: "Master Hou?"
"You can go down too." Lu Zhen said.
Everyone exited Lu Zhen's study, and the old man began to think deeply. Xiliang had always been under Cao Yanhui's control before, and he knew how many pounds and taels there were. This was a major change in the political situation in Xiliang in the past two years. Not only did he retreat
In the Eastern Expedition of the Turks, he also opened up territory and conquered the entire Western Region. No one knows what the strength of Xiliang is. Lu Zhen was also a general in military campaigns at that time, and knew not to act rashly without knowing the strength of the enemy.
, let’s send someone to inquire about it first.
In the side room, Lu Shubao had already made a fuss, threw all the rice bowls, cups and plates on the floor, and shouted: "I don't care about the princess or not, I will marry her!" The young man flew to report to the old lady, and the old lady hurried over.
Seeing that my son was going crazy again just two days ago, I felt extremely distressed. I paused on the ground with a faucet-head crutch: "What's going on?"
The servant said: "The second steward just went to propose marriage, and it turned out that the woman from the Western Regions is the princess of Xiliang. Our young master became anxious when he heard it."
The old lady said: "Since she is a married woman, don't take Bao'er and find someone else."
Lu Shubao became anxious and made a fuss even more fierce. He spread his hair and rolled on the ground, muttering: "I don't care, I want Yulia."
The old lady was afraid that something might happen to her precious son, so she hurriedly said: "Yehu Chan also calls himself a princess. My son, don't worry. I will go to your father for my mother's sake. I don't care whether she is a princess or my mother-in-law. I will marry her to you."
The old lady walked away tremblingly on crutches with a dragon head. Only then did Lu Shubao stand up, straighten his messy head, and said proudly: "Princess, hehe, Master, I am playing the role of princess."
The old lady found the Marquis and said: "Master Marquis, Bao'er is going crazy again. You can't ignore it. Get him the girl from the Western Region quickly, otherwise I will never be done with you."
Lu Zhen said: "Madam, you don't know something. That woman is probably the princess of Xiliang, so we can't act rashly."
The old lady was anxious: "What's Xiliang! Our Zhou Dynasty doesn't have such a vassal state at all. The barbarians from other countries want to claim the king at will. How can it be taken seriously?"
Station:: Lu Zhen pondered for a moment and felt that what the lady said made some sense. The emperor of the Zhou Dynasty has not yet officially ennobled the owner of the Xiliang Kingdom. From a legal point of view, there is no need to recognize this country. As for causing war, it will not cause trouble in Shaanxi.
Come this way.
When the old lady saw that he was silent, she said anxiously: "Master, if you don't say anything, Bao'er will seek death. Where did your decisiveness and decisiveness go? Make up your mind quickly."
Lu Zhen finally made up her mind, nodded and said: "Okay, let the second manager go again, we are determined to get married."
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Outside Chang'an City, in a ten-mile long pavilion, several horses stood in the cold wind, as if waiting for someone. After half an hour, a group of people and horses finally appeared in the distance, staggering from east to west.
There were about fifty or sixty people in this group, with more than twenty horses and camels, and not a lot of luggage. Most of them looked dusty and dusty. They didn't dare to fly the flags. They just rolled them up and put them on the camels. It looked like a group of people.
A caravan that had just been robbed.
But they were not a caravan, but a mission sent by Xiliang to Zhou Dynasty. The mission had been away for a year before returning. When they arrived in Chang'an today, Yuan Feng and others naturally went to greet them.
The envoy slowly came to the front, and then they saw clearly that the person waiting outside the ten-mile pavilion turned out to be their lord. They were all dumbfounded for a moment. The lord actually went to Chang'an to greet them in person. This made them even more sad and ashamed. They all knelt down for a while.
He fell to the ground and said: "Lord, we are useless, we have ruined everything."
Yuan Feng frowned and said: "Thanks for your hard work, everyone, please go to the city to rest and tell me if you have anything to do."
The delegation stayed at the Dunhuang Guild Hall, and Yuan Feng hosted a banquet in honor of them and comforted them with kind words. During the dinner, all members of the delegation cried bitterly, and the grievances they had suffered for a year were finally vented.
I didn't know until I explained it. It turned out that the road to Beijing was so difficult. Originally, the Xiliang envoy thought that they represented the Xiliang Kingdom and should be treated with courtesy by officials at all levels within the Zhou Dynasty. Who knew that after crossing the state?
At that time, no one cared about them at all, but they were subject to strict inspections and restrictions. Only then did they realize that the great Xiliang in their hearts was just a small Yelang country in the hearts of the Central Plains officials.
In order to avoid trouble, the mission, which had suffered a blow to its self-esteem, no longer called itself the official mission of Xiliang, but headed eastward as a merchant from the Western Regions. It experienced many hardships along the way, including government officials and thieves, until they arrived in the capital.
More than twenty people have been killed and a lot of property has been lost.
When they arrived in the capital, the mission's self-esteem was hit hard again, because no one received them at all. Whether it was Honglu Temple, Lifanyuan, or the Ministry of Rites, they all turned them away because there were simply no people in the vassal states of the Zhou Dynasty.
Without the name Xiliang, Xiliang is really too far away. Even the unprecedented battle outside Liangzhou City seemed like a story from another world to these officials of the Zhou Dynasty. The fat-headed officials
Their level of geography and history is extremely poor, and they don’t want to know anything about Xiliang. They only know a little bit, and they can’t do anything without planning.
After being advised by an expert, the envoy finally learned the lesson, took out the tribute treasures and paid bribes, and begged grandpa and grandma to finally get an opportunity to meet with a foreign minister from the Ministry of Etiquette. As a result, the foreign minister came and said: "You guys
Is the chief here?" Hearing that it was just an envoy, Mr. Yuan Wai Lang walked away immediately.
People from the northwest are straightforward and honest, so they don’t understand the ways of the capital city. Without any relatives, they have no choice but to spend money to communicate with each other, but little do they know that they are being used by some traitors. Every day, people come to guarantee that they can introduce the Minister of Rites and Honglu Temple.
Zhengqing or something like that, but he didn't see anyone after taking the money, and the money was spent like water. He stayed here for several months, but nothing was done.
Seeing that the money was getting less and less, it had reached the point of being stretched thin. The people in the mission had no choice but to go out and do odd jobs in order to support themselves. While working to support themselves, they were looking for ways. God paid off, and finally, by chance,
, I got to know the nephew of a certain eunuch. This man had a wide network of connections. He claimed that his uncle was the emperor's favorite eunuch. As long as the gifts were in place, he could pass the message to the emperor.
The mission thought they had found a life-saving straw, so they used the tribute items and sent several pieces of priceless Hetian jade. They finally met the eunuch and spent thousands of taels of silver on the best restaurant in the capital. The eunuch just came.
After sitting for a while, he said softly: "Let's wait for the letter." Then he left.
Let's wait for the letter. The mission was asked to wait for another three months before asking the intermediary again. The eunuch's nephew was hesitant. Either the uncle was too busy or the emperor was in a bad mood these days. Finally, he was forced to hurry.
Tell them clearly: The Hetian jade sent here is just a meeting gift. If you want to talk, you have to add more.
The men in the northwest couldn't bear it anymore and beat the liar violently. In the end, they poked a hornet's nest. There really was an uncle who gave Jing Zhaoyin a message and had the mission copied. The culprit was imprisoned and questioned.
It took a lot of efforts from various parties to release it, but by now the mission's funds and tributes had all been used up, and there was no point in staying any longer, so they had to return without success.
The mission represented Xiliang. They went to the capital of the Zhou Dynasty not to declare war or to demonstrate, but to express surrender and request for canonization. It was really outrageous to receive such humiliation. Everyone was furious. Only Yuan Feng sneered. He
I thought that Xiliang was rising too fast and would be regarded as a potential rival by the Zhou Dynasty, but now it seems that they don't take themselves seriously at all. Except for Liu Songpo, no one in the Zhou Dynasty takes Xiliang seriously.
Yes, this is a good thing. Xiliang can develop with peace of mind.
"Thank you for your hard work, I'd like to toast you." Yuan Feng stood up and toasted to everyone in the envoy. When they saw their lord, they didn't blame him, but were all touched. They secretly determined to work hard and earn back this face sooner or later.
While drinking, Deng Ziming came and happened to meet Zhao Ding'an at the door. He told him about Fenyang Houfu coming to propose marriage. Zhao Ding'an, who had already been holding back his anger, immediately exploded: "This is too much!