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Chapter 172 Please take down the madman Shen Yi!

After Emperor Xianzong won several battles, Northern Qi actually lost the opportunity to go south to herd horses. After that, the Qi people began to attack Nanchen in other ways, such as buying off Chen officials and wooing Chen.

to recruit Chinese talents, and through a series of means, try to weaken or destroy Chen's hostility to the north as much as possible.

It is worth mentioning that when Emperor Xianzong died suddenly, some people suspected that he was assassinated by soldiers from the Northern Qi Dynasty.

In recent years, Yang Jingzong, the prime minister who has been in control of the court and has been seeking peace and favor with the north, is secretly said to be a spy planted by the Northern Qi Dynasty in the court.

To this day, although the general environment between the two countries is still opposed to each other, it has become very common for them to send envoys to each other, and even intermarry.

In the early years when the Chen State was weak, there were no princesses from the Shao faction to marry. Today, there are still several princesses from the Li family in Yandu City in the north.

Therefore, it was a very routine event for Northern Qi to send envoys here.

But this time, the Northern Qi envoy was very large, with nearly 200 people. The chief officer of the envoy was the Minister of Rites of the Northern Qi Dynasty. His surname was Zhu and his given name was Zhu Huai.

The Minister of Rites is the right prime minister of the Eight Classics.

Because whether it was the Chen State or the Northern Qi Dynasty, the Minister of Rites generally did not worship the Prime Minister. Even if he did, he would first worship the Prime Minister and then concurrently serve as the Minister of Rites, rather than worship the Prime Minister as the Minister of Rites.

Therefore, the possibility of the Minister of Rites becoming the Prime Minister is very high. For example, the current Minister of Rites of Dachen, Pei Yuan, as long as he does well in his current position, it can be as fast as one or two years, or as slow as five or six years.

He will enter Zhongshu Province to worship the prime minister.

The prime minister of the Northern Qi Dynasty came to visit Dachen, and his standards were very high. Even the emperor of Chen State was not embarrassed to see him. Therefore, Zhu Shilang successfully entered the imperial city the day after he arrived in Jiankang.

, accepted the summons from the little emperor.

The young emperor was also cautious and specifically ordered that only Zhu Huai be summoned, so Zhu Shilang could only go to the imperial city alone to meet the emperor.

Before entering the imperial city, Zhu Shilang made a special trip to the Rites Hall to meet his princess. Then he set off from the Rites Hall to the imperial city of Chen State, and finally met in the Deqing Hall of the imperial palace.

His Majesty the Emperor arrived at Dachen.

Because it was not a court meeting, there were not many ministers in the Deqing Palace. Only Prime Minister Zhang Jing and Minister of Rites Pei Yuan were present, accompanying the emperor to receive the Minister of Rites of the Northern Qi Dynasty.

After Zhu Huai entered the Deqing Hall, he first glanced at everyone present, then knelt down in front of the young emperor and said, "Foreign Minister Zhu Huai, pay homage to His Majesty the Emperor of the Southern Dynasty."

Hearing the word "Southern Dynasty", the little emperor frowned subconsciously. Then he glanced at Zhu Huai and said lazily: "You don't need to be polite, Minister Zhu, just get up."

Zhu Huai is a middle-aged man in his forties. Although his beard is a little bushy, it is well groomed. He is tall but looks a bit gentle. After he stood up, he stood with his hands down and bowed slightly: "Thank you, Your Majesty.

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Seeing his respectful and polite appearance, several ministers present, including the little emperor, couldn't help but frown inwardly.

It's not because Zhu Huai was rude, but because Zhu Huai respected the etiquette.

If the Minister of Rites who was sent as an envoy by Northern Qi last time behaved barbarically and seemed a bit like a barbarian, the Minister of Rites in front of him from Northern Qi followed all etiquette in every word and deed. Not only did he not look like a barbarian, he also acted like a barbarian.

Just like those great scholars who admire the ancient times!

He learned 100% of the etiquette of the Han family!

What's more important is that this Zhu Huai is not Han Chinese.

In other words, his ancestors were not Han people. He was from a decent Hu people. His original surname was "Zhuo Tuo". Later, the Hu people occupied the capital of Yan, established the Northern Qi Dynasty, and began to Hanize, so his family changed their surname to Han.

Zhuo Tuo congratulates.

To put it bluntly, if everyone in Qi is like this, it will be hard to tell who will be the orthodox Han family in a few decades.

The little emperor remained calm, glanced at the Northern Qi Minister, and said slowly: "I don't know why the Minister Zhu came to Jiankang to see me this time?"

"For my sake, Princess Daqi."

Zhu Shilang raised his head and glanced at the young emperor, then lowered his head and said: "Your Majesty, last year my emperor sent Princess Izumo here with the intention of establishing a good relationship between Qin and Jin with your country, and marrying your Majesty, so that the two countries can become brothers.

From then on, brothers and sisters respect each other, and there will be harmony from generation to generation..."

At this point, he paused and continued: "Logically speaking, if His Majesty agrees with this marriage, even if the wedding is not held, preparations should be started, or the Emperor should be notified of the date of the wedding. If His Majesty does not agree with this marriage,

Regarding the marriage, we should also go to Shuyandu to explain the matter in detail, so that my emperor can take back Princess Izumo."

"But Your Majesty, you ignored Princess Izumo and went north without a certificate of credence. My Emperor was greatly puzzled and sent foreign ministers to question Your Majesty."

Zhu Shilang's voice was resounding: "The Southern Dynasty is known as a land of gentleness and a state of etiquette. May I ask, what is the etiquette of the Southern Dynasty with your Majesty's move?"

The little emperor was stunned for a moment when he was asked, and then his face became a little unhappy.

This matter was indeed his fault.

He didn't want to marry a Northern Qi princess, let alone make her his queen, but Yang Jingzong, the prime minister at the time, didn't want to offend the Qi people, so he wanted to delay the matter for a year and a half.

Then things will be solved naturally.

It has been delayed until now. Logically speaking, Chen Guo is certainly "discourteous".

The little emperor was silent for a while, then glanced at Pei Yuan, the Minister of Rites. He coughed and said, "Pei Qing is handling this matter. Pei Qing and Zhu Shilang will talk about it in detail."

Pei Yuan stood up, feeling a little embarrassed. He looked at the emperor, then at Zhu Huai, then bowed and said: "Your Majesty, this matter is a long story, and I don't want to tell it here in Deqing Hall.

If you know when to talk, please Rong Chen wait a moment and explain the matter in detail to Mr. Zhu at the Ministry of Rites."

"Um."

The emperor nodded: "Then let's do it. I will go to the Ministry of Rites later and ask Pei Qing to explain this matter clearly to you."

The little emperor pretended to cough and asked, "Does Mr. Zhu have anything else to do?"

"have."

Zhu Huai looked serious. He glanced at the emperor and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, after the foreign minister entered Jiankang, he went to see Princess Izumo. According to Princess Izumo, she was on the street of Jiankang East Market half a month ago.

I was drinking tea at the Tianqing Tea House. Before I finished drinking the tea, a madman broke into the second floor and poured tea on the door!"

Zhu Shilang's voice was low: "Your Majesty, this is not only an insult to Princess Izumo and our country, but also an insult to Your Majesty's face! It has been nearly half a month since the incident occurred, and the Jiankang Yamen has yet to arrest the madman.

Eucalyptus, please also ask Your Majesty to issue an order to handle this matter strictly!"

The little emperor on the throne frowned slightly: "Is this happening?"

He rolled his eyes and said: "But Jiankang City is so big, it's not easy to find someone. I wish the Minister knows the name of the madman, so that I can let Jiankang Mansion handle this matter."

The little emperor's words were obviously protecting Shen Yi.

What he means is that if you don't know the name, it will be difficult to find the person involved.

"Return to your majesty, the foreign ministers will know."

Zhu Shilang bowed his head deeply and cupped his hands.

"That madman's surname is Shen Mingyi. He is from Jiangdu Prefecture in the Southern Dynasty. He is still living in Jiankang City and is at large!"


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