Late at night, Qin Yan, the Supervisor of Ceremonies, walked out of the Shenji Si Yamen and staggered towards the Shenjun Hall.
He was either drunk or injured.
Jiang Shengqun asked him to speak, and it was not just a matter of speaking. Qin Yan was tortured.
A magical general dares to torture the ceremonial supervisor's palm print?
It depends on what crime the other party has committed.
If the other party is said to be corrupt and perverting the law, Shenjisi has no right to interfere.
If it is said that the other party is plotting rebellion, the Shenji Division must have evidence before arresting the person.
If it is said that the Chief of Ceremony is secretly practicing the eunuch way, the Chief of Divine Machinery can torture him as long as he grabs some clues.
In the Qiancheng Kingdom, chamberlains must not have any cultivation, especially those in the eunuch way.
In the early years, there were rumors that there was a servant in the Shenjun's palace who had achieved cultivation. There were also rumors that the eunuch in charge of Shang Baojian at that time intended to assassinate the Shenjun.
Just because of this rumor, more than two hundred servants were killed.
Now the clues Jiang Shengqun has are not just as simple as rumors. He has Zou Gongjing's arm bone, which confirms that he is a eunuch and Taoist cultivator in Qiancheng State.
As for whether this cultivator is from a foreign country or a eunuch from his own family, it needs to be further verified.
The Lord Shen must not tolerate potential threats around him. Qin Yan spoke to Xu Zhiqiong today, and they were very harmonious. Using this as an excuse to arrest Qin Yan, beat him up, and then release him, Jiang Shengqun was already showing mercy.
Qin Yan returned to the ceremonial department and threw herself on the bed, recalling the whole incident.
It’s easy to understand that he was caught, but why did Jiang Shengqun let him go so quickly?
According to him, it was for the sake of friendship.
Do Jiang Shengqun and Qin Yan have any friendship?
Maybe a little bit, but in Jiang Shengqun's eyes, this little bit of friendship is worse than a fly.
He let me go because there were some things he didn't find out and wanted to wait for me to leak them out.
The most difficult thing now is that I don't know which step he has found.
Did he find that thing?
He must not have found it, otherwise he wouldn't have let me back.
If I were to check it now, I would be playing into his hands.
Follower Luan Xi walked up to him, lowered his head and said: "Zhangyin, I really don't know when Jiang Shengqun came in. I just boiled water for you..."
"It doesn't matter, this has nothing to do with you," Qin Yan said with a smile, "Go and have a rest, I'm tired too."
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At dawn the next day, Liang Yuyao led the envoys into the city of God's presence, the capital of Qiancheng Kingdom.
Compared with Daxuan, Qiancheng Kingdom is neither prosperous nor wealthy, but the scale of Shenlin City is higher than Wang'anjing.
This city is twice as big as Wang'anjing and is divided into two parts: inner and outer cities.
Xu Zhiqiong had heard of this type of structure before, with civilians living in the outer city and nobles living in the inner city. The capital of Tunu Kingdom had this structure.
But the structure of the City of God's Arrival is more special. Its outer city is a mixture of dignitaries and civilians, while the inner city belongs only to the God King.
Another name for the inner city is the so-called Hall of God.
Xu Zhiqiong rode a war horse and followed the chariot through the outer city. The road was wider than Wanganjing, the buildings were taller than Wanganjing, and the architectural layout was more grand than Wanganjing.
There were no pedestrians on the road, the doors and windows of the houses facing the street were closed, red carpets were spread on the ground, and ceremonial guards lined up on both sides. It seemed that the god had really put in a lot of effort to welcome the emissary.
Thinking of this, Xu Zhiqiong felt sad for Hong Zuchang, the Guanglu doctor. When he went to Xuanguo as an envoy, Xuanguo had no preparations. He took his own boat and prepared his own car to the capital, but no one greeted him along the way. In Daqing
The emperor waited for more than an hour, but did not see the emperor and was humiliated by Xu Zhiqiong and Liang Yuyao.
When they arrived at the inner city, the two chariots landed, and Xu Zhiqiong and others also dismounted. In the Shenjun Hall, everyone had to walk.
Moreover, Yu Shan and others cannot continue to accompany them. If more than a hundred martial arts troops are brought into the palace of Qiancheng Kingdom, Qiancheng Kingdom will not be able to accept it no matter what explanation they give.
According to the prior agreement, only three people from Xuanguo's side could enter the Divine Lord's Hall, Liang Yuyao, Xu Zhiqiong and Lin Qianniang.
To say that this Qiancheng Kingdom is really special, the palace is not called the Royal Palace, why does it have to be called the Palace of the Gods?
Does their palace only have one palace?
That's far worse than Daxuan.
After entering the Divine Lord's Hall, Xu Zhiqiong realized that he was wrong.
He understood one thing: why Emperor Zhaoxing had such longing for Yelang Kingdom during his lifetime.
It is not just the kneeling of the ministers, nor the obedience of the officials, but also the real material gap.
Compared with the Shenjun Palace, Daxuan's palace is really shabby.
Entering from the main entrance of Shenjun Hall, everyone passed through Mingli Garden, Mingyi Garden, Mingren Garden, Mingxin Garden, and Mingzhi Garden, a total of five gardens, each of which was larger than the back garden of Daxuan Palace.
Among the five gardens, there are three front halls, called Zhengrong Hall, Zhengde Hall, and Zhengxin Hall.
Any one of these three front halls is larger than Daqing Hall and Funing Hall in Daxuan combined.
Not only is the place big, but there are many people.
Passing through the three front halls, Xu Zhiqiong could sense that there were no less than 20,000 people.
Why are there so many people in the palace?
Are they the Forbidden Army? No, the aura of femininity is too strong, at least more than half of them are not the Forbidden Army.
Is it a concubine?
That's not right, the concubines will not live in the front hall.
Could it be a chamberlain?
What do you need more than 10,000 chamberlains for?
This is just the front hall, not counting the main hall and the harem!
Including those places that are not perceived, how many eunuchs are there in the palace of the God King!
This is a great place!
There are business opportunities here!
After passing through these three front halls, you can reach the main hall of the Shenjun Palace, also known as the Enwei Main Hall.
In the main hall, hundreds of civil and military officials stood on both sides, and the Qiancheng Divine Lord Hong Juncheng sat on the throne.
Hong Zhenji led Liang Yuyao and others into the main hall.
The main hall is very spacious. It is precisely because it is too spacious that the lighting in the main hall is somewhat insufficient. Liang Yuyao felt very depressed standing in the main hall.
Xu Zhiqiong didn't pay much attention to the main hall. What he cared about was Hong Juncheng. After waiting for so many days, he finally saw the legendary Qiancheng Divine Lord.
Judging from the face, this man is about forty-six or seventeen years old, with a plump face, a round body, and slightly sparse beard and hair.
Seeing Liang Yuyao and others arriving in the main hall, Divine Lord Hong Juncheng was silent for a long time.
All the officials around him stood with their heads bowed, also in silence.
This silence made the depression in the hall become heavier and heavier. Beads of sweat slid down Liang Yuyao's cheeks. If Qiancheng Shenjun suddenly attacked now, Liang Yuyao might not be able to respond with a single word.
Lin Qianniang was still calm and used the sound board to remind Liang Yuyao: "Don't panic, just salute."
Through the information gathered by the red-dressed envoys these days, Lin Qianniang basically grasped the habits of Qiancheng people.
In formal situations, Qiancheng people never talk about business matters, and will save business matters in private situations.
When we meet for the first time today, the other party will probably not bring up the core of the negotiation - the matter of Yu Xian's throne. Instead, he will start the confrontation with etiquette.
Although etiquette is not the core issue, it has a great impact on the final outcome of the negotiation. Liang Yuyao's bottom line is that she will never accept the other party's so-called ancient etiquette theory.
Because accepting the ancient ritual is equivalent to accepting the old emperor Yu Xianguo. This is the method of debate that Qianchengguo is best at.
It is not easy to maintain this bottom line. The ministers of Qiancheng Kingdom must be capable of verbal warfare. I think Liang Yuyao will be besieged as soon as he opens his mouth.
Fortunately, Lin Qianniang was well prepared. She kept sorting out the order and logic of the debate in her mind.
Liang Yuyao had just bowed when she suddenly saw Qiancheng Shenjun standing up slowly with his hands on the desk.
The moment he left the chair, the ministers of Qiancheng Kingdom all knelt on the ground in unison as if they were electrified.
This is the rule of Qiancheng Kingdom. You cannot sit on an equal footing with the king. As long as the king stands up, his ministers must kneel down.
Even Hong Jinji knelt down immediately.
There were only four people standing in the entire hall, Liang Yuyao, Lin Qianniang, Xu Zhiqiong and Hong Juncheng.
Lin Qianniang also had sweat on her face.
Everyone was kneeling, and they were the only ones standing face to face with the monarch. A sense of embarrassment and oppression surged over their heads.
Xu Zhiqiong didn't feel embarrassed at all. He kept his hands bowed and waved them in front of Hong Juncheng.
Hong Juncheng didn't understand its meaning.
Xu Zhiqiong shook again.
This time the meaning was obvious.
I bowed, do you want to return the bow?
Even if you are the emperor, it still means that you owe yourself a favor!
Hong Juncheng's cheek twitched, then he smiled, sat back on the throne, and ordered: "Give me a seat!"
The chamberlain greeted: "Princess Yuyao of Xuanguo, Marquis of Yun, and Neishi Zuocheng, please take a seat!"
Zuocheng, the internal historian, was Lin Qianniang's official position, and her status was equivalent to Liang Yuyao's assistant and recorder.
Qianchengguo attaches great importance to recorders, so it also prepared a seat for Lin Qianniang.
Qianniang sat next to Liang Yuyao, feeling a little calmer.
Hong Juncheng looked at Liang Yuyao and began to greet her in a fixed routine: "Princess Yuyao came all the way to me, and it was very hard to travel and travel all the way."
Liang Yuyao also responded according to the routine: "It is Yuyao's good fortune to meet the Divine Lord in your country now, so I specially prepared a small gift to show my sincerity."
The gifts prepared by Xuan Guo were high-quality brocades and porcelain. They were supposed to prepare some gold and silver jewelry, but Emperor Changle was reluctant to give them and ultimately did not bring them.
After the pleasantries, it was time to get down to business. Liang Yuyao and Lin Qianniang were both ready to argue about etiquette.
Hong Juncheng ordered: "Please come to Emperor Yuxian."
Liang Yuyao was shocked.
Lin Qianniang's head was buzzing.
Even Xu Zhiqiong was stunned.
what's the situation?
No more discussion of etiquette?
Not even discussing the main topic?
Just move the old emperor Yu Xianguo out without discussing it beforehand?
Are you trying to get us to fight in the court?
Yu Xian, the old emperor, has really arrived!
He entered the Enwei Hall and bowed deeply to Hong Juncheng.
Hong Juncheng asked to sit down, and Yu Xian, the old emperor, sat down opposite Liang Yuyao.
In Lin Qianniang's imagination, the most difficult and worst situation in the entire mission process was a direct confrontation with Yiguan.
Her design idea is to avoid business-related meetings as much as possible, because the conflicts between the two parties cannot be reconciled, and she believes that Qiancheng Shenjun does not want things to end uncontrollably.
Unexpectedly, Qiancheng Shenjun put the karma in front of everyone when they first met.
Hong Juncheng looked at the embarrassed Liang Yuyao and sighed: "Dayu is an ally of Qiancheng Kingdom, and Daxuan is also an ally of Qiancheng Kingdom. I really can't bear to see your two families fighting, so I will bring them together today.
Which one is right and which one is wrong, whether it is war or peace, let the two of you tell me clearly."
etc!
What is war or peace?
He was sent as an envoy to Qiancheng Kingdom to discuss who should be Yu Xian's legitimate king.
How come Da Xuan and Yu Xian are at odds?
Lin Qianniang's eyes twitched, how could Liang Yuyao negotiate?
If he wanted to fight, it would be tantamount to falling out with Yu Xianguo, and Daxuan would have a moral problem.
If he wanted to make peace, it would be equivalent to making peace with Yiguan, and Mo Chi's legitimacy would be in question.
The monarchs and ministers of Qiancheng Kingdom did not participate in the negotiations at all, they became witnesses!
How could it become like this?
Hong Juncheng looked at Liang Yuyao silently, with the corners of his mouth slightly raised.
Liang Yuyao was covered in sweat and didn't know how to speak.
Lin Qianniang held the sound transmission sign and reminded Liang Yuyao that no matter what the other party said, she must not rush to respond.
A smile appeared on Ye Guan's face. He ignored Liang Yuyao and looked at Xu Zhiqiong first: "Marquis Yun, how did I treat you when you came to Yu Xian as a hostage? You encouraged my youngest son to seek power and usurp the throne. This hatred,
It should finally come to an end!"
Hong Juncheng sighed: "The matter should be settled, but there should be no mention of any grudges. The two families should turn their hostility into friendship."
It is no longer possible to remain silent now. The other party is forcing Liang Yuyao to speak up and defend herself.
Before Liang Yuyao could speak, Xu Zhiqiong looked at Ye Guan and said, "Who are you? You and I are strangers, but what grudges did you have against me just now?"
Ye Guan frowned and sneered: "Marquis Yun is very forgetful. I summoned you many times in the palace a few months ago, and you just forgot?"
Hong Juncheng said sincerely: "He is the emperor of Yu Xianguo, I can vouch for him."
Xu Zhiqiong said: "Yeguan, the first emperor of Yu Xian Kingdom, was killed in battle a few months ago. Emperor Yu Xian can testify, and thousands of soldiers and civilians can testify! Xu is also willing to testify for them!"
Hearing this, Liang Yuyao immediately woke up, and before Lin Qianniang could remind her, she directly said: "Da Xuan is willing to bear witness, Emperor Yu Xian Ye Guan has been killed on the battlefield, and now a shameless person has come from nowhere, pretending to be Emperor Yu Xian!"
Xu Zhiqiong pointed at Yeguan and said to Hong Juncheng: "Xu has seen the late Emperor Yu Xian. His appearance is handsome and majestic. How can he be as humble and dirty as this guy, but he doesn't look like an emperor at all!
Qiancheng and Yuxian are friends. Lord Shen, please don’t hurt the harmony between your two families because of this Xiaoxiao disciple. If you are willing to kill this Xiaoxiao disciple immediately, Daxuan is willing to be a witness here. Qiancheng and Yuxian have everything.