After an exciting meeting, the new scholars became ambitious and couldn't wait to build some achievements for the Song Dynasty in the south of the colorful clouds. But as rich as the ideal, the reality has as many backbones. When Chen Ke and Wang Gui met again
When he asked to see Duan Silian, he was rejected.
"The king is suddenly ill and must rest. If the envoy has something to do, it is the same as talking to the lower officials." Gao Zhisheng, the Prime Minister of Dali, said to the two of them with an apologetic look: "I can fully represent the king."
The two of them looked at each other, never expecting that Dali's royal power had become so weak. After a few perfunctory words with Gao Zhisheng, they turned back to the Concierge Hotel.
"It seems..." Wang Gui said in a seductive voice on the carriage: "The request for a seal is just wishful thinking of King Dali, and others may not agree."
"Well, this should be the attitude shared by the Gao family and the Yang family." Chen Ke nodded and said, "If these two families are consistent, there is really nothing we can do."
"I knew it wasn't that simple..." Wang Gui sighed.
"Don't rush, things will always change," Chen Ke comforted him: "Besides, we don't have any hard tasks here this time. We mainly focus on observation."
"That's good if you think so." Wang Gui said with a smile: "I'm really afraid that you will mess up and be difficult to deal with."
"How is that possible? I know the importance." Chen Ke's smile made people feel unconfident.
When they returned to the Li Hotel, they saw Li Quan smiling ambiguously and saying, "Sir, Yanfu is here."
"What Yanfu?" Monk Chen Kezhang was confused.
"Then Princess Dali is waiting for you inside."
"Wait for me?" Chen Keqi asked, "What are you waiting for me to do?"
"It seems that the Fengyue squad leader in Bianjing is equally attractive in Dali." Wang Gui said with a serious smile: "The number one scholar wants to bring glory to the country."
"Is the princess a nymphomaniac?" Although Chen Ke complained, he didn't feel disgusted at all in his heart. It was more comfortable to deal with beauties than those old guys with wrinkles on their faces. He went to the living room to meet her.
I saw that Princess Mingyue did not wear any complicated court uniforms today. She only wore a six-piece Sichuan brocade skirt as thin as cicada gauze and as bright as snow. She became more and more radiant like a hibiscus. Although Chen Ke met in Bianjing
I'm used to stunning looks, but I still secretly admired that this romantic land is indeed full of beauties.
"Nu Nu, I have taken the liberty to come here." Princess Mingyue stood up and blessed her, and said softly: "I made Mr. Chen laugh."
"Where is it?" Chen Ke smiled and asked the princess to sit down. He sat on the side and said, "The princess condescends to me. I am very honored. I just don't know why the princess is so noble?"
"Nu Nu has a deep admiration for China and has loved poetry and books since childhood. However, she lives in the southwest and has no famous teachers to teach her. For many years, she can only work behind closed doors. This time, Wenquxing from the Celestial Dynasty came. She was so happy that she took the liberty to come to ask for advice." Princess Mingyue said.
Then he held up a book of poems with both hands and said, "I would like to ask you to teach me. Please accept me as your female disciple."
"Don't take your advice seriously, let's discuss it together." Chen Ke took the collection of poems with a smile and opened a page. What caught his eye was Juan Xiuzhong's heroic handwriting, so he nodded and said with a smile: "Good calligraphy."
"Your Excellency, this is a great reward." Princess Mingyue said with uncontrollable joy.
Chen Ke looked at the poems she wrote again, and he was even more impressed by how skilled she was. There were two poems he liked very much. One of them was:
"Light makeup and plain crane feather red, it will be different when you move into the vermilion fence. You should laugh at the peaches and plums in the West Garden, and wait for the autumn wind to even out the color."
Another one is:
"Peach blossoms and flowing water are originally dust-free. Once they fall into the world, there will be several springs. I will give up my pendant for a while to pay my respects, and I will return to Wuling with my tassel."
Such poems are impeccable in terms of sentences and state of mind. What is even more rare is that there is a mind-set that is rare among women, which made him full of praise: "Your Highness's poems are also excellent in the Central Plains. It is really unexpected, unexpected."
"Thank you for the compliment, sir." Princess Mingyue said with a smile: "There are some newly composed lyrics, please give me your advice."
Chen Ke turned back as he was told. He saw a piece of paper, glanced at it quickly, and said calmly: "Poems have similarities, but they are also very different. The princess needs to read more books on this subject.
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"There is no book to read. I am waiting for advice."
"Let's see. I brought some from the Central Plains." Chen Ke stood up and said, "Princess, you might as well go pick out a few books and take them back to have a look first. If you have any questions, just ask me again."
"That's very good." Princess Mingyue was happy and followed Chen Ke to the backyard. A group of maids and maids wanted to follow, but she stopped them and said, "Why are so many people following? I can just go by myself."
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Chen Ke led the princess into the study room in the inner courtyard, and the guards closed the door.
"You can talk safely here." Chen Ke looked at her playfully and said, "I didn't expect that the king of a country would rely on his own sister to convey the message."
"If my brother comes forcefully, there is nothing they can do." Princess Mingyue said calmly: "But in that case, the fragile balance of Dali Kingdom will be broken. When the envoy leaves, my brother will have to clean up the mess."
"Cooked duck." Chen Ke chuckled.
"How do you say it?" Princess Mingyue loves reading, but she can't learn these Chinese slangs.
"Tough talk."
"You..." Princess Mingyue was embarrassed: "Sir, please save some face for my Duan family."
"Is face more important, or Duan's survival?" Chen Ke said with a smile.
"Okay." The princess sighed and explained: "Now in Dali, the Yang family and the Gao family are domineering. The Yang family controls the Erhai area in the west of Dali, and the Gao family dominates in eastern Yunnan. The imperial power has fallen, and we only rely on the power of loyalty to the royal family.
, can't compete with the Gao family, and can't deal with the Yang family..."
"So what do you think?" Chen Ke said coldly.
"Please ask the Song Dynasty to make the decision for us," the princess raised her head with difficulty and said, "My brother Wang is willing to serve the Emperor of the Song Dynasty as our master for generations to come."
"The princess has found the wrong person. I just came here to inquire about the whereabouts of the thief." This is like someone giving you a pillow when you want to sleep. Chen Ke was happy in his heart and said calmly: "As for the matter of diplomatic relations between the two countries, I don't care about it.
The official should ask."
"Please help me, sir." Princess Mingyue stood up and bowed deeply: "Nunu and brother, I am willing to repay you with your love."
"Alas..." Chen Ke looked confused: "It's not that I don't want to help the princess, but it's true that the minister is on a mission, and the most taboo thing is to make his own opinions." Seeing the princess about to cry, he sighed, looking like a hero sad for a beauty.
Guan Dao: "Let's do this. When I return, I will ask you to invite a team to join me on the road. I will try my best to help you. How about that?"
"But with the obstruction of the Gao family and the Yang family, my brother cannot send a mission." Princess Mingyue said: "Can I ask him to write a memorial in his own hand and take it back with you?"
"Haha..." Chen Ke smiled coldly and said: "Princess, you must regard state affairs as child's play. Your brother doesn't even dare to send an envoy. He only wants to get the canonization of the Song Dynasty with just a letter. Is this possible?
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"Why isn't it possible?"
"What if our officials issued a decree to confer a title, but you Dali monarchs and ministers refused to acknowledge it, how could the Song Dynasty lose its face?"
"My brother will definitely admit it."
"But state affairs are high-ranking, and the Yang family has the final say." Chen Ke said coldly: "Who knows if they will force your brother to change his mind again?" After a pause, he said seriously: "
You can request for canonization, but you must follow formal procedures. If an emperor can't even do this, I don't think the officials of the Song Dynasty are interested in canonizing him, right?"
"This..." Princess Mingyue bit her lower lip tightly.
"Let's talk briefly, I've already said everything that should be said and shouldn't be said." Chen Ke said in a deep voice: "Princess and brother Ling must understand that there is no free lunch in this world, and you can't just think about eating without contributing.
What's more, I just ask you to publicly request for canonization, so what's the difficulty?" Then he picked up a few books at random and said: "You've been in there for a long time, princess, please go back quickly, lest some people get suspicious."
"Yes." Princess Mingyue calmed down and said to Chen Kefu: "I will convey your wishes to my brother."
"That's right. Girls can just write poems and sing songs." Chen Ke nodded and said, "Leave these troublesome government affairs to your brother."
"Sir, you seem to look down on women?" Princess Mingyue said with a pretty smile.
"No, it's mainly because I feel distressed." Chen Ke shook his head and smiled: "Looking at the princess's frowning eyebrows just now, I'm really worried that wrinkles will appear."
"My lord cares about me so much, Mingyue is very grateful." After hearing his teasing, Princess Mingyue was not as shy as the girls from the Han family. Instead, she said happily: "If your lord takes more care of our Duan family, I will smile at you all day long.
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"So, I have no shirking responsibility." Chen Ke laughed loudly and said: "Go back and tell your brother, just do it casually. If the sky falls, the Song Dynasty will hold it up."
"This is what adults say." Princess Mingyue's beautiful eyes were filled with soft waves.
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"Aren't you pushing the Duan family into a pit of fire?" After listening to Chen Ke's story, Lu Huiqing smiled bitterly and said: "As long as Duan Silian dares to raise it in court, do you believe that the Yang family will rebel the next day?
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"If the Yang family doesn't rebel, how can we sing the drama of the Song Dynasty?" Chen Ke took a sip of rice wine and said in a calm tone: "It turns out that the situation in Dali was tense, and a full-scale martial arts show was about to take place, but when we arrived, okay, we all stopped.
The Yang family has made up their minds and wants to wait until we leave before taking action, which leaves us with nowhere to go. So we must force them to take action in advance so that we can have a chance."
"No, no, your move is too risky," Lu Huiqing thought over and over before shaking his head and said, "Besides, even if the officials and ministers in Bianjing agree to rescue the Duan family, they will have to mobilize troops and generals for at least half a year.
After I left, within half a year, I was afraid that the Duan family would have been wiped out by the Yang family."
"No, the Yang family cannot destroy the Duan family." Chen Ke shook his head.
"You have confidence in Duan Silian."
"I don't have much confidence in people named Duan, but I have confidence in people named Gao."