Chapter nine hundred and sixty fifth Jiangnan plan
Although Princess Anyang did not know the Xiaowan envoys, she could guess their identities from their clothes.
Naturally, she had no good feelings towards envoy Xiaowan, she just glanced at them and stood aside quietly.
Emperor Chen pointed at Tang Ning and Princess Anyang, and introduced to the envoy Xiaowan: "This is my right minister of the Chen Kingdom, and the one beside him is Princess Anyang."
The three envoys quickly bowed, their attitude was even more respectful than when they met Emperor Chen just now, and they saluted, "I have met the Prime Minister of the Tang Dynasty, and I have met the princess."
Tang Ning smiled, held her hands up, and said, "You have come from afar, so there is no need to be polite."
Emperor Chen came down from above, pointed at Princess Anyang, looked at the three envoys, and said: "This is my Princess Anyang of the Chen Kingdom. She is not much better than Princess Changning of the Chu Kingdom..."
Princess Anyang's face turned pale when she heard these words, she bit her lower lip lightly with her teeth, but did not speak.
After Chen Huang praised her, he looked at the three of them and said, "You might as well think about it again."
Although he didn't say it explicitly, his meaning was already obvious.
The three of them turned their gazes towards Tang Ning covertly. Seeing his expressionless face, they immediately said, "We still need to ask the king for advice on this matter before we can make a decision..."
Emperor Chen frowned and said, "This place is so far away from the Western Region. How long will it take to send messages back and forth?"
Tang Ning smoothed things over and said, "Your Majesty, this matter is of great importance. It is normal for the envoy to be so cautious. Why don't we let them stay in the capital for the next few days? I will take them to experience the customs and customs of the capital in the past few days, and then I can advise them.
Advise them..."
Although it is a bit too solemn for a prime minister of a country to receive envoys from the Western Regions, if it were anyone else, it might not be possible to make these stubborn guys change their minds.
And Tang Ning happened to specialize in dealing with all kinds of dissatisfaction, so many people fell into his hands, let alone a few Xiaowan envoys?
Once they fall into Tang Ning's hands, they will become submissive within a few days.
Emperor Chen thought for a while, then nodded and said, "You must entertain the envoys well these days."
Tang Ning cupped her fists and said, "I obey your order."
After the three envoys withdrew first, Emperor Chen looked at Princess Anyang and asked, "I want you to make peace with the Western Regions, Anyang, are you willing?"
Princess Anyang's lips trembled, but before she could speak, Prince Fu stood up and said, "This is her honor. Everything is arranged by His Majesty."
Princess Anyang looked at him, the brilliance in her eyes quickly disappeared, and she lowered her head without saying a word.
Chen Huang nodded and said, "It's best if you think so."
After that, he looked at Tang Ning and said, "The envoys from the Western Regions will be left to you. We must make them change their minds."
Tangning nodded, glanced at Princess Anyang, and said nothing.
A quarter of an hour later, in the post house where the envoys from the Western Regions were, the three envoys looked at Tang Ning, bowed and said respectfully: "See the king."
"Let's avoid these rituals in Chen State." Tang Ning waved her hand and said, "Don't let others notice."
The three of them said yes in succession.
At this moment, P looked up at Tang Ning and asked, "Master, Emperor Chen does not agree to marry Princess Pingyang to the Western Regions. What should we do?"
Tang Ning knew Chen Huang, and I'm afraid it would be difficult to get him to compromise on this matter.
From his own position, he could not persuade Chen Huang to change his mind, as this would only make him suspicious.
Tang Ning said: "I'll think of a solution, you guys just wait."
He went out of the palace and took the three of them to eat at a roadside stall. Even though he had entertained the envoys from the Western Regions, when it came time to pay, the three of them still rushed to pay.
Returning to Tang's house, Xiao Xiao walked over, looked at the inner courtyard, and whispered: "Brother, what's wrong with your princess sister? She came back just now and cried very sadly. Go and comfort her."
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"I'm not the one who caused it this time..." Tang Ning rubbed her head and walked slowly into the inner courtyard.
When Tang Ning walked in, Princess Anyang was sitting in the courtyard of the courtyard, with a packed bundle placed on the stone table.
She was no longer crying, but there were still faint traces of tears on her face.
"You can stay a few more days." Tangning walked over and said, "There's no need to leave in a hurry."
Princess Anyang said: "We have to leave eventually. It's better to leave early than to leave late."
Tangning paused and said, "I..."
Princess Anyang looked at him and asked: "Do you want to persuade His Majesty to let Xiao Man marry to the Western Regions?"
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Tang Ning did not deny that he and Zhao Man were of the same mind and there was no secret between them. As long as he told her the truth, she would be happy to marry to the Western Regions happily.
Princess Anyang shook her head, "Treat Xiaoman well, don't let me down..."
Tangning thought for a while and said, "There are other ways."
"Your Majesty's golden words, even my father agreed, what else can I do?" Princess Anyang showed a smile on her face, but this smile looked bitter.
She stood up, looked at Tangning, and said, "There's no need to take this risk for me. You know, this is a matter between two countries. Your Majesty will not let anyone ruin it, not even you..." But still,
Thank you."
She picked up the small bundle and walked slowly down the pavilion.
When she reached the pavilion, she paused, then turned back, stood in front of Tang Ning, and asked, "Can I hug you?"
Without waiting for Tang Ning to answer, she took a step forward and hugged him gently.
After a brief hug, she turned around and left again, this time without looking back.
Tangning touched his face, and the touch of her lips was still on one of his cheeks.
He could feel Princess Anyang's mood at this moment, and even had the idea of chasing her directly and telling her everything.
However, this matter was too sensitive, and he had to be extremely careful. Any mistake would cause an irreparable mistake.
Xiaoxiao walked in from the outside, sighed softly, and asked: "Brother, aren't you chasing her?"
Tangning shook her head and said, "I can only let her suffer for a few days."
He looked at Xiaoxiao and asked, "Is your master here?"
Xiaoxiao nodded and said, "I'm sleeping in the room."
When Tang Ning walked into the old beggar's room, he was lying on the bed reading a book. When Tang Ning came in, he hid the book under his butt and asked, "Why, why don't you go and accompany that child-bearing girl? What are you doing to me?"
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Tang Ning said: "I have something important to do. I want to ask senior to go to Jiangnan..."
"I won't go." The old beggar waved his hand and said, "After what happened last time, I no longer owe you anything. If you need anything, you can go find someone else..."
Xiaoxiao walked in from outside the door and asked: "Brother, I can travel alone now. If you want to go to Jiangnan to do anything, just leave it to me..."
The old beggar suddenly got up from the bed and asked, "What are you going to Jiangnan for?"
Tang Ning said: "Find Princess Pingyang and hide her."
Tang Ning thought about it carefully and felt that when Zhao Man returned to Beijing, Emperor Chen might put her under house arrest again in order to prevent him. The palace was heavily guarded, and it would be extremely difficult for Tang Ning to get her out of the palace.
matter.
In comparison, Jiangnan is actually a good place to start.
The old beggar packed his bags the next day and embarked on the road to Jiangnan.
Before leaving, he held his little hand and said earnestly: "Good disciple, a girl must know how to protect herself when she is alone at home..."
