In the teahouse, Chai Yan, Hang Baiqiu and Wang Wangzhou sat at the same table.
Soon, the waiter in the teahouse served hot tea, and Chai Yan asked: "Sir Wang, when will the enthronement ceremony be held?"
Wang Wangzhou replied: "In four days, it will be the ninth day of May."
"The ninth day of the fifth lunar month, the fifth day of the fifth lunar month...could it be that this day was chosen to cater to the title of the ninth and fifth lunar month?" Chai Yan asked.
Wang Wangzhou didn't understand, so he asked: "Sir, what is the Ninth Five-Year Plan?"
Hang Baiqiu also looked at Chai Yan with confusion, waiting to hear his explanation.
Chai Yan couldn't help but be a little surprised. He didn't expect that there was no such thing as the Nine-Fifth Master in this time and space.
Chai Yan then said: "The title of Nine-Five represents the honor of the emperor! The reason why it is called Nine-Five is because there are nine in number, and five is in the middle. If it is a peak, it means it is at the top of it. It has the potential to be prosperous.
,impartial!"
"So that's what I meant." Wang Wangzhou nodded after hearing this.
Hang Baiqiu also understood the meaning, but still asked in confusion: "Did you read these from the book?"
"Not entirely, haha..." Chai Yan smiled.
Wang Wangzhou asked: "Sir, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is about to ascend the throne. Do you have any gifts prepared?"
Chai Yan smiled and said: "Yes! It's just those potatoes..."
"Potato?" Wang Wangzhou had never seen what a potato looked like. When Chai Yan said it was a gift for His Royal Highness, he couldn't help but become more curious.
Chai Yan smiled and said: "Yes, it's potatoes! Don't worry, this is a rare gift. His Highness the Prince will definitely like it!"
Wang Wangzhou said: "Your Excellency is so sure, and my subordinates absolutely believe it."
Next, the three of them drank tea while waiting for the carriage and horse to arrive...
Suddenly, Chai Yan discovered a burned place in the distance, so he asked curiously: "Sir Wang, look at that place, where is it? Why is it all burned out?"
Wang Wangzhou took a look and said: "Back to your lord, this place used to be Cang Lingdu Station. It was burned to ruins by Duanmu Yuanwei's people some time ago."
"Canglingdu Station?" Chai Yan suddenly remembered: "If I remember correctly, Di Chu died there, right?"
Wang Wangzhou immediately said: "Your Excellency is right, Di Chu died in Cannglingdu Station, and it was the hand of the high priest Jimoshu!"
Chai Yan nodded and asked again: "I also heard that Pu Junxiong was also there at that time, but later the assassination failed and he ran away?"
"Yes, sir, Pu Junxiong is on the run for fear of crime. The commander has already arranged manpower to hunt him down across the country." Wang Wangzhou nodded.
Chai Yan frowned and said: "Pu Junxiong is not a little guy. Can the court find someone else?"
Wang Wangzhou shook his head and said: "About this... I don't know yet, but news came back during the period that Pu Junxiong had escaped from Shengguo, either to the northwest or southwest. It's not yet known.
So sure.”
Chai Yan smiled and said: "Let him go. Anyway, this person doesn't dare to return to the capital, so we don't need to worry about him."
After chatting for a while, Chai Yan saw from a distance that four or five carriages slowly stopped in front of the official ship.
Then, I saw Ge Hong and others starting to get busy, carefully unloading the baskets containing potatoes and transporting them into the car.
When everything was ready, Chai Yan and the others left the teahouse and returned to the ship.
On the shore, Captain Du bowed his hands to Chai Yan very respectfully and said sincerely: "Sir, I wish you a safe journey and an early arrival in Beijing!"
"Thank you!" Chai Yan smiled.
After saying goodbye, Chai Yan and his entourage got into the carriage and drove towards the capital.
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Two days later, in the imperial study room of the palace.
As usual, Liu Lang was carefully reviewing the memorial in front of his desk, and from time to time he would say something angrily because of the contents of the memorial.
Pei Yang, the eunuch in charge, was still waiting beside him. During this period, he was grinding ink, pouring tea, and sorting everything out in an orderly and extremely thoughtful manner.
Suddenly, a person came outside the Imperial Study Room. It was Eunuch Xu Mao and Xu Eunuch, the former eunuch in charge of the Prince's Mansion.
"Your Highness, there is news about the Western Region Kingdom's mission..." Xu Mao bowed his head and said.
Liu Lang raised his head and said, "Come in and talk in detail..."
Xu Mao hurriedly entered the imperial study, walked to the desk and saluted Liu Lang.
Pei Yang remained silent and stood quietly beside Liu Lang.
Xu Maodao: "Your Highness, the envoys from the Piz Kingdom and the Muyue Kingdom in the Western Regions have arrived not far outside the capital, and they are expected to enter the city tomorrow."
"Muyue Kingdom?" Liu Lang was a little surprised and asked: "Is it Muyue Kingdom, a neighboring country of Shi Kingdom that was annexed by Piz Kingdom two years ago?"
Xu Mao said: "Yes, Your Highness, it is the Muyue Kingdom."
Liu Lang was silent for a while and said: "I heard that the Muyue Kingdom and the Piz Kingdom are at war, and the fighting is very fierce... I didn't expect that they also sent a mission!"
Xu Maodao: "Going back to Your Highness, I heard the news that the reason why Muyue Kingdom sent a delegation is not only to congratulate Your Highness on his enthronement, but also for another purpose?"
"Oh? What's the purpose?" Liu Lang asked hurriedly.
"Your Highness, I heard that the war between the Muyue Kingdom and the Pitz Kingdom is very tight. It can be said that it has been retreating steadily. Now it has lost 30% of its territory. This mission is sent here to ask for help from our Sheng Kingdom!" Xu
Mao Dao.
Liu Lang frowned when he heard this: "Ask for help? Mu Yueguo has very little contact with us, but he actually came to rescue..."
Pei Yang and Xu Mao had a very tacit understanding. They knew that His Highness was thinking about a problem, so no one made a sound to disturb him.
Liu Lang put down the memorial, stood up and walked out. While pacing in the room, he said: "You said, if the Muyue Kingdom envoy really came to ask for help, how should I make a decision? Agree or not?"
Pei Yang looked like he was about to speak but Xu Mao also restrained himself from saying anything.
Liu Lang said loudly: "Just say it, I want to hear your opinions!"
Pei Yang then handed over his hand and said: "Back to Your Highness, in recent years, the country of Piz has been annexing small neighboring countries, and its national power has become stronger and stronger. If nothing unexpected happens, the country of Muyue will also suffer the same fate...
"
"Well..." Liu Lang nodded seriously and expressed his agreement.
Pei Yang continued: "If we agree to Muyue Country's request for help, it will inevitably arouse the dissatisfaction of Piz Country, which will affect the friendly relations between our two countries. It is not a wise choice."
"What do you mean, can't you agree?" Liu Lang asked.
Pei Yang said respectfully: "My servant said this just to assess the situation and not for any selfish reasons!"
Liu Lang didn't say anything, but turned to look at Xu Mao and asked, "What about you? What do you think?"
Xu Mao cupped his hands and said: "Back to your highness, I think that although Mu Yue Kingdom is small, it is a barrier to our Sheng Kingdom. If it is annexed by the Piz Kingdom, it may be very detrimental to the western border of our Sheng Kingdom in the future. The ambitions of the Piz Kingdom
You have to be on guard against your erection!"
"Should I agree to your request?" Liu Lang said.
Xu Mao bowed and cupped his hands and responded: "Yes, Your Highness!"
Pei Yang felt unhappy when he saw Xu Mao contradicting him, and said: "Your Highness, the late emperor once said that it is not appropriate to have bad relations with the Piz Kingdom, otherwise it will cause war, which will be very detrimental to us! If you agree to Muyue Kingdom,
If you ask for help, then..."
Pei Yang didn't say anything else, but the meaning was self-evident.
Liu Lang's face darkened slightly and he said unhappily: "What you mean by this is that you think the soldiers of our Sheng Kingdom are not as good as those of the Pitz Kingdom. If we fight, it will be difficult to win?"
Pei Yang was startled and hurriedly raised his hands and shook his head: "Your Highness, this is not what I mean. I just feel that Your Highness has just ascended the throne and it is not suitable for war now!"
Liu Lang knew that what Pei Yang said was right, but what Xu Mao said was also correct. The existence of Muyue Kingdom was indeed very important to Shengguo, and losing Muyue Kingdom would indeed be very detrimental to Shengguo.
"Okay, you all go down and just want to be alone..."
After Liu Lang finished speaking, he walked to the window and began to think quietly.
At the same time, Pei Yang and Xu Mao quietly exited the imperial study room, and everything returned to quiet.
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