Han Shizu

Chapter 329 The Envoy from the Southern Tang Dynasty 1
Even though it was daytime, inside the palace and among the halls and towers, it was not much more lively than at night, and the surroundings were in a peaceful environment, serious but not depressing.In the recently renamed Chongzheng Hall, Liu Chengyou was leaning on a food table, eating his favorite tofu.

In his arms, he was still holding his eldest son Liu Xu, a baby who was almost nine months old, and could be carried with one hand, but it was grown wide, and the hand felt relatively solid and heavy.Although she was in her infancy, she inherited the excellent genes of her parents, which is very cute.

Liu Chengyou doesn't know how to hold children very much, but in his father's arms, Brother Liu Yong is very quiet, not making noise, making noise, let alone struggling, and he looks completely at ease.A pair of dark eyes, very agile, stared at Liu Chengyou's chin.

Suddenly giggling twice, Liu Chengyou lowered his head, looked at the baby's white and tender smile, and couldn't help showing a relaxed smile: "Why, you want to eat too?"

As he said that, he put a small piece of soft tofu between the chopsticks to his mouth. Interestingly, Brother Liu Yong opened his mouth cooperatively, revealing his pink and tender gums.Li Po, who was waiting next to her, was taken aback when she saw this, and hurried forward to stop her: "Wait a minute, the official, you can't let Brother Rong eat it!"

Liu Chengyou was slightly startled by his stern words, the tofu in the chopsticks was almost shaken off.He stuffed a mouthful of tofu into his own mouth, chewed a couple of mouthfuls, and said, "It's okay, I'm just playing with this brat!"

"The old woman offended the official, please forgive me!" Seeing this, the old woman came back to her senses and said cautiously.

"What's the crime!" Liu Chengyou waved his hand: "Li Po, you took extra care to take care of Brother Yun, and you should be rewarded!"

"Thank you, official!" Although the old woman looked happy, her tone and movements were calm.

"Okay, I've seen it too!" Liu Chengyou handed the child to her, and ordered: "Bring Brother Yun back to the Hall of Renming!"

"Yes!"

When the old woman retreated with the child in her arms, Liu Chengyou quickly calmed down and shoveled food into his mouth. After eating, he picked up a memorial to read, a memorial from Xuzhou.

"Your Majesty!" It was Guo Wei and Wei Renpu who kowtowed in front of the hall.

"Second Minister, sit down!" Liu Chengyou ordered, his eyes paused on the two humble expressions, and he asked, "Why didn't Privy Wang come?"

The two looked at each other, and Guo Wei said, "Go back to Your Majesty, Privy Councilor Wang is going to check the Huazhou Imperial Guard's staff register, and it has not been returned to Beijing yet!"

"Oh!" Liu Chengyou responded, not taking it seriously, and picked up a memorial letter from the imperial case that he visited alone, and said to the two: "Er Qing also read about the reorganization of the forbidden army outside Beijing by the Wang Privy Office." Let's go!"

"Wei Qing thinks about it, and he knows it in his chest!" Liu Chengyou also deliberately glanced at Wei Renpu.

The two said in unison: "Yes!"

Guo Wei calmly replied, "Private Wang's play is thoughtful and there are no omissions. I think it is very appropriate!"

"I see it that way too!" Liu Chengyou said leisurely: "I have given instructions, and we will start to rectify accordingly, starting with the Huazhou garrison. Cooperate with the Guards and plan to send a replacement army."

The anti-Forbidden Army deployed abroad, of course, must be mobilized from the horse infantry under the Department of Guards, without him, there are many troops.

"Well" paused, and Liu Chengyou added: "This time, Wei Qing needs to work hard!"

Wei Renpu was slightly dumb when he heard the words, but his strong psychological quality made him calm enough to answer yes.

Liu Chengyou was planning to help Wei Renpu, and Guo Wei was beside him, so he could see clearly.I thought to myself, the Privy Council already has him and Wang Jun, looking at Liu Chengyou, the emperor will not add fire to it anymore
Under the blue sky and white sun, the shops in Tokyo, although not shoulder to shoulder, are full of people, but they are still lively.A store, located in the bustling part of the market, is decorated with style, and the business is booming with people coming and going.

"The owner behind this wine shop must be strong enough!" In the elegant room, a handsome and handsome middle-aged man in brocade clothes said, playing with a celadon wine glass and sweeping the scene outside the window.

"How did Mr. Han see it?" A young man with a short beard sat opposite him and asked curiously.

"The drinkers who come to the door are too polite!" The middle-aged Han surnamed replied casually, his eyes seemed to be deep, and the corners of his mouth were slightly proud.

This middle-aged man with the surname of Han is Han Xizai. This time, he was appointed as an official from Xuanzhou Jiedu, and was appointed as an envoy by Tang Lord Li Jing. He went north to Tokyo to go to Dahan.

However, Southern Tang had been at odds with the big Han for more than a year, and there were constant quarrels. When Liu Zhiyuan was in power, he didn't have much scruples about the south, so that Southern Tang got some bargains.But when Liu Chengyou succeeded to the throne, although he deceived his young master and made frequent moves, he still failed to get a big advantage.

Especially after Liu Chengyou leveled the river, let alone asking for cheap, he suffered a lot.On the front line of the Lianghuai and Huaihe Rivers, the Tang army used to invade from time to time, but as the situation of the Han Dynasty gradually stabilized and the country gradually calmed down, it was adjusted.Now it is the Han army on the front line of Huaibei, freeing up their hands, going south from time to time to plunder, Huainan is a rich place, just grab something, it is enough for the poor and clanging Han army to be comfortable for a while.

A while ago, Wang Wangan, the Inspector of Mizhou and Guo Qiong, the Inspector of Yizhou of the Great Han Dynasty, asked the south to attack the Tang thieves, captured and burned them, and returned with a full load.Seeing that the situation was not right, the Southern Tang side's partiality was violated, and it was not good to please. Li Jing planned to reconcile, and Han Xizai was familiar with the northern affairs, so he sent someone to go north, intending to repair the relationship between the two countries.

Han Xizai was relegated in the three-year party dispute with Song Qiqiu and Feng Yansi, and this time he was entrusted with the important task of envoy Han. He is intelligent, but he knows that if he succeeds and talks well, he can return to the court and return to Zhongshu .

Thinking of this, Han Xizai couldn't help frowning when he thought of the court situation in Jinling.Although he was in Xuanzhou before, he has been thinking about the situation in the court. Although the Song and Feng parties have also been demoted, they have recently been reinstated and appointed. Song Qiqiu and Feng Yansi are still in the local area, but their party members are still The power is great, and Li Jing wants to use him, Han, to balance the power of the court again.

"Hey" sighed leisurely.

"Why is Mr. Han sighing?" The young man in a brocade suit with a slanted collar next to him was the deputy envoy accompanying him to the north.

Of course he wouldn't say what he was worried about, Han Xizai smiled lightly, picked up the chopsticks, picked up a piece of spring bamboo shoots, chewed it, it seemed that it tasted good.However, he still showed arrogance, and changed the topic with the tone of a comment: "This restaurant, the wine is good, and the food is good, but this restaurant is too superficial and lacks elegance!"

"Han Gongjun is extremely talented and elegant, such a place cannot be seen by Han Gong!" The deputy envoy curled his lips, seemingly sarcastically.

This deputy envoy belongs to the Song Party.Li Jing's employment, but he never forgets to balance and make muddy in everything.

"It's just considering the duty of this trip to the north, and it's the king's life, so I don't dare to forget about it!" Han Xizai glanced at the deputy envoy proudly, and said calmly.

Mentioning this, the deputy envoy showed displeasure: "Emperor Han is really a barbarian, and he doesn't understand etiquette. We have been in Kaifeng for so long, and we are still left alone."

"I heard that Emperor Han was diligent in administration. Maybe he is busy with military and state affairs. How can he have time to meet us? Take the initiative to come to the door and keep a low voice!" Han Xizai said in a neutral manner.

The deputy envoy was displeased when he heard the words: "It is His Majesty's edict to go on an envoy, could it be that Duke Han is dissatisfied!"

"How dare you?" Han Xizai didn't take it seriously when he saw the members of the foreign party casually labeling himself, but only with a disdainful attitude.

"Are we just waiting in Kaifeng?" the deputy envoy said impatiently.

"Otherwise?" Han Xizai's tone was still hesitant: "What's the use of being anxious?"

"Hmph!" The deputy envoy snorted softly, "Mr. Han is not in a hurry, otherwise why would he be so leisurely, lingering in this Kaifeng market every day!"

(End of this chapter)