Invincible at the beginning: I seek the world in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 42, Fox Game

half a month later

The Emperor of Chu ordered people to prepare dowry, twenty cartloads of goods, gold and silver jewelry, rare utensils, martial arts secrets, sword scriptures and sword techniques, antique calligraphy and paintings, peerless rare books, etc.

Among them, most of them were collected from the great families of Tianwang City.

Jiang Kongliu sighed, "Unexpectedly, His Majesty has really come this far."

"Go and call Sheng'er over."

"Yes."

After Jiang Wangsheng came, he saw that his father, Jiang Kongliu, asked all the maids to retreat, and there were only Wu Qi and him in the study.

Jiang Kongliu said: "Your Majesty has already started preparing the dowry. I am afraid that the two of them will be sent to Beili in a short time."

"Is he crazy?" Jiang Wangsheng couldn't help asking.

"Be careful!" Jiang Kongliu shouted.

At this moment, someone outside reported: "My lord, the imperial guards are already at the gate, please invite Second Young Master Jiang to enter the palace."

Jiang Kongliu's face changed, "It seems that His Majesty wants you to send the two of them off."

"Hmph." Jiang Kongliu's face was gloomy, "Knowing that our two families are married, His Majesty would do such a thing, it's too deceitful."

"Oh, then I'll go." Jiang Wangsheng remained expressionless.

Jiang Kongliu reminded in a low voice: "No matter what His Majesty told you, after you come out, get rid of the spies, go to the old prime minister and old general, and listen to their opinions."

"Yes."

Jiang Kongliu hesitated to speak, but in the end, he swallowed the words "Be safe".

Jiang Wangsheng rode on the horse prepared by the people in the palace, and entered the palace mightily under the package of the imperial guards. The place he went was not the Hall of Supreme Harmony, but the Imperial Study Room.

"Grassman Jiang Wangsheng, bow to His Majesty." Jiang Wangsheng was unwilling to bow down from the bottom of his heart, and his movements were extremely slow.

The Emperor Chu looked indifferent, "Jiang Wangsheng, do you know why I let you come here?"

"The grassroots are stupid, please give me your Majesty's advice." Jiang Wangsheng said casually.

Chu Huang sneered, "Do you know that your family has an engagement with the Huang family?"

"Which Huang family?" Jiang Wangsheng asked knowingly.

Chu Huangdao: "Huang Yingjun, Minister of the Ministry of Rites, has a daughter under his knees, Huang Mengjue, and we have handled cases together."

"Oh." Jiang Wangsheng nodded, "I don't know her well. I haven't seen her in the past few days. Your Majesty, do you know where she is?"

The Emperor Chu showed sullen expression, "Are you really not sure, or are you pretending to be confused with me?"

"Grassmen dare not."

The jade axis on the dragon case, the black rhinoceros horn axis, the wolf hair imperial pen, and the auspicious cloud and crane silk brocade are particularly conspicuous

Emperor Chu picked up the letter of credence and said, "I want to make peace with Beili."

"Ah?" Jiang Wangsheng intentionally showed surprise.

Chu Huang narrowed his eyes, "Didn't Jiang Kongliu tell you about such a big matter?"

"No. This is government affairs. I'm a grassroots person. It doesn't matter if I know it or not." Jiang Wangsheng replied.

"You are not a grassroots, but you are the commander of the Xuanjia Army appointed by me." Even though Chu Huang said so, his tone was a little dissatisfied.

Jiang Wangsheng said: "Isn't this a formal appointment yet?"

Chu Huang said: "Beili's marriage partners are Yu Yan and Huang Mengjue. Yu Yan, you always know each other, right?"

"Naturally."

"How is it?" Chu Huang was very interested.

"Fairy and beautiful, with all manners. It would be a pity to marry to Beili." Jiang Wangsheng replied sincerely.

Chu Huang said: "The journey to Beili this time is difficult and dangerous, and there will inevitably be bad people who will hinder it. Jiang Wangsheng, I order you to escort the convoy of marriage, and when you come back, you will be the real commander in chief."

"Your Majesty, is this an order?" Jiang Wangsheng asked.

"No."

Jiang Wangsheng said: "Your Majesty, the grassroots don't want to be an official."

Emperor Chu frowned, "Why?"

"The ancient sage Zhuangzi would rather swim in the muddy water than be a tortoise in the temple. The grassroots heard it, and their hearts were fascinated. They would rather be a wild crane in the clouds than a dragon or tiger."

Chu Huang snorted coldly, "You can say it."

"The former emperor said: 'We in Western Chu want eternal prosperity for all generations, and the people need to follow the perfect people of the past and the present, and cultivate the righteousness of the world'"

Emperor Chu put down his credentials, "Since that's the case, I ordered you to accompany and kiss the convoy, but you also refused?"

His tone became murderous.

"No, your majesty is the king of a country, how can the grassroots refute it?" Jiang Wangsheng said neither humble nor overbearing.

Just as Emperor Chu was about to speak, Jiang Wangsheng said first, "Caomin is just expressing his inner thoughts. If His Majesty insists on doing so, Caomin can only accept it."

"Use the former emperor to suppress me, you brat." Emperor Chu cursed secretly.

If he forced it, it would be against the will of the first emperor, and it would run counter to his benevolence, virtue, virtuousness and filial piety.

"But you have merit, if you don't get rewarded, I'm afraid the government and the public will criticize me. Whatever you want, just ask."

Jiang Wangsheng said: "Caomin hopes that when we see His Majesty again in the future, we don't have to kneel down and salute, and we don't have to say humble words."

"Zhen, you are allowed to stand, or clasp your hands, or clasp your fists, when you see our Western Chu royal family and meat eaters in the future."

"Caomin, thank you, Your Majesty." Jiang Wangsheng straightened his body and cupped his fists at Emperor Chu.

"Since I agree with your request, then you have to go to the Beili Heqin convoy, right?"

"Okay." Jiang Wangsheng replied.

"Go back."

"Yes."

After Jiang Wangsheng left, Emperor Chu repeatedly recalled the last few conversations, and murmured: "I'm really not used to it. Come out."

As soon as the words were finished, Eunuch Baomin, young eunuch Xiao Jiu and Eunuch Jiang Bo walked out from behind the screen.

Baomin Gong said: "Your Majesty, why do you agree to such an exaggerated request?"

Chu Huang glanced at him.

"Your servant is guilty." Eunuch Baomin panicked and pleaded guilty.

Emperor Chu looked at the back of the young man leaving, "I think he is very interesting."

"At such a young age, it is not easy to have such thoughts." The young eunuch Xiao Jiu said.

Pointing to the things on the table, the Emperor Chu asked: "If he makes a sudden attack and threatens with life and death, let me write down the imperial decree and refuse the marriage. Can you save me from his hand?"

Mr. Baomin said fairly: "When he entered the palace, the servant watched him breathe luck, his internal strength is at the top of the ninth rank, it is more than enough to deal with him."

Eunuch Jiang Bo nodded, "He has always used flute as a weapon, and he should use swordsmanship. As a swordsman, I have confidence that within ten moves, the winner can be determined."

"So confident?" Chu Huang asked.

"I'm in my early forties, and I've been practicing swordsmanship for 30 years, but I still dare not use it. He's only in his 20s, and he surpasses his peers with his internal strength.

Xiao Jiu looked uncertain and said nothing.

Emperor Chu nodded, "You two are right."

Prime Minister's Mansion

A few muffled voices sounded, Jiang Wangsheng dealt with the people outside and opened the door.

Chen Bangzhou was holding a volume of ancient books, and he didn't seem surprised, "Here we come."

"Junior, pay homage to the Prime Minister." Jiang Wangsheng bowed his hands and bowed in salute.

Chen Bangzhou put down the scroll in his hand, held a feather fan, and waved at him, "You don't need to be polite, come and sit down."

"Yes."

Chen Bangzhou smiled and asked, "Did your father ask you to come to me?"

"Yes."

"Could it be that Your Majesty is really planning to marry?" The smile on Chen Bangzhou's face gradually faded.

He has lived in the mansion for a long time, and he can only contact one attendant and one guard, completely separated from the outside world, so he knows very little about the outside situation.

"really."

Chen Bangzhou took a deep breath, and then took a long breath, his eyes were clear, as if he had seen through the fog, and said: "It's really not a good idea to be with Beili."

"Can you play chess?" Chen Bangzhou asked.

"good."

"Come."

Chen Bangzhou moved to another mahogany case and ordered his attendants to make tea.

Chen Bangzhou asked: "What do you think of this marriage?"

"I also feel that Beili is unreliable. The two princes thrown out are mediocre and not sincere enough."

Chen Bangzhou smiled, "Sincerity cannot be measured by candidates."

"Appreciate further details."

"The situation in Beili is complicated. Although there is no crown prince, it is only a matter of Emperor Tianwu's words." Chen Bangzhou paused, "Prince Beili, it is not about ability, but who can win Emperor Tianwu's heart."

Chen Bangzhou said: "As far as I know, there are several princes from Beili who were entrusted to other places. Their ability, talent, learning, and city government are all very good, but they are contrary to Emperor Tianwu's thinking. They were all entrusted to the desolate land in the northwest."

"Later, they were all secretly executed." Chen Bangzhou said softly.

Jiang Wangsheng raised his brows, he didn't understand Beili in detail.

Chen Bangzhou said with a smile: "I know that you have a close relationship with Tianji Pavilion, but the rivers and lakes in Beili are not like those in Western Chu and Southern Tang. All warriors there must be loyal to the imperial court, otherwise they will be killed without mercy."

"Therefore, it is impossible to inquire about any secrets in the Tianji Pavilion there."

Jiang Wangsheng clicked his tongue, lowered his head and concentrated on playing chess.

Chen Bangzhou said: "What we need to do now is to prevent His Majesty from getting married and change the minds of those people in the court."

The situation of the chessboard is reversed, and Chen Bangzhou faces a disadvantage.

The two didn't have a dialogue for a long time, but concentrated on the chess game.

Jiang Wangsheng broke the tranquility, "It's not difficult, but it's a bit tricky and can't be wiped clean."

Chen Bangzhou took out a gold medal from his sleeve.

"At General Yang's place, there is also a cane with a dragon's head."

"Thank you."

Before going out, Chen Bangzhou said: "Idle clouds and wild cranes also have hearts."

Jiang Wangsheng was puzzled, and turned to look at Chen Bangzhou.

Chen Bangzhou said: "The premise of following the original heart is to recognize the original heart."

"The younger generation is taught."

Chen Bangzhou watched his pawns being defeated, and smiled wryly: "I'm getting old."

(End of this chapter)