Zhutian: My skills are not serious

Chapter 436: Have you ever seen someone like me?

"Pick it up? Why don't you pick it up?" Chu Pingsheng waved at the crying little girl and said, "That dragonfly hairpin with a sapphire in the middle is pretty good. I'll give it to you."

The little girl's mother held her daughter's hand tightly.

"Little boy, the Duan stone inkstone with a map of mountains and rivers three feet in front of your feet has a good meaning. Take it back and keep it well. You can use it when you grow up."

The old man in coarse blue clothes behind the little boy also held his son's shoulders tightly and covered the child's eyes with his other hand.

There are good things on the ground, but no one dares to pick them up.

"Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha……"

Chu Pingsheng laughed so hard that he fell backwards, and kept slapping the outer wall of the carriage. "Just now you were cursing Qingguo happily, wishing you could put on armor and go into battle, saying that killing one would pay for yourself, and killing two would be a profit. Now the old emperor of Qingguo has his wealth right in front of you, but you all have become grandsons and cowards, and you don't even dare to look at it. Can you sacrifice your lives to Northern Qi? This good thing that Southern Qingguo gave to the Northern Qi royal family... but you don't even have the qualifications to touch it? Even if it's a family dog, it can get a piece of meat during the New Year and other festivals. It turns out that you are worse than pigs and dogs?"

clap, clap, clap...

He slapped the carriage.

"Or... are you all actors hired by Lord Shen of the Imperial Guard? How much do you charge per day? Ten taels? Five taels? One tael? It can't be only five hundred coins, right?"

When Shen Zhong, who was riding a horse and leading the way in front, heard these words, his already ugly face fell even more.

At this point, he also realized that Chu Pingsheng was deliberately looking for trouble, and Fan Xian's behavior of planting the flag just now was too childish compared to the humiliation of Chu Pingsheng.

The people on both sides of the aisle were also confused. What was wrong with this guy? He first led the rhythm to squeeze the leader of the Nanqing delegation, then turned around and let the white ape jump out to show off his power. Then he pushed down the gifts brought by the delegation and said that everyone who saw it should have a share. Finally, he pointed the spearhead at them and scolded them for not even being qualified to be dogs.

Jumping back and forth!
What on earth does he want to do?
Wang Qinian and Fan Xian had expressions of horror. Gundam was furious, but when he saw the white ape standing on the tribute box, holding a bronze mirror with a gold back, shining the sun up and down, occasionally avoiding the sun when it dazzled his eyes, he suppressed his anger and silently recited the Qingxin Pushan Mantra that Fan Xian had taught him, "Don't be angry, don't be angry. If you get angry, no one will take your place. Who would be happy if I died of anger? Besides, it's exhausting and tiring..."

Hu Shaoqing, who was sitting in the same carriage with Chu Pingsheng, had become autistic.

"No fun, groom, let's go to Uesugi Tora's mansion."

The groom holding the whip outside looked confused. He was from Qing and had no idea how to get to the capital.

Chu Pingsheng whistled and pointed at the small flag of the Jinyiwei following behind Shen Zhong. Lanling Wang threw away the bronze mirror in his hand and jumped away.

The little flag was only of the fifth or sixth rank in strength and was certainly no match for the white ape. Before he could figure out what was going on, he was abducted into Chu Pingsheng's carriage.

"Die, or lead the way. Choose one."

The whisper entered his ears, and the little flag blurted out without thinking: "Lead the way, I choose to lead the way."

Before the delegation's vehicle entered the city, Shen Zhong repeatedly warned them that it was okay to fight with Fan Xian, but they should not offend the people in the last carriage, otherwise the Western Hu Grandmaster Bai Feng would give everyone a bell.

"Lord Chu, this...it won't be too late to go find Uesugi Tora after we meet the Emperor and the Empress Dowager. We are guests from afar..."

"Go down."

"Master Chu?"

"Don't make me throw you out of the car."

Hu Jinzhu wiped the cold sweat off his forehead and climbed out of the carriage. He got off the car holding up the hem of his court robe while looking back, complaining in his heart about who he was. He just offered him tea, but then he turned around and chased him away. He changed his attitude faster than turning the pages of a book.

The door curtain fell, and a small flag pointed to the street on the right: "Over there." The groom pulled the reins and shouted, "Right!" The horses started to move forward, leaving the delegation's convoy behind and heading to the right, with the sound of hooves and wheels.

Hu Jinzhu stood on the side of the road, looking at the gold, silver and jewelry scattered on the ground, and felt that the tea he had just drunk was a bit bitter.

……

at the same time.

The Imperial Palace of Qi.

In the Fengtian Hall, which is more magnificent than the Nanqing Taiji Hall, the Northern Qi civil and military officials were lined up on both sides of the red carpet. The bright red court robes looked very festive. The same was true of the crown robes of the Northern Qi Emperor Zhan Doudou, with a red background, black collar and yellow dragon pattern. However, he was too young and looked more like a handsome young boy. As for the majesty of the emperor, it was about the same as the small puddle at the entrance of the village.

Behind her, separated by a curtain, the Queen Mother of Northern Qi sat upright in a purple robe and a phoenix crown. Her willow-shaped eyebrows and slightly upward eyeliner added a bit of fierceness to her.

"What do you think?"

Zhan Doudou seemed a little embarrassed, as if she had not expected Chu Pingsheng to cause trouble as soon as he entered the city. She had thought of Shen Zhong's use of public opinion, and after learning that the border troops of Qing State had advanced thirty miles, she was not surprised by Fan Xian's tough confrontation. However, Chu Pingsheng kept jumping back and forth, attacking left and right, hitting Qing State and Northern Qi State in the face, taking a breath, resting for a while and doing it all again. She was stunned and completely unable to cope with it.

"..."

The court officials below looked at each other, communicating only with their eye contact, but no one dared to speak.

This fellow has a bad reputation. Facing such a powerful emperor like Li Yunqian, he dared to kill a second-rank official and the son of a princess in the court. Now Bai Feng has come to Northern Qi with the power of severely injuring Ku He. If Chu Pingsheng says something that he doesn't like to hear, and it gets to the ears of the real master, he might still be talking big today, but be buried three days later.

"My dear Minister Sun, you were the one who led the delegation to Nanqing for peace talks. You must have met him. Please speak first." The empress dowager's slow and lazy voice came from behind the pearl curtain.

Sun Zhongqi, the Minister of Rites, who was known for his quick wit, walked out of the crowd and bowed to answer, "Your Majesty, Queen Mother, in my opinion, Chu Pingsheng's actions were not for fun, but for deliberate provocation. He wanted to imitate what he did when he entered Kyoto. His insult to the Nanqing envoys was probably to make his position clear. I think..." He looked around and bent his waist even lower: "He... wants us to make an offer."

"Make an offer?" Zhan Doudou sat forward.

"Chu Pingsheng must have come from afar to seek something. I'm sure that in his eyes, Da Qi and Nan Qing are both objects that he can exploit for his own benefit."

After he said this, everyone present, whether they were civil officials who wielded pens or stubborn military generals, understood.

If it was just to transfer the matter to Si Lili, anyone could be sent, but Chu Pingsheng and Bai Feng both came, obviously with a purpose. When they arrived at Cangzhou, Ku He raided the envoy's convoy and the two sides had another fight. In the end, Ku He was defeated. Would Master and Apprentice Bai Feng not pursue the victory?
Previously, the eunuch reported Chu Pingsheng's actions on the long road. Firstly, it was to intimidate the court, and secondly, it was to show a stance and tell the people of Northern Qi that the relationship between them and Li Yunqian was not reliable. If Northern Qi could give them more benefits, they could turn their guns around and break with Nanqing.

The repeated sideways movements on the long path seemed to be performed for the surrounding people to see, but in fact they were performed for the top leaders of Northern Qi and Southern Qing to see.

This guy... is so cunning. Who said there are no smart people in Xihu? They are all brutes with strong limbs but shrunken brains.

Sun Zhongqi said in a clear voice: "Your Majesty, Queen Mother, I have seen that Chu has been brave and resourceful throughout his life, and has extraordinary courage and insight. We should be careful in dealing with him."

"Then according to Lord Sun's opinion..."

Just as Zhan Doudou was about to speak, he heard a loud singing coming from outside the Fengtian Hall: "Report..."

The eunuch in front of the palace, wearing a black robe and red pants, walked in with the hem of his trousers lifted up. "Your Majesty, Queen Mother, there's a report from outside that Chu Pingsheng's carriage has left the convoy and is heading for the residence of General Shang Shanhu."

wow...

There was an uproar in the hall.

When a foreign envoy entered the capital city, he did not go to the palace to see the emperor and empress first, but went to find the general Uesugi Tora. This shows that he does not take the Zhan family seriously at all.

The Queen Mother's face was already covered with frost, and her hands were tightly grasping the armrests of the phoenix couch.

But it was just covered with frost, and it clung tightly to the armrest of the phoenix couch.

Zhan Doudou tilted her head, caught the Queen Mother's expression through the gap in the beaded curtain, and whispered, "Mother, why don't we... let Lili enter the palace as soon as possible and listen to her opinions before making any plans?"

"Alright."

The Queen Mother's complexion looked better.

Of course she knew that to this day, Si Lili, whom she disliked, had become the only bridge of communication between the Northern Qi royal family and Master Bai Feng and his apprentice.

Zhan Doudou nodded, looked back at the ministers in the hall, coughed lightly and asked, "Where is Fan Xian?"

The eunuch in front of the palace replied: "Your Majesty, we have arrived outside the Zhengyang Gate."

"Okay, I understand."

……

At the same time, Chu Pingsheng's carriage stopped in front of a house with two one-meter-high Suanni statues in front of the door. The two Suanni were looking left and right respectively, with solemn and vivid expressions.

The flag bearer of the Imperial Guard jumped off the carriage and pointed to the large red plaque with the word "Uesugi" written on it. Below it was a magnificent gate painted with vermilion lacquer and studded with copper nails and said, "Sir, the residence of General Uesugi is in front of us."

"You go."

"Yes."

The Jinyiwei flagman dared not stay and ran away.

Chu Pingsheng lifted the door curtain, got off the carriage, and flicked his finger at the driver, signaling him to find a place to wait. He then told Lanling Wang, "Knock on the door."

The monkey, who had jumped onto the top of Suanni's head, touched it left and right, and was overjoyed, heard it and swung around the bright red beam under the eaves, landing in front of the tightly closed door.

Recalling the scene when Xin Qiwu came to visit Chu Pingsheng at the Protocol Courtyard, it pulled the smooth brass pull ring and clapped it.

Pop, pop, pop.

A crisp but slightly dull sound came into the courtyard.

Soon someone inside responded: "Who is it?"

Chu Pingsheng answered the question irrelevantly: "I'm looking for Shangshanhu."

"General Uesugi is not here."

The voice behind the door sounded a little impatient.

(End of this chapter)