Emperor Taizong's Growth Plan

Chapter 146 The Absurd Picture

In the Honglu Hall, a group of envoys wearing Xia Guo's court clothes gathered in the room, with solemn expressions and sad faces.From time to time, someone would lament, which immediately caused the crowd to heave and sigh.

It has been almost half a month since they came to Zhongqing City.But until now, they still haven't received the order from Emperor Yun to summon them.The court of Yunguo just placed them in the Honghe Pavilion, and they were in charge of eating and drinking every day, other than that, they didn't respond any more.

Sitting at the top, the chief envoy of the Xia Kingdom Mission with a sad face couldn't stand the gloomy atmosphere in the room, so he couldn't help but say:
"Everyone, don't be discouraged. I have gone to meet Qu Cheng, Minister of the State of Yun, today. He pointed out a way for me to meet Feng Bao, the trusted eunuch of the Emperor of Yun. This person is the Emperor of Yun. My confidant, always accompany the emperor, as long as he agrees to help us, it should not be difficult to be summoned by the emperor of Yunguo!"

All the envoys of the Xia Kingdom heard the words, but they still couldn't lift their spirits and looked discouraged.

One of the middle-aged officials couldn't help sighing:

"In the past few days, we have traveled all over the mansions of the important ministers of the court in Yunguo. We have sent out a lot of silver gifts, but they are of no use at all! The envoys allocated by the court to us are almost used up now! Even if this Feng Bao really has the ability to convince the emperor of Yunguo, we don't even have the money to give things away!"

The other person couldn't help but angrily said at this time:
"The emperor of the Yun Kingdom, I'm afraid he deliberately hangs us, so he avoided seeing him!"

"It must be so. Otherwise, it is related to the war between the two countries. How can the officials of Yun Kingdom dare to delay?"

"Whether it's war or peace, give us an answer, so we can go back and deal with the business..."

"Cough, cough, cough!"

Hearing that someone had expressed their thoughts about dealing with the court, the head of the mission could not help coughing violently and interrupted the man's complaints.

The official who complained just now shut his mouth and subconsciously looked towards the corner of the room.

In the corner of the room, stood a few generals wearing Xia Jun armor. They were standing there straight at this moment, with expressionless faces, as if they hadn't heard what they just said.

These generals are nominally responsible for escorting the missions to Yun Kingdom to submit their credentials.But everyone knew that among these people, there must be Xia Guo's spy plane, who came here specially to spy on Yun Guo's information for Emperor Xia.

Of course, monitoring these mission officials is naturally a matter of convenience.

The atmosphere in the room couldn't help but quiet down.

After a while, among the officials of the mission, a handsome man suddenly stood up and said in a deep voice:

"Emperor Yun Kingdom has just taken power not long ago, and needs time to grasp the situation in the country, so he will never put his energy on fighting in our country. Moreover, if he really wanted to fight, he would have deported us early. Follow us!"

As soon as this remark came out, everyone suddenly realized, nodded and said:

"What Master Zhong said is right!"

"That's right, if it wasn't for that, Yunguo wouldn't let us live in this Honglu Pavilion!"

At this time, the fat man who spoke was none other than Zhong Zizhuo, the prefect of Fengzhou who had been with Xiao Cheng for some time before.

I just don't know why this guy appeared in the envoys of Xia Kingdom.

Zhong Zizhuo stood up, looked around at the officials, and said in a deep voice:

"At this time, the war between the two countries is uneven, and neither side can fully free up their hands to clean up the mess in the country. I am waiting for the situation in the southwest to be tense and on the verge of collapse, but the country of Yun may not be much better! I am waiting all the way, Buddhism is here Everyone knows what's going on in Yunguo. With Emperor Yun's talented and bold temperament, it is absolutely impossible for him not to care. So how could he not think of a way to quell the war and divert his energy to the country?"

The officials in the Xia Kingdom's envoys were stunned when they heard the words, and immediately nodded in agreement, saying:

"That's right, there must be a reason why the Emperor of the Cloud Kingdom hangs on to us!"

"I just don't know, what's the plan of the Emperor of Yun Kingdom?"

At this time, a general standing in the corner suddenly said:

"What is Master Zhong's opinion?"

When everyone heard the words, they all looked at the general who spoke.

This general has a straight figure, sharp eyes, and a resolute and solemn face, which is impressive at first glance.

What the people are discussing at this time, the generals like them should not be allowed to interrupt.But at this time, all the officials of the mission had no objection.Because everyone knows his identity well.

The secret service agency under Emperor Xia pointed directly at the embroidered clothes envoy.

Zhong Zizhuo glanced at the general and said in a deep voice:
"I've thought about it for a long time, and I only think there is one possibility. Yunguo wants to take this opportunity to test, and see how impatient our envoys are, to judge the situation in our Xiaguo country, so as to seek greater benefits during the negotiation!"

After Zhong Zizhuo finished speaking, everyone suddenly realized.

"Makes sense!"

"Listening to Master Zhong's words, I really feel a sense of openness!"

Only the leader of the mission at the head felt a little bit in his heart, and hurriedly said in a panic:
"It's not good. In this way, the officer's previous running around made Yun Guo see his flaws?"

When everyone heard the words, they also had a bad heart.

At this time, in all parts of the southwest of the Xia Kingdom, there was great grievance among the people, and there was even a faint tendency of rebellion among the people.

As for the southwestern frontier army of Xia Kingdom, they lost troops and lost generals in the northern border of Yun Kingdom.And because Xiao Cheng captured the Sanping pass, without the containment of the dangerous pass, facing the harassment of a small number of cavalry in Yunguo, he could only suppress all the frontier troops at the border to guard against death.

But in this way, all the frontier troops are stationed on the border, and it is difficult to return to defend the southwest and deter the people.

It was for this reason that Xia Guo chose to send a mission, submit the letter of credence, and stop the war so that the frontier troops could return to defense, guard the states and counties, and prevent the people from rebelling.

The situation in the southwest was getting worse and worse, and these Xia officials also knew that if they failed to complete their errands, they would be blamed and punished after returning home. In this short period of time, they wanted to meet the Emperor Yun in such a hurry.

Everyone immediately recalled the worried and anxious appearance of themselves before, and thought that if Zhong Zizhuo's guess was true, they were afraid that their impatient appearance had already revealed Xia Guo's foundation.

Errands can't be done, they have something to do.The errands were poorly done, which cost Xia Guo too much, and the court was still dissatisfied. Should they be punished?

Seeing the flustered expressions on everyone's faces, Zhong Zizhuo also showed a look of regret, shaking his head and saying:

"It's a pity, and it's my fault that I didn't figure out the key to it sooner! However, it is not irreversible."

The emissary who turned into a general pointed at the embroidered clothes immediately stepped forward and said anxiously:
"Master Zhong, please speak clearly!"

These civil servants feel uncomfortable if they fail to complete their errands, but at most they lose their jobs.But they are pointing directly at the embroidered clothes envoy, but it's not necessarily the case!

A group of envoys also cast their expectant eyes on Zhong Zizhuo.

Zhong Zizhuo flicked his sleeves, his fat face was full of confidence, and his upright figure showed an aura of confidence.

"This method is just to wrong the Master Envoy."

The head of the mission quickly waved his hands and said eagerly:
"Now that things are up to now, how can we still care about these things, let's talk about it!"

"In order to complete the errand as soon as possible, the chief envoy wants to invite the court, so he ignored the exhaustion of the envoys all the way and kept urging. The envoys endured their grievances. But after working hard for several days, seeing that the errands did not make any progress, they became passive. meaning."

After Zhong Zizhuo finished speaking, all the envoys were taken aback, and immediately understood what he meant.

This is, I want to make a show for the people of Yunguo.

The head of the mission showed suspicion, and said:

"That's it, can you fool the emperor of Yunguo?"

Zhong Zishuo spread his hands and said helplessly:
"Up to now, this is the remedy. I don't know how effective it will be. We can only do our best."

The emissary who pointed at the embroidered clothes heard the words, pondered for a moment, and immediately said firmly:
"Just do it like this! Even if you can't convince the emperor of Yunguo completely, you must also make him have doubts, so as to prevent the lion of Yunguo from opening his mouth during the peace talks!"

In the end, it is the direct envoy who is used to doing dark things, and his thoughts are much more decisive than these civil servants.

Zhong Zizhuo clapped his hands and said immediately:
"Since the decision has been made, please keep your words and deeds as usual. Colleagues, you must secretly express your dissatisfaction with the chief envoy in front of the officials of the Honglu Pavilion, and then say what I said just now intentionally or unintentionally. Usually You can also be more slack in your work. On the surface, it is said that you are going out on business, but in fact, you can go to the capital of Yunguo. In short, except for the chief envoy, the rest of the colleagues are not allowed to do things, and they are passive and slack! "

When the envoys of the mission heard the words, their eyes lit up slightly.

Secretly scolding the leader?Public funds for tourism consumption?Want to be lazy?Hi, tell me earlier!Everyone may not be able to do business seriously, but everyone is familiar with these things, and they can show their true colors!

Only the head of the mission twitched slightly when he heard the words, and looked at his colleagues with complicated emotions.

If he had to describe his mood at this time, it would be as if his colleagues were on vacation and he was called by the supervisor to stay on duty.

Zhong Zizhuo bowed slightly, bowed to everyone, and said sincerely:
"In that case, for the sake of our great Xia community and the stability of the people in the southwest, I ask my colleagues to work harder and put on a show in front of the people of Yunguo!"

The smiling faces of the envoys suddenly changed, and a serious expression appeared on their faces.

They bowed their hands to Zhong Zizhuo in return, and they all replied in a low and steady voice:
"We will do our best not to be entrusted by the imperial court again!"

The envoy who pointed at the embroidered clothes and the chief envoy of the mission subconsciously looked at each other and frowned slightly.

Although this plan, both of them have agreed.

But looking at the envoys and officials who were solemnly saluting each other in front of them, the two felt that the atmosphere in the room was inexplicably absurd.

How to describe it?
There is a bit of solemnity in the seriousness, and a bit of humor in the tragic.One by one is obviously going to eat, drink and have fun.But he had to make a posture that he was about to die for the country.

This scene, in short, is impressive and unforgettable!

(End of this chapter)