My old husband who can read minds

Chapter 140 The real purpose of the Xirong people
At the beginning of the month, a large number of five hundred foreign guests from Xirong arrived in Beijing and checked into the imperial post house.

Among the five hundred Xirong people, only 30 came to participate in this autumn hunting party, the other ten were accompanying staff and translators, and the remaining more than 400 people were all bodyguards.

A few days before arriving in Beijing, the people of Xirong behaved very calmly. The second prince Yelu Tianqi took the powerful children around the capital every day. They visited almost all the brothels, wine shops and teahouses, and had a great time eating, drinking and having fun. .

However, the imperial guards sent by Qin He to guard the area came back to report that this group of Xirong people seemed to be secretly inquiring about "coal".

So in the next three days, Qin He personally accompanied Yelu Tianqi and his party. After figuring out the purpose of their trip, he went into the palace to report to Emperor Qianyuan.

Qin He met Jiang Chen again beside Yelu Tianqi. This was not the first meeting between them.

The last time the person standing next to the opponent was Crown Prince Yong, but this time it was the prince of the enemy. It seemed that the orphan of the former prince was always forced to stand on the opposite side of his father's clan.

The few times Qin He saw him, he was always dressed in Tsing Yi and cloth shoes, and dressed like a scholar. Standing among a group of tall and strangely dressed Xirong people, he looked particularly weak and eye-catching.

But those Xirong people, including the second prince Yelu Tianqi, were very respectful to him, and he was always able to do it with ease.

Qin He didn't know that on the second day after arriving in Beijing, his father secretly contacted Jiang Chen and knew the true purpose of the Xirong people's visit.

In two days' time, this season's "Autumn Hunting Party" will begin. Emperor Qianyuan, who has been waiting for many visitors from Xirong, finally received Yelu Tianqi and his party on this day, and held a grand welcome banquet in the palace. .

After three rounds of drinking, Yelu Tianqi's translator suddenly stood up and said to Emperor Qianyuan: "Your Majesty Yong, your country has always been a country of etiquette. We have come from afar. I don't know what your country will take for this autumn hunting competition." What can we use as a lucky draw? Can you open our eyes first?"

Emperor Qianyuan pointed to the Minister of Rites lazily, "Liang Aiqing, talk to them."

"Yes, Your Majesty!" The Minister of Rites came out and spoke solemnly.

The prize is nothing more than some gold, silver, rice grains and prey from autumn hunting. It looks like a gift, but in fact it is the custom of every autumn hunting.Everyone is just trying to be happy, no one really cares about the winnings.

After hearing this, Xirong's translator had a look of humiliation on his face, "Is your country too arrogant and rude, or are you deliberately using these things to perfunctory our second prince? In fact, you intend to humiliate us?"

The Minister of Rites had an innocent look on his face, "Why did your distinguished guest say this? This was the case with the autumn hunting prizes in previous years. This year, for the sake of your country, we doubled the extra prizes. I wonder what other prizes your country has prepared? Can you let me Wait and open your eyes." The Xirong translator stretched out his hand and said with great pride: "Five thousand cattle and horses, this is the prize I will prepare for you."

The Minister of Rites was shocked. It was just an ordinary autumn hunting competition, but the Xirong Kingdom had come up with such a precious prize. I'm afraid it was a big deal.

He secretly glanced at His Majesty on the dragon throne, and saw that the monarch's expression was indifferent, as if he had expected it, and he felt confident.

"If your country comes up with such a lottery, then the previous lottery from our country does not match it. I will draw up a new lottery list to ensure that it is equal to your country's five thousand cattle and horses."

"Hey... why bother?" The translator was already prepared. He took out a map from his arms, pointed at a barren mountain on the border between Hejian County and Xirong in the northwest and said: "If your country loses, this place will be designated as Just be my vassal to Xirong."

The Minister of Rites took the map, and several old officials also came over to take a look, and they were immediately very angry.

"wild ambition."

"brazen."

"His heart can be punished."

……

Several veterans and the Minister of Rites pointed at the translator, Yelu Tianqi and others and yelled.

What Xirong asked for was not an ownerless barren mountain, but a mine that could produce gold.

Many months ago, Dayong just discovered a new coal mine there. Unexpectedly, the people of Xirong were very knowledgeable and even knew such secrets. No wonder they have been secretly inquiring about "coal" since they entered Beijing.

It turns out that the Xirong people came here because they were drunk and did not care about drinking.

(End of this chapter)