Zhutian: My skills are not serious

Chapter 379: Those who play tactics are dirty

Chu Pingsheng looked with a smile at the Shaoqing of the Honglu Temple who was accompanying Guo Youzhi, the man who came with his own BGM.

"In such a large country like Qing, are the officials of the Ministry of Rites so ignorant?"

Xin Qiwu felt a chill down his spine when he was stared at by him. He wiped the sweat off his forehead and smiled jokingly, "Chu warrior, eunuch Hou, General Ye, as far as I know, there is a city-state called Hani in Nanzhao. When an old man passes away, relatives and friends must wear red and green to see him off."

"So you see..." Chu Pingsheng sighed as he looked at the people of Kyoto, "I came here with infinite respect for the Queen Mother, but you stopped me, scolded me, stabbed me with knives, and stabbed me with guns. Is this how Nanqing treats guests?"

Guo Youzhi noticed that Eunuch Hou glanced at him, so he took a step back, bowed to Chu Pingsheng, lowered his eyebrows and said, "It was because I was not thoughtful that I had this misunderstanding."

Eunuch Hou glanced at Ye Chong again.

The great master's nephew, whose gun was broken and whose personal guards died, gritted his teeth, knelt on one knee, and clasped his hands together, saying, "It was Ye who acted rashly and used his weapon without asking the right and wrong, which aggravated the situation. I hope that Warrior Chu will forgive me for my rudeness."

This Ye Chong... is very flexible.

Come to think of it, Emperor Qing played tricks on the Ye family many times, and later he was able to join forces with Fan Xian to deal with the rebellious Qin family. Without any scheming, how could Ye Liuyun, who was just an idle wanderer, sit firmly on the position of the Chief of the Privy Council?

"Hey, General Ye cares about the people, what's wrong with that? This white ape is called Lanling King. The elders of the tribe knew that I was going east and the road would be unsafe, so they left it to me as a guard. Beasts are wild and hard to tame. If it gets ruthless and bloodthirsty, it won't even listen to me. It caused such a loss to Kyoto, and I am very sad."

"Minister Guo, the same thing happened. The Queen Mother passed away, and all the funeral arrangements fell on the shoulders of the officials of the Ministry of Rites. I also did not communicate with you in advance, which is why things have come to this. Everyone is at fault. Everyone is at fault."

With a gentle smile, he helped up the two people who were apologizing to him.

Eunuch Hou's eyelids twitched as he watched from the side. He smiled and said, "So you see, your Majesty is wise and knows that this is a misunderstanding, so he hurriedly asked this old servant to come here to greet us. You, you..."

He pointed at Guo Youzhi and Ye Zhong and said, "Can't you be more thorough in your work from now on?"

"My father-in-law taught me that."

The two of them responded respectfully.

Just now, the barbarian from a foreign country said that being an enemy of a city is good, and being an enemy of a country is even better. But in the end, it all turned out to be a misunderstanding. Did the emperor have a deep relationship with him as host and guest?
How should we settle the accounts with the city guard who just died, the man and woman who were chopped to death by a white ape for throwing vegetable leaves, eggs and stones at the Empress Dowager because she was humiliated, and the Privy Councilor's personal guards?
Did I die in vain?

The upright poor scholar refused to accept the situation and was dragged along the ground by two guards. One of his straw sandals even fell off. He could not help but protest loudly, "You...you colluded with him. This is treason! You are a dog official who is treasoning the country! You are unworthy of His Majesty..."

Hou Zhigang frowned and winked at the captain of the imperial guards who was following him. The captain nodded slightly, held the hilt of his sword and followed.

Chu Pingsheng knew that the poor scholar could not even meet the governor of Kyoto.

He himself was completely unaware of the situation and accused Ye Chong, Guo Youzhi and others of deceiving the emperor, and he deserved to be executed for his crime.

"Okay, let's stop talking here. His Majesty is still waiting in the palace. Warrior Chu, please follow me to see the Emperor." Eunuch Hou reminded.

"it is good."

Chu Pingsheng nodded in agreement.

Hou Zhigang slowly turned around and walked forward.

Guo Youzhi, Xin Qiwu and others followed in small steps.

At this time, the Imperial Guards had already cleared the long road, and the bloodstains on the ground had been washed clean by servants from the Ministry of Rites. Those brave spectators were driven into the alleys on both sides of the long road, and every intersection was guarded by Imperial Guards.

However, you can still see some people's shadows on the second-floor balcony of the building facing the street.

Less than two hundred meters ahead, Chu Pingsheng saw Xie Bian, the bodyguard of the Second Prince; Zhu Ge, the chief of the Supervisory Council, who was standing with his hands clasped behind a large white lantern with a elegiac couplet written on it; Yuan Hongdao, a retainer of the Prime Minister's Mansion, who was sitting on the second floor of a deserted restaurant looking out; and Fan Xian, who was throwing a piece of silver again and again; and Wang Qinian, who was obsessed with money, whose eyes moved up and down as the piece of silver moved, and he was not in the mood to look at him carefully even when he passed by.

These people... came quite quickly.

But it is understandable. Qing is now the most powerful country. When envoys from Dongyi and Northern Qi come to submit their letters, usually people at the level of Shaoqing or Qing of the Honglu Temple come out to greet them. Now even the second-rank Minister of Rites Guo Youzhi has come. The standard is much higher than that of ordinary envoys.

Chu Pingsheng looked at Lanling Wang who kept baring his teeth at those unfriendly eyes, and couldn't help but laugh. "Well, now that we have the imperial guards to protect us, no one dares to attack us."

Hey, he also became a victim... Isn't that infuriating?

When they were almost in front of the palace, Hou Zhigang stopped and asked, "Chu warrior, which tribe of the Western Hu are you from?"

"Why do you ask?"

"You need to change clothes. This red dress of yours is fine outside the palace, but it's not appropriate to wear it in the palace to meet the emperor. The Ministry of Rites has prepared many styles of plain clothes for envoys from neighboring countries to wear when they come to pay their respects. I asked you which tribe you are from because I wanted my servants to look for suitable tribal clothes."

Guo Youzhi also explained carefully: "It can be seen that this is the first time that the Chu warriors have come to our Qing Kingdom. According to the usual practice of foreign envoys coming to the court, they should follow the local customs."

"When in Rome, do as the Romans do? What does that mean? I've never heard of it."

"When in Rome, do as the Romans do. This means that when you come here, you should follow our customs and habits."

"Oh I see."

Chu Pingsheng looked at the three-meter palace wall that was originally made of red bricks and black tiles, but was now covered by white silk, and said casually, "Zhu Hua."

Of course he knew that Hou Zhigang was taking the opportunity to find out his background.

Guo Youzhi blinked and leaned forward: "What?"

"My tribe is called Zhuhua, haven't you heard of it?"

Guo Youzhi looked back at the Minister of Honglu Temple Zhi Bairan, the Junior Minister of Honglu Temple Xin Qiwu and others, and saw that they also had confused faces. It was probably the first time they heard of this tribe. He couldn't help but feel worried. A larger tribe of Western Hu would have more than 500 people, and the imperial court had records of them. Could it be that the entire Zhuhua tribe, young and old, had less than 500 people in total?
So the question is, if this is true, why would His Majesty allow Eunuch Hou to summon him to join the welcoming ceremony?
It's so abnormal!

Although Guo Youzhi was surprised, he was very polite: "Well, I have heard for a long time that the Hua tribe is brave and good at fighting, and is rich in warriors. Today I am honored to meet the Chu envoy, and he is indeed outstanding and has an outstanding demeanor."

He waved to the people beside him, and the servants of the Ministry of Rites came over with plain clothes with the characteristics of the Western Hu tribe: "Please choose one from them, Envoy Chu."

Although they are called plain clothes, they are actually very different from the plain clothes worn by officials of Qing Kingdom to show their loyalty and filial piety. They are basically the black and white version of the costumes of neighboring countries and tribes, which is equivalent to the black suits worn by people in Western countries in modern society when attending funerals of the deceased. After all, no matter how powerful Qing Kingdom is, it is unwilling to provoke all the surrounding forces at the same time.

Chu Pingsheng said: "Do we have to choose from here?"

Eunuch Hou said, "Your Majesty is urgently summoning Chu warriors to attack. It is too late to tailor it. You should choose one from here."

"It has to be this way? Are you sure it is His Majesty's will?"

Eunuch Hou nodded.

Emperor Qing knew that Ye Chong, a first-rank official, had messed up things, so he could only ask him to use the imperial edict to clean up the mess, but the only requirement was that Chu Pingsheng must wear plain clothes when entering the palace.

When Guo Youzhi and others saw Eunuch Hou nod, they also nodded.

Chu Pingsheng knew very well that Li Yunqian was doing this to test his bottom line - his master Bai Feng chopped off the empress dowager's head with a sword, and his apprentice came to provoke him during the national mourning period. It was obviously a win-win deal, but he still wanted to suppress Qing Kingdom. It was really too much.

"Let's take this one." He pointed to a set of robes similar to those worn by lamas, but not in red and yellow, but in black and white.

If Li Yunqian dares to use this to create problems for him, don't blame him for taking advantage of the situation and giving Emperor Qing a severe blow.

Xin Qiwu was stunned for a moment, because this was clearly the costume of a tribe called Wus in the west of Nanzhao Kingdom.

But he quickly realized that Chu Pingsheng was the boss now, and whatever he said was the final word.

Eunuch Hou said, "Now that you have chosen, warrior Chu, please follow me to change your clothes."

(End of this chapter)