The prince is more stable

Chapter 117 The Liao Envoy's Disaster
According to the original plan, when the Liao envoy came to the court, Zhao Xiaoqian intended to leave him alone for ten days or half a month.

No matter what the Liao envoy wants to talk about, let's put it aside for now. Anyway, the current situation between the Song and Liao dynasties is that the Liao Kingdom demands and the Song Dynasty pays compensation.

Why should you be so polite to someone who comes to your house to ask for money?
But Qian Zhongshen seemed unable to bear it anymore.

Xiao Guangjing was too difficult to serve and always made things difficult for the officials of the Song Dynasty. Even an old minister with a good temper like Qian Zhongshen could not stand Xiao Guangjing's arrogant attitude.

In the entire Song Dynasty, the only person who could control Xiao Guangjing was probably the Prince of Chu in front of him.

This is what is called "it takes evil to deal with evil."

But Zhao Xiaoqian was not interested in Xiao Guangjing. He could not beat or kill such a foreign playboy, so he could not do anything about it. It was better not to meet him.

"Whatever the Liao envoy said and did, the officials of the Honglu Temple should just bear with it and ignore it. They should just treat him as a mentally retarded child. There's no need to bother with him." Zhao Xiaoqian said lazily.

Qian Zhongshen sighed, "I had originally told the officials at the Honglu Temple the same thing, but Xiao Guangjing became increasingly excessive. After moving into the posthouse, he was not only picky about everything, including food, clothing, housing, and transportation, but he also assaulted and insulted the officials and their maids. The Liao envoys who accompanied him did the same."

"In their eyes, we Song people are like slaves born inferior to them, subject to arbitrary fate. Now, the Liao envoy's behavior has reached the court. At today's court meeting, the Imperial Censor impeached the Ministry of Rites and the Honglu Temple, saying that they were willing to humiliate themselves and damage the dignity of our country."

Zhao Xiaoqian frowned. "Is Xiao Guangjing so domineering? Even recording him in history books won't work?"

Qian Zhongshen smiled bitterly and said, "The Liao envoy came to the court and criticized the food, clothing, housing and transportation of our Great Song. Even if it is recorded in the history books, it will be regarded as the fault of our Great Song for its poor etiquette. What is Xiao Guangjing afraid of?"

After a pause, Qian Zhongshen sighed, "Xiao Guangjing is especially picky about food and lodging, and he's also a germaphobe. He has to clean his room, his belongings, and his bed more than ten times a day. If there's even the slightest grease stain on the dining table, he'll flip it over and fly into a rage."

"I don't know if he's pretending or if he's really been spoiled. This kind of dandy kid has so many flaws."

Zhao Xiaoqian glanced at him indifferently and said nothing.

Qian Zhongshen said hurriedly, "The Crown Prince is highly regarded by the Emperor and is a pillar of the Song Dynasty. He is certainly not a playboy. I have no ulterior motive in what I said. Please do not misunderstand me."

Qian Zhongshen then pleaded with his eyes, "Your Highness, the Ministry of Rites and the Honglu Temple are simply unable to serve that Liao envoy. Please, Your Highness, please intervene and make the Liao envoy behave himself in our Great Song."

Zhao Xiaoqian sighed, "Minister Qian, do you know what the characteristics of a so-called dandy are?"

"I don't understand, please enlighten me, my lord."

"First, you bully the weak and fear the strong. Second, you're more likely to cause trouble than to accomplish anything. Third, you're obsessed with saving face." Zhao Xiaoqian smiled at him. "I'm also a playboy, so I have a say in this matter."

"What the prince means is..."

Zhao Xiaoqian sneered, "Doesn't Xiao Guangjing like to be clean? Then give him an unforgettable experience. Make sure he wakes up in the middle of the night and slaps himself in the face for the rest of his life."

"I have a plan. After this plan is implemented, Xiao Guangjing will not only be much more restrained in my Song Dynasty, but he will probably be too embarrassed to even raise his head to face others."

Qian Zhongshen was overjoyed. He disregarded the rules of seniority and stood up to bow to him: "Your Highness is like a living Bodhisattva who saves people from suffering!"

Zhao Xiaoqian clicked his tongue and suddenly became a little curious about what Xiao Guangjing had done in recent days to make Qian Zhongshen, a veteran official, so disgusted.

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It’s time to hold the lamp.

The city of Bianjing was still prosperous, and the hustle and bustle of people walking on the street could be heard even through the courtyard wall.

Xiao Guangjing walked out of the courtyard of the inn with a slightly shaky body, looked up at the starry sky, and saw a bright moon hanging high in the sky.

Looking at the round bright moon, Xiao Guangjing suddenly found that the blood of his northern wolf clan had awakened, and he had an urge to look up and howl at the moon.

Xiao Guangjing opened his mouth and burped a long string of wine. He had drunk a lot tonight. To be more precise, since arriving in Song State, he had been partying almost every night and got drunk every night.

Although I look down on the weak Song Dynasty from the bottom of my heart, I have to admit that the wine of the Song Dynasty is really delicious, better than that of the Liao Dynasty.

He was a little drunk again tonight. Officials from the Ministry of Rites and the Honglu Temple of the Song Dynasty toasted him frequently, and flattery was heard everywhere during the banquet. Xiao Guangjing wanted to stay sober and resist the enemy's sugar-coated bullets.

But... it's too difficult, I can't resist it at all.

So Xiao Guangjing got drunk again.

Xiao Guangjing stood up and staggered out of the door, intending to go out for some fresh air and sober up.

He did not forget his mission. He came to negotiate with the State of Song, not to eat, drink and have fun. However, the envoy of the State of Song had not seen him since he welcomed him into the city.

Xiao Guangjing's mind was as clear as a mirror. He had also read books from the Central Plains. He knew that Zhao Xiaoqian was trying to keep him out of the way and make him feel agitated before talking to him.

Xiao Guangjing wanted to laugh. How could such a clever trick of his deceive me? Would I be so impatient?

Every day I stay in Song State, you must treat me to delicious food and drinks. I am very happy here and don't want to leave. Let's not talk about it. I just want to enjoy myself for a few more days.

It was almost Mid-Autumn Festival, and the night wind was cool. After being blown by the night wind, Xiao Guangjing's mind became a little clearer.

Tomorrow, he will intensify his efforts to make things difficult for the officials of the Song State, taking advantage of the situation to cause unreasonable trouble and showing his arrogant and domineering face to the fullest.

In this case, Zhao Xiaoqian must have been unable to bear it any longer and had to ask him to sit at the negotiation table. At that time, it was clear who was active and who was passive.

As the night wind blew, Xiao Guangjing sobered up a little, but his stomach started to growl.

Xiao Guangjing frowned as he subconsciously touched his belly.

I've been busy with social engagements and drinking these days and haven't had any proper meals. I guess my body is protesting.

However, standing outside the courtyard, for some reason, Xiao Guangjing's stomach seemed to have started, making a series of growling noises.

Not only that, my stomach also ached slightly, and my intestines were churning, which was very uncomfortable.

Xiao Guangjing covered his stomach with a grim expression, then looked around and decided to solve this trouble.

In ancient times, wealthy and powerful families would usually set up a small room in their bedroom, where they would place a toilet for the head of the family to use for defecation and urination. If they were more particular, they would also place two landscape screens in front of the toilet to show elegance.

It is often recorded in historical books that the host would say to the guest, "Please allow me to change clothes." This "changing clothes" means going to the toilet during the meal. From ancient times to the present, many conspiracies and tricks in history were also completed during the time of "changing clothes."

Of course, there was a toilet in the bedroom of the inn where Xiao Guangjing lived, but at that moment he was entertaining officials from the State of Song in the courtyard of the inn, which was very far away from his bedroom. The situation was urgent, and he was afraid it was too late.

Fortunately, Xiao Guangjing had become quite familiar with the area of ​​the post house where he lived in the past few days. He knew that there was a public and convenient changing place not far from the courtyard, which was specially used by the servants and waiters who did odd jobs in the post house.

At this moment, Xiao Guangjing was in a very critical situation and he didn't care about status or respect, so he ran towards the changing room.

Under the cover of night, Xiao Guangjing's running posture was quite strange. His face changed after running two steps, and then he squeezed his buttocks hard, using all his strength to soothe the violent pressure in his anus, and then ran again, and then stopped.

This goes on and on, with the struggle between heaven and man.

As an envoy of a country, Xiao Guangjing's willpower was amazing. For the dignity of the country and the Khitan nation, he was determined not to allow himself to make a fool of himself.

He could not afford the scandal of "peeing in his trouser pocket", and committing suicide a hundred times would not be enough to wash away the humiliation of being an envoy of a country.

(End of this chapter)