Chapter 274

"Nanli envoy?" Lu Que and Zhuge Yan, who had the same look of surprise, looked at each other. Daqian and Nanli are now at war. At the beginning of the battle of Southern Xinjiang, two legions of Daqian's fierce wind and Huxiao raided Nanli Ningan river. The leiying Legion was forced to surrender, and Ke Yu, the commander of leiying battle, committed suicide. The two countries have forged an irreconcilable hatred.

And the world can see that Da Qian sent six legions to fight in southern Xinjiang in order to annex Tianxing and Nanli at one stroke. There is no turning point between them. Only when one side is completely destroyed can he give up. How can Nanli send envoys to Da Qian at this time.

When Lu que wanted to continue to ask, he saw Zhuge Wei shaking his head and saying, "it's not Nanli envoys, it's Nanli Royal envoys." When Zhuge Wei said the word "royal family", he put a special stress on it.

When Lu que heard Zhuge Wei say this, he had a clear idea in his eyes. He was in charge of the whole situation of Southern Xinjiang, and all the information of Southern Xinjiang would eventually come to him to collect. Naturally, he knew the situation of the South leaving the country very well.

Nanli kingdom was built by the descendants of Dali royal family more than one thousand years ago. It has experienced more than 500 years of Da Xuan Dynasty and more than 200 years of feudalism after the collapse of Da Xuan. In addition to more than 240 years since the founding of Da Qian, Nanli has existed for nearly a thousand years. It can be said that it is the longest existing country in Qingmu continent.

However, for more than 900 years, Nanli has forgotten the glory of his ancestors and the dream of restoring the Dali Dynasty. Nearly five generations of Nanli kings in the past 100 years have been the fatuous masters of abandoning state affairs and indulging in pleasure. This also makes Nanli's power fall away, and the state power gradually falls into the hands of the major clans, and the royal power has been gradually overhead.

Twenty years ago, the last Nanli king, under the pressure of his courtiers, had to go north to Daqian with Tianxing. However, he met Baiyi, the famous commander of Daqian, in zhennanguan. After the first World War, almost all the armies of the two countries were destroyed. In the end, none of them could escape home. Nanli king of the previous generation suddenly died of illness because he was worried about the ministers in the court and was afraid of Daqian. After a fight, the current Nanli King inherited the throne with the support of military generals headed by Ke Yu.

The present Nanli king can be said to be a rare British leader in Nanli's one hundred years. Since he succeeded to the throne, he appointed good officials and officials to balance the court. Later, he made great efforts in political reform. In recent years, Nanli's national strength and military strength have been improved compared with those in the past. However, Nanli's national conditions are too complex, and the forces of the major clans have penetrated almost all aspects of the country, If Nanli king didn't have the support of the military headed by Ke Yu, and the content of the reform was that the people were fighting for profits, he might only take back the king's order and compromise in the end.

But because of this, the Nanli reform is also difficult. The contradiction between the royal family and the Qing family is very serious. Lu que thought that the leiying army surrendered and Ke Yu, the commander of the leiying war, died. After the Nanli royal family lost one of the thickest pillars to support the rule of the royal family, there will be some changes in the Nanli Dynasty.

However, to his surprise, none of the spies from the Department of foreign affairs, the Department of military affairs and the Royal Sanwei sent back any strange news from Nanli court. Everything seemed so Anjiang, as if the death of Ke Yu had not caused a stir in Nanli. Originally Lu que thought that it was because of the military power of Da Qian that the forces of Nanli kingdom were united. But now Zhuge Wei specially said that he was the envoy of Nanli royal family. Obviously, things were not like what he thought.

"Second uncle, although it's wartime, since the envoys of Nanli royal family are coming, they should be received by the foreign minister of the cabinet or the Ministry of rites. Why did second uncle come to Zhaowu hall?" Without waiting for Lu que to ask, Zhuge Yan asked.

When Daqian was divided into civil and military affairs, the internal and external pavilions had different functions and belonged to each other. For example, if the other side was not high in status, the Ministry of rites should come forward. If such royal envoys were also foreign ministers, he didn't understand why the second uncle came to Zhaowu hall, the external pavilions that led Daqian's military affairs.

"It was Liu Xiang who sent me here." Zhuge Wei took a look at his nephew and then looked at Lu que who seemed to be thinking about something.

What Zhuge Yan didn't know was that Zhuge Wei had been to the Wenhua hall where the cabinet was before he came to Zhaowu hall. Today, in Daqian Qiushou, all the courtiers headed by Prime Minister Zhuge Xingzhi have gone to Xishan, leaving only the veteran Prime Minister Liu no doubt to deal with some unexpected affairs.

After Zhuge Wei reported the matter to Prime Minister Liu Buyi, Liu Buyi wondered why Lian Nanli's envoys suddenly sent an envoy to Daqian, and why he suddenly appeared in Qianyuan City, the capital of the emperor, without any prior notice from the frontier. Without asking, he asked Zhuge Wei to come to waige to find Lu que.

Liu no doubt knew that the war between Daqian and Tianxing and Nanli, and the secret arrival of Nanli Royal envoys to Daqian, must have something to do with the current war. Such a matter would eventually be handed over to waige, or Lu que, who was in charge of the war in southern Xinjiang. Therefore, Liu no doubt did not even see the envoys, so he directly handed it over to waige.

Zhuge Wei thought that he could go back after he reported the incident. After all, if it was the autumn hunting ceremony, everything happened in the whole capital area would be his responsibility. He couldn't help but be careless. However, when Liu Buyou said that, he had to find Jing Wengong, Minister of the Ministry of war, first, and then come to waige Zhaowu hall with him.

When he heard Zhuge Wei say this, Lu que nodded slightly. He naturally understood why Liu budoubted. Liu budoubted that he was a neutral faction in the aristocratic family. He was only loyal to the emperor. He neither supported nor opposed Lu Que's ascendance to a high position at such an age. He has always been neither close nor distant from Lu Que and the whole Lu family of Wei, Business attitude.

Since the Nanli envoys' coming to Daqian had a lot to do with the current war situation in southern Xinjiang, they would be handed over to the outer cabinet sooner or later, so he didn't want to take part in it. After all, the other four prime ministers and ministers of the cabinet went to the Xishan hunting ground with the emperor. The emperor was led by him and Lu que. Since he didn't want to take charge of it, he would naturally be handed over to Lu que.

"Since they are envoys of Tianxing royal family, do they have the royal staff in their hands, and do they carry the letter of Nanli with them?" Lu que asked. Although he knew that the identity of these two people must have been confirmed before, he still had to ask clearly. After all, it was not in line with the rules of the Da Qian Dynasty to meet foreign envoys directly in his capacity when there was no royal order to appoint them. But now the emperor is not in Beijing, so he can only do things conveniently. But before that, he must ask clearly.

Jing Wengong and zhugewei looked at each other, and their faces were embarrassed. After a moment of silence, Jing Wengong finally said, "the visitor said that the festival of the king's staff has been lost on the road, and we didn't see the national documents. The visitor said that we must see your majesty or the foreign minister before we can take out the national documents."

Lu que could not help but grow up a little. He looked at them with a face full of tears and laughter. He did not understand that there was neither Wang Zhangzhu Festival nor Nanli Guoshu. How did they determine the identity of the emissary.

Jing Wengong and Zhuge Wei seemed to have guessed that Lu que would show such an expression. Zhuge Wei, the first one who came into contact with Nanli envoy, quickly said, "although there is no royal staff Festival on that person, and we don't see Nanli national documents, that person let me see something, so I can confirm the identity of the person."

"What is it?" Listening to Zhuge Wei's words, Lu que asked curiously. He knew in his heart that since zhugewei believed the identity of the other party without seeing the scepter and the national documents, what the visitor brought out must be a wonderful thing.

"It's the jade brand of fire bathing lotus." Zhugewei replied.

Lu short smell speech heart move, immediately ask "that jade brand is what grade?"

"If you read it correctly, it should be the first-class sun jade heart." Zhugewei thought a little and answered.

"What?" Lu que was surprised at the news.

Like the imperial family of Daqian, the imperial family of Nanli had to have a register of neitingsi when they were born, and the prince and princess had to have a Dragon Seal book. After they were born, all the royal family of Nanli had a jade plate of bathing fire lotus flower. On the back of the jade plate was the pattern of flame lotus flower, while on the front was the name and birthday of the person who held the jade plate. The jade plate of bathing fire lotus flower made from the burning sun jade heart was the symbol of the legitimate son of Nanli royal family, That is to say, he is the son of Nanli king, and he is a real Nanli prince. No wonder Zhuge Wei believed the identity of the other party without seeing the national documents.

Moreover, Lu que also knows that Nanli Wang is just over 40 years old. He has only two sons under his knees, and the two sons are more than ten years old apart. The eldest son should be in his early twenties now, and the second son should still be a five or six-year-old urchin now. Since the bearer holds such a lotus flower jade plate made of strong Yang jade heart, he must be Nanli Wang's eldest son, The prince of Nanli kingdom.

Thinking of this, Lu can't help but frown. He doesn't understand why such a person came to Daqian as an envoy. Now the two countries are in a state of war, so nanliwang is not afraid that Daqian would use this person to coerce him?

"Second uncle, where is the bearer now? Can someone send someone to protect him?" Zhuge Yan was also surprised and asked. The identity of the newcomer is too special. Even though Daqian is willing to annex Nanli, if he dies in the capital of Daqian, it will certainly hinder the rule of Daqian after the war.

"That man should have suffered a lot along the way. When he came to the imperial capital, he was alone, and there was no mission to follow him. At this time, we have brought him here. Now he is outside the Zhaowu hall, where there is a royal guard to protect him. There should be no problem." Zhuge Wei naturally knew what his nephew was worried about. He looked at Zhuge Yan and answered. This is the reason why he came here with Jing Wengong, Minister of the Ministry of war. This is daqianwaige. Even if he is Jingzhao's official of zhengsanpin, he is not qualified to bring people here.

"Come on, please." Lu que said quickly. At the same time, he felt a little excited. As he thought, the man who came here might be the big prince of Nanli. Since he came to the capital of Daqian secretly, it's very likely that Daqian could take over the kingdom of Nanli without a single soldier. If so, just wait until the end of the Tianxing war, Then he could draw out the troops of several legions in southern Xinjiang and improve the defense of xiyuanze.

"Lu que, let's change places." Zhuge Yan said, looking at the sand table in the warm Pavilion. The military situation of Tianxing and Nanli in the sand table is one of them. This is the top secret of Daqian at this stage, and it can't be known to outsiders.

Looking at Zhuge Yan's eyes, Lu que naturally understood what he meant. He thought for a moment, shook his head and said, "there's no need to change the place. In this warm Pavilion, this sand table is not afraid to be seen by others. Even if he sees it, he can't change anything, and I want him to see the situation on the sand table."

When Jing Wengong, zhugewei and zhugeyan heard Lu que say this, they all saw a glimmer of brilliance in their eyes. As Lu Que's elders, Jing Wengong and zhugewei praised Lu Que's magnanimity in their hearts. This kind of grandiose crush opponent, let the other party clearly know what da Qian wants to do, but can't stop the feeling, is they so hard for Da Qian half life old man most like.

Zhuge Yan, however, had a knowing smile on his face. He knew clearly in his heart that the reason why Lu que did this was not only that he was not afraid of the other party knowing the military secrets on the sand table, but also that he meant to frighten the other party with the contents on the sand table. Moreover, Zhuge Yan knew that since Lu que had done so, no matter what the status of the Nanli envoy was, he would never be able to leave Daqian capital before the end of the war. Now that the other party knows Daqian's military secrets, the world won't say anything more if Daqian keeps them. This is the strategy of killing a few birds with one stone.

At the same time, Jing Wengong and zhugewei also saw the clear smile on Lu Que's and zhugeyan's faces. After 20 or 30 years of official career, they immediately understood Lu Que's plan. They could not help but feel a sigh of admiration. Lu que could turn so many thoughts in such a short time, and the agility of his mind was beyond people's reach, Zhuge Yan saw Lu's plan at the first time, and his vision was above them. Looking at the two young people in front of us who have devoted half their lives to this country, we all have the feeling that there are successors.

Lu Que's order was issued, and soon the imperial guards stationed in Zhaowu hall led a man to the warm Pavilion. Lu Que and Zhuge Yan looked at the visitor at the same time.

The visitor is in his early twenties, and his face should be the same age as Gu Qianxue and Yun Xiansi. This person should have been groomed and washed not long ago, and his clothes should have been changed just now. His handsome face and calm demeanor all show the identity of the comer, and his dignity in peacetime.

It's just a red scar on the visitor's cheek that hasn't been completely healed and a few cuts on the back of his hand that I don't know why. It shows that the visitor hasn't had a good time in recent years, and the deep fatigue in his eyes also proves this.

"Foreign ministers have met Lu Shuai." The visitor seemed to know the identity of Lu que, who was sitting on the throne at this time. After looking at Lu que a little, he bowed down.

"Prince, please rise." Lu que stretched out his hand to help the void and asked, "if I guess correctly, you should be Nanli Kexin prince, who was granted the title of Chiyang." Lu que knew that the name of Nanli prince was Li Kexin. His mother was only a second concubine in the palace. Because she gave birth to a son, her mother was made a concubine by Zigui, and then became a queen. Lu que also knew that Ke Yu, Lei Ying Zhan Shuai, who killed himself in Ning'an County, was the old teacher of the man in front of her.

"It's the foreign minister." Li Kexin bowed his hand again. This is daqianwaige. Facing Lu que, who was in charge of the war in southern Xinjiang at this time, he did not dare to make a mistake even if he was the prince of Nanli.

"Can the prince show me his identity jade card?" Lu que said in a deliberative tone, but the solemnity on his face could be seen by everyone. He still had doubts about the identity of the person in front of him, so even if Zhuge Wei had checked the jade plate of lotus flower, he would check it again.

"Yes." Li Kexin seemed to have guessed what Lu Xuhui had done. He took out a piece of jade from his arms. It was as if there was a flame flowing in it. He handed it to Zhuge Yan.

Zhuge Yan took the jade plate in his hand, nodded slightly at Lu que, and then handed it to Lu que. Although he had never seen the jade plate representing the identity of Nanli royal family, he could confirm that the jade plate was made by the cloud heart of the sun jade. This kind of jade is only produced near the volcano in the west of Nanli. It can be said that it is extremely precious.

Even though he was a minor official of the auxiliary government, he had only seen a ring face made of a jade heart made of a strong sun jade. It was the first time that he saw a strong sun jade plate. Let alone whether the patterns and characters carved on the jade plate were true, it was such a big jade plate that no ordinary people could have.

Lu que carefully looked at the jade plate in his hand. He was good at carving. Naturally, he could see that the patterns on the jade plate were made by everyone. Moreover, he could feel a power totally different from the aura of heaven and earth and the power of Aoki. If he guessed correctly, it should be the blood mark of Nanli royal family.

"I don't know what happened when the prince came to my capital, Daqian?" Lu que asked.

"It's natural that we had to discuss something important before we went on a mission." Li Ke said psychologically.

"Since the prince is an envoy to Daqian, why is there no mission to follow him, no royal staff, and no letters of state. And why didn't the prince take the official road and stay in the post house, but sneak in? " Lu que asked again.

"When I came out, there was a mission with me, but we were not lucky. We met a sandstorm in the sand sea, and then we were attacked by sand robbers. All the mission guards who followed me died in the sand sea, and the festival of the king's staff was lost in the sandstorm, but I have the national credentials, but I have to personally present them to Emperor Daqian."