The envoy from the extreme Western world did arrive in the capital, but was rejected because it was not in compliance with the rules.

According to convention, envoys from all sides arrived in Beijing in late summer. After one or two months of "training", they could concentrate on seeing the emperor in autumn, send tribute, and then receive rewards. They left one after another before the spring of the following year. Everything was in order, which not only demonstrated the power of the Great Chu, but also made the messengers from afar return with satisfaction.

All countries qualified to pay tribute to the Great Chu are recorded. If the old and new dynasties alternate, they must explain the situation to the Great Chu in a timely manner before they can inherit the corresponding qualifications.

The messengers of the gods and ghosts and great Shanyu violated almost all the rules. First, the arrival time was wrong, and secondly, this was a new country, but he was reluctant to explain the origin of his country.

Logically, the Western Regions should not have sent the envoys to the territory of Da Chu, but for some reason they had blatantly violated the rules. The officials of Da Chu were confused for a moment and sent them along the way. When the Ministry of Rites found a problem, the envoys had already arrived outside the city.

The Ministry of Rites was in charge of the welcome and sending foreign envoys, and responded quickly. Since the envoys were here and could not be driven away, they were allowed to live in the inn outside the city, and then instructed the Western Region officials to supplement the corresponding materials. After everything was done, it was probably summer. The envoys of the gods and ghosts and great Shanyu could be trained with envoys from other countries, waiting for the Jin meeting in autumn.

This was the plan of the Ministry of Rites, and I never thought about discussing it with the emperor, because this was one of their daily responsibilities. Even the Minister of Rites Yuan Jiuding did not care about this matter and directly handed it over to a subordinate department to solve it.

The letter sent from the Western Regions was not submitted through the Ministry of Rites, but was sent to the Ministry of War, so the emperor could see this letter.

Han Ruzi really wanted to meet the envoy, but Yuan Jiuding firmly opposed it.

The Minister of Rites is usually a good man. His duty in the Qinzheng Hall is to follow other ministers, and he has never violated the emperor. However, when it comes to etiquette, he will never give in.

"No one has ever heard of this so-called 'gods and ghosts' in the West. I don't know whether it is true or false. Maybe it was faked by Western merchants. Before the investigation is clear, His Majesty will not be accepted, so as not to lose his power."

The Emperor of Great Chu has always been generous and the gifts given to foreign envoys were valuable goods they needed. After returning to China, they were resold for five times or more than ten times, which was a huge profit. Therefore, a bold foreign businessman once came to pay tribute as an envoy, but in fact he was doing business.

The Ministry of Rites must not allow such people to see the emperor.

The ministers of the Qinzheng Hall all agreed with the Ministry of Rites' practices. The Ministry of War was very guilty because they accidentally leaked the news. The Minister of Shangshu Jiang Juying fully supported Yuan Jiuding's opinion. "There are probably some doubts in the Western Regions, so they submitted the article to the Ministry of War, but the words were unclear. The Ministry of War must also investigate it clearly."

Even the prime minister who had decided to resign after the first month of the year had decided to resign after the first month of the year, he felt that the emperor should not receive a group of strange messengers before the matter was clear.

Han Ruzi then ordered that the Ministry of Rites should be led by the Ministry of Rites to find out the facts as soon as possible, and a conclusion should be drawn within three days, and then we will discuss whether to see each other or not.

Yuan Jiuding felt that the time was too little, "The envoy came from the Western Regions and should ask there. It would take at least two or three months to communicate with each other."

Han Ruzi said patiently: "You can also ask the messenger directly."

Yuan Jiuding was stunned for a while, and seemed not to understand the emperor's meaning, "They... they can't tell the truth. There are officials from the Great Chu in the Western Regions, and their words are more credible."

"Are you going to make a judgment after listening to the truth? The verification of the Western Regions is normal. It is better to have some news within three days than not."

Yuan Jiuding was still hesitating. In his impression, the Emperor of Great Chu really had no need to care so much about foreign envoys. The current emperor seemed too urgent.

The Prime Minister said, "The Ministry of Rites can ask the envoy first, and then verify it from those who are familiar with Western Regions affairs. Three days may be a little short, so it is better to have ten days."

This is the speed of the court. The advantage is that there are very few accidents, and the disadvantage is that the best opportunity is often missed when facing emergencies.

Han Ruzi had no choice but to accept that he had just started the reform of the court and could not be anxious.

That afternoon, he summoned the new Zong Zhengqing in Lingyun Pavilion. His name was Han Zun. He was an old minister. He served as Zong Zhengqing for a long time. He retired during the reign of Emperor Huan and is now invited to take charge of the clan again.

"Does the boss have an impression of Han Xi?" Han Ruzi sent someone to inquire in private. Han Zun had a very good reputation and a high seniority, which deserves the respect of the emperor.

Han Zu was over 70 years old and was allowed to use crutches in front of the emperor. He sat on a round stool. When he heard the name of "Han Xi", he immediately smiled, "Of course, he actually found His Majesty?"

"He stayed outside the Juehou Mansion for three months, and I only saw him a year ago."

"Haha, three months are not too long. I remember that he had been waiting outside the Zongzheng Mansion for a year in order to meet me. In the end, many people bet on how long he could wait, and the old minister lost 100 taels of silver."

Han Ruzi smiled. Han Xun was a temporary emergency and had no pursuit of power. Instead, he was able to let go in front of the emperor.

"Han Xi still wants to return to the position of Anyang Marquis?" Han Xun asked.

Han Ruzi nodded.

"Well, Han Xi has been working on this matter for many years, but Anyang Hou was deposed for his rebellion, which was an unforgivable crime. The court exempted his descendants from his crimes back then, which was already magnanimous and had no reason to restore the throne. Han Xi... How did you say this? He was very stubborn and believed in his destiny. The old minister once told him that as long as he gave up fighting for the throne, he could recommend him to be an official in another place, become a county magistrate, or join the army, start as a general, and be promoted to a general, and he could also be awarded a title of marquis. But he disagreed and insisted on restoring the marquis first. I asked him what the reason was, but he couldn't say it, and just said that he was willing to pay any price."

Han Ruzi only saw Han Xi once, and her impression was exactly the same as Zong Zhengqing, and that person was too stubborn.

Han Zu continued: "Any price? This is not what a clan of the royal family should say, so the old minister expelled him from the mansion. He had been paying attention to him for a while, hoping that he would not take risks. Later, he found that he was just talking big, and those who really needed to take risks would not look down on him."

After Emperor Huan, there were several crises in the Great Chu, and Han Ruzi had never seen Han Xi.

As Han Xi's identity, he was just an unsuccessful royal family member and could not even afford to wear a new robe, so naturally no one was willing to win him over.

"Han Xi is willing to go to the west for me," said Han Ruzi.

Han Xu held the crutch in both hands and thought for a while. He didn't make this gesture on purpose, but because his back was hunched seriously. If he lowered his head, he could only speak to the stool under his butt.

"Your Majesty really believes that there is a strong enemy in the extreme west, and he is eyeing the Great Chu?"

"I'm not sure, so I really want to figure out the situation there."

Han Xu thought for a while, "If you want to lead the army and govern the local area, the old minister will never recommend Han Xi. As for the mission to go far away and go deep into the dangerous places, with Han Xi's stubbornness, it may be possible to achieve success. There is only one thing, is Your Majesty really willing to restore Anyang Marquis? Han Xi will not give up what Han Xi has determined."

"I understand." Han Ruzi sent Zong Zhengqing away, called Jin Chunzhong again, and asked him to write to the Xiongnu to explain the situation, and ask them about their reactions.

Apart from this, Han Ruzi couldn't do anything, so she could only wait patiently.

The New Year is over, and Han Ruzi picked up the past affairs again.

Not the whole world was immersed in the festive atmosphere. Yun Chuze started a war. Huang Pugong was not the kind of general who made plans first and then made a decision. On the third day of his tenure, he led an army to attack a thief camp and returned in vain. After that, he launched two offensives on different villages, but no results were achieved.

In the eyes of both the enemy and us, the emperor chose an unreliable general.

But Huang Pugong had his own fighting style. Although he had not made any contribution to the three tests, he roughly understood the pattern, combat methods, and terrain of the thieves.

On New Year's Eve, on the first and two days of the first day of the first day, he asked his soldiers to rest. On the first day of the second day of the first day, he suddenly ordered a war. His target was aimed at a thief camp in a dangerous place. He swore in public that if he had no military achievements, he would immediately cut off his head and let others take him back to the capital to apologize to the emperor. If he made meritorious service, he would definitely reward the soldiers and would never waste the New Year.

The battle was a complete victory, and the thief village had never expected it to be attacked on this day.

There were many thief villages in Yunmengze, and they supported each other. Huang Pugong calculated the path and time and ambushed three groups of aid bandits one after another, and they all defeated them.

The village captured by Huang Pugong was extremely important. Once this village was broken, the main gate where Luan Banxiong was located was exposed to the Chu army. Another Chu army general Shao Kejian originally planned to attack the village in half a year, but was taken first by Huang Pugong.

After hearing the news ahead, Shao Kejian and others were shocked. They didn't believe it at first, but after repeated confirmation, they immediately sent troops to support them.

When the official document was sent to the capital, the war in Yunmengze was in full swing, and the Chu army was conquering various small villages, and gradually surrounding the main village.

The meeting of leaders planned by Yang Feng was not affected and was still in progress. Moreover, the location was set in the main village of Yunmengze. Luan Banxiong seemed to really take the leader seriously and was determined to win.

Han Ruzi was very happy that he had not chosen the wrong person, so he immediately issued an order to reward Huang Pu Gong's army. At the same time, he sent an urgent letter to Yang Feng, asking him to pay attention to protect Huang Pu Gong. Luan Banxiong could not defeat him on the battlefield and was likely to send assassins again.

Of course, Yang Feng understood this truth. Long before the emperor reminded him, he had sent experts to protect the generals in the army, especially Huang Pugong.

There was also news from Zhuo Ruhe. Taking advantage of the New Year, he recruited a large number of robbers in the name of the court and sent silver to them, asking them to go home for the New Year, and return to the team on the second day of the day, gathered together to dredge rivers, build new cities, and reclaim wasteland. All costs were borne by the government.

The work is very hard and not as easy as being a robber. However, after the matter is completed, everyone can share the land. According to the situation, it is exempted from rent for one to five years. From then on, it will become a good citizen without any worries. Therefore, it attracts many people. When the Chu army launches an offensive, more people will be accepted for revenge.

In short, the general situation in Yunmengze was settled. Han Ruzi was busy dealing with this matter for several days and urged all major departments of the court to cooperate, almost forgot about the envoys of the gods, ghosts, and Great Shanyu.

But the imperial edict will not be forgotten. After receiving the edict, the Ministry of Rites did its duty and sent a memorial ten days later. The first half of the contents talked about the unreliability of these envoys, and the second half conveyed the envoy's words and refuted them one by one.

Seeing the end, Han Ruzi was both angry and ridiculous.

The gods and ghosts are called by the Huns, and the envoy's name for the master is more complicated. It is translated into Chu, which is probably "the only real son of the gods in heaven". They themselves designated a simple title of Zheng Emperor.

The righteous emperor of the West issued an ultimatum to the "pseudo-Emperor" of the Great Chu, ordering him to bow down and worship in person in the West. (To be continued.)
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