Chapter 490 The Depressed Prince(1/2)
The old man stroked his long beard and curled his lips, feeling a little disliked the name Wen Zhuoyu.
He already knew about the great changes in Ningguo's current state.
As a great scholar of Wu and the tutor of the prince, he had two main purposes for accompanying the prince to Ningguo this time—
First, he really wanted to meet the regent of Ningguo, Li Chenan.
Some of Li Chen'an's poems and articles have been introduced to the Wu Kingdom. In his opinion, the poems Li Chen'an wrote were very impressive. Each of them was not under any of the poems in the book "Ning Poetry Collection of Ancestral Hundreds of Essays"!
He really deserves the title of Poet Immortal!
However, after the spies from Wu State reported Li Chenan's life and deeds to him, he really couldn't believe that there would be such a big change in the world!
Wu, once you realize it, you will soar into the sky.
But there has never been such a precedent in Wen!
What literature requires is to accumulate and make a lot of effort.
He, Li Chen'an, has been a fool in Guangling City for seventeen years. Is this accumulating?
Yun Shuxian really couldn't believe it.
He and Li Chunfu had met each other and had talked at night with candles.
He is naturally impeccable about Mr. Chunfu's knowledge, but his knowledge cannot be forcibly instilled into another person like the internal strength of a warrior!
Regardless of Li Chen'an's true identity, even if Mr. Chunfu kept teaching him step by step... he pretended to be stupid for seventeen years, suddenly soared into the sky and became a poetic immortal... Mr. Chunfu is not a god!
Therefore, Yun Shuxian was extremely curious about Li Chenan.
Second, he believes that the negotiation is not difficult at all.
Accompanying His Highness the Crown Prince, this will be another generous political achievement before His Highness ascended the throne.
He is already very old and has become a great minister.
This simple negotiation basically doesn't require him to come forward.
Ningguo has been weak for a long time.
Regent Li Chenan is another pure literati.
As a literati, it is the duty to do poetry and articles. To govern the country... What kind of constitution he made is a huge joke!
Therefore, the real ruler of Ningguo should be the foodie Wen Zhuiyu!
This cheating product!
Thinking of Wen Zhuoyu, Yun Shuxian's mouth twitched, as if he thought of some past that made him unhappy.
He admitted that warm boiled rain had the talent to govern the country.
Otherwise, when Wen Zhuoyu left Dongxu City, Wuguo, the emperor would not have seen him in person three times.
But he didn't want to see Wen Zhuiyu.
He is the friend who came to meet his former.
For example, the old scholar in the garden is full of flowers.
For example, Fan Taohua, a legendary woman in the world who is full of legends.
Unfortunately, on the way, I learned that Fan Taohua died in the Kyoto Incident in Ningguo.
There is also the composer Shang Di, who died.
Then I can only discuss the argument with Hua Manting.
The two got off the carriage and stood under the wall of the south gate of Yujing City.
The sun is just right.
The city walls are still majestic.
There are also many business trips entering and leaving the city gate.
It seems that the Kyoto Incident did not have much impact on the city and these people.
However... the mission's itinerary had already been handed over to Ningguo's Ministry of Rites. According to the truth, Ningguo should send important officials to welcome him.
What about love?
"Wen Zhuoyu is now the chief minister of the cabinet of Ningguo. There is no emperor in Ningguo. His Royal Highness came in person. According to the etiquette, he Wen Zhuoyu should personally lead the ministers to welcome him..."
Yun Shuxian frowned slightly between his eyebrows, stroked his white beard, and his eyes fell on the city gate.
There were only a few soldiers guarding the city standing straight at the city gate.
Where can there be the shadow of officials coming to greet them?
"Although Wen Zhuoyu had some celebrations with me in the past, he had been an aide in the East Palace for two years, and His Highness was his master... Could this guy have become the minister's eyes on his head after becoming the minister?"
Prince Wu Qian didn't know either.
The officials of the Ministry of Rites ahead were also standing at the entrance of the door anxiously waiting, and indeed no officials from Ningguo came out to greet him.
"Can it be the wrong day handed over to Ningguo's Ministry of Rites?"
"......This is the seventeenth day of the first lunar month. We have made it to you before the time comes. I will make it by my teacher. How could I make a mistake?"
Wu Qian felt a little uncomfortable this time.
He thought that when he came as the prince, Wen Zhuoyu would definitely bring his ministers to greet him.
If their attitude is good enough, in view of Wen Zhuoyu's face, Wu Guo could even take a step back during this negotiation and just get the Wuya Guan line into his hands.
Wuya is too important.
That place was once the territory of Yong Kingdom.
There was originally a small Yong Kingdom as a buffer between the State of Wu and Ning Kingdoms.
But Ning State actually annexed Yong State when some conflicts occurred in Wu State!
This is something that the State of Wu cannot tolerate!
Wuyaguan is in Ningguo's hands, Wuyaguan is condescending!
After leaving Wuya Pass, it is the eight hundred miles of Pingchuan Xiayuandang of the Kingdom of Wu!
If Ningguo raises troops, it will directly threaten Xiayuanzhou, one of the five major grain-producing lands in Wu.
Xiayuanzhou has tens of thousands of households and tens of thousands of hectares of fertile land!
The entire Xiayuan Prefecture was easy to attack and difficult to defend, so the Wu State had to build seven cities in Xiayuandang, and stationed a huge army of 100,000 to prevent Ningguo from invading.
Fortunately, Ningguo's national destiny has declined in the past twenty years.
The old emperor actually spent a lot of money to build the Changle Palace, and he lived in the Changle Palace to practice Taoism without even doing the government!
Thanks to the Prime Minister of Ningguo Ji Tai in these twenty years!
Because of him, Ningguo became poorer and weaker.
The Red Flame Army stationed in Wuya Pass did not take a step beyond Wuya Pass.
But this is not a long-term event. Only by including Wuyaguan into the territory of Wuyaguan and Wuyaguan can this huge hidden danger be truly eliminated.
So he came.
He led many ministers in the court.
He came at the right time—
When Emperor Ningguo passed away, the poet became the regent, and he was not in charge of the government affairs...or he didn't understand the government affairs at all.
He actually left Kyoto and ran to Shuzhou to find his fiancée Zhongli Ruoshui!
Another ridiculous prince!
This is a great blessing for the Wu Kingdom!
Ji Tai's remnants were spread all over the Ningguo country. Although he was dead, his gangsters would still make trouble in Ningguo.
Even if Wen Zhuoyu became the chief minister of the cabinet, he could not complete the great purge of Ji Tai's remnants in just a few years.
Ningguo is still swaying in the wind and rain.
They dare not start any war, because they will be afraid of internal chaos!
When Prince Wu Qian thought, Wen Zhuoyu wanted to exchange Wuya Pass for peace on the southern border of Ningguo.
Then this trip should be relaxed and pleasant.
Then when his car arrives in Yujing City, he should receive the highest courtesy!
But what's going on now?
Just when he was shocked and puzzled, there was finally movement at the city gate-
He and Yun Shuxian both looked over. The distance was a bit far away, but it was still obvious that there were only three officials coming from the city gate!
The Minister of Rites Yu Dingzhi, whom he brought, seemed to be communicating with them at this moment.
To be continued...