After a few days of excitement in the capital, a group from South Vietnam was welcomed.

Ministers from South Vietnam had also come before, but in order to hide Dongyi's eyes and ears, they visited privately. But this time, they submitted a formal visit to the state, and the person who led the team was called

The most outstanding official in Beizhao was Helan Yuan, the queen of South Vietnam.

Many people are speculating on the purpose of He Lanyuan's personal visit to Beizhao. However, they have been guessing about the He family, but they have not completely guessed the truth.

He Lanyuan's trip was for both public and private purposes. The private matter was for Ye Yunting and the He family; the official matter was for business and trade between the two countries.

After He Lianjing was imprisoned, she had already decided to recognize Ye Yunting. Those ministers who supported her did not know that she had a child with the late emperor. After hearing that He Lianjing was suffering from "worry and illness", they successively

Go find her. After all the talk, it's just to persuade her to keep Helian Jing alive.

In these years, He Lianjing has not left any heirs. If he dies, it is not impossible to choose someone from the clan to succeed him. But at present, the suitable candidates are already older, and after Wan ‌ takes the throne, it is ‌

It's better to keep He Lianjing, an unfamiliar white-eyed wolf, at least it's easier to control.

The thoughts of these ministers cannot be wrong. After all, the premise for their support of Helan Yuan is that this South Vietnamese also has the surname Helian.

But He Lanyuan doesn't think so. Now that she has found her biological son, she will no longer leave He Lianjing as a hidden danger. Regardless of whether Ye Yunting is willing to return to South Vietnam to inherit the throne in the end, she will make his identity public.

Zhu Yu ‌.

In the past years, because she always had various worries, she could not make up her mind to take him back. Not only did her son have to recognize his enemy as his father, he was also looked down upon by the Duke's palace. He Lianxu even wanted to die.

I couldn't meet this child, and even before I left, I was still worried about the child I had never met.

Now that she has completely taken control of South Vietnam, she has simply thrown away many worries and no longer acts with restraint.

If Ye Yunting is willing to return to Nanyue, then he will be the king of Nanyue; if he is not willing to return, then she and Nanyue will be his backing.

With this plan in mind, before the group set off, Helan Yuan revealed Ye Yunting's identity to several close ministers. Those ministers were naturally surprised and doubtful after hearing this, but since He Lanyuan had already made up his mind, naturally he was not convinced.

Hui Hui paid no attention to their doubts, and only selected two important ministers who were quite prestigious in the court to tell them about Beizhao.

Therefore, this time's appearance of the team is particularly grand.

After arriving in Beizhao, they were received by the Minister of Honglu Temple, and the travelers temporarily rested in the post house. Three days later, Ye Yunting and Li Fengqi held a banquet in the palace to officially welcome the group.

During the three days of rest, the ministers of Nanyue visited the capital under the hospitality of the officials of Honglu Temple. Naturally, they also took the opportunity to find out a lot of information about Ye Yunting. But here in the capital, officials were received, and officials were received.

Almost all the people in the market praised Ye Yunting to the heavens, and they couldn't say enough bad things about him.

Several South Vietnamese ministers listened and felt that they had probably communicated the news to Ye Yunting earlier, so they arranged for someone to act like this in front of them to prepare for Ye Yunting to recognize him and return to South Vietnam.

They were worried privately. Not to mention the complexity of Ye Yunting's life, it was just that he was now involved with Emperor Beizhao. To put it nicely, he had been granted the title of Prince Changning and had the same honor as the emperor. But

To put it harshly, isn't he just the male favorite kept by the emperor?

Although South Vietnam is not as powerful as Bei Zhao, it cannot be left to an Israeli male favorite!

But even though she said this, no one dared to stop He Lan Yuan from thinking. Judging from her attitude, I am afraid she must recognize this son. Now He Lan Yuan is almost talking about it in South Vietnam.

‌Buer, no matter how dissatisfied these ministers were, they would not dare to confront her.

I could only hold back my complaints and attended the palace banquet.

But when they actually arrived at the palace banquet, when they saw the person sitting with Li Fengqi, they became suspicious again - the young man wearing a silver-white dragon robe, sitting side by side with Emperor Beizhao, was he really the King of Changning?

With this demeanor and manner of speaking, no matter how you look at it, you don’t think he is the male favorite of Israel’s servants.

No one knows the surprise and doubt in the hearts of the South Vietnamese ministers.

At this moment, Ye Yunting and Li Fengqi were sitting together. They were wearing dragon robes of the same style. They were holding wine bottles in their hands and were talking to He Lanyuan with a smile. There were also several Northern Zhao ministers sitting nearby.

‌No ‌ echoed a few words, and the scene was very harmonious.

On the contrary, Li Fengqi had never opened his mouth. If it weren't for the bright yellow dragon robe on his body and his fierce momentum, several South Vietnamese ministers might have thought that Ye Yunting, who was chatting with others, was the emperor of Beizhao.

Several ministers exchanged glances. One of them held a wine glass and chatted with the official next to him. He pursed his lips and whispered, "Is that the great Prince Changning?"

The official he talked to was the newly appointed Minister of Rites, who was promoted by Ye Yunting, so he respected him very much.

Hearing this, he frowned and said, "Exactly."

The minister looked surprised for a moment, and lowered his voice even lower: "This... I heard that before your Majesty ascended the throne, he and King Changning were a serious couple. After he ascended the throne, your Majesty

Not only was he not included in the harem, but he also shared the dragon throne with King Changning..." He tried his best to tactfully say: "They all say that there are no two days in the sky and no two masters in the country. Do you all agree?"

If this were placed in South Vietnam, I'm afraid there would be a big fuss, right?

The Beizhao officials who attended the palace banquet were all the emperor and those in the front row, but the expressions of the people in the audience were astonishing. Some of the Beizhao officials were very respectful to King Changning. It was not just a respectable respect on face, but

It was recognition and acceptance from the bottom of their hearts. That made them even more confused.

The Minister of Etiquette sneered when he heard this, and said in his heart that there were some people who disagreed before, but they are all ignorant people. Either they have been demoted or their people are gone, so naturally you can't see it anymore.

But on his face, he raised his chin and said proudly: "King Changning shares weal and woe with His Majesty, and is extremely capable. He is a lucky star sent by God to assist the emperor. His Majesty did this because of his deep relationship with King Changning.

He is broad-minded and seeks the welfare of all people in the world. What do we, the ministers, have to object to?"

After speaking, he glanced at the other party, as if to say, "Your Majesty has a mind and wisdom that no other mortal can understand."

‌Chen: “……”

He forced a smile and asked some more about King Changning. He heard the other party praise King Changning very much, and his attitude was the same as that of the common people before.

When the Minister of Etiquette had not yet finished speaking, he reluctantly raised his glass to the other party, and then immediately sat back in his seat, not wanting to listen to the other party's compliments anymore.

His colleague leaned over and asked, "How was your inquiring?"

The minister frowned and shook his head: "I'm afraid this trip is different from what we thought."

The remaining people looked at each other in confusion, and finally chose to wait and see what would happen after the other party's persuasion. Anyone who could follow Helan Yuan was not a fool. Now that the situation was not right, they all stopped thinking and settled down for the time being.

On the contrary, He Lanyuan and Qiao Hairen and others had a very pleasant conversation.

Naturally, it was inconvenient to talk about personal matters at the palace banquet, only business matters. She first talked to Ye Yunting about the trade between the two countries in a business-like manner. South Vietnam and Beizhao had a long history of trade, and the glory they created in a short period of time was enough to be passed down to future generations. Now, now

It will be beneficial to the people of both countries for the two countries to re-establish their commercial shores and continue trade exchanges.

Qiao Hairen and others nearby heard this and felt itchy, and they also joined the discussion one after another.

Most people are optimistic about the resumption of trade. If the He family had not been involved in the rebellion case, trade between the two countries would have continued. In the past twenty years, the national strength of both North Vietnam and South Vietnam would have improved.

‌Stride.

But there are no guarantees. After twenty years of no contact with each other, the two countries need to re-draft the terms and finalize the charter before they can resume trade and cross-border trade.

This matter cannot be settled overnight, but after a short conversation, both parties have clarified their respective directions.

The officials in Beizhao were eager to recreate the glory of Runan. However, Li Fengqi, who had been listening in, said: "Now that the two countries have re-established friendship, as a token of sincerity, I have ordered Dali to deal with the He family's case back then.

The temple will start an investigation, and soon we will be able to bring justice to the He family."

At that time, more than thirty members of the He family's direct descendants were accused of colluding with South Vietnam, and all of them were wiped out overnight. Now that the two countries have re-established diplomatic relations, Helan Yuan must give an explanation.

Several ministers glanced at Helan Yuan and wanted to say something, but they were hesitant and did not open their eyes.

In their view, Helan Yuan and the prince of South Vietnam had a private life contract, and the He family's crime of collaborating with the enemy and treason was not an injustice.

But now that the two countries have re-established friendship, the murderous murders of the He family are indeed a problem. If it is not solved well, let alone trade, there will probably be a fierce war, which no one wants.

The courtiers who wanted to understand the situation kept their mouths shut and waited to see what would happen.

But He Lanyuan smiled and said: "Your Majesty is interested. I originally wanted to postpone the discussion of this matter, but since it has been brought up now, I will just say it. Some things are easy to get rotten if you keep them secretly.

smell."

She recounted what happened back then: "When I was still young, I secretly went to South Vietnam to play with my father and brother behind my back. I met the late king Helianxu who was traveling around to study. He and I didn't know each other's identities.

, but we fell in love while playing together. Later, after sharing weal and woe several times, we secretly made a lifelong commitment. Even my father and brother didn’t know about it.

Ye Zhili, Duke of Qi."

"I met him when we were young. We treated him as a brother and talked about everything. But he couldn't get it because he asked for it. He turned around and informed Emperor Zong of the matter, falsely accusing me of treason and treason." He Lanyuan said.

He glanced at the ministers headed by Qiao Hairen with a non-smiling smile: "Your Excellency, you should also know that the trade and commerce in Runan was prosperous back then, and you should also know that the national treasury was empty and there was no silver available."

"Emperor Zong took a fancy to the He family's family background, so he fabricated the crime of collaborating with the enemy and treason. If we talk about collaborating with the enemy, I have indeed made a life-long commitment to Helianxu. If you want to ask me for the crime, I have no choice.

You can say that. But if you say that all members of the He family are treasonous, it is because Emperor Zong fabricated the crime to frame Zhongliang!"

Her voice was neither high nor low, but just enough to be heard by the officials at the table.

At some point, the sound of the strings stopped and the dancers retreated, leaving only silence in the hall.

The minister, who had experienced three dynasties, suppressed his anger and said: "Now that the old man has passed away, it is natural for the congratulatory minister to say whatever he wants to say!"

He Lanyuan was not angry and looked at Qiao Hairen: "Master Qiao has also been a minister of three dynasties. You should know the situation of the treasury in your country, right? After the He family confiscated the house, the water palace that has not been completed has been unfinished.

, will it fall down soon? If my He family hadn’t collapsed, where would the money have come from to practice the palace?”

"...Yes." Although Qiao Hairen was old, he was still not confused. He was reminded by her and he also thought about it. After the He family was raided, the treasury was indeed full.

He Lanyuan smiled contemptuously and said: "Back then, the Duke of Qi's palace was declining day by day. Although Ye Zhili won the top prize, he only had a small job. But after the He family was convicted, did he immediately get it?

‌Emperor Zong reused him, ‌ Lu Qingyun went straight to the top, and he was promoted to the middle ‌order?”

At this time, the other officials were silent. Only Qiao Hairen nodded again: "Yes."

When these old things are connected in series, those who have experienced a little bit of the emperor's period will understand it all.

At that time, the two countries were doing business, and Runan was very prosperous. The He family became the first family in Beijing. It is not an exaggeration to say that they were as rich as the country. But at that time, the national treasury was running out of money.
To be continued...