Chapter 19
On the second day of the palace banquet, the Ministry of Rites arranged for the envoys of the Northern Dynasty to meet with them.

Emperor Nanxing agreed that Ji Ruxuan, the eldest son of the emperor of the Northern Dynasty, would be used as a hostage to 'mortgage' the Southern Dynasty, so as to promote peaceful diplomatic relations between the two countries and achieve the goal of a truce.

Ji Ruxuan's identity as a proton was established.

It is night, dark clouds cover the moon.

Ji Ruxuan sat on the window sill, raised his finger and whistled. Accompanied by a gust of wind, his wings flew down quickly, and a peregrine landed firmly on his arm.

He untied the letter box at the foot of the peregrine falcon, and took out a note from it, on which was written in small print:

The route has been confirmed!

With just one glance, Ji Ruxuan held the note in his palm, twisted it into powder, then stuffed another note into the paper tube, and let the peregrine fly.

The peregrine falcon flapped its wings and swept across the deep night.

In a blink of an eye, it merged with the night.

"My lord," the visitor is separated from the darkness, "The Ministry of Officials, together with the Ministry of Rites, will be promoted to the post of Chancellor Qian Yu of Honglu Temple and You Shaoqing, who will formally take over all the affairs under Jiang Shaoqing, and at the same time be responsible for the affairs with the proton." With the communication between them, when Qian Yu's new official takes office, he will replace Beiyuan's eyeliner with our own people."

Honglu Temple has a temple minister, who assists Honglu Temple's affairs. He is an assistant envoy, from the fifth rank, and the rank is not high, but he has real power in Honglu Temple.

This time Honglu Temple dismissed many officials, and matters related to protons had to be handed over to people who were familiar with the affairs of Honglu Temple. This gave Qian Yu the opportunity to rise to the top position, and Qian Yu was promoted to three ranks in a row.

Ji Ruxuan played with the Caixia Dongshi in his hand, but did not speak.

"Qian Yu, I want to come to Beiyuan to meet the Lord."

"No need." In the darkness, Ji Ruxuan's voice was extremely low, "Proton first came to the Southern Dynasty, and he has a very close connection with Honglu Temple, which is conspicuous. Let him act according to the regulations of Honglu Temple, so don't expose it."

Honglu Temple has corresponding regulations on how to arrange the protons. With Qian Yu's cover, they don't have to be restrained in their actions.

"Yes!"

At night, calm was restored.

After a while, Ji Ruxuan bent his lips and smiled: "Duke Cheng'en's attempt to humiliate the proton in order to proclaim meritorious deeds and suppress the Taiwei's mansion has already annoyed the most honorable princess of the Southern Dynasty?"

Otherwise, how could Her Royal Highness the Princess notice that he, a proton of the Northern Dynasty who was humbled into the mud?
He caressed the colorful stewed stone in his hand, a little bit fond of it.

"Good show." In the dark night, Ji Ruxuan sneered very lowly in his throat, his eyes seemed to be stained by the night, and he couldn't see the bottom, "It's beginning!"

……

After the proton diplomatic relations were agreed, the news had already been sent to the Northern Dynasty first. The officials of the Northern Dynasty had been lingering in the Southern Dynasty for several days, and they were about to return to the court.

Emperor Nanxing ordered Lin Xianzhao, the son of Duke Cheng'en, to lead a hundred Huben troops to escort the envoys of the Northern Dynasty back to the court, in collaboration with Li Xiaowei of the Huben Army.

A group of people arrived at Beiyan Pass. Outside the pass is the border between the two countries, and further ahead is the territory of the Northern Dynasty.

When he was about to leave the customs, Zhang Chengxian, the envoy of the Northern Dynasty, suddenly turned around and looked at the direction of Shangjing in the Southern Dynasty.

It occurred to him that one day before leaving the Southern Dynasty, officials of the Northern Dynasty should go to "Beiyuan" to bid farewell to the eldest son of the emperor in accordance with the etiquette of monarchs and ministers to show their respect.

But the colleagues were fascinated by the prosperity of the Southern Dynasty, and they were busy going out to have fun, and it was fine if they didn't want to go, and they even slandered and insulted the eldest son of the emperor.

In the end, he was alone.

The old house can be described as a house with bare walls. The house exudes a faint smell of damp and haze, and there is a kind of darkness that the sun cannot penetrate.

The eldest son of the emperor in black clothes stood in front of the window, his figure seemed to be trapped in the darkness, only the mottled sunlight from outside the window reflected his deep outline.

"Old minister, Zhang Chengxian, Minister of Rites, pays homage to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince." Zhang Chengxian lifted his robe and knelt down on the ground, sincerely performing a royal salute.

The room was so quiet that a needle could be heard.

Half an hour!

The eldest son of the emperor, dressed in black clothes, finally spoke: "Minister of Rites Zhang Chengxian, a native of Jinzhou, Liaodong County. When he was 12 years old, his father was doing business in a border town and was robbed and killed by the Qiang people. General Yu, who was guarding Liaodong County, learned of this and led his troops. Went to the border town in person, beheaded the Qiang people who robbed and killed passing merchants in the border town, counted the looted property, returned it to the family of the victim, and told his subordinates to take care of the family of the victim."

Zhang Chengxian raised his head suddenly, his eyes trembling.

"When I was 17 years old, General Yu accidentally learned that you were keen and eager to learn, so I sought out local officials to review your talents and learning to the imperial court. After being assessed and hired by the imperial court, I gained the reputation of being a talented person, entered the Taixue, and was trained by the imperial court. Step into career."

"Because of your humble background, you were often excluded in Taixue. It was General Yu who secretly entrusted someone to take care of you, and because you were an upright and diligent official, you gradually emerged in the court. You were an official all the way to the Minister of Rites."

"The Taiwei's mansion confiscated the family and exiled the whole family. At that time, you were a low-ranking official. The Yu family entrusted the Yushitai to secretly withdraw your petition for the Yu family, and erased all ties between you and the Yu family."

"However, you know how to repay your kindness. For many years, you have been secretly helping the members of the Yu clan who were exiled in the wild land, and taking care of the deposed prince who had been living in the cold palace for a long time, so that you have nothing to do, and your life is difficult, and your inner clothes are all patched. Yu Sui doesn't even have a wife."

At the end of Zhang Chengxian's hearing, his eyes were already hot and red, his hands on his knees were clenched into fists, and his body was trembling uncontrollably.

After a long time, there was a faint sigh in the room.

The young man in black clothes felt sorry for all.

"This time the proton was sent to the Southern Dynasty. You were not on the roster assigned by the imperial court. It was you who took the initiative to write the note and asked to be sent to the Southern Dynasty."

He paused, turned around slowly, and looked down at Zhang Chengxian who was still kneeling on the ground.

"Gu, I have already ordered someone to withdraw your pleading note, why are you still not giving up, and openly pleading for an envoy to the Southern Court at the court meeting?"

Zhang Chengxian was already in tears, his face was agitated, and he kowtowed slowly: "I have never dared to forget the kindness of my grandfather, but the manpower of the lower officials is shallow, and they have been doing nothing for many years. His Royal Highness is imprisoned, reduced to a hostage, and his minister is incompetent, not worthy of being His Royal Highness."

Ji Ruxuan was silent for a long time: "There will be such a day, but unfortunately you won't be able to see it."

Zhang Chengxian was stunned for a moment, and suddenly realized that he was desperately suppressing his excitement and trembling, as if he had realized something, his face showed many emotions of regret, relief, and relief.

Half an hour!

His emotions finally calmed down, and he said in a trembling voice: "Chen, Zhang Chengxian, even if he dies, he will not regret it."

Ji Ruxuan said in a low voice: "Gu, Tong Yu's family will remember you."

And all the heroic spirits who died in vain for the Yu family.

Zhang Chengxian bid farewell to the eldest son of the emperor, and he knew that this farewell would be forever.

It wasn't until his calm and firm back disappeared into the room that Ji Ruxuan muttered to himself in a voice only he could hear: "Your blood will not be shed in vain."

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