The most beloved princess in the prosperous world

Chapter 147 The Palace Banquet Changes
All the envoys from various countries have gathered in Nanhua, and the alliance of various countries will kick off with a contest in the hunting ground. However, before that, Nanhua, as the host, needs to gather all the countries in the Central Plains and hold a state banquet in the Nanhua Palace. Envoys from all directions gathered together to pre-celebrate the smooth progress of the two-month alliance.

The people who came to participate in the alliance of nations this time are all the princes and grandchildren or the court dignitaries who are quite important in the country.

Although Chen Kingdom seems to be represented by Yu Wujue Ruan Fu, Yu Wufan and Yu Wuhen, etc., in fact, in the entire team of envoys, there are still many who need to show up in the alliance competition However, not all the people who came to the League of Nations will come to the palace banquet. The people who come to participate are mainly some of the representatives of the envoys who make decisions when they encounter problems.

Therefore, Beiyan is naturally the monarchs Yan Jing and Yan Linglong. There is no doubt about this. Three years ago, the Great Zhou had belonged to the Kingdom of Chen. Although it still retained the title of the country, its scale was much smaller. Therefore, the envoys of the Great Zhou were mainly Zhou Yuan, the prince of the Great Zhou, and the prime minister, Gu Yun. After the banquet, he came to see Yu Wujue first, and he didn't have much sense of presence after that. Now, at the palace banquet, he just sat on the left side of Chen Guo, very low-key.As for the state of Wu, the state of Wu is here, the youngest son of the king of Wu state, King Zhong, the general You Guang, and a well-known celebrity in the state of Wu——Wu Mian.Those who came from Nanliang were a group of envoys headed by Prince Liang Rong of Nanliang, and Xihu was headed by the fourth prince Hu Yanliang. As for Xiyue, Xiyue is now divided into two factions, one of whom is the son of the current Emperor Xiyue The younger brother Xiahouyan, and the other is Xiahoujun, the son of Emperor Xiyue. If I remember correctly, Xiahoujun is the younger brother of Xiahoushu who is still in Yongjia as a hostage at this moment.

Based on the relationship between Ruan Fu and Xia Houshu at the beginning, we know that the two brothers are in the same camp. Moreover, when Ruan Fu used the Mu family's business name to deal with Xiyue, her people had already been with Xia Houjun's. People have been in touch.

Sitting in the hall, Ruan Fu's expression didn't change much. Some of these people were familiar to her, and some were unfamiliar to her. At the time, directly or indirectly, she had already had contact with him.

Today's palace banquet, the banquet has been going on for nearly two quarters of an hour, Huangfu Yu sat on top, but the singing and dancing performance in the center of the hall was still going on, and there was only the sound of toasting and chatting in the hall.

However, through the jumping and crossing figure of the dancer, many people's eyes seemed to be focused on one person intentionally or unintentionally.

Meng Changqing, a well-known scholar in the world, is the same acquaintance with the imperial study of Chen Kingdom.

Bei Yan's seat was just across from Chen Guo. Yan Jing held a wine glass in her hand and leaned against the chair, looking in the direction of Ruan Fu through the dancers singing and dancing in the middle of the hall.

Ruan Fu naturally noticed it, but he just pretended that he didn't see it, and his expression remained the same.

It's not difficult to guess Yan Jing's thoughts, but she just wants to add trouble, that's all.

However, Huangfu Yu glanced at Yan Jing and Chen Guo for a few times, concealed the deep thought in his eyes, and kept his face. When the song was over, the dancers retreated one after another, and the voice in the hall seemed to be It's clearer.

After the dancers had all retreated, Huangfu Yu stood up with a wine glass, and spoke to the countries below, "The last time the countries formed an alliance was more than ten years ago, and we haven't seen each other for ten years." The scene of the gathering, see you today, I can still recall the grand meeting back then, here, I respect all the nations to make a cup, and wish this meeting a great success!"

After finishing speaking, Huangfu Yu took the wine glass and expressed it to the envoys from various countries in the hall, and then he swung it all down.

Seeing this, the envoys of various countries naturally stood up one after another, "The emperor of Nanhua is polite!"

"I remember that since the Alliance of Nations was held more than 100 years ago, each alliance and the arrangement of the countries are determined according to the pattern set by the last alliance, although it has been ten years since the last alliance. , However, ten years ago, the rankings of the countries in the alliance competition should be unmistakable. Dare to ask the Emperor Nanhua, why is my Xihu ranking ahead of Dazhou?" Originally, he was peaceful. They drank together and celebrated the success of the meeting together. They just sat down when Hu Yanliang, the Fourth Prince of Xihu, spoke.

Because of the geographical relationship, although Xihu is from the Central Plains, he already has some similarities in appearance with the foreign peoples in the northwest, and Hu Yanliang's temperament also has some perverse meanings.

The one who came to the banquet with Hu Yanliang was a Xihu warrior. He looked like a tall man. After Hu Yanliang made a sound, he also stood up, "Could it be that the emperor of Nanhua looked down on our Xihu and took the opportunity to humiliate us?"

Hearing this, Huangfu Yu was not angry, but smiled slightly, "Fourth Prince's words are serious. The pattern established ten years ago has undergone many changes in the Central Plains. Existing in name only, now there are only eight countries left. Ten years ago, although Xihu ranked at the same place as Da Zhou, it is difficult to distinguish between them. However, Da Zhou is not what it was ten years ago. Naturally, it cannot be ranked as ten years ago. to determine the ranking."

Since it is well known that Da Zhou has become a vassal state of Chen State, it should be put together with Chen State.

"So what, the countries have long agreed, and now they want to openly contradict it?"

Blatant disapproval?

This is unavoidably funny. The situation in the Central Plains is like this. Since we have come to be the leader of a powerful country, those agreements, no matter what time is set, are just agreements on paper. At any time, there will be changes, and the situation in the Central Plains will change. , it is impossible to stick to one day's things for ten years.

Although Hu Yanliang's words seem a little funny, but in the hall, it is not like no one has such thoughts in their hearts.

A faint voice came from the opposite side, "Why should the fourth prince be so anxious, the Great Zhou is no longer the Great Zhou of the Central Plains, but the Great Zhou of the Chen Kingdom, just like the Chu State of the Chen Kingdom..."

The one who spoke was Liang Rong, the crown prince of Nanliang. His voice was loose, and he said things that made people not worry, but people listened, and it was not the case.

The prime minister of Great Zhou, Gu Yun, stood up upon hearing the sound, "Even if we judge according to the pattern ten years ago, Great Zhou is still ahead of Nanliang, not losing to Xihu. If the Fourth Prince and Prince Liang have any dissatisfaction, just compare it to the market. "

"Gu Xiang speaks loudly!"

Gu Yun is almost in his forties, ten years of changes, the Great Zhou has declined through internal friction a few years ago, and it is indeed a rare thing to be a vassal of the Chen Kingdom, but even if the Great Zhou has lost its original strength now, it is absolutely impossible. Nanliang is not allowed to treat a country as a state.

When Prince Liang heard this, his face was a bit ugly, but the Xihu warrior laughed loudly when he heard it, "Haha, see who is better in the competition field, I am afraid that Da Zhou will not dare to stand in the competition market!"

As soon as the Xihu warrior's words came out, there were bursts of sneering voices from Xihu.

The corners of Prince Nanliang's lips curled up, looking at the lineup of Chen Kingdom envoys, for some reason, he turned directly to Ruan Fu, "What do you mean, Ruan Tongzhi?"

Ruan Fu's eyes didn't change much, but Gu Yun's face was filled with anger
On the contrary, Yu Wufan raised his eyes and glanced at Liang Rong, Prince of Southern Liang, and asked with a smile, "Prince Liang must be very envious of Da Zhou's current position?"

Prince Nanliang was taken aback for a moment, then smiled, "King Ji was joking."

Yu Wufan didn't seem to care, and looked at Xihu, "The fourth prince also seems to be envious?"

The corner of Hu Yanliang's lips pulled slightly, obviously disdainful.

Yu Wufan shook his head slightly, "But seeing the two scrambling for each other, this king asked Ruan Tongzhi what he meant, so I thought you guys wanted to express something."

Liang Rong's face changed slightly, "I don't know what King Ji means."

Ruan Fu interjected, "Since the two of you can't wait for the hunting ground competition in a few days, I, Chen Guo, naturally don't mind vacating two seats next to you for the two of you."

As soon as these words were uttered, the expressions of the envoys from various countries in the hall became a bit complicated. They didn't mind vacating two seats. How could they be vacated? Didn't these words mean that the two countries would also be directly subordinated to the Chen Kingdom?

Xihu and Nanliang said almost at the same time, "Ruan Tong knows what you mean by that?"

"Literally."

The faces of Nanliang and Xihu were not very good-looking, and there was an abnormal atmosphere in the hall for a moment.

Since the palace banquet started, I don't know how many people have focused their attention on Ruan Fu. This woman who looks gentle and harmless now is the woman who has disturbed the Central Plains these years.

Prince Han shook his head. On Xiyue's side, whether it was Xia Houyan or Xia Houjun, their expressions were somewhat complicated, but Yan Jing looked at Ruan Fu with an incomprehensible smile on the corner of her lips, seeming quite interested. Yan Linglong The eyes only see complicated.Wu Guo didn't make a sound. King Zhong and Wu Mian looked at each other. Although they were speechless, there was an instant communication in their eyes.

Yu Wujue smiled, as if he was not surprised by Ruan Fu's words, as if what Ruan Fu conveyed was his meaning.

Liang Rong's complexion changed only for a moment, but he smiled instead, "Ruan Tongzhi is indeed highly valued in Chen Country."

These words seem to be a compliment, but they actually imply that the power of Chen Guo's pork belly has been handed over to Ruan Fu, and it is inevitable that there will be suspicions of alienation.

"Ruan Tong knows that he has the talent of latitude and longitude, so our Chen Kingdom naturally knows how to make good use of it." Yu Wufan said.

Liang Rong's face was slightly stiff.

Huangfu Yu saw that the situation in the hall had changed in an instant, but he didn't seem to feel any atmosphere, "Today's palace banquet is for the upcoming alliance, why should you hurt your peace, the seating arrangement is as agreed .”

Huangfu Yu had just finished speaking, and Hu Yanliang wanted to say something else, but before he could open his mouth, he heard an exclamation from the envoys of Xihu, "Warrior of Baili!"

Everyone's eyes were originally on Hu Yanliang, who was dissatisfied with Da Zhou, who had obviously become a subsidiary state of Chen Kingdom, even though he was ranked at the same level as Xi Hutong last time. Therefore, they naturally saw Hu Yanliang just behind Hu Yanliang The warrior who made the sound fell to the ground with a bang.

Because of his large size and heavy weight, when he fell down, he instantly overwhelmed the table on which he had placed his meal, and then curled up on the ground, looking pained, his eyes rolled white, his mouth was foaming, and his whole body was trembling.

The sudden change made the people in the hall instantly vigilant.

Hu Yanliang turned around in shock when he heard the sound, "Warrior Baili!"

However, the Xihu warrior had already lost consciousness, his painful convulsions were only for a moment, and white foam was drooling from his mouth, obviously passed out.

Everyone in the main hall stood up one after another and looked at Xihu's envoys with surprised expressions.

On the side of Xihu, someone has already stepped forward, pulled the fainted Xihu warrior, put his hand in front of the warrior's nose, and then raised his head in horror, "Return to the prince, Baili warrior has been poisoned and died."

When Hu Yanliang heard the words, he was furious on the spot. He turned his head and looked at Huangfu Yu who was sitting on his seat, "Emperor Nanhua, what is the meaning of this?"

The anger in his voice is not hard to hear, and Huangfu Yu's face is not very good-looking, looking at the fallen Xihu warrior, "Tell the imperial physician."

The imperial physician arrived soon, and after making a diagnosis, he hurriedly said, "Return to Your Majesty, the Xihu warriors are still saved."

"Save people!" Huangfu Yu said directly.

Seeing this, the imperial physician hurriedly took the medicine from the medicine box and put it into the mouth of the Xihu warrior, then moved the man aside, and then used other methods to rescue him.

The whole process was completed in the main hall, and the imperial physician did not stop until nearly two quarters of an hour later.

However, although the person's complexion did not look like that of a dead person, he did not appear to be awake at all.

Seeing this, Hu Yanliang said angrily, "Didn't it mean that people can still be saved? Why are you still awake?"

The imperial doctor of the imperial hospital said, "Prince, Baili warrior has been poisoned deeply. Although he has been cured of the poison, it is just that I cannot judge when a person wakes up."

Hu Yanliang looked directly at the superior Huangfu Yu, "Emperor Nanhua, I hope you will give me Xihu an explanation for this matter."

Apart from the envoys from various countries, the people attending the banquet this time also included Nanhua's courtiers, Xu Huaiwen said at this moment, "I don't know what kind of poison Baili warriors have suffered from?"

The imperial doctor hurriedly said, "Master Hui, the poison that Baili warriors suffered from is Shanxiangzi, which is a poison commonly used by the people to deal with plague."

One-sidedness is not a rare drug. After being poisoned, although the deceased will experience symptoms of foaming at the mouth, convulsions all over the body, and then fainting and stopping breathing, he did not really die, but a short-lived fake death. If it is saved in time, a life can be saved, but whether people can wake up is another matter.

"Emperor Nanhua, the people I brought from Xihu had an accident in your Nanhua Palace, how should Nanhua explain to Xihu?" Hu Yanliang continued. "Warrior Baili is the only warrior who has been canonized in my Xihu. This king brought him well, but when he went back, he was a fallen man!"

Xu Huaiwen said, "Fourth prince, please be safe and don't be impatient. The people who came to the palace banquet this time are envoys from various countries. The meals they eat are all from the imperial dining room. All countries eat together. It's all right, but it happened Something happened to the Xihu warrior, and we need to investigate this matter."

Although Xu Huaiwen said so, but something happened to Xihu, and the envoys from other countries naturally looked unhappy. It was a good palace banquet, but such a thing happened, who knows if there is any problem with their meals.

Envoys from other countries also spoke, "Since today is a palace banquet for envoys, I wonder what the emperor of Nanhua Nanhua meant by this move?"

"Could it be that the Emperor Nanhua wanted to attack the envoys from various countries directly at the palace banquet?" Hu Yanliang said.

"The fourth prince must pay attention to the truth when speaking!" A courtier at Nanhua couldn't hear such words, and said angrily, "The accident of Baili warrior today is unexpected, and I hope the fourth prince will not forget to talk about my Nanhua. Your heart."

The rest of the courtiers also spoke up to defend Nanhua.

Huangfu Yu's face was dark, and he said in a deep voice, "Come here, check the food!"

Following Huangfu Yu's order, a group of eunuchs poured in outside the hall, using silver needles to test the meals on the tables of the envoys from various countries.

After half a cup of tea, except for the silver needle detected by the overturned food on the Xihu warrior's table, which turned black, everyone else was fine.

Everyone's faces were a bit complicated.

Hu Yanliang said, "There is evidence, I, Xihu, need Nan Hua to explain."

After the inspection, even if Nanhua wanted to say anything else, he couldn't, Huangfu Yu directly ordered to search the imperial dining room and the palace people who had been in contact with the meals.

After this investigation, the envoys from various countries were still left in the hall.

When such a thing happened, everyone who had been in contact with the meal was terrified. However, despite nearly two quarters of an hour of investigation, no useful clues were found.

In this way, Xihu's side will naturally not let it go.

Since the incident happened, Ruan Fu watched the scene in the hall quietly. She knew Huangfu Yu more or less. Even if Huangfu Yu wanted to do something to Xihu, she would never do such a thing in the hall. Huangfu Yu's expression also told her that Huangfu Yu didn't know about this matter beforehand, otherwise, he wouldn't have the angry look on his face that she had captured.

She understood that Huangfu Yu could not accept this kind of change that happened before her eyes but was completely out of her control.

At this time, a faint voice sounded in the hall, "Why should the fourth prince be so anxious? It is impossible to find out in the Nanhua Palace who moved the meals of the Baili warriors. Perhaps, who has enmity with the Baili warriors? Retaliation is not necessarily out of the question."

　I'm sorry, sorry, I've been a little busy recently, and the update has turned into a big night, everyone will read the article later, come back at night, and when Xiqing recovers, I will go back to the previous morning update time, and I will let you know when the time comes.

　　Well, the palace banquet is variable. Guess what's behind it?
　　
　
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