The two of them were talking and laughing along the way, like a pair of old friends who hadn't seen each other for many years. Not long after, they arrived at the palace gate.
"The emperor heard that Liu's envoy from Jingzhou was coming, and he has already asked hundreds of officials to enter the palace to discuss matters in Jingzhou." Xun Wenruo said meaningfully while looking at the palace gate not far away.
"Oh, it's really a dereliction of duty on my part to keep all the officials waiting, so let's go in." Song Zhong said eagerly with a pretended surprised look on his face.
"Haha, Liu Jingzhou guards one side and patrols the sky for hunting, so what if all the officials and so on, since Song Zhongzi said so, let's go." Xun Wenruo's eyes flashed with strange light, and he looked at Song Zhongzi in surprise and said.
This was not the first time he met Song Zhongzi, but when he saw Song Zhongzi this time, he felt that he was different from before. Before, although Song Zhongzi was not weak and easy to bully, he was not tough either. It could only be regarded as a routine matter.
.This time, although Song Zhongzi looked gentle and calm, he was always sharp and confrontational with him.
Thinking of the changes in Jingzhou these days, Xun Wenruo felt that Song Zhongzi came to Xudu this time for a big purpose.
"Yes, Mr. Zhou Mu guards one side and has a respected position. The officials in Xudu have no merit, so there is no harm in waiting." Song Zhongzi nodded and agreed.
"Huh?" Song Zhongzi's words made Xun Wenruo choke, and he was even more surprised.
Seeing that Song Zhongzi's pace had slowed down, Xun Wenruo just wanted to walk slowly side by side with Song Zhongzi.
Song Zhongzi and others walked slowly towards the palace gate, but the officials above the main hall were a little impatient, and they all whispered to each other.
"Fengxiao, look at why the Jingzhou envoy has not arrived at the main hall yet. When Wen Ruo left, Song Zhongzi had already arrived at the city gate. He should have arrived long ago." Cheng Yu always had an expressionless face.
, a rare hint of urgency appeared.
"I'm afraid that because of Jingzhou's disdain, Liu Qi's first power in Jingzhou will definitely embarrass the lord." Guo Jia lowered his head and thought for a while, then raised his head and said nonchalantly.
"This Song Zhong kept all the officials waiting for a long time. This will not only embarrass Sikong, but also make the emperor look bad." Xun You shook his head and sighed.
"It's really unreasonable. Even a small Jingzhou can embarrass Sikong. If it weren't for the restraint of Yuan Benchu from Jizhou, I would have advised the lord to attack Jingzhou." Cheng Yu said with a gloomy look.
"If Jingzhou didn't see this, why would he do this?" Guo Jia sneered.
What Jingzhou did was obviously to take advantage of the situation. He first gave the officials and the emperor a warning, so that the emperor and Cao Cao agreed to Jingzhou's conditions. If his prediction was correct, Jingzhou would definitely make a big noise.
"You!" Cheng Yu paused, pointed at Guo Jia, shook his head and sighed helplessly. Guo Jia had such a temper, and there was nothing he could do about it.
"When the emperor arrives, all the officials kneel to welcome him!"
Just as the officials were talking about it, a hoarse and slightly sharp voice came into the hall, making all the officials above the hall feel solemn.
"Welcome to your majesty, long live your majesty, long live, long live your majesty!"
Tread! Tread! Tread!…………
The sound of rapid footsteps sounded, causing the bodies of everyone in the hall to tremble.
"Pingshen!"
A clear yet rich voice sounded, with a surge of majesty in it that spread throughout the entire hall.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
The officials bowed again and then stood up. When everyone raised their heads, there were already several people in the hall. One of them was wearing a flat crown and a yellow robe, with a face as sharp as a knife. He looked like
He is as good as a dragon or a phoenix among men, but there is a deep worry between this young man's brows. He is Liu Xie, Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty.
In front of Liu Xie and in front of all the officials, stood none other than Sikong Cao Cao. Cao Cao was wearing a robe, with a long sword on his belt, and his majestic air was a bit stronger than that of the emperor.
Not bowing to the emperor when he saw him, but going to the palace with swords and shoes, seemed like a treasonous and unethical behavior, but all the officials seemed to be used to it.
"Liu Jingzhou's envoy came out to speak." Liu Xie looked around the hall, waved his hand and waved everyone to sit down, and then said.
After Liu Xie finished speaking, no one in the civil and military dynasties spoke. They all bowed their heads and remained silent.
"Huh?" Seeing the officials like this, Liu Xie, who was above him, frowned and said in a deep voice, "What's going on?"
Although he is still a puppet, this is the court, and even those in high positions cannot disrespect him. Today, none of these people spoke. Liu Xie, who had been angry for a long time, couldn't help but feel a little colder in his voice.
Even Cao Cao below frowned and looked at everyone. He didn't find the Jingzhou envoy until he looked at everyone above the hall. Cao Cao couldn't help but narrowed his eyes and looked at Cheng Yu.
Sure enough, seeing Cao Cao looking at him, Cheng Yu took a breath, stood up, bowed and said, "Your Majesty, the envoy from Jingzhou has not arrived yet."
"What's going on? Hasn't Shangshu Ling already gone to greet him? Why haven't he arrived yet?" Liu Xie was stunned at first, and then said with some surprise. You must know that only when Xun Wenruo and others arrived at the palace gate, someone went to invite the emperor. In the past,
At this rate, I would have arrived a long time ago, but today I haven't shown up yet.
"I don't know, I don't know." Cheng Yu bowed and said.
"Then send someone to urge you!" Obviously not very satisfied with Cheng Yu's answer, Liu Xie frowned and scolded in a deep voice.
"No!" Cheng Yu said respectfully.
Not long after, a young general from Su Wei ran in, bowed and saluted: "Your Majesty, Shangshu Ling and the Jingzhou envoy are already halfway through, and the last general has urged Shangshu Ling."
"Half?" Cao Cao's eyes darkened, and there was a hint of displeasure in his eyes. He and others had already calculated the time and delayed it for a while, but the Jingzhou envoy was only halfway there. It was really abominable.
However, Cao Cao seemed displeased but did not speak. Instead, he raised his head and looked at Liu Xie. The emperor should be even more displeased because the Jingzhou envoy was so negligent. Sure enough, Liu Xie's brows were frowning.
There was clearly anger brewing between them.
Just when the officials thought that the emperor would be angry, Liu Xie suppressed the anger in his heart and said expressionlessly: "Then just wait for a while."
After saying that, Liu Xie closed his eyes and stopped talking. It's not that he wasn't angry, but that he couldn't be angry. Jingzhou may be the only force he can win over. Although there were some festivals in the past, this is already an extraordinary period. I hope
Liu Jingzhou was able to put aside his grudges for the time being.
Seeing Liu Xie's behavior, everyone in the main hall also waited in silence. Time passed little by little, and a full half hour passed. The Jingzhou envoy hadn't arrived yet. You must know that half an hour was enough for them to get here from the palace gate.
Several back and forths took place. At this time, even Guo Jia, who looked unconcerned, had a solemn expression. The more the Jingzhou envoy was like this, the more it showed that Jingzhou's appetite was growing.
Cheng Yu, Xun You and others beside Guo Jia also had gloomy faces and cold eyes.
"What kind of idea does Jingzhou have? I don't care. How dare you do the same to the emperor. It seems that the people coming from Jingzhou this time are not good." Cao Cao squinted his eyes, and the light in his eyes flickered. He was afraid that the envoy from Jingzhou would play tricks on him.
What kind of trick did he come here with the emperor? Unexpectedly, the envoy from Jingzhou actually tricked the emperor as well.
Cao Cao didn't feel much anger in his heart, and there was a hint of sarcasm in the corner of his mouth, and his eyes glanced at Liu Xie who was ashen-faced from time to time. Liu Biao was a clan member of the Han clan. Does Liu Biao's actions mean that the clan clan of the Han clan in the world had no respect for Liu Xie?
He has lost his expectations. In other words, Liu Xie will really become a loner.
Just when everyone waiting in the main hall lost patience, the Jingzhou envoy finally arrived.
"Shang Shu ordered Song Zhongzi, the envoy from Jingzhou, to arrive!"
The hoarse and sharp voice lifted the spirits of everyone in the hall. They all looked outside the hall. At this time, everyone's eyes were full of anger, as if they wanted to tear apart those who entered the hall.
broken.
Tread! Tread! Tread!…………
Calm and slow footsteps sounded, and Song Zhongzi, dressed in robes, slowly appeared in everyone's sight. Next to Song Zhongzi, Xun Wenruo looked at the people in the hall with a somewhat embarrassed expression.
Behind Song Zhongzi, Ma Su strode with his head held high, his sword-shaped eyebrows and starry eyes, holding a talisman in his hand. He showed an aura of arrogance. Although he was still immature, it already made everyone's eyes brighten. On the other side, Xin Chang followed Song Dynasty step by step.
Behind Zhongzi, Xin Chang was holding a small case with two bamboo slips neatly placed on it. Xin Chang's eyes never left the two bamboo slips, which gave people the feeling that in this person's eyes, besides the bamboo slips,
The feeling of nothing else.
The group of people had a solemn manner and extraordinary temperament, which made the eyes of everyone in the hall light up.
Above the main hall, most of the people's eyes were focused on the two young men behind Song Zhongzi. Most of them had already met Song Zhongzi. Although Song Zhongzi was a little different at this time, everyone still glanced at them and were attracted by the two young men behind Song Zhongzi.
Attracted by young people.
These two young men have extraordinary bearings. The young man on the left has bright eyes, elegant rather than sharp, more like a general commanding troops and horses, while the young man on the right is elegant and calm, cautious and not artificial, looking more like a general.
A scribe holding a bamboo slip in his hand.
Such a person is a hero among men at first glance.
If a young man in his twenties had such a bearing, no one would be so surprised, but such a bearing appeared in two teenagers, which surprised everyone in the hall. Jingzhou
When did such an outstanding young man appear?
To everyone's surprise, Song Zhongzi came to the main hall for a tour, looked at Cao Cao, bowed and said, "Song Zhongzi, the envoy of Jingzhou, comes to see Cao Sikong!"
After Song Zhongzi finished speaking, everyone in the hall froze. Everyone stared at Song Zhongzi with disbelief on their faces. Only Song Zhongzi's deep and loud voice echoed continuously in the hall.
Not only did all the officials look in disbelief, but Cao Cao himself also looked confused. He thought he had heard wrongly.
After everyone was surprised at first, they bowed their heads and became silent, not daring to say anything.
At this time, the emperor above was already livid, his palms were tightly holding the edge of the table, the veins on the back of his hands were beating, and his brows were furrowed. There was clearly a storm brewing between his brows that could cover the sky and the earth at any time.