Sure enough, before the court meeting on the first day of May, the people of the Eastern Roman Empire came looking for trouble.
Crelius, the envoy of the Eastern Roman Empire in Beijing, went to Honglu Temple in the morning of April 28 to lodge a stern protest with Hong Xu, the new minister of Honglu Temple.
"Master Hong, I heard that the Bulgars have submitted a request for surrender and canonization to your country, and their envoy has arrived in Xinjing.
It is said that the king of your country is going to receive them, is that true?"
Faced with Kerrius's aggressive questioning, Hong Xu smiled and reassured: "I didn't expect that your Excellency the envoy was quite well informed.
Not much.
What you said is all true.
King Teletz of the Bulgar Khanate is indeed I have already submitted a letter to our king's court requesting surrender, becoming a vassal and paying tribute, and requesting for canonization.
This is a very desirable thing for our country.
Of course, it is difficult for our royal court to refuse.
Now King Teletz Khan and his envoy are already in Xinjing.
Our king has issued an edict to meet King Teletz Khan at the court meeting on the first day of next month.
However, this matter can finally be resolved.
It’s still unclear if we can’t achieve it.
Your Excellency, the envoy, came over very early in the morning and asked me aggressively.
I don’t know what you mean.”
Clarius said loudly: "Master Hong, you must know that our Eastern Roman Empire is an ally with your country.
Every diplomatic move of your country will involve the interests of our Eastern Roman Empire.
You have included the Bulgar Khanate without authorization.
Your tribute system is not conducive to our Eastern Roman Empire.
I hereby make the strongest protest to your country.
If your country insists on going its own way, this will inevitably affect the relationship between our two countries."
Hong Xu continued to comfort: "Your Excellency, please be patient.
I can understand your mood.
The Bulgar Khan King Telets is indeed in Xinjing now, but it is not certain whether the king and the royal court of our country will agree to accept it.
You Don't be so excited.
You are excited because of the interests of your country.
I understand, but we, Western Qin, must also consider the interests of our Western Qin, Baojia Your people want to pay tribute to me, the Western Qin Dynasty.
Of course, we cannot refuse it outright.
If someone takes the initiative to ask you to be a slave, will you refuse it outright?
You will definitely not refuse it outright.
So, you have to give our royal court some time to consider it.
This matter, and this matter is not something I can make the decision about, and your making trouble here will not have any effect."
Clarius came here, but did not get any useful information.
He had to grit his teeth and said: "Okay, I can leave, but I hope to attend the court meeting on the first day of the lunar month next month."
Hong Xu shook his head and said: "Your Excellency, I cannot agree to this.
The two great court meetings every month are important days for our Western Qin monarchs and ministers to discuss military and state affairs.
The contents are all top secret.
Unless we get the edict of our king, otherwise No foreign ministers are allowed to enter the palace.
However, I can report your request to the King of our country.
It is not up to me to decide whether the King of our country will receive you."
"Thank you Mr.
Hong" After sending Crelius away, Hong Xu considered whether to report his request to Zhao Ziliang.
After some thinking, he decided not to make matters worse at this juncture.
If the Eastern Romans were to join in, he would be afraid that Things are getting more and more complicated.
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Although Hong Xu did not report to Zhao Ziliang that Crelius came to Honglu Temple to protest and make demands, someone else reported the matter to Zhao Ziliang.
The internal guard commander Zhou Shan got the information of the spy stationed in Honglu Temple.
After the report, he immediately went to the palace to report the matter to Zhao Ziliang.
After hearing Zhou Shan's report, Zhao Ziliang thought for a long time and said to Zhou Shan: "Don't worry about it.
Since Hong Xu won't report, he will naturally have his considerations.
At this time, letting the Eastern Romans intervene may indeed complicate things, and It is also possible that the Eastern Romans thought that their protests had an effect.
Do I still need to look at the face of the Eastern Roman Empire when doing things?
Okay, you can go down, but the detailed monitoring of various countries cannot be relaxed, and it must be strengthened. , please be vigilant and report any disturbance at any time.”
"Wei Chen obeys the order and Wei Chen resigns" After Zhou Shan left, Zhao Ziliang got up and walked around the hall, thinking about the problem of the Great Food Country.
With the current level of provocation of the Great Food Country, Zhao Ziliang actually wanted to send troops to attack now and give the Great Food Country a profound blow.
Lesson, but these days he has been looking for Dugu Wensu and Liu Danxun After asking about the government affairs situation, I learned that it is really not appropriate to start a war in the past one or two years.
These two years are a critical period for the development of Western Qin.
If these two years are allowed to pass smoothly, the economic level of Western Qin will be greatly improved in the future. , then there will be no problem sending troops to fight.
Soon, a eunuch came in and reported: "Your Majesty, Huangfu Xian, the commander of the Jinyi Guards, would like to see you."
"Xuan" "yes" Huangfu Xian quickly walked in, clasped his fists, bowed and said, "I have met the king."
Zhao Ziliang waved his hand: "Without courtesy, let's talk about what happened.
Is there any progress in that case?"
Huangfu Xian said: "I just ask your Majesty to step aside."
Zhao Ziliang was stunned, and immediately raised his arms: "Everyone, step back."
"Yes" The eunuchs and maids in the palace bowed together and then filed out of the hall.
"Tell me, is it possible that after many investigations into this matter, the people around me were found?"
Zhao Ziliang looked at Huangfu Xian after finishing speaking.
Cold sweat broke out on Huangfu Xian's forehead.
After hesitating for a moment, he gritted his teeth and said: "According to the relevant criminals, the person who contacted them was Liu Guangren, the eunuch in the North Palace, and the second prince and concubine, Princess Li of Yining, seemed to be involved.
This case is very important. , if the investigation continues, I am afraid that the head on this necklace will not be saved in the end."
Zhao Ziliang's brows knitted together, almost forming a knot.
He stared at Huangfu Xian and snorted: "Why are you afraid that Concubine Xian and the second princess Li will be found out in the end?
Are you worried that Concubine Xian will kill you or are you worried about me?"
"Kill you" With a "plop", Huangfu Xian fell to his knees and said repeatedly: "I am guilty of death, I am guilty of death."
Zhao Ziliang said angrily: "I ask you, who are you loyal to?"
"Of course my allegiance is to the king."
"In this case, if the king asks you to investigate, you can continue to investigate.
If it is her, this is also my family matter.
What does it have to do with you?
You have been the commander of the Imperial Guard for so many years.
Don't you understand the way of being a minister?
" "Yes, I am confused, I am confused, I will definitely investigate to the end."
Huangfu Xian kowtowed repeatedly.
After sending Huangfu Xian away, Zhao Ziliang returned to the Imperial Palace and sat down, his eyes flashing from time to time.
He knew that the mastermind behind this case was most likely Xian Fei Li, the former Princess Xinping.
If you think about it carefully, all this makes sense.
During the years he was in Chang'an, Queen Chen Qingying, Concubine Zhen, Wang Zhiyun, etc. then followed them to Chang'an with their children.
Among the concubines, only Concubine Meng and Concubine Xian were the only ones.
The Li family is in Xinjing, and Concubine Meng was from a humble background, and psychologically she only felt inferior to Concubine Li, so she gave way to Concubine Li in everything in the palace.
Therefore, Li was the highest-status person in the palace.
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What did she want to do?
, others can't stop it at all.
Of course, in this matter, it is not impossible that other people took advantage of Xian Fei's identity and acted under her banner.
In addition, this matter also involves Princess Yining of the Li family, the wife of the second prince Zhao Ting.
Princess Yining is the niece of the concubine Li.
The two of them have an undeniable blood relationship, and this matter becomes It's even more complicated.
So what role does Princess Yining play in this matter?
Or is she just implicated and not actually involved?
All this needs to be found out.
After thinking for a long time, Zhao Ziliang walked out, walked to the door of the main hall and told the eunuch standing outside: "Go and tell Sun Tingxiang, the deputy governor of Xichang, to come to Qianquan Palace to see me."
"Follow the decree" Zhao Ziliang came to the fish pond in front of Qianquan Palace and sat down in a pavilion.
He asked the eunuch to get a fishing rod.
When the eunuch brought the fishing rod, he sat in the pavilion and fished quietly.
Soon the deputy governor of Xichang, Sun Tingxiang, arrived and bowed to Zhao Ziliang's back: "I, the deputy governor of Xichang, Sun Tingxiang, pays homage to your Majesty."
"Get up, there is a stool next to you, sit down."
After Zhao Ziliang said this, he waved to the eunuchs and maids nearby, telling them to stay away.
When Sun Tingxiang saw Zhao Ziliang acting like this, he knew that Zhao Ziliang must have some confidential matters for him to handle.
He immediately sat next to him obediently and said, "If your Majesty has something to do, just give me your orders.
I will never give up even if I die."
Zhao Ziliang asked: "Some time ago, some officials in Xinjing secretly conspired to conspire against each other.
Do you know about this?"
Sun Tingxiang was shocked when he heard this, and replied honestly: "Wei Chen has heard about it."
Zhao Ziliang said: "The east and west factories have always been of particular importance to me.
They are not part of the official establishment of the royal court.
They are maintained by my own funding.
Therefore, most of the courtiers are not aware of their existence.
Or know but not understand their functions, only Very few people know what you do, and even if these people know it, they don't dare to spread it casually.
Regarding this secret conspiracy, I ordered your West Factory to investigate alone, bypassing Jinyiwei, and you must also avoid Jinyiwei.
Is it possible to do this without being discovered by them?"
Sun Tingxiang stood up and clasped his fists and said: "I obey my orders."
"Okay, then go ahead and report the progress of the investigation to me at any time."
"Wei Chen resigns" Zhao Ziliang was a little disappointed with Huangfu Xian, not because he doubted his ability, but because he was a little disappointed with his lack of firm political stance.
He couldn't figure out who to listen to in this situation.
This was why Zhao Ziliang was a little annoyed.
"Huangfu Xian has been in charge of the Jinyiwei alone for too long.
It seems it is time to find a deputy for him."
Zhao Ziliang thought and shouted to the eunuch in the distance: "Come here, please pass on the king's oral instructions to transfer Zhang Zhaoyuan, the Minister of Punishment, to serve as the Jinyiwei."
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