Fellow student finished this sentence, can't help but laugh, "I earlier also laugh at you went to the imperial examinations, now I also have to start this. I just hope not to lose people, you are the top student, I do not compare with you, do not become the third place is good."
Chu Wei smiled softly, "You wouldn't."
The fellow students laughed loudly, "By the auspicious words of the first scholar!"
The two people walked through the bottom of the Scholarship Building, the same window by chance raised his head, glancing through the window of the Scholarship Building, he remembered something, pointing to the window, "I still remember when I traveled with you before, I saw a beautiful man with red lips and white teeth right here at this window, you said that the red face is withered and bones, and that the skin is just a skin, can you still remember that?"
Red lips and white teeth? Chu Wei raised his head to glance up towards that window, remembering the saint, he couldn't help but hold back his laughter a bit, and there were a few moments of softness between his features, "I naturally remember."
Before the words fell, the street resounded with a clamor. Two people turned back to look, only to see a group of people rushed into the downtown, they are wearing gold flower robes, waist belt in front of the pendant gentry and the ground, this group of people's look of the eyes of the world, look tall and deep features, it is a group of foreign people.
The people and merchants in the downtown fled in panic, the goods of the vendors were knocked down on the ground in a hurry, the previous peaceful scene was shattered by this line of people. Chu Wei's face is cold, no hesitation, stride up to rebuke, "I Daheng law is written clearly, horse trouble is not a thing, where are you messengers, how dare you be so arrogant and bold!"
The band of foreigners reined in their horses, looked down at Chu Wei, and said a few words in their language as if no one else was there, and then laughed out loud.
The same window followed, with a smile on his face and displeasure in his eyes, "It's a bit bad for all of you to come to my Daheng and still mock my Daheng officials, isn't it?"
The group stopped laughing and looked at each other. A few moments later, a person slowly walked out behind them. This person wore a felt hat on his head, his appearance was young but with a face like a crown of jade, his slightly curly black hair was spread out under the felt hat, and he looked at Chu Wei with a bit of arrogance and interest in his eyes.
"Are all Daheng's officials like this?" The man looked Chu Wei up and down, picking his lips, "Are they all this good looking than women?"
Chu Wei's expression sank, his handsome Shuyu-like face gloomy.
The foreigners laughed a few times and wanted to say more. The patrolling Daheng soldiers had already arrived at this street, they held up their swords, guns and shields to surround these cavalrymen in unison, the leader's face was gloomy and not very nice, "Western Xia's attendants, please go to the sounding stage first, after that, there will be an official of our dynasty to go to count with you for the matter of the horse parading in the street."
When this group of Western Xia people saw these heavily armed infantrymen, their arrogance only tightened a bit, and they looked at the man at the forefront, who was about to speak when the leader of the patrolling soldiers said forcefully, "Please."
The Xixia people were forcibly invited to dismount, and the gloom on Chu Wei's face dispersed a little, and he and his fellow students looked at them coldly.
The man who spoke to him earlier was still interested, pointing at Chu Wei and asking the patrolling soldier, "Who is this man?"
The leader of the patrolling soldiers looked toward Chu Wei, and instead of returning his words, he nodded and said, "Lord Chu, we are here on this ground, so feel free to do as you please on your own."
Chu Wei nodded with him, the veins on the back of his hand had already emerged, and the same window whispered, "Look at the appearance of this dress, it should be a nobleman of Western Xia. Zi Gui, don't be impulsive, we leave first."
Chu Wei held back and said, "Let's go."
*
Early the next morning, the matter of the Western Xia emissary's parade on horseback was presented to the head of Gu Yuanbai's table.
This matter looked really familiar, if I remember correctly, Xue Yuan had also once left his name with Gu Yuanbai because of something like this. Gu Yuanbai's face was expressionless as he knocked on the table in a deep voice, "Since the Western Xia emissaries have come to Daheng, they will be dealt with according to Daheng's laws. If they are dissatisfied, let their emperor personally write to me to express their dissatisfaction."
"Yes," the Capital Prefect said, "Your Majesty, among the Western Xia emissaries who came to the capital this time was also a Western Xia royal son."
"Prince Li Angshun," Gu Yuanbai threw the zhang folders on the table and snorted coldly, "Watch him."
The Capital Prefect answered yes and bowed and retired.
Gu Yuanbai's birthday was at the end of September, and in the middle of September, the Da Lisi stopped accepting criminal cases. Before Gu Yuanbai stopped working at the Da Lisi, he purposely took the time to check out the cases that the Da Lisi had handled during this period of time. When he came out of the Da Lisi, the hour was still early, and the carriage slowly made its way to the palace.
As he passed by a teahouse, Gu Yuanbai heard a familiar voice from outside the carriage, "What is Your Excellency trying to do?"
The voice was cold and icy, like spitting ice. Then, another thick voice with some foreign accents rang out, "I would like to speak with the officials of Daheng."
Gu Yuanbai frowned and half-lifted the curtain of the car to look outside. In front of Zhang's bookstore, a man in Western Xia clothing was blocking Chu Wei's path.
Chu Wei's face was very unattractive, his fingers pinched out multiple fingerprints in the middle of his palm, but he still forced himself to hold back his anger, the two countries established diplomatic relations, as a court official, naturally, he could not use his anger. He said stiffly, "Forgive me."
Li Angshun face like a crown of jade, deep features and high nose, very handsome, but behavior and movement is barbaric. He saw Chu Wei want to go, then fell to the side of a step, and said with interest: "Your Daheng hospitality is this kind of rudeness?"
Exactly who is rude, Chu Wei temples a drum a drum, his life is the most disgusting is this kind of man, was entangled in this a few times, he at this time almost to maintain the surface of the etiquette.
It was at this time that a low-profile carriage drove by the side of the street, the curtain on the window of the carriage lifted slightly, and a voice rang out, "Lord Chu, come here."
Chu Wei's complexion for a moment was frozen with anxiety, he looked back at the carriage before coming back to his senses, his expression was relieved and somewhat chagrined, he quickly walked up and saluted in a low voice: "Your Holiness."
The back of the gesture to follow Chu Wei's Western Xia Emperor was stopped by the guards, the car window curtains gently picked upward, the saint pursed lips of anger was revealed, Chu Wei looked at, previously by the saint to see this scene and gave birth to the hidden shade, slowly dispersed away.
"Western Xia's imperial son is so bold," the saint was unpredictable in his joy and anger, his tone so deep that he was forced to speak, "to come and insult my Daheng officials on the land of my Daheng Dynasty, at the feet of my Son of Heaven."
He read the words slowly and long, the corners of his lips straightened, and just looking at those lips made him feel cold.
The Western Xia Prince was stopped at a distance, intuiting that this person was not to be messed with, he bent down low, wanting to peek at the person's full face from within the car window. However, there was only a thin, taut jaw and light-colored lips, and the Western Xia Emperor asked, "Dare I ask who your Excellency is?"
The man in the car hooked out a cold smile and continued, ''My Daheng is a country of clothes and etiquette. Since the Western Xia emissary has entered Daheng, he should also learn my Daheng's rules. Since he is so ignorant of etiquette, then he should stay well in the sounding post, and when he learns the etiquette, then when he will come out."
Because the treasury is sufficient, the grain and grass is full, the army soldiers are robust and powerful, Gu Yuanbai's bottom line is full of energy, against the Western Xia which is gradually going downhill because of extravagance in these years, he can directly put up the posture of the big brother.
The guard who stopped the Western Xia Emperor's son said in a deep voice, "Your Excellency, please."
The Emperor Prince of Western Xia watched as Chu Wei got on the carriage, the horse's hooves raised, and the fine steed then left with a slow stride, escorted by many guards.
The Western Xia Emperor's face sank, doubly humiliated, and he secretly gave a wink to one of his own people in the middle of the crowd.
His own man nodded and smartly followed the carriage away.
*
Above the carriage, the light was dim.
Chu Wei sat aside, hanging his head low, not saying a word. Looked very low and depressing look.
Gu Yuanbai's complexion wasn't very good either, as he looked at Chu Wei like this, he sighed and said in a low, soothing voice, "Is Chu Qing okay?"
Chu Wei whispered, "I have added to the chaos for Your Majesty."
Gu Yuanbai snorted coldly and said in a warm voice: "How can you be considered as adding to the chaos? Those Western Xia people are five horses and six monkeys, and they are arrogant. They still don't know how to restrain themselves on Daheng's land, clearly not putting Daheng in their eyes."
As he said these words, the color in his eyes turned deep. That was precisely why he said that Daheng needed a big win, with which to give a demonstration at home and abroad.
Let the Western Xia people know that in this land, Daheng used to be the big brother, and is still their big brother, and the big brother's temperament has changed, and will no longer connive at the little brother to spread the wild and roll.
Chu Wei still want to speak again, outside suddenly there is the sound of horses approaching, inaudible low whispers resounded. Gu Yuanbai lifted the curtain to take a look, but he was right in front of Xue Yuan's face bending down to explore.
Xue Yuan didn't seem to expect Gu Yuanbai to lift the curtain, a few moments of surprise flashed through his eyes, his sword eyebrows into his temples, his wickedness soaring. Breath rushed to Gu Yuanbai's face, and when he came back to his senses, it was a smile, hot air mixed with laughter.
Gu Yuanbai glanced over him, his eyes glancing several times at the horse at Xue Yuan's crotch, "Why is Red Cloud here with you?"
Xue Yuan was still bent over, pulling the reins with one hand and stabilizing himself by pressing on the top of the carriage with the other, as he smiled towards Gu Yuanbai, "Would you look again?"
Gu Yuanbai lowered his head and carefully surveyed the horse, only to realize that there was a ring of dark hair above the horse's hooves, as if it was carrying a black loop of rope. The horse was athletic and unruly, and was staring at Gu Yuanbai with fierce eyes.
The carriage was still moving forward at a slow pace, and this horse under Xue Yuan was pressed to an extremely slow speed. The horse gave a disgruntled neigh and was taught a lesson by Xue Yuan without mercy.
"Another one," Gu Yuanbai couldn't take his eyes off this kind of good horse now, just as he couldn't take his eyes off a good car, "How did you get it?"
"There are gradually more and more foreigners coming to celebrate for His Majesty in the capital," Xue Yuan said slowly, "I took three good horses and two coyotes before I exchanged them for this horse."
Seeing that Gu Yuanbai was still looking at the steed at his hip, Xue Yuan whispered as if he was talking about a secret: "Your Holiness, do you guess whether this horse is a male or a female?"
Male horses are much taller and stronger than mares, Gu Yuanbai knew it was a male horse just by looking at it, and he nonchalantly said, "Don't care if it's a male or a female, this horse is in my sights."
Xue Yuan did not hold back his laughter and feigned distress, "But I was invited by the Prince of Peace to have a seat in his residence, and I'm afraid I won't be able to make it in time if I don't have a horse."
"The Prince of Harmony invited you to have a seat in his residence?" Gu Yuanbai frowned.
"Yes," Xue Yuan straightened his back as he glanced sideways at Gu Yuanbai and suddenly frowned, "Why are His Holiness's lips redder? Is the tea scalding, or are you being infuriated by the bystanders?"
Gu Yuanbai froze, and he couldn't help but reach out and touch his lips.
Xue Yuan's gaze suddenly became a bit withdrawn, and when he restrained himself from shifting his gaze, he met the eyes of the head guard at the other end.
The head guard was anxious and wordlessly opened his mouth wide, "Servant Xue, pay attention to Lord Chu."
Xue Yuan could see the shape of his mouth and raised the peak of his eyebrows, nodding with an unchanged expression. The head guard breathed a sigh of relief, his expression vaguely pleased.
Gu Yuanbai withdrew his hand and continued to ask about the earlier matter, "When did the Prince of Harmony invite you forward to have a seat in the royal residence?"
"It was the day I returned to the capital from the summer palace," Xue Yuan's eyes narrowed slightly and he smiled in a gentle manner, "Prince He sent someone to invite me to have a chat, naturally I didn't know why, but the king had an order, so I didn't dare to disobey it."
After saying this, Xue Yuan thought to himself and felt that this would not work, so he leisurely changed his words and said, "I am doubly honored, and only then did I feel that it would not work if I did not go."
"Coincidentally," Gu Yuanbai mused for a moment and suddenly laughed, "I also haven't gone to see the Prince of Harmony for a long time, and now it's not easy to come out for a trip, so since it's like this, let's go together and take a look."
The Prince of Peace and Xue Yuan.
What could that have to do with anything?