Chapter 210 Messenger

Three days later, the envoy of the Celestial Empire met with Emperor Ruan Nan.

When Ruan Lingzheng saw the appearance of the messenger, he was really surprised. Unexpectedly, the messenger who came to negotiate on behalf of the Celestial Empire this time would be him - Gu Yanmu!

He couldn't help recalling that when he first saw this man named Gu Yanmu, he was just a quiet and weak businessman. Even if I see you later, I still haven't taken him seriously.

How can you imagine that he has become the messenger of the heavenly dynasty after not seen him in just two years?!

How did he become an envoy of heaven? Ruan Lingzheng did not want to delve into this issue. After a short period of surprise, everything began to get to the point.

The negotiation lasted more than two hours, but the result of the negotiation was not as smooth as Ruan Lingzheng expected.

When he said that he was willing to become a subsidiary country of the Celestial Empire and offered 20 million taels of gold, 35 million taels of silver, 10,000 stones of grain, and 8,000 pigs, sheep, cattle and horses every year, the envoy of the Celestial Empire suddenly opened an additional condition: the mining right of the northern vein.

The mining rights of northern mineral veins? The Celestial Dynasty is really a lion opening its mouth. You should know that there are only 22 veins excavated by Ruan Nanguo, of which ten are coal mines, one is copper ore, three are gold mines, four are silver mines, and the remaining four are iron mines.

Minerals maintain the economy of the whole country. It is also the most precious resource of Ruan Nanguo. They rely on these minerals and other countries to get a large amount of money and materials needed.

Iron ores are rare, and the four iron ores are basically monopolized by the state, which are used to refine steel and make weapons and armor.

The location of the veins of the four iron mines is a secret that ordinary people can't know at all. But the Celestial Empire actually knew that there was a vein in the north!

Ruan Lingzheng is a smart man. He looked at the man in a heavenly official uniform in front of him and understood everything. He was originally from Ruan Nanguo and used to be the hegemon in the north, and he naturally knows where there are mineral veins.

But what Ruan Lingzheng couldn't figure out was that Gu Yanmu not only became an official of the Celestial Empire, but also tried his best to fight for this vein for the Celestial Empire. You should know that there is no such article in the documents issued by the Celestial Empire.

The veins of the four iron ore are in the southern border, north and south of Ruan'an. One of the largest veins is in the southern Xinjiang, where the prince of Pingzhen is stationed, and the best one is the one in the north. Although the south occupies two, it is not large, and there are many impurities, which cannot be compared with the two in the south and north.

Once the mining rights of Bianbei Iron Mine are handed over, it means that Ruan Nanguo will lose half of the iron ore resources.

As soon as this condition came out, Ruan Lingzheng could almost suppress his anger and almost said that he would withdraw his previous promise and declare war on China. Fortunately, reason told him that if he really did this, it would only subvert Ruan Nanguo and fall into an eternal land.

So, Rong Ruan Lingzheng replied to this matter after discussing it with the ministers.

The day after tomorrow is New Year's Eve, and the messenger came all the way to Ruan Nanguo. At present, although the two countries have not reached an agreement, they have not collapsed. Out of respect for the Celestial Empire, the messenger was retained in the palace and attended the New Year's Eve feast the day after tomorrow.

Two days passed quickly. I just couldn't imagine the hard sunny weather, but it snowed on New Year's Eve, which added a lot of atmosphere to the festival.

Yuyao Palace.

The maidservant carefully dressed up Mo Ziyao in front of the bronze mirror, and Yuzhi brought the new palace costume specially made in the past few days.

Mo Ziyao turned her eyes and looked at the new dress in the tray, which was very exquisite and gorgeous. The Philippine color was the base, and the neckline and skirt were covered with a thin layer of pure white mink hair. The Ji lilies embroidered with colorful silk threads were beautiful and extraordinary. The surroundings rolled with silver wire, and from afar, it seemed that it was about to drip water.

"What a handicraft!" She couldn't help admiring in her heart.

Yuzhi served Mo Ziyao and put it on. She came to the dressing table and said with a smile, "Today, I must dress up my mother beautifully. Make you the most eye-catching person at tonight's dinner!"

Mo Ziyao smiled and said, "Don't talk nonsense. The most eye-catching person tonight is the emperor."

Yes, who doesn't want to dress up beautifully today? It is rare to have the opportunity to show your face in front of the emperor and the princes, and everyone knows how to grasp such a great opportunity.

Mo Ziyao shook her head with a smile and inexplicably remembered last year's New Year's Eve. At that time, she was still praying at the Buddhist temple and was unable to participate in the annual New Year's Eve feast in the palace. She and late autumn went to the imperial garden to enjoy plum blossoms...

I was thinking that I saw Wanqiu push the door and came in with an unhappy face. Mo Ziyao asked her, "Today is a good day. Why do you look so sad?"

She was so angry that she hummed and said, "Mother, in previous years, the New Year's Eve feast was in Zeyi Hall, but this year she said that she would move to the Tairen Palace of the Empress Dowager. It is said that it is for... to take care of Mrs. Ya.

Mo Ziyao listened, and then let go. The Empress Dowager has to take care of Mrs. Ya, naturally looking at the face of the child in her belly.

Thinking of this, she suddenly felt as if something was wrong and strange. Ruan Lingzheng's words suddenly echoed in his mind: "It is impossible for the empress dowager and I to give birth to her child." The heart suddenly sank, "Is the Empress Dowager ready to do it?"

When Wanqiu saw that the person in Mo Jing didn't speak and looked good, he thought that Mo Ziyao was angry because of his words. He lowered his head and dared not say anything more.

Mo Ziyao came to her senses and whispered, "You can just say this here. Go out later, don't say any more!"

"But..."

Wan Qiu also wanted to say that Mo Ziyao interrupted her: "It's no big deal." If you can't bear this, then you have lost the battle before it is fought.

"Oh." Wanqiu closed her mouth obediently, but Yuzhi beside her was shocked and said, "Where did Mrs. Ya get such a big face? However, a few days ago, the imperial envoy came to Ruan Nanguo, and the emperor specially invited them to attend today's New Year's Eve dinner. Therefore, the protagonist of the banquet is the messenger!"

"Heaven?" Mo Ziyao repeated these two familiar and strange words. Yuzhi said, "It's the most powerful Northern Song Dynasty in the world! I heard that the land is dozens of times as large as our Ruan Nanguo, and the population is tens of millions, which is very prosperous and rich!"

"North Song Dynasty!" After a brief surprise, Mo Ziyao smiled in her heart. Seven years after coming to Ruan Nam, I finally heard the news about the Song Dynasty again.

"It turns out that I am not separated from history. The messengers of the Northern Song Dynasty still have a chance to see the people of the Northern Song Dynasty!"

The palace is really lively, with lights everywhere. The pale colors in winter have already been dyed with festive colors in this jubilant ocean.

Tairen Palace is even more lively. The figures of the concubines can be seen everywhere, and they are as beautiful as immortals! Mo Ziyao looked at it with a smile, but she was not jealous. She stepped forward with a faint smile with the help of Yunlan.

"Your Lady Yao."

"The Noble Concubine..."

When people saw Mo Ziyao come in, they all saluted her knowingly. At this moment, Jing Chongyi and Li Chongyi sat together and chatted in a low voice. It seemed that their relationship was really good. Hearing everyone greeting Mo Ziyao one after another, the two quickly got up and came to greet them.

Yi Zhaorong symbolically got up and blessed Mo Ziyao, and his eyes were full of disdain.

Naturally, Mo Ziyao would not care about her. She turned her eyes slightly and saw Mrs. Yun standing in a very low-key corner. Seeing Mo Ziyao looking at her, she smiled and salute her, her eyes gently floated to Yi Zhaorong with a disdainful face. She smiled faintly and said nothing more.

Mo Ziyao thought that she must be very disgusted with Yi Zhaorong.

Yu Zhaoyi came out of the crowd, came to Mo Ziyao with a smile, and stood side by side with her. At this time, Mrs. Ya came with the help of her maidservant, and her side was followed by a burly middle-aged man. The man had a square face, thick black eyebrows diagonally inserted into his temples, and his face was stiff. A pair of sharp eyes like an eagle glanced at the people in the hall. For a moment, the hall was silent, and he was afraid of being in front of him. This domineering man was scared.

This person is not Mrs. Ya's brother, General Liu Yanfei. Who else can he be? Now that Mrs. Ya is pregnant with imperial descendants, his brother is naturally qualified to attend the New Year's Eve dinner in the palace.

"Since General Liu is present, it seems that the Empress Dowager will not choose to do it tonight. Not only will he not do it, but he will also show it to the general well! Did you deliberately change the venue of the dinner to Tairen Palace just to let him know their love for Mrs. Yun? Mo Ziyao thought secretly and felt a little relieved.

After Liu Yan glanced around the people in the hall with a blank face, his eyes fell heavily on Mo Ziyao and Mrs. Yun, with a cold meaning in his eyes.

Mo Ziyao looked at him, as if she had been stared at by a wolf in an instant. Her back was cold, and she couldn't help shivering and clenching her hands in her sleeve.

And Mrs. Yun is different. She still smiled faintly. After receiving General Liu's eyes, she calmly leaned down slightly and returned with a smile?!

Seeing this scene, Mo Ziyao felt more and more terrible about Mrs. Yun. At this moment, she suddenly felt how ridiculous she used to think that she was the poorest woman in the palace.

Everyone waited for a while before they saw the Empress Dowager come in with the emperor. Strangely, no prince had ever been present at this year's New Year's Eve dinner, and I don't know why. Only Princess Qiu Fei played with the empress dowager without stage fright.

Soon, the eunuch at the door sang loudly, "The messenger of heaven has arrived!" I saw three men in exotic clothes stepping in the door.

At that time, everyone knelt down and saluted the empress dowager and the emperor. For a while, no one noticed the three. It was not until Ruan Lingzheng smiled and asked everyone to be flat that Mo Ziyao looked at the stage like everyone else. At this time, she naturally looked curiously at the three men with their backs facing her in exotic service.

Until the three sat on the left side of the emperor under the arrangement of Gan Lin, the first man to sit down suddenly looked up at Mo Ziyao and smiled at her.

When Mo Ziyao saw the man's appearance, she couldn't help whispering. Ah!" What...how is it...big brother?!