A few days later, Gao Yuan received news that the delegation of Qi had finally arrived at Lingshou.

This time, there were more than 800 people in the mission sent by the Qi State, 500 soldiers accompanying the escort, and the rest in addition to the officials of the Qi State, there were more than 100 merchants of the Qi State.

Because the commercial relationship between the former Dai County and the Qi State is very close, now the plateau moved the capital to Lingshou, when Lingshou was built, not only built a large scale of merchants, but also the output of the unique commodity paper books of the same Dynasty County should be further expanded, which is undoubtedly a huge business opportunity for the merchants of Qi State, therefore, it is a few major merchants of Qi State, such as Tao Zhu Clan, Duanmu Clan, Tian Clan, Guan Clan, etc., have sent representatives of their own clan, with the envoy of Qi State to Lingshou, congratulate the plateau as king, and participate in the ceremonyAt the same time, he also wanted to negotiate with the newly established Han court to further strengthen the business exchanges between the two sides, and of course, each merchant also brought very rich gifts.

And Gao Yuan personally led the civil and military officials to greet the delegation of Qi at the gate of Lingshou City.

Although Gao Yuan has not officially claimed the title of king now, he is actually the king of a country, just a ceremony is missing, so Gao Yuan personally greeted the Qi delegation at the city gate, of course, it was a great courtesy to the Qi delegation, and at the same time showed respect for the Qi country. However, in terms of name, Gao Yuan is still Wu Anjun, and he is not yet the King of Han, so it is not too etiquette.

Tian Kezhang really didn't expect that Gao Yuan would personally come to the city gate to greet him, after all, Gao Yuan is actually the king of a country now, send a minister to come out to greet his party, and then entertain himself with VIP etiquette in the palace, which is very good, obviously Gao Yuan has not yet regarded himself as the king of a country, and he still uses the identity of Wu Anjun.

However, Tian Kezang is a person who understands the general situation after all, although the plateau is deigned to greet the Qi delegation, but he can't still treat the plateau as Wu Anjun, so Tian Kezhang hurriedly got down from the carriage, grabbed a few steps ahead, and said: "Tian Kezang, the envoy of the Qi country, has seen the king, and the original king has no borders." After speaking, it is necessary to bow down to the plateau.

Gao Yuan hurriedly took two steps, stopped Tian Kezang, and said with a smile: "An Pingjun can't be like this, I haven't ascended the throne yet, so I don't have to do the royal courtesy, you and I are still the same as before." ”

Tian Kezang said with a smile: "The king is too sorry, now the king is the king of a country, only the ceremony is his own, the etiquette cannot be abolished, how can he return to the previous equal relationship." ”

Gao Yuan also laughed and said: "An Pingjun is too polite, I have known An Pingjun for many years, and I am a friend, how can I be commensurate with my title, not to mention that I am not yet the king, that is, I have already called the king, An Pingjun is also my high-ranking guest, and I will never dare to judge him as a monarch and a minister." Besides, I also want to congratulate An Pingjun, who ascended to the throne and took charge of the government of Qi, and the revitalization of Qi is just around the corner, and in the future, between Han and Qi, it should form friendly neighbors, mutual assistance and mutual benefit, and ask An Pingjun to maneuver more from it. ”

After listening to Gao Yuan's words, Tian Kezang also admired Gao Yuan's open-mindedness, and at this time, he was able to remain apologetic, without the slightest domineering posture, Tian Kezang asked himself, changed his position in the plateau, can he still maintain a humble and cautious attitude like the plateau, it is really hard to say.

Gao Yuan mentioned that Tian Kezhang served as the minister of Qi, and mentioned that there should be friendship between Han and Qi in the future, which naturally meant something, and Tian Kezhang listened, and he was quite complacent, after all, this time the coup action was really beautiful, and he eliminated his biggest political enemy in one fell swoop, and took charge of the government of Qi, which was the time to be full of ambition.

Hearing Gao Yuan say this, Tian Kezhang couldn't help laughing and said: "Wu Anjun is too awarded, come, let me introduce Wu Anjun to the deputy envoy of our mission, Doctor Duanmuming." ”

With Tian Kezang's words, a young official about thirty-four or five years old behind him stepped forward a few steps, bowed to the plateau, and said, "Duanmu Ming has seen Wu Anjun. ”

Gao Yuan also returned the salute and said with a smile: "Doctor Duanmu, there is no need to be polite." ”

Duanmu clan is very famous in Qi country, this is the Lu country, the ancestor is one of the seventy-two sages under the Confucian family Duanmu Ci (that is, Zigong), after the destruction of the Lu country, Duanmu clan became a Qi people, because of the strong power of the family, plus there is a big banner of the Confucian people, so the Qi court did not dare to take the Duanmu clan lightly, of course, the Duanmu clan also gave full play to the flexibility of the businessman, and also tried his best to have a good relationship with the Qi court and the family, as a result, the family's power was not weak but increased, and made full use of the big market of the Qi country, After decades of development, it has become a large family in the Qi country.

However, unlike the Tao Zhu family, which started as a businessman, although the Duanmu family is also business-oriented, it also attaches great importance to the management of officialdom, and takes the road of both government and business, so there are constantly people in the family who enter the court as officials, this Duanmu Ming can be the doctor of Qi at the age of 30, and he is obviously a very important figure in the Duanmu family.

Tian Kezhang said with a smile: "This time, Dr. Duanmu came with his wife, Mrs. Duanmu has the intention to see Miss Chunyu and talk about the old feelings." As he spoke, he deliberately winked at the plateau, which was quite meaningful.

Although the plateau did not officially accept Chun Yu Zhong Xiu, but this news has long been gone, everyone knows, of course, they all admire the Yan Fu of the plateau, Chun Yu Zhong Xiu is both talented and beautiful, but the world's famous talented woman is willing to make a side room for the plateau, it is really surprising. Tian Kezhang still remembers that he gave the sword dance girl to the plateau at the beginning, and now the plateau has received Chunyu Zhongxiu, which is really a good fortune.

Gao Yuan was slightly stunned and said, "Do Mrs. Duanmu and Zhong Xiu have old friends?" Although he has not officially married Chun Yu Zhongxiu, the matter has already been spread, and Gao Yuan did not deliberately cover it up, and he generously referred to Chun Yu Zhongxiu's name.

Tian Kezang said with a smile: "Mrs. Duanmu not only has an old friend with Miss Chunyu, but also has an acquaintance with Wu Anjun. ”

Gao Yuan couldn't help but be startled when he heard this, he couldn't say anything nonsense, he was still in front of Duanmu Ming, but he saw that Duanmu Ming's face was normal, and he still had a hint of a smile, and he didn't seem to care.

Tian Kezang said at this time: "Mrs. Duanmu is the famous talented girl Luo Mingzhu of our Qi country, at that time, Wu Anjun participated in the debate of the Jixia School Palace, didn't he meet with her!" ”

Gao Yuan suddenly realized that Luo Mingzhu was a talented woman with the same name as Chun Yu Zhongxiu, when Gao Yuan pretended to be an envoy of the county and sent an envoy to Qi State, he was invited by Chun Yu Zhongxiu to participate in a debate in the Jixia School Palace with Chun Yu Zhongxiu, and the opponent at that time was Luo Mingzhu, and as a result, Gao Yuan and Chun Yu Zhongxiu won that debate, but they did know Luo Mingzhu.

At this time, Duanmu Ming also said: "That debate, I watched it from the bottom of my seat, and I admired Wu Anjun's defense very much. However, I didn't expect Wu Anjun and Miss Chun Yu to finally become dependents, but I want to congratulate Wu Anjun. ”

Gao Yuan hurriedly said: "I see, at that time, I was only busy participating in the debate, and I didn't care about anything else, and I ask Dr. Duanmu to forgive me." ”

In that debate, Gao Yuan concealed his identity, and the main attraction was Chun Yu Zhongxiu and Luo Mingzhu, two beautiful women who were famous for their beauty and materiality, so there were as many as three or four hundred people listening, and Duanmu Ming was mixed in, and of course Gao Yuan could not know him.

Duanmu Ming said with a smile: "Wu Anjun doesn't have to care, but after the last goodbye, Mingzhu has been thinking about Miss Chunyu, but he has never had the chance to see him again, this time I heard that he served as a deputy envoy and sent an envoy to Lingshou, so he also came with him, hoping to be able to renew the previous relationship with Miss Chunyu, if the request is unreasonable, please forgive Wu Anjun." ”

Gao Yuan hurriedly said: "There, there, in fact, Zhong Xiu admires Mrs. Duanmu's talent very much, please rest assured, Doctor Duanmu, this way, tomorrow I will arrange a welcome banquet for the mission, Zhong Xiu will definitely attend, please Dr. Duanmu also bring Mrs. to attend, you can meet, as for the two of them to get together alone, let them arrange it themselves, I believe that tonight's banquet will definitely be a grand event." ”

Tian Kezhang and Duanmu Ming also laughed when they heard this, and then Tian Kezhang waved behind him and said, "Mr. Zhongxuan, please come and meet Wu Anjun." ”

I saw a young man in his early thirties coming out of the Qi State Mission, with a medium height, a high-crowned robe, long eyebrows obliquely inserted, fine eyes, and a slight beard under his chin. And Gao Yuan immediately understood that this person must be what Zhao Xuan said, the strange man Zhong Xuanxiao found by Tian Kezang.

Sure enough, this person came to the front of the plateau, bowed deeply, and said, "Zhong Xuanxiao has seen Wu Anjun. ”

Gao Yuan returned the salute and said, "Sir doesn't have to be polite. ”

Tian Kezhang then said: "Wu Anjun, this Mr. Zhong Xuan is a wise man who visited the next visit, not only resourceful, learned, but also contributed a lot to me, since he was put into the door, he has received a lot of his teachings in the next, and he has benefited a lot. ”

Zhong Xuanzi said: "Anping Jun is serious, the adult can serve as the prime minister, it is still the trend of the times, and the power under it is really insignificant, so Wu Anjun smiled." ”

Now Tian Kezang has regarded Zhong Xuanxiao as his confidant, and he has long wanted to introduce Gao Yuan, but Zhong Xuanxiao's identity is only Tian Kezang's retainer, of course, he can't bypass the deputy envoy Duanmu Ming, and introduce him to Gao Yuan first, so Tian Kezhang can only introduce Duanmu Ming to Gao Yuan first, and then introduce Zhong Xuanxiao.

Gao Yuan said: "Mr. Zhong Xuan is too humble, and I have to ask Mr. Zhong Xuan for more advice during this time." Tomorrow, An Pingjun must invite Mr. Zhongxuan to attend the banquet as well. ”

In fact, Tian Kezang introduced Zhong Xuanyu to Gao Yuan, just to let him participate in the welcome banquet, because Zhong Xuanyu was only a retainer and had no official position, and at the formal banquet, there was definitely no seat for him, so he could only stand behind Tian Kezhang and watch, or set up a banquet in the side hall to entertain. But Gao Yuan personally invited him, it was different, Tian Kezhang could justifiably bring Zhong Xuanyu to the banquet, and Tian Kezhang tried his best to win the opportunity to attend the banquet for Zhong Xuanxiao, and also expressed his importance to Zhong Xuanyu.