After entering the city, Gao Yuan went directly back to the palace, and the Qi delegation was accompanied by Ning Qi and Zhang Liang, and arranged to rest in the pavilion, in addition, they also had to negotiate with the Qi State delegation to officially enter the palace tomorrow to see the plateau, and submit the letter of Qi State, mainly in terms of etiquette.

Because the situation on the plateau is very special now, theoretically speaking, he still uses the title of Wu Anjun, which is equivalent to Tian Kezang's title, so Tian Kezang should meet the plateau at this time, and he should be considered equal, and he does not need to make a great gift to the monarch and ministers. If it is on a general occasion, there is no big problem to arrive, such as Gao Yuan greeting Tian Kezang and his party outside the city, that is, he and Tian Kezang have a relationship at the same level, and it is reasonable in etiquette.

But the official reference is different, because Tian Kezhang wants to represent the Qi State and submit his credentials to the plateau, which is the formal establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries, but it is not allowed to be sloppy. Gao Yuan also received Tian Kezhang and his entourage in the palace to show respect for the country, but this is the communication between countries, so Tian Kezhang must not be able to salute the plateau with the same level, that is not only disrespectful to the plateau, but also a contempt for the newly established Han State on the plateau, so how to calculate this etiquette, it is indeed very difficult, there is really no precedent. Therefore, it is natural to negotiate with the Qi delegation first.

However, before the envoy, Tian Kezhang was prepared and did not plan to dwell more on the issue of etiquette, so he expressed to Ning Qi and Zhang Liang that he was willing to see the plateau with the courtesy of a monarch and a minister, after all, it was a matter of a few days, and he couldn't let the plateau be the king and then meet the envoys of the Qi country.

Tian Kezang's attitude also made Ning Qi and Zhang Liang breathe a sigh of relief, it seems that Tian Kezang has some bearing, this time he can kill Hou Sheng, and it is not all Zhong Xuanzi's work, after all, no matter how good Zhong Xuanzi's plan is, Tian Kezang must be able to be resourceful and decisive, if Tian Kezang looks forward and backwards and is indecisive, it will not be possible.

But although the problem of etiquette has been solved, another problem has arisen, that is, what should be called the plateau, after all, the plateau has not yet been called a king, and it cannot be called a king. In the end, it was decided that the envoys of Qi State would see the plateau with the courtesy of the monarch and the minister, but they were still commensurate with Wu Anjun, and as for the eulogy of "longevity without borders" and other eulogies, they were exempted, so let's make do with the past, and wait for a few days later, the plateau will officially become the king, and all problems will be solved.

In addition, Zhang Liang also mentioned to Tian Kezhang that after the ceremony of proclaiming the king was held on the plateau, he would negotiate with Qi and Chu to form a joint column. Tian Kezhang also knows that of course it is impossible to discuss the matter of cooperation now, first, there is definitely no time on the plateau; Second, the mission of the State of Chu has not yet reached Lingshou, so of course it is impossible to leave the State of Chu to talk about the matter of cooperation. But Zhang Liang's words also made Tian Kezhang feel a lot more relieved.

Then Ning Qi and Zhang Liang said goodbye to Tian Kezhang and returned to the palace to report to the plateau. And after listening to the two of them, Gao Yuan also had some crying and laughing, but he didn't expect that before he became king, even the etiquette was so troublesome. Although in Gao Yuan's view, etiquette or something is just some virtual things, and it doesn't have much practical significance, so it doesn't pay much attention to it, but in this era, the ritual is indeed not a trivial matter, and its current situation is very special, so Ning Qi and Zhang Liangcai spent so much energy to coordinate the etiquette.

But the matter was finally resolved, so Gao Yuan also nodded and said, "The two of you have worked hard, let's go back and rest." ”

When the two heard this, they also bid farewell to Gao and left the palace.

Chun Yu Zhong Xiu knew that Luo Mingzhu also came to Lingshou, and he was very happy, because although the defense of men and women in this era was not as strict as in the Song and Ming dynasties, but after all, it was still a society where men were inferior to women, and most of the women were just vassals of men, and there were indeed not many really talented women, so it was difficult for Chun Yu Zhongxiu to find a few women of the same age who could talk about it, and even the wives and concubines in the plateau family had their own abilities and talents, not only to serve in bed, Chun Yu Zhongxiu was willing to live in the side room, In addition to the love for the plateau, this is also a reason.

However, after Chun Yu Zhongxiu and Luo Mingzhu met in Qi State, although they had a debate, they still admired Luo Mingzhu's talent and learning, and they had some sympathy, so they were also looking forward to meeting Luo Mingzhu again.

On the second day, Tian Kezhang and Duanmu Ming entered the palace with the letter of Qi, visited the plateau, handed over the letter of Qi to the plateau, and congratulated the plateau on being officially crowned king. This also symbolizes that the two countries have formally established diplomatic relations, and they can only send envoys to Qi to return the salute and submit their credentials after the founding of the country, even if the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries has been completed.

After the kind words, Tian Kezhang presented to the plateau the congratulatory gifts that Qi gave to the plateau, including: 2,000 gold and 1,000 pairs of white bi, a set of 16 bronze sacrificial vessels, 64 bronze vessels, 64 jade vessels, 1,000 brocades, 300 seafood pearls, 500 scallops, 10 corals, 500 good horses, 64 singers, and 500 slaves.

Of course, this batch of congratulatory gifts is very rich, and the total value can be about five or six thousand eridium gold, if it is exchanged for the Dai County before the Qin Dynasty War, it can almost be worth the financial income of the previous year.

In fact, as an exchange between countries, although they will give each other some congratulatory gifts, they will never be so rich, at most they will not exceed 1,000 eridium gold, even if it is a congratulatory gift, reaching 12,000 eridium gold, it is very good.

But now that something has happened in the Qi Kingdom, Tian Kezang has just killed Hou Sheng, confiscated all Hou Sheng's family property, and Hou Sheng's fief is all owned by Tian Kezang. Then Sheng was in power in Qi for more than 30 years, even if it is not a fief, the accumulated property and materials are also an astonishing number, and it is not an exaggeration to describe it as a rich and rival country. And the country of Qi was originally a rich country, plus there was no war for forty years, so the treasury was abundant, and after getting the property of Hou Sheng, the treasury was not enough, and Tian Kezhang ordered the whole country to reduce taxes for one year to win the hearts of the people, but that's it, there is still a huge margin, so Tian Kezhang decided to give a generous gift to the plateau, indicating that the Qi country attaches great importance to the plateau, anyway, these properties are taken out of the family property of Hou Sheng, and the Qi country actually has no loss, and the result is that the plateau is easy.

In fact, not only the Qi country sent congratulatory gifts, but the Qi merchants who accompanied them also sent many gifts, although the value is far less than the gifts of the Qi country, but the merchants add up, it is also a very considerable number. Therefore, the total value of the gifts received this time is calculated, even if it is less than 10,000 Yi gold, it is not much worse.

Although the financial situation of the former Daijun was good, and the treasury was also very rich, but in the battle of Daiqin, it also consumed most of it, although the war of Daiqin ended nearly two years, but due to the occupation of Yandi, and the construction of Lingshou, and now ready to be the king, each of which needs to consume a lot of financial resources, so although the finances of the plateau have not yet reached the point of making ends meet, there are also some tensions. And this congratulatory gift can not only make up for the expenses of the king, but also have a small surplus, and also make Gao Yuan's hands much more relaxed.

Since the State of Qi has sent this generous gift, then the State of Chu will not be far off, in this way, he can greatly alleviate the financial tension, originally Gao Yuan still felt that it was too troublesome to call the king, but now it seems that it is too cost-effective. Gao Yuan suddenly remembered that this is the same as some people in later generations who used birthdays and weddings to collect money as gifts, and it seems that this set of wealth collection techniques really has a historical heritage.

After all the ceremonies were completed, Gao Yuan immediately ordered to set up a banquet in the Taihe Hall to entertain the Qi State Mission, except for Tian Kezang and Duanmu Ming who had already entered the palace to see the plateau, the other Qi State mission personnel were waiting outside the main hall, because today it was more certain that a banquet would be held, and there were more than a dozen merchants from the Qi State, Tao Zhu's family, Tian family, Guan family and other representatives of the Great Shang clan naturally attended, and their positions were all in the front row.

Although Zhong Xuanxiao was personally invited by Gao Yuan, he Bi Jing was only Tian Kezang's retainer, so he could only sit in the second row, just behind Tian Kezang's seat, but this was also a very high courtesy, the entire mission was more than 700 people, and there were only more than 60 people who could attend the Taihe Palace, and less than 20 people sat in the first row. The others could only sit in the side halls on both sides, and Zhong Xuanyu still enjoyed the treatment of an exclusive seat, not with others, to show that his status in Tian Kezang's heart was different.

The people who participated in the banquet, the seats were all arranged in advance, and there were many maids who specially served and guided everyone to the determined seats on the spot, so it was not long, most of the seats were already seated, and they whispered to each other, and the maids came and went interspersed, but on the chairman, Gao Yuan and Li Yinghong had not yet appeared.

At this moment, I saw the sound of footsteps, and I saw two women wearing long skirts and dressing up hand in hand from the door of the Taihe Palace, who were Chunyu Zhongxiu and Luo Mingzhu.

It turned out that when the plateau received the envoys of the Qi State, Chunyu Zhongxiu personally came to the pavilion and invited Luo Mingzhu into the palace to see Li Yinghong and others in the Kunning Palace, because although Chunyu Zhongxiu now lives in the palace, he has not officially married the plateau, and he cannot be regarded as the wife and concubine of the plateau, and since the envoys of the Qi State brought their wives to the envoys, they naturally wanted to enter the palace to see the wife of the plateau, and Li Yinghong, Lin Wenqing, Yun Yao and others were quite interested in this daughter who was as famous as Chunyu Zhongxiu, so they all came to Kunning Palace to meet Luo Mingzhu.

After the ceremony, several women talked in the Kunning Palace, Luo Mingzhu was originally from the Qi family, and the husband was also a member of the Qi family, so he naturally coped with this kind of scene, and Li Yinghong has seen the big scene for a long time, Lin Wenqing and Chun Yu Zhongxiu are also sociable, so the atmosphere is also quite warm, and the women talk about it is very speculative, only to wait for the report, the Taihe Hall has been ready to hold a banquet, Li Yinghong asked Chun Yu Zhongxiu to take Luo Mingzhu to the Taihe Hall first, and he and the plateau converge, and then attend together.