Qin Shuhuai stayed in Huangpi Village for four or five days, and finally lived in "Yi'anju" for a few nights, during which under the arrangement of the old chief, someone sent food every day, and I heard that all the ingredients were bought by the village people in the city early in the morning, and I was afraid that Grandpa Guo would not be used to eating the dishes in the countryside.

Qin Shuhuai didn't say anything, he felt that he couldn't refuse anyway, so he ate with peace of mind.

A few days later, he said goodbye to the villagers, and before leaving, he went to see Chen Qing'er's old mansion for the last time, the cellar where he had hid, thinking that he would not have a chance to come in the future.

When he returned to the capital, he unexpectedly received an invitation from Li Dingguo, saying that he was going to get married next month, and respectfully invited Grandpa Guo to come, and asked him euphemistically if he could be the officiant.

Qin Shuhuai looked at the bride's name and was immediately happy.

It turned out to be Tang Ling'er of the Tang Gate.

Thinking of Li Dingguo's diligence when Tang Ling'er was injured, he suspected that this kid was interesting to Tang Ling'er, but he didn't expect him to succeed without saying a word.

It's okay, now that the Tang Sect is in decline, with the big tree of Li Dingguo, their life should be better.

So he immediately wrote to him, first teasing this kid, and then saying that he was determined to marry this officiant.

At this time, it was already September, and the preparations for the Ming Wanbang Ceremony were in full swing.

When we talk about ten thousand states, of course, we don't really mean that we want to invite 10,000 countries, but there are no 10,000 countries, and there are nearly 100 large and small countries.

Most of them came in the form of tribute, but some came according to normal diplomatic etiquette, such as the Rakshasa Kingdom.

When Qin Shuhuai saw the list, there were already more than 50 countries in the Western Regions, various Mongolian tribes in the north, Korea, Dongying, and Ryukyu in the east, and more than 20 countries such as Siam and Dongwu in the south, all of which had made it clear that they would participate in the celebration.

In addition to them, a large number of European countries requested to participate, but most of them congratulated them with normal etiquette, not with subject countries.

Qin Shuhuai saw a lot of interesting names in the list of "Xiyi".

Ingre, France, Big Franc, Little Franc, Hibenia, Francina, No ......

He knows the first few of them, which are the United Kingdom, France, Spain, Portugal, and the Netherlands, but he can't understand the next bunch of inexplicable names.

Later, the people who came to Honglu Temple inquired, combined with his geographical knowledge before the crossing, and found out that Hibernia was Scotland, Francinia seemed to be Prussia, and it turned out to be Muscovy.

Well, it seems that more than eighty percent of the countries in Europe are also coming to congratulate!

This result is not surprising to Qin Shuhuai, of course, these European countries have to have a good relationship with the new overlord of the Far East, Daming, after all, Daming is not only an important exporter of silk and tea, but also can easily control the main sea lanes in the Far East, even Manraka is now in the hands of Daming, and now if you don't have good relations with Daming, it means that you can withdraw from the Far East.

No, even the proud Dutchman was beaten by Zheng Zhilong's sailors, didn't they also say that they wanted to make friends with the Ming Dynasty, and even recognized the "leadership status" of the Ming Dynasty in the Far East?

In order to show their sincerity, they even gathered more than a dozen major countries to jointly write a letter asking His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Kingdom to postpone the celebration for half a year, so that they would have enough time to prepare and ensure that they would not lose respect to His Majesty the Emperor.

To put it bluntly, Europe is too far away from the Ming Dynasty, and they want to give some special gifts and bring the royal family's heart, so they have to go back to their country. Will it take more than half a year to come back and forth like this?

Honglu Temple brought these words to Chongzhen, Chongzhen laughed, it was obvious that this sycophant was just what he wanted, so he happily postponed the celebration for half a year, and it was scheduled to be held on June 20 of the ninth year of Chongzhen.

For Qin Shuhuai, this is an extra six months.

In view of Chongzhen's strong protest against his "neglect" behavior of a cabinet member running around regardless of the government, he also restrained a lot in the following days, no longer running around, and went to the imperial study to discuss state affairs with Chongzhen at least 4 times a month.

One day at the end of the year, Steward Qiao came to report that there were several people outside the door who claimed to be old friends of Grandpa Guo.

Qin Shuhuai was happy, and hurriedly asked him to come in.

When the guests entered the door, Qin Shuhuai was stunned.

It turned out to be the five people of the Demon Sect: Yan Chengzhi, Mei Yinzhi, Shen Xi, Fujisanren, and Wu Lie.

"Brother Qin, I haven't seen you for a long time, I miss it, I won't be surprised if I take the liberty to visit this time, right?" Yan said with a smile.

Now Yan regrets that he has less of the original immaturity and more maturity and stability. And judging from his breathing, it seems that his internal strength is much longer than before, and he thinks that there is no shortage of top-grade martial arts secrets in the Demon Sect.

Qin Shuhuai's feelings for the Demon Sect are very complicated, these people used to be with him, killing you to the death, but they also fought side by side with him, born and died, it is precisely because it is so complicated, so the feelings for each of them are also very deep.

He was naturally overjoyed by their visit, otherwise when would he plan to go to the Demon Sect next year!

immediately laughed and said, "Brother Yan, if you don't come, maybe I will go to Guangming Ding to find you in two days!

As he spoke, he said to Mei Yinzhi and the others, "Mei Protector, Elder Shen, Brother Fuji, and Brother Wu Lie, I haven't seen you for a long time, and I miss it very much. ”

Fujisanren smiled and said, "I thought that Grandpa Guo was now in a high position and had forgotten about our old friends! Haha, it seems that he hadn't forgotten, so I drank a meal tonight." ”

Qin Shuhuai said, "The wine is naturally enough, and whoever doesn't drink it tonight won't want to leave." Come on, come on, get in and sit. ”

After entering the living room and serving tea, Qin Shuhuai asked, "By the way, Brother Yan, why are you free to come over today, isn't there something wrong?"

Yan Chengzhi smiled slightly and said, "If it is peaceful today, what does it matter." We came out this time, mainly to read Mei Protector's "Notes on the Old New Pavilion", and I couldn't resist my curiosity, so we came to visit this prosperous scene together. ”

"Notes on the Ancient New Pavilion?Is this Mei Protector's masterpiece?" Qin Shuhuai said to Mei Yinzhi, "Mei Protector, I don't know if I will have the honor to read it?"

Mei Yinzhi smiled faintly, at this moment, he has lost a lot of the fierce spirit of being a master of the generation back then, but he has a little more bookish spirit, like an old man who has been studying for a long time.

said, "The clumsy work is just a record of what these old men have seen and heard outside, and a little bit of foolishness, and it is worth reading." But if Grandpa Guo wants to see it, it doesn't hurt to go back and let someone send a copy. ”

Fujisanren interjected, "It's that Mei Protector is talking about how good the world is now, saying that now there is no need to pay grain for farming, no need to pay for studying, and the people have enough food and clothing to live and work in peace and contentment, and what is said that the Ming Dynasty wants to open a prosperous era like the Tang Dynasty, so we came out to take a look." ”

Wu Lie also laughed and said, "That's right, we all thought that Mei Protector had blown it too much, so we had to come out and take a look." ”

Qin Shuhuai said, "Then I don't know how I feel when I look at it now?"

"Haha, convincing!" Wu Lie said again, "This is a good world! To be honest, it's even better than I thought......"

At this time, Shen Xi, who had not spoken, said, "Grandpa Guo has done a good thing, Shen admires." ”

Qin Shuhuai said, "Don't talk about these scenes, what you said is embarrassing Qin! All of you here today are good friends and brothers, let's talk something from the bottom of our hearts." Elder Shen, if you hadn't rescued you several times along the way, Qin's life would have been lost a long time ago. And Mei Protector, when you suddenly appeared next to my bedside and took my Heavenly Sword, if it weren't for your dedication to the public, I am afraid that if it was my personal enmity with your sect, you would have killed me a long time ago. Looking back now, Qin is full of emotion. For your sect, Qin only has four words: thank you, respect!"

Everyone was silent for a while, and everyone's thoughts seemed to go back to those years, those days when they used to fight together and once shared the sky.

Their feelings for Qin Shuhuai are not complicated?

At this time, Wu Lie smiled bitterly and said, "Gang Leader Qin, I insulted you loudly in your army for three days and three nights, and I have never apologized to you for this matter. I still remember very well that at that time you said that the world you wanted was the same as the world I wanted, but we went differently. Now that this trip has come down, I understand and believe it!"

As he spoke, he got up and clasped his fists and bowed, "Brother Qin, Wu Lie pleads to you! Wu Lie also thanks you for creating such a good world for the common people in the world!"

Qin Shuhuai stepped forward to help Wu Lie up, and said with a smile, "Brother Wu, you scolded me so badly when you had such a loud voice." However, it is precisely because you scolded me so badly that I respect you more for being a good man, and I believe that you and I are on the same path!"

Mei Yinzhi said, "Grandpa Guo, in fact, when I went to see you that time, my sect leader had already told me that whether you agree or not, you must not hurt your life...... At that time, the sect leader knew that the person who could calm this troubled world was none other than the grandfather of the country. It's just that creation makes people, hey, many people can't see this prosperous world anymore......"

Yan Zhizhi also sighed slightly, but then said, "It's okay, Daddy, they will be just as happy when they see it in the sky." ”

Qin Shuhuai said, "All the sacrifices we have made are just to be worthy of our hearts. Brother Yan, when paying tribute to Lingzun in the future, please don't forget to burn a stick of incense for me. If it weren't for Ling Zun blocking the empress for me......"

"Yes. ”

The atmosphere was a little dull, but then Steward Qiao came in and said, "Master, the wine and food are almost ready, why don't you talk while eating." ”

The first person jumped up and said, "Don't say it, let's drink!" I haven't drunk with Brother Qin for a long time, and the first time I drank with Brother Qin in Huangpi Village, Brother Qin deliberately told me to talk to me! There are five of us today, and I have to avenge this revenge!"

"Haha, the second brother still has a grudge!" Qin Shuhuai stood up and said, "Okay, I'll drink enough with you today, and the past will be written off!"

At this moment, Steward Qiao hurriedly ran in again, and said in a bit of a panic, "Master, master, the emperor, the emperor is here!"

As soon as his words fell, he saw Chongzhen enter the door.

When he entered the door, he said with a smile, "Brother Qin, Brother Huang, I'm here for dinner! Hey, there are guests?"

Everyone in the room looked at each other.

The magical fate brought Chongzhen and Yan Chengzhi and others together wonderfully.

On one side are the bigwigs of the Demon Sect, and on the other side are the emperors of the imperial court, if you sit at a table and drink......

Let's not talk about sitting at a table, let's just say how to greet everyone now?

PS: The new book "Erha Help" has been released, the city is relaxed, welcome to collect.