Chapter 13 Brothers hug and enter the city gate together

Two kilometers away from the city gate.

Xin Qiwu, Shaoqing of the Honglu Temple of Nanqing, ran over.

This guy was the main diplomat who had a heated debate with the Northern Qi delegation that day.

He is eloquent and is equivalent to the Minister of Foreign Affairs.

"Lord Fan, His Majesty has asked us to welcome the delegation back to the capital."

"Your Majesty, don't you blame me for deceiving the emperor?"

"Your Majesty did not say."

"Master Xin, you have worked hard. Let's go into the city now!"

Xin Qiwu stammered, "The diplomatic corps is the center of public attention. The Ministry of Rites has already prepared all the necessary etiquette, but, but."

"Just tell me what you mean."

"It just so happens that the eldest prince returns to the capital from the army and arrives today."

Fan Xian understood immediately: "That's a real coincidence."

Xin Qiwu smiled awkwardly, "Originally, we could have avoided it, but the flood the day before yesterday washed away the official road in the east, and the eldest prince changed his schedule temporarily. Now we are all at the north gate, and we bumped into each other, didn't we?"

"Where is he now?"

"Not far, less than 3 miles from here."

"So when the time comes, the two teams will be crowded outside the city, which won't look good."

"Hehehehe, exactly."

"The Ministry of Rites specifically asked you to come here and persuade me to make way."

"He is a prince after all. Lord Fan has worked hard and made great contributions. You will stay on the side of the road for a while. Please rest for a while. When His Highness comes, the chief officials of the Ministry of Rites and the Honglu Temple will personally go out of the city to welcome the delegation into the city."

"It's just a small matter. You can just ask someone to tell me. Why did Lord Xin come here by himself?"

"It's okay, it's okay. I've been thinking about Master Fan day and night. I was so excited that I didn't sleep all night. What do you think we should do about giving way?"

"I can't make the decision on this matter. The eldest princess of Northern Qi is also in the convoy. When the two countries marry in the future, this person will be the eldest prince's consort. You should know that."

"know."

"Should we ask for permission to give way?"

"I don't think this is necessary."

"You want to keep it a secret?"

"It's better to keep it a secret." Xin Qiwu said in a low voice.

Fan Xian slapped his thigh and said, "Master Xin, I'm afraid this cannot be concealed. Look at the person next to you, do you know who he is? The commander of the Northern Qi Jinyiwei Zhenfu Division, Master Ye Qi. He heard everything."

Xin Qiwu looked at Ye Qi in confusion: "That's not right, isn't the commander of the Northern Qi Jinyiwei Shen Zhong?"

Fan Xian said, "Lord Xin, you are ignorant. The person in front of you is the new commander of the Jinyiwei of Northern Qi. He heard everything you said just now. Tell me, can this be kept secret?"

Xin Qiwu immediately came to Ye Qi and said, "Commander Ye, I am blind. Do you think this matter needs to be reported to the princess?"

Ye Qi shook his head: "No need to report, this matter concerns the reputation of our Great Qi, we can't give in."

Fan Xian at the side smiled slightly: "Lord Xin, there is nothing we can do about this. If it really doesn't work, let the eldest prince wait for a while."

"That's the prince." Xin Qiwu exclaimed.

"That's the prince's wife over there." Fan Xian pointed at the eldest princess' carriage road.

Xin Qiwu thought it over again and again, and immediately ran back to report the matter.

The delegation continued to move towards the north gate.

Soon, the city wall of the north gate appeared before everyone's eyes.

There are guards and chevaux de frise outside the city gate.

You can vaguely see the welcoming people in the city.

At this moment, three sharp arrows flew from a distance and hit the front of the team.

This sudden change caused the team to stop immediately.

On the other side outside the city gate.

The sound of horse hooves came.

Ye Qi was very familiar with the sound of horse hooves. He heard this sound when he was commanding cavalry in the Northern Expedition.

After a while, a team of 100 cavalrymen ran over and confronted the delegation.

The person at the front of the cavalry was Li Chengru, the eldest prince of Qing.

Fan Xian immediately dismounted from his horse.

"Your Highness, your servant Fan Xian greets you!" The eldest prince said nothing, but looked at Fan Xian and the delegation behind him.

At the same time, Ye Qi was also looking at the eldest prince and his cavalry troops.

This group of cavalry is far inferior to his own Snow Dragon Cavalry.

The formation was disorganized, and the combat effectiveness of the men and horses was not at the same level.

The eldest prince also noticed Ye Qi and Wang Jian beside him.

Also fighting at the border, the murderous aura on his body shocked the eldest prince.

In the eyes of the eldest prince, Ye Qi and Wang Jian were like two blood-soaked gods of death.

This made the eldest prince, who was only seventh-rank powerful, feel fearful.

"Your servant Fan Xian greets His Highness!" Fan Xian said again.

The eldest prince finally came to his senses.

"I have heard of your name. You are brave enough to compete with the prince for the road, but you are a little stupid."

"Your Highness, I don't want to do this either. I have no choice."

"Why?"

Inside the carriage, the eldest princess said, "I am weak and have some difficulty acclimatizing on the way south. Your Highness, do you want me to wait outside the city and not enter?"

After the eldest princess finished speaking, she walked out of the carriage.

The eldest prince was mesmerized by Zhan Yueyue's beauty when he saw Zhan Qiaoqiao for the first time.

I was speechless for a moment.

"His Royal Highness is here!"

At this time, a loud voice sounded.

The prince was surrounded by the crowd and walked out of the north gate.

"See His Highness the Crown Prince!"

Everyone saluted.

Ye Qi and Wang Jian just got off their horses and stood there.

Crown Prince Li Chengqian walked between Fan Xian and the eldest prince.

"Your Highness, Fan Xian, greets His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"

"No need to be polite to brothers!" said the prince.

The eldest prince also jumped off his horse.

Although he is the eldest prince, he still has to bow when meeting the crown prince.

"See His Highness the Crown Prince."

"You are my elder brother, how can you bow to me? You have lost weight after fighting outside for many years." Li Chengqian said hypocritically.

"It doesn't matter if I'm thin. I'm in a good mood running around outside. If it weren't for the imperial edict, I wouldn't want to come back."

"You have to come back. Do you know how much your brother misses you? Hug me, brother."

The two brothers hugged each other, and the scene was a little funny.

The prince laughed and said, "We are already at the doorstep, why don't you go in?"

"It's not that I don't want to go in, but someone stopped me." The eldest prince looked at Fan Xian standing aside.

The prince was speechless and said, "Why is it you again? Stopping my elder brother is a serious crime, do you know that?"

Fan Xian said, "How could I be so bold? Isn't it that the Princess of Northern Qi is also in the caravan? She said that she is not used to the climate after such a long journey and wants to go into the city to rest early."

Finally, under the mediation of the prince.

Both parties agreed to enter the city gate together.

Inside the city gate, the Ministry of Rites had already prepared a welcoming ceremony.

They played drums and performed strange dances.

Not far away, the second prince Li Chengze and the third prince Li Chengping were waiting.

Fan Xian stopped and exchanged greetings with the princes.

Ye Qi led the Northern Qi team and followed Xin Qiwu towards the arranged place.

As for the conversation between Fan Xian and the princes, Ye Qi was not interested.

Ye Qi took a quick look at them and memorized their appearance.

(End of this chapter)