Naturally, there were carriages waiting outside the inn. Fengming had originally planned to display her various rituals to show off her power, but later, seeing that Dongyao had already arranged for people to come and greet her after she had only sent a letter, she felt embarrassed to display them again, as that would make her seem too intimidating.
They lived not far from the Mingcheng Palace, and arrived outside the palace in about a quarter of an hour.
This requires us to talk about the names of the Dongyao Palace.
At present, only the leader of Daqing, Fengming's emperor father, can be called the emperor. The place where they live is called the imperial palace, the descendants of the royal family are called royal descendants, and the capital is also called the imperial capital.
The leaders of the surrounding small countries, whether affiliated or independent, are called the King, and the others are naturally called the Queen, the Royal Palace, etc.
Although theoretically, it seems that the king of Dongyao should be on the same level as Fengming's emperor father, in reality, there is a difference of one or several levels.
At present, the territory of Dongyao is only as big as a province of Daqing, and the King of Dongyao is about the level of a high-ranking official in Daqing. When he sees Fengming, he is naturally respectful. Not to mention that there are now two princesses and a little prince. Dongyao feels that he can't afford to offend him.
Although Dong Yao had been secretly a little arrogant in the past two years because he had a son, Sheng Jicheng, who was good at fighting, but when they met face to face, he was still cautious and careful not to reveal his ambitions.
Fengming now understood why she wanted to come to Dongyao. Her emperor father agreed so readily. On the one hand, she wanted to finally eliminate the hidden threat from Dongyao. On the other hand, it was also a show of strength to remind King Dongyao of the fear of being suppressed by Daqing, so that he would not really think that he was so awesome.
Although Fengming was a little worried when he first heard Mingxin say that Bai Baozhu had the script to assist Sheng Jicheng in overthrowing Daqing, after thinking about it carefully, he realized that there was no need to worry at all!
Not to mention that she is protected by someone who also plays the female lead, even Daqing itself has a strong army and a rich country. While attaching importance to economic trade and commerce, it has not neglected the cultivation of domestic military skills. The standing army has excellent military qualities and is definitely not the kind of good-for-nothing soldiers, so even if a war breaks out, they are actually not afraid.
But it would be best not to fight if possible. Fengming knew that the Sixth Prince had plans to wait two years before leading his troops to expand the territory to the north. He was currently stockpiling armaments, so it would be best to save him as much as possible.
There were a lot of thoughts in his mind, but his expression was completely normal.
Feng Ming also secretly observed Feng Yuyun. Although her soul was a fusion of a free and unrestrained 21st-century soul that had never received formal royal etiquette education, the experience of the Daqing natives was still there. When Feng Yuyun really put on the airs of a princess, she was not weak at all.
Only Feng Xiyun was still in an excited Husky state, commenting on Dongyao's most luxurious house as he walked.
"Well, this door is well built. It's quite imposing."
Lord Han was in high spirits and looked proud of himself.
"Hey, these stone lions are a bit too small. They're too weak to guard the palace gate!"
Lord Han put his hands into his sleeves and secretly observed the stone lions. In fact, he thought they were pretty good. This pair of stone lions was specially transported back from Daqing.
"Sister, look at this road. It's similar to the one in our imperial city, but it's a little narrower."
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"Xiyun, be quiet."
The expressions of the envoys and palace servants who were greeted by Dong Yao changed a lot. Feng Ming stopped Feng Xiyun's complaints with some amusement.
Although she knew that it was not very nice for Feng Xiyun to come to someone else's house and make comments without any background, firstly, Feng Xiyun had always been a free-spirited person, and she was afraid that he would get bored if she stopped him forcibly; secondly, with Feng Xiyun's constant nagging, others would not notice that she was looking around and collecting intelligence data.
Although Fengming herself could not speak the Dongyao language and it was not convenient for her to ask the palace servants for information, she had instructed the translator who came with her to talk more privately with the Dongyao palace servants to learn more about the current Dongyao King, Queen, Bai Baozhu and others.
However, Feng Ming still had to fight for face, so he stopped Feng Xiyun's complaints and turned to the envoy Han who had been following him. He smiled and explained in a friendly manner: "Your Excellency, please forgive me for laughing. Xiyun is a bit undisciplined because of his free nature. Please don't blame me."
"Haha, no, no, the little prince is really innocent and lively."
It was impossible for Lord Han to say that he was wrong. He stroked his beard and spoke politely and modestly.
There was still some distance to the reception area of Dongyao Palace, so Fengming took the opportunity to chat with Old Man Han.
"Lord Han's Daqing official language is really good."
"You are so kind, Princess."
Lord Han had a proud look on his face, clearly delighted by the compliment. "To be honest, Princess, I also studied in the capital for a while when I was young. I was truly impressed by the prosperity of the imperial capital. Back then, I studied under Master Liu Qihou. I wonder how he's doing these days."
"Master Liu? What a fate! I met him before I came to Dongyao. He was in good spirits and in good health."
Fengming actually knew Liu Qihou. He was considered a well-known and reputable teacher in the capital. He looked about the same age as this old man Han. It was unexpected that this old man had actually studied under him.
Although she had never actually met Master Liu, it did not prevent her from knowing information about him.
The main reason is that this Master Liu had done something that caused a sensation in the capital!
Master Liu is a typical good intellectual and a model of teaching without discrimination. He patiently teaches anyone who is willing to attend his class. When he meets poor but excellent students, he not only does not refuse to teach them, but also helps and supports them to the best of his ability. There are countless poor students who have received his help.
However, because he always sponsored poor students, although Master Liu was a good teacher and had a great reputation, he always lived a poor life.
Two years ago, Master Liu took his wife and only daughter back to his hometown to worship their ancestors. Unexpectedly, they encountered robbers on the way. The robbers were vicious and because they didn't loot much property, they targeted Miss Liu, who was in her prime.
In the midst of this crisis, one of the robbers suddenly turned against the Liu family, killing the others and saving them. It was later revealed that the robber who had killed the other robbers was a poor student whom Master Liu had once helped. He had once dreamed of passing the imperial examinations and gaining a high degree of honor, but due to a major family tragedy, he was forced to become a bandit.
Because of Master Liu's teachings, although he became a bandit, he had a free and upright heart and could only do things that robbed money. He did not expect that these robbers would actually kill a girl and destroy her innocence, and this was the girl who had helped his mentor.
The robber couldn't bear the condemnation of his conscience, so he fought back and killed the robber on the spot. Afterwards, he knelt in front of Master Liu and kowtowed three times before surrendering himself.
Later, the robber was sentenced to exile, but unexpectedly he made a career. Not only was he cleared of the crime, but he also got an official position of some degree.
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