klisemfg Chapter 816
Chapter 816
Yes, Jia Zheng never thought of this,
The Qingfeng Village that came to greet him this time, no, the Great Wu Village that had now hung a large flag with the word "Wu" on it,
The messenger turned out to be Wang Ziteng, the brother of his wife, Lady Wang!
When Wang Ziteng saw Jia Zheng's horrified expression, he knew that his appearance was a huge blow to him.
But the Wang family is now in Jinling. For the sake of my own and the Wang family's future,
Wang Ziteng tried to remain calm and bowed to Jia Zheng with a smile.
"Wang Ziteng, the reception envoy of the Great Wu, greets the envoy from the Great Qian!"
As for Lady Wang who married into the Jia family, and his niece Wang Xifeng, they can only be regarded as married daughters and spilled water.
In the past, when Wang Ziteng saw an imperial envoy carrying an imperial edict, he would definitely burn incense, bathe, and then kowtow three times and nine times to receive the edict.
But now he represents Da Wu. If he dares to bend his knees in front of the imperial envoy of Da Qian, the people of Da Wu will definitely bend the knees of his entire family!
Hearing Wang Ziteng's words, Jia Zheng instantly understood that this was Wang Ziteng's implicit reminder to him.
Although he was still shocked, fortunately the person who received him was Wang Ziteng. He quickly regained his composure and bowed to Wang Ziteng in return.
He first bowed towards the north, and then bowed to Wang Ziteng.
"Imperial envoy, Jia Zheng, the Yangzhou pacification envoy, greets Lord Wang!"
Seeing that Wang Ziteng had turned the corner, in order not to embarrass himself, he also greeted him with a smile.
"Master Jia, you have had a hard time on this journey! I'm sorry for not welcoming you so well!"
"Don't dare!"
After some pleasantries, they introduced themselves to each other.
Most of the people Jia Zheng brought with him were officials whom Wang Ziteng had never heard of.
Wang Ziteng had already vaguely understood something in his mind: the imperial court was ready to test the waters.
There is no need to say who Shi Tou is.
This is a good thing. It seems that the court does not have much hope for this appeasement. In this way, the task he received in Nanjing can be completed very well with a slight adjustment.
Wang Ziteng welcomed Jia Zheng and his entourage into Yangzhou City.
Along the way, many common people were acting with confidence and boldness, glaring at Jia Zheng and his party with sullen expressions.
Jia Zheng felt uncomfortable being stared at by the people, so he quietly hid beside Wang Ziteng and said in a low voice,
"Uncle, what's going on?"
Wang Ziteng looked at the people on both sides, turned around and whispered to Jia Zheng,
"There are so many people here, let's talk about it after we get to the reception hall!"
Along the way, Jia Zheng and others faced the angry gazes of the people, and they were all worried that the people would rush forward and attack them at any time.
Fortunately, we entered a temporary reception inn along the way and no emergencies occurred.
After entering the inn, Wang Ziteng took Jia Zheng directly to his room.
As soon as he entered the door, Jia Zheng turned around and glared at Wang Ziteng.
"Wang Ziteng, you are a descendant of the Four Princes and Eight Dukes. You have been blessed by the imperial court for generations and are deeply trusted by the current emperor. How could you be like this..."
"Ugh!"
Wang Ziteng sighed, shook his head helplessly, and said with a sigh,
"Things change, fate plays tricks on us!"
Then he looked at Jia Zheng who was still angry and said calmly,
"Furthermore, if I hadn't been the reception envoy today, you would probably still be floating on the Grand Canal, unable to enter the gates of Yangzhou City!"
After hearing Wang Ziteng's words, although Jia Zheng knew in his heart that it was probably true, he still turned his head away with an arrogant look on his face.
Wang Ziteng sat on a chair, playing with a cup, glanced at Jia Zheng and said calmly,
"Although our families used to have a close relationship, and you are my brother-in-law, we are now on different sides in Yangzhou."
"For the sake of our former relationship, I'll reveal a little to you."
Jia Zheng was just pretending to be nice to Wang Ziteng, but he didn't expect that Wang Ziteng would ignore him completely.
Jia Zheng, who was feeling bored, hurriedly sat down next to Wang Ziteng and bowed after hearing what Wang Ziteng said.