In an instant, everyone's eyes fell on Han Qingbo.

Han Qingbo entered the Hanlin Academy more than two years ago after he became the top scorer in the imperial examination.

After two years of experience, he has been promoted to bachelor.

Now, Han Qingbo has become Xia Zhengqi's close minister thanks to his outstanding wisdom.

Sometimes, when Xia Zhengqi encountered some difficult things, he would often summon Han Qingbo and Yan Wenjing to discuss in the imperial study.

Today, Han Qingbo is a popular figure in the court and a big shot around the emperor.

Therefore, when Han Qingbo opened his mouth and said that he had a different opinion, all the civil and military officials were shocked.

Han Qingbo said solemnly, "Your Majesty, I believe that the Dai Viet Kingdom's visit must have some ulterior motive. We must be cautious when receiving Dai Viet's envoys."

Lord Niu glanced at Han Qingbo indignantly and said, "Lord Han, aren't you exaggerating too much?"

"Dai Viet didn't send envoys for five consecutive years. Now that we've helped unify the northern border, they've come right away. It's obvious they're afraid of our power."

"What's there to be suspicious about?"

Xia Miaoyuan rolled his eyes at Niu Baijin, secretly complaining, "You damned spy, of course you'd say that. Dai Viet and Liang Chaozong are colluding. Maybe this envoy is colluding with Liang Chaozong on some conspiracy."

"You, a sly spy, are naturally trying to mislead the Great Xia court, making them despise this envoy so that the Great Viet Kingdom can succeed in its plot."

Han Qingbo pursed his lips slightly and said, "Master Niu, please allow me to finish what I am saying."

Niu Baijin shut up reluctantly.

"Your Majesty, I have three reasons for this judgment."

"Firstly, Dai Viet has always been cunning and adept at calculating other countries. This is the Dai Viet court's consistent foreign policy. Not to mention other countries, even Daxia has suffered losses from them."

"Secondly, the northern border is now truly unified. Having such a solid vassal to the north of Great Xia can truly safeguard the peace of our northern border."

"However, our Great Xia reinforcements have spent a great deal of money and food on the campaign over the past two years. To be frank, most of the Great Xia treasury has been invested in the Northern Frontier over the past two years."

"Right now, our Great Xia treasury is extremely empty. We cannot only look at the bright side and ignore the weak side of Great Xia."

[Oh my god, he's worthy of being the best counselor in the book. His perspective on things is so clear.] Xia Miaoyuan showed her admiring eyes like a little fangirl.

When Han Qingbo said this, the ministers who had just held their heads high and expressed their support all lowered their heads.

"Thirdly, even if Dai Viet wanted to restore friendly relations with Daxia, common sense would suggest they should have come during important festivals. A sudden visit outside of festivals must be accompanied by some ulterior motive or conspiracy."

[Amazing! Han Qingbo was able to make such a clear judgment without knowing that Liang Chaozong was colluding with Dai Viet, without knowing that Liang Chaozong was plotting to acquire exotic crops, and without knowing that the Prince of Jin and his wife had been poisoned. It's truly amazing.]

Xia Miaoyuan looked at Han Qingbo with starry eyes.

Xia Zhengqi listened to his daughter's thoughts, thought about Han Qingbo's words, and nodded repeatedly.

"Lord Han, what you say makes sense."

Then, Xia Zhengqi looked at Yan Wenjing, a member of the Imperial Academy, who was standing in the first row. "Sir Yan, what do you think?"

Yan Wenjing stepped out and said calmly, "This old minister agrees with Lord Han's opinion."

"We must be extremely vigilant against the visit of Dai Viet this time."

"As the saying goes, it's better to be safe than sorry."

"Many disasters are said to come from carelessness and arrogance."

Xia Zhengqi nodded and said, "Lord Yan, what you said is absolutely right."

After a pause, he continued, "Let's stop here regarding the visit from Dai Viet."

After saying that, he gave Debao a wink.

Debao yelled at the top of his lungs, "If you have the guts, beat them up early. If you don't, leave the court!"

After waiting for a moment, when there was complete silence, Debao shouted again, "All ministers, please withdraw!"

Following this shout, all civil and military officials saluted Xia Zhengqi in unison.

Xia Zhengqi held his daughter in his arms, turned around and walked to the back.

After watching Xia Zhengqi leave, the ministers also picked up their robes and walked out of the hall.

Just as Han Qingbo and Yan Wenjing were about to step out of the hall, Debao ran over panting.

"Master Han, Master Yan, the Emperor invites you two to the Imperial Study for a meeting."

In the imperial study.

Xia Zhengqi sat upright in front of the dragon desk, while the prince, Han Qingbo, and Yan Wenjing stood solemnly opposite the desk.

Xia Miaoyuan stood aside, pretending to play with a Luban lock.

"What's going on today? It's not over just after the morning court session. I'm forced to accompany you to the imperial study to discuss matters." Xia Miaoyuan felt a little dissatisfied.

[Mother, please come and pick me up, take me back to the palace. I want to go back and catch up on some sleep.]

After the morning court session today, Xia Zhengqi carried her directly to the imperial study.

Yan Wenjing and Han Qingbo glanced at Princess Anguo squatting in the corner playing, and their brows furrowed slightly.

I thought to myself, what kind of hobby does the emperor have? It’s fine to bring his daughter to court, but why does he bring his daughter to the imperial study for a meeting?

Is the emperor addicted to taking care of children?

Just as the two were lost in thought, Xia Zhengqi spoke.

"Master Yan, Master Han, I have called you to the Imperial Study today to discuss matters because I have something confidential to share with you."

Han Qingbo and Yan Wenjing looked stern when they heard this.