The three envoys tidied themselves up a bit in their rooms, changed their clothes, and then gathered together.
The eldest prince was the most distinguished of the three. He spoke first and asked, "Have you sent a message to Daxia?"
Bai Zhou, the lowest-ranking of the three, quickly responded, "Yes, yes. I've just sent a messenger to inform Daxia that we've arrived in Suzhou. Your Highness, please don't worry about such trivial matters."
Bai Zhou's tone was very humble. After hearing it, the prince curled his lips in satisfaction, then leaned back in the rocking chair, rocking nonchalantly.
Of the three, Prime Minister Han was the oldest, already over sixty, with gray hair and beard. He had a cold face and simply drank his tea without saying a word.
The atmosphere in the room was suddenly awkwardly quiet.
Just then, the door suddenly rang.
“Knock, knock, knock!”
All three of them were shocked.
Bai Zhou hurried forward and opened the door.
A tall and straight figure walked in. He was Cen Chang, the chief guard in charge of security for the Dai Viet delegation.
Cen Chang held in his hand a delicate bamboo tube, only as thick as a finger.
Prime Minister Han Lie saw this and said seriously, "Captain Cen, what's the matter?"
Cen Chang held up the bamboo tube with both hands, his brows slightly furrowed. "This was just delivered by someone from Liang. The messenger looked like he had a bad feeling."
After hearing this, Han Lie grabbed the bamboo tube, opened it skillfully, and poured out a rolled-up note from it.
After hearing this, the prince immediately sat up from his rocking chair.
Bai Zhou stood quietly opposite Han Lie.
A three-inch square piece of paper was finally unfolded.
Han Lie quickly read the contents of the letter, and his face darkened visibly.
The prince and Bai Zhou both felt a tightness in their hearts.
"What did Liang Chaozong say in the letter?" the prince asked anxiously.
Han Lie took two steps towards him, stuffed the letter into his hand, and said silently: "That Liang Chaozong said that his identity has been discovered by Emperor Mingxi!"
After Han Lie finished speaking, he sat down heavily on the chair and slammed his fist on the table, causing the tea on the table to spill out.
"This fellow, his plan was also ruined by Emperor Mingxi."
"What's more, he was even thrown into the Heavenly Prison!"
Han Lie's tone became heavier as he spoke, and he gritted his teeth when he said the last sentence.
Bai Zhou listened attentively to Han Lie's narration, his eyebrows raised in shock.
"What? He was actually imprisoned in the Sky Prison? Does he want us to rescue him?"
The prince had also finished reading the letter. He handed it to Bai Zhou and rolled his eyes, saying, "They've escaped from the prison again. Now they're asking us to take them away when we leave Daxia."
The prince's tone was full of disdain.
"Lord Han, I have always disapproved of Dai Viet's cooperation with Liang Chaozong! He is a man of a fallen nation, yet he still dreams of restoring it. It is simply a foolish dream!"
"What's going on now? Aren't you still like a lost dog?!"
"Now, not only has the plan been ruined, but they're even asking us to save them!"
Han Lie lowered his eyes and glanced at the prince without responding.
In Dai Viet, Prime Minister Han Lie and Grand Prince Yue Haoyun had different political views, and it could be said that they belonged to different camps.
Han Lie was an old minister of Dai Viet. When the former emperor of Dai Viet was still alive, Han Lie was highly valued.
Han Lie was a staunchly loyal minister of the late emperor, and was also the regent left by the late emperor to the new emperor.
Therefore, Han Lie held a very high position in the court.
The eldest prince Yue Haoyun is a man of both civil and military talents and has outstanding abilities. If we talk about his abilities, he is more than qualified to succeed the throne and become emperor.
It’s a pity that he was of low birth, born to a palace maid.
Among the sons of the late Emperor of Dai Viet, only the third was born to the Queen.
Dai Viet established a crown prince and advocated the eldest son being the heir.
When the late emperor was alive, he also hesitated between the eldest and the third son.
The eldest son is the oldest, mature and steady, with outstanding abilities. The third son is still young, but his mother's family is powerful.
After careful consideration, the late emperor passed the throne to the third son.
That is Yue Haoming, who just turned sixteen this year.
The eldest prince was naturally very dissatisfied with the late emperor's decision, but due to reality, he had to bow his head and temporarily pretend to be loyal to the emperor.
However, no matter how much he pretended, the new emperor's faction was still wary of him.
For example, when Dai Viet was sent as an envoy to Daxia this time, the prince was not originally required to come.
But Han Lie was really worried about keeping him in the court, fearing that he would do something weird while he was away, so he simply added him to the list of the delegation.
The main point is, I'm putting you under my nose, let's see how you can act like a troublemaker.
After a moment's silence, Bai Zhou said, "Thinking back then, the strength Liang Chaozong had accumulated was indeed not to be underestimated. He also promised to give him a dozen cities in the southern border of Daxia if he helped him successfully restore his country."
"We only agreed to it because we saw it was profitable."
The great prince laughed mockingly. "Still thinking about those dozen cities in the southern border of Great Xia? He can barely protect himself now!"
Han Lie said with a serious face, "He said that the matter of the exotic crops is not completely hopeless. He has a plan that we can try."
"Since he said so, we might as well give it a try."
The prince looked at Han Lie meaningfully and said, "He just made up a lie to trick us into helping him. Lord Han, do you believe this nonsense?"
Han Lie glared at the prince angrily and said, "I will meet Liang Chaozong before making a decision."
"If he really has a solution, then there's still room for maneuver in the plan. It won't be so embarrassing when we return to the court."
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