The Grand Herald Office.
Lin Che had just gotten off the carriage when a group of officials, both big and small, stood in front of her.
The leader was none other than the Grand Herald's Chief, Fei Sanzhu.
He looked like a middle-aged man of about fifty years old, with a righteous face and two mustaches, which was quite special.
"The Grand Herald, Fei Sanzhu, leads forty-five officials from the yamen, both high and low, to welcome the Deputy Director."
Fei Sanzhu laughed heartily and bowed first, and the officials behind him also did the same as if they had rehearsed it.
"I wish the deputy director a smooth and successful career!"
"The name of Marquis Jing'an is truly well-known. Today I can finally meet him."
The scene was just short of the loud gongs and drums and firecrackers.
"I am Lin Che, your humble servant, honored to meet the Chief Officer." Lin Che also walked quickly forward and saluted Fei Sanzhu.
Fei Sanzhu's face was full of kindness. Before Lin Che could even salute, he went up to her and grabbed her hand, sighing:
"No, no, no. You are the Earl, and although I am your superior in name only, I dare not ask you to salute."
"Tsk tsk. We've been hearing a lot about the great name of Marquis Jing'an lately. As expected, a great reputation is truly a man of honor. With Marquis Jing'an joining our Grand Herald, this reception of the envoy from Yanyun will surely satisfy His Majesty."
Lin Che followed suit, "Master, you're too kind. I'm a newcomer, and I don't know anything. I'll need your guidance and direction so I don't make mistakes. I've decided to follow your lead from now on. If you tell me to go east, I definitely won't go west."
Lin Che had only one principle, which was to live peacefully for two and a half months and wait for a successful diplomatic mission to the Kingdom of Yanyun.
That means the sky is high and the birds fly freely.
Fei Sanzhu's eyes lit up when he heard this. He had long heard of Lin Che's temper. He would get angry and directly criticize the officials in front of all the civil and military officials for daring to debate with the great scholar.
If he were to go to the Grand Herald, Lin Che would start killing people in a big way, which would be really difficult to deal with.
But unexpectedly, Lin Che was so sensible.
After a round of business flattery between the two sides, they entered the Grand Rites Office.
Once inside, these officials, both big and small, once again took out gifts of varying sizes and gave them to Lin Che.
"Marquis Jing'an, please don't despise me. These are just tokens of my gratitude from my colleagues. They should have been given to you when you were conferred the title of Marquis Jing'an. I was just too busy then..."
"Thank you very much, thank you very much." Lin Che was not polite either, even a mosquito leg is meat.
If I sell these gifts later, I can get some skill points.
After some familiarization, it was noon again.
Fei Sanzhuo had already given instructions to the kitchen to prepare a lunch for Lin Che.
This meal was quite sumptuous.
Lin Che was in a state where she needed to replenish her body madly, so she ate to her heart's content.
In the afternoon, Fei Sanzhu took Lin Che to the waterside pavilion again, where they started making tea, chatting, and eating snacks.
Lin Che saw two of his colleagues, who knew where they got some young ladies, hugging each other and feeding each other red dates. He couldn't help himself.
"Master, didn't they say that the envoys from Yanyun Kingdom will be arriving soon? Don't we need to prepare anything?"
After hearing this, Fei Sanzhu smiled and said, "Don't worry. Everything has been prepared. The three pavilions west of our Grand Herald's Hall will be used to receive the envoy. They have been cleaned."
"The next day, these envoys will definitely meet with His Majesty. Anything to discuss will be discussed by those above us. On the third day, we will worship the God of Spring and then hunt for half a day. This is also customary. On the fourth day, we will negotiate terms with the other party. Right now, we don't even know why they are here. There's no rush."
Lin Che nodded thoughtfully. He had a feeling that this wasn't just a normal exchange of envoys between two countries.
That’s the enemy country Yanyun.
At this time, a thin official next to him suddenly stood up and said angrily:
"Master, should we entertain them? Treat them like shit. Ten years ago, they dared to ask me to send two hostages. Deputy Master Lin did return, but the Second Prince is already dead. We absolutely cannot let them go."
"We are the great Daigan Dynasty, how can we be afraid of them? First kill their envoys, then send troops to flatten the Yanyun Kingdom and recapture the lost sixteen states!"
Fei Sanzhu saw that they were becoming more and more presumptuous, and his face darkened:
"Shut up—stop talking nonsense. Get out of here, everyone. I need to talk to the Earl of Jing'an."
The officials looked angry and retreated reluctantly.
After a while, Lin Che and Fei Sanzhu were the only two people left in the pavilion, without even a servant to serve them.
"Deputy Commander Lin, I have some news I need to tell you in advance. This time, there is a prince in the Yanyun Kingdom's team."
Lin Che had known about this news for a long time, so she wasn't too surprised. "Yanyun Kingdom sent the prince here. What do they want to do?"
Fei Sanzhu sighed deeply and said, "I think the Yanyun Kingdom did this on purpose. They want this prince dead."
"Hmm? What do you mean?"
"Yanyun State has been able to survive for ten years, but it is no match for me. As long as I send troops, Yanyun State will definitely pay a heavy price. Yanyun State is afraid, but the death of the Second Prince is a blood feud."
Fei Sanzhu slammed his teacup down and gritted his teeth, "They're thinking, one life for another. Let's kill their prince as well, and that'll be it. They're really dreaming!"
Lin Che didn't blink, his mind frantically thinking of various possibilities.
Fei Sanzhu saw that Lin Che didn't answer, so he came to Lin Che and patted her shoulder.
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