Chapter 241: Reactions from the Other Three Kingdoms
He said tactfully, "Master Liu, I have something I really want to ask you. How many years will you decide to live in Xia Country?"
Envoy Liu blinked and said calmly, "Today."
The Grand Scholar took a deep breath and said, "Is that so? But didn't you just tell them to go to Chen Guoliu's house to look for you?"
Envoy Liu looked at the Grand Scholar with a half-smile and said, "Let them go find Qilinzi of the Liu family of Chen State. What does it have to do with Liu Mingxia of Xia State?"
Bachelor: ...
Envoy Liu looked at Qi Kuan again: "Do you have any more questions?"
Qi Kuan smiled and shook his head: "No. Welcome Master Liu, no... Liu Mingxia to Daxia."
Liu Mingxia stood up straight and performed the full etiquette of a commoner meeting an official: "I dare not. Thank you, sir."
Then she walked away very nonchalantly without even looking at the bachelor.
The Grand Scholar could not help looking at Qi Kuan and said in a low voice: "It's over, it's over. This mission has failed. If she doesn't return to Chen State, how can she pass on intelligence for us? We..."
Qi Kuan waited patiently for the Grand Scholar to finish speaking before he spoke: "Sir, spies can instigate many rebellions, but it is difficult to meet a capable protagonist like Envoy Liu."
After emphasizing the word "protagonist", Qi Kuan continued: "She is willing to completely sever her identity from Chen State, so staying in Xia State is a good thing."
The bachelor paused: Hiss, he almost forgot that watching and studying the "female protagonist" was their original intention.
Qi Kuan added: "Besides, His Majesty attaches great importance to the imperial examinations. She deserves it."
The Grand Maester nodded. "I know. But what does it have to do with her?"
The Crown Prince, Prime Minister Li, and Prime Minister Wang were all sent out to monitor the selection of talents for the imperial examination, which was enough to show how much the emperor valued it. But what did this have to do with Envoy Liu?
Qi Kuan was speechless for a moment, and looked at the grand scholar as if he was looking at his own silly Third Prince.
Because of this sense of familiarity, Qi Kuan couldn't help but nag a few more words.
He said, "Envoy Liu will change her status to take the imperial examination. Her gender and talent will become one of the best banners for the beneficiaries of the imperial examination. With such a banner figure, it will be enough to attract more and more people to participate. In this way, Your Majesty will be much happier in promoting the imperial examination for both men and women."
The Grand Master was enlightened and said sincerely, "Yes, yes, yes. I was mistaken before..."
At this point, the bachelor was suddenly stunned.
Yes, no wonder Envoy Liu was so confident and resolute in what he said just now. It seems that he had figured it all out a long time ago.
Wow, she is worthy of being the heroine of a revenge novel.
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The turmoil surrounding the Queen Mother's relatives by marriage not only caused a stir in Daxia, but also attracted the attention of the Chen and Chu states.
The Emperor of Chen issued five orders in succession, ordering the Chen delegation to seize the officials of Xia during the chaos and recapture the three cities as soon as possible, in exchange for which they would be compensated with a certain amount of gold and silver.
However, before entering the Kingdom of Xia, these five orders were all taken down by the Jinyi Guards at the suggestion of Envoy Liu.
The Jinyiwei changed the "three" cities mentioned above to "two", and changed "can compensate with a certain amount of gold and silver" to "compensate with gold, silver and minerals at any cost, and strengthen cooperation with the Queen Mother of Xia."
However, the Chen State delegation remained in Xia State.
They first discovered the truth about Envoy Liu's "suspected drowning" and were terrified because the officials of the Xia Kingdom came directly to investigate the murder. They and Envoy Liu were the last people in conflict, and they were all afraid of being suspected of being the murderer. They wanted to give false testimony to prove that Envoy Liu was just missing.
Now seeing Chen Guo’s “anxious” instructions, he became even more panicked, like an ant on a hot pot, extremely confused.
Finally, Envoy Zhou came out to take charge of the situation and said, "Envoy Liu is your majesty's confidant and a young talent. Now that he is missing, we must make meritorious contributions before returning. So give more money to the Queen Mother so that we can get news that is beneficial to the State of Chen as soon as possible."
Therefore, the Minister of Finance of the Xia Kingdom looked at the piles of gold bricks and smiled so hard that his teeth were not visible.
He even told the Minister of War who was in charge of fabricating false intelligence: "Mix some true and false news together. Keep the Chen State delegation stable, and pluck the wool from the sheep slowly, don't kill them all at once."
The Minister of War was speechless, but when he gave Chen Guo false news, he changed the news of nine false and one true to six false and four true. Of course, he was not swayed by the promise of increasing military expenditure by the Minister of Revenue.
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The Emperor of Chu ordered the Fourth Prince to contact the Queen Mother of Xia.
After receiving the order, the Fourth Prince of Chu quickly found the bald Grand Imperial Master and asked him what to do.
The bald Grand Master shook his head slightly: "The Xia Kingdom dared to deal with the Queen Mother's relatives at the speed of thunder, which is enough to show that the Queen Mother is in a very bad situation. If you approach rashly, there may be fraud."
The fourth prince of Chu frowned slightly: "Does the Grand Master mean that we should completely give up the Queen Mother?"
The bald Grand Master said sincerely, "That's exactly it."
The fourth prince of Chu was silent for a moment, then suddenly said, "Grand Imperial Master, has your granddaughter ever told you when she is willing to come to Chu to visit you?"
The bald Grand Master's heart sank, and he sighed: "This time, I made this suggestion without any selfish motives. If the Fourth Prince does not believe it, I will not say it again in the future."
The fourth prince of Chu immediately realized that his attitude just now was inappropriate. He quickly bowed and helped the bald Grand Master up: "Grand Master, I have absolutely no other intentions, but my father has already ordered that we must contact the Queen Mother. I hope that the Grand Master can give me some suggestions."
The bald great imperial master could only try to cheer himself up and continue to give advice.
But he sighed in his heart: Xia Guo's conspiracy! Even though he was honest with the Fourth Prince, the relationship between the two was gone forever.
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As for Shu, when the court was about to end, the Shu officials reported to the regent prince that the Queen Mother of Xia had brought misfortune upon her relatives.
The eldest prince of Shu had only one reaction after hearing this: "Mount Wutai? Yes, send someone there."
Shu official:?
The Queen Mother of Xia has returned from Mount Wutai. What are you sending people there to do now?
Among them, there was an ambitious official named Yu Tu, who bowed cautiously and said, "Your Highness, do you want to explore the relevant information left behind? In my early years, I arranged for someone to be near Mount Wutai..."
"Why didn't you say so earlier?" The eldest prince of Shu immediately looked at Yu Tu, "Hurry up and write a list of the scenery, historical sites, delicious food and fun things around Mount Wutai. Also, buy all the things nearby. Okay, let's adjourn the court."
After saying this, the eldest prince of Shu stood up and left.
Yu Tu was confused: "Huh?"
Yu Tu's friend spoke sympathetically, "The nobleman from Chen State has recently brought a lot of small toys and Zen stories from Mount Wutai, which have made the ladies very happy. Your Highness must have become competitive."
Yu Tu was devastated: "What! This, this... a tyrant..."
Yu Tu's friend quickly covered Yu Tu's mouth and said, "Stop crying. After all, the eldest prince is still very reliable in other government affairs, such as the handling of land annexation and toll tax. What if you let the eldest prince go and the emperor take over? What if the emperor runs naked during the reign? Which one would you choose?"
Yu Tu was suddenly startled and remained silent for a long time. Suddenly he took off his official hat, turned around and left.
Yu Tu's friend was stunned. Just as he ran after him, he heard Yu Tu say, "Damn it, I don't want to choose between the two pieces of shit. If you can't stay here, I'll find another place for you. Let's go."
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