Chapter 92: Chen State Master: Sweating Profusely
The emperor noticed the expectant looks of his courtiers and glanced at them coldly.
The court officials immediately became serious.
The emperor said coldly: "Have you found the loophole? Have you analyzed the details to find the evidence?"
The court officials looked down at the blank bamboo slips: Oops, they were so excited about eating the melon that they completely forgot to write down the details.
The emperor's eyes sharpened and his voice became softer: "What are you still standing there for? Write."
The court officials wrote on the bamboo slips. At first they were worried that they would not be able to remember. However, perhaps because the plot was too dramatic, as soon as they started writing, all kinds of details came to them, and countless plans that could be used came to their minds in an instant.
The court officials became more and more enthusiastic in writing, and their writings seemed to be controlled by gods.
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Yuan Ruan: [Don't do that yet. The love triangle in Shu is too complicated. I can't wrap my head around it right now... No hurry. I kind of want to go in and see the melon owner first.]
The queen also listened with great interest, her face flushed.
I really didn’t expect the palace outside to be so exciting!
She had originally planned to leave after sending them here, but now after hearing this, her family members, you know, after eating melon, especially such a bloody and dramatic melon, they really want to meet the owner of the melon.
The empress could not help but hug Yuanruan and walk together. When they reached the first corner, they happened to run into the emperor and his entourage.
The queen was stunned, and then she keenly noticed that many court officials were avoiding her gaze.
The queen understood immediately that this group of people must have been secretly watching the show here for a long time.
"Your Majesty." The Queen saluted the Emperor first.
Yuanruan greeted the emperor with a cheerful "yayah" several times.
At the same time, she glanced around in astonishment: [Daxia really respects the imperial masters of other countries. The emperor, the crown prince, important officials in the court, and generals all came to the battlefield. It's such a courtesy.]
System: [Yes, maybe it’s because Daxia is weak, so we are treated with extra courtesy.]
The expressions of the court officials froze: No, no, no, originally only officials from the Ministry of Rites came to entertain foreign guests, and they came here just to see if the system can read foreigners' melons, and if so, whether they can get some clues.
The emperor coughed lightly and helped the queen up: "Thank you for your hard work."
Then the emperor stepped forward, picked up Yuan Ruan, shook him and said, "Hmm. He seems to be a little lighter. We can't let our little imperial teacher go hungry."
Just at this moment, Yuanruan burped from being shaken.
When the conversation was slightly awkward, Prime Minister Li smiled awkwardly but politely: "Your Majesty is absolutely right. When people are too hungry, they will have gas and burp."
Prime Minister Wang was speechless: Tui! Flatterer!
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At this time, the three imperial masters in the side hall heard the noise outside and came out one after another.
When they saw so many people coming in, a look of surprise flashed across their faces. Master Chen even had a hint of hidden understanding and arrogance on his face.
The three imperial masters saluted to the emperor and said, "Greetings to the Emperor of Daxia. May Your Majesty be blessed with good health."
Emperor: "Yes. No need to be so polite, my dear imperial masters."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." The three of them stood up.
The emperor shook Yuan Ruan and said, "This is my Xia country's imperial teacher."
Yuan Ruan took a glance and found that the Grand Master of Chu looked at her in a friendly manner. The Grand Master of Chen just glanced at her with a bit of disdain on his face. The Grand Master of Shu didn't even look at her and seemed to be in a daze.
But Yuan Ruan didn't care. She couldn't help but whisper to the system: [The Shu Kingdom's Imperial Master, he's so tall when I look at him closely, he must be 1.9 meters tall. Tong'er, is this person really down there? Can you reach him?]
The court officials' eyes all fell on the half-body of the Shu Kingdom's Imperial Master.
The Shu Kingdom's Imperial Master was instantly alert, putting one hand in front of his crotch and the other hand behind him.
Courtiers:?
System: [Haha, I am dying of laughter. What's wrong with the Shu Kingdom's Imperial Master? Why is he blocking me... Is he still asleep and thinks he is still in Shu Kingdom?]
Yuan Ruan: [Hmm? What's wrong with this posture? Could it be that he is being sympathetic?]
System: [I am serious and don’t discuss other people’s details behind their backs.]
Yuanruan Crescent Eyes: [Oh...]
The queen also showed the same crescent eyes.
The emperor coughed lightly and continued, "The Spring Festival will be held in a few days. I ask all the imperial masters to cooperate with my Xia country's imperial master to hold a ceremony to worship the God of Agriculture."
Yuanruan came to his senses: Huh?
No more competition?
Three national masters: Ah?
The Shu Kingdom's Imperial Preceptor frowned. He had the hottest temper and asked, "Your Majesty, shouldn't we, the Imperial Preceptors of the four kingdoms, compete in the Dao before deciding which kingdom will hold the Spring Festival?"
The State Master of Chen State also laughed sarcastically, saying in a sinister tone: "Is this the Taoist genius who can control lightning that is said all over the world? How come he doesn't even dare to compete with fellow Taoist? Could it be fake..." He wanted to say something else, but was pulled back by the State Master of Chu State.
The Grand Master of Chu stepped forward and bowed respectfully, saying, "Your Majesty. The Spring Festival is a joint festival for the four nations. Every time, the Grand Masters of the four nations gather at the main sacrificial site to pray for a good harvest in the spring. This year, the Grand Master of Great Xia is young, so we should..."
Without waiting for the other party to finish speaking, the emperor waved his hand dismissively.
The captain of the palace guards and more than 30 palace guards who were waiting nearby drew their swords in unison.
Crowd: !!!
Yes, everyone. Not only the three foreign imperial masters were surprised, but even the crown prince and the court officials of Great Xia were a little surprised.
Because the emperor did not inform them in advance.
The emperor said coldly: "What else do you have to worry about?"
Although there was no threat in these words, the hairs of both Chen State's Imperial Master and Shu State's Imperial Master stood up at the same time.
The emperor said calmly, "Cooperate with the Great Summer and Spring Festival sacrifices, and then leave peacefully. If you have any questions, you can ask the Minister of Rites in private."
After saying this, the emperor hugged Yuan Ruan and left.
Yuanruan:?
Yuan Ruan whispered: [No, we really only met once? But brother is unexpected, but very handsome.]
System: [Yes. I was thinking that you can’t waste a day’s new magical power this year, how can you win the competition. I didn’t expect the emperor to suppress the whole audience with his domineering power. He is worthy of being a tyrant, so domineering.]
The emperor smiled inwardly and walked more briskly.
As soon as the emperor left, the prince looked at some important officials and left as well.
Leaving only three imperial masters in the lurch made things even more chaotic.
They were already dissatisfied with the emperor's words, and now they saw that the officials of Daxia only looked at them briefly and then left, which made them even more dissatisfied.
Chen Guo's Imperial Master even wanted to roar: He is the Imperial Master of a country, he has a high status, what's wrong with you people in Da Xia, why do you treat him so badly? !
But he didn't dare to say it.
Then, Chen Guoshi turned to Chu Guoshi and said, "Hey, this... this is disrespectful to you, Grand Master."
The Grand Master of Chu smiled faintly, not taking the words of discord to heart, and just said: "Let nature take its course, let it be."
Chen Guoshi choked.
At this time, the Shu Kingdom's national teacher also sneered: "You really think others are fools. If you are really angry, go and tell me yourself."
"What do you have to say..."
"Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom." Suddenly, the sound of alchemy furnace exploding came continuously from not far away.
The three kingdoms' imperial masters looked over in astonishment at the same time, and saw a thick black smoke coming out of a side hall not far away. Soon, several men in dirty Taoist robes came out holding bamboo slips, discussing with their hands and feet gesticulating.
Chen Guo's Imperial Preceptor looked down on him and whispered, "The Taoists in the Great Xia Palace are all blowing up their alchemy furnaces. Xia is really a wasteland for practicing Taoism. I wonder if the Shen Xiao Sect has been deceived by a demon."
The other two imperial masters did not speak.
At this time, the Minister of Rites, the Vice Minister and others strode forward with friendly smiles.
Master Chen arranged his instruments, but sneered in his heart: What's the point of trying to please us now...
Before he could finish his thought, he saw a group of people rushing towards the Shu Kingdom's Imperial Master, enthusiastically inviting him to go to the next door to reminisce.
The other two national masters:?
Chen Guoguo became even more angry: "Why? Am I not as good as a shirtless savage? Do you look down on me so much?! Okay, I will write a letter to stop Longhu Dojo from holding the ceremony of inviting the gods. Let's see what you can do if you offer an empty shell at the Spring Festival!"
At this time, another Minister of Rites came up and said gently, "Imperial Master, please come this way."
Chen Guo's master was unmoved and sneered: It's too late, and only one person came. Let me see how I can control him...
After giving a few words of advice, the other party suddenly whispered, "I have a message that I would like to verify with you, the Imperial Master. Excuse me, are you the son of Taoist Master Zhao in blue robe?"
Chen Guo's state teacher's expression froze: ...
Sweating all over.