Yan Shang and Meng Zaishi confronted each other, but because of their identities, Meng Zaishi was the one who had the upper hand.
Meng Zaishi stared at Yan Shang with a teasing look, completely forcing Yan Shang to resign.
After Meng Zaishi knew that Yan Shang was Yan Shisheng, it was impossible for him to let Yan Shang go. And it was almost impossible for him to touch an official appointed by the court. He could only force Yan Shang to resign, and when Yan Shang became a commoner, he could kill people without being held responsible.
Since Yan Shang is Yan Shisheng, he would be able to guess what Meng Zaishi is thinking.
Now it's just a choice.
Meng Zaishi asked him to give up being an official and Mu Wanyao, and in return, Meng Zaishi also gave up Mu Wanyao. Meng Zaishi was very curious whether Yan Shang would go to this extent for Mu Wanyao——
That day, during the battle at Nanshan, Yan Shang and Mu Wanyao stood together. A mere civil official actually said something ridiculous about protecting a princess.
Meng Zaishi really wants to know whether Yan Shang will continue to choose Mu Wanyao and damage his own interests when it comes to his own interests.
Yan Shang stared at Meng Zaishi for a long time and said, "...The king's request is really harsh and makes me confused. I can't give an answer right now. I need to think about it for two more days."
A relaxed, mocking smile appeared on his face, and the tense nerves loosened slightly. He leaned back and thought: That's all.
At the same time, his heart was filled with anger towards Mu Wanyao: Yan Shang is nothing but this!
This is how much Yan Shang loves you!
...And why do you think he is better than me? It is obvious that when it comes to his own interests, Yan Shang will also consider himself!
Meng Zaishi said perfunctorily: "Then you should think about it carefully. According to your Great Wei, my words are binding. As long as you resign and promise not to marry the princess, I will immediately give up the marriage and leave Great Wei, without hesitation."
Without saying a word, he leaned over to perform a proper courtesy to him, then turned and walked out the door.
The official sent by the Eastern Palace who was following behind Yan Shang also hurriedly saluted to King Wuman and went out to chase Yan Shang.
The official chased after Yan Shang nervously, "Erlang, you must not listen to the words of the Wuman King and really resign. You have a bright future now. As long as you stay in this position and don't make any mistakes, you can even work your way up to the upper echelons of the Secretariat... You must not resign!"
This official is from the Eastern Palace.
The prince's current attitude towards Yan Shang is still mainly supportive. The prince cannot intervene in the Secretariat, but the Secretariat is so important. Now there is only Yan Shang in the Secretariat.
Yan Shang had not made any mistakes so far. The prince also hoped that Yan Shang could rise through the ranks in the Secretariat and increase the prince's voice.
Resigning at this time is foolish.
Walking in the corridor, listening to the official's endless persuasion, Yan Shang patiently said that he needed to think about it and did not want an answer now. Seeing that his tone was gentle, the official did not think that Yan Shang would be annoyed, so he kept talking nonsense and muttering.
The heavy green shades shone on the corridor, and the light poured in from outside like a flowing cloud waterfall, falling on the green bamboo leaf pattern robe, and the light then fell on Yan Shang's profile.
Just his back view makes people feel that he is very noble and dignified.
The officials behind him who were still nagging were also amazed at what they saw, and felt a little more sincere and regretful in their hearts.
Yan Erlang is only nineteen this year.
Neither his appearance nor his temperament had reached his best years.
If such a young and talented official really resigns, it will be a loss to the central government.
Yan Shangze looked gentle on the outside, but he was restless inside. Meng Zaishi's words had an impact on him. That man used the princess to force him, but once he resigned, he would probably be hunted down by the Wuman people... There were cliffs in front and behind, and this road was really difficult to walk.
Yan Shang's brain raced, thinking about Meng Zaishi, pondering every expression and every word of that man, and vaguely thinking of what happened in Nanshan that day, and the subtle expression on Meng Zaishi's face when he was shot and pointed at him when he left...
Yan Shang stopped in his tracks suddenly, realizing something was wrong.
When Meng Zaishi left Nanshan, he looked back at the look in his eyes when he and Mu Wanyao were together.
That attitude of lifting high and putting down lightly!
Yan Shang's heartbeat was violent, and he realized that he had caught a glimpse of inspiration. He tried his best to calm himself down and think along this line of thought. Suddenly, he thought of the test question that Liu Xianggong gave him some time ago about the difference between the Wei army and the Wuman army.
Yan Shang finally gave Liu Xianggong an answer that no matter who it was, would have naturally ignored... The teacher had chores at home these two days, and he didn't worry about what Yan Shang was doing recently, and he probably didn't have time to look at the answer Yan Shang gave.
But Yan Shang combined that answer with Meng Zaishi's subtle attitude, his palms were full of sweat, and he came to a bold conclusion -
Meng Zaishi is cheating him!
Meng Zaishi didn't want to be an enemy of the Wei Dynasty at all, and didn't want to care about Mu Wanyao's attempt to kill him.
Meng Zaishi came to Wei, and Mu Wanyao might be just a tiny reason. If he can get it, it's great, but if he can't, it doesn't matter... The purpose of Wuman King coming to Wei was not to get Princess Danyang!
Thinking of this, Yan Shang couldn't help but quicken his pace. He urgently needed to return to the Secretariat, to sort out his thoughts, and then use his thoughts to convince the officials of the Secretariat...
Yan Shang quickened his pace and bumped into someone as he walked out of the corridor and down the stairs.
Yan Shang hurriedly apologized and bowed.
The man also returned the greeting and answered in the clear and fluent Wei dialect: "It's okay, I bumped into you, sir."
Yan Shang tilted his shoulder, the tip of his eyelashes twitched slightly, and he looked up at the middle-aged man he bumped into.
The other party was very friendly and looked like a person from the Great Wei, not like the Wuman people with deep facial features. But the other party's clothes and appearance were also like those of the Wuman people... Yan Shang seemed to be thinking: "A person from the Great Wei?"
The other person's eyes narrowed, and he took a step back coldly and vigilantly, bowed again, and walked into the corridor.
The official behind Yan Shang said disdainfully: "I have an impression of this person. He is also one of the envoys from Wuman this time. He looks like a Wei person, but he regards the enemy as his father, considers himself a Wuman, and becomes an enemy of our Wei. He is a spineless person, a disgrace."
Yan Shang said softly: "Everyone has their own difficulties. We don't know the whole picture, so it's better not to make comments easily."
The official sighed, "Hey, Erlang, you are just too nice. This won't work."
Yan Shang smiled, then retracted his gaze and left.
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The person that He Yanshang bumped into was Luo Xiu, the Nanman envoy who was sent by the Nanman to Wuman and followed the Wuman people to Chang'an.
When Luo Xiu heard that the King of Wuman was shot by an arrow, he hurried over to sow discord between Wuman and Wei, and was prepared to use harsh words in the hope that Wuman would demand an explanation from Wei.
Luo Xiu prepared many passionate speeches, stating how the Wei Dynasty did not take the Wuman seriously.
But when he was led into the study, Luo Xiu was stunned when he saw a rough-looking young man with long hair sitting inside in a robe, "Why are you here? Where is King Wuman?"
Meng Zaishi seemed to be smiling.
At this point, Luo Xiu suddenly realized that this was the real King Wuman.
Luo Xiu's face turned pale as he realized Wu Man's distrust of him.
Luo Xiu did not get any benefit from the Wuman King in the library that day. He knew that Wuman did not trust him, so the information he wanted would definitely be blocked by Wuman. In this case, Luo Xiu planned to use his identity as the "Wuman envoy" in the eyes of the people of Wei to do things for himself.
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In the Hanlin Academy, Liu Wenji stayed too long and was scolded by an impatient eunuch when he left.
The discrimination among the eunuchs was no less severe than the discrimination against the eunuchs by the scholars.
Luo Xiu often came to the Hanlin Academy to look up information about the Wei Dynasty. He had met the eunuch Liu Wenji many times, and he was often punished.
Luo Xiu's expression changed, and he said to the old eunuchs who were pushing the thin eunuch: "What are you doing?!"
The people on the other side turned around and saw that it was the Wuman envoy. The eunuchs had awkward expressions and lowered their heads, saying that they had disturbed the noble.
Luo Xiu scolded them and took Liu Wenji away from them in the arrogant way of the Wuman people. After leaving the Hanlin Academy and walking out of the official road, Liu Wenji stopped at a bend next to an ancient tree.
Liu Wenji turned his head to look at him with a strange look in his eyes: "My dear, do you have any purpose in saving me?"
Luo Xiu: "...Why do you say that?"
Liu Wenji smiled faintly. His eyes were cold, and his words revealed a sense of indifference to reality: "I have seen you many times in the Hanlin Academy. I have been blamed many times before, but you have never helped me. I have seen many people in this world who just stand by and watch. You must have something to ask for if you save me. What do you want?"
Luo Xiu was no longer a real Wei person. He didn't even notice that Liu Wenji didn't call himself "slave" but "I".
He just felt that this eunuch did not give people the gloomy feeling like other eunuchs. But this does not mean that Liu Wenji's temperament is so good, and he is different from other eunuchs... What Luo Xiu felt from Liu Wenji was the coldness in his bones.
That kind of indifference to the world.
Luo Xiu tried to talk to Liu Wenji, but the eunuch was really cold and didn't respond to his words. In desperation, Luo Xiu said his real purpose: "... Actually, this matter is not a problem for you. I just want to know the real situation of Wei, such as the military strength, financial situation, and the officials and the emperor's views on the forces outside Wei... I want detailed information about Wei. People like you who often go in and out of the palace and government temples should know much more secrets than others."
Liu Wenzhi looked down at him, as if thinking about something.
Luo Xiu gritted his teeth and said, "In return, I can do you a favor."
Liu Wenji: "Why do you want to know the real situation of Wei? Does Wuman want to go to war with Wei, or does he want to unite with the surrounding small countries to go to war with Wei?"
However, before Luo Xiu could explain, Liu Wenji interrupted again: "It doesn't matter. You don't have to tell me. Regardless of whether what you said is true or not, knowing too much will not do me any good."
Luo Xiu: "Then...?"
There was a faint smile at the corner of Liu Wenzhi's lips.
He narrowed his eyes, looking at the magnificent sunset glow in the sky at dusk, and then seeing the dim surroundings, and the night was about to fall.
Liu Wenji said slowly: "I can cooperate with you. And the favor I need from you is simple. The chief steward beside His Majesty has three disciples he values the most, who were trained by the chief steward to take over for him. Among the three, I am the weakest one.
"I want you to approach those two people. Then praise one of them in front of His Majesty and the chief steward. His Majesty is very suspicious, and the chief steward dare not disobey His Majesty. He will suspect that the eunuch you praised is colluding with Wuman. That eunuch will be secretly executed.
"Then the chief steward will be furious and will investigate who did it. And you frequently come into contact with another eunuch. It will be easy for the chief steward to suspect that the living eunuch framed the dead one."
Luo Xiu murmured, "With his two capable disciples gone, you are the only one left by the chief steward's side. He can only use you."
Liu Wenji curled his lips, his eyes were cold, and his lowered eyelashes blocked the expression in his eyes——
no way.
If you want to climb up, your hands can't be clean.
This was just the beginning of his climb.
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Luo Xiu agreed to Liu Wenji's answer, and Liu Wenji said that as long as the first eunuch died, Liu Wenji would give Luo Xiu the information he wanted.
The two men only bumped into each other hastily, and when they met again afterwards, they still acted unfamiliar with each other, which did not arouse any suspicion within the Hanlin Academy.
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But Liu Wenji met Princess Danyang once in the Hanlin Academy.
At noon that day, all the officials went to have lunch. When Liu Wenji was grinding ink, he heard someone report that Princess Danyang had arrived.
Liu Wenji's heart was beating wildly, but he was hiding in the corner, and Mu Wanyao was such a noble and beautiful princess. She was dressed in gold, jade, and was surrounded by officials. She didn't see Liu Wenji at all.
Mu Wanyao only stood in the outer hall of the Hanlin Academy for a while, casually looking at what they were busy with. Upon learning that the Hanlin Academy was following the orders of the King of Qin and praising the ceremony and His Majesty, Mu Wanyao's lips curled up.
Mu Wanyao taunted, "You guys really have a lot of free time."
The person leading Mu Wanyao was a young and handsome official. He was young but already a Hanlin scholar. It was said that this was the number one scholar in a certain year, but Mu Wanyao couldn't remember exactly. But after hearing what Mu Wanyao said, the number one scholar actually showed a hint of displeasure.
The young Hanlin scholar said calmly, "We are just pens in our hands, writing articles and poems for the court. Whatever our duties are, everything we do is the will of the central government. Your Highness, what is your intention in mocking us for no apparent reason?"
Whenever Mu Wanyao saw someone who dared to confront her in person, she would take a serious look at him.
Mu Wanyao said, "From what you said, you also want to say that your job is too idle and meaningless?"
The young scholar was startled and was about to say that he did not mean that, but Mu Wanyao straightened his face and said calmly: "You will not be idle soon."
After saying this, Mu Wanyao didn't look around the Hanlin Academy any longer and turned around and left.
After the princess left, a middle-aged official sighed and pushed the young official who had refuted the princess before: "Yanzhi, you are really brave. Talking to His Highness like this, aren't you afraid that His Highness will punish you for disrespect?"
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Two days later, the King of Qin urged Meng Zaishi to get rid of the princess for marriage, but failed. Meng Zaishi kept vague and laughed it off, which made the King of Qin wonder if his partner was not interested in this matter at all.
When the King of Qin was in great distress, he heard that Mu Wanyao and Wei Shu had come to visit him.
The King of Qin was furious: "...Why are the two of them here together?"
He said, "They said I was sick and couldn't see visitors... Ugh!"
Before he finished speaking, the housekeeper gave him a helpless look. In the hall, Mu Wanyao, dressed in gorgeous clothes, was already walking leisurely. Behind her, followed the young Wei Shu.
Mu Wan turned her head towards the King of Qin, her beautiful eyes shining like stars in a lake under the sunlight. Such bright eyes made the King of Qin feel uncomfortable.
The King of Qin said, "I heard that my sister fell ill after returning from Nanshan... Why didn't she take good care of herself and come out?"
Mu Wan smiled and said, "I heard that the Ministry of War has been holding back the guards in my house and refused to release them. I was too sick to get out of bed, so I wanted to ask Yan Suchen to go to the Ministry of War to say something for me. Unfortunately, Yan Suchen seems to have been busy recently, and he probably forgot about it... I wanted to come, so I went there myself.
"Third brother, is it time to let him go?"
The King of Qin said, "You still say that! If it weren't for you messing around and hurting the King of Wuman... wouldn't it be a way for me to give Wuman an explanation by locking him up?"
Mu Wan shook his eyes and said coldly, "Third brother, what you mean is that if King Wuman refuses to reconcile and does not leave Wei, you will not let him go?"
The King of Qin avoided her gaze and said guiltily, "Sixth sister, don't worry. Not only are your people imprisoned, but also the Wuman envoys who caused trouble. You have no one to use, and the King of Wuman has no one to use. I have imprisoned both of your people so that you will not cause any more trouble. I will release you naturally after the incident."
Mu Wanyao sneered: "You are not still dreaming that you will let me go and let King Wuman and I leave Wei together after I marry. You will still be a considerate brother to your sister, right?"
The King of Qin said sternly: "What nonsense are you talking about! How could I treat you like that? We are brother and sister, the love between us is like blood, is it fake?"
Mu Wanyao said indifferently: "Blood relationship? If it was Fourth Sister's people who were locked up today, even if you didn't let them go, you would have to come to her house to explain. But when it came to me, I came here in person, and you still didn't let go. Blood relationship is nothing more than this."
The King of Qin paused for a moment and said, "Your fourth sister is pregnant now and is recuperating at home. If you have anything to say, just tell me directly. Don't disturb her and disturb her pregnancy."
Mu Wanyao said nothing.
Wei Shu, who had been sitting in the seat that Mu Wan had shaken, had not spoken a word the whole time. He spoke this time: "Your Highness, it is too cold-blooded to speak for one of your sisters in front of another."
The King of Qin looked at him angrily and said, "Wei Juyuan, I was just about to say something to you! I was talking to my sister in private, and you, an outsider, were listening in. How could that be possible?"
Wei Shu tilted his head and looked at him.
The clear and cool light fell on the young man, making him beautiful and clear.
Wei Shu said, "I am here to present a memorial to Your Highness today. There have been too many officials in the Ministry of Personnel who have behaved improperly recently. I have been monitoring them all day and cannot keep up. I have brought this memorial to Your Highness for his review."
He handed over the memorials, and when the King of Qin saw Wei Shu's servant holding out a thick stack of memorials, his eyelids twitched, and he secretly hated Wei Shu for what was wrong with him. He didn't believe that there were no problems with the other ministries, so why did Wei Shu always target the Ministry of Personnel to suppress it?
The King of Qin read the memorial from beginning to end in a bad mood, and his face became even uglier. It must be said that although Wei Shu is young, he has excellent eyesight and is talented... It is really difficult for the King of Qin to find a foothold to refute these memorials.
He took a breath and said, "You sent these memorials to me on purpose. What does that mean? If I want to withdraw these memorials, what do I need to do?"
Wei Shu tilted his head and looked at Mu Wanyao.
Mu Wanyao lowered his eyes slowly and said leisurely, "It's nothing, I just borrowed the Hanlin Academy that Third Brother is managing recently."
When the King of Qin heard that it was only the Hanlin Academy, he was relieved. The Hanlin Academy was far less important than the Ministry of Personnel. It was acceptable for the King of Qin to keep the Ministry of Personnel and lose the Hanlin Academy.
He was just curious: "Those people in the Hanlin Academy only write poems and essays, what do you want them to do?"
Mu Wan's drooping eyes tilted upwards, and a golden wave appeared, charming and moving: "Of course, let them write poems and fu."
Sitting beside the King of Qin, looking down at the maids pouring tea, she swayed her head like an oriole in the evening, "It is precisely because I want the Hanlin Academy to lead the world's literati to write poems and fu. But big and empty poems and fu are boring. I want to give the literati a topic."
She tilted her head to look at the King of Qin, looking up with a playful and innocent look, her black eyes shining like obsidian: "How about we title it 'marriage to the king'?"
King Qin's eyes narrowed.
In an instant, he spoke slowly: "You want to borrow the pens of these literati to plead for yourself. You want these literati to use the voice of the people to suppress those officials in the court who oppose you. Because you know that literati, especially those who are not involved in state affairs and have unappreciated talents, are the most sympathetic to the princess who is married to a foreign country.
"Since ancient times, princesses who were married to foreign countries have always been pitied and used as a medium for affairs of state.
"If my guess is correct, you will also select the best one, give the person an official position, and let the poem spread all over the world. And the people will have more voices of sympathy for you, plus the support of the aristocratic families headed by the southern Li family...you will win this battle."
Shake your eyes at dusk.
The King of Qin looked at Wei Shu and shouted, "Wei Juyuan, you are an official appointed by the court, but you are willing to do this to others? Aren't you afraid that I will punish you?"
Wei Shu looked at the King of Qin and said calmly, "Your Highness, what crime do you want to punish me for?"
The King of Qin was speechless for a long time, and could only speak in a timid tone: "Then I can also block your official position and prevent you from being promoted. Or find a mistake and demote you!"
Wei Shu said: "Then I will go back to my hometown in Luoyang and live in seclusion."
The King of Qin was choked: "..."
I want to swear.
This is the confidence of the aristocratic families!
If you don't want to be an official, go home and rest. And after a few years of rest, you can come out again... Even though the King of Qin himself has the support of several big families, at this time, he feels that these children of big families are too foul and really annoying!
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After leaving the Prince of Qin's mansion, the negotiations were completed and Mu Wan breathed a sigh of relief.
She looked at Wei Shu, who smiled at her. Mu Wanyao was touched, knowing that he was a quiet man, and helping her in this way was his attitude.
Mu Wanyao didn't say much. He patted Wei Shu on the shoulder twice and invited him to his house for tea another day.
Wei Shu said: "It's nothing, not only will I help Your Highness, I believe that if Brother Yan was in my position, he would also help Your Highness."
Speaking of Yan Shang, Mu Wanyao felt depressed.
After returning from Nanshan, he comforted her on the first night and coaxed her again and again. After that, he seemed to have disappeared, leaving early and returning late every day, and no one knew what he was busy with.
Mu Wanyao was even sick and weak for two days, and Yan Shang only sent people to ask about her, but he himself did not come.
So angry!
Angry, but also a little uneasy——
Was he just comforting her that night, but in fact he still looked down on her?
Now that Wei Shu mentioned Yan Shang, Mu Wanyao showed displeasure and said unhappily, "Don't mention him to me. He doesn't come to see me all day. Does he have a reason?"
Wei Shu looked at her and said softly, "My second brother is in the Secretariat. The Secretariat is the center of the court and must be the busiest. If my second brother is too busy and can't take care of Your Highness, Your Highness should be considerate."
Mu Wan glanced at him and was about to wonder why Wei Shu was so biased towards Yan Shang, when she saw the young man blushing and avoiding her gaze.
Mu Wanyao knew that he was thin-skinned, so she had no choice but to say, "Alright, I got it. Go back to the Censorate and do your work. I'll go and see what Yan Shang is busy with."
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When Mu Wanyao sent Wei Shu back to the Censorate, he stopped by the Secretariat. The Secretariat was very busy, with pages flying, various documents flying around, and various officials coming in and out to report.
They sent people to welcome the princess. The official who led the way was sweating profusely. When he heard Mu Wanyao's question, his face looked strange: "Yan Suchen? Didn't he represent the Secretariat to negotiate with the Wuman King today?"
When Mu Wanyao heard the name "Wu Man King", his heart skipped a beat, and he said calmly, "What do you want to talk about with Wu Man King?"
The official looked even more strange: "...Aren't we talking about your business? Isn't Su Chen your neighbor? How could he not tell your Highness?"
Another official passed by and said, "Originally, Your Highness should have gone to talk to the King of Wuman in person. But Yan Suchen said that Your Highness is ill and it is not convenient. Judging from Your Highness's current appearance, has he recovered from his illness?"
Mu Wan was stunned. He said a few perfunctory words to them, then left the Secretariat, got on the carriage and told the driver: "... go to the embassy to see the Wuman King."
Princess Danyang was so powerful that the people from the embassy did not dare to stop her.
The official from the Honglu Temple followed Princess Danyang and said that they had to inform King Wuman before His Highness could enter the courtyard. Mu Wanyao snorted coldly, and the guards behind her stopped the official from the Honglu Temple who was trying to stop her. Mu Wanyao lifted her skirt and stepped over the threshold naturally, entering the courtyard where King Wuman lived.
Break inwards.
Anyone who wanted to shout or warn was stopped by the princess's men.
The officials of the Honglu Temple could not help but smile bitterly, thinking that since the princess dared to shoot and kill the King of Wuman, this little thing was nothing.
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And here, King Wuman, was in the same study as last time, and it was also in the study that Yan Shang saw Meng Zaishi, sitting in his robe, waiting for him.
Seeing that Yan Shang came alone this time without bringing other officials, Meng Zaishi clicked his tongue and thought boredly that it seemed that Yan Shang was planning to submit to him.
Meng Zaishi was an extremely skilled martial artist. While he was sitting there, he could hear the messy noises coming from the yard outside just by moving his ears.
Meng Zaishi tilted his head and saw a slender figure standing under the window. The light was very dim and the person was standing in a very remote position, but it could not be hidden from Meng Zaishi, a martial artist.
He raised his eyes and glanced at Yan Shang who was standing in the courtyard. Seeing that Yan Shang looked unaware, Meng Zaishi sneered: Of course Yan Shang doesn't know that Mu Wanyao was eavesdropping on their conversation outside the window.
good.
Then let Mu Wanyao see Yan Shang’s true face.
Let Mu Wanyao know... among all the men in the world, Yan Shang is no better than him!
Meng Zaishi said lazily: "Last time I asked you to give up your official position and Princess Shang, and I agreed to give up Princess Danyang. From what I see from your attitude, are you planning to refuse this?"
Yan Shang looked at him and said gently, "I am indeed here to refuse."
Meng Zaishi saw the slender shadow outside the window swaying, and the smile on his lips deepened. Just as he was about to say "OK", he heard Yan Shang's next sentence: "Since the king has already had a rift with Wei, there is no need to talk about the princess' marriage. A princess is nothing between the two countries."
Meng Zaishi: "What suggestions do you have?"
Yan Shang smiled: "I suggest that the king go to war with Wei directly."
Meng Zaishi: “……?”
Outside the window, Mu Wan, who was about to leave in sadness, shook: "......?"
What nonsense?
After a while, Meng Zaishi said coldly: "Are you crazy? Do all the officials of Wei know what you said? Can you be responsible for inciting the two countries to go to war?"
Yan Shang said: "I am here to take charge of this matter. Don't worry, my king. Today's conversation between you and me has been approved by the Secretariat... the most important department of the Wei court. We believe that the affairs of the two countries should not be trifled with. Although the princess has offended your country, she is our princess after all, and we will not allow you to offend her like this."
Meng Zaishi said coldly: "War between two countries is no joke. Do you think you, the Wei Dynasty, can afford it? You have never been able to defeat us."
Yan Shang did not give in and said calmly: "Even if we cannot win, we have to fight. As long as the king agrees, the central government will immediately issue an order to prepare for war, and the king should leave Wei immediately to avoid encountering any injustice here. Since we are enemies, I will not be responsible for anything that happens to the king in Wei."
Meng Zaishi: "Your princess almost killed me just now!"
Yan Shang's expression was cold and he spoke word by word: "If that's the case, we should go to war! Our princess offended the king's life, but your country offended our princess' dignity... The contradiction cannot be reconciled, only a war can clear it up."
The two of them exchanged sharp words. But after a moment, Meng Zaishi fell silent and looked at Yan Shang coldly.
The original carelessness was now completely withdrawn. His breathing became heavy, and the muscles of his whole body tensed. A gloomy and cold air enveloped Meng Shi, and the look he gave Yan Shang was fierce.
Yan Shang spoke a lot, with an awe-inspiring and patriotic look.
Then he lowered his eyes and looked at Meng Zaishi, who was sitting behind the desk with an expressionless face. Yan Shang paused and his attitude softened.
Yan Shang smiled slightly and said, "Why, Wu Man doesn't want to?"
Yan Shang smiled faintly.
He said politely and courteously: "Don't look at me like that, you are not capable of playing this game with me.
"You might as well be honest and forthright about what you want. You can't beat me with these tricks... King Wuman."
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Mu Wanyao, who was eavesdropping outside the door, was already overwhelmed with emotion—
The man is smart and quick-witted.
It made her heart flutter.
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