Chapter 96 I give you 8.4 points for this approach, because you have 1.6
Shangguan Rao wiped away her tears.
"Prince Rui is such a perfect man, he can only belong to me!"
"Brother, let's go in too."
The Taiji Hall is paved with gold and jade.
Red pillars with coiled dragons and gilded lanterns hanging down from the sky reflect the azure ground and the flowing clouds stretch a thousand feet.
The nine-step imperial throne has a yellow silk cushion, and on both sides are rosewood tables decorated with goose feathers.
Following a sharp call of "The Emperor has arrived", the civil and military officials on both sides stood up and saluted.
After taking the first seat and letting everyone stand aside without formalities, the emperor looked at the chief eunuch Gao Dezhong.
Gao Dezhong spoke again in a shrill voice.
"The envoys from Xuanyuheng Kingdom come to see you."
After all the members of the delegation took their seats in turn, the palace banquet began.
There was drinking and laughter at the table.
The emperor sat high on the dragon throne with a smile on his face.
The first person on the left was Shangguan Jue, who was wearing a black brocade robe and had deep eyes. After eating a few bites, he raised his glass and took the initiative to drink with the emperor.
In view of his initiative, the emperor on the dragon throne spoke politely with a smile out of courtesy.
"Today's banquet is held to welcome the Crown Prince, and secondly, to discuss the details of the trade. What are your thoughts, Crown Prince?"
Shangguan Jue put down his wine glass, glanced at everyone in the hall, and then lightly clapped his hands.
Two followers from the Yuheng Kingdom came forward carrying a sandalwood box.
When the lid of the box was opened, there were ten black horse models, and their eyes were inlaid with sapphires.
"My Yuheng Kingdom has three major horse farms, raising excellent war horses. This is the Wuyun Colt, a horse unique to my Yuheng Kingdom. It can travel a thousand miles a day."
Having said this, he looked around at his ministers.
"If we open a trade, we can supply your country with a hundred horses every year."
Just as the Minister of War was about to speak, Shangguan Jue added.
"However... your country will need to exchange it for 30,000 kilograms of refined iron."
There was an uproar in the hall.
The Minister of War stood up suddenly.
"The Dark Cloud Horse is good, but 30,000 jin of fine iron is enough to forge more than 10,000 pieces of armor!"
Shangguan Jue drank the wine in the glass calmly.
"There's another thing. If we open a trade, our Yuheng merchant caravans entering Dafeng will be exempt from customs duties; while Dafeng merchant caravans entering our Yuheng will have to pay a 30% customs duty."
He tapped the table with his fingertips, "And..."
When Shangguan Jue said this, the emperor on the dragon throne and all the civil and military officials present looked visibly ugly: What's the difference between this and Dafeng opening the national treasury and letting them plunder?
At this moment, Su Yuyan's untimely laughter rang out.
"Yuheng Country only has a hundred war horses, yet Dafeng wants us to exchange them for thirty thousand kilograms of fine iron?"
"Also, your caravans are exempt from customs duties when entering Dafeng, but our caravans from Dafeng have to pay 30% customs duties when entering Yuheng?"
"Shangguan Jue, we treat you as the prince, and you treat us as Xiangzi?"
"I give you 8.4 points for your extremely shameless behavior because you have 1.6. Oh, no, I have to reduce your score by 0.1 to 8.5 because I have 1.5 words (a little speechless)."
Shangguan Jue's face darkened.
"Princess Rui, this is a state banquet. How can a woman like you interrupt? I'm talking to your emperor. The emperor hasn't even spoken yet. What right do you, a woman, have to discuss state affairs?"
Su Yuyan was calm and composed.
"Putting aside the question of whether I am qualified to discuss political affairs, can I ask you a question?"
With so many eyes watching, Shangguan Jue, who didn't want to lose his momentum, was reluctant to speak.
"What's the problem?"
Su Yuyan's fair fingertips gently stroked the rim of the wine glass.
"Nothing much. I'm just curious. What organ did you use to come up with those conditions you just mentioned? How come they're just like my poems: taking the essence and combining it with the dregs?"
As soon as these words were spoken, the civil and military officials sitting in the two rows of our country instantly felt relieved. They all looked at the defiant and unruly Su Yuyan, and the more they looked at her, the more they liked her: because she dared to say everything they didn't dare to say due to the occasion and her status! If it weren't for her, they would have been furious today!
Not only were the civil and military officials relieved, but the emperor also felt extremely relieved at this moment.
So the emperor did not say anything to stop Su Yuyan from speaking.
Shangguan Jue slammed the table.
"you!"
Seeing that the emperor did not say anything to stop her, Su Yuyan understood what the emperor was thinking.
So, she ignored Shangguan Jue's anger, turned to look at Jiang Hanyu, and prepared to go crazy with him.
"Your Highness, please find me an outstanding scholar to teach me tomorrow. I don't understand where the Yuheng Kingdom gets the confidence to propose such an unequal trade treaty. So I plan to study hard and think about it carefully after I pass the imperial examination."
Jiang Hanyu responded smoothly.
"Madam, you don't need to follow the great scholar to learn, because even if you pass the imperial examination, you still won't understand."
Su Yuyan raised her eyebrows.
"Oh (second tone), how did the prince know?"
Jiang Hanyu's output is stable.
"Because three years ago I easily passed the imperial examination and won first place, and I still can't figure it out."
With a chuckle, Su Yuyan laughed out loud.
"Sorry, I didn't mean to laugh. I'm a princess and have received professional training. I can only laugh when I really can't help it. Hahahahahahaha..."
As soon as these words were spoken, suppressed laughter rang out in the hall.
Has the usually taciturn Prince Rui been assimilated by Su Yuyan after living with her for so long?
Why are you so poisonous?
The combination of this couple is so infuriating!
Shangguan Jue, the Queen's legitimate son, was made the Crown Prince since birth, and everyone had to bow down to him, so from childhood to adulthood, he could only scold his subordinates with a few words: "Get lost" or "Waste".
Having experienced the sharp words of the King and Queen of Rui, he knew that he had no chance of winning against their verbal attack of 1+1 greater than 2, so he decisively decided not to respond to their words.
Shangguan Rao, who was so angry, stood up suddenly and walked towards Su Yuyan.
"Where did you get the confidence we had just mentioned?"
"Oh, you, a country bumpkin who grew up in the countryside, have the right to question us who grew up in the palace? I'm really impressed."
Jiang Hanyu was about to speak when he met his wife's eyes that said 'don't spoil my fun', so he raised his glass and drank, then watched from the sidelines.
After exchanging glances with Jiang Hanyu, Su Yuyan, who was planning to piss off Shangguan Rao, made a gesture.
"So, you're coming towards me so aggressively, are you looking for a fight?"
"In that case, please come outside and we will go up the steps to the main hall entrance."
Shangguan Rao was puzzled.
"Why do you want to go to the steps at the entrance of the main hall?"
Su Yuyan raised her voice.
"Because this way, if you lose the argument later, you'll have a way out."
"So, do you like a woman like me who has everything taken care of?"
Shangguan Rao: “!!!”
Your daddy!!!
Hearing this, the emperor, seated at the head of the table, looked at Su Yuyan, who was so irritating, as if he had discovered something rare. He didn't care that the theme of the state banquet had shifted from trade to bickering. He only knew that he had just been irritated by Shangguan Jue's unequal treaty, and now he felt refreshed watching Su Yuyan's verbal battle.
Shangguan Rao took a few deep breaths.
"I'm not here to argue with you, I'm here to challenge you."
Su Yuyan was delighted when she heard this: Life is boring and boredom is killing people, so isn't the fun coming now?
But her eyebrows were slightly raised, and her face was full of disdain.
"What level are you, worthy of challenging this princess?"
Shangguan Rao snorted coldly.
"Huh, what did you learn growing up in the countryside? What makes you so arrogant?"
Su Yuyan is quick to follow advice.
"It's hard to say what my abilities are, but I have an ominous quality. I'm good at getting stronger when I'm stronger, and I'm good at both dying together."
After several confrontations, Shangguan Rao got used to her crazy words, so Shangguan Rao simply ignored her words and began to press her step by step.
"Just tell me if you dare to accept the challenge!"
Su Yuyan was calm and composed.
"As for me, I'm a person who doesn't do anything without profit. Let me first tell you what the stakes are."
Shangguan Rao blurted out.
"Since you like money so much, let me bet ten thousand taels of gold."
Su Yuyan's face was full of disgust.
"You, the legitimate princess of Yuheng Kingdom, have only done this much? If this is all, then I don't have time to play house with you."
Shangguan Rao gritted his teeth.
"So how much do you say?"
Su Yuyan smiled brightly.
"I've heard that you're deeply loved by the Emperor of Yuheng Kingdom, and have always gotten whatever you want since childhood. So, my bet is Jinyang City, which borders Dafeng and your Yuheng Kingdom. If you lose, your Yuheng Kingdom will hand over Jinyang City to you."
"How about this big one? Do you want to play? Do you dare to play?"
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