"Your Majesty, you are truly knowledgeable. Our He family is not as stingy as those previous noble families. We have spent a huge amount of money to congratulate Your Majesty this time!"
"What's the purpose?"
Zhao Xin wasn't stupid. How could someone who could pull out the Four Directions Cauldron and the Golden Jade Lan be an ordinary person? There were only three of these items in the entire world, and two of them were in the hands of the royal family. How could they have ended up here?
"The He family again?"
The guard's expression changed, as if he wondered who else hadn't heard of the He family.
"The He family is well-known in the Central Plains..."
"Well, since you've already used this as a gift, then bring this token into the palace today. I also want to see him."
So the guard sullenly told the man the whole story and handed him the token.
He Zhizhou took the token and found a relatively high place to stay. Since it was like this, he would wait and see what entertainment the emperor could give him.
"Your Majesty, you..."
He Zhizhou didn't listen and just found a place to put down the sword. Then he stroked the gem on the sword with a slight sigh, and his expression couldn't be seen clearly.
"Giving that box away, that's a dare."
Zhao Xin had already returned to his bedroom. For an event like this, he should have changed into another outfit and gone to the main hall for socializing. So, he went through another bath and wait.
When he came out, he simply lay there and didn't want to move at all. I thought the emperor was just playing house in the Temple of Heaven, but I didn't expect him to be so busy that two servants even came to disrupt him.
He didn't have many words to begin with, and with their interruption, he couldn't recall even more. If one of the attendants hadn't brought him the Four Directions Cauldron and the Golden Jade Lan, Zhao Xin would have been so enraged that he would have been thrown into the Heavenly Prison and executed.
I have to make things difficult for him at this time.
Night falls.
Zhao Xin and Su Qingyu came together and then sat in the top seat and the lower seat.
"Long live the Emperor, long live the Emperor, long live the Empress, a thousand years and a thousand years—"
"No need to be so formal, everyone."
The Queen's expression throughout satisfied him. Her conversation was natural, logical, and comforting.
but…
"Yu'er, you don't have to be so restrained."
Su Qingyu turned around and smiled at Zhao Xin, her expression calm and composed.
"Your Majesty, I cannot bring shame to the royal family."
The empress dowager sitting on the side had obviously just arrived. Among the ministers, except for the people from the Cui family who were still respectful to him, the rest of the ministers only asked a few symbolic questions and then wholeheartedly sided with the emperor.
If she hadn't raised the emperor, how could he still be sitting in the court!
This emperor, how could she have been blind in the first place...
The Empress Dowager clearly deserved death. How many days had she spent as a puppet emperor? From beginning to end, the Empress Dowager always pretended to be ruling from behind the curtain. Even the memorial was a symbolic act for the powerful officials who disobeyed the Empress Dowager.
If he doesn't take action now, he will be scolded and ignored if he doesn't take action now.
This empress dowager is a true tyrant and a remnant of the late Qing Dynasty.
However, before the banquet even started, Zhao Xin hadn't expected that the finale would not be the emperor and the empress, but two people holding tokens with cautious looks on their faces.
"Who are you two? Why are you here in this hall?"
Before the emperor could say anything, two ministers below were displeased with the two men and glared at them with mocking expressions, as if to say, "Are you worthy of coming to this place?"
Logically speaking, this statement is correct, but when the two of them hold up the golden dragon-carved token, it seems to have a different meaning when they say it again.
"My dear minister, so what? These two were invited by me."
The minister's face turned pale.
"Your Majesty, how are you—"
"This is the noble family that sent me the Sifang Tong Ding Jin Yu Lan this morning. I found their thoughtfulness commendable, so I invited them here to get to know each other."
"Please take a seat."
The people below were all very skilled. What on earth was the Four-Sided Cauldron? It was beyond the reach of people of their level to obtain it. It was definitely not easy for this group of people to come up with this thing.
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness."
The two men were not polite and just sat down in the seats below. The envoy was also new and had never seen such a powerful minister toasting each other, so he just held the cup and drank.
"How do you like my meal?"
"Your Majesty, of course it is excellent."
He Zhizhou raised his face, and his unhappy expression caught the eye of the envoy next to him. He closed his eyelids and raised his chopsticks to tap the jade plate on the table.
"If you don't want to eat it, you might as well bring that."
What a waste of a good meal.
Zhao Xin was also toasting, holding up his cup. Although he was confused, he could see the other people's expressions clearly.
Especially when he thought about the Qiu family, a prominent family from the Central Plains, he felt even more awkward. He chuckled and continued to talk.
I remember that he still has three ultimate cards in his warehouse that can be used, but since there is no war and no war will occur, using those things will not play any substantial role now.
"Your Majesty, you are drunk."
The retainers helped their master back, while the emperor sat in his seat, his face flushed and silent. If the redness on his face had not spread to his ears, they would not have been able to tell that the emperor had drunk, let alone that he was drunk.
"I, I will definitely unify the world."
Even this tiny sound was heard by He Zhizhou who was sitting in the hall.
"This emperor is quite ambitious."
The two of them were about to leave when they were stopped by the guards standing outside. They only spoke in low voices afterwards.
"Don't leave yet, the emperor is waiting for you."
He Zhizhou looked back at Zhao Xin and then looked away.
"The emperor has become like this, what else can he discuss with us?"
Heshen went forward holding a large account book, with a sigh on his face, feeling that the two men had truly never experienced the sufferings and dangers of the world.
"Your Majesty has a huge appetite, so this little amount shouldn't make you drunk."
The emperor had been drinking for nearly an hour, and he had seen it all. Now he was saying that he shouldn't be drunk, so how could he explain his drunken behavior?
"Your Majesty invites you."
The queen was sent back, and the emperor was sitting in the side hall waiting for them.
"Your Majesty, what's wrong with you?"
"What about me?"
They both thought that the emperor was drunk, but they didn't expect that the emperor of the Qin Dynasty had such ability.
"Tell me, who are you and why did you send me such a gift?"
Zhao Xin originally wanted to give a gift in return, but he found that giving a large box of gold, silver and jewelry seemed tacky. In addition, the palace really didn't have much spare money at the moment, and it was impossible to spend so many things on them.
"Your Majesty, we are just humble people, and we also hope that the Great Qin will continue to pursue its path to the end."
…
What a broken metaphor.
"I hope that the Great Qin will enjoy good weather and prosperity. Congratulations."
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