The latest story of Xiaoyao Gongzi, coupled with the reality outside the Bamian Bookstore, pushed the case of Wei Jingshi's occupation of Zhao's inheritance to the people of Beijing.

Under the keen attention of the people of the city, Jingzhao Prefecture also knew that it had a heavy responsibility and immediately stepped up the investigation.

Although it was a long time ago, fortunately, the officials who handled the case at that time were still there. After some investigation, they soon found out the result -

as expected, the matter of Zhao Hairong's succession was all forged by Wei Jingshi, and the official seal on the document he held was also privately stamped by the officials at that time after accepting his bribes.

In view of this situation, Jingzhao Prefecture had to overturn the wrong case of more than 20 years ago and re-examine it.

However, at this time, a staff member from the Bamian Bookstore took the initiative to report that Wei Jingshi was recently engaged in malicious competition. Not only did he spread rumors that Master Xiaoyao was a woman in order to guide readers to attack Master Xiaoyao, he also offered a large sum of money to buy information about Master Xiaoyao in an attempt to do something unfavorable to Master Xiaoyao.

When the news came out, the people in the city suddenly realized that it was no wonder that some people had always said that Master Xiaoyao was a woman. It turned out that this unscrupulous bastard was behind the malicious frame-up.

For a time, the people of the capital city despised this man more and more, and there were angry readers who liked the free and easy son who came to the Jingzhao government office to express their emotions, demanding that the official must severely punish such a villain.

Under such pressure, the Jingzhao government naturally did not dare to delay, and soon made a judgment -

ordering Wei Jingshi to change his original name and immediately return all the occupied property to the Zhao family; and for forging documents, bribing officials, maliciously framing and other crimes, he was sentenced to 60 strokes of the cane, and then exiled to the border after the beating.

Seeing that the villain finally got his comeuppance, the people were happy.

The Jingzhao prefect also breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly reported the result to the court.

——Well, after all, it was the eunuch Wei who led the Zhao family to report the case that day. It was clear from the scene that His Majesty was paying attention to this matter.

On the second day of the court, some officials took the initiative to report the results of the case to the king, and suggested that local government offices review the past unjust, false and wrong cases to correct the people's view. Upon hearing this,

Yuwen Lan nodded and said, "It is worth considering. Arrange to ask local government offices to start self-inspection."

Everyone immediately agreed, but the king followed the trend and asked, "I heard that this person deliberately spread the news that Master Xiaoyao was a woman, taking the opportunity to incite the emotions of the people and trying to attack the other party. I want to know, what do you think about this matter?"

It was rare for the king to ask questions that were not related to family and national affairs in the court. As soon as this was said, the ministers immediately expressed their own opinions.

Someone said, "Of course this person has a vicious mind, but I think that those who were instigated by him to insult Master Xiaoyao should come out and apologize to Master Xiaoyao. How could a talented man who wrote so many wonderful stories be a woman? How could these people be so easily instigated?"

After this was said, many people nodded.

——Well, everyone knows that Master Xiaoyao is now a big celebrity in the court. Not only does the Queen Mother like his storybooks the most, but it is also very likely that he wrote them under the order of the emperor.

So, isn't protecting Master Xiaoyao equal to protecting the dignity of the royal family?

So this flattery must be flattered!

At this time, Hanlin scholar Zou Mozhong stepped out and said, "I am very brave. I think this person has the wrong idea. This matter has nothing to do with men and women. Even if Mr. Xiaoyao is really a woman, wouldn't her words be different? Take me for example. I like the fact that his stories are different from others. They are obviously absurd, but they can always be found in reality. When you think something is difficult to achieve in reality, Mr. Xiaoyao's stories can always make it happen. If this young man is really a woman, She is a woman, and I admire her even more."

After the words fell, the king could not help but raise his eyebrows, "What do you mean?"

Zou Mozhong said, "Your Majesty, since ancient times, women's reading has been restricted, and their activities are limited to the back house and the palace. In such an environment, if a woman can have such a vision and write so many rich and colorful stories and fluent sentences, it is of course admirable."

After these words came out, not only the king nodded, but many ministers also nodded.

Especially the Minister of Industry Lu Kaihe, who actively echoed, "Lord Zou said exactly what I think. To be honest with you, Your Majesty, I also like Master Xiaoyao's storytelling very much, because he dares to reveal the truth and dares to say that good will be rewarded with good and evil will be punished with evil in the story. There are always many unfair things in this world. If Master Xiaoyao hadn't revealed them to us, who would have known?"

"For example, in the case of the Zhao family inheritance, a small official from Jingzhao Prefecture could stamp the document without asking the person involved, Zhao Hairong, for his opinion. This ultimately led to a wrong judgment by Jingzhao Prefecture, and the Zhao family's property was occupied by outsiders for decades. If it weren't for Master Xiaoyao, no one would know about this, and the Zhao family's property would have fallen into the hands of the evil Wei. Now that such a wrong case has been exposed to the world through Master Xiaoyao's pen, and evil has been punished, can we hate her just because she is the one who upholds justice? Should we be grateful?"

"Therefore, I think that this matter is not only unrelated to Mr. Xiaoyao's character, but Jingzhao Prefecture should also award him a title of righteous man to encourage him.

After Lord Lu's impassioned speech, he attracted a lot of praise.

After all, this Shangshu rarely speaks so much. After listening to him this time, we know that he is very eloquent, which is surprising.

Yuwen Lan thought to himself that Yan Shu would be very happy if she knew that Lu Kaihe spoke like this.

This man is really worthy of being Yan Shu's loyal reader.

However, let's forget about awarding a title. If Jingzhao Prefecture really awards one, won't Yan Shu have to accept it?

Wouldn't

that ? He then said, "Minister Lu has a point, but I believe that this young master Xiaoyao is a righteous man. Giving him a title is a bit redundant."

Lu Kaihe suddenly realized and hurriedly bowed and said, "Your Majesty is wise, and it is I who am stupid."

Yuwen Lan said, "Okay, let's talk about something else. Tubo is interested in making peace, what do you think?"

- Because of the previous Nanzhao coup, the crown prince was replaced by the former king's crown prince who had half Daliang blood. This time, Nanzhao King Mu Zhengping came to the capital in person, which clearly revealed the intention of Daliang and Nanzhao to join forces.

As a neighboring country of the two countries, Tubo knew that it would have no hope of winning against these two countries for many years to come, so it simply took the initiative to make peace.

Of course, having one more friend is much better than having one more enemy.

As soon as the king said this, The ministers immediately agreed.

The Grand Secretary of the East Pavilion said, "Your Majesty, I think this is a good thing. Although there is no need for marriage, the two countries can definitely increase exchanges. However, we don't need to be generous. If they want grain, silk, or tea, we can ask them to exchange it with cattle, sheep, and gold. Daliang doesn't need to take advantage of them, but we also don't want to suffer losses. We must let them know the meaning of fairness."

As soon as this was said, everyone agreed.

Yuwen Lan also said, "The trade affairs shall be handled by the Ministry of Revenue and the Honglu Temple, and the details shall be worked out as soon as possible."

Upon hearing this, the relevant officials immediately agreed, and the others were also determined.

——So far, most of the foreign countries that entered the capital this time have expressed their attitudes. Except for Dongwo, most of the others have expressed their willingness to get along with Daliang in a friendly manner. Even Rouran, which had been hesitant, took the initiative to show goodwill yesterday and wanted to open a trade market with Daliang on the border to benefit the people of both sides.

However, Rouran's neighbor Dangxia has been slow to express its position.

This country is sandwiched between Daliang and Xiongnu, just like Nanzhao, it is a key place, and this is the first time that its new king has sent an envoy since he took office, so the attitude is very important.

When the ministers were worried, they heard the king say, "The King of Nanzhao will leave the capital tomorrow. Tonight, I will hold a banquet in Jiying Hall to celebrate his departure. This is the last chance for Dangxia to express his position. If he has no intention of making friends with Daliang, please ask them to leave as soon as possible."

All the ministers agreed.

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At night, the lights in Jiying Hall were shining.

Yan Shu accompanied the emperor again today, and when she saw those important officials in the court, her heart was particularly excited.

——Today, she followed the system to learn about the situation in the court in detail. She knew that after the speeches of Scholar Zou and Minister Lu, the ministers no longer rejected the fact that she was a woman.

Wuwu, it was worthy of her mentor, Scholar Zou, who had a keen eye for talent, and Minister Lu, who was a passionate fan of books! It was not in vain that she

had these knowledgeable confidants!

Wuwu When she thought of the fact that she had been lazy in the past and caused Scholar Zou to stay in the Hanlin Academy for several days and could not go home, causing the fan of books, Minister Lu, to have no books to read for a long time, she felt very guilty and wanted to write ten books to repay them immediately!

Yuwen Lan, who was listening silently, "..."

He wanted to persuade her that there was no need to do so. She wrote ten storybooks in a row. He didn't know if the baby in her belly could bear it.

Of course, he had something important to do tonight.

At this time, with the sound of bells and drums, the dancers swung their long sleeves and danced the characteristic dance of Daliang to entertain the distinguished guests who were about to leave.

Yuwen Lan took the initiative to raise his glass and said to Mu Zhengping, "I wish King Mu a safe journey this time. If you have the opportunity, you should come to Daliang as a guest often."

Mu Zhengping, who was wearing the royal robes of Nanzhao, also raised his glass and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your warm hospitality. From now on, Daliang and Nanzhao will be brothers and sisters, advancing and retreating together."

These words were very weighty, and coming from the mouth of the dignified King Mu, they were spoken with a loud bang.

Not only did it draw praises from the officials of Daliang, but it also shocked the hearts of the other foreign envoys present.

- Daliang was already strong, and now with such a solid helper, wouldn't it be even stronger?

Therefore, fighting with them in the future is probably not a good choice.

Seeing this, the Dangxia envoy who had not expressed his position suddenly said, "Since the new Khan of our dynasty came to power five years ago, this is the first time to visit Daliang. The Queen Mother Khan of our dynasty admires the ability of His Majesty the Emperor very much, so she is also very willing to make friends with your country, but I don't know if your country is sincere?"

Hmm?

As soon as these words came out, the ministers in the palace immediately raised their eyebrows quietly -

Dangxia finally couldn't wait and expressed its position?

But what he said was really annoying.

What do you mean by "do you have this sincerity?"

It's as if Daliang is naturally inferior to them.

Yan Shu also thinks so.

She still remembers that when the Gaoli prince was stabbed by the two Dongwo demons last time, this man followed the Dongwo envoys to pick food and kept questioning Daliang.

Just looking at him makes people feel disgusted.

At this time, hearing the other party say this, Yuwen Lan said, "I don't know what sincerity your country needs from Daliang?"

But he heard the other party say, "Please ask Daliang to set up Linqi, Heishui, and Weizhou, which are bordering our Dangxia, as friendly cities to Dangxia, and allow our Dangxia people to live and do business there without collecting taxes." As soon as

these words came out, the whole hall was shocked.

Yan Shu was also stunned.

I couldn't help but secretly exclaim, how can this Dang Xia person be sincere? He wants to be the father of Daliang! Where

does the leader of Dang Xia get his confidence from?

But I heard the system say, "Actually, it was not the leader of Dang Xia's intention, but this person added it himself. He wanted to make a contribution so that he could go back and ask his former mother-in-law, the Queen Mother Dang Xia, to praise him and entrust him with important tasks."

Upon hearing this, Yan Shu asked, "Is this person the son-in-law of Dang Xia?"

System, "Is it true? He is the son-in-law of the Princess Dang Xia, but last year the Princess was angered to death by him and the maid, so he can only be considered the former son-in-law."

Yan Shu, "!!!"

Isn't this another melon.