Since we have started, we have to eat the melon.

Yan Shu immediately asked the system, [Quick, tell me in detail, what is going on.]

The system then started to talk, [The old Khan of Dangxia died five years ago, and the new Khan Hu Yuanmao took over. In fact, the new Khan is only 18 years old and still a young boy. In the past five years, it was his mother, Empress Dowager Xiao, who was in charge of the government.]

[In addition to this son, Empress Dowager Xiao also has a daughter, the eldest princess of Dangxia. Empress Dowager Xiao loves this daughter very much. She carefully selected from Dangxia and chose Che Hongtu, the annoying guy in front of you, as her son-in-law. Why did she choose him? Because this eldest princess was actually born with some deficiencies in her mother's womb, and her health was not very good when she was born.

Empress Dowager Xiao thought that this man looked quite honest and would not dare to bully her daughter. Hearing this, Yan Shu could not help but interrupt, "According to the routine, this man is not honest, right? Could it be that he has several mistresses outside like Yu Wenyan's former husband Zhao Chengwen?"

The system said, "That's not the case. After all, Dangxia is small, and the capital is also small. Even if this man has the intention, he doesn't have the ability. But this Che Hongtu is indeed not honest. On the surface, he treats the princess well, but behind the scenes, he has already had all kinds of thoughts. For example, the eldest princess finally gave birth to a son two years after her marriage, but her health became worse. She still couldn't get out of bed after the confinement period. Empress Dowager Xiao was also distressed and worried that the people around her would not take care of her, so she sent a smart maid to take care of her. But she didn't know that the maid had just arrived at the princess's mansion and got together with Che Hongtu.

Yan Shu exclaimed, aren't these two people lacking in virtue?

Especially Che Hongtu, Princess Dangxia's health was bad because of him giving birth to a child, and at this moment, he was able to get together with the empress dowager's maid?

She hurriedly asked the system, "So, could it be that the princess discovered the affair between the two and was so angry that she died?" 】

System,【Yes, this matter was first discovered by the princess's close maid. It can be said that this maid was a bit impulsive. She didn't think it through and told the princess directly. Unexpectedly, the princess was so angry that she died of hemorrhage after hearing it. She couldn't even be saved.】

Yan Shu didn't know what to say. She could only sigh,【Of course, the person who was already too weak to get out of bed must not be able to bear this stimulation. Then what happened later? Did Queen Mother Xiao know about this? She didn't even pursue this person and the maid?】

System,【According to Queen Mother Xiao's style, if she knew, it would not be an exaggeration to cut this person into pieces. But unfortunately, after Che Hongtu found out about the affair, he killed the maid who informed the princess immediately, and claimed that the maid was the one who stole and caused the princess to die. He also cried bitterly to Queen Mother Xiao, saying that he had not taken good care of the princess and wanted to follow her. 】

Yan Shu, […So Queen Mother Xiao still doesn't know the truth? Was she fooled by him? 】

System, [That's right, after all, there is a little grandson who is crying for food. Although Queen Mother Xiao has some doubts about her daughter's death, she still appointed this man as an envoy for the sake of her little grandson. If this man can negotiate with Daliang this time, he will definitely be given some important task when he returns. Yan Shu understood, "

So what is the purpose of this car to open such a lion's mouth, just waiting to make a great contribution and then ask his mother-in-law for a higher official position?"

System, "Yes, that's it."

Yan Shu simply thought, haha, let him dream in broad daylight! It is expected that the mortal enemy Xiong Rong would not dare to make such a condition to Daliang, let alone his Dangxia, a small country.

Others in the palace thought so too.

Hearing Che Hongtu's words, several court officials of Daliang immediately shook their heads and said, "Is this envoy drunk? If it were you, would you agree to such a request?"

"That's right. Daliang is not a vassal state of your Dangxia. Why should we be so humble to you to beg for friendship? And open three cities? One city is too much!"

"That's right, and you don't have to pay taxes? Are you giving you money for free? Then what do you plan to do with Daliang? Open three cities too? Don't ask us to pay taxes?"

Having said that, Dangxia is only a palm-sized piece of land. If they really open three cities, they will probably have to open up their capital.

As soon as the words fell, Che Hongtu raised his head and said, "Daliang is a great country after all, with a population and territory many times larger than our Dangxia. They won't be so stingy and haggle with Dangxia, right?"

As soon as these words came out, everyone raised their eyebrows -

huh, this guy is planning to get something for nothing?

Not to mention that they are not stupid, in front of so many foreign envoys today, if Daliang can agree to their unreasonable conditions, what will other foreign countries think?

How can they be so daydreaming!

As expected, after hearing what he said, the king on the throne could no longer bear it and said, "As for the so-called 'reciprocity', our country's sage said, 'It is not polite to go without coming. It is also not polite to come without going.' According to what this envoy said, your country probably does not intend to make friends with Daliang. You might as well go back and think about it."

After the words fell, everyone nodded in agreement.

But Che Hongtu smiled and said, "I think it is His Majesty the Emperor who should be considered. In recent years, our Dangxia has blocked many Xiongnu invasions for Daliang. Don't you know? Today, I will not hide from His Majesty the Emperor that in recent years, the Xiongnu Khan has long intended to make friends with our Dangxia. If we lose our Dangxia as an ally today, Daliang will regret it in the future."

What?

As soon as these words came out, all the officials of Daliang frowned. According to this, if they did not agree to the Dangxia today, would they have to form an alliance with the Xiongnu?

You know, the Xiongnu were Daliang's biggest enemy. According to what Dangxia meant now, wasn't it a naked threat?

For a moment, everyone's anger rose again.

Yuwen Lan was the same.

At this time, there was no smile on his face. He just said to Che Hongtu in a cold voice, "If I remember correctly, in the past thirty years alone, the Xiongnu have killed three Khans of Dangxia, dozens of generals, and countless civilians. That barbarian is by nature. If you say that your country is blocking the Xiongnu for Daliang, it is really unnecessary. If your country can still form an alliance with the other party under such national hatred and family feuds, then go ahead. I can only wish you both well."

After the voice fell, everyone echoed, "Yes, you can form an alliance if you want. Today I know that Dangxia is such a spineless country."

"That's right. They can tolerate such deep hatred. No wonder they have the audacity to put forward such conditions."

"Who said it wasn't..."

After such a reaction, Che Hongtu paused, and finally showed a little panic in his eyes.

Yan Shu saw it and couldn't help but sneer in her heart, it's time to mess up, right?

Humph, dare to threaten her little emperor like this, just wait, the good show is still to come!

~~

Perhaps because he was too angry at the dinner today, Yuwen Lan's face was still cold and gloomy until he returned to Ganlu Palace.

Yan Shu saw it and dismissed the idle people, asking him, "Your Majesty, are you angry because of the Dangxia envoy?"

Yuwen Lan did not deny it, but just sneered and said, "I didn't expect that this small country would be so shameless."

Oh, dare to threaten him with the Xiongnu?

Then let them go, and see if the Xiongnu don't swallow them up without leaving any bones.

But before she finished speaking, Yan Shu hurriedly said, "In fact, there is a backstory to this matter. According to my information, Dangxia Khan and Empress Dowager Xiao do intend to make friends with us, but it's all because of this taxi call. He wants to make a great contribution and invite rewards. That's why he dared to speak so arrogantly this time."

Yuwen Lan frowned, "Is that so?"

Yan Shu nodded vigorously, "Absolutely true. By the way, Your Majesty, do you know that from the capital to the capital of Daliang How long will it take at the fastest?"

Yuwen Lan was still a little puzzled, "Why do you ask this?"

Yan Shu said righteously, "Because this guy called Che Shetu also angered his own wife, the eldest princess of Dangxia and the daughter of Empress Dowager Xiao, to death. This matter is still unknown in Dangxia. As a righteous person, how can I just watch and do nothing?"

Yuwen Lan, "..."

Well, he never thought that there would be such a thing anyway? Well

, in this case, we can only blame Che Shetu for being too smart.

……

~~

From the capital of Daliang to the capital of Dangxia, there are a full two thousand miles.

But if we hurry, a secret letter can arrive in three to five days.

So not long after, Empress Dowager Xiao in the Dangxia Palace received a piece of news that was enough to make her furious - it turned out that her beloved daughter was angered to death by her husband.

The secret letter was very detailed and sharp, even the time and place of her daughter's death, the names of the servants who served her, and even the time and place of the maid she sent to the princess's mansion every time she was with Che Hongtu, as well as the gold and silver jewelry that Che Hongtu gave to the maid to please her.

Seeing this, Empress Dowager Xiao believed it about 70% and immediately sent someone to re-investigate in anger.

But before the results of the investigation came out, she received an official letter from the Daliang court.

The letter angrily described in detail what the envoy Che Hongtu had done in Daliang, and severely criticized them for being insincere and spineless, and for ignoring the national hatred and family feuds and making friends with the greedy and cruel Xiong Rong.

After reading the letter, Empress Dowager Xiao was furious and immediately sent another team of envoys to Daliang.

...

At the same time, in the capital of Daliang, the new work of Master Xiaoyao once again appeared in front of readers.

——The story of the Bamian Bookstore that identified the protagonist last time still made people feel unsatisfied, so everyone was a little curious now. I wonder if this story is still about a name and a revenge?

For a while, they rushed to buy it again and read it.

After reading it, people found that although the story did not specify the name, it happened in a foreign country and was also very unique.

The princess in the story was innocent and gentle. She was loved by her mother since she was a child. When she reached the age of marriage, her mother chose a husband for her after careful selection.

However, the husband appeared to be honest and kind, but in fact he was lustful and mean. On the one hand, he listened to the princess's gentle words, but on the other hand, he secretly hooked up with the maids in the mansion and did all kinds of despicable things. Finally, one day, the truth was revealed. The princess could not accept that her trusted husband was such a scumbag. In anger, she suffered a hemorrhage after childbirth and unfortunately passed away.

And the husband, in a panic, planned to kill someone to cover up his crime.

Fortunately, the queen mother was wise and saw through the other party's trick in time. She was furious and immediately executed the hypocrite and his lover to comfort her daughter's soul in heaven.

After reading this story, righteous readers naturally spit on the unfaithful prince consort, regretted the princess who died early, and praised the queen mother's wisdom and decisiveness.

In this regard, the queen mother was a little puzzled after listening to Yan Shu's personal reading of the story.

As Yan Shu's boss, the queen mother naturally knew that this was about the royal family of the Xia Kingdom.

She said, "Hasn't Empress Dowager Xiao been deceived by her son-in-law for a long time? If Your Majesty hadn't sent a secret letter, she still wouldn't know the truth. Why did you write her so wisely?"

Yan Shu smiled and said, "Because I wrote this storybook for the people of Dangxia to read, so naturally I have to write the Empress Dowager better. Moreover, this kind of revenge requires quick retaliation, so readers will feel relieved. And Empress Dowager Xiao must be full of guilt towards her daughter after knowing the truth. If this storybook can make her feel better, it will also be beneficial to the relationship between our two countries." The Empress Dowager

suddenly realized, Nodding, "So that's how it is. It's just to flatter the Queen Mother Xiao.

" Yan Shu chuckled, "That's true. After all, it's better to have one more friend than one more enemy." The Queen Mother

also laughed, "That's true, but it's too annoying to call a car. I don't know when their people in the country can arrive in the capital. But don't let him run away."

Yan Shu said, "It will be soon. After they know the truth, they will be anxious and can't wait to catch

this person and put him back for trial." Now the guards of the posthouse must keep a strict watch on him and don't let him run away.

~~

And sure enough, within six or seven days, the new envoy sent by Dangxia arrived in the capital.

This new envoy was an old minister of Dangxia. When he was in China, he always advocated friendship with Daliang. When he arrived, he changed Che Hongtu's words and explained the position of Dangxia court with all his sincerity.

Daliang was also generous. After some discussion between the two sides, they quickly made a decision - to open a city at the border for mutual trade, allow the people of the two countries to do business, and reduce taxes by half to show their sincerity. When

the news came out, both sides were satisfied. Compared with other countries, Daliang did not favor one over the other, so there was no objection, and everyone was happy.

Then, the envoys of various countries said goodbye and set off on their journey home.

The Dangxia envoy also took the guilty minister Che Hongtu back to his capital. Thanks to the escort of the Daliang guards along the way, Che Hongtu tried to escape several times but failed.

I heard that Empress Dowager Xiao was already furious, waiting for the punishment of Che Shitu, which would only be worse than what was described in the storybook.

Yan Shu silently gave this person some wax in her heart.

She had seen many people who had done shameful things, but it was rare to see someone who was so arrogant after doing shameful things.

Oh, there was no need to raise her head to the gods, in front of her, all the demons and monsters could not escape!