Chapter 75: Smiling Tiger

He laughed dryly and responded repeatedly: "Let's go now, thank you, Your Majesty."

That night, He Chaoci directly told Shi Yi what happened in the past two hours. Wrote this memorial.

Shi Yi handed it over to the secret guard smoothly, and Qian Dingzhu and Wan told him to hand in the memorial before the emperor went to court tomorrow.

The next day.

Above the court.

"The envoys have come all the way and haven't been well received. They really belong to Nanxia." Shentu Ming sat upright, his eyes falling on Lu Fan who lowered his head below, "I will definitely punish those palace people. "

There was no emotion in his voice.

Lu Fan raised his head slightly, thinking about what happened last night, and smiled softly, "Your Majesty is really joking. Not only is Nanxia's location better, but its food is much richer than Qicai's. Even ordinary tea has a taste. It's a different flavor."

"For some servants who don't understand the rules, it's just a change." A big smile appeared on Lu Fan's face.

But if you look closely, the smile doesn't reach your eyes.

Shen Tuming lowered his head and continued: "As long as the envoy can be satisfied, that is the best. Punishing a few palace people is nothing."

He turned to look at He Chaoci and said calmly, "Instruct us to go ahead and serve the envoy last night." I'll let my men play twenty boards each so that they can remember it for a long time."

He Chaoci lowered his head slightly and said, "Yes."

He lowered his eyes and glanced at Lu Fan casually. No waves.

But when it fell into Lu Fan's eyes, he felt his heart skip a beat.

An inexplicable panic spread infinitely in my heart.

He quickly shook his head, an illusion, it must be an illusion!

No matter how capable the other party is, is it possible that he can attack him openly?

After all, he now represents the Colorful Country, and he came here for trading. Now he is Nanxia's distinguished guest.

Suddenly, Lu Fan's expression froze. Did the Emperor of Nanxia already know what happened last night?

After thinking about it, I felt relieved. I had long heard that the emperor of Southern Xia was a smiling tiger with countless tricks.

If Qicai hadn't managed to get a place by relying on other skills, it wouldn't have been afraid of Nan Xia's power like other small places.

He never expected that the events of last night would be directly told to the emperor.

The emperor also mentioned it to him openly and openly. If this matter was pursued in detail, it would be his fault in the end.

Now, after all, he was in Southern Xia, and he originally planned to talk about the eunuchs and maids in the palace.

When his eyes met Shen Tuming's bottomless eyes, he couldn't help but suppress his thoughts.

He collected his thoughts and smiled at the corner of his mouth, "But no one is a saint. No one can make mistakes. As long as he knows his mistakes and can correct them, it will be fine. The emperor only needs to punish him a little."

He paused and said again . : "It's not entirely because of their poor service, but also because of the slaves themselves. It's just that they are not used to eating after the long journey."

Shentu Ming nodded, "The envoy is really kind-hearted, but in our Southern Xia If you are wrong, you are wrong. There is no room for maneuver."

After saying this, he raised his right hand slightly, and with a glance, two palace maids and eunuchs were holding a palace maid, and they were thrown to the ground with force.

Lu Fan lowered his eyes and glanced at the two people on the ground. Aren't these the two palace ladies from last night?

Lu Fan was a little suspicious, then quietly looked up at Shen Tuming above him, and then quickly looked away.

He silently took a step back.

The two palace maids were half lying on the ground, trembling all over, their heads hanging down, and they kept begging for mercy, "Your Majesty, please forgive me, Your Majesty, please forgive me."

Shentu Ming sighed softly, "It's my fault that you are too honest. It's because he didn't take good care of the people."

After saying this, he waved his hand, and the guards on the side picked up the sticks in their hands and threw them at the ground.

The sounds of hitting flesh one after another were heard in the hall, and the sounds made by the two palace maids became more pitiful each time.

Lu Fan frowned, not quite understanding what the emperor meant by doing this.

There still seemed to be a smile on Shentu Ming's lips. He glanced at Lu Fan and said calmly: "I wonder if the envoy is satisfied with my punishment? I always pay attention to finishing things on the same day."

Lu Fan couldn't help but say, "Why is the emperor so careful? But didn’t you say twenty pieces per person? Why now..."

He pointed at the two people who were being tortured, and the rest of his meaning was self-evident.

Shen Tuming waved his hand indifferently, "The rest of the people are right, but these two people really annoyed the envoy and made the envoy unhappy. Naturally, the punishment they received was different from others."

Lu Fan was silent.

For a moment, the only sound in the hall was the sound of sticks hitting flesh.

Gradually, Lu Fan felt as if fine sweat was oozing out from his forehead.

He couldn't help but swallow, and reached out to wipe the fine sweat off his forehead.

If it was just now, he didn't understand what the emperor meant by doing this, but now he knows it clearly.

The other party made it clear that they were trying to scare the monkeys, and the purpose was to beat him.

I didn't expect that the emperor of Nanxia would be so cruel. He wanted to beat people to death!

He subconsciously wanted to retreat, but he didn't expect that when he retreated, he felt as if his whole body had touched something. He was so frightened that he turned around and met a pair of deep black eyes.

At this time, Lu Fan's face was already a little pale, "Your Majesty... Your Majesty."

He Chaoci stretched out his hand to support his arm, "Envoys, please be careful."

When the two maids could only make a faint sound, Shen Tu Mingcai raised his hand to signal the executioner to stop.

The next moment, several people dragged the two dying palace ladies out of the hall.

Lu Fan tried his best to keep the smile on his face, "It's true that seeing is better than hearing. Your Majesty is truly a sage."

His tone was very respectful, and his eyebrows were lowered.

Shen Tuming smiled heartily, "I wonder if the envoy is in a better mood now?"

Lu Fan immediately nodded heavily, "The Emperor handled it this way, so there is no problem."

Shen Tuming clapped his hands suddenly, "Okay, now that the envoy's mood has been resolved, let's talk about Liuli. It's something."

When Liuli was mentioned, Lu Fan felt confident again.

He raised his eyebrows slightly and said, "Your Majesty, the king said that not a single piece of a thousand pieces of colored glaze should be missing." He stretched out his hand and gestured with one finger.

He has lowered his status in advance in order to leave the other party with no room for bargaining.

You know, this thousand pieces of colored glaze is not a small amount, it is something that even money cannot buy.

As soon as he finished speaking, a strange light flashed in Lu Fan's eyes.