At the banquet that followed, everyone was cautious because of the assassination attempt. Even those girls who had harbored ill intentions towards the Emperor restrained their thoughts.
Moreover, everyone knows that the emperor arrested Liu Yanxue because she attempted assassination, but no one knows that Xie Qi's real reason is because Liu Yanxue is a time traveler.
Because of this, some people present did not deliberately conceal their behavior habits, which made Xie Qi notice something unusual.
Xie Qi leaned back in his chair, his eyes narrowed, staring intently at the guests below. He carefully observed everyone's every move, not missing a single detail.
Finally, Xie Qi's eyes fell on a few young people, and he found that these people's behavior was very strange.
Their sitting posture and eating manners were obviously different from those of ancient people, as if they were completely unfamiliar with the etiquette norms of such occasions.
Xie Qi tapped the table lightly with his fingers, as if lost in thought.
At this moment, everyone presented gifts to the Queen Mother, and the atmosphere of the banquet eased a little.
After everyone finished presenting their gifts, Xie Qi finally spoke up, "General Wang, who is this person next to you?"
Upon hearing this, General Wang quickly stood up and replied respectfully, "Your Majesty, it is my son Wang Meng."
Xie Qi waved his hand and said with a smile: "No need to be so formal. At today's banquet, everyone should be casual and just sit and chat."
Xie Qi then looked at Wang Meng again and slowly spoke, "I've heard that the Wang family's eldest son is a young hero, with extraordinary skills in both civil and military affairs. Today, I want to test you. What are your thoughts on the art of war, Wang Meng?"
Upon hearing this, Wang Meng responded, "Your Majesty, I understand that 'In every battle, the right tactics are used to unite forces and the unexpected tactics to win.' Training troops and forming battle formations are the right tactics, the foundation. But when the battle comes, unexpected tactics are also needed."
However, after the other party finished speaking, Xie Qi understood clearly that this was referring to the content of Sun Tzu's Art of War. It seemed that his guess was correct. There was more than one time traveler, Liu Yanxue.
But Xie Qi didn't want to alert the enemy now, so he praised: "Excellent, wonderful! Come here, I'll give you a hundred taels of gold!"
Wang Meng: "Thank you, Your Majesty!"
At this time, Xie Qi turned to look at the child of another minister and began to test him. After Xie Qi tested the six people he suspected, he confirmed that they were all time travelers.
However, Xie Qi was in a dilemma at this time. It was easy to deal with one person, just execute him, but six people plus Liu Yanxue would make it seven people.
He couldn't kill them all. Some of them were the only sons in the ministers' families, the ones who would carry on the family line. If he killed them, it might make the ministers and him, the emperor, lose their loyalty.
Xie Qi was silent for a moment, then slowly spoke, "My dear ministers, I have recently given deep thought to the creation of a team called 'Pillars of the Nation'. All who join this team, regardless of gender, will be officials of the third rank. I see that you have raised your children so well, which is truly a blessing for the nation. Therefore, I would like to select talented individuals from among these younger generations to fill this team."
Upon hearing this, the ministers were filled with emotion. Regardless of the honor of being called a "pillar of the nation," even the rank of a third-rank official was something his children might not even be able to achieve even after ten years. Those ministers whose children were daughters were especially moved.
After Xie Qi saw that none of the ministers had any objections, he called out the six people he had just tested, including four men and two women.
Xie Qi looked at the people standing in two rows and said, "Well, I'll take them for a walk first. Mother, you guys continue."
As Xie Qi spoke, he walked down the platform. When he passed by Zhan Ze and saw Zhan Ze staring at him in confusion, Xie Qi could only pretend not to see it.
After all, the relationship between the emperor and Zhan Ze is only that of a monarch and his subject, and they are not very close friends. If Xie Qi rashly shows closeness to Zhan Ze, it will make Zhan Ze suspicious.
Then the six young men followed the emperor, turned several corners, and finally walked into a large room.
Just as Xie Qi sat in the main seat in the front, many guards with swords suddenly came into the room. As soon as they came in, they surrounded the group of young people with swords and closed the door.
Liu Yanxue was also brought in by the guards.
This scene frightened the young people standing there.
Xie Qi looked at the captain of the guards, then raised his hand and pointed at them, saying calmly, "Tie them all up for me."
Xie Qi didn't believe that there would be so many travelers in one dimension. If there were, they must have been brought here by someone else. And based on Xie Qi's understanding of the destroyer, he would not be so kind as to give these people a second life unless these travelers had some kind of mission to complete.
At this time, everyone was tied up by the guards. Xie Qi looked at the young man struggling below, then looked at the captain of the guards and said, "All of you go down and close the door."
"yes!"
At this time, the only people in the room were the seven young men who were tied up and sitting on the ground, and Xie Qi.
Wang Meng looked at Xie Qi with murderous intent on his face: "What do you want to do! Let me go!"
Xie Qi stretched lazily and said, "I don't want to do anything. I want to know what your purpose is."
At this moment, Xie Qi clearly realized that these people did not seem to know each other, and they might not even know whether the person in front of them was a time traveler.
The one who was brought in, Liu Yanxue, was already crying: "I don't want to die, and I don't want to kill you, please let me go."
When Xie Qi heard this, he walked over and asked, "Liu Yanxue, how did you die?"
Liu Yanxue cried, "What?" Then she burst into tears again, "I don't want to die!"
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