Chapter 317 Isn't this Mo Bai?
Tuoba Wenjing walked to the center of the main hall, reached out and pinched a corner of the red silk, and pulled it off with force.
Inside a huge cage lay a massive white tiger.
Upon seeing so many people, the white tiger opened its mouth and let out a roar, seemingly unhappy that its sleep had been disturbed.
Shen Ruzhi rubbed her eyes. "Isn't this Mo Bai?"
Jiang Wan Ning shook her head, "It looks even bigger than Mo Bai's."
"Where did this thing come from? I haven't seen it anywhere along the way." Shen Ruzhi frowned. "What is he trying to do?"
"Although this thing is the same species as Mo Bai, it looks like it was just hunted and is very wild. I'm afraid it might hurt someone."
Tuoba Wenjing glanced around at the expressions of the people around him, quite satisfied, but a little dissatisfied when he saw that Pei Yanchuan, Jiang Wanning and the others had no change in their expressions.
A thought suddenly arose in his mind: "I heard that there is a similar white tiger in the Langya Prince's mansion. I wonder how it compares to mine?"
Pei Yanchuan merely glanced at it indifferently, "Not good."
Tuoba Wenjing was speechless again. "The Prince of Langya has quite the big mouth."
Tuoba Wenjing said to Emperor Xiao Yu, "Your Majesty, since that's the case, why don't you let my white tiger come out and have a contest with the white tiger of the Prince of Langya?"
“Your Majesty, this white tiger is extremely wild. It doesn’t matter if it injures us, but if it injures Your Majesty and the Empress, that would be a matter of national importance,” said the Duke of Rong, rising to his feet. “It is best not to do such a dangerous thing.”
"Duke Rongguo is a veteran of the battlefield, how can he be so cowardly? In this hall, besides you Dongling people, there are also our Xixia people, and we are not afraid. Why is Duke Rongguo afraid?"
"If you Dongling people are really afraid, then so be it."
"It's a pity that these white tigers are free-range in our Western Xia, but can only stay in cages in your Eastern Mausoleum." Tuoba Wenjing's words were provocative. "Your Majesty, please forgive me, but I did not expect the people of Eastern Mausoleum to be so cowardly."
"If I had known this would happen, I wouldn't have brought this auspicious omen from Western Xia. I would have chosen something else instead."
"Our Western Xia hunting dogs are also quite good."
After Tuoba Wenjing finished speaking, all the envoys from Western Xia burst into laughter.
Shen Ruzhi slammed her chopsticks down on the table with a loud thud, instantly silencing the entire hall. The Western Xia envoys immediately stopped smiling.
Looking at Shen Ruzhi's face, he lowered his head.
Although they were Tuoba Wenjing's men, no one in the entire Western Xia dared to offend Shen Ruzhi.
If she is dissatisfied, and says a few words to Tuoba Xiong and Lin Qingshuang, especially Lin Qingshuang, as long as Shen Ruzhi sighs, the person who made her sigh will definitely not have a good ending.
Tuoba Wenjing looked at Shen Ruzhi and said, "Sister, I know you have a deep connection with Dongling, but what I said is the truth."
"If this white tiger were in our Western Xia, it would surely be met with cheers from the crowd. Your Majesty, you did not know that the people of Dongling were so cowardly. After all, this is a fact."
Shen Ruzhi wiped her hands, threw the handkerchief on the table, and was about to speak when Jiang Wanning preemptively said, "Since Your Highness says so, why don't you go into this cage first and stay with the white tiger?"
"Have the prince bring his white tiger over again."
"Furthermore, we Dongling people are not afraid of beasts, but we are afraid of being disgusted by people who are even more despicable than beasts."
"If you don't believe me, wait until the prince's white tiger arrives, and you'll see if we Dongling people are afraid."
There is a white tiger in the Langya Prince's Mansion that is very intelligent. Everyone in Dongling knows this. This white tiger only obeys the orders of the prince and princess, so it will not harm anyone unless the prince gives the order.
The people of Dongling were naturally not afraid.
Shen Ruzhi glanced at Jiang Wanning with an appreciative look.
She said what she wanted to say. If Shen Ruzhi had said it, it would have been tantamount to slapping herself in the face given her current status. But if she didn't say it, she would have let down Shen Zhao and Jiang Wan Ning and the others.
In her heart, Dongling was always her home, but under these circumstances, she still had to consider the face of the Western Xia side.
If Jiang Wan Ning said this, there would be no problem.
Tuoba Wenjing's lips twitched. "Princess Langya, I am, after all, a prince of a country. How can you expect me to stay with a beast?"
"Isn't this what His Highness just said, an auspicious omen for your Western Xia?"
"How did you turn into an animal again?"
Tuoba Wenjing's face flushed red. "Although this is an auspicious omen, it is still a beast."
"Whether it's an auspicious omen or a lucky star, it can't surpass the power of the royal family. How about this?" Tuoba Wenjing said, "How about I have one of our envoys enter this cage and stay with this white tiger for the time it takes for an incense stick to burn?"
“One of the envoys this time is an animal trainer,” Shen Ruzhi said, pointing to one of the Western Xia envoys who had a white goat-like beard. “That’s him.”
"I've heard that he can tame any wild beast."
“Of course,” Tuoba Wenjing said, “Your Dongling also needs to choose one person.”
"Is this alright now?"
Since you're afraid of being released, then surely one person can go in?
Having heard Tuoba Wenjing say this, Xiao Yu knew he couldn't let the other party look down on him. "In that case, what does the Prince of Langya think?"
Jiang Wan Ning found it amusing; this Xiao Yu really had taken the ruthlessness of an emperor to the extreme.
Pei Yanchuan gently put down his teacup. "This matter still needs Your Majesty's decision. If Your Majesty allows me to enter, I will naturally have no objections."
The old master of the Song family said, "Mainly because the Prince of Langya has more experience in this area, I also feel that the Prince of Langya is more suitable for this matter."
As soon as the old patriarch of the Song family said this, the members of the Song faction all rushed to recommend and flatter him.
Grand Tutor Zhou chuckled, "What Brother Song means by saying that anyone who has ever kept one of these things should go to jail?"
“I remember that Brother Song’s son also raised these things, but he almost had his manhood eaten away, so he gave up the idea.”
"If that's the case, shouldn't Brother Song's son, Lord Song, also go in and stay for a while?"
The "Young Master Song" mentioned by Grand Tutor Zhou was a second-rank official in the Ministry of Works who was over fifty years old.
Old Master Song, being old and shrewd, was not angered by Grand Tutor Zhou's words at all. He just laughed and said, "Brother, let's not worry about these children's affairs."
"Today, His Majesty is so considerate and generous, allowing my elder brother and me, who are half-buried in the earth, to attend the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet."
"This is already a great blessing. These matters should be handed over to these young people to handle."
“Brother Song, you are right. Although we are half-buried in the ground, we still need to share some of the burden of national affairs with His Majesty.”
Grand Tutor Zhou looked at Xiao Yu and said, "Why don't I go in and spend some time with this little kitten?"
"Teacher, no!" Xiao Yu said urgently. "Teacher is old and can easily get hurt if he falls even once. How can he stay with this huge creature?"
A fully grown white tiger weighs at least three or four hundred pounds, and one of its paws can slap an adult.
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