Chapter 263 The Upcoming Banquet
The annoying sister-in-law with a man's body but a woman's heart finally left, and Governor Xiao felt a sense of pleasure in putting the blame on someone else.
The next day at work, he was particularly nice to Jin Zekang, so much so that the Regent King thought that Xiao Yuan had done something to let him down behind his back.
But his good mood didn't last long, and something worse happened.
After half a month of wrangling and testing, the Quanrong finally could not hold back any longer and proposed to congratulate the new emperor in person on his ascension to the throne.
The congratulations were false; he just wanted to hold a banquet to gather the officials of Dajin.
They were preparing to make trouble at the banquet, using both soft and hard tactics to force Dajin to provide them with food and fodder support.
They have also won over some officials in recent days, and these peace advocates will then agree with the Quanrong on the grounds that the two countries should not go to war because of their diplomatic relations.
The Jin Dynasty has never had a unified attitude towards the barbarians; the war faction and the peace faction each have their own market.
As for which faction can be reused, it all depends on the national strength and the attitude of those in power at that time.
When faced with an emperor who is high-spirited and determined to govern the country, the war faction is a loyal minister.
Those peace advocates who do not want to fight are spineless traitors who betray their own people.
If the emperor in power is cowardly, then the war advocates will be regarded as sinners who provoke war and do not care about the lives of the people.
The emperor would regard the peace faction as wise ministers who care about the people and would entrust them with important tasks.
Under such circumstances, the pro-war generals had a lot of passion and a desire to serve the country but had nowhere to display it.
Seeing this, the barbarians on the border became more arrogant and domineering, constantly invading the border, burning, killing, looting, and making the people miserable.
As for national strength, it is easier to explain. Most of the time, if you have strong soldiers and horses, you attack; if you have an empty treasury, you make peace.
After all, the food and fodder must be sent before the troops arrive. War is a waste of money, and you can't afford it without some financial resources.
The situation in Dajin is now more complicated.
This year was a bad year. Not only did the Quanrong suffer, but the Dajin tribe was no less affected.
It's not easy for either side in terms of the national treasury.
Especially since the emperor was young and the regent and the marquis of Zhenguo were competing with each other, it was assumed that the Jin Dynasty did not have the strength to confront the Quanrong head-on.
The court officials speculated that these two who had just obtained high positions might not want to fight, so many officials accepted large sums of money from the Quanrong and planned to advocate peace.
Jin Zekang was also originally in favor of peace.
It's not that he is afraid of the Quanrong, but the court is now unstable and the risk of a long-term war is too great.
The second prince's uncle stationed troops in Shu and his nephew died in treason.
If the imperial court mobilized a large number of troops to fight against the Quanrong, he might stab them in the back.
Xiao Yuan also had this concern, so after discussing it, the two decided to wait and see.
They did not want to fight, and the Quanrong, who had suffered a disaster, might not have the ability to go to war with them.
The game between two countries is a process of mutual testing, and the wolf is afraid of both ends.
Only you know your true strengths and weaknesses.
The Quanrong prince Tosai delayed the audience until now in order to have more time to look for his beauty in red.
Seeing that there was no hope of finding the person, he had no choice but to shoulder his own responsibility.
People tend to get angrier when they are depressed, and this time he was determined to cause trouble.
Not only did he recruit many officials in advance, he also prepared some programs, determined to get what he wanted.
This was the first banquet held by the court since the new emperor ascended the throne, and there were foreign envoys coming to make suggestions, so the scale of the banquet was quite large.
All officials above the third rank were allowed to bring their families to the banquet, and officials from the Honglusi also prepared various entertainment programs.
Xiao Yuan knew that the Quanrong had ill intentions, so he deployed a number of Dongchang masters and even prepared some students with quick thinking in case of emergency.
In the past, other countries would ask tricky questions during audiences, and even use them to bet on food and money.
There is no such thing as a thousand-day defense against thieves.
The difficult questions that the whole country had worked out were answered on the spot, and Dajin suffered a great loss by passively defending.
I don’t know what the Quanrong are up to this time.
The people from the East Factory found out that they brought experts and strong men with them, but they couldn't find out anything else.
Jiang Xinyu and Bao Beibei have never liked hypocritical and troublesome occasions such as banquets.
But they both have special identities.
One was the legitimate wife of the Marquis of Zhenguo and had to go, and the other had to go to protect Jin Zekang's life.
Fortunately, Bao Beibei moved into the Regent's Palace, otherwise Jin Zekang might not have been able to come today.
I wonder who is so smart as to be willing to spend so much money to hire more than fifty assassins.
All the soldiers in the Regent's Palace were useless, and even the secret guards could only hold out for a short while at most.
If Bao Beibei had not taken action, even if Jin Zekang had escaped, half of the fighting force of the Regent Palace would have been killed.
Jin Zekang finally understood why Bao Beibei was so confident, and Jiang Xinyu highly recommended it.
He is really capable. If nothing unexpected happens, this will be the combat ceiling of Dajin.
Those top assassins couldn't survive a single round in her hands.
The beautiful woman in a silk dress who looked like a butterfly rushed into the group of assassins like a tiger into a flock of sheep.
It's just that the method of killing is a bit too terrible.
The crowd of people holding knives passed by and there were heads falling all over the place. This lady might have some obsession with her head.
Even if you chop a person in half, you have to go back and chop off his head.
She has her own understanding of death. Even if the waist is chopped off, it is not considered death. The head must be chopped off to count.
It was as if if the head didn't fall off the corpse would be able to stand up again and bite her.
The scene was extremely bloody, with blood all over the ground and heads rolling underfoot. His Regent Palace instantly turned into a haunted house.
To be honest, the assassination did not cause such a big psychological shadow on him.
At night, he dreamed that he and Azhu went to a watermelon field to pick watermelons. Every time he picked watermelons, he saw a human head. He was so scared that he woke up.
Although it was very comfortable to be coaxed to sleep by Azhuo later, it was also very embarrassing. Azhuo thought he was a coward.
Later, when I complained to Xiao Yuan, I found out that Jiang Xinyu also had that problem.
Not only did he chop off people's heads, he also liked to hit them on the head with a mace, just like hitting a watermelon, with a popping sound the brain matter would flow out.
Xiao Yuan thought that this might be what their teacher at the Fairy Cave taught them.
But he would not tell Jin Zekang, he just said it out loud to express his disgust for a moment.
Haha, very successful.
Jin Zekang regretted why he had the bad mouth to tell Xiao Yuan this.
Not only was lunch out of his reach, but tofu pudding and tofu were also permanently removed from the menu of the Regent's Palace.
No matter what, Bao Beibei's killing method is a bit bloody but she is very capable. With her around, my safety factor goes up sharply.
We still don’t know what the Quanrong will do today, so Jin Zekang must carry Bao Beibei, a life-saving artifact, with him.
It was inconvenient to reveal his sworn brother-sister relationship with Jiang Xinyu, so he gave this identity to Bao Beibei.
Otherwise, how can he, the regent, be with a woman?
Female guard
Have you ever seen a guard dressed in fancy clothes?
He also tactfully advised Bao Beibei to be more low-key and wear men's clothes if that didn't work.
It’s a pity that this big guy didn’t do it.
She had gone to great lengths to put on women's clothes, so how could she possibly change back into men's clothes?
Now he is begging others for protection, not because others need his salary to support themselves.
In terms of initiative, only Bao Beibei gets to choose his share, not him to choose others'.
His foundation was too poor, and his life as the regent was a bit depressing.
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