Chapter 362 The Envoy of Dai Viet
"What? The Queen Mother was kidnapped?!" Xia Zhengqi was even more stunned.
[They took the old witch with them before leaving. Was it for filial piety or for taking advantage of her?]
Xia Miaoyuan thought quickly when she heard the news.
[Yao Jinse is a time-traveling girl. She has no mother-daughter relationship with the Queen Mother. It is impossible that she risked her life to save the Queen Mother out of filial piety.]
[Then, they took the old witch away for future use. If the two armies really come to a head-on confrontation, they can push the Queen Mother of Daxia out and put her in front of the two armies to cause some chaos.]
The emperor and the queen felt a chill down their spines when they heard their daughter's voice.
Liang Chaozong and Yao Jinse are a couple who really don't care about what they do.
Xia Zhengqi thought silently for a while, called Debao to the bedside, and whispered: "Keep the matter of Fanyin Temple secret, don't reveal a word."
"Find a nanny in the palace who is about the same height as the empress dowager and let her go."
Debao nodded repeatedly and went back to do his job.
[Wow! Daddy is so smart!]
[Put a substitute in Fanyin Temple. If one day they really pull the empress dowager out, they will say that the empress dowager of Daxia has always been chanting sutras and praying in Fanyin Temple and has never been abducted.]
[In this way, we don't have to worry about them doing anything to the empress dowager.] When
the queen heard her daughter's interpretation, she immediately admired Xia Zhengqi.
"Your Majesty, this method is really brilliant!" The queen praised softly.
Xia Zhengqi listened to the praises from his daughter and the queen, and his mood, which had been gloomy for most of the night, finally improved a little.
Xia Miaoyuan crawled out from under the quilt, climbed into Xia Zhengqi's arms, and comforted him in a sweet voice: "Father, don't worry."
Xia Zhengqi lowered his head to meet the warm eyes of his precious daughter, and his heart was about to melt.
"With Miao'er here, your mother here, and your brother the crown prince and your second brother here, father won't worry."
The queen looked at the touching scene of her sweet and soft daughter comforting Xia Zhengqi, and couldn't help but move closer, snuggling up to Xia Zhengqi, stretching out an arm and hugging Xia Miaoyuan.
Xia Miaoyuan felt extremely happy for a moment, and even the mood that was disturbed by the bad news just now faded a lot.
[It's like hugging my father and mother like this, and I feel full of strength. This is the power of love! ]
The emperor and the empress smiled at each other. Didn't their precious daughter bring them endless strength?
The family of three hugged each other silently, enjoying this moment of warmth and sweetness.
Until Xia Miaoyuan couldn't hold on any longer, her little head leaned on Xia Zhengqi's shoulder, and she fell asleep.
The emperor and the empress carefully put Xia Miaoyuan on the bed to continue sleeping, and the two of them tiptoed out of bed, came to the outer room, and discussed the matter of the sky prison.
"Ruoyu, I can't bear to see Miao'er worrying about the important affairs of the court day and night."
"Let her have a good sleep."
After hearing this, the queen looked inside with heartache: "These days, I see her working so hard for such a small person, and I feel really distressed."
Xia Zhengqi lowered his voice and asked: "Ruoyu, what do you think about the Tianlao? I am hesitating whether to make the escape of Liang Chaozong public."
"In the morning court later, there should be well-informed officials to challenge me."
Xia Zhengqi sighed when he said this.
The queen lowered her eyes: "Your Majesty is afraid that making the news of Liang Chaozong's escape public will bring shame to the Great Xia court?"
Xia Zhengqi nodded with an ugly face.
"I think so, not necessarily."
Xia Zhengqi raised his eyes curiously when he heard the queen say this.
"Your Majesty, think about it! Liang Chaozong has been planning for so long and has been setting up the scheme in Daxia for more than ten years. You have found out everything and exposed his identity in public."
"Moreover, you destroyed his business and information network at the fastest speed. Now it can be said that most of the power that Liang Chaozong has been building for more than ten years has been destroyed."
"How amazing is that!"
"Although he has luckily escaped now, if we announce this news openly and issue a wanted order."
"Then, Liang Chaozong will be like a dog that has lost its home. Even if he escapes, he will be a loser."
"Think about it, in this case, which side will the outside world's public opinion be more inclined to? I think the outside world will not laugh at Daxia for this."
Xia Zhengqi stroked his beard and pondered for a while, and felt that there was some truth in it.
"Well, what Ruo Yu said makes sense."
"If we hide it and pretend that Liang Chaozong is still in the Heavenly Prison, it would be bad if the truth is revealed in the end."
"But what about the matter of the heavenly fire?"
The queen leaned towards Xia Zhengqi and said coquettishly, "Your Majesty, why are you so anxious and confused?"
"It is said that a fireball fell from the sky and burned the Heavenly Prison, but who saw it?"
"Who can be sure that the fire was caused by heavenly fire?"
"Then I also said that it was Liang Chaozong's assassins who maliciously set the fire."
After hearing this, Xia Zhengqi's eyes lit up instantly.
"Yes, yes, that's right, it was Liang Chaozong's assassins who set the fire maliciously! How could there be any fire from heaven?"
"If anyone dares to mention the fire from heaven in the court, I will say he is spreading rumors!"
While the emperor and empress were talking, the sun had already risen and it was time for the morning court.
Xia Zhengqi washed up, sorted out his thoughts, and went to court.
As expected, at the morning court, some censors did mention the matter of the Heavenly Prison.
Xia Zhengqi did as they had discussed and did not hide the fact that Liang Chaozong had escaped.
Before the censors questioned him about the fire from heaven, he announced to the public that it was Liang Chaozong's men who had maliciously set the fire at night that caused the fire in the Heavenly Prison and Liang Chaozong took advantage of the chaos to escape.
Immediately afterwards, Xia Zhengqi issued a wanted order in the court, on which were painted the portraits of Liang Chaozong and Yao Jinse.
Xia Zhengqi looked serious and said in a loud voice: "I declare that from now on, all countries in Daxia and those with friendly diplomatic relations with Daxia will be killed without mercy if they encounter Liang Chaozong!"
"A reward of 1,000 taels of gold will be given to those who can capture him alive, and a reward of 1,000 taels of silver will
be given to those who can kill him!" Seeing this, all the court officials flattered Xia Zhengqi.
"Liang Chaozong has no people and no money now, he is just a bereaved dog!"
"That's right, he is a bereaved dog, even if he survives, he can't make any waves!"
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Three days later, the envoys of Dai Viet Kingdom just arrived at Suzhou official post station, more than 200 miles away from the capital of Daxia, and they couldn't wait to stay and rest.
The three envoys who were sent to Daxia stayed in the upper rooms of the official post station.
The followers were busy packing things.
Dai Viet, located in the south of Daxia, was a country with strong comprehensive national strength.
The current emperor of Dai Viet, named Viet Haoming, was only sixteen years old and ranked third among brothers.
He was the only legitimate son born to the late emperor and queen of Dai Viet. Therefore, after the death of the late emperor, he inherited the throne.
There were three envoys who came to Daxia this time.
One was the great prince of Dai Viet, Viet Haoyun, who was the eldest brother of the emperor of Dai Viet.
One was the prime minister of Dai Viet, Han Lie.
Another was Han Lie's student, named Bai Zhou.