She paused, then took out a blueprint from her bosom. "This is the blueprint for a new crossbow developed by our Great Wei. Its range and power far surpass ordinary crossbows. I present it to His Majesty today to thank His Majesty and His Highness for taking care of my younger sister."
After looking at the blueprints, the emperor's eyes crinkled with a smile.
He vowed that he would treat Ye Zhen like a precious treasure from now on, and would give her anything she wanted.
With all that the Great Wei has given us, how could the Great Abyss not grow stronger?
Unexpectedly, the surprise was yet to come. Shi Wuxia added, "If Your Majesty does not mind, we can open up maritime trade with the Great Wei to promote economic and trade exchanges between the two countries."
This will make it easier for A-mei to go home in the future.
The Minister of Revenue was the first to get restless, saying, "If that were really the case, that would be wonderful."
Even if they had never been to the Great Wei, they had heard of its prosperity. If they could trade with it, not only would the Great Yuan's treasury be full, but the people in the coastal areas would also have no worries about having enough to eat.
Economic, military, and every other aspect has been taken into consideration; this is truly a golden opportunity.
The emperor, of course, had no reason not to embrace her, and hurriedly replied with a smile, "Then I thank Brother Shi and Miss Shi. It is my Xie family's good fortune to have such a wonderful daughter-in-law."
Shi Yan gave Da Yuan so many benefits, all because of Ye Zhen.
But previously...
"To be honest, I feel guilty for not realizing the ambitions of Ye Zhengqing and his wife, which caused Zhaoning to suffer greatly."
Later, they guessed Ye Zhen's identity, but because they lacked evidence, they couldn't act easily.
Shi Yan was not a difficult person to talk to. He himself was very busy with state affairs and understood the considerations of a ruler.
He wouldn't hold the emperor accountable for this, but if the royal family ever mistreats his daughter, then he shouldn't blame him for taking her back to the Great Wei.
Actually, he really wants to take his daughter back now, but he has heard that his daughter is in love with Crown Prince Zhaolin.
He failed in his responsibilities as a father, so he cannot act like one and interfere in his daughter's relationships.
I just wanted to finish my work and leave as soon as possible so I could go back and talk to my daughter.
The emperor saw through his thoughts and also wanted to end the banquet as soon as possible, since Huo Zhan had already publicly promised that the two countries would go to war.
All that's needed is for the two sides to sign a friendly alliance agreement another day, and he also needs to meet with Li Heng.
As for Huo Zhan, he had no lingering attachment to tonight's banquet, but he did want to see Yin Jiuniang.
Ye Zhen now has a powerful backer, and she also protects her master. If she obstructs him and Yin Jiuniang, his path to winning her back will likely become even more difficult.
However, after tonight's events, he felt he could mention Li Heng.
He then took out a letter from his bosom. "This is a secret letter from the former emperor to me the year General Ye died in battle."
The letter detailed his plan to go to the swamp to besiege Ye Jinghong.
"During this internal strife in Dongwu, I learned by chance that someone had conspired with the Emperor of Dongwu to cause trouble in the swamp."
However, many years have passed, the previous emperor is dead, and Huo has not yet found out who that person was. But he suspects that Ye Yunheng does not have the ability to contact the previous emperor.
He couldn't mention Li Heng openly, so he could only offer a subtle reminder.
How could the emperor of an enemy country be so easily approached? Besides, Ye Yunheng was just a minor general in the military camp.
The words have been spoken; whether the emperor believes them or not is up to him.
Many people in the hall thought of Li Heng.
Ye Zhen just said that Ye Yunheng is Li Heng's adopted son, which means that Li Heng already knew that Ye Yunheng was still alive.
If you know this, why never mention it?
Why is Ye Yunheng Li Heng's adopted son? I've never heard of any connection between the two of them before.
The emperor had already learned the inside story from Xie Tingzhou, but lacked evidence. Now, Huo Zhan had given him a pretext.
"Someone, summon Prime Minister Li."
Meanwhile, in the Prime Minister's residence, weapons clashed.
A quarter of an hour ago, a group of men in black suddenly rushed into the Prime Minister's residence, drew their swords and began to kill, resulting in the deaths and injuries of countless servants.
Li Heng was also stabbed in the thigh, while Xiao Shi was slit in the throat by an assassin.
"Quickly, fetch a doctor for the lady! Fetch a doctor!"
Holding Xiao's body, Li Heng cried out in anguish, "Who wanted to take my life? Who is it that cannot tolerate my Li family?"
"My Li family is now reduced to just the two of us, half-buried in the ground. Why must you be so ruthless, not even sparing a woman..."
The assassins were still attacking when the guards of the Prime Minister's residence helped Li Heng up. "Prime Minister, the Madam has already passed away. Please come with me to a safe place first. After we deal with these arrogant scoundrels, we will come back to avenge the Madam."
At the urging of the guards, Li Heng fled outside with them, and the street was immediately brightly lit...
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