Lu Li arrived at the palace, and soon, Emperor Li came. After the ministers paid their respects, the morning court began to discuss recent national affairs.
Emperor Li sat at the head of the table, looking at the ministers in the hall. He rubbed his brows and said to the crowd, "You all say that the envoy from the Tan Kingdom is about to visit. How should we respond?"
"Your Majesty, the Tanzanian nation has wicked ambitions, and the Tanzanian envoys are coming with such force, we must be on guard."
The one who spoke was the Minister of War of the State of Li.
"Yes, Your Majesty," the Minister of Rites, who was standing next to him, followed suit as the Minister of War finished his words. "Your Majesty, the people from Tan State who have come this time certainly have ill intentions. I believe we should treat them with caution."
Emperor Li sat at the head of the table, listening to the words of his ministers below. He raised his hand and then said to the crowd, "Then how should we treat the people from Tan?"
At this time, the Minister of Personnel stood up and said to Emperor Li: "Your Majesty, I think General Lu can take on this matter."
"Oh!" Emperor Li raised his eyebrows slightly upon hearing this, and then he turned to the Minister of Personnel and asked, "Why do you think so?"
Upon hearing this, the Minister of Personnel bowed slightly and continued to the Emperor Li: "Your Majesty, General Lu is a general of our country and a relative of the emperor. When receiving the people from the Tan Kingdom, their status is equal. This is one reason."
"Secondly," the Minister of Personnel cleared his throat and continued, "General Lu has many skilled fighters at his disposal, so he's not afraid that the Tan envoy will show off his might in our capital and bring disgrace to our dynasty."
"Third..."
The Minister of Personnel's face trembled as he rattled off dozens of reasons why Lu Li should receive the envoy from the State of Tan.
Emperor Li sat at the head of the table. After listening to all the Minister's arguments, he nodded repeatedly. Then he said to the people in the hall, "What do you think of Dexiu's words?"
The name of the Minister of Personnel is Dexiu.
"I believe that the Minister's actions are extremely wrong. Your Majesty, please reconsider."
The one who came out to refute was the Imperial Censor standing next to the Minister of Rites.
"Oh!" Upon hearing this, Emperor Li's eyes narrowed and he said to the Imperial Censor, "What does Zongshi mean by this?"
"Your Majesty, please consider this. Everyone in this world knows the evil ambitions of the Tan Kingdom. If the Tan Kingdom's envoy has ill intentions and causes General Lu to suffer an accident, it would be a waste of a great general."
"Lu Zongshi, you," the Minister of Personnel shook his beard when he heard this, then turned around and started arguing with the Imperial Censor Lu Zongshi who had spoken.
As everyone argued, they started arguing in the court.
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The people of Li State were discussing in the court how to deal with the people coming from Tan State in the future. The envoys from Tan State were getting closer and closer to the capital of Li State.
The Tan envoy, sitting in the carriage, seemed lost in thought as he gazed at the scenery along the way to Li. He also looked at Su Mu, who was sitting cross-legged. Chen Liang, who was standing beside him, couldn't help but ask curiously, "Why did you suddenly decide to take on this mission to Li?"
Sumu was the original leader of the secret organization of Tanzania, but for some unknown reason he retired a few years ago and then lived in seclusion.
But just a few days ago, when the Emperor of Tan was arranging people to visit Li, he stepped forward again and took on this task. However, Chen Liang, who was following him, was puzzled. He didn't know why his master had to come out again to take on this task.
After hearing what Chen Liang said, Su Mu smiled mysteriously, but did not answer. He just said, "There is no reason. I am just old and want to come out and take a look."
Looking at Su Mu with longing in his eyes, Chen Liang felt a little touched.
While the master and servant were still on their way, Lu Li and the Emperor of Li were discussing something in the Li Kingdom Palace.
"You mean, you're going to the reception?"
Emperor Li looked straight at Lu Li and said.
"Yes, Your Majesty."
And Lu Li also answered firmly.
Seeing Lu Li's determination, Emperor Li shook his head in defeat and could only say:
"All right."
Emperor Li did not want Lu Li to receive the envoys from the State of Tan, because he was afraid that as the Imperial Censor said, Lu Li would be harmed by the envoys from the State of Tan, and then he would be speechless to face his daughter.
After hearing Emperor Li's answer, Lu Li said happily, "Thank you, Your Majesty."
There is only the distinction between the emperor and his subjects in the palace, and no distinction between close and distant relatives, so Lu Li always calls Emperor Li "Your Majesty" in the palace.
Seeing Lu Li so happy, Emperor Li said to him, "You must do a good job in this mission."
Lu Li replied, "Yes, Your Majesty."
But he clenched his fists in his sleeves, thinking to himself, "This time, he must find out what he didn't know about the visit from Tanzania, to avoid such emergencies in the future."
Seeing Lu Li's seriousness, Emperor Li was also very happy and said, "Then let's discuss how to receive these envoys from Tan."
Upon hearing this, Lu Li suggested, "Your Majesty, we can select a group of elite soldiers from the army. Then we can put on a show for the envoys from Tan, showing them our military might. Even if it's not real, it can at least scare them."
After hearing this, Emperor Li was delighted and said, "This is a very good plan, but are there any other methods?"
After hearing this, Lu Li continued, "Your Majesty, we can also select a few beauties, and then have them extract information from the Tan envoy and make him reveal the real purpose of Tan sending him to visit Li."
"Well," Emperor Li hesitated for a moment before speaking, "It's up to you."
Lu Li and Emperor Li discussed things in the palace for most of the day. When he came out of the palace, it was already noon, but he had not eaten yet. He had no choice but to find a small restaurant in the capital to sit down and have his meal.
However, just as he was having his meal, he received a letter. Lu Li finished his meal calmly, then returned to his house and took out the letter. After taking a closer look, he found out that it was a letter from the envoy of the State of Tan. The letter was handed to him by the envoy of the State of Tan in order to understand the situation of the State of Li.
After returning home, Lu Li did not go to find Li Han first, but went to the study.
After seeing the letter, Lu Li thought for a while in the room, then began to grind ink and wrote a reply letter to the envoy from Tan State.
In his mind, he wrote down what the king and his ministers of the Li Kingdom had done in recent days, including the fact that Li Han arranged for him to select the best soldiers and beauties for the envoys from the Tan Kingdom to watch.
But for some reason, he didn't write anything about Li Han.
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