I became the tyrant's only belief.

Chapter 74: Refusing to admit it
Although the chaos last night did not affect the post station, it was such a big commotion, and the envoys were not deaf or blind, so how could they not know anything about it?
They sent people out overnight to inquire about the news.

"Are you really arresting corrupt officials?"

"I asked Bao to buy the information, and it should not be wrong. It is said that many corrupt officials were arrested this time, and the Jinyiwei and Jinwuwei were all mobilized, so the whole city was alarmed."

The second prince of Xixia, Wei Mingliang, waved his hand to let him leave. He looked at the two people who were listening and said in Xixia: "Today is the birthday of the Queen Mother of Shengguo, but the Emperor of Shengguo was catching corrupt officials in the capital last night. I suspect that the Emperor of Shengguo wanted to intimidate us envoys and show the power of his country."

The warrior Tuoba Yong nodded in agreement: "The Emperor of Sheng has always been treacherous and cunning. We cannot fall into his trap."

The counselor Zhao Shiqi said nothing, but just made tea skillfully.

Wei Mingliang looked at him, "What do you think, sir?"

Zhao Shiqi poured a cup of tea and pushed it to his hand, saying, "Since the new emperor of Sheng Kingdom ascended the throne, this is also the first time I have set foot in Sheng Kingdom. I know very little about it and have no way of guessing its intentions."

Wei Mingliang curled his lips, obviously very dissatisfied with this answer.

He asked, "Sir, you accompanied the late Crown Prince to Sheng State six years ago to celebrate the old emperor's birthday. Didn't you meet the new emperor at that time?"

Zhao Shiqi shook his head, a trace of reminiscence in his eyes: "Emperor Rende has many sons and daughters, and each of them is very talented. Six years ago, the current emperor was only seventeen years old. Compared with his brothers, he was not outstanding except for his slightly better appearance."

If he is not outstanding, it is naturally not worth his too much attention.

Wei Mingliang put his finger on the rim of the cup and said with a smile: "Sir, you can also make mistakes sometimes."

Zhao Shiqi ignored the teasing, but Tuoba Yong said, "Sir, you are also a human being, so naturally you will make mistakes. Your Highness, please don't be too harsh on you."

Wei Mingliang and Zhao Shiqi both looked at him, thinking that this guy's bravery must have been earned by exchanging his brain.

Wei Mingliang dismissed him: "Go to the princess and ask her to dress up properly and not bring shame to Xixia at the banquet tonight."

Tuoba Yong took the order and left.

The remaining two continued talking.

Wei Mingliang said: "I heard that this new emperor personally killed his two half-brothers when he seized the throne. Several royal family members also died at his hands. His methods were extremely cruel."

Zhao Shiqi didn't care about it. It was not surprising that many people died in the fight for that supreme position.

He said: "If your highness wants to go further, don't be soft-hearted."

Wei Mingliang frowned, "What do you mean, sir?"

"The Emperor sent Your Highness to the Sheng Kingdom, first to celebrate his birthday, and second for that matter. If Your Highness can accomplish that matter, when Your Highness returns to the country, the position of Crown Prince will be in Your Highness's pocket."

Wei Mingliang's eyes moved slightly.

Zhao Shiqi continued, "The princess is as pretty as the crescent moon. She was specially selected by the king as a gift to the Emperor of Sheng. As far as I know, Helan Shan has already chased her to the capital, and met the princess at Wanfang Tower last night. Your Highness should make plans early to avoid unnecessary trouble."

Wei Mingliang hesitated. "The Helan clan stands behind Helan Shan. If I attack Helan Shan, the Helan clan will definitely betray me and become my enemy."

Zhao Shiqi smiled and turned the teacup upside down on the table.

"Your Highness, send someone to capture Helan Shan and put him under guard. Once the princess enters the harem of the Emperor of Sheng, everything will be settled. Can that kid still break into the palace of Sheng?"

“Even if this matter gets back to the country and reaches the ears of the Helan clan leader, for the sake of the family, he will only be grateful to Your Highness.”

Wei Mingliang picked up a new teacup, poured tea himself, and placed both hands in front of Zhao Shiqi: "Thank you very much for your guidance, sir."

At the same time, in the courtyard where the envoys from Annan and Japan lived, the diplomatic corps also listened to the reports from their guards one after another and learned the truth about the quarrel last night.

Compared to the Annan envoy who just listened to the fun, the Japanese envoy was so surprised that he accidentally dropped a vase.

"Who are you talking about?"

The guard said, "Sir, Lord Gu has been captured by the Jinwu Guards." After confirming the news, the Japanese ambassador and his two deputy envoys looked at each other and waved their hands for the guards to retreat.

The fatter deputy envoy said, "Sir, the letter has been delivered to Gu's house, but the Jinwu Guards suddenly raided the house. What should we do if the letter is discovered?"

Another deputy envoy also said: "The general has ordered us to buy more firearms from Sheng this time. Now that Lord Gu has been captured, and we return empty-handed, the general will definitely ask us to commit seppuku to apologize."

The Japanese ambassador stood with his hands behind his back, pacing anxiously in the room, but he could not think of any good solution.

He could only order: "Confess immediately, and never admit it no matter who asks. If anyone leaks the news, I will chop off his head with my own hands and throw it into the river!"

"Yes!"

*
Nongyun Garden.

Caiyue fed Chu Liuzheng the medicine soup, and waited until she calmed down before bringing over the hot meal, mixing it with a spoon and feeding it to Chu Liuzheng.

"I took the prescription my sister recommended and it worked really well. I didn't have any cough when I woke up this morning."

Chu Liuzheng had food in his mouth. He curved his eyes and smiled at her when he heard her words.

Caiyue added, "I can't stay with my sister at night. Aunt Qiu Sui from the Queen's side wants me to help at the birthday banquet."

Chu Liuzheng swallowed the food and asked, "What are you doing?"

Caiyue said: "It's just some work of serving food and wine."

"Just now, I went with Doctor Li to get my sister's medicine, and I happened to meet Aunt Qiu Sui. When she saw that my cough had healed, she said that there were not enough people to serve at the birthday banquet, and asked me to help out. I'm quite skillful, and Aunt Qiu Sui thinks highly of me, so I agreed."

Chu Liuzheng nodded, "Since the death of the previous emperor, Your Majesty has not held a large banquet in the three years since he ascended the throne. Whenever there is a festival, he only holds a family banquet to make it lively, and does not even invite the ministers."

"Today's birthday banquet is the first grand one. There are many envoys coming to celebrate the birthday, so it is possible that we are short of smart people. You should be careful and just serve the dishes and wine. Don't offend the nobles."

"Got it." Caiyue agreed obediently, mixed the food together, scooped up a spoonful and fed it to Chu Liuzheng.

"I heard that there are several princesses coming this time, all of them are very beautiful. When I see them, I will come back and tell you in detail."

Chu Liuzheng nodded, and suddenly heard someone calling her outside the door.

Caiyue asked doubtfully, "It doesn't sound like Eunuch Xia's voice."

She put down the bowl, stood up, and walked to open the door.

The young eunuch in the courtyard saw the door on the right suddenly open and a beautiful palace maid walked out, and he hurriedly greeted her with a smile.

"Miss, do you know which room Miss Liu Zheng lives in?"

Caiyue didn't answer, she just asked: "What do you want to see Sister Liu Zheng for?"

The young eunuch looked her over before saying, "Eunuch Chen asked me to bring something to Miss Liu Zheng."

When Chu Liuzheng in the room heard the three words "Eunuch Chen", he remembered who the person was.

Isn’t he the little eunuch who stopped her on the palace road last time and delivered a letter to her?

"Caiyue, I know him, let him in."

Hearing this, Caiyue moved aside and said, "Sister Liu Zheng is in the room, come in with me."

"Yes!" the young eunuch agreed and hurried into the house.

(End of this chapter)