A thousand-year-old family begins with one fighting against ten thousand.

The next day, news spread that An Guo Shao Ji had stayed overnight at the palace. The Lü brothers were overjoyed, while the King of Nan Yue turned pale and chose to endure it.

Having been suppressed by the Lü brothers for so long, he had developed a powerful ability to cultivate inner strength.

He tolerated it; it was just a mere Queen Jiu.

Queen Jiu frowned deeply. Apart from herself and An Guo Shao Ji, no one else knew about this matter.

How exactly did this news get out?

When Lü Jia arrived at the embassy again, An Guoshaoji led him to the study alone.

"My lord, let's not beat around the bush. If you're willing to support me in becoming the King of Nanyue, then Queen Jiu will be yours."

"I, Lü Jia, am absolutely loyal to the Han Dynasty."

Lü Jia said to An Guo Shao Ji.

"You know the hatred between me and King Zhao Yingqi of Nanyue. Naturally, I don't want him to continue being king so easily."

"Although I am an envoy of the Han Dynasty, there are many things I am powerless to do."

An Guo Shaoji lied.

"I understand, I understand."

"I don't need your help, or all you need to do is support me in becoming the King of Nanyue after I take action."

Lü Jia nodded and said.

An Guo Shaoji nodded slightly, indicating that he agreed to the matter.

In the following days, An Guo Shao Ji often stayed overnight in the palace, which infuriated the King of Nanyue.

Ultimately, the King of Nanyue decided to depose Queen Jiu. Queen Jiu had planted some spies around the King beforehand, and these spies risked their lives to deliver the message to Queen Jiu.

Queen Jiu quickly invited An Guo Shao Ji to the palace to seek his help.

On the day that the King of Nanyue summoned his ministers to depose the Queen, An Guo Shao Ji arrived uninvited and claimed: "King of Nanyue, Queen Jiu of Nanyue has been recorded in the rites and records of the Han Dynasty, and the Han Dynasty has prepared the relevant documents."

"If the King of Nanyue deposes his queen, it will negatively impact the preparations of the Han Dynasty."

"Not permitted."

"This is a matter of state for my Southern Yue, and has nothing to do with the Han Dynasty."

The King of Nanyue looked at Anguo Shaoji with murderous eyes, but Anguo Shaoji remained unmoved.

The King of Nanyue's killing intent was incredibly weak.

"Now that Nanyue has been incorporated into the Han Dynasty, any matters concerning Nanyue must be approved by the Han Dynasty before they can be carried out."

"Both the appointment and removal of Queen Kiwami and the appointment and removal of the Crown Prince require the approval of the court."

"Otherwise, it would be tantamount to rebellion, and the Heavenly Army of the Great Han should punish them."

An Guo Shao Ji's words were forceful and resounding, infuriating some ministers in the court who were loyal to the Southern Yue Kingdom.

"Aren't you afraid of provoking our Nanyue Kingdom to rebel?"

"My Nanyue Kingdom also has hundreds of thousands of troops, and we have the advantage of terrain, with its jungles teeming with poisonous miasma. Does your Han Dynasty have such great confidence that you can conquer our Nanyue?"

An old minister stepped forward and said that he had served three dynasties in the Southern Yue Kingdom and had a deep affection for the country.

"Hundreds of thousands of troops?! Are you still living decades in the past? Do you think this is still the time of the first King of Nanyue?"

"The mighty Han army has arrived today, and tomorrow the Southern Yue kingdom will perish."

"You can try it if you don't believe me."

An Guo Shaoji sneered.

"Does this mean the Southern Yue Kingdom?"

An Guo Shao Ji asked the King of Nan Yue.

"no."

The King of Nanyue spat out these two words through gritted teeth, his eyes bloodshot and bright red.

"Then, King of Nanyue, what is the punishment for provoking the relationship between Nanyue and the Han Dynasty?"

An Guo Shao Ji pressed on.

"Han envoy, don't go too far."

The King of Nanyue roared.

This guy slept with his wife and still dares to be so arrogant.

This is absolutely outrageous!

"Too much? This man is provoking the relationship between Nan Yue and Da Han, intending to incite war between the two countries. At that time, Nan Yue will be engulfed in war. Your Majesty, there are treacherous officials in your court."

"How about I help the King purge the court?"

An Guo Shao Ji drew his sword and walked towards the old minister.

"Need not."

"My late king, I have failed to live up to your expectations. The state of Nanyue is doomed!"

The old minister flicked his sleeves and crashed into the palace, dying instantly.

"Anyone else? Is there anyone else who thinks this way?"

A few more people walked out.

This time, before they could finish their last words, and before they could even run into the car and die, An Guo Shao Ji used his sword to stab them to death.

"You're welcome."

An Guo Shao Ji spoke to the King of Nan Yue.

"Does the Han envoy have anything else to say?"

"there is none left."

"Then I shall take my leave. Remember, the empress cannot be deposed, and neither can the prince."

After saying this, An Guo Shao Ji wiped the sword clean on the corpse and walked away with crab-like steps.

After An Guo Shaoji left, the King of Nanyue dismissed the ministers in the court and returned to a secret room, where he smashed everything he could see.

Several ministers from the Nanyue Kingdom arrived at this secret room by chance; they were all courtiers whom the King of Nanyue could trust.

"I intend to kill the Han envoy; does my Nanyue Kingdom have any brave warriors?"

The King of Nanyue said bitterly.

Several senior ministers tried to step forward to dissuade him, but the King of Nanyue waved his hand dismissively.

"I don't believe that the Han Dynasty would send troops to the Nanyue Kingdom for the sake of a mere Han envoy."

"You should know that even though I killed the Han envoy, they will still submit to usurpation."

"I think the Han emperor should be able to tell whether a Han envoy or the entire Nanyue Kingdom is more important."

"And we can have our people impersonate Lü Jia's men."

These veteran officials thought about it and agreed.

They had misunderstood; they thought the Han envoy was backed by the Great Han Empire, and that they couldn't afford to offend him.

But in reality, the Han envoys could not represent the Han Empire at all.

Compared to the Han envoys, the Nanyue envoys were of greater importance.

"I do."

"I'm willing too."

Several generals from the Southern Yue Kingdom had long been unable to tolerate An Guo Shao Ji's arrogance, and they all rushed to take him down.

Events in the court were naturally reported to Lü Jia, and he was also fully aware of what happened in the secret chamber.

The King of Nanyue wanted to kill the Han envoy; this was a good opportunity.

If he were to take the opportunity to save the Han envoy's life, wouldn't his position as King of Nanyue be secure?

When he appears, he can expose their disguises and deliver a heavy blow to the King of Nanyue.

Three birds with one stone.

On the day of the assassination.

An Guoshaoji left the embassy and went to the royal palace again.

On a busy street that everyone had to pass, An Guo Shao Ji stopped.

I glanced at the stalls on both sides without making a sound; they were all unfamiliar faces.

He knew this road like the back of his hand. As for the reason, well, those who know, know.

These assassins from the Southern Yue Kingdom were really unprofessional.

Realizing they had been discovered, the assassins drew weapons from various places and attacked An Guo Shao Ji.

An Guo Shao Ji also drew his Han sword and began to defend against the assassins' attacks.

Just as An Guo Shao Ji was surrounded by assassins and in grave danger.

Lü Jia arrived just in time with his men, rescued An Guo Shao Ji, and killed most of the assassins, leaving a few as witnesses.

"Sir, this was found on them."

A soldier carrying several identification documents approached Lü Jia and An Guoshaoji.

"This is a token of our Lü family."

"But I don't recognize any of these people. Could it be that someone is impersonating us to assassinate the Han envoy?!"

"How hateful."

"There can't be many people who can arrange this assassination in the Southern Yue Kingdom, and even fewer who can frame Prime Minister Lü."

An Guo Shao Ji gave some pointers.

There's an old saying from the Han Dynasty: "Actions speak louder than words; hesitation leads to defeat."

Lu Jia hesitated for a moment, then his eyes hardened.

He knew that An Guoshaoji was urging him.

He urged him to get started quickly.