Samoyed didn't expect a eunuch to be so difficult, and if he didn't hand over the list of tributes for a long time, it would mean that he had a ghost in his heart.

However, once the list of tributes is handed over, then the matter of the tribute will be immediately exposed.

Just when Samoyed was in a dilemma, Shangguan Candle did not give him this opportunity, turned around and bowed to the Queen Mother, and said, "Queen Mother, the slave thinks that it is better to make the tribute paid by the Great Moon Kingdom clear, so that it can not only reflect the loyalty of the Great Moon Kingdom to our dynasty, but also not hurt the harmony between the two countries because of such a trivial matter." ”

Although Empress Dowager Li is very unaccustomed to Shangguan Candle, she is not confused in matters related to the national body, especially when Shangguan Candle directly points out the strangeness.

She is not a fool, otherwise she would not have sat in this position, after such a mention, she instantly understood the strangeness of the Great Moon Kingdom, so she put Shangguan Candle aside for the time being.

"Although this slave offended the envoy, but for the sake of his loyalty to my Daning Dynasty, the envoy should not worry about a subordinate, he is saying, what he said also makes sense, as the saying goes, the silver and money can get along well, so it is the same reason to count the tribute."

As soon as Empress Dowager Li finished speaking, Samoyed immediately panicked, her eyes kept rolling in her sockets, racking her brains to think of a strategy to break the difficulty of riding a tiger.

It's a pity that Shangguan Candle didn't give him this opportunity.

"Someone, I've counted the tributes paid by the Great Moon Kingdom."

Empress Dowager Li behind the bead curtain glanced at Shangguan Candle with great dissatisfaction, but she didn't interrupt him.

The well-trained guards guarding the outside of the hall poured into the hall in a uniform manner, approaching the tribute of the Great Moon Kingdom.

Samoyed instantly panicked, turned around and blocked in front of those tributes, and angrily reprimanded: "The dignified Daning Kingdom, is this such a bandit? Although we are small countries, we are not subject to such humiliation, and if anyone dares to touch this tribute today, he will step on my corpse. ”

Shangguan Candle, who was already suspicious, had already determined that the envoy of the Great Moon Kingdom was deceitful at this moment, so he glanced at him contemptuously, sneered, and turned to the Empress Dowager Li and said.

"The Queen Mother, you see, it's just a simple list of counts, this minister resisted so much, and even made such radical behaviors, so that it highlights that there is a problem with the tribute, and asks the Queen Mother to issue an order to continue counting the tribute."

Empress Dowager Li had the same thoughts as Shangguan Candle, and after seeing Samoyed so excited, the suspicion in her heart became heavier and heavier, and she was even sure that the tribute was fraudulent.

A small Dayue Kingdom still dares to bully her, it's really unbearable, is she really easy to bully?

Empress Dowager Li thought viciously, so she was discouraged, and ordered angrily: "Come on, pull away the envoys of the Great Moon Kingdom, and count the tributes to the mourning family." ”

"Yes."

Trained guards pulled Samoyed and the other envoys apart, then quickly opened the boxes and counted them.

"You bandits, robbers, let me go...... I want to spread the word about this and tell the other subjects about it, so that the other subjects will recognize what you are doing...... Let me go....... ”

Controlled by the two guards, Samoyed struggled and shouted frantically.

But they were directly ignored by everyone, no one paid attention to him, and everyone's eyes were focused on those tributes.

Soon, the commander of the guards counted the tributes sent by the Great Moon Kingdom, then turned around and walked to the center of the main hall and returned to the court.

"Back to the Queen Mother, Weichen has finished counting."

"Oh, how did it turn out?" Empress Dowager Li asked curiously.

"Back to the Queen Mother, the tributes paid by the Great Moon Kingdom, except for the first few boxes that are indeed real tributes, the other boxes are full of some inferior fabrics and some gold-plated copper coins."

As soon as these words came out, they immediately caused an uproar in the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty, and everyone focused their eyes on Samoyed, who had quieted down, with contempt and contempt in their eyes.

Empress Dowager Li's anger was ignited instantly, she sneered, raised her hand and slapped the table next to her, making a deafening sound, followed by an angry reprimand.

"Presumptuous! How dare a small big moon country be so presumptuous, and play tricks to the head of the mourning family, and don't look at what kind of place this is? Don't say that you are just a small envoy, even if you are the lord of the Great Moon Country, you don't dare to act so recklessly in front of the mourning family. ”

Shangguan Candle looked at Samoyed, who had quieted down after the guards finished speaking, and as soon as he felt strange, he saw him raise his head and show a strange smile.

Then he struggled to break free of the guards who controlled him, shook his hand, and snorted coldly.

"The Queen Mother's words are not right, the minister did not play with the Queen Mother, and he didn't dare to play with it, the tribute paid by my Dayue Dynasty is these, how can I act recklessly, this is the list of tributes from my Dayue Kingdom, and I also ask the Queen Mother to look at it."

As he spoke, Samoyed took out a slip from his bosom, respectfully put it over his head, and offered it with both hands.

Empress Dowager Li looked at Samoyed suspiciously, and then raised her hand to signal Shangguan Candle.

Shangguan Candle nodded to Empress Dowager Li, and then walked down, and when he took the list from Samoyed's hand, Samoyed quickly raised his head and showed a hint of an inexplicable smile at Shangguan Candle, and then quickly lowered his head.

In this regard, Shangguan Candle was slightly stunned, then his eyes were like torches, he pulled the corners of his mouth, and the moment he turned around, he returned to normal, picked up the tribute slip and returned to Empress Dowager Li, and handed the slip over.

After reading the list of tributes, Empress Dowager Li wanted to breathe fire in her eyes, staring at Samoyed with her eyes, and her breath was across her throat, unable to go up or down.

"Even if you didn't play with the mourning family, the mourning family asked you, is this the tribute paid by your Great Moon Country? Why is there so much less than last year, or even the year before? ”

Unable to cure Samoyed's sin of playing, Empress Dowager Li immediately seized the opportunity of the lack of tribute.

Samoyed bowed calmly and said with a smile: "Queen Mother, even if you ask about the amount of tribute, it should be the emperor who comes to ask, every year, the tribute is received by His Majesty, and this year is not excluded, so when will the emperor appear, and the minister is explaining the reason why the tribute is less than in previous years." ”

The situation was reversed again and again, and Samoyed took the situation back into his hands by looking at the real tribute records on the tribute list, and even used the excuse that the emperor did not show up to block the Empress Dowager Li back.

Empress Dowager Li hated itchy, but she was helpless, because Samoyed was the one who occupied the rightful side.

"Since I can't see the emperor today, the ministers will retire, and when the emperor appears, the ministers are coming to pay tribute."