The goose-yellow embroidered curtain is full of feminine atmosphere. A soothing and pleasant voice came from inside: "I heard Cao Tai say that the people of the west come to do business, and they like to buy fine silk and porcelain the most. You have prepared some tribute to give back to the great cannibals. ”

Several ministers bowed down and said, "The ministers obey the order." ”

At this time, Cao Tai walked out from the side, looked at Wang Pu and said, "The king envoy will stay for the time being, and Niangniang has a few words to say to you." ”

When the other ministers heard this, they bowed and retired.

Cao Tai said: "The letter written by the official family from Hebei, Wang Yuanjun saw it?" ”

Wang Pu said: "The old minister has read His Majesty's holy will. ”

He pondered for a moment, and then said to the figure sitting in the curtain: "The old minister recommends a person, this person is the Privy Council of the Eastern Han Dynasty (Northern Han Dynasty), named Li Xin, who should be the right person to handle this matter." ”

There was no response in the curtain, and Cao Tai immediately asked at the right time: "Wang Envoy, is this Li Xin demoted?" What are the skills? ”

Wang Pudao: "The old minister thinks that Li Xin is familiar with interrogation and confession, and has the ability to work hard.

When the Great Zhou army broke through Jinyang, they found an armory in Jinyang City, which contained tools for forging new armor. Once inquired, it turned out that this was the place where the Eastern Han Dynasty (Northern Han) Kingdom wanted to steal the forging method of the Great Zhou Armor Workshop, and the official who presided over this place was Li Xin. This person was immediately arrested and imprisoned in Tokyo because of his convicted crimes.

However, as far as the minister knows, the person sent by the Eastern Han Dynasty to obtain the spy is only a disabled handyman in the armor workshop. With just such a person, Li Xin was able to gather a group of craftsmen to try to imitate the new armor, and the general structure of the forging hammer was already somewhat similar!

Therefore, although the old minister ignored this person, he had already prepared it in the Privy Council.

Recently, when I received a letter from His Majesty that he wanted to build a navigation method for the Great Food Merchant Ship, I remembered Li Xin. He has been taken out of prison and is waiting to be summoned outside the Jinxiang Palace. ”

Fu Jinzhan's voice sounded interested, "Oh? Now that he's already here, let him come in and take a look. ”

Cao Tai glanced at her, and a woman wearing a round-necked robe and a hood walked briskly outside the west hall, but she could speak loudly.

After a while, a haggard man in a gray cloth robe walked in, he must have suffered a lot in prison for so long, and he looked too thin, but his clothes were new and clean, after all, he was going to enter the palace.

The man walked to the inner hall of the study, which was not spacious, and immediately knelt on the ground, his upper body was all lying on the floor tiles, and he pouted high behind his waist, and said, "The criminal officer Li Xin knocked on Empress Duanci!" ”

Behind the curtain, he said in a beautiful and generous voice: "Cao Tai, you ask him for the palace." ”

Cao Tai remained silent, his voice was soft but clear: "Li Xin, Empress Duanci wants to ask you, are you willing to serve the Great Zhou court?" ”

Li Xin still knelt on the ground, his face facing the floor tiles, and said busily: "Back to Niangniang's words, the criminal minister was originally a person from Hedong, and when Hedong was owned by the Eastern Han Dynasty, the Liu family was called the emperor, and the criminal minister was a minister of the Eastern Han Dynasty." Now the Eastern Han Dynasty has been destroyed, Hedong has returned to the Great Zhou, and the people of the world are originally one, and the ministers and the people of Hedong are already the ministers of the Great Zhou. The king has a drive, but how can the minister not obey? ”

Cao Tai looked at Wang Pu after hearing this, and Wang Pu showed a casual smile on his face and nodded slightly.

Cao Tai said: "The imperial court will give you a chance, as long as you have merit, you can pardon your past sins and increase your official ranks." ”

Li Xin said: "Please ask Queen Duanci and Wang Envoy to command." ”

Cao Tai did not continue to speak.

Wang Pu looked at the fine curtain slightly, waited for a moment, and then said: "The merchant ship of the Great Cannibal is on the coast near the Xingwang Mansion in the south, and it has successfully reached the border of the Great Zhou Kingdom thousands of miles away, and His Majesty is very interested in it. However, the sea trade with the Great Cannibal is beneficial to the imperial court, and the Great Zhou is a state of etiquette, so things can't be done too ugly, and the prestige will be ruined. ”

Li Xin bowed and said: "What the king said is true. ”

Wang Pu said in a deep voice: "What can you do, tell me in front of Empress Duanci." ”

Fu Jinzhan's voice said, "Get up and speak." ”

"Empress Xie Duanci." Li Xin slowly got up from the ground while frowning and thinking. When he stood up straight, he arched his hand and said, "This matter is about two things: shipbuilding skills and long-distance sailing methods." At this time, there is a physical object, the ship is parked on the coast of Dazhou, and it is to find a reason to buckle it; There is also a living mouth, and a large number of big food merchants are in our country. ”

Wang Pu said lightly: "Compared with only one armor-making workshop handyman, the conditions for imitating the new armor are much better, right?" ”

Li Xin hurriedly bowed and said: "The guilty minister is so embarrassed that he is really helpless. ”

Wang Pu was silent.

Li Xin said again: "The criminal minister needs two things, one is the identity of the court official, and the other is the transfer order of the Privy Council, which can mobilize the garrison of the Xingwang Mansion. First sent the envoy of the important event to the south, and then found an excuse, saying that the Great Food Merchant Ship violated the laws of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and seized the ship and people together!

With the physical food of merchant ships, officials and shipwrights and craftsmen can be ordered to dismantle the merchant ships and "search" for prohibited items.

The crew members were then interrogated separately, one promising to keep them confidential, and the other checking the authenticity of the confession.

When we get what we need, we will acquit the big cannibal and appease him. ”

After hearing this, Wang Pu turned to the superior and said: "Empress Duanci, the minister asked Li Xin to be the deputy envoy of the guest province, and it is just right to send the big food merchant back to the south." ”

Fu Jinzhan's voice said, "Very appropriate. ”

Li Xin immediately bowed to the ground and said: "Xie Duanci Empress Longen, the ministers will bow to death and die!" ”

Fu Jinzhan's voice said: "It turns out that the envoy of the guest province is Zan Jurun, and Zan Jurun has changed the cabinet auxiliary government, the squire of the Ministry of Rites, and the military superintendent, and no one has presided over the guest province for many months. If you have done this, I will ask for credit for you, and let Your Majesty personally appoint you as a guest envoy. ”

Li Xin was overjoyed and grateful.

…… Li Xin came out of the West Palace, first went to get the official seal clothes and settling-in money, he was originally an official of the Northern Han Dynasty, the Northern Han system is similar to the Great Zhou, he is familiar with these things. Then, despite the weakness that had just come out of prison, he first went to meet the Great Food Envoy.

Shuai Man and others received a generous reward from the imperial court, and it was the time to be happy.

Shuai Man's hand caressed the exquisite silk and said in the Great Food: "The royal family of the Great Zhou Dynasty is very warm and generous to us, and we are very grateful for the favor of the royal family. ”

After the translation, Li Xin said with a smile: "Your envoy has sent the best gift from the Great Food Country, and the imperial court has also given the best thing in return. These were tributes, and officials from all over the country gave the best of the local tribute to the royal family. ”

Shuai Man said to the translator Lu Yongzhen again: "I heard an explosion outside the city the day before yesterday, what is it?" ”

Lu Yongzhen said casually: "It is said to be a firearm, a weapon made of explosive medicine." ”

"Explosive medicine?" Shuai Man looked very interested.

At this time, Li Xin quietly observed Lu Yongzhen, who was talking to the big cannibal.