One is born, and the second is ripe.

Fang Xiu didn't bother to care when she arrived, and asked directly, "What's the matter?" ”

Shangguan Haitang took out a letter from his arms, handed it to Fang Xiu, and said:

"Wu has sent a mission, and it will arrive in Chang'an within two days."

Fang Xiu stretched out his hand to take the letter and read it from top to bottom.

The letter is very clear.

After the grain merchant incident reached the capital of Wu State.

Wu is furious!

The Emperor of Wu made an order in front of hundreds of civil and military officials!

Denounce the Prime Minister of Qianguo, Fang Xiu!

At the same time, an embassy was sent to Qianguo to discuss the matter of reparations!

Fang Xiu looked at it for a while, raised his eyes to look at Shangguan Haitang, and asked, "Do you have any information about this mission?" ”

Shangguan Haitang said: "I only know that the leader is Hu Shifan, the son of the first assistant of the Wu State, a member of the Ministry of Rites. ”

It's not a good thing to listen to the name.

Fang Xiu complained in his heart, thought about it, and asked again, "How is the war between Wu and Yue?" ”

Shangguan Haitang replied: "Still anxious, the Yue State has occupied a quarter of the fertile land of the Wu State, and the Emperor of the Wu State is calling on the gentry to donate silver and recruit troops. ”

A quarter of the fertile land is occupied.

Still thinking about the life and death of a group of grain merchants?

Aren't they afraid that they will offend the Qianguo country and put themselves in a situation where they will be attacked from the enemy?

When Fang Xiu heard this, his brows furrowed slightly, and he didn't understand Wu Guo's brain circuits.

Shangguan Haitang seemed to see Fang Xiu's doubts, and said with a hesitant face: "Master, according to the humble understanding, the reason why Wu Guo still sent an embassy at this time is because ......"

"Because of what?"

Shangguan Haitang hesitated for a moment and said, "Because in their eyes, the Qianguo court has always been weak, and they must not dare to offend the Wu State." ”

"As long as an embassy is sent and pressure is exerted, the Qianguo court will definitely back down and sign an indemnity agreement."

“......”

Shangguan Haitang said very vaguely.

But Fang Xiu understood.

The so-called Qianguo Imperial Court actually refers to one person - the powerful minister Fang Xiu!

That is, himself!

"It seems that the one before was a nest! only knows how to bully his own family, and when he goes outside, he becomes a soft bone and is angry. ”

"Otherwise, how dare the State of Wu, which is still stuck in the quagmire, send an embassy at this time."

"It's just that this appearance is not the bun that bullied the soft and afraid of the hard before!"

"As long as they dare to come, they have to leave a piece of meat before leaving!"

Thinking of this, Fang Xiu's eyes burst out with a fine light, and he already had a resolution in his heart.

He looked at Shangguan Haitang and ordered: "Let the others go in advance, and go all out to investigate the Wu State Mission, and in two days, the prime minister will see the information of each of them!" ”

Shangguan Haitang said: "Yes, master!" ”

............

The next day, early in the morning.

A glimmer of light on the eastern horizon.

In the Temple of Nourishing the Heart.

Wu Mingkong, who was dressed in a dragon robe, sat on the dragon chair, supported his head with his small hands, and looked at the music in front of him in a daze.

His eyes were a little sloppy, and he looked absent-minded.

Yesterday, when she woke up on the bed in Yirenju, she felt a headache.

The picture of memory is stuck in the scene where the guy picks himself up.

I don't remember what happened after that.

If you can't remember everything that happened in the Habitat of Iraq, that's fine.

The memory before entering the wing room is inexplicably profound!

The pictures seemed to be imprinted in her mind, lingering.

The thought of showing such a weak side in front of that guy.

He almost called him his father.

Wu Mingkong's uncontrollable toes grasped the ground, and he wanted to bury his head in the music.

"Your Majesty!"

Lin Wan'er stood behind the empress, glanced at the sundial outside the hall, and reminded in a low voice: "It's time to go to court." ”

As if she hadn't heard, the empress looked at the music in a daze, looking absent-minded.

Seeing this, Lin Wan'er raised her voice and reminded: "Your Majesty, it's time!" ”

Is it time?

Wu Mingkong was startled and raised his eyes to look out the window.

The position of the sundial is indeed the time of day!

She took a deep breath, shook her head, returned to her cold appearance, and said lightly: "Go to court." ”

After speaking.

He stood up and walked towards the Heavenly Temple.

A moment later.

Inside the Fengtian Temple.

Wu Mingkong sat high on the dragon chair, his appearance was dignified, and his expression was cold, like an iceberg, unapproachable!

Offstage.

Hundreds of civil and military officials are lined up on both sides.

Absent twice in a row from the morning pilgrimage.

Taiwei Tian Runyu finally returned to the first place of military attaché.

Fang Xiu's scolding directly made him sick for a week.

As soon as my body got better today, I couldn't wait to return to the court.

Because the day before, he had just learned a piece of news!

Wu sent a delegation and arrived in Chang'an within two days.

The first is to denounce Fang Xiu!

The second is to negotiate compensation!

He dragged his sick body, which had not yet healed, back to this Fengtian temple to take a look.

Fang Xiu, this dog thing, how will he face Wu Guo's condemnation!

Hundreds of officials stood still.

Next to the empress, the palace maid shouted in a sharp voice: "There is a book to play, and there is no book to retreat!" ”

As soon as the words fell.

Zhou Zheng, the young secretary of Honglu Temple, stood up and said loudly: "The minister has a book to play!" ”

The empress's cold voice sounded.

"Accurate!"

Zhou Zheng saluted, and then said, "Your Majesty! Yesterday Wu sent a letter, which said that they would send an embassy today to visit our Daqian! ”

When the empress heard this, her brows furrowed slightly, and she had already guessed the purpose of the Wu State delegation coming to Beijing, but she still asked, "What is the matter?" ”

Zhou Zheng hesitated for a moment and said, "It should be for the grain merchant of Wu State to ask about the beheading!" ”

The voice fell.

There was a heated discussion in the Fengtian Temple.

"This official knows that more than 300 grain merchants have all been beheaded, and the Wu Imperial Court will never give up!"

"Although the Wu people are not martial, but they are rich in products and have strong national strength, if the emperor of Wu makes up his mind to stand up for those Wu merchants, how should I be a good one!"

"The war between the imperial court and the Zhou State has just ended, if there is another war, I am afraid that the country will be shaken!"

"When the war is together, it is the people who suffer after all!"

"Now there is only one way out for the imperial court, which is to agree to the request of the Wu State Mission to avoid the recurrence of war, even if we are burdened with infamy, we can no longer suffer the people!"

Above the court, hundreds of officials talked about it.

Among the people who spoke, there was not a single one who advocated being tough on Wu Guo!

Everyone opens and closes their mouths, that is, don't start a war lightly, don't suffer the people, Wu Guoqiang, Qianguo is weak, and so on.

Dragon chair.

When Wu Mingkong heard these words, his brows furrowed slightly.

She knows it too.

The imperial court now has no capital to fight with the state of Wu.

But!

At present, the Wu delegation has not yet arrived in Beijing, and one of the hundred officials in the DPRK and China is counted as one, and they are all frightened!

It's like you're facing an unstoppable flood beast!

It's chilling!

Wu Mingkong looked at the hundred officials who were spitting stars, and only felt that his heart sank to the bottom.

That's when it happened.

Taiwei Tian Runyu suddenly came out of the ranks, bowed tremblingly, and shouted in an old but powerful voice:

"Your Majesty! The minister has something to say! ”