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Lord Chu secretly thought to himself that the Yan Kingdom's envoys were indeed not ordinary people. It seemed that in order to suppress his arrogance, he would need an even more powerful character to appear on stage. Thus, he replied, "So that's how it is, then I'll have to trouble you, King Yan." As he spoke, he winked at his subordinates to indicate them to start their next plan.

Seeing the look in the King Chu's eyes, he immediately got up and said: "Hehe, the Emperor has personally appointed an ambassador for the King of Yan, and there is only one servant by his side, the carriage is only a second-rate mount, and the clothes that they wear are simple blue, how can it compare to my Chu's workers who wear leather coats and ride fine horses? "It seems like the Yan Kingdom is indeed as the world has said. This place is remote and the country is weak and poor." As the man spoke, he deliberately tugged at the fur coat on his body to show off.

Upon hearing the words of this man, the other ministers of the Chu Country all burst out into laughter, as though they were all mocking the poor clothing on Thief's back.

"This dog official only knows his place. In any case, I'm wearing the official uniform personally bestowed upon me by the Wei Wang, and yet, I'm being mocked by you. If I wear the martial arts apparel, won't you poke a hole through my spine?"

Although he was angry, he still patiently asked, "I don't know my name. Can you give me a few pointers?"

Upon hearing these words, the official immediately raised his eyebrows, cupped his fist, and complimented himself: "Sure, sure, sure. My surname is Cheng, I am a concubine in the Great Chu Country."

"Oh, so you are the son of a middle-aged bastard, I have heard of you for a long time, you are truly worthy of being the model of Chu for the rich and powerful." Where did Thief get to know a concubine? He didn't even know what kind of official position this son of a concubine held, so he only pretended to look up to him and praise him.

When he heard that Thief had praised him so highly, he was secretly delighted, and his face revealed a lot of pride. But what he didn't know was that just as he was feeling pleased with himself, Kuang Sheng's tone suddenly changed, and he said to King Chu in all seriousness: "King, in my opinion, this young master Zhong Shu might not be able to take on the heavy responsibility of being ordered by the rich countries, and the King should send people to investigate this lord's family's wealth."

Upon hearing this, Lord Chu's secretly happy expression immediately changed to shock, and he then asked, "Honored envoy, what do you mean by that?"

To think that the virtuous and virtuous officials of my country would spread their wealth to the poor citizens while dressed in simple clothes, because my king knows very well that only the rich of the country are truly rich." To the wise and wise officials of my country, my king, who dressed in simple clothes, would spread their wealth to the poor citizens, because my king knows that only the rich of the people are truly rich of the country.

"This..." When Lord Chu heard Thief Sheng's words, he could not help but feel conflicted as he looked at the situation beneath him.

At this moment, when Cheng Ran heard this and saw that King Chuchu seemed to be hesitating, he was immediately scared witless and his face turned pale. He was afraid that King Chuchu would investigate him just to comply with the King Thief's words.

"The son of a concubine is unable to be clean and honest. If you don't know the suffering of the people, you will be given three months' salary. Think about it carefully when you get back." Lord Chu knew that this was a role that Li Yuan had planned for him, and now that he was forced to do so, he had no choice but to show it to that Thief. Therefore, the punishment given by Chu Feng was mostly thought over and done with without feeling any pain or itchiness.

"Okay." When he heard Lord Chu's words, he could only obediently accept it. Although he had been punished, he felt relieved in his heart. It would be fortunate if he did not remove Lord Chu from office.

Your Majesty, the envoys of Yan Country have been standing in the great hall of Chu for a long time. I believe they are already very tired. After Lord Chu's punishment was completed, the Chu Country's Grand Elder who had been sitting at the seat of honor finally spoke. With this suggestion, the embarrassing situation of Lord Chu being at a disadvantage was immediately resolved. He was hinting to Lord Chu that he should use his trump card.

When King Chuchu heard Li Yuan's words, he also suddenly came to a realization. He knew that he still had a crucial method he had yet to use, but he had almost fallen for the Dao of Stealing. Thus, he immediately followed Li Yuan's words and casually waved his hand, pointing at a seat beneath him. "Oh, that's right. I invite the envoy of Yan Nation to take a seat."

When Thief Sheng saw that Lord Chu had become so hospitable and hospitable after he'd been turned into several generals by him, he felt much more at ease. He then followed King Chuchu's instructions and slowly entered the seat.

After he sat down, Lord Chu smiled and said to the crowd, "My dear officials, since the Yan Nation's ambassador is visiting my Da Chu today, I am willing to work with him in order to obtain the right to succeed. This is the Yan Emperor's sincere heart. "In order to show the hospitality of our nation, today, we, the Oligarchs, will distribute the fragrant river oranges from Xiyang County to our beloved officials and the envoys of the Yan Kingdom. We are willing to enjoy the delicacies of this world with all of you."

This kind of citrus was famous in the south for its juicy and sweet taste, but the only drawback was that it required a very high cultivation environment. It required sufficient nutrients, sunlight, and a corresponding humidity, otherwise the taste it produced would change greatly, and it might even become extremely bitter. As for this kind of citrus, it was naturally offered as a high grade tribute in the Chu Country. Coincidentally, Xiyang County had a good harvest recently, so the county governor of Xiyang County sent some people to send the tribute to the Imperial Palace for the nobles of the Chu Country to taste.

However, no one could have known that such a delicious and delicious tribute had been secretly harbored with killing intent. Moreover, that unfortunate individual was the man who was greedy for food and drink, the one who roamed the streets.

After Lord Chu's grand talk, he ordered the servants to serve a tray of oranges. They were arranged in a sequence and handed to all the officials present one by one. Of course, this special envoy of Yan Kingdom, Jing Ke, was one of them.

The tangerine on the fruit plate was yellow and big. The fragrance was refreshing, and the color was so gorgeous that it made people salivate. Before, when he was under the sect of the Mausoleum of Wei, he had never seen such alluring and alluring fruits. At this moment, he could no longer hold back the gluttony in his stomach and immediately reached over to grab the fragrant kumquats. He opened his mouth and bit off half of the kumquats.

As soon as he took a sip, he poured the sweet and sweet juice into his mouth. It was sweet, but not greasy. It was fresh, but not dry. It was very tasty. After he ate it, he was still unhappy. He then gulped down the rest of the food as well.

Just as he was eating with relish, he looked around at the officials. When they saw him eating like this, they couldn't help but laugh out loud. Seeing everyone smile like that, he knew that his actions just now had been somewhat discordant. Therefore, he also chuckled along with everyone else to cover up his awkwardness.

However, they did not rush to eat it first. Instead, they slowly followed the lines on the outside of the citrus and peeled off its skin before eating it. However, they only ate the internal flesh of the fruit, and no one ate it together with its skin.

It was only then did he realize that there was a hint of green in the beauty's sweetness when he ate the tangerine. It was because he had not removed the skin of the tangerine.

He had expected that if he could eat the same as the other officials, the taste would be even better, but there was only one of each of them, so it was too late for regret.

Just as he was regretting his decision, a person in the seat opposite of him suddenly stood up. He held the freshly peeled fragrant river orange in his hand and said to Ling Sheng in a deep tone, "Looks like people say that Yan is in a barren and cold place, but this is true. I believe that your country's envoy has never had such a delicious fruit before, so he doesn't even know how to eat this fruit. It's been difficult for him to live in poverty for so many years."

When the officials heard this person's words, they immediately understood the meaning behind them. This was clearly deriding the fact that this was a life of a stranger who came from poor and backward Yan Kingdom, a life of nobility that they did not understand at all. Therefore, everyone laughed along with that person.

After hearing that person's words, he realized that the tribute was not so delicious. Now, he was being mocked. He stood up in anger and shame. He shouted at the man, "May I ask who you are?"

"Haha, alright, I'm the doctor of Chu, Qu Ping." As he replied, he did not forget to pass the piece of tangerine meat in his hand to Thief, saying, "If you hadn't had a taste just now, I would have left you with a peeled piece, and I could also give it as a gift for you to enjoy. Otherwise, you would not be able to eat such delicious food again after a few days back in Yan Country."

Qu Ping said hypocritically while looking at his comrades around him. Soon, everyone understood the meaning of his words and started laughing out loud.

"Hey, Doctor Qu, if Emissary Yan wants to eat it, you can just reward him again," Lord Chu was very happy to see that Qu Ping had gained the upper hand, so he said, "After you're done with your meal, I can give you a few more so that you can go back and have a taste."

Lord Chu's words seemed to be a solution to the situation, but it was actually a hidden insult to Thief, even to King Yan. The crowd could already hear the meaning behind it, and they could not help but laugh heartily.

"This bunch of old fools actually dare to join hands and mock me." After Qu Ping said this, Viridescent cursed in his heart, but he didn't know what to do at the moment. All of a sudden, a sound that was as low as a mosquito entered his ears and into his mind.

After hearing this voice, Thief's anger immediately turned into joy, and his face relaxed a lot. He faced the laughter of the crowd, and suddenly said to Lord Chu, "Lord Chu, I think you'll have to thank me again today."

When Lord Chu heard Thief's words, his face was filled with pride. However, he was stunned for a moment before he asked, "Envoy, where did you come from? The few people who have bestowed you with delicacies, you have yet to kowtow and thank This King, why do you still need This King to do the same to you? "

"Of course, Lord Chu, you have rewarded me with the next tangerine, which is a small favor to me. But today, I have once again identified an official who did not care much for you, so if this is the case, Lord Chu, don't you want to thank me first?" "Lord Chu ?" Viridescent looked at Lord Chu's stiff expression and purposely said in a mysterious tone.

"I do not fully understand your words. Please enlighten me." Lord Chu could not help but ask when he saw how confident Thief Sheng was.

"I believe that all the officials present here are well-read in the book of sages, so they naturally understand the principle of the Lord's favor. When I was in the Yan Kingdom, all things bestowed by the Yan Emperor, regardless of their severity, quality, or quality, I had to treat them like skin and didn't dare to carelessly throw them away. Now that Lord Chu has rewarded me with this delicacy, I naturally consider it as if it was bestowed by the Yan King. That's why there is no such thing as fruit and flesh. On the other hand, your official, Lord Chu, had actually divided the dishes that Lord Chu had bestowed upon him, and even threw them away as he pleased. He even had an air of complacency about him, clearly not putting Lord Chu in his eyes, as if he was looking down on a king. I have sent an unfilial official for Lord Chu today. Lord Chu, shouldn't you thank me for this? " After saying that, he didn't forget to ask King Chuchu and put on a mischievous smile on his face.

How would King Chukoulie have known that this Thief would suddenly spew out such words? His mind went blank all of a sudden, and the proud expression that he had had on his face before, with victory in his hands, was now dull in his eyes, like a wooden chicken.

But in the end, he was still the ruler of a country. What he had said was clearly an excuse that only the warriors of the kingdom could say. Since he had been crowned as the king of a country, he naturally had to comply with the reasoning of the king, otherwise he would be ridiculed by the world. Thus, he could only unwillingly lift his chin and squeeze out a few words from between his teeth, "Envoy's words are reasonable. Doctor Qu did not treat the gifts bestowed by the widow as if they were your orders, and it's all the fault of the widow for not teaching them well and allowing them to do whatever they want with them. The widow believes that Doctor Qu is loyal to the widow as well, and there's no reason for him to be disrespectful."