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"Your Majesty's words are very true. Qu Ping has always respected your Majesty, so he would never dare to have the slightest bit of selfishness. I hope Your Majesty can observe them clearly!" At this point, Qu Ping had already panicked when he heard what Kukulo had said. Luckily, he had heard that Lord Chu had not blamed him, so he immediately kowtowed to Lord Chu, saying words of loyalty to prove his loyalty to Lord Chu.

"The oligarch knows that his beloved one is a loyal person, but his words and actions are just improper. This time, he has forgiven you, so you should live a good life." Lord Chu also gave in to Qu Ping's intentions, using a few words to gloss the matter over.

"We thank the King for his kindness. Qu Ping will definitely be cautious and not disappoint the King." Qu Ping listened to Lord Chu's words and heaved a sigh of relief. After kowtowing again and again, he raised his sleeves to wipe the sweat from his forehead.

Even though Lord Chu had forgiven Qu Ping for his disrespect, the hundreds of officials in the imperial court were so frightened that they did not dare to speak anymore. They no longer spoke in a bowing and laughing manner, and were in complete silence instead. It seemed that the officials had already experienced the allure of this man. They were afraid that he would fail at teasing him and fall down on his own like Cheng Ran and Qu Ping. They might as well keep quiet and watch the situation.

Seeing that the ministers were all silent, Lord Chu looked towards the ministers one by one, hoping that there would be more eloquence in the situation. He wished that he could suppress this arrogant ambassador of the Yan Kingdom, otherwise, not only would he not have a reason to seize the position of prime minister, but he would also listen to his words and give in to the five kingdoms' strategy. However, all the ministers were like frightened birds. When they saw Lord Chu looking at them, they did not dare to meet his gaze. They all lowered their heads, pretending that they did not see anything.

This time, Lord Chu was truly a little anxious, cursing in his heart at this group of mediocre officials. Normally, they would speak nicely and refuse to submit to anyone. Now that there was only an envoy from the Yan State, they were all cowering in fear.

Just when it was silent in the hall and no one was willing to stand up for Lord Chu, suddenly a soldier rushed into the hall. Upon seeing Lord Chu, he immediately dropped to one knee and kowtowed, "Reporting to the King, we have captured the thieves that had stolen from dozens of families in Ying City. We will receive orders from the King at any time."

"Oh?" Lord Chu was taken aback by the soldier's sudden report, because he did not know which case the robber was in. Just as he was about to inquire about, someone in the hall spoke first, "Where are the robbers now? But do you know where that came from? "

That person's voice was very low and solemn, but his words contained a hint of sternness. Lord Chu heard that person's voice very familiar, so he turned his head to look, it was his own Grand Chancellor Li Garden.

"Reporting to Lord Grand Chancellor, according to the Guard Captain, this kind of thief has already been escorted to the Board of Justice for questioning. Currently, it is only the bandits of Yan State that have roamed to our Chu." When the soldiers under the hall heard Li Yuan's question, they immediately raised their voices and spoke in a clear voice.

When the officials heard what the soldier had said, the previously silent scene became lively again. They lowered their heads and whispered to each other. Another buzz sounded.

Previously, he had not said a word, only watching how the officials would deal with the Special Envoy of Yan Country. However, after a round of observation, no one was able to see through the ruthlessness of the promotion, but in the end, all of them were teased by it, a wave of anger had already accumulated in their hearts, waiting for a critical moment to give it a go. And now, this soldier's sudden report finally made him feel that the time was ripe. Thus, when the officials were silent, they suddenly shouted loudly and caused a great stir in the court.

"Oh? This group of bandits was a bandit from Yan State? Is this matter clear enough? " When Li Yuan heard the soldier's answer, he pretended that he didn't believe him and repeatedly confirmed it.

"Reporting to Lord Grand Chancellor, this is absolutely true. The head of the bandits has already personally admitted to it, and the chief in charge of handling this case has also verified their identities one by one. There is no doubt that they are truly Swallow." When the soldier heard Li Yuan's repeated questions, he raised his voice once again and swore.

When the last sentence of the soldier came out, the entire hall burst into an uproar. The official had not expected that after the Yan Kingdom envoy entered the Imperial Court and sat in the imperial court, the investigation of the theft for several months would end up like this. Without a doubt, this news was a huge blow to the person representing Yan Guo, Thief Sheng.

After the commotion from the crowd, only when the noise gradually became weaker did Li Yuan turn around and speak to Zhai Sheng, "Honored envoy, I am really sorry. This soldier's lack of manners alarmed your excellency." "Because of the importance of this matter, the Punishment Department has set it up as an important case. Thus, I have just bumped into you. I hope that you can forgive me."

When he heard that Li Yuan had suddenly apologized to him apologetically, a wave of confusion and uneasiness rose in his heart. He thought to himself that Li Garden could obviously question him, but instead put on a flattering look. He really didn't know what Li Garden was up to, but now, he could only take it step by step and intentionally feign a smiling face. "It's okay, it's okay. It's all for national matters."

"Since you are not surprised, then that is good. Before, just because of a joke, our two ministers were robbed by your envoy, and they were punished in one way or another. I was even afraid that this soldier might accidentally offend your envoy, and that he might end up in some other place. Since you are being merciful, I thank you on his behalf." Li Yuan completely ignored Jisheng's mischievous smile and just gloomily said, "Yin and Yang." He clasped his hands together in a feigned manner, but his words clearly had a hidden meaning.

"He is indeed a cunning old veteran in the government. His words that are about to be put down first are definitely about to catch this Ambassador off guard and become extremely ferocious." After hearing what Li Yuan said, he immediately understood how terrifying this Li Garden was and could not help but whisper to himself in his heart.

"However, I have just heard what your esteemed self has to say. The King of Yan is the ruler of the people and often teaches you kindness. I don't know why, but the people of Yan Country have roamed all over the country and are doing all sorts of things. I don't know if your country is truly barren, or if your ambassador's words just now were just a false exaggeration of your reputation?" After Li Yuan first gave his etiquette, he immediately followed closely behind and asked a bunch of questions.

"Gift first, then take the lead. Good job, Li Taizai. You are indeed extremely insidious." After hearing Li Yuan's question, Thief Sheng couldn't help but curse in his heart. However, he was at a loss for words. He could only pretend to be deaf and mute, while throwing a sidelong glance at Gongsheng Rong from time to time.

The previously confused Lord Chu finally understood what was going on. It seemed like the sudden appearance of this soldier must have been secretly arranged by Li Yuan, and the words spoken by this soldier must have been spoken in collusion with Li Yuan. That was why he answered everything so smoothly and confidently.

Watching Yan Guo's ambassador steal a few glances and pretend to be deaf and mute, the officials in the hall and Lord Chu immediately felt a sense of relief. All of them sat down, wanting to see how the Prime Minister would deal with this envoy who did not know the limits of heaven and earth.

Facing Li Yuan's questioning, Thief Sheng did not reply. His eyes rolled back as he stared at the ceiling of the hall, muttering to himself, "Strange, strange, truly strange ?"

They did not know what kind of tricks the Yan Kingdom's envoys were up to, so they could only raise their heads and look in the direction of the thief's gaze. However, other than a few commonly seen dragon markings carved by artisans, there were no other tricks on the ceiling, causing them to be puzzled on the inside.

"May I ask what you saw on the roof of this hall that made you call it strange?" Li Yuan saw that Thief was intentionally avoiding his interrogation, so he did not stop there. He only checked the ceiling for a moment before asking in a low voice.

Oh, I'm really sorry, I'm really sorry. "When Thief Sheng heard Li Yuan ask him again, he immediately pretended to come back to his senses and apologized repeatedly to Li Yuan," My eyes were sore just now. It must be because I didn't sleep well last night.

When everyone heard this, a large portion of their curiosity faded away and they could only sigh. Gongsheng Rong couldn't help but smile and shake her head helplessly when she saw his expression and words.

"Since there isn't anything strange about this zenith, then why don't you say it's strange?" When Li Yuan heard Thief Sheng's words, he realized that he was just like the other officials; he had been teased by that bastard. He was slightly angry inside, but he still suppressed his anger and asked Thief Sheng a question.

"Oh, about this, the reason why I kept on shouting just now was because I heard what that soldier said." After hearing what Li Yuan had to say at this moment, he seemed somewhat solemn. He knew that Li Yuan was already angry, so he spoke slowly.

"Sergeant is only reporting on the facts. What's so strange about that?"

When Lord Grand Elder questioned me earlier, he exaggerated the actions of my King Yan using false words. However, this one was only reporting it according to the facts and did not exaggerate at all." The Great Sage's words just now were not false, which was why he was in such a confused state. The citizens of Yan Kingdom had clearly received the teachings of our Yan Emperor and were working hard to help the nation, how did they end up in Chu and becoming bandits' disciples? "" "Could it be ?" As he spoke, he purposely dragged out his words.

"Could it be something else?" Seeing that Thief Sheng wanted to say something, Li Yuan's originally low voice suddenly became forceful.

"However, this is just my guess. I wouldn't dare to say too much, otherwise, I wouldn't be able to afford to offend Lord Chu." Seeing that Li Yuan's interest was piqued, he purposely made things more complicated.

"Please do not hesitate to say that I am not guilty." When King Chuchu heard this, he immediately spoke out from his seat of honor. He also wanted to see what this Yan Guo envoy had to say.

"Since that's the case, then please forgive me for being blunt, but under the Yan emperor's tutelage, my people have always been honest and hardworking." Since that's the case, please forgive me for being blunt, but under the Yan emperor's tutelage, my people have always been honest and hardworking.

"Nonsense!"

"How dare you!"

"..."

He was only halfway through speaking when he heard the officials pointed at him and cursed, as if they wanted nothing more than to execute him immediately. The reason for this was very simple. His so-called "the officials of Chu Ying fell, the morals of the people fell" clearly involved all the officials in the imperial court, including the high and mighty Crown Prince Li Yuan. Of course, even though the officials did not include King Chu, since Chu Ying was the capital of Chu and the son of the Emperor, it was impossible for him to escape responsibility as the ruler of a country. Thus, this sentence of 'Thief' was an irony to all the officials and officials of Chu, it could be said that he was extremely bold.

"How preposterous! Since you have sincerely come to visit us, why are you so rude and slandering our country? I would like to ask your family, King Yan, if you have the intention to discuss our great scheme, or if you have the intention to slander our Chu! " When Lord Chu heard this, he flew into a rage and leaped up. He glared at him and pointed his index finger at him, berating him loudly.

On the other hand, Thief Sheng looked wronged as he spoke to Lord Chu innocently, "Calm down, Lord Chu. It was Lord Chu who told me to speak frankly, pardon me for being innocent, but why are you now refusing to acknowledge him?"

"You ?" Lord Chu was rendered speechless by that Thief, and he finally spat out, "Envoy, please don't go too far!"

Following Lord Chu's words, the smell of gunpowder in the imperial court began to pervade the air. The officials, who had been ridiculed by Thief Sheng, seized the opportunity to make things worse, "This is too outrageous, simply outrageous." Everyone kept talking at once, making the imperial court buzz with their conversation.

He knew that he had played a little too much this time, so he quickly glanced at Gong Zhuang Rong, hoping that she would help him think of a way out. But this time, Gong Cheng Rong didn't have any reaction, only standing at the side with a calm expression.

Just as Thief was burning with anxiety, a servant suddenly shouted from outside the hall, "Lord Chun Shenjun has arrived!"