When the Emperor of Chu changed his clothes and put on his royal robe, he walked into the palace where he went to court. Behind him came Sima Yan.

"I will see you, Your Majesty!"

When all the officials saw Emperor Chu coming in from the screen behind the palace, they immediately stopped talking and kowtowed respectfully.

"My dear friends, no courtesy."

After going through the usual procedures, Emperor Chu also told the news he had just learned.

"My dear friends, I just learned the news... The State of Chen sent an envoy to express condolences to our country today. Do you have any thoughts on this?"

"..."

For a moment, the entire court fell into a deathly silence, and all the officials around them lowered their heads and kept silent. Of course they knew the purpose of the Chen State envoy coming this time, but it was impossible for the capital to be severely damaged in such a short time. method to restore national strength.

This also means that Chu State today is a fish on the chopping board, and everyone wants to take a bite of the meat.

"Why are you bowing your heads and saying nothing? Is it because the hat on your head is too heavy?"

After hearing what Emperor Chu said, the people around him looked up or down, so they all looked left and right to see if there was a leader.

"Your Majesty! I have something to say!"

At this time, the general standing beside Emperor Chu and guarding him spoke.

"Oh? I didn't expect that the general wearing armor was not crushed by the heavy helmet. Let me tell you, general."

"Your Majesty, Chen Guo must have come here because he saw that our country has been attacked by monsters, and wants to take advantage of our country's emptiness and vulnerability to seek some benefits. I think other countries must also think so. Maybe their envoys are already on the way."

"So I believe that we should prioritize building city walls to resist external attacks, and at the same time transfer some soldiers from surrounding cities back to prepare for emergencies."

"No! If we concentrate our forces on the capital, the capital will be safe. What about other cities? Aren't you afraid of a joint attack from other countries?"

At this time, Li Shangshu of the Ministry of War stood up and expressed his views in the court hall.

"Then what do you think, Li Shangshu?"

Emperor Chu said.

"I...I have no choice yet."

"Heh... if you talk about it for a long time, you are just a dabbler."

After Li Shangshu opened his mouth, he spoke to another civil servant who was hostile to Li Shangshu.

"According to the minister's words, we should avoid his sharp edges, be patient, and temporarily agree to the conditions of Chen's envoy to gain the opportunity for stable development..."

In the middle of his words, Wen Chen secretly looked at Emperor Chu. After seeing that Emperor Chu had no expression on his face, he thought he had said something right and became even bolder.

"In this way we can gain the favor of Chen Guo and also gain safety. What do you think, Your Majesty?"

Sima Yan, who was standing next to Emperor Chu, curled his lips. I really don’t know how this clown-like character in front of him became an official. Having assisted Emperor Chu for many years, he already knew that Emperor Chu was the most terrifying when he had no expression on his face. By that time, this person's official career may have come to an end.

"Well said, I will reward you well."

"Thank you, Your Majesty! It is your duty as a minister to share your worries with Your Majesty!"

"Then I'll reward you with fifty big boards first. Come here! Take off his official uniform, take off his official hat, and push him out of the palace for me!"

"Wha...what?"

Wen Chen collapsed on the ground in horror, obviously not realizing what Emperor Chu meant, but the soldiers outside the store had already walked up to him and dragged him out of the store.

"Your Majesty! Why, Your Majesty! I am doing this all for Chu State! Your Majesty..."

After the civil servant was slowly dragged away, the officials around him took a breath of cold air, fearing that he would be the next unlucky person.

At this time, Prime Minister Sima Yan on the side spoke: "Your Majesty, there is probably only one way to deter other countries."

"what?"

"That is... Mr. Lin and the princess..."

"You are talking about Lin Yi and the imperial granddaughter! But...but they represent the entire Xuantian Sect. If the Xuantian Sect is dissatisfied if they are bound to be recruited by Chu State, I would rather go to war on my own than let me The granddaughter of the emperor took action on behalf of Chu!"

"Report to have an audience with the envoy of Chen State."

At this moment, a soldier came in from outside the court hall and reported loudly.

Emperor Chu and Sima Yan looked at each other and finally sighed helplessly: "Go and bring the envoy in."

After a while, an arrogant and domineering man walked in with his hands behind his back.

"Is this the current state of Chu? These monsters are so abominable! They are simply unconscionable!"

The man had a bitter look on his face and pretended to be grief-stricken and shouted angrily.

"See Emperor Chu, I am the envoy sent by our emperor. My main purpose is to express my sincere greetings on my behalf."

"For this reason, my emperor specially sent me to send ten sheep, one cow, ten pieces of cloth, and one thousand copper coins. I hope the Emperor of Chu will accept it."

"you!"

The surrounding officials all looked angrily at Chen Guo's envoy. Wasn't he here specifically to disgust people? It's as if he didn't send these things, and he went out of his way to report them. Isn't this disrespectful?

"What on earth do you mean!"

Li Shangshu could no longer suppress the anger in his heart and ran to the envoy angrily and glared at him.

"This is the court of our country! This is not a place for you to laugh and joke! I advise you to behave yourself, otherwise..."

"What else?"

The envoy of Chen State smiled, patted his face, and said with a mean look.

"What do you dare to do to me? I represent Emperor Chen's face. If you touch me, our country will have a large army to attack the country tomorrow, and then the entire Chu country will probably be in ruins."

"you....."

"Li Aiqing."

At this moment, Emperor Chu stopped Li Shangshu.

"Please return to your seat."

"I...obey your order."

"The Emperor of Chu is wise! In order to achieve win-win cooperation, our emperor has specially prepared an agreement."

Speaking of this, the fox tail of the Chen State envoy was also exposed.

"As long as the Emperor of Chu hands over the three cities close to our country's passes to us, we will not only be able to protect the Chu State from other countries during this period, but we will also provide the Chu State with the cost of building the capital and additional treasures."

Isn't this a clear-cut robbery? But what can I do...

"Well, I..."

"Grandpa, I heard someone said you were here."

At this moment, Lin Yi's voice sounded outside the main door of the court.

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