The legitimate daughter was reborn, and the emperor’s little Jiaojiao went crazy.

The state of Wan refused to accept.

They think that their country is strong and powerful, and they always line up in the front wherever they go.

In fact, when Wan Guo came to Beiyi in the past, he ate and took things. The gifts he brought were perfunctory, but the things he took away were valuable.

Moreover, when it comes to the order of envoys coming to the emperor for an audience, the State of Wan has always been first, and they don't like to wait.

Tan Lu called Zeng Qixian, the official from the Honglu Temple who was in charge of the arrangement, and said, "You have made a mistake in the order. Rearrange it. Our Wan Kingdom has always been the first."

Zeng Qixian was a young official who had just been promoted. He was also one of the candidates who took the imperial examination at the same time as Huang Xingyue, and was ranked 35th at the time.

He has been working as the chief clerk in the Honglu Temple in recent years, responsible for handling documents and auditing accounts.

Although he had never been personally involved in reception matters before, he was well aware of the national strength and ranking of officials in all aspects, as well as which link had spent too much money.

He didn't even need to check the accounts; the numbers would automatically come to his mind, and he could even report the specific numbers off the top of his head.

He responded neither humbly nor arrogantly, "Lord Tanlu, please be patient, the order is correct." After that, he took out a booklet, opened it and handed it to Tanlu with an official attitude.

The handwriting on the booklet is really beautiful. It must have been a long time since I practiced the Japanese handwriting. It's not eight-point, but it's about six-point.

After all, it is the national script, and showing it off is a sign of face.

This made Tanlu, who didn't like to read, very irritated. Just looking at the words was annoying, and then looking at the ranking of the scores for each country, he felt a surge of depression rushing to his head.

Except for military strength and animal husbandry, which have higher scores, the rest are simply terrible.

If it were usual, Tanlu could still use the border troops to deter the enemy. But he just received a secret report last night that the North Wing was also training troops in Zhuonan River, and its military strength was not inferior to that of Wan State.

We won’t know which one is more powerful until the war starts.

Does Tanlu dare to call for war now? He cannot make the decision, and he dares not to do so for the time being.

The harvest in Wan State was particularly bad this year, and the food pressure was very high. He was also counting on getting a large amount of silver from Wurong to buy food to take back, but now he has no silver and no goods.

Damn it, those Wan people are going to have to eat dirt!

Zeng Qixian smiled, bowed to Tanlu, and left. He didn't care what the Wan envoy thought. Rules were rules, and without rules, there would be no order.

Their Beiyi is a great country with picturesque scenery! Thinking of this, his steps became more leisurely.

Tanlu sat in a side hall filled with resentment, waiting to be summoned together with the envoys from small countries and even tribal leaders.

The envoys had nothing to do at the moment, so they gathered together to discuss what your country had sent and what our country had sent.

An envoy from a small country said that the Red Sea pearls we sent were the king of pearls.

An envoy from another small country said that the latest styles of gold and silver utensils we sent were polished by skilled craftsmen from all over the country, which showed our sincerity.

Everyone was talking at once, and many tribes sent not only thousand-year-old ginseng, but also Ganoderma lucidum and snow lotus, which are rare only in a hundred years. Some tribes even sent cranes, magpies, and turtles.

No matter what you give as a gift, it should either be auspicious or very valuable, one of the above.

Tanlu suddenly felt embarrassed.

Since the longevity cream was temporarily removed, they just randomly replaced the gift with... a woman.

It was always other countries that gave gifts to Wan, so it was hard for Wan to be interested in gifts. Yuan did not take gifts seriously, because they were just trying to get something for nothing.

But when he woke up in the morning, Tanlu felt that one woman was a little too few, so he added three more.

So now the tribute sent by their Wan country is four women, and all of them were born as maids.

In order to make the gift look more decent, the four maids were taken in as daughters of several adults to fool the Emperor of Beiyi. Now the four women waiting as gifts were the daughters of the envoys.

Among them was a woman named Duoyun, who had been serving Tanlu all the way, so she was naturally no longer a virgin.

Originally, Tanlu was somewhat proud of himself, thinking that this method could insult the Emperor of Beiyi and get rid of the bad feelings brought about by the Jinchi Xiaoyan incident.

But at this moment, he felt a little embarrassed because he remembered a saying in Beiyi: Those who humiliate others will humiliate themselves.

But the gift has already been named and entered into the register. It cannot be changed, taken back or exchanged.

Liang and Wusong were both wealthy, so any tribute they gave was definitely related to their cultural heritage. Even Chiguo gave a red coral that was very rich.

Only in their Wan country, the woman they presented as tribute was a rough-looking, big-shouldered and fat-bellied woman, who was a maid of low birth and had no chastity at all.

Tanlu looked at the palace maids in the north wing who were coming and going. They were beautiful, with smiles on their faces always at the same angle, making people feel like they were in the spring breeze.

He suddenly realized that if the woman he sent could not enter the harem of Emperor Mingde, it would be a great insult to the State of Wan.

But the woman I brought with me is not even as good as other people's palace maids. Why should she enter the harem?

This is like putting yourself on the fire.

Not only that, an official of Wan State had just found out a piece of news. It showed that Emperor De had just dismissed a group of women who voluntarily left the palace in order to save money on the harem.

This reveals two messages: first, the Northern Wing Emperor is frugal; second, the Northern Wing Emperor is not interested in women.

An emperor who is frugal and not interested in women...what a terrible existence!

Tanlu wanted to withdraw the gift, but it was too late.

At this time, several countries met with Emperor Mingde and received gifts of greater value in return. Finally, it was Tanlu's turn to enter the palace.

Zeng Qixian asked the palace maids to bring the four women to the palace and follow Tanlu to the audience.

The palace maids in the north wing had their hair in topknots adorned with pearls and gems, and wore colorful chiffon feather clothes, with skin as white as snow.

Especially when standing next to the women from Wan State...the palace maids really had porcelain-white faces, as white as jade.

Tanlu couldn't bear to watch, and wished that Emperor Mingde was blind. Just take it for the sake of novelty, at least it would save face. As for the harem, if you beat, scolded or killed him, it would have nothing to do with the Wan Kingdom.

In the eyes of the Wan people, women were no different from animals, sometimes even less valuable than cattle, sheep, donkeys, and horses. So he didn't care whether they died or not.

How could Emperor Mingde not know that the other party was deliberately humiliating him? But as the emperor of a country, he naturally could not humiliate the woman of Wan in public like the barbarians.

He remained calm, looking down with a faint smile, still following the procedure and accepting it with pleasure.

However... he praised without hesitation, "Wan Country is indeed a country with simple folk customs. It is not easy for the ambassador to come all the way here with a few women. I believe they are very talented and represent your country's profound cultural heritage. Then let's demonstrate them on the spot, so that I can put them in the most appropriate positions and not disgrace your country's kindness."

Among the many civil and military officials present, one person stepped out at the right time. It was Huang Xingyue, "Your Majesty, I have a suggestion.

"My dear, please go on..."