The Empress of Xiliang suddenly came to the inn in plain clothes. She had just gotten off the horse and had not stepped into the main entrance of the inn, and the commander of the imperial guards quickly came to report that the Yan King Li Zhijie had sent new news back from the capital.
Li Tianjiao paused and stood in front of the inn, reaching out to take the letter tube containing a wax seal from the imperial guards.
She opened the message tube, poured out two thin pieces of parchment paper from it, threw the message tube to the commander of the imperial guards, and stood in front of the inn and looked carefully.
After reading the letter, Li Tianjiao had not recovered for a long time. The Imperial Commander looked at the empress and asked carefully: "Your Majesty... Has something happened to King Yan?"
She closed her eyes and folded the letter again, clenched it hard in her palm, putting the letter into her heart, and without answering, she turned around and stepped into the inn.
Li Tianjiao was wearing a narrow-sleeved plain dress, a white jade crown on his head, and walked with his hands behind his back. Even though he was dressed like an ordinary handsome young man, he still couldn't hide his mighty power.
When she arrived outside the main hall, Bai Qingqi and Bai Jintong had already stood in front of the door to welcome her. Although Bai Qingqi had gorgeous hair on her temples, she did not hide her outstanding appearance at all. His eyes were deserted and his temperament was indescribable.
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Li Tianjiao saw Bai Jintong standing behind Bai Qingqi, and saw her, and hurriedly bowed and bowed first: "I have seen Your Majesty!"
She paused, looked at Bai Jintong, and her eyes fell on Bai Qingqi again, and guessed in her heart whether Bai Qingqi already knew that Cui Fengnian was a woman.
Bai Qingqi sorted out his sleeves and then bowed to Li Tianjiao: "I don't know if Your Majesty is coming, I will be in a position to welcome you... I hope Your Majesty will forgive you."
Li Tianjiao pursed his lips tightly, raised his foot and stepped onto the higher level, and walked straight into the hall.
Bai Qingqi then stood up, looked at Bai Jintong, and followed the Queen of Xiliang into the main hall.
Li Tianjiao took a seat with a cool and neat movement: "Sit!"
Bai Qingqi and Bai Jintong responded and sat down under Li Tianjiao.
Li Tianjiao looked back and forth between Bai Jintong and Bai Qingqi, and then said for a while: "Today, I am here alone, and I have a word to ask clearly..."
"Your Majesty just ask." Bai Qingqi nodded, feeling calm.
"Hello, you and I can be called friends. Today I want to ask you, are you a fine work sent by Jin State..." Li Tianjiao smiled and lowered his eyes, lifted up the hem of his long gown, crossed his legs, and elbows.
Carrying on the armrest of the seat, raising his eyes and looking at Bai Jintong's eyes hidden intent, "Is it a detailed work arranged by the Queen of Great Zhou in advance?"
Li Tianjiao used me, not me.
Bai Jintong stood up and bowed to Li Tianjiao: "Your Majesty, Cui is just a businessman!"
Li Tianjiao looked at Bai Jintong and smiled without saying a word. After a while, he asked Bai Qingqi: "Can the Envoy Zhou know that Cui Fengnian is a woman?"
Bai Qingqi nodded slightly: "Last night, Gong Xing had already reported to the foreign ministers based on the truth. After all, this world is unfair to women. It is understandable that women are inconvenient to walk outside."
"Yes, I forgot..." Li Tianjiao laughed softly, "The Bai family of the century-old generals never despises women, otherwise... how could a person like the Empress of the Great Zhou Dynasty have appeared? It's completely ignored on the battlefield
Strategy, invincible."
As both women, Li Tianjiao knew about the Bai family in Jin State, so... he admired Bai Qingyan very much and pushed the Bai family from shaking and to where he is today.
However, when it comes to implementing the new policy, the resistance in the Great Zhou Dynasty is indeed less than that in Xiliang.
"I also want to ask the Zhou envoy, "Do you know about the fire in the granary of the Eight Great Family?" Li Tianjiao asked again.
Bai Qingqi nodded: "I knew it when Gongxing's subordinates came to report last night, but I only knew that the granary between the Yun family and Zhai family had a fire. It was because of this... that I left Gongxing in the inn."
"So, Huo... it was really Cui Fengnian who released it?" Li Tianjiao looked at Bai Jintong.
"Your Majesty..." Bai Jintong bowed to Li Tianjiao again, "Gongxing's subordinate, because he has a lot of dealing with the Yun family and the Zhai family, knows the location of the Yun family and the Zhai family's granary, and has helped transport grain, yesterday because
The Yun family was not in enough staff, so my subordinates helped transport the food and left there to drink some wine with the servants guarding the granary. Unexpectedly, when they were about to leave, the Yun family's granary caught fire. They had too few people...
...The granary was poured with hot oil again, so they had to go to the closest Zhai family granary for help. Unexpectedly, the Zhai family granary also caught fire. They realized that something was wrong, so they immediately reported it…”
Bai Qingqi nodded, "We were having a banquet at that time, and there were several nobles from Yunjing. Your Majesty can ask, and later the news that the granaries of the eight major families were on fire came into the city. Gongxing was afraid of being involved and was anxious.
The foreign minister thought... No matter how Gongxing is, now a commoner of the Great Zhou, as an envoy of the Great Zhou, the foreign minister could not see a solid businessman in the Great Zhou being involved, and then he would be the leader of Gongxing.
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Li Tianjiao's eyes narrowed, and his smile became colder: "So, what Zhou Zhi meant is to protect Cui Fengnian?"
"This is natural!" Bai Qingqi's voice was not hesitant at all, indifferent and determined, "If Your Majesty knew about the Bai family and the Bai family army, you should understand... Our Empress of the Great Zhou Dynasty overthrew the Jin Dynasty and ascended the throne to protect our Great Zhou Dynasty.
The people of Zhou and the Bai family fought in all directions to protect the people! Therefore... the people of Great Zhou, no one... can be bullied by other countries."
Bai Qingqi's words meant a little threatening. If Xiliang really dared to treat Cui Fengnian, the Great Zhou would never give up.
Li Tianjiao chuckled: "Okay... Very good! Cui Fengnian can take the Great Zhou away. Can the alliance between the Great Zhou and Xiliang be established?"
Li Tianjiao’s meaning is that if he can’t decide and the Great Zhou insists on going to war, then Cui Fengnian and Bai Qingqi will not think about leaving.
Now Xiliang is in danger, Li Tianjiao just wants to make a last try, even if he loses... he admits it.
"What I mean by the Queen of Great Zhou is naturally also trying to establish an alliance. Let's see what kind of sincerity Xiliang has shown..." Bai Qingqi's voice was indifferent.
“Twenty-five cities…”
"Your Majesty, the foreign minister thinks that it is most appropriate for Xiliang to be able to pay tribute to the Great Zhou Dynasty. After all, Rongdi is eyeing him now, and Dayan will pounce on him as soon as the three-year period of Rongdi arrives. With the help of Xi
Can cold... resist? It must be inevitable that you will be divided and eaten." Bai Qingqi said.
Li Tianjiao's palm suddenly tightened, and his anger rushed to the sky spirit cover. She forced the anger in her heart and couldn't control her expression: "What's the difference between this and the demise of Xiliang?"
"The difference is that if you are the Xiliang or Your Majesty, you will manage it yourself, just to pay tribute! This will prevent the people from suffering from war..."