After all, he was caught by Jiang Fan and felt a little wary, so even though he was very dissatisfied with Yun Qingqing's direct departure, Batu Ashilan did not dare to take action directly.
However, although Zhou Di did not explicitly say anything about Batu Azilan's rude behavior, during the dinner that followed, he showed his attitude without reservation.
As a result, the entire dinner was spent in an atmosphere of indescribable embarrassment, even a bit anticlimactic.
It was far less lively than the welcome dinner a week ago.
Nasutu naturally understood that this was Zhou Di expressing his emotions, so after eating a few simple bites and not even drinking much wine, he took the rest of the barbarians to express their gratitude to Zhou Di for his hospitality, and then advanced
This ended the banquet.
Zhou Di did not try to persuade them to stay, and did not even make a symbolic farewell gesture. He just asked the concierge to send Nasutu and his party out of the palace on his behalf.
Jiang Fan was left behind by Zhou Di.
After Nasutu and his party left the palace, Jiang Fan led Lin Wanqing and followed Zhou Di to the main hall of the palace.
Zhou He personally made tea, and the four of them sat down respectively. Zhou Di said directly without any temptation: "This time, I was very satisfied with the reception of the Golden Horde envoys from the beginning to the end. I have been very satisfied with the corresponding process.
Order the scribe to compile it into a volume and send it to Jinling."
"I believe it won't take long. After your majesty reads it, there will be an appropriate reward. Especially when you answered Nasutu's problem at the welcome dinner, you saved me from being humiliated and promoted the prestige of our great Zhou Dynasty.
, this is no small feat. Let me tell you in advance so that you will not be mentally prepared when the reward comes."
Jiang Fan couldn't help but look happy, and said with bright eyes: "Reward? Your Majesty, I don't know what the reward is, will your Majesty give me the money?"
"money?"
Zhou Di was stunned for a moment.
"Yes, since I am promoting the country's prestige and earning face for Dazhou, then the reward must give some actual benefits, right? If it is just a verbal compliment, wouldn't it seem too stingy? Come to think of it,
Your Majesty is in control of the world, so he wouldn’t be so careless about reputation, right?”
Jiang Fan said matter-of-factly.
Zhou Di couldn't help but have a dumbfounded expression on his face, and he scolded: "What nonsense are you talking about! Even if it is just a verbal compliment, it means that it has caught His Majesty's eyes! Do you know how many people want to be praised?
Your Majesty offered me a mouthful but couldn’t get it? You’re still not satisfied!”
"Is it really just a verbal compliment? What's the use of that... I'm not dissatisfied, I just think it would be embarrassing for Your Majesty to give rewards so perfunctorily... Your Majesty, don't you think so?"
Jiang Fan curled his lips and said with some displeasure.
I said?! What the hell!
Zhou Di glared at Jiang Fan and said angrily: "Didn't you just sell wine a few days ago and make 470,000 yuan in one go? Why do you still look so desperate for money? Even if your Majesty has money,
The reward cannot be too much! The symbolic meaning will be greater! How about you?"
"It doesn't matter whether it's a lot or not, as long as you have it. Hey, I've earned 470,000 yuan, and it doesn't conflict with wanting your majesty to reward you with more money. Anyway, no matter how much money is, who would dislike it?"
Jiang Fan chuckled.
The tired look on Zhou Di's face made Zhou Di feel uncomfortable.
Taking a deep breath and finally suppressing his fluctuating emotions, Zhou Di snorted coldly and said: "Let's get down to business. Since you have guessed that His Majesty's Eastern Expedition is about to begin, you should understand that before the Eastern Expedition, Your Majesty will only
I hope to see an extremely peaceful and stable week. So during the next period of time, you must get along well with Gu Yan."
"Your Majesty, what you said means that I am not getting along well with Lord City Shou now. I respect Lord City Shou very much. As long as it is the order of Lord City Shou, I have never disobeyed it. During this period, I have been
Isn’t it enough to just work on the one-third of an acre of land that I am responsible for?”
Jiang Fan asked with an aggrieved look.
The corner of Zhou Di's mouth twitched, and he gritted his teeth and said: "Gu Yan, who you obviously suppressed, disappeared in the government office! Even Gu Haoran has been under house arrest by Gu Yan. There is no one in the entire government office now.
Which official is not afraid of you! I am not saying that you are doing this wrong! I just hope that the atmosphere in the government office can relax a little! Don't be so nervous all the time!"
"Your Majesty, I am not domineering in the government office. In fact, during these days, I rarely go to the government office for duty. As for why the city guard has no sense of presence, it cannot be blamed on me.
Besides, whether the city guard or other officials are so afraid of me, isn't it because you are supporting me behind my back? If it weren't for Prince Wu's Mansion as a backer, I would have been eaten to pieces by those officials long ago, right?
"
Jiang Fan rolled his eyes and said.
Zhou Di was startled for a moment, then pointed at himself in an extremely ridiculous manner and said, "What do you mean? Is this still my fault?"
"That's not possible. I understand what the prince means. Please rest assured, prince. In the days to come, I will definitely act like a quail and never cause any trouble to the city guard."
Jiang Fan's attitude straightened up instantly and he said with a smile.
"There is no need for you to be a quail. You still need to have official authority when you should have it. After all, you are right. In Heyang Mansion, you represent the face of Prince Wu's Mansion. If you are too soft, how will others see it?
My king? It’s just that when it’s appropriate, I have to leave some room for others.”
Zhou Di waved his hand and said.
"Yes, to comply with the teachings of the prince, then... about the demolition compensation, I will just give some symbolic points?"
Jiang Fan asked tentatively.
"Well, don't be too harsh. Just express your dissatisfaction. It has to make Gu Yanzhi's face acceptable."
Zhou Di nodded.
"Your Majesty, I actually don't understand. What does the city guard want with that piece of land?"
Jiang Fan asked curiously.
"What to do? Hehe, it's no big deal to tell you. His Majesty's Eastern Expedition is about to begin, and Gu Yan must find a way to appease His Majesty. And the location of the land, as long as it is properly prepared, can have a very good impact on Heyang City.
surveillance and deterrence.”
"Gu Yan doesn't care whether it can be effective or not. What Gu Yan really cares about is to let His Majesty see that he is doing something, rather than living in Heyang and being a quail like you just said.
.If this is the case, His Majesty will think...that he has become blind."
Zhou Di said with a sneer.
Jiang Fan couldn't help but be startled.
He didn't expect Zhou Di to tell him so straightforwardly.
And he put on a posture that didn't seem to worry him at all about what he might guess.
"Okay, you don't have to think too much, just be your city captain peacefully, and other things will not affect you."