Born a phoenix? The husband I picked up is the young emperor

Chapter 971

Chapter 971

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 in 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 casually replaced the gift with... a woman.