Liu Mingzhi took the handover document and read it carefully.
Although the handwriting on it is not familiar to me, it does bear the seal of the Kingdom of Jin and the seal of Honglu Temple.
The document from Honglu Temple requires 500,000 taels of silver, but the document from the Kingdom of Jin does indeed state the price of 200,000 taels of silver.
Since then, Liu Mingzhi has been puzzled. Is the Queen lying or Wang He lying? Do they need to lie to themselves about something that is clear upon investigation?
Liu Mingzhi returned the document to Wang Hezheng and looked at Wang Hezheng quietly: "Master Wang, the Kingdom of Jin has now sent envoys to Honglu Temple in Dalong. Do you two dare to confront him on the spot?"
Wang Hezheng nodded without fear: "I have never done anything bad, so of course I am not afraid to confront Jin Guolai!"
"Okay, you sit down for a while, I will go and invite the envoy from the Kingdom of Jin in!"
"I'm waiting for the envoy from the Kingdom of Jin to come!"
Liu Mingzhi walked towards the door with his hands behind his back. The Queen was standing solemnly under the corridor outside the door, admiring the scenery of Honglu Temple.
As if she heard Liu Mingzhi's footsteps, the Queen turned her head slightly and looked at Young Master Liu: "Brother Liu, how are you? Can Honglu Temple in your country release King Zhennan of Dajin?"
Liu Mingzhi thought about it and told the Queen everything about his conversation with Wang Hezheng.
Liu Mingzhi was also curious about how the price difference of 2.8 million taels came from! Wang Hezheng showed no dodge at all just now, and even agreed to confront him in court. Liu Mingzhi could only wait and see how the Queen would defend herself!
Sure enough, the Queen looked a little surprised after Liu Mingzhi finished speaking, and looked at Young Master Liu with doubtful eyes: "Brother Liu, you won't deceive someone Wan for the sake of Dalong's face, will you?"
"Brother Wan, you know best what kind of person Liu is! Your people are already here, so why should I do such contrary things!"
The Queen pondered for a moment and waved to Hui'er: "Documents from Dalong Honglu Temple!"
"Yes! Commander!"
Hui'er took out three documents from her sleeves and handed them to the Queen's hand, then stepped aside to wait.
The Queen opened the three documents and handed them to Liu Mingzhi: "See for yourself if this is the document from your Honglu Temple. The price of three million taels of silver is clearly marked on it. This cannot be faked after all! "
Liu Mingzhi carefully examined the document in his hand. There was nothing wrong with the handwriting, but the seal and signer below were not the seals of the Honglu Temple Minister.
It is the seal of the young minister of Honglu Temple and the chief of Honglu Temple. The last one is the official seal of Honglu Temple's prince Hezheng. However, this document only contains a description of the further negotiation of the ransom price of Wanyan Chizha, without any silver. Number of handwriting!
Liu Mingzhi clenched the document in his hand tightly, seeming to understand something in his heart.
But how could a fourth-rank Shaoqing and a fifth-rank Si Zheng have the guts to take so much money?
Two million eight hundred thousand taels of snowflakes and silver were not that much even if the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty had received ten years of salary.
As the Queen said, three million taels of silver is more than enough to redeem the prisoners of a hundred thousand troops!
Liu Mingzhi returned the document to the Queen and took a long breath: "Brother Wan, come with me. Lord He Zhengwang, the minister of Honglu Temple, is willing to confront you in court, Brother Wan! Brother Wan, do you dare?"
"Why don't you dare? Lead the way!"
Liu Mingzhi and the other three walked into Wang Hezheng's palace. Wang Hezheng stared at the two queens quietly and said to himself, "What a handsome son." Then he glanced at Liu Mingzhi.
Young Master Liu nodded slightly and indicated that the Queen was the envoy of the Kingdom of Jin.
Wang Hezheng showed that he understood and gave an equal salute to the Queen: "I, Wang Hezheng, Minister of Honglu Temple, thank you for your hard work, please sit down and have a cup of tea!"
"Thank you very much. I, the envoy of the Kingdom of Jin, Wan Yang, are very polite!"
"Deputy Ambassador Qin Hui is polite!"
After a cup of tea, Liu Mingzhi looked at the Queen and Wang Hezheng: "Master Wang, Master Wan, you all hold different opinions regarding the ransom payment for Prince Wan Yan of Jin Dynasty. Now you two sit here and have a calm confrontation!"
Wang Hezheng stretched out his hand to signal the Queen: "Master Wan, this person is a guest, so you should speak first!"
The Queen recounted the contents of the discussions regarding the handover of documents between the two countries without any courtesy.
Wang Hezheng looked confused after hearing this.
"Sir Wan, I did not instruct Shaoqing Honglu and Si Zheng to hand over any documents to the Kingdom of Jin. All three documents were stamped with my seal. How could you have only received one document? !”
The Queen's bright eyes turned slightly and handed the document in her hand to Wang Hezheng: "Master Wang, please take a look!"
Wang Hezheng looked at the document carefully, and when he saw the number of gold and silver on it and Shaoqing's seal, his expression turned a little red after being startled.
Regardless of being rude, he went straight to the desk, took the document that Liu Mingzhi had just checked, and put it in front of the Queen: "Master Wan, look at the handwriting of the emperor of your country and the content of the document. Official Jin Guowen can't understand it. The following translation Is it the same as Jin Guowen above?"
The Queen seemed to understand something and hurriedly opened the document and looked at it.
After a moment, the queen, with a sullen expression on her face and a coldness all over her body, clenched the documents in her hands: "Chi Bie Zhuo, it is not a pity for you to die!"
Liu Mingzhi has been observing every move of the Queen and Wang Hezheng. The reason for this is still unclear.
He stood up, stretched and sighed: "Your Majesty is right, there are always some officials who are blinded by gold, silver and jewelry and take risks. Money and silk are so attractive!"
Wang Hezheng looked at Young Master Liu with a complicated expression: "Someone tampered with the document?"
Liu Mingzhi sneered helplessly: "Officials from the two countries worked together in collusion. I didn't expect that the first agreement between Dalong and the Kingdom of Jin was for money. It's sad, lamentable, and a pity!"
Wang Hezheng slapped the table hard: "How audacious, they are not afraid of stretching themselves to death with so much money! This is not the way to open a lion's mouth. How much is the ransom of a king worth? Don't they have no brains on their own?"
"Master Wan, there are definitely more than two officials from Honglu Temple Shaoqing involved in this matter. I'm afraid your country's envoys are also involved!"
The Queen sighed deeply: "For the three tribes of Dangyi, it is treason to tamper with the Holy Emperor's documents!"
"this matter..........."
"Xiaguan Honglu Temple Shaoqing Zhong Yang came to see Mr. Wang... Mr. Liu is also here, Xiaguan is too clumsy to be rude!"
Before Liu Mingzhi could finish speaking, he was interrupted by a figure standing outside the door and a voice.
Wang He was looking at Zhong Yang, the young minister of Honglu Temple outside the door, and took a deep breath to calm down: "Master Zhong is here, what business do you have?"
"Reporting to your lord, Chi Biezhuo, the envoy from the Kingdom of Jin, is sitting in the lower official residence. Please discuss the ransom further! Can your lord meet with him?"
Wang Hezheng thought for a moment and looked at the queen.
The Queen nodded slightly to indicate her agreement.
"please!"
"Yes, I'll take my leave!"
Before Zhong Yang left, he glanced at the Queen and Young Master Liu, wondering why the Marquis of Wanhu and the strange and handsome man in front of him were here.
Little did he know that his death was approaching and that a disaster was imminent!
Zhong Yang, the tea kung fu man, walked in with a middle-aged man wearing the uniform of a Jin official.
"Lord Wang, you are well, my envoy... uh..."
Chi Bie Zhuo's pupils dilated horribly, and he covered his neck with both hands but still couldn't stop the red blood flowing out from between his fingers.
The queen looked at Chi Bizhuo coldly and stretched out her jade hand towards Hui'er.
Hui'er took out a silk scarf and handed it to the Queen. The Queen held the silk scarf and wiped the blood on the soft sword clean. Only when the soft sword was sheathed did everyone react.
Liu Mingzhi smacked his lips and looked at the Queen quietly. This was the Wanyan Wanyan Yuanyan of the decisive and decisive Queen in his impression.
It seems that the Queen treats herself very differently!
Wang Hezheng also didn't expect that this envoy from the Jin Kingdom would cut the throat of another Jin Kingdom envoy with a sword after a disagreement!
Chi Bie Zhuo's body fell heavily to the ground. Zhong Yang pointed at the Queen in horror: "How brave, you dare to kill the envoy from the Kingdom of Jin. Do you know what crime you have committed? If you undermine the diplomatic relations between the two countries, the car will be broken!"
The Queen looked at Zhong Yang with cold eyes, the soft sword in her hand was slightly unsheathed, and she put it back as if she thought of something.
The Queen sat on the chair and looked at Mr. Liu, her eyes softened: "The Kingdom of Jin will not blame Dalong for Chi Biezhuo's death. This is my guarantee. As for the officials of your country, I will leave them to Mr. Liu." There’s also Mr. Wang!”
Liu Mingzhi sighed and looked at Wang Hezheng: "Sir Wang, it is inconvenient for the family affairs officials of Honglu Temple to interfere. Please handle it impartially if the evidence is complete!"
Wang Hezheng nodded slightly: "I understand, I understand. It is difficult to guard against house thieves day and night. If I make an oversight, I will report it to Your Majesty!"
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