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Twenty-one foreign ambassadors paid homage to the emperor, and the court hall was extremely lively.
Waiting for all the foreign ambassadors to withdraw, the court hall became even more lively.
Yan Qi smiled and looked at the pale-faced Eighth Prince: "How do you think my diplomatic work is doing, Your Majesty? Can you comment on it? After all, this is my first time to receive a foreign ambassador. I have little experience and am far inferior to Your Majesty." He is familiar with the road, but his abilities are far inferior to those of the prince."
"As for me, I have a positive attitude and am asking for advice humbly! Please point out the shortcomings in my work, so that I can work hard to improve and do better."
As soon as this statement came out, everyone couldn't hold back their laughter.
Especially rough people like Lin Ruoshan laughed heartily and made no secret of their mockery of the Eight Kings.
The Eight Kings couldn't even let out a fart.
He didn't expect that the situation would turn out like this.
Originally, he wanted to trick Yan Qi once.
Unexpectedly, he was tricked by Yan Qi.
He understands.
Yan Qi took advantage of the situation and deliberately concealed the whereabouts of these foreign ambassadors who came to Beijing to worship.
Otherwise, how could he not receive the message?
Moreover, some of the people here are the opponents or political enemies of the foreign ambassadors who had been good friends with him.
Yan Qi's move was completely tit for tat.
The Eighth Prince gritted his teeth and snorted coldly.
Yan Qi smiled: "Your Majesty, don't you want to comment on me? You just criticized me verbally, why are you silent now? Don't you want to criticize me and let me improve?"
Hahaha!
Everyone laughed.
"Yan Qi, you...don't go too far."
The Eighth Prince gritted his teeth and scolded Yan Qi angrily: "You... don't push yourself too far. I am giving you face by not saying anything."
Yan Qi's eyes narrowed: "Oh, so it's the prince who is giving me face? Hey, since the prince is so kind-hearted, extremely tolerant to me, and doesn't want to find any shortcomings in me, then I understand."
"However, I am a newcomer after all. I have made mistakes and I have to point them out! Since the prince has pointed them out, I have no choice but to criticize myself."
"Your Majesty, please listen to me. I am not fair in my self-assessment. If there are any shortcomings, please correct me."
How could Yan Qi let the Eighth Kings go and continue to criticize himself: "I think, compared with the Eighth Kings, I have two shortcomings. The first is
The first place: bloated; the second place: exaggerated. "
"Why is it bloated? Your Majesty, there are too many foreign ambassadors coming this time, including ambassadors from twenty-one subject countries. Tell me, with so many ambassadors coming, how can there be room to live? How much accommodation will be wasted? Fei, how much food is wasted? Dahua has to provide this."
"With so many ambassadors, they have to eat, drink, and have sex. This is all money. This is a waste of Dahua."
"Moreover, these ambassadors also brought generous gifts. These gifts also took up space. They filled up ten warehouses and couldn't even fit them in. You said, isn't this bullying us, Dahua, for not having a warehouse? Hahaha."
"This is really my shortcoming. I remember that every time the prince receives foreign ambassadors, there are only seven or eight ambassadors! Hehe, what is this called? This is called fewer but better! Why do we need so many ambassadors? It is a waste! And these seven or eight ambassadors An ambassador doesn’t bring any gifts, what’s that? It’s called traveling light, and you don’t have to worry about the warehouse being empty.”
"So, compared with the prince, this time I received foreign ambassadors. There were too many people and too many gifts. Of course, it was bloated."
The ministers laughed again.
Even the emperor smiled crookedly, not like an emperor.
The Eighth Prince's face was red, redder than a monkey's butt.
Yan Qi added: "The second shortcoming is exaggeration!"
"Your Majesty, you have also seen that the twenty-one foreign ambassadors who came this time include the king of the country, the eldest princess, the young princess, the national adviser, the general, and the prime minister."
"The status of these people is too high. At the end of the day, they are generals and prime ministers. It doesn't matter if ambassadors from other countries come to pay homage. But what is the purpose of having such a high level and mobilizing troops? Aren't they just ambassadors? Why are you being so grandiose? Are you just trying to save face?"
"This is really not as good as the Eight Kings. The foreign ambassadors received by the Eight Kings are all officials of the third and fourth grades. Their ranks are not high. There is no need to show off to avoid cumbersome etiquette."
"On these two points, there is no comparison between me and the Eighth Prince. Do you think my self-assessment is reasonable? Your Majesty, you must not hesitate to speak. You must open your mouth and point out my shortcomings. Not only do I ask for advice humbly, but I am also satisfied with it." Chao Wenwu also wants to hear how the Eight Kings taught me."
Everyone's eyes turned to the Eight Kings.
The old emperor also stared at the Eighth Prince: "Old Eighth, please comment, is Yan Aiqing's self-criticism still pertinent?"
The Eight Kings became the target of public criticism.
In my heart, I was very miserable.
Feeling even more annoyed.
Yan Qi is this self-criticism?
Depend on!
This is obviously self-showing, self-aggrandizement, and self-bragging.
Moreover, he still stepped on my head, crushed me hard, jumped up and down, and wanted to crush my head.
However, Yan Qi's self-promotion was factual and could not be refuted.
The Eighth Prince is like a little daughter-in-law who has made a mistake. She has little ability to resist Yan Qi's rough methods, let alone being reasonable.
Faced with Yan Qi's questioning, it seemed that there was only one thing he could do, and that was to kneel down and beg for mercy.
The Eighth Prince held it in for a long time before he let go and forced out an awkward smile: "Ah, haha, um... Mr. Yan, you did a perfect job in receiving the foreign ambassador this time, I, the king. Very satisfied, very satisfied.”
Yan Qi was surprised: "Perfect? Does Your Majesty think so highly of me? Your Majesty just got angry at me and it was justifiable. How can I explain it?"
The Eighth Prince hesitated: "That's because Lord Yan has done such a good job of keeping secrets that I, the King, didn't know anything about it..."
Yan Qidao: "Your Majesty, if you don't know, you can ask me properly. I will answer the questions of the Eighth Prince! But, why did Your Majesty indiscriminately and preemptively scold me?"
"I am a dignified prime minister, and I also want to be ashamed. The prince ignores logic, speaks nonsense in the court, and reprimands me like this. How can I feel embarrassed? Doesn't this chill my innocent heart?"
That's it for talking about it.
What else could Eight Kings say?
Speechless!
He has been completely tricked by Yan Qi.
Want to jump into the pit.
no way!
The old emperor glared at the Eighth Prince: "Old Eighth, please show your attitude. Yan Aiqing has been wronged and is very sad."
The Eighth Prince had no choice but to lower his body and bow to Yan Qi: "I did not investigate, acted recklessly, acted inappropriately, and wrongly blamed Mr. Yan. I apologize to Mr. Yan and ask for your forgiveness."
Yan Qi held her head high and looked at the eight princes in front of her with low eyebrows. She chuckled and said, "It doesn't matter whether you forgive the prince or not. What's important is that I want to ask the prince, how is my confidentiality work? Did I let you know? Is the prince really surprised?"
The Eight Kings are angry!
Damn it.
Happy to you.
For this king, I can only be surprised.
Still shocked!
