After entering the palace, special eunuchs first arranged for the beauties and items sent as tribute from the Western Regions.
Then he took Lu Qian to the Yangxin Hall to see the emperor.
After arriving at the Yangxin Hall, two people stood at the door.
The little eunuch went to report.
In the hall, Xia Jiuyuan was approving memorials one after another and looking at the battle reports coming from the front.
He only felt a buzzing pain in his head.
"Your Majesty, Lu Shangshu and His Highness the Sixth Highness are waiting outside the palace." After Gao Weixin heard what the young eunuch said, he told the emperor.
When the emperor heard this, his brows relaxed a little.
"Oh? Let them in."
Gao Weixin nodded and shouted to the side, "Pass!"
Xia Xingbang took Lu Qian inside.
Although Lu Qian has been around the harem for a long time, this is the first time he has come to Yangxin Hall...
After taking a few steps forward, he saw Xia Jiuyuan sitting in the middle hall with a dark face.
Lu Qian looked disapproving and knelt on the ground and said, "My lord, Lu Qian! Fortunately, I have not insulted the emperor's order and returned in triumph! I have conquered all thirty-six cities in the Western Region! Now, all the thirty-six cities in the Western Region have expressed their willingness to pay tribute every year. . This time, they paid tribute to many rare treasures, as well as several princes’ daughters, to Your Majesty! Here is the gift list and tribute book!"
Said Lu Qian, offering his hands.
At this time, Gao Weixin stepped forward to take it and showed it to Xia Jiuyuan.
After Xia Jiuyuan took it, he looked at the tribute book, his words were sincere, and he indeed gave many rare treasures.
Moreover, he has long heard that the beauties of the Western Region have a unique flavor.
They actually paid a lot of tribute this time.
After reading the tribute letter and gift list, Xia Jiuyuan's expression softened a little, but he still had a dark face.
"Hmph...Are you here to fool me?"
After snorting coldly, he immediately stood up and yelled at Lu Qian, "Lu Qian, you liaised with foreign enemies and led troops to surrender to them. Now that you are back, what's wrong with you!"
"Your Majesty, I am wronged... I was just a temporary measure before! I did it just to sweep across the Western Region! I definitely did not betray Daxia or Your Majesty! My sincerity can be expressed by the sun and the moon." Lu Qian crawled. Said on the ground.
"Hmph...did you say it yourself? How can you prove it!" Xia Jiuyuan asked coldly.
"Your Majesty, don't these tribute documents and gift lists prove it? They have the seals of the thirty-six cities in the Western Regions!" Lu Qian said.
"I, I heard about it. You are uniting with the Western Region and deliberately want to take advantage of the situation..." Xia Jiuyuan said.
Lu Qian snorted coldly and said sternly, "Your Majesty, this is simply nonsense! If Your Majesty wants to rebel, I'm afraid half of Daxia's country will already be in my hands!"
Xia Xingbang on the side turned pale with fright when he heard Lu Qian's words!
Gao Weixin's eyes widened, wondering what Lu Qian was going to do!
He quickly said, "Lu Shangshu, you must be exhausted from the journey. What nonsense are you talking about!"
Lu Qian naturally heard that Gao Weixin was helping him out, but Lu Qian didn't intend to just give up.
Instead, he said, "Your Majesty, Mingjian! I am not boasting! Before, I didn't know the strength of the elite Huo Jiajun. It wasn't until I took our elite Huo Jiajun from Great Xia that I discovered that General Huo definitely has a way of leading troops. Combined with the minister's The art of war! It is absolutely a sweeping presence in the Western Regions. Those Western Regions armies that we defeated were defeated! If we really rebelled, I have seen the defenders along the way. With the elite fighting skills of the Huo family army and Chen Chen’s plan! He wants half of His Majesty’s country. It’s not an exaggeration!”
After hearing Lu Qian's words, Xia Jiuyuan's face turned extremely ugly. He almost gritted his molar teeth and said, "Then you mean, if you want to take half of my country, you can get it at your fingertips?"
Xia Xingbang on the side quickly persuaded Lu Qian in a low voice.
However, Lu Qian did not listen to the advice at all and directly admitted, "Your Majesty is right!"
Xia Jiuyuan slammed the table, "Huh, he is really an arrogant person! Someone... knock this madman into the sky for me."
prison! "
As soon as Xia Jiuyuan finished speaking, more than a dozen soldiers wearing armor walked in from outside.
"Your Majesty, why do you want to arrest me... I am just stating the facts! And I will not contradict you. I was born as a Daxia native, and died as a Daxia ghost! Your Majesty has given me the grace to know and promote me. If it weren't for Your Majesty, I would still be just a eunuch! Since ancient times, no eunuch has ever been a minister. If it weren't for Your Majesty's kindness, how could I be where I am today!" Lu Qian said quickly and loudly.
"Hmph! You also know that everything you have now is given to you by me. How dare you talk to me like this? Don't you think it's too arrogant?" Xia Jiuyuan said with a slight frown.
"Your Majesty, I made a mistake... But what I said is the truth. The reason why I said this is to wake up your Majesty and let your Majesty know that I am not a mediocre person, and Huo Jiajun is not a mediocre person! We can do everything we can for the greater good. Xia Qianli! I just want to wake up His Majesty, don’t be blinded by the sycophant!" Lu Qian said with full acting skills, tears streaming down his face, and he began to speak with emotion.
Seeing this, Xia Jiuyuan stopped the imperial army with a wave of his hand, and then said, "Where do you start talking about this! Of course I know your talent and your ability to lead troops. I naturally know the elite combat power of the Huo family army." Even more so."
"Your Majesty, I'm afraid you don't know... We have never received a grain of rice or a piece of grass from the imperial court since we went on the expedition! When we were in the desert, we were almost starving to death... This I had no choice but to surrender to the empress of Shanshan Kingdom."
"Later, I learned in the Western Regions... His Highness Xia Yan actually bribed many people in the Western Regions, and he thought that Huo Jiajun and I would die! We went out to fight for Daxia, but we didn't expect... We have to guard against those coming from behind. A woman is framed by a sycophant! So, what I said just now is to tell His Majesty that we have gone through all these things without betraying, so there is no reason for us to betray!"
"We are still the most loyal and most effective army in Daxia!" Lu Qian said with a heartbroken expression.
"What? You have never received supplies! And you said Xia Yan was going to frame you? Do you have evidence?" Xia Jiuyuan asked with a gloomy face.
Lu Qian looked at Xia Jiuyuan and smiled knowingly. His goal was achieved.
Lu Qian nodded and said, "Your Majesty, if there is no evidence, how dare I falsely accuse the prince! I dare to confront His Highness Xia Yan! If what I said is half-false, I am willing to pay with my life!"
Seeing this, Xia Jiuyuan narrowed his eyes and looked at Lu Qian and said, "Okay, if what you said is true, I will definitely give you an explanation! If you falsely accuse my prince, I will naturally kill you! Gao Weixin, go get Xia Yan Call me!"
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