The emperor's intention was very clear. This time Tiansheng not only failed to bring any benefits from Southern Qi, but also disgusted them.
Master Tao's attitude was sincere and humble, and what he said was reasonable, but the envoy was very dissatisfied, "The two countries have signed letters of credence for a long time. In recent years, Tiansheng has also given Southern Qi the greatest protection. On the other hand, Southern Qi has not done much except guarding the border." It really shouldn’t be a big achievement.”
"What the envoy said is true, but building a city requires money. We are poor in Southern Qi. There may not even be mice in the granary. Life is really difficult."
"I have tried several times to write a request for help to His Majesty the Emperor, but if it had not been really difficult, I would not have been able to get to this point."
The envoy with Diao Shaoyan sneered, "Since it is so difficult, there is still money to build elites, and the number of elites to support is not a small number."
"Hey, if it weren't for the fact that the border can no longer be defended, why would we spend this money? The chaos will not stop, but our government doesn't even have an elite force."
Mr. Tao wiped his tears with his sleeves behind his back. The envoy with hanging eyes had faced countless difficult people, but he had never seen a lot of people who were still wiping tears in front of him at his age. For a moment, he felt a little powerless, and the remaining There was no one to speak for him. They all stood there as if they were watching a good show. Mr. Tao knew it in his mind, and kept talking about the misery of Southern Qi for a while, and finally left. As soon as he left, those people from Tiansheng returned. There was a quarrel.
Yongchang's people hid in the dark and did not find opportunities, but they had plenty of patience.
From the second day, courtiers from Southern Qi began to come to visit in turn. Firstly, they were the third prince who visited Tiansheng and brought some worthless medicinal materials. The key was that they were packaged to look very expensive. Secondly, they also came to invite Tiansheng. The envoys went out to have a drink, and both parties wanted to find out what the other party was doing. An invitation would definitely lead to a response.
These courtiers of Southern Qi were not stupid, and the emperor also secretly conveyed his message to them. There were several people coming this time, but they pretended not to know anything and were only busy dividing the civil servants and military generals of Tiansheng.
Civil servants could be invited to have a drink and receive gifts. The generals saw this, and their anger grew day by day. They didn't care about the intrigues of the civil servants, and the benefits would not fall into their hands anyway. The people of Southern Qi did not Forget about inviting them, why not eat and drink in the palace by themselves?
But why is the food in the palace getting worse and worse?
The steward of the palace was still cursing in his heart when he went to see several generals. He yelled at them every day, as if they were here in a tavern. He had never eaten good food in his eight lives, so how could he not eat them to death?
When he saw the person, his face was full of smiles, "The generals don't know something. The entertainment expenses we get at the palace are fixed. We in Southern Qi are not well-off. Even the emperor only eats three meat dishes per meal. We are not afraid of the generals' jokes." , the general has already consumed all the expenses for the next half month in the past few days."
"Is this how you, Nan Qi, receive distinguished guests?"
The steward smiled bitterly, "If the generals knew about the situation in Nan Qi, you would know that this is already an extraordinarily generous favor."
I want to go out to eat, but there are no restaurants open and I don’t have money to spend?
The steward cursed in his heart again. He happened to meet Mr. Zhao, the stern envoy who came back with big and small bags. When he told Mr. Zhao that the food was getting worse, Mr. Zhao immediately said, "Now Nan Qi We are suffering from a disaster and we are not well-off in the first place, so we naturally have to help save money. The generals should not stay in the palace all day, but occasionally go out to experience the customs and customs of Southern Qi, so as not to come here in vain. "
He got a fine jade Guanyin today. It was a good thing. Nan Qi was indeed as the spies said. The court was poor, but the courtiers were rich.
This trip was well worth it.
Seeing that the entourage behind him was carrying several boxes, which looked very valuable at first glance, the generals were even more furious, but they were helpless.
The emperor laughed happily when he heard the news.
Yan Mu'an has been paying attention to Tiansheng's situation. When he learned that he could actually hold these people, he was very impressed by him. No matter what trick he used, it just needed to be easy to use.
Sure enough, anyone who can be an emperor must have a few skills.
"The emperor has great wisdom."
Yong Cheng, who was sitting aside, nodded in agreement, "Brother Huang has always been smarter. If he hadn't been good at dealing with people, Nan Qi might not have been able to persist for so many years."
Yan Mu'an said that he still knew too little about the emperor, and his first preconception was that he was thinking about the Yan family's property.
"Have you ever checked who poisoned me in the first place?"
Unexpectedly, she was still thinking about this. Yong Cheng raised his eyes, stood up, walked over to sit next to her, and took her hand, "Do you still feel uncomfortable in any way?"
This was the first time he spoke to Yan Mu'an in a very gentle tone, with a little worry in his eyes. Yan Mu'an said he couldn't resist, and pretended to think for a while, "Except for being a little dizzy from sleeping too much, everything is fine."
As he spoke, he touched Yongchang's palm twice with his fingers, taking advantage of it. He raised his eyes and landed on his Adam's apple, which immediately made him numb. He began to have all kinds of fantasies that were not suitable for children. Yongcheng I didn't hear what she was thinking, but I saw the change in her eyes, and a smile appeared on her lips unconsciously. He came closer to her and said, "If you feel uncomfortable anywhere, call the doctor."
Yan Mu'an snickered and said "Hmm", and Yong Chang simply hugged her waist.
In the past, there was no difference between women and men. Brother Huang has always said that women are troublesome, and he has always thought so, but recently he no longer thinks so. I am afraid that Brother Huang has not realized the beauty of it.
"Have a rest earlier this evening?"
Before Yan Mu'an could answer, the impressive Yong Ting came and said that the general from Tiansheng came and wanted to go to the Southern Qi army for a tour. He said indignantly, "If you want to go for a tour, what kind of place do we think this is? "
"The people in the palace said that those people ate and drank in the palace all day long, and even had a quarrel with the civil servants from Tianshenglai. They made this request after going out for a walk."
Yongchang sat motionless, but Yan Muan took the initiative to stand up from him, "You guys chat, I'll go to the garden for a walk."
Looking at her leaving figure, Yongchang frowned slightly, and Yongting was annoyed that he seemed to have come at the wrong time.
Yan Mu'an looked at the sky and sighed as she walked out the door. Just now, she was almost seduced by sex. It had to be said that she actually hoped it would get dark soon.
Seeing that her ears were red, Caihe was curious, "Is the princess feeling uncomfortable somewhere?"
"ah?"
It felt like he was caught for doing something bad. Yan Mu'an blushed and said, "It's okay."
It's not normal for her face to be so red in broad daylight. Caihe, who didn't understand what was going on, stepped forward and touched her forehead, "Oh, the princess is a little hot. Call the doctor quickly to take a look."
"No, don't look. Come back here."
Yan Mu'an caught her and said, "See the doctor. It's okay. The room was too stuffy just now. I'll just blow some air and it'll be fine."
Caihe wanted to say that it was already spring, so how could it be boring? Suddenly she thought that the prince had been in the house all the time, and she immediately realized it. She covered her mouth and snickered, "Then please give me a blow, princess."
