Seeing the box, the civil and military ministers looked at each other.
Is this the only amount of tribute?
Zhao Wushuang was also puzzled. He frowned slightly and spoke in a serious tone, suppressing his inner unhappiness.
"What does it mean?"
Asitu laughed and pointed at the interlocking chain locks on the box.
"This was made by Lu Ban, a craftsman from our country. Lu Ban was originally from the Central Plains, and I don't know why he served our court."
The words were full of arrogance and disdain, and the meaning was self-evident.
"The tribute that is paid once every seven years has been sent to your country. The location is locked in the box. As long as it is cracked, the whereabouts of the tribute can be known. I wonder if Dawu has someone who has the intellect to disagree with Mr. Lu Bang?"
Qin Chuan sneered inwardly and shook his head helplessly.
Is that all? In the future, will children as young as three years old be able to untie it?
Zhao Wushuang's face was gloomy, and he gradually understood that Asitu was maliciously making things difficult.
By doing this, he obviously didn't want to keep the promise.
Such behavior is an insult to our father’s country.
He suppressed his anger and spoke calmly: "It's really interesting, it's really interesting. My dear friends, is there anyone who can crack it?"
"Your Majesty, I am willing to give it a try." Minister Hubu smiled and walked out.
"Master Wang, please." Zhao Wushuang nodded.
The Minister of Tobe took the box and began to study the chain lock on it.
The other civil and military officials stared quietly.
Everyone knew in their hearts that Ashitu was maliciously making things difficult, and as the suzerain country, he was provoked by the vassal country and his behavior was bad and intolerable.
I thought that after the Minister of Tobe untied it, I would give Ashitu a good look.
Unfortunately, the Minister of Household Affairs soon broke out in cold sweat on his forehead. He couldn't figure it out and looked at Zhao Wushuang in embarrassment.
"Your Majesty, I cannot decipher this chain of locks. The combinations and arrangements are complex and the order is difficult to figure out."
A big man next to Ashitu laughed loudly. They expected this situation.
Before Zhao Wushuang could speak, Ashitu took the box back and said mockingly: "Master Wang, you can't do that! You know, in our country, chain locks are toys that even three-year-olds can play with. I never thought that in a huge country, senior officials in the temple would be able to play with them." Nothing can be done."
The old minister of the Household Department's face was red. He was humiliated by foreigners from other countries. How could he hold back his anger?
"Don't talk nonsense. In my opinion, it's clearly because you, Mobei, don't want to pay tribute, so you randomly created the unbreakable chain lock."
"You can't untie it yourself, so you pour dirty water on others?" Ashitu sneered, looked around at the civil and military ministers, and said profoundly, "Is there anyone else who comes to try?"
Without waiting for Zhao Wushuang to speak, hundreds of civil and military officials voluntarily tried to unlock it, wanting to show their abilities and wisdom, and not wanting to be looked down upon by foreign tribesmen.
However, after half an hour of thinking, no one could solve it.
Zhao Wushuang's heart became heavier and heavier.
The situation this time was more complicated than she imagined, and she realized that Asitu's actions were not malicious to make things difficult, but to put pressure on Dawu.
The Minister of Civil and Military Affairs was depressed and his face turned slightly pale.
Ashitu ridiculed one after another: "What a pity. It seems that your country is nothing more than this. There are no capable people, so just forget about paying tribute."
The words were full of sarcasm and contempt, and Zhao Wushuang couldn't help but curse and said angrily: "Whoever can unlock the chain lock will be rewarded heavily."
She must make Asitu understand that the majesty of Dawu cannot be humiliated by foreigners.
Qin Chuan, who was standing next to him, finally couldn't help laughing.
In the solemn atmosphere, his laughter was quite abrupt.
Suddenly, all eyes were on him.
Qin Chuan subconsciously covered his mouth, his scalp numb.
On a serious occasion, a little eunuch laughed loudly and was quite sensitive.
"Very funny?" Zhao Wushuang narrowed his eyes.
Wenwu was angry and cursed.
"You gelded dog, are you looking for trouble out of spite? Just now, I had the idea of cracking the chain lock, but you, the gelded dog, disturbed me."
"Yes, the old man also found a solution just now, but now the castrated dog has disrupted his thinking."
"The eunuch is harming the country! The eunuch is harming the country!"
Wen Wu hurriedly threw the pot that could not be unlocked onto Qin Chuan.
Qin Chuan was stunned. He didn't expect there to be such a shameless person in the world.
He smiled and said sarcastically: "You guys are just like that. Even the interference of a eunuch can prevent the pillar of the country from displaying his talents?"
"What do you mean? You gelding, if you have the ability, come and do it!"
An old minister's face turned red and he shouted harshly.
"The ancients sincerely did not deceive me, but the eunuch harmed the country!"
"Don't rely on His Majesty's favor to be so bold and wanton and humiliate us."
Seeing this, Asitu was excited. Before he could sow discord, Dawu started fighting among himself, and he couldn't help but lament Dawu's decline.
Sure enough, Dawu is now in his last years and is almost finished.
"Shut up." Zhao Wushuang frowned.
Qin Chuan's eyes were cold and fearless.
"Your Majesty, if it's your fault, I'm willing to bear it, but I don't want to be the incompetent person's fault! Take the blame! Xia!"
Hearing this, Zhao Wushuang frowned more and more, feeling quite angry.
What happened next was as she expected, with the civil and military people furious.
"You damn sissy eunuch, it doesn't hurt to stand and talk. If you have the ability, just do it. Don't rely on His Majesty's backing to talk harshly."
"Your Majesty, the gelded dog dared to insult me, and I beg you to punish me."
Qin Chuan was furious and responded loudly.
"Come just come, who is afraid of whom? Your Majesty, I will come."
Zhao Wushuang was stunned and shook his head: "Don't overestimate your capabilities. Please step back first. I don't need you to serve me anymore."
Civil and military officials asked her to punish Qin Chuan. She understood that the situation was difficult and she could not take sides.
Therefore, he did not want Qin Chuan to be embarrassed and give Wen and Wu a chance to repair.
However, Qin Chuan had a tough attitude and sneered.
"Your Majesty, I can untie that kind of thing with my eyes closed."
At this time, even Ashitu couldn't help but be sarcastic.
"The eunuchs of the Dawu imperial court are very arrogant."
"Arrogance also requires arrogant capital, and the capital happens to be within my scope."
The atmosphere suddenly became tense.
Everyone felt the arrogance and confidence exuded by Qin Chuan, who seemed to be unafraid of ridicule and provocation.
"Just you? If you can really unlock the chain lock, I will eat it on the spot."
Literary and military people have always boasted that they were knowledgeable, knowledgeable, and thought highly of themselves.
They had all studied that chain locks were very difficult, so they regarded Qin Chuan's words as bragging.
Qin Chuan turned a deaf ear to their taunts and kept his eyes firmly on Zhao Wushuang.
"Your Majesty, please give the order and I will unlock it."
After hesitating for a moment, Zhao Wushuang sighed and nodded.
"You might as well give it a try."
This tribute payment from Mobei is very important to the court.
Everyone's eyes are focused on the chain locks, not the tribute itself...
With the emperor's permission, Qin Chuan proudly came to the center and avoided the wooden box.
All the eyes of the audience were fixed on him. They looked at each other with completely different expressions, mocking, ridiculing, and watching the show.
Qin Chuan was unmoved. After studying it for a while, he sneered.
