Your Majesty the Empress, I am really not a traitor!

In Wuheya's view, this clause is the lightest clause, because Daxia doesn't have the evidence to prove whether the list given by his country is true or not—if they know whether it is true or false, then there is no need to find it. Thrall wants it.

And even if it was true, at most it would be the loss of those "consumables" that were bought, and what Saar Kingdom lost was some of the funds invested in these people.The problem is really not big.

However, from Xia Guo's point of view, this problem is very big, and very big.

Qin Ji has a list, which has basically identified the names of many foreign officials, royal family and nobles, but this list is only inferred based on evidence and intelligence, and another list is needed to prove it .

At the same time, Qin Ji also kept an eye on it.He deliberately released such a message in order to make those people in the court mess up.And when people are in a panic, they tend to randomly find a reliable backer.Although those old fritters are not so flustered, at least they have to find the backers who colluded with them at the beginning to ensure that the other party will not provide the real list to the court.

Who is this backer?

Undoubtedly, the only person who can allow them to quickly contact King Thrall's court is this diplomat.

So, shortly after the news of the treaty was released, so-called "refugees" with a lot of money came in and out of Tai'an City, and within tens of miles around Tai'an City, a lot of domesticated people "inexplicably" appeared. Pack animals—there are fine horses, domesticated demon wolves, and even griffins from the west.

They were all abandoned around Tai'an City, but there were more refugees in Tai'an City.

Qin Ji didn't care about those refugees. What he wanted was for these refugees who were not like refugees at all to release all the news that should be released.

It’s just a pity for this poor princess and diplomat of the Thrall Dynasty. There is an endless stream of distinguished guests these days, and all of them are picked at night. Seeing it, I thought that the dignified foreign princess had started a dishonest side job at the Xia Guo Post House.

On the day when the treaty was signed, Qin Ji put on his military uniform in a rare way.

It was a black battle armor, protecting his whole body. The black battle armor was painted with exquisite tiger stripes in gold.

Under normal circumstances, the Taiwei of Great Xia would not go to the battlefield in person, so his battle armor is actually far more symbolic than practical, and it is precisely because of this that the decoration on it is very careful, but the actual weight is not too heavy.It looks like the whole body is wrapped, but in fact it only weighs twenty or thirty catties.Of course, the self-defense effect is no worse than those five or sixty catties of armor, because the elaborately carved techniques are used to strengthen its defense, and it is difficult for ordinary weapons to pierce.

And sitting next to him was Prime Minister Long.

The old man paid a lot this time, he had to argue with Wu Heya every day, quoted scriptures and looked up history books, and Qin Ji thought they were going to fight each other several times.

However, everything finally completed relatively smoothly.

Prime Minister Long was dressed in a more elegant manner. He was dressed in a red gold official uniform with brocade patterns, and the old man had gray hair. Not to mention, he felt a little self-possessed.

Xia Guo Taiwei and Prime Minister appeared together, and they were all dressed in costumes, which is really a rare thing.

When Wuheya appeared, she still looked haggard.

Even though she was wearing the best costume of her own country, no matter how luxurious the costume was, it was hard to conceal her decadence.

She came to the high platform, and then sat down.

The signing ceremony will begin soon.

This is the reality, no matter how hard she tries, it is impossible to turn the situation around.

Chapter 47 Leave Professionals to Professionals

The signing process is short.

Qin Ji sat in front of the table, looked at his old friend sitting in front of him, then took out a pen, and signed on the paper in front of him.

It's thin paper, but every time she puts pen to paper, it seems to weigh a thousand catties.

This is the first time she has truly grasped the power to do things for her country since she was born.But this one and only experience was really not an honor.

Thinking of this, she glanced at Qin Ji wearily.

Qin Ji, who was sitting in front of her, didn't have any superfluous expressions on her face, as if her pain hadn't been noticed in his eyes at all.

After signing, she put down the pen in her hand, and the waiter next to her quickly picked up the armistice agreement.

Thus, the conflict between Thrall and Xia Kingdom basically came to an end here.

But Qin Ji couldn't be happy. Although his own efforts these days had made the other party recognize many conditions of the treaty, for Qin Ji, having more money was not as important as dealing with internal affairs.

This time, the Great Xia killed the Saar Dynasty in the north, but its purpose was not really to gain much benefit—although the current Great Xia has expenditures everywhere, the food and money kept in the treasury are constantly increasing. However, the compensation and funds of the Saar Dynasty can only be regarded as a small amount of money, not to mention that a considerable part of it will be used to repair the city defense of Hanyin City and comfort the soldiers who died in battle. Civilians killed and injured in the conflict.

If there was anything Qin Ji really cared about, it was the treaty that forced the Saar Dynasty to give up territory.This treaty can be said to have opened up the relationship with Suolqin for Daxia. Facing the sudden land, the envoys of the Suolqin tribe in Daxia were ecstatic and visited almost immediately after hearing the news. Qin Ji himself, and promised to report this matter to the country, and try to persuade the patriarch to follow the lead of Daxia in the future.

If this matter can be successful, then it will be more beneficial to further weaken the Saar Dynasty.

Great Xia needs a stable border, not necessarily to annex the other side, just maintaining stability is enough.And since it is necessary to be stable, the Saar Dynasty cannot be allowed to dominate.

But even with such a jump, it is still the lowest priority for Qin Ji. What he cares about most now is the country.

With the signing of the treaty, some voices of opposition to Xia Yuxiao also subsided a lot. After all, this was the first war the new emperor fought since he ascended the throne—although it seemed to Qin Ji and others that it was only a conflict level.

This war has added a lot of prestige to Xia Yuxiao.And this time, Qin Ji also planned to take advantage of Xia Yuxiao's prestige to clean up Xia Yuxiao's interior.

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The signing ceremony is over.

At noon there is a grand luncheon, which will be held in the palace.At that time, His Majesty the Emperor will come in person to wish the friendship and peace between the two countries.But before that, Qin Ji still needs to deal with one thing.

He sat upright in his seat, looking at the guy in front of him who had been beaten black and blue.

To be honest, those of my own subordinates are still a bit heavy handed, after all, the newcomers don't know how to measure, and beat up the dignified central government officials into this kind of virtue...

"Didn't I tell Master Lu to come? Who told you to call?"

Qin Ji frowned, and asked the subordinate who was waiting for the compliment.

The other party was stunned for a moment, and then smiled awkwardly: "Aha, Your Excellency, you also know that this guy is a tough guy, no matter what we say, he won't go with us, so we have no choice but to beat him up and take him to bed." came back."

"I won't be able to explain it to His Majesty after you beat me up," Qin Ji said with a headache, "Well, no matter how you say it, you have completed a mission. Strengthen training in the future, don't There is no more violation of orders like this."

"Yes."

The other party left, but Qin Ji had just started "working".

"Lord Lu, long time no see. I remember that you told me about the situation on the northern border when you were on patrol in the north." Qin Ji looked normal and handed a cup of tea to Master Lu in front of him. You have a deep understanding of the border issue, and a considerable part of the reason Xia was able to easily deal with the Saar people in this operation is due to your contribution."

After saying this, he stared at Mr. Lu: "But I don't understand, as an important member of the Central Committee, why can you do such a stupid thing?"

Lord Lu——Lu Sheng, didn't say a word at this time.

He just stared at Qin Ji, as if he was looking at his enemy.This Lord Lu is indeed a veteran of the empire. He has been serving as the county guard since the time of the first emperor, and was later transferred directly to the central government by the first emperor to supervise the officials.Although the level is not high, it can also be called an important member of the central government.

To be honest, when Qin Ji found out that Lu Sheng was secretly in contact with Wu Heya, Qin Ji even wondered if he had made a mistake, because this Lord Lu didn't have many stains on him, and such a person actually has a lot of connections with foreign countries. This really made Qin Ji doubt life.

However, the facts are solid. This Master Lu went to Wuheya's residence to meet her. Although the two of them didn't know what they were talking about, it was probably not normal for them to risk contact with each other at this juncture.

After grasping all kinds of evidence, Qin Ji decided to take this Master Lu first.

The reason for taking him under the knife is very simple. This guy has almost no party support, so it is easier to deal with, and it can also have the effect of killing chickens for monkeys to see.

If there were only a group of people in Xia Kingdom who did not support Xia Yuxiao's ascension to the throne, then Qin Ji might not be ready to act immediately.But these guys are eating inside and out now.It is impossible for Xia Guo to keep such a person.

"Bah, dog, you've controlled the government and never let go, and now you're blaming me?!"

Master Lu's expression looked very ferocious, he was not the kind of person who really wanted to die, so the words he shouted were more or less majestic.

"What we are talking about now is your communication with foreign countries."

Qin Ji continued.

tnnd, why do they all say that they control the government?Laughing to death, if labor and management really control the government, now it's your turn to complain about it?

"Tell me, how did you communicate with the Saar people? Who is the middleman who communicates with you?"

Keep silent.

Qin Ji knew that he had encountered a hard stubble.No matter what you ask this guy, he always looks down on people, but Qin Ji is not good at performing any big memory recovery technique on this guy.

Helpless, I can only try to find another way.

Otherwise, give Lingyan a trial, she is more professional.

Chapter 48 Behind the scenes

When he saw Lingyan walking in, Master Lu became visibly flustered.

For a literati like him, standing in front of a demon cult remnant doesn't seem like a good thing no matter how you look at it.

"Lord Lu, I just want to know the specific situation on your side from your mouth. You see, I am not a fool, I know who is behind you. The prince who used to be in southern Xinjiang must still be thinking about it now." How to get rid of me, right?"

Qin Ji smiled and expressed his conjecture, or in other words, it was no longer a conjecture, but a fact that had been basically confirmed, but there was no final evidence to convict these people.

"Do you think you can still escape? Boy??"

Knowing that he might not be able to retreat completely, Master Lu still said although his body was still trembling.

"Get out of the way?" Qin Ji seemed to be watching a joke, "How is it possible? I can guess what slogan you are playing to the outside world. It is probably the Qing Dynasty's side or something like that? It is indeed correct. After all, now I am monopolizing the power. It is perfectly normal for you to act like you are serving the country and the people and launch a crusade against me."

After saying this, Qin Ji sat in his seat calmly, and Lingyan next to him quickly delivered a plate of fruit.

"However, I don't intend to retreat completely. On the contrary, the more trouble you make, the safer I will be."

As he spoke, he picked up a sharp knife from the fruit plate and cut open an orange in the fruit plate. The fragrant juice splashed everywhere. Qin Ji took a bite of the orange enjoying himself and said, "Look!" , you want to kill me, although I have the ability to protect myself, but sometimes, His Majesty still wants me to show her a little bitter trick."

"Sometimes, your majesty won't believe me if my subjects show their loyalty and reliability blindly. So what if I choose a cruel trick? I was plotted by you, maybe because of your actions, your majesty will feel at ease with me gone?"

What Qin Ji said was not alarmist.

The current target of these guys is basically sure to be himself. Although the previous assassination of His Majesty the Emperor also aroused His Majesty's anger, on the whole, it was just an attempt that some people wanted to make by the way.

And the last failure will make the other party realize: If you want to take action against the emperor in this country, you must first deal with him, the captain.

Qin Ji now has the confidence to believe that the other party's real target is him, and in this way, it will be easier for Qin Ji.

He could take this opportunity to pretend to be injured by the attack, and then complain to His Majesty the Emperor.The emperor is still inseparable from himself now, facing his own complaints and injuries on his body, it is likely that he will slowly lower his guard against him-after all, he is in danger of protecting himself, and it is difficult to usurp the throne at this time (even if He never considered usurping the throne).

"That's something His Majesty will consider in the future. You, a rebellious minister and thief, will die sooner or later."

"Well, whether I can die well or not is beyond your control. Come on, tell me who is behind your group of people."

Qin Ji continued to ask.

Lingyan, who was on the side, had already silently walked to Master Lu's side at this time, she did not do anything, but bowed politely to Master Lu, and then took out a small knife from her body.

The blade is very sharp. It seems that this knife is not for killing people, but forged for delicate work.And now, the knife was by his side.

Mr. Lu thought carefully.

He said it was to protect Daxia's country, but in the final analysis, his real purpose was just to be able to stand in a more reliable team.He doesn't have any private army, and he doesn't have the ability to control the government, so he urgently seeks a force that can protect him.

The once young self believed that the court should not be a place where cliques formed for personal gain, and for the sake of the people of the world, even if they were smashed to pieces, they would have no regrets.

But it's really here...

Master Lu sighed, "Say it, let me go?"