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On the 20th day of the Lunar New Year, the afternoon sun shone down on his body and made him feel very warm. Although there was occasionally a cold wind blowing, it did not hinder him.

With a few princes and Prime Minister Zhong as the leaders, the entire imperial court of the Jin Dynasty waited at the east gate to welcome the envoy. Jin Chuao's complacency was obvious on his face, as if he was afraid that others would not know that he had come to cause trouble. Regardless of whether it was for others to see or not, the expression on his face was extremely unpleasant.

Seeing the ceremony from afar, the officials stopped talking and straightened their sleeves, standing at their original positions and waiting.

"On the orders of our Emperor, we have come to welcome the envoy of the Pandas."

"Welcome, envoy."

Sima Hong rode on his horse and looked at the group of Jin Dynasty court officials dressed in their official uniform. He was unhappy, because they, the West Chu, did not care that much. On his rough face, his skin was dark, he had thick eyebrows and black beard, and his round face was filled with scorn. However, his gaze was constantly searching, and finally settled on Jin Chuao's body.

"Ao'er, how is your matriarch doing?"

Jin Chuao's face was full of smiles as he cupped his fists. "Uncle, you've worked hard on this journey.

Prime Minister Zhong bent his body, feeling extremely dissatisfied in his heart. At the very least, his Jin Dynasty was a big country, if not for the relationship between the two countries' in-laws, he wouldn't have needed to send out such a huge force to welcome them.

He never thought that the Easternum was actually in a huge battle, not giving them any face, and not giving the Jin Dynasty any face at all.

"Uncle, let these adults disperse first. Nephew can bring you to the palace to see the royal father."

Sima Hong looked as if he had just discovered that there was still a group of ministers standing there, his face full of surprise.

"Oh, it's been hard on you all, Sima Hong thanks everyone here."

Even though they were infuriated, they could only exchange a few pleasantries. The group of civil and military officials were about to leave, but they did not notice that there was still a group of people rushing over.

"What, this is how your North Jin treats guests. Before the guests come, they are going to leave."

When the Prime Minister Zhong heard the sound, he immediately ordered the other ministers to stop. The flag on the carriage clearly had the symbol of the West Cold. He could still understand why the Easternum came as an envoy, but it was for the grand ceremony this time, to build up momentum for the Imperial Concubine Yu. However, they could not figure out why the West Cold had come.

"This old man has been rude. I hope that Prince Rong will not forget this lowly one."

Liu Yuanheng just snorted and looked around, "Why have you not seen my aunt and uncle?"

On that day, only when Liushi came to the capital did she welcome him, but when Duke of Qian secretly came to the capital, he pretended that the emperor didn't know and didn't know how to reply right now.

Qian Yun stood at the very back of the crowd. He knew that the Easternum would come this time, but he did not know that the West Cold would also come this time. When he heard his father and mother asking about him, he quickly rushed forward.

"Cousin Yuan Heng, West Cold has actually sent someone as well."

Liu Yuanheng and Qian Yun had met a few times. In the past, he was still a white-faced scholar, but never would he have thought that he would actually be an invincible general now.

"Yes, Father sent me to see how uncle and aunt are doing when he sees someone from the Easternum."

Seeing that there were people from the Qian Family s, Liu Yuanheng's attitude became a bit more relaxed, but the hostility in his eyes did not decrease, and no one dared to look directly at him.

After confirming that there was no one else behind him, the Prime Minister Zhong finally let the worried adults scatter.

Jin Chuxuan had originally come to try his luck, but he was not happy with the atmosphere. So, he followed behind the ministers, wanting to leave.

Just as Jin Chupei moved his feet, he was called out by Jin Chuao, "Uncle, this is the Sixth Prince that I mentioned to you before, Jin Chupei."

When he turned around, Jin Chupei was still in a daze. Although he did not like Sima Hong sizing him up like this, he did not have any organization either.

Qian Yun stood by Liu Yuanheng's side, his heart was filled with shock, although he did not join the battle for power. But they also knew that the princes weren't that close.

Jin Chuxuan turned his head to glance at him, the corners of his mouth raised slightly, and without bothering with him, he turned and left.

In the afternoon, there was a palace notice going down to each palace, and even the Qian Mansion had specially sent someone to deliver a palace note to Qian Junhao.

The emperor had arranged a banquet at the Lu Yuan Palace to welcome the envoys of the two countries. All of the ministers had already taken their seats in the main hall. One could hear the faint whispers within the voices of the silk bamboo.

"Prime Minister Zhong, when do you think the emperor and the others will be able to come?"

Prime Minister Zhong took a sip of the tea on the table, then placed the teacup on the table. He tried his best to look calm and collected, as they had already waited for a long time, but there was still no sound from the other side. Not to mention that those few princes hadn't come, so had the Duke of Qian s that the emperor had specially invited.

"What's the rush? Are you still waiting for the emperor with us?"

After drinking tea all night, Prime Minister Zhong was truly a little annoyed from waiting. However, according to his calculations, based on the current time, they should be arriving soon.

Duke of Qian originally did not want to come, but after being caused such a ruckus by Liu Yuanheng today, the emperor did not want to let go of his face, which was why he was invited.

Everyone was looking in the direction of the door and noticed a figure. They were all excited and when they saw who had arrived, a few officials stood up and greeted him.

Although the Prime Minister Zhong was unwilling, he still stood up. After all, when he was young, he received the Duke of Qian's reminder. Even if he was unwilling, he couldn't forget this favor.

"Teacher, you're here."

Duke of Qian naturally recognized that the person in front of him who was brimming with energy and vitality was Prime Minister Zhong.

"Prime Minister Zhong, let this teacher be forgiven, this old man does not dare to accept it."

Prime Minister Zhong's face turned sullen, he only laughed and invited Duke of Qian into the seating area. The few ministers present were also a little embarrassed. Originally, they were also old friends with Duke of Qian and wanted to exchange a few pleasantries with him.

Being disturbed like that by the Prime Minister Zhong, they could see that the Duke of Qian's expression was not good, and could not help but blame this Prime Minister Zhong for his trouble.

Qian Junhao stroked his beard, he did not intentionally want to give Prime Minister Zhong face, but when he thought about how his precious daughter was pushed down by his daughter, becoming a concubinage right now, he felt extremely displeased.

He had just sat down and greeted the other ministers, when he heard the eunuchs singing in front of the palace hall.

"The emperor has arrived!"

"Long live the Five Emperors! Long live the Five Emperors!"

Jin Chuyi walked at the very front, with Yu Fei and Zhuang Fei beside him.

Several princes walked behind him, standing side by side. The etiquette of these princes were also different.

"Everyone, please rise."

Jin Chuyi sat on the Dragon Throne and slowly spoke. Looking around, his gaze also fell on Qian Junhao's body.

"Duke of Qian came to the capital. Why didn't you inform me so that I could receive your welcome."

Qian Junhao already knew that he could not hide tonight, so he quickly got up and kneeled in the great hall.

"Your majesty, this subject is guilty. Please punish me."

Even if he was secretly unhappy, thinking about how the Qian Family had done well for him, Jin Chuyi could only stand up and walk down the stage to help Qian Junhao up.

"Duke of Qian is too serious, there's no need to be so courteous."

Under the glazed lamp, the Duke of Qian's grayish white hair seemed to have lost a bit of its luster, and his eyes were filled with emotion.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Thank you, Your Majesty. This Old official will remember the Emperor's kindness in his heart, and will never dare to forget it. "

Jin Chuyi also patted Qian Junhao's arm, allowing him to return to his seat.

This was not a big matter in the first place, if Liu Yuanheng had not mentioned this in front of everyone, he would have pretended not to know. He didn't want to see too many of the Old official in the past, so when he saw them, he would always remind himself of what he had done that day for the sake of the throne.

"Easternum, West Cold's Envoy has arrived!"

Sima Hong and Liu Yuanheng were both sons of royalty in the Easternum and the West Cold, so they were naturally unwilling to kneel in front of a king of another country and kowtow to him.

"This subject and other representative, the Easternum (West Cold) greets the Emperor."

Jin Chuyi's gaze landed on the two people standing in the center of the hall. He was furious, but he could only smile, causing the two of them to not have to bow, and not arrange seats for the two of them.

In comparison to Sima Hong, Liu Yuanheng had a very handsome and clear complexion, his bearing was not any weaker than Fourth Prince. However, he now had a calmness similar to his age.

When the sound of the silk bamboo rang out again, Jin Chuyi looked at the two of them.

"Emissaries, please sit down. There is no need to be formal, this is a welcoming feast my North Jin had specially prepared for you. Welcome, envoy. "

The two of them didn't hold back and directly sat on the only two empty seats. On Jin Chuyi's face, he looked extremely amiable, and only those who were familiar with him would know that he was already angered by the emperor.

The person who had come this time was her half-brother. Even though they weren't particularly close, it would be equivalent to losing face for the Easternum, and even more so for herself.

She knew that the emperor had never planned to bring her to the palace feast. Otherwise, she wouldn't have fallen to the same table as Zhuang Fei.

However, since her own brother had come, if she didn't even reveal her face, then wouldn't that be too much of a shame?

From Jin Chuyi's point of view, although the Easternum and the West Cold both brought things with them, when they went into the sea to fish for a living, they did have some minerals, but food was indeed scarce. On one side, West Cold was in the northwest. There were a lot of livestock, but they were also like the Easternum, unable to meet the demand for food. They relied on changing from the North Jin to buy everything. If there wasn't a North Jin, then there wouldn't be enough for them.

Furthermore, these two small nations are extremely small in terms of region and population. If Jin Chuyi were to think about it, it is as if he was taking everything he could get his hands on.

"Your majesty, I heard that this year North Jin had a lot of rainwater. My Easternum wants to use a thousand tons of ores to exchange for thousands of Dendrobium rice. I wonder what Your Majesty thinks?"

"My West Cold is also willing to use five hundred stallions to exchange for two thousand Dendrobium Rice."

When Easternum and West Cold spoke at the same time, Jin Chuyi's expression also slightly changed. His North Jin was collecting taxes, so naturally, the grains in the granary were enough to attack this Easternum and his. But they had given him so little, it was clearly equivalent to stealing.

"There's no need to rush this matter. The purpose of today is to welcome you here, so we can discuss this later."

Jin Chuyi took the lead to raise the cup. Sima Hong and Liu Yuanheng also had no choice but to look at each other.