Chapter 210 Taking the Blame

Seeing Chen Hai's answer, the young man on the stage still kept a faint smile.

The people in the envoy below also showed a hint of smile, and An Zhe's mouth almost burst into laughter.

"Do you, dear friends, agree with Chen Aiqing's words?"

Li Yao's handsome face also smiled, looked at the officials around him, and asked again.

"What Mr. Chen said is absolutely true. The dynasty's envoys came from afar. Seeing how pitiful they are, it is not a bad idea to meet this request!"

"That's right, that's right!"

"I second the proposal!"

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All the officials in the imperial court smiled and said, looking at the envoys from each dynasty with arrogant expressions, full of alms.

The children of aristocratic families and literati in the audience below shook their heads and sighed, their original expectations gone.

"It's a pity that this is the end of the dynasty's mission. We are afraid of losing."

"How normal. You saw that they were so aggressive when they came. Now that you are looking at them, you have correctly understood the power of our Dayu Dynasty. How dare you seek abuse."

"But why do I feel like there's always something wrong with me?"

"Look at An Dasha from the Nanming Dynasty, he is almost smiling. He looks like a villain who has succeeded, and he is always a little uneasy."

"You also know that he is a fool. How can he be unhappy if he can go back as soon as possible? Does he still want to be beaten here? What kind of conspiracy can he pull off with just a few bags of grain?"

"Too."

But in the harmonious and joyful atmosphere of the officials and the crowd below, there were a few officials whose eyes were fixed on the sixty-four squares on the ring, their faces becoming more and more solemn.

"Your Majesty, no!" Suddenly a voice broke the pleasant atmosphere, and a heroic young prince stood up.

It's Li Heng!

When Li Heng stood up to stop him, everyone was stunned.

Li Yao watched Li Heng come out and had a bad feeling in his heart.

Seeing everyone looking at him, Li Heng raised his head and looked at the young man from the Meade Dynasty in the ring, feeling faintly angry:

"Your Majesty, this is a scam. Don't be fooled by him. Those who are proficient in mental arithmetic can do the calculation carefully now and see if you can calculate how much food is needed to reach the 64th square!

I'm afraid it won't be enough to fill the entire palace! "

Li Heng's sharp voice echoed throughout the square, and there was silence.

"How can this be?"

"It's only about sixty grids. Is it really that many?"

Some people immediately exclaimed.

But more people looked at the grid on the ring and immediately started making calculations.

The speaker is King Heng, there is no way he would make such a joke.

If it is fake, it will be easy to see through.

But if it is true, then they will make a big fool of themselves.

Especially Chen Hai's face turned pale immediately. If other people said such things, he would dare to refute, but this is King Heng, and King Heng cannot harm him.

On the ring, the young man from the Meade Dynasty looked shocked and stared at Li Heng. Impossible, impossible, no one would see through the master's trap so quickly.

The members of the dynasty envoy watched the officials of Dayu Dynasty making serious calculations, and their hearts sank little by little.

The whole square was quiet, except for Li Yuan who was idly looking up and down at Li Yao, who looked a little blue, and Li Heng, who had a slightly proud look in his eyes.

Tsk tsk tsk!

Li Yuan finally understood. Li Yao wanted to use today's plan to take advantage of the opportunity to deal with Chen Hai, the Minister of Household Affairs, who was Li Heng's great help in the court.

However, I didn't expect Li Heng to intervene.

I don’t know if Li Heng was prepared for it, or if he just reacted?

Anyway, it's a counterattack.

When everyone calculated that more and more food was needed and the sixty-four grids had not yet been filled, they realized that it was a big trap set for them by the dynasty envoy.

And Li Heng is the representative who is turning the tide today.

Don’t wait to increase your reputation!

When the time comes and more propaganda and guidance is given, Li Yao will become a confused emperor.

In comparison, Kyoto is even more lively.

Li Yao naturally thought of all this, so his face turned blue. Originally, today was to show his wise and martial side to the world, but he didn't expect that it would be ruined by Li Heng.

Li Heng looked at Li Yao's livid face and deliberately showed a confident look. If you are careful, you will find a faint smugness in Li Heng's eyes.

Li Yao, Li Yao, when you react, I wonder who you will suspect?

Mr. Lin!

Lu Xun!

Still fifth brother!

"Damn it, why can't I figure it out!"

"Mom, I haven't counted even half of it, it's already over tens of millions."

The children of aristocratic families and literati began to exclaim in surprise.

The faces of the officials became more and more solemn, and Chen Hai was even trembling.

Li Heng saw the scene, smiled slightly, and said to the envoy:

"You want to use despicable tricks against our Yu Dynasty. You'd better finish the three competitions!"

"His Royal Highness Heng Wang is right. You deliberately admitted defeat and wanted us to relax our vigilance, and then made this request, even if you wanted to trap us!"

"Trash, keep playing!" everyone said excitedly.

Baiguan also showed anger on his face. It's embarrassing. It's so embarrassing this time!

Once again, if King Heng hadn't spoken out, the civil and military officials of the entire dynasty would have been fooled by the dynasty's envoys.

Seeing that the plan was exposed, everyone in the dynasty's envoy lowered their heads and remained silent.

And Anzhe clenched his fists, and his mood suddenly fell from the sky into the quagmire. With a huge gap in his heart, he became angry and said loudly:

"Didn't you agree just now and now you want to go back on your word? Your Dayu Dynasty is so untrustworthy?"

After hearing this, everyone looked at Anzhe and became even more angry.

"What?"

"When did we say yes?"

"Your Majesty hasn't said yes yet, so you guys just want to play tricks on me."

For a time, the crowd was excited and all kinds of angry curses were heard.

"Quiet!" A cold snort!

Li Yao finally spoke, and everyone closed their mouths and looked at Li Yao.

Li Yao's face has regained his composure, and there is a hint of joy in his eyes. An Zhe is indeed a good helper. He originally thought that if Li Heng exposed the mission's scam, they would flee in shame, but he didn't expect An Zhe to be so shameless. Want them to admit it.

Li Yao instantly looked at Chen Hai, snorted coldly, looked at An Zhe and said:

"Chen Aiqing did agree just now, and I naturally agree."

"Your Majesty, no!"

"Your Majesty, think twice!"

When some officials heard this, they were frightened and quickly tried to persuade them. This was no joke!

Everyone in the square was also shocked.

The members of the dynasty envoy who had lowered their heads suddenly raised their heads, with astonishment on their faces, and some even ecstatic expressions on their faces.

Does this young emperor really want to save face?

If they successfully deceive the Yu Dynasty, they won't be considered a loser if they go back!

Li Heng frowned slightly and looked up at Li Yao to see what he wanted to do.

"Seriously?" Anzhe's eyes widened, looking ecstatic.

Li Yao glanced at Li Heng below and said coldly to the ecstatic An Zhe:

"I can agree to your request, but I have a condition!"

"We agree!" Anzhe's voice was excited.

When the officials heard that Li Yao had the conditions, they also closed their mouths, but their expressions were still very anxious.

"I can give you food, but you need to send an ordinary person to divide the food and count it. When it is enough, when will you leave? We will no longer be responsible for your accommodation in Kyoto!"

Li Yao's words reached everyone's ears, and for a moment, everyone fell silent.

The anxious expressions of the imperial officials changed, their eyes brightened, and their expressions became more and more exciting.

Some old officials smiled and stroked their beards and looked at Li Yao. Your Majesty has a wonderful idea!

Anzhe's ecstatic expression froze, and the envoys' pupils shrank.

"Your Majesty is still Your Majesty!"

"Your Majesty is wise!"

Everyone in the audience also reacted and looked at the envoys happily.

That's right, you count by yourself, and you don't go back until you have counted enough. You are responsible for everything including food and accommodation. It depends on how good you are!

The expression on Li Heng's face remained unchanged, but deep down he sighed, with a hint of surprise in his eyes. Was this method really thought up by Li Yao?

Is it Lin Xiang or Lu Xun?

Li Heng glanced at Lin Xiang and Lu Xun, who had been silent.

This question was passed to Li Heng by Liu Jin last night, but Liu Jin didn't say anything about Li Yuan.

Therefore, Li Heng did not know that Li Yuan was also present when Li Yao discussed the mission's problems.

Lin Shufan's eyes were dull, he raised his head and glanced at Li Yao, and finally looked at Lu Xun.

Lu Xun's face was a little gloomy.

Not many people learned about this question yesterday. In order to keep it secret, I went directly to the palace.

Judging from King Heng's expression, it was obvious that he already knew this question.

So who leaked the secret?

Lu Xun identified a person in an instant.

Um?

Li Yuan immediately sensed that someone was looking at him, followed the feeling and looked over, just in time to see Lu Xun closing his eyes.

What does Lu Xun think of himself?

When Li Yuan was puzzled, he turned his head and looked around to meet Li Heng's kind smile, and felt a sudden change in his heart.

Wouldn't Lu Xun doubt that I told Li Heng?

Li Yuan thought about it and took a breath. It seemed that he really had this possibility, and he was the most suspicious.

As soon as he left the palace, Li Heng arrived at his palace, and in their hearts, he was about to be announced as the governor of Huanzhou. They must be unhappy inside, and they might leak the news.

I am!

Am I taking the blame for Liu Jin?

"It seems that the Yu Dynasty, which I underestimated, our Meide Dynasty envoy has admitted defeat." The young man from Meide sighed and said in a frustrated tone.

"We, the Wuyue Dynasty, admit defeat."

"Our Nanhao Dynasty surrenders!"

"We, the Ximan Dynasty, surrender!"

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"The Rohe Dynasty surrenders!"

The envoys of the fourteen dynasties expressed their surrender one after another.

Only Anzhe's mouth trembled slightly as he whispered shamelessly.

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The Fourteenth Dynasty envoy left Kyoto in despair.

Today's twists and turns have also detonated the entire Kyoto, making the people of Kyoto noisy.

First, the dynasty envoy took the initiative to get to know each other and deliberately put forward a trap condition to get the Yu Dynasty to agree.

Unexpectedly, His Highness King Heng was so smart that he saw through their treacherous plan.

And His Majesty took the trouble to put them in a dilemma, and he voluntarily gave up the conditions.

Seeing the departure of the dynasty's envoy, the people of Kyoto were both excited and regretful. After all, there were not many such dynasty-dynasty challenges. In the past few days, the whole Kyoto was lively because of the competition.

The Chu Pavilion of the brothel in Beijing was almost full, and everyone was discussing the martial arts competition every day.

Ah Qing, Lu Junyi, Zhu Yang and others were talked about by the people and never bothered them.

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"Be strong. You have followed me from Kyoto to Lingzhou. You are my most trusted old man."

In the palace of Prince Chu, Li Yuan sat in the shade under a big tree at a small table. The sun cast mottled light and shadow through the leaves, bringing a touch of warmth. The breeze blew by, and green leaves fell from time to time.

Fan Jianqiang stood respectfully in front of Li Yuan, and Xiao Yezi was also beside him.

Except for the maids and guards who have been staying in Kyoto Palace, they are the only three people left in the entire palace.

"It will be a lifetime honor for me to follow His Highness!"

Fan Jianqiang's resolute face was filled with respect.

His mood was the same as his current expression, full of respect for Li Yuan.

He used to be in charge of a mere five hundred cavalry in the palace, but now he became a trusted general under the King of Chu, the captain of the capital city of Zhongrong Prefecture, in charge of sixty thousand troops.

Now Zhongrong Dufu City is the central city of Lingzhou. Being able to become the captain of Dufu City shows how much His Highness trusts him.

He knew better that the generals His Highness had conquered from nowhere were all more powerful than him, including Generals Yuwen, Zhongli, Ma Chao, Xu Chu, etc., as well as some good generals such as Fang Shiyuan and Li Jingqiong. Logically speaking, they would all take turns no matter what. He was not allowed to take this position, but His Highness still used him. Fan Jianqiang couldn't be more grateful.

"Yesterday, the Fan family brother and sister, who have recently become famous in Kyoto, came to see you?"

Li Yuan looked at Fan Jianqiang, who had an honest face, and showed a hint of surprise.

The Fan brothers and sisters were looking for Fan Jianqiang. They both had the surname Fan and Li Yuan was not allowed to think too much.

In addition, Kyoto is half of Li Yuan's family, so Li Yuan also knows what Li Heng and Li Yao found out.

Unexpectedly, after searching, I found out that it was on my own head.

Fan Jianqiang turned out to be a member of the Fan family, a reclusive family in Zhongzhou.

"Your Highness, there is only a thin blood relationship between the general and the Fan family, and there is no other relationship." Fan Jianqiang raised his head and said calmly.

"Why don't you tell me about the situation between you and the Fan family?"

Li Yuan showed a hint of curiosity. The illegitimate son of the fourth master of the Fan family could be considered to be of the same generation as Fan Peng and the others.

Li Yuan had no doubts about Fan Jianqiang's identity. After all, Fan Jianqiang could be a commander of the Kyoto Imperial Guard, and his identity was considered innocent.

"Your Highness, I have been in Kyoto since I was born. My mother is a wealthy daughter in Kyoto..."

The breeze blew and the leaves rustled. Fan Jianqiang told his life experience, which was a bit bloody, but not completely bloody.

Li Yuan listened quietly.

During an outing by chance, Fan Jianqiang's mother met the romantic fourth master of the Fan family, and they soon fell in love. However, after Fan Jianqiang's mother learned of the identity of the fourth master of the Fan family, she was unwilling to return to the Fan family to be his seventh concubine. , she separated from the fourth master of the Fan family. She returned to her home with Fan Jianqiang, who was just one year old, and was not bullied in the family. Fan Jianqiang's mother received an advanced Kung Fu from the fourth master of the Fan family. Let the family reach a higher level.

Then when Fan Jianqiang was three years old, Fan Jianqiang's mother married into another wealthy family and had two younger brothers and sisters.

Therefore, Fan Jianqiang's position in both families was very awkward, which led to his indifference to his relatives, and later he joined the Imperial Guard.

"What do the three brothers and sisters of the Fan family want from you?"

"They hope that I can return to the Fan family once. After all, I still have the blood of the Fan family and will help me break through to the Tianwu realm." Fan Jianqiang said honestly. When he talked about breaking through to the Tianwu realm, his eyes fluctuated a little. .

As the old man next to Li Yuan, he is still at the peak of the Grandmaster. Now, none of the generals guarding the various prefectures under His Highness have not broken through to the Tianwu realm. Even Nangong Xiyue has broken through to the Tianwu realm.

"Then what do you think?" Li Yuan was not surprised. In the past, the Fan family was in seclusion, and it didn't matter whether Fan Qianqiang lived or died. But now that the Fan family has been born, the purpose of sending the three brothers and sisters of the Fan family to Kyoto is obvious. And Fan Jianqiang is Li Yuan's man, so the Fan family naturally wants to fight for Fan Jianqiang.

"I have nothing to do with the Fan family!" Fan Jianqiang said firmly. "I can break through the Tianwu Realm myself!"

Li Yuan looked at Fan Jianqiang thoughtfully. He could feel the urgency in Fan Jianqiang's heart. Indeed, after all, the people around him were too terrifying. They had all broken through to the Tianwu realm, but he had yet to break through.

But he also didn’t want to think about who the outstanding generals in the Chu Palace were, such as Yuwen Chengdu, Zhong Limei, Ma Chao, Xu Chu and others. These people had already experienced hundreds of battles in their previous lives, and in this life they could get the roulette wheel to help them practice matching skills. , naturally progressing rapidly, even the slightly weaker Fang Shiyuan is one of the Five Elites in Kyoto.

Fan Jianqiang is just an ordinary genius, and it is difficult to compare with him. It is normal for him to be unable to break through the Tianwu realm in three to five years or even ten years.

"Be strong. Your bloodline has destined you to be connected to the Fan family. It is difficult to escape. I am not boasting. With Gu's current status, they will definitely find ways to get you back to the Fan family."

"I, Fan Jianqiang, have absolutely no sympathy for His Highness and will swear allegiance to His Highness to the death!"

Fan Jianqiang half-kneeled and saluted, and said with a determined expression.

"You get up first, I know your thoughts, that's why I feel relieved about you.

The Fan family is not necessarily an enemy to Gu. If you can return to the Fan family, they will give you the resources of the Sudden Heavenly Martial Realm, which Gu will never ask for.

You must also want to see the father you have never met. Don't you have anything to say to him? "

Li Yuan smiled, showing a touch of confidence.