C112 (2/2)

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.