frightfiction Chapter 244: Traitors Should Be Punished
Chapter 244: Traitors Should Be Punished
Cao Shuqing first showed his courtesy. In his previous life, a pearl hairpin moved Meng Yufan so much that he cried.
This time, he gritted his teeth and used the money he earned from copying books to buy a pearl hairpin.
Poor thing, it hadn't been sent out yet. When he saw the tasseled hairpin on Meng Yu's head, he knew it wouldn't work.
Who would care about rubble if they have seen pearls and jade?
But he tried anyway.
Sure enough, Meng Yu just looked at him mockingly.
She was not mocking the poor quality and cheapness of the hairpin, but Cao Shuqing's shamelessness and audacity.
Later, he tried various methods several times, but Meng Yu was not the Meng Yufan in his previous life who could be summoned and dismissed at will; nor was she a real little girl of eleven or twelve years old.
Finally, Cao Shuqing decided to take a different approach.
He began to write poems to Meng Yu.
He also sang the poems to children and beggars.
Why not go to those restaurants and singing houses? Of course, it was because he had no money, while the children and beggars only needed a few copper coins.
Meng Yu doesn't even need to do anything.
Luo Changsheng's youngest son, seventeen-year-old Luo Yuchen, and Luo Laoer's son Luo Yixiao, overheard it and, once they found out the source, they took action together, almost making it impossible for him to stay in the literary circle of Jiazhou.
Of course Meng Yu also knew about this, and she sneered.
This Cao Shuqing really has no idea at all. Very well, she doesn't need to be polite to him!
She could ruin his test paper once, or she could ruin it several times.
She originally wanted him to become a scholar. In this life, she always made him full of hope, but he could only remain a student.
This is really too easy for a martial arts master!
And this may not be a bad thing for Shang State.
The Shang Kingdom does not need corrupt officials and powerful ministers like him.
She had to leave Jiazhou three days later, so she sent someone to keep an eye on Cao Shuqing.
Zhao Susu opened her first clothing store in Beijing.
Meng Yu was a little worried about her going to the capital alone, so he would go with her.
She felt that Zhao Susu was a little slow.
Because at that time, she had already opened three restaurants, seven rouge shops, three grocery stores in the capital, and also bought a farm in the suburbs of Beijing.
Of course, this is relative.
In just eight years, a rural peasant woman with social phobia has grown into a businessman with a net worth of tens of thousands of taels of silver. This is an astonishing speed.
Beijing.
The peace talks failed.
Because the envoy from Qi State put forward a condition.
Peace talks are fine, but kill Pei Mingqiu first! Of course, they want the thirty counties and one million taels of silver, too.
When this condition was put forward, the whole city was filled with curses.
If these envoys had not lived in the royal villa, which was heavily guarded by the imperial guards, I'm afraid they would not have lived to see the next day's sunlight.
The envoy of Qi State put forward this condition after Pei Hongmiao took over the peace talks.
Pei Hongmiao did not dare to hide it and naturally reported the situation to the emperor.
The attitude of the Qi Kingdom envoys changed drastically. They were very arrogant: "We came here with sincerity. Since we are negotiating, it is naturally for the non-aggression treaty. We have not invaded each other for decades, so there is no point in keeping your general. Why not kill him to show your sincerity? Our country's military marshal is dead. What if your general is warlike and stirs up trouble again? Wouldn't the peace treaty be signed in vain?"
The emperor said sullenly, "Pei Qing, they didn't mention this condition before, why did they change their minds now?"
He didn't care whether Pei Mingqiu died or not. In fact, this was his plan when the peace agreement was reached.
So even though I had a stern face at this moment, I felt a little happier.
This gave him a more legitimate reason, but he couldn't agree easily. After all, Pei Mingqiu was the hero who had just won a victory, which was why Qi State took the initiative to negotiate.
Pei Hongmiao bowed and apologized, his voice heavy: "Because of Minister Kuang!"
"What does this have to do with Minister Kuang?"
Pei Hongmiao sighed softly: "A few days ago, Minister Kuang directly expressed his willingness to cede thirty counties and one million taels of silver. The envoys of Qi State saw our urgency, so they are no longer in a hurry."
The court officials all looked unhappy, but it was not necessarily because of anger.
Prime Minister Wen said sullenly, "Qiguo is really shameless and dares to speak so loudly. Their great generals are all dead. Aren't they afraid that we will attack their capital?"
Master Fan said, "It's easy to say that we can attack the capital of Qi. How can we have so much money in our treasury to support a major war?"
Zhongyi Bo said: "We have to fight even if we can't afford it. If we really agree to their terms, then all our previous battles will be in vain."
For a moment, there was a lot of discussion in the court and the discussion was extremely intense.
Yuan Taifu said in a deep voice: "If the Qi Kingdom envoy has this attitude, then there is no need to continue the peace talks. If this peace negotiation condition is really reached, it will be a humiliation for the Shang Kingdom!"
"You are too serious, Grand Master. How can you say that this is a humiliation to the Shang Kingdom? The key to peace talks is to talk and seek peace through talks. This depends on the ability of Minister Pei!"
Yuan Taifu said coldly: "Kuang Limin is a traitor to his country, he should be executed!"
Kuang Limin said angrily, "I am also trying to facilitate peace talks as soon as possible! If you want to accuse me, you can always find a pretext."
The court suddenly started to quarrel again.
The emperor looked at his ministers in a state of chaos and shouted, "Enough!"
The ministers fell silent.
The emperor looked at Pei Hongmiao with a solemn look in his eyes: "Pei Qing, you said you would definitely facilitate the peace talks. Are you going to break your promise? If you can't do it, let Prince An do it."
Pei Hongmiao said slowly: "I am not worried. In this peace talk, the one that should be worried about is Qi State. All it takes is time."
"Since you are so confident, make it happen as soon as possible!"
"The minister obeys the order!"
"Retreat!"
The envoy of Qi State also knew that his request would certainly anger the public, but when two countries were at war, envoys would not be killed, and the Shang State's guards protected them very well.
They are not prepared to change their tune.
At the same time, my heart is filled with excitement.
It was indeed Kuang Liming's words that made them see the opportunity and see the impatience and weakness of the Shang Emperor.
They are not afraid of death when they come here from far away from Qi State! If they die, Qi State will send another envoy. At worst, they can negotiate according to the emperor's bottom line before, and Qi State will not suffer any loss.
If they had not died, but had reached an agreement on such terms, it would have been a great benefit to the Qi Kingdom. If they returned, it would not only be a great achievement, but they could also be made marquises or prime ministers.
So they requested an audience with the emperor.
Of course the emperor did not meet them, he only sent Master Fan.
The grand court meeting will be held in five days.
But on the night before the grand court meeting, a major event occurred in the capital.
There was a sudden chaos in the Ghost-faced General's Mansion at three o'clock in the morning, and a fire almost burned down the entire mansion.
But when the fire started, no matter the patrol guards, the military department, or the infantry commander's office, they were all unable to rush over in time. When they rushed over, the fire was out. And no one came out of the general's mansion, including the servants.