The grim-faced man reached out and grabbed the pearl on the short winter melon's head, lifted him up, and shouted: "What about Chang'an City? If you make me unhappy, I'll roast you and eat you."
All the people in the hall looked disgusted when they heard this. What they hate most is foreigners making trouble in Chang'an City.
The pharmacy clerk even quietly left the pharmacy and reported to the official.
One of the men of the grimace man hurriedly said: "Prince, please don't talk nonsense. Didn't the king warn you before we set off that you must not act recklessly in Chang'an City?"
The grim-faced man dug his temple with one finger and muttered: "Did he say such a thing?"
"Of course. The king also said that if you do anything random, you will be executed."
The face of the grim-faced man changed, and he threw the short winter melon away and said, "What should we do? It is our first time to show our face in front of so many countries. If we sit in the last place, wouldn't the Ghost Country become a joke?"
The grimace man's subordinate rolled his eyes and said: "You can threaten Prince Liuqiu. If he doesn't give up his seat, you will kill him after he leaves Chang'an City!"
Prince Liugui grinned and said: "That's a good idea." He turned to look at Prince Liuqiu who was being helped up by his men, and said loudly: "Listen, give up your position immediately, or I will kill you on the way out of Chang'an.
Kill you!"
Prince Liuqiu showed a bit of fear, but then he thought about it and hummed: "Barbarian, I won't give up my seat to you, so don't even think about killing me!"
Prince Liugui extended his big fist in front of Prince Liuqiu and said with a ferocious smile: "If you keep speaking harshly, believe it or not, I will crush your round head alive?"
Prince Liuqiu took a step back and shouted: "I will live in Chang'an City forever, let's see how you kill me!"
The prince of Liugui King was furious: "You lowly pig, I asked others that you, Liuqiu, have never established a country at all. You are just the son of a tribal leader and you are not worthy of being called a prince at all. Why should you fight with me?"
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Prince Liuqiu's fat face turned pale, and he immediately refuted: "We in Liuqiu have more than 30,000 tribes in total, but your Liugui country only has more than 20,000 people, so we are more powerful and should be ranked in front of you!"
Prince Liugui was so angry that he would have rushed towards Prince Liuqiu if his men had not caught him firmly.
At this moment, a group of Dali Temple officials entered the hall. The leader was an energetic young man, Zhuge Nan, the youngest chief minister of Dali Temple.
"Damn it, why are you foreigners causing trouble again? Which country are you bastards from? Please tell me your name." Zhugenan shouted with a dark face.
Prince Liuqiu said hurriedly: "Hello, officials of the Tang Dynasty, I am Prince Liuqiu Nanshan, I am just here to buy medicine. It is these barbarians from the Liugui Kingdom who want to embarrass me and threaten to kill me!"
Zhuge Nan was furious and glared at Prince Liugui and said, "Is what he said true?"
Prince Liugui saw that Zhuge Nan was small and young, so he didn't take him seriously. He said arrogantly: "I just talked about it, and I didn't really kill him."
Zhuge Nan snorted coldly: "Catch all these people from the Liugui Kingdom and take them back to Dali Temple and lock them up for half a day."
"We are foreign envoys, you have no right to arrest us!" Prince Liugui shouted.
"Humph, no authority? This is the Tang Dynasty, how can we allow you to act wild? To tell you the truth, Her Royal Highness the Queen has authorized us to expel any foreign envoys from Chang'an directly if they dare to cause trouble more than three times. Do you understand?"
Prince Liugui was furious and was about to refute it when the ghost-faced subordinate hurriedly reminded him: "Prince, don't cause trouble, otherwise His Majesty the King will execute you."
Prince Liugui gritted his teeth and stared at Prince Liuqiu. Prince Liuqiu saw Tang Ren here and was not afraid of him, so he stared back.
Zhuge Nan personally went to take custody of the famous ghost prince, reached out and grabbed his wrist, clasped it behind his back, and locked it up with a chain.
Prince Liugui's face suddenly turned pale. He had gathered all his strength to resist, but his arms suddenly went numb and he was held behind his back, unable to resist at all.
After discovering that Zhugenan was stronger than him, he suddenly became much more honest, and looked at Zhugenan with a little more awe.
Just as Zhuge Nan was about to take them away, a voice suddenly sounded: "Zhuge Si Cheng, are you alright?"
Hearing this familiar voice, Zhuge's black face disappeared instantly. He turned around and said happily: "Wu Shaoqing, you are back!" He then said to Li Zhiying who was following Wu Chengsi: "Miss Li, you are here too.
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As Wu Chengsi approached, he smiled and said, "Why are you doing the job of Jingzhao Mansion? Are you so idle recently?"
Zhuge Nan complained: "Since you left, there have been no major cases in the city. However, it is not idle. There are always small cases of sesame and mung beans. There have been many foreigners making trouble in the city in the past few days, and Jingzhao Mansion does not have enough manpower.
Her Royal Highness the Queen asked us to help."
Wu Chengsi nodded and said: "That's no wonder. I saw it just now. You handled it very well. You must not be lenient when dealing with these troublesome foreign envoys."
Zhuge Nan laughed and said: "I will not be soft on them. By the way, Wu Shaoqing, do you know that the Japanese country has sent envoys to us again?"
Wu Chengsi's face turned cold and he said, "They are already attacking Xiongjin, so what are they sending envoys for?"
"They said that as long as we continue to allow them to send Tang envoys, they will not hold us accountable for killing Shou Dashi, nor will they help Goryeo attack us." Zhugenan said angrily.
"Then how did the court reply?" Wu Chengsi said in a low voice.
"Of course I objected. I heard that Her Royal Highness the Queen was very angry, and His Royal Highness King Pei suggested that all these rude Japanese envoys be killed as a warning to others. However, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince said that the two countries would not kill the envoys during the war. This would be beneficial.
In violation of the etiquette of a great nation, the Japanese envoys should be allowed to go back."
Wu Chengsi was secretly dissatisfied with the prince's weakness. Others came to humiliate him. He even talked about nonsense etiquette and asked: "Then they went back?"
"Her Royal Highness the Queen agreed to the prince's suggestion and let the Japanese envoys go. However, I heard that after they left Chang'an, they were robbed by bandits and all were killed." Zhugenan said with a smile.
Wu Chengsi smiled and said: "I guess it wasn't the bandits who did it, right? Who did it?"
Zhuge Nan said: "I heard that His Highness King Pei sent someone to kill him. Because of this, His Highness King Pei was praised by many people among the people."
Wu Chengsi frowned. Based on his understanding of Wu Mei, she would definitely kill the Japanese for this kind of behavior. The reason why he agreed to Li Hong's proposal was to maintain the dignity of the prince.
It's a pity that Li Xian still killed the Japanese envoy. Not only did he comply with public opinion, but Wu Mei might also feel comfortable in her heart, so she would not punish him.
After this incident, the prince's reputation will definitely take a hit.
In general, Wu Chengsi supported the prince more than Li Xian. The prince's incompetence allowed Wu Zetian and him to slowly accumulate strength.
But Li Xian was different. If he was allowed to become the prince, with his methods and abilities, he would definitely win over a large number of courtiers to fight against Wu Zetian.
At the moment, Wu Zetian has not yet completely taken control of the court, and she still has to listen to Li Zhi on major matters. There will definitely be some open and covert fighting.
"Nothing happened in Dali Temple recently, right?" Wu Chengsi asked casually.
Zhugenan hesitated for a moment and said, "It can't be said that everything is okay."
"How to say?"
"It's about Di Si Cheng. He was supposed to return to Chang'an last month, but I don't know what he did on the way and he hasn't come back yet." Zhugenan said with a frown.
Wu Chengsi asked: "Have you sent anyone to respond?"
"Originally I wanted to go, but my adoptive father refused to agree and asked Nie Ziyun to go."
Wu Chengsi felt relieved. Although he felt sorry for Zhuge Nan, if he were Zhuge Sanyuan, he would also choose to send Nie Ziyun.
Zhuge Nan still had business to attend to. After leaving with his people, Wu Chengsi and the others also left the Shande Hall. Li Zhiying glanced around, then suddenly lowered her head and said, "Mr. Wu, what you just said
...How is the question going?"
"Which thing?" Wu Chengsi smiled.
Li Zhiying's cheeks turned red, and she turned around to run away again. Wu Chengsi hurriedly grabbed her wrist, only to feel his tentacles feel slippery.
"Your grandfather has already agreed, and your aunt has also agreed. Now it depends on what you want." Wu Chengsi said hurriedly.
Li Zhiying hurriedly took out her hand and hesitated: "Since...grandpa has agreed, what else can I...say?"
After saying that, he glanced at Wu Chengsi and saw that his eyes were bright and he had a proud smile on his face. He said angrily: "I, I have changed my mind. If you want me to promise you, you have to promise me a few things!"
Wu Chengsi smiled and said, "How dare I disobey my orders?"
Li Zhiying smiled slightly: "Okay, I want to go to Liyuan to see the excitement, you can take me there."
"Business? What bustle?" Wu Chengsi asked.
"Didn't you hear? Chen Zi'ang and Zong Chuke are going to have a gambling fight in Liyuan. They are both one of the four great talents in Chang'an. They are likely to compete in poetry. Maybe some good lines will come out at the scene."