Everyone could hear a hint of dissatisfaction in Zhao Ji's words.
Zhao Huan decided to strike while the iron was hot. He exchanged a look with Gao Qiu, and Gao Qiu immediately made a gesture towards an official under his command.
This man's name was Ma Pijin, and he was a neighbor of a distant relative of Gao Qiu.
He has no other abilities. He is a first-class master at flattering others, stirring up trouble, and framing Zhongliang. Many of Gao Qiu's devious moves were his ideas.
His sharp eyes turned slightly, and he stood up immediately.
"I would like to inform the officials that the most important thing in the relationship between the two countries is the state system."
"The Song Dynasty is a huge country. The Jin Kingdom is only a rising star at best. In front of them, we are the elders. If we are called to beg for help tonight, it will obviously not be good if the elders do not make some statements."
Ma Pijin was talking eloquently, and the whole hall was filled with his voice.
"This matter should not have been handed over to Shilang Wu, a small fourth-grade official. However, since it has been in his hands, he should take full responsibility and complete the matter with his head on his shoulders."
The flatterer turned around and looked at Wu Zhi, who was standing behind Zheng Juzhong.
"Shilang Wu, you kept saying in front of the officials that you would work hard and die!"
"Now, the envoys of the Kingdom of Jin have arrived at your door. I wonder how you are going to die?"
Wu Zhi looked at the flatterer with a smile: "I wonder what the name of this colleague is?"
Ma Pijin raised his head slightly, looked at Wu Zhi with disdain, and proudly announced his name.
Hearing the three words Ma Pijin, Wu Zhi's eyes couldn't help but light up slightly: "So you are Ma Pijin! You are indeed a person with limited talent and little knowledge, and you are not worth mentioning!"
"What did you say?"
Ma Pijin immediately turned around and clasped his fists at Zhao Ji: "Guan Jia, you heard that Wu Zhi openly insulted the minister in front of you!"
"What's wrong with scolding you? Scolding you is considered a minor offense!"
Wu Zhi stood in front of everyone, facing the gazes of the civil and military officials. His expression remained unchanged, with a faint smile on his face. He laughed and cursed at the same time.
"The appearance of someone like you among our officials in the Song Dynasty means that a mouse droppings was found in a pot of tender and white porridge!"
"What did you say? You, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you said, how dare you..." Ma Pijin didn't expect that Wu Zhi would dare to be so arrogant and arrogant, and to be so unscrupulous in front of the emperor, he was choked and speechless at the moment.
"It's not that I dare, it's because you are ugly! You were stupid enough to hear that the Jin envoy was outside the door, and before you even figured out what was going on, you jumped out on someone's suggestion and wanted to follow me.
Come on. Have you never heard of a gun shooting out the first bird? Ah, no, I should say you haven’t heard of an arrow shooting the first bird? You are that ugly and stupid bird!"
Wu Zhi raised his hands to Zhao Ji and said, "Let me tell you, this envoy from the Kingdom of Jin is not looking for trouble outside the main hall, but is here to seek help."
"Now these Jin envoys are as obedient and docile as sheep, waiting to be fed."
As soon as Wu Zhi said these words, the entire court suddenly burst into laughter, and most people looked at Wu Zhi as if they were a fool.
Zheng Juzhong also hurriedly pulled Wu Zhi's sleeve and winked at him. Wu Zhi patted Zheng Juzhong's arm and smiled.
Ma Pijin got the look in Gao Qiu's eyes, as if he was extremely excited as if he had been given a shot of chicken blood.
He said loudly to Zhao Ji: "I am going to report to the officials. I think this Minister Wu is a greedy man who is afraid of death, ignorant and talkative! He obviously doesn't even have the courage to meet the envoys of the Kingdom of Jin. Now he has arrived."
Outside the main hall, they are making nonsense here, saying so shamelessly and ignorantly that they are actually sheep!"
Ma Pijin's repeated words made many ministers nearby laugh loudly, and the laughter was filled with deep disdain and contempt for Wu Zhi.