In front of the desk, Emperor Wu, dressed in casual clothes, was reviewing memorials, his brows sometimes tense and sometimes relaxed.
Although he is very young, his overall temperament is very old.
That delicate and delicate face may be said to be handsome, but it seems to have some other charm to it.
At this time, a eunuch walked in quickly and said a few words in Emperor Wu's ear.
Emperor Wu looked startled, and then said: "Let him come in."
"yes!"
The little eunuch quickly left.
A moment later, Chen Mohan, the commander of the Foreign Affairs Department, had already entered the palace.
"I see your Majesty."
Chen Mohan saluted respectfully.
Emperor Wu did not raise his head, but asked softly.
"How are things going? Did anything unexpected happen?"
"Reporting to your Majesty, arrangements have been made."
"As for the accident, Xiao Ceyun did show up, but I choked him back."
Hearing this, Emperor Wu nodded with satisfaction.
He has no doubts about Chen Mohan's ability.
Nowadays, there are not many people who are on the same level as Xiao Ceyun and can compete with Xiao Ceyun. Chen Mohan is one of them.
"Who is here this time? Is anyone familiar?"
Emperor Wu continued to ask.
Chen Mohan thought for a while and answered in detail: "Dozens of Jin Yiwei came, and the leader is a Jin Yiwei commander named Cang Hong."
"And the leader of this mission is Lin Yiqiu, the governor of Qianguo West Factory."
"Lin Yiqiu, this name seems a bit familiar."
Wu Di thought carefully about where he had heard it.
Chen Mohan saw this and gave a reminder.
"Your Majesty, have you forgotten what happened when our envoy from the Kingdom of Wu was defeated in the Kingdom of Qian?"
"It was Lin Yiqiu who threatened him at that time!"
"This guy is the favorite of Emperor Qian, and he can be said to be the most popular in the Qian Kingdom!"
Only then did Emperor Wu react.
"It turns out to be him. I heard that although this man is a eunuch, he is quite talented and knowledgeable."
"Yes, the fact that he is favored by Emperor Qian proves that this person is by no means an ordinary person."
Chen Mohan continued to hand over.
Wu Di smiled and said: "You actually have such an evaluation of him. It seems that he left a very good impression on you?"
"To be precise, this person is calm and courteous. Among the people I have met, there are few that I can't see through."
"This guy has such abilities at such a young age, I should take him seriously!"
Chen Mohan didn't lie.
Although the time he had been in contact with Lin Yiqiu was very short, the other party left a very deep impression on him.
So for a moment, Chen Mohan seemed to feel that he was not an eunuch.
Thinking of this, Chen Mohan said again: "Your Majesty, this person may really be a sharp sword!"
"If used properly, maybe he can help us eradicate..."
The words were not finished.
But Emperor Wu understood it deeply and already understood.
Afterwards, Emperor Wu took the initiative to change the topic.
"What's the attitude of the abbot? The people he sent were blocked by me, so it must be uncomfortable, right?"
"Reporting to Your Majesty, I have taken some actions."
Chen Mohan frowned.
"explain."
"Before I came down, I heard reports from my subordinates. It is said that after Xiao Ceyun returned to the Zhenfu Division, he immediately sent a lot of extra people to the Ming Prison of the Zhenfu Division."
"Originally, a dozen people were guarding Xia Lingfeng, but before the subordinates came down, at least thirty more were assigned."
After hearing this, Emperor Wu smiled.
"Ming Prison has sent extra manpower?"
"Absolutely true!"
"Haha, that's really good news!"
Emperor Wu wished that his father-in-law would react like this.
Then, he continued to order: "In the past few days, we must treat the Chinese envoys well and never let any accidents happen to them."
"Also, I will host a banquet for them in the main hall in two days. At that time, I will inform all the ministers to be prepared and don't lose the etiquette of the Wu Kingdom!"
"I understand!"
Chen Mohan respectfully accepted the order.
After saying that, he was ready to resign.
However, Emperor Qian stopped him again.
"By the way, regarding cognitive exchange, we can put it off as long as we can, do you understand?"
"yes!"
.....
The night is deep, the mission's residence.
Lin Yiqiu was pacing slowly in the room, as if waiting for something.
Xia Nianqiao was a little bored.
"When can we exchange hostages for my brother?"
She couldn't wait any longer and wanted to see Xia Lingfeng right away.
Lin Yiqiu did not answer, but continued to wait.
Not long after, a figure jumped into the room.
Cang Hong pulled off his mask and said in a deep voice: "We have found out clearly that Xia Lingfeng is in the Ming Prison of the Zhenfu Division."
"Ming Prison? Where is that place?"
Lin Yiqiu had never heard of it.
Cang Hong understood this quite well and opened his mouth to explain.
"This Ming Prison is one of the three major prisons of the Zhenfu Division. It is a place specially designed to detain felons from other countries."
"And in addition to the open prison, there are also dark prisons and ghost prisons!"
"Is there such a division?"
Lin Yiqiu suddenly became curious.
Cang Hong nodded.
"The ghost prison is a place where the most guilty people live, located in the deepest part of the Zhenfu Division! The dark prison is for criminals who are relatives of the emperor, and is located in a tower of the Zhenfu Division!"
"The felons from other countries have a special status, which can easily cause disputes between the two countries and lead to chaos. Therefore, the place where they are detained is a relatively quiet house, which is easy to find and see, so it is called
prison."
"Then you found Xia Lingfeng?"
Lin Yiqiu continued to ask.
Cang Hong shook his head helplessly.
"It's not that simple. Although Xia Lingfeng is imprisoned in the Ming Prison, there are dozens of people monitoring him, almost all over the yard!"
"Although I can easily sneak in with my skills, it is impossible to take him away quietly!"
"Take away? Do you want to rob the prison?"
At this time, Xia Nianqiao seemed to be shocked.
She looked puzzled for a while.
"But shouldn't the hostages be exchanged? Why should we go to extravagance to rob the prison?"
In her mind, since the people needed by both countries are already here.
Next, we should release talents to each other as agreed.
But Lin Yiqiu felt helpless because of his naivety.
"Miss, who told you that hostages would be exchanged directly?"
"Isn't this what it should be? This is Wu Guo's promise."
Xia Nianqiao was still confused.
Lin Yiqiu's face was speechless.
"Chen Mohan is the commander of the Foreign Affairs Department. I chatted with him for a full hour today."
"But from the beginning to the end, have you ever seen him mention the exchange of hostages?"
Lin Yiqiu reminded.
When Xia Nianqiao heard this, she frowned and thought for a moment.
This seems to be the case. After chatting for a long time, the other party never mentioned the hostage issue.
Instead, they talked a lot about the mountains, rivers and geography of the two countries, and even talked about which girl in the brothel was the most beautiful!
Lin Yiqiu added: "So I can conclude that Wu Guo probably has no intention of releasing anyone this time!"
"The so-called exchange of hostages is just a name deliberately used to deceive us," This chapter has been completed!
