Zhu Xiuyuan was in the corridor outside the main hall. After a while, Eunuch Liu entered from the side door and went in to report.

Soon, a high-pitched and loud voice sang from the main hall: "Xuan Shen Leihou has an audience!"

Zhu Xiuyuan immediately stepped into the hall.

Looking up, he saw all the civil and military ministers in the palace, including civil servants on the left, military attachés on the right, and Emperor Chen and Concubine You on the imperial steps.

The faces of Emperor Chen and Baiguan were not very good-looking, with hidden anger.

In the middle of the hall, a tall man wearing a cloak and fur hat also turned back to look at Zhu Xiuyuan.

This person should be the deputy envoy of Yan State.

His face was full of cheeks, he had a fierce appearance, his eyes were bright, arrogant and proud.

Zhu Xiuyuan stepped forward quickly and bowed: "I am late for some reason. I hope your majesty will atone for my sins!"

"I wish Aiqing a peaceful life." Emperor Chen looked at the God of Thunder below him, and saw that he looked calm and composed. Emperor Chen felt inexplicably relieved.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

After Zhu Xiuyuan thanked him again, he walked to the right and stood at the front of the military attaché sequence.

Han Qingshan still reserved that position for him.

Since there is no military attache with a higher title than Zhu Xiuyuan in this palace, he can be regarded as the number one military attache "in charge of the palace".

Although Han Qingshan holds three positions, all of which are general positions, he does not have a noble title. In terms of status, he is not as good as Zhu Xiuyuan, who holds the title of marquis.

"I wish you, Aiqing, have come at the right time. This envoy from Yan State..."

Emperor Chen looked at the envoy of the Yan State. The envoy of the State of Yan just puffed out his chest and held his head high, as if I was the best in the world.

Emperor Chen frowned and waved his hand, "Please explain to Zhu Aiqing what the purpose of the envoy from the State of Yan is. After all, the refined salt was made by Zhu Aiqing, so Zhu Aiqing must have the right to speak."

Therefore, Zhu Xiuyuan, who had just stood in the row of military attachés on the right, stepped out again, stood side by side with the Yan envoy, and then waited for others to explain the situation.

"The envoy from the State of Yan was so impudent that he threatened me, Da Chen, in public and handed over the refined salt formula!"

"If you don't hand it over, the Yan State will once again move its troops southward..."

"The envoy from the State of Yan also said that we are foolish to expect the State of Liang to support us. The first two wars are ironclad proof!"

"..."

All the ministers talked about what happened in the main hall before Zhu Xiuyuan arrived.

However, most of the ministers who came out in anger were military attachés.

Only a few civil servants were so angry that they came out to say something.

Zhu Xiuyuan naturally understood that it was the military officers who benefited from the refined salt policy, but the civil servants did not actually benefit at all. The few civil servants who came out in anger probably did so because the envoys of the Yan State insulted the entire Chen State...

In addition, he also focused on observing the reactions of Emperor Chen and the envoy from Yan State.

The faces of Emperor Chen and Concubine You were very ugly and turned pale for a while. Although Emperor Chen knew that the overall combat strength of Chen's army would soon be on par with Yan's, after all, there was still a little time left... This made people feel uncomfortable.

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The envoy of the Yan State had an arrogant look on his face. Under the murmurs of the ministers, he straightened his back and looked at the main hall of the Chen State's court with an expression that convinced the entire Chen State's monarchs and ministers.

Zhu Xiuyuan frowned tightly.

Although he was not a foolish and loyal ancient minister, the attitude of the Yan envoy was too disgusting.

Finally, the angry ministers stopped talking because the explanation had been completed.

The whole hall fell silent.

At this time, the Yan State envoy turned sideways, looked at Zhu Xiuyuan, and asked loudly: "Are you the Divine Thunder Marquis Zhu Xiuyuan? Is that the refined salt made by your hand?"

"Not bad!" Zhu Xiuyuan glanced coldly, unwilling to say more to him.

"In this case, you should persuade Emperor Chen to hand over the refined salt formula as soon as possible. If not, our Great Yan army will definitely go south again. By that time, hehe..."

The envoy from the State of Yan was arrogant, loud and rough, and actually threatened people in public.

Zhu Xiuyuan glanced at the Yan State envoy, and then looked at Emperor Chen above.

Emperor Chen touched his forehead and said, "I wish Aiqing, the refined salt comes from your hands. The envoy of the Yan Kingdom... asked for it. What do you think of it, Aiqing?"

Zhu Xiuyuan was actually quite unhappy with Chen Huang's words.

What is meant by "coming from your own hands" sounds similar to "you caused the trouble, and you are responsible for the aftermath."

Chen Huang likes to do this kind of thing.

For example, the envoy from the Liang Kingdom came to ask for the prescription for the last plague prevention and treatment, and Emperor Chen finally left the problem to him...

You enjoy all the benefits of a relationship, and throw them all away when there are problems... You won't have any friends if you play this way.

This thought only flashed through Zhu Xiuyuan's mind.

He didn't go into details. After all, the other party was the emperor.

In fact, Zhu Xiuyuan thought about this problem on Eunuch Liu's carriage. How to solve it? He had an idea and had an idea.

"Your Majesty, I have a proper way to handle the matter requested by the State of Yan... However..."

"I love you, but it doesn't matter."

"But your majesty, please allow me to negotiate with the envoys of the State of Yan. If I speak arrogantly, I hope your majesty will atone for my sins!"

"Haha, this matter is simple. No matter what my beloved said, I will grant you innocence, as long as you can handle this matter properly!" Chen Huang immediately promised.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

After Zhu Xiuyuan paid his respects, he turned sideways and faced the Yan envoy.

His face turned cold, he puffed up his chest, and said calmly: "Envoy of the Yan State, please listen carefully, the refined salt formula is a mystery that has not been passed down by the Chen State!"

"The envoy of the State of Yan said that he wants me, the State of Chen, to hand over the refined salt formula? You have made the wrong idea! Don't even think about it!"

I wish Xiuyuan a great success.

The two words "Don't think about it" echoed in the hall for a long time.

Everyone in the hall was stunned, including Emperor Chen, Concubine You, Han Qingshan, Li Zhong and other civil and military officials, as well as the envoy of the State of Yan himself.

Zhu Xiuyuan was the first among the hundreds of officials in the Chen Dynasty to say the word "Don't even think about it" out loud.

Previously, Emperor Chen and the civil and military officials had never been so resolute because of concerns of one kind or another.

This also caused the envoys of the State of Yan to push their limits and become more domineering, and even dared to threaten the kings and ministers of the Chen State in the Chen State's court.

Zhu Xiuyuan knew very well why Chen State's monarchs and ministers did not dare to directly refuse Yan State's rude request, because for now, Chen State's overall combat power was still inferior to Yan State.

And Yan Guo is also right. It is foolish to expect Liang Guo to protect them, because Liang Guo did not play any role in the previous two times when Yan Guo invaded the border...

However, Zhu Xiuyuan is different.

"Marquis Shen Lei!" The envoy of the Yan Kingdom was neither anxious nor angry, "Aren't you afraid of our Yan Kingdom's army pressing down on the border? Our fourth prince of the Yan Kingdom is invincible, and he is brave enough to defeat the three armies. We will be marching on the city in a few days!"

"When the Chen Kingdom is destroyed, you, the God of Thunder, will be the biggest sinner!"

"oh?"
Chapter completed!