Datang: Hiding private money, exposed by Xiao Sizi

Two huge wooden signs appeared directly in everyone's sight.

The two wooden signs are the same size, but one is covered with gold paint, making it look shiny, while the other is covered with silver paint, also looking very luxurious.

Just looking at this wooden plaque with silver paint will make people couldn't help but exclaim in admiration, what a great work of art, it is made by crushing real silver and applying it on.

But at this moment, there was a gold paint next to the silver paint, which instantly made the silver paint look overshadowed.

And at the top of these two noble wooden signs, there are large ancient characters!
Above the gold-painted wooden plaque are the words "Tiangangyuan".

Above the silver-painted wooden sign, the words "Dishayuan" are written.

And in the center of the wooden sign, the names of the thirty-six celestial stars and the seventy-two earthly evil stars are marked in sequence, while there is a blank space behind the names.

Obviously, that place was left for the envoys staying there.

Wherever an envoy from a country stays, the name of that country will be written on it.

At that time, people coming and going would be able to naturally see where envoys from various countries lived as long as they passed through the courtyard and entered the post station.

Similarly...it can also be seen which country's status is among these 108 countries!

Either live in the Tiangang Courtyard or live in the Disha Courtyard.

Is it ranked first or ranked last!
What is at stake here is a country's reputation, its status, its dignity, and its national strength!
Among the envoys present, there were very few stupid ones, but many smart ones.

So as soon as I saw the signs of Tiangang and Disha, I understood what Qin Wenyuan was playing.

This is clearly intended to rank the countries here!
As for rankings, there will definitely be fights, there will definitely be people who are jealous, and there will definitely be people who are dissatisfied!
At that time, conflicts will naturally arise!

Therefore, any alliance or agreement will be wiped out!

And this...even if they knew, there was nothing they could do.

Because this is an excellent opportunity to demonstrate a country's strength and status. Strong countries always look down on weak countries.

For a powerful country, living in Tiangangyuan is a must.

There is no suspense at all!
Those who live in Tiangangyuan are all strong countries, and there is an obvious distinction between them and weak countries.

This will make those powerful countries feel respected.

Why wouldn’t they?
As for the opinions of weak countries? Who will listen!
For example, as powerful as the Arab Empire and the Turkic Khanate, wouldn't it be humiliating for them to live with a small country with only tens of thousands of people?

So even if these envoys understood Qin Wenyuan's intentions and knew Qin Wenyuan's tricks, there was nothing they could do.

This is a conspiracy!

A grand and righteous conspiracy!
Conspiracy can be avoided!
It's an open conspiracy, there's no way to hide from it, there's no way to avoid it!

The Turkic prince Qihela glanced at Qin Wenyuan and said sarcastically, "The smartest man in the Tang Dynasty? He really lives up to his reputation. He is very good at playing such shameful tricks."

Qin Wenyuan was not annoyed at all when he heard this.

He just smiled and said, "What does your Highness the Turkic Crown Prince mean by that? Why can't I understand?"

Qihela snorted coldly: "Qin Wenyuan, don't treat everyone as a fool."

Qin Wenyuan was surprised and said, "Fools? No! I have always treated you as distinguished guests. How could I treat you as fools?"

He looked at Qihela in surprise and said, "Your Highness Turkic, there is a saying in our Tang Dynasty, 'Every man has his own opinion.' I treat you as a distinguished guest, but you say that I treat you as a fool? This seems to only mean that Your Highness, you don't treat yourself as a fool, right? This..."

Qin Wenyuan was very surprised and asked, "Is this the usual Turkic way of being modest?"

"Hahahaha!"

As soon as Qin Wenyuan finished speaking, many people burst into laughter.

The Turks are here, and although they are respected by many people because of their strong national strength, the Turks also have enemies, and there are also many countries whose national strength is not much worse than that of the Turks, so they are not afraid of the Turks.

Hearing Qin Wenyuan's ridicule at this moment, they all immediately found it a joke.

"you……"

When Qihela heard the shrill laughter, his face suddenly became extremely angry. He wanted to scold Qin Wenyuan, but when he saw Qin Wenyuan's calm and gentle face, the words came to his throat but he couldn't utter them.

Because he couldn't think of any rebuttal, after all, he was the one who brought up the topic.

This made him so angry that his whole body trembled.

These Tang people are so insidious, their fists are not very powerful, but their mouths are very sharp!
How abominable!

Qin Wenyuan looked at Qihela's angry but helpless expression and shrugged.

Not only did he not think of causing trouble for Qihela at this time, but Qihela ended up coming to him to be scolded. Who can he blame?

He chuckled and ignored Qihela. It was not the right time yet. The fun things would come later.

He looked at the others and said, "I believe that you are all smart people, so I will not waste any more words. You have been standing here for a while, and it will be dark in a while."

"So, let's not waste time."

"Tiangang Courtyard has a total of thirty-six courtyards, which can accommodate envoys from thirty-six countries!"

"There are seventy-two courtyards in Disha Courtyard, which can accommodate envoys from seventy-two countries!"

"The guests will write down their country names on these two signs. If you want to find each other, you can find them directly based on the names above. It's very convenient."

"so……"

Qin Wenyuan glanced at the envoys with different expressions and said, "How do you think you should choose where to live?"

The envoys looked at each other, but no one spoke at this moment.

Seeing this, Qin Wenyuan seemed to have expected it and was not surprised.

He said, "Since everyone is so modest, let's do this. Everyone can choose freely. Wherever you want to live, you can go directly there. If multiple people's choices collide, then you can negotiate among yourselves and finally decide who will live where. How do you think?"

He didn't say anything about ranking.

It doesn't make any sense.

Instead, it would bring trouble upon himself and make these envoys dissatisfied with him.

So, he simply let them choose for themselves!
Choose whatever you want.

Weak countries can also move into Tiangangyuan.

Of course…if I get kicked out, it’s not my fault.

It's already very good to let them choose freely without any forced arrangements.

When the time comes, when they are driven away, even if they feel resentment, they will resent the powerful countries that drove them away.

In this case, the alliance between these countries will naturally become estranged or even collapse directly!
As expected, as soon as Qin Wenyuan finished speaking, some envoys showed signs of being moved.

But still no one went out to choose directly.

They are all waiting for a leader.

They were not in a hurry, so Qin Wenyuan was naturally not in a hurry. He winked at Xu Gou, who immediately brought a small table and a chair.

Qin Wenyuan sat down, picked up the teapot, poured himself a cup of tea, and then drank the tea leisurely.

As he drank, he said with a smile: "Dear guests, look at the sky. The sun is already setting. Do you want to stand in the yard and rest tonight?"

"Of course, our Tang Dynasty is a country of etiquette, and we will do our best to meet your requests. You can rest in the yard if you want."

"Also, only envoys from seventy-two countries have arrived so far. Envoys from another thirty-six countries are on their way and will arrive tomorrow or the day after tomorrow at the latest. So if you don't choose now, by the time they arrive, the good places may have already been chosen by them."

"Take advantage of the fact that there are few people now and choose a good place. When you check in, if they come over, can they still take the place you have already checked in? By then, they can only line up at the back. This is also a good opportunity for you all!"

As soon as Qin Wenyuan finished speaking, envoys from some small countries began to get restless.

Indeed, their country is weak and is far behind powerful countries like the Turks.

If we really follow the national ranking, we can only live in the Disha Courtyards that are ranked at the bottom.

But now, there are still so many envoys from other countries who have not arrived. Even if they can’t live in Tiangang Courtyard, they can live in the front row of Disha Courtyard!
By then, even if a stronger country arrived, I have already occupied the position. Can they still drive me and others away?

In this case, the ugliest ones will not be our country, but the ones that come later!

Thinking of this, their expressions kept flickering.

What a great opportunity, what a great idea!

"I choose Dishayuan No. 3!"

At this time, an envoy from a small country suddenly came out.

He was very self-aware and did not choose Tiangang Courtyard, but Disha Courtyard. He also did not choose Disha Courtyard No. 1, but No. 3.

You can see he's a smart guy.

However, Qin Wenyuan knew that with the strength of his country, it could only be worthy of being in a courtyard ranked in the middle or lower part of the Disha Courtyard.

But it doesn’t matter…

Qin Wenyuan didn't want to give them a fair ranking.

He smiled and said, "Of course, come, take this distinguished guest to Dishayuan No. 3!"

Soon, the envoys and guards of this small country left quickly.

Looking at the man's departing back, and then at the envoys from other countries who were interested, a gleam of light flashed in Qin Wenyuan's eyes.

"People who come after me will just choose the courtyard at the back? What are they thinking? This is about the dignity of a country..."

Qin Wenyuan's lips curled up slightly: "Tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, when someone is kicked out, that will be the really interesting time."

"By then, your alliance will completely collapse."

"same……"

Qin Wenyuan said with a smile: "It was me who pretended to be a good person and poached people..."

Once someone takes the lead, the people behind him will start to act one after another.

Especially those small and weak countries, probably because they are afraid that the good positions will be snatched away, they are rushing to take action.

However, they all had some self-awareness. Most of the envoys chose the courtyards at the top of the Disha Courtyard. Only a few chose the Tiangang Courtyard, but they were also the last few in the Tiangang Courtyard.

They knew clearly that the envoys from the truly powerful countries had not yet made their choice. If any of them were bold enough to occupy the courtyards in front of Tiangang Courtyard, then... they would be in big trouble.

Whether it's the Arab Empire or the Turks, none of these powerful countries have a good temper.

The Tang Dynasty was also considered a powerful country. Compared with the Turks, the Tang Dynasty, the Arab Empire and the Turks were much kinder and gentler in the hearts of these countries. This was why they dared to unite with other countries to plot against the Tang Dynasty.

Although the Tang Dynasty was powerful, its attitude towards the outside world had always been gentle and kind.

This gives them the illusion that they can be bullied and that even if they are bullied, it will not cost them much.

Therefore, they dared to plot against the Tang Dynasty.

But they absolutely dared not compete with powerful countries like the Turks and the Arabs for a residence.

Bullying the weak and fearing the strong was fully demonstrated at this moment.

Qin Wenyuan leaned back in the rocking chair, drinking hot tea and watching the envoys make their choices with a smile on his face.

Qin Wenyuan never said no to anyone who spoke up.

Let them go wherever they want, the 36 Tiangang Courtyards, the 72 Disha Courtyards, whatever they want.

For these envoys, there is a big difference between Tiangangyuan and Dishayuan.

But to Qin Wenyuan, it was just a name he made up at random.

In fact, the places are still the same, and the decorations inside are not much different. Moreover, they are all in the post station, and they are all standardized, so there is basically not much difference.

But such an ordinary place without any characteristics, almost the same place, was played up by Qin Wenyuan by just giving it a random name, causing these envoys to scheme against each other and cracks to appear in their hearts...

Qin Wenyuan chuckled in his heart.

There is never anything useless.

Only useless people!

As long as you use it well, look... just a name can have such a significant effect.

He smiled cheerfully, and within the time it took to stick of incense, more than a dozen envoys left.

He took a look at the sign and saw that these envoys had chosen the last few ranks of Tiangang Courtyard and the first few ranks of Disha Courtyard. Now the front rows of Tiangang Courtyard and the back rows of Disha Courtyard were still empty.

These people's little thoughts are so obvious and not concealed at all.

I didn’t dare to choose the one in the front, so I thought about bullying the ones who came later, and then I was in the middle, neither too high nor too low, just right.

The calculation is very clear.

It’s just… they can use an abacus, but can’t other people?
Especially latecomers, would they be willing to be calculated against?
Qin Wenyuan laughed, and looked forward to what was to come more and more.

"You are cowardly and timid. When you were asked to choose first, you didn't even choose the one in front. You are so cowardly and have no courage. Your country is weak, and you are also weak!"

At this moment, a rebellious voice suddenly sounded.

Qin Wenyuan raised his eyebrows. Why did these words sound so similar to the mocking words "Excuse me for being blunt, but everyone here is garbage"?

Who is so awesome?
Directly activate the group taunt skill?

Qin Wenyuan looked in the direction of the voice and saw the Turkic prince Qihela walking out.

The envoy who was ridiculed by him looked at him with a sullen face, but he didn't care at all. He said disdainfully: "Look at you guys who are scheming and calculating. I gave you the first opportunity, but you only dared to calculate those who haven't come yet. You don't even have the courage to fight for the front... You are so cowardly. You don't even have a strong ambition. You still want your country to become strong? It's ridiculous!"

(End of this chapter)