My family has been wielding knives for generations, but now it's my turn to wield a pen!

"I greatly admire the poem that Prince Jiang just composed!"

Just as all the officials were staring at the two of them, and the atmosphere became extremely awkward, the Princess's voice rang out, her tone still gentle: "I just had you massage me for quite a while!"

"Those two moves just now..."

The eldest princess paused, then said, "Consider it a reward from me!"

Oh?

Upon hearing this, the officials in the court relaxed their expressions slightly.

So that's how it is. The princess was just rewarding Jiang Xiaobai.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Xiaobai's lips twitched slightly. He then rose and bowed to the princess, saying, "Thank you for your generous gift, Your Highness!"

As they were talking, Jiang Xiaobai waited until the princess sat down before returning to stand behind her.

He placed his hands on the princess's shoulders and gently massaged them.

This time, however, Jiang Xiaobai was somewhat apprehensive.

Just now... Could the Princess have realized what was coming?

Believe it or not, this woman is extremely clever; she might actually have guessed it!

The more Jiang Xiaobai thought about it, the more anxious he became, and for a moment his hands moved a little slower.

The eldest princess sat there, her expression, hidden beneath her veil, was equally unpleasant.

Good heavens, what did she just do?

But blame Jiang Xiaobai, that bastard!

That's right, being summoned by the Marquis's mansion every day has actually made it an instinct for her!

Seeing Jiang Xiaobai pat her on the shoulder, she... she actually went straight up!

This……

The princess gritted her teeth, wishing she could bite Jiang Xiaobai twice.

But here's the problem: could this guy have figured something out?

If that's the case, where will she put her face as the eldest princess?

For a moment, each of them was lost in their own thoughts, yet neither dared to look at the other more than once.

"hehe!"

Sitting on his throne, Xiao Jinxuan watched this scene and smiled as he spoke, "My younger sister has always been approachable!"

As he spoke, Xiao Jinxuan looked at Jiang Xiaobai and said, "Jiang Xiaobai, the poem you just wrote was indeed quite good!"

"Your Majesty flatters me!"

Jiang Xiaobai responded.

Xiao Jinxuan nodded, then waved his hand at the civil and military officials, saying, "However, let's leave the matter of poetry here!"

After speaking, Xiao Jinxuan's gaze returned to Helian Zhaoyue and the others: "Your Beiyu and Qi Kingdom have come here mainly for the border market!"

"And our Great China also has the idea of ​​opening a border market!"

"In that case... there are some things we can discuss first!"

"yes!"

Upon hearing this, Helian Zhaoyue glared angrily at Jiang Xiaobai, then suppressed her anger and sat back down.

"Your Majesty, we of Beiyu wish to exchange cattle, sheep, leather, and warhorses for grain, wine, salt, tea, and cloth from Dahua!"

Helian Zhaoyue paused, then continued, "And the Qi Kingdom is willing to exchange seafood, medicinal herbs, and refined iron for Dahua's paper and silk!"

"In addition, we in Beiyu hope that Dahua can open three trading ports on the border!"

"Three places?"

Xiao Jinxuan frowned slightly.

"That's right!"

Helian Zhaoyue nodded and said, "The border between Dahua and Beiyu is long, and if only one place is opened, it will be somewhat inconvenient for travel!"

"And these three locations are the most suitable!"

"this……"

While Xiao Jinxuan was deep in thought, many officials in the court began to whisper among themselves.

At this moment, Minister of Revenue Lü Fang stepped forward: "Your Majesty, I believe that three trading posts are too many!"

"Once fully opened up, regulation will be extremely difficult!"

"Furthermore... there are still border conflicts between Beiyu and our Great Hua. What if someone uses the guise of a caravan to gather intelligence on our Great Hua's military?"

"So, how many areas does your Dahua want to open?"

Helian Zhaoyue looked at Lü Fang and asked with a frown.

"Just one place!"

Lu Fang said, "Let's try it for a year first. If no problems arise within a year, then we can discuss increasing the number of trading posts!"

"No, one place isn't enough!"

Helian Zhaoyue shook her head, her voice cold: "The territory of Northern Yu is vast; opening only one trade port means many tribes have to travel thousands of miles!"

"In that case, the so-called border market becomes largely meaningless!"

"Then let's go to two places!"

At this moment, Xiao Jinxuan's voice slowly rang out: "One place is close to Beiyu, and the other is close to Qi!"

"Let's try it for six months first. If the border city is stable after six months, then we can discuss other things!"

"this……"

Helian Zhaoyue raised her head, exchanged a glance with the Qi envoy behind her, and finally nodded slightly: "Since Your Majesty says so, then both places will do!"

"But... regarding taxes and fees, both countries hope that Dahua can reduce them by half!"

"Half off?"

Before Xiao Jinxuan could speak, Lü Fang, the Minister of Revenue, shook his head immediately: "Impossible. Opening border markets requires building trade routes and post stations, and also arranging troops for maintenance!"

"We can't possibly let Dahua bear all of this money, can we?"

"But if taxes are too high, merchants will not make a profit!"

Helian Zhaoyue said calmly, "The fact that this market is open is the same as not being open at all!"

"Alright, how about this, a 20% reduction for the first three months!"

Xiao Jinxuan said calmly, "Things will return to normal in three months. As for the specific amount of tax, that will be discussed between the Ministry of Revenue and you later."

Helian Zhaoyue pondered for a moment, then finally nodded: "Okay!"

Next, the two sides had a brief discussion on the quantity of goods, the number of people in the caravan, and the prohibition of carrying weapons after entering the border.

In many places, disagreements still exist, but no resolution was reached on the spot.

After all, the border region involves many issues, and it is impossible to settle everything in just one court session.

After waiting for a while, Xiao Jinxuan nodded slightly: "Let's leave it at that for now, and discuss it further within our Great Hua Dynasty!"

"After this is over, we will formally sign border trade agreements with Beiyu and Qi!"

"good!"

Helian Zhaoyue responded, "That's perfect. If there's anything else our two countries need to add, we'll bring it up again!"

"No problem!"

Xiao Jinxuan smiled and nodded, his gaze falling on Jiang Xiaobai: "Jiang Xiaobai!"

"Your subject is here!"

Jiang Xiaobai raised his head and slightly clasped his hands in greeting.

"You are the envoy bridging the two countries!"

Xiao Jinxuan said, "Then you can see the delegations from both countries off!"

"good!"

As Jiang Xiaobai responded, he withdrew his hand from the princess's shoulder.

But after taking just one step, Jiang Xiaobai suddenly remembered something, looked up at Xiao Jinxuan and said, "By the way, Your Majesty!"

"Is there anything else?"

Xiao Jinxuan looked at Jiang Xiaobai and sighed.

Regarding the Martyrs' Shrine...

Jiang Xiaobai said earnestly, "Your Majesty, please arrange it as soon as possible!"

Ok?

A shrine to martyrs?!

Helian Zhaoyue and the others looked puzzled after hearing this.

The rest of the Northern Yu delegation also looked at Jiang Xiaobai, somewhat puzzled.

"After the Martyrs' Shrine is repaired..."

Jiang Xiaobai, seemingly oblivious to the gazes around him, continued calmly, "When I have time, I will personally lead the delegations from both countries to offer incense!"

hiss!

As soon as Jiang Xiaobai finished speaking, a chorus of gasps filled the court.

That's right, is it something you can say directly in front of a diplomatic mission?

This is simply...

He's practically right up to the face of the Northern Yu King's daughter, unleashing his ultimate attack!!