About the fact that the heir of Huajian School is a girl

These scholars really dared to roll up their sleeves and do it.

For example, during the demon clan spy case, all kinds of gold belts and gold pens bestowed by the emperor were taken out, and both sides chased and beat each other.

Because of running too much, some older officials even vomited their breakfast.

Li Qingcha stepped forward.

At this time, someone finally noticed her and turned around silently.

"Master Li!"

"Master Li!"

Gradually, people turned their eyes to him.

Li Qingcha was a sixth-rank official, and had already entered the palace. Many of these kneeling ministers were of lower rank than her.

Someone asked, "Master Li! You said before, 'Those who are not of my race must have different hearts.' You should be on our side, right?"

Li Qingcha: ???

"I still don't understand what's going on."

"Alas... the demon tribe did not send envoys this year according to the old practice. Instead, they sent out a so-called 'advance team', with He Xingfa as the chief officer. The team is composed entirely of wolf demon soldiers."

He Xingfa...

This name is similar to Qian Shouben's, the more vulgar, the more elegant.

Li Qingcha asked puzzledly: "Who is He Xingfa?"

The officials were surprised.

Someone took the initiative to help Li Qingcha excuse himself, saying, "Master Li has just taken office and is not familiar with previous events. This is normal. This He Xingfa was the chief general of the demon tribe in the battle of Yanzhou."

When he said the words "Battle of Yanzhou", his voice became a little lighter.

Li Qingcha didn't know how this war would end, but looking at the expressions of the ministers, he could make a rough guess.

tsk...

Isn't it a provocation to let such people serve as envoys or advance teams?

What's more, this advance team is composed entirely of wolf demon soldiers.

The demon tribe that Li Qingcha captured was of the wolf totem tribe. The other side used only soldiers from this tribe, and the meaning was obvious.

Of course, no one should say anything about anyone.

Li Qingcha, who cracked the demon clan spy case, is now the head of the Reception Department of the Ministry of Rites. Both sides are trying to disgust each other, and there is no situation where I can only hit you and you cannot fight back.

After all, Li Qingcha is not a devil.

She allowed the other side to fight back.

The more she fought back, the more excited she became.

Li Qingcha raised the corner of his mouth.

"Okay, I understand this."

An official asked, "Master Li, wait a moment, what do you think?"

Others also cast their gazes.

When they subconsciously made this move, they realized a fact in a trance -

Li Qingcha has become a rising political star who can influence the situation.

It seemed like this happened overnight.

Li Qingcha pondered for a moment.

"The advance team... hehe... did they do anything excessive at the border?"

The ministers looked at each other in bewilderment.

He Xingfa's arrogant and swaggering passage through Yanzhou was already a serious blow to the people of Yanzhou. Could anything be more excessive than this?

Someone asked in confusion: "What does Lord Li mean?"

Li Qingcha fell into deep thought.

After a long while, he bowed to the ministers kneeling on the ground.

“This is not a question of tolerance or not.”

After saying this, she walked towards the direction of the Jinshui Bridge. A eunuch passed her by ducking down and ran towards the eaves of the Jinluan Palace.

The timing was just right. As soon as she reached the steps of the palace gate, she heard the eunuch standing in front of the emperor shouting in a pinched voice: "Announce, Li Qingcha, the head of the Ministry of Rites, enter the palace to see the emperor."

Li Qingcha shook his robe and stepped onto the stone steps.

Chapter 426: Seeking Peace through Struggle

The atmosphere in the Golden Throne Hall was extremely tense.

Everyone stood at attention and watched Li Qingcha slowly walk up to the hall.

She didn't have an official robe yet and looked like an ordinary person, but everyone present knew that she, like several cabinet ministers, might be able to influence the situation.

Everybody quiet.

In the palace, with so many people watching, Li Qingcha still had to bow.

She knelt down straight and said, "Your Majesty."

The emperor said "hmm".

"Get up."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Li Qingcha stood up.

The emperor looked at him and said, "What do people from the Ministry of Rites do for a living? It's been more than half a month since you were transferred to the Reception Department, why haven't you prepared the official robes for Li Qing yet?"

Tao Ying was startled and hurried out of the line.

"Your Majesty, we have prepared an official seal for Lord Li, but the official robes... The person in charge of the reception department has been undecided for a long time, we..."

"Alright, alright, I'm just giving you a reminder."

"I am terrified."

tsk...

Here comes the "I am terrified" part again.

The emperor waved his hand casually, asking Tao Ying to return to the queue, and then turned to Li Qingcha.

"Mr. Li, I heard that you were studying the Great Xia Ceremonial Code late into the night in the Imperial Observatory, preparing for the autumn hunt. I shouldn't have disturbed you, but today's matter is within your authority, so I have to ask you to come to the palace to discuss this matter."

He nodded to the eunuch standing beside him.

"Show it to Li Qing."

The eunuch saluted.

"promise."

He trotted a few steps and handed a document to Li Qingcha.

This is the demon clan's national letter.

Li Qingcha read the first line and realized that the demon tribe called themselves the "Holy Country", just like the wolf demon called the tribe "Wolf Totem", which was considered an official name.

She glanced at the contents of the letter.

The key point is: "I respectfully ask the Emperor of Daxia to the Holy Country to rest his troops, end the past, and restore the old agreement to pacify the people and bring peace and happiness to the world. So I sent an envoy, with He Xingfa as the first, and hope that you will not neglect it."

No outrageous remarks.

However, as those hawkish ministers said, choosing He Xingfa as the commander of the advance team was a provocation.

Li Qingcha closed the letter.

The emperor looked at her and asked, "What do you think of this, Mr. Li?"

As soon as he finished speaking, all the ministers present looked sideways, waiting to see Li Qingcha's attitude.

Li Qingcha pondered.

"Diplomacy is based on the principle of reciprocity, car to car, gun to gun, and that's the way it should be done."

Everyone looked at each other,

An official whispered, "Master Li, do you know who He Xingfa is? He once won a victory in Yanzhou and captured more than 600 tassels. The Yanzhou garrison commander Jing Qi refused to retreat and died in battle."

The tassel refers to the hat, and here it must be the helmet.

The so-called "more than 600 silk ribbons" is nothing more than a euphemism.

He Xingfa is indeed a tough guy.

The emperor snorted and said, "The demon tribe sent He Xingfa as the vanguard to parade through Yanzhou, and the team was full of soldiers. How could this group of people come to 'resolve past issues and restore old agreements'?"

No one responded.

But everyone knew that the emperor was right.

The problem now is very clear: should we send He Xingfa back?

This is also the basis for today's discussion.

The hawkish ministers believed that the demon tribe was bullying too much, so they would fight until both sides were tired and returned to the negotiation table;

The doves believe that this matter is not a big deal and that we should just wait and see. The issue should be resolved through dialogue. There is no benefit in starting a war.

The two sides have different statements.

The emperor was unsure for a moment.

Chu Zhongtian glanced at Li Qingcha and felt that what Li Qingcha called the "principle of equality" was not the same as the couplets in the elephant play, but had another deeper meaning.

He said, "Your Majesty, it seems that Lord Li has not finished speaking yet."

The emperor nodded.

"Li Qing, what do you think?"

"In reply to Your Majesty, as I just said, we should use appropriate means to counterattack, such as... um... by the way, didn't we kill the demon clan's spy some time ago?"

"..."

"..."

There was an eerie silence.

Everyone present felt that Li Qingcha would not be able to come up with any good ideas.

The emperor asked cautiously, "Li Qing, what do you want to do about this matter?"

Li Qingcha smiled and said, "The method used by the demon clan spies to sneak into the capital is extremely special. They take a drug to cover up their demon clan aura. This drug is extremely secret among the demon clan. Therefore, the spy's direct superior should be a noble of the demon clan. Imagine if He Xingfa, who was commanding troops outside, had written a letter to the spy in the capital, but it was intercepted by us, and the content of the letter..."

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Chu Zhongtian said helplessly: "This alienation plan is too crude. Although the demons are not good at using tricks, they are not stupid. How could they fall for it?"

The emperor nodded in agreement.

"No chance."

Li Qingcha bowed,

"I don't expect this plan to work. I just know what 'people's words are scary'. If something is spread too much, people will doubt whether it is a real person or a ghost."

"..."

"..."

The emperor was speechless.

He felt that Li Qingcha was causing trouble, but it was a very childish one.

Chu Zhongtian on the side also shook his head and said, "Master Li, you think things are too simple. Besides, what does this have to do with the so-called 'principle of equality'?"