The most romantic little emperor

"What about using both soft and hard tactics?" Dong Sicheng asked at the right time when he saw that the atmosphere was becoming lively enough.

Qin Hao put away his smile and continued, "As for the combination of soft and hard tactics, it focuses on the two words 'soft' and 'hard'."

"Let me first tell you how to be 'soft'?"

"Hasn't the Liao Kingdom had a new emperor ascend the throne? I intend to send a minister to the Liao Kingdom to deliver a congratulatory gift to Empress Dowager Xiao. This can be considered as a gesture of courtesy before force!"

"I wonder which civil official here is willing to risk his life to travel to the Liao Kingdom and present a gift to Empress Dowager Xiao?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the place fell silent.

After all, the two countries were at war. Although there was a saying that two countries at war would not kill envoys, there was still a great risk in going there, especially for a grassland nation like the Liao Kingdom, where killing to vent anger was a normal thing.

After just a moment of silence, civil officials such as Dong Sicheng, Xie An, and Zuo Wenxuan immediately stood up and volunteered.

Even people in their seventies and eighties like Shi Minghan and Wei Zheng were unwilling to be outdone and were willing to go on diplomatic missions to the Liao Kingdom to share the emperor's worries.

Dong Sicheng looked at Shi Minghan and Wei Zheng and said sarcastically, "Can you two still walk? Don't let yourself become exhausted before even meeting Empress Dowager Xiao!"

Shi Minghan was not so bad. Knowing that he could not beat Dong Sicheng in words, he chose to keep silent. He stared at Qin Hao with hopeful eyes, hoping that he would give him the opportunity to go on the diplomatic mission.

Wei Zheng had a hot temper to begin with, and when he got angry he even dared to confront His Majesty, especially since Dong Sicheng had ruined the marriage between the Empress Dowager and his Wei family a few days ago, and the two of them had been angry for a long time.

Now that Dong Sicheng openly ridiculed him and Shi Minghan, two cabinet ministers, Wei Zheng would not let it go after seizing such a good opportunity.

He didn't care that this was the main hall and started to slam, "Minister Dong, although you hold a higher position than me, you can't curse us, your old ministers, like that!"

As he spoke, he knelt on the ground, tears streaming down his face, and said, "Your Majesty, please make a decision for me! Although I am old, my heart for the country and the people remains unwavering."

"If Your Majesty feels that I am no longer useful, please allow me to resign and return home, so that I can avoid being ridiculed by some people."

It has to be said that Wei Zheng, this old fox, is also very good at applying what he has learned, and he has mastered the method of retreating to advance that Qin Hao mentioned to perfection.

Dong Sicheng saw this and knew something was wrong. He kowtowed quickly and said, "Your Majesty, I simply feel that this journey is long and tiring, and I'm worried that Lord Wei and the others are too old to handle it. I have no other intentions. I hope Your Majesty will understand!"

The two men exchanged sharp words, neither giving in.

Qin Hao, a bystander, was immediately annoyed by the two people's quarrel. He knocked on the table and pretended to be displeased, "What are you arguing about? Let's discuss this later. Let's talk about the important business first."

Upon hearing this, Dong Sicheng and Wei Zheng quickly stood up, looked at each other, smiled slightly, and fell silent.

Qin Hao saw the performance of the two, but did not say anything. Instead, he felt a little happy.

It is always good to have different voices in the court.

If there is only one voice, that is the beginning of chaos.

"Where were we talking about just now?" Qin Hao said with a faint smile.

Dong Sicheng said without hesitation: "Your Majesty, it's time to say 'hard'. Regardless of whether it's soft or hard, this old minister is willing to share your Majesty's worries!"

"Really?"

Qin Hao teased, "Next, we have to fight a tough battle, lure the Liao army into a desperate situation, and then surround and kill them."

"Lord Dong, can you do this hard?"

Wei Zheng felt refreshed when he saw Dong Sicheng being humiliated, and almost laughed out loud.

Dong Sicheng smiled calmly, cupping his hands and saying, "Your Majesty, I'm not good at fighting, but I'm good at coordinating the six ministries and providing logistical supplies for the Great Xia army. I can be considered as sharing your worries!"

Seeing Dong Sicheng's composure and eloquence, Qin Hao immediately came up with an idea. He said in a deep voice, "This time, Dong Shoufu will be the chief envoy to the Liao Kingdom, and Zhou Qin, the Minister of the Honglu Temple, will be the deputy envoy."

Dong Sicheng and Zhou Qin quickly stepped forward and kowtowed in unison, saying, "We will certainly fulfill our mission."

Seeing this, the ministers did not object.

Suddenly, a minister came to the palace and said, "Your Majesty, I think it is a little strange that Yelu Lingxiao left his beloved daughter, Yelu Jin'er, in the palace."

"If she is a spy from the Liao Kingdom with ulterior motives, deliberately staying by Your Majesty's side to steal information from Daxia, the consequences will be disastrous, so..."

Upon hearing this, the ministers chose to remain silent.

Many ministers have privately inquired about it, and learned that His Majesty has an ambiguous relationship with Yelu Jin'er and wants to make her a concubine.

At this time, that person still dared to sow discord between Yelu Jiner and His Majesty. He either had ulterior motives or was out of his mind. Who would dare to speak for him?

Qin Hao was so angry that he laughed. Wang Yourong's words last night were still ringing in his ears. It seemed that there were other people's spies among these ministers in the court.

They actually dared to focus their attention on him and Yelu Jiner. Did they really think he was a tyrant?

The reason why this person took the initiative to jump out and bring up Yelu Jin'er is that his intention is to make the relationship between Xia and Liao countries unmanageable so that he can profit from it.

I have to say that the person behind it is hiding very well.

"So what?" Qin Hao asked calmly, neither angry nor happy.

Seeing that Qin Hao had taken his words to heart, the man quickly made a gesture of cutting his neck and continued, "To be on the safe side, I suggest that Your Majesty order the execution of this woman to prevent a catastrophe."

Qin Hao's face turned pale, but he nodded slightly, and said thoughtfully: "If Yelu Jin'er is really a Liao spy, shouldn't she be arrested first, tortured severely, and then killed?"

The man nodded quickly, agreeing strongly, "Yes, yes, yes, Your Majesty has considered this matter thoroughly. I am currently serving in the Ministry of Justice, and I am best at extracting confessions through torture. If you hand her over to me, I will definitely give Your Majesty a satisfactory explanation."

Qin Hao's face turned even uglier when he heard this. The man in front of him was unaware that he was about to die and was still insisting on torturing him to extract a confession.

This is a boring life.

"Come here, drag this man out and interrogate him strictly. Make sure to find out who is behind him. I want to see who is fanning the flames behind the scenes!" Qin Hao said coldly.

The guards outside the door immediately came in, quickly grabbed the minister and dragged him away.

Seeing that the truth had been revealed, the man angrily said, "You dog emperor, you shall not die a good death!"

"I curse that your kingdom will be overthrown by others, and you and your women will all die in humiliation!"

After saying this, he clenched his teeth and a trace of black blood flowed from the corner of his mouth.