The wronged female supporting role made a comeback with a divine reply

East Palace.

Li Rongyue looked cold: "I killed Gao Zhen, so what if he knew the truth? Could it be that he still wants to avenge Gao Zhen? Revenge is fine, but now we have strong soldiers and horses, but they have frequent natural disasters. Do they dare to start a war?"

Tang Li waved his hands: "Of course he doesn't dare to start a war, but he dares to make such a request. There must be something hidden! Rong Yue, think carefully, did you leave any loopholes when you were in the border town?"

Li Rongyue fell into deep thought, and after a while he said firmly: "Your Highness, I am very sure that I have not left any flaws! As for Ah Zhao... there should be no flaws either!"

Indeed, Bai Zhaozhao's going to the border town was a coincidence, but Li Rongyue's going to the border town was a long-planned one. How could he leave any loopholes?

Even the secret passage was destroyed in time afterwards, so it can be said that his traces were wiped out very cleanly.

Tang Li was also deeply puzzled, and finally said, "There is no way. It is meaningless for us to guess blindly. The only thing that Zhaohe has to do with him is Gao Zhen's death. But he said that he admired Zhaohe's style, and his tone of asking for marriage was very firm, as if he knew that once he showed his trump card, the emperor would definitely agree!"

Li Rongyue was feeling annoyed. Why would anyone want to snatch his wife from him?

Can these clowns just disappear?

Tang Li suddenly changed his tone: "I remember that the Prince of Beiping has sent someone to deliver your engagement letter, but why haven't you asked your father to grant you a marriage recently? Could it be that Uncle Prince An doesn't agree?"

Li Rongyue touched her nose and said, "Well, that's not it... Ah Zhao, let me wait a moment."

Tang Li understood and said jokingly, "It turns out that you haven't won Zhaohe's heart yet!"

Li Rongyue: ...

Ten days later.

A grand banquet was held in the palace to entertain envoys from various countries for three days.

The first day is the formal meeting.

The whole process went relatively smoothly. During the process, the emperor showed potato delicacies to various countries and told the legend about the goddess.

The envoys from several countries were all amazed. In fact, they had heard some rumors along the way, but they were not comprehensive enough and not credible enough. Now they were very surprised to hear the emperor say it in person.

Some are convinced, while others are disdainful.

It is said that on that night, envoys from various countries adjusted the purpose of their mission to Tianyuan, and most of them hoped to exchange potatoes for a certain price.

This is also what the emperor wants. According to Bai Shihong's estimation, potatoes are now grown in all provinces across the country, and their price in the market has been very stable. Within two years, villages in poor mountainous areas will also be able to grow potatoes and achieve basic food and clothing.

On the contrary, strict defense at the border is increasingly consuming manpower, and once it fails, it will be difficult to turn back.

Nowadays, it is still very cost-effective to directly exchange potatoes for more benefits. Emperor Yongkang mainly wanted to allow the surrounding countries to recuperate in peace for a few years, and at the same time give Tianyuan time to move from food and clothing to prosperity.

Most importantly, Bai Shihong said that he discovered another crop, which has similar performance to potatoes, with a slightly lower yield, but tastes better. He also gave it a name, called sweet potato, and has now taken it to the Tuntian Division for trial planting.

When Emperor Yongkang learned about this, he was very pleased and felt more confident when facing envoys from various countries.

Of course, the sweet potatoes were obtained by Bai Zhaozhao. She told Bai Shihong that she found them on the back hill of Hexi Village and let Bai Shihong take the credit.

Bai Shihong wanted to ask more, but Bai Zhaozhao said that in her heart, she would always be a member of the Bai family and hoped that the Bai family would live in peace and longevity. Nothing was more suitable as a talisman than the contribution to the grain.

So Bai Shihong accepted it. To him, Bai Zhaozhao was good enough and he didn't need to worry too much about her. This was what he was most proud of and he had no regrets in his life.

The second day was the negotiation stage.

The Minister of Revenue and officials from the Honglu Temple argued with envoys from various countries for a whole day, and almost came to a fight. Finally, they negotiated some pretty good terms, including cattle, sheep, horses, specialties, money, etc.

In particular, the desire for money by the Minister of Finance Cui was deeply rooted in people's minds, and the envoys despised him.

Lord Cui didn't care about these things, but an envoy was so angry that he called him a miser. He used the things given by the goddess to make money and was not afraid of retribution for his whole family.

As a result, Lord Cui also got angry, but he couldn't argue with the other party because he mentioned the goddess in every sentence, so he directly called Bai Lin over.

After listening to the envoy's nagging, Bai Lin frowned and said nothing.

The atmosphere was deadlocked for a moment as both sides looked at each other, not knowing what Bai Lin meant.

After a while, Bai Lin said expressionlessly: "It seems that this envoy is dissatisfied with the low amount of potatoes! This is easy. The Ministry of Revenue can provide an additional 10,000 dan of potatoes."

The envoy was overjoyed and was about to express his gratitude when he heard Bai Lin say, "It's a bidding auction, the highest bidder wins!"

Everyone:! ! !

Lord Cui's eyes lit up. Yes, why didn't he think of that!

It’s fine for cattle, sheep and local specialties, any country that wants to pay should bid!

In an instant, several small countries refused to give in. They had no capital to bid at all and simply said that their conditions had already been negotiated and would be stamped immediately, and they could not go back on their word!

In the end, the extra 10,000 shi of potatoes were obtained by the Kingdom of Jin. Of course, the price was also the highest. However, the envoys of the Kingdom of Jin were not happy. They did not need to pay so much money, but in order to have an advantage over the neighboring country, they had to bleed heavily.

Just like that, word spread of Lord Cui's greed for money and Bai Lin's reputation for being sinister.

The third day was the practice banquet.

In other words, after treating the envoys from various countries to food and drink, they can leave!

To show respect, royal family members and officials above the third rank would try to be present.

Bai Zhaozhao went there of course. She knew that the second prince of Goryeo would cause trouble, and she had even guessed what the second prince would do.

So she made some preparations these days.

Sure enough, when the second prince of Goryeo took out a painting in front of everyone and said he wanted to give it to the emperor, someone immediately said he wanted to see what was in the painting and why the second prince treasured it.

Before Emperor Yongkang could say anything, the second prince unfolded the painting.

What a beauty.

Soon, someone said that this picture of beauty was indeed nice, but not worthy of being called a treasure.

The second prince glanced at Bai Zhaozhao and said, "Your Majesty, you don't know that this painting is a relic of our country's god of war, General Gao. His adopted daughter said that the person in this painting is the love of General Gao's life.

The prince didn't care at first, but later he accidentally learned that this woman was from the Tianyuan Dynasty and had a great background! Your Majesty, she is the daughter of the Ye family!"

Everyone was whispering, and many people actually didn't know the Ye girl, but some old ministers and clan members changed their expressions.

Emperor Yongkang's expression changed slightly. To him, the Ye family was a taboo!

So he waved his hand and said, "Come here, take this painting, and invite the Second Prince to sit down and have a drink!"

The second prince was stunned. He didn’t understand why the emperor reacted like this, as if he didn’t want him to continue speaking!

No, it’s not like that, it’s real!