I embezzled 100,000 taels at the beginning, and the empress begged me to be more greedy

"Cough cough..."

The expression on Jiang Zuo's face was slightly embarrassed.

A trace of uneasiness flashed across Master Guo's face, and he glanced sideways at Jiang Zuo.

"Yes, this is a woman's underwear."

Jiang Zuo scratched his head.

"Oh? Why are there women's clothes in Envoy Jiang's room?"

Pan Hou asked doubtfully.

He knew very well that the remnant of the Qin family who fled to Guangning City was a woman.

Could it be that the people of Yan really are intentionally shielding the remnants of the Qin family?

Jiang Zuo smiled inexplicably at this moment, and whispered: "Pan Zhifu, please don't make fun of this kind of thing. I drank too much last night and couldn't help it. I asked someone to find a girl to come..."

This sentence was clearly heard by everyone around, and they all looked at Jiang Zuo with strange eyes.

"is it?"

Pan Hou was skeptical.

"Yes, I'm not afraid of being laughed at by Magistrate Pan. I am a bit lustful, but I have to say that the girls of your Chen State are really beautiful."

Jiang Zuo said with a smile on his face.

"Haha, Envoy Jiang is really good at joking. If Envoy Jiang wants, I can take you around Guangning City at any time."

At this moment, the atmosphere in the room seemed to be a little more harmonious.

"Prefect Pan, the entire mansion has been searched, so there should be no one hiding."

Jiang Zuo said again.

Pan Hou nodded: "Of course, thank you for your cooperation, Envoy Jiang."

As they talked, they slowly walked out of the room.

Not long after he walked out of the room, Pan Hou's gaze stopped on the stable.

After a moment, he walked forward slowly.

Jiang Zuo was shocked and thought to himself that this was not good.

Qin Yu is now hiding in the haystack in the stable. Could it be that Pan Hou noticed something was wrong?

Pan Hou walked slowly to the stable and looked at the two horses.

"Envoy Jiang, have you finished selecting these Ferghana horses?"

Pan Hou asked.

Jiang Zuo heaved a sigh of relief and said, "Tomorrow, I will return the other horse to Magistrate Pan. Today I am going to ride these two horses to see which one is faster."

Pan Hou looked calm and nodded, "There is no rush. Envoy Jiang, please take your time to think about it."

Having said that, he turned and left.

Arriving at the door, Pan Hou was about to leave, and said to Jiang Zuo: "I will host another banquet at Feng Man Lou tonight, Envoy Jiang must honor me."

"You are too polite, Magistrate Pan. However, I have important matters to attend to and cannot go. I hope you will forgive me."

Jiang Zuo declined.

"Really, that's such a shame."

Pan Hou said with a slightly disappointed look, and the two exchanged a few words again and then said goodbye.

After leaving the mansion, Pan Hou's smile immediately disappeared and his expression became very solemn.

He always felt that there seemed to be some secret hidden in this mansion.

What is the purpose of this group of Yan people?

……

Great Yan State, capital.

All the ministers were present in the hall.

At today's court meeting, civil and military officials were discussing the matter of marching south to attack the State of Chen.

The war faction and the peace faction have been arguing fiercely.

Whether it is war or peace, there is a reason for it.

The war faction believed that the State of Chen was now in a period of national weakness, and the State of Yan could completely concentrate its forces to seize the three states in the east of the lake and gradually eliminate the State of Chen.

However, the peace faction felt that the State of Yan had just put down various disturbances in the country and needed to recuperate, and was not strong enough to sustain another major war.

Listening to the group of ministers arguing below, Empress Chen Qingyun sat on the dragon throne with a dignified look on her face, but at the moment she felt a headache.

She hadn't received any letters from Jiang Zuo in the past few days, and she felt a little uneasy.

Whether Jiang Zuo would escape to the State of Chen was what Chen Qingyun was most worried about.

Some time ago, we received two letters from Jiangzuo, but both letters only reported safety without revealing any other information. The Thousand Cavalry Division sent to Chen State did not bring back any information from Chen State immediately.

"Could something have happened?"

Chen Qingyun felt uneasy.

While the ministers were still discussing, someone suddenly came to report.

"Your Majesty, the Jiang Patrol has an urgent report."

Chen Qingyun raised his head suddenly and said quickly, "Read."

Then, the man read the urgent report from Jiangzuo: "Your Majesty, I have just arrived in Chen State for a few days and have been humiliated by the people of Chen State. Not only did they not let me enter the city, but they also forced me to sneak into the city through a dog hole. They also injured the Qianqi Division on the pretext of a martial arts competition, and even Situ Hua was injured..."

"Not only that, this group of Chen people also broke into the delegation's residence without permission, and constantly humiliated me with the order to search for criminals. The Chen people are so rude. I hope Your Majesty will send troops south as soon as possible to eradicate this arrogant Chen State. I am incompetent and have lost the prestige of Yan State. Please punish me and send someone to the delegation as soon as possible to replace me..."

After the urgent report was read, the entire court fell into silence.

"Jiangzuo was bullied by the Chen people?"

There was a hint of worry and uneasiness between Chen Qingyun's brows, and at the same time he was extremely angry, which made Chen Qingyun more determined to destroy the State of Chen.

This urgent report was written in Jiang Zuo's usual tone.

"Given Jiang Zuo's character, how could he suffer a loss in Chen State?"

Chen Qingyun was extremely confused about this matter.

"Szeto Wah is also injured?"

Chen Qingyun asked doubtfully.

"Your Majesty, the Thousand Cavalry Division reported that this is indeed the case."

The man below responded.

Hearing this, Chen Qingyun became even more uneasy.

"How dare you bully our Great Yan Kingdom's envoys? It seems that these Chen people are determined to start a war!"

An official below said.

This urgent message sounded so pleasing to the ears of some officials.

Their expressions showed a sense of gloating.

When Jiangzuo suffers, they benefit.

"Your Majesty, Inspector Jiang is willing to crawl through a dog hole for the sake of our Great Yan State. He is truly loyal and dedicated. I admire him."

These words are actually a clear praise but a hidden criticism.

Since the two failed impeachments of Jiang Zuo, this group of officials began to choose to flatter Jiang Zuo, trying to elevate Jiang Zuo's status. The higher it is raised, the harder Jiang Zuo will fall.

At this moment, all the civil and military officials immediately flashed a mocking expression.

Right Prime Minister Lu Jun looked calm at the moment, but secretly delighted. He stepped forward slowly, leaned forward and said, "Your Majesty, at such a critical moment, Envoy Jiang cannot retreat. This is related to the prestige of our Great Yan State. If Envoy Jiang gives up halfway, the people of Chen will surely take advantage of him. Envoy Jiang is the most qualified person to take on the position of envoy."

On the surface, his words were affirming Jiang Zuo's role, but in fact, he hoped that Jiang Zuo would continue to serve as an envoy. If he was tortured and humiliated by the people of Chen, there would be no need for their Right Prime Minister's party to take action.

Chen Qingyun knew what these ministers were thinking.

But in the current situation, Chen Qingyun can only trust Jiang Zuo, and there is no one who can replace him.

However, Chen Qingyun felt quite distressed when Jiang Zuo was bullied by the Chen people.

"Your Majesty, the envoy of the State of Chen comes to see you."

At this time, someone came to report.

"These Chen people are really too much. They just bullied the Jiang patrol officer and dared to send him here."

Some people were indignant and said that, having said that, most people just wanted to have fun.