After the two parties said goodbye, Baili Ye and Qinghe entered the palace together and went straight to the imperial study, where Crown Prince Baili Ting was also waiting for them.

The emperor sat high on the dragon throne, talking to the prince. Qinghe and Baili Ye arrived and bowed to them first.

"Your Highness, I pay my respects to you, Father. I pay my respects to my elder brother."

Baili Ting returned the greeting and said, "Ye'er, hello, sister-in-law."

The emperor smiled and said:

"Quickly, excuse yourself, Ye'er. He girl, come here quickly. The prince and I are discussing the reception of foreign envoys. How is it going today?"

Baili Ye took a step forward, cupped his hands and said:

“Replying to Your Majesty, after I signed the agreement with the Turkish delegation, the Turkish Crown Prince came to Xiaohe to discuss several business deals today, and we have reached preliminary agreements on several trades.

Moreover, the Turks are willing to send high-quality war horses, precious medicinal materials and special ornaments to our country. The two sides will further discuss the specific details. "

The emperor nodded with satisfaction, and then asked: "Ye'er, what is the situation of the Xiliang delegation?"

Baili Ye frowned slightly and replied:

"Father, the Xiliang delegation has requested that our dynasty provide them with grain seeds this year.

I think this matter needs careful consideration.

Our dynasty tried to grow several kinds of grain crops this year. Although the grain output has increased, providing a large amount of seeds may affect our own agricultural planning. Therefore, I rejected the request made by Xiliang.

And from what I understand, Xiliang has been asking around for news about Dasheng recently, and is probably also very interested in Dasheng’s new crops, pinyin literacy, and shops.”

The emperor looked solemn and thought for a moment before saying:

"Well, this matter does require weighing the pros and cons. What are the demands of the Yuezhi and Yi people?"

Baili Ting bowed and said, "The Yuezhi and Yi people's delegation is very unreasonable. In addition to asking for food, they also made many unreasonable demands. For example, they asked our dynasty to teach them movable type printing and send craftsmen to teach them skills.

I think they are greedy and violate the etiquette of diplomatic relations."

The emperor snorted and said:

"These barbaric small countries are so ignorant. Ye'er, Ting'er, what do you think about this?"

Baili Ye said: "Father, I think the demand for grain seeds in Xiliang cannot be met at present.

After promoting the cultivation of prosperous crops, we will provide them in appropriate quantities while ensuring our interests, and require them to exchange them with corresponding goods or services. However, this will only be feasible after two or three years.

As for the unreasonable demands of the Yuezhi and Yi people, we should reject them sternly to show the majesty of our dynasty. "

Baili Ting echoed:

"You are right, my second brother. At the same time, I suggest strengthening the border defense to prevent these small countries from becoming malicious because they cannot get what they want."

The emperor nodded slightly and said, "As you say. This matter must be handled properly so as not to affect the relationship between our dynasty and other countries. At the same time, we must make good strategic preparations for the border defense."

Baili Ye and Baili Ting responded in unison: "Your sons obey your orders."

The Emperor said again:

"Ye'er, Ting'er, the reception of the diplomatic envoys this time concerns the reputation of our dynasty, and we must not be negligent in the slightest. The diplomatic envoys from various countries will be leaving Beijing in the next few days, so you two should do a good job of finishing the work and not cause any trouble."

"Yes, your sons will obey your command." Baili Ye and Baili Tingxing responded at the same time.

Baili Chuyuan nodded with satisfaction, looked at Qinghe and said:

"He girl, Father heard that you were attacked in the teahouse this afternoon. Are you injured?"

Qing He replied: "Thank you for your concern, Father. Aye arranged secret guards in advance, so I was not hurt."

The emperor was pleased and said, "That's great. Have you found out who is behind this?"

Qing He replied, "Father, we captured a few people alive today, and the people below have already found out that it was the Duke of Ying who ordered it."

The emperor slammed the table and said angrily:

"How can this be absurd? He openly attempted to assassinate a member of the royal family in public. Aye, when will we be able to bring him to justice?"

Baili Ye took a step forward and replied:

"The Duke of England has someone above him. The secret guard I sent out to follow him said that he is going to meet the person above tonight. We plan to follow him and take a look tonight.

Father, you can arrange for people to arrest the officials on the list first."

The emperor nodded slightly and said:

"Okay, then Ye'er and Qinghe will be in charge of Duke Ying and his superiors, and Ting'er will be responsible for arranging people to capture the other people.

But you must be careful when you act tonight. Don't alarm the foreign envoys."

Baili Ye, Qing He and Baili Ting responded in unison: "Your sons obey your command."

Qing He took out two bottles from his sleeve pocket, handed them to Bai Li Ting and said:

"Brother, this bottle is a drug. In order to make less noise, you can use it to knock someone out. It will take effect after a few dozen times. It is guaranteed that the person will not wake up for three days and three nights, and will have no strength for a month.

This bottle is the antidote. Give it to your men before you take action, and they won't be affected."

Prince Baili Ting happily took the bottle and said with a smile:

"Thank you, brother and sister-in-law. With these two things, our actions today will be effortless."

The emperor saw this and said with a smile: "That's great. Then you should act carefully tonight and solve it quietly."

The three replied, "We obey your orders."

As night falls, the streets of the capital are shrouded in silence.

Crown Prince Baili Ting, with his elite troops, followed the instructions on the roster and quickly and secretly rushed to the residences of the officials involved in the case.

Before setting off, Baili Ting looked serious and gave the order:

"All officers and men, listen up! This operation must be swift and secret. We must not alert the enemy. We must capture the officials involved in the case in one fell swoop!" Everyone responded in unison: "Yes!"

Several teams of people dressed in black moved swiftly and quietly approached their target.

Outside an official's residence, the guards were unaware of the impending danger.

Baili Ting gave a gesture and his men quickly climbed over the wall and threw smoke into the courtyard. Soon, the guards fell one after another.

Baili Ting led his men into the house, and the official involved in the case was sitting at the table with a panicked look on his face. Before he could react, he was captured.

Baili Ting led his men into the house, and the official involved in the case was sitting at the table with a panicked look on his face. Before he could react, he was captured.

At the same time, several other teams were also taking action at their respective target locations.

At another official's residence, a team of elite soldiers quietly approached the courtyard wall.

The leading general looked fierce and made a gesture to keep quiet.

They climbed over the wall nimbly and made almost no sound when they landed.

A soldier approached the guard cautiously, raised his knife and quickly eliminated the sentry at the door.

Then, they released smoke into each room as planned.

Inside the house, an official was hugging his concubine and having sex, completely unaware of the approaching danger.

After the smoke entered the room, his originally excited movements gradually stopped. He never expected that he would end up like this.

After the two men fell asleep, the soldiers slowly walked into the room and dragged the unconscious officials off the bed.

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