The beginning of the counterattack! The time-traveling boss is famous in Beijing

That night, important officials in the court were summoned into the palace one after another, and did not leave the palace until three o'clock in the morning.

With such a big commotion, the concubines in each palace naturally heard some news.

There was no Imperial Physician Jiang on duty and he entered the palace late at night. The important officials of the court gathered in the Yangxin Palace. Something must have happened.

The ladies in the various palaces wanted to find out some information, but the Emperor's Palace of Tranquil Longevity was surrounded by the Imperial Guards like an iron barrel, and they could not get any useful information.

The former Concubine Xu committed suicide, and Concubine Zhao is still under house arrest. Another group of imperial guards quietly entered the Fifth Prince's residence. It seems that this is the eve of a storm.

The masters of various palaces in the palace had all kinds of speculations, and the powerful families outside the palace were also uneasy, always having a premonition that a storm was about to come.

The next day, the emperor's birthday banquet was held as scheduled in the Hall of Supreme Harmony.

Emperor Jing Zhao entrusted the preparation of this birthday banquet to Concubine De, with the cooperation of the Ministry of Rites.

Concubine De had no princes, only two princesses, both of whom were married to princes-in-law.

Ever since her daughter married the emperor's son-in-law, Concubine De obtained the emperor's permission to meditate in Huangjue Temple and rarely appeared in public.

The day after Concubine Shu was banished to the cold palace, the emperor ordered Concubine De to be brought back from Huangjue Temple and let her temporarily take charge of the six palaces.

Emperor Jing Zhao, sitting on the high platform, seemed to have regained his energy and spirit overnight.

However, careful people still noticed something unusual. At the palace banquets on weekdays, the Imperial Physician Liu, who was arranged to accompany the emperor, was replaced by Imperial Physician Jiang.

Concubine Zhao was still not there, and the Fifth Prince, who the Emperor had ordered to reflect on himself behind closed doors, did not attend the palace banquet, and even his family was nowhere to be seen.

Everyone had different thoughts, and a barely perceptible gloom flashed across Emperor Jing Zhao's eyes from time to time.

The banquet began with singing and dancing, and all the officials congratulated.

During the gift-giving session, each prince behaved in a proper manner, which was not much different from previous years.

Envoys from various countries also presented birthday gifts according to etiquette, and the Hall of Supreme Harmony was filled with peace and tranquility.

The only Qin Ruo and Qin Tiaotiao who entered the palace today were from the Qin family. The three of them, including the old lady Qin and her grandchildren, stayed in the Princess's Mansion.

Old Marquis Shen of the Shen family, Shen Junye, and Shen Junling and his son all came. When they saw Qin Ruo, they exchanged silent glances.

Halfway through the banquet, envoys from various countries came to Dasheng to celebrate the birthday, and the theme of the mission to Dasheng was finally entered.

The Beirong Kingdom's envoys were the first to come forward and proposed that Beirong Kingdom and Dasheng wish to conclude an alliance.

Beirong Kingdom and Dasheng have never had any contact with each other and are in a state of non-interference.

However, in recent years, they have gradually begun to covet Dasheng and have tried to launch small-scale offensives on the border to test the waters.

The envoys from Beirong Kingdom were on their first visit to Dasheng, so they naturally came well prepared.

“Your Majesty, I heard that your country is short of food and the people have been hungry all year round. We, Beirong, are willing to offer high-yield grain seeds to your country to help Dasheng solve its urgent problems…” The representative of the Beirong envoys stood up and saluted to Emperor Jingzhao, but his tone was very arrogant.

As soon as the envoy said this, the faces of the officials of Dasheng turned ugly.

This is a naked provocation!

The Northern envoy's move was a subtle criticism of the weakening of Da Sheng's national strength, which could not even guarantee the people's food and clothing.

Compared with the early years of Dasheng, when there were constant wars and internal troubles, Beirong had abundant grass and fat horses, and its strong national strength did have some advantages, so the Beirong envoys were naturally fearless.

Upon hearing this, Emperor Jing Zhao's eyes became sharp, and his eyes were as deep and unfathomable as a pool.

"I appreciate the kindness of Beirong Country. Dasheng has its own food reserves and does not need assistance from other countries."

"Your Majesty, the fact that Dasheng is short of food is known to everyone in the world, and there is no need to hide it. This time, our Beirong delegation came with sincerity and wanted to conclude an alliance with your country. Your Majesty might as well listen to it first."

"The grains of our Beirong country are world-famous, and the yield per mu is several times higher than that of Dasheng. We, Beirong, are willing to give you 500 kilograms of high-yield grains that you Dasheng doesn't have, and send a special person to plant them to show our sincerity..."

When they heard that Beirong Kingdom was willing to donate grain seeds that Dasheng did not have, there was an immediate commotion below.

Emperor Jing Zhao was moved when he heard this, and calmly signaled the envoy to continue.

"My Beirong's conditions are also very simple. Your country only needs to cede the five cities adjacent to my Beirong. Once the covenant is completed, my Beirong will sign an agreement with your Dasheng that the war will not spread within a hundred years."

"What a big tone! Exchange grain seeds for cities? Could it be that the fine wine of my Dasheng has made you Beirong people drunk? How can we, the great Dasheng, allow you to look down on us like this!" The upright General Sun slammed the table and stood up, his eyes swept across the Beirong envoy like a knife, and he scolded angrily.

The soldiers fought bravely on the front line and sacrificed many lives to protect the peace of Dasheng.

The Beirong Kingdom had the audacity to propose ceding territory. This was a huge insult!

"General Sun, don't be rude." Emperor Jing Zhao shouted, but there was not much blame in his tone.

Dasheng has successfully planted new grain crops this year. If nothing unexpected happens, within three years, the whole country of Dasheng will no longer be troubled by food problems.

How could it be his turn as Beirong Kingdom to speak nonsense here!

Emperor Jing Zhao sneered in his heart, thinking that Beirong Kingdom's wishful thinking was a bit too loud.

The envoy of Beirong Kingdom remained calm and arrogant: "This general is short-sighted. Today is His Majesty Dasheng's birthday. I won't argue with you." He turned his head and looked at the high seat: "Your Majesty, whether these five cities are worth exchanging, why not take a look at the grain we brought this time before making a final decision."

After the envoy from Beirong Kingdom finished speaking, he had someone bring up a small basket covered with something in a red cloth and put it on the table.

"Look, everyone. This is the high-yield grain variety of our Beirong country. The main grains of your Dasheng are only wheat, millet, and rice, and the yield is really worrying. But our Beirong country's grain varieties can be planted wherever there is soil. The yield is three times that of cereals. Just try planting it for one season, and you will see the magic of this grain yield."

Seeing that everyone present stretched their necks, the Northern Kingdom's envoys exchanged glances, feeling extremely proud.

The Beirong envoy representative felt that he had created enough suspense before he calmly unveiled the red cloth and took out the grain seeds from the basket to show the people present.

When Qin Ruo and Qin Tiaotiao saw what the envoy from Beirong Kingdom was holding, they almost spit out the tea in their mouths.

At this moment, all the civil and military officials of Dasheng seemed to have pressed the pause button and fell silent in an instant.

Everyone looked at the envoy from Beirong Kingdom as if they were looking at a fool.

Isn't this the sweet potato, a new crop discovered and successfully planted by Princess Ning'an? Five hundred kilograms of sweet potatoes in exchange for five cities? How thick-skinned must the envoy of Beirong be?

The ministers of Dasheng were extremely excited. They had thought that the envoys from Beirong Kingdom could bring out something good, but it turned out that they were here to make a fool of themselves.

"I guess you guys in Dasheng don't know this either. After all, this is a unique food in Beirong, and it can completely replace cereals to fill your stomach. Even though 500 kilograms seems a little less, if you promote it in Dasheng in the future, there will be no need to worry about the granary not having a surplus!"

The envoy held up the sweet potato in his hand, showing a determined look.

Emperor Jing Zhao's expression was completely relaxed at this moment, with a hint of smile in his eyes.

After so many bad things happening last night, today I finally have something that makes me feel good.