The first poisonous scholar in Daxia, starting from the abdication of the prime minister

However, Xiao Li did not believe it completely.

After all, according to Song Pu, Gu Jingzhi was a very cunning kid.

Moreover, how could a person who could stay in front of Emperor Xia for several months be an easy person to deal with?

He smiled faintly and said, "Since Lord Gu also believes that forming an alliance with Li Yue is beneficial, why is the city gate..."

"But it's embarrassing for the prince, right? Oh..."

Gu Jingyi slapped his thigh, stood up and bowed, saying: "I apologize to the prince! If I don't want to put on a show, I have to do it in full force! Just think about it, if I show too much enthusiasm, people will see something, and this..."

Xiao Li listened and just smiled noncommittally, "But who knows if Deputy Envoy Gu is not just pretending to be serious?"

"Your Highness, the Prince has misunderstood!"

Gu Jingzhi said with a bitter face: "I have no one to rely on in the court, and I rely on merit to rise up. This... I just want to improve myself too much!"

"..."

A trace of contempt flashed across Xiao Li's eyes, and he said with a rather arrogant expression, "Forget it! This prince accepts your apology!"

"That's great!"

Gu Jingzhi immediately praised: "The eldest prince is worthy of being a figure who can defeat one of the world's three most famous generals. If he didn't have such a broad mind, how could he have repeatedly seen through Wu Tianyao's schemes! I really admire him..."

"Well!"

Xiao Li glanced at him with great satisfaction and said arrogantly, "Since Deputy Envoy Gu also believes that an alliance with Li Yue is beneficial, I wonder how many troops you are prepared to send...will you join me in attacking Bei Li?"

"This one……"

Gu Jingzhi said in embarrassment, "Your Highness, this... Firstly, I am of little influence and don't know anything about military affairs. Important matters like these are handled by Your Highness, the Crown Prince, and I am unaware of them!"

"I don't know?"

Xiao Li glared at him, "Since you don't know anything, then what use is there for this prince to have you?"

"Well... Your Highness, diplomatic relations between two countries are no small matter. After all, I am the Deputy Envoy of Daxia. I can get some information for you in the future!"

"Oh?"

Xiao Li's eyes lit up. This sounded quite interesting!

"Then this prince will be waiting for good news from Deputy Envoy Gu!"

As he spoke, he picked up the teacup, as if he was seeing someone off...

Gu Jingzhi raised his teacup and clinked it with his: "I'm offering tea instead of wine to celebrate the happy cooperation between our two countries!"

"..."

Xiao Li's mouth twitched.

Damn it, isn't Daxia a country of etiquette? Don't you understand what I mean by serving tea to see you off?

However, Gu Jingzhi is the deputy envoy of Da Xia after all, so there are some things he cannot say openly. After all, this kid is favored by the Emperor of Xia and the Crown Prince of Xia Dynasty. Well, just be polite to him!

Xiao Li suppressed his speech and drank the cup of tea.

Gu Jingzhi immediately took advantage of the situation and said, "Your Highness, our Emperor estimates that he will summon the envoys in the next two days. I would like to trouble Your Highness to say a few good words to him then..."

Seeing Gu Jingzhi's servile appearance, Xiao Li sneered inwardly, but said, "Don't worry! Daxia has talents like Deputy Envoy Gu. This prince believes that our alliance will be very pleasant!"

"That's that's..."

Gu Jingzhi was not stingy with his flattery, saying things like the future great ruler of a country, the best general in the world, the one who could defeat all the opponents in the world... In short, he was as corny as he could be.

Although Xiao Li despised Gu Jingzhi as a person, he felt a little dizzy after hearing this flattery. He even invited Gu Jingzhi to stay for dinner before leaving!

After dinner, Xiao Li smiled and sent Gu Jingzhi to the door. As soon as the door was closed, both of their faces changed at the same time!

Gu Jingzhi: "Damn it! This idiot can actually defeat Wu Tianyao? If there is no trick, I won't believe you!"

Xiao Li: "Damn it! Are all Daxia officials so spineless? Their words sound corny... but it feels good too!"

"..."

Turning around, Gu Jingzhi left the inn happily with a smile on his face!

Why do you treat him like that?

Just look at the person hiding in a corner and you will know. If nothing unexpected happens, this person must be Beili's spy!

Gu Jingzhi walked with a comfortable look on his face, and only when he reached the street did his smile slowly fade.

……

Gu Jingzhi returned home, thought for a while, then sat down at his desk again, picked up a pen and started writing.

Soon, he put down his pen and found Qu Feiyan: "Have someone pass this handwritten letter to Lord Tianshu, saying it's for His Majesty!"

It was already dark and the palace gates were closed. If he ran to the palace with the token, it would be a bit foolish! However, Tianshu was the commander of the Internal Guard, so it wouldn't be a big problem for him to hand it over!

Seeing that he was still delivering a message to the palace so late, Qu Feiyan did not dare to delay. She just nodded and turned to walk out.

Soon, Gu Jingzhi's handwriting fell into Emperor Xia's hands. Emperor Xia just opened it and took a look, then frowned.

The handwritten letter mentioned his testing of the envoys from Beili and Liyue today, especially focusing on the eldest prince of Liyue, and inferring that there might be problems in the war between Beili and Liyue.

Emperor Xia thought for a moment, then handed the letter to Tianshu. "This is Gu Jingzhi's deduction. From your perspective, is there any possibility?"

Tianshu took the letter curiously and began to read it. After a while, his expression changed.

"Your Majesty, last night, Lord Gu asked my Inner Guard to retrieve the battle reports of Beili and Liyue in recent years. If his test today proves that they are correct, then the credibility of the reports is as high as 80%!"

“Eighty percent…”

Emperor Xia walked back and forth in the imperial study with a frown on his face.

Gu Jingzhi speculated that although Xiao Li had a certain level of leadership ability, it was obviously unlikely that he was good at seeing through all kinds of strange and dangerous strategies.

Therefore, he speculated that either Wu Tianyao had already conspired with Li Yue, or there was a master behind the scenes!

Tianshu thought for a moment and said, "Your Majesty, according to the investigation of the internal security spies, there has been no such mysterious person around Xiao Li in the past few years!"

"That is to say, there are two possibilities. Either Wu Tianyao and Bei Li are colluding, or Xiao Li is hiding his true identity and is just playing a trick with Gu Jingzhi today?"

Emperor Xia's expression grew serious.

As for the battle reports of Beili and Liyue, he had also carefully analyzed them. From his perspective, even he might not be able to see through Wu Tianyao's military strategies.

He is indeed a man who is good at using strange tactics and risky strategies.

Xiao Li's performance was even more terrifying, as he actually saw through 80% of Wu Tianyao's plan!

Even if some strategies cannot be seen through on the spot, one can still respond quickly when faced with a surprise attack.

If it is the latter, then Beili may really be in danger, and the situation of the two northern countries is directly related to whether Daxia can gain direct benefits from this negotiation.

"Tianshu!"

Emperor Xia suddenly spoke up, "We must not take this matter lightly. Have the inner guards investigate immediately and report back to the country as soon as we have any information!"

Emperor Xia had no choice but to pay attention to it. No matter which situation it was, the war between the two northern countries would directly affect the interests of the entire Great Xia.