Traveling through time as a peasant girl to turn things around

In the afternoon, Ye Heng told Guo Guo, "The palace is holding a banquet tonight to see off foreign envoys. Guo Guo and I will go together. The children will stay at home." Guo Guo thought about her status and said, "Okay." "I have to go to the palace after dinner and I will come back to pick you up in the afternoon." Guo Guo said, "Okay."

Ye Heng said again: "Grandpa, you have to go too. Anyone above the fifth rank has to go." Chai Zhen looked at Ye Heng: "Okay, I'll be ready." "I'll come back to pick you up in the afternoon." Guo Guo asked someone to notify his uncle that he would go alone and asked him to wait here.

After dinner, Ye Heng left. There were guards waiting at the gate, so Ye Heng got on his horse and left with the guards.

The Minister of Rites arrived at the palace early to do his work and report on what was happening in the palace.

The Emperor: "Just do your job well. Don't get involved in the affairs between the nations." The Minister of Rites said, "Yes, I know." Ye Heng went in and said, "As long as they don't harm the people of Great Yan, they can do whatever they want. But no one can die, not in Great Yan, even if they are seriously injured." The Minister of Rites also said, "I agree." The Emperor: "Go." The Minister of Rites bowed and took his leave. Ye Heng sat down, "My royal brother, these nations are not easy to deal with. We will pay them as much food as they want."

The emperor said gloomily, "One million dan of grain, and the money is too little, tens of thousands of taels of silver. This is not acceptable." Ye Heng hummed, "We can't agree to this. We don't have that much grain. Even if we have it, we won't give it to you, even if we have money. The most grain we can sell is 100,000 catties." Ye Heng went on to say, "You should know the bottom line. We can sell at most 200,000 catties, and that's old grain. There is only so much for one country, and for four countries, it means 800,000 catties of grain. It's almost 1 million catties. Our Great Yan Kingdom is also short of food." The emperor said, "How could I not know! If they hadn't cheated and refused to give us anything, our soldiers would not be pushovers. Let all the generals who can come come tonight." Ye Heng: "Okay, I'll arrange someone to notify them." After that, Ye Heng walked out of the imperial study and arranged for someone to go down and notify them.

And they all came in military uniforms. We have to intimidate them!

Ye Heng was busy until mid-afternoon, then rode home to pick up his people. They arrived at the gates of the Chai Mansion. Everyone was waiting. Seeing Ye Heng return, Guo Guo, Li Dong, and Chai Zhen all got in their carriages. The fourth son, Jia Yu, waited on horseback. Ye Heng saw that the fourth son had washed and dressed. "Everyone get in the carriages," the fourth son said. "I'll ride!" Ye Heng said, "Whatever you want." Chai En, Chai Jing, and everyone else serving in the court returned, some on horseback, some in carriages, all entering the palace together. The gates of the Chai Mansion were closed after they left, and a large bar was inserted from the inside.

At Qiankun Palace, the Ministry of Rites was arranging seating for the officials. Civil officials and military officers sat on opposite sides. Ye Heng led the Chai family directly to a table and said, "Grandpa, everyone will sit at the same table tonight." Ye Heng asked the young eunuch to keep an eye on this table. The fourth son looked at the clear arrangement of military officers and went to talk to someone he knew.

"You, go back and sit over there." The fourth brother: "No hurry, let's talk for a while." Talking about the hard training of the Shun army, he was so dark and thin that his wife disliked him! "Hahaha! Hahaha! Chai Jiayu, don't be so ungrateful." The fourth brother: "When the prince was selecting generals, it was you who gave up. Hahaha! Who the hell can you blame?" Someone arrived, "Jiayu, enjoy the banquet today and don't say too much. There are so many people around!" The fourth brother felt bored after sitting for a while, so he went back to his own table and talked to his brother-in-law.

As night fell, the envoys arrived. The eunuchs shouted, "The Emperor has arrived! The Prince Regent has arrived! The Empress has arrived!" The three great figures of the Great Yan Kingdom took the main seats and sat down. The Minister of Rites read out, "The envoys from various countries are about to leave the Great Yan Kingdom. Our Emperor has specially hosted this banquet. Civil and military officials of the fifth rank and above from the Great Yan Kingdom have come to see them off. Now, the Emperor will give a speech." The Emperor looked at the people present, glanced around, and said, "The envoys from various countries have come thousands of miles to our Great Yan Kingdom. As their host, I should welcome them with farewell. I am hosting this banquet tonight to send them off!" After the Emperor finished speaking, the Regent Ye Heng also said, "I have heard that your countries have been hit by a locust plague. As a friendly neighbor, our Great Yan Kingdom is sending you 100,000 kilograms of grain to express our condolences. It will be delivered to the post station tomorrow morning. Now, the banquet will begin. The evening party will begin!" At the palace gate, maids entered carrying trays of delicious food.

The emperor said, "Let's start eating."

In the main hall, the performance arranged by the Ministry of Rites was going on. The sound of stringed instruments was pleasant to the ears. Among them was a song played, "Love Song of the West Sea." When this song appeared, the banquet instantly became quiet! Ye Heng and the emperor looked at each other. Guo Guo thought that the program was good, so they were busy enjoying it and had no time to find a chance to talk. One program followed after another, and the whole banquet was going on. Ye Heng saw that the time was almost up, so he left with the emperor, and of course the queen left with him. The emperor said simply, "The queen is tired, I want to take the queen to rest, and I will leave first." After the three people in charge left, the Minister of Rites presided over the meeting and continued, but soon said: "The banquet is over, the envoys go back and rest! Dismissed!"

The envoys looked at the hall full of imposing military commanders and didn't dare to say anything. They left in a huff. Everyone in this hall was capable. Foreign envoys arrived with high spirits and arrogance, but left with their tails between their legs.

Ye Heng led his soldiers to escort them out of the city gate. When they were out of sight, he said, "Hidden One's men will follow secretly. Keep a close eye on them along the way. They can't buy or sell food everywhere. Report back immediately if you come into contact with anyone!" Shadow Guard: "Yes, Master."

Ye Heng rode back on horseback and went straight home to accompany his wife and son.