Chapter 32 Returning to Nanqing, Emperor Qing's Methods

A few days later, Ye Qi will go on a diplomatic mission to Nanqing again.

The last time he was sent to Nanqing was to serve as the escort for the eldest princess' marriage, and this time he was going to take over the technology transfer of Nanqing's three major workshops.

The three major workshops produced a total of 16 products including glass, soap, and sugar, and Mingjia was the main agent among them.

If the technology of the three major workshops could be brought to Northern Qi, the national strength of Northern Qi would definitely increase greatly.

I don't know why the Southern Qing delegation agreed to share technology with the three major workshops. There must be guidance from Emperor Qing behind it. Emperor Qing should have guessed it before the delegation came, so he asked the Honglu Temple to agree to Northern Qi's request.

But by doing this, isn't Emperor Qing afraid that Northern Qi will be stronger than Southern Qing?

Emperor Qing is an old fox, he must have a backup plan.

No matter what, Ye Qi has to go to Nanqing.

I haven't seen the princess and the alpaca for a long time, and I actually miss them a little.

Haitang also went with Ye Qi this time.

According to Ku He's instructions, Haitang followed him this time mainly to protect Ye Qi's safety, which shows how much importance Bei Qi attaches to Ye Qi now.

Of course Ye Qi was happy to be able to go to Nanqing with his wife.

The only one who was unhappy was Zhan Doudou. She was very envious of the intimacy between Ye Qi and Haitang.

In this way, Ye Qi led the delegation and left Shangjing City.

Passing through Liaozhou, we arrived at Changting Pass.

Changting Pass was previously guarded by Wang Jian, and now Ye Qi is also going to take Wang Jian to Nanqing.

So now Changting Pass is guarded by General Uesugi Tora.

After taking over Changting Pass, Uesugi Tora was very arrogant: "As long as I am here, no one can break through Changting Pass!"

Leaving Changting Pass, passing through Danzhou, and finally arriving at the capital of Qing Kingdom.

At the north gate of Kyoto, Fan Xian had been waiting for a long time.

"Long time no see, General Ye!"

"Long time no see Fantis!"

The two exchanged a few polite words and then entered Kyoto under Fan Xian's escort.

Walk into the streets of Kyoto.

The people of Nanqing on both sides looked at the Northern Qi delegation with hostility.

Some indignant people picked up stones, eggs and vegetables and started throwing them at the delegation.

Seeing this, Fan Xian immediately ordered the guards to drive these people away.

This scene was exactly the same as when Fan Xian first entered Northern Qi.

Fan Xian said: "I'm sorry, General Ye, please forgive these people."

Ye Qi waved his hand to indicate that it was okay: "After all, we won, so it's reasonable for them to be angry."

Fan Xian sighed, because they were the victorious country.

Ye Qi saw a hint of helplessness on Fan Xian's face.

In the last battle at the north gate of Kyoto, Fan Xian had obviously changed a lot. To be specific, he had lost a lot of his fighting spirit.

Maybe he was scared by the real battlefield.

The delegation had just traveled halfway when an emergency occurred.

A group of people suddenly rushed out from the alley.

"For the sake of Daqing, kill the traitors of Northern Qi!"

"For the sake of Daqing, kill the traitors of Northern Qi!"

There were more than ten people in this group, and they rushed towards the delegation with swords and guns in hand.

Fan Xian immediately ordered the guards to resist.

Wang Jian and Haitang Duoduo were on both sides of Ye Qi, guarding his safety.

Among this group of people, the strongest one is only at the eighth rank, and the rest are at the sixth or seventh rank.

After Fan Xian and Wang Jian took action, they were quickly defeated.

Seeing that they could not kill Ye Qi, these people chose to commit suicide one after another, and no one was caught alive.

"Someone, clean up the bodies!" Fan Xian ordered.

Fan Xian felt sorry for the assassination. As for who ordered it, no one knew for the time being. It was possible that it was organized spontaneously by the public.

In short, judging from the situation, Ye Qi is destined to face many risks during this trip to Nanqing.

Not long after, Ye Qi arrived at the residence, which was the same place he had been arranged to stay.

"Thank you for the escort, Fantis."

"This is my duty. General Ye, please take a rest and attend the morning court in time tomorrow."

"must."

It’s time to meet Emperor Qing again, and Ye Qi is very annoyed with this old fox.

I don’t know what he will say to me at this court meeting.

If only he would agree to take a photo with me.

Ye Qi was actually afraid that when taking a photo, Emperor Qing would suddenly slap him. That would be dangerous.

The next morning, Ye Qi brought Haitang and Wang Jian to the court.

Today, civil and military officials gathered together in the court of Nanqing.

Everyone wanted to meet Ye Qi, the legendary military god of Northern Qi.

"Announce that Ye Qi, the envoy from Northern Qi, is here to see you!"

Ye Qi came to the court: "Foreign minister Ye Qi greets His Majesty the Emperor!"

Ye Qi took a quick look.

In the court, Crown Prince Li Chengqian, Eldest Prince Li Chengru, Second Prince Li Chengze, Prime Minister Lin Ruofu, General Qin Ye, Director of the Inspection Institute Chen Pingping, Minister of Revenue Fan Jian, and Commander of the Kyoto Garrison Division Ye Chong were all present.

It’s been a long time since I’ve seen so many big guys gathered together.

"Ye Qi."

Emperor Qing looked at Ye Qi and suddenly said Ye Qi's name, and then there was no further words.

"It is the foreign minister."

"What a great Ye Qi! He slaughtered 2,000 soldiers of Qing State outside the north gate of Kyoto, and then led 5,000 cavalry to capture Changting Pass. He deserves to be called the God of the Army of Northern Qi!"

Is Emperor Qing trying to flatter himself to death?
This is the imperial court of Southern Qing. Emperor Qing is talking about his past in front of so many people. Is he trying to stir up a dispute or is he simply trying to praise himself?

Ye Qi said: "Those are the names given by outsiders. I really don't deserve to be called such a foreign minister."

Emperor Qing smiled upon hearing this and said, "There is nothing I am not worthy of. I have done what I have done. Let me ask everyone in the court, who can achieve the same feat as General Ye!?"

As soon as these words were spoken, all the civil and military officials fell silent.

Everyone asked themselves that it would be difficult for them to do it, especially with ten thousand pursuers behind them.

Emperor Qing looked at Qin Ye: "Qin Ye, can you do it?"

Qin Ye immediately replied: "Your Majesty, this is very difficult to do."

Emperor Qing snorted: "The one who chased General Ye last time was your son Qin Heng, right?"

"I am incompetent, please forgive me, Your Majesty!" Qin Ye knelt down immediately.

Emperor Qing's eyes suddenly turned cold: "Not only is he incompetent, but he led 10,000 cavalrymen and chased for three days and three nights before reaching Changting Pass. Is he so stupid that he can't find the way?"

Qin Ye was sweating profusely: "Your Majesty, please forgive me. It's not that I can't find the way, but this guy named Wang Jian has been harassing us on the road, making it difficult for the team to move forward."

Only then did everyone turn their attention to Wang Jian who was standing beside Ye Qi.

Wang Jian gives people a very calm feeling. When Emperor Qing looked at Wang Jian, he found that Wang Jian's eyes were very deep, as if he could see through his heart.

This shocked Emperor Qing very much.

"Then may I ask Wang Jian, how many people did you bring with you at that time?"

"1000 people." Wang Jian said neither humbly nor arrogantly.

Emperor Qing sighed upon hearing this: "Qin Ye, Qin Ye, did you hear that? Only one thousand men held back ten thousand soldiers. Do you have anything else to say?"

"Your Majesty, please calm down. I will make my son reflect on his mistakes!"

"No need to reflect on yourself. Remove his positions as the commander of the Kyoto Garrison Division and the deputy envoy of the Privy Council. He should not be an official in the future. Leave it to those who are useful."

"My lord, I understand!"

Qin Ye looked very unwilling, and then glanced at Ye Qi and Wang Jian with resentment out of the corner of his eye.

(End of this chapter)