Although the voices of Xiao Si and Zhui Feng were not loud, Mo Chuan and Chu Shaobai were both strong in internal energy and had long heard their exchanges.
Mo Chuan was too lazy to answer the two subordinates gossiping outside, pretending not to know, but Chu Shaobai was addicted to hearing it, and he was also curious about the emperor's whereabouts.
The emperor had seen the dragon disappear a few days ago. He entered the palace several times but failed.
Unexpectedly, Xiaosi was interrupted by the emperor when he was talking about the key point.
"Your Majesty, you have been away from the palace some time ago. Where did you go?" Chu Shaobai couldn't help but ask.
"I didn't call you here to inquire about my whereabouts." Mo Chuan looked coldly, picked up the letter on the imperial case, and threw it to Chu Shaobai.
Chu Shaobai stretched out his hand to catch it, his wrist sank slightly, and the thin letter seemed like a heavy object. He couldn't help but praise: "The emperor has such deep inner strength."
"Stop flattering and read the letter." Mo Chuan kept a sullen face without any smile.
Chu Shaobai stuck out his tongue. As soon as he saw the emperor's solemn expression, he knew that the content of the letter was of great importance. He didn't dare to joke anymore and took out the letter paper and read it.
"Ah! How unreasonable! The Eastern Qin Kingdom is really bullying others!"
After only reading a few lines, his handsome and handsome face suddenly turned red. The more he read the contents of the letter, the more irritated he became, and he almost couldn't help but tear the letter into pieces.
"Your Majesty, are everything in this letter true?" His hand holding the letter was shaking with anger.
"Um."
"Why do Dong Qin dare to make such a shameless request! Why do they ask us to double the annual tribute of Western Chu! What qualifications do they have!" Chu Shaobai was so angry that he almost overturned the table.
When I thought that it was the emperor's imperial case, I finally endured it.
"Of course they have the qualifications, Shaobai, don't forget that they hold the lifeblood of our Western Chu Kingdom in their hands!" Mo Chuan said word by word.
When he first saw the letter, he was as angry as Chu Shaobai, but he was reserved by nature and kept his words to himself.
Hearing this, Chu Shaobai calmed down as if a basin of cold water had been poured on him.
He gasped for breath and said angrily: "Your Majesty, can't we just obey their mercy? This year they asked for double the annual tribute, will they triple it next year? How can we have so much money, clothes and silk? Exploited by them? We, the people of Xichu, don’t need to wear clothes or eat!”
Every problem he mentioned was a big headache for Mo Chuan. He had a sullen face and said nothing.
Internal worries and external troubles.
There was a wry smile on his lips.
Queen Mother, Queen Mother, back then you pushed your son to this throne because you knew it was not easy to be an emperor, so you let your son endure all this, right
Chu Shaobai grabbed the letter, read it again, and suddenly let out a "hum".
"Your Majesty, look, they are so shameless! They actually used such a high-sounding reason to say that they sent a special envoy to Xichuan to compete with us in three games. The questions of the competition were designated by the special envoy. If we lose one of the three games The annual tribute will be doubled! Why should Dong Qin come up with the question for this competition
Of course Mo Chuan knew that, and that was what annoyed him. He knew that the other party was being unreasonable, but they could only let the other party control them.
This feeling of being controlled by others is the most suffocating thing.
"Your Majesty, how about I assassinate the special envoy of Dong Qin and kill him directly? As long as he is dead, there will be no need for any kind of competition." Chu Shaobai made a murderous gesture.