The state banquets that welcome the Gentile envoys were held in the Hall of Light, but such grand events have not appeared for many years.

Chu Huan thought that attending the banquet to receive foreign envoys would be unprecedented again. The ministers attended the banquet, but when they attended the banquet the next day, they realized that things were not what they thought.

Those who attended the state banquet were at least the third rank and above, and were only officials of the capital and below the third rank. They were not qualified to attend the state banquet held by the Guangming Hall to welcome the Gentile envoys. Originally, Chu Huan was only a fourth rank official and did not have the qualifications to attend the banquet, but now he has two identities, which is enough for him to step into the Guangming Hall.

The first is naturally the identity of the deputy envoy of the Great Qin Mission. This banquet was set up for the Western Liang Mission. Chu Huan would go to the Western Liang next time. For the sake of reason, he was naturally qualified to attend the banquet. In addition, His Majesty the Emperor had just enthroned him as a viscount, and although the state banquet could only be attended by officials of the third rank or above, ministers with titles could also attend the banquet.

After the founding of the Qin Dynasty, although many titles were granted, most of them were founding heroes. Generally speaking, the officials who were able to obtain titles were definitely not low. These founding heroes had either passed away or became chief officials of the border, and many of them had already died under the knife of the moody emperor. In fact, there were only a handful of ministers who had titles in the capital. Like Chu Huan, who was just the head of the Ministry of Revenue, but were able to obtain the title of viscount, which was unique in the Qin Empire, and this was the only one in this family.

Under the leadership of Zhao Xuan, the Minister of the Honglu Temple, the Guangming Hall was already magnificent. The imperial officials who attended the banquet had not yet entered the banquet, and were talking in groups in the square outside the Guangming Hall.

The bright moon is in the sky, and the lights reflected from the hall illuminate the white marble light, which is also extremely bright.

Chu Huan was getting together with Xue Huaian at this time, whispering beside a jade carving.

The two of them were the chief envoy and the deputy envoy. This time they were going to Xiliang for envoys, which could also be said to be grasshoppers tied to a rope. They had been sharing hardships for a long time since then, so they became intimate unnaturally.

Deep down in Chu Huan, of course, he was unwilling to travel thousands of miles to the Western Liang Dynasty for missions, but now he was unable to help himself. The civil and military dynasty recommended him with ulterior motives. In the end, His Majesty the Emperor even appointed him as the deputy envoy. His current identity was simply unable to object.

He never thought before that it would be his turn to go to Xiliang for the officials in the court, and he didn't know whether this was a blessing or an unfortunate one.

It is certain that if the mission to Xiliang is successful and the tasks assigned by the emperor are successfully completed, then when he comes back, it will definitely be a great achievement. This will become a political capital based in the officialdom, and will definitely be of great benefit to his future and what he plans in his heart.

However, the mountains are high and the road is far away, so he himself cannot know whether the trip is really successful, and he cannot be sure whether he can return to Luo'an Jingcheng alive.

What he is most worried about now is Yingren's situation.

Although the case of the Red Silver Book was quite peaceful these two days, Chu Huan knew that it was just because the Western Liang delegation was in Beijing, and the matter would never be settled so easily.

The princelings have always been in a weak position and were excluded and suppressed by the Han King Party. Now they have finally caught a handle because of the red and silver book. There is an opportunity to fight back against the Han King Party. Of course, the princelings cannot give up. If they cannot take this opportunity to severely damage the Han King Party, it will be very difficult for the princelings to find a better opportunity.

Chu Huan could predict that when the Western Liang delegation left Beijing, the vibration generated by the red silver book would further intensify. Yingren's words in the court yesterday broke up with the King of Han, and it is very likely that he had fallen into danger.

The Han King Party used its energy to deal with the prince. Now that the King of Qi has also been involved, the Han King Party will certainly not be rude to Yingren, and the blade will inevitably face Xiang Yingren.

If Xu Congyang was still in the capital, Chu Huan could still leave with confidence. Xu Congyang had a high prestige and was very scheming in the court. With Xu Congyang protecting Yingren in Beijing, the Han King Party would not dare to act rashly. Even if it was really detrimental to Yingren, Xu Congyang would naturally be able to deal with it.

But now Xu Congyang is on Xishan Road and is dealing with the transportation of supplies to the northwest. He obviously can't get back for a while. Now that he has left because of his envoy, Yingren is really alone.

Chu Huan was worried that there was no one around Yingren, and the prince used it from the side. Although Yingren was smart, he was too young and energetic, so he naturally could not have a deep insight into the dangers of politics. If he made a fatal mistake and was caught by the Han King Party, it would be a big deal at that time.

Chu Huan knew even more that all the civil and military officials in the court knew that they were Yingren's people. Once Yingren got into trouble, he, Yingren's confidant, would definitely be implicated.

Even if he failed to make an envoy this time, even if he came back alive, he would probably be attacked and suppressed by someone with ulterior motives. So when Chu Huan accepted the emperor's will, he knew that this envoy would only succeed, not fail.

Of course, Xue Huaian could not know Chu Huan’s thoughts, but said softly: “Today, Bai Linxi and his people were arguing with the people of Xiliang. The emperor has reminded that the people of Xiliang should not speak loudly, which is not good for anyone, but the people of Xiliang are good. The bloody mouth is larger than the sky. The compensation list almost made Bai Linxi faint.”

Chu Huan knew that from early this morning, Bai Linxi, the attendant of the disciple, had led the Qin negotiation team to officially start follow-up negotiations with the people of Xiliang.

Bai Linxi was a member of the Han Wang Party. This person had a close relationship with the Han Wang. He once taught the Han Wang Party. The Han Wang Party had Duke An Guo in the Secretariat and Bai Linxi in the Secretariat. The two important ministers of the Secretariat assisted the Han Wang Party. The Han Wang Party was naturally very powerful. Bai Linxi was a great scholar of the empire. He once served in the Imperial Principal and had many students under his sect. He was promoted to the Secretariat. He was well-versed in ancient and modern times and had eloquent eloquent talent. The emperor handed over the peace talks to the King of Han. The Han King naturally invited this eloquent scholar to take him to the negotiating table and bargained on the list proposed by the people of Xiliang.

Although His Majesty the Emperor and Maha had reached some kind of agreement in the hall, if the conditions of both parties really need to be implemented, they naturally need to bargain. If the subsequent negotiations cannot be reached, there is still a possibility of peace talks breaking down.

As the emperor said, if the Western Liang withdraws troops, the Empire will be able to compensate for property, but if the people of Xiliang are very generous and ask for a price everywhere, the Empire will naturally not accept it easily.

"Oh?" Chu Huan whispered with a smile: "How much price did the people of Xiliang offer?"

Xue Huaian looked around and lowered his voice and raised two fingers, "I won't say anything else, I will only talk about silver, that's the number!"

"Two million taels?" Chu Huan said strangely.

Xue Huaian smiled bitterly and said, "My Lord Chu, are you still the head of the Ministry of Revenue, two million taels? Can you believe this number?" He shook his head and said, "If it is really just this number, we can squeeze it out, and it will be hard to get it out."

Chu Huan frowned and said, "Can it be that the people of Xiliang ask for 20 million taels?"

"Who said no?" Xue Huaian said helplessly: "The people of Xiliang really regard our Daqin as a silver treasury, thinking that there is silver everywhere." He put his hands in his sleeves and whispered: "If the people of Xiliang really insisted on 20 million taels of compensation, this peace talk would definitely not be possible. My brother and I would not have to go to Xiliang. As far as I know, the taxes collected by our Daqin in one year are only more than 30 million taels in the country. If the treasury expenditure is calculated every year, we could save two or three million taels in the early years, but there was no surplus at all in recent years...!" He approached Chu Huan and asked softly: "Brother Chu, you are in the Ministry of Revenue, do you think you can take out these 20 million taels of silver?"

The sixteen paths of the Great Qin Dynasty were different, and the taxes collected were naturally different. The big way had two or three million taels a year, while the small way had only one million taels a year. The sixteen paths added up to about 30 million taels of silver.

Chu Huan shook his head and said, "Twenty million taels? Not to mention this number, even two million taels, it may not be possible to take it out at this moment!" He was the truth.

In the past while at the Ministry of Revenue, he was actually aware of the current financial situation of the empire. The Tongtian Palace, the Northwest War, the Hebei War and the Sitiantai alchemy have consumed a large amount of silver from the national treasury. Now the Ministry of Revenue is short of money and grain. At this time, the 20 million taels of silver was undoubtedly a fantasy.

Not to mention 20 million taels, even 10 million taels, it would have to be scraped from the people again. In order to get the people of Xiliang to withdraw from the northwest, they risked to force the people to retaliate for taxes. No matter how stupid the court was, it would be impossible for Chu Huan to do such a thing. So Chu Huan felt that although the people of Xiliang could not stop the price, the Qin State would certainly not reach an agreement with such a huge amount, and in the end, the people of Xiliang could only give in.

Xue Huaian said: "The people of Xiliang are not afraid of the wind blowing their tongues. If they insist on this price, the emperor will definitely not agree. If they don't get a single or tael of silver, they will not be able to get the two countries again."

Chu Huan pondered slightly, shook his head and smiled, "If they really could fight, they would not have proposed peace. In fact, they would go freely to open the offer, but if they could bear it, the court naturally had a scale in their hearts." After a pause, he said softly: "The Emperor agreed to negotiate peace with Xiliang, perhaps because he was worried about being attacked inside and outside, so he spent some money to stabilize the Xiliang side. If Xiliang was really aggressive and refused to give in, the Emperor might not let them do whatever he wanted."

Xue Huaian said: "Actually, I think the people of Xiliang are just pretending to be a sensation. They won't really want to fight. Just see how Lord Bai and the others talk to the people of Xiliang." Suddenly, he looked not far away and said "Huh", and Chu Huan couldn't help looking over. He saw a team of people heading towards the Guangming Hall in a side corridor not far away. Those people were dressed in various clothes and carrying various props, carrying several boxes. As two officials from the Honglu Temple arrived at the edge of the Guangming Hall, the guards guarding outside the hall were asking the group of people to open the boxes and conduct strict inspections.

"This is probably Zhao Xuan's trick." Xue Huai comforted his short beard and whispered: "I was in the imperial study yesterday. Didn't Zhao Xuan even say that he wanted someone to perform miscellaneous arts for the people of Xiliang? It seems that this group of people are just a juggling team. Hehe, Zhao Xuan wants to invite favors in front of the saint, but the people of Xiliang have probably never seen the juggling in our Central Plains, and it will really open their eyes when the time comes."

Chu Huan didn't say anything, looked away from there, and looked up at the moon in the sky. The moon tonight was really bright and tight. The majestic and majestic palace was even more majestic under the moonlight.

"Ghost Moon Cold Star, Iron Face Chasing Soul, Long Arms and Copper Back, Quick Hands... I'm so happy to watch the moon in this palace, Lord Chu is so happy!" Chu Huan was staring at the bright moon in the night sky, and a clear voice suddenly came from behind. Hearing this, Chu Huan's pupils showed unprecedented shock. His pupils contracted and he did not look back immediately. The corners of his eyes twitched twice, but when he turned around, his face had completely recovered from calmness and saw a person walking towards him with a smile.

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