The deposed empress married a prince, and the dog emperor wept with regret!

Chapter 296 Conflict

After the Fifth Prince was assigned the task of receiving foreign envoys, he would go to the post station every day after reading his books to see the foreigners.

Firstly, it was to establish a good image in front of the foreign envoys; secondly, it was to try and find out the purpose of the foreign envoys.

If I could discover something in advance, my father would definitely look at me differently.

That afternoon, he had just arrived at the post station when he heard a great commotion inside. Upon entering, he found seven or eight foreigners already wrestling together.

"What's going on here!"

The postmaster immediately stepped forward and said, "Your Highness, it's like this: the one in red is the envoy from Pru, and the people of their country don't eat pork. The one in dark blue is Master Yan, and his country loves to eat pork. Just now, I don't know what happened, but the people from both countries sat at the same table, and it seems that the Pru envoy was given a bite of pork by the other side, and then the two sides started fighting."

Fifth Prince: "..."

What is this?

"How could you let people from these two countries sit at the same table!"

The postmaster, sweating profusely, said, "Today has been incredibly busy. Several envoys from small countries requested a few people to go shopping, and the post station was short-staffed. We were caught off guard..."

"Such a disaster has been caused by a moment of carelessness!" The Fifth Prince was a little anxious. He was young and this was the first time he had been given such a task. If he did not do it well, he would definitely lose the Emperor's favor.

"Why aren't you calling for someone to separate the two groups!"

As soon as the Fifth Prince finished speaking, the guards behind him rushed forward to separate the two groups of people. However, both sides were burly men, completely different from the civil officials of the Great Chen Dynasty. The guards were punched twice as soon as they stepped forward.

This is why, when the two sides started fighting, everyone in the post station only dared to watch and not step forward.

It's terrible!

The Fifth Prince's guards were originally ordered to separate the two groups, but after taking a few punches, they also lost their temper and immediately wanted to beat both sides into submission so that they could calm down.

One of the guards, enraged, drew his sword. This single act completely changed the situation.

The envoys from the two states immediately calmed down, looking warily at the Fifth Prince's guards, and then hurled a string of curses at each other in a language they couldn't understand.

An official from the Court of State Ceremonial, wiping his sweat, translated for the Fifth Prince: "Your Highness, they want an explanation from you. They came to our Great Chen as guests, but were humiliated by another country, and now their personal safety is being threatened by our Great Chen. This is truly outrageous."

The Fifth Prince felt his head buzzing. Did he really have to deal with such trivial family matters?

Did he study for so many years just to deal with such trivial matters?

He immediately lost his amiable demeanor and questioned, "Our Great Chen has treated you all with goodwill, yet you cause trouble on the territory of my minister. Do you not respect our Great Chen?"

The envoys from both countries were stunned after hearing the translation, not expecting the Great Chen to be so assertive. However, they were also somewhat unable to provoke it, after all, it was a great power, and they still depended on it for survival, so they could only swallow their anger with stiff faces.

Seeing that the envoys from both sides had stopped causing trouble, the Fifth Prince thought to himself that they only responded to force and not persuasion. He then threatened, "If you dare to cause trouble in my Great Chen again, don't blame us for showing no mercy!"

The officials of the Court of State Ceremonial were stunned. Could such words really be interpreted in this way? What if the other side thought that their Great Chen Dynasty was about to launch a rebellion?

The minister stammered, not daring to speak, while the Fifth Prince glared at him fiercely, "Hurry up and turn it over!"

The minister hesitated for a moment, then finally translated it.

Upon hearing this, the envoys from both countries felt disheartened and slunk back to their rooms, never to emerge again.

Envoys from other countries also witnessed this scene, and each of them returned to their rooms as if they didn't exist.

The matter of the post station was no secret and quickly spread throughout the capital. The Crown Prince was the first to know, after all, it was a scheme he had orchestrated.

"Ha, I knew he wasn't one to stay put. Now I'll see how he explains himself to Father." With that, he stood up excitedly. "Let's go to the palace and see how my good brother makes a fool of himself."

As expected, Yuwen Wuji received the news as soon as it came out and immediately summoned the Fifth Prince and gave him a good scolding.

"How can you, as a prince, solve problems like this!"

The Fifth Prince felt extremely wronged, thinking to himself, "Didn't I handle things perfectly? Those envoys from those foreign countries didn't dare to say anything out of line."

"As a prince, what you said is tantamount to using your country's power to coerce those small countries. What if those countries unite and harass the border?" Yuwen Wuji scolded, panting for breath, feeling a sense of disappointment and frustration.

The fifth prince was severely scolded and only then realized that he had done something foolish. If these envoys held a grudge and went back to speak ill of him to the king, constantly harassing the border, although they wouldn't raise an army, it would be as annoying as an itch that you always have to scratch.

"Your subject knows his mistake, Your subject will go and apologize to the envoys immediately!" The Fifth Prince admitted his mistake and corrected it immediately.

The Crown Prince entered at this moment. He calmly bowed and said to the Emperor, "Father, please calm your anger. After hearing about this matter, I rushed to the post station to appease the envoys and presented them with a small gift."

Upon hearing his words, the Fifth Prince's face flashed with anger, while Yuwen Wuji was gratified.

Seeing that the decision to support one prince was a good one, it could inspire the other prince to strive for excellence.

“You did a great job, Fifth Brother. You should learn a lot from your older brother.”

The Fifth Prince gritted his teeth and said, "I have learned my lesson and will think twice before acting in the future. Thank you, Your Majesty, for cleaning up my mess."

"There's no need for such formalities among family members. Only when we brothers work together can we create a prosperous era for Dachen."

After saying a few more words, Yuwen Wuji finally dismissed his two sons.

The Fifth Prince went to Consort Shu's place and told her about his experience that day.

"It was my son's carelessness that allowed him to take advantage of the situation!"

"You are new to the court and naturally do not understand the wickedness of people's hearts. In the future, observe and think more, and do not lose your composure because of impatience." Consort Shu said these words to him, but also to herself.

When facing Song Yaozhu, she almost got criticized by Yuwen Wuji because of her impatience.

People shouldn't be impatient. Once you're impatient, you're prone to panic, and panic disrupts your rhythm.

"I understand, son." The Fifth Prince gritted his teeth inwardly, vowing to repay this lesson in the future.

"Mother, I'm afraid they might try something during the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet. I'm worried about you, Mother."

Consort Shu was just as worried, and therefore could only be cautious in everything she did.

"It's alright. We'll deal with whatever comes our way. Your mother didn't get to where I am today by luck."