I Am Truly Not a Treacherous Minister Your Majesty

Chapter 5: Welcome Banquet

Since neither Qin Ji nor these officers treated each other as outsiders, these young men drank very happily. The two large jars of wine were not enough at all, and later Ling Yan had to fetch two more jars to finish.

This was despite the fact that there was a welcome banquet hosted by His Majesty in the evening. If there was no dinner party in the evening, Qin Ji thought these guys could drink until the sky turned dark.

The anticipated meeting to discuss the results of this exchange after dinner completely fell through. These guys were so drunk that they could hardly stand, let alone explain what they had learned…

Fortunately, they didn’t force him to drink this time. Probably like others, they didn’t dare to force him with Ling Yan sitting beside him.

In any case, after this meal, everyone left in high spirits.

The meal was very good, the Grand Marshal treated everyone well, and they were very full of dog food. In four words, a gluttonous feast.

This was the evaluation given by Weixing before he left. Qin Ji just took it as drunken nonsense.

After sending off Weixing and the others, Qin Ji turned around and first instructed the butler to help clean up the dishes in Qin Siyue’s room (social anxiety, didn’t dare to come out to see the large group of people), then walked straight to Ling Yan.

“Let’s go, they are happy with their drinking, I still have work to do today.”

He said helplessly.

“Young master, being so busy every day, don’t you feel tired?” Ling Yan stood up and helped him with the box in his hand – the box containing the machine.

“Of course I’m tired,” Qin Ji stretched lazily, “but if my being a little tired can make Da Xia better, then I think it’s worth it.”

This Da Xia is not perfect, that’s the truth.

Although in Qin Ji’s understanding, the productivity of the Central Empire of Da Xia surpasses that of the feudal empires in his own world, it is still relatively backward. Even though there is the unique presence of spiritual energy in this world, which makes many impossible things possible, it still cannot change the current situation of Da Xia.

However, from what he understands of Da Xia’s history, from the past emperors of Da Xia, Qin Ji has a feeling: the rulers of this country have been trying to move forward.

The progress is slow, often stagnating, but it is still moving forward bit by bit.

He is willing to try for such a country. There are indeed many problems, but having problems is not scary. What is scary is that the upper echelons do not try to solve them, and the people below are unwilling to follow.

Let’s see, maybe in this world, such a Da Xia will be better?

“I think, young master, if His Majesty could understand a bit of your thoughts, it would be good.”

Ling Yan said this.

She actually had no prejudice against Xia Yuxiao, but Xia Yuxiao’s suspicion towards Qin Ji made her very unhappy.

“The emperor, holding the lifeline of the entire country in her hands,” Qin Ji stroked the precious mahogany chair, “how could she dare to slack off even a bit? A single mistake could blow up both the people and the country. Her pressure is not ordinary. How should I put it, if I’m unhappy, I’ll tell her, but most of the time, if I can understand, I will.”

“As long as she doesn’t specifically target us, let her be. I’m not interested in the emperor’s position anyway.”

Qin Ji said.

If Xia Yuxiao insists on opposing him, there’s nothing he can do. Qin Ji can only try his best to protect himself and the people of the Duke of An’s mansion. However, Xia Yuxiao is not a fool. She shouldn’t really tear her face with him.

…

The news of these talents returning soon excited many officials within Da Xia.

Some officials were excited because these talents might bring valuable experience and technology from various fields, while others were excited because most of these people were relatively young and had little experience in the court.

Talents, if they can be used for oneself, are naturally the best.

At the banquet that night, besides the officers led by Wei Xing, there were also technical and political talents who had gone to the Vixi Empire. At the banquet, they talked enthusiastically to His Majesty and the ministers, summarizing what they had learned in the Vixi Empire and explaining the customs and practices of the Vixi Empire.

When they learned that the Vixi Empire had already carried out half of its military reforms and was now implementing a policy of military universalization, the ministers couldn’t help but feel the pressure from this western country.

Yes, the Vixi Empire is indeed a very promising and potential ally, but what they are doing now seems a bit too crazy.

Rebelling against the church is not something only one country has done, but they all ultimately failed. On one hand, the church’s holy arts have formed a unique system. Although magic is strong, it is difficult to train a large number of war machines to compete with it in a short time. On the other hand, the church’s ideology has long been ingrained in the entire human race, and most people regard it as the truth.

The Vixi Empire’s attempt to rebel against the church is not particularly wise at the moment, but they are not wrong either. After all, if no one takes this step, how can we expect to take the next few steps?

Although Da Xia has not been influenced by the Holy Church, it is actually the result of successive emperors continuously suppressing it with the empire’s strong military and economic power. Otherwise, these Holy Church guys would have infiltrated long ago.

The Vixi Empire’s current large-scale military expansion and enhancement of combat capabilities are bound to touch the church’s reverse scale somewhere. At that time, whether it can withstand the siege of the surrounding church countries is unknown.

…

While the officials were drinking and having fun, Qin Ji quietly called Ling Yan over.

He whispered a few words in Ling Yan’s ear, and Ling Yan nodded, then took a deep breath.

After that, she seemed to emit a unique aura. No one present noticed her departure, and in the crowd, Ling Yan slowly walked to the emperor’s side.

Xia Yuxiao was still in her seat, cutting meat with a small knife, when Ling Yan’s voice suddenly came to her ear:

“Your Majesty, the young master is looking for you.”

Xia Yuxiao didn’t notice Ling Yan approaching her. Suddenly, a voice sounded in her ear, startling her so much that she almost dropped the knife in her hand.

Damn, this person walks without making a sound!

And, your young master is looking for me? I am the emperor, and you ask me to go over!?

“Tell your young master that I invite him to come over.”

Calming her emotions, she displayed a composed expression and said.