Chapter 171 Do You Mind Changing Your Weapon? (1)
Zhou Shu was already used to Mi Ziwen’s wealth.
He put away the banknotes and went back to his room to wash up. Then he changed his clothes and got into the carriage to leave.
Soon after, he arrived at the great general’s residence.
ng Bai had already stepped down from his position as great general, but everyone was still used to calling him great general.
When Zhou Shu saw ng Bai, ng Bai was sitting on a rocking chair under the shade of a tree like an ordinary old man.
“Greetings, Great General.” Zhou Shu arrived in front of ng Bai and cupped his hands.
ng Bai opened his eyes and said with a smile, “Welco. I won’t stand on ceremony with you. Feel free to sit.”
He didn’t stand up. It was not because he was rude to Zhou Shu but because his physical condition was truly deteriorating day by day.
“What are your orders, Great General?” Zhou Shu said respectfully.
ng Bai was a legendary figure, and he was old enough to be Zhou Shu’s grandfather. It was not wrong to be respectful.
“I don’t have any orders.” ng Bai shook his head. “You Marquis, you are the official envoy of the diplomatic mission, so I naturally have to explain these things to you.”
For this trip to Great Qin, it was unknown what Emperor Yuan Feng was thinking, but he actually had ng Bai follow the diplomatic mission.
Could it be that he didn’t know that ng Bai’s current condition couldn’t withstand hardship?
Even though Mi Ziwen and ng Bai had both said that it was ng Bai who wanted to follow the diplomatic mission this ti, Zhou Shu still didn’t understand why ng Bai did this.
He had heard of emperors casting people aside once they were no longer needed, but ng Bai was already in such poor condition. By right, Emperor Yuan Feng didn’t have to deal with him anymore.
He sent an old official with outstanding achievents to follow the diplomatic mission. Was he not afraid that if ng Bai died on the road, his na would be forever tarnished?
Zhou Shu was puzzled, but he didn’t ask ng Bai.
From ng Bai’s appearance, it really didn’t seem like he was forced by Emperor Yuan
Feng.
“There are a total of two thousand guards in the diplomatic mission this ti. The ones selected are elites from the Country Protector Army and the Demon Executing Army. There are also so people from the Divine Constable Bureau. The commander of the guards is General Chen Ji. He has followed for many years and has always been reliable. He has never made any mistakes,” ng Bai said to Zhou Shu.
Although he would move along with the diplomatic mission, considering his status and physical condition, it was impossible for him to be the commander of the guards.
After hearing ng Bai’s explanation, Zhou Shu had a more direct understanding of this diplomatic mission.
It had to be said that this diplomatic mission was an enormous entity.
Apart from the 2,000 guards, the rest of the people, including Zhou Shu, the official and deputy envoys, the staff, and the servants and maids, numbered in the thousands.
A diplomatic mission with more than 3,000 people gave Zhou Shu a headache just thinking about it.
Fortunately, he was the leader and didn’t need to worry about many trivial matters.
“Great General, what do I need to do?” Zhou Shu really didn’t know what he was supposed to do as the official envoy.
ng Bai had arranged guards, and Shi Songtao had arranged the other trivial matters in the diplomatic mission.
After thinking about it, he still felt that he was most suitable as a mascot.
“You don’t need to worry about these trivial matters. The only thing you need to worry about is how to let Great Xia host the next Ten Nations Martial Arts Tournant,” ng Bai said.
“Great General, I can’t guarantee that.” Zhou Shu shook his head.
He didn’t even know what kind of challenges Great Qin had set up, so he naturally wouldn’t take on everything.
To put it bluntly, Zhou Shu didn’t care whether or not Great Xia would be able to beco the host of the next Ten Nations Martial Arts Tournant.
As for gaining rit? Only soone without a noble title like Shi Songtao was in a hurry to gain rit.
He was already the You Marquis. Did he need to gain more rits?
“Just do your best,” ng Bai said casually. Then he introduced the identities of the various generals in the diplomatic mission to Zhou Shu.
After Zhou Shu morized them, before leaving, he finally couldn’t help asking, “Great General, let say sothing more. Why do you have to follow the diplomatic mission?”
“You have your mission, and I also have mine. These have nothing to do with you, so you don’t have to worry.” ng Bai shook his head. “You only need to treat like an ordinary staff officer in the diplomatic mission.”
An ordinary staff officer? How can you be ordinary! Zhou Shu thought. But since ng Bai isn’t willing to say anything, I shouldn’t probe further. Anyway, I’m just curious.
Who cares what motives ng Bai has, as long as it doesn’t affect .
Zhou Shu was very clear about his decision. He was going to Great Qin to find workers!
Everything else was up to fate…
…
The next morning, Zhou Shu departed from the You Marquis’s mansion and arrived at the gathering point of the diplomatic mission. The composition of the diplomatic mission this ti was very complicated. Many people had been transferred from various parts of Great Xia, so they had arrived at the capital early and checked into the post house.
Zhou Shu thought that he had arrived very early. But when he arrived, Shi Songtao was already having a eting with a group of people.
“Hello, everyone.” Zhou Shu waved at the crowd. Then… he didn’t know what to say.
“Marquis, this is…” Shi Songtao’s expression darkened, and he stepped forward to break the stalemate. One by one, he introduced the mbers of the diplomatic mission to Zhou Shu.
They were mainly the Forging Masters and the officials of the Ministry of Rites. The officials were in charge of formal negotiations with Great Qin.
As for the Forging Masters, they were responsible for dealing with the difficult challenges set up by Great Qin.
After all, it was related to forging.
What puzzled Zhou Shu was that the diplomatic mission only had Forging Masters but not even one Grand Craftsman.
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