Fang Jiayi's performance not only shocked the people of the Northern Desert, but also shocked the officials who came with her. They never knew that the second ranker of the banquet was so powerful.
Now they could understand why His Majesty made an exception to allow women to become officials. With Fang Jiayi's fighting ability, they couldn't even defeat a few of them. Didn't they see how the Northern Desert people who came to show off their strength turned pale in the end?
Fortunately, Fang Jiayi was on their side.
This was the first thought in everyone's mind.
After the negotiation, Fang Jiayi found that the attitude of the officials who came with her changed when they interacted with her. After thinking for a while, she could guess the reason for the change.
He must have been frightened by her performance today.
Fang Jiayi didn't care what these people thought. She just needed to do her own thing.
The group of people returned to Subei with the supplies and were warmly welcomed by the people.
"This lady is really powerful. She got the supplies back without using a single soldier. Two days ago, Subei was under martial law. I wondered if there was going to be a war again."
"Me too. But I'm not afraid of war. It's only after His Majesty defeated the Northern Desert people that we can live a peaceful life. If there's a war again, I'll be the first to rush up."
"I don't think there will be any more wars. When that female official first came, I was curious. Is there no man in Da Huan? Why did they send a woman over? Now I understand. Even if it's a woman, she's not inferior to the other officials."
"I heard a lot of news from the people who came to help. It turns out that the court now allows women to become officials. At first, I didn't understand. Now it seems that His Majesty is far-sighted. So what if it's a woman? She can still achieve great things."
Fang Jiayi's action changed many people's views on women.
In the Subei government, Fang Jiayi, as the person who contributed the most, reported the operation. Whether it was the process or the result, it was greatly beyond their expectations.
Originally, the Subei army was ready at the border. If the negotiations didn't go well, they would directly attack. But during the negotiation, the Northern Desert people were suppressed by them. No, to be precise, they were suppressed by Fang Jiayi alone. Fang Jiayi not only got the supplies back, but also compensation.
Before they left, they thought that if they could get their supplies back, it would be considered a success. Who would have thought that in addition to the original supplies, they would also receive a lot of compensation? Until now, these people still felt a little dazed.
"I didn't even dare to think about this result …" Looking at the compensation that was moved back, a younger official said.
"That wasn't the case the last time. The last time I went with a few lords, the other party was so arrogant. Unlike this time, they don't even dare to speak loudly."
The other officials who had participated in both cases nodded in agreement.
They were too shocked. She was a woman, and she was not as tall as the Northern Desert people. She was not as strong as them, but her aura was enough to suppress them. When she opened her mouth, they could not even raise their heads. They were thinking about how to help her and how to console her if she failed. But what happened?
In the end, they watched as Fang Jiayi's words became weaker and weaker. In the end, he agreed to everything she said. In fact, not only the Northern Desert people, but they were also dumbfounded.
"You did well," Fang Jun said as he looked at the woman who was standing upright.
She was his daughter, an official of the Great Huan Dynasty, and his pride.
So what if he, Fang Jun, only had one daughter in his life? His daughter was not worse than anyone else!
"This is what this official should do." Fang Jiayi was neither servile nor overbearing.
"How did you think of getting the other party to compensate?" Fang Jiayi did not mention this matter to Fang Jun from beginning to end.
"At first, this official was not sure if I could do it. Later, when I met with the other party, I realized that it was not as difficult as I imagined. Since the other party was willing to admit their mistakes, they naturally had to take responsibility for their wrongdoings."
So you made the other party pay a heart-wrenching amount of "compensation"?
The officials who heard the conversation were in a daze.
"Well done!" Fang Jun patted Fang Jiayi on the shoulder. "Our Da Huan officials should be like this!"
The others came back to their senses and nodded. That's right, they had Da Huan behind them. No matter what, they could not tarnish Da Huan's reputation.
"Alright, thank you for your hard work on this trip. This official has already booked a banquet at the largest restaurant in Subei to welcome everyone."
Official Fang's words were met with unanimous approval.
The group of people changed out of their official robes and arrived at the restaurant in a grandiose manner. Fang Jiayi was clustered in the center. Now, everyone did not care about the difference between men and women. Their admiration for Fang Jiayi made them temporarily put aside their gender concerns.
So what if she was a woman? They only knew that Fang Jiayi had made a great contribution this time.
Fang Jiayi picked up the wine cup and drank it in one gulp. When she put down the cup, there were a few more people around her.
"Daren, let us toast you."
"Do you have something to say to me?" Fang Jiayi saw their sparkling eyes and took the initiative to ask.
"Yes," one of them mustered up the courage and looked straight into Fang Jiayi's eyes. "We want to tell Daren that we admire Daren very much."
"Yes, yes." The others nodded vigorously.
Fang Jiayi nodded.
"Also, we were not able to see the negotiation this time. Could Daren tell us what happened at that time?"
This time, not only them, but the people in the other seats also pricked up their ears. Even the people who went with them looked over curiously.
Fang Jiayi looked at them one by one, and finally looked at Fang Jun. Fang Jun nodded at her.
Fang Jiayi stood up. "At that time, it was like this …"
The hall quieted down, and only Fang Jiayi's voice echoed. Following her description, they seemed to have returned to the scene of the negotiation once again.
— — They saw the aggressive Northern Desert people at the beginning, they saw the Northern Desert people's momentum gradually weaken under Fang Jiayi's words, they saw Fang Jiayi arguing with the group of scholars …
When they reappeared, they realized that the negotiation was far from as easy as they had imagined. The Northern Desert people were aggressive, and there were countless hidden traps behind every word. If they were not careful, they would fall into the trap and be doomed eternally.
But Fang Jiayi was calm from the beginning to the end. She used offense as defense and was not afraid of any trap. She forced the Northern Desert people to retreat and defend themselves. Because of this, Fang Jiayi took the initiative little by little.
They could not help but ask themselves, if they were present at that time, would they be able to do what Fang Jiayi did?
No.
This victory belonged to Fang Jiayi.
No one could replace her.
"Miss Fang is very talented in this area." After listening to the entire process of the negotiation, Shen Yu sighed. "Your Majesty can't let her talent be buried."
"A Yu, what do you think about letting her enter Honglu Temple?"
Honglu Temple was an organization in Dahuan that was responsible for foreign affairs. The officials there had relatively little involvement with the imperial court and were mainly responsible for connecting with other countries.
"Does Your Majesty still want her to stay in Subei?" Staying in Subei was to accumulate experience. If she went to Honglu Temple, it would not make much difference whether she stayed in Subei or not.
"Let's wait for the matter in Subei to end first. If we really catch the Northern Desert people hiding in Subei, it will be good for Fang Jiayi to stay there."
Shen Yu instantly understood Shang Junlin's idea. When they caught the Northern Desert people hiding in Subei, they would definitely connect with the Northern Desert. No matter what, the Northern Desert had to give Dahuan an explanation. If Fang Jiayi stayed there, based on the success of this negotiation, she would definitely be arranged to deal with this matter when the time came.
"Your Majesty is very thoughtful. With this premise, if she enters Honglu Temple again, those officials will have nothing to say."
They wanted to stop her, but she had really made a great contribution. Even if they did not want to admit it, they could only pinch their noses and accept it.
Shang Junlin was reviewing the memorials. Shen Yu was sitting beside him, bored. He casually flipped open one of the memorials that hadn't been reviewed and made a sound of surprise.
"What's wrong?" Shang Junlin looked up.
"Your Majesty said before that you want to set up an examination different from the imperial examination to select people who can enter the Ministry of Works. How is it going?"
"Originally, the Ministry of Rites was already preparing for it to be held this autumn. However, too many things happened this year, so the scale was reduced. It will only be held in the capital. Some people will be selected to enter the Ministry of Works and see if there is anything that can be improved."
Shang Junlin took the memorials from Shen Yu's hands and found that it talked about this matter.
The memorials were written by the Minister of Works, asking for the specific date of the examination. Shen Yu only remembered this when he saw it.
There were three dates initially, which were September, October, and November. Now that September had passed, they could only choose October or November.
"If it's set in October, will there be enough time?"
"If the scale is smaller, there's still time. This matter has already been leaked to the public. The necessary preparations should be almost done."
Since ancient times, no dynasty had done such a thing. The imperial examination was to select talents to enter the imperial court as officials. However, this examination was different. It was equivalent to giving an officially recognized title. It didn't have any real power. Other than entering the Ministry of Works or a new department that had little to do with the imperial court in the future, it had no other use.
Because of this, the focus of this examination wasn't on education, but a certain skill. As long as you had a skill, you could participate in the examination. After passing the examination, you could choose whether to enter the Ministry of Works or not.
"Then let's do it earlier. I think the Minister of Works is almost asking Your Majesty to send more people to him." Shen Yu had seen the Minister of Works pass the memorials several times and felt that the Ministry of Works didn't have enough people.
Now that the Ministry of Works had money and technology, the Minister of Works had finally found an opportunity. He wouldn't give up until he made some achievements.
"Okay, then let's set the date at the end of October." Shang Junlin wrote a comment on the memorials.
Shen Yu flipped through a few more memorials. After a few glances, he put them back uninterestedly. He picked up the unfinished storybooks and continued reading.
Halfway through, Shen Yu thought of something and poked Shang Junlin's arm.
The man raised his head and looked at him in confusion.
"Your Majesty, do you still remember the storybooks we read the first time we left the palace? Why haven't I seen anything similar after that? "Shen Yu supported his chin with one hand. His eyes were full of confusion.
The storybooks he read were all popular in the capital. It didn't make sense that there wasn't a single one.
"A Yu is talking about the one that was written based on us?"
Shen Yu nodded.
"A Yu wants to read it?" Shang Junlin had a subtle expression on his face.
"Your Majesty, don't you think it's quite interesting? The literary talent is also not bad. Maybe we can learn something useful from it … "
Shen Yu's voice became lower and lower. This was because he saw Shang Junlin take out a few books from a hidden compartment and put them in front of him one by one. "I didn't know that A Yu would be interested in this."
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