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This wasn't a birthday present, this was causing trouble.
The Minister of The State of Fang scoffed, "Hua Ruge, you're too presumptuous. This is the Emperor's birthday banquet, it's not a place for you to act so arrogantly."
"Imperial Duke's words are too serious. You said that this official's gift wasn't heavy enough, and this official can't come up with any valuable gifts, so I hope that you can help the emperor in his mood." Hua Ruge answered meticulously.
In the end, he added, "If the duke feels that this method is inappropriate, he can avoid the fight. This official does not dare to be accused of trying to act fierce."
Her words were slow and unhurried, and she completely pushed away all the responsibility on her body.
"Lord of The Wah is so eloquent." Minister of The State of Fang had nothing to say, and could only mock him.
Hua Ruge still smiled indifferently: "Minister of The State of Fang is too kind, I only have a sincere heart."
The other officials had a new understanding of Hua Ruge's shamelessness after hearing his words.
The Emperor, on the other hand, became angrier the more he heard of Duan Ling Tian, and his expression was extremely unsightly.
When Minister of The State of Fang saw this, he also felt that something was wrong. He had originally wanted to prove that Hua Ruge was rich and that crying about poverty was just deceiving the king.
He then turned his gaze back to Hua Ruge, only to see her looking at him with an indifferent expression and graceful posture, looking at him with an appreciative gaze at the dancing and singing performance in the middle of the stage.
The more he thought about it, the more he felt that he had been played by Hua Ruge. She did not plan to fight with him, she just wanted to get over the matter of cheating on him.
When he thought about this, he looked at the emperor again. As expected, the emperor's expression worsened, and he was feeling apprehensive. How could he gain the Emperor's trust if he were to fail such a small task?
Thinking about this, Minister of The State of Fang turned his head and said a few words to the people around him.
After that servant had left, a eunuch walked up to the emperor and said something to him.
The emperor looked at Minister of The State of Fang, who nodded his head affirmatively. Then, the emperor retracted his gaze and no longer spoke.
Minister of The State of Fang knew that the Emperor had agreed.
Halfway through the dance, Minister of The State of Fang stood up and said, "Singing is really boring."
Hua Ruge held the teacup, and without saying a word, he tapped the table regularly with his other hand, as if he was very pleased with himself.
"I misunderstood the Lord of The Wah just now. It's indeed interesting to watch a fight to increase the liveliness." Minister of The State of Fang said before turning to the emperor, "Your majesty, what do you think?"
The emperor pretended to ponder for a moment before saying, "This Emperor has agreed to it."
Minister of The State of Fang opened his mouth and said: "Lord of The Wah, we will send the people now."
Because it was a huge occasion, it was unrealistic for them to fight. Furthermore, Minister of The State of Fang was much older than Hua Ruge, so their strengths were not equal either.
As he spoke, two more people appeared behind him. From the looks of it, they were experts.
It was the mansion's foreign delegate that Minister of The State of Fang sent back to find when she made up her mind.
Hua Ruge slowly raised his eyes and hesitated: "How about we forget about it? Although fighting is good for fun, but this is not a suitable place for fighting, it's not good to damage anything."
The place they were at had three sides being palaces and one side being a garden. Both sides were being used to set up a banquet and if there were any injuries, it would be detrimental to the imperial family's face.
Thus, everyone felt that Hua Ruge was quite sensible, he wasn't as impetuous as he seemed.
Minister of The State of Fang was even more certain that Hua Ruge had only proposed this just to cover up the fact that he was deceiving the monarch.
Therefore, he laughed: "Before this match, Lord of The Wah was the one who proposed it, could it be that you do not dare to challenge me now?"
"Where did the duke say that? "Even if my men are weak, I am duty-bound to do so in order to help the Emperor enjoy his life. What I fear is damaging the royal family's buildings." Hua Ruge's words were filled with righteousness.
The corner of Mao Jun's mouth twitched when he saw her serious look. As such a good friend, he didn't expect Hua Ruge to be so shameless.
The crowd's impression of Hua Ruge changed. Who said she was arrogant, she was clearly a girl who knew when to stop and when to stop.
Seeing that Hua Ruge had restrained himself, Minister of The State of Fang knew that she did not have enough confidence, and did not dare to fight. Because this land was very big, it would be extremely difficult to injure the buildings on both sides, yet Hua Ruge had always used this as an excuse.
Thus, he stood up and said to the emperor, "Your majesty, this battle was initiated by this subject. If there is any loss, this subject wishes to compensate you, your majesty, for the matter."
The emperor and Hua Ruge had clashed multiple times, and faintly felt that Hua Ruge wasn't someone who would be scared. As a result, there were some doubts in his heart, and he didn't dare to directly agree.
But Minister of The State of Fang was determined, his face full of confidence.
The Emperor saw that the situation was not good and said, "Alright, my two beloved officials, for my sake, I am happy and willing."
Minister of The State of Fang looked at Hua Ruge proudly after thanking him.
He thought to himself that Hua Shengxiong was just too stupid, to actually lose to such a wet behind the ears little brat. If he could take care of her today, he would definitely become famous, gaining the trust of the emperor and the support of the commoners.
Hua Ruge still had an awkward expression as he asked: "Has Minister of The State of Fang thought about how to compensate me? This is no small matter. "
"If there is any loss, my clan's public will naturally bear the responsibility. Lord of The Wah still doesn't dare to agree right now, does it mean that I really don't dare?" The Minister of The State of Fang said in an overbearing manner.
Hua Ruge reluctantly nodded: "Of course not, but I've only brought two subordinates with me, I hope that you can show mercy."
As she said that, the Little Marten and Tark who were originally sitting behind her stood up and came out.
The dancers retreated, leaving a space in the middle, the two Minister of The State of Fang people took a step forward.
When Minister of The State of Fang saw the Little Marten and Tark, he specially invited the people in the residence. The two were both 4-star Battle Master s, so he did not believe that he would lose.
Hua Ruge was only a child, he did not believe that he had any hidden strength.
"No matter how you fight, all of it will be decided by the Minister of The State of Fang." Hua Ruge said indifferently.
It wasn't that she was humble, but rather fearless.
The surrounding people were already in an uproar as they discussed amongst themselves.
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"It's actually a four star Battle Master. Minister of The State of Fang is putting in too much capital?"
"Yeah, even if they wanted to compete, they wouldn't need to invite such an expert to fight, right?"
"I don't see it that way. Hua Ruge has a barbarian on his side, and the other young lad can tell that he is not weak just by looking at him."
Someone made a different sound.
"No matter how strong he is, he's still not stronger than a four star Battle Master. Look at how old he is."
"Minister of The State of Fang is bullying us a bit this time."
There were still more people who insisted that the Minister of The State of Fang would win.
At this time, a thirty year old from the Minister of The State of Fang camp pointed at Little Marten and said: "I choose him."
He felt that barbarians were not to be trifled with, and chose Little Marten with a normal figure.