Chapter 982

He scattered the wine and food from the imperial desk everywhere.

"What kind of ugly, misshapen things are these? To make a fool of yourselves in public—you've completely lost face for my Great Khan."

"Aodu, Aodu, is this the kind of work you, you bastard, have done?"

As he spoke, Ogedei continued to curse incessantly.

The ministers were watching with great interest, wondering what madness had seized the Great Khan.

Aodu, a close minister, heard Ogedei's reprimand and could only step forward awkwardly.

"Great Khan! These songstresses are all beauties rarely seen."

"That troupe of Central Plains women who just performed the Dance of Mountains and Rivers is comprised of famous stars from the Great Tang..."

"Pah!"

Whether Ogedei was truly drunk or otherwise, he spat a mouthful of saliva right next to Aodu.

Aodu trembled in fear, and naturally, the excuses he had prepared could no longer be uttered.

"What kind of bullshit Dance of Mountains and Rivers? To me, it's just blind flailing."

Ogedei cursed,

"Go! Find me better dancers."

"Today, the Prince of Prince Ruyang is here. If you dare to make me lose face,"

"do you believe I won't strip you of your rank and office immediately, never to be employed again?"

"Yes, yes, yes, Great Khan, please calm your anger."

Aodu's face was full of embarrassment; he could only retreat to the side and seek help from Yelu Yelu Chucai.

"Grand Preceptor, what should I do?"

"To host the Prince of Prince Ruyang, I've scoured every famous star within a hundred miles of the Imperial Court."

"The Great Khan is still unsatisfied; I'm truly at my wit's end!"

Yelu Yelu Chucai watched the two, ruler and subject, singing from the same songbook, and how could he not know what they were thinking?

It was nothing more than wanting to force the Prince of Prince Ruyang to offer up the peerless singer and dancer, Lady Han, to perform a dance in public.

If she were truly offered up, Ogedei would then find an excuse to keep her for a while.

By then, the raw rice would be cooked into porridge.

I fear that no matter what the Prince of Prince Ruyang said, it would be of no use.

Such a shallow scheme—let alone Yelu Yelu Chucai, even the other civil and military officials could see through it, right?

Let alone the Prince of Prince Ruyang and his son!

But since that was the case, why did this pair, Ogedei and Aodu, use such a shallow scheme?

Yelu Yelu Chucai was puzzled, but he could not avoid responding.

"The Great Khan's heart toward the Prince of Prince Ruyang is as clear as the sun and moon."

Yelu Yelu Chucai first said a polite phrase, then continued,

"Since he feels these dancers are insufficient to entertain the Prince of Prince Ruyang, then Minister Aodu should simply go and find more."

In truth, these two sentences were just playing Tai Chi.

Yelu Yelu Chucai did not want to get involved in Ogedei's attempt to snatch the Prince of Prince Ruyang's concubine.

After all, it was damnably shameful.

"But where am I supposed to find them now?"

Aodu clearly was not giving up, deliberately asking with a look of desperation,

"Grand Preceptor, you must save me!"

"Just now the Great Khan said that if today's task isn't handled well, he'll have me dealt with!"

"We serve in the same court; you wouldn't want me to be stripped of my rank and office, would you?"

I'd like to thank you for that!

I'd be delighted if you were stripped of your rank and office, so you'd stop colluding with Ogedei.

Yelu Yelu Chucai muttered to himself, but he could not say such things to his face.

Just as he was pondering how to dismiss Aodu, this pest,

unexpectedly, the Prince of Prince Ruyang, sitting not far away, leaned in.

"Oh! It is my fault for causing the Great Khan to vent his anger on Minister Aodu."

"Not at all, it is I who failed to handle the task well."

Aodu, seeing the Prince of Prince Ruyang take the bait, immediately opened his eyes and smiled.

"The Prince of Prince Ruyang has traveled thousands of miles to be here; it is I who have neglected you!"

"Minister Aodu is too kind."

The Prince of Prince Ruyang said,

"Since the Great Khan feels the songstresses are not good enough, it just so happens that my Prince Ruyang Prince's Mansion also keeps a troupe of songstresses."

"Although most are from the Northern lands, there are a few exquisite souls from countries like Izumo and You Dongying."

"In terms of singing and dancing, they naturally cannot compare to those Minister Aodu found."

"But I imagine their exotic flair might make the Great Khan's eyes light up?"

"Ah? How could that be?"

Aodu's eyes lit up when he heard there were beauties from Izumo.

Lady Han was precisely from Izumo!

Who would have thought this old Prince of Prince Ruyang would be so sensible? Before he and the Great Khan had even truly asked, he had offered her up directly?

Well!

Conferring a first-class Marquis title on this old man's family wouldn't be a loss.

His heart was blooming with joy, but on the surface, Aodu put on a look of "this cannot be."

The Prince of Prince Ruyang, however, acted as if he were eager to help Aodu, turning directly to Wang Gan Baobao to instruct him,

"Kuokuo, go quickly and invite the songstresses from our mansion to entertain the Great Khan and the esteemed ministers."

"As you command."

Wang Gan Baobao immediately rose, bowed to Ogedei and the others, and walked away quickly.

Before long, seductive music began to play.

Then, a troupe of beauties with Northern flair was seen walking slowly from afar.

This troupe of beauties wore attire vastly different from the previous court songstresses.

Even though it was the height of summer, they were all wearing sable furs.

Even though they were wearing sable furs, the garments revealed their figures completely.

That sense of contrast made countless high-ranking officials swallow their saliva as they watched.

When the music started and these exotic beauties began to dance,

it made the Great Yuan's ruler and ministers, who were accustomed to singing and dancing, unable to help but slap the tables in admiration.

They felt that this exotic dance was truly something they had never heard of or seen before.

Ogedei, sitting on the imperial throne, called out in praise repeatedly.

The dance music gradually moved from its mediocre parts to a climax.

Suddenly, this troupe of exotic beauties split apart.

No one knew when, but in the center of this group of beauties, there was a uniquely different beauty.

As soon as she appeared, all the beauties present paled in comparison.

Everyone watching could not help but exclaim,

"Lady Han, it's Lady Han!"

The Heavenly Dao Hundred Flowers Ranking was different from the Heavenly Dao Combat Power Ranking.

Every time the Heavenly Dao Hundred Flowers Ranking finished an introduction, it would release the image of the beauty, causing countless people to be infatuated.

Lady Han had once been on the Heavenly Dao Hundred Flowers Ranking, and her image had long been admired by millions.

The civil and military officials in the Great Yuan court had naturally admired it.

At this moment, when she suddenly appeared, she was naturally recognized. ===== CHAPTER 983 =====