"What are your views, my lords, on the Beiyi tribe's desire to establish border trade routes with our dynasty?"
Emperor Chengyuan sat firmly in the high hall, his expression obscured behind a cascading curtain of pearls as his deep voice echoed through the chamber.
"Reporting to Your Majesty," Jiang Chen stepped forward, holding his court tablet, while everyone else in the great hall stared intently at their noses and hearts, carefully weighing their words.
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