To put it bluntly, the two countries' envoys are no different from a quarrel between two gangs. No matter what, the momentum cannot be lost.
Especially now that the Yan army is still in a good situation, they can naturally do whatever they want. The more aggressive you are, the more jealous they will be of you. The most important thing is this mission. If you lose momentum, , publicize it, and what was originally a great achievement in front of you instantly turns into a crime that humiliates the country.
The Yan people are too proud, and it is absolutely impossible for them to allow their envoys to be angry outside while secretly swallowing the good name and thinking of the overall situation.
However, you still have to control this or that. If you go too crazy, you may not be able to leave the city. The degree of success must be controlled in your own heart.
Zheng Fan’s attitude of being carefree really made the people around him a little confused. In the past, envoys from the two countries had frequent exchanges, but no matter what, such a "hard-headed" person seemed to be on the street. This is the first time I have seen a ruthless envoy.
"Yangou!!!"
The young general was really about to charge with his sword, but he was stopped by people on both sides.
"Don't stop me, don't stop me, I'm going to chop off this swallow's head!"
Shao Wenjie can no longer remain silent at this time, otherwise he will lose his It was not the face of the Yan people but the face of the Gan people. Although he couldn't tell now, what kind of face did the Qian country have left after the enemy troops invaded the capital?
"General Ancestor, Your Majesty has summoned the envoys from the State of Yan, but he has not retreated yet!"
General Ancestor?
Zheng Fan remembered that he still had Zu Dongcheng tied up in his army, and another person with the surname Zu appeared here. Is it from the ancestral family?
At this time, the blind man’s voice rang out from Zheng Fan’s heart:
“My lord, if nothing unexpected happens, this person should be from the southeastern ancestral family, the eldest son of the ancestral family. Dongcheng was detained in our army, but Zu Zhuming's second son was sent to Shangjing very early to serve as the captain of the imperial army, which is somewhat similar to a proton.
Now he is like a proton. He is so excited, probably because he thinks that his brother has died in the hands of our army.”
The blind man’s chats with those captured officials from the Qian Kingdom were certainly not in vain. The encyclopedia interpretation is the same, which saves Zheng Fan his eyes from darkening as soon as he comes in.
After knowing it well,
Zheng Fan hurriedly said:
“Is this General Xiaozu?”
“Yan Dog! Yango!"
Zu Dongling continued to curse while struggling.
"General Xiaozu, I think there must be some misunderstanding between us. Brother Ling and I hit it off immediately and have already become sworn brothers of the opposite sex. Logically speaking, I should also be your brother."< /p>
When Zu Dongling heard this, he was stunned. Many people present were also stunned.
Shao Wenjie secretly thought something bad and said hurriedly:
"General Zu, retreat!"
"My eldest brother is not dead yet? He is not dead yet ?" Zu Dongling shouted excitedly.
Shao Wenjie was very anxious, how could he ask these things now in front of so many people?
Zheng Fan nodded and said:
"Your brother is naturally fine, and my Lord Marquis also appreciates your talent and learning. These days, I often exchange military training methods with your brother. .
My Lord Marquis also said that the ancestral family’s military training method is unparalleled in the world and worthy of the Southeast Pillar Kingdom!"
Zu Dongling, no matter how dull his mind was, noticed something a little bit. Something is wrong.
Zheng Fan didn’t care anyway, and kept pouring out free eye drops one by one.
"The Silver Armored Guard listens to the order. Your Majesty has an order to bring Yan envoys to see you. Anyone who dares to stop him will be killed without mercy!"
The Silver Armored Guard immediately pulled out his saber and pointed at it. around.
Shao Wenjie breathed a long sigh of relief, squinted at Zheng Fan, and sighed inwardly. Although this Yan envoy didn't look like an envoy at all, he was surprisingly flexible when doing the work of an envoy.
Zu Dongling did not dare to stop him anymore. Zheng Fan got on the carriage and the silver-armored guard opened the way and entered the palace directly.
The curtains in the car are actually wooden boards when they are opened, which is a bit similar to the windowless express hotels of later generations, but in order to prevent you from being so depressed, they are deliberately made in the form of windows.
I guess this is because he doesn’t want to see the real situation in Shangjing City at this time.
In fact, this kind of cover-up is just a cover-up. If the soldiers and civilians in Shangjing City are united in resisting foreign humiliation, how can they hide it from you?
Zheng Fan leaned towards the back of the car, chose a more comfortable position, and asked the blind man sitting in the car together:
"How is it?"< /p>
Blind Bei said calmly: "People are panicked."
Zheng Fan nodded, the result was expected.
When the carriage arrived at the gate of the palace, it did not ask to get off for inspection. Instead, it turned directly in and traveled for a while.
After about a moment of burning incense, the carriage stopped.
Shao Wenjie opened the curtain and said:
"Envoy Yan, please get out of the car."
Zheng Fan got out of the car. However, before the blind man and A Ming in the carriage could get off, the carriage started to move again.
"Shi Yan, your entourage will be waiting for you with some refreshments."
Zheng Fan nodded calmly, but actually started to feel a little panicked, just like before the exam. After working on cheat sheets all night, I found that I didn’t bring the cheat sheets before I entered the examination room.
However, it is useless and meaningless to be afraid now that we are here.
This should be the back half of the palace. Generally speaking, the front half of the palace is actually used for offices, while the back half is where the emperor and his concubines live.
The imperial palace of Qian Kingdom is very luxurious, even if viewed from a modern perspective, it is still shocking enough.
The wealth of Qian Country is truly well-deserved.
When he walked further and was about to cross a courtyard, Shao Wenjie made an invitation gesture, and a young eunuch appeared in front of him. The two handed over, and the young eunuch held up a lantern and motioned for Zheng Fan to follow him.
Aren’t you going to see all the civil and military officials?
In Zheng Fan's original imagination, he might face the civil and military forces of the Qian Kingdom in the court, and would inevitably have to have a verbal battle with the heroes.
But obviously, this step seems to have been skipped.
After following the little eunuch for a while, the little eunuch stopped in front of an arch, bowed slightly, and took a few steps back.
Zheng Fan nodded and walked straight in.
As soon as he entered,
Zheng Fan saw a female captain in silver armor appearing in front of him,
"Envoy Yan, I'm offended. ”
Zheng Fan did not resist and spread his hands.
This feeling is similar to that of going through airport security in later generations.
Furthermore, she is a female Silver Armor Guard, so she is okay, does not resist, and her hands are soft.
Zheng Fan didn’t have any weapons on him, so the only thing that might have some impact was the magic pill in his clothes.
But the magic pill is a thief.
When the female silver-armored guard checked it with her hand, the magic pill went down.
When the female silver-armored guard's hand was checking the lower part, the magic pill went to the back in a roundabout way.
From beginning to end, it was silent and without the slightest breath. This is probably the magic pill's ability, because it is a soul body and is in a self-sealing, so it is difficult to detect it. .
Unless this Silver Armored Guard is something like a blind man, or a spiritual magician said to exist in the West.
After the inspection, the female silver-armored guard retreated.
Zheng Fan continued to walk forward.
After passing a corridor, he came to a greenhouse.
Because, standing at this door, you can feel a heat wave coming, like walking into a sauna.
Looking left and right, Zheng Fan found that no one was there to guide him, so Zheng Fan opened the door.
There is no charcoal basin in the house, but it is indeed very warm. The floor is covered with expensive carpets, and the furnishings inside are not only exquisite but also give people a very comfortable feeling.
Perhaps because he was a painter in his previous life, Zheng Fan is very sensitive to the combination and design of this kind of picture. At first glance, he feels that this is a decoration by a famous artist, reflecting the taste of the owner. .
"Come in quickly and close the door. Don't let the cold wind come in."
A man's voice came from inside, with a slight laziness.
There must be no one else but that person who can say this in this position in the palace.
Zheng Fan exhaled, walked in, closed the door, turned around, looked for the direction of the sound, walked around the screen and walked inside.
"Crashing..."
The sound of water wavesThe sound came,
immediately afterwards,
Zheng Fan saw a middle-aged man wearing a Taoist robe with wet hair walking out from behind.
"Zheng Fan, the envoy of the foreign minister, comes to see His Majesty the Emperor of Qian Kingdom!"
Zheng Fan did not kneel down, but bowed.
Qianhuang looks like he is in his forties. He may be a few years younger than Yanhuang, but he is definitely more particular about maintenance than Yanhuang.
"Come on, there is food and drink here. If you are thirsty or hungry, eat by yourself."
After that,
Qianhuang walked there in person In front of the incense burner, I chose sandalwood and lit it. After lighting it, I gently fanned it with my palms and took a sip, with a look of satisfaction on my face.
Zheng Fan was not polite and walked to the table. There was a lot of food placed here, most of which were cold dishes and pastries. Many of the pastries were of a type that Zheng Fan had never seen before.
I chose some, picked them up and put them in my mouth. Needless to say, they tasted really good, no worse than the pastries of later generations.
Immediately afterwards,
Zheng Fan poured himself another glass of wine. The wine was red, probably wine. There were actually ice cubes in a jar next to it.
After drinking the ice-cold wine, I felt relieved all of a sudden.
Zheng Fan simply stood there and concentrated on the food in front of him.
Try this, take a few bites of that,
Tsk,
When a bumpkin comes to town, he really isn’t afraid of people’s jokes. After all, he only gains face by eating it. What, how much is it worth?
Besides, there are only two people in the room here, himself and Emperor Qian, so he is not afraid of spreading the news that he is unworthy and worthless.
"Are you Yan troops short of food? I'm going to starve you. That's not right. Logically speaking, after fighting all the way, you should have captured a lot of food. You shouldn't be short of food." "
Qian Huang was lying on the armchair, holding a bunch of bodhisattva in his hand and asked.
Zheng Fan swallowed the food in his mouth and said:
"There is no shortage of food in the army, but Your Majesty should be aware that if the army can have enough food, thank God. It's really not as exquisite as the one here."
"It seems that you are still a good eater."
"There are only two things that are most beautiful in life. One is food and the other is beauty.”
“It’s a bit biased, but it can be said that there are many better things in this world besides food and beauty.”
"But only people like you, Your Majesty, can pursue it."
Zheng Fan grabbed a handful of green ones that looked like raisins but didn't taste like raisins at all. Particles came over and sat down directly on the blanket in front of Emperor Qian without any courtesy.
The Taoist robe on Emperor Qian was worn casually but was not buttoned up, and a lot of white flesh was exposed.
To be honest, when a man exposes his flesh in front of you, he looks real.Some are not comfortable with it.
"Oh, tell me, what do people want to do in this life?"
Zheng Fan ate the food in his hand silently.
"Why don't you speak?" Emperor Qian asked.
"In this world, many people can only think about what they will eat tomorrow, but they can't imagine that it is so far-reaching."
"Oh, I understand, what you mean is, I am Are you talking to you about this on purpose?"
Zheng Fan nodded.
Qianhuang's dress is indeed a bit too relaxed, but relaxing at this time is a bit too deliberate.
Furthermore, Zheng Fan came here to anger the emperor and his ministers. Now that the ministers could not see him, they could only see the emperor, so he had to make the emperor angry first.
However, you have to be careful not to be beheaded by the emperor in anger.
"I actually do this every day. I didn't prepare it specially for you."
"Your Majesty is really in a good mood."
"Where's Ji Runhao, he You can't be as cool as I am?"
"Work hard and be diligent." Zheng Fan sighed, glanced around and said, "Your Majesty, you are really living the life of an emperor."
"Have you ever thought about it?"
Zheng Fan shook his head.
“Really don’t want to?”
“I really don’t want to.”
“Why?”
“Because in a few days ""
"Hahahahaha..."
Qianhuang laughed loudly, his laughter echoed in the room, and he seemed to burst into tears.
Zheng Fan got up, went there to get another plate of pastries, walked over, sat down, and continued eating.
"Why don't you ask me why I laughed before?"
"Your Majesty is trying to cover up his gaffe. If the foreign minister asks again, wouldn't it be exposing His Majesty's shortcomings?" ”
“Interesting, interesting. You, the Yan envoy, are really interesting. There are countless foreign envoys who come to Beijing every year, and I have seen many of them. You are the first to be so interesting.” . ”
“Actually, the foreign minister did not intend to come, but there was no way. No one expected that they would arrive in front of Shangjing in a hurry. It was too late for the real envoy to come from Shangjing. I can let Qiu Ba, the foreign minister, come in and say hello to Your Majesty."
"That's really fate."
"Yes, fate."
"Your surname is Zheng, right?"
"Yes."
"What kind of official did you do in Yan State?"
"Yinlang County Cuiliu Fort Guards."
"Tsk, I've heard of you. Was it you, the little guy, who attacked Mianzhou City last time? And that sentence about coming here , it was also written by you."
"This made Your Majesty laugh. At first, the foreign minister just wanted to come over and have a look. Who knew that Ganren could be so enthusiastic and so kind?, just went in and sat. "
"Did you cut off King Fu's head? "
"Yes. "
"I'm just curious. With the head of King Fu, can't you be promoted?
Why is it still just a defense? ”
“Prince Fu’s head is not very valuable. "As he said that, Zheng Fan put his eyes on Qianhuang's head.
Xu had just come out of the pool, and steam was still coming out of Qianhuang's head.
Qianhuang Seeing this, the emperor pointed at his head and said:
"Want it? "
Zheng Fan swallowed and nodded honestly.
"I am very curious. If you take my head, can you exchange it for it in Qian Country? What military exploits? "
Zheng Fan replied without hesitation:
"Female Marquis. ”
“Haha! This is really valuable. I know that you, the Marquis of Yan State, are the top lords with different surnames, right? ”
“Yes, Your Majesty. "
"I'm sitting here, why don't you come and get it? "
Zheng Fan shook his head and said: "Because the foreign minister doesn't know whether your majesty knows martial arts. "
"I don't practice martial arts. "
"The trend of Qi refiners in Qian Kingdom is prevalent. ”
“I actually don’t believe in these baseless theories about astrology and feng shui. "
"Then..."
"Stop this and that, I'm telling you plainly, I'm a waste. ”
Zheng Fan looked around,
“Don’t look, there is no one hiding nearby except the woman you saw when you first came in. I deliberately left those husbands aside.” , specifically to see you alone.
That woman is just a ninth-grade warrior. The reason why she is by my side is because I think she is good-looking. "
"This..."
"What, why don't you do it? "
"Even if I kill you, Your Majesty, I won't be able to get out of this city. "
"Hehehe, hahahahahaha..."
Qianhuang laughed again. He couldn't help but pat the armrest of the chair under him and said: < /p>
“You, are you afraid of death? "
"Of course I am afraid of death. "
"I used to think that you Yan people were not afraid of death at all. Are you a Yan person? ”
“Yes. "
"Then you won't kill me? "
"Your Majesty invites a foreign minister to dinner. How could a foreign minister do such a thing? "
You said there are no masters if there are no masters? You said you are a waste, you are a waste? You said that the woman outside is just a ninth-grade mistress?
" Okay, let’s get down to business. "
"Right here? "
"Yes, right here. ”
Zheng Fan reached out and took out the document from his arms. When the woman checked it earlier, the document was inspected.Checked.
Qianhuang reached out and took the document. He was not in a hurry to open it and read it.
Instead, he put it on his face and sniffed it gently.
Tao:
"You can't just dress it up a little. It doesn't matter if the letter of credence was not written by Ji Runhao himself, the ink hasn't dried yet."
Zheng Fan The old man blushed.
"Haha."
Qianhuang threw the document aside without opening it, and then asked:
"What kind of woman does Zheng Aiqing like?" ?”
“Ah?”
“I’m asking you something.”
“Your Majesty, aren’t you talking about something serious?”
"In my opinion, this matter is business."
"Your Majesty, foreign ministers are shy."
"Men, let's chat casually, Huan Feiyan Thin, beautiful and smart, what does Zheng Aiqing like?"
"I don't dislike the good-looking ones at all"
"Vulgar!"
"Yes, Foreign Minister. Vulgar."
"Despicable."
"Yes, the foreign minister is despicable."
"That's true, actually. Human desires are endless, just like yours in Yan State." "Your Majesty, aren't you talking about business?"
Aren't you talking about women?
I am still waiting for you to continue chatting with me, and then say that you will send me...
"Isn't it a matter of national importance?"
"It is a matter of business. "
"Isn't that right? To be honest, if you, Yan State, just want some benefits and some extra silver, I'll give it to you. , anyway, my country is rich and vast.
Ten thousand steps back, you Yan people went south this time, plundered a handful and then went back. I can understand it. We all know that your Yan country is poor. In recent years, life has been a little easier because of the so-called Silk Road, but that's it.
Poor neighbors come to your house to enjoy the autumn breeze and borrow some rice and noodles to cook. Since they are neighbors, since they are neighbors. I still want to continue to get along well with each other in the future, why don’t I borrow it?
But this time, the poor neighbor is not particular and wants to occupy most of the house, tsk tsk tsk..."< /p>
Zheng Fan said:
"Because this neighbor is too cowardly."
"..." Emperor Qian.
"Your Majesty, the foreign minister made a mistake and told the truth."
Qianhuang nodded and said:
"The truth is the most hurtful. Come on, we are really plagued by all kinds of diseases. Every year, the state treasury allocates money to support nearly one million non-existent troops. This alone consumes a lot of people’s wealth and support!”
One million more ancestors! Army, or maybe one million more Western troops. Even if the Yan cavalry is the best in the world, how can they dare to go south?
"It's a pity that there is no Li Liangting around me, let alone Tian Wujing."
"Your Majesty, yesWhich came first, the chicken or the egg? "
First of all, there was a talented Emperor Yan, and only then could these two princes appear. Only then could these two princes stand willingly beside the Emperor Yan.
" Yes, yes, I am indeed no better than him, Ji Runhao. To be honest, Ji Runhao is better at being an emperor than me. Most of the time, I actually still think about how to enjoy it.
For example, the silver-armored guard outside, you know, she has a husband. "
"..." Zheng Fan.
"Tsk, tsk, tsk. "Qianhuang fell into narcissism.
"Your Majesty, I am in such a good mood. ”
“The joy in this is not enough for outsiders. "
"Yes, yes. "
This Emperor Qian seems to be a bit talkative, and his active thinking is different from ordinary people. Just after talking about his wife, he immediately pointed to the document he had left aside and said:
p>“Do you know why I don’t read this document? "
"Your Majesty, you just said it because you felt it was not sincere. ”
“Yes, it is indeed insincere, because what is written in it is nothing more than ceding land to pay compensation and sending a prince as a hostage, etc. It must be a condition that I cannot accept,
Yes no? "
Zheng Fan was stunned for a moment.
Qianhuang smiled,
"People in the market must be sincere when talking about business. If you buy with sincerity, , I sincerely sell, this kind of business is necessary to continue, otherwise wouldn't it be a waste of time? ”
Zheng Fan frowned slightly.
“Alas, things are hard for you in Yan State now. The two major clans of Jin State are already sharpening their knives. I guess, soon The troops have been sent out, and the Desert Royal Court will not let go of this once-in-a-hundred-year opportunity. "
"Your Majesty, I, Dayan, have the confidence to deal with it. ”
“Confidence? Yes, I know. "
Qianhuang suddenly sat up straight forward, looked at Zheng Fan, and said slowly:
"Do you know that I am learning that you have more than 200,000 cavalrymen in the Yan Kingdom? How did I react when we went south? "
Zheng Fan shook his head and said: "The foreign minister doesn't know. "
"I was scared, really scared. Then, I immediately issued two edicts. One was to order the soldiers and horses from all over the world to come to Beijing to Qin Wang.
The other one, do you know what it is? "
Zheng Fan took a deep breath.
Qianhuang smiled slightly,
continued:
"This second decree is,
Strictly order the soldiers and horses on the three sides not to have a single soldier go south to come back for reinforcements! ”