Imperial County Magistrate

Chapter 223 Coercion
As soon as Zheng Yuan finished speaking, Xiao Linglong, who was sitting on the dragon chair, immediately tightened her grip on the handle of the dragon chair.

An official from the Qian Kingdom was confused: "What did the special envoy say? After the civil war ended, His Royal Highness the Prince of your country has returned."

"Return?"

Zheng Yuan sneered: "The third prince of our country has not returned to Zhou Dynasty yet!"

This sentence immediately shocked all officials present.

Grand Master Yang was stunned: "What are you talking about! You haven't returned home yet, how is this possible! It's been more than four months since Wen Dou passed away!"

"Yes, I would also like to ask you sirs about this. Not only has our prince not returned, but even the royal family of Qi, His Highness Liu Hanlong, King of Han, has not returned to Qi."

Zheng Yuan said indifferently: "In order to find the whereabouts of His Highness the Prince and His Highness the King of Han, we and the two countries have already gone to Jingguo, but there is no trace of the two Highnesses in Jingguo."

"Therefore, my emperor has specially sent this envoy to your country to ask for an explanation."

"What do you mean by that!"

A grumpy general couldn't help it. The Zhou Kingdom had always felt superior to others. As a military general, he couldn't stand it. He immediately yelled angrily: "You mean, I, Dagan, kidnapped the prince of your country?"

"I never said this, but!"

Zheng Yuan said coldly: "His Third Highness disappeared after Wen Dou. I'm afraid your country cannot escape the involvement, right?"

"You bastard! How dare you, a mere left servant of the Ministry of Etiquette, give me a shit bowl!"

Another general stood up and said, "Your third prince's legs are on his body. The world is so big and he can go wherever he wants! What does it have to do with my country? You are clearly provoking me for no reason!"

"Have it?"

Zheng Yuan was naturally able to send him as a special envoy because of his skill in speaking.

He snorted coldly: "You two adults might as well think about it for a second, what would you think if the prince of your country disappeared in our great Zhou Dynasty?"

The two generals were stunned and speechless. Zheng Yuan continued: "The Third Highness is deeply loved by our emperor. Now he has disappeared for no reason after coming to your country of Qian. The country of Qian must give me an explanation for this matter!" "

"When the noble prince of a country left, your country didn't send any guards to escort him. He didn't even have the courtesy to treat guests. You call yourself a big country in vain!"

The Minister of Rites of the Qian Kingdom frowned: "Special envoy, when the Third Highness left, I Dagan intentionally sent the guards to escort him. It was the Third Highness of your country who relied on the Jing Kingdom General Ye Hongxue to accompany him, so he rejected our good intention. Please don't frame me. I will do the country."

"Really? Then why has Ye Hongxue of Jing State returned to China, but my Highness Zhou Zhou and the King of Han of Qi State are still missing?" Zheng Yuan said calmly.

Grand Master Yang chuckled: "Why do you come to ask me about this? I'm not sure it's because the prince of your country is out touring the mountains and rivers."

Xiao Linglong said nothing, watching the arguments among several people in the hall, she knew it.

Li Muqing and Liu Hanlong were not missing at all, but had been killed by Zhao Kang.

Ever since Zhao Kang told her, she knew that one day Zhou Guo and Qi Guo would come to make trouble for this.

Since it was expected, Xiao Linglong was naturally prepared.

"okay."

When he heard her speaking, even Zheng Yuan stopped arguing and immediately shut up.

Xiao Linglong said lightly: "Special envoy, the disappearance of the Third Highness of your country has nothing to do with our country. If you don't believe it, the passes in our country can prove it."

"When His Royal Highness and others leave, every time they pass through a city gate, they must submit a customs clearance document, if the special envoy is willing."

Xiao Linglong smiled and said, "I can give an order for each city to hand in the ultimatum for the special envoy to review." Zheng Yuan frowned, this empress of the Qian Kingdom was indeed difficult to deal with.

But if you think you can get through it this way, it’s too simple.

Zheng Yuan had already anticipated various possibilities since he came, and he just heard him say lightly: "Your Majesty, the Empress, can do this. I am naturally grateful. I am afraid that this document is false. Is the Third Highness still alive or not?" It has perished in your country, how can I, Da Zhou, check whether it is true or not?"

"Fuck! What do you mean by this! Do you mean we kill your prince?"

A fourth-rank official immediately became furious: "I see that you, the Zhou Kingdom, are here to provoke me. I'm so powerful that I'm easy to bully!"

Zheng Yuan laughed and said, "My lord, please don't get excited. I am just listing one possibility. Furthermore, although I, the Kingdom of Zhou, do not want to go to war, we are not afraid to compete with you!"

"Today, I, the State of Zhou, are here alone. I'm afraid it won't be long before the State of Qi will also send envoys to visit."

"If you fight, fight! I, the country of Qian, are afraid that you will fail!"

The fourth-grade official seemed to be carried away by anger. As soon as he said the words, the expressions of the officials suddenly changed!
Xiao Linglong immediately shouted angrily: "Shut up!"

However, the fourth-rank official seemed not to hear him at all and yelled at Zheng Yuan.

"Don't say that the disappearance of your Third Highness has nothing to do with our country. Even if it is, so what? You can provide evidence! Don't slander someone's innocence with empty words!"

"Come here! Drag him down!" Xiao Linglong slapped the dragon chair!
Zheng Yuan's eyes flashed with excitement and he raised his hand: "Slow down!"

As he spoke, he looked at Xiao Linglong on the dragon throne and sneered: "Your Majesty, the minister of your country actually said such words. Can this envoy understand that the disappearance of our third prince is indeed related to your country?"

"Special envoy, please don't misunderstand!" Master Yang said quickly.

Zheng Yuan snorted coldly: "Three days! I will only wait for three days. If I cannot see His Highness after three days, I will return home immediately."

"Since your country cannot find His Highness the Third, we, the people of Zhou, will look for it ourselves! Your Majesty the Empress, Holy Ann, I take my leave."

After saying this, without waiting for Xiao Linglong's reply, Zheng Yuan turned around and left. He clearly did not take the Minister of Civil and Military Affairs of the Qian Kingdom or even Xiao Linglong into his eyes.

Xiao Linglong was immediately furious. Looking at the fourth-grade official with an indifferent expression, she shouted angrily: "Bring him to my custody!"

dusk.

Her Majesty the Empress was sitting at the stone table in the imperial garden. Lu Yuan walked in from the outside and said softly: "Your Majesty has found out. After Zheng Yuan arrived in the imperial capital, he did meet Feng Tianbao. And a year ago, Feng Tianbao gave his wife to All the children were secretly sent to the Kingdom of Zhou!"

Xiao Linglong clenched her fists and gritted her teeth with hatred: "It's true! Send the order and have Feng Tianbao cut into pieces and executed with a thousand swords!"

Feng Tianbao was the fourth-rank official in the court. If he hadn't jumped out, Zheng Yuan would have no excuse.

A secret agent of the Zhou Kingdom climbed to the position of fourth-rank minister in the Qian Kingdom court.

The price to pay is extremely heavy.

However, this time, Feng Tianbao did not hesitate to be exposed, but also wanted to cater to Zheng Yuan and give Zhou an excuse to send troops.

Xiao Linglong was extremely anxious, which showed that it was imperative for Zhou State to destroy Qian this time!
It is impossible for Li Muqing to come back from the dead, so it is absolutely impossible to hand over Li Muqing to Zheng Yuan after three days.

Besides, there is Liu Hanlong of Qi State!

Xiao Linglong looked at the courtyard wall. The dark sky seemed to indicate that the great disaster of Qian Country was coming.

(End of this chapter)