The devil is coming

Chapter 183 Qian Huang
A diplomatic mission between the two countries is, to put it bluntly, 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 people will be wary of you. The most important thing is this mission. If you lose momentum and spread the word, you will be put aside. The great achievements in front of me instantly turned into a sin that humiliated 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 reputation and thinking of the overall situation.
However, you still have to be cautious. 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 unscrupulous attitude 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" envoy who looked like a ruthless street gangster, this It's the first time I've seen it.
"Yangou!!!"
The young general really wanted to charge forward with his sword raised, but he was stopped by people on both sides.
"Don't stop me, don't stop me, I'm going to chop off this Yangou's head!"
Shao Wenjie could no longer remain silent at this time, otherwise it would not be the face of the Yan people but the face of the Gan people. Although he could not say now, what was left of the Qian country after the enemy troops invaded the capital? Face.
"General Ancestor, Your Majesty has summoned the envoy from the State of Yan, and he has not retreated yet!"
General Zu?
Zheng Fan remembered that he still had Zu Dongcheng tied up in his army, and another person named Zu appeared here. Is he from the ancestral family?
At this time, the blind man's voice sounded from Zheng Fan's heart:
"Lord, if nothing unexpected happens, this person should be from the southeastern ancestral family. Zu Dongcheng, the eldest son of the ancestral family, is being guarded by our army, but Zu Zhuming's second son was sent in very early. He went to Beijing to serve as the captain of the Imperial Army, which is somewhat similar to the meaning of a proton.
He is so excited right now, probably because he thinks that his brother has died in the hands of our army. "
The blind man's many files and chats with the captive officials of the Qian Kingdom these days were certainly not in vain. It was like an encyclopedia interpretation, which saved Zheng Fan from having a black eye as soon as he came in.
After knowing it well,
Zheng Fan hurriedly said:
"This is General Xiaozu?"
"Yangou! Yangou!"
Zu Dongling continued to curse while struggling.
"General Xiao Zu, I think there must be some misunderstanding between us. Brother Ling and I hit it off immediately and have already become sworn brothers with different surnames. Logically speaking, I should also be your brother."
Zu Dongling was stunned when he heard this, and many people present were also stunned.
Shao Wenjie secretly thought something bad and said hurriedly:
"General Zu, stand down!"
"My eldest brother is not dead yet? Is he not dead yet?" Zu Dongling shouted excitedly.
Shao Wenjie was 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 Marquis also said that our ancestors’ military training methods are unparalleled in the world and worthy of the Southeast Pillar Kingdom! "
No matter how dull his brain was, Zu Dongling noticed something was wrong.
Zheng Fan didn't care anyway, and kept pouring free eye drops one by one.
"Silver-armored guards listen to the order. Your Majesty has a decree 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 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 like 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.
It is estimated that this is because he does not 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 with him:
"how?"
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 an incense stick, the carriage stopped.
Shao Wenjie opened the curtain,
Road:
"Shi Yan, please get out of the car."
Zheng Fan got out of the carriage, but before the blind man and A Ming in the carriage could get off, the carriage started moving again.
"Shi Yan, your entourage will be waiting for you with some refreshments."
Zheng Fan nodded calmly. In fact, he began to feel a little panicked, as if he had been working on cheat sheets all night before the exam and then entered the examination room and found that he didn't bring the cheat sheets with him.
However, if you come to peace with it, it's already here. Being afraid is of no use, and it's even less interesting.
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 meet 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.
Just went in,
Zheng Fan saw a female captain in silver armor appearing in front of him.
"Shi Yan, I'm offended."
Zheng Fan didn't resist and spread his hands.
This feeling is similar to that of going through airport security in later generations.
Moreover, she is a female silver-armored 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 inspected 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 through a corridor, we 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 pot 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 was very sensitive to the combination and design of this kind of picture. At first glance, he felt that this was 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."
Inside, a man's voice came, with a slight laziness.
Apart from that person, there must be no one else 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.
"Clatter..."
The sound of water waves came,
Then,
Zheng Fan saw a middle-aged man wearing a Taoist robe with wet hair walking out from behind.
"Foreign envoy Zheng Fan, please see His Majesty the Emperor of Qian Kingdom!"
Zheng Fan did not kneel down, but bowed.
Qianhuang looks like he is in his 40s, and 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. Eat by yourself if you are thirsty or hungry."
After all,
Emperor Qian personally walked to an incense burner, selected sandalwood and lit it. After lighting it, he gently fanned it with his palm and took a sip, with a look of satisfaction on his 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 selected 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.
Then,
Zheng Fan poured himself another glass of wine. The wine was red, probably wine. There were actually ice cubes in a jar next to him.
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.
Taste this, take a few bites of that,
tsk,
When a country bumpkin enters the city, he is really not afraid of being laughed at. After all, he only gains face by eating it. How much is face worth?
Besides, there are only two people in the room here, himself and Emperor Qian, so he is not afraid that his appearance and worthless appearance will spread.
"Are you, the Yan army, short of food? I'm going to starve you. That's not right. It stands to reason that if you fight all the way, you should seize a lot of food. You shouldn't be short of food."
Emperor Qian 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 it is just a blessing if the army can have enough food. It is really not as good as the fine food provided by Your Majesty here."
"It seems that you are still a good eater."
"There are only two most beautiful things in a person's life, one is food and the other is beauty."
"It's a bit biased, but it still describes the appearance of all living beings. But in this world, besides delicious food and beautiful women, there are actually many better things."
"But only people like you, Your Majesty, can pursue it."
Zheng Fan grabbed a handful of green pellets that looked like raisins but were not raisins at all. He walked over and sat down on the blanket in front of Emperor Qian without any courtesy.
The Taoist robe on Emperor Qian's body was worn casually but was not buttoned up, and a lot of white flesh was exposed.
To be honest, it seems a little uncomfortable for a man to expose his flesh in front of you.
"Oh, tell me, what do people want to do in this life?"
Zheng Fan ate the food in his hands 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 never imagined that it would be so far-reaching."
"Oh, I understand. Do you mean that I am deliberately talking to you about this?"
Zheng Fan nodded.
Emperor Qian's dress was indeed a bit too relaxed, but relaxing at this time was a bit too deliberate.
Furthermore, Zheng Fan came here with the intention of irritating the monarchs and ministers of the Qian Kingdom. Now that the ministers could not see him but could only see the emperor, he had no choice but to make the emperor angry first.
However, he had 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 can't be as cool as me, can he?"
"Be diligent and conscientious." Zheng Fan sighed, glanced around, and said, "Your Majesty, you are really living the life of an emperor."
"Have you thought about it?"
Zheng Fan shook his head.
"Really don't want to?"
"I really don't want to."
"Why?"
"Because there are only a few days left."
"Hahahahaha..."
Qianhuang laughed loudly, his laughter echoed in the room, and he laughed so hard that tears seemed to flow out.
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 envoy of Yan, 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 didn't plan to come, but there was no way. No one expected that he would arrive in front of Shangjing in the blink of an eye. It was too late for the real envoy to come from Shangjing, so he could only let the foreign minister, Qiu Ba, catch the duck. 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 Castle garrison."
"Tsk, I've heard about you. Was it you, the little guy, who attacked Mianzhou City last time? And the sentence about visiting here was also written by you."
"It made Your Majesty laugh. At first, the foreign minister just wanted to come over and have a look. Who knew that Ganren was so enthusiastic and could not resist the hospitality, so he went in to sit and sit."
"Did you cut off King Fu's head?"
"Yes."
"I'm just curious. With Prince Fu's head, can't you be promoted?
Why is it still just a defense until now? "
"Prince Fu's head is not very valuable." As he said that, Zheng Fan set his sights on Emperor Qian's head.
Xu had just come out of the pool, and steam was still coming out of Emperor Qian's head.
Seeing this, Emperor Qian pointed at his head and said:
"want to?"
Zheng Fan swallowed and nodded honestly.
"I'm very curious. If you take this head of mine, what kind of military merit can it be exchanged for in the Yan Kingdom?"
Zheng Fan replied without hesitation:
"Feng Hou."
"Huh! This is really valuable. I know that you, the Marquis of Yan State, are the top nobles with different surnames, right?"
"Yes, Your Majesty."
"I'm just 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 the Qian Kingdom is prevalent."
"I actually don't believe in these baseless theories about astrology and feng shui."
"That………"
"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 and saw you alone.
That woman is just a ninth-grade warrior. The reason why she is by my side is because I think she looks good. "
"This………"
"Why, why don't you do it?"
"Kill you, Your Majesty, and I won't be able to leave this city."
"Hehehe, hahahahaha..."
Emperor Qian laughed again. He couldn't help but pat the armrest of the chair under him and said:
"You, are you afraid of death?"
"Of course I'm afraid of death."
"I thought you Yan people were not afraid of death. Are you a Yan person?"
"right."
"Then you won't kill me?"
"Your Majesty invites a foreign minister to dinner. How could a foreign minister do such a thing?"
Are you saying that if there are no masters, there will be no masters?If you say you are a waste, then you are a waste?Are you saying that the woman outside is just a ninth-grade concubine or a ninth-grade concubine?
"Okay, let's get down to business."
"Right here?"
"Yes, right here."
Zheng Fan reached out and took out the document from his arms. The document had been checked before by the woman.
Qianhuang reached out and took the document, and was not in a hurry to open it and read it.
Instead, he put it on his face and sniffed it gently.
Road:
"It can't be pretentious. It doesn't matter if the letter of credence wasn't written by Ji Runhao himself. The ink hasn't dried yet."
Zheng Fan's face turned red.
"Ha ha."
Emperor Qian did not open the document, but simply threw it aside and asked:
"What kind of woman does Zheng Aiqing like?"
"what?"
"I'm asking you something, please tell me."
"Your Majesty, aren't you talking about business?"
"In my opinion, this matter is business."
"Your Majesty, the foreign minister is shy."
"A man, let's talk casually. He is fat and thin, handsome and smart. What does Zheng Aiqing like?"
"The pretty ones are basically not annoying."
"vulgar!"
"Yes, the foreign minister is vulgar."
"Despicable."
"Yes, foreign ministers are despicable."
"It's sincere. In fact, this is the truth. Human desires are endless, just like your country, Yan."
"Your Majesty, aren't we talking about business?"
Aren't you talking about women?
I'm still waiting for you to continue chatting with me, and then say you send me...
“Aren’t national affairs serious business?”
"It's business."
"Isn't that right? To be honest, if your Yan country is like before, you just want some benefits, some more annual silver, I will do it, so I will give it to you. Anyway, I do it, it is rich and vast.
Let me take a step back and say, 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.
A poor neighbor comes to your house to enjoy the autumn breeze and borrow some rice and noodles to cook with. Since they are neighbors and since they want to continue to get along well with each other in the future, how can you not say no to not borrowing them?
But this time, the poor neighbor was not particular and actually wanted to occupy half of the house, tsk tsk tsk..."
Zheng Fan opened his mouth and said:
"Because this neighbor is too cowardly."
"..." Qianhuang.
"Your Majesty, the foreign minister made a mistake and told the truth."
Emperor Qian nodded and said:
"The truth is the most hurtful. I am a great leader, and now I am indeed plagued by all kinds of diseases. Every year, the national treasury allocates funds to support nearly one million non-existent troops. This alone consumes so much people's wealth and support!"
With one million more ancestral troops or 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, which came first, the chicken or the egg?"
First, there was a talented Emperor Yan, and only then could these two princes appear. Only then could these two princes willingly stand by the Emperor Yan's side.
"Yes, yes, I am indeed no better than Ji Runhao. To be honest, Ji Runhao is better at being an emperor than I am. 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." Emperor Qian fell into narcissism.
"Your Majesty, I'm so excited."
"The joy in this is not enough for outsiders to understand."
"Yes Yes."
This Emperor Qian seemed to be a bit talkative, and his active thinking was different from ordinary people. Just after talking about his wife, he immediately pointed to the document he had left aside and said:
"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.
right? "
Zheng Fan was stunned for a moment.
Emperor Qian smiled,
"People in the market must be sincere when talking about business. You buy sincerely, and I sell sincerely. Only in this way is it necessary to continue the business, otherwise wouldn't it be a waste of time?"
Zheng Fan frowned slightly.
"Sigh, life in the Yan Kingdom is difficult now. The two major clans in the Jin Kingdom are already sharpening their swords. I guess they will send out troops soon. The desert royal court will not let this rare opportunity in a hundred years go by. Opportunity."
"Your Majesty, I, Dayan, have the confidence to deal with this."
"Confidence? Yes, I know."
Emperor Qian suddenly sat up straight forward, looked at Zheng Fan, and said slowly:
"Do you know how I reacted when I learned that your Yan Kingdom's more than 20 cavalry were heading south?"
Zheng Fan shook his head and said, "The foreign minister doesn't know."
"I was frightened, I was really frightened. Then, I immediately issued two edicts, one of which was to order the soldiers and horses from all over the world to come to the capital.
The other one, do you know what it is? "
Zheng Fan took a deep breath.
Emperor Qian smiled slightly,
continued:
"This second will is,
Strictly order the troops on the three sides not to have a single soldier go south to come back for reinforcements! "
(End of this chapter)