I, the military god of the Tang Dynasty, have risen since I destroyed the Turks

Chapter 641: Setting a Trap for the Envoy of John
"Eunuch Wang, let Qin Jiansheng come to see me."

"It's the Emperor."

Because Qin Jiansheng was on duty at the Ministry of Revenue today, Li Zheng saw Qin Jiansheng soon after.

After Qin Jiansheng paid his respects, he stood up and asked, "Your Majesty, what is the matter with summoning me here?"

"Qin Qing, the John Country delegation is coming with great force."

"I heard that the emperor wants to use the same method he used against the Shi Khanate to deal with the John Kingdom?"

"That's right. We are just putting on a show, but the soldiers can shed less blood. This deal is still worth it."

"But Your Majesty, I heard that the leader of the John Kingdom delegation this time, Mike, is a guy who is not easy to fool. He even knows the official language of our Great Tang Dynasty."

"Yes, I have heard of that, too."

"Then the emperor summoned me here, so I guess he must have a plan?"

"The one who understands me is Qin Qing."

Li Zheng said with a smile, "I plan to find a traitor for the envoy of John Country. I will pretend to be drunk at the banquet tomorrow and hand over the matter of the captives of John Country to Qin Qing."

"Should I pretend to have a conflict with the emperor and help them successfully redeem the captives?"

"good."

Qin Jiansheng understood everything immediately.

"But, Your Majesty, are we really going to let them ransom the captives?"

"How is it possible? These foreign races will only die if they become enemies of the Tang Dynasty. How can we let them go?"

"Tomorrow, Qin Qing will negotiate with them first, and I will intervene at the end. I have shown myself to be foolish and incompetent, and I have created a rift with the important officials in the court. How can these two groups resist making a move?"

"Your Majesty is wise and wise. Everything is connected. These alien races are being played around by your Majesty."

……

The next day.

Li Zheng forced himself to wait until the afternoon to meet with the John Country delegation.

The once solemn and dignified Taiji Hall has now been decorated in a shabby state. Coupled with the extravagant music of the girls from the Jiaofang Bureau in the hall, it seems like the legendary pool of wine and forest of meat is nothing more than this.

Li Zheng lay in a high position, circulated the Qi in his body slightly, making his face turn red, and waved his hand, and a sharp and piercing sound rang out.

"Announce the envoy of John to meet you."

As soon as he finished speaking, a dozen people from other races rushed into the hall. The leader was none other than Mike.

Li Zheng squinted his eyes and saw that except for the leader who was followed by a native of the Delhi Sultanate, the rest were all John people. They were all arrogant and seemed to be born in another country. They looked like nobles inspecting their own territory.

While Li Zheng was looking at John, Mike also raised his head and looked at the Emperor of Tang.

In the Tai Chi Hall.

Li Zheng was seen with his eyes half-closed, his face flushed, his hair disheveled, and he looked extremely drunk.

"Humph, it's really for the stupid monarch."

Seeing the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty in such a state, and the dilapidated state of the Tang Dynasty along the way, Mike couldn't help but look down on the Tang Dynasty even more.

After an insincere courtesy, Mike said, "Your Majesty, I am here on the orders of Her Majesty the Queen of Great John to bring back the generals and soldiers of Great John."

Mike spoke pure Chinese. Although he had an accent, it was still easy to understand.

After Mike spoke, he saw no response from the dragon couch, so he raised his head and looked towards the high position.

Li Zheng deliberately said vaguely: "Is there no man left in your country of John? How can you let a woman become the emperor?"

As soon as Li Zheng finished speaking, the whole hall erupted in laughter, and Mike's face darkened visibly.

"Even if you are the Emperor of Tang, you cannot insult my great Queen. Are you declaring war on my Great John Kingdom?" Mike said angrily.

Li Zheng saw that the time was almost right, and hurriedly said, "I was just joking, why are you angry?"

Li Zheng's concession made Mike more convinced that the Tang Kingdom had become corrupt and did not have the strength and courage to fight against the John Kingdom.

"I wonder how much silver you, John, are going to use to redeem your people?"

At this time, Qin Jiansheng on the side asked.

"May I know who this gentleman is?" Mike said expressionlessly.

"I am the Minister of Revenue of the Tang Dynasty, Qin Jiansheng." Qin Jiansheng said with a smile and clasped his fists.

Upon hearing this, Mike also bowed.

"My great country of John is willing to redeem our soldiers for one hundred taels of silver each."

Mike thought bitterly in his heart: "When the troops of John Country come to the border, I will make you Tang Country spit out a hundred times the amount."

At this moment, a dramatic scene happened.

Li Zheng actually let out a strange cry and passed out while drunk. There was even a slight snoring sound in the hall.

In the main hall, Li Zheng was sleeping on the dragon couch.

Mike looked incredulous. How could the emperor of the Tang Dynasty be so incompetent?

At this moment, Qin Jiansheng stood on the hall and shouted to the attendants beside him: "The emperor is drunk, why don't you help him go back to the palace to rest."

After a while, Li Zheng was taken away by the servants.

Qin Jiansheng walked up to Mike with a smile, cupped his fists and said to him, "I'm sorry to have embarrassed you, Your Excellency."

Mike was shocked and confused by this, not knowing what the Tang emperor and his ministers were up to.

But he was immediately heartbroken.

"Sir Qin, I wonder if you can make the decision on redeeming the soldiers of my country, John?"

Qin Jiansheng pretended to be hesitant and said, "Of course it counts."

"But this silver..."

Mike was also very understanding and immediately said that it was not a problem, but for the sake of face, the amount must not exceed one hundred taels. The two of them had their own ulterior motives, but they had a very pleasant conversation.

Immediately, in front of countless civil and military officials of the Taiji Hall, Qin Jiansheng announced that all the captives from John's country would be released tomorrow, and Mike also handed over the ransom immediately.

That night, Mike paid a large sum of money to invite Qin Jiansheng to the residence of the John Country delegation. After a brief greeting with Mike, Mike began to force Qin Jiansheng to drink desperately.

Qin Jiansheng also accepted everyone who came, and acted about 80% drunk under Mike's malicious gaze.

Mike also took the opportunity to find out a lot of information about the Tang State.

According to Qin Jiansheng, after Li Zheng used his vast military power to defeat Myanmar with the whole country's strength, he became complacent and indulged in pleasure.

Qin Jiansheng indirectly expressed his dissatisfaction and thoughts towards Li Zheng.

In Mike's opinion, he has established a very solid cooperative relationship with Qin Jiansheng because he has already got the upper hand over this important official of the Tang State.

Even when the Governor-General marches into the Tang Kingdom in the future, Qin Jiansheng will be a powerful helper to the Great John Kingdom.

The two of them stayed together until late at night, and Qin Jiansheng staggered out from the back door of John’s residence.

After leaving the territory of the diplomatic mission, Qin Jian was full of energy and no longer seemed drunk at all. He was not just a weak civil official.

Qin Jiansheng quickly walked into the imperial city, and Li Zhengzhen was waiting for him in the Taiji Hall.

(End of this chapter)