Your Majesty the Empress, I am really not a traitor!

Xia Yuxiao asked a dragon guard to take Qin Ji to get the medicine, and the conversation between the two of them came to an end.

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PS: Heh heh, the third watch is over, and the small bed is covered with a quilt.

Chapter 15 Wertnan

Daxia's delegation came to the capital of the Weixi Empire, Wittnan City.

Wertnan City is located in the center of the Central Avenue, in the south-central part of the Vici Empire.As the capital of the empire, Wertnan City has become the brightest pearl of the empire. Not only is the economy developed here, but also its foreign policy is particularly open in order to drive the surrounding economies.

Whether they are Weixi people, Hedeya people, or Dongsheng people, as long as they go through certain procedures, they can become the legal subjects of His Majesty the Emperor of the Weixi Empire here. In addition, the Weixi Empire encourages Business trade and industrial development.A lot of money has also been invested in magic, and the National Academy of Magic, the core of the entire empire, has almost become a paradise for countless magicians.

When the convoy was traveling through the city of Wertnan, Qin Ji even found out that there were other races in the city—only from what he could tell, there were elves, demons, orcs, and many other races.This is not counting the blood race, a race that is very similar to humans.

It is indeed a good thing to be open, but to such an extent, Qin Ji felt that there was something wrong with it.

Opening up to heterogeneous species is not necessarily a good thing. While bringing in all kinds of technologies and talents, it is also very easy to cause internal problems.In particular, the individual combat effectiveness of many alien species is actually higher than that of humans.

Just outside the Luoxing Palace in Wertnan City, a group of officials were waiting on the square outside the palace.

Accompanied by the arrival of the convoy, the Emperor Feite the Great of the Weixi Empire, members of the royal family, and officials greeted them one after another.

Daxia's carriage stopped at the square outside Luoxing Palace, and the four strong black horses completed their task. They looked at the group of people who were coming towards them, and then raised their hooves casually. .

The coachman and the dragon guards raised the curtain and opened the door. Qin Ji came out first. After jumping down, he quickly moved his waist after sitting in the carriage for several hours, then turned around and stretched out his hand:

"Your Majesty, please."

Xia Yuxiao nodded, then put her hand on his and got out of the carriage.

"I've heard for a long time that Emperor Daxia's appearance is extraordinary, and ordinary people can't match it. It's really lucky to see him today."

Fei Te III smiled and imitated Daxia's etiquette to people of the same status and saluted first.

"You've won the prize, but it's just others' praise, so it's not worth mentioning." Xia Yuxiao said with a smile.

"This must be your important minister. Your Excellency An Guogong is really imposing and talented."

Qin Ji nodded, almost holding back the corners of his mouth, turning his head and seeing Xia Yuxiao's expression of "hold it back for me", so he immediately strengthened his expression management.

It's not that he made trouble on purpose, but that the conversations that King Fei Te III had just used were all in Daxia...

Probably in order to express his sincerity in meeting Xia Yuxiao, so the great emperor deliberately learned a hand in Daxia, and he used Daxia's official dialect when he said these few sentences.But it's a bit embarrassing for you to let a crooked nut learn a few words of Daxia Mandarin temporarily. He can learn the pronunciation, but he doesn't know much about the tone.

For example, the phrase "It's really a good fortune for three lives", the respected emperor suddenly said "Shi Lai loose rope is lucky", which almost made him unstoppable.

However, although the pronunciation is funny, it is still understandable, which is enough to show the sincerity of the other party.

After finishing the polite words, Emperor Feite finally spoke Weixi again, and Qin Ji was relieved—he finally didn't have to be so sullen.

"Today we specially prepared our Weixi's special dishes for everyone. Please try it no matter what. In addition, we were able to meet today. If you don't mind, I hope you and His Excellency An Guogong will stay in our country's Triya Palace , I'm sure you will be very satisfied."

The wording of the emperor's speech was very polite, but it didn't give people the slightest sense of pandering.He was wearing that cumbersome dress, but he still gave off a capable impression. Xia Yuxiao felt that this guy was not a fuel-efficient lamp at first glance.

"Thank you for your hospitality. I also hope to be friendly with your country."

After Xia Yuxiao finished speaking, she glanced at Qin Ji.

Qin Ji came to his senses - at this moment, it was almost time for him to speak.

"Your Majesty Fei Te," he said respectfully, "May I ask Your Majesty what arrangements you have for tomorrow? If so, I can make careful preparations for our Majesty in advance."

"Oh, for tomorrow, Your Excellency An Guogong, you will definitely be very interested." The great emperor smiled from the bottom of his heart. It was a very confident smile. "Tomorrow will be the day to welcome the Emperor of the Great Xia Central Empire." The military parade, His Excellency An Guogong, have you seen the high platform over there?"

Qin Ji looked at the place pointed by His Majesty the Emperor, there was a high platform built there, and the high platform seemed to be a building similar to an altar. There were no buildings around the high platform, and it seemed that it should be an open space.

"Saw."

"That's where we are going tomorrow. We will conduct an army review there. At that time, His Majesty the Emperor and you will be respected by the soldiers of our country."

"Oh? I'm really interested in that."

Reviewing troops, this kind of diplomatic means actually means to some extent that the other party values ​​you.The army is the most important part of the country. The other party is willing to show the army to Xia Yuxiao and herself, which shows that the other party really wants to show their sincerity.

Of course, it is not clear how much of this is muscle show. Anyway, the two countries have not had any direct disputes so far, so let's show muscle.

"The talents from your country who came to our country to study, I have to say, are all heroes. If possible in the future, I hope that our two countries will strengthen exchanges, and let these young people in our country learn more."

"That's natural." Xia Yuxiao said with a smile.

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Weixi Empire, a corner of Wertnan City.

Several hawkers who set up stalls were leaning against the wall, as if they were discussing something.

"Tomorrow there will be a review ceremony here."

A peddler said in a low voice while pretending to count his income.

"Really? The news is accurate?" Another peddler who was leaning against the wall with his hat on asked as if he was sleeping.

"Accurate. The transfer of the army is still well documented, and insiders have also provided information."

"That's good."

The peddler who was counting the money didn't even look up.

"What exactly do you want to do? Let me tell you first, I am only in charge of intelligence work, don't push other things on me."

Said the merchant with a hat covering his face.

"I know, the adults have explained to us, but if there is anything that can help at the right time, you have to help."

"Understood. Then, the original plan remains unchanged, is it okay?"

"no problem."

After saying this, the hawkers regained their composure.

No.16 Chapter Planning

At night, Xia Yuxiao and the entire visiting team moved to Triya Palace according to the arrangement of Emperor Fei Te.

The so-called Triya Palace is to commemorate the palace of Empress Triya, a queen of the Weixi Empire. This palace is mainly used to entertain guests at the top level on weekdays. It has a luxury that is not inferior to the Luoxing Palace. Because of this, Emperor Fei Te arranged Xia Yuxiao here.

On the one hand, Triya Palace itself is just used to entertain guests of her status. On the other hand, this palace built to commemorate the empress of the empire fits Xia Yuxiao very well.

The majestic palace hall is intertwined with white and gold to form a simple but sacred space, and those exquisite carvings are enough to show the designer's intentions when designing this palace.

In the hall of the palace, a full-body portrait of Empress Triya was hung. When Xia Yuxiao and Qin Ji walked in, they saw the portrait at a glance.This is obviously a portrait that has been around for a certain period of time. Judging from the brushstrokes on it and the protection covered by the glass, it is indeed a painting of the cultural relic level.

Xia Yuxiao stood in the hall, staring at the empress. At this time, the empress Triya in the portrait seemed to be sizing up the empress who entered Triya's palace. She held a scepter in her hand and wore a Crown, smiling at the foreign emperor.

"Empress Triya, I have heard of her name before."

Xia Yuxiao nodded lightly at the portrait, taking it as a respect for the empress in the painting, and then said.

"Judging from the history of the Weixi Empire, this empress can almost be said to be one of the youngest and most promising emperors of the Weixi Empire. Unfortunately, she passed away too early." Qin Ji sighed.

Empress Triya is one of the four empresses in the entire Weixi Empire. Although there have been four empresses in the history of the Weixi Empire, she is the only one who can really be remembered like this.

During her reign, she made great efforts to govern. First, she established the current National Academy of Magic and many other famous academies.

During the more than ten years of struggle with the Church, the Weixi Empire almost expelled the Holy Bishop under the leadership of Empress Triya. But he suddenly fell ill and died on his lover's bed.

Later generations attributed her death to excessive indulgence, but many people speculated that the empress did not die from indulgence, but was very likely to die at the hands of her lover who was bribed by the church.

Because in the report of the court physician who was in charge of examining the cause of death at that time, it was mentioned that two glasses of wine were found beside the two people's beds, and one of them had been drunk, with the empress's lip marks on it, and the other was cleaned up at the scene. Officials drained for "mistakes".

This empress is very similar to Xia Yuxiao. She came to the throne at the age of 13. She was originally not destined for the throne, but in the end she unexpectedly escaped the siege and ascended to the throne. Her reign lasted for 15 years, and then she died suddenly at the age of 28... ...

Although she died, she shook the church's rule over secular power to a certain extent.

"We are living in this palace today, and Emperor Fei Te must have arranged everything for us."

Qin Ji said, and accompanied Xia Yuxiao through the hall where the portrait of the empress was hung, and entered the corridor behind.

Arriving here is the real daily living area. On both sides of the promenade are spiral upward stairs leading to the upper floors. Among these rooms, there are banquet halls and living rooms, and a little further back, There's even a huge indoor onsen.

When Qin Ji approached the hot spring, the hot spring water was steaming, which was quite surprising. The minister who led them said that all the water here was drawn from nearby hot springs.

After sending away the ministers of the Weixi Empire who were clustered around, Daxia's visiting team immediately got busy.

"We have a banquet tonight, and your Majesty and I will appear together at that time." Qin Ji took a pen from the side and wrote on the paper, "Your Majesty, what are you going to say then?"

"We just met tonight, so it's not suitable for talking about serious matters," Xia Yuxiao shook her head. "We're going to stay here for a few days. There will be a review ceremony tomorrow, so tomorrow is the best time to talk about things. Tonight is mainly Find out the attitude of officials within the Weixi Empire towards us."

"Understood, get to the bottom of it, right?"

Qin Ji understood what she meant, and he had a point in his heart.

Since Xia Yuxiao has already made preparations for this aspect, he can be relieved. He is really worried that Xia Yuxiao will not be able to pay attention to it. There will be no fixed goal at the dinner party. If you don't cooperate with each other at all, then the problem will be big.

"Yes, but you have to pay attention. According to previous understanding, there are also factions in the Weixi Empire that oppose us. The reason why those opponents oppose us is mainly because they think that this will cause Great Xia to become a threat to the Weixi Empire. a stumbling block."

"They don't really want to rule the human world in the short term, do they?"

Qin Ji couldn't laugh or cry.

Dominating the human world is naturally the ultimate goal of most human countries, but everyone knows that this goal cannot be achieved in a short period of time. At this time, it is a bit unnecessary to consider this fact.

The Great Xia and the Weixi Empire are separated by several countries. Even if they really want to fight, they should start with the nearby countries. How can they have the energy to travel thousands of miles to provoke an opponent like the Weixi Empire?

"It shouldn't be. I think the essential reason why they oppose us is probably because of the church."

"Afraid of angering the Church?"

Qin Ji thought for a moment.

This is possible. Although the Weixi Empire is trying its best to get rid of the church's control, there will always be some people in the country who worry about the church.If the status quo is maintained, the Weixi Empire maintains a relatively friendly relationship with the church at least on the surface, but once it is really too close to Daxia...

It is impossible for the church to tolerate a Western power like it defecting to a pagan country.

"Tomorrow is the time for the review. From the emperor's point of view, this is likely to be a show of muscle for us. It is intended to prove that the Weixi Empire has the ability to become our partner." Qin Ji said, " I think this is a good opportunity, and I also really want to see what the army of the Weixi Empire looks like."

"me too."

Xia Yuxiao rubbed her temples wearily, then slumped on the sofa and said.

"This trip depends entirely on your Majesty whether you can win enough benefits for the country. Once you succeed, I think Great Xia will definitely usher in a great improvement."

Qin Ji exhorted.