Chapter 83 The Royal Palace
Ten days later.
Fengguo Capital, Fengzhou.
"Xuan, Tusi envoys met~~~~" The sharp and slender words of eunuchs came from the palace hall.
"Xuan, Tus envoys to meet—"
Then there were the palace guards on both sides of the entrance of the hall, and then the guards on both sides of the steps outside the hall, passing down the King of Wind's will one by one.
Among the nine vassal states, Feng Kingdom can be said to be the poorest, but even so, the size of its palace and the magnificent buildings are not comparable to those of the Tus.
The Tus messenger was waiting at the foot of the steps outside the palace. After he heard the guard's message, he immediately cheered up and began to walk upwards.
From him, when he walked to the Fengguo Hall, he needed to step on countless steps. When he entered the Gonggong Hall, the ministers of Fengguo inside had been waiting for a long time.
For many years, Tus has never sent any envoys to Feng. The ministers of Feng Kingdom only knew that there was such a country in the north of their country. Not to mention dealing with the barbarians, this was the first time people saw this!
The Tusi messenger was dressed in a foreign state. His golden curly hair and deep facial features were undoubtedly very different from the Fengren. Many ministers stood on their own trains, looking at each other side as if they were looking at them.
Facing the strange gazes of everyone, the Tusi messenger did not feel embarrassed at all. He strode to the front of the hall without blushing, and then held his chest with his hands, bent down to Chen Guang, the King of Wind on the throne above, and said:
"Aried, the messenger of Tus, see His Highness the King of Wind."
In the empire, only the emperor of the imperial court can be called His Majesty. It is not difficult to see from the name of Eride to King Feng Chen Guang that his cultural etiquette in the Central Plains seems to be quite researched.
As an official in Tussy who specializes in diplomatic work, his speech is not the kind of half-baked accent that Briss has. His speech is not only fluent, but also clear.
Unexpectedly, his Feng Yu was so fluent. Feng Wang Chen Guang nodded secretly and reached out and said, "You don't have to be too polite."
"His Royal Highness Xie Feng."
After Ared stood up, Chen Guang said straight to the point: "Although Tusi borders our Feng Kingdom, there have been many wars, but there have never been any messengers. I wonder what the reason is that the envoy enters Feng this time?"
Chen Guang didn't want to have a Tusi envoy Rao Wanzi, but he didn't know that the latter was even more direct than him. He immediately said, "Your Highness Huifeng, I was the one who came to meet Youfeng this time to meet Youqi. According to the king's will, he came to discuss the peace between the two countries with His Highness."
"Oh? Peacekeeping?" Chen Guang was overjoyed when he heard this. If he could really negotiate peace with Tus, he would of course be willing to do so! You know, places like border towns not only do not have any taxes, but in the past, every time they were plundered by barbarians, the court would have to spend a lot of gold and silver grants. In the long run, it would be an astronomical number!
The disaster of the barbarian soldiers is like a kitten scratching his claws in the eyes of the Fengguo court. It is said that the pain is not very painful, but if it doesn’t matter, it can scratch you two more blood marks, which is particularly annoying.
If the war in the North can be eliminated now, it will undoubtedly be like removing a trouble. More importantly, Fengguo can concentrate on dealing with the situation in Hedong.
At this time, the ministers of Fengguo in the hall also began to whisper.
Ared saw it and sneered in his heart. Although he was a small messenger, his style was quite large. He said proudly:
"Yes, Your Highness, you heard it right. Parliamentary discussion is exactly what our king means. For the two countries' peace talks, it will only have all the benefits but no harm for the Feng Kingdom, right?"
"This is a letter of the country. Please check your Highness Feng Wang."
As he spoke, Ared took out a letter written in animal skin from his arms and presented it to the eunuch who had taken it down with both hands.
This letter has been translated into Fengguo's words, which describes Tus' attitude towards the peace talks between the two countries. In the second half of the letter, it directly stated that Fengguo must kill Lu Chen as a condition.
After Chen Guang saw it, his brows frowned involuntarily. He put down the animal skin in his hand, looked at Arid and said:
"I have just read the letter of the country. I agree very much with the peace talks between the two countries. However, your country is on the condition of killing Lu Chen, the garrison commander of my border city, which makes it difficult for me to understand. If the noble envoy cannot give a reasonable explanation, I am afraid that I will never agree."
Upon hearing this, Ared immediately pretended to be angry and said in a tone of gritting teeth:
"Your Highness, King Feng! Lu Chen once killed more than 100,000 warriors in Tusi! Our military and civilians all hate him to the core! If Lu Chen does not die, it will be difficult to calm the resentment in Tusi! The peace talks between the two countries will also be opposed by the military and civilians! Execution of Lu Chen is also a necessary condition for peace talks between the two countries!"
"This..." Chen Guang pondered for a moment, and looked at the ministers of Fengguo below.
"Master!"
As he spoke, at this time, Xu Jingzhi, the right prime minister of Fengguo, stood up. He first gave a salute to Chen Guang upwards, and then faced Ared and said:
"I am Xu Jingzhi, the right prime minister of Fengguo, and I have a question and want to ask the Tusi envoy."
The right prime minister of Feng Kingdom is the leader of civil servants, a first-rank official, with a high position and a powerful position. Of course, Ared knew this, but he did not take Xu Jingzhi seriously, but replied in a casual tone: "Please speak by Lord Xu."
Xu Jingzhi didn't care about his attitude, but sneered:
"Tu Si took advantage of the strong wind and had no time to look north. Over the years, he has often entered the pass to plunder and slaughtered the people of our country. It can be said that he is more barbaric and more rampant! Did you ever think about living with our country peacefully before? Now, he suddenly sent envoys to the wind. According to my official's opinion, this is probably due to the war ahead, so he had to do it, right?"
Hearing this, Aid's face suddenly sank and said angrily: "Mr. Xu! Are you trying to destroy the peace talks between the two countries??"
In Ared's heart, Feng Guo was extremely eager to make peace with him. He put such a big hat on Xu Jingzhi, deliberately trying to get out of trouble!
However, Xu Jingzhi was unmoved at all, but continued to say coldly: "Hmph! If the barbarian army had not been able to break through the barrier now, how could he ask for peace? What did you do before? Now that I am defeated by my border soldiers, I know it will be painful?"
"You!" Aire's face turned red with anger and glared at Xu Jingzhi fiercely. Then, he did not directly argue with Xu Jingzhi, but instead said to Chen Guang on the throne in a dissatisfied tone:
"Your Highness, King Feng, was traveling thousands of miles away to the wind, and our country was sincerely discussing peace. However, your right prime minister made a slander and made a sarcasm! If your country does not want to make good use of our country, just say it bluntly! There is no need to do this!"
"Oh? Please be careful not to be impatient." Chen Guang waved his hand and smiled:
"Please rest assured about the peace talks between the two countries. I absolutely agree with the conditions proposed by your country. I still need to consider it and discuss it with the ministers before making a decision. You may think so. Please go back to the inn to rest for a day. I will give you a definite answer tomorrow. How about it?" (To be continued)
Chapter completed!