After the eunuch shouted this, all the civil and military ministers bowed their heads and marched.
Emperor Liu Bei was already sitting on the dragon chair, wearing a dragon robe and a dragon crown, looking at the ministers through the bead curtain above his head.
When the civil servants and military generals lined up, Zhuge Liang was the leader, and Zhang Fei was the military commander. The ministers bowed down and shouted long live the mountain.
"I see you, Your Majesty, long live my Emperor!"
Guan Suo felt that his uncle, who often hugged him when he was a child, was really grand today, and he looked like a king in every gesture.
"All ministers are safe," the emperor issued an order to his ministers.
Guan Suo followed the ministers and responded: "Thank you, Your Majesty."
Prince Liu Chan, dressed in luxurious clothes, stood in Zhuge Liang's column. Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun, Huang Zhong, Ma Chao, Chen Dao, Guan Suo and others stood in another column.
When going to court, matters were arranged in order of importance and urgency. The Soochow envoy came to form an alliance, which was the top priority.
This time the eunuch was not qualified to speak, and the ceremonial officer had to present the credentials.
The ceremony officer bowed and held his scepter, and came out to announce: "Your Majesty, Soochow has sent an envoy to the Han Dynasty, and Zhuge Jin is asking to see the Holy Master outside the palace!"
Liu Bei said proudly: "Xuan!"
Guan Suo felt that since his uncle was an emperor, he spoke in a long pronunciation.
This looks elegant.
In the palace hall, two maids stood behind the emperor holding big fans.
The eunuch stood below.
Liu Bei was far away from his ministers. This system in the Han Dynasty was to highlight the emperor's incomparable nobility and was imitated by later generations.
The entire hall was extremely solemn and solemn, so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.
Zhuge Jin stood up straight and led the envoys to the palace.
At this moment, he was very nervous.
If it were someone else who was sent as an envoy, he would probably be killed by Liu Bei.
Our old Liu and your grandson are allies. You dare to attack my Jingzhou. What do you mean? Do you think you will live too long?
Zhuge Jin believed that for Zhuge Liang's sake, even if the matter could not be negotiated today, he would not lose his life, but he could not lose his lord's dignity no matter what.
If you receive the salary of the Sun family, you must be loyal to the master of the Sun family. This is his principle.
He concentrated his mind and tried his best to keep his legs from shaking.
Going on an envoy today is too difficult for anyone in Soochow.
You can't let your lord be humiliated, so you can't be too groveling. Besides, if you do this, the Shu Han people will only look down on you.
But don’t be mad!
That’s really a long life!
Alas, as the party that is in the wrong and actively seeking alliance, this matter is extremely difficult to resolve today.
The envoy behind Zhuge Jin was trembling even as he breathed. His legs went weak and he almost fell. Fortunately, he stood upright in time and did not make a fool of himself.
Fortunately, Liu Bei didn't put a big cauldron at the door and boil water, otherwise he would have frightened them even more.
Sun Quan could do this kind of thing, but Liu Bei couldn't.
"Zhuge Jin, the envoy of Wu, pays homage to His Majesty on the order of the Marquis of Wu, and has presented the letter of credence!"
Zhuge Jin walked to the center position and only bowed without bowing.
Fei Shi, a minister of Shu, asked: "Why don't you worship the emperor after you meet him?"
Zhuge Jin replied neither humble nor arrogantly: "It won't be too late to pay my respects when Your Majesty approves the alliance."
Wang Lian said angrily: "What do you mean by this? Are you threatening His Majesty?"
Zhuge Jin looked calm: "No! If Your Majesty is unwilling to accept the appointment of Wu Hou as a minister, then Wu Hou is not your Majesty's minister. The envoy's head can be cut off, but he cannot pay homage to Your Majesty!"
Guan Suo secretly admired him, thinking that these masters from the Three Kingdoms era really didn't have a fuel-efficient lamp.
If you are not a top talent, you are not worthy of sitting in such a high position.
The three monarchs of Cao, Sun and Liu were all very good.
"Send it up!"
Emperor Liu Bei was very arrogant, and his voice was still so powerful despite his age.
The gloomy aura when speaking can overwhelm people.
The ceremony officer respectfully presented the letter of credence, and Liu Bei quickly read it.
I didn't have a few words to begin with.
We are all people who come and go, and when it comes to things on the scene, just go through the motions.
In the letter of credence, Sun Quan did not mention a word about the sneak attack on Jingzhou, let alone admit that he was wrong. He only congratulated the King of Hanzhong on ascending the throne and inheriting the throne, and he wanted to join forces with the Han Emperor to kill the national traitors.
In Sun Quan's view, the former national traitor was Cao Cao, but now this honorable title belongs to Cao Pi.
Cao Cao did not proclaim himself emperor until his death. Sun Quan understood this, but it was not important. If Sun Quan wanted to benefit, the Cao family must be thieves.
Liu Bei received the letter of credence and laughed loudly: "Shi Wu is trying to avoid the important and take the easy!"
Zhuge Jin was calm and unhurried, fully demonstrating the quality of a first-class diplomat: "May I ask Your Majesty, what do you mean by this?"
Liu Bei sat majestically and shouted: "Lu Meng is a traitor, destroying the alliance and attacking our Jingzhou! Why didn't Sun Quan mention this matter?"
The envoys behind Zhuge Jin all felt the chill on their bodies.
Some people were shaking uncontrollably.
Zhuge Jin knew that Liu Bei would definitely ask this question.
"Because it's not worth mentioning! That's why Wu Hou didn't mention it!" Zhuge Jin raised his neck, as if this nonsense was really not worth mentioning.
Liu Bei sneered and said: "Hahaha... Lu Meng, the traitor, first plotted against my second brother with his humble words and polite words, and then used the poisonous trick of crossing the river in white to attack Jingzhou! What a vicious trick! Wu Shi is so eloquent that he actually
It’s not worth mentioning!”
The hall was filled with a tense atmosphere!
A yellow leaf fell to the ground outside the palace, and the wind gently scraped the ground with it, which frightened an envoy, fearing that his head would be like that yellow leaf!
Liu Bei continued to rebuke: "Wu and Shu are allies and trade all the year round. Your Soochow soldiers come to do business as white people. The Jingzhou defenders are unprepared and will most likely be fooled. If it weren't for my wise nephew Guan Suo."
If you see through this vicious plot, I'm afraid Jingzhou will be out of my hands a long time ago! If that's the case, I'm afraid even Yunchang won't be able to escape, right? In order to make all my second brother's old men give up, you will definitely cruelly kill him.
Killing, yes or no?"
Guan Yu wrote these things in his letter, and Liu Bei felt scared after reading it!
Now Soochow wants to sue for peace, but Liu Bei is very resentful about Soochow secretly breaking the alliance and attacking Jingzhou!
Zhuge Jin's sweat almost flowed from his neck to his face.
He lowered his head and felt hot all over.
This happens when people are too nervous.
thump!
Zhuge Jin has the talent, but not all other envoys have the same talent as him.
And not all others have a relative named Zhuge Liang.
One of the envoys was so frightened that he collapsed to the ground and knelt down in fear of Liu Bei's majesty.
Zhuge Jin glared at him, and then he got up with a look of fear on his face, his legs shaking violently.
On such a cold day, the sweat on that man's face was pouring down.
The civil servants of the Shu Han Dynasty were better off. Zhang Fei and others had already burst into laughter without saving any face.
Zhang Fei’s big donkey voice is louder than firecrackers:
"Wu Gou's plan is so sinister! Fortunately, my nephew Guan Suo foiled their plan and killed their 50,000-strong army! Hahaha!"
In the Shu Palace, morale soared.
Ma Chao and others were all looking back to see Guan Suo. Some people who didn't know Guan Suo were looking back to see who this young hero was.
Liu Bei fully experienced the majesty of the emperor today. He remembered that when he first formed an alliance with Sun Quan, his family had already been established for three generations and owned a large area of Jiangdong.
But he only had 2,000 soldiers and didn't even have a base. He could only lick his face and pretend that the soldiers of Liu Qi, the eldest son of Liu Biao, the deceased Jingzhou shepherd, were his own soldiers to form an alliance with the Sun family.
Otherwise, he is afraid that others will look down upon him.
After the Battle of Chibi, Wu and Wei fought against each other. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Liu Bei first conquered Jingzhou and then Western Shu. He became an emperor and no longer had to live the same begging life as before.
But Sun Quan's people are now begging for peace.
Liu Bei thought to himself, what is an emperor for eternity? I guess someone like me can be considered an emperor for eternity!
Seeing the Soochow envoy who made a fool of himself, he deliberately tried to demoralize the Soochow envoy and said loudly: "My wise nephew, the great hero who defeated the rebel general Guan Suo and foiled Lu Meng's plot in Jingzhou, stand up and let me see
, let the officials of our Han Dynasty have a look, and let their envoys from Soochow have a look!"
On this occasion, being praised and named by the emperor in public and becoming the focus of the audience, Guan Suo could clearly feel his heartbeat speeding up.
"Your Majesty, Guansuo!" Guansuo came out holding the wat board, and everyone's eyes were directed at him.
Liu Bei said loudly: "Call me uncle!"
Guan Suo was in a turbulent mood: "My son, see your uncle!"
Liu Bei laughed so hard that the beaded curtain shook: "What a good boy! He deserves to be my nephew! He deserves to be Guan Yunchang's son!"
Huang Zhong, Chen Dao and others were all watching Guan Suo and couldn't help but praise him as a young hero.
Wei Chang's intestines were turning green now, and he cursed in his heart: "It's all your fault for putting away the Guanzi flag early, otherwise I would have known it was you, and I wouldn't have dared to provoke you. It's all my fault for being so stupid."
Low profile!”
Liu Bei pointed at Guan Suo and smiled at Zhuge Jin: "Lu Meng, the commander-in-chief of your family, has been fighting for many years, but he was defeated by my nephew, a young man who has never led an army before. Haha... No wonder there is a saying among the people that Lu Bu started his own business as a foster father.
, Cao Cao’s founding fee as a general, Sun Quan’s founding fee as a governor…”
The hall is filled with happy air...
Everyone was laughing at the people of Soochow.
Zhuge Jin wished he could find a crack in the ground and crawl in.
On this occasion, Zhuge Liang was not in the best position to speak, let alone help Zhuge Jin, so he had to keep silent.
But Guan Suo was thinking about another question at this time, uncle, there is another saying among the people, I wonder if you know, or you should pretend not to know.
The original words are as follows: Lu Bu paid for his foster father, Cao Cao paid for his general, Sun Quan paid for his governor, and Liu Bei paid for his wife... This chapter has been completed!