There were not many people on the street, and Mengbai reacted very quickly, but still did not catch anyone. When Mengbai’s men reported the matter, Mengbai almost exploded with anger. After all, Qiuci is a small country, and there is no complete
The bureaucracy and most of the affairs of Kucha City are actually in charge of Mengbai. Now he is also responsible for welcoming the envoys, but he has caused such an incident, which is really hard to explain.
At this time, Duan Ping, who had suddenly disappeared from Duan Ye's eyes, came back. There was a bloodstain on the right side of his face, but his expression was extremely solemn.
"Sir, as soon as the assassin drew his bow, Beizi followed him, but he was still a step too late to stop him. Please forgive me. In addition, Beizi followed him to hide, but the assassin still had an arrow in his sleeve. He was unable to guard against it, and he was not good at concealed weapons.
If he could not be captured, the assassin must have taken refuge in a civilian residence and could not obtain it without a lowly position."
Duan Ping spoke calmly, but everyone sounded frightened. It was obvious that the two of them must have had a hard fight just now, and Duan Ping's face was scratched. And the assassin could still hurt Duan Ping, so he must be a master.
The arrest is naturally not something Duan Ye can do. Seeing this, Mengbai hurriedly said: "Please rest assured, Lord Duan, Mengbai promises that Qiuci will investigate to the end, catch the murderer, and give you an explanation."
In this case, Duan Ye didn't want to pursue further investigation, so he nodded in agreement. Qiuci was still in a state of seeking peace, and it was impossible to deliberately assassinate him. The only explanation was that it was done by someone who did not want the peace agreement to be reached. At this time, Jiangyu
He said: "Since Mr. Duan is frightened, why not go to Guanyi to rest and see my king later?"
"Huh?" Duan Ye glanced at Jiang Yu with some vigilance, and then said word by word: "Eating the king's salary, being loyal to the king, thanks to the girl's rescue, Duan Ye is not injured at all, how can he lie down indoors and worry about state affairs?
Do you want to ignore it? Everything remains the same, and the foreign minister will go to see King Qiuci now."
Jiangyu stopped trying to persuade him and stretched out his hand: "Master Duan, please!"
"You two, please!"
The journey was uneventful, and Duan Ye entered the palace of King Qiuci. He saw that the decoration was extremely luxurious, and the guards were all wearing armor. Although he looked like a king, Duan Ye was not too surprised. People who have seen the Forbidden City will not be surprised.
The pomp of the little king of the Western Region caught me cold.
The welcoming ceremony was still dominated by Mengbai, but at the end of the steps, a middle-aged man was seen wearing a Gong robe and a black crown with a solemn expression. He was obviously the King of Qiuci.
The king of Qiuci, Bochun, was a tall man with a majestic face. He was introduced by Mengbai, and Duan Ye performed the courtesy of a foreign minister. Bochunyao saluted Fu Jian, the king of the Qin Dynasty. The two sides gave in to each other, and the ceremony was completed and they entered the palace.
After the greetings, Bo Chun smiled and said: "Master Duan is young and promising, and now he is a popular person in front of Master Jiexia. Qiuci City has admired the Tian family for many years, and now his admiration can be expressed every day. I hope Master Duan is here."
There are so many kind words in front of me."
Duan Ye waved his hands repeatedly and said: "I don't dare to take it, I don't dare to take it. Now the king is wise and promising, and Qiuci is rich in resources and people. This is due to the king's virtue. Although the Qin Dynasty conquered the Western Regions, it convinced people with virtue.
We govern the country with propriety and hope for peace and co-prosperity with the countries in the Western Regions. Since the king is so sincere, he would not dare to specialize in other fields, but in front of the festival, he can speak a little bit."
As he said this, two pretty maids came over with plates. Duan Ye opened the cloth on it and saw two pairs of jade bis, one Ruyi handle. Sure enough, on such occasions, giving gifts is unavoidable.
"Oh, this is the best Hetian jade, right?" Duan Ye sighed, "How can Duan Ye be so virtuous and capable as to accept such a great gift?"
"No, no. Duan joins the army and is both civil and military. He will be the pillar of the country from now on. My king admires him deeply and wants to make friends. Master Duan doesn't have to refuse." Meng Bai also came to persuade. Bo Chun just twisted his beard and said nothing.
"Don't refuse, don't refuse." Duan Ye rubbed his hands, "I will accept it. Thank you so much, Your Majesty. Duan Ping, please accept it!"
Bo Chun and Meng Bai were immediately dumbfounded. They had seen a lot of people from the Central Plains pretending to refuse, but this gentleman just pushed and accepted it. He was really shameless. It was Jiangyu, although he couldn't see it.
His expression was clear, but his eyes were curved into crescent moons.
"Okay!" Bo Chun clapped his hands, "Since Mr. Duan is such a wonderful person, Xiao Wang will no longer go around in circles. Xiao Wang heard that His Majesty the Heavenly King of China marched south with a million troops, intending to unify the south of the Yangtze River. Now there must be good news coming frequently, and the battle
The flag has already been planted in Stone City."
Duan Ye secretly complained in his heart, what Bo Chun said was not good, but he mentioned this. Of course he knew that Fu Jian had lost all his money in one go. It seemed that current events would not change, so he was telling lies.
Definitely not, because I can’t hide it for long. But telling the truth will inevitably be looked down upon by Kucha.
After thinking quickly, Duan Ye carefully laughed and said with a smile: "I, the Emperor of Qin, have been ordered by heaven, so naturally I am the master of the world. Although the Jin Kingdom was Zhengshuo in the past, the Sima family has long since lost power, and millions of troops went south.
, isn’t the result obvious?”
Bo Chun laughed twice in apology and said: "In that case, it is natural for Bo Chun to be your Majesty's minister. But in the past, the King of Chechnya once invaded Qiuci. Qiuci was caught off guard and almost lost his country and his family. Fortunately, the soldiers
The people were united as one, and Xiao Wang personally supervised the battle before driving the thieves out. However, during the battle, Xiao Wang was injured by an arrow on his back, and it was aching even in the wind and rain. It was a long way to the capital, and I was afraid he wouldn't be able to reach it.
The capital cannot hold on any longer, how about Xiao Wang sending the prince to make a pilgrimage on his behalf?"
Has this begun to talk about conditions? Duan Ye felt awe-struck, "It is natural for the prince to go to see your majesty. Although your majesty has a vast empire and loves his ministers, he is willing to get close to his ministers, talk about the general situation of the world, and understand the people's sentiments, so as to avoid being corrupted by corrupt officials.
Blinded."
He said it tactfully, but refused clearly. Bo Chun's face was a little ugly, but he immediately smiled and said: "Then Bo Chun should go, but there must be someone stationed in Qiuci. To be honest, Mr. Duan, Xiao Wang
Although they have three sons, except for the prince Boguang, the second son Boxi is idle. Three years ago, Xiao Wang drove him to Bojin to practice. The younger son is only five years old, how can he handle political affairs? This... the situation,
I hope Master Duan will understand."
"It doesn't matter." Duan Ye said calmly, "Your Majesty, you can send people to Bojin to summon the second prince back. At the same time, you can set off for the capital. It will only take more than a month for you to treat the second prince. Miss Jiangyu and Lord Mengbai will be here.
, plus I, Da Qin, will also leave an army to maintain law and order, I expect there will be no trouble in Kucha, what do you think, Your Majesty?"
"This..." Bo Chun changed color and was about to stand up when he saw Mengbai and Jiangyu winking at him. He suppressed his anger, raised his glass and said with a forced smile: "Master Duan, I have unbearable back pain.
You can’t wait too long, I’ll use this wine to catch the wind for you.”
After saying this, he didn't wait for Duan Ye's answer, he just got up and left immediately, walking like the wind, without even the slightest trace of injury.
Duan Ye picked up the wine cup with a smile and drank slowly, as if the inferior wine was a glass of Lafite, letting the liquid slowly go down his throat and feeling the taste.