There were many people coming and going here, there was no ceremony to welcome the distinguished guests, and not even a single official from the city came out.
It was obvious that he did not take the imperial envoy to heart and did not welcome him.
No words are needed, no expressions are needed, it's all so obvious.
Zhizhi!!
On the sidewalk, a carriage was driving rapidly. In the carriage sat a middle-aged man, wearing an official hat and a calm expression. There were officers and soldiers on the left and right sides of the carriage, and everyone did not deliberately hide their cultivation.
They are all god-level.
The person sitting in the carriage is naturally the envoy of Baiyu Dynasty.
The carriage suddenly stopped at the city gate, and the official inside actually leaned forward.
At this moment, it was revealed that he had no cultivation and was a civil servant through and through. However, this was done inside the carriage and was not visible to outsiders.
Generally speaking, the Baiyu Dynasty should send a person with good cultivation, so that when a robbery occurs, he can leave with the tribute money in time, and the emperor should not be so stupid that he cannot even think of this, and even if
If the emperor is fatuous, then all civil and military ministers cannot be fatuous.
As for sending someone who has no cultivation, it is the emperor's intention. I am afraid only he knows the specific thoughts.
He immediately sat upright, adjusted his official hat, and then arranged his official uniform.
"Sir, we're here."
said the coachman driving the carriage.
The imperial envoy opened the curtain and stepped out of the carriage. When he saw the pedestrians coming and going at the city gate, his face immediately darkened.
He is a dignified messenger of the dynasty, coming on behalf of the Baiyu Dynasty. The city lord did not come out to greet him. This is not contempt for him, but a great disrespect for the Baiyu Dynasty. He does not take the Baiyu Dynasty into his heart at all, and he should be punished.
Nine tribes.
You must know that he had already sent someone to notify them before his arrival. Did he forget even the most basic etiquette as a city lord?
When the imperial envoy saw this, his face was very ugly, and he sat back in the car. "I'm not going into the city today. Go and tell them that if they don't come out to greet them, I will refuse to enter the city."
A soldier immediately came up to the guard, said a few words, and then trotted back.
After a while, the city gate guard came over with a small group of soldiers. This guard was also a middle-aged man, with a long black beard and a darker complexion, but with a warm smile on his face.
"Haha, why don't the imperial envoys enter the city? The city lord is now personally arranging the envoy's accommodation. He is too busy at the moment and cannot leave, so he has specially ordered the future to welcome the envoy into the city."
"I heard that the city owner of Phoenix City has changed. Is this the case?"
"Oh, that's what happened. Our city lord abdicated to make way for the next generation. Now our city lord is Yu Qingyi."
"I am here on behalf of the dynasty, and he, a small city lord, is still showing off to me. If I just say a word, his head will be moved."
"What the envoy said is true, so our city lord specially asked the future to welcome the envoy into the city, rest for a night, and discuss important matters tomorrow."
"Okay, let's enter the city."
He didn't enter the city before, just for show. He still had to enter the city. If he didn't collect enough tribute money here, it would be difficult for him to save his life. Now that he sent people, he just went downhill and entered.
city.
The place to stay is not in a post house, but in a courtyard.
This courtyard is owned by the city lord's palace. It is a relatively good courtyard. It was originally bought to entertain distinguished guests. Now Yu Qingyi uses it to entertain imperial envoys.
The imperial envoy was quite satisfied with this courtyard. There were no other courtyards around it, and the environment was quiet. It was a good place for self-cultivation.
When the imperial envoy moved into this place, the guard finally breathed a sigh of relief.
After the imperial envoy moved in, the guard found an excuse to leave.
As soon as the guard left, a soldier walked in and said, "Go out, didn't you see that I want to rest? Huh? Why don't you go out?"
The imperial envoy slowly turned his face, and suddenly the expression on his face froze at this moment.
Not only did the soldier not leave, he pulled up a stool and sat down. He sarcastically said to the imperial envoy: "Sir, what a great official power."
"Oh? No...not...emperor..."
"Not what?"
"That's not the case. By the way, Prince, why are you here?"
"If I don't come here, how can I see your majesty?"
"Prince, you misunderstood. I just felt a little sleepy on the journey, so I said something disrespectful. I hope that the prince will not remember the villain's fault and let him go."
The soldier who walked in turned out to be a prince from the Baiyu Dynasty. He looked very handsome, with an evil smile, and his aura was only at the god level. But if you think he only has god-level cultivation, you are wrong.
Oh, so wrong.
This man was one of the more powerful among the princes of the Baiyu Dynasty, and his cultivation was so extraordinary that it was earth-shattering.
"You are my eldest brother's man, how can I dare to touch you?"
"The prince is joking."
The imperial envoy kept wiping away his sweat, his legs were shaking, and he was so frightened that he almost lost control of his pee and urine.
The imperial envoy continued: "I wonder what important matters the prince has to do when he comes to Phoenix City this time? If I can help you, I will definitely die of exhaustion."
The prince sneered, "Counting on you? Ha, if I were counting on you, my head would have been moved long ago."
"Prince, what are you doing?"
"Don't understand? Then open the window and take a look."
The imperial envoy opened the window as instructed and saw densely packed soldiers standing outside. Every soldier was fully armed. There were so many people in front of them, but they didn't know how many were hiding in the dark. I'm afraid there must be people in the open.
As much as twice as much.
The imperial envoy saw all this and shuddered, "What is going on? Is Phoenix City going to rebel?"
"Rebellion? As long as Phoenix City dares to rebel, it will be razed to the ground by our dynasty's army the next day. Don't think that after repelling the Beichen family, it means it is lawless. The Beichen family is nothing in the eyes of this prince. Only that old guy is there.
This prince still has some weight in his eyes."
The prince said coldly.
"Prince, what should we do?"
"Stay unchanged to cope with all changes. Tomorrow you go to meet the new city lord and ask him to pay the tribute money. In addition, you will double the tribute money."
"Double? Prince, that's one billion divine coins, it's not a small sum."
"Just do as I say."
"Yes, Prince."
"And tomorrow I will go with you, and I will be your personal bodyguard. I am a little interested in the new city lord."
"Yes, yes, I will obey the prince's arrangements in everything."
The imperial envoy was like a slave, nodding his head and hunching his waist, not daring to refute a word. After a quarter of an hour, the prince stood up and left, and the clothes of the imperial envoy were already soaked with sweat.
Nothing happened all night.
Early the next morning, the envoy from the Imperial Dynasty clamored to see the city lord. The soldiers outside had no choice but to report it. Yu Qingyi also knew that evasion was useless, so he agreed to meet the envoy from the Imperial Dynasty first and prescribe the right medicine. As long as he knew about the Imperial Dynasty
Whoever the messenger is, he just wants to find a way to delay it for a few days.
The imperial envoy and two guards walked into the city lord's palace in a swaggering manner. One of the two soldiers was the prince from last night. He lowered his head slightly and looked at the ground.
They walked into the meeting hall and saw two people sitting here, one was Yu Qingyi and the other was Feng Ying.
"We sincerely welcome the envoy of the Imperial Dynasty to Phoenix City. I believe that the envoy has never been to Phoenix City before. Later, the city lord will ask the envoy to take the envoy to appreciate the local customs and customs."
Yu Qingyi said respectfully, but did not stand up.
The imperial envoy's expression immediately became displeased, "Lord City Lord, let's stop chatting. I believe the Lord City Lord already knows the purpose of my visit this time. Please ask the Lord City Lord to hand over one billion tribute money to me. I will ask for more money."
When I go to other cities, I don’t have time to stay here.”
"How can it be one billion? Isn't it 500 million?"
Feng Ying asked with a frown.
"Yes, it was originally 500 million, but the dynasty is currently at war with other countries, so the treasury is tight, so this time each city will be doubled. This is the emperor's decision. If the city owner has any questions, he can go to the emperor and question him face to face.
"
Yu Qingyi knew that they must be deliberately making things difficult. If he gave them one billion, they would definitely swallow up five hundred million. If he didn't give them, it would be a crime of rebellion for Phoenix City.
In fact, the Baiyu Dynasty did not send troops to attack Phoenix City because there was insufficient reason. They could not send troops to intervene in the battle in the city just because Ye Shengtian was a wanted criminal. Doing so would inevitably cause an uproar and cause dissatisfaction among the various city lords, which would eventually turn into hostility.
Denunciation of Baiyu Dynasty.
But if Phoenix City openly rebels, the Baiyu Dynasty's army will be famous. The other city lords can't say anything, and they are obliged to send troops to cooperate, otherwise it will be tantamount to treason.
This time the prince came in person to explore the truth. If the Phoenix City had no objections, he would try his best to force them to rebel. It was inevitable that the imperial army would attack the Phoenix City. Now he just needed an excuse. Such a good thing
Of course they have to seize the opportunity.
Baiyu Dynasty's crusade against Phoenix City was not only to make Ye Shengtian a wanted criminal, but also to scare other city lords with evil intentions and make them be more honest. Of course, the other thing was to take Phoenix City into the hands of the royal family and control it.
It can no longer be controlled by the Liu family.
Phoenix City was built by Liu Yuyang. Liu Yuyang knew that he was no match for the Baiyu Dynasty, so he paid tribute every year, and this has been done for millions of years.
When Yu Qingyi heard that it was one billion divine coins, he secretly thought it would be better, but a sad look appeared on his face, "Messengers of the imperial dynasty, you didn't tell me in advance that we only prepared 500 million divine coins, and now we have to collect one billion
, we can’t get it out at the moment, it may take a few days to get it together.”
The imperial envoy said: "Lord City Lord, please don't deceive me. The huge Phoenix City can't afford one billion divine coins? You have annexed more than a dozen cities before, which is a huge wealth. No matter what, Ming Ming
The Japanese officer is about to leave, and I will come again in the afternoon. I hope the Lord of the City will not disappoint me."