Later Qin, Chang'an City.
Yao Xing's face was gloomy. He sat in the court hall and looked at Tao Yuanming, who stood proudly in front of him. The entire hall was filled with the angry roars of the civil and military ministers of the Later Qin Dynasty: "It's too much!
Your Majesty, you must never agree to such a request."
"The Jin envoy is so arrogant and disrespectful that your Majesty should expel him immediately."
"It's too easy to expel him. Kill him and let him know our Great Qin's attitude!"
The expression on Tao Yuanming's face was as usual, and he seemed not to be affected by the shouts at all. He just looked at Yao Xing calmly, just like his expression when he read out his credentials.
The roar gradually subsided. Yao Xing frowned and suddenly said in Chinese: "Ambassador Tao, are you sure you have just read the entire letter of credence and not missed anything?"
Tao Yuanming nodded: "I have not missed every word and every separator. This is the letter of credence from His Majesty the Emperor of the Jin Dynasty to the King of Qin."
Yao Xing said coldly: "I need to remind you again that the late emperor officially proclaimed himself emperor instead of king of heaven when he was still alive. I can kill you now just for your disobedience."
Tao Yuanming smiled slightly: "From our perspective in the Jin Dynasty, only the Emperor of the Jin Dynasty is the emperor in the world. Other heroes from all walks of life can be called kings, generals, and Chanyus, but they cannot be called emperors. You are in your own
Jin has no control over how the country wants to call itself, but as an envoy of Jin, I can only call you by the name of my country. Even if you kill me for this, I will not regret it, because next time I come,
He is no longer just an envoy of Jin, but a great army of Jin!"
There was another burst of angry yelling and swearing in the hall, and many people shouted in Chinese: "Kill him, Your Majesty, we are not afraid of the Jin Kingdom!"
A man of about thirty years old, with well-developed muscles all over his body, began to roll up his sheepskin sleeves, and said viciously: "Father, kill this madman first, sacrifice his blood to the flag, and then I will lead the army."
Go south and capture Jingzhou. Doesn't he want the twelve counties of Nanyang? I will let him lose Xiangyang and Jiangling!"
Tao Yuanming suddenly laughed, turned to the muscular man, and said: "You must be the beloved son and general of the King of Heaven, Lord Guangping Yao Bi, right?"
Yao Bi laughed and said, "It's me. What do you think? You should be scared when you hear my reputation!"
Tao Yuanming's eyes fell on the two generals standing behind Yao Bi. One was an eight-foot tall man with a yellow face and a hooked beard. He was looking at Tao Yuanming coldly. Tao Yuanming nodded: "The general must be Qin."
The country's Zuopushe, the general Qi Nanqi general, and the Luoyang of the Jin Dynasty were captured by you yourself, right?"
A trace of pride flashed across Qi Nan's face: "Since you know my reputation, you should be respectful. Next time, I'm afraid Xiangyang will be the one I'm going to attack."
Tao Yuanming smiled, looked at another man behind Yao Bi who was nine feet tall, as strong as a big bear, and covered in iron armor, and said: "This is not General Pingyuan of the Jin Dynasty.
Captain Yang Fosong, General Yang, it seems that you are doing well in Qin State now."
Yang Fosong laughed and patted his breast mirror: "Your Jin State is too stingy. You gave two nonsense official positions and asked my whole family to serve your Jin State. I am not Fu Hong. I am not that stupid. Da Qin
He is the destiny, so I brought my people to Daqin and made many military exploits. Now I have the status of a general. I heard that Liu Yu is very good at fighting. When I was under General Maoqiu Mao of Hanzhong, he used to fight against Liu Yu.
Yu admires it very much, but when I saw it today, it was nothing more than that. Is he out of his mind when he sent you to make such a rude request? If so, I will be happy to help him repair it, which is better than what Lu Xun gave him.
That puzzle rice dumpling is better!"
As soon as these words came out, all the civil and military officials in the hall burst into laughter. Unexpectedly, a rough guy like Yang Fosong could actually say such words. The anger and injustice that Tao Yuanming had aroused just now was immediately relieved a lot.
Tao Yuanming shook his head and said: "I thought that the general of the Qin State should have some magnanimity in his words and deeds, but I didn't expect that, but this is the case. It's no wonder that over the years, under He Lianbobo's hand, he has suffered repeated defeats. If the three of you fight,
If his ability is half as good as bragging, Lingbei will not be almost completely in the hands of Hu Xia."
Everyone's expressions changed drastically. Tao Yuanming's words mentioned Hou Qin's deepest pain. Yao Bi was so angry that he raised his fist and was about to hit someone!
Yao Xing's voice sounded calmly: "Stop!"
Qi Nan and Yang Fosong grabbed Yao Bi at the same time. Yao Bi's face turned red and he said sternly: "Father, this man is arrogant and rude, and has no etiquette as an envoy. If we don't kill him, I'm afraid the Qin soldiers will not accept it."
Yao Xing said calmly: "Killing an unarmed envoy will not convince the Qin soldiers. This person just wants to anger us and see our reaction. I usually ask you to restrain yourself and keep your emotions in check."
Yu Se, it seems that you still need more practice. That's all, officials and generals, please step aside for now while I have a private meeting with the Jin envoy."
Yao Bi was still a little dissatisfied, and was about to speak when he met Yao Xing's cold eyes. He could only grit his teeth, broke away the hands of Qi Nan and Yang Fosong, bowed and retreated, and soon, in the hall, only
Yao Xing and Tao Yuanming were left, as well as five or six chamberlains and more than ten warriors in the four corners of the palace, each performing their duties.
Yao Xing curled his lips and said, "Okay, Ambassador Tao, I've finished reading out my credentials in public. You can mention Liu Yu's conditions other than his credentials now."
Tao Yuanming smiled slightly: "The general of my army did ask me to pay tribute to the king on his behalf. He said that we said goodbye twenty years ago, and I still think about the king's style. Now we are separated in the sky, and each is a hero. His life wish, the king should be very clear.
This time, I hope that for the sake of old friendship, I can satisfy his request, so that he can give an explanation to the entire Jin Dynasty."
Yao Xing's expression changed slightly, and he turned to sullen expression: "What, he really doesn't give anything, and just wants the twelve counties of Nanyang from me?"
Tao Yuanming said calmly: "Didn't your Majesty already take over Western Shu from the Jin Dynasty? One big state is better than twelve counties that are not much bigger than counties."
Yao Xing said coldly: "Are you not clear about the situation? Western Shu is a civil strife in your Jin country. Now it is Qiao Zong who proclaims himself the lord of Shu. What does it have to do with me, the Qin Dynasty?"
Tao Yuanming smiled and waved his hand: "If Qiao Zong didn't have the support of the king behind his back, how could he have the courage to rebel against Jin and establish himself on his own? This time, the general of the Zhenjun only mentioned Western Shu, not the Central Plains and Luoyang that the king now occupies.
Isn’t it just that I’m thinking about my old relationship with the king?”
This chapter has been completed!