Chapter 96 Beating the Envoy
There is only one woman in Wei who is rumored to be pregnant with a dragon child - the mother of Emperor Wen of Han Dynasty, Bo Ji!
Bo Ji was supposed to be given to King Bao of Wei as a palace maid by her mother soon. After Liu Bang killed King Bao of Wei, she was brought into the palace and she became pregnant with Emperor Wen.
Empress Lu caused trouble in the harem, and Mrs. Qi was made into a human pig. Mrs. Bo relied on her gentleness and courtesy, and did not fight or rob her, so she remained safe and sound until she became the empress dowager.
Fan Zeng actually asked Bo Ji to be his spy. With Bo Ji's temper, he would probably never send any news to Fan Zeng in his whole life.
"I don't dare to occupy the high position of a lady." Qing'e knelt down again.
Ziying hurriedly stopped her and said, "Jun Wuxi, you are worthy of the title of Madam."
Qing'e's little face was full of doubts, "I don't know why the king is like this."
"Madam probably never intended to help Fan Zeng." Ziying explained, "This should be regarded as my misunderstanding of Madam's apology. You cannot refuse."
Qing'e had no choice but to agree.
Ziying pulled Qing'e and sat beside the bed, "What did Fan Zeng tell his wife at that time?"
"Mr. Fan Zeng not only wants to use my concubine as an informant, but also wants to use the rumors about my concubine to make the king a target of public criticism and use the help of other princes to attack Xianyang." Qing'e said.
"The old guy is indeed bad enough." Ziying said with a smile, "The Chu army is powerful, and Fan Zeng's plan may really succeed. Why does Madam need to tell me this? Isn't it a good idea to help Fan Zeng?"
"The concubines who have entered the Qin Palace are the king's wives and concubines. They will not betray their husbands."
Ziying was moved with a hint of secret joy. Bo Ji always thought of King Bao of Wei when she was in Wei State, and the same was true when she came to Liu Bang's side.
Ziying was really grateful to Fan Zeng for being able to send such a woman to him.
"It would be great if that girl just now was like you." Ziying sighed.
When thinking of Caiwei, the anger in Ziying's heart suddenly appeared again.
"That girl cares about the king very much. The king should comfort her." Qing'e admonished.
"Forget it for now," Ziying said, "I won't establish a queen for the time being, and leave the harem affairs to my wife. Be especially careful with the Huns named Xu Lianti."
Ziying was a little scared when he thought about the woman who was forced to sleep with him in order to beg soldiers. He never saw her again after that night.
"I, my concubine, obey the king's orders." Qing'e knelt down and said.
"Thank you, madam." Ziying said with a smile, he finally had a woman in the harem who could make him feel at ease.
Qing'e stood up and said, "I am going to visit the palace people now to share the king's worries."
"Don't worry, Madam has been staying in the harem for a long time. I will take Madam out for a walk to see the scenery of Xianyang City."
Today, Xianyang is still the number one city in the world.
Before Ziying finished speaking, Lu Matong ran back to the door, his tone still a little frightened, "Your Majesty, the envoy of the Western Wei Kingdom is in the main hall asking for an audience."
"Hmph, everyone has guessed the reason for his trip." Ziying said disdainfully, "No!"
"But King Sai also came with us." Lu Matong added.
"Sima Xin? He is really good at contacting people. Let's meet the long history of Great Qin." Ziying sneered.
Sima Xin was granted a title by Xiang Yu to the southeast of Xianyang. It was the smallest kingdom among the Three Qin Dynasties. The Western Wei Kingdom was on the east side of Sai State. If you want to go to Xianyang, you need to pass through Sai State.
"I, my concubine, will not disturb the king." Qing'e said softly.
Ziying smiled and took Qing'e's hand, "The envoy of the King of Western Wei is here just for his wife, so he should go with me."
Driving slowly all the way, Ziying deliberately took Qing'e to wander around the palace for a long time before arriving at the main hall.
In the main hall, Ziying was sitting on the throne. Qing'e felt a little uncomfortable standing next to the throne. She had heard that the Queen Mother Qin Xuan controlled the government and was eventually abolished. It was even more inappropriate for her to hold this position.
"Your Majesty, it would be better for me to return to the harem." Qing'e whispered.
Your Highness, Sima Xin, who has a long face and beard but is short in stature, raised his eyes after hearing this, "Your Majesty, didn't Ziying call himself the Lord of Xianyang City? Do you want to disobey the peace treaty with the Overlord?"
"Failure to abide by the peace treaty means openly becoming the enemy of the overlord, and the princes must attack him together." The tall envoy of the Western Wei Dynasty said sternly.
Ziying smiled disdainfully, "Whatever you call your wife, it has nothing to do with you, right?"
"Zi Ying!" Sima Xin shouted loudly, "I will send someone to report to Overlord after I leave. Don't think that you can just live in peace when Overlord returns to Pengcheng."
"I originally wanted peace, but then I changed my mind and wanted to annex your country." Ziying said with a smile, "Go ahead and tell Xiang Yu all this and see if he believes it or not."
So what."
Ziying knew the current situation. Even if he fully abides by the peace treaty, these princes who hate Qin and are willing to be Xiang Yu's lackeys will secretly cause harm.
Rather than abide by the peace agreement honestly, it is better to think about doing whatever you want. Even if Xiang Yu hears this, he may not be convinced.
Moreover, the main conflict between Xiang Yu and the Queen Huai, who claims to be the overlord, is with King Huai. As long as King Huai dies, the baby will be safe.
Sima Xin and the envoys of the King of Western Wei turned red with anger. What they wanted to see was a groveling Ziying, and they never thought that Ziying could be so strong.
The envoy of the King of Western Wei suppressed his anger and said, "The King of Wei wants the Lord of Xianyang to hand over Bo Qing'e, the daughter of the King of Wei's royal family. He also hopes that the Lord of Xianyang will be more aware of current affairs."
"Don't talk about the King of Wei. Your king is called the King of Western Wei. The east side of the Wei Kingdom has been occupied by Xiang Yu's Chu Kingdom. I hope the King of Western Wei has some self-awareness." Ziying said with a smile.
The envoys of the King of Western Wei looked ugly. Due to Xiang Yu's power, they had nothing to say. Why did Ziying dare to laugh at the King of Wei?
Sima Xin hurriedly interjected, "The King of Qin is talking about territory. The capital of my country is Yueyang, which was the last capital of Qin."
The envoys of the King of Western Wei looked mocking.
The Qin State moved its capital all the way eastward to Jingyang in order to grow stronger, and moved its capital to Yueyang in order to defeat the Rongdi in the north, connect with the Three Jin Dynasties in the east, and fight against the powerful Wei at that time.
Now the Wei State is still there, but its capital, Yueyang, has returned to someone else.
"Back then, the Qin Kingdom only had the isolated city of Xianyang. How could you, Ziying, still have the nerve to ridicule our King of Wei?" the envoy of the King of Western Wei said disdainfully.
"Because you are in Xianyang now, and I have the final say here." Ziying smiled evilly, "Someone, break the legs of the envoy of the King of Western Wei!"
The guard walked into the hall and held the arm of the envoy of the King of Western Wei, and the stick was about to fall.
Sima Xin was startled, pulled away the guard and said urgently, "Beating an envoy is like beating the king of Wei. Ziying, you must think clearly about the consequences!"
Chapter completed!