There have been a lot of interactions between the Qin State and the Tang Empire recently, so the war in Fengjiang was really sloppy. Everyone was just preparing for a big fight, but because they had to take the train of the Tang State, these battles were all
Had to stop.
In fact, the Dahua Empire also took advantage of it, which is why Zhao Chen is more and more willing to endure Fengjiang's truce.
Some materials imported by the Great China Empire from the Tang State were directly transported to the Great China Empire via Fengjiang, allowing the Great China Empire's industry to be maintained to this day.
In addition, the luxuries that the Dahua Empire urgently needs are also traveling on this railway: luxury cars, brand-name bags, luxury goods, cutting-edge drugs that the nobles need... are all mixed with new weapons and delivered to Dahua in a grand manner.
within the empire.
Sometimes Zhao Chen doesn't even know the meaning of his hard work in Fengjiang: today he has a one-day truce for someone's medicine, and tomorrow he has a one-day truce for someone's car...
The problem is, this person cannot be offended. They are not the emperor's relatives, his brothers and sisters, or the emperor himself and his cabinet ministers. The other party is not arrogant, and the greeting card he sends is humble and respectful.
He was full of words begging for favor, how could Zhao Chen refuse?
Then came the battle situation that the frontline soldiers sacrificed their lives for, a little bit of collapse, a little bit of embarrassment, and a little bit of deviating from the original track.
In the past, there were orders for him to attack desperately, but nowadays such urging orders are rare. Even if there is an order occasionally, it is said in an extremely tactful way, as if he is afraid that Zhao Chen will take the order to attack seriously.
Another train from the Tang Dynasty passed through the Great China Empire and arrived at Wuyang, the royal city of Qin. This time arriving in Qin was an official from the diplomatic department of the Tang Empire who had been ordered to deliver gifts.
The Qin State did not dare to neglect it. After all, the two countries were in the honeymoon period. The marriage relationship made the two countries seem so close. Now the diplomacy of the two countries basically revolved around the princess' marriage. The Tang Empire
His Majesty the Emperor's wedding unfolds.
In order to show his importance, King Yingduo of Qin received envoys from the Tang Empire at a small court meeting. Under normal circumstances, such court meetings would not receive foreign officials.
Allowing diplomatic officials from the Tang Empire to attend was a courtesy in itself. The officials from the Tang Empire were also very polite and explained their intention after receiving permission: "Your Majesty, the foreign minister has been ordered to present a national gift. I hope that the friendship between the two countries will last forever.
.”
After he finished speaking, the waiter holding the gift came forward and handed a long scroll to the waiter of Qin. Zhou Huaiyuan, the head of the advisory group of the Tang Empire in Qin who was specially present at the side, seemed to be smiling but not smiling.
Already know what the empire sent.
King Qin Yingduo, who still didn't know what the gift was, was very happy. The return gift from the Tang Empire at least showed that the relationship between the two countries was still very close in appearance.
What he wants is this effect: at least in the eyes of outsiders, the relationship between Tang and Qin is solid, which can make Qin more powerful when dealing with relations with Shu and Chu.
Strength sometimes represents interests.
Ying Duo smiled with a smile on his face and started talking about the situation: "Your country is really too polite. We will be relatives from now on, and we should treat each other with courtesy."
"Reciprocity should indeed be reciprocated, Princess Yingyue, oh, she should be called Princess Yingyue now. Her Royal Highness Princess Yingyue brought a map of Qin when she arrived in the Tang Dynasty, and this map of Qin was not on the gift list.
." The envoys from the Tang Dynasty who came to deliver gifts were very honest, so honest that the ministers on the Qin side were shocked.
Brother, why are you so honest in telling what's going on behind the scenes: Isn't this because your Datang Empire is taking advantage? Isn't it better to just take the map and have fun?
You said it so bluntly, how did you let the matter end? What kind of weird operation is this? Did your Tang Empire marry a princess? What is tradition?
Sure enough, it is a newly rising country with no foundation. It doesn't even know the hidden rules, and it doesn't even study history... Wait! Doesn't the emperor of the Tang Empire not even understand the political significance of "princess marriage"?
Because marrying a princess in the Western Continent is a default "pay-losing act", the political significance of Qin's initiative to marry is actually very huge. To a certain extent, it represents weakness and compromise, and is a clear test of submission.
It means something inside.
But if all the young people in the Tang Empire just thought that the Qin State was sending a beautiful woman to the Tang Emperor, then wouldn’t the Qin State be flirting with a blind man?
King Qin Yingduo was obviously shocked by the direct remarks made by the special envoy of Tang State, but he quickly regained his composure and spoke in an official tone: "I don't know about this matter yet, it should be Yingyue's own idea...
Frankly speaking, I can only express my deep regret over this matter."
What the special envoy of the Tang Empire said was righteous: "Our country also attaches great importance to this matter. His Majesty the Emperor of our country feels that we should not owe others favors on this kind of matter. A marriage is a marriage, and other factors should not be involved. So.
This time, he ordered me to send a national gift to make up for your country's losses."
It is a pity that no one present believed this rhetoric: If your emperor had no political considerations, how could he marry the Qin princess so freely? Shameless!
King Qin Yingduo was no longer good at playing. It was really the first time for him to see such a diplomatic method that was both serious and serious. He could only bite the bullet and asked: "So, what is the gift from your country?
what is it then?"
"A map of Qin." Tang's envoy immediately replied.
"Huh? You mean, return that map to our Qin State?" King Qin was stunned, and then asked with a smile: He feels that he can fight back. After your Tang State got the map, read it and copied it, then we Qin State
Wouldn’t it be a little too naive to return the country’s map?
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How about staying at my house for a month and then returning it to you?
The special envoy of the Tang Empire smiled and replied: "Yes, and no. If we just return the original, wouldn't it be a joke? Our Emperor likes the map brought by His Royal Highness very much, so he kept it as a gift. Get up. What is sent this time is the map of Qin drawn by our Tang Empire."
"Your Majesty, please take a look. The accuracy is not high, so I hope you don't mind it." After he finished speaking, he stood there, as if looking at a group of clowns in the hall.
The waiter walked up to King Qin holding the map, and Ying Duo didn't know whether he should read it or not. After a few seconds, he gritted his teeth and waved to the waiter holding the map, indicating that he should unfold the map. .
The waiter unfolded the map, revealing the beautifully drawn mountains, rivers, cities, and roads. The map even marked the approximate population and farmland, which was extremely detailed and perfect.
When he saw this map, King Qin Yingduo was dumbfounded. He had never thought that Tang Mo had such a detailed map of Qin, and he had indeed made a joke.
Although he wanted to suppress his expression, he still let out a slight sigh: "This..."
The special envoy of the Tang Dynasty obviously expected that King Qin would be in such a state. He bowed his head slightly and said goodbye: "If His Highness the King of Qin is satisfied, the foreign minister will go back and resume his duties."
"Ah, ah... OK! You have worked hard on your journey, Mr. Special Envoy. Come on, let us entertain you with good wine and good food. We must make Mr. Special Envoy happy!" King Qin Yingduo quickly ordered the people to be seen off, and Zhou Huaiyuan also said goodbye and left the hall at the same time. .
Without outsiders, the ministers of the Qin State had just seen the panic of King Qin Yingduo, and naturally they quickly asked: "Your Majesty..."
"Come and take a look." Ying Duo stopped hiding, slumped down on the chair, and ordered.
The ministers received the consent and immediately gathered around the waiter. When they saw the map, they all felt as if they had seen a ghost: "This is it!"
"Yes, a map of our Qin State." Ying Duo replied with a wry smile.
Qin General Wang Luo glanced at Ying'an, the royal clan general who was also shocked, and said with a worried look on his face: "This accuracy... is much higher than our own military maps."
Ying Duo took the words and said directly: "I know, that's why I lost my temper just now! Their Tang State, unknowingly, drew the map of our Qin State! This is beating me up!"
Ying'an realized the problem. This was clearly Tang's warning to Qin, telling Qin that they had already plotted against Qin.
Therefore, he asked Qin Wang Yingduo who was sitting on the chair with some anxiety: "Then... Your Majesty, should we restrain ourselves... next?"
Ying Duo originally wanted to agree, but suddenly he stretched out his hand and made a movement to stop her. He gritted his teeth and said, "No! Just do whatever you have to do! No matter what you say, you can't marry a daughter in vain!"
This map was definitely not mapped in the past two years. The Tang Empire has been plotting against Qin for some time. Now that the other party has confessed, what does Qin have to fear?
The key point is to use the period of marriage to gain the most benefits. Will the Tang Empire let Qin go if Qin is honest? Are you kidding me? They have even drawn the map?
No matter what, after annexing Shu first, and then carving up Great China with the Tang Empire, Qin now has enough strategic depth to confront the Tang Empire head-on!
If you give up now, when the Great China Empire returns to the Tang Dynasty, what barrier will Qin have to resist the Tang Empire's attack?
"Let Zhang Xuan continue to attack, let's... continue to prepare for this grand wedding!" Ying Duo ordered with fierce eyes and clenched fists.
