These ministers of Zhao State have been waiting for a long time.
They were just arrogant in front of their own people. They didn't dare to provoke the Chu State and She Zhao, but they took care of the people of the Zhao State and made a ruthless and decisive decision.
Facing the powerful Chu people, they had no choice but to wait for Chu's heavy blow.
The emperor did not dare to neglect him. In the past, he would have gone to the harem to enjoy the service of concubines of various types and postures, but now the emperor was no longer in this mood. He was walking around in the imperial garden but could not eliminate the feeling in his heart.
impatient.
Originally, he thought that even though he was the king of a country, even if Xu Qing was angry, he would come over after a little stalemate. However, he did not expect that Xu Qing left him alone for an entire afternoon and half of the night.
Because of his irritation, he killed several eunuchs in the palace.
At this moment, the little eunuch who had been following Bai Fu finally hurried back and greeted the driver and said, "Report to your majesty, Eunuch Bai and Captain Long have invited Xu Qing from Chu State."
Emperor Zhao was relieved when he heard this. Xu Qing finally gave him this face.
If Xu Qing dared to let the emperor stay here overnight despite the emperor's decree, Zhao would have lost all face.
After receiving a positive reply, the Emperor of Zhao immediately spoke: "Go and invite the two prime ministers on the left and the six ministers to attend the dust-washing banquet. By the way, Lieutenant Long has contributed a lot to this. General Long has also guarded the border for our Zhao State. Give it to her."
Add a seat."
The little eunuch immediately said: "I obey the order!"
At the dust-washing party
When Xu Qing walked in, the banquet was almost full, and the only two empty seats were naturally for Xu Qing and Long Bing'er.
Moreover, the two people's seats were very close to each other, which made Xu Qing want to reward the person who made the arrangements.
Xu Qing looked at Emperor Zhao and said, "Foreign Minister Xu Qing has met His Majesty the Emperor."
But when Xu Qing met Emperor Zhao, he only raised his hands and did not bow.
Naturally, Emperor Zhao did not dare to neglect and quickly stretched out his hand and said: "No courtesy, no courtesy, take a seat quickly, take a seat quickly."
Xu Qing said: "Thank you, Your Majesty."
Then he took his seat. Long Bing'er clasped his fists and saluted, then sat next to Xu Qing.
Although there was a crowd of civil and military officials at this time, no one dared to pursue the matter of Xu Qing leaving the emperor alone for an afternoon and a half.
The emperor also took this opportunity to change the topic and said: "The envoy has worked hard all the way. I wonder if he can get used to eating and lodging in Zhao State?"
Xu Qing said lightly, "Thank you, Your Majesty. Zhao's food is very suitable for foreign ministers."
Emperor Zhao nodded and said, "I see that Lieutenant Long and the envoy can chat quite well."
Xu Qing said: "Long Xiaowei once competed with the foreign minister's wife in martial arts, and they can't be acquainted without fighting."
Emperor Zhao smiled and said, "It turns out that there is such a connection. In this way, Lieutenant Long can be regarded as a friend of the envoy. From now on, your army will be stationed outside the capital for a temporary rest. If there are any difficulties, just ask Captain Long
Open your mouth and Captain Long will tell me so that I can make arrangements in advance."
At this time, Zhao Huang was trying his best to comfort Xu Qing's unstable mood.
After realizing that he had released someone else's pigeon in the morning, Zhao Huang quickly looked up any information related to Xu Qing in order to remedy the situation.
If Emperor Zhao could be so diligent in criticizing memorials and reading, then Zhao Guo would not have fallen into such a situation.
But if you don’t check, you won’t know. If you check, you will be shocked. Not only did Long Bing’er have a martial arts competition with his wife, but Xu Qing took the risk to save Long Bing’er when something went wrong in Liuzhou during the Ming Dynasty.
Long Bing'er was good-looking, especially when she was in the army all the year round. There was a heroic spirit between her brows that no one else had.
If Xu Qing really didn't have any intentions for Long Bing'er, would he be able to take risks to save her over and over again?
Only a ghost can believe it!
Zhao Huang used his few brains and came to the conclusion that Xu Qing must be coveting Long Bing'er's beauty!
In this case, it would be better to let Long Bing'er and Xu Qingduo get together. It would be better if it could dispel the anger in Xu Qing's heart.
Although doing this is a bit sorry for General Long who is fighting a bloody battle with Shezhao far away at the border, but now that Zhao is at a critical stage, he has no choice but to make some sacrifices to the Long family.
Now that their Zhao Kingdom has King Ming inside and She Zhao outside, they cannot afford to offend a third person.
Long Bing'er remained silent after hearing Emperor Zhao's words, and Xu Qing said: "Thank you, Your Majesty, but this time our country of Chu will only rest in the capital for five days, and we will rush to the border in five days."
Emperor Zhao heard Xu Qing's words and laughed and said, "Okay! If we can defeat She Zhao, I will hold a grand celebration banquet for the envoy! I wish the envoy a triumphant return!"
As he spoke, Zhao Huang raised his wine glass, and Xu Qing also raised his wine glass and drank.
At this moment, a man in Shezhao's clothes at the Cleansing Banquet looked at Xu Qing and said, "They say that the Central Plains is a land of etiquette, but why did they wantonly use lynching to imprison me, Shezhao, on the territory of Zhao?"
Chinese? What’s the point?”
This man who is the deputy envoy of Shezhao is the permanent envoy of Shezhao in the capital of Zhao. Today, Shezhao not only has a permanent envoy in the capital of Zhao, but can even station two hundred elite soldiers in the capital of Zhao.
Zhao Guo is responsible for the military expenditures of these two hundred elite soldiers.
How embarrassing is it to let others station elite troops at your doorstep?
No matter how mediocre the Emperor of Zhao was, he still understood why others should not be allowed to sleep soundly under the bed.
In the past, there was really nothing I could do. No matter how hard I tried, I had to endure it, but I really couldn't defeat the Kingdom of Shezhao.
But things are different now, Big Brother has sent troops to help!
He also sent a general who sealed the wolf and lived in Xu, and the grassland was easily controlled by others, let alone your small edict.
Isn’t that just something you can pick up?
Therefore, Emperor Zhao, who had been disgusted by the two hundred elite soldiers of Shezhao Kingdom stationed in the capital for so long, also specially invited Geluo, the resident envoy of Shezhao Kingdom, to the dust-cleansing banquet.
Just to make him feel disgusted.
Initially, Emperor Zhao thought that Xu Qing would be the first to take offense. After all, the Chu people had always been unreasonable when it came to taking action. Unexpectedly, it was She Zhao who spoke first.
After Xu Qing heard what Ge Luo said, he laughed and said: "What? If you abandon the imperial edict to bully me, the Central Plains people, can't I, the Chu State, vent my anger on the Central Plains? I will take care of the people you cannot manage well despite the imperial edict."
Ge Luo heard Xu Qing's words and snorted coldly: "Your country should know that even if your country comes to assist Zhao State, your country has no judicial power in Zhao State's territory. Now Chu State's army is on Zhao State's land."
It is a serious act of overstepping one's authority to arrest the person who issued the edict. Is your country still a country of etiquette if you go beyond the rules?"
The one who is definitely at fault for this point is the Chu State. He Geluo wants to see what truth this Chu State person can say even if he is full of mouths.
Xu Qing sneered, leaned back on the chair and said calmly: "I am a barbarian!"