The Jagged Empire of Daqin

"Your Majesty, do you want to see the Qin envoy?" Fu Sheng asked respectfully.

"No hurry!" Jin Emperor Min Ziying waved his hands disapprovingly, "Let the damn Qin envoy wait for a while, let's first guess the purpose of Qin envoy's visit, and it won't be too late to meet with Xuan Qin envoy!"

Jin Emperor Min Ziyan hated the Qin Empire to the core, and when he talked about Qin envoys, he couldn't help but use the word damn.

When Fu Sheng heard the words, he stepped back immediately, waiting for the monarch and his ministers to figure out the purpose of Qin envoy's visit.

"Qiu Xiang, why do you think the envoy of Qin came here? Could it be for the affairs of the Yan Empire?" Jin Emperor Min Ziying's gaze rested on Qiu Yixiao, and upon hearing this, Qiu Yixiao fell silent immediately, his brows lost in thought.

After pondering for a moment, Qiu Yixiao frowned and said, "The envoy of Qin probably didn't come here for the affairs of the Yan Empire. This matter, moreover, regarding the matter of the Yan Empire, the Qin Empire has no reason to look for us, and if they want to look for it, they must look for the Zhao Empire!"

"I speculate that the Qin Empire should have come for the wedding ceremony of Emperor Qin, and wanted to invite us Dajin to the wedding ceremony. If not, I really don't know why the envoy of Qin came!"

"Big wedding ceremony?" Jin Emperor Min Ziying frowned, "If we still have good friends between Qin and Jin, it would make sense to invite Da Jin to Qin Emperor's big wedding ceremony, but I, Da Jin and the Qin Empire hate so much, who will get married?" Inviting the enemy to a banquet? How can there be such a cheap person!"

Qiu Yixiao smiled lightly, raised his hand and said with a smile: "The Qin Empire is not a character who plays cards according to common sense. It may be for other purposes, so we must be vigilant and not fall into the trap of the Qin Empire!"

"Hmm! That makes sense!" Jin Emperor Min Ziying nodded, his vigilance immediately increased, and after a while, Jin Emperor Min Ziying said to Fu Sheng, "Proclaim the envoy of Qin Qin!"

"Obey!" Fu Sheng bent down respectfully and responded, then turned and left the Taihe Palace!

Jin Emperor Min Ziying and Qiu Yixiao waited quietly.

After about half a stick of incense time, Fu Sheng attracted a man in a black official uniform, this man was Lan Jin, the sixth-rank head of the Ministry of Rites of the Great Qin Empire!

Under Fu Sheng's guidance, Lan Jin walked under the high platform step by step, stood next to Qiu Yixiao, bent down in a salute neither humble nor overbearing, and said: "The foreign minister Lan Jin pays homage to His Majesty the Emperor Jin!"

Jin Emperor Min Ziying narrowed his eyes and looked at Lan Jin carefully. Seeing that his official uniform was embroidered with egret buns, Jin Emperor Min Ziying and Qiu Yixiao knew that this person was a sixth-rank official. The Qin Empire actually sent only one sixth-rank official. Jin Emperor Min Ziying and Qiu Yixiao were a little upset.

Although my Great Jin Dynasty is in a stage of decline, it is still an empire. It is too underestimating to send an embassy to an empire with only one head of the Ministry of Rites!

"Is it true that all the officials of the Ministry of Rites of the Qin Empire are dead? Send you, a small official, here!" Jin Emperor Min Ziyi scolded with a cold face.

Although the national power of the Great Jin Empire was no longer as strong as that of the Great Qin Empire, the emperor was still an emperor, not a mere sixth-rank official who dared to offend him. Moreover, the Yan Empire fought against the Qin Empire without declaring it, which made him full of confidence.

Lan Jin was dumbfounded when he heard the scolding, "Damn it, this Emperor Jin must have some brain problems, he cursed at the Ministry of Rituals as soon as he opened his mouth!"

Lan Jin, who was just at the age of vitality, didn't know how to endure at all, and immediately replied with a smile: "My Daqin is going to hold a feast of Kyushu, so the adults in the Ministry of Rites have all gone to other empires, so we can only send foreign ministers." This humble master has come to the Jin Empire!"

Jin Emperor Min Ziyan was very angry when he heard this. Doesn't this mean that the Jin Empire is not as good as other empires and is not worthy of a high official from the Ministry of Rites?

"It's unreasonable, come here, take it down for me, and hit the thirty palace staff first!" Jin Emperor Min Ziying was furious!

As soon as the words fell, two burly imperial guards ran in immediately, quickly clasped Lan Jin's hands, and dragged him out, Qiu Yixiao was quite frightened, and quickly said: "Your Majesty, absolutely not, he is the envoy of Qin! "

The two imperial guards subconsciously stopped their movements and looked at Jin Emperor Min Ziying, as if to ask again, Your Majesty, whether to fight or not.

"What's wrong with the envoy of Qin? He still dares to behave wildly when he comes to me. If I don't hit him, he will hit anyone. When his emperor sees me, he has to call out the emperor's uncle, hit me, and drag me down!" Jin Emperor Min Zi trembled angrily, his eyes closed. Spitfire.

Although Jin was weak, his dignity was still there. As the emperor of Jin, how could he allow the head of the Ministry of Rites of a neighboring country to humiliate him!

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Chapter 421 Who Is Shameless?

After receiving the affirmative order from Jin Emperor Min Ziyan, the two imperial guards didn't hesitate anymore and dragged Lan Jin out. Lan Jin struggled a bit, but found that he couldn't struggle at all, and immediately shouted: "I'm the envoy of Qin, you can't hit me, otherwise It is declaring war on Great Qin!"

No matter how Lan Jin struggled and roared, the two imperial guards still mercilessly pressed Lan Jin against the door outside the hall, picked up the wooden stick and swung it down. Lan Jin gasped in pain, but did not cry out. The sound came, and he clenched his teeth and held on.

Jin Emperor Min Ziying was safeguarding the dignity of the Great Jin Empire, and he, Lan Jin, was also safeguarding the face of the Great Qin Empire.

"Humph!"

"Declaring war on Great Qin? Ridiculous!" The corner of Jin Emperor Min Ziying's mouth raised an arc, showing a sneer.

If the Qin Empire wants to trouble the Jin Empire, let's find out about the Yan Empire first!

"oops!"

"Stop hitting, stop hitting, get down!"

Chou Yixiao pushed away the two imperial guards with a slightly flustered expression, and helped Lan Jin up from the ground. The hot-blooded Lan Jin pushed Chou Yixiao away, glared fiercely at Jin Emperor Min Ziyan who was on the dragon chair, and said angrily: "Jin Emperor, you are rude, downright rude, this matter, the ministers will never forget!"

"If you dare to say one more word, I will kill you now!" Jin Emperor Min Ziying's anger also rose, and his sharp eyes exuded fierce murderous intent. The emperor is the emperor after all. Lan Jin was so frightened that he did not dare to speak for a while. Qiu Yixiao, who was pushed away by Lan Jin, walked back to Lan Jin's side, and said with an apologetic smile: "Emissary Qin, don't be angry, my Majesty is in a bad mood recently!"

"Your Majesty, calm down!"

Qiu Yixiao turned into a peacemaker, comforting him left and right.

"Huh!" Jin Emperor Min Ziyan and Lan Jin snorted at the same time, both were very unconvinced, Qiu Yixiao also felt a headache, Your Majesty, why do you have to compete with a sixth-rank official, this Qin envoy is really good, He is also the emperor after all, can't he be gentler?

After a while, Jin Emperor Min Ziyan regained his composure, feeling that he was out of character. Is it necessary for him to be angry with a small official from a neighboring country as the emperor of the Jin Empire?Thinking of this, Jin Emperor Min Ziying suddenly said in a bad mood: "What is the reason why my nephew sent you here, let the fart go, and get out of here!"

Lan Jin took a deep breath, suppressed the anger in his heart, took a few steps forward, and then bent over with a cold face and saluted: "At the beginning of April next year, Daqin will hold a celebration ceremony for the Kyushu to celebrate Daqin's conquest of the Northwest Desert. The Jin Empire can send people to attend this grand ceremony!"

Although the tone was still very unfriendly, the words used made Jin Emperor Min Ziying feel comfortable. Jin Emperor Min Ziying glanced at Qiu Yixiao and asked calmly, "What does Prime Minister Qiu think about this?"

Qiu Yixiao bent down respectfully and saluted and replied: "Your Majesty, the trouble in the Northwest has always been the heart disease of the Nine Provinces. Now that the heart disease is cured, Da Jin is a member of the Nine Provinces. He should participate and congratulate him!"

"Indeed!" Jin Emperor Min Ziyan nodded, then raised his eyes to Lan Jin and said, "You can go!"

"One more thing, about the remaining [-] Jin army prisoners!" Lan Jin got straight to the point, and didn't want to talk nonsense with Jin Emperor Min Ziying.

Jin Emperor Min Ziyan raised his eyebrows, and Qiu Yixiao frowned, only to hear Lan Jin continue to say: "My Majesty said that as long as your country is willing to give 1000 million taels of silver, my Daqin can return [-] Jin troops at one time." captive!"

"Shameless!" Chou Yixiao couldn't help scolding, and shouted at Lan Jin with a warm and angry face: "Returning the prisoners of war is what should be done, how can the lion open his mouth and ask for a price!"

Qiu Yixiao was already very annoyed by paying back in installments, but now he is asking for a lot of money, and he is asking for 1000 million taels of silver. This is 1000 million taels of silver, which is enough to make 1000 million people live for more than half a year. For the Jin Empire, it is undoubtedly worse!

"Hehe!" Lan Jin sneered, "Lord Qiu Xiang, the return of prisoners of war requires money to redeem them. I have returned 10,000+ Jin army prisoners of war in Daqin Er, and I have returned [-] to [-]. These [-] to [-] Jin army prisoners of war, Did I, Great Qin, ever ask for money from the Jin Empire?"

boom!

With a sound, Jin Emperor Min Ziyan slapped the imperial case angrily, pointed at Lan Jin and scolded: "You are shameless, shameless, you forced my Da Jin soldiers to build water conservancy and roads, and enslaved our Da Jin crazily!" Soldiers, it’s not bad if I don’t ask you for money, but I still want to ask you for money, I’m telling you now, go back immediately, and tell my nephew, if you want money, I will fight to the end!”

To help you work, we have to pay, how can there be such a reason in the world!

When Lan Jin heard Jin Emperor Min Ziying's words, he couldn't help feeling a little surprised. He didn't expect Jin Emperor Min Ziying to speak so confidently that he would say everything he wanted to accompany him to the end.

At present, the Great Qin Empire has just finished its Western Expedition and the Northern Expedition, and the court is extremely busy. Under such circumstances, it is impossible to go to war with the Jin Empire, so this negotiation cannot be muddled, and we must find a way to get the Jin Empire to agree, otherwise they will It was a waste of time to come here.

After pondering for a while, Lan Jin bowed to Jin Emperor Min Ziying and saluted, "Emperor Jin doesn't need to be angry. My Majesty has said that as long as the Jin Empire is willing to pay 1000 million taels of silver, I, the eldest princess of the Qin Dynasty, Min Qing and Grand Tutor Qiu Yisheng is sent back to Jin, it is a small gift!"

"What did you say?" Jin Emperor Min Ziyan's eyes widened. Seeing this, Lan Jin repeated: "As long as the Jin Empire agrees to Daqin's conditions, Daqin will lead the eldest princess..."

Before Lan Jin finished speaking, Jin Emperor Min Ziyan roared angrily: "Presumptuous, presumptuous, I, the eldest princess of Jin, my imperial sister, my grand tutor, and my teacher, how can I be a gift!"

The Dajin royal family and the emperor's teacher were treated as gifts, which is undoubtedly a humiliation to the Dajin imperial family!

Qiu Yixiao's face was also ugly, but compared to the furious Jin Emperor Min Ziying, he was still in the calm stage, "Your Majesty calm down, furious anger can't solve the problem, this matter needs to be discussed carefully!" Qiu Yixiao bowed expressionlessly to salute road.

After finishing speaking, Qiu Yixiao turned his head to look at Lan Jin, "Emissary Qin, your Qin Empire is indeed going too far. Although my Princess Dajin is guilty, she is still a member of the royal family of Dajin and the sister of His Majesty the Emperor of Jin." , such a noble status, how can it be regarded as a gift? If this spreads, not only the face of the Jin royal family will be damaged, but your Great Qin royal family will also be damaged. After all, no matter what, I, the eldest princess of Jin, is the biological mother of Emperor Qin!"

Lan Jin didn't take it seriously when he heard the first half of the sentence, but when he heard the last sentence, Lan Jin also panicked a little. Yes, Princess Dajin is His Majesty's biological mother anyway. If it spreads, His Majesty's face will be more or less affected. damage.

Chapter 422 Zhao Didan's growth!

Your Majesty's face is the face of Da Qin, and as an envoy representing Da Qin, he should maintain Da Qin's face, not damage it.

Lan Jin hurriedly bowed to Qiu Yixiao, and then to Jin Emperor Min Ziying, and then said with a slightly flustered expression: "It's a foreign minister's slip of the tongue, Daqin will not treat your country's grand tutor and eldest princess as gifts, and will treat them with dignity. send it back to Dajin!"

"That's good!" Qiu Yixiao forced a smile on his face.

When Jin Emperor Min Ziyan heard Qiu Yixiao's words, the corners of his mouth twitched, and he immediately shouted angrily: "What's so good, I didn't even agree to this!"

Qiu Yixiao saluted with a wry smile on his face: "Your Majesty, promise, as for the reason, I will explain to you!"

"You..." Jin Emperor Min Ziying hesitated to speak.

"Hey, that's all, just listen to the prime minister!" Jin Emperor Min Ziying waved his hands helplessly, frowning, not understanding why Qiu Yixiao agreed, 1000 million taels of silver, one-third of the national treasury, this is the same as drawing blood There is no difference!

In the next period of time, Qiu Yixiao and Lan Jin signed a letter of credence, agreeing to redeem 1000 prisoners of war from the Jin army at the price of [-] million taels of silver. Jinling.

During this period, Qiu Yixiao tried to haggle the price in vain, but Lan Jin refused to let go, and the price was 1000 million taels of silver. Just kidding, this is the price set by the adults. If it is less, wouldn't it be me?

After the letter of credence was signed, Lan Jin left the Taihe Palace satisfied. After Lan Jin left, Jin Emperor Min Ziying couldn't wait to run down the high platform, walked up to Qiu Yixiao and asked, "Prime Minister, why did you agree to this damned man?" Qin envoy, this is 1000 million taels of silver, which is exactly one-third of the national treasury!"

"I believe that the Tai Tuo and the Imperial Sister will resolutely refuse when they learn about this matter. Prime Minister, it's not that I don't want the Imperial Sister and the Tai Tuo to come back, but that Da Jin needs money. Now Da Jin is a wasteland. Few people finish their last meal without a second meal!"

The young and strong are the labor force. Since the loss of the young and strong population in the Dajin, more than 500 million mu of good land in the Dajin has been abandoned in the past few years. 300 million mu have been abandoned, and people starve to death almost every day. This is already a disaster, and there is a disaster. For disaster relief, Jin Emperor Min Ziying originally planned to use 500 million taels of silver to buy food for disaster relief.

But after such a move, disaster relief has become a problem.

Although there are still 3000 million taels in the national treasury, even if 1000 million taels are removed, there will still be 2000 million taels, but it must be remembered that the Jin Empire has a fiscal deficit every year and cannot make ends meet. The money in the treasury is getting less and less every year. What should I do next year when the child is used up?Even if there is next year, what about the year after?

"Ah..." Qiu Yixiao sighed for a long time, and said in a helpless tone, "Your Majesty, I am also aware of the situation in Dajin, but think about it, Your Majesty. A lot of credit for it!"

"Let's not talk about the Grand Tutor, but only the eldest princess. Since the plan to steal Qin was exposed, the people of Dajin know the achievements of the eldest princess. In the eyes of the Qin people, she is the demon queen, but in the eyes of my Jin people, But she is an incomparable female hero throughout the ages, and she is the pride of Jin people!"

"If we don't pay for the redemption, how will the people of the Jin Dynasty view the court? How will they view Your Majesty? Will they think that the court is a group of selfish people? Your Majesty, it is necessary to redeem the eldest princess, otherwise , it will chill the hearts of Jin people!"

After listening to Qiu Yixiao's words, Jin Emperor Min Ziying fell silent, without saying a word, turned around and walked back to the high platform unsteadily, when he reached the steps of the high platform, Jin Emperor Min Ziying couldn't help but stop, and waved his hands with his back to Qiu Yixiao He said: "The two of them have worked hard for half their lives for Da Jin, so it's time to take them back. Let me leave this to you!"

"Obey!" Qiu Yixiao bowed down and responded solemnly and respectfully.

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Great Zhao Empire, Handan Imperial Capital, Imperial Palace, Shenghuang Palace!

The Shenghuang Palace is the largest palace among the Zhao Palaces. It is the palace where the military officials of the Great Zhao Empire were discussed. In the Shenghuang Palace, sixteen silver dragon pillars stand upright, supporting the beams of the palace. The ministers of Wu stand on both sides of the main hall. , On the silver dragon throne above the high platform, sat a young man wearing a silver dragon robe and a silver nine-pointed dragon crown!

This young man is about 20 years old, with a heroic appearance, holding the handle of the sword at his waist with one hand, looking around the military officials with sharp eyes, exuding a majestic imperial power, which makes all the officials feel solemn , not daring to act rashly.

This young man is none other than Zhao Didan!

After Zhao Didan conquered himself, he used iron fists to purge the imperial court, blood flowed into rivers in the Shenghuang Palace, so that all the officials did not dare to despise the young emperor, and some refined scholars often compared Zhao Didan and Qin Emperor, thinking that Zhao Didan is also a hero who has never been seen through the ages.

But Zhao Didan knew that he was still unable to compare with Qin Dichang. In order to narrow the gap between the two, Zhao Didan established the Overwatch Council to supervise all officials, and granted the Overwatch Council the right to kill first and then play. This Overwatch Council completely copied the Overwatch Council of the Great Qin Empire , there is only one difference, that is, the Overwatch Council of the Great Zhao Empire has the right to kill first, but the Overwatch Council of the Great Qin Empire does not.

In addition to establishing the Overwatch Council, he also vigorously encouraged the people to open up wasteland and cultivate land. Zhao Didan was extremely strict with the officials and extremely gentle with the people. Under the two different treatments, the officials of the Great Zhao Empire were walking on thin ice and trembling, while the people of the Great Zhao Empire lived and worked in peace and contentment, and the people's livelihood Healthy!

Zhao Didan undoubtedly became the savior in the eyes of the people and the devil in the eyes of officials.

"Dear dear ones, what do you think of the Yan Empire's undeclared war against the Qin Empire?" Zhao Didan's face was calm, and although his tone was neither cold nor cold, he was extremely serious.

The military officials looked at each other and fell into a brief silence. After a while, the prime minister Fang Ruhai, who was wearing a dark blue white crane patch court uniform, took a step forward, bowed down with a respectful expression, and wrote a report: "Return to Your Majesty, Your Majesty. I think this is a good time for me, Da Zhao, to attack Yan in a big way!"

Fang Ruhai's words reverberated in the Shenghuang Palace. After hearing this, many ministers showed their approval. Zhao Didan's court discussions were extremely strict, and courtiers were not allowed to discuss in a low voice. Open your mouth and listen well.

Zhao Didan frowned, still calm and said: "Fang Aiqing speak carefully!"

"Obey!" Fang Ruhai bowed respectfully and saluted in response, then straightened his back, looked at Zhao Didan and talked eloquently, "Your Majesty, Zhang Feizi rebelled against Yan and went to Qin. Emperor Yan should send envoys to negotiate with the Qin Empire first. But Emperor Yan directly fought against the Qin Empire without declaring it, so it is really narrow-minded, this is an unjust war!"

Chapter 423 Canonization Ceremony ([-])

"The Yan Empire has no name, no way and no righteousness. The Qin Empire will definitely not give up. It is very likely that it will mobilize heavy troops to attack the Yan Empire. However, my great Zhao can take the opportunity to increase the strength of the attack on Yan, and attack with Qin Nanbei. The Yan Empire may be able to carry I can withstand the Qin Empire's offensive, but I will definitely not be able to withstand Qin Zhao's offensive. There is no doubt that this battle will be won, and it is my Great Zhao who will gain the greatest benefit!"

After hearing these words, Zhao Didan slowly stood up from the dragon chair, walked down the high platform step by step, and walked to the center of the hall. Coincidentally, but with a slight change!"

"The Qin Empire has just finished its Northern Expedition and Western Expedition, and the whole country must be extremely busy. If I were Emperor Qin, I would not immediately dispatch heavy troops to attack Yan. There are two reasons for this. First, although Qin Yan borders the border, the land bordering Qin is imaginary Earth, the Qin Empire had to move troops from within the Great Wall, and the distance is enough to make Emperor Qin think twice!"

"Second, it's the same sentence just now. The Qin Empire has just finished its Northern Expedition, and the Northwest Desert has not yet digested it. It is unlikely to send troops to attack Yan. It will definitely send envoys to Yan to order the Yan Empire to stop the invasion!"

"Fang Aiqing's reason is very good, but after considering this point, don't you Aiqing also have to think twice before acting? What if I, Da Zhao, just stepped up the attack on Yan, but the Qin Empire stopped fighting, in the end, how can I, Da Zhao Isn't it falling into a bigger vortex?"

"Your Majesty is wise!" Minister Wu shouted in unison!

Zhao Didan raised his mouth slightly, turned around and walked back to the high platform, sat on the silver dragon throne, and said in a majestic tone: "Not only will I not participate, but I have to send an envoy to the Yan Empire to tell Emperor Yan that Zhao wants to stop the war with Yan! "

Prime Minister Fang Ruhai's eyes lit up, "Your Majesty is planning to let the Yan Empire rest assured to fight the Qin Empire?"

"Of course, Qin's annexation of the Northwest Desert should not be underestimated. Although Zhao is not bordering on Qin, it is not far away. It has already threatened our great Zhao. If a country wants to be strong, its neighbors must be weakened. The Yan Empire let go of both hands and feet, how dare the Yan Empire go all out!"

"When Yan Qin kills both of them, I, Da Zhao, will fight out!" Zhao Didan smiled charmingly, making one's scalp tingle.

A look of relief appeared on Fang Ruhai's face, and his expression was full of admiration: "It's such a trick to reap the benefits of the fisherman, I admire it very much!"

"Back to the court!" Zhao Didan flicked his sleeves and left directly. The Wu ministers on both sides of the hall knelt down and shouted respectfully in unison: "I will send you off to Your Majesty, long live my emperor, long live long live!"

After Zhao Didan's heroic figure disappeared from the eyes of all the officials, all the officials got up one after another and left the majestic and sacred Shenghuang Palace one after another.

Not long after the disintegration of the dynasty, officials from the Ministry of Rites left the imperial capital of Handan and headed northeast.

May 14, [-], the night of Shengqin!

Today is not a special day, nor is it a festival, but for Minister Wu of the Great Qin Empire, today is a day of great joy!

Great Qin Empire, Xianyang City, Imperial Palace, Fengtian Palace!

The night outside Fengtian Hall is surrounded by hundreds of officials waiting in rows. The inside of Fengtian Hall is brightly lit, which is the same as the Fengtian Banquet. Both sides of Fengtian Hall are filled with seats, and wine pots and wine glasses are placed on each seat. , and dozens of court ladies holding wooden trays are waiting.

All kinds of official uniforms, official seals, official ribbons, imperial edicts, silks and satins, jewelry and jade, gold, silver and jade are placed on the wooden trays in their hands!