Within Hu Zhengtang's residence.
A Qin envoy was currently seated on a chair, his face filled with an insuppressible arrogance.
The faces of the surrounding soldiers were as black as the bottom of a pot. If not for their military orders, they would have long since pressed this envoy to the ground and given him a good beating.
"This is how the Eastern Tang receives envoys?" The envoy rolled his eyes, saying calmly, "This official has already been sitting here for almost an hour, and your Eastern Tang's king has still not arrived? Does he not place my Great Qin in his eyes at all? "
The soldier's veins bulged on his forehead as he sucked in a deep breath, "His Majesty is currently discussing matters with the general. Please wait a moment, envoy."
"Sigh, my king specially sent this official here in order to maintain good relations with the Eastern Tang, not to the extent of inciting a war between the two countries. But the Eastern Tang's king does not know what's good for him. If my king were to find out, he would probably fly into a rage," the envoy said eccentrically.
Just at this moment, an arrogant voice sounded from afar, "Is that so? Then I would like to see how the Qin king would react when he flies into a rage. "
Immediately after, a slender figure entered the room. His face was handsome, a frivolous smile on his lips.
Beside him was a graceful and luxurious woman. Her expression was cold, and there was a graceful and luxurious aura between her brows.
It was Xu Que and Xuanyuan Wanrong.
Behind the two of them were Hu Zhengtang and the other generals. Almost all the soldiers in the city who had a say in this city had followed along.
There was no other reason than that before they had come, they had had a huge argument.
The conservative faction, led by Hu Zhengtang, felt that they should defend the city and slowly plan for the future.
With Heaven's Gate Pass's geographical advantage, as long as they passively defended, they could definitely hold out for several years.
As long as they waited for the country to develop and their border troops to be strong, they would definitely be able to fight a fair battle with the Qin Kingdom in a few years.
But Xu Que did not think so.
In his words, "Someone is already riding on your head and shitting on you, why aren't you beating him up? You should just press him to the ground and rub him! Let him feel what true strength is! "
Hu Zhengtang and the other generals were all speechless.
Your Majesty, your words are indeed not wrong, but you have to clearly see the strength of both sides!
The other party is the Qin Kingdom that swept the world!
Although you managed to kill tens of thousands of enemies with just three thousand soldiers, that was only a small-scale battle.
If a fight really broke out, your three thousand soldiers would be surrounded by hundreds of thousands of soldiers. No matter how good you were, you would still die!
Xu Que was noncommittal.
Young soldiers, oh, you haven't seen my true strength yet … …
When the envoy saw Xu Que, the arrogance on his face receded a little.
The courtiers in the kingdom might not know, but as the personal guard of the King of Qin, he naturally knew that the person who led the 3,000 soldiers and killed his way into the Qin army was the seemingly harmless monarch in front of him.
"Greetings, King of the Eastern Tang Kingdom." The envoy cupped his hands as he sat on his chair.
Although there was fear in his heart, the envoy still maintained his arrogance.
When Hu Zhengtang and the others saw this, their faces immediately darkened. The atmosphere in the hall suddenly became anxious.
Xu Que raised his hand, suppressing the restlessness of the crowd. He stared at the envoy with some interest, "I wonder what message His Majesty, the King of Qin, wishes for you to bring to Us?"
"A few days ago, my kingdom tried to have friendly exchanges with your soldiers, but your kingdom misunderstood our good intentions and sent people to launch a surprise attack on my soldiers. This goes against the traditions of friendship between our two kingdoms." The envoy immediately reversed the truth, causing the eyes of the soldiers of the Eastern Tang Kingdom to turn red.
But his following words were even more infuriating.
"However, I, the King of Qin, am benevolent and have decided not to pursue this matter. This official has been sent here mainly for one matter."
"Another matter of persuading him to surrender?" Xu Que asked curiously.
Could the King of Qin really be that retarded?
The envoy thought that Xu Que was already afraid, and a hint of arrogance appeared on his face once more, "My king has said that as long as your kingdom is willing to submit to the Qin Kingdom as its master, voluntarily forming an alliance with the Qin Kingdom, paying tribute every year, and at the same time inviting the King of the Eastern Tang Kingdom to stay in our royal city, my Qin Kingdom will not pursue this matter."
Motherf * cker, this dog King of Qin is really shameless!
Xu Que was angered to the point of laughing. They had obviously come to fight, but in the end, they had been slaughtered by him, and yet they still had the cheek to come up with such an excuse.
The envoy's words were very clear. He wanted Xu Que to be a hostage to enter the Qin Kingdom. In name, it was an alliance, but in reality, it was just another method of persuading them to surrender, to become a subject.
Xu Que thought for a moment. Given the King of Qin's prideful character, for him to actually make such a decision, could it be that someone was speaking up for him behind his back?
What he did not know was that after Bai Qi had seen his performance that day, he had gone back and used his life to persuade the King of Qin to accept the Eastern Tang as his own, lest it be a pity to lose a talent who could conquer the world for the Qin Kingdom.
But even if he knew, Xu Que would only spit at him fiercely.
How could I, the Faction Leader of the Heavenly Explosion Faction, submit to someone else?
Hearing that, Hu Zhengtang and the rest's eyes lit up, but they quickly fell into hesitation.
To put it bluntly, the proposal that the King of Qin had proposed was actually very suitable for the current Eastern Tang.
But if that was the case, the Emperor would have to be wronged, entering the Qin Kingdom as a hostage. This was something they could not accept. .
Compared to the dilemma of Hu Zhengtang and the rest, Xu Que did not seem to care about this at all. Instead, he said meaningfully, "And if I don't agree?"
The envoy's eyebrows raised, "My kingdom currently has four million soldiers stationed outside the Heaven's Gate Pass. King, you must consider this carefully."
Pa!
The deputy general by the side could not hold it in any longer, slamming the table and standing up, "Enough! Your Qin is too arrogant! You are just a mere envoy, and you dare speak to His Majesty like this! This old man will drag you out to feed the dogs right now! "
The envoy laughed coldly, "Everyone, you must consider this carefully. If I die here, the four million soldiers of the Qin Kingdom will immediately attack the city in the next few days!"
The expressions of the generals instantly changed.
They had not even finished setting up their defences. If the Qin army attacked the city now, while they would not be able to break through the Heaven's Gate Pass, they would definitely lose hundreds of thousands of people.
Such a loss was not something the Eastern Tang could afford.
"Are you threatening me?" Xu Que smiled.
The envoy was stunned, "This official is just …"
Peng!
Xu Que directly slammed the table and stood up, saying angrily, "I hate it the most when people threaten me! Generals, listen up. The King of Qin has humiliated my Eastern Tang like this. As the King of Eastern Tang, I swear that I will not accept this humiliation. Right now, We are declaring war on the Qin Kingdom. The war will begin tomorrow! "
The envoy was instantly stunned. Before he could even open his mouth, he saw a flash of sabre light flash past in front of him.
With a crack, the envoy's head fell to the ground.
Hu Zhengtang and the rest were completely dumbfounded.
Your Majesty, what are you doing!
There is still room for discussion!
Last time, it was just detention. Why is he being killed this time?
Xu Que kept his sabre, his face full of anger. However, he was secretly pleased with himself.
Damn it, luckily this envoy came to provoke us. Otherwise, how would I persuade Hu Zhengtang and the rest of the old fogeys to start the war?
The King of Qin is indeed a good person!
… …
(End of this chapter)
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