In early March, envoys from various countries in the Western Regions finally arrived in Xianyang.
They were not qualified for me to greet him in person, so they arranged for Chen Qing, the guest of honor, to go there. However, in order to deter these small countries, the welcome etiquette was still relatively grand.
A total of more than 20 countries came to this time. The other countries are either too small and not worth a trip alone; There was little communication, not to mention the fact that Da Qin, who was thousands of miles away, showed no interest at all.
Even so, the size of the mission reached a terrifying two thousand people. With so many people arriving at once, Guanyi ran out of room to live, so they had no choice but to requisition the Baoyue Building to accommodate some of the people.
Sihai Palace, I am discussing with Li Si and others about receiving the envoys.
Meng He came in and reported: "Your Majesty, Chen Qing wants to see you."
After a while, Chen Qing came in, but his face was angry, as if he had been greatly wronged.
"Your Majesty, the envoys from the Western Regions have all settled down. There are travelers taking them to visit Xianyang."
I nodded: "You look unhappy, but what happened?"
Chen Qing cupped his hands and said angrily: "Your Majesty, the envoy from the Wusun Kingdom went too far. After I received envoys from various countries at the south gate of Xianyang, the envoys from the Wusun Kingdom have been making rude remarks and saying that the Qin Dynasty is in dire straits. , and also said that the people of Da Qin were skinny and lifeless, and openly said that my houses in Da Qin were not as good as their... toilets."
Feng Jie was furious when he heard this: "Little Wusun'an dares to bully our great Qin!"
Even the usually calm Li Si frowned: "Wusun is only a country of 100,000 people. It is not even comparable to a county of our Great Qin. How dare you be so presumptuous!"
When I heard that the houses in Daqin were not as good as the toilets in Wusun, my face instantly darkened.
How could I not know what was going on in the thirty-six countries in the Western Regions? Although they were rich in products, they were just a joke when it came to national power. The Qin Dynasty was still in the transition stage from primitive society to class society. How dare you mock the Qin Dynasty like this!
I quickly figured out the link and said in a deep voice: "Wusun, a small country, dares to speak nonsense and insult our great Qin. What does it mean?"
Several people looked at each other, and Zhang Han cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, you mean that someone is supporting Wusun and deliberately letting Wusun humiliate the Qin Dynasty?"
Everyone reacted immediately, and Feng Jie said in a deep voice: "It seems that Hu Jie or the Huns are behind it!"
Zhang Han pondered for a moment and thought more: "Some time ago, the Xiongnu planned something with Dayuezhi. Is it related to this?"
I agreed: "It's not impossible. Although the Xiongnu suffered heavy losses, everyone in the nomadic tribes had soldiers and could easily raise a cavalry. They were almost destroyed in the hands of Qin. I always felt that they would definitely want revenge. , I’m afraid Wusun is the pawn they sent to test Da Qin!”
Li Si nodded and said: "Your Majesty is wise! Wusun has always had the ambition to annex the Western Regions. If the Huns promise to help them annex the countries in the Western Regions later, they will naturally be willing to be the pawns of the Huns!"
Chen Qing added: "I also felt that they were uneasy and well-intentioned. When entering the city, as usual, they had to collect their weapons. Envoys from other countries handed them over without waiting for more words. Only Wusun, their chief envoy Xun Ye was so arrogant that he even said that our Qin soldiers were weak and could not guarantee their safety, so he insisted on bringing weapons into the city. Fortunately, the guard was present, and he was about to get angry on the spot. Wusun, the deputy envoy, was convinced when he saw this and persuaded Xun Ye Ye must follow the etiquette of the Qin Dynasty before handing over the weapons."
I sneered: "Foolish people who sit in a well and look at the sky, don't know whether to live or die, and actually seek the skin of a tiger! In this case, there is no need to be merciful."
I looked at Chen Qing and said, "Ignore him for now. When I receive the envoy tomorrow, I will personally meet these frogs in the well! Let them know what the Kingdom of Heaven is!"
Baoyue Building, Wusun Messenger's room.
The chief envoy, Prince Xunye, was plotting with his deputy to attack Hu Guan Qiyi.
Qi Yi looked a little worried: "Prince Xunye, the strength of Great Qin is a bit scary! This Xianyang City is more majestic and prosperous than all the cities in the south and north of Shanshan. If we provoke Great Qin like this, will we be punished for our unjust actions?" Kill me."
Xun Ye stretched out his hand and slapped Qi Yi hard on the head, and said harshly: "You are so smooth-talking, you have to surrender to Da Qin!"
Qi Yi didn't dare to speak.
Xuan Ye glared at Qi Yi fiercely: "This prince intends to give Da Qin a blow when he enters the city. If you hadn't been soft, I would never have handed over the weapons to the Qin people, you idiot!"
Qiyi, a strong man, did not dare to speak loudly, but said solemnly: "I think the weapons used by the soldiers are not copper or thick iron. I am afraid of hurting Prince Xunye, so..."
Xuanye hated the iron and said: "I have received so many looks from Wusun. Now that I have the opportunity to become the King of Wusun, I must seize this opportunity! Otherwise, how do you think I would accept the mission? No. He condescended to come to Da Qin from thousands of miles away."
Although Qi Yi was afraid of Xun Ye's cruelty, he still whispered: "But the king only asked us to express the Xiongnu's request, and did not ask us to humiliate the Qin Dynasty. Furthermore, our relationship with the Xiongnu has never been good. The Xiongnu must want to Let us work for them. Aren't you playing into the hands of the Huns? I'm afraid the king will blame you when you go back."
Xun Ye sneered: "If Great Qin was not angered, how could Great Qin attack Wusun with all its strength? Wusun is thousands of miles away from Great Qin. As long as Great Qin attacks Wusun with all its power, the Huns will take the opportunity to invade. By then, the Qin people will not be able to attack Wusun. If we look after each other, the Xiongnu will be able to defeat the Qin Dynasty, and we will benefit from it."
If the people of Great Qin heard what Xuan Ye said, they would definitely think that he was mentally retarded. How could Great Qin attack Wusun to the point of overwhelming the country? Although the Han Dynasty suffered heavy losses in the war against Dawan, it was also because Zhao Ponu defeated Loulan with only 700 cavalry, which caused Li Guangli, who led the troops behind, to underestimate the enemy.
Qi Yi was a little curious: "But what good will this do to Prince Shen Ye? Did the Huns agree to help Prince Shen Ye become the king?"
Xuan Ye looked at Qi Yi in surprise: "How can you, an idiot, guess what this prince is thinking? It seems that I trust you too much. Stay away from me in the future! Get out!"
Qi Yi cursed: "When did you ever trust me... Who doesn't know that you are not as good as your brother? This time you rush to be an envoy to Da Qin, you just want to show your face in front of the king so that you can fight for the throne. Combined with you being so anxious." Why do you need to guess when you stand up for the Huns? '
But he didn't dare to show any expression on his face. After being scolded by Xuan Ye, he left Xuan Ye's room in embarrassment and said with concern: "The climate in Daqin is different from that of Wusun. The prince remembers to put on more quilts."
"Get lost!" Xun Ye was furious. If Qiyi hadn't been so brave against the Huns and could intimidate Da Qin, he would never have led such a simple-minded guy!
Qi Yi returned to his room angrily.
