After hearing this, the Rabbit Demon King seemed a little confused and unconvinced, and said: "Master, don't underestimate me so much. In fact, I have certain abilities."
"Oh? Tell me!" Zhang Xuan showed an unexpected expression, as if he thought the Rabbit Demon King was bragging.
"Master, let me start with the story of you humans waiting for a rabbit." The Rabbit Demon King's opening remarks seemed to be a bit off-topic. "The story tells that a farmer was cultivating in the field and suddenly saw a rabbit running. It hit a tree and killed it. The farmer was very happy and stayed by the tree from then on, waiting for more rabbits to hit the tree."
"What do you mean by mentioning this story?" Zhang Xuan asked.
"I want to say that this is a derogation and insult to our rabbit tribe." The Rabbit Demon King responded, "We rabbit tribe are not that stupid, nor are we that fragile. As rabbit demons, we are smarter and more intelligent than ordinary rabbits. Tough. In order to show our toughness and crush the rumors of you humans, I ordered all the rabbit monsters to practice their impact skills, and the objects they need to impact are those Jiayu trees."
"What I saw was that they did not hit the tree, but hid in the Jiayu tree." Zhang Xuan laughed after hearing this. Not an ordinary smile, but a sneer.
"That's now, it wasn't like this before." The Rabbit Demon King said, "At that time, rabbit demons including me were so expensive to hit trees, and developed a set of collision skills, knocking those trees to pieces. The tree trunk was bare. Later, perhaps out of love for protecting the trees, the tree spirit gave me a dream, asking us not to hit the tree again, and made a promise to use the Jiayu tree as our shelter. I agreed out of kindness, So it became what it is now.”
"Ah, it turns out there is such a story in it!" Zhang Xuan said in astonishment, "I thought you rabbit monsters were born with the ability to dig into trees."
"Drilling trees, we didn't know how to drill trees at first, but now we have learned it." The Rabbit Demon King said, "Master, I have said so much, you should understand what I mean, right?"
"I generally understand. You are just saying that your fighting skills are unrivaled in the world!" Zhang Xuan said, "However, I want to verify it. How about you collide with Niutougun?"
"Okay, Master, whatever the arrangements are, I'm not afraid of anything like a bull's head rolling over a donkey's head!" the Rabbit Demon King responded confidently.
Upon hearing this, Zhang Xuan, considering that the Rabbit Demon King's body had not yet recovered, did not immediately arrange for it to collide with the Bull-head Roller, but planned to wait until it fully recovered.
While he was waiting in Maoshan for the return of the great soul slave demon who had gone out to exterminate demons, envoys sent by Cangsuo, the king of Badan Kingdom, had already arrived in the capitals of Chaina Kingdom and Fulao Kingdom respectively, and specially informed the monarchs of the two countries about the imperial seal of Zhangxuan. .
When the kings and ministers of the Caina Kingdom heard that the envoy from the Badan Kingdom had arrived, they couldn't help but murmur.
Prince Sima Letian thought to himself, General Xiaoyao and Demon Slayer Zhang Xuan was currently in the Kingdom of Badan, but the king of the Kingdom of Badan sent an envoy to visit him. Could it be that he was dissatisfied with what Zhang Xuan did there? If this is the case, if it is not handled properly, it will inevitably lead to war between the two countries, and the matter will be no small matter.
The ministers had learned from the previous experience that an envoy from the Badan Kingdom came to provoke him, and because Zhang Xuan killed the envoy without saying a word, they thought that the envoy sent by the Badan Kingdom this time was destined to have bad intentions or continue to provoke. Or because the last envoy never returned, he was held accountable to the court of China.
Therefore, Zhu Zhishan, a bachelor and Pingzhang minister, and Su Can, a general of the Hussars, made a special trip to meet with the pro-emperor Sima Letian to express their concerns and plan to discuss with Sima Letian how to deal with the envoys of the Badan Kingdom.
The three monarchs and ministers, who were equally preoccupied, lamented each other as soon as they met.
After listening to the sentiments of Zhu Zhishan and Su Can, Sima Letian thought for a while and said: "My dear friends, your worries are not unreasonable. In fact, I also have such worries. However, the current situation is unclear. Even if we make various speculations, maybe We can't figure out the true intention of the Bataan monarch's move. It's better to put aside speculation for the time being and just listen to what the envoy has to say. If the Bataan envoy is obviously hostile, then we must not lose our momentum. , Huluti will deal with it first. As for the possible war between the two countries, if the Badan Kingdom insists on fighting, then we can only come with troops to cover up the water and the earth, and we will not lose to it!"
Su Can said: "Your Majesty's words are very true, but I am still a little worried. If Xiaoyao General Zhang Xuan just ignores it and makes trouble in Badan Kingdom, things will get out of hand and there will be no room for change!"
"Zhang Xuan is not a child, and he will not be ungrateful. I believe he will not deliberately anger the king of Badain and provoke a war." Sima Letian responded calmly, "Tomorrow's meeting, you must remain calm so as not to attract attention. joke!"
After hearing this, the two had no choice but to retreat.
At the court meeting the next day, the monarchs and ministers of the Caina Kingdom were all prepared to deal with provocations. They all looked solemn and waited for the envoys of the Badan Kingdom to enter.
After three drums sounded in front of the temple, the officials of Honglu Temple came in with the envoys of Badan Kingdom.
Everyone looked at the envoy one after another, thinking that what they saw was the envoy's frosty expression, but what they expected was the envoy's extremely bright smile, and they couldn't help but feel a little dazed.
When the envoy came to His Majesty, he knelt down on the ground and saluted without waiting for the guidance of the officials of Honglu Temple. He prostrated himself and said, "Wenxu, the envoy of Badan Kingdom, comes to greet the Prince of Sima. Long live the Prince!"
Sima Letian was quite surprised to see Wen Xu being so respectful. He glanced at the ministers present and said, "Get back on your feet! Wen Xu, why are you here this time?"
Wenxu stood up, bowed and responded: "Your Majesty, I have been ordered to come here specifically to report something. In order to express gratitude to Zhang Xuan and Zhang Zi'ang for his great contribution in subduing demons and slaying demons, this dynasty has decreed that he be a general." General Tianwenwu."
"Oh?" Sima Letian became even more puzzled when he heard this. Zhang Xuan is from the Caina country, not the Badan country. It is actually against common sense for the king of the Badan country to appoint a foreigner like him as the general of Tongtian Civil and Military Affairs. Furthermore, the title of Civil and Military General is a bit nondescript. I don’t know how the king of Bataan came up with it.
Although he was puzzled and slandered, Sima Letian was still happy about it. Zhang Xuan was his son-in-law, and he was granted the title by the king of a foreign country. His face was very radiant.
So, Sima Letian suppressed the astonishment in his heart and asked: "Ah, the deeds of this dynasty's Xiaoyao General Zhang Xuan in subduing demons have actually been recognized by the king of your country. It is gratifying! So, this Tongtian Civil and Military Great Master What is the rank of a general?"
"Half-Emperor!" Wenxu responded confidently, "The rank of Tongtian Civil and Military General has not been determined, and he is three ranks higher than the official official. In other words, he is three ranks higher than any official in this dynasty. Moreover, his salary It’s 10,000 lire, twice as much as the 5,000 lire for a first-rank official.”
What, half-emperor?
The kings and ministers present were all confused by the new word Wen Xu said. Since ancient times, the king is the king, and the ministers are the ministers. There has never been a half-emperor with a mixed meaning of monarch and minister. However, Wenxu claimed that Zhang Xuan was a half-emperor, which sounded more and more nondescript.
Sima Letian was also curious, so he asked: "So, has Zhang Xuan participated in your court meeting? Since he is a half-emperor, what is his position during the court meeting?"
Wenxu responded politely: "General Tongtian Civil and Military Affairs only attended one court meeting, but he sat side by side with the emperor."
ah?
When the emperor and his ministers heard this, they were extremely shocked.
But I heard Wenxu say again: "Not only that, this dynasty also granted the title of Mrs. Zhang, the mother of General Tongtian Civil and Military, as a first-grade imperial concubine, with an annual salary of five thousand lire."
hehe!
Hearing such remarks, all the monarchs and ministers in the court could only laugh awkwardly.
Well, the king of Badan State worshiped Zhang Xuan as a great god. Not only did he give him a high status above ten thousand people, but he also loved his house and made his mother a first-grade imperial concubine. Such a gesture is not a big deal. , in comparison, the reward given to Zhang Xuan by the Caina Kingdom has eclipsed.
