Although the emperor asked Queen Xie to hold her Qianqiu Banquet according to the previous rules, in order to show her virtuousness, Queen Xie still ordered her Qianqiu Banquet to be held simply.
The so-called simplicity is to invite the concubines and princes to have dinner together at noon and watch a play together in the afternoon. She spent the dinner alone with the emperor.
According to the rules of previous years, the Queen's Qianqiu Banquet required the ladies to kneel down and bow down, but this year Queen Xie canceled the banquet and turned her Qianqiu Banquet into a family banquet.
When the emperor saw that Queen Xie was so virtuous, he naturally praised her and rewarded her with many things. That night, he also dined with Queen Xie. Of course, the emperor also stayed at Zhaoyang Palace at night.
Although this year's Qianqiu Banquet was a bit shabby, the harvest was very fruitful, and Queen Xie was still very satisfied.
After Queen Xie's Qianqiu Banquet was over, the Huns arrived in the capital.
On the day the Huns arrived in the capital, the emperor did not summon them. Not only that, King Dai did not go to pick them up in person, but sent several ministers from Guang Lucheng and several generals to pick them up.
This time the Xiongnu did not send any princes. The envoy who came was a close minister of Xinmaodun Chanyu who could speak the Central Plains dialect.
There were more than twenty Xiongnu people in total, among whom there were five Huns who harassed the northern border of the Great Zhou Dynasty. According to the Huns, these five men were the leaders of the bandits. The other dozen or so people were all members of the Hun royal court. Except for the envoy, whose status is higher, the rest of the people are not of high status.
This time the Xiongnu came to Dazhou not to negotiate peace, nor for friendly exchanges between the two countries, but to spy on Dazhou's military situation.
Logically speaking, Da Zhou should not agree to the fact that the Huns came to Da Zhou to spy on the military situation in such a arrogant manner, but Da Zhou wanted to know what the Huns were planning. Also, Da Zhou also wanted to severely frighten the Huns.
Unlike the countries of Annan that came to congratulate the Zhou Dynasty before, this time the Huns came with bad intentions. The entire Zhou court and even the people were full of fear and wariness towards the Huns.
In the past few days, the emperor had been emphasizing in the morning meeting that he wanted to give the Huns a warning, and the ministers could not do anything that would undermine the prestige of the Zhou Dynasty.
If a minister does something that damages Zhou's face, he will never forgive him lightly.
Da Zhou wanted to give the Xiongnu a show of strength, and the Xiongnu naturally wanted to give Da Zhou a provocation to make the people of Da Zhou fear them.
Since ancient times, the Huns have been accustomed to being barbaric and cruel, and they often went south to invade the Central Plains, and they succeeded many times. No matter the previous dynasty or the previous dynasty, they could not defeat the Huns, and they always sent princesses to marry.
Naturally, the new Maodun Chanyu wanted to continue the glory of the previous royal court, make the people of the Central Plains surrender to them, and obediently send the princess for marriage.
According to Xinmaodun Shanyu's temperament, he wanted to go south directly to invade the Zhou Dynasty, but he was persuaded by his ministers.
The ministers in the Xiongnu court had heard a lot about the Emperor of Zhou. They knew that the Emperor of Zhou was invincible in every battle, and that all of his soldiers were very brave and good at fighting. They have never fought against Dazhou and do not understand Dazhou's strength. If they attack rashly, they may be defeated. For safety reasons, it is better to go to Dazhou to check the situation first. If Zhou Dynasty is the same as Xia Dynasty, then they can fight. If Zhou Dynasty is stronger than Xia Dynasty, then they cannot fight.
In fact, Xinmaodun Chanyu did not recover all the tribes, and there were still three tribes left.
In the past few years, Xinmaodun Chanyu has been fighting with the Han tribe, but he has never been able to defeat them. The Han tribe was very stubborn and difficult to deal with, which made Xinmaodun Shanyu very helpless.
If the fight continues, both sides will suffer losses. Some ministers suggested that Xinmaodun Chanyu change his target and attack the Central Plains.
Many ministers believe that it is easier to attack the Central Plains than the Han tribe. Besides, there will be a lot of money and food after conquering the Central Plains, which can be used to attack the Han tribe and others.
As for whether the Han tribe will take advantage of the new Maodun Shanyu to attack the Central Plains, there is no need to worry. Because the Han tribe did not have the energy to attack the royal court for the time being.
Xinmaodun Shanyu didn't want to let go of this piece of fat in the Central Plains.
The people may be afraid of the Xiongnu, and perhaps many ministers are afraid, but the emperor is not afraid, and neither are many soldiers. On the contrary, they very much wanted to take revenge on the Huns.
If the emperor hadn't allowed it, Shen Hu and the others would have wanted to fight the Huns a few years ago. Now it's fine, the Huns themselves came to the door.
When the Huns came to the capital and saw the prosperity of Zhou Dynasty, they all showed greedy eyes.
On the day when the Xiongnu arrived in the capital, Zhao Yao ran out of the palace to have a look. He was standing by the window on the second floor of a restaurant next to the street, staring at the Huns curiously.
The Huns who came were all tall and powerful, exuding a ferocious and dangerous aura like wild beasts.
Many people in the capital city ran to both sides of the street to look at the Huns out of curiosity. As a result, the Huns were frightened.
The Huns were very proud when they saw the fear in the eyes and faces of the people. They decided to give the Zhou people a warning before meeting the Emperor of Zhou.
At this time, there happened to be a bird flying in the sky above their heads. One of the Huns picked up his bow and arrow and pointed it at the bird in the sky.
When Guang Lucheng, several ministers and several generals saw this scene, they all frowned.
The people did not understand what the Huns were going to do, and there was a look of fear on their faces.
Just when Guang Lucheng and others were about to dissuade the Huns, the Huns had already released their bows and arrows.
The arrow shot sharply towards the birds in the sky.
Just when the arrow was about to hit the bird, the Huns all looked proud.
At this time, an arrow flew from elsewhere and hit the arrow fired by the Huns.
With a bang, the arrows shot by the Huns were shot down and fell to the ground.
No one expected this scene to happen, and the Huns and Zhou people were shocked.
The Huns who shot the arrow were stunned at first. He did not expect that anyone would dare to set his arrow, nor did he expect that someone would shoot his arrow. After he was stunned for a moment, he immediately turned his head and glared viciously in the direction where he had just shot the arrow.
Who shot his arrow?
Zhao Yao saw the Huns looking towards him but did not put down the bow and arrow in his hand. He also deliberately raised his eyebrows at the Huns.
The Huns stared at Zhao Yao with wide eyes in disbelief. He never expected that the person who shot his arrow was a little kid, and he was also an overly handsome kid.
When Guanglu Cheng, several ministers and generals saw that the archer was Zhao Yao, they were about to salute His Highness, but His Highness waved his hand to stop them.
The Huns were about to say something, but Guang Lucheng spoke before them and asked what they meant. Are they provoking Da Zhou? If the Huns are not sincere, they can go back now.
Several generals stared at the Huns with fierce looks, as if they were about to kill them.
The Xiongnu envoys apologized to Guang Lucheng and said that they had no intention of provoking Zhou, and it was just a small misunderstanding. When the Huns see birds in the sky on the grassland, they can't help but want to shoot them down. It was just a habit of the Huns.
One of the generals said with a smile that they, the Zhou people, had a habit of shooting arrows at birds in the sky.
If the Huns cannot change this habit when they come to Dazhou, then it will not be as simple as shooting down their arrows, but they will hit their heads.
The Huns have never been threatened like this. They have always threatened others fiercely. They all held their sabers tightly and stared at the generals of Zhou Dynasty ferociously.
Several generals were not afraid of the Huns at all. They immediately drew their swords and pointed them murderously at the Huns.
When the people saw this scene, their faces turned pale with fear.
When the Xiongnu envoys saw the Zhou people's eyes filled with murderous intent, they really wanted to kill them, rather than pretending to scare them. His heart trembled, and he immediately asked his people to sit down.
Guang Lucheng said to the Xiongnu envoys with a cold face, this is the Great Zhou Dynasty, not the grassland, and this is not a place where the Huns run wild. If the Huns want to show off their power in the Zhou Dynasty, don't blame them for being rude.
The Huns did not expect that the Zhou people would be so tough. Before they came to Dazhou, they heard from their elders that the people in the Central Plains were soft-headed, and if they were frightened a little, they would be scared to shit. However, the situation in front of me is not what the elders said.
The Huns who came had also been on the battlefield, so they naturally noticed the bloody murderous aura emanating from the Zhou soldiers. This group of Zhou soldiers also went to the battlefield and killed many people. The killing intent emanating from them was no worse than theirs.
The two sides haven't started fighting yet, but the atmosphere is tense.
The people around them felt the dangerous atmosphere and became very quiet. Not to mention talking, I didn't even dare to breathe loudly.
After a while, the Huns' envoy broke the strange and dangerous atmosphere and told Guang Lucheng with a smile that they had no intention of provoking, it was all a misunderstanding.
Guang Lucheng looked at the Xiongnu envoy coldly and said nothing.
The Huns envoy turned around and said a few words to the other Huns in Hun language. The Huns showed dissatisfaction on their faces, but in the end they obeyed and put down their hands holding the saber and put away their murderous aura.
Guang Lucheng also warned the Xiongnu envoys that this was the Great Zhou Dynasty, not the grassland, and he hoped that they would abide by the rules of the Great Zhou Dynasty. If they continue to be provocative like they did just now, it will be equivalent to humiliating Da Zhou, and they will no longer be polite.
Although the two countries are at war, the envoys will not be killed. They, the Great Zhou Dynasty, would not kill the envoys, but that was not necessarily the case for others.
The Xiongnu envoys were frightened by Guang Lucheng's warning. It seems that the Zhou people are really not afraid of the Huns.
He hurriedly assured Guang Lucheng that they would not do what they had just done again, and then the soldiers of the Zhou Dynasty put away their swords.
Next, the Huns were very honest and did not do anything provocative. They followed Guang Lucheng and others to the post house obediently.
Guang Lucheng asked the Xiongnu to come and let them have a good rest first. After they had rested, the emperor would summon them.
Before leaving, Guang Lucheng once again warned the Xiongnu to envoy them not to act recklessly in the Great Zhou Dynasty. If they harm the people of Dazhou, the laws of Dazhou will never let them go.
The Xiongnu envoys said that they were here to make friends with Dazhou and would never harm the people of Dazhou.
Guang Lucheng didn't say anything more. He wanted to go into the palace to report to the emperor.
Several generals did not leave with Guang Lucheng, but led a group of soldiers to guard the post house.
Guang Lucheng entered the palace and went to the imperial study room to report to the emperor in detail what happened after welcoming the Huns. Of course, including Zhao Yao shooting down the Huns' arrows and destroying the Huns' majesty.
The emperor laughed heartily after hearing this: "Well done, you are worthy of being my son!"
Sun Kui, who was standing aside, also felt very happy after hearing this.
"We have to be more ruthless against these Huns, otherwise we won't be able to scare them."
"The emperor said so."
The emperor was in a good mood and said with a smile on his face: "Don't be too polite to them, otherwise they will rub your nose in your face." Although the emperor had never dealt with the Huns, nor had he fought with the Huns, he passed on the information through careful writing. According to the news, he still has some understanding of the Huns' temperament. In fact, the Huns are just like gangsters.
When dealing with gangsters, you should not be too polite or polite, otherwise they will only regard your politeness as weakness. To deal with them, be more rogue than them, so that they will be afraid.
Before the Huns came to the Zhou Dynasty, many ministers suggested treating each other with courtesy so that the Huns could experience the etiquette of the Zhou Dynasty. Then, these ministers were scolded bloody by the emperor.
You must be mentally ill to still treat the Huns with courtesy even though you know they are not kind.
The ministers also said that previous dynasties had entertained the Huns in this way, and they were criticized by the emperor. The emperor said that this was the Zhou Dynasty, not the Xia Dynasty or the Chen Dynasty. He didn't care how they entertained the Huns in the Xia Dynasty, but in the Zhou Dynasty, the Huns were not guests, but bandits. To deal with bandits, no etiquette is needed, only swords.
The second update is here.
Civil servants: Your Majesty, we in the Central Plains are a land of etiquette, so naturally we must treat each other with courtesy. Only in this way can we show the magnanimity of our great Zhou Dynasty.
Emperor: Damn it, you people are so stupid, you are still thinking of entertaining the Huns with courtesy! Otherwise, I will send you directly to the Xiongnu, so that the Xiongnu can experience the etiquette of taking you?
Civil servants: Your Majesty, spare my life.
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