While the Huns were discussing in the house, Li Xin and Huai Guzi had already arrived.
They found Feng Chang sitting outside with a worried look on his face.
Li Xin said from afar: "Don't worry, Mr. Fengchang, my two brothers are here to help you."
The worried look on Feng Chang's face became even heavier. He knew very well who these two people were. There is no wind and three feet of waves, just for fear that the world will not be in chaos.
Feng Chang sighed, a little confused, why did His Majesty let these two people take care of the Huns? If they get together with the Huns, something will happen.
If His Majesty wanted to make things worse, why did he let himself do it? Adding firewood and putting out the fire at the same time, what's the point?
After Li Xin and Huai Guzi approached, Feng Chang said to them: "Your Majesty has an order to take care of the Huns' affairs. I am the main one. You two should not intensify the conflict. You are not allowed to speak without my permission."
Li Xin was immediately unhappy. He has been sharpening his sword these past few days and wants to kill the Huns. Now he has a God-given opportunity, but Feng Chang doesn't even let himself say anything?
Li Shui next to him winked at Li Xin and said with a smile: "Brother Li, didn't you hear the implication of Lord Fengchang?"
Li Xin asked in confusion: "What's the implication?"
Feng Chang himself was a little puzzled: "Am I having any hidden meaning?"
Li Shui said confidently: "I can hear what Feng Chang means: if you can do it, don't talk nonsense."
Li Xin's eyes lit up: "That's it."
Feng Chang almost vomited blood: "Is that what I meant?"
He was begging grandpa to sue grandma, talking about the general trend of the world, and saying that the emperor was discussing countermeasures. Finally, Li Shui and Li Xin were comforted. The two men agreed to be patient as long as possible and not to act rashly.
At this time, Master Fu Yao also came.
He first saluted Li Shui and then asked, "Where is Shatilie?"
Li Shui pointed to a room in the back and said: "I was locked up there, unconscious. Li Xin and I were given strict orders not to take action. As for the young master, there is no obstruction."
Feng Chang suddenly had a headache.
He grabbed Fu Yao and said earnestly: "Your Majesty is discussing with the Prime Minister how to punish this person. Young Master, please don't ruin this important matter."
Fu Yao was silent for a while, nodded, and then whispered: "My sister asked me to come to inquire about the news and report to her at any time."
At this time, Heishan walked out of the room, saluted Fengchang, and said, "I want to see the emperor."
Feng Chang said calmly: "The emperor has important matters and cannot see the Huns."
Heishan looked calm and unhurried: "It doesn't matter, I can wait at the door of His Majesty the Emperor. Sir, please be sure to grant my request, we must show our sincerity."
Feng Chang thought about it and felt that Heishan might want to apologize and asked him to wait at the door, which was also an attitude.
So Feng Chang ordered two Qin soldiers and ordered: "You will go and inform the emperor. Go and come back quickly. Don't neglect."
The two Qin soldiers responded and left quickly.
Feng Chang said calmly: "Go back and wait. If the emperor allows it, I will let you know."
Montenegro nodded and returned to the room.
He is now calm and calm, taking his time. Because the Huns have reached a consensus, they will fight for their cause and will never back down. According to his understanding of the Central Plains people, this matter is not difficult to solve. There is no need for him to get into trouble.
These days, he also found out more about it. The Qin people had no intention of going to war with the Xiongnu, because the Qin Dynasty had just unified and was not stable internally. If internal worries are not resolved, we naturally don’t want to cause external ones.
Since Da Qin did not dare to go to war, it must not dare to kill the envoy. In this case, what else is there to fear?
After Heishan returned, Li Shui said to Li Xin: "Guess how the Huns want to express their sincerity?"
Li Xin thought for a while and said: "Maybe I have to kneel down outside the palace gate. But His Majesty the Emperor hates it the most when a leader can't kneel. It's called begging, but it's actually coercion. If Heishan really does this, I'm afraid it will have no effect."
Li Shui said: "Maybe it's gold, silver and jewelry. But the Qin Dynasty is rich, a hundred times better than the Xiongnu. What kind of gold, silver and jewelry have you not seen?"
Feng Chang said next to him: "Perhaps it is to cede land. North of Longxi and south of Hetao, there is a piece of Henan land. This land has been the homeland of China since ancient times. The Huns took advantage of the disputes between the seven kingdoms and occupied it. Your Majesty has always wanted Take it back.”
"If the Huns use land to atone for their sins, perhaps your Majesty will agree. However... I think the Huns may not be so willing."
Fu Yao did not speak, but carefully wrote down his guess, told the eunuch beside him, and asked him to run back and report the news to Wei Yang.
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In the political hall, Ying Zheng and three ministers were discussing how to punish the Huns.
Ying Zheng said: "I want to kill the Huns envoy, what do you think?"
Wang Wan said anxiously: "Absolutely not. Your Majesty needs to take a long-term approach and do not engage in disputes of will."
Ying Zheng asked: "Why not?"
Wang Wan said: "It's enough to kill the others. But the official envoy of the Huns is King Zuoxian, Touman Shanyu's beloved son. If he is killed, Touman will definitely raise troops."
Ying Zheng sneered and thought to himself: "If we raise troops, I may not be afraid of them. The tiger and wolf divisions of the Great Qin dominate the world, what should I fear?"
Wang Wan seemed to know what Ying Zheng was thinking. He gave a wry smile and persuaded: "Your Majesty. Since the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, the world has been exhausted after years of fighting. Thanks to your majesty's mighty power, the four seas have been unified. However, the land of the Six Kingdoms is still There is no stability, and all the powerful people are longing for their homeland and are ready to take action."
"Moreover, there are Baiyue in the south and Nanyue in the south of Lingnan. They are still untamed. If there is a war and internal and external troubles are launched at the same time, what can be done?"
Ying Zheng was unhappy and said, "According to the Prime Minister's opinion, I am going to swallow my anger?"
Tingwei Li Si stood up and said: "Your Majesty, just act according to the law. There is no need to make a desperate move and trigger a war. There is no need to swallow your anger and accept humiliation."
Ying Zheng asked: "What should we do according to the law?"
Li Si said: "According to the law, Shatilie should be punished as a subordinate."
As soon as this statement came out, everyone was a little speechless.
A servant is a slave. How could the majestic Xiongnu Zuoxian King be a slave? This kind of shame and humiliation will definitely lead to Touman's revenge. He can be killed but not humiliated. It would be better to kill King Zuo Xian.
Li Si looked at everyone's faces and added: "However, Shatilie has a noble status, and he is also a messenger and a guest. Besides, he has never succeeded, so he can be punished lightly as appropriate."
"I have already asked in detail. The person he wanted to do something wrong that day was not Princess Qin, but a palace maid named Siqin. It can be seen that Shatilie is also afraid of the power of God and does not dare to go too far. Princess Weiyang , I just happened to be there at the right time, so I was frightened, but there was actually no danger."
"Therefore, in accordance with my opinion, Sha Tilie was beaten fifty times. He was ordered to hand over ten Huns and stay in the Qin Dynasty as ministers to atone for his sins. As for himself and other Huns, it was just a matter of putting them back. That’s all.”
"In this way, Touman Chanyu will be extremely grateful. And I, the Great Qin, can slowly torture these ten Huns and learn the details of the Huns. In the future, your Majesty will be ready to pacify the Xiongnu in one fell swoop. Once there, When the time comes, even Shatilik won’t be able to escape.”
Ying Zheng nodded slowly: "It makes sense, Ting Wei will discuss it."
At this time, a Qin soldier reported that Heishan and other Huns wanted to see the emperor and apologize in person.
Ying Zheng said: "Xuan them come over."
After a while, the Huns came in force. Li Shui, Li Xin, and Feng Chang also followed behind. As for Fu Yao, he also fished in troubled waters and went to the main hall.
Ying Zheng glanced at him but didn't say anything. The person who was frightened yesterday was Fu Yao's sister and a compatriot. It’s understandable that he came here to listen.
After the Huns finished saluting Ying Zheng, Ying Zheng asked calmly: "Has Shatilie woke up? How do you plan to apologize?"
Heishan smiled slightly and said: "Your Majesty, what crime did King Zuo Xian commit? Does it mean that in the Central Plains, a master who tears a slave's skirt must also be punished?"
Li Shui and Li Xin looked at each other, both wondering: "The attitude of the Huns is different from what they imagined."
Ying Zheng's face suddenly darkened.
Zhao Gao said sternly from the side: "Is tearing the skirt of your own slave the same as tearing the skirt of the master as a guest?"
Heishan bowed and said: "Of course it is different. I just feel that this is just a mistake, not a crime. King Zuoxian has just woken up. I discussed it with him and decided to apologize to the emperor and make some compensate."
Ying Zheng suppressed the anger in his heart and asked, "How to compensate?"
Heishan said: "We know that the people of the Central Plains attach great importance to honor and integrity. The palace maid's skirt was torn, which means she is an unchaste person. The princess was present that day, and although she was not involved, she was also suspected of being unchaste. When word spread, it was quite popular. It’s ugly.”
"Therefore, King Zuo Xian has decided to show his sincerity and is willing to marry the princess as his main wife and the palace maid as his side wife. To maintain his chastity. Please agree to it."
