"Foreign ministers and others have met King Zhao and congratulated King Zhao on his enthronement!" The envoys from the seven countries came forward and bowed to Zhao Kuo to the end, and then they all opened their mouths to greet him.
Of course, these are all polite words. If possible, Qin would not be willing to let Zhao Kuo ascend the throne.
"Thank you all the envoys!" Zhao Kuo naturally responded politely.
Looking at the envoy from the Zhou Dynasty who looked a little abnormal, Zhao Kuo even didn't forget to add another blow: "The envoy from the Emperor of Zhou has come a long way, thank you!"
It should be said that Zhao Kuo's greeting is not harmful. After all, no matter how the Zhou Dynasty declines, no one has completely turned their backs on the Zhou Dynasty.
As the so-called "sovereign country", Zhao Kuo's greetings are considered appropriate.
However, these words were so harsh in the ears of the Zhou Dynasty envoy.
First, he pushed the emperor's flesh, and then arranged for the Qin envoy to go with him. Is there any king's method? Are there any laws?
Now I remember that you are a minister of the Zhou Dynasty. It’s too late!
Immediately, Zhou Shi was about to start his performance.
"Don't dare!!" Zhou Envoy said disdainfully, then he took a plate from the side of the attendant and lifted the red cloth on it, revealing the dark meat inside.
Then he announced to everyone in a loud voice: "By the emperor's order, in congratulations to King Zhao, I will give you a piece of meat."
After saying that, he looked at Zhao Kuo provocatively and said: "King Zhao, you still don't serve the emperor."
Hearing this, Zhao Kuo immediately frowned.
Is this envoy Zhou not very smart, or is it something else? This is not very honorable even in the court of our Zhao Kingdom!
I was kind enough to let him come to see me as the head of the envoys, but I didn't hear half of it.
To say a kind word, you should say "give" when you say it? I need that piece of meat from you! Do you really take yourself seriously? Are you the only one who gave me the Kingdom of Zhao?
Or are we giving you too much face? Just wait, wait until Qin gives you the subjugation package, and you will know why the flowers are so red.
Although he was very angry in his heart, after all, it was his enthronement ceremony, and envoys from various countries were watching, so Zhao Kuo could not reprimand the envoys directly, so he had to quietly swallow his breath.
Immediately, Zhao Kuo glanced at Yu Qing, who was in charge of etiquette matters, and said rather impatiently: "Yu Qing, I will serve the emperor on my behalf!"
Upon hearing this, Yu Qing suddenly broke into cold sweat on his forehead.
This damn Zhou Envoy shouldn't be put in the first row. Don't take me with you if you want! I want to be a minister of the Ministry of Rites or even a minister. If you make such a fuss, will the boss have a good impression of me?
The hardships of more than half a month were in vain!
Yu Qing, who was secretly complaining in his heart, quickly broke free from his heart. No matter what, the king had spoken, and he would definitely obey it.
Just as he was thinking about it, Yu Qing stretched out his hand to take the meat from Zhou Envoy's hand.
But if a person wants to die, there will definitely be no way to stop him. No, this Zhou Envoy is a typical example. I don’t know why he went crazy. Facing Zhao Kuo who had already taken half a step back, not only did he not give any face, but he said more and more arrogantly: "This is the emperor Xun! I only invite King Zhao to serve him personally!"
When Zhao Kuo heard this, he was stunned for a moment, and then he was so angry that he almost laughed out loud.
Standing in the Zhao Kingdom's court, facing your own coronation ceremony, you, a mere envoy from the Zhou Dynasty, came to make trouble? Who gave you the courage, Liang Jing
Ru?
Oh, there is no Liang Jingru this year.
Not only Zhao Kuo looked incredulous, but Qin Guo on the side couldn't help but look sideways.
This guy is really fierce! However, the prerequisite for a strong waist is that your sword is strong enough! What kind of person are you, Zhou Dynasty, now? How dare you embarrass Zhao State today, even in such an important situation.
Haven't you seen yourself groveling and smiling like a flower? Why, your Zhou Dynasty is more noble than our Qin Kingdom?
Do you know who King Zhao is in front of you? !
That was the ruthless man who killed the 400,000 troops of Qin and Wei in the Changping battlefield! Our general, Bai Qi, was driven to death by him. At that time, he was just a general. Now that he is the king, how dare you tease him like this...
Consciously or unconsciously, Ambassador Qin took half a step back to the side, trying to draw a clear line between him and this person.
No matter what, I just hope that King Zhao will act more swiftly later and don't spill his own blood.
Not only the Qin envoy, but also the envoys from other countries in the rear consciously distanced themselves after hearing the Zhou envoy's mindless remarks.
It stands to reason that although the State of Zhao did not use the pork belly given by the Zhou Dynasty to sacrifice to heaven, it was regarded as cutting off a large financial source of the Zhou Dynasty. It is normal for the envoys of the Zhou Dynasty to react, but these days, you see, the State of Qin is still following Did the Zhou Dynasty want pork belly?
That is to say, the marginal "small" countries such as Yan, Qi and Han were still paying tribute to the Zhou Dynasty.
The State of Zhao, which had just defeated the Qin army and almost destroyed the State of Yan, was obviously no longer the same State of Zhao. Can continue to let the envoys of the Zhou Dynasty use their strength to make them prosperous
It was a great honor to the Zhou Dynasty to meet him with his identity.
If you were in the Qin State and asked to stay in the last row, would you dare to say no?
However, I don’t know whether it was because of the lack of information or because the reflex arc of the Zhou Dynasty people was too long. Judging from the performance of the Zhou envoys, it was obvious that the current Zhao State was not equated with the Qin State, the largest country.
In this way, Zhou Envoy gave shameless and shocking words.
These words are naturally rude, but they are also reasonable. After all, the world today still belongs to the Zhou Dynasty. This also left Zhao Kuo with a diplomatic problem.
It's fine to beat up or even kill the Zhou envoy to vent his anger, but what will be written in the history books and what will the common people think? The chaos of the Zhou Dynasty began with King Kuo of Zhao.
Zhao Kuo obviously didn't want to be the first to eat crabs.
But if it is not dealt with, or treated coldly, it will inevitably make all the subjects of the Zhao Kingdom feel chilly. This was the enthronement ceremony. Others were so rude but did not receive any punishment. It was not Zhao Kuo's face that was shamed but the face of Zhao Guo.
However, Zhao Kuo looked at the envoys retreating one after another, but his heart remained calm. There was no irritation at all about the Zhou envoy disturbing the ceremony.
Because Zhao Kuo knows that this is a diplomatic crisis, but is this not an opportunity to promote our country to the outside world?
Zhao Kuo did not respond to the reckless Zhou envoy. Zhao Kuo turned to look at the Qin envoy beside him and said slowly: "Qin envoy, I have just come to the throne for the first time, so I don't know much about it. However, the King of Qin has been in power for a long time, so he must be familiar with many etiquettes." But it is in my heart. Your envoy is an important minister of the Qin State, so he should naturally know this very well. I wonder if the envoy of Qin thinks that this so-called Son of Heaven should be served personally by me?"
With a simple sentence, Zhao Kuo threw the question to the Qin envoy. If you say yes, what will King Qin do next? If you say no, then the initiator is not Zhao State, but Qin State. As for not expressing an opinion, Zhao Kuo has obviously blocked his path.
The envoy of Qin was stunned when he heard this. What does this matter have to do with me and the State of Qin?
I told you a long time ago to put this Zhou Envoy at the end, he is just a bastard!
The more you pay attention to him, the more energetic he will be to you. The more you ignore him, the more obedient he will be. Look at when Da Qin invited the Emperor of Zhou, and didn’t he give me Da Qin gizzard meat? Still free.
If you don’t believe it, you have to give him a good look. It’s okay now, and you’re embarrassing yourself!
If you embarrass yourself, that's it. What else can you do to me?
Of course, there is no small matter in diplomacy, and the envoy of Qin naturally understood that his statement meant Qin's attitude.
But what is Qin’s attitude? Served with pork belly? Shit! It is impossible to serve him in this life. Not to mention me, the King of Qin, even a small envoy like me, if he dares to serve the meat of the Zhou Dynasty, he will be scolded to death when he returns to Xianyang.
It's just that this relieved the siege of King Zhao, but it didn't matter if it relieved the siege of Zhao State. What mattered was whether the relationship between Zhao State and Zhou Dynasty could be further frozen.
After all, Zhou Wangji is quite wealthy!
The reason why Zhou Wangji has not been taken before is mostly because behind Zhou Wangji are Zhao and Wei. If Zhao can be made to hate the Zhou Dynasty, it will be absolutely beneficial for Qin to go eastward. Harmful.
In an instant, Qin Shi's mind was full of thoughts, and his heart gradually began to steal.
I was so happy that I didn’t expect to go on an envoy to Zhao State. I originally thought it would be a hard job, but I didn’t expect that there would be unexpected gains!
Immediately, the envoy of Qin, who had already made up his mind, bowed to Zhao Kuo who was sitting on the throne, and then replied respectfully: "To the King of Zhao: I forgive the foreign officials for being ignorant and ignorant. I have never heard that it is necessary to serve as the king of a big country in a small domain." You are the king!"
What he said was simply heartbreaking.
This short sentence not only emphasized the rude request of the Zhou Dynasty envoy, but also completely degraded the Zhou Dynasty from the position of the leader of various countries to the king of a small domain. Words can't be cruel.
Once this understanding is accepted by everyone, then it will be logical for Qin to move eastward. After all, there is an essential difference between attacking a temporarily weak overlord country and attacking a weak small country.
Zhao Kuo was naturally satisfied with the Qin envoy's answer. From the words of the Qin envoy, Zhao Kuo also clearly heard Qin's desire for the fat piece of Zhou Wangji. Also, after the Battle of Changping, apart from the Chu State in the south, only Zhou Wangji could replenish the blood of the Qin State.
What else is there to say? Since Qin Guo already has an idea, he must help! At least, Qin should be able to attack with confidence!
Without waiting for the Zhou envoy to react, Zhao Kuo turned to look at Yu Qing and asked, "Yu Qing, may you have heard what the Qin envoy said?"
"I'm ashamed of myself." Yu Qing immediately lowered his head and admitted his mistake.
Zhao Kuo nodded slightly, and regardless of what the envoy Zhou wanted to say, he ordered: "Come here!"
"Here!" Several guards rushed from outside the palace and immediately surrounded the envoy.
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Since the meat of Emperor Zhou is so precious, the country of Zhao cannot afford to use it! Zhao Kuo waved his big hand and said: "The envoy of Zhou made rude remarks and insulted our country, Zhao. I will punish him fifty times with a staff and send him back to the Kingdom of Zhou!" "
"Yes." Several guards agreed immediately.
Then without any explanation, he picked up the envoy and carried him outside the palace. Before Zhou Shi could struggle to say anything, the guard punched Zhou Shi in the stomach. The pain made Zhou Zhou grimace and he could no longer speak.
...
After a farce, Zhao Kuo's ascension to the throne finally got back on track.
And with Zhou Envoy's lessons learned, the rest of the process went very smoothly.
At this point, Zhao Kuo has finally reached the pinnacle of power in the Zhao State, but what awaits him is a vast future...
There's nothing you can do about it. It's hard to pass the test!
