A few days later, Jiang Yi arrived in Chudu.
Because he was accompanied by an envoy, the customs clearance was smoother.
His arrival was naturally expected by the Chu State, but the King of Chu did not entertain him warmly. Instead, he only sent a minor official to take him to the post house and then ignored him.
This drying lasts for three to five days.
During this period, no one came to contact Jiang Yi, nor did they have any intention to entertain him. It was as if he had been forgotten.
There is no need to say more about what this means in terms of diplomatic relations.
If this was placed on other people, such neglect would probably either make a big statement about the King of Chu, or walk away in anger.
However, Jiang Yi was not an ordinary person. He was not in a hurry at all. He took a leisurely stroll every day and took this opportunity to visit Chudu Market.
Chu Palace, in the study.
The King of Chu was asking about this matter: "So, Jiang Yi, it has been so many days since arriving in the capital of Chu, and you are not in a hurry to see me?"
"This..." Chu Xiang hesitated for a moment and said: "According to the report, Jiang Yi eats and drinks every day. When he is free, he also visited my Chudu Market and bought a lot of things."
"Haha." King Chu smiled: "He is quite leisurely. Maybe he came here to have fun and forgot about his own national affairs."
Upon hearing this, the Prime Minister of Chu tentatively said: "Your Majesty, in the opinion of a humble minister, it would not sound good to treat an envoy from another country so slowly. If word spreads, it would be better to meet him early and let the matter go."
"Well..." King Chu pondered for a moment and said, "I originally wanted to use this to humiliate the envoy of Qin. Since the prime minister said so, let's meet tomorrow."
The next day, the Chu State held a meeting in the main hall.
"Xuan, the Qin envoy came to visit~~~~"
The eunuch's voice came, and not long after, Jiang Yi stepped into the hall, walked straight forward, stood in the middle, then bent down and bowed deeply: "Jiang Yi, the foreign envoy, has met His Royal Highness the King of Chu."
His etiquette standards were in place, and the King of Chu also stretched out his hand slightly: "Messengers are exempt from courtesy."
"Thank you, Your Highness." Jiang Yi straightened up, but did not express his purpose of coming. Instead, he smiled and bowed his hands again to the Chu ministers in the hall: "You are all polite..."
He acted as if everyone was familiar with him. When people saw this, they couldn't help curling their lips, and some even laughed out loud with disdain on their faces. No one paid attention to him.
Seeing this, Jiang Yi not only did not feel embarrassed at all, but smiled and said: "It seems that this is the case in Chu State. I was overly worried before."
"What does the envoy mean by this?" King Chu couldn't help but ask.
Jiang Yi faced him and said: "Before, I always thought that Lord Chu was too busy to receive him. Now it seems that the Lord of Chu and his ministers are all disrespectful. In this case, I will naturally understand." Why did you wait so many days for Chu Li to be like this? I don’t think it’s strange.”
As soon as he said these words, there was no doubt that he immediately aroused public outrage.
"The envoy of Qin is impudent!"
"How dare you, Jiang Yi! How dare you humiliate my country, Chu, like this!"
All the ministers glared angrily and pointed at each other.
King Chu's face also darkened.
Seeing this situation, Jiang Yi quickly defended himself: "Everyone, please calm down and listen to me."
"Chu has a century-old history. It has always regarded itself as a big country and a state of etiquette. It has always looked down on Qin and regarded Qin as a barbaric land and a barbaric state. However, little did they know that in our Qin state, even on the streets, scholars When you meet each other, even if you don't know each other, if one person salutes you, the other person will definitely return the favor. But today, in this temple, facing the monarch and a group of ministers, I saluted first, but I was laughed at and scolded. It's not obvious. A gift from the country?"
"You!" One of the ministers finished his words and pointed angrily. He was speechless for a long time.
Prime Minister Chu said lukewarmly: "The envoy of Qin does not need to be eloquent."
"The Prime Minister is different." Jiang Yi said: "I am stating the facts. Could it be that the Prime Minister has not seen me?"
Chu Xiang frowned.
The King of Chu raised his hand, stared at Jiang Yi coldly and said, "Master Jiang, when you are in the temple of the Kingdom of Chu, you should be careful about your words and deeds. If you anger this king, do you know the consequences?"
"Your Highness is the king. A king's anger can kill millions of people, not to mention the heads." Jiang Yi said calmly.
"Now that the envoy knows it, you don't dare to talk nonsense." King Chu's voice turned cold again.
Jiang Yi smiled and said: "Your Highness only knows the wrath of the king, but can you hear the wrath of the envoy?"
Hearing this, the King of Chu couldn't help but sneered: "The wrath of a single step is nothing more than grabbing the earth with one's head without wearing one's hat."
"No." Jiang Yi's face didn't change: "This is the anger of rats, and the anger of soldiers will definitely cause blood to be splashed five steps! At that time, His Highness the King of Chu will be slow to use his envoys, humiliate them, and then kill them, which will be notorious, and I Jiang Yi will definitely achieve a good reputation!"
After hearing this, all the ministers of the Chu State couldn't help but look at each other in confusion, and started talking in low voices. Many people looked at Jiang Yi with admiration. They didn't expect that this civil servant of the Qin State had such backbone.
Even though Jiang Yi was flattering and bowing in front of Xiao Yuan, when he was sent to other countries as an envoy, he never feared life and death and argued for his reasons.
The King of Chu was also stunned for a moment, then rolled his eyes, weighed the left and right, and then smiled heartily: "Haha! That's all, the envoy of Qin is indeed very eloquent, and I can't argue with you. This time, it is true that I am a little lazy because of the heavy government affairs. Don’t take it personally if you hear the messenger.”
"No, no, your highness is serious." Jiang Yi immediately bowed down and accepted the offer.
The King of Chu's original plan was to humiliate Jiang Yi first, but he did not expect that the latter was eloquent and directly seized the opportunity to ridicule the Chu State.
At this time, he dropped the topic and asked directly: "Why did the envoy of Qin come here? You might as well explain it clearly."
Jiang Yi said: "Your country arrested my businessman from Qin for no reason. Your Highness doesn't know about this, right? I'm here just to ask why."
"What is unprovoked?" The King of Chu said with a smile: "Those merchants are operating in the Chu capital. Our country has reason to suspect that they are mostly doing things carefully."
"Can your Highness find out?" Jiang Yi asked directly.
"This naturally needs to be confirmed." King Chu said, and then added: "However, the Qin Shang matter cannot be solved by the envoy with just one sentence. How to deal with it specifically, the Chu State still needs to determine their true identity. ."
"May I ask, Your Highness, how long will it take?" Jiang Yi asked again.
"It's hard to say." King Chu said with a smile.
I thought Jiang Yi would be impatient, but after pretending to think, the latter said, "Then just kill them, Your Highness."
"What?" King Chu was in a daze, thinking there was something wrong with his ears.
Jiang Yifeng said calmly: "These Qin merchants are now in the hands of His Highness. Whether they live or die is a matter of Chu State's decision. And we, Qin State, cannot do anything to Chu State in this matter." Compromise, instead of wasting your breath, why not just kill him so that I can go back and do business as soon as possible."
