Two days later, Cheng Ping arrived in Qinzhou.
He came with an envoy's guard of honor, and he was accompanied by many people, including not only civil servants but also some guards, forming an envoy.
Envoys from other countries visited Qin. Out of diplomatic etiquette, Xiao Yuan ordered Yan Ming, the Minister of Rites, to personally greet the envoys. First, they arranged for the envoys to go to the capital post house, and then held a banquet in the palace the next day to entertain Cheng Ping and others.
This was a big banquet. There were many ministers of the Qin State accompanying them at the banquet. Everyone was sitting on both sides of the hall, with a case in front of them. Xiao Yuan was sitting directly above him.
The Lingguo mission seemed quite satisfied with such a courtesy reception. They all smiled and exchanged greetings with people around them from time to time.
Before the banquet started, Cheng Ping stood up first, faced Xiao Yuan, bowed his hands, and said straight to the point: "Your Highness, King of Qin, in fact, there is only one thing that I want to do when I enter Qin this time, and that is to hope that the two countries of Qin and Ling can give up. Let’s put an end to the past and become friendly again.”
Xiao Yuan's heart was moved, but before he could speak, Cheng Ping continued: "For more than two hundred years, countries have been fighting for hegemony and wars have broken out, causing the earth to be dry and prosperous, riddled with holes, and the people to live in dire straits. Nowadays, all people in the world long for peace. , all desire to live and work in peace and contentment.”
As soon as he finished speaking, the ministers of Qin State couldn't help but began to whisper among themselves and nodded their heads.
"What the spirit messenger said makes sense..."
"Yes, now Qin Ling each controls half of the country. Once they use troops against each other, there will be rivers of blood and lives will be ruined..."
Xiao Yuan did not stop the ministers' discussion, but Cheng Ping said again: "His Royal Highness is the current Ming Dynasty, and my king is also a benevolent king. I really can't bear to see the internal strife of the nation anymore."
What he said was so high-sounding. If King Ling had the chance to eliminate Xiao Yuan, I'm afraid he wouldn't even hesitate.
But now, Xiao Yuan doesn't want to start a war immediately, so he goes along with it and says with a smile: "Sir Cheng, everything makes sense. Since Brother Lingwang is willing to establish friendship between the two countries, how can I, the king, please him? As for all the things in the past, let them disappear in the long river of history.”
"Your Highness is truly a wise king." Hearing this, Cheng Ping gave another salute.
The Qin State and the Ling State formed an alliance and even conquered each other many times. During Xiao Yuan's southern expedition, King Ling took Huang Zu as his commander and took the opportunity to occupy several counties in Xuandi.
But you can't mention these things, and if you mention them, it will be in vain. It is impossible for Lingguo to return Xuandi. To get it back, you have to rely on force.
But it is not yet time for the decisive battle between Qin Ling, Xiao Yuan will naturally agree to negotiate for peace first, and when the time is right, he will use the military power of the north to conquer the world and complete the unification of the mountains and rivers.
Both sides almost had the same idea, which coincided with each other. Therefore, this peace negotiation was a matter of course, and it also ushered in a brief period of peace in the land of China that had been war-torn for years.
Seeing that Xiao Yuan readily agreed, Cheng Ping paused and then said: "Your Highness, since Qin Ling is always friendly and each of us occupies half of the country, I think that my king and Your Highness can rule the world together. "
Xiao Yuan was stunned.
Cheng Ping explained: "Our land of China stretches thousands of miles across. Now, there are two heroes in this world. It would not be a bad idea if they could be called the two emperors of the north and the south to achieve eternal peace."
His words were actually a test to test Xiao Yuan's attitude towards King Ling's proclaiming himself emperor. Although he opposed King Ling in the Ling Kingdom court, in his heart, of course, he hoped that his king could become such an emperor as soon as possible. emperor.
When other Qin ministers heard this, they couldn't help but commotion, because Cheng Ping's words touched the hearts of many people.
Ding Rong was even more excited and was about to stand up, but Xiao Yuan smiled and said to Cheng Ping: "How dare I usurp the throne? Let's discuss this matter later. Master Cheng, please take a seat. The food and drinks will be served soon." Come, when the time comes, be sure to drink to your heart’s content.”
"This." Cheng Ping rolled his eyes and had no choice but to bend down and sit back in his seat.
Ding Rong hesitated to speak, he also wanted Xiao Yuan to be the emperor. Seeing this situation, even the smart ones did not dare to speak.
Not long after, the food and drinks were brought to the table one by one by the palace maids. The two sides had already made preliminary discussions about peaceful coexistence, so their respective officials seemed relatively happy.
Xiao Yuan also picked up the wine glass and said cheerfully: "Come, let's have a drink together on this happy occasion."
"Together we respect your Majesty (His Royal Highness King Qin)——"
People followed suit with glasses, and the atmosphere gradually rose. The more wine they drank, the more lively it became.
After the banquet, the officials dispersed, and Cheng Ping and others were sent back to the post house.
The queen's chamber.
Xiao Yuan drank a lot and felt a little dizzy.
Seeing him lying on the bed as soon as he came in, smelling of alcohol and not taking off his clothes, Lu Yunyan became so angry that she sat on the edge of the bed and pushed him hard: "You're like this Go to sleep!"
Xiao Yuan said something vaguely, and it felt like he would fall asleep immediately.
"Like a pig!" Lu Yun was furious, but he had no choice but to help him untie his brocade belt, then turned him over with difficulty, took off his clothes, and covered him with the quilt.
Seeing that he had drunk a lot, she felt very distressed, so she had to sit on the edge of the bed, resting his head on her lap, and gently pressed his head with her fingers.
When she was Xuanjun, she was smart and generous, as a queen, she was a mother to the world, and as a wife, she was virtuous and virtuous.
Today's Lu Yunyan is as beautiful as when she was a girl, and is even more beautiful.
Under the gentle fingers, Xiao Yuan felt comfortable, opened his eyes, and gently held her little hand, "Sister Wang."
"Um?"
"I love you." Looking at his touching wife, Xiao Yuan felt numb.
But he almost never said such words. Lu Yunyan was slightly startled at first, and then his heart felt as sweet as drinking honey, but he hummed slightly: "Liar! He knows how to trick people."
"Hehe." Xiao Yuan laughed, said nothing more, stood up, hugged her into his arms, and followed her with his lips.
"Ugh..." Lu Yunyan pushed him first, but didn't push him and quickly fell into it.
the next day.
Xiao Yuan met Cheng Ping again. Yesterday at the banquet, it was decided that the two countries would live in peace, and today some relevant documents were signed.
On this matter, Xiao Yuan was represented by Prime Minister Liu Yuzhi, and the two sides had a long discussion, which was nothing more than the reopening of trade between the two countries and border issues.
Now at the Qinling border, both sides are heavily guarded, and there are quite a lot of troops. At this point, Liu Yuzhi raised the cost of military supplies for the garrison, which would create a sense of tension. He suggested that both sides should evacuate most of their troops. , leaving only part of it for garrison purposes.
Cheng Ping readily accepted this suggestion because it would be beneficial to both sides. Both sides would station hundreds of thousands of troops at the border, which would not only cause unnecessary friction, but also waste people and money.
The content of peace was discussed a lot from morning to evening. Finally, on the basis of equality, Liu Yuzhi and Cheng Ping signed a series of documents.
