Chapter 458: Danger is not chaotic
Above the main hall of the Qi Palace, a flickering drama that is enough to go down in history is being staged.
The purple-robed old official walked in front of Cheng Yue, smiled kindly, and said, "Your envoy, I heard that you were still in Zheng Guo a few days ago, right? Not only did he lead the troops to capture King Zheng's Xinluo, but he also set up King Zheng and made his father-in-law the prime minister?"
Cheng Yue's eyes instantly sharpened, and he was secretly shocked in his heart: This old official is so well-informed!
When the King of Qi and the other ministers of the Qi State in the main hall heard this, their faces also showed a look of vigilance--Cheng Yue is not a simple divine envoy or a demon, but a great evil person who can fall into a desperate situation in just ten days and seize the power and wealth of a country, such a person will be so good to their Qi country? Send an alliance that is enough to change the balance of the nations? Just because their Qi country is relatively rich, strong and peaceful?
Don't be plotting?!
As soon as they thought of this possibility, the kings and ministers of Qi were all cold, even the eyes of the four earth immortals looking at Cheng Yue also changed!
Cheng Yue was keenly aware of the changes in the surrounding atmosphere, and secretly said that it was not good in his heart, but on the surface, he took a sip of the teacup and replied indifferently: "That's true, it makes Your Excellency smile." After all, Cheng Yue was a minister of the Snow Country, and he was a good friend of the previous Snow King Lu Wenzheng, who was killed by the steppe wolf girl, and the country was in turmoil, and the domestic rebels rose up, and they united with Zheng Guo to carve up the Snow Country. Cheng Yue is not talented, and he still has a little conscience, so he temporarily put down the mission assigned by the goddess and went to help the snow country to calm the disaster. ”
The purple-robed old official smiled, squinted at a bunch of shining old eyes and asked, "The so-called Miping is the capital of the Keren country, extortion, and then help his father-in-law take the throne?"
Cheng Yue responded calmly: "Zheng Guo, Xiao Xiaoye! I have coveted the land of the Snow Country for thousands of years, and I still refuse to give up." Since Cheng Yue was ordered to lead the troops to Yu Zheng, he naturally had to do his best. And making Zheng Guo no longer a snow country disaster for decades is undoubtedly the best result. In order to achieve this goal, Cheng Yue made a preemptive attack on Zheng Jing. As for letting my father-in-law ascend to the throne, there is a good saying: the virtuous do not avoid relatives. Zheng Guo's court is full of traitors, but my father-in-law is loyal and courageous, both civil and military, when no one is available, let him take the throne, Baoxue and Zheng will not have the disaster of swords and soldiers for decades, is it wrong?"
The purple-robed old official nodded slightly, and then asked: "Since you are so loyal to the Snow Country, why don't you give the covenant to the Snow Country? ”
Cheng Yue's face showed a look of anger, and he asked righteously: "Why did Your Excellency say this?!The trust of the goddess, official affairs! Loyalty to the snow, personal affection! If Cheng Yue handed over the covenant to the Snow Country, what is the difference between it and the corrupt officials who abolished the public for personal purposes and misappropriated the public weapons of the state and used them for their own purposes? I came to Qi today because Qi is indeed the most suitable alliance country among the Seven Great Kingdoms!"
"Boom!"
After Cheng Yue finished speaking, the entire hall was boiling, and the officials and generals in the hall were all talking.
People thought about it carefully and found that what Cheng Yue said was indeed the truth, even if he was ostracized and hunted down by his fellow clan, Cheng Yue never did anything sorry for his fellow clan! Even, whenever the Terran encountered a catastrophe, this person was active on the front line and fought for the world of the Terran race!
It could even be said that this person's contribution to the Terrans was much greater than that of anyone present!
At that moment, some people were even moved to tears, and they sincerely admired: "I don't want the little demon king to be such a loyal and courageous person! Some moral standards in the cultivation world are really ridiculous!"
Even King Qi nodded secretly when he heard this.
The faces of the four earth immortals present were a little unbearable, and they all showed embarrassment.
Although almost everyone present was moved by Cheng Yue's generous statement, the purple-robed old official still maintained his composure, smiled faintly, and said playfully: "Well, what a loyal and courageous demon cultivator, it would be good if it were true." ”
"You!" Cheng Yue glared at the old official.
However, the old official was not afraid at all, he just threw away the mask of the benevolent elder that he had always maintained, looked into Cheng Yue's eyes at close range, and said in a cold tone: "The last question! I heard that you have a life-and-death relationship with the new monarch of the Qin State, and the Qin State is in the west, although it is not as rich as my Qi country, but the force is far superior to my Qi country, why don't you go to your good brother of the King of Qin to form an alliance? In this way, both official and private friendships will be taken into account, right? Why not?"
Hearing this question, the palace's admiration for Cheng Yue immediately disappeared, and everyone pricked up their ears, there is no doubt that this is the most critical question, Qin and Qi, why did Cheng Yue abandon Qiang Qin and choose Fu Qi?!
It can be said that if he can't answer this question, or if the answer makes the monarchs and ministers of Qi State dissatisfied, all the achievements that Cheng Yue has made before will be in vain! Even he himself is worried about his life!
Fortunately, Cheng Yue had already been prepared for this problem, and he said calmly: "It's very simple, the powerful military strength of the Qin State suffered heavy losses in the previous war to suppress the evil beasts, and it is no longer as strong as it was at the beginning, and the old King Qin has also fallen from the Earth Immortal Realm to the Golden Body Realm, and he will no longer be as brave as he was in the past. The Qin State is a country of tigers and wolves, and a tiger wolf who has lost its fangs and claws, what qualifications does it have to dominate the world?!"
It's just that what Cheng Yue didn't expect was that the purple-robed old official pointed his finger at his nose the next moment and shouted categorically: "You lie!"
For a moment, everyone in the entire hall was shocked.
Cheng Yue was also surprised, but fortunately, he adjusted in time and said calmly: "Your Excellency, everyone is responsible for what they say." If you don't have real evidence, don't blame me for waiting to impeach you in front of King Qi!"
"Huh!"
The purple-robed old official sneered and said, "When death is approaching, you are still pretending! Do you think this official doesn't know? The Qin State uses the techniques of the Legalists, the system of the marching country, and at the critical moment, all the people are soldiers, and there are at least 12 million adult men in the Qin State today, and how many casualties have been killed and injured in the battle of the evil beasts? It's just a drop in the bucket! Why did you suffer heavy losses? And the old Qin King, there are a total of six immortals in the Qin Kingdom, even if there is no old Qin King, you can still make up five people, and they are still stronger than my Qi Kingdom! I see that you have come to me this time, and you are obviously ill-intentioned and have some plans, right?!"
After hearing these words, the eyes of the royal palace and ministers looking at Cheng Yue immediately changed!
Cheng Yue has been lying and playing with them in applause?!
At the critical moment, Cheng Yue responded calmly, and after thinking about it quickly, he actually turned his back to the sky and laughed.
"Don't think that you can escape the problem by pretending to be crazy and stupid!" the purple-robed old official scolded sharply.
Cheng Yue stopped laughing, stared at the other party with a sneering expression, and said, "It's really interesting." As far as I know, your Qi country has 13 million men who can serve in the army, right? Could it be that your 13 million Qi people are not as good as 12 million old Qin people? In terms of the number of troops that can be mobilized, your Qi State is obviously more than the Qin State, right?
"The people of our country have been peaceful for a long time, how can they be compared with the people of the tigers and wolves of the Qin State?" the purple-robed old official retorted.
Cheng Yue sighed, pointed to the purple-robed old official, and said to the king and the ministers: "This person is too inferior, and he looks down on the king and the king's subjects!"
To tell the truth, listening to the purple-robed old official say that thirteen million Qi people are not as good as twelve million Qin people, it is emotionally difficult for King Qi to accept, but he reasoned and told him that maybe thirteen million Qi people are really inferior to 12 million Qin people. So he just kept his face calm and didn't say a word.
The purple-robed old official looked disdainful and ridiculed Cheng Yue: "The donkey skills are poor?
Cheng Yue shook his head and sighed: "The Qin State uses the art of the Legalists, what is the art of the Legalists? The core of the Legalists' art is to legislate for the king, so that the king is in the law, the king's order is to become a constitution, the king is a powerful body, and the king can do whatever he wants! What a domineering and unkind? What a dictatorship ~ tyranny? Is this a good law and a good system? On the other hand, you Qi country, the king is enlightened, and the world is ruled together with the world's good talents, and the disciples of a hundred schools of thought are happy to enter the lecture together, so a country with prosperous culture and education and an advanced system is not better than the Qin country with a legal system?"
Hearing Cheng Yue's words, the monarchs and ministers of Qi in the palace all nodded again and again, and their faces were triumphant.
How could the Qi State, which is eclectic, enlightened and forging ahead, and the country rich and the people strong, not go to the Qin State that is the king's law and the law ~ the dictatorship ~ system?
In the end, Cheng Yue pointed to the purple-robed old official and laughed: "There is a saying that three people become tigers, and everyone in the world says that Qin is a country of tigers and wolves, because some people have heard too much and have cowardice in their hearts, as soon as they hear the word Qin State, they feel that everything in their country is not good, and everything in Qin State is high, how cowardly? How sad? But such people are still extremely popular ministers, dressed in gold and purple, although I am not from Qi, but I am deeply ashamed that there are such ministers in Qi State!"
"You, you...... You little devil!" the purple-robed old official's beard trembled, but he couldn't think of words to refute it for a while.
King Qi couldn't stand it, and waved his hand: "Xiangguo, you have been busy with official business recently, I think you are tired, don't stay in the court anymore, the widow will give you a day off, go home and rest, and come back tomorrow." ”
The purple-robed old officer gritted his teeth for a long time, and finally turned into a deep sigh, flicked his sleeves, and turned to leave.
When King Qi saw that his own Xiangguo was gone, he hurriedly put on a smiling face and said to Cheng Yue: "Your envoy, ...... about the covenant?"
However, Cheng Yue interrupted him coldly: "King, Cheng Yue came to form an alliance today, but he was suspected by the people of your country several times, in order to deal with them, Cheng Yue was exhausted, and at the same time felt cold, I have to think about the alliance again, and now I will go to your country to rest first." ”
After saying this, Cheng Yue didn't look back anymore and strode out of the Jinluan Palace.