Lingguo has beautiful mountains and rivers, pleasant scenery, and is an absolutely rich place.

There are many literati here, and there are countless talented people, the folk customs are simple, the women are delicate, and the men know the etiquette, which is a sharp contrast with the bitter cold Qin.

On this day, the court hall was held.

"Ministers, see the king, my king is ten thousand years-"

The ministers knelt down, and the Spirit King raised his hand slightly, and said in a gentle voice: "All the ministers are flat." ”

"King Xie—" The people got up one after another, and then a middle-aged civil official stood up, he first bowed down towards the Spirit King, bowed deeply, and then said:

"I don't know if the king has heard that Lord Qin is about to get married."

"This king has heard a little about this, what does Aiqing want to say." The Spirit King said.

The official who came out of the ranks, whose name was Cheng Ping, although he was not in the phase, was one of the best talents in the Spirit Kingdom, and was known for his intrigues and tricks, thoughtfulness, and resourcefulness.

King Ling once called him the talent of Jingwei and the minister of Wang Zuo.

can be evaluated by the king like this, and it is not difficult to see the level of Cheng Ping.

He was of his age, in his early thirties, dressed as a standard civil official, with an excellently groomed beard, and a mediocre appearance, with a tendency to be thin.

Seeing that the spirit king asked, he said: "Although Qin is a bitter cold land, it is the border of the empire, but now, it is connected with Shu, which can be said to be attacked, retreated and defended, although the Qin lord is not called the king, but from his actions, it is not difficult to see that this is a young monarch, and he has a long-term strategic vision. ”

As soon as he finished speaking, before the Spirit King could answer, other officials in the hall stood up, pouted and said: "Lord Cheng's words are serious, Qin's bitter cold, desolate for a long time, can not be regarded as a member of my Central Plains princes, and our country is separated from Qin, not to mention thousands of miles, and there are Jin, Yan and other countries in the middle, such a small king, it is not worth my king's trouble." ”

"Your Excellency, Lord Wang's words are wrong."

Cheng Ping began to argue with him in the court, and said: "Let's not care about the bitter cold of Qin, let's talk about the Lord of Qin first." ”

As he spoke, he faced the Spirit King again and continued: "Weichen heard that Xiao Yuan, the lord of Qin, was just a pawn before, but during the Wu Yuan Rebellion, he was only a small captain, but he dared to take thousands of people to attack the imperial capital and enter the king of Jingqin, this decision requires a certain strategic vision and absolute courage. ”

"Later, this person entered the Qin land, carried out military and political reforms, fought hard, retreated to Xirong, opened up thousands of miles, and benefited from the city.

"Then, the Central Plains War broke out, but this person took this opportunity to annex Shu, you know, at that time, Sichuan and Shu, both in terms of territory and finance, were far beyond Qin, not to mention, there was a powerful Wu State next to it!"

"If when the Qin army attacks Shu, the Wu army suddenly joins the war, then Xiao Yuan will be finished with everything, not only will he not be able to get the land of Shu, but he may also lose it along with the land of Qin! But he dared to do it, what a fighter he seized. ”

As he spoke, Cheng Ping continued: "The king, what about Qindi, we don't care, the key issue is the person in charge of Qindi, the lord of Qin has great ambitions, he will never stop here, and will definitely find a way to go east and compete for hegemony with other countries. ”

The Spirit King's expression gradually became solemn, he raised his hand, stopped another minister who wanted to argue, and then motioned for Cheng Ping to continue.

The latter said: "This matter is an opportunity, the king only needs to send a messenger to Qinzhou to congratulate, such a trivial matter, but it is enough to show our country's intentions, if the king does not do it, someone will do it." ”

"Oh?" The Spirit King raised an eyebrow.

"For example, King Liang." Cheng Ping said: "King Liang has always had the heart to dominate the world, and when all the countries look down on Qin, he will definitely take this opportunity to win over the Lord of Qin." ”

"King Liang." The Spirit King was shocked in his heart, that was a ruthless character.

Cheng Ping said again: "The king should regard the Lord of Qin as a prince, and it is better to have one more friend than one more potential enemy." ”

Hearing this, the Spirit King couldn't help but nod slowly: "En...... What Cheng Qing said was very much in line with my wishes, and I obeyed the order, that is, I ordered Cheng Ping to send an envoy to Qinzhou, on behalf of the Lingguo, to congratulate the lord of Qin on the wedding joy. ”

"Wechen takes orders." Cheng Ping hurriedly bent down and saluted.

The reactions of the countries are different, but it is not difficult to see from this that although Xiao Yuan has not yet become the king, with his current territory and army, he has invisibly become one of the princes.

He probably would never have thought that this matter would be brought up by the countries to the court for discussion, let alone that two countries would send envoys to congratulate him.

By the time Xiao Yuan received the news, it had already been more than ten days later, and at this time, Cai Yan, the envoy of the Liang Kingdom, and Cheng Ping, the envoy of the Spirit Kingdom, had just crossed the mountain pass.

They were carrying a guard of honor with the envoy, and as soon as they entered the Qin land, the news naturally reached Xiao Yuan as soon as possible.

At this time, Liu Yuzhi was reporting the matter, and when he finished speaking, Xiao Yuan was stunned for a moment, and then squinted slightly: "King Liang and King Ling will send envoys here, this is too unexpected." ”

"This just shows that in their hearts, they actually recognize the status of the lord, which is a good thing." Liu Yu's way.

Xiao Yuan didn't say much about this issue, his mind was full of thoughts, and after thinking for a while, he looked at Liu Yuzhi: "Go and greet you, and entertain the guests." ”

"I understand, please rest assured." Liu Yuzhi bowed and retreated.

After receiving the envoys from the two countries, the day of the divorce banquet is getting closer and closer.

After the two sides met, Liu Yuzhi's etiquette was in place.

However, Cai Yan and Cheng Ping inevitably looked at each other a little incorrectly.

These two people are the Minister of Liang and the Minister of Lingguo, and they have had some dealings in diplomacy before, but Liang Guo and Lingguo are somewhat at odds.

On this day, the Taishou Mansion Hall.

Cai Yan and Cheng Ping both arrived, and after meeting Xiao Yuan, the two of them gave their own gifts.

Cai Yan said: "Cai Yan, the envoy of Liangguo, has seen the Lord of Qin, my king heard that the Lord of Qin is newly married, and he has a special order to represent my country and come to congratulate, I wish the Lord of Qin and his wife a hundred years of good harmony and an early birth of a noble son......"

"Your envoy is polite, what kind of identity His Royal Highness King Liang has, I am flattered to be concerned about this matter." Xiao Yuan said modestly, and at the same time arched his hand and returned the salute to the two.

The envoy of the Liang Kingdom is like this, and the Lingguo is the same, after the polite greetings between them, Xiao Yuan also arranged a place for the two of them to stay, and treated each other politely.

A few days later, Xiao Yuan got married, married his second daughter, and the whole Qinzhou was very lively and joyful.

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