Ten days later.

The capital of the Windy Country, Windy State.

"Xuan, the Tusi envoy meets ~~~~" In the main hall of the palace, the eunuch's sharp and slender voice came out.

"Xuan, the envoy of Tus has come to meet—"

Then there were the palace guards on both sides of the entrance of the main hall, and then the guards on both sides of the steps outside the hall, passing down the will of the Wind King one by one.

Among the nine major vassal states, the Wind Country can be said to be the poorest, but even so, the scale of its royal palace and the grandeur of its architecture are not comparable to the small countries of Tusi.

The place where the Tus envoy was waiting was at the foot of the steps outside the palace, and when he heard the guard's words, he immediately perked up and began to walk upwards.

From him, to the Wind Country Hall, he needs to step on an unknown number of steps, and when he enters the court hall, the Feng Country ministers inside have been waiting for a long time.

For many years, Tus has never sent any envoys into the wind, and all the ministers of the Wind Country only know that there is such a country in the north of their country, let alone dealing with barbarians, and it is the first time that people have even seen this!

The Tusi Emissary was dressed in an exotic outfit, his curly golden hair, and his profound facial features, which were undoubtedly very different from those of the Wind Man. Many ministers stood on their trains, leaning sideways, looking at each other as if they were looking at each other.

In the face of everyone's strange gaze, the Tusi envoy did not feel embarrassed at all, he did not squint, his face was not red and his heart was not beating, he strode to the front of the main hall, and then with his hands on his chest, he bowed down to Chen Guang, the wind king on the throne above, and said:

"Ared, the Messenger of Tuss, see His Highness the Wind King."

In the empire, only the Son of Heaven of the imperial court can be called His Majesty. Just from Aclay's title to Chen Guang, the Wind King, it is not difficult to see that he seems to have studied the cultural etiquette of the Central Plains.

As an official in charge of foreign affairs in Turkey, his style is not the half-baked tone of Bliss, and his speech is not only fluent, but also clear.

Unexpectedly, his wind language was so fluent, and the wind king Chen Guang nodded secretly, stretched out his hand and said, "Your envoy doesn't have to be polite. ”

"His Royal Highness King Xie Feng."

After Ared straightened up, Chen Guang said straight to the point: "Although Tusi borders on our Wind Country, but for a long time, there have been many wars, but there has never been an envoy exchange, I don't know what happened to your envoy entering the wind this time?" ”

Chen Guang didn't want to be with the Tusi envoy, but the latter was more direct than him, and immediately said: "His Royal Highness the King of Huifeng, this envoy came to meet His Highness this time at the behest of the king, and came to discuss peace with His Highness the two countries. ”

"Oh? Peace? When Chen Guang heard this, he couldn't help but be overjoyed, if he could really negotiate peace with Tusi, then of course he would be a hundred willing! You must know that in a place like a border city, not only does it not have any taxes, but in the past, every time it was plundered by barbarians, the imperial court needed to spend a lot of gold and silver appropriations, and in the long run, it was an astronomical amount!

And the scourge of the barbarians, in the eyes of the Wind Country Court, is like a kitten scratching its claws, it doesn't hurt very much, but if you don't care about it, it can scratch you two blood marks, which is particularly annoying.

Now, if the war in the Northland can be avoided, it will undoubtedly be equivalent to removing a trouble, and more importantly, the Wind Country can concentrate on dealing with the situation in Hedong.

At this time, the ministers of the Wind Country in the main hall also began to talk to each other.

Aried saw it in his eyes, and sneered in his heart, don't look at him as an envoy of a small country, but his style is not small, and he said proudly:

"Yes, Your Highness the Wind King, you heard it right, peace is exactly what our king meant, and peace between the two countries will only be beneficial and harmless for the Wind Country, right?"

"This is a national letter, please look at it with His Royal Highness the Wind King."

As he spoke, Aride took out a letter written in animal skins from his bosom and presented it to the eunuch who had come down to receive it.

This letter has been translated into the Fengguo language, which writes Tus's attitude towards the peace between the two countries, and in the second half of the letter, it is directly stated that the Fengguo must kill Lu Chen as a condition.

After Chen Guang saw it, his brows furrowed involuntarily, he put down the animal skin in his hand, looked at Aried and said:

"The letter of state, this king has just read it, and the two countries negotiate peace, and this king also agrees very much, however, your country is conditional on killing Lu Chen, the defender of my border city, which makes it difficult for this king to understand, if your envoy can't give a reasonable explanation, I'm afraid this king will never agree."

Hearing this, Aclay immediately pretended to be indignant, and said in a gritted tone:

"His Royal Highness the Wind King! Lu Chen once killed more than 100,000 warriors of my Tusi! Our military and civilians hate it to the core! If Lu Chen does not die, it will be difficult to calm the grievances in Tusi! The negotiation of peace between the two countries will also be opposed by the military and the people! And the execution of Lu Chen is also a necessary condition for the two countries to negotiate peace! ”

"This ......" Chen Guang pondered for a moment as he looked at the ministers of the Wind Nation below.

"King!"

With the words, at this time, Xu Jingzhi, the right minister of the Wind Country, stood up, he first saluted Chen Guang above, and then faced Arid, and said:

"This official is Xu Jingzhi, the right prime minister of the Feng Country, and he has a question, and he wants to ask the Tusi envoy for advice."

The right minister of the wind country is the head of the civil officials, and he is a high-ranking official. Of course, Ared knew this, but he didn't take Xu Jingzhi seriously, but replied in a very casual tone: "Lord Xu, please speak." ”

Xu Jingzhi didn't care about his attitude, but sneered:

"Tusi took advantage of my strong wind and had no time to look north, and over the years, he often entered the customs to plunder and slaughter the people of my wind country, which can be described as more and more barbaric and rampant every time! How did you ever want to live in peace with our country before? Now, he suddenly sent an envoy into the wind, according to his own officer, I am afraid that this is forced by the war ahead, and he has to do it, right? ”

Hearing this, Ared's face suddenly sank, and he said angrily, "Lord Xu! Are you trying to sabotage the peace talks between the two countries!? ”

In Ared's heart, the Wind Country is extremely eager to negotiate peace with himself, and he deliberately wants to make him retreat by buttoning such a big hat to Xu Jingzhi!

Unexpectedly, Xu Jingzhi was not moved at all, but continued to speak coldly: "Hmph! If it weren't for the barbarian army that couldn't break through now, how could they ask for peace!? What did you do before!? Now that you are defeated by the soldiers of our border army, you know that it hurts? ”

"You!" Ared's face turned red with anger, and he glared at Xu Jingyi fiercely, but then he did not directly argue with Xu Jingzhi, but said to Chen Guang on the throne in a dissatisfied tone:

"His Royal Highness the Wind King, this envoy has traveled thousands of miles to the wind, and my country is also sincere in discussing peace, however, the right minister of your country has made a stumbling block and made sarcastic remarks! If your country is not willing to reconcile with me, say it bluntly! It doesn't have to be that way! ”

"Huh? Your envoy is not impatient. Chen Guang waved his hand and said with a smile:

"Rest assured, envoy, that the king is absolutely in favor of the peace between the two countries, but the conditions put forward by your kingdom have yet to be considered by the king, and can only be decided after consultation with the ministers. You don't think it's as good as this, your envoy will go back to the post house to rest for a day, and this king will give you a definite answer tomorrow, how about it? ”