Chapter 1196: There is no way to advance or retreat
"Guns and sticks, what are you yelling about!" The centurion raised his eyebrows and sneered at the envoy in a cold voice, "Don't you say that I forgot, the Eclipse Country and the Island Country often have contacts, and when the Eclipse Country and Tiansheng were at war, I didn't see any help from you." ”
The envoy's face was ugly, and he pointed at him angrily, as if he was about to open his mouth and curse in the next moment.
The centurion sneered: "My country helps you, and you will turn your face and deny it in the coming day, what should we do?" Don't go yet! If you dare to linger at the city gates again, don't blame me for arresting you in the name of bad intentions! ”
"You-"
Before the envoy could finish speaking, the centurion beckoned, and the soldier at the city gate drew his sword at his waist with an unkind expression, as if the next moment, the tip of the sword would fall on him.
"I've seen the etiquette of your country!" The minister was extremely angry, said three "yes" in a row, threw off his sleeves and left, and drove to another country.
The centurion looked at the departing carriage and spat disdainfully. The envoy walked through the path and looked ahead, his heart full of uneasiness and entanglement.
The prime minister issued a death order and must find a helping country, but the attitude of other countries is extremely bad, and they are even very happy to see the island country destroyed.
Do you want to die?
The envoy smiled bitterly, still thinking about how to convince the next country, when the horse running flat suddenly roared, the horse's legs were entangled, and the horse's body dragged the carriage forward uncontrollably.
"Tripside!"
The envoy's face changed greatly, and it was too late to realize it, and his body fell uncontrollably, and the whole carriage flipped over, and fell heavily to the ground, and the prepared gift also rolled out, and the jade shattered into several pieces.
"Take him down!"
At the sound of the order, several tall and mighty men rushed out of the bushes, surrounded the carriage, and one of them crouched down to look, grabbed the messenger who was still wailing, dragged him out from under the carriage, cut his hands behind his back, and held him to the ground.
"What a big bold, you dare to rob my things, do you know who I am?! Yes! ”
Blood broke out of the forehead of the envoy, and he shouted angrily. The man who grabbed him exerted his strength in his hands, and the envoy screamed miserably, and his vision blurred for a while.
"Check it out."
The man squatted down, counted the envoy's belongings, and concluded: "There is no return gift from other countries, depending on the situation, he has not yet received help, bring it back, and interrogate it slowly." ”
These people's movements were so skillful that the envoy was shocked when he heard that something was wrong: "I am the envoy of the island country, you dare to go against the island country?!" ”
The man sneered: "The one who caught him is the envoy sent by the island country." ”
"You are so bold!"
The envoy struggled with all his strength, but the person who detained him was impregnable, and he was not shaken at all, but was kicked and warned him to be honest, and the envoy panicked, and a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind.
"You are the people of the Tiansheng Dynasty!"
"If you still have some brains, take it down!"
The envoy froze and let the soldiers drag him away.
Zhuang Mingyue and Long Yuan Xiu expected the island country to seek foreign aid, and sent soldiers to ambush near the island country very early, and if there was any clue, they would immediately capture the people, and never let the island country have any possibility of help.
Sure enough, they caught several envoys, but they still missed one, that person had gone to a neighboring country earlier under the cover of the guards, and had not come out for so long, and it was very likely that he had entered the palace and was asking for help.
In the neighboring country, the envoy presented two boxes of rare treasures, opened them in front of the emperor and his courtiers, and said: "This is a welcome gift for our country, and I ask your country to accept it." ”
The emperor was noncommittal and said casually: "If you have nothing to do, you will go to the Three Treasures Palace, and your country will offer a great gift, but I am afraid that it is not a simple greeting." ”
The senior scholar standing in the left column bowed and said slowly: "Your Majesty doesn't know, the island country and Tiansheng have long formed a personal enmity, and now that the Eclipse Country has surrendered, Tiansheng's troops have increased greatly, they are worried about settling old accounts and asking for help." ”
The scholar's sneering tone was particularly harsh, making the minister's eyes change slightly, and he suppressed his displeasure: "There is a little contradiction between our country and Tiansheng, I believe that your country also understands that Tiansheng is a strong country, and its appetite is only big and not small, and it will never be satisfied. ”
The emperor said, "You want my people to send troops, just these two boxes of stones?" The island nation is really interesting. ”
The envoy said calmly: "This is just a small meeting gift, if the emperor is willing, money, land, and beauties, my emperor will agree." ”
"Oh? I said I wanted Yancheng, and your country readily agreed? ”
"This ......" The area of Yancheng is particularly vast, and the person in front of him opened his mouth widely, and the envoy hesitated for a moment, and thought for a while, "I will pass on your request to my emperor." ”
"That's very good." The emperor patted his palm twice, and two guards walked in outside the hall, "Someone, send off." ”
"Wait a minute......" The envoy was about to say something more, but the guard forced him out.
The scholar hesitated: "Your Majesty, do you really want to help them?" ”
The emperor spoke slowly: "I think, but it's a pity that they are not qualified, the fate of the Lunar Eclipse Country is still clearly placed there, in the past few years, the island country has harassed our borders, I am curious, how his envoys came with a cheeky face." ”
The scholar suddenly realized. A few days passed, in the island country, the envoys did not have any news, up and down shrouded in the wind and rain is about to come, the prime minister had a bad premonition in his heart, and then sent someone to investigate, and within a few days, the guards who investigated came back.
"Lord Hui, Tiansheng's people stayed near our country, and according to the observation of his subordinates all the way, the envoys on the return journey were more auspicious and fell into the hands of the enemy." The guards also talked about the attitude of their neighbors, and they all only cared about themselves.
"It's over, it's all over now." The prime minister sat down on the armchair, his face pale: "Quick! Prepare the carriage, I want to meet the emperor. ”
"Yes."
The prime minister strode to the imperial study, walked halfway, and bumped into Yang Que walking in the palace, Yang Que smiled lightly: "The prime minister is in a hurry, and his complexion is not very good, but what happened to him?" ”
The prime minister's face was cold, and his attitude was not good: "You are just an outsider living in my country, what is your turn to ask more about the affairs of the court?" It's been so long, and I haven't learned this rule yet, so it's really stupid! ”
Damn old thing!
Yang Que swallowed his resentment, gritted a mouthful of silver teeth, but his face was filled with false apologies: "It turned out to be a matter of the upwards, it was me who was too talkative, the Prime Minister should hurry up, it's not good to delay." ”
The prime minister snorted coldly and walked away.
Yang Que looked thoughtfully in the direction he was walking and quietly followed. Since it is a political matter, the only thing that matters at the moment is the war with Tiansheng.
"The minister greets the emperor."
The prime minister entered the palace and bowed, and the emperor waved his hand: "I have heard about the affairs of the envoys, Tiansheng really has a plan, if he wants to ask for help from other countries, he must pass this pass, Aiqing has a plan?" ”
"That's not all the minister is worried about." The prime minister pondered for a moment, and then considered his mouth, "As far as the minister knows, there are envoys who have passed the word, but they have been turned away, and some countries have taken advantage of the fire to rob, and my country is alone at sea, so far, no country has really planned to help." ”
"It's man-made." The emperor had a calm face, "If you send someone again, as long as it can be done in the end, in the face of absolute interests, I don't believe that anyone can't get along with money." ”
The emperor's attitude was resolute, and the prime minister had no choice but to respond: "The ministers will prepare all measures and will not let them exploit our country at will." ”
Before the prime minister entered the palace, he retreated to the eunuchs at the palace gate and asked them to wait in the distance, Yang Que also approached under the pretext of sending tea, and stood at the door of the palace and listened for a while, his face was blue and white.
I thought that the island country and Tiansheng had a chance to compete, but now it seems that they are not sure, and all they talk about is how to prevent the Tiansheng Dynasty.
No way!
How can you stop here! The revenge has not been avenged, and it must not be arrested and put back under house arrest again, and it is impossible to become a victim of the war between the island country and Tiansheng!
Yang Que gritted her teeth, turned around and walked back, and as soon as she walked down the stairs, a eunuch stopped her: "Hey, didn't you send tea to the emperor?" Why did it come back again? ”
Yang Que came back to his senses and was stunned for a moment: "The emperor and the prime minister are talking about important matters, no one is allowed to approach, and the tea will be served later, and the tea will be cold, and I plan to make a pot again." ”
"You're right." Seeing that the eunuch had a letter, Yang Que breathed a sigh of relief, and in a corner where no one was paying attention, she stopped a passing palace maid, handed over the teapot to her, and asked her to go down. Yang Que looked at the sky and already had an idea in his heart.
The sky is getting quieter, the night sky is not dotted with stars, it is pitch black, and in the night when everyone is uneasy, the black mad people, as if in this, hide a pair of eyes belonging to the Tiansheng Dynasty, staring at them.
In the quiet street, a figure appeared at this time, wearing a hooded cape, which could not be seen really, only from the slender ten fingers of the lantern, it could be seen that it was a woman.
I saw her walk farther and farther, and finally stopped in a remote corner, and in front of her, there stood a man in black with a black hat on his head.
"Eun Gong!"
The woman put down the lantern, took off the hood, and revealed a familiar face, which turned out to be Yang Que!
The man in black said lightly: "Looking for me late at night, what's the matter?" ”
Yang Que's face showed panic, and he couldn't help but take a step forward: "Engong, you saved me, and I was able to escape death, but this time, I encountered the same danger again." The island country is not Tiansheng's opponent at all, and there is no alliance willing to help them, so if it continues like this, what will happen? If I stay in the island country any longer, I am afraid that it will be difficult to get out. ”
The man in black was thoughtful: "You want me to take you out of the island country?" ”
Yang Que said: "If I can't compete with Tiansheng, I only have this way to go." ”
"At the beginning, I brought you to the island country to confirm that this place can let you live, but now this situation is something I never expected." The man in black sighed, "I do have the ability to save your life, but things must always be relative, there is no free lunch in the world." ”
Yang Que muttered in his heart, and his expression was wary: "What do you want?" ”
The man in black looked at her: "I will only save my people, as long as you continue to work hard for me, I will naturally not wronged you." ”
Now only the man in black can save her, there is no choice at all, she must live!
Yang Que said firmly: "Okay! I promise you. ”