Before he could prepare, the Nanban King had already appeared outside Xuchang City with a large number of elephants.

The soldiers defending the city were surprised for a long time before informing Captain Fu, who was in charge of diplomatic affairs, and immediately brought someone to greet him.

The fiery skin of the Southern Barbarian King sat on the back of a richly dressed elephant, he was angular, his beard was hidden, his sword eyebrows were open, and his smile showed a mouth full of white teeth, not to laugh but also to be scary.

He stretched out his thick arm to greet the people of Xuchang who were watching around him, and when he saw the beautiful girl, he flew a kiss from time to time.

On the back of the slightly shorter elephant behind him sat the graceful and luxurious Nanban princess, she was wearing a noble animal skin, and the weather in Xuchang obviously did not allow women to wear so thick because of Aimei, so she had to open the white tiger skin she was wearing outside, slightly revealing her fiery red and full chest. She looked at the Nanban King in front of her with her hands on her chest, and seemed to be a little angry.

Behind him were some military attachés under the Nanban King, some of them rode tigers, some rode leopards, and they didn't ride horses anyway. But fortunately, these beasts were tamed and obedient, and did not hurt people at will.

They entered the palace in a grand manner, because they came suddenly, Yin Sheng did not prepare anything in a big way, he also cleaned up the Jinluan Palace, put on the barbecue and soju according to his request, and welcomed them in.

This is still ...... It is the first time to greet the monarch of a country so casually.

Yin Sheng was on the throne, with a three-point smile on his face, polite and without losing the majesty of a great country.

The Nanban King and his princess walked into the hall, their eyes looked directly at Yin Sheng on the dragon chair, and bowed slightly politely, but they did not say anything in their mouths.

An envoy stepped forward and said on his behalf, "We, the king of the Southern Barbarians, have entered the Li Kingdom and have come to meet the Emperor of the Li Kingdom. ”

Yin Sheng waved his hand casually and said, "The Southern Barbarian King is polite, I really don't dare to take this word for greeting, so I will sit down." ”

The Nanban King and the princess took their seats, his eyes kept staring at Yin Sheng, Yin Sheng did not dodge or dodge, and looked at him from the end, and finally the Nanban King finally smiled and nodded, and said, "The future is terrifying." ”

Yin Sheng couldn't help laughing and replied, "The Southern Barbarian King only looked at the widow for a while, did he feel that the widow was 'terrifying'?" It's too hard to take it seriously. ”

The character of the Nanban King is as rough and heroic as his appearance, and he was humbly returned after praising others, and he immediately felt a little awkward in his heart, but he didn't know what to say to fight back, so he had to turn his head and look at the Nanban Princess for help.

Princess Nanban glanced at him, got up and stepped forward and said, "Respected monarch of the Li Kingdom, we still have gifts to offer." ”

Yin Sheng raised his eyebrows, held his chin and thought about it, nodded and said, "It's really an honor for that widow." I don't know what kind of gift it is. ”

The Nanban princess smiled slightly, slapped her palm, and the Nanban envoy outside the hall pushed a huge box in with four wheels, and the box was covered with a piece of red silk.

The ministers were all very curious, stretched their necks and looked forward, all guessing what was inside, the princess of Nanban raised her hand and lifted the red silk on the box, and the result was ...... An airtight wooden box appeared.

Everyone mentioned that their hearts fell to the ground with a thud, and they were all helpless about the king of the southern barbarians and his princess...... Could it be that this is the box for their tribute?

Yin Sheng never said much, he kept looking at the Nanban princess with a smile on his face, and the Nanban king next door nodded lightly with a look of approval.

The Nanban princess walked up to the Nanban King, reached out and took the key handed by the Nanban King, returned to the box, and opened the lock on the box.

After taking the lock, the planks on all sides of the box were scattered at once, but fortunately, the Nanban King and the envoys standing around him moved quickly and did not accidentally hurt anyone.

The contents of the box were finally revealed, and when everyone in the upper echelons saw the contents, they couldn't close their lips.

The crystal box the size of a carriage box was filled with transparent liquid, and a woman with a fish-faced body swam around in it, her upper body was the same as that of a normal woman, and she was not wearing any clothes, and her full chest attracted the attention of at least half of the men present, and the other half of her eyes were attracted by her beautiful face.

If this mermaid is judged by the age of ordinary humans, it is a seventeen or eighteen-year-old girl, with skin like clotted fat and a peach blossom, with a pair of big eyes looking pitifully at the people around her, swimming here and there for a while, and finally stopping on the side facing Yin Sheng, looking straight at Yin Sheng.

Yin Sheng was also surprised for a while before he reacted, and quickly withdrew his gaze, turned his face to look at the Southern Barbarian King, and asked, "Southern Barbarian King, what is this?" ”

"Our Southern Barbarian Country is all rare birds and beasts, and this is the sea beast that my Southern Barbarian Country uses to enjoy, mermaids."

Mermaids...... So it seems that it is indeed for the fish demon more than thirty years ago.

Yin Sheng frowned, and glanced at the ministers under him, except for Feng Lingzhi and other steady, who could control the scene, all the others were not hooked by this mermaid without exception.

This Southern Barbarian King, apart from that carp essence, what other purpose does it have?

Yin Sheng glanced at the Southern Barbarian King again, and suddenly caught a glimpse of behind the pillar behind him, and Yin Huaiqing's small head poked out. Yin Sheng thought about it, stretched out his hand and beckoned to Yin Huaiqing, and said, "Huaiqing, come out." ”

Yin Huaiqing hurriedly ran to Yin Sheng's side, saluted, and said, "The son of the emperor sees his father." ”

Yin Sheng nodded, Yin Huaiqing stood up, turned around again, and saluted the king and princess of the Nanban with his right hand on his chest with the etiquette of the Southern Barbarian Kingdom, "Yin Huaiqing, the prince of Mingde of the Dawn Kingdom, see the Nanban King and the Nanban Princess." ”

Yin Huaiqing's soft and clear children's voice echoed in the hall, and all the ministers hurriedly came back to their senses and looked at Yin Huaiqing together, wondering when he ran out.

The Nanban King looked at Yin Huaiqing in surprise, he didn't know that this kid knew the etiquette of their country at a young age, and he looked straight at himself with a pair of eyes, neither humble nor arrogant, without the fear of ordinary children seeing a big scene, nor the pride and complacency of being a child of the royal family.

In fact, as the king of the Southern Barbarians, there is no need to return anyone's courtesy, but the king of the Southern Barbarians returned Yin Huaiqing for the first time, which in the Southern Barbarian Kingdom only the elders of the Southern Barbarian King and extremely respected figures are eligible to enjoy such treatment.

"Huaiqing, is there anything you want to say?" Yin Sheng opened his mouth to ask him, and Yin Huaiqing hurriedly turned his face away.

"Father, the sons admired the demeanor of the Southern Barbarian King, so they lost their manners and secretly watched after hiding from the beams, but just now I saw the gift offered by the Southern Barbarian King, and the sons didn't know whether to say or not." Yin Huaiqing's eyes were shining, and he clearly wanted to say it, but for various reasons, he had to ask for the consent of the Southern Barbarian King.

Yin Sheng looked at the Southern Barbarian King and asked, "Is the Southern Barbarian King interested in hearing about it?" ”

The Southern Barbarian King rolled his eyes, he had a good impression of Yin Huaiqing, but what could this child think when he saw such a beautiful mermaid? Do you want to take the mermaid back to play by herself?

The Nanban King pondered for a moment, then smiled, "The prince said that it doesn't hurt. ”

Yin Huaiqing said again, "Huaiqing is young and ignorant, if his words collide with the Nanban King, I hope the Nanban King will not blame." ”

The Nanban King nodded, "No, no, this king is not a stingy person, if you have anything to say, you can say anything." ”

Yin Huaiqing turned his face to the mermaid in the crystal box and said, "Huaiqing and ask the Southern Barbarian King, does the mermaid in this box have thoughts?" ”

The Nanban King was stunned, as if he didn't know what he was asking.

Yin Huaiqing explained, "That is to say, is she really like a captive beast who only wants to be full and reproduce, and does not think or shed tears?" ”

"No," said the Nanban princess, taking his words, "she can think, speak, sing, and be like a human being." ”

"In that case, she is an independent individual, with a living life of her own, why should she be reduced to a beast for people to see?"

"The little prince wants to say that all beings are equal, and this king should treat this thing like a human being?" The Southern Barbarian King's face turned cold and he asked.

Huaiqing didn't feel that all beings were equal. If Huaiqing really thinks so, then won't even chickens and ducks be equal in the future, and they can't eat them. Yin Huaiqing smiled, "It's just that since she has thoughts and feelings, and she can cry and laugh at a glance with humans, she should be treated the same as humans." It's not goodness, it's righteousness, it's respect. The so-called road is wasted, there is benevolence and righteousness, absolute benevolence and abandonment of righteousness, and the people are restored to filial piety. Just as I abolished slavery many years ago, respecting life is what a ruler of a country should do. ”

"The benevolent love others, and people always love them." Yin Sheng silently added.

"Oh?" The Nanban King said, "It seems that the Li Kingdom is governed by benevolence." But this king thinks that Ma is good and ridden, and his means are iron-blooded, which is the way to govern the country. You have liberated all the slaves, but there is still such a thing in our Southern Barbarian Country, and nothing has gone wrong in writing the year. ”

"Then did the Southern Barbarian King go deep into them and feel their resentment? And resentment of this kind of thing, like the wind through the forest, once you enter the bamboo forest, all the poles are slanted, you have been squeezing them for a long time, and one day they will rise up to resist. Yin Huaiqing continued.

"Hmph, this king is not afraid of them!"

"Huaiqing does not mean that the king of the Southern Barbarians is afraid of war, and the Southern Barbarian Kingdom is known to the world for being good at fighting. I'm just talking about the way to govern the country," Yin Huaiqing added, "Benevolence and righteousness do not make the ruler suffer, in the final analysis, whether it is benevolent or not, it is also the person at the top of the power who has the final say." These two words are like shackles on the moral level, you are benevolent and righteous to the people, that is, you control their hearts, and they are devoted to you, isn't it more cost-effective than coercion? ”

After Yin Huaiqing said this, the Nanban King suddenly fell silent, and looked at Yin Huaiqing with a hurt heart.

Yin Sheng smiled and hurriedly said, "Huaiqing's words are really a bit much, this thing is also a gift from the Southern Barbarian King, come on, take her down and dress her in some clothes." ”

Yin Huaiqing heard Yin Sheng say this, and hurriedly said to the Nanban King, "Huaiqing is young and ignorant, so it's not okay to compensate the Nanban King." ”

The Nanban King looked at his princess and said helplessly, "Where, the prince has such an opinion at a young age, this king is really ashamed of himself......"

Yin Huaiqing looked back at Yin Sheng again, only to see Yin Sheng secretly giving him a thumbs up. Yin Huaiqing was a little embarrassed, blushing and retired.