"The envoy of the Great Qi Shangguan Yao, on the order of my lord, to meet His Majesty the Emperor of Chu State, I wish Your Majesty a long life and peace!"

Under the gaze of the civil and military officials of the Chu State, the envoys of the Qi State, who were tall and resolute, did not bow down three times and bow nine times, but just put their left hand on their chest and bent down to make a big bow.

In the Taiji Palace, when the civil and military officials saw this, they couldn't help but feel anger in their hearts.

However, before they could open their mouths, the envoys of Yun and Burma also came to meet one after another.

"Dayun envoy He Bagong, meet His Majesty the Emperor of Chu State, and wish His Majesty a long life and peace!"

"The envoy of the Great Burma is safe and repaired, meet His Majesty the Emperor of Chu, and wish His Majesty a long life and peace!"

The two envoys walked to the left and right sides of Shangguan Yao, the envoy of the Qi State, and each saluted Zhao Heng, who was high on the dragon chair, and the shape of the salute was exactly the same as Shangguan Yao!

"Presumptuous!"

"Bold!"

Whether it was Prime Minister Qi Jin or Taiwei Zuo Shichang, in the face of this situation, he was extremely angry in his heart, but he didn't reprimand him because of his high position.

But the other court officials didn't care so much, and they opened their mouths to scold.

The three kingdoms of Yunnan, Qi and Burma also have bowing rituals, and the diplomacy between the countries also acquiesces to the envoys to bow to the monarchs of other countries.

But now that the envoys of the three kingdoms are doing this, it is clear that they are not taking the state of Chu in their eyes.

Peng Xingru, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, was even more angry and trembled all over, and asked:

"You are also a person who has read poetry and books, don't you know what is courtesy, righteousness and shame, and what is dignity and humility?"

When Shangguan Yao heard this, a look of disapproval flashed in his eyes, and he said with a smile:

"Etiquette, righteousness and shame, respect and humility, I understand it from the country to the court and down to the people. But wouldn't it be ridiculous to let a tiger salute a rabbit? What does Peng Shangshu think? ”

Without waiting for Peng Xingru to speak, the Burmese envoy Hebagun said:

"As the Central Plains says, dragons do not live with snakes. If Peng Shangshu wants me to wait for this great gift, he also asks His Majesty of Chu to send troops to take back Pingxi and Dingyuan. ”

Speaking of the two southwestern mansions, in the Taiji Palace, the monarchs and ministers of the Chu State all showed their indignation, and it was obvious that He Bagong's words touched the sore spot of the monarchs and ministers of the Chu State.

One hundred and thirty years ago, during the reign of Shenzong, the Yue people in Pingxi and Dingyuan rebelled, which directly attracted the Burmese army Koubian, making these two provinces fall into the hands of the enemy. This incident has also become a regrettable thing that Shenzong will never forget until his death, and it has also become a heart disease for the monarchs and ministers of Chu State!

"That's what I mean."

Yun Guo's envoy He Bagong couldn't help nodding, obviously agreeing deeply.

Taiwei Zuo Shichang snorted coldly and said, "Since the three of them said so, then next time my envoys from the Great Qi Dynasty send envoys to the three countries, there is no need to bow down." After all, there is still a lot of courtesy! ”

Shangguan Yao smiled.

"Taiwei Zuo, what do the monarchs and ministers of the Chu State want to do, I am a foreign minister, so I am naturally powerless to stop it. However, if this move of the State of Chu causes His Majesty to be angry and sends troops to the south, at that time, the lives of the State of Chu will be devastated, and the foreign ministers should not be blamed for their unforesight. ”

This is already a naked threat!

Zuo Shichang's face changed.

"The Canglong River stretches for thousands of miles, and it is also what your Qi soldiers and horses can cross to the south?"

After that, he snorted and said no more.

Shangguan Yao smiled and was noncommittal.

There is no diplomacy for a weak country!

Zhao Xu saw the scene of the battle of words in the court, and Zhao Xu couldn't help but sigh secretly in his heart.

The state of Qi snatched the three prefectures of Jiangbei from the state of Chu, and the two prefectures in the southwest fell into the hands of the state of Burma.

The many defeats on the battlefield have weakened the reverence of the surrounding countries for the Chu State, so that today's move has been made.

Diplomatic strength is built on military strength.

If the soldiers of Chu can directly point to the capital of the Three Kingdoms, then don't say anything about the three bows and nine bows, I am afraid that when Zhao Heng is on his birthday, the emperors of the three kingdoms will all go to Shenjing to congratulate their father on his birthday!

At this moment, Zhao Xu had a deeper understanding of the sentence in his previous life, "Dignity is only above the blade of the sword, and truth is only within the range of the cannon".

"Enough!"

Facing the aggressiveness of the envoys of the Three Kingdoms, Zhao Heng forcibly suppressed the anger in his heart and asked in a cold voice:

"I would like to ask, are you here to come to Shenjing on the orders of your respective kings, are you here to congratulate me on my birthday, or are you here to show off your military might? If it is the latter, although I am afraid of the people and do not want to start a war lightly, I can't say that I want to fight in person and fight with you and other kings on the battlefield! ”

Seeing Zhao Heng speak, Shangguan Yao was not aggressive, he saluted Zhao Heng's chest and said respectfully:

"If you go back to Your Majesty, the foreign minister is here to naturally congratulate Your Majesty on his birthday on behalf of my Lord. However, in addition, the abbot of the Great Bodhi Temple of the Great Bodhi Temple, the first Zen master of the Dharma Academy, and his disciples, sent the first Zhiyuan Zen Master and his disciples to come to Shenjing with the foreign ministers, and the masters of Jiangnan made moves, confirmed each other's martial arts, and made common gains, and hoped that His Majesty would approve it. ”

"The current Dharma King of the Golden Wheel Sect of my Yunguo thinks the same way, and I specially send the Wide-eyed Venerable and the two Ming Kings to ......."

"I am the master of the temple in the Lingwu of the Four Pillars of the Burmese Courtyard, and I have come to teach the Great Chu martial arts."

Without waiting for the monarchs and ministers of Chu to speak, the envoys of Yun and Burma said one after another.

On the dragon chair, looking at the envoys of the Three Kingdoms standing in the Taiji Hall, Zhao Heng's hand holding the dragon chair was a little white.

Not to be afraid, but to hate!

These three guys, taking advantage of the fact that their birthday is approaching, make a big statement, and it is not enough to slap me on the left cheek, but also on the right side of my face, which is really unreasonable!

Although he has a benevolent personality and has always been lenient towards his subordinates, it does not mean that he is not angry!

The clay man still has three points of fire!

"Good!"

Zhao Heng stood up from the dragon seat, strode to the front of the imperial steps, looked at the three envoys below, and said coldly:

"Since you are so interested, if I, as the host, are hindered any longer, will I not lose the etiquette that the lord should have? Whether the guests are dishonored or not, whether they lose face, the world has its own conclusion. But I Da Chu governs the country with benevolence and filial piety, but I can't lose the demeanor of a great country! ”

After that, he looked at Taiwei Zuo Shichang and said:

"Captain Zuo, I plan to recruit the generals and soldiers in the army and the various major factions, my Great Chu Warriors and the Three Kingdoms to perform martial arts, and I hope that masters from all walks of life will actively participate in promoting the prestige of my Great Chu State. If there is a winner, I will not hesitate to reward! ”

"Three, this time is set in three days, how about it?"

It's a question, but it's an affirmative.

"I, the foreign ministers, everything is based on Your Majesty."

Shangguan Yao and the three of them were a little dissatisfied with Zhao Heng's time, but they had to nod and agree.

You must know that the three of them have already discussed, and they have provoked and provoked generals one after another, the purpose of which is to make the monarchs and ministers of Chu State so angry that they lose their minds and directly agree to the competition.

One came prepared, the other made a hasty move, and there were almost no surprises in which one won or lost.

Unexpectedly, although the Great Chu Emperor was angry, he was not completely fooled, and delayed the contest until three days later, gaining time for himself to deal with it.

But even so, several envoys were still there, as if everything was already in hand.

It's no wonder that they are like this, the state of Chu is the strongest in the border army, and most of the masters in the army are in the border army, and within three days, they can't catch up with Shenjing at all, and in the Jiangnan martial arts, except for the unborn wine sword immortal, there are very few people who can reach the eighth order.

And the court of Chu has always been at odds with the various factions of Wulin.

How could the masters of various factions give up their lives for the emperor's will to fight to the death with foreign masters?

Therefore, in their opinion, this competition, as long as it is at the beginning, is their victory!