The flames died down.

The state guesthouse was on fire, and the scene was so chaotic that it even attracted the lieutenant in charge of the Beijing Division to personally inspect it.

But fortunately, there were no major problems, except for a few pavilions that were burned to ashes, the envoy from Yan did not have an accident, and the envoys and the state gifts of the King of Qin were intact.

If we talk about losses, I'm afraid it is the death of a driver in the chaos.

Zhao Tuo came back with the head of Qiyang.

After Jing Ke finished talking with Meng Yu, when he saw Zhao Tuo coming back, his heart that had been tense also relaxed.

"I tracked him all the way and found that he was about to run near a certain government office, the situation was urgent, I didn't have time to ask, so I had to kill him first."

Zhao Tuo explained in a low voice.

Jing Ke nodded, it didn't matter what Qiyang knew, the important thing was that he was dead, and Zhao Tuo was back.

"Tomorrow will continue to work as planned."

"Yui."

Zhao Tuo promised.

The date chosen by the King of Qin cannot be changed, and the matter of the Yan envoy's visit has already been announced to the world, as long as the Yan envoy and the treasure do not have an accident, even if all the buildings of the pedestrian office are burned, the date will not be changed.

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King Qin wanted to annex the world, although Han and Zhao had been destroyed, but Qiang Chu and Fuqi were still there, and there were still many difficulties on the road to unification.

Therefore, the king of Qin trumpeted the matter of Yan's request for peace and gifts, which was intended to show the majesty of Qin and the mercy of the subjugated state, so as to divide the two countries of Qi and Chu.

Sometimes, proper diplomacy can play a much greater role than a blind war, and if it can be used to make a large country surrender willingly, it is more useful than a million-strong army.

Therefore, the Qin State prepared the most solemn etiquette for the two countries, the gift of nine guests.

Nine guests, male, marquis, uncle, son, male, lonely, qing, doctor, scholar.

It can also be seen from the first fourth-class titles that this is a ritual that the Son of Heaven can use, and it was originally the highest etiquette for the Son of Zhou to receive the princes of the world during the Great Dynasty Meeting.

If in the Spring and Autumn Period, although many princes and overlords have the heart of arrogance, they will more or less scruple and give the Zhou royal family a face, and they will not be so arrogant.

It's a pity that it is now the end of the Warring States Period, and Zhou Tianzi has been destroyed, so there will be no scruples about using such etiquette again.

When the King of Qin received the Yan envoy, he used the Jiubin etiquette, which was actually to declare that he was about to become the co-lord of the world, so that the kings of Yan, Wei, Chu, and Qi could clearly understand the current situation.

Today's Great Qin is no longer the country of Rongdi that was despised by the princes at the beginning.

In the early morning, the bell of Xianyang Palace rang loudly.

The five doctors, Meng Yu, led the guard of honor to the pavilion and solemnly greeted the two envoys of Yan State.

"Whew...... It's finally begun. ”

Zhao Tuo took a deep breath, and saw Jing Ke's face unchanged on board the messenger's car, he also straightened the luxurious deep clothes on his body, straightened the golden hook belt around his waist, stepped on the messenger's car belonging to him, and stood under the eight-foot umbrella cover.

There were 500 honor guards surrounding the Yan State Mission, driving out of the hall and into Xianyang Avenue.

The common people of Xianyang, who had already heard about the gifts of the Yan Kingdom, all waited on both sides of the street early to see this rare liveliness.

"Yan Envoy, look at Yan Envoy!"

"Look, the deputy envoy of the Yan Kingdom in the back car, how could he be so young?"

"Yes, looking at the face is only five or six out of ten, at this age, he can be the deputy envoy of a country, I think, he must be a child of a big clan in Yan Kingdom."

There was a burst of noise and discussion in his ears, and Zhao Tuo closed his eyes.

Take a deep breath.

When he opened his eyes again, he looked calm, with a faint smile on the corner of his mouth.

The convoy traveled all the way, crossed the cross bridge, entered the north bank of Weishui, and came to the south gate of the palace of Xianyang Palace.

"Shangqing, deputy envoy, please get out of the car."

Meng Yu smiled, he was wearing a high crown today, and there was a faint smell of aromatherapy on his body, and he was very solemn.

Zhao Tuo followed Jing Ke out of the car, and under the guidance of Meng Yu, he walked to the palace gate.

Here they handed over their swords.

The right prime minister, Chang Pingjun, with a group of scribes, has been waiting here for a long time.

Changping Jun has a typical Chu appearance, about forty years old, with a white face and short beard, and a height of about seven feet five inches, which looks quite delicate.

As a die-hard supporter of today's King Qin, he is also a blood in-law.

After the death of Lü Buwei, Changping Jun has always been in the position of the right prime minister of the Qin State, which can be called the power of the government and the opposition, and is far from being comparable to the other left prime minister.

Generally speaking, to greet the envoys of the princes, there is no need for a person of the level of the prime minister to come out.

However, since the King of Qin used the gift of nine guests, he naturally tried to use the highest standard in everything to show the solemnity of receiving the envoys of Yan State this time.

After the handover of the two parties was completed, after a slight salute and greeting, Changping Jun stretched out his hand to invite: "The king and the ministers have long wanted to see the demeanor of Shangqing, please go first." ”

Jing Ke smiled faintly, and also arched his hand: "Prime Minister first, please." ”

Changping Jun said again: "Shangqing is the envoy of Yan State, and those who come are guests, and they dare to be affectionate first." ”

"It's better for the prime minister to go first."

Jing Ke refused again.

Zhao Tuo looked at them with a strange expression, and it was not until the two of them said goodbye to each other in accordance with the ancient etiquette that everyone walked forward.

Zhao Tuo remembered his previous life, when he was still young, his relatives took out the New Year's money, and he had to follow his parents' will to refuse several times before he could accept it.

"Take it."

"No, no, no."

"Hurry up and take it."

The gift of resignation is really a Chinese tradition and has been inherited for thousands of years.

Zhao Tuo followed behind Jing Ke, and in front of him was the Xianyang Palace, which was as majestic as a heavenly palace, and it was indeed a king.

Especially under the temple, the group of samurai who were all dressed in black armor and heavy helmets on their heads.

They were almost eight feet tall, armed with halberds, axes, and short swords at their waists, standing solemnly on both sides of the Danqi, like a black forest, and their majesty was terrifying.

This is the Lang Guard's attendants under the command of Lang Zhongling, all of whom are high-ranking bureaucrats or children of the noble family, and their quality is very high.

Zhao Tuo was secretly speechless, glad that these guards could only stand outside the hall to guard, if King Qin in the palace also had such guards on his side, let alone assassination, as long as they dared to do it, they would be looking for death.

The so-called assassins, in front of these well-armed samurai, are paper dolls that can be slashed to death.

"Two envoys, please bring a good state gift and follow me to meet the king."

Changping Jun smiled slightly and led the two of them up the stone steps in front of the hall.

Before Jing Ke stepped on the stone steps, he glanced back at Zhao Tuo with a faint smile on his face.

When you get here, you can't just talk and make noise

He could only gesture with his eyes to comfort Zhao Tuo and not to be nervous.

Zhao Tuo smiled and followed Jing Ke up the stone steps.

The high stone steps in front of the hall are also called Majesty, or Dan Majesty.

The so-called "Your Majesty" means "Your Majesty" in it.

Historically, Qin Wuyang arrived at the place where His Majesty Dan was, because he was afraid of the majesty of the Qin Palace, his face changed in an instant, which caused the ministers standing in front of the palace to notice, and finally stopped here, and did not help Jing Ke complete the feat of assassinating Qin.

Now, Zhao Tuo has arrived at the place where Qin Wuyang has changed color.

With a faint smile on his face, he calmly walked over and followed Jing Ke towards the main hall.

There, the king of high is waiting for them.