Chapter Twenty-Three: The Picture of the Poor Dagger
The attendant in the hall walked to Jing Ke's case.
Jing Ke opened the copper box on the case, only to see that there was still a small box inside.
He glanced at the small copper box expressionlessly, took it out with both hands, and said, "This is the head of Fan Yuzhi, the rebel general of the Qin State, and now it is presented." β
The attendant stretched out his hands, took the small copper box, and turned around to send it to the big case in front of King Qin.
"The rebel general Fan Yu is here, please ask the king to investigate."
As the voice of the confessor spoke, Zhao Tuo straightened his spine and raised his eyes to look at King Qin.
I saw that King Qin did not open the box immediately, but watched silently, not knowing what to think in his eyes.
Zhao Tuo was surprised in his heart, everyone in the world was rumored that King Qin hated Fan Yuzhi, and he wanted to cut his car in half and eat him alive.
For this reason, the king of Qin not only wiped out the three clans of Fan Yuqi, but also rewarded his head with a thousand jin of gold and ten thousand families.
But judging from the current situation, the feud between King Qin and Fan Yuzhi is probably more complicated than imagined.
Zhao Tuo doesn't know what happened between the two, there are all kinds of folk theories, but many of them are rumors with ulterior motives, and they can't be taken seriously, and the real situation is probably only clear to the parties involved.
Finally, King Qin let out a sneer, and he opened the copper box directly, his eyes looking directly at the treated human head inside.
"Fan Yuzhi, Fan Yuzhi, how can the widow fail you, you dare to betray the widow, you deserve to end up like this."
"Pass it on, so that everyone present can take a good look at it."
With the edict of King Qin, the attendants held the copper box and let the ministers in the palace pass it on.
No one in the hall made a sound, even the two most powerful prime ministers, or the long history Li Si, who was deeply trusted by the King of Qin, just circulated silently without making any sound.
Fan Yuzhi's incident was a major scandal in the Qin State and a forbidden area for the King of Qin.
After a long time, the attendants have reported to all the ministers that they have finished reading.
King Qin said coldly: "Send it to Zhao Di, and order the general and all the generals to see the old man." β
"Yui."
The silence in the hall, the heavy and serious atmosphere, made Zhao Tuo feel very depressed.
This was different from the scene he had imagined before, he thought that the map was the center of gravity, but he didn't expect that a Fan Yuzhi head would change the color of the entire Xianyang Palace.
But fortunately, after some warm-up, the show finally began.
Changping Jun was the first to speak: "King, this time the Yan envoy enters the court, in addition to presenting the head of the traitor, he will also present a map of the place where the governor is over. β
King Qin bowed his head and turned to the two envoys of the Yan Kingdom in front of the palace. His gaze paused slightly on Zhao Tuo, and finally landed on Jing Ke.
"Yan Guo begged this time, but sincerely?"
Jing Ke's face did not change, and he arched his hand and said: "The king asks, and the foreign minister should tell the truth." Now the Qin State has destroyed Han and Zhao, and the soldiers are mighty in the world. My king is unwilling to fight with Qin, and feels the benevolence of the king, and is willing to attach himself to the country and become a vassal of the king, all but to preserve the temple. Hereby, I will first offer the place of the governor to show my sincerity, and I hope that the king will inspect it. β
King Qin stared at Jing Ke, and the fierce gaze in his eyes gradually faded.
He smiled lightly: "In that case, then ask the Yan envoy to present the map." The widow heard that the land of the governor was the most fertile, and it was the key place of the Yan country, and he had to work hard to drive the Yan envoy to point it out for the widow. β
Jing Ke was stunned, and Zhao Tuo on the side was also surprised.
This script is wrong!
According to the rules, this map should have been forwarded by the waiter, just like Fan Yuzhi just now.
Jing Ke and Zhao Tuo only needed to sit behind the desk and wait for King Qin to ask.
In Jing Ke's original plan, as long as the king of Qin ordered someone to present the map. In the name of cherishing the national gift and explaining the main points on the map, he asked to personally present the picture, and finally the picture was poor and gave the king of Qin a fatal blow.
But now, King Qin actually took the initiative to speak and let him step forward with the map, which was really unexpected.
Qin Wangzheng, Qin Wangzheng, you are asking for your own death!
It seems that God has mercy on Ke and helped me succeed, fortunately!
Jing Ke was ecstatic in his heart, although things had changed, it was beneficial to him.
This must be that even the heavens can't get used to the cruelty of King Qin, and they want to get rid of it with their own hands.
The ministers in the palace were a little surprised, but they didn't say much, but they just felt that King Qin asked the envoy to give gifts in person, probably to show his favor, which was not a big deal.
Jing Ke was overjoyed and was about to reach for the map placed on Zhao Tuo's case.
At this moment, King Qin spoke again: "The deputy envoy will take the map and bring it up, one person will show the map, and the other will explain, so that the widow can feel the style of this Yan land." β
As soon as these words came out, Jing Ke was stunned, Zhao Tuo was stunned, and the ministers were also stunned.
"My lord, this matter is not in accordance with the etiquette system!"
"Your Majesty, this is not possible. Just let one person come forward, never two! β
The two ministers beside Changping Jun had tense faces, and they wanted to persuade King Qin.
King Qin just smiled faintly and said, "It's okay, the widow has his own measure." Two messengers, take the picture. β
The confessor said: "Yan envoy presents a picture." β
The king's command has been given, and there is no room for manoeuvre.
"Yui."
Jing Ke bowed his head in response.
Zhao Tuo also saluted silently, took the map in front of the case and stood up.
Jing Ke felt something, he turned his head and glanced at Zhao Tuo deeply, not knowing what he was thinking.
The waiter led the way, Zhao Tuo followed behind Jing Ke with a slender copper box, and the two walked to the case of King Qin under the thoughtful eyes of the ministers of the Qin State.
The bronze case in front of King Qin is very wide, five feet wide and nine feet long, and people can lie on it.
King Qin's expression was indifferent, watching the two of them kneel opposite the bronze case, the distance between him and the two was more than six feet, a whole big step, once something happened, there was also room for buffering.
There was silence in the hall, and even the heavy breathing of some people could be heard.
"Let's get the picture."
King Qin spoke, his eyes narrowed slightly.
At this moment, even if Zhao Tuo had been preparing for a long time, even if he came from the later generations and knew all the causes and effects, even if he had rehearsed many times under the guidance of Jing Ke.
But, when it comes to the moment, how not to be nervous!
This is a major event that will shock the world, far more shocking than the matter of Zhuzhu and Nie Zheng!
If it happens, the world will be terrified, and the entire history of China will be changed!
If the matter fails, he Zhao Tuo will also remain famous for eternity!
Jing Ke tilted his head slightly, looking at Zhao Tuo calmly.
Zhao Tuo took a deep breath and regained his composure, he reached out to open the slender copper box and placed the thick scroll on the king's case.
"Exhibits."
King Qin said indifferently, those eyes staring at Zhao Tuo's hands.
Zhao Tuo also entered the state at this moment, he slowly stretched out his hand and began to unfold the map.
Jing Ke also smiled faintly and pointed to the slowly unfolding map and began to introduce.
"Your Majesty, please look."
"This is the map of the governor of the Yan State, this place is fertile for thousands of miles, and the people are abundant, which can be compared to the fertile soil of Guanzhong of the Qin State......"
At the moment when Jing Ke's word "soil" fell, the map had been completely unfolded, and a dagger with a cold light suddenly appeared in the scroll.
Show oneβs true colors in the end!