Emperor Taizong's Growth Plan

Chapter 432: Rebuking Emperor Xia in the Hall
The Xia Guochaotang meeting in the Jinshen Palace was held from morning to noon. Just now, an eunuch walked up to the gate of the palace with his head held high, coughed lightly, winked slightly, and then sang loudly with his shrill voice. :

"Your Majesty has a decree, the envoys of Xuanyun Kingdom will meet with you!"

Standing in front of the hall, those imperial guards in the palace, who were standing tall and in mighty armor, all looked at the members of the Yunguo Mission, with fierce expressions and murderous intent in their eyes, and shouted loudly:

"Xuan, the envoys of Yun Kingdom have an audience!"

The sound of shouting in unison rose straight into the sky, echoing endlessly in the majestic and majestic Xia Kingdom Palace.Cooperating with those soldiers of the imperial guards standing in front of the hall, who looked majestic and full of murderous intentions, suddenly displayed a heavy and powerful force, which was extremely compelling.

On the square in front of the hall, the envoys of Yun Kingdom who were waiting for Emperor Xia's summoning immediately looked at each other subconsciously when they heard the ceremony of summoning, which was full of majesty and concealed the meaning of dismounting.

Someone lowered his voice and said:

"The courtiers greet each other, present letters of credence, play drums, and open the middle door...even though the relationship between the two countries is tense now, there are none of these etiquettes that should be expected to welcome envoys from other countries."

"Traveled a long distance, but was brought directly to Xiaguo Palace. Hehe, today's battle seems to be a posture of offering captives to the front!"

"It's not good, so be careful!"

But among the officials of the Yunguo Mission, the leader was an extremely young looking official.

Hearing the solemn reminder from his colleagues around him, he looked relaxed, lowered his voice, and said to everyone:
"It doesn't matter, the 30 elite army in the seven counties in the southwest is what we are relying on to come here today. What do you dare to do?"

Speaking of this, the corner of the young official's mouth slightly curved, showing a smile, and said:
"Furthermore, Xia Guo, a dignified country, has now been reduced to the point where he uses innocuous tricks on these matters, which shows how afraid Xia Guo is of me, Dayun!"

The majestic Xia Kingdom, since the founding of the country for 600 years, has ranked first among all the countries and overwhelmed the world.Now facing the envoys of the Yun Kingdom, they can only pretend to be aggressive. It seems ridiculous to use such a small means to try to overwhelm the Yun Kingdom.

When the envoys of Yun Kingdom heard this, their originally nervous minds relaxed immediately, and with a relaxed look on their faces, they walked towards the Jinshen Hall in front of them under the leadership of the young man at the head.

Since the second war between Yunxia and Xia, the official contact between the two countries has been cut off, and there has been no communication.

Now the Yunguo Mission has come to Jinling City again, and the current situation in the world is like this again.No matter how much Xia Guo put down on the surface, it is impossible not to pay attention to it in his heart.Therefore, in the Jingshen Palace at this time, many important officials in the Xia Dynasty stayed in the palace and never left.

A group of envoys from the Yun Kingdom walked into the Jinshen Hall without being humble or overbearing under the eyes of many important officials of the Xia Kingdom.

The young official in the lead, wearing a sixth-grade green Dayun official robe, led the mission behind him, saluted Yu Zhaoling on the dragon chair, and said loudly:
"Department of Host and Guest of the Ministry of Rites of Dayun, Director of the Admiralty Council, Zhang Yi, I, His Majesty the Emperor of Dayun Kingdom, ordered the delegation to come here. Foreign ministers, pay homage to His Majesty Emperor Xia!"

"Greetings, His Majesty Emperor Xia!" All the envoys of the Yun Kingdom also shouted loudly.

On the dragon chair, seeing Zhang Yi's youthful appearance, Yu Zhaoling couldn't help giving him a few extra glances.

But at this time, I heard courtiers from the Kingdom of Xia coming out of the palace, staring directly at Zhang Yi angrily, and snorted coldly:

"Huh, according to the official position of the Yun Kingdom, you are just a small official of the sixth rank, eight hundred stone officials higher than me in Daxia. With such a low official position, you were sent by Emperor Yun to lead the mission. Don't you mean to deceive me in Daxia? ?”

At this time, Xia Guochaotang had the righteousness to resist the Turks in hand, and from a lot of information, as well as the current southwest front, it was determined that Yun Guo would not continue to use troops.At this time, they were not so afraid of Yun Guo, and even had the courage to put on a tough attitude to suppress the momentum of Yun Guo's mission.

Hearing this, Zhang Yi glanced slightly at Yu Zhaoling who was sitting on the dragon chair.

Seeing him sitting on the dragon chair and not responding to the courtiers who suddenly stood up, Zhang Yi knew what he meant.

Eyes drooping slightly, Zhang Yi smiled lightly and nodded, saying:

"For the impoliteness, please don't offend His Majesty Emperor Xia, and all the adults. It is true that now, I, Dayun, have newly acquired the land of the Seven Counties, and the national strength has greatly increased, and the court is not enough manpower."

"There are also other countries in the world. Seeing that my Dayun country is becoming more and more powerful, they have sent envoys to bring tribute gifts. My Ministry of Rites is responsible for receiving foreign envoys. I am busy, so I can only send this A person with a lowly position has come to Xia Kingdom!"

A few short sentences, seemingly polite, actually directly hit the scars of Xia Guo's successive defeats and loss of land over the years, and even showed that Yun Guo has the momentum to overwhelm Xia Guo.

All of a sudden, the faces of all the Xia officials present turned ugly.

Yu Zhaoling on the dragon chair, the corners of his eyes twitched a few times.

Such sharp words...

Yu Zhaoling took a deep breath, his eyes narrowed slightly, looked at Zhang Yi, and said directly:

"I don't want to beat around the bush and waste time. I just want to ask you, why did Emperor Yun send you here?"

Zhang Yi glanced slightly at the courtiers of the Xia Kingdom who were present with ugly faces but could not refute. Then with a slight smile on the corner of his mouth, he bowed his hands to Yu Zhaoling and replied loudly:

"Yunxia and Xia, although there have been some conflicts and disputes with each other in the past few years, and the quarrel is very unpleasant. But my majesty is clear that although Yunxia is two countries, they come from the same line. I heard that the Turks in the north are raising troops Invasion, my Majesty is benevolent and benevolent, lest the people of the world suffer from Turkic military chaos, after careful consideration, he decided to stop the army and restore peace between the two countries!"

Yu Zhaoling's eyes twitched again when he heard Zhang Yi's righteous words.

As far as he knew, Yun Guo had no intention of continuing to use troops.Saying these high-sounding words now is nothing more than Yunhuang wants to build a golden body for himself that cares about the people of the world and has awe-inspiring righteousness, so as to win the hearts of the people and scholars.

If the old methods of Emperor Yun were followed, I am afraid that the novelist families all over the world have already begun to praise and praise Yunhuang's deeds of pity for the common people and his awe-inspiring deeds!

"Emperor Yun is so "knowledgeable", hehehe, I'm so happy!" Yu Zhaoling said with a smile on his face, with a hint of yin and yang.

Zhang Yi pretended not to recognize Yu Zhaoling's yin and yang aura, held his head high, and proudly said:

"My Majesty is sympathetic to the people. Whether it is the people of the Yun Kingdom or the Xia Kingdom, my Majesty treats them as one and loves them like children. Of course, this is something that everyone in the world knows!"

Yu Zhaoling forced a laugh, really lost the mood to continue acting with Zhang Yi, and raised his hand to ask Zhang Yi and others to step back and rest.

But at this time, Zhang Yi spoke again:

"However, my Majesty has said that regarding the strike between the two countries, we still need to ask your country to send envoys to Dayun to submit the letter of credence to make an agreement between the two countries to strike!"

Yu Zhaoling, who could still have a forced smile on his face, suddenly darkened when he heard Zhang Yi's conditions, and shouted:

"impossible!"

Why is it impossible?

Submitting the letter of credence sounds simple. It seems that Yu Zhaoling is required to produce a document stating that the two countries have ceased military action and hand it over to Yun Guo.

But this time, under the current situation, Xia Guo took the initiative to submit the letter of credence, which really meant to bow his head and give in.Yu Zhaoling's temperament was strong, so he was naturally unwilling to act like this.

Secondly, it is also because, if this act of submitting the credentials is interpreted in a deeper way, it seems that Xia Guochaotang has admitted that the land of the seven southwestern counties is temporarily owned by Yun Guo!
Xia Kingdom has been a kingdom of heaven for more than 600 years. At its peak, all nations came to court, and all nations bowed their heads. Even ordinary people were proud of it.

Even though Xia Kingdom is now facing Yun Kingdom's consecutive defeats, losing troops and generals, and losing the land of the seven counties in the southwest.At the most critical time, the country was in turmoil, and the dynasty was at the end of the dynasty, and it looked like it was going to be overthrown.

However, the complete rise of Yun Kingdom began under the hands of Xiao Cheng. However, in three years, the power of Yun Kingdom could not reverse the remaining prestige accumulated by Xia Kingdom for 600 years.

Now that the situation is a little more stable, no matter whether it is courtiers, ordinary scholars, or people in the rivers and lakes, they are ashamed of it.The army and the people were excited and regrouped, and the voice for retaking the Southwest was extremely loud.

If Yu Zhaoling submits this letter of credence at this time, he will feel bad about it, and it will inevitably hit the hearts of the government and the people, attract criticism and make the state affairs and government even more difficult!
"impossible?"

Zhang Yi raised her eyebrows slightly, the polite and respectful expression on her face disappeared, she flicked her official sleeves, looked directly at Yu Zhaoling without awe, and said in a deep voice:

"The foreign ministers came here only to inform Emperor Xia of His Majesty Dayun's intentions. As for how to decide, it is up to Emperor Xia."

"It's just that His Majesty, Emperor Dayun, cared about the people of the world, and couldn't bear to let them suffer from war, so he came here on his own initiative and decided to stop the soldiers. Such behavior is already considered righteous and sensible. On the other hand, you, Emperor Xia, are so determined to go your own way. People in the world are not blind, compare your majesty with Emperor Xia's words and deeds, and make a judgment!"

Zhang Yi's words and deeds are already extremely offensive.How can Xia Guowen and military people in Jinshen Palace continue to watch?
The courtiers came out one after another and said angrily:
"Bold, how dare you offend His Majesty!"

"Young official from the Yun Kingdom, you are so rude!"

"Please Your Majesty immediately issue an order to drive this person out of Jinling City!"

Seeing the courtiers being so angry, Yu Zhaoling calmed down a little, and continued to say to Zhang Yi:
"Zhang Yi, right? Why do you have to act like this? Everyone in the hall, regardless of Yun Xia, knows it well. It is impossible for the two countries to continue the war."

"My big summer is because of the war in the north and the fact that there are not many elites in the southwest. And you Yunguo, the seven counties in the southwest have not yet fully digested, and Jiangzhou County has nearly 30 elites. The supply of food and supplies is not enough, and it is impossible to continue... "

"Hey, let Waichen interrupt!" Zhang Yi said suddenly.

"The information in your hands, Emperor Xia, may be outdated! Since the waterway in Yixian County was opened up, and my Dayun was completely based in Shaoyang County, the army's supplies can be transported from Jiangyang County to Jiangzhou County in the north. You can go south. My Majesty’s parade route starts from Dejiang County and reaches Jiangzhou County. In addition, there are many big rivers for water transportation. Even the transportation road in Anshun County has been opened up, and the army’s resources are continuously sent to front."

As soon as these words came out, the courtiers of the Xia Kingdom in the court, including Yu Zhaoling on the dragon chair, all looked tense.

If it is true as what Zhang Yi said, then the maximum restriction on the army of Yunguo continuing to attack Xiaguo will be lifted!
All of a sudden, the courtiers of the Xia Kingdom all looked surprised and looked at Yu Zhaoling on the dragon chair, not daring to speak rashly at this moment.

Yu Zhaoling's face was slightly cold, and he said in a deep voice:
"I joined the army in the early years, and I know that the arrangement of food and grass is too complicated, and it cannot be arranged in just a few months!"

"If Emperor Xia doesn't believe it, can you give it a try?" Zhang Yi looked straight at her, her words and gestures were almost persuasive.

The impulsive military officials in the palace saw that Zhang Yi, the little envoy of Yunguo, was so arrogant, and that many courtiers offended Yu Zhaoling one after another, and couldn't bear it any longer. From the waist of the army, he drew a long knife, pointed at Zhang Yi obliquely, and shouted sharply:

"Bold! If you offend His Majesty so much, you just think that I, Daxia, can't be squeezed into mud!"

Seeing this, Zhang Yi was not afraid to laugh back, and she straightened her chest, and under the horrified eyes of everyone on both sides of Yun Xia, she greeted the sharp blade in the hand of that Xia Guo military official.

Even the excited and angry military official of Xia Guo was startled by this move, subconsciously dodging the long knife in his hand.

Zhang Yi stepped forward slightly, looked at the military official, and sneered twice.

Xia Guowuchen became even more angry, gritted his teeth, and said tremblingly:

"Are you really not afraid of death!"

Hearing this, Zhang Yi's expression turned sharp, and he looked around the courtiers of the Xia Kingdom with sharp eyes, and finally stopped on Yu Zhaoling who was on the dragon chair, and said proudly:

"Afraid of death? Behind me, Zhang Yi, is His Majesty the Emperor of Dayun Kingdom! It is the hundreds of thousands of elites and tens of thousands of people of Dayun Kingdom! Why should I be afraid? The ones who should really be afraid should be the adults in the palace! Sitting on the dragon chair, Your Majesty the Emperor Xia!"

"Your country of Xia has repeatedly sent troops to invade and deceive our people. In the government and the public, there are many civil servants and generals who want to destroy Xia country in one fell swoop! It's just that my majesty can't bear the people of Xia country to be trampled by Turkic iron cavalry. Only then can we prevent the continued use of troops."

"Although I, Zhang Yi, appreciate Your Majesty's benevolence, I don't agree with it! You wait for Xia Guo's wolf ambitions to spy on my big cloud. Once you calm down, you will definitely attack again. At that time, the people of the world will not be caught in war. ?”

"If Zhang Yi's death can be used to exchange for my Majesty to let go of his benevolence, for my Dayun to be famous as a teacher, and for you to wait for Xia to be completely destroyed, then it is really a bargain, hahahaha!"

Zhang Yi looked flabbergasted, scolded Emperor Xia and all the officials of the Xia Kingdom in this private hall, and immediately raised his head and laughed.The madness revealed in the words made all the courtiers of the Xia Kingdom feel a chill in their hearts.

What a lunatic!
(End of this chapter)