My Chinese ancestors

Chapter 329: The king of tigers and wolves, every word is a threat

In the long military formation, everyone held their breath and watched the general named Ma Chao rush onto the stage to fight with the inhuman Li Xuanba.

At this time, in front of the viewing platform where the envoys of the four countries were, the servant of the Emperor of Xia came up and whispered a few words to the envoy of Yue, Meng Dan, in front of the envoys of Qi, Liang and Wu. The latter was stunned for a moment. , immediately stood up and walked quickly down the stone steps, hurriedly heading to the emperor's high platform over there.

Under the averted gaze of the envoys of the Three Kingdoms, he took off the sword from his waist and handed it to the guards, then walked towards the high platform.

The Huwei and Huwei soldiers guarding the high platform were layer upon layer making way for one person to pass through. Wu Zixun, who was standing on the side of the stone steps on horseback, pointed at the opponent's robe and spoke simply and directly:
"Get your appearance in order."

Meng Dan did not dare to hesitate. He quickly patted his sleeves and straightened out his chest and robe hem. Then he stepped onto the rammed earth steps and circled up. Every corner was guarded by one or two soldiers carrying swords and halberds. .

As he went up, two tall and powerful generals of the Central Guard Army stood on the left and right, each holding weapons. Seeing him coming up, they slightly turned their eyes and glanced at him sideways. Their fierce eyes stayed on him for a moment before turning back. .

When Meng Dan was stared at by them, he couldn't help but shudder again. His feet under his robe were shaking a little when he walked. Not far ahead was a desk filled with fruits and fine wine.

The Emperor of Xia, dressed in imperial clothes and wearing a crown, sat there waiting for him. He seemed to know that Meng Dan was coming. Su Chen didn't turn his head at all and his voice was calm.

"Envoy of the State of Yue, come here."

Meng Dan responded softly: "Yes!" Then he walked cautiously in front of the Xia Emperor with careful steps.

"Foreign Minister Meng Dan, pay homage to Your Majesty."

He stood in front of the desk, facing the emperor who was more than 20 years younger than him. His tone was much more submissive than yesterday in the court. His arched hands were almost raised to the top of his head, and he knelt on his knees and bowed. Pasted it on the ground, "May your majesty enjoy happiness and longevity for thousands of years."

Flags were ringing all around, the wind blew across the high platform, and the emperor's uniform was fluttering slightly in the wind. Su Chen looked away from the distant arena and smiled as he asked the eunuch serving beside him to pour another glass of wine.

"Envoy Meng Dan, come and sit down." Su Chen looked gentle and raised his hand to point to the seat next to him.

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Meng Dan stood up and carefully went over there to sit down and took the wine glass handed by the eunuch. He did not dare to drink first, so he looked at Su Chen: "Your Majesty, I wonder if you have summoned the foreign minister. What are your orders?"

"Haha, envoy Meng Dan, don't think too much. I have nothing to tell you. Our two countries are friends and cannot be the same as other countries!"

Hearing Su Chen's gentle words, Meng Dan's eyes filled with joy. These words made him treated completely differently from the other envoys from the three countries.

He calmly held up the jade cup, quickly stood up and bowed in respect, imitating the etiquette of the Central Plains, "The foreign ministers pay homage to Your Majesty!"

"We wish the two countries to live in harmony in the future!"

Su Chen picked up the wine glass, his smile became gentler, he took a sip, then put down the glass, brushed his wide sleeves, looked at Meng Dan on one side and asked with a smile: "What do you think of my son, Envoy Meng Dan?"

"A master of hundreds of battles, a general of tigers and wolves."

"Yes... we have gone through two years of fighting since I raised the army. The more we fight, the more we fight, and the more elite we become." Su Chen leaned back and then sighed: "But I am also tired from fighting, and so are the soldiers. Now, the Central Plains, the grasslands, and the nine states in the north are all connected together. I want to manage them well and at the same time let the soldiers take a breath, are you right?"

Meng Dan respectfully handed over his hand: "What your Majesty said is that in the future, the two countries will increase mutual trade and have more exchanges."

"... What Envoy Meng Dan said is that your southern country is rich in mountains and copper and iron. Even when I was still in the north, I heard about it and I was jealous to death."

Su Chen played with the emerald green cup in his hand, saying this just to make the other party nervous. Sure enough, as soon as the words came out, the Yue envoy Meng Dan trembled slightly while holding the wine cup.

"Your Majesty, your royal brother and I also admire your majesty's talents and strategies in our hearts. Actually, there is one more thing we came here to do this time. We originally wanted to talk to your majesty in private after the martial arts performance."

Just one army of the Xia State was enough for the Yue State to suffer. If there was another army, the Yue State would follow the footsteps of the Wei State in the Central Plains. Especially when he heard the other party say that the Yue State had more copper and iron, he felt panicked.

"Oh? What's the matter? It's okay for the envoy to say it." Su Chen smiled and signaled that he didn't need to be nervous.

Meng Dan did not hesitate, stood up and walked out of his seat, and bowed to the ground: "Your Majesty, before the foreign ministers went on an envoy, the imperial brother specifically told him that he and his Majesty would be forever married. There is a princess in the clan to be married..."

"So, your royal brother wants to be my father-in-law?"

Political marriage, or marriage, is an extremely common phenomenon. Even in Su Chen's later generations, wealthy families would adopt such marriages, euphemistically calling them "well-matched."

At the moment, he wants to recuperate, but other countries will also actively prepare for war under his pressure. This is what he does not want to see. Cutting off the economies of the two northwest countries and the dispute between Wu and Yue will be the biggest problem in the next one or two years. Target.

How to expand the dispute between Wu and Yue, there must be a trigger. At this time, the trigger has been ignited at the border between Wu and Yue, and the only thing left is to let Wu and Yue free their hands to fight.

"Your Majesty, my royal brother dare not think so." Meng Dan lowered his head in embarrassment.

It stands to reason that his imperial brother should be the father-in-law of the Xia Emperor, and his age is completely suitable, and there is nothing wrong with him legally, but he does not dare to answer like this.

"Since your imperial brother is so determined, I can't refuse, so don't just use a palace maid to prevaricate me!" Su Chen suppressed the smile on his face, stared at him, and tapped his fingers lightly on the table. "I have just conquered the Central Plains and Xirong, and there are still many things to deal with. But some people think that after I become emperor, I will enjoy peace in the palace. Then they are wrong. I don't like to be deceived, and I don't like to beat around the bush. Dare If you lie to me, he will be like Zhao Chuanting and Luotang Bagui." Meng Dan was stunned for a moment, and then he realized that he was quite happy. Since the Emperor of Xia Kingdom said this, it means that he accepted his brother's daughter. , became in-laws with the country of Yue.

No matter whether it is external or internal, it will be stable and no one can shake it.

"Let's talk about what happened between you and Wu Guo."

Su Chen waved his hand and asked him to go back and sit down: "Envoy Meng Dan, this martial arts performance is actually a means for me to show off, which is to let you four countries clearly see how brave my soldiers are."

At this point, Su Chen's eyes were half-squinted, and the glass cup was knocked on the desk in his hand. His voice continued, "I have heard a little bit about the dispute between you and Wu State in the North. Since you and I are both related by marriage, Now, if you want to attack the Kingdom of Wu, just say a word and I will send troops to station in the lower reaches of the Huai River, with the frontline pointed directly at the Kingdom of Wu. Or I may send my troops and horses to pass through the Kingdom of Yue and attack the Kingdom of Wu directly."

Emperor Xia, who was sitting on a golden sword, turned away and stared directly at Meng Dan at the side door: "...Envoy Meng Dan, do you think it is feasible?"

Meng Dan's hand shook and the wine spilled from the cup.

……

The fighting in the distant arena was intermittent, penetrating through the sky and coming here.

The tiger head Zhan's golden gun opened and closed with a series of afterimages that enveloped Li Xuanba who was fighting on foot on the opposite side.

The sound of striking gold and iron was endless, and the armor leaves on Ma Chao's body kept vibrating. The white horse sitting down neighed and swayed its mane.

Opposite Li Xuanba, the black armor has been marked with white marks, sparking sparks.

However, the pair of swung golden hammers with drums and urns brought up fierce winds, which made Ma Chao and his horses uncomfortable. The more Li Xuanba fought, the more courageous he became. Even if the hammer body did not hit anyone, the strong winds caused by the hammers made it uncomfortable. , also blew the war horse to one side, and the wind tore out pieces of blood.

In front of Youyan's military formation, Ma Yunlu subconsciously grabbed Zhao Yun's arm.

"Husband, you don't want to go up too, do you?"

Beside him, Zhao Yun shook his head and looked at Ma Chao who had the upper hand at first but gradually stopped forcing him to dodge. He smiled and said, "No, if your brother can't fight, going up as a husband will only be an icing on the cake for the opponent. As a general, you should know advance and retreat."

In the arena within their sight, a pair of sledgehammers were still attacking like a storm. Ma Chao leaned back on his horse to avoid the sledgehammers that swept over him.

Li Xuanba kept chasing after him, only to hear him yell "Ah——", and the golden hammer on the drum and urn in his left hand crashed down. Ma Chao sat down and the white horse jumped out. The hammer hit the ground and hit the ground directly. Suddenly mud and debris flew.

The next second, Ma Chao pulled the reins quickly, his cloak fluttered in the wind, and the Han sword on his waist came out of its sheath very quickly with a clang of cold light, and slashed at Li with the tiger-headed golden spear in his hand. Xuanba.

However, what caught his eye was Li Xuanba's right arm, followed closely by the second hammer, pressing down on the tiger-headed golden spear and the Han sword that was slashed directly at him.

The drum, urn, and golden hammer stopped at the tip of Ma Chao's nose, causing the wind and waves to blow Ma Chao's hair down.

"Xuanba is really powerful!" Ma Chao lowered his spear and raised his hands on the horse. "...It has only been a short time, but the progress has been so rapid!"

"That's the credit of my second brother!"

Li Xuanba was praised and suddenly felt a little embarrassed, "But now I am the winner?!"

"You won!"

Ma Chao nodded without regret, dismounted, picked up the gun and sword, and led the horse back to the formation.

……

On the high platform, the wind blew past the two people talking.

Su Chen stared at Meng Dan for a moment and suddenly laughed, "Envoy Meng Dan, you don't have to be so nervous, I was just joking."

Hearing this, Meng Dan was obviously relieved.

At this time, Su Chen stood up from behind the desk, walked around the desk and came to the front of the high platform. He looked at the winner and loser on the distant stage, "Since your royal brother intends to marry me, that's the best thing. It’s better to focus your energy on dealing with the enemies within the Central Plains.”

His tone paused, and he faced the distant arena, summoning his inner strength and shouting loudly.

"The outcome has been decided. Li Xuanba wins and is awarded the title of the most powerful general in the Xia Kingdom!"

(End of this chapter)