Imperial County Magistrate

Chapter 297
While the two were talking, the carriage had arrived at the entrance of the palace, and they dismounted and entered the palace.

The imperial city guards looked at Zhao Kang and Zhou Yue with some suspicion.

Why do these two guys act like brothers and sisters?Is it possible that this special envoy from Jingguo is an old friend of our Lord Shangshu?

All the way to the outside of the palace hall, Zhou Yue went inside first to report, while Zhao Kang was waiting for the summons outside.

Following the eunuch's voice: "The special envoy of Xuan Jingguo is here to see you."

Zhao Kang puffed up his chest and raised his feet to cross the threshold. In an instant, countless pairs of eyes looked over.

Zhao Kang looked calm, there was nothing to worry about in this small scene.

When he reached the dragon steps, Zhao Kang bowed and saluted: "Zhao Long, the special envoy of Jingguo, is here to see His Majesty the Emperor of Qi. I wish His Majesty long live long live."

"There's no need to be polite, special envoy. Just get on your feet."

Sitting on the dragon chair, Qi Emperor Liu Guangwen spoke feebly.

Zhao Kang raised his head and saw a middle-aged man sitting on the dragon throne who looked a little weak.

His face was pale, his eyes were thick with dark circles, and his eye sockets were sunken. He was obviously an emperor, but he looked like a person who had been hollowed out by wine and sex.

Looking at Zhao Kang, Liu Guangwen cheered up. Zhao Kang's judgment was correct. He, the emperor, was already weak, and the news that Yan Wenyuan was defeated and returned from the front made his body even more unbearable.

If it weren't for the superb medical skills in the palace, he might not have had a few more days to live.

Looking at Zhao Kang, Liu Guangwen said softly: "Your envoy has traveled thousands of miles to come. It's been a long and tiring journey."

"Thank you, His Majesty the Emperor of Qi, for your concern. Your envoy to the State of Qi is here to send you a special gift at the behest of our Lord Jingguo." Zhao Kang said.

His words aroused the curiosity of many people around him, and Liu Guangwen also asked: "What's the etiquette?"

Zhao Kang reached into his arms and took out a letter he had written a long time ago. He presented it with both hands and said calmly: "Letter of War!"

One stone stirred up a thousand waves, and the Qi ministers present were already a little unsteady in their moods.

"Is it finally here?"

"Jing Guo is really going to fight this time!"

"Damn it, there are only so few troops in the country now, and the new army hasn't finished training yet, so what can we fight with!"

Everyone was talking about it. Liu Guangwen suddenly coughed twice to suppress the restlessness of the audience. He had already read Wu Rulong's autographed letter.

Looking at Zhao Kang, there was a hint of helplessness in his eyes: "Your Majesty, is this battle necessary? You must know that the lives of the people of the two countries will be devastated, and there will be countless casualties."

Zhao Kang glanced at Zhou Yue and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, Emperor Qi, before we come down, our Majesty made a special statement that if your country does not want to fight this war, it is fine, but it must meet our two requirements."

Liu Guangwen frowned slightly: "What are your requirements?"

Zhao Kang: "First of all, your country needs to compensate our country tens of millions of taels of silver! In this battle, your country and Zhou State joined forces to attack Jingqian, and our soldiers suffered heavy casualties. Fortunately, the sky blessed our country, Jingguo, to win."

"But someone must be responsible for the consequences of this battle!"

As soon as Zhao Kang finished speaking, someone couldn't help but say: "The special envoy is just talking like a lion, 2000 million taels of silver is too much!"

Zhao Kang turned to look at the man and asked, "Is it much? I don't think it is much at all. It is far from enough compared to the soldiers who died in the battle of Jingguo! Human life is always priceless!"

The other party suddenly said angrily: "But wouldn't it be true that more people in our Qi country died!"

"That's different."

Zhao Kang snorted coldly: "You are the invaders, and we are fighting back to protect our homeland. With all due respect, your country and the Zhou Kingdom joined forces to invade other countries. This is not a just act! Now that the army is defeated, it is The law of heaven is clear!"

"That's because our king is missing in Qian Country!" one person retorted.

Zhao Kang smiled: "Are you stupid? Your prince is missing in Qianguo. You go to Qianguo. Why are you attacking our Jingguo!" "This..." The other party was speechless.

At this time, Liu Guangwen sighed and said calmly: "Special envoy, please tell me your country's second request."

This sentence means that Liu Guangwen accepted a compensation of 2000 million taels of silver.

Zhao Kang's lips curled up: "Second, your country needs to cede Yongzhou to Jingguo, so that Jingguo will withdraw its troops immediately!"

In an instant, the Qi court exploded!

Liu Guangwen looked directly at Zhao Kang.

An official immediately stood up and yelled: "Absurd! You want to invade our territory? You are wishful thinking!"

"That's right! I didn't expect that Xiao Jingguo, a country with a majority of female immigrants, would have such wild ambitions! It's impossible to want Yongzhou!"

Zhou Yue did not expect that Zhao Kang would actually make such an excessive request. The population of a state is hundreds of thousands or even millions.

How could you simply give it up to others!
He began to doubt what Zhao Kang had said to him before.

Listening to everyone's scolding, Zhao Kang did not argue or explain anything, but just looked at Liu Guangwen.

"This is absolutely impossible."

Sure enough, although Liu Guangwen was mediocre, he would never agree to such an unreasonable request. How could his ancestral land be ceded to another country?

This shows that some people cannot even be called mediocre!

Zhao Kang smiled: "In this case, I have nothing to say. Please accept the letter of challenge. I can go back and resume my life with our Majesty."

"Zhao, do you really think our Qi State dare not fight!" A military general jumped out and yelled.

Zhao Kang said calmly: "If you dare to fight, just say it with your mouth. Whether you can fight or not must be proved by your strength!"

"If it were before, I have no doubt that your country would be capable of fighting, but now?"

Zhao Kang smiled and shook his head: "To be honest, your country is too far behind now."

"Asshole! How dare you insult our country!"

Immediately, a grumpy general rushed over and punched Zhao Kang hard.

This guy is also a sixth-grade martial artist with good cultivation!
But after Wu Tianhu's teachings, Zhao Kang can be said to have been completely transformed. He wrapped the opponent's fist with one hand and kicked him out with one kick.

The general screamed and flew eight meters away and fell to the ground and passed out.

Zhou Yue and other officials from the Ministry of Rites almost vomited their eyes out.

Damn it, Zhao Long, you still said you don’t know martial arts!

After kicking his opponent away, Zhao Kang turned to look at Liu Guangwen and said calmly: "Your Majesty also saw it, and it was your ministers who made the first move. Since Your Majesty has decided to start a war, I will say nothing more."

"When my envoy returns to the country, His Majesty Emperor Jing will immediately order a large army to attack the country. When the time comes, please take care of yourself!"

"Your envoy will stay."

Zhao Kang turned to leave, but Zhou Yue spoke. After seeing Zhao Kang stop, Zhou Yue's voice was calm: "Don't you think Jing Guo's request is too much?"

After he finished speaking, he looked at Zhao Kang nervously, this was a test.

Zhao Kang raised his eyebrows: "Everything has been discussed, but since His Majesty the Emperor Qi said this matter is absolutely impossible, what else can I say?"

(End of this chapter)