Chapter 429 Bring a knife into the temple
After the Western Liang mission was stationed in Tongren Hall, Xue Huaian, the Minister of Rites who had just been promoted, personally conveyed the emperor's will to the mission. The Western Liang mission temporarily rested for three days and then went to the palace to meet again after three days.
The Xiliang mission had no objection to this. He traveled day and night along the way, and came to Luo Anjing half a month earlier than expected. Although they were all the Western Liang warriors, their flesh and blood were exhausted after this. It was reasonable to take a little rest.
In the past three days, no one from the Xiliang mission left Tongren Hall. The court provided all the expenses. Xue Huaian, the Minister of Rites, received instructions from the Secretariat of the Secretariat. In the past three days, he went to Tongren Hall many times to meet the Grand Prince of Xiliang. However, since the great prince of Xiliang entered the museum, he stayed in the door and did not leave, even Xue Huaian was not seen.
Xue Huaian came many times, just to find out the mouth of the eldest prince of Xiliang. Before the formal negotiations, he would first find out what the people of Xiliang were planning.
Although the Western Liang mission had arrived in Beijing, the imperial court knew nothing about what the Western Liang requirements were. If we could find out some of the details of the Western Liang people in advance and go back to negotiate, we would naturally be more comfortable.
The eldest prince of Xiliang could not see him. Although the deputy envoy of the Xiliang mission came forward to meet him, he kept silent and said nothing.
The deputy envoy of the Western Liang State was the Great Li Official of the Western Liang State. The position of the Great Li Official was equivalent to the Minister of Rites of Qin State, and he was also a high-ranking official in the Western Liang State.
Xue Huaian had not received any useful news for three days. He knew that the people of Xiliang came here and were prepared, so he would not talk about it anymore.
However, the emperor had issued an order to the Beijing officials. Officials who were in Beijing, all the fifth rank and above entered the Chengtian Palace for the day they met with the envoys of the Western Liang Dynasty.
Since the emperor practiced Taoism, most of the important affairs of the country were handed over to many ministers in the Secretariat of the Central Secretariat. Although he occasionally inquire about court affairs, he only summoned a few important officials in the Palace of Light. Although Chengtian Hall is the most luxurious and magnificent hall in the world today, this hall is rarely used to hold court meetings.
Three days passed in a flash. Chu Huan, as the head of the Ministry of Revenue and was a fourth-rank official, was naturally qualified to attend this court meeting. It was still early, but the civil and military officials in the capital had already gathered outside the Guanghe Gate at the north gate of the imperial city. As soon as the gate of Guanghe Gate opened, the ministers entered the court and entered Guanghe Gate. Chu Huan saw the majestic Chengtian Hall in front of him at the first glance.
The marble-covered Inner Palace Square is extremely wide. The guards in the brightly-clad guards are holding spears and wearing waist knives, and are guarding in every corner of the square. The entire square is empty and clean, but it exudes a strong sense of majesty, which is a kind of majesty that people feel from their bones.
In such a square, facing the towering palace, everyone can feel their insignificance from the bottom of their hearts.
There are nine exquisite white marble arch bridges. Under the white marble arch bridge, the water is like a jade belt, and the bottom is clear. There are even golden scales swimming inside. Chengtian Hall is built on an I-shaped base made of white marble. The base is overlapping three layers. The edges of each platform are decorated with white marble carved railings, looking at the pillars and dragons. Among the three platforms, there are three stone steps carved with dragons, setting off the imperial roads with waves and flowing clouds. On the stone platform of tens of thousands of square meters, there are countless exquisite carvings, which are also the crystallization of Chinese civilization and wisdom, showing the luxury and wealth of the empire.
Above the square, flags are waving, flags are waving, pixiu flags, six-butt flags, squatting tiger flags, kilin flags, and leopard flags are all in one foot, with a strong wind waving, and a majestic momentum.
When meeting foreign envoys, the empire naturally wants to show its empire's power.
Chu Huan followed the ministers into the hall, and he was already very amazed at the square outside Chengtian Hall. After entering Chengtian Hall, the world's number one hall, he immediately showed a look of surprise.
The Chengtian Palace of the Great Qin Dynasty is extremely majestic and even more magnificent. Between the hanging eaves above, there are glazed yellow tiles, so although the hall is majestic, it is not gloomy, but bright and refreshing.
I don’t know what material is the column made of the two sides of the palace. I thought it was supported. The columns were painted black and decorated with gold patterns. Each column had a picture of a dragon entering the clouds, which looked extremely exquisite.
After Chu Huan entered the hall, the first thing that caught his eye was the Golden Palace in front of him. The golden dragon chaise was extremely dazzling. It was made of pure gold and magnificent. After entering the hall, a wide straight path leads to the Golden Palace. On both sides of this straight path, there were suddenly two long and wide pools. As soon as you entered the hall, you felt a sense of coolness.
Chu Huan followed Chaoli to the left, and the civil servants were working again. The military generals were on the right. Today, there were hundreds of officials entering the court, but so many officials entered the magnificent hall, and the hall still seemed very empty.
Passing by the pool, Chu Huan could see clearly at this time that the pool water was extremely clear, with golden fish swimming in it, looking extremely comfortable.
After the ministers entered the court, they each settled their positions. Chu Huan was in the fourth rank, and among the officials, he was in the back. He could not see the scene ahead clearly, but he vaguely saw Yingren wearing formal clothes and also came to the hall, standing in the front, but the prince did not come to court today. Perhaps because His Majesty the Emperor felt that the prince was disabled and was in a wheelchair, he would lose the majesty of the empire, so he was not summoned.
The ministers waited for a while, and heard the eunuch holding a tribute in front of the palace shaking dust and shouting in a sharp voice: "The emperor is here!"
The eunuch's voice was very sharp, and the hall was vast and empty, and the sound spread far. With just that sound, the ministers in the hall could hear it clearly.
Chu Huan vaguely felt that this hall was not only luxurious and grand, but also had to consider the spread of speech when it was built. At least the emperor's words must be heard by the ministers, but he could not let the emperor shout loudly with his throat. This hall must have some research on how to do it, but Chu Huan was not sure how to do it.
The ministers all knelt down and shouted long live. Then several eunuchs and palace maids wore Zhiyu Palace fans, wearing golden dragon robes and dragon crowns, came out majestic. They surrounded the eunuchs and palace maids and went up to the Golden Palace Palace. Although the emperor was old, he was half a lifetime, with golden swords and iron horses, and had a sense of majesty and domineeringness. He sat on the dragon throne, scanned his highness and ministers, and raised his hand and said, "All the ministers are flat!"
The ministers stood up, and the emperor smiled and said, "Have the envoys of the Western Liang Dynasty arrived?"
Xue Huaian, Minister of Rites, immediately stepped out and said, "Report to the Lord, the eldest prince of Xiliang, Mahazang, is waiting for the emperor to summon him!"
"The Xiliang Kingdom sent their eldest prince as an envoy, and it seems that the peace talks are very sincere." The emperor smiled and said, "It is said that the Xiliang delegation will enter the palace and meet!"
At that moment, the eunuch who held the ceremony immediately shouted and heard the sounds followed one by one. The ministers couldn't help but turn their heads and look outside the hall, wanting to see what the eldest prince of Xiliang looked like.
There is a Jingulan Desert between the Great Qin and Xiliang. It is said that the Jingulan Desert is extremely vast. Even those who are familiar with the Great Desert will take more than half a month to cross the Great Desert. As for those who are not familiar with the Great Desert, the time will take longer, and they may even get lost in the Great Desert and never get out. If they encounter a desert storm, they may be more likely to be buried in the Great Desert.
The two countries are hostile to each other and have almost no diplomatic contact. In addition, the desert blocks it, so there is little communication in trade, so there is no information between them. The people of Xiliang certainly don’t know much about the Qin Dynasty, and the Xiliang Kingdom in the eyes of the Qin Dynasty is an extremely mysterious country.
The Qin people only knew that the countries in the Western Regions had once communicated with the Central Plains and had had close contact with each other. However, a powerful country began to rise in the west. Since its establishment, this country has been hostile to the Central Plains Kingdom. It did not extend a hand of friendship to the Central Plains dynasty, but waved its sword.
The first time the two sides started to contact each other was to communicate with blood and fire. This peace talks were the first time that the Central Plains dynasty had formal official contact with this mysterious country.
Although there are a few merchants in Xiliang in the capital, these merchants did not bring rich information about Xiliang. It is said that there is a rule in Xiliang that as long as they are merchants, they cannot be officials. The merchants' status in Xiliang is not high, and they are even more disgusted with the military and political affairs of Xiliang.
This time, the Great Prince of Xiliang came with a mission. This Great Prince of Xiliang was the first nobleman of Xiliang to enter the capital of Daqin. Many of the ministers were curious about what the nobleman of Xiliang had.
The ministers were waiting for the arrival of the envoys of the Western Liang, but they could not see any traces of the people of the Western Liang. After a long time, the emperor's face also showed impatient expression. At this time, an eunuch rushed into the outside of the hall, knelt on the hall, and said loudly: "Your Majesty, the envoys of the Western Liang were bold and wanted to bring a knife into the hall. Now they have been blocked outside the palace!"
The ministers suddenly lost their color.
The Golden Palace is an important place for emperors and kings. Since its establishment, no civil and military general has ever had the right to bring weapons to Chengtian Palace. At this time, when he heard that the envoys of the Western Liang actually wanted to bring swords into the hall, many people were surprised and angry.
The emperor had a cold face, and the disciples of the minister, Zhou Ting, had already asked the eunuch in a deep voice: "Why do they have to bring swords? Didn't you tell them the rules of my Daqin?"
The eunuch hurriedly said, "The Qin Xiaowei on the other side of the palace gate has already made it clear to them, but the envoys of the Western Liang said that they were born with swords. If they wanted to keep their swords, they would take their heads first!"
The ministers were in an uproar, and someone sternly said: "I am really bold, vulgar, barbarian, and unceremonious. How dare I be so rough? Since they want to cut off their heads, they will cut off their heads!"
"There has never been a past when I bring a knife into the hall. How dare the little envoy of Xiliang be so arrogant? Are they here to provoke or to negotiate peace?"
"Master, I am willing to go there and ask them to untie the sword, otherwise they will never be allowed to step into the palace gate!"
The crowd was infuriated and was obviously extremely angry at the envoys of the Western Liang Dynasty who brought their swords into the hall.
Chu Huan stood among the ministers, his face still changed, but he thought to himself: "The flags roamed on the square, and the soldiers were like clouds. That was to give the people of Xiliang a warning. The people of Xiliang had to bring their swords into the hall. Isn't this the other one trying to give us a warning? The eldest prince of Xiliang is really arrogant!"—
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