Chapter 21: Those fools from the Southland shoot themselves in the foot
The matter of receiving the envoys from the Southern Kingdom was given to the Crown Prince. Now that the envoys have been poisoned, Emperor Zhaoning will naturally ask the Crown Prince.
The prince looked at his guard Qingque. Qingque understood and went to Emperor Zhaoning to explain to him.
Because Qingque deliberately spoke in a low voice, no one heard what Qingque said to Emperor Zhaoning. They only saw Emperor Zhaoning's expression gradually improve, with an ambiguous smile on the corner of his lips.
The prince looked at the envoys who were making trouble and said gracefully, "We, the people of Western Chu, are open and honest whether we win or lose. We will never poison others. If the envoys want to ask the people of the Supreme Alliance to help you, then please do so."
"The innocent will be innocent. I believe the envoy of the Supreme Alliance will give us justice."
The prince said this on purpose.
He wanted to make this matter a big deal so that the envoys from the Southern Kingdom would be embarrassed and suffer the consequences, paying a heavy price for their slander.
How could the Southern Kingdom's envoy know that the prince had the antidote in his hands, and how could he understand what the prince was planning.
They just thought the prince was stupid.
But this just happened to be their destiny.
The Southern Kingdom envoy said, "Okay, then we'll listen to the prince and invite the people from the Supreme Alliance to come over."
"Your Majesty, the Emperor of Western Chu, would you please send an order to the posthouse to invite the ambassadors of the Supreme Alliance stationed in Western Chu?"
Emperor Zhaoning agreed without hesitation.
The princes, concubines and royal relatives who were unaware of the truth were shocked.
This, this, this, how can this be?
The poisoning of an envoy is not a small matter, but a scandal. Can't it be dealt with quietly? Why is it getting bigger and bigger?
It would be bad if the whole Western Chu Kingdom were to lose face in the end.
It is very likely that the envoys from the Southern Kingdom will take this opportunity to shirk their responsibilities of ceding territory and paying compensation.
The prince is young and it is understandable that he does not understand things, but is the emperor also unreasonable? Why is he also making trouble?
Many people looked at the Queen Mother anxiously.
The Queen Mother looked at Emperor Zhaoning, her usually calm eyes filled with anxiety and uneasiness.
"Emperor, this is not good, right?"
Emperor Zhaoning only said: "Don't worry, mother. The innocent will be innocent."
“…”
It's already this time, and you're still saying these high-sounding words?
The Queen Mother and others were going crazy with anxiety.
At this moment, everyone who had no blood relationship with Jiujiu except the Southern Kingdom envoy suddenly heard a soft and sticky voice.
【Don't worry. 】
[The poison was administered by the Southern Kingdom envoy himself. The truth will be revealed later.]
[The Southern Envoy deliberately made things worse, digging his own grave.]
Jiujiu was careful. Everyone was staring at the Southern Kingdom's envoy, but Jiujiu saw a corner of the thing in the prince's hand, and his confident reaction.
I think the prince must have found the antidote to the poison.
【Brother Prince is awesome. 】
[The prince and Jiujiu also had a mutual understanding and found the antidote for the poison given by the Southern Kingdom's envoy.]
[Those fools from the Southland are shooting themselves in the foot.]
【Silly x】
The princes and royal relatives who had never heard Jiujiu's thoughts heard them for the first time, and also heard such explosive news. They were stunned for a moment, finding it unbelievable, and then quickly pretended that they knew nothing.
The Eighteenth Emperor...Princess, is a new noble!
They can't talk nonsense, otherwise they will lose their heads.
After hearing Jiujiu's thoughts, the empress dowager and the princes instantly calmed down. They were no longer anxious and were waiting to see the southern sticks smash their feet.
Soon, people from the Supreme Alliance arrived.
There were people from all over the world, and they were all important figures. They looked quite imposing when they stood at the banquet.
The Southern Kingdom's eyes lit up instantly and he hurried forward.
"Sir, can you please make the decision for us?"
"When two armies are at war, envoys have not been killed for a thousand years. But the people of Western Chu poisoned our ambassador at a banquet, ignoring our sincerity in ceding territory and paying compensation for peace. We are really wronged!"
After hearing the news, Liu Jing, the highest official of the Supreme Alliance, frowned, stood up, and asked, "Where is the person who was poisoned?"
"There."
The Southern Kingdom envoy pointed at the poisoned ambassador.
The poor ambassador has been unconscious on the spot since he was poisoned. It is ridiculous that the envoys from the Southern Kingdom did not think of seeking help from the imperial physician first, but only focused on holding Western Chu responsible.
Fortunately, the prince was a respectable man and arranged for a royal physician to come.
After examining him, the doctor from the Supreme Alliance confirmed: "It is confirmed that the envoy from the Southern Kingdom has been poisoned. The poison is in the wine."
Liu Jing looked at Emperor Zhaoning and said, "Your Majesty, Emperor of Western Chu, do you have anything else to say?"
Emperor Zhaoning said with dignity without getting angry: "What do you say?"
Liu Jing has been wandering among the dignitaries of various countries for many years, and has long developed a neither humble nor arrogant attitude. His face is calm, and he said lightly: "Our statement is that the envoy of the Southern Kingdom was poisoned and unconscious at the banquet of Western Chu. You Western Chu must be the one who poisoned him."
"You have broken the important rule of not killing envoys when two armies are at war for thousands of years. This is unforgivable."
The Southern Kingdom envoy echoed: "Right, right, that's right. It's unforgivable. They must pay a heavy price for their actions, so that they can learn a lesson."
"Price?" The prince sneered, "What price?"
The Southern Kingdom envoy said arrogantly: "Why don't we just forget about asking the Southern Kingdom to cede territory and pay compensation?" He paused, "Besides, the Emperor of Western Chu Kingdom has to apologize to us in person. We need to see his sincerity, only then can we forget about this matter."
Liu Jing thought about it and felt it was reasonable. He said, confident in his impartiality, "This is the best way to deal with it. Your Majesty, the Emperor of Western Chu, you should agree to it."
Emperor Zhaoning sneered, holding Jiujiu and standing up, he came to Liu Jing and said, "Liu Jing, what if the envoy of the Southern Kingdom poisoned himself and slandered our Western Chu, with the purpose of losing the battle but not wanting to cede land and pay compensation, and wanting us Western Chu to be inferior to them, what do you think we should do?"
"This..." Liu Jing touched his nose, "Let me think about it."
The Southern Kingdom envoys panicked instantly. What was the Western Chu Kingdom emperor talking about? Could it be that they knew that they had poisoned themselves?
No way!
They did this in secret, and no one knew about it.
Liu Jing thought it over, and said, "Your Majesty, the Emperor of Western Chu, if it is true as you said, the Southern Kingdom must pay a heavy price for their actions, and we will also uphold justice. But do you have evidence to prove that the Southern Kingdom's envoy poisoned himself?"
The Southern envoy began to feel proud.
The people of Western Chu definitely didn’t.
Hehehe.
But the next moment, they were slapped in the face.
The prince said, “Yes.”
"What kind of evidence is that?"
The prince took out the antidote that he had been holding in his hand and showed it to everyone.
It was a red-glazed porcelain vase printed with the red bean pattern unique to the South. It was exquisite, small, and unique, and it was obviously a product of the South.
The prince said, "I found the antidote for the poison in the envoy at the place where the envoy from the southern country stayed."