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With regards to the You Kingdom, An Zheng more or less knew something. It was just that when he was at Da Xi as Minfa's seat, he basically did not care about these small countries. The only reason why they talked about it occasionally was because they were chatting over tea. Therefore, his understanding of the You Kingdom was far inferior to Zhuang Feifei's.
Seeing An Zheng's exceptional complexion, Zhuang Feifei knew that he must have thought of the death of Fantasy Eternal Residence City's Principal Qiu Changchen.
Zhuang Feifei stretched out his hand and held An Zheng's hand, noticing that An Zheng's hand was a little cold.
"Relax."
Only now did An Zheng come to his senses, as he smiled apologetically.
Zhuang Feifei's hands were very soft and warm.
Seeing that An Zheng had recovered, Zhuang Feifei retracted his hand, and pretended as if nothing had happened, raised his hand to tidy up the Hair on his forehead, "It's said that the delegation from the You Kingdom is here to negotiate peace. A few years ago, a His Royal Highness of the Da Xi Empire came to the Yan Kingdom and said that he wanted to mediate the wars between various countries. However, he didn't stay here for long before leaving. But what was the true status of a prince of the Grand Xia? There is no need for him to meet the envoys of the various countries. Just a few words would be enough. "
"That's why from that year onwards, the provocations from the You Kingdom s towards us Great Yan s lessened. However, the location of the You Kingdom was truly too tiresome, so they had no choice but to try to expand. You Kingdom is in the southeast and east of us, our Great Yan's army of at least three hundred thousand is stationed at that line for a long time. The northern border of the You Kingdom is also adjacent to the Yanshan Mountain Range. The eastern side of the You Kingdom is the Fishy Sun County, and any further east of the Fishy Sun County is the Bohai. "
"The people of the Bohai are combative by nature, moreover, the Bohai is incomparably cold. Every year, they only have four months to grow and harvest food. The northern and southern sides of You Kingdom were cut off, the eastern border was half next to the Bohai, and the other half was the ocean. The mountain range is very long, and in many places, it's not even as big as a five-meter plot of soil. If you want to eat some food, you can plant a seed in a crack in the rocks, so there's no need to talk about harvesting. "
"As for the Bohai in the northeast of the You Kingdom, they are constantly invading the You Kingdom and would steal a lot of food every year.
Zhuang Feifei intentionally shifted An Zheng's thoughts, so he introduced the situation in the You Kingdom in detail.
"The construction of a court in the You Kingdom is also different from that of our Great Yan. More than half of the power of the You Kingdom was actually in the hands of the divinity. The red-robed clergyman of the divinity had a authority that was even heavier than that of a general. And the black robe Divine Seat had even more power than the You Kingdom King. For the past hundred years, the You Kingdom s have required the approval of the black robe s. If he doesn't nod his head, then we can only change him. "
An Zheng nodded his head: "In other words, the respect the citizens of the You Kingdom have for the divinity is above the respect for the authority of the emperor."
Zhuang Feifei laughed: "There is nothing that we can do about it. Roughly a hundred years ago, King of Nether Tan Zhengdong sensed that his rule over the You Kingdom was already in danger. Because the You Kingdom was exhausted, the people could only cause trouble if they could not eat their fill. Intifada everywhere, the imperial government has suppressed for years. Tan Zhengdong was a man with a lot of ideas. He thought of a way ? He believed that the people revolted because there was no fear. If people all had their own beliefs, then they would be much more honest. Thus, he ordered the State Advisor Ji Zhangqi to secretly create the divinity, and then develop it greatly in the You Kingdom. "
"In just a short span of three to five years, the divinity's strength has almost become uncontrollable. When Tan Zhengdong died, the newly appointed King of Nether was young, while the old patriarch of the divinity's black robe was powerful, so almost all of the authority landed in Ji Changqi's hands. From then on, the divinity gradually dominated the Royal Family. Now that a hundred years have passed, it would be extremely difficult for the You Kingdom's Royal Family to change the situation. "
An Zheng asked: "Then why did You Kingdom suddenly send a mission over this time? After all, it's been more than four years since Grand Prince came."
Zhuang Feifei asked: "Eh? How do you know it was more than four years ago? "
An Zheng laughed: "I've heard some rumors."
Zhuang Feifei did not mind, and continued to speak: "The reason You Kingdom came this time, was because our great general Fang Zhiji had brought Tie Liuhuo too much to fight. Speaking of which, it's still because of that old friend of yours, Phantom Institute's Principal Qiu Changchen. "
"Qiu Changchen was originally Tie Liuhuo's assistant general, so he was ordered to go to the Fantasy Eternal Residence to invite Mu Changyan back to the Great Yan to ascend to the throne. One of the conditions was that Qiu Changchen had to stay behind to look after the Phantom Institute. Qiu Changchen agreed to stay, but somehow the news leaked and was found out by the people from the Spirit of Youguo. divinity sent a red-robed clergyman, along with many experts rushing to the Fantasy Eternal Residence to assassinate Qiu Changchen. "
"After General Fang Zhiji found out, he endured for more than three years and meticulously trained Tie Liuhuo. He then brought Tie Liuhuo and rode south. In the third battle, they had killed more than twenty thousand people of the hidden army. He had also killed three red-robed clergyman s, and from then on, the You Kingdom did not dare to fight anymore. When the Bohai received the news, they took advantage of the fire to rob them. Bohai's army of one hundred and sixty thousand is advancing towards the west, You Kingdom's defense is tight, so we had no choice but to transfer the West Frontier's troops to the east border. "
An Zheng came to a realization, "That's why You Kingdom has no way of waging a war on the two fronts, so he can only plead for peace with Yan Kingdom."
Zhuang Feifei nodded: "That's right... The reason why the matters of the Ministry of War suddenly stopped and the empress dowager and King of Yan did not take any further action was because the You Kingdom's diplomatic mission had arrived. To Great Yan, the matter of the Quad Hall was just a small matter. And the negotiations with the You Kingdom is the real deal. "
An Zheng said: "Since this You Kingdom is here to make peace, then this Great Yan cannot help but want some benefits."
Zhuang Feifei laughed: "People who are poor must pretend to be confident, this is how the people of You Kingdom are right now. They knew they would definitely suffer, but they didn't want to suffer too much, so they had to pretend that they didn't care. This time, Spirit of Youguo brought a lot of treasures. The first reason was to show off and let Yan Kingdom know how deep the You Kingdom's foundation was. Secondly, to let the King of Yan and the empress dowager see us, we have come with sincerity. "
An Zheng asked: "Then why were these sent to the Jushang Yard?"
Zhuang Feifei laughed brilliantly: "You Kingdom is trying to act confident, but isn't my Great Yan the same? When these things were delivered to the Tianji Palace, the King of Yan waved his hand, and all the citizens of the Great Yan rejected them, sending them to the Jushang Yard for appraisal. Whoever is willing to buy it will buy it, since the citizens of the Great Yan have plenty of money. "
An Zheng sighed: "It's all painful."
Zhuang Feifei asked: "What's so painful?"
An Zheng said: "How can it not hurt to slap two people who have swollen faces and are considered fatty?"
Zhuang Feifei rolled her eyes as she said, "Your mouth is truly harsh. But this time, King of Yan personally called for you. The people from the You Kingdom bragged about the things they brought, and the King of Yan intentionally suppressed their arrogance, letting you have a good look and teach the people from the Spirit of Youguo a lesson. "
An Zheng asked: "Then do I have any benefits?"
Zhuang Feifei said, "Although the empress dowager does not wish for the King of Yan to be in charge, this is still a matter for her own family. Outside, the Empress Dowager was not weak. Other than being extremely obedient to her mother country's Zhao Kingdom, her treatment of her mother country had also always been tyrannical. So, if you can suppress the arrogance of the people of Spirit of Youguo, it will be a good thing for the Heavenly Awakening Sect to establish a foothold in the Fanggu City. At the very least, the empress dowager won't make things difficult for you for the time being, and you have also helped to maintain your dignity for the Ministry of War. "
An Zheng laughed: "Suddenly, I feel like I'm awesome."
Zhuang Feifei said: "You were already very... "Yes, yes, yes."
An Zheng laughed out loud, thinking that it was indeed necessary for women to remain a little reserved in front of men, and replace the word "awesome" with "Mmm". However, Gu Qianye would never do that, the girl was too fierce.
An Zheng walked over to the railings and looked down, and saw many people surrounding and appraising the items on the table. There were only two types of so-called treasures. One was useful, the other was valuable, and these two items were still valuable. Of course it was worth it, it was all useful to the cultivator. As for valuable items, they usually referred to ordinary items and treasures, but they were completely useless for cultivation.
An Zheng only took a glance before his expression slightly changed. Fortunately, his back was facing Zhuang Feifei and Zhuang Feifei could not see the change in his expression.
Because he found two things on the table, two things that were like big jade scallops, An Zheng also had... There were two pieces of Holy Fish's scales at the bottom.
An Zheng turned around and smiled at Zhuang Feifei: "I'll go down and kill them."
Zhuang Feifei said: "Go then, it would be best if you let those You Kingdom people only have a single pair of pants left."
An Zheng said: "Even the socks were mostly used up."
Zhuang Feifei smiled as he waved his hand. An Zheng and Du Shoushou then slowly walked down from the second floor while Xiao Qidao continued to sit and eat.
On the platform below, there were more than a dozen tables. Each table was filled to the brim with items. It had to be said that the things You Kingdom brought this time were not ordinary goods.
Beside each table stood two burly men from You Kingdom. Their attire was quite different from Yanzhou's. Yanzhou liked to wear long sleeves, but You Nationality did not have the habit of wearing long sleeves. The top was just for the hips, the trousers were large, and the cuffs were tied with straps. These large men wore black clothes and black pants, but they did not carry weapons on them. In the Yan Kingdom, they naturally didn't have the right to carry weapons.
There was a chair at the very end of the platform, and a judge wearing a red robe was sitting there, sipping tea. From time to time, he would sweep his gaze over the people around him with disdain.
He put down the cup and muttered a few instructions. A divinity immediately said loudly: "The Divine Officer said that as long as anyone can recognize five of the items, they will be given one by one. Of course, you must explain in detail the origin and character of this item. "
The surrounding crowd cried out in alarm, but no one dared to step forward. Most of these things were seafood, so it was not common for people in the Yan Kingdom to find them. Therefore, it would not be an easy task to explain in detail the history and character of the five items.
An Zheng sauntered over, and after looking around, he picked out a pair of nine-star two-handed broadsword s and gave them to Du Shoushou: "I promised to help you choose a suitable magic tool, this is considered not bad, take it and use it first."
After he finished speaking, he turned around and was about to leave, but the two big burly men from the You Kingdom quickly stepped forward to stop him.
A Blue Cloaked Messenger of God came over and said coldly: "Even if this is your Yan Kingdom, he can't just directly snatch the things and leave right?"
An Zheng said: "Didn't you say that once you recognize five items, you can take them all away?"
Blue Cloaked Messenger of God said: "Then you still have to explain which five it is."
An Zheng said: "It's so troublesome, then pick any five parts and let me take them."
With a "pa" sound, the red-robed clergyman slapped the table: "Could it be that you are here to make trouble? I'm afraid this is not Yan People's way of treating guests. "
An Zheng squinted as he looked at the red-robed clergyman: "Are you unwilling to give it to me?"
red-robed clergyman said: "If you do, of course I would be willing. But if you don't admit it, then take it. Even if this is the Yan Kingdom, I cannot allow anyone to humiliate the dignity of the You Kingdom. "
An Zheng moved a chair and sat down: "Choose any five items, if I don't know how to explain, I will double the price of this broadsword for you."
The red-robed clergyman frowned, he did not dare look down on An Zheng anymore, but An Zheng was too young, and he did not believe that An Zheng could really say it out loud.
An Zheng pointed to the first one: "You Nationality is truly stingy, and is also looking down on our Yan People. This brand of yours says that it's called the East Sea Divine Replenishment, but in reality, it's nothing more than the second brother of the sea serpents. "
Just now, someone had smelled it and immediately felt disgusted.
An Zheng pointed to the second item, "What do you call it? Your You Nationality doesn't know how to speak without adding a word to everything? This is made from dried seaweed, layer by layer. Adding it up, it's only worth five taels of silver.
The expression on the deity official's face changed. He was already feeling a bit embarrassed.
An Zheng pointed to the third item, "This one is more powerful ? This was the egg of the East Sea Low level magical beast, it was worth at least a thousand taels of silver, it had no other uses except it was big. "One egg is enough for a big plate. Rumor has it that it has the effect of nourishing the kidney. I wonder if that's true or not."
He looked at the official, "Bastard, am I right? Why were Low level magical beast eggs so cheap? Because there are hundreds of eggs laid at once, and the reason why it is rare is because most of the Tortoise are gathered on the Eastern Sea's Fuming Island, and rarely come to the shore of the mainland. "
An Zheng asked the official: "Did you bring all these worthless things to make peace? I'm afraid I've lost my sincerity. "