Less than half a month after Fu Su returned to Xianyang, the diplomatic mission from the Tang Empire arrived.
The Qin and Tang Kingdoms had officially formed an alliance.
Last time, Fu Su had led the diplomatic mission of the State of Qin to make a deal in the Great Tang, but neither the State of Qin nor the State of Tang would be satisfied with such a small deal.
The weapons and armors of the Qin State, as well as the stirrers, saddles, and hooves, were extremely scarce. And the Great Tang's lack of warhorses was even more unimaginable!
Both countries wanted to make a deeper deal.
However, there was another reason why the Great Tang diplomatic mission had come to Great Qin.
That was for the wedding.
Fu Su and Princess Chang Le were going to get married after they returned to the State of Qin. As the " family " of the Tang, they naturally had to have someone present.
Li Shi Min was unable to come personally, so he could only send an envoy to attend and witness the wedding on his behalf.
Qin Country, Xianyang City.
Led by two groups of Qin soldiers, the convoy of the Tang diplomatic mission slowly entered Xianyang City.
The Great Tang diplomatic mission did not have many people, only a single convoy.
However, their arrival attracted a lot of attention, and the commoners along the way all looked at them.
The productivity of Qin State was relatively backward.
It was very rare to see so many gorgeous carriages in the State of Qin, so the commoners felt that it was very novel.
In one of the carriages, a thin man with a goatee was taking a nap with his eyes closed.
He was none other than the representative of the Tang Empire's diplomatic mission.
Du Ruhui!
When the Qin State was sent to the Tang State, they sent a prince and a prime minister to accompany them. Therefore, the Tang State definitely could not send people over casually.
Du Ruhui's identity and ability were sufficient for the position of envoy, so he was appointed by Li Shimin as the representative of the diplomatic mission.
The streets of Qin were not as smooth as those of Tang.
After a bumpy ride, Du Ruhui opened his eyes and frowned as he looked outside the carriage.
"The State of Qin is indeed as barren as the rumors say.”
Du Ruhui couldn't help but shake his head when he saw the uneven buildings outside the carriage.
Even though Xianyang was the capital of Qin State, it was still very backward in his eyes.
Not to mention Chang 'an, any city in the Great Tang was several times more prosperous than Xianyang.
However, he didn't look down on her.
The Qin country only managed to completely settle the six countries after Ying Zheng ascended the throne, unifying the different parties within the country and consolidating the country's strength.
In other words, the current State of Qin was in a period of time where a hundred things needed to be done. It was already shocking that such a scene could be seen in just a few years.
Soon, Du Ruhui retracted his gaze.
He was going to meet the King of Qin in a while, so he had to make preparations now.
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Qin royal palace, discussion hall.
All the officials were present.
Ying Zheng, who was dressed in a black robe, sat on the throne with infinite dignity and cast an indifferent gaze at the envoys of the Tang Empire in the hall.
In the center of the hall, Du Ruhui led a group of envoys and bowed to Ying Zheng.
"Tang Country's envoy Du Ruhui greets Your Majesty.”
Du Ruhui placed his left hand on his right hand and raised his forehead. He bowed deeply and performed a standard Qin salute.
The other Tang envoys behind him also bowed.
Ying Zheng only looked at them and did not speak.
Although he did not say a word, Du Ruhui, who had his head lowered, felt a great pressure.
This pressure came from the man on the throne.
Cold sweat trickled down his forehead.
At this moment, Fu Su was standing in the line of ministers. He was watching this scene and shook his head slightly.
He understood that Ying Zheng was trying to intimidate these envoys of the Tang Empire to make them swallow their pride. This was a common method used by kings.
Ying Zheng had already played it to perfection.
At this moment, Du Ruhui's mind was spinning. Just as he was about to say something to break the silence, a soft laugh suddenly sounded.
"Rise."
As this voice sounded, Du Ruhui felt his entire body lighten, and the pressure from before was completely gone.
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Du Ruhui straightened his body and cupped his hands as he said this, feeling relieved.
"There's no need to be so formal."
Ying Zheng tapped his fingers on the armrest and smiled at Du Ruhui.""All of you, the Tang Empire's Emissaries, have come from afar. You are all honored guests of the Great Qin Empire, and I welcome you with all my heart.”
"My son, Fusu, represented the Great Qin Empire's Tang Empire and was rude in many ways.”
After the show of strength, he still had to praise her.
"Your Majesty, you are too kind. Young Master Fusu has both virtue and talent. His Majesty admires him very much and praises him.”
"It is because of this that His Majesty was assured to marry Princess Changle to Young Master Fusu.”
Du Ruhui quickly said. These words were the truth.
Li Shiming really admired Fu Su, otherwise, he would not have agreed to this marriage.
Hearing this, Ying Zheng gave Fu Su a glance with a faint smile, then turned to Du Ruhui.
"I have already sent people to prepare for the wedding between Fu Su and Princess Chang Le. The timing of the envoy's arrival is just right.”
Ying Zheng laughed.
Du Ruhui nodded and said,""Your Majesty, I have two missions for this trip.”
"First, our Great Tang has already allied with Great Qin, and His Majesty has sent a foreign minister to deepen our ties with Great Qin and further develop trade.”
"Secondly, it is to present a wedding gift.”
"Princess Changle is about to marry Young Master Fusu, and His Majesty is unable to attend. It is a great pity that His Majesty has specially ordered us to witness the wedding on his behalf and send a congratulatory gift.”
As Du Ruhui spoke, he took out a gift list and handed it over with both hands.
Zhao Gao, who was serving Ying Zheng, walked down the steps and brought the gift list to Ying Zheng.
The gifts on the list were very generous, but they did not attract Ying Zheng's attention at all. He did not even look at them and casually put them aside.
Seeing this scene, Du Ruhui's heart trembled.
"I have received Your Majesty's kind intentions.”
Ying Zheng smiled faintly, nodded and said,""Princess Changle is intelligent and beautiful, I like her very much.”
"Although she has married into the Great Qin Empire, you can rest assured that I will treat her as my own.”
Du Ruhui smiled and cupped his hands."In that case, Your Majesty can rest assured. I will definitely convey the King's unexpected news when I return.”
After chatting for a while, the host and guest were happy.
After asking a few more questions, Ying Zheng said to Fu Su,""Help me entertain the Tang Empire's envoy.”
At this moment, Fu Su was trying to figure out their conversation.
After hearing Ying Zheng's order, he immediately stepped forward, bowed and said,""Yes, Fusu."
"Yes, withdraw."
With a wave of his sleeve, Ying Zheng stood up and left the hall under the salutations of the ministers.
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