"Lixin?"
"Your Majesty, what is the meaning of having a firm heart?"
“....”
Hearing Ying Zheng's words, the few of them asked in confusion, not knowing what was the meaning of this heart.
Or perhaps, they did not understand the meaning behind Ying Zheng's words.
On the contrary, when Ying Zheng saw them like this, he immediately sat up straight and explained to them,""Before I establish my heart, this king will tell you a story.”
"Listen to it and then make your comments. How about that?”
Following that, Ying Zheng used what he had encountered today as the background, but he still changed it a little. The protagonist of the story, Qin became a small country, and Chu became a big country on an envoy.
"Tell me, is it reasonable for this little general of a small country to do this?”
After the lecture, Ying Zheng asked them a question.
Actually, he could have told them everything that happened today and told them the method.
However, this was not perfect for him.
In Ying Zheng's mind, the officials under him needed to understand his meaning. If he had to decide everything, it would be like the Qin State in the original history.
A country only had one brain.
That was Brother Zheng!
This was good, but if there was no one like him, or if the successor could not do it, it would be over sooner or later.
"Your Majesty, in my opinion, this is the right thing to do. A small country is weak and naturally cannot compete with a large country.”
Regarding this question, Zhang Sai, as the guest, had the most say. He was also the first to speak up.
"Weak countries don't have diplomacy because they don't have the right to speak.”
"This also caused the envoy of the big country to ride a horse and injure a passerby in a small country's city. However, he was not punished. Instead, he had to punish the person who attacked him.”
The others did not interrupt or express their opinions because they all thought so.
Hearing Zhang Sai's words, Ying Zheng looked at them and said,""Do you all think so?"
"Your Majesty, I agree with Lord Zhang.”
"Your Majesty, I agree!"
As soon as Ying Zheng opened his mouth, everyone expressed their stance.
The correct answer was right in front of them, so they naturally wouldn't turn into bar spirits and do something useless to attract Ying Zheng's attention.
Ying Zheng nodded in agreement. Then, he laughed softly,"What if it was switched?"”
"The small country is the one causing trouble, but the big country is doing this. Is it appropriate?”
"Ah, this…"
Just when everyone thought that Ying Zheng was going to talk about something serious, they suddenly heard another question.
However, this question made them frown.
A small country sent envoys to do evil, and a big country punished those who did it.
No matter how he heard it, it didn't make sense.
"Your Majesty, this humble subject still thinks it is reasonable!”
At this moment, Zhang Sai was the first to speak. After feeling everyone's gazes, he still voiced his thoughts.
"In ancient times, there was a saying that when two armies fought, they would not kill the envoy. Moreover, it was normal diplomatic relations and there was no conflict of interest.”
"Moreover, by doing so, it can also show the reputation of a big country with a broad mind. To other countries, this can also be considered an invisible prestige.”
"Harmless to yourself and others!"
After Zhang Sai finished speaking, the others were stunned and felt that what he said made sense.
Moreover, everyone present had received a lot of etiquette education since they were young, so they felt that there was nothing wrong with his words.
However, after thinking about it for a while, Wang Jian shook his head and objected,""Lord Zhang, your words are biased.”
"Although you said that you can increase your reputation, wouldn't this make others think that a big country is easy to bully?”
"Do you think that the Great Country is only strong on the outside but weak on the inside? If such things continue to happen in the future, they won't be afraid, so I think it's inappropriate to deal with them.”
Wang Jian's words immediately made Zhang Sai shake his head and ask,""General Wang, this is not a good way to deal with it.”
"Teach them a lesson and let them know how powerful we are!”
As he spoke, Wang Jian raised his fist. This action caused Meng Wu to nod his head. Clearly, he also agreed.
On the other hand, Wang Wan, Wei Liao, and the others were worried that this would damage the reputation of the Great Country.
"If everything is suppressed by force, what about the second and third?" Zhang Sai retorted.”
"No matter how big a country is, it can't afford such consumption!”
"But if we don't teach them a lesson and blindly tolerate them, what if others imitate us?”Wang Jian retorted.
"No one dares to take such a huge risk to provoke a big country. Moreover, if it really doesn't work, we can even send troops to intimidate them.”
"But in that case, the other party might have been prepared.”Wang Jian said faintly.
"But if we don't even give others a chance, the big country will be isolated. A just cause will have more support than an unjust cause!"”
"Lord Zhang, I think…"
"General Wang, you can't do this!"
Following that, the two of them started quarreling in Zhangtai Palace over Ying Zheng's words, which was something that Ying Zheng had not expected.
In the past, he only watched a certain country's presidential election on television. In the end, it was a live broadcast today.
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Interesting!
"Alright, everyone, quiet down!”
In the end, it was Ying Zheng who interrupted them.
Only then did Wang Jian and the others stop debating and look at him. After which, they recalled their loss of composure and all asked for forgiveness.
"My dear ministers, what have you done wrong?"
Seeing this, Ying Zheng waved his hand, not paying any attention to it. Then, he threw out a third question,""Then what if this matter happened in the Qin country and the envoy was the Chu country?”
"This…"
"Your Majesty, this…"
At this moment, how could Wang Jian and the others not know that this was Ying Zheng's main purpose this time?
The first two questions were meant to lead to the third question.
At this moment, they were conflicted!
Because it was none of their business, they could speak freely.
However, if it concerned them, their worries would increase by an unknown amount.
Zhang Sai, who thought it was reasonable, wanted to say something but hesitated. Wang Jian, who felt it was unreasonable, had a fleeting gaze.
Sister, my king always likes to do this kind of thing.
Don't look at me, don't look at me
No one dared to make eye contact with Ying Zheng, fearing that they would be dragged out for questioning. In the end, it was Wang Wan who came out and questioned Ying Zheng.
"Your Majesty, is it the matter in front of the city gate today?”
"That's right!"
"Prime Minister Wang, you know?"
"What is it?"
Hearing that someone here knew about the situation, the few of them looked at Wang Wan. Then, under Ying Zheng's signal, Wang Wan told everyone what he knew.
In fact, it was almost the same as what Ying Zheng had said, but he had heard it from someone else and was not present at the time. The image was not very strong.
Fortunately, Zhao Gao had returned with Ge Nia at this time, and Ying Zheng immediately asked him to tell him everything from the beginning to the end.
At this moment, a few people could not sit still anymore.
"Damn it, he's just an envoy, what's there to be arrogant about? How can his Chu army be as powerful as my Qin army?!”
"Didn't we fight six people alone in the past?”
"How despicable! How despicable!"
The one who spoke was Wang Jian. After he heard Zhao Gao say all of Fu Qi's words, he could no longer sit still.
Because he was furious, so furious that even Ying Zheng would lose his composure here.
"That's right, the prestige that Great Qin's army had painstakingly built up will be greatly reduced after this.”
Hearing Wang Jian's words at this moment, Ying Zheng inadvertently gave them a reminder. Then, when he saw that they were stunned, he added another sentence.
"I wonder how many people will be disappointed.”
All of a sudden, everyone froze on the spot, as if their acupoints had been struck.
Seeing them like this, Ying Zheng knew that they had understood what he meant.
Fortunately, he was not retarded!
Seeing this, Ying Zheng nodded secretly.
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