Hearing Ying Zheng's words, the envoys of Chu State were all shocked, and they looked up at Ying Zheng with fear in their eyes.
However, they quickly suppressed their worries.
"Qin Wang, this time, we represent the Chu Country to sincerely come to you to form an alliance.”
"I'm afraid this doesn't make sense."
The pale-faced Xiong Hai said firmly, as if he was cheering for himself.
He didn't believe that the people of the State of Qin would dare to treat them badly.
He might even touch them!
They were envoys and represented the face of a country. To humiliate them was equivalent to insulting the country behind them.
Hence, Xiong Hai was very confident.
Furthermore, he was King Chu Kaolie, Xiong Wan's son, and had a high chance of inheriting the throne.
Such an identity gave him an inexplicable confidence when facing Ying Zheng.
"This king was originally very sincere in preparing to entertain you.”
At this moment, Ying Zheng, who was standing above, heard Xiong Hai's words and stood up straight.
Soon, his originally calm tone became high-pitched."But the so-called sincerity and respect are relative. Yesterday, you rode your horses in Xianyang City, injured my people, and bullied my soldiers.”
"Do you agree to this?"
"This…"
Hearing Ying Zheng's words, Xiong Hai, who was below, was stunned. He had not expected that he would be asked to talk to him about this matter today.
Because in his opinion, this matter was not a big deal at all. It was insignificant, nothing more.
In the Chu Country, he could kill people as he wished, and it was even more common for him to run into people on horseback.
"It was this young master who knocked into it. What will the king do?”
In the end, Xiong Hai did not deny it and directly admitted it.
On the other hand, the arrogant Fu Qi from yesterday was a little submissive and had not spoken since the beginning.
"How is it?"
Hearing this, Ying Zheng sneered, then turned to Wang Wan and asked.
"Prime Minister Wang, in the laws of Qin, how can this be convicted?”
"Reporting to Your Majesty, those who hurt people in the city by riding their horses will have to choose a portion of their property as compensation and be imprisoned for half a year to a year.”
Hearing Ying Zheng's words, Wang Wan immediately walked out and said.
"Is that so?"
"With their status, how much should they be punished?”
Seeing this, Ying Zheng smiled and looked at Wang Wan, asking him to give a number.
The two of them hadn't discussed this before, so after Wang Wan heard it, she first made a plan in her heart and then said a number.
"Punishment, a thousand gold! Prison for half a year!"
"I understand." Hearing this, Ying Zheng flung his robe, turned his gaze to Xiong Hai, and said,""Envoy of Chu, do you recognize him?"
He was here!
Is the king really going to punish me?
No way, for real?
Hearing Ying Zheng's words, all the ministers who had been quiet turned their eyes to him, their eyes filled with shock.
In the past, in the State of Qin, it was not that such a thing had not happened.
However, in the end, it was also important to take it lightly. After all, it concerned the two countries and they did not want to lose the big for the small.
But today, they realized that their king was serious. Even though it was not a severe punishment like beheading, such a change in attitude let everyone know that something big had happened.
At the same time, some smart officials could also guess Ying Zheng's attitude towards other countries.
Tough!
Yes, this was the hint they got from Ying Zheng's attitude.
This was the imperial court, and those who could sit in this position were not stupid. They were all capable of reading Ying Zheng's meaning.
Therefore, some officials who had wanted to come out to smooth things over or accept the gifts shut up and did not care.
Xiong Hai was stunned and did not immediately answer. Fu Qi, who was at the side, looked at the other officials of the State of Qin. His gaze focused on the people he had visited before, hoping that they would step forward.
Unfortunately, he was disappointed. These people did not look at him directly.
He really gave the money to the wrong person!
Seeing that these officials did not look at him in the eye, Fu Qi cursed in his heart, but he was helpless.
"Young Master, let me do it." Immediately, Fu Qi tugged Xiong Hai's sleeve to remind him.
"Yes…"
Xiong Hai seemed to have realized the importance of this matter and immediately nodded. Then, he asked Fu Qi to come out and deal with it.
"Greetings, King Qin. I am one of the members of the Chu Country who came to Qin this time.”
"Regarding what you said just now, we plead guilty and accept punishment. We only hope that you can be lenient and exempt us from prison. For this, we are willing to take out more gold as compensation.”
Fu Qi knew about the Qin country and also understood the Qin laws. He knew that there were many rules and regulations here.
However, he also knew that this matter could be big or small. Even if he was not convinced, he could only agree.
As for going to jail?
That was impossible!
However, because he was in the State of Qin, he could only acknowledge it. He did not have the attitude of saying that he was an envoy and he had to respect him.
"This isn't buying anything, there's no bargaining.”
However, although his idea was good, Ying Zheng did not agree to it. Today, he was going to use these people as an example to warn the others, so this crime had to be punished.
"King Qin! Please show mercy!"
Seeing that Ying Zheng did not agree, Fu Qi immediately knelt down and prayed for mercy, but it was useless. Ying Zheng was still expressionless.
"Qin Wang, you're not putting our Chu Country in your eyes!”
At this moment, the young and vigorous Xiong Hai could no longer stand still, and immediately pointed at Ying Zheng.
"Impudent!"
"How dare you! How dare you point fingers at the king?!”
However, it was this finger of his that made Zhang Han and Mao Xiang immediately take action. Before Fu Qi could react, one of them held a saber in front of Fu Qi, while the other chopped off Xiong Hai's arm.
"Ah!"
A mournful voice rang out, echoing through the entire court. If this had happened in the past, perhaps some people would have been unable to stand still and would have come forward to speak up.
But today, they did not, because these people were all Ying Zheng's staunch supporters.
"King Qin, you injured the young master of our Chu Country. If this matter is spread to the Chu Country, it will definitely cause the two countries to become enemies. Please give us an explanation!”
At this moment, Fu Qi was shocked. Seeing Xiong Hai's arm being severed, he almost couldn't help but attack.
"Explanation?"
"You emissaries are doing whatever you want in my Qin land, and you want this king to give you an explanation?”
Hearing this, Ying Zheng acted as if he had heard a funny joke, and then said to Qi,""Then who will give this king an explanation to the people of Qin!”
"Clang!"
After saying that, Ying Zheng pulled out Ge Nia's long sword, pointed the tip of the sword at Fu Qi, and said,""This king will ask you one last time, do you plead guilty?”
“.....”
As Ying Zheng said this, everyone's scalps went numb, and they all turned their attention to Fu Qi.
She wanted to see what he would choose.
"Plead guilty!"
In the end, Fu Qi gritted his teeth and agreed. His body trembled slightly, clearly angered.
However, they had no choice but to admit it. At the same time, they knew that their diplomatic mission had failed this time. They did not even discuss the matter.
He wanted to make a move, but his remaining rationality told him that if he dared to make a move, none of them would survive.
"Mao Xiang, take him away!"
"Here!"
Seeing Fu Qi plead guilty, the entire court heaved a sigh of relief. They knew that this matter had been settled, but when they thought of the consequences, some people frowned.
The Chu Country had become enemies.
Ying Zheng knew what they were thinking, but in his opinion, diplomacy was only a matter of national strength.
Moreover, even if the people of Chu knew, they wouldn't find trouble with him at this time.
Because in history, King Kaolie of Chu died in 238 B.C., which was the next year.
Even if he didn't die, he wouldn't be able to live long. This caused the Chu Country to not make a big move.
Moreover, he had also verified this and found that it was just like history, so unyielding.
Today's matter could be considered as a reminder to all the officials in the Imperial Court. The Great Country diplomacy of the Qin Country had officially begun.
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