Chapter 170 Discussion in the palace
South Korea, Xinzheng City.
In the deep palace, there are many conspiracies and tricks hidden in the daily life, and how many people are intriguing inside, trying to figure out the honor and disgrace of this moment.
In the majestic and bright hall, King Han sat high on the throne, looking down at his ministers from top to bottom.
The most powerful people in South Korea are all gathered here. The South Korean Prime Minister Han Kaiji, who represents the civilian group, and the general Ji Wuye, who represents the generals group, and several other important ministers from various departments, are the ones who decide the fate of millions of people in South Korea. The heads are concentrated in this small hall.
"Everyone, tell me, what kind of etiquette should I use in Korea to welcome this so-called King Jing?" Han Wang looked around and found that none of these ministers wanted to speak first, so he had to do it himself.
"Your Majesty, this barbarian, who refuses to accept the etiquette of the king, dares to call himself the emperor, the chief of the barbarians, and even dare to call himself King Jing. He is really arrogant. I propose that he should be expelled from Korea to show our respect for Korea. Etiquette!" The South Korean prime minister, who has always paid attention to etiquette, opened his mouth, and always hated these arrogant barbarians.
"Humph, it's a shame that the prime minister can speak out about being expelled from Korea. I heard that this is the same as the United Kingdom, with a territory of thousands of miles, millions of people named, and more than 800,000 soldiers who are good at fighting. And living in a bitter cold place, Extremely brave, not falling behind the tiger and wolf Qin, we rashly offend, Luo Qi, send troops to attack South Korea, how do we deal with it?" General Ji Wuye snorted coldly and sneered.
"What the general said is true. Your Excellency, this time it was indeed inappropriate. The kingdom of tigers and wolves is also the kingdom of Yuguo. Just when he appeared in front of the world, he beat the originally not weak Yanguo to half-mutilation. Since then, he has fallen into decline. From the looks of it, it seems that the reputation of the great country cannot be recovered!" As the number one dog leg of the great general Ji Wuye in the court, Zuo Sima Liu Yi was the first to agree.
"What the general said is so true, all the ministers think that what the general said is old-fashioned words to seek the country!" In the court hall, most of the officials ran out, and they all bowed down to King Han.
"You... you..." Zhang Kai didn't expect that so many people opposed him in the court, pointing at them angrily, unable to speak.
What made him angry was not that they opposed his opinions, but that he didn't expect so many people to collude with Ji Wuye, form such a deep-rooted party wing, and have such a deep influence on South Korea.
Under Zhang Kai's anger, he couldn't help but want to find some people to support him, and turned his gaze to the other ministers who didn't speak, but found that many of them lowered their heads or turned their eyes to look at the other side, not daring to meet their gaze.
These confidantes that he usually cultivated by himself were unwilling to support him at this time. Although they did not support Ji Wuye, this neutral attitude undoubtedly made his heart cool down a lot in an instant.
"Your Majesty, although the Prime Minister's proposal is good and in line with South Korea's consistent advocacy, it does not conform to South Korea's current national conditions. South Korea has been weak for a long time. It is really not in South Korea's interest to rashly clash with a powerful country like Yuguo!" The ministers who remained neutral, under the watchful eyes of their prime minister and the king, also bit the bullet and opened their mouths.
"Here, since all my dear ministers disagree with the expulsion, tell me, what kind of etiquette should I use in Korea to welcome this King Jing, the etiquette for welcoming the king of a country, or the etiquette for ordinary envoys?" Thinking of this, King Han asked Some headaches.
Zhong Yu's title is Prince Jing, which is at the same level as that of King Han. However, King Han is the king of a country, while Zhong Yu is an ordinary king under the king in a country.
The identities of the two are fundamentally different, and to greet him as a monarch is a sense of disrespect and humiliation for South Korea.
But it was another kind of insult to Zhong Yu, who had the title of king, to greet them with the etiquette of welcoming envoys. In a dilemma, the king of Han wanted to find a way to get the best of both worlds from the ministers in the court.
"Your Majesty, since you can't expel him, you can't greet him as a monarch. At most, you can entertain him as an ordinary envoy!" Zhang Kaidi quickly persuaded Han Wang when he heard the question.
"Your Majesty, it's all right to be greeted by ordinary envoys. Although I'm a little contemptuous of this Prince Jing, as long as I wait for the reception to be considerate and careful, I think it won't arouse the other party's hostility too much!" Ji Wuye also said, but It seems that it is not finished yet.
"So, the general also agrees with the prime minister's words?" Han Wang was a little surprised, why the general who had always been against the prime minister changed his mind today and turned to support the prime minister's words.
Hearing Ji Wuye's reply, he opened his eyes with curiosity and surprise, and looked at Ji Wuye with a slightly incredulous look.
It's just that before Zhang Kaidi's surprise and joy lasted for a long time, it was broken by Ji Wuye's other words.
"However, my lord, I have to mention one thing! South Korea, the weakest country in the world, is not as good as Yan Guo, which was just given to Lou Lifang by Yu Guo. At least, the land of South Korea is more It’s not like the vastness of the Yan Kingdom, and now there is only one county left, but there are still three counties left in the Yan Kingdom!” Ji Wuye said something that seemed to have nothing to do with welcoming the envoys, and caused King Han’s expression to change.
"All these lonely kings know, so what do you mean?" King Han's tone was filled with anger. Even though he knew the weakness of South Korea in his heart, it was impossible not to be angry when one of his officials pointed it out clearly. of.
"Your Majesty, please suspend your anger and listen to this subject in detail." Ji Wuye said this first, looked at King Han's face, and then continued.
"South Korea is located at the junction of the four countries of Qin, Zhao, Wei and Chu. It can be described as a land of four wars. It is not conducive to defending for a long time. In addition, it has lost many areas such as Shangdang. As for the current county, the strategic depth has shrunk greatly. At this time, if other countries send troops to attack , within a few days, troops will be at the foot of Xinzheng City, endangering the country!" Ji Wuye stopped at this point.
"So General, is there any way to change this situation?" King Han asked with a sneer before he could speak.
"In today's situation, South Korea may be destroyed at any time. It is absolutely impossible to survive or even expand by relying on South Korea's power alone. So under such circumstances, we need to find other forces to intervene and help South Korea Continue to survive!" At the end, Ji Wuye's tone became affirmative.
"Oh, what the general means is that he wants to find Yu Guoyin as foreign aid!" Hearing this, King Han suddenly understood what the general wanted to say after he had been beating around the bush for so long!