June 28, Quanzhou.

Early in the morning, the lively and prosperous city of Quanzhou ushered in a special team.

Zhang Yi, the secretary of the Honglu Temple of the Great Xia Dynasty, together with a group of officials from the Science, Education, Culture and Health Department and the Commerce Department, formed an envoy group of more than 100 people to officially send an envoy to the Great Sui, which attracted special attention.

Two days ago, the Honglu Temple of the Great Xia Dynasty had sent a note to the Honglu Temple of the Great Sui Dynasty to inform the envoy. The Great Sui Shangshu ordered Gao Ying to get a report, and after asking Emperor Wen, he agreed, and this is the arrival of today's Great Xia envoys.

Gao Ying, on behalf of Emperor Wen of Sui, received the envoys and welcomed them into the Sifang Pavilion.

In the pavilion reception room, the two ministers met individually.

Gao Ying picked up the teacup, took a sip, and asked, "Your envoy is here, what does King Xia have to say?" ”

The envoy sent by Great Xia did not surprise Emperor Wen of Sui and Gao Ying, but what was the intention of the envoy of Great Xia, whether to continue to cooperate with Great Sui or to confront.

No one can be sure.

In this way, Emperor Wen of Sui will arrange for Gao Ying to probe the tone before formally receiving the envoys, so as not to do anything embarrassing in the court.

Zhang Yi smiled slightly, full of diplomat demeanor, showing the style of Great Xia, and said: "My king has a saying, Great Xia and the Quanzhou court have always been friendly, and economic and trade exchanges are continuous. Now the royal city changed hands, Emperor Sui ascended, and sent foreign ministers to congratulate, but also hoped to continue to maintain friendly exchanges with Quanzhou City. ”

Gao Ying listened, breathed a long sigh of relief, and said with a smile: "King Xia's good intentions, I will definitely tell Your Majesty." ”

Next, the two old foxes fought for a while, trying to spy on each other's reality and reality, and chatted for an hour before Gao Ying said goodbye and left, and went to report the good news to Emperor Wen of Sui.

Seeing this, Zhang Yi was thoughtful, this time Da Xia took the initiative to show goodwill, it depends on how Da Sui reciprocates the favor.

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In the afternoon, Handan City.

The news that Great Xia sent an envoy to Great Sui had already reached Emperor Chen's ears.

The [Emperor Wind] spy even noticed that Gao Ying's demeanor was calm when he left the Sifang Pavilion, and he was no longer solemn in the morning, obviously the Great Xia envoys were not here to find fault.

"Emperor Wen of Sui is going to be soft." Di Chen stood in front of the window, looking up at the sky, his heart was quite irritable.

The peerless Fenghua looked at the man in front of him who was constantly frustrated, but never fell, sighed leisurely, and said softly: "What are you going to do?" ”

Di Chen turned around, a hint of coldness flashed in his eyes, and said, "You say, if the Great Xia envoys are assassinated in Quanzhou, can they continue to cooperate?" ”

"Will it work?" The peerless Fenghua hesitated a little, "The Sifang Pavilion is guarded by the Great Sui Forbidden Army, and the Great Xia envoys are accompanied by senior guards, and it is too difficult to assassinate them." ”

Di Chen smiled slightly, and said leisurely: "You don't have to use a sword to kill people, you can also use poison. ”

The peerless Fenghua frowned, and said in surprise: "You want to use the fifteenth?" Wouldn't it be too worthless?! "The peerless Fenghua is in charge of [Emperor Wind], and the layout of [Emperor Style] in Quanzhou is naturally clear.

Like Shanhaiwei, [Emperor Feng] laid a dark line in the capital of the nine kings, and the fifteenth in the mouth of the peerless Fenghua, on the surface, was a director of the Quanzhou Sifang Pavilion.

In order to cultivate No. 15, the peerless elegance has spent a lot of effort.

Di Chen shook his head and said coldly: "Great Sui is a key chess piece to balance Great Xia, and they must not be allowed to come together. If this can be done, it will be worth sacrificing the fifteenth. ”

"Alright, I'll do it." Seeing that Emperor Chen insisted, the peerless elegance could no longer object.

In the final analysis, Emperor Chen is still the master.

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Night, Sifang Pavilion.

According to the system, Emperor Wen of Sui will officially receive the envoys tomorrow.

Zhang Yi has no interest in Quanzhou, and he will not visit the city as Gao Ying said. Zhang Yi stayed in the pavilion all day, preparing for tomorrow's audience.

Not going out, also for safety reasons.

Before coming to Quanzhou, the king had an explanation that he was worried that someone would do an article on the envoys.

The last time Ouyang Shuo signed a trade agreement with the [Northern Sichuan City-State] and the [Southern Hunan City-State], Chun Shenjun arranged for someone to assassinate Fan Li, but Ouyang Shuo remembered it vividly.

In addition to the fifty most elite janissaries accompanying the envoys, the shadow guards were led by Cui Tianqi, the town guard, who personally guarded in the dark to ensure the personal safety of the envoys, especially Zhang Yi.

At six o'clock in the evening, Gao Ying came to the Sifang Pavilion again, on behalf of Emperor Wen of Sui, and set up a banquet to entertain the Great Xia envoys.

The banquet was staggered, accompanied by singing and dancing, and it was very lively.

At this moment, the maid served a Gu nourishing soup as the finale of the dinner.

"Please!"

Gao Ying sat on the main seat, looked at Zhang Yi from afar, and said with a smile: "This is a ginseng soup made of Korean ginseng specially given by His Majesty, which is the most nourishing and can also relieve fatigue." ”

Zhang Yi said: "Emperor Sui has a heart. As he spoke, he picked up the soup spoon, took a sip, and said, "It's really delicious." ”

When Gao Ying heard this, her expression was very happy, and the guests and hosts were happy.

Just when Zhang Yi drank the third sip, he suddenly felt a sharp pain in his abdomen, "Woo~~", accompanied by colic, Zhang Yi's mouth and nose were bleeding at the same time, and the bright red blood dripped into the soup, quickly dissolved, and turned into a blood flower.

"Your Excellency!"

Because he was attending a banquet and was in the pavilion, Zhang Yi was inconvenient to publicize, so he only brought two guards to accompany him. They dutifully stood behind Zhang Yi and kept an eye on their surroundings.

Both of them discovered Zhang Yi's abnormality at the first time.

This exclamation from the guards immediately pierced the lively atmosphere of the banquet. The other members of the envoy followed the prestige, and when they saw that the head of the regiment was bleeding from his mouth and nose, it was obvious that he had been poisoned, and they were horrified, and they gathered around him.

"Your Excellency!" An official of the Commercial Administration exclaimed and shouted outside the door: "Come, come!" ”

The envoys and guards were standing guard outside the door, and when they heard the call, they immediately rushed in. The question was that the banquet hall was guarded by the Great Sui Forbidden Army, and how could they let the Janissaries rush in before they figured out the situation.

Two groups of janissaries confronted each other outside the door.

"Get out of the way!"

The accompanying captain of the Praetorian Guard had a solemn face, and he did not hesitate to pull out the Tang knife at his waist.

With a "brush", fifty guards drew their swords in unison, and under the reflection of the moonlight, the cold light was cold.

The Great Sui Forbidden Army was not easy, and said in a deep voice: "No one is allowed to enter without an order." "Fortunately, the commander of the army knew the importance and did not draw his sword, but showed his shield.

In an instant, the Great Sui Forbidden Army erected a shield wall in front of the door.

At the same time, the commander of the army deliberately said loudly: "Go to a group of people and see what happened." He said this just to reassure the Great Xia guards on the other side.

"No!"

A group of Great Sui forbidden troops was ordered to enter the banquet hall, and the hall was already in chaos at this time.

Gao Ying saw that Zhang Yi was poisoned, and she could no longer maintain her composure, the soup spoon in her hand slipped down, and she fell into the Gu with a "dang", and the thick soup splashed everywhere, spilling Gao Ying's body, but she didn't realize it.

Gao Ying knew too well what kind of disaster it would be for Da Sui if Zhang Yi was poisoned and died in the Sifang Pavilion. Thinking of this, Gao Ying forcibly calmed down, and first said to the people around her: "Quick, quickly pass on the imperial doctor!" ”

Treating Zhang Yi is the top priority.

"But you can't die." Gao Ying prayed in her heart.

When it was over, Gao Ying said to the forbidden army who rushed in: "Immediately block the Sifang Pavilion, no one is allowed to enter or leave." All the people in the banquet hall were taken into custody and interrogated one by one. ”

"No!" The captain of the Praetorian Guard nodded in response, and then asked: "My lord, what about the Great Xia Guards outside?" ”

Gao Ying frowned, thought for a while, and said, "Let them in!" ”

Fifty guards can't make waves, and if they really want to force it, something may happen.

"No!"

In just a few minutes, Gao Ying had already made proper arrangements and controlled the chaotic situation, worthy of an experienced veteran.

After arranging the urgent matters, Gao Ying walked towards Zhang Yi, a fifty-year-old person, but he walked like a wind. When the other members of the envoy group saw Gao Ying, they all cast hostile glances.

Zhang Yi glanced at Gao Ying in disbelief, and said with difficulty: "You, you guys, ...... poisoned"

Gao Ying said sincerely: "We have no intention of poisoning your envoy, and the imperial doctor will be here soon." At this moment, Gao Ying is inconvenient to make too many excuses, he believes that Zhang Yi is a smart person.

The more you say, the easier it is to be misunderstood.

"The adults were obviously poisoned after drinking ginseng soup, do you dare to quibble?" The members of the envoy were not angry, so they almost pointed at Gao Ying's nose and scolded.

Gao Ying was expressionless, just looking at Zhang Yi. After a few minutes, Zhang Yi's face was faintly dark, showing that he was poisoned. When Gao Ying saw it, she sweated even more in her heart.

Zhang Yi glanced at Gao Ying deeply, and he couldn't determine for a while whether the Great Sui Shangshuling in front of him was acting, or whether he was telling the truth.

No matter what, Zhang Yi knew that he couldn't mess with himself at this time, so he endured his physical discomfort and said to the other members of the envoy group and the guards who rushed in: "First, go back to the room first, no, don't move rashly." ”

"Yes!"

Zhang Yi was the backbone of the envoys, and no one dared to disobey his orders.

Leaning slightly, Zhang Yi was transferred to the room and lay on the bed, while Gao Ying was stopped out of the door.

In the room, Cui Tianqi was already waiting, looking ashamed.

Zhang Yi knew that the young man in front of him was the king's real confidant, so he endured the discomfort and said, "This time the enemy is poisoned, it can't be prevented, and it's none of your business." ”

"My lord, what do you want us to do?" Cui Tianqi asked.

"Everything, get the news back to the royal city as soon as possible." Zhang Yi is preparing for the worst.

"Understood!"

Cui Tianqi nodded vigorously, and he didn't know how to do it, so he disappeared into the room in a flash.

"You guys, all go down, the imperial doctor is here." Zhang Yi dispersed the other members of the envoy group, and his face became darker and darker, "Remember, before the matter is clear, there must be, there must be no conflict with the Great Sui." ”

Zhang Yi was well aware of the mission of this envoy, and seeing Gao Ying's style, Zhang Yi would rather believe that someone else had poisoned her. It is precisely because of this that you should not be impulsive at this time, so as not to spoil the king's great affairs.

He Zhang Yi's life is small, and the king's hegemony is big.

"Yes!"

When the other members of the envoy saw this, they had no choice but to leave.

In an instant, Zhang Yi was left alone in the room, lying alone on the bed. No one noticed that Zhang Yi was holding a small porcelain vase in his hand.