Chapter 160: Don't cut it? Beat it to the death!
Huang Shaohong said these shocking words with a very casual attitude and tone. Everyone present, whether they were people from the Zhao Kingdom or representatives from other countries, were stunned and in disbelief.
Mature and prudent people such as Prime Minister Tian Dan, Qin's famous general Xu Xian, and Yan's official Leng Ting couldn't help but change their colors, let alone those young and energetic people. Han Chuang, the Hou of Pingshan in South Korea, was the first to speak out:
"Lord Sword God, are you kidding me? Do you know what these words mean?"
Huang Shaohong turned to look at Han Chuang and nodded with a smile: "Of course I'm not joking. What I just said is exactly what I, the King of Zhao, meant, and it also represents the position of our Zhao Kingdom!"
After he finished speaking, he stretched out his hand and snapped his fingers. King Zhao, who had been expressionless since he came in and sat down, suddenly moved. He stood up, strode to the middle of the field, and turned to face Duke Ji Jie of Eastern Zhou on the throne.
, fell to his knees directly.
If Huang Shaohong's previous words shocked everyone, King Zhao's kneeling action now was more like dropping a bomb on a calm lake, shocking beyond measure.
All Zhao officials, dignitaries, and tycoons present stood up and exclaimed at the same time: "Your Majesty!"
King Zhao didn't even raise his head, he just said loudly: "All the people of Zhao Kingdom, please kneel down and follow me to pay homage to the Emperor!"
When Xiaocheng said this, the imperial guards standing guard in the hall and the chamberlains serving him all fell to their knees. The officials and nobles of Zhao State looked at each other, not knowing what to do.
Wu Shiluo and Guo Zong looked at each other, strode into the field at the same time, and knelt down behind King Zhao. As soon as the others saw these two great Zhao people, they all knelt down. Without any hesitation, they all entered the arena and knelt down.
Even the people from Yuanzong and the Mohists' Guild are like this.
In the entire Zhao State, except for Huang Shaohong who was sitting firmly in front of his desk, everyone else was already kneeling.
Just listen to King Xiaocheng's loud voice: "I, Zhao Dan, hereby swear an oath that from now on, I will abide by the courtesy of a minister, fully assist the royal family, calm the world, and combat rebellion. From now on, my loyalty will be unwavering. The sun and the moon can show it, and the heaven and the earth can learn from it!"
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After taking the oath, he kowtowed three times and bowed nine times to Ji Jie, shouting: "Greetings to the Emperor!"
King Zhao was already like this. The dignitaries, officials, and tycoons of Zhao State who were present had no choice at all unless they rebelled immediately. They all followed Xiaocheng obediently, bowed three times and kowtowed and shouted: "Greetings to the Emperor!"
The people from the six kingdoms who were watching looked on with astonishment and solemnity, while several envoys from the Duke of Eastern Zhou Dynasty had already burst into tears with excitement, shouting loudly such words as "King Wen shows his sage, King Wu bless him".
On the contrary, Ji Jie, who was bowed down by King Zhao, had an unusually calm expression, because he had long believed that Huang Shaohong was a god, and with the help of gods, it was normal for him to want to restore the glory of his ancestors, not to mention letting a small leader of the Zhao Kingdom.
Loyalty is not something that can be done at the snap of a finger.
This guy obviously saw Huang Shaohong's finger snapping action.
Ji Jie glanced at Huang Shaohong, saw him nodding slightly, took a deep breath, raised his hand and said: "Everyone loves me!"
At this time, King Zhao confirmed the authenticity of Huang Shaohong's previous words with actions. The six countries finally couldn't sit still. Qi Prime Minister Tian Dan and Qin State Xu Xian both held their hands and said: "King Zhao, think twice, have you ever thought about this?"
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King Zhao followed Ji Jie's words, stood up, glanced at the envoys from the six countries, and then announced in public:
"From now on, I will follow the Zhou rites and go to the king's title. You can just call me the Marquis of Zhao!"
According to Zhou rites, only the emperor could call himself king in the Zhou Dynasty, and the monarchs of all countries were princes canonized by the emperor. However, after the decline of the Zhou royal family, many princes ignored the etiquette and law and claimed to be king. Although they did not openly rebel, this behavior was inappropriate.
Etiquette also represents a disobedient heart.
At this time, Xiaocheng changed his title to king and became Marquis of Zhao, which showed his true loyalty and answered the words of Tian Dan and Xu Xian with his actions.
But there is no problem for him to call himself a widower, because in the Zhou Dynasty, the title "little man" was used for the emperor and the princes. At this time, he was the Marquis of Zhao, but he could also call himself a widower.
Xu Xian of Qin State snorted coldly and stood up and left. Qin State is the strongest among all the countries, so naturally he does not need to give face to everyone present. Tian Dan also sighed and said: "I will naturally tell the King of Zhao what he wants to know!"
Wan Ye stood up to leave with the Qi envoy.
Next, Li Yuan of Chu, Han Chuang of South Korea, Leng Ting of Yan, and Long Yangjun of Wei all stood up to leave.
At this time, Huang Shaohong stood up and shouted: "Hold on, this is my dragon palace. If you don't even say hello, don't you think too little of me?"
Tian Dan and Xu Xian maintained their identities and did not speak. Li Yuan of Chu State turned to look at him and said mockingly: "We are envoys of the six countries with a distinguished status. We call you 'Sword God' to give you face, but we don't give you face."
, what can you do?"
After he finished speaking, he laughed three times, turned around and left.
Huang Shaohong spoke again: "If you take another step, don't blame me, the owner of this place, for not knowing how to treat guests!"
Li Yuan turned around and glanced at Huang Shaohong, then took a big step as if he was deliberately provocative.
Huang Shaohong casually picked up the knife used for cutting meat on the table, threw it out, and stuck it right in Li Yuan's calf.
Li Yuan said "Ah", and the followers behind him immediately pulled out their swords and protected him.
Huang Shaohong's move shocked everyone in the six-nation envoy. They did not expect that he would dare to attack the envoy.
You must know that in this era, the envoys sent by the princes were inviolable. When the Chu State sent the official Shen Zhou to the Qi State, the King of Chuzhuang specifically asked not to pass through the Song State. Hua Yuan, the ruler of the Song State, heard about this and thought that this was
It was a great insult to the Song State, so he set up an ambush and killed the Chu State envoy.
For this reason, King Chuzhuang "surrendered" and sent out a large army to surround the capital of the Song Dynasty for nine months. Because there was no food supply in the Song capital, there was a tragedy of people exchanging their children for food. Finally, the Song Dynasty agreed to issue the order.
Hua Yuan was sent to the State of Chu as a pledge, which calmed the anger of the State of Chu.
Later generations referred to this battle as "the two countries fought without killing the envoys". From then on, it became a common practice among countries to treat envoys from other countries as honored guests.
When Tian Dan saw Huang Shaohong attack the envoy directly, he couldn't help but angrily said: "The two countries are fighting without killing the envoy. Mr. Huang injured the Chu envoy. Is this a provocation to us and other countries?"
Huang Shaohong was too lazy to pay attention to him, and only said playfully: "I don't dare, I just ask all the envoys to stay in Handan for a while, and let your deputy envoys return to your respective countries to convey Zhao Hou's wishes!"
After he finished speaking, he waved his hand and ordered behind him: "Don't do anything yet!"
Shanrou, Yuanzong immediately drew out his long sword and rushed forward with Mo Zhe. Xiang Shaolong also ordered his forbidden troops to surround the six nations' envoys.
The six countries' envoys had hundreds of guards in the hall, and they all drew out their swords to confront the Mohists and the Imperial Guards.
Under the protection of the guards, Tian Dan's expression changed several times and he shouted sternly: "King Zhao, do you really want to start a war with us and other six countries?"
King Zhao's expression was calm, but he didn't say a word. Huang Shaohong kicked the desk in front of him and shouted: "Surround me but not fight, do you think I'm joking? Why don't you beat me to death!"
Shanrou was the first to take action. She clenched her silver teeth and raised her sword to slash at the guard in front of Tian Dan. Her target was Tian Dan, the enemy who killed his father and wiped out his clan.
Chapter completed!