95, the mastermind behind the scenes(1/2)
Faced with King Zhao's words and questions, Ju Xin's face looked like earth.
The other envoys of the Three Kingdoms present were also shocked when they watched this scene.
The envoys of the Three Kingdoms thought that today was just a excuse for King Zhao to exert diplomatic pressure, but they did not expect that Ju Xin was so bold that he really killed someone in Handan City!
Ju Xin tried his best to suppress the panic in his heart and showed an extremely reluctant smile at King Zhao.
"King, please listen to what the foreign minister said. These are all misunderstandings, misunderstandings!"
King Zhao sneered.
"Misunderstanding? What a joke. If this could be considered a misunderstanding, there would probably be no matter in the world that has the truth."
"Come on, I'm chasing my order to imprison everyone in the Yan State mission!"
"I want to see how many people in this mission participated in the ministers who murdered me. I want them to pay their blood debts!"
"As for you, Juqing..."
King Zhao's eyes fell on Ju Xin and gradually became cold.
Ju Xin suddenly felt breathless and his heart was overwhelmed by endless panic.
At this moment, the envoy of Wei State, Long Yangjun suddenly spoke:
"King, although this matter seems to be committed by the Yan people, Juqing is the official envoy of Yan after all. If there is no conclusive evidence, please do not punish him for the time being."
The envoys from South Korea and Chu immediately came to their senses and asked Ju Xin for mercy.
Listening to the envoys of the Three Kingdoms, King Zhao's expression fell into hesitation.
Originally, according to King Zhao's character, he wanted to execute Ju Xin directly on the spot.
In the case of killing people in Handan City, who dares to nod in the Yan State mission except Ju Xin? This guy must be the main culprit.
But after the envoys of the Three Kingdoms pleaded with each other, things were different again.
The envoys of the Three Kingdoms obviously did not want to see Ju Xin Heng die on the spot. Could it be that King Zhao really wanted to ignore the opinions of these envoys of the Three Kingdoms?
At this moment, Lin Xiangru, who had been silent, stood up.
"The king, the old saying goes, "The envoys come when two countries fight and fight. Although Juqing has made mistakes, he is the official envoy of Yan after all, and represents the face of Yan."
"If he investigates his crime seriously, the old minister believes that he can be expelled back to his country and let the King of Yan punish him."
Tian Dan, Ping Yuanjun and others also spoke one after another, agreeing with Lin Xiangru's opinion.
Of course, these important officials of Zhao State cannot have any friendship with Ju Xin. Even if they really have friendship, they will not be so pleaded with mercy.
The reason they said this is very simple, that is, they do not want Zhao to form enemies with Yan because of this.
Don’t forget that the queen of Yan State is the real sister of this Zhao Wang’s mother.
King Zhao hesitated for a moment and set his eyes on Li Jian.
"Li Jian, the matter is in your Handan City. As a Handan Order, you are qualified to be in charge. What do you think?"
Li Jian said slowly:
"The diplomacy involving countries is not something that can be decided by a small Handan Order. I will obey the orders of the king."
Li Jian is not stupid. If you stand up and speak at this time, wouldn’t it be a culprit?
Anyway, I have found out the case clearly. It is your King Zhao’s business to kill and cut.
King Zhao snorted and looked back at Ju Xin with dissatisfaction.
"Juqing, I think you are the envoy of Yan State, you will be in the inn these few days."
"When I find out the case, if you really are the mastermind, then you can go back to your Yan State and never appear in the territory of Zhao State again!"
Ju Xin was already sweating profusely when he heard King Zhao's stern words. He was glad that he could escape his life and bowed his head and did not dare to talk back to King Zhao at all.
Several Zhao Guolang officials who were prepared came to the hall, and the leader said to Ju Xin:
"June, please."
Li Jian felt quite familiar when he heard this sentence. He subconsciously looked back and then his eyes shrank.
Zhao Kuo?
Yes, the person who just spoke to Ju Xin was actually Zhao Kuo who was sent to the frontier a few months ago!
What surprised Li Jian even more was that Zhao Kuo was wearing the armor of the Langguan Dutong again.
In just a few months, Zhao Kuo looked much more rough and his face turned much darker.
Zhao Kuo noticed Li Jian's gaze. When Ju Xin got up, he took the opportunity to turn around and looked at Li Jian with a look.
The two of them had staggered their eyes for less than a second, but Li Jian read out the meaning of the other party's desire to express from Zhao Kuo's eyes.
"I'm back!"
Seeing Zhao Kuo leave with Ju Xin, everyone in the hall felt relieved.
If King Zhao really couldn't hold back his anger just now and ordered someone to kill Ju Xin, then today's incident would be really hard to end.
The other three envoys looked at each other, stood up one after another, and said goodbye to King Zhao.
"Since the matter has been revealed, the foreign ministers said goodbye and returned to the country to report."
These three envoys were not stupid either. It was enough to ask Ju Xin for a plead. It was absolutely impossible to stay and help Ju Xin fight against him. The relationship between his country and Yan State was not so good.
King Zhao seemed to be immersed in the unhappiness of not being able to kill Ju Xin, and he was too lazy to continue talking polite words. He waved his hand and sent the envoy of the Three Kingdoms.
After the envoys of the Three Kingdoms left, the main hall was filled with the king and ministers of Zhao.
The important officials of Zhao State thought that the meeting ended here, but unexpectedly, King Zhao sat quietly for a moment and suddenly slapped the table with a bang.
"I am very dissatisfied with your performance today!"
Looking at the anger that appeared on King Zhao’s young face, the important officials of the Zhao State present were shocked, wondering why King Zhao was angry.
King Zhao said coldly:
"For the sake of a foreign minister, you actually openly questioned my decision in front of so many foreign envoys?"
"I want to ask, are you ministers of Zhao State of my country, or are you ministers of Yan State, Han State, and Chu State?"
Everyone came to their senses and felt that the King of Zhao was angry because he was just refuted.
But at this time no one dared to talk back to King Zhao. Everyone respectfully lowered their heads and let King Zhao vent their anger.
King Zhao cursed.
"I am the king of Zhao State, and my will is the highest will of Zhao State!"
"If you don't want to assist me, then go to Yan State, Han Wei State, Chu State, and I won't stop you."
"If you still want to be my minister, shut up next time!"
The roar of King Zhao echoed in the palace, resounding through everyone's eardrums.
Lian Po's anger gradually arose, and he was about to speak out for a few words, but when he looked up, he just met Lin Xiangru's eyes.
Lin Xiangru shook his head very resolutely.
Lian Po was stunned for a moment, hesitated for a few seconds, and finally lowered his head again.
Finally, King Zhao's scolding gradually stopped.
He looked at the silent ministers in the hall and suddenly felt a little happy.
This is what the king really deserves!
King Zhao stood up with satisfaction and was about to leave when he suddenly remembered something again.
"Li Jian, you did a good job this time. What reward do you want?"
When Li Jian heard this, he was speechless for a moment.
Can you still take the initiative to reward something?
Li Jian said with a flash of lightning and said:
"Li Jian is a minister, how dare you ask the king for reward? Today, I have only fulfilled the duties that some ministers should fulfill."
King Zhao laughed:
"The responsibilities that should be fulfilled? You may not know that there are not many people in this hall who can truly fulfill their responsibilities."
"Let me do this, I will reward you with two hundred taels of gold, five hundred pieces of silk, and one thousand acres of land!"
"Also, aren't you going to get married soon? Then I will attend in person!"
Listening to King Zhao's words, the expressions on the faces of the ministers could not help but change.
The rewards for the previous materials are easy to say, but attending the wedding in person is of great significance.
This shows that King Zhao attaches great importance to Li Jian.
Don’t forget that King Zhao is only eighteen years old and has just taken power.
In other words, Li Jian is likely to continue to be promoted in the near future.
To be continued...