Chapter 168: Strictly rebuke
Looking at the Wei envoy Duan Qianjie in front of him, although Qi Gong Tian Wu was already gritting his teeth in his heart, he still managed to squeeze out a smile on his face.
"The distance between Linzi and Anyi is more than a thousand miles. It can be said that the doctor has been traveling all the way when he came to our country of Qi."
"All the ministers are like high-ranking officials. I must be very happy to come to the Marquis of Wei."
"The Duke of Qi is so complimentary. The foreign ministers are here under the orders of the Marquis of Wei and do not dare to act like Duke of Qi."
After bowing to Tian Wu above, Duan Qianjie immediately turned back and took a silk book from the attendant.
He held it with both hands with some solemnity, and heard Duan Qianjie say in a deep voice: "All countries have diplomatic relations with etiquette. The foreign minister here has a letter of credence written by me, the Marquis of Wei."
Seeing Duan Qianjie below presenting his credentials, Tian Wu above him glanced to the side, and a courtesy officer standing on the left and right hurriedly came to the other party.
After a few breaths, Tian Wu took the silk book from the hands of the ceremony officer and quickly scanned it.
As the seal characters on the silk book in his hand fell into his eyes, a bit of unhappiness quietly appeared in Tian Wu's eyes.
The content written on this silk book did not go beyond Tian Wu's previous expectations. It was the Wei Marquis Wei Feng who invited Tian Wu to Pinglu to participate in the alliance of princes.
But when he thought that the location of the alliance was Pinglu, one of the five capitals of Qi, Tian Wu couldn't help but feel an unknown fire in his heart.
It was obvious that the alliance was being launched on their own territory, but Wei was the leader of the alliance, and as the king of Qi, he could only be a guest.
No matter which country this kind of thing happens to the king, that person will be angry in his heart, not to mention that the Wei State has been continuously launching offensives on Qi State's Great Wall for several months.
The battle reports returned from the front lines in the past few days kept popping up in his mind, and Tian Wu's right hand subconsciously clutched the credential from Wei in his hand.
Tian Wu's thoughts had been circulating in his heart for a long time, until when the silk book was clenched tightly, a voice from below reached his ears.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, Your Majesty..."
The repeated calls brought Tian Wu back from his thoughts to reality. He once again subconsciously let go of the credential that had been destroyed for a long time, and looked towards the direction of the sound below.
When Qi Xiang Tian Li's reminding gaze caught his eye, Tian Wu's eyes gradually regained their clarity, and his eyes returned to the Wei envoy Duan Qianjie.
"This matter is of great importance. I have to discuss it with the officials. I also ask the doctor to go back and rest first. If there is a decision, I will reply immediately."
"In this case, the foreign minister will not disturb you." After hearing Tian Wu's words, Duan Qianjie immediately bowed forward and said, "Qi Gong, the foreign minister takes his leave."
After a voice fell, Duan Qianjie first slowly exited the hall, and then led his attendants to quickly disappear in front of Tian Wu.
When Duan Qianjie's footsteps from near to far became more and more blurred, Tian Wu no longer had the intention to maintain the surface calm, and his right hand holding the certificate of credence slapped heavily on the cases in front of him.
"boom!"
With a loud noise like thunder ringing in the ears of the officials of Qi State, and with the silk book that had been destroyed for a long time being smashed on several cases, Tian Wu, the Duke of Qi, once again used his fierce eyes to
He swept through the officials below.
Just when the officials of Qi State were feeling uneasy because of Qi Gong's sudden outburst, Tian Wu's angry voice clearly appeared in their ears.
"The State of Wei invites me to go to Pinglu to participate in the alliance of princes. Do you think I should go?"
Facing Tian Wu who was on the verge of rage, most of the Qi officials below dared to touch his brow at this moment.
As soon as his voice fell, a minister of Qi State stood up and said, "I would like to report to you, Your Majesty, the State of Wei, as the leader of the alliance, convened the princes for an alliance in Pinglu, our State of Qi, and clearly did not bring our State of Qi, your Majesty
Take it seriously."
"The Wei State's summons of the princes for an alliance is undoubtedly aimed at our Qi State. I believe that the emperor will never accept the invitation." A figure just appeared here, and a Qi State courtier on the other side also stood up.
Before the courtier could finish his words, the rest of the courtiers below spoke up one after another.
"I reported it to your Majesty, but I thought that your Majesty could not go."
"I think this is Wei Guo's evil intention."
"Your Majesty, I second your proposal."
…
As more and more courtiers came forward, a trend gradually formed in the hall to prevent Qi Gong Tian Wu from going to Pinglu League.
Just when the entire court was almost reaching a consensus, Tian Wu, who was sitting on the throne, looked down at the figure who had been silent since just now.
"Do you think the Prime Minister should go to Pinglu?"
Facing Tian Wu's words of inquiry to him, Tian Li, as the Prime Minister, immediately took a step forward and came to the other party.
After bowing slightly, Tian Li said in a calm voice: "To inform you, Your Majesty, I believe that Your Majesty should accept the invitation from the Marquis of Wei and go to Pinglu to form an alliance with the princes."
Tian Li's words made Tian Wu's face darken above him, and he once again clutched the certificate of credence tightly with his right hand.
The next moment, sharp eyes swept across Tian Li below, and a low voice filled with suppressed anger sounded in the hall.
"Why?"
Under the steps, Tian Li, as the Prime Minister, seemed not to feel Tian Wu's anger at this moment, and the look in his eyes was still so indifferent.
"Because only if you go forward can you have the opportunity to sit down and talk face to face with the Marquis of Wei."
"Because only if you step forward can the current stalemate of the war be ended."
"Because only if you step forward can our country of Qi preserve its current territory to the greatest extent possible."
Tian Li's three replies to Tian Wu's previous inquiry immediately silenced the originally one-sided opposition, and the wind direction in the hall seemed to have a tendency to blow it outwards.
At this moment, whether he supported Tian Wu to go to the Pinglu League or opposed Tian Wu to go to the Pinglu League, even Tian Wu himself looked firmly at the figure in the field of vision who was still calm and composed.
"Da da da……"
Rhythmic knocking sounded on several tables, and the hearts of the courtiers in the hall except Tian Li unconsciously beat to its rhythm.
After a moment, Tian Wu's fingers suddenly stopped tapping on several tables, and Tian Wu's sharp eyes pierced directly to Qi Xiang Tian Wu below.
"What if I decide not to go to this Pinglu meeting?"
Facing Tian Wu's dissatisfied gaze, Tian Li took a step forward slowly, his eyes aligned with the other person's eyes.
After bowing solemnly, Tian Li said in a deep voice: "If your Majesty chooses not to go to this meeting of princes for alliance, I am afraid that this meeting on Pinglu will turn into a coalition of countries to launch a general attack on our Qi State.
The swearing-in meeting.”
"My lord, please think twice."
"you……"
Unexpectedly, Tian Li would say this answer. Tian Wu felt as if the fire in his chest was about to burst out.
But in the end, he still suppressed the anger in his chest, gritted his teeth and said to Tian Li who was in his sight: "Okay, I will go, why don't I just go?"
"Your Majesty is wise!"
Chapter completed!