Chapter 588: The Humble Kushan Envoy
Australia is also in a desperate situation. The Han Dynasty is not the only one they can turn to for help, but it is already their best choice.
They wandered with gifts in the hope of finding a reliable empire to save them from danger.
Most of the time, the internal resistance comes from the top leaders of various countries. They would rather be the head of a chicken than the tail of a phoenix. It is normal.
But this time they were really forced into a corner. The territories of kangaroos and rabbits were getting bigger and bigger, and their living space was getting smaller and smaller. If they didn't find a big supporter, they would all die out.
There were eleven envoys in total who had their internal energy leave their bodies. After crossing the sea, only two of them are left alive.
If they hadn't run into Jianye's fleet setting out for training, they would both have died in the ocean.
It’s not that they haven’t broken through the boundaries in Australia, but in order to be able to fight, they have all transformed into refined cultivation. It would be better to rely on these few who can fly than to expect them to cross the ocean.
"What do you think?"
Chen Xi frowned and couldn't help but send a message to Guo Hao.
Australia is a really great place, it is equivalent to a mine floating on the sea. If we can take it, it will be of great significance.
But the ocean is still too dangerous. The reason why Huangfu Song's Qingzhou army has not fought a large-scale war with Japan until now is that both sides need to avoid the creatures on the ocean.
"Ah...anything...is fine!" Guo Hao's body shook suddenly, and then he said reflexively.
Chen Xi's face darkened, he didn't realize that Guo Hao was sleeping at all. The ability to sleep with eyes open was a little too enviable.
He worked so hard on the report, but Guo Hao was taking a nap here. How hateful.
"Ahem, everybody, be quiet!"
Guo Hao coughed twice and spoke with a dignified look, suppressing all the whispers.
Then he communicated the will of the empire and reviewed what had just happened.
Just as he was about to speak, he frowned and turned his gaze towards the British envoys.
The leader of the British delegation smiled slightly and nodded at Guo Hao.
Guo Hao withdrew his gaze and sent a message to Liu Ying.
"Just agree directly. It's a good opportunity for Jianye's navy to go out on an expedition."
After receiving Guo Hao's reply, Liu Ying sat up straight.
"Since you are so sincere, the Han Dynasty will agree and withdraw first. Let the general take charge of this matter!"
"We thank Her Majesty the Queen and sincerely hope that the Han Dynasty will remain stable forever!" The Australian envoy praised from the bottom of his heart.
As for whether the Han Dynasty could deal with the beast tide, the Australian envoy had no doubts at all, or he was not qualified to doubt.
At worst, the Han Dynasty could take away all the remaining members of the tribe. It would be much better for them to stay in human cities than in the wild.
Due to the harassment from the rabbits, they dared not even build houses. They could only make do with their circumstances and live outdoors every day, like a group of savages.
After solving the problem of the Australian envoys, the next delegation of envoys will follow.
"Korean Envoys Visit the Emperor"
"Goryeo pays tribute..."
The tribute from Goryeo was no less than that from the Australian delegation, and the envoys also looked as if they were atoning for their sins.
"May the Han Dynasty and Goryeo be in harmony forever!"
The Goryeo envoy expressed Yeon Gaesomun's apology in fluent Mandarin. The implication of his words was that he wanted to reconcile with the Han Dynasty and that the two sides would no longer fight against each other.
They have realized the seriousness of the problem . It was the idiot King of Goryeo who started the war. They have already killed the King of Goryeo and asked the Han Empire to calm down.
Li Ru sneered, Yeon Gaesomun actually had a good plan.
They put all the problems on the head of the King of Goryeo and killed him. Then they wanted to unify the country, but they were worried that the Han Dynasty would attack their rear again, so they formed an alliance to delay the Han Dynasty.
He wants to use money to buy time, but it doesn’t matter. Jia Xu is watching over Goryeo, so they can’t turn the tables.
"Please present the letter of credence!" Liu Ying nodded with satisfaction.
First, they submitted to the Han Dynasty, and then they recognized the Han Dynasty as their suzerain state. During the Kaiyuan period, the Mandate of Heaven was fulfilled.
Seeing that Chen Xi and others did not send any message, she prepared to leave the letter from Goryeo behind, and then have the Dahonglu Temple draft the letter to Goryeo, and then have Goryeo sign it.
As for what content to draft, there is no need for any discussion. There has been only one template for hundreds of years.
The procedures of the Han Dynasty are different from those of all other countries. The Han Dynasty's letter of credence is regardless of your needs. I only have a set of templates. Either you sign it or you don't.
Because the Han Dynasty's official language was never revised after it was written. It was a standard official language that was compiled three hundred years ago. You just had to sign it.
To put it bluntly, these are unfair terms. Once you sign them, we can ignore some of the clauses and relax the requirements for you, but we will definitely not do that.
The grass on the grave of the last empire that dared to make us change our official language is now two meters high. So, you also want to compete with the Han Dynasty?
The Goryeo envoy certainly had no objection. He looked submissive and quietly stepped aside after expressing his gratitude.
Lu Bu looked at the Goryeo envoy with great surprise. He could feel that the envoy had an aura of what their country called a god. This alone would have been fine, it was similar to the internal energy clone that he had instilled in Lu Lingqi.
But he vaguely felt that this breath was a little familiar, as if it was the breath of the sheep god who died in his hands last time.
However, after taking a look at it for two times, he withdrew his gaze. Maybe it was some kind of lingering aura or something. The original body died in his hands, and this kind of clone could be killed in one move. It was not worth taking it seriously.
"Kushan Envoys Visit the Emperor"
"The Kushans pay tribute..."
The ministers were shocked again. How could this happen today? Three families sent huge gifts in a row, each one more generous than the last.
The Australian envoys were particularly devastated. They emptied their pants to put together this set of gifts to save their country.
Goryeo’s apology is fine, but you, the Kushans, also offended the Han Dynasty, so how come you gave more than them?
The Kushan envoys smiled but said nothing. They came to mention that the emperor wanted to marry the princess. This thing was not only a gift list, but also a betrothal gift, so it was naturally very generous.
After all, it is a big empire, much richer than Australia and Korea, and all kinds of gifts are given away for free.
Especially the tokens of various gods, just by placing them on the ground, you can feel the strong energy in them, and you can tell at a glance that they are good treasures.
Li Ru felt that something was wrong, but he didn't say anything because he was knowledgeable and understood the significance of these gifts sent by the Kushans.
Although this thing is quite high-end, its core essence is still the same as that of the Dayuezhi's marriage proposal, and it is also the same gift that the King of Dayuezhi gave when he asked for the princess.
There are just a lot more rare treasures, and the core items are still placed in the middle.
A sneer appeared on Li Ru's lips. Great job, the Kushans, they started to commit suicide without his instigation.
The other Han ministers basically had no reaction, but it was not their fault.
Ban Chao defeated Yan Gaozhen so badly that he didn't even use the local soldiers of the Han Dynasty. He only used some people from the Western Regions. To Ban Chao, they were just slightly bigger trash.
Ban Chao had beaten up so many small fry in the Western Regions back then. If Yan Gaozhen had not taken up the title of King of the Great Yuezhi, Ban Chao would not have bothered to record such things.
After all, the smaller the temple, the more evil spirits there are; the shallower the pond, the more turtles there are; in the Western Regions, all kinds of extras and small fish are famous, but to Ban Chao, they are all garbage and can be easily picked up and beaten.
He even did a lot of big things like killing a certain king or a certain national master. Yan Gaozhen was really insignificant in the process. If it weren't for the fact that Ban Chao had some influence on the Dayuezhi, he would have been too lazy to write about it in his diary.
The Kushans remembered this incident for thousands of years and never forgot it, but for Ban Chao it was just a common occurrence.
In Ban Chao's hands, this matter was only mentioned in a few hundred words, so that the Han Dynasty had no idea what was going on.
Some people even thought that the Dayuezhi must have been destroyed in the past, otherwise why didn't they send anyone to contact the Han Dynasty? This time, they must be wealthy, so they came to reconnect.
They had no idea what a hateful devil the Han Dynasty was to the Kushans.
Even when the Grand Herald Liu Zhang was checking the records, he felt that the Dayuezhi had a good relationship with the Han Dynasty, and was completely unaware that the Han Dynasty had once defeated the founding emperor of the Yuezhi.
Of course, even if they knew, it would be just like that. There were so many people who were defeated by the Han Dynasty, and the Kushans were just a drop in the bucket.
Generally speaking, battles described with the impression of being losers are not because we didn't try hard, but because the opponent was too strong. However, our will must have been remembered by them. In fact, the winner may not even remember who you are.
For example, the Rabbit and the Eagle had a fight on the 38th parallel. The Rabbit attacked 17 gangs in a row. But who knew who were in those 17 gangs? Everyone only remembered the Rabbit and the Eagle.
The history of other people may be recorded in great detail, but in Rabbit's eyes, perhaps only when awards are given at the prisoner games can he remember what countries these people are from.
After completing the letter of credence process, the Kushan envoy took a deep breath. Every word he said next might be recorded in the history of their Kushan, so he had to be cautious.
Of course, the requirements of the Kushan envoys were not high. They just needed to have royal blood. The Han Dynasty had never married a legitimate Han princess.
Although the Han Dynasty had many marriages with foreign wives, they were basically handled by using palace maids. Even though they wooed the Southern Xiongnu and gave them a princess, subsequent records showed that this princess was still jumping around in the Han Dynasty.
Basically, they just gave it a title, and then used palace maids to fool people.
Even if we take a step back, Wang Zhaojun was actually just a palace maid who had just entered the palace. Everyone knows what it means to fool around.
Another thing is that the Kushan envoy saw that the person sitting on top was an eldest princess, and he was really afraid that he would do the splits, which would be troublesome if he messed up.
"Your Highness, our Emperor Vasudeva I has asked us to come to the Han Dynasty. In addition to presenting a letter of credence and contacting the Han Dynasty, we also hope that the Han Empire can grant a princess from our country to be the Queen of Kushan. I beg the Han Empire to agree to this proposal."
This time, the Kushan envoys used telepathy and did not dare to use the Han language they had learned, for fear of saying a wrong word.
Liu Ying's face turned dark instantly, because there was only one person called a princess in the palace, and there were only two people called princesses in the entire Han Dynasty, and the other one already had a grandson.
Guo Hao's face on the side suddenly darkened. What does this mean? Are you trying to steal my wife?
Although I haven't dealt with the Northern Huns yet and haven't completed the marriage, but I have done what I should do, in name only and in reality. Kushan, are you looking for death?
A heavy pressure erupted from the direction of Guo Hao, and the materialized pressure was so great that the affected British envoys could not help but burst out their internal energy to resist.
That was the instinctive reaction of the imperial will caused by Guo Hao's anger, and it happened in the most central part of the empire.
The Kushan envoys were so depressed that they could not stand up straight. Seeing that something was wrong, the Kushan envoys hurriedly explained.
"Please calm down, Your Highness. My emperor just needs a canonized princess. He does not ask for Your Highness to marry him. Anyone can be the princess, as long as she is a royal princess."
The Kushan envoy quickly admitted defeat. He had already felt the clear murderous intent. If he didn't admit defeat, he didn't know what would happen next, but he would die anyway.
He came here to ask for the princess, not to declare war. Before he could ask for the princess, everything else could give way.
Li Ru and other warmongers could not help but show contempt. You are a great empire after all, so be tough. If you don't be so cowardly, the next sentence will be enough to start a war.
As an imperial envoy, why do you have to be so cowardly so quickly? You should learn from Su Wu and be tougher.
Guo Hao withdrew the pressure. In this case, he might as well find a palace maid to fool her. Compared with Kushan, he would rather attack Japan and Goryeo first.
"Grand Master, please arrange this matter."
After listening to Guo Hao's message, Liu Ying was very unhappy, but considering the past relationship between the Han Dynasty and the Dayuezhi, she planned to find a random palace maid to confer the title on her to fool the whole thing.
"Yes, Your Highness!" Liu Zhang replied, bowing.
Although Guo Hao and Liu Ying said nothing, Liu Zhang already understood the meaning of finding a palace maid to fool the Kushans. The Han Dynasty was very experienced in doing this kind of thing.
After all, after the marriage , it's not like her parents don't love her. With the Han Dynasty as her backer, she can live a comfortable life no matter what. It's much better than being a palace maid.
Sometimes, the next generation of kings and emperors in some countries all have Han blood. After a few generations of reform, they are absorbed into the Han Dynasty just like the Qiang people.
"Please understand the Han Empire! The people of Kushan have longed for a princess. If we can have a princess as the queen of Kushan, the next generation will definitely have the princess's son as the heir!"
When the Kushan envoy saw that the situation was promising, he immediately stood up and talked about how much they, the Kushans, wanted a princess.
Li Ru was so angry that his nose was crooked. After all, it is an empire. Why do you have to be so humble? If you are so humble, how can I find a reason to beat you?
"So that's how it is." Liu Ying nodded after listening, indicating that she roughly understood it, and then turned her gaze to Guo Hao.
"At present, there is only Her Royal Highness the Eldest Princess in the Han Dynasty, and no other royal princesses!" Guo Hao felt the gaze of his wife and took over the right to speak directly, standing up to take responsibility for the matter.
