Qiu Shuijing was dejected. Cang Jiuhua from the Great Qin Sword Pavilion was very smart. The purpose of his coming here was probably to test Yuan Shuo's strength.
If Yuan Shuo is still weak, then we will send troops to attack Yuan Shuo. If Yuan Shuo becomes stronger, then we will look for opportunities to plunge Yuan Shuo into internal strife and infighting, so that Yuan Shuo will continue to be weak and unable to rise.
This is the purpose of the Qin Dynasty sending envoys!
Although Qiu Shuijing saw this, he felt powerless, because there were indeed not many people in the court of Yuanshuo Kingdom who could open their eyes and see the world!
Some people are stubborn and conservative, unable to see the changes in the world, and still cling to the old ways of their ancestors. They think the new is not as good as the old, and always mention the old.
Some people were completely crushed and felt that Yuanshuo was backward and could not compare to foreign countries in anything. They thought that the skills and magical powers based on Yuanshuo's cultural civilization should be thrown away completely, and Yuanshuo's cultural civilization should also be thrown away completely.
Some people even kneel before foreigners, even if they are poor or small countries like barbarians. They think that the foreigners are superior to them. When they meet them, they kneel down and kowtow, shouting "Master" to show their respect.
There are also people in the court who are like fence-sitters, leaning to the side of the wind, seemingly moderate and impartial, but in fact without any principles, and are good at adding insult to injury. Whenever someone falls into a well, he will always be the first to run over and throw a few stones at them, and curse them righteously, saying that he will always stand on the side of justice. Of course, whoever stands outside the well is justice;
Some even think that it doesn't matter if they lean towards foreign countries. They are just emperors, right? It doesn't seem to matter if foreigners do things, as long as their interests are guaranteed. On weekdays, if their own interests are slightly damaged, even if they are trivial, they will make a fuss and shout loudly, thinking that it is a great injustice.
Even if the Yuanshuo Kingdom was in danger and asked for a donation for the country, they would not donate a penny, completely unaware that no eggs can remain intact when the nest is overturned.
Being in such a court, Qiu Shuijing often felt that he had a lot of skills but nowhere to use them.
His return to Beijing this time seemed glorious and highly valued by the emperor, but in reality he was alone, dragging a broken ship through a sea of fire.
The ship was crowded with spectators who were gloating over his misfortune and waiting for him to be burned to death in the raging fire, but they had no idea that the broken ship might break into pieces at any time and let them fall into the sea of fire.
"We must not let the Qin envoys see that Yuan Shuo is weaker than he was thirty years ago!"
Qiu Shuijing smiled slightly and said calmly: "I, Yuan Shuo, am a superior state, but I was not careful enough and was overtaken by you. Now that I have awakened, I am naturally a person who has opened my eyes to the world. Even if others don't say it, there are people around you."
Cang Jiuhua looked towards Baiyue Lou with a stern look. After all, Baiyue Lou was a disciple of a saint and had a very good appearance. In Shuofang, there were always hundreds of young men and women following him. Naturally, he had an extraordinary demeanor and was quite intimidating.
Cang Jiuhua sneered in his heart and looked at Su Yun. He saw that Su Yun was more attractive than Bai Yuelou, but at the moment he was in a daze for some reason, so he retracted his gaze and fell on Bai Yuelou again.
Bai Yuelou smiled slightly, secretly groaning in his heart, feeling like he was riding a tiger and couldn't get off.
"Over the years, your Majesty has ruled the country with unrivaled achievements in both civil and military affairs. He has long been a country that foreign nations cannot bully. Junior Brother Cang, you are an envoy, and I will not embarrass you. Your Majesty."
Qiu Shuijing turned around and bowed towards the Jinluan Palace, his voice piercing the ears: "Daqin is an overseas country, which suddenly became rich and does not know the etiquette of a superior country. The Jinluan Palace is where the ministers come to pay homage. How can an overseas country enter the hall? It is a disgrace to the elegance of the superior country. Your Majesty is meeting outside the palace, which is also a courtesy. Please move your majesty."
As soon as he finished speaking, Di Ping's voice could be heard from inside the palace, saying with a smile: "Tai Chang is right. Let's get going."
The civil and military officials bowed and left the Golden Palace one after another.
These civil and military ministers were divided into two rows, arranged according to their official rank, and stood on both sides of the steps of the Golden Throne Hall, waiting quietly.
Yuan Shuo regarded black and red as beautiful. The official attire of civil and military officials in the court was mostly black with red ribbons, or various mythical beasts were embroidered on their bodies with red thread.
Another Jinwu Guard moved the dragon throne to the front of the hall. On the armrests of the dragon throne, two tiny golden dragons suddenly swam around. They were actually real golden dragons!
Su Yun also saw the two golden dragons on the handrails. He quickly walked to the front of the platform to look, only to see that the golden dragon on the dragon throne was not a real dragon, but some kind of four-clawed python. Even so, it was no small matter.
"If I could taste him..."
Su Yun had just thought of this when suddenly the ministers began to whisper to each other, talking in a divergent manner, and pointing at him with their hands, each of them filled with confusion and uncertainty.
"This is the man who challenged His Majesty in Tiandaoyuan!"
“… a body of supernatural powers!”
"Your Majesty was forced to use magic!"
…
Cang Jiuhua also saw this scene, and his heart was slightly shaken. His eyes fell on Su Yun in front of him, but then moved away and fell on Bai Yuelou behind Su Yun. He thought: "Yuan Shuo's civil and military ministers all recognize him. It seems that he is indeed a young and powerful man cultivated by Yuan Shuo to suppress my Great Qin envoys. I have a heavy responsibility on this trip, and I must not make any mistakes."
Emperor Ping walked over and sat on the dragon throne.
At this time, Di Ping's face was rosy, unlike before when he looked sick, he looked healthy and vigorous.
Cang Jiuhua clapped his hands, and five Qin spiritual warriors drove a argali forward. There was no building on the argali's back, but it was covered with white cloth and bulged high.
The five great Qin spiritual warriors pulled off the white cloth with great force, and saw a bronze round platform on the back of the argali. The round platform was held up by four bronze argali standing up. Between the round platform and the argali's horns, there was a huge eyeball.
The outside of the eyeball was pitch black, but the inside was white, which was very different from that of ordinary eyes.
Suddenly, his eyeballs rolled, and a curtain of light shot out from the whites of his eyes. Countless rune arrays appeared between the Golden Throne Hall and the argali, as well as various rune equations and text patterns, which were extremely complex.
All the civil and military officials in Yuan Shuo's court looked around and exclaimed in amazement.
“This is the mystery of the magical power of the technique!”
"The Zhou Tian Xing Dou array! It seems to be different from the traditional three-circle arrangement!"
"The dragon veins, geography and architecture are extraordinary!"
"There is also the manufacturing of spiritual weapons and spiritual weapons, which is also extremely advanced!"
…
Cang Jiuhua stood up, walked to the front of the building, bowed slightly, and said in a clear voice: "Your Majesty Emperor Yuan Shuo, this is a gift from the Great Qin to the brotherly country. These skills and magical documents are the knowledge of our Great Qin more than ten years ago. Today, I present it to Yuan Shuo to help Yuan Shuo get out of ignorance."
The civil and military officials in the court were all furious and stepped forward to scold those conservative officials, who were criticizing the old-fashioned ones, saying that the new skills were lewd and tricky and that they were an insult to the knowledge of the sages.
However, some civil and military officials came forward and said that the foreigners had superb skills and came with good intentions, so they should be accepted, thanked, and gifted in return.
Some people sneered, while others remained silent, looking like they were watching a fight between two tigers from a mountain top.
Qiu Shuijing said with a smile: "Your Majesty, the Great Qin is a brother country, and it is thoughtful. Why not accept it and give the envoy some old items from ten years ago as a return gift? Your Majesty thinks..."
"Wait a minute!"
Cang Jiuhua smiled and said, "Mr. Shuijing, this is not the way to take these documents and knowledge. All I have seen along the way is that the people of Yuanshuo are ragged, hunchbacked, living like ants, and the hungry people have pale faces. There are floods, droughts, locusts and plagues everywhere. It doesn't look like the long-renowned Celestial Empire at all, so I am worried that I have come to the wrong place. These documents and knowledge must be examined before they can be taken away!"
He laughed loudly and said: "I have heard for a long time that Yuanshuo has a Tiandao Academy, and the scholars there are the smartest and wisest people in Yuanshuo. Therefore, please send some Tiandao Academy scholars to learn the knowledge of my Great Qin more than ten years ago. If they can learn a few magical powers and pass the test, it would be fine to send them to Yuanshuo. If not..."
Cang Jiuhua smiled and said, "How can a barbarian nation occupy this fertile land? This place is rich in natural resources and natural treasures, and the Great Qin should live here!"
The civil and military officials in the court were immediately furious. The pro-war faction wanted to kill people, the conservative faction wanted to kill these foreign barbarians as a sacrifice to the gods, the surrender faction called for surrender, and the fence-sitters watched the fun.
Suddenly, Di Ping said, "Qiu Aiqing, you are the Minister of Heavenly Dao Yuan, what do you think?"
Qiu Shuijing bowed and said with a smile: "For such a small matter, why do we need to send out the scholars of Tiandao Academy? Your Majesty, isn't there a talented man like Yuan Shuo on the envoy's carriage? Why not let this talented man try his hand. If it fails, it will not be too late to let the scholars of Tiandao Academy come out and teach the foreign envoy a lesson."
Di Ping glanced at Su Yun and waved his hand, saying, "Your permission is granted."
Qiu Shuijing straightened up and nodded to Xue Qingfu, the Saint who was sitting on the fence and watching the fun. Xue Qingfu was puzzled, but still smiled in return.
Qiu Shuijing suddenly opened his mouth and shouted, "Mr. Bai from Baiyue Tower, are you a scholar from Tiandao Academy?"
Xue Qingfu was stunned, and his heart skipped a beat: "Qiu wants to sacrifice my disciple?"
Bai Yuelou was also stunned, and quickly replied: "No."
Qiu Shuijing's smile faded, and he shouted, "Then, take your followers and learn the knowledge that the foreign countries had ten years ago!"
"My squire?"
Bai Yuelou blinked, his eyes fell on Su Yun, and he suddenly realized, "The follower Mr. Shuijing mentioned is the senior brother. In fact, Mr. Shuijing knows that my ability is inferior to that of the senior brother, so he mainly intends to let the senior brother suppress the arrogance of the foreign countries!"
He was also a smart man, and he felt a little sad: "Mr. Shui Jing is also half my teacher. Does he think that I am not as good as the senior brother? I must learn this foreign knowledge so that he will look up to me!"
He walked slowly to Su Yun's side and looked at the rune curtain in the air. Suddenly, his eyes went dark: "I don't understand! I don't understand it at all!"
Bai Yuelou remained calm, which made Cang Jiuhua secretly think, "This person is so confident. Could it be that Yuan Shuo's knowledge has really advanced to this level? Or is this person so intelligent that he was able to comprehend the contents of these documents in such a short time?"
Little did he know that Bai Yue Lou often greeted the cheers and compliments of the boys and girls with a smile on her face, and had already reached the point where she could remain calm even if the world collapsed.
—The saints taught that, if nothing else, one must have a thick skin.
Cang Jiuhua took out a pocket watch, stared at the hands, started counting, and said, "After one hour, I will test what Brother Bai has gained."
On Yuan Shuo's side, an official from the Tianjiansi brought up a large bell for measuring time, which was much simpler than Su Yun's Huangzhong.
Beside Bai Yuelou, the "attendant" Su Yun looked at the rune array and various equations of Daqin. A clear voice came from the spirit world, saying in surprise: "The knowledge here is indeed much more advanced than that in Wenyuan Pavilion of Tiandao Academy!"
Su Yun said: "However, their Zhou Tian Xing Dou array is wrong. They use the sun as the center to calculate the Zhou Tian Xing Dou. This way, they cannot calculate the complete 72 caves. No wonder it is knowledge from more than ten years ago."
Yingying calculated quickly and said, "It seems that there are more or less some errors hidden in these documents. The spiritualists of Daqin are playing tricks and deliberately left these loopholes. If Yuan Shuo's spiritualists practice and go to the battlefield, they will definitely be caught by their spiritualists and their lives will be directly taken away!"
Su Yun practiced with her these days, and although he still could not learn all her knowledge, his vision and experience were many times higher than before, and he immediately found several flaws.
He was squatting on the ground, writing and drawing, while Bai Yuelou was dressed in white, standing facing the wind, with his hands behind his back, staring at the rune curtain, showing his calmness.
The difference between the two is clear at a glance!
Cang Jiuhua frowned, and beads of cold sweat appeared on his forehead. Then the cold sweat was forced back into his body: "Is this Baiyue Tower really so powerful? Can he really understand everything at a glance and apply it to other situations? There can't be such a person... But, he captured the seven gods without making a sound..."
Su Yun and Yingying were communicating and studying at the same time. After an hour, Cang Jiuhua closed his pocket watch with a snap and shouted, "Time is up!"
At the same time, the big bell of the Tianshi Bureau made a loud ding.
Bai Yuelou laughed loudly and was about to speak when Cang Jiuhua suddenly laughed loudly and said, "Since there are two scholars who want to learn the knowledge of my Great Qin, then today we will test these scholars!"
He pointed at Su Yun, and all the civil and military officials in Yuan Shuo's court were in an uproar.
"This test must determine the winner, the loser, the life or the death, only then can our knowledge be seen!" Cang Jiuhua said in a deep voice.
The civil and military officials in Yuan Shuo's court were in an uproar, whispering to each other and discussing the matter.
Su Yun heard a wild and demonic roar suddenly coming from his ear, as if some cruel demon had bared its fangs, waiting to fight and tear its opponent apart!
"I'm a little hungry." He licked his lips.
——After reading your suggestions, Zhaizhu’s friend decided to follow everyone’s advice and shave his head.