roccoschili Chapter 39 The State Presents a Letter
Chapter 39 The State Presents a Letter
Lu Xiao scanned the deep pit, his gaze falling upon layers upon layers of corpses, their postures contorted in agony.
The shoes slid across the wet, slippery ground, kicking up a sticky mixture of dark red and muddy yellow, making an unpleasant squelching sound.
The killing spree had been witnessed by the Eastern Turks and the Goguryeo people.
He hadn't really noticed the Japanese.
Perhaps with a single blow, these guys would have already lost their lives here.
Thinking of this, Lü Xiao lifted his leg and walked up the steps.
On the viewing platform of the foreign kingdom, everyone was terrified as they watched Lü Xiao walk towards them step by step.
They didn't understand why Lü Xiao was looking for them instead of Yang Guangyao.
"Should we continue?"
Lu Xiao stopped beside an elderly man with white hair, bowed slightly, and asked in a calm tone.
"what!"
The old man was the former ruler of Ningguo. He was quite old and could hardly bear such a close greeting.
His eyes widened, his legs kicked, and he fainted.
"And you?"
Lu Xiao turned his head expressionlessly and looked at a young man at the next table who was dressed in fine clothes and had a deathly pale face.
The young man was a prince of Gaochang, who was already terrified out of his wits.
Upon hearing Lü Xiao's question, he suddenly knelt down in the direction of the distant throne, crying out:
"Your Majesty the Emperor of the Great Sui Dynasty, please make him withdraw his supernatural powers!"
You know me well; my Gaochang Kingdom has always been a vassal state of the Sui Dynasty!
"Your Majesty the Emperor of the Great Sui Dynasty, you know me well. Our country has always regarded you as the Heavenly Khan!"
The other foreign envoy was all smiles, showing none of his previous arrogance.
Wherever Lü Xiao went, the kings, princes, and envoys of foreign countries trembled like leaves.
They shouldn't have gotten involved this time.
As the saying goes, even a starved camel is bigger than a horse. The Sui Dynasty was, after all, the Sui Dynasty; how could they possibly control it?
Finally, Lü Xiao approached Yang Guang and said, "Your Majesty, you may have them transcribe the official documents."
"Zilie, isn't this a bit too much for them?" Yang Guang said, but his face was already starting to show signs of anger.
After all, this was agreed upon beforehand, but at this moment, he still had to appear reserved and magnanimous.
"It won't hurt you at all..."
Lu Xiao almost blurted it out, but he managed to change his mind.
"Sigh." Yang Guang stood up, looking helpless, and said, "I didn't want to force you all like this, but it was all arranged before the competition."
"Then, shall we write it?"
Yang Guang's voice wasn't loud, but everyone around him could hear it.
Some people obediently followed the instructions, while others were extremely resentful but had no choice but to write.
"Your Majesty, how about we decline the offer three times?"
Seeing Yang Guang's affected manner, Lü Xiao leaned closer and said.
"There's absolutely no need for that."
Yang Guang raised his hand. The Heavenly Khan was right before his eyes. What nonsense was there in declining three times!
In that time, he would have already received the worship of a group of foreigners.
"Taibao!" Yuwen Chenglong rushed over, his voice trembling with tears, "You promised to let me show off!"
In order to make an appearance today, he even stole another set of golden armor from his elder brother.
result!
They didn't even get a chance to play!
"Go down and see if there are any alive ones. I think there should be."
The Japanese of this era had distinct characteristics, and Lü Xiao had never seen them before.
"Okay."
Yuwen Chenglong carried his silver spear down into the deep pit and began searching through the pile of corpses.
"Your Majesty, this is the letter of state from the Kingdom of Gaochang."
The prince of Gaochang presented the newly written letter of state to the prince in a fawning manner.
"Um."
Yang Guang nodded slightly, his eyes half-closed, adopting an air of indifference and detachment, unperturbed by favor or disgrace.
Soon, official documents, still wet with ink, were respectfully presented to Yang Guang on the dragon table, gradually piling up into a small stack.
Only the letters from Goguryeo, Eastern Turks, and Japan have not yet arrived.
The former two had their own pride, and even though they lost the martial arts competition, they still believed they could contend with the Sui Dynasty.
The latter, Japan, didn't care at all, since they were on the other side of the sea anyway.
If the Sui Dynasty wanted to attack, it would either have to take the sea route or cross over Goguryeo.
In short, they are in an invincible position.
Upon learning of the situation, Yang Guang opened his eyes, his killing intent palpable.
"Do they really think I wouldn't dare kill them?"
Warriors from a hundred countries came to participate in a martial arts contest, but those who lost refused to sign a letter of credence.
If you win, do you want to take the 10,000 artisans with you?
There's no such thing as a free lunch in this world.
"Your Majesty, let me do this rough work."
Lü Xiao had long harbored resentment towards the Eastern Turks and the Goguryeo people.
On the viewing platform of the Eastern Turks, when Lü Xiao approached, his envoy adopted an attitude of utter indifference.
Since we've already lost, we're not signing, we're just not signing.
I'd rather die than sign!
"Are you trying to cheat me?"
Lu Xiao stared at the Eastern Turkic envoy; he had never seen such a shameless person.
"So what?"
The East Turkic envoy spoke broken Chinese and had an indifferent expression.
Having come to the Sui Dynasty, they had no intention of leaving alive.
The next instant, Lü Xiao reached out and grabbed the messenger's hair, slamming his head hard onto the hard wooden table in front of him!
With a muffled thud, wood chips and bloodstains flew together.
Yang Guang had to consider the emperor's reputation, so there were some things he couldn't do personally.
But Lu Xiao didn't have so many concerns.
The loser deserves to be thoroughly humiliated by the winner!
"If you don't want to write, then don't write!"
Lu Xiao grabbed a person next to him and threw him into the pit.
He raised his foot again and sent the man down with him.
Before long, he will take a trip to the north.
They brought the so-called Eastern Turkic Khan back to the Eastern Capital to have him sing and dance.
He turned around and went to the Goguryeo envoy.
"What do you say?"
He just wouldn't believe it; were they all really that tough?
"We, of course, won't write it either."
The Goguryeo envoy raised his head. Although they had lost the duel, they had won on the eastern battlefield.
They will win again next time.
"Then jump down yourself."
Lu Xiao raised his hand and pointed to the pit next to him.
He had already demonstrated it, and if you can't jump, he wouldn't mind giving you a hand.
"Hmph, do you think we're afraid?" The Goguryeo envoy stood up, a fierce expression on his face, and said, "Fine, we'll jump!"
The next moment, they leaped forward and died on the spot.
"It's your turn."
Lu Xiao raised his hand and tapped on the Japanese man's table, speaking rudely.
He didn't understand that the Eastern Turks and Goguryeo had the right to be arrogant.
But you Japanese think you're so great?
"..."
The Japanese envoys exchanged glances, clearly quite hesitant.
In particular, the previous conflict between Japan and the Sui Dynasty over the issue of the emperor's departure from Japan had been very unpleasant.
They still wanted to take a step on the Sui Dynasty, but they failed.
"Hurry, hurry, hurry!"
Lu Xiao tapped his fingers on the table repeatedly, making a rapid, urging sound.
He has never had a good impression of the Japanese, whether in his past or present life.
He had no chance before, but now, in this Great Sui Dynasty, if an opportunity arises, he wouldn't mind eliminating this scourge before it's too late.
"Sign, sign."
After hesitating for a moment, the other Japanese man quickly picked up a pen.
Between life and death, he chose to be arrogant first and cowardly later.
The official letter was signed quickly.
"Should I carry it myself?"
Lu Xiao remained standing in the same spot, his gaze fixed on the silk scroll lying across the table.
The Japanese envoy trembled, hurriedly picked up the silk with both hands, bowed deeply, almost bending at a ninety-degree angle, and presented it to Lü Xiao with trembling hands:
Please accept this!