Chapter 424: Who knew it would scare them like this! (Please subscribe

Zhao Jing was quite famous in this area, and the King knew his identity and was indeed quite polite.

But the King was not an ordinary royal family member, and Zhao Jing spoke very low-key, not daring to have too much overstepping.

After all, merchants value harmony; unless it is a special situation, having more acquaintances means more paths.

When the King heard that Li Chen was from the Tian Ce Dynasty, a flash of essence crossed his eyes.

If he could make this distinguished guest the Prince Consort, the Tasha Kingdom would also have glory.

If it weren't for the Princess's concern for Zhang Qi and Zhao Jing being present, plus her mother's pulling, she would have run to Li Chen's side to accompany him for a drink long ago.

She frequently cast fiery gazes toward Li Chen, the wine in the golden goblet in her hand swaying, almost spilling out.

After three rounds of wine, the King finally couldn't hold back, and with a few points of drunkenness, he smiled at Li Chen: "Young Master Li, this King has some private matters to discuss with you; I wonder if we can move to the side hall for a chat?"

Li Chen smiled faintly and nodded: "Yes."

This short word made the King stunned; how did it feel like he was asking for his instructions?

He subconsciously stood up and walked in front to lead the way, but as he walked, he suddenly felt something was wrong.

He walked in front of Li Chen, actually like a guard leading the way, and walked behind Li Chen, like a eunuch accompanying him.

How could this young man have a majesty more like an emperor than himself in his gestures?

"Illusion, it must be an illusion," the King shook his head secretly, thinking that people from the Tian Ce Dynasty had always been arrogant, and he hadn't seen it before.

He steadied his mind, pushed open the carved wooden door of the side hall, and made a "please" gesture.

The side hall was dimly lit, and curling blue smoke rose from the incense burner; there were only two people here.

The King just wanted to talk about the Prince Consort matter, but heard Li Chen suddenly ask: "I want to see the envoys of your country."

This sentence stunned the King, thinking: this guy actually knows the envoys? Maybe let the envoys say a good word, and he will agree.

Thinking of this, the King hurriedly let the guards outside the door summon the envoys into the palace.

The important ministers of the Tasha Kingdom all lived near the Royal Palace, and in less than half a quarter of an hour, the envoys hurried over.

When he pushed open the side hall door and saw Li Chen in the side hall, the whole person was like being struck by lightning, his legs softened and he knelt on the ground, trembling and shouting: "Subject greets Your Majesty, long live Your Majesty, long live, long live!"

The King still thought the envoy was greeting him, and waved his hand casually: "Rise."

But the envoy still knelt on the ground, his forehead pressed tightly to the ground, not daring to move.

The King's face sank: "Are you deaf?"

The envoy had ten thousand grass-mud horses galloping in his heart: I am not kneeling to you; you tell me to get up, do I dare to get up?

In order to point out his own muddled King, he maintained a kneeling posture and respectfully said to Li Chen: "I don't know that the Tian Ce Emperor has arrived in person; I have failed to welcome you, and I ask for Your Majesty's forgiveness."

"Clang!"

The jade cup in the King's hand fell and shattered, his face instantly pale as paper.

He crawled and knelt on the ground, his voice changing tone: "Subject... subject greets Your Majesty! Just now I didn't know it was Your Majesty's arrival, I have offended you, please forgive me, Your Majesty!"

Saying this, he didn't forget to fiercely glare at the envoy; that look clearly said: You knew he was the Emperor of Tian Ce, why didn't you say so earlier!

The envoy was very aggrieved; I knelt as soon as I entered the door; you were slow to react, who do you blame?

As a diplomatic envoy of the Tasha Kingdom, he went to the Tian Ce Dynasty to pay tribute every year, and had seen Li Chen in the Tian Ce Imperial Palace not long ago; how could he recognize the Emperor who shook the world wrong?

"Rise." Li Chen opened his mouth faintly.

The envoy then dared to stand up tremblingly, and the King also crawled up tremblingly, his waist bent like a shrimp.

What Prince Consort or not, he didn't even dare to mention it now, living like a small eunuch waiting to be dealt with.

"Your... Your Majesty has come to my country in person; I don't know what your instructions are?" the King asked while wiping cold sweat, his voice trembling. He suddenly remembered that he had actually wanted to use the Princess to tie down this Emperor, and his intestines were green with regret.

The misfortune in the misfortune was that he hadn't said it out loud yet.

Li Chen said casually: "I hear that the Tasha Kingdom has been in contact with the Eternal Day Empire recently?"

The King's legs softened and he knelt again: "I am wronged, Your Majesty! That is all the rumors of small people! My country is loyal to Tian Ce and has no two hearts!"

Saying this, he desperately gave the envoy a look for help.

The envoy hurriedly stepped forward: "Your Majesty, please see clearly. Last month, envoys from the Eternal Day Empire did enter our country, but the King immediately ordered people to drive them away! Heaven can testify!"

Li Chen just said it casually; who knew it would scare them like this.

Actually, it was just to bluff them; the Tasha Kingdom was so close to the Tian Ce Dynasty, and the massive army led by Xu Zifeng was already nearby; how could they dare to be presumptuous?

Now seeing Li Chen, they wished they could pledge allegiance directly.

Don't look at him as the King of the Tasha Kingdom here, but in front of Li Chen, it really doesn't count for anything.

The King knelt on the ground, his body trembling uncontrollably.

He also knew that the survival of his country was all in Li Chen's one thought.

At this time, the Princess's spoiled voice drifted vaguely from outside the hall: "Why hasn't Father come out yet? I want to see that young master..."

At this moment, the King wished he could tie up his daughter who didn't know the height of the sky and the depth of the earth and send her to the Tian Ce Emperor to be dealt with.

Still dreaming of the beauty of recruiting a Prince Consort, are you worthy?

Even I, your father, only have the qualifications to stand by and be an ant.

The King didn't intend to pay attention to her, but the Princess was used to being willful; not hearing the King's reply, she actually wanted to break in directly.

The King was afraid that his daughter who didn't know the height of the sky and the depth of the earth would anger Li Chen, so he hurriedly walked out of the side hall, closed the door heavily, and scolded the Princess sternly: "Get out!"

The Princess was stunned, then pouted aggrievedly: "Father, are you scolding me?"

This was her usual trick of acting spoiled; in the past, as long as she did this, the King would definitely soften his heart.

But this time the King's face was livid, and his voice was even more severe: "Did you hear me? Get out!"

That fierce and majestic appearance scared the Princess into trembling all over, tears instantly surged out of her eye sockets, and she turned and ran.

The King took a deep breath, tidied his expression, and pushed open the door again.

When he returned to Li Chen, there was no majesty of a King at all; his face was full of flattering smiles, and his waist was almost broken: "Your Majesty, my daughter is ignorant and has disturbed the imperial carriage..."

At the same time, in the banquet hall, Zhao Jing looked toward the side hall frequently.

Seeing Li Chen hadn't returned for a long time, he couldn't help but ask Zhu Zhuying in a low voice: "Young Master Li has been gone for so long, will there be any accidents? Do I need to go and see?"

Zhu Zhuying took a light sip of wine and waved her hand indifferently: "No need, just wait and watch the show."

Just as they were talking, the side hall door finally opened.

When Li Chen and the King walked out one after another, Zhao Jing almost sprayed the wine in his mouth.

Only to see the Tasha King, who was majestic when he went in, was now following Li Chen like a follower, with a near-flattering smile on his face, and occasionally wiping cold sweat from his forehead with a handkerchief.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 425 =====