Chapter 43: Receiving Envoys and Developing Peace of Mind

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  "The envoys of the lower nation shall be exempt from ceremonial rites!"

  Ding Yuan sat high on the throne, his tone calm and composed.

  The two envoys heard Ding Yuan refer to their country as a lower nation, and they couldn't help but feel discontent in their hearts. However, knowing that this time they were on a diplomatic mission to Che Long Guo, bearing the weight of national responsibility, they endured the humiliation without daring to show their anger. This was because Che Long Guo was currently powerful and it was impossible to go against its will; otherwise, their mission would be impossible to complete. If the great army of Che Long Guo were to arrive, the country would be destroyed - what use would a bit of dignity be then?

  The two envoys of the two countries were dissatisfied in their hearts, but they had to bow and say: "Thank you, Your Majesty!"

  "What is the meaning of the envoys from the lower countries coming to our Cheolong country?"

  Ding Yuan's face was stern and dignified, and he asked in a soft voice. Although his voice was light, it was still clearly audible after being transmitted through the great hall.

  The ambassador of Cheguk bowed and said, "I have come on the orders of my lord to express his wish for peaceful relations between our two countries, and I bring with me a token of his sincerity!"

  After finishing speaking, the ambassador of Cheguk immediately took out a list of gifts and presented it with both hands, saying: "Please take a look at your majesty!"

  Ding Yuan made a gesture with his hand, and the little eunuch descended three steps, went over to the counter, and handed him a bill.

  When envoys are sent to other countries, they must necessarily offer gifts. This time, Che Jiguo is particularly generous with its gifts because it wants Che Longguo not to invade its country.

  Ding Yuan's eyes also lit up at this, as the gift was too generous. Although there was no specific wealth, they were all rare and precious treasures. Ding Yuan, who held the position of a monarch in Che Long Guo, had only seen some of them before, and most were unheard of and unseen.

  These were natural, when Emperor Taizong of Tang took over the country from the Sui Dynasty, the country was in a state of disrepair, although there were some stored grains and remaining wealth, but these rare treasures were very few.

  The more Ding Yuan looked down, the happier he became. All of these were rare treasures, and many were even specialties of Cheji State. Even in their home country, they were scarce, let alone being circulated abroad.

  For example, in Cheji Country, there is a special product called "Wu Ji Zhen Nao Wan". This thing is not ordinary, it's what men dream of. After reading the introduction, Ding Yuan's face turned red and his heart started racing. Such things would probably move any normal man's heart, wouldn't they?

  As he looked down, Ding Yuan's heart moved slightly, and he had some evil thoughts. This was because the final gift was the top ten beauties specially selected from Cheji State.

  The beautiful women of Chegouguo are also famous in this Shengxiao Valley, and naturally, a house man like Ding Yuan knows about it.

  Cheji Country and Chema Country are the two major countries where the beautiful women of Shengxiao Valley come from. The beautiful women of Cheji Country are gentle, charming, and have a slender figure, while those of Chema Country have a fiery figure, like a wild horse. Both have their own unique charm, but it cannot be denied that they are both countries with countless beauties. And this specially selected beauty is the result of careful selection from all over the country, so her quality is naturally top-notch.

  Ding Yuan, although he had favored several beauties since arriving in this world, these women would have been considered top-notch in his previous life, but here they were just ordinary goods. Therefore, the gift presented by the Chicken Country made Ding Yuan's heart flutter with excitement.

  However, this guy's skills are now deep and his face is thick to a certain extent. Although he has many thoughts in his heart, he remains calm and composed on the surface.

  At this moment, the little eunuch poked Ding Yuan lightly and, after getting his permission, whispered in his ear: "Your Majesty, Minister Wen has sent a note to you, hoping you will take a look!"

  Ding Yuan remained calm and collected, but the paper strip actually wanted to see what kind of tricks this literary master had up his sleeve.

  As soon as he opened the note, Ding Yuan almost exclaimed out loud. The note read: "Your Majesty, all gifts from Ji Country are acceptable, and Your Majesty must also ask for the last gift. I have also heard rumors of the gift list. Please don't be surprised, this is a major event that has never happened before in Che Long Country. It's just to make other countries think it's your weakness, so as to show weakness to the enemy and give Che Long Country enough time to develop. Your humble servant Wen Si Hai pays his respects!"

  Ding Yuan was shocked in his heart, and this old man actually encouraged him to take beautiful women as concubines? This made Ding Yuan quite satisfied, and when he looked at Wen Sihai, the old minister gave him a ambiguous smile.

  "Alright, I'll sacrifice myself for the rise and fall of the country!"

  Ding Yuan thought with a pretentious attitude.

  This matter made Ding Yuan extremely satisfied. After the death of the first master of Che Luoguo, more than half of the palace maids were buried with him. The remaining palace maids were mostly average in appearance, and only Hong Er and Lü Er were liked and trusted by Ding Yuan. As for the other palace maids, Ding Yuan didn't even look at them. Now he could get ten top-level beauties, and he could still get more if he wanted to. How could Ding Yuan's heart not beat faster?

  Upon thinking of this, Ding Yuan suddenly said with a smile: "The gifts from the Lower Kingdom are quite to my liking, but I've long heard that the beauties of Cheji Kingdom are unparalleled in the world. Why is it so stingy? Moreover, there's too little of this precious Wujijin brain medicine!"

  The ambassador of Cheji Guo was overjoyed when he heard this, and upon seeing Ding Yuan's satisfaction with the gifts, the ambassador naturally knew that his mission had a good chance of being accomplished. After hearing the words of the ruler of Che Long Guo, he felt even more confident.

  In order to appease the Cheolong Kingdom and prevent it from invading the Cheokguk Kingdom, they had made thorough preparations. The gifts of beautiful women were the easiest to arrange, as there were hundreds of them, although the ten presented were the most exceptional. However, the other women were not inferior in appearance either. As for the rare Wooji Jinpoong pills, even if more were given, it would be acceptable. Thus, the Cheokguk Kingdom's envoy had made up his mind.

  But just as he was about to do so, a voice said: "Your Majesty, it's not permissible! That Ji Guo, our country has just begun to show signs of prosperity after diligent governance. How can Your Majesty indulge in sensual pleasures and fall into the abyss of lust? Please reconsider, Your Majesty!"

  When the ambassador of Cheji State heard this, he was extremely angry in his heart. He lowered his head to look and saw that it was an old general, who was Ding Yi, the Minister of War of Che Long State.

  As the envoy of Cheji, he naturally had some understanding of the officials of Chelong, big and small. For example, Ding Yi was a high-ranking official with detailed information. It seemed that this old minister was a pillar of Chelong, with a position so high that he could influence the decision-making of King Dingyuan of Chelong.

  At this time, the majestic man on the throne said with a nonchalant tone: "Elder, your words are different. Since I ascended to the throne, I have swept across the four directions, annexed the eight wastes, and now I have an unparalleled foundation. It's only natural that I should enjoy peace and prosperity. Moreover, the palace has not yet selected any imperial concubines, and there is a lack of palace maidens. I will ask the lower countries for some palace maidens, they should agree, shouldn't they?"

  Upon hearing this, the ambassador of Cheguk hurriedly bowed and said: "Your Majesty, whatever you need, our country will certainly provide it. Cheguk is willing to offer a hundred beautiful women!"

  The ambassador of Che Ma Guo hastily said: "My country of Che Ma is also willing to offer a hundred beauties, for Your Majesty's pleasure!"

  Ding Yi wanted to persuade him again, but Ding Yuan said: "The old master only needs to take care of his own affairs and doesn't need to be persuaded. My mind is made up!"

  At this time, Wen Si Hai also stepped forward: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty is indeed filling these positions, but my dragon carriage is still weak and small, the palace cannot accommodate so many people, please Your Majesty reconsider!"

  The envoys of Cheji and Chemar exchanged a glance, knowing that the situation was not good. They observed the expressions of Ding Yuan, who first showed a difficult expression, but then looked at the relatively few beauties in the palace of Chelong Kingdom, and saw that Ding Yuan's expression was very eager to have these beauties, but with some concerns.

  So the two of them gritted their teeth and said: "Our country is willing to build a palace for Your Majesty, as a token of friendship between our two countries!"

  The two of them also went all out, the cost of building the imperial palace was enormous, but the two had already been fully entrusted by their respective monarchs, if the mission could be completed, then no matter how great the cost, it would be worth it.

  Ding Yuan heard this and was overjoyed in his heart, laughing: "Sir Wen, you don't have to worry about this matter anymore!"

  Wen Si Hai still wanted to persuade, but at this time, some officials of Che Long Guo who were bribed by Che Ji Guo and Che Ma Guo saw that Ding Yuan's attitude was firm, so they followed the trend and supported Ding Yuan's idea. As a result, although Wen Si Hai and Ding Yi argued with reason, the matter of accepting gifts from Che Ji Guo and Che Ma Guo and making friends with them was settled.

  The two envoys completed their mission and were overjoyed. They also gave generous gifts to the officials of Cheolong, including Ding Yi and Wen Sihai, who had opposed them.

  And accompanying this was that the ruler of Cheolong, Dae Won, was a person who indulged in beauty. The 100 beauties made him give up the two countries that were within his grasp, which made the other nations in Saenghyo Valley look down on him while also feeling at ease. Since the king of the country indulged in beauty, there was nothing to be feared. Immediately, they let their guard down.

  While other countries were rejoicing, Cheolongguk also embarked on a path of rapid development. The people of the three newly acquired countries were not degraded to slaves, so the people of the three countries gradually felt at ease. At the same time, Cheolongguk also recruited talented scholars from the four countries on a large scale to become officials, gradually filling up the management personnel of the four countries.

  At the same time, with this period of buffer, Ding Yuan can let the Three Kingdoms generals slowly cultivate their deputies, so that they can have time to return and enter the Three Kingdoms game space, start a war, and then attack cities and recruit generals in the Three Kingdoms game space to expand their power.

  Ding Yuan would also return to the Three Kingdoms game space from time to time when he had nothing to do. Lü Bu hadn't gone to war for a long time, and at this moment, there was only him alone in the Three Kingdoms game space, so he was already lonely to the point of madness.

  As soon as Ding Yuan entered the Three Kingdoms game space to check on the movements of the Three Kingdoms generals, and saw that their loyalty had decreased, Lü Bu would pull him into a long-winded conversation.

  However, Ding Yuan himself also had some desire to enter the Three Kingdoms game space and wage war. Although he was now enjoying the beauty in his arms, drunk and sleeping on a beautiful woman's lap, which was the greatest wish of his past life, he had not yet achieved the power to control the world. At present, Ding Yuan's country in this Shengxiao Valley was still quite powerful, but in this vast world, it was only an ant. To truly become the king who dominated the world, he could only rely on the Three Kingdoms game space, this heavenly golden finger, recruit Three Kingdoms generals, and make his own power truly unmatched!