Chapter 737 – #96. Jinhaesol (41)
The delegation from the Geos Empire was showing a heroic spirit rather than grandeur, perhaps because it was sent during the war.
It wasn’t even a truce, and while the war was going on, they came to the imperial palace, the heart of the enemy country, to meet the emperor.
If the reason the delegation came was wrong, the delegation’s head could be blown off.
“Everyone, be prepared.”
“Of course.”
“I will give my life as much as I can for your Majesty.”
A delegation came to a country at war.
Moreover, the Geos Empire had been defeated in several wars.
‘They probably think we came here to propose a truce.’
However, the Geos Empire was not a weak country enough to retreat with only this much defeat.
Currently, the troops sent here by the Geos Empire were only an advance party.
It is a country that received additional aid in the first round, but can afford to provide more military support than that in the second and third rounds.
So, the Geos Empire was not going to offer a truce with just a few defeats.
Nevertheless, the reason the envoy was dispatched was because there was an order from Emperor Geos.
[I need to know who the emperor is. Rumors alone are not enough. He checks what kind of disposition he has and what kind of ability he seems to have, and then come. And he says he has a mysterious ability, so make sure he’s also a doll.]
It was to determine what kind of person the emperor of this country was.
“Are you really familiar with the subject of declaring war and then invading first?”
“Huh…! A delegation at this time? You can’t see clearly.”
“I was surprised to see the hot taste and offered a truce…”
“I bet your Majesty won’t accept the proposal of those shameless bastards?”
Sugunsugun!
The gaze of nobles towards the delegation was not good.
Since there is always a ‘sacrifice’ in war, resentment between countries could not be avoided.
The delegation hardened their complexion as they listened to the whispers of the nobles around them who showed blatant hostility.
‘The atmosphere is worse than I thought.’
‘We didn’t come with good intentions in the first place, did we?’
‘Okay…’
“Please, Your Majesty the Emperor!!”
While the delegation was standing in front of the door without being able to enter, the sound of the emperor coming in was heard from the inside.
And after a while, the door blocking the delegation opened.
‘The fact that the Knights are here means that they won’t trust us at all.’
‘The emperor is thorough in his own safety.’
‘Am I a timid person?’
After the envoys entered, they looked closely at the new emperor.
According to the information they knew, it looked very similar to Emperor Taesang’s face when he was young, so they said that they thought he was his own son without having to check bloodlines, and it was definitely a very similar face.
‘The momentum seems to be softer than Tae Hwang Je. He was even more handsome. Did he say he liked women that much?’
While the delegation was carefully examining the emperor.
The emperor was similarly trying to figure out why the delegation had come to the enemy country.
“I know we’re uncomfortable seeing each other’s faces, but did you send an envoy to admit defeat?”
First of all, the emperor must have been planning to provoke those who came as a delegation.
“His Majesty the Emperor Geos has sent a personal letter to the new emperor.”
At the words ‘He sent a personal letter’, the nobles glared at the delegation as if they were going to kill them.
From the perspective of the delegation, it would be natural to raise the emperor of the home country higher, but from the listener’s point of view, it was inevitable to feel bad.
Fortunately, the emperor did not take this as a problem and accepted the personal letter from Emperor Geos.
“Read it.”
Gulp-!
After receiving the personal letter from Emperor Geos, the noble opens the personal letter and begins to read.
At the same time, the envoy clenched his fists.
‘For the sake of His Majesty… I vowed to die. Let’s not be weak.’
The delegation did not know in advance the contents of Emperor Geos’ personal letter, but there was no way they wrote down good words to improve relations.
Just as expected.
As they read the letter, the faces of the nobles began to turn red.
To sum up the contents of Emperor Geos’ personal letter, it was as follows.
[I heard you have a special ability? I’ll take a look at it if you do it. How is it?]
“What disrespect! Tribute? Since when have we been vassals of the Geos Empire!”
In the end, the angry nobleman could not hold back his anger and shouted at the delegation.
The delegation desperately kept their expressions.
‘It won’t be easy to return alive.’
‘Keuk… In the meantime, the emperor doesn’t even blink an eye.’
In a way, it was as if they had been chosen as discards, but they maintained their dignity for their loyalty to Emperor Geos.
It was a place where they had come with the determination not to let out a shriek even if they slaughtered the delegation.
“It seems Emperor Geos was curious about my ability.”
“Your Majesty, do you intend to tolerate Emperor Geos’ rude behavior any longer? You must slaughter all the authors and show the dignity of the Empire!”
It was extremely rude to bring up the word that he had to be killed in the presence of the delegation.
And that meant that the anger of the nobles was as great as that.
“I’ll have to listen to the words of the envoy who brought that as a personal letter. Did I interpret it correctly? It means that if you don’t want the war to escalate further, you should donate the goods you’re producing with my ability.”
“You interpreted it correctly.”
“Huh! Emperor Geos seems to treat the lives of his subjects like worms. Seeing that he sent you guys to tell Jim well.”
“The war between empires will make many sacrifices for the people. Do you think this place, which has just been declared an empire, can hold out against the 600-year-old Geos Empire? A wise monarch would make the right choice for the country. You will have to do.”
“Me, me, me!!!!”
The aristocrats’ faces turned red, and they cheered as if they would have cut off the envoy’s head if they had a sword in their hand right now.
The delegation sneered at the nobles as if they were ridiculing them.
‘There’s no one that stands out in particular.’
Why is it so easy to declare an empire in the first place?
Those who dare to declare a country from kingdom to empire without permission will be rewarded.
The envoys cursed stupid nobles inwardly, then focused on the emperor.
I had to check whether the new king was really a tiger or a wolf cub.
And that information had to be delivered to His Majesty the Emperor Geos.
‘If you’re provoked like this, you’ll react to anything. Where, show me what kind of person you are.’
Will they tear themselves apart in anger, or will they be frightened and obediently send them back?
It was a situation where information could be extracted no matter what the emperor did.
And finally, the emperor responded to his personal letter and the envoy’s provocation.
Haha!”
The first reaction was, to my dismay, laughter.
‘You’re quite prudent, unlike your young age. Does that mean he won’t be easily excited and swayed?’
‘It would have been better if I had shown myself unable to hold back my anger like those nobles.’
‘He’s more rational than emotional.’
The new emperor laughed heartily and slapped his knee with the palm of his hand.
“Emperor Geos is amazing. Having a servant who can provoke the emperor of an enemy country without hesitation is something to envy.”
The emperor of the enemy country figured out what kind of resolution the envoy had come here!
And by envying the fact that the delegation had come with the determination to lay down their lives for the honor of Emperor Geos, it was revealed that this was not a low-level provocation that simply touched the plant.
‘Your head is soaring.’
‘It won’t be easy.’
“It seems like our lives don’t want to end like this.”
‘Since we survived, it’s a good thing for us, but it will be a tragedy for the Geos Empire.’
‘Your Majesty was right when he said that he should be stepped on before he grows up.’
Emperor Geos would be rather happy if he had killed the envoy to hold him accountable for the provocation.
It’s proof that he can’t overcome his temper.
But not only did he send the delegation off unscathed, the way he was doing it seemed like he was going to pull off a pretty clever provocation.
‘This war must be won.’
The Emperor, who did not know how anxious the envoys were, spoke to them very willingly.
“Please treat them with respect and send them away. You shouldn’t hear that our empire treated the envoys badly and kicked them out.”
“Your Majesty! Are you going to tolerate those rude people?”
“If you allow me, I will slit their throats in one breath!”
“No, treat the imperial delegation graciously and send it off. They are pitiful.”
Since he was sent as an outcast to the emperor he followed, he could not help but feel sorry for him, and if he returned to the empire graciously treated, he would be suspected of not properly fulfilling Emperor Geos’s orders.
This would eventually tarnish the honor of Emperor Geos.
He saw through to the fact that he would not see anything good even if he returned.
Since the delegation was not ignorant of this fact, their complexion turned pale at the emperor’s words to treat them lavishly.
“Jung, are you saying you’re going to treat us lavishly? Us?”
When the delegation became contemplative, the nobles, who were unable to understand the situation and showed their anger, gradually realized that it was strange.
Some of the nobles seemed to have noticed the situation belatedly, so they hurriedly took care of their exasperated expressions.
“Isn’t there any reply to His Majesty’s personal letter? The tribute that His Majesty asked us to give.”
The emperor tsk towards such nobles! He clicked his tongue and spoke calmly to the delegation.
“Ah~ Jim will write it down carefully, so you guys can rest in peace. Take the delegation to the palace!”
“”Yes!””
Those who guided the delegation were knights, not courtiers.
