At the beginning, his wife came to him, and he became rich by selling kidney treasures.

"You all stand down."

Wen Yan waved his hand, signaling the imperial guards in the palace to put away their halberds and retreat.

"Here."

The imperial guards put away their spears and left.

Although Peng Wen and others cannot be killed at the moment, they can only find ways to delay them.

Wen Yan thought about it quickly, and then said to Peng Wen and other envoys in an ambiguous tone: "Envoy Peng, you have come all the way to the capital, so you must not have had a good rest. You and the other envoys should have a good rest in the palace first. I will discuss the matter of changing the land and enfeoffment with the other ministers. I will choose an auspicious day for the enfeoffment of King Linnan, and then announce it to the world."

Peng Wen immediately saw through the emperor's expedient plan and wanted to detain them in the palace.

As long as they are not dead and cannot return to Linnan, the King of Linnan can only wait patiently.

"Peng Wen thanks your Majesty, but I'm afraid I can't obey your order."

"Before coming here, the King of Linnan told Peng Wen that he had to return to Linnan after meeting His Majesty that day."

"Your Majesty, please make a decision as soon as possible." Peng Wen bowed to the emperor on the throne.

His words were also an ultimatum to Wen Yan. Either they would be killed and King Linnan would declare himself emperor, or the power to mint coins would be given to King Linnan to change his fiefdom.

"Peng Wen, you are so bold. His Majesty just spared your life, and now you are acting so presumptuous again."

"Do you really think His Majesty doesn't dare to kill you!!!"

Zhao Ping'an immediately stepped forward and scolded him, but Peng Wen just sneered and didn't take Zhao Ping'an seriously at all.

Now the Han Dynasty's treasury is empty and the soldiers are insufficient. In addition, the best soldiers of the Han Dynasty are stationed in Zhanshen Pass to fight against Wei Xiang. How could the emperor possibly kill him?

If the emperor kills him now, he will only join forces with the King of Linnan and bring about his own destruction.

That's why he is so unscrupulous now, even saying that he wants to die.

In this way, King Linnan would be able to declare himself emperor, and the status of their Peng family would rise, and the overthrow of the Han Dynasty would be just around the corner.

"If your majesty can announce to the world that the land and kingdom of King Linnan will be changed, the King of Linnan will still be your majesty's most loyal vassal."

"Not only are there large amounts of gold, silver, jewelry, food and supplies as tribute, but there are also brave generals and soldiers from Linnan who will help Your Majesty in conquering Wei." Peng Wen advised the emperor.

If this could save one from death and give him the chance to change his territory and establish a kingdom, that would be the best.

Because this is the first step to legally proclaiming oneself emperor.

As for King Linnan directly declaring himself emperor, it is not impossible, but this lacks legitimacy. Everyone in the world knows that King Linnan proclaimed himself emperor by rebelling, just like the Northern Wei Dynasty.

"How dare a mere barbarian from this monkey land claim to be a brave general? I'm afraid you have never seen the mighty power of the Han Dynasty's heavenly soldiers." Ma Qian snorted disdainfully.

"Haha, whether the Linnan people are brave and powerful soldiers, we can only know it after a try."

"This time I came to the capital to see Your Majesty, in addition to these tributes, Peng Wen also specially brought an extra gift." Peng Wen laughed and was not angry, because this was exactly what he wanted.

"Oh, what gift is it?" Wen Yan asked in confusion.

"Your Majesty, this item is placed outside the palace. It is the weapon used by our Linnan soldiers."

"Although the heroic soldiers of Linnan and the heavenly soldiers of Shangchao are not present, the weapons used by both sides can determine the winner."

"Let's see who is strong and who is weak." After Peng Wen explained to the emperor, he looked at Ma Qian meaningfully.

"You are so presumptuous. What kind of place is the Linde Palace? How can we allow you to bring weapons into the palace and act wildly?"

Ma Qian glared at Peng Wen, and then quickly advised the emperor not to allow Peng Wen to bring weapons into the palace to prevent assassination.

"With so many of our ministers present, even if they want to assassinate me, they have to ask me if it's okay."

"Since the Linnan people are very confident in their weapons, we should not be stubborn and conservative. We should learn more and gain more knowledge."

Ren Hao immediately stepped out to refute, which made Peng Wen, who was standing in the hall, look at Ren Hao with admiration.

When Ren Hao took the lead in advising the emperor not to kill him, he did not even look at Ren Hao much, and only thought that he was one of the few sober people in the court.

But now that Ren Hao said this, it can be seen that this person is extremely talented and intelligent, and is definitely not comparable to those self-contained good-for-nothings in the court.

"You...what are your intentions? How dare you let people bring weapons into the palace? You are committing treason!!!" Ma Qian was so angry that he shook and pointed at Ren Hao.

"Don't open your mouth. It's treasonous. It's treasonous."

"I, this old minister, think that what Minister Ren said is right. Whether it's a mule or a horse, it should be taken out for a walk, so as to avoid being looked down upon by a bunch of monkeys who just came down from the trees." Censor Chen stood up to support Ren Hao at this time. It's not that he didn't want to learn and gain more experience, he just didn't like Peng Wen and he also believed in the advanced weapons of the Han Dynasty.

Seeing Ren Hao and Censor Chen say this, and then seeing that all the ministers looked disdainful and confident, Wen Yan immediately decided: "Okay, in this case, I allow you to bring weapons into the palace."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Peng Wen bowed to express his gratitude and then gave a wink to the envoy next to him.

The envoy also understood what was meant and hurried out of the hall to get weapons.

About a quarter of an hour later, the envoy returned to the hall with a long sword in his arms.

The sword is more than three feet long, about 120 centimeters, with a blade width of about four centimeters. The entire sword body is shiny black.

Faced with this sword, the ministers and officials had not yet realized the difference between them and Lin Nan, and still thought it was just an ordinary iron sword.

But Ren Hao's heart skipped a beat at this moment.

These ministers did not know the material of the sword, but Ren Hao, as a modern man who traveled through time, certainly knew that it was a weapon made of fine steel.

Ren Hao didn't expect that a place like Linnan could actually smelt fine steel. It really was unbelievable to him.

You should know that the weapons used by the Han Dynasty and the Northern Wei Dynasty were mainly made of iron, supplemented by bronze.

Even in the era of Ren Hao's previous life, the technology for smelting fine steel was brought back by Zhang Qian during his mission to the Yuezhi Kingdom.

Peng Wen took the steel sword from the envoy and told the ministers present that this sword was forged by their Linnan craftsmen, and now all the Linnan soldiers are equipped with their swords or halberds.

But the ministers present were full of disdain. They all agreed that what could a bunch of newly-born monkeys cast? They were just copying the smelting technology from the Central Plains.

"Your Majesty, if this sword can defeat the iron sword of the Han Dynasty, would you please announce to the world that the land and kingdom will be changed for the King of Linnan?" Peng Wen asked.

This sword is his last resort.

If the emperor had not refused to give in, he would not have taken out the sword.

Because once this sword is exposed, it will inevitably expose the overall strength of the Linnan soldiers.