We have fought to the Arctic Circle, and you want me to inherit the throne?

Since the invention of paper, Daqing has long stopped using bamboo slips, and the same is true for Goryeo.

The bamboo slips on the desk of the Goryeo king were decorative. They were not only sturdy but also had sharp edges.

Although Qin Jing was a scholar and not very strong, these blows still hit the King of Goryeo's head hard.

The latter was stunned for a moment, then felt a sharp pain and let out a pig-slaughtering scream.

The civil and military officials, guards and personal soldiers in the hall had never seen such a scene before, and they did not react immediately.

It was not until the Goryeo king let out a second round of screams that the Goryeo Prime Minister Wen Zaiyin, who was closest to the throne, shouted, "Protect the king! Protect the king!"

The guards woke up as if from a dream and rushed forward.

More than ten guards surrounded the King of Goryeo and Qin Jing, but because Qin Jing was holding the King of Goryeo's collar tightly, they were afraid to move forward.

Zhang Fan, who was standing below, was stunned.

This was also his first time as an envoy, and he originally thought that even if there were disputes between the two countries, they would remain magnanimous.

Unexpectedly, his own envoy started to curse first, then began to question the other person's wife, and finally beat the other person's king in public.

I have little knowledge, please don't lie to me, is this how it works?

Although he didn't know why Qin Jing suddenly went crazy, but at the moment he was in the Goryeo court, Zhang Fan understood that as envoys, they should be united in facing the outside world.

He gritted his teeth and was about to go forward to help.

Suddenly, I saw a pair of eyes looking straight at me from a gap in the crowd.

Zhang Fan was slightly startled, but saw Qin Jing glancing at him seriously and shaking his head slightly.

Seeing Qin Jing's eyes, Zhang Fan suddenly remembered the scenes of his time with Qin Jing along the way.

When I think of those words, they don't sound strange when I hear them, but they are full of profound meaning when I think about them again.

He suddenly felt dizzy, as if a spinning top had entered his head and was spinning non-stop.

"Go, distribute this wine to the soldiers."

"I'm not tired of rushing to die, and you're tired of going to perform meritorious deeds?"

"You are the official envoy, why don't you inform His Highness yourself?"

"Don't worry about it. I just want to ask you, can you do it?"

The gyroscope stopped spinning, and Zhang Fan felt a pain in his heart, and suddenly his mind was enlightened.

So that's how it is, he is actually sacrificing himself for the country?

Lord Qin had no intention of returning to Fengguo alive!

Zhang Fan stopped, neither moving forward nor looking away.

He just looked at Qin Jing quietly, his eyes full of determination.

Qin Jing knew that this guy understood what he meant, and he immediately laughed out loud: "Are you guys planning to kill the foreign envoy?"

Wen Zai Yin shouted, "Since you are an envoy, why are you trying to kill our king? Let go!"

"What assassination?" Qin Jing said arrogantly, "I just couldn't stand him usurping the title of 'I', so I beat him up a few times to teach him a lesson!"

The King of Goryeo covered his bleeding forehead and cried out in pain: "Capture him! Capture this murderer for me!"

After receiving the king's order, the guards subconsciously tightened their swords and took a step forward together.

Qin Jing was not afraid at all. He laughed grimly twice, grabbed the neck of the King of Goryeo with one hand, and raised the bamboo slips high in the other hand.

The King of Goryeo widened his eyes, thinking that Qin Jing was going to beat him again, and said desperately:

"Quick! Kill him! Kill him!"

A guard approached Qin Jing with a knife in hand and was about to put the knife on him.

But Qin Jing not only did not avoid, but showed a look of relief, and actually took the initiative to rush straight towards the tip of the knife!

Wen Zaiyin's pupils shrank sharply, as if he had figured something out, and suddenly said in a stern voice:

"Stop! Don't kill him!"

However, he realized it too late.

All they heard was a "puff" sound.

The sharp blade pierced through Qin Jing's chest and came out from the back of his heart. The bloody tip of the knife was exposed for a full inch.

The air seemed to be frozen.

In everyone's sight, the figure swayed slightly and fell forward like an old man in his twilight years.

Qin Jing half-knelt on one knee on the ground, barely supporting his body.

He turned his face to Wen Zaiyin, raised the corner of his mouth in a scornful smile, and a line of blood flowed from the corner of his lips.

Your Highness, I don’t know that if I just anger the King and his ministers of Goryeo, I can survive.

But, I can't do that.

Only blood debts can be repaid with blood!

How can the hatred of a messenger being imprisoned be as deep as that of a messenger being killed?

Your Highness, what you need is not just an excuse to send troops, but also the entire Fengguo army and people to unite against the enemy and burn the Goryeo army with the anger of revenge.

The sins of this body can only be washed away with blood.

Qin Jing smiled with relief and looked outside the hall. His black pupils gradually covered the entire whites of his eyes.

The pupils reflected the Goryeo royal flag outside the hall, which was burned to ashes in the flames, and a blood-red word "Feng" rose from the flames.

The next second, his body lost support and fell to the ground sideways.

Wen Zaiyin, who was standing opposite him, saw this scene, closed his eyes in pain, and muttered to himself:

"It's over, it's all over!"

The guard holding the knife looked at Qin Jing who fell beside him helplessly and stammered:

"I...I didn't kill him. He bumped into me on his own. He bumped into me on his own!"

The other guards subconsciously moved a few steps away from him, fearing that they would be implicated.

The King of Goryeo covered his swollen forehead, his emotions still somewhat out of control, and shouted at Wen Zai Yin in a sharp voice:

"Wen Zai Yin, why didn't you let the guards kill this official? Do you want me to die at his hands?!"

Before Wen Zaiyin could explain, Zhang Fan in the audience was the first to speak out angrily:

"Why did the King of Goryeo slaughter the envoy?!"

The King of Goryeo then realized that the man was not an ordinary assassin, but an envoy from Feng State.

No matter how crazy the envoy of Feng State was, he was still an envoy from another country. Now that he died in the court of Goryeo, wouldn't the arrogant King Feng come to attack him?

Thinking of this, the King of Goryeo suddenly felt a chill all over his body and quickly explained:

"Your Excellency should have seen it. He just suddenly came up to assassinate me..."

But seeing Zhang Fan looking at him with a frown, the King of Goryeo quickly changed his words:

"No, no, no, it wasn't me, it was Xiao Wang. He was the one who tried to stab Xiao Wang first, and he also bumped into me himself..."

"Shut up!" Zhang Fan's eyes turned red as he gritted his teeth and said, "Assassination? From ancient times to the present, has there ever been an assassin who used bamboo slips to assassinate people?"

"This..." The King of Goryeo was speechless.

Yes, how can you stab someone with bamboo slips? At most, it can be considered an assault!

"Even when two countries are at war, they don't kill envoys. By doing this, the King of Goryeo is determined to be an enemy of our Feng Kingdom and Daqing?!"

Zhang Fan stood in the center of the hall, glaring angrily, "The King of Goryeo must give an explanation for this matter, otherwise the Fengtian Army will be at the gates of the city tomorrow. Don't say I didn't warn you!"

Faced with Zhang Fan's questioning, the Goryeo king and his ministers looked at each other in confusion.

When things developed to this point, even a dumb person could see that the envoy from Feng State was simply here to stir up trouble.

First he insulted Goryeo, then he blasphemed the queen, and finally he even beat up the King of Goryeo.

All the provocative acts were just to provoke Goryeo, and then he would deserve to die under Goryeo's knife.

Feng State was merely a vassal state of Daqing, and the Prince of Feng was merely a son of the Daqing Emperor. How dare he act so arrogantly?!

A Goryeo general stood up angrily: "It has come to this, everyone is dead, what else is there to say!"

"Your Majesty, it's better to do it once and for all! Leave this person here as well, and this matter won't be publicized!"

As soon as these words were spoken, half of the officials and generals in the hall stood up and looked at Zhang Fan with eager eyes.

The Goryeo guards also stood in the hall with swords in hand, waiting for the Goryeo king's order.

The King of Goryeo sat on the throne. The bleeding on his head had stopped, but his expression was gloomy.

He didn't expect things to develop to the current situation. Just as the general said, the envoy of Fengguo was dead, and it was too late to undo what had happened.

It would be better to detain all the Fengguo envoys to delay time.

Zhang Fan watched the Goryeo officials gradually approaching, without showing any fear. He just calmly said:

"The Fengtian Army is approaching, do not dare to move! If you move, your country will be destroyed!"

As soon as these words came out, everyone's expressions changed drastically.

If the envoy's previous tough attitude was considered a threat, this sentence rose to the level of a declaration of war.

Any action will lead to the destruction of the country!

This is not an exaggeration.

Given Goryeo's current situation, can it survive the double-sided attack from the Park family and the powerful Fengtian Army?

"My king, you must not resort to violence again." Prime Minister Wen Zaiyin hurriedly stepped forward and pleaded, "If we accidentally kill an envoy, there's still room for maneuver."

"But if the Fengtian envoys haven't returned, King Feng will surely be furious and raise an army. A further war between the two countries over such a misunderstanding will only cause the people to suffer. It's totally unnecessary!"

The King of Goryeo breathed a sigh of relief, forcing a smile as he said, "The Prime Minister is right. This is a misunderstanding... a misunderstanding."

"The King of Goryeo doesn't plan to keep me here?" Zhang Fan sneered.

"My Lord, I have absolutely no such intention. Your Excellency is free to come and go."

The King of Goryeo felt relieved and dared not stop it.

Wen Zaiyin also echoed:

"Please also explain the situation to King Feng. It's not that Goryeo killed the envoy of Feng without reason. It's really... that Lord Qin was too impulsive."

"I will relay everything I saw today to Your Highness without missing a word," Zhang Fan gritted his teeth and said, "I also ask the King of Goryeo to return Master Qin's body to me and bring it back to Fengguo for burial."

How dare the King of Goryeo disobey? He immediately ordered his guards to carry Qin Jing's body to Zhang Fan's side.

Zhang Fan looked down at Qin Jing's pale yet peaceful face, holding back tears, and gritted his teeth as he said, "I will take my leave. King Goryeo, take care of yourself!"

Zhang Fan took Qin Jing's body away.

All the Goryeo officials in the hall were silent, as if their voice cords had been removed.

Finally, Wen Zaiyin sighed and said, "Your Majesty, mobilize the border troops and prepare for war."

The Goryeo King's pupils shrank sharply. "What the Prime Minister is saying is, does the King of Feng really dare to lead his army to invade Goryeo territory? It's still winter!"

Wen Zaiyin sighed, "From the moment the Fengtian envoys entered the country, war was inevitable. The King of Fengtian might have already assembled his army and was ready to march eastward at any time."

The Goryeo King's face was gloomy, and he slammed the throne handle beside him:

"If that's the case, why did the Prime Minister let me let them go?!"

"Your Majesty," Wen Zaiyin said bitterly, "Prince Feng acted this way to justify his actions."

"If we keep the entire Fengtian delegation, wouldn't that be giving us an excuse to accuse them? Then the Fengtian Army can claim to be the righteous army and claim to be in the right position."

A minister stepped forward and asked, "But now that the Feng State's chief envoy is dead, doesn't that mean the King of Feng already has a reason to send troops?"

Wen Zaiyin smiled bitterly and shook his head.

"That's different. Now that only one member of the Feng State envoy has died, we only need to spread the truth about what just happened. Let the Khitan, Mohe, Shiwei and other countries know that the Feng State envoy ended up like this because of his arrogance."

"In this way, when King Feng's army arrives at the gates, the other nations will feel the pangs of grief for the King Feng's brutal behavior."

"When the time comes, we can ask them for help and maybe they can even bring in reinforcements."

The King of Goryeo looked grim: "This Fengguo is going too far! The King of Feng is so cruel, he is simply not a human being!"