To the First Emperor of Qin: The state has decreed this!

Chapter 375 The Sunflower Manual Presented to the Great Khan!

Ji Dan did not answer immediately, but said coldly:

"The Qin Dynasty may seem like an impenetrable wall, but in reality, there are already undercurrents surging within it."

Although Ying Zheng possessed great talent and ambition, and was determined to launch a northern expedition, the court in Xianyang was filled with cowardly and war-averse civil officials and nobles, as numerous as carp crossing a river.

Ji Dan raised his head and said, word by word, "Why must the Chanyu fight the Qin army to the death on the battlefield? Why not send an envoy across the border to Xianyang and propose this to Ying Zheng..."

"Make peace!"

"Peace talks?"

The Xiongnu envoy paused for a moment, then shook his head with a wry smile, "Immortal Master, you may not know this, but the Great Chanyu has considered the matter of peace talks."

But Ying Zheng was of a fierce and unyielding character, and viewed the Xiongnu as barbarians; how could he easily agree?

"Ying Zheng naturally refused."

Ji Dan sneered and continued to bluff, "But you should know that the Qin Dynasty's treasury is currently being emptied by that imposter from the Academy of Natural Sciences."

The civil officials in the court, led by Zong Yu, were submitting petitions every day requesting the cessation of hostilities and a marriage alliance.

The Xiongnu Chanyu only needs to propose a condition that the Qin court and its people will find respectable, and the civil officials will force Ying Zheng to bow his head in court!

"Let the Great Qin send its most noble princess to the grasslands for a marriage alliance! And provide her with a generous dowry of grain, silk, and cloth!" Ji Dan slammed his hand on the table, his voice suddenly rising in pitch.

Upon hearing this, the envoy fell into deep thought.

After a moment, he slowly nodded, his eyes gleaming: "What the immortal master says is absolutely right. The Great Chanyu also mentioned the marriage alliance when he came, but he was still undecided and did not know whether this plan would work."

Hearing the Immortal Master's words now is like seeing the sun after the clouds have parted!

The envoy rubbed his hands together, a greedy smile on his face: "But... there are many princesses in the Great Qin. If Ying Zheng just randomly picks a princess from the royal family, or even a palace maid to impersonate a princess to appease us, wouldn't that be a disgrace to our Great Chanyu?"

"The immortal master knows the Qin royal family intimately. I wonder which princess the Chanyu should specifically request?"

Without even thinking, a name instantly popped into Ji Dan's mind.

If you're going to play, play big. If you're going to disgust Ying Zheng, you have to pick the piece of meat that's most important to him!

Ji Dan coldly uttered three words: "Ying Yinman".

"Ying Yinman?" The envoy chewed on the name.

"good."

Ji Dan snorted coldly, "This woman is Ying Zheng's most beloved daughter, the apple of his eye. If the Chanyu specifically asks for her, Ying Zheng will surely be furious. But that is precisely the brilliance of the plan."

Ji Dan began to unleash her imagination: "The more reluctant Ying Zheng is, the more the ministers in the court who advocate marriage will feel that as long as a woman is sacrificed, the Qin Dynasty can be spared from war. They will spare no effort to put pressure on Ying Zheng."

They might even use the phrase "all living beings under heaven" to morally blackmail Ying Zheng.

At that time, the Qin Dynasty court will inevitably fall into serious internal strife and division.

"Without losing a single soldier, you will not only receive a generous dowry and provisions to survive the winter, but you will also shake the morale of the Qin army. Isn't that killing two birds with one stone?"

This deception is logically sound and directly targets human weaknesses.

The Xiongnu envoy's eyes lit up upon hearing this, and he clapped his hands excitedly, exclaiming, "Brilliant! Brilliant indeed! The Immortal Master is truly a divine being! If this plan succeeds, not only will our Xiongnu be able to avert the current crisis of our clan's annihilation, but we will also be able to thoroughly humiliate the Great Qin!"

I will immediately write a letter and send it back to the royal court by express courier, covering eight hundred li, to report to the Great Chanyu!

Xiang Liang, who was sitting to the side, was also secretly alarmed.

He glanced at Ji Dan, and his awe of this "Great Qin Immortal Master" deepened even further.

To kill someone is to destroy their spirit; this tactic of using someone else to do one's dirty work and disrupting the court is truly too vicious.

However, when the topic of marriage alliance was mentioned, a flash of extreme resentment suddenly appeared in Xiang Liang's eyes.

He suddenly slapped his thigh, as if he had thought of something extremely important.

"Wait a minute, messenger!" Xiang Liang shouted, interrupting the excited messenger.

The messenger turned his head in confusion: "Does Lord Xiang have any further instructions?"

Xiang Liang took a deep breath, his face turning extremely grim, and said through gritted teeth, "Since the Great Chanyu wants to propose a marriage alliance with the tyrannical Qin, I, Xiang Liang, would also like to take this opportunity to humbly request the Great Chanyu to do a small favor for my Chu people!"

"Please speak freely, Lord Xiang. The Great Chanyu values ​​you highly!" the envoy said confidently.

Xiang Liang's eyes were icy as he spoke, enunciating each word clearly: "In the Qin Imperial Palace, or perhaps within the Imperial Academy of Natural History, there dwells a vile woman! Her name is Mi Yueyao!"

Upon hearing this name, Xiang Liang could barely contain his murderous intent: "This woman is of royal blood from my great Chu family. She has received favors from my Chu state, yet she is shameless, betrays her homeland, and is willing to become a lackey of the Qin state!"

It's said she's currently living at the Institute of Natural History!

Xiang Liang grew angrier as he spoke, his fists clenching so tightly they cracked: "What we Chu people find even more intolerable is that a month ago, rumors spread throughout the land that a peerless martial arts manual had appeared in the world."

After extensive investigation, I have discovered that the legendary manual called "Sunflower Manual" is actually the long-lost national treasure of the Chu Kingdom!

"but!"

Xiang Liang slammed his hand on the table. "That peerless secret manual actually fell into the hands of that vile woman, Mi Yueyao!"

If it weren't for this incident, we wouldn't even know that she had already completely betrayed the State of Chu! This is a great disgrace to our great Chu!

Xiang Liang took a deep breath to calm his agitated emotions and looked intently at the envoy: "Therefore, if the Great Chanyu proposes a marriage alliance to the tyrannical Qin, I implore the Great Chanyu to add an extra clause to the letter of state, in addition to demanding Princess Ying Yinman!"

They specifically named Mi Yueyao, the traitorous woman from Chu, and ordered her to be included in the Great Chanyu's harem as a concubine, part of his dowry!

Xiang Liang sneered, "Although Mi Yueyao is a shameless traitor, her beauty is unparalleled in the world. She is like a rare orchid in a secluded valley, pure and aloof, and absolutely no less beautiful than any other woman in the world."

"If the Great Chanyu were to obtain her, he would not only gain a stunning beauty, but he would also avenge me, Xiang Liang!"

The Xiongnu envoy narrowed his eyes slightly after hearing these words.

Although he was a rough man, he was certainly not a fool to be sent as an envoy.

Xiang Liang is using the Xiongnu as a tool to kill the traitors of Chu.

Not only that, the woman named Mi Yueyao also possessed some kind of peerless martial arts manual.

The envoy stroked his rough stubble, but hesitated. "Lord Xiang, this... the Chanyu's request to marry the Qin princess is a major event between our countries."

If we were to add some kind of traitorous woman from Chu to this, and then demand her back from the Great Qin, the Great Chanyu would probably find it difficult to ask for her back!

After all, this wasn't part of our original plan.

This is blatantly demanding benefits.

Xiang Liang, that old fox, was incredibly shrewd; he could easily discern the underlying meaning in the messenger's words.

He immediately cursed inwardly as "greedy barbarians," but remained outwardly calm.