king of war

Chapter 27 King Leonidas
(Sorry for the lateness, I have the audacity to ask for a recommendation ticket)
On the small road in the country, a group of people rode horses and ran at a high speed. It had just rained and the road was still a little muddy. Qin Rongshuai was jolting so badly on the horse that he almost vomited out his morning meal.

"Socks, how far are we from Sparta?" Qin Rongshuai asked weakly on his horse.

Sox, Themis' confidant, reined in the reins, scanned the surrounding environment, and replied, "It's probably a few miles away."

"Let's take a rest before going over." Qin Rongshuai struggled to get off the horse, rubbed his sore thighs, stretched his muscles and bones and let out a sigh of relief.

Qin Rongshuai's subordinates also stopped, spread out and surrounded them, paying attention to the surrounding movements vigilantly.

Qin Rongshuai glanced at the neat and lush wheat fields around him, and suddenly felt relaxed and happy. The breeze blew, the waves of wheat rolled, and there was a fragrance.

He felt that if it wasn't for the war, this place would simply be a resort, so he could spend a few days here leisurely and relax.

Just when Qin Rongshuai was sighing, he saw a few pedestrians appearing on the small road in the distance, walking in a hurry, as if there was something urgent.

When passing by Qin Rongshuai and the others, the leader, a man in a white robe and a red shawl, glanced at them. He had a gloomy face and unkind eyes, which made people feel very uncomfortable.

They seemed to just look at Qin Rongshuai and the others curiously, then continued on their way, and soon walked away.

Suokes was a little surprised, "Hey, isn't that Senator Theron of Sparta?"

Senator Theron? !
Qin Rongshuai immediately remembered who this person was. This person was the villain who colluded with Persia and blocked the dispatch of troops at the Spartan meeting. This is a sinister villain.

Especially the scene with the queen, tsk tsk, it was very impressive.

Qin Rongshuai suddenly felt something was wrong. Seeing this person, does it mean that the plot is about to start?

Without further ado, in order to avoid nights and dreams, it would be better to see Leonidas earlier, Qin Rongshuai immediately got on his horse and galloped with his people.

Half an hour later, the city of Sparta appeared in sight, and there were gradually more people on the road, all staring curiously at the group of strangers from outside.

"Stop!" A Spartan soldier stopped Qin Rongshuai, looking at them vigilantly, "Who are you? What are you here for?"

Qin Rongshuai put on the title of foreign envoy, smiled and waved, "We are envoys from the East, and we want to meet the king of Sparta."

[Foreign envoy: Wearing this title will make your words more convincing, make you feel better, receive better courtesy, and your charm value will increase by 10 points]

The Spartan soldier frowned, "Are you Persians?"

"No, we are not the envoys of Persia." Qin Rongshuai explained, "I come from another country, and he is on the east side of Persia. This is the envoy of Athens. He accompanied me here to prove my identity."

The Spartan soldier glanced at him and said bluntly, "Wait."

Although the attitude of the Spartans is lukewarm, Qin Rongshuai likes their resolute personality, straightforward and concise, without sloppy.

After a while, a group of people came out of the city. The leader was a strong man with a beard and a simple crown. He was the Spartan king Leonidas.

Qin Rongshuai jumped off his horse immediately, and greeted him with a smile, "Hello, Your Majesty, I didn't expect you to come to greet me in person. It's a great honor."

"Welcome, Your Excellency Messenger." Leonidas showed a polite smile, "I heard that an envoy from a strange country has arrived, as the host, I must not be rude and leave a bad impression on the guests I meet for the first time. "

Qin Rongshuai smiled and put his hands on his chest, nodded in salute, then took out the travel brochure and handed it to Leonidas, "This is an official document of our country, used to prove my identity."

Leonidas flipped through it in amazement, he had never seen such an exquisite thing, when he saw Qin Rongshuai's photo, he looked it over carefully, and returned the booklet.

"Then, Your Excellency the Messenger, why did you come here?" Leonidas took a deep look at Qin Rongshuai and asked seriously.

"For friendship." Qin Rongshuai replied solemnly.

"For friendship?" Leonidas raised her eyebrows after hearing this answer, she seemed a little surprised, and then laughed heartily, "I like this sentence very much, please!"

Leonidas led the way and walked into the gate of Sparta side by side with Qin Rongshuai. The citizens in the city who got the news stood curiously on both sides of the street, stretching their necks to watch the foreign messenger.

"We rarely have strangers here, that's why they make such a rude move." Leonidas explained, as if afraid of causing Qin Rongshuai's displeasure.

"Oh, it doesn't matter." Qin Rongshuai said he didn't care. "In our hometown, we welcome distinguished guests like this. There are people standing on both sides. We call it a sidewalk welcome. The more people there are, the happier the guests will be."

Leonidas laughed out loud. He felt that he liked the young envoy in front of him more and more. He was tall, handsome, polite, and understanding. He was the best foreign envoy he had ever seen, bar none.

As soon as the group turned the corner, they saw a woman wearing a white robe standing on the street with two attendants to greet them.

"This is my queen, Ge Guo." Leonidas happily introduced Qin Rongshuai, "This is the envoy from the far east, Qin."

"Nice to meet you, beautiful queen." Qin Rongshuai looked at the queen, the heroine of the 300 Spartan warriors, with a happy face.

Thinking that this queen is related to Leonidas, tsk tsk.

Don't get me wrong, the relationship between the two is very good.

It's just that this queen is the daughter of the previous king, and the previous king was Leonidas' half brother, which is very subtle.

Queen Geguo returned the gift with a smile. She was also full of affection for this young envoy whom she met for the first time.

"It is customary in my hometown to bring gifts when visiting as a guest. Please allow me to present gifts to the king and queen." Qin Rongshuai took out salt, sugar and spices from the package and handed them to the queen.

It is no wonder that this sentence is also suitable for foreign countries. Leonidas became more interested after seeing the gift, and ordered his subordinates to prepare a banquet to entertain Qin Rongshuai.

The banquet food was a little simple, but the specifications were high. There were many nobles and officials present, and they toasted Qin Rongshuai one by one.

For a time, the host and guest had a good time, and the atmosphere seemed very harmonious.

Leonidas picked up a glass of wine, and suddenly asked Qin Rongshuai, "You guys really came to Sparta for friendship?"

Qin Rongshuai was a little stunned. He looked at Leonidas serious look and was a little puzzled. How could he say such a word properly? Didn't we have a happy conversation just now?
"I have seen many envoys." Leonidas said seriously, "They came to Sparta, either wanting to submit to Sparta, or wanting to submit to Sparta. I have never seen anyone who only wants to get friendship. .”

Qin Rongshuai thought for a while and replied seriously: "My country is different from other countries, we only want friendship."

"why?"

"Because having multiple friends is always a happy thing." Qin Rongshuai said, "Friends can help each other and do business."

A country like Sparta is used to the weak and the strong, so they were surprised to hear this sentence, and thought it made sense.

"Then, let's toast to friendship!" Leonidas smiled, holding his glass high, and was about to drink it down.

At this time, a guard suddenly entered the banquet hall and informed Leonidas, "Your Majesty, the Persian envoy has arrived."

(End of this chapter)