This utterly outrageous act left every minister in the great hall dumbstruck. Even the King of Goguryeo failed to react at first.
Only when he saw the Credential Staff resting on the throne did he realize what had happened, and his fury erupted!
"How dare you-"
"Your Majesty!"
Before the King of Goguryeo could finish, the minister of internal affairs interrupted him and bowed. "The Han envoy is an honored guest. Since this is the custom of the Han State, we should respect it."
As he spoke, the minister of internal affairs shook his head slightly at the King of Goguryeo, his eyes filled with pleading.
Your Majesty, you must endure this!
Veins throbbed on the King of Goguryeo's forehead as he clenched his fists tightly. In the end, he forced a faint smile at Cui Lin and said, "I am unfamiliar with your country's customs and etiquette. If I have given offense, I ask the Han envoy's forgiveness."
At these words, Cui Lin, who had already prepared himself for death, suddenly looked at him differently, disbelief showing in his eyes.
He could even swallow this?!
Chapter 355: Do Not Move! Move, and Your Nation Will Fall! Do Not Say You Were Not Warned!
As an envoy from a superior nation, he was indeed exempt from kneeling before the ruler of a small country, but he still had to observe basic diplomatic etiquette.
Yet Cui Lin had deliberately provoked and found fault with the King of Goguryeo from the moment they met. Not only had he made the king kneel and stepped on his back to dismount, but after arriving at the palace, he had even kicked him off his throne.
None of it conformed to the etiquette expected of an envoy.
It was nothing short of humiliation!
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