After the customary banquet, Zhu Ying finally turned to the matter at hand.
"His Majesty sent me here chiefly to inform all lands that Great Wei has achieved unification. All kingdoms must come to offer tribute, accept investiture from Great Wei, and follow the Great Wei Calendar..."
Zhu Ying delivered these words with practiced ease.
After all, this was precisely what Sun Quan had originally sent him to do.
Fan Xun found it all very familiar too. After all, they had already been through it once.
The talks between the two sides were a great success. To Fan Xun, this was hardly a major matter at all.
It could even be considered a good thing.
Whenever they offered tribute, the other side would invariably bestow rewards, and those rewards were often the very things they lacked most.
They could also gain the protection of the Central Plains regime, something that was very hard for them to come by.
Fan Xun very much hoped to establish a connection with Great Wei's emperor. The Funan Kingdom had experienced far too many coups before this. If he could maintain good relations with Great Wei and gain its emperor's recognition, he could seek support from Great Wei should unrest break out at home.
As he listened to Zhu Ying describe the emperor's benevolence and virtue, Fan Xun immediately decided to send his son to Luoyang to attend an imperial audience in his place.
At the same time, his imagination ran wild over this young Son of Heaven he had heard rumors about. Just how powerful a man was he?
Once these matters had been settled and the banquet had ended, Fan Xun asked Zhu Ying to stay behind alone.
His face was wreathed in smiles.
"Lord Zhu, I truly admire the present Son of