When snow began to flutter from the sky, a troop from Fengjiang arrived beneath the walls of Dongqing City. These troops did not rush to attack; instead, they sent an envoy to deliver a decree to the city's defense commander.
Indeed, it was a decree. Emperor Zhao Yu of the Dahua Empire had appointed the city's defense commander, Liu Jie, as Great General, hoping he would open the city gates to welcome the troops from Fengjiang.
This appointment of Great General seemed quite arbitrary. Knowing that Zhao Chen had surrendered, Liu Jie thought Zhao Chen would become Great General under Zhao Yu.
So, he asked the envoy, a diplomat from the Great Tang Empire, about the credibility of this matter.
The diplomat from the Great Tang Empire, due to his diplomatic immunity, came to deliver this message. Smiling at Liu Jie's question, he responded directly, "Zhao Chen has already been sent to our country, so General need not worry."
