Bahram's Letters Laid before the Shah

From E6.23, The Intercepted Letter of Bahram Chubin. It illustrates E6.23.27–38 (to E6.23.40):

E6.23.27
They sealed the letters with Bahram’s own seal;He dressed for trade, his purpose to conceal.
E6.23.28
In haste he came where Khosrow held his court,With caravan and wares of every sort.
E6.23.29
He carried letters, gifts, and presents too,All veiled beneath a trader’s outward view.
E6.23.30
He marked that grandeur and that mighty train,And saw no passage through the crowded plain.
E6.23.31
“Who,” thought he, “seeing such a king stand tall,Would seek Bahram’s protection now at all?
E6.23.32
I am from Iran, free from foe and care;Full thirty camel-loads of goods I bear.
E6.23.33
Why bring destruction on myself, when ISee from the pit such majesty rise high?
E6.23.34
These letters to the Shah I shall convey,A novel gift, and tell him what they say.”
E6.23.35
Perturbed, he came before the Shah with allThe hostile gifts and letters from that hall.
E6.23.36
He brought the silver, gifts, and letters sealed,And to the Shah their messages revealed.
E6.23.37
The Shah read all the letters brought that day,Then bade him on a golden seat to stay.
E6.23.38
He said, “O man of wisdom, you should knowThat in my eyes Bahram stands mean and low.