I want to be innocent, but they don't allow me

Chapter 429 Everyone has their own agenda.

"Your Majesty! Even when two countries are at war, envoys are not killed. The envoys from the barbarians came with sincerity. Even if our dynasty does not agree, we should not kill the envoys directly."

The Minister of Taichang Temple glared at Emperor Hongwen with the look of anger he would give to a tyrant.

"What the Minister of the Ministry of Rites said is polite, but it goes against the manners of a great country like ours. Which country will be willing to have diplomatic relations with our country in the future?"

"This lord is still asleep, right? Our dynasty is the ruler of the Nine Provinces. Other countries? That's just a temporary title!"

For a time, the court officials were divided into two factions.

One group naturally agreed with Prince Rongyi's proposal. Before, Yin Huanping had a difficult time handling the matter due to her identity as Princess of Yan.

Now it is Prince Yan himself who says that these are all misunderstandings.

Then Emperor Hongwen only needs to restore Princess Yin Huanping's identity, and the matter will be settled.

The other group does not disagree, but rather disdains it.

Although I don't agree with killing the two redundant people directly.

They thought that they should first lock the person up, torture him severely, and ask for the route from the sea map.

By then there will be no more Rongyi, but Rongyi County in Qiongzhou will be located in the northwest of Xing Dynasty.

There was an instant of noise in the hall.

Emperor Hongwen glanced at his ministers and a barely perceptible smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

They forced me to do this. I'm just a small emperor, what can I do?

My position is already very clear. If you don't show up and my second brother doesn't show up either, I will be in a difficult position.

Emperor Hongwen suppressed his smile, and with anger on his face, he spoke as if he was forced, "Wait!"

"Your Majesty is wise!" This word "wait a minute" made both the torture faction and the marriage faction's eyes light up.

This was another victory for them in the court.

So what if he is the emperor? It is difficult to appease the public opinion. As long as the court officials are united, anyone who insists on his own way can only be a tyrant.

"Take the two envoys to rest, and we will discuss this matter later!"

When saying this, Emperor Hongwen seemed to have aged a lot, but his ministers did not know that he was already very happy at this moment.

A vicious plan quietly arose in Emperor Hongwen's heart.

Since the Prince of Yan has taken a liking to Yin Huanping, then come to the capital and talk to me.

As for Zhao Chuyi...

Emperor Hongwen, as a father, naturally knew what his daughter was thinking. He also heard from the empress that Li Mu seemed to be concerned about her precious daughter as well.

But if he wanted to use Zhao Chuyi as an excuse, he really couldn't make up his mind.

This is the last stubbornness of a daughter slave.

At the beginning, he just wanted to recruit Li Mu as a son-in-law, so he directly gave him the exquisite water pavilion.

The purpose was to observe closely. Even if he really married his daughter, Li Mu would have to live in the capital.

Want to go back to Yanshan?

Don’t even think about it, just detain it and use it as a proton!

However, the investigation had just begun, and Emperor Hongwen immediately gave up the idea.

Little bastard, the women in your mansion are almost as many as my harem, and you still dare to covet my daughter? No way!

When Emperor Hongwen arranged the marriage between Li Mu and Lu Jianjia, he seemed to be conflicted, but in fact he was acting for the Empress.

After all, the queen had no idea what kind of magic potion Li Mu had poured into her, and she had already decided on this prince consort from the beginning.

As the emperor, how could he not know that the second young lady of the Lu family was not allowed to have any contact with men?

However, he had to pretend for now, otherwise he would not be united with the King of Yan, but would be chased all over the palace by that reckless man holding Shuo Lei.

That person would be in big trouble.

What's more, this news must be passed to the border first, otherwise his superb performance would be in vain.

The meeting dispersed.

The ministers left in a hurry, knowing that the memorials in their hands should be changed.

There was no residence in the capital to accommodate envoys, so Zuo Jing and Cang He were arranged to stay in a villa in the south city.

Emperor Hongwen still needs them, so he has to treat them well.

As for the minerals mentioned in Prince Jiang's letter, Emperor Hongwen didn't take it seriously at all.

The military power of the Xing Dynasty is already unrivaled in the world. What use is a little more or a little less? The focus now should be on civil governance.

In the pavilion of the other courtyard, Zuo Jing held a teacup in his hand and looked at Cang He who was walking slowly.

"Is everything resolved?"

"What should we do next?" Cang He smiled but did not answer the stupid question.

"Try it, this Xingchao tea does have a unique flavor."

Zuo Jing behaved in a refined manner and filled the teacup in front of Cang He, completely losing the timid look he had shown in the hall before.

"What do you want?" Cang He knitted his eyebrows tightly together, glanced at the teacup, but did not reach out to take it.

"Why don't we act according to the previous plan? And why have we never mentioned the marriage before?"

"He is so charming even when he is angry." The greed in Zuo Jing's eyes was not concealed at all, and as he spoke, he was about to hold Cang He's hand.

"Why don't we just take Song Chi away? Do you know that today, in that hall alone, there are at least three auras that are no less powerful than you and me!"

A hint of disgust flashed in Canghe's eyes. He calmly picked up the tea, leaving Zuo Jing empty-handed.

Seeing this, Zuo Jing's expression remained unchanged and he withdrew his hand very naturally.

"We are not here to pick up Song Chi, he is no longer useful!"

"What do you mean!" Cang He's hand holding the teacup paused slightly, and a few drops of tea spilled out of the cup and splashed onto the back of his white hand.

"Half a month ago, King Jiang received a letter sent by King Yan."

Zuo Jing spoke in a calm tone, as if he was talking about a trivial matter.

"The letter mentioned that Song Chi is dead, and the current Song Chi is a fake from my Tianlan Imperial City."

"This is impossible!" Cang He pressed the teacup hard on the table, not even noticing that the back of his hand was burned by the hot water.

Her charming eyes gradually narrowed into a crescent, and she spoke:

"It's those two little bitches!"

"Why didn't you tell me about this!" As if she had thought of something, Cang He raised her head abruptly, her beautiful eyes wide open as she glared at Zuo Jing.

"That's why you tricked me into coming with you. You want me to control the Emperor of Xing Dynasty!"

Cang He gritted his teeth and his hands hidden in his sleeves trembled constantly.

The reason why she can control King Jiang to a certain extent is that she has been using medicine for several years and has combined it with the secret method passed down to her by her mother's family.

Wanting to drug the Emperor of Xing Dynasty is simply a pipe dream.

Unless, Sakyo knows the secret of her Aoi clan.

With a virgin body and eight feet tall as a mirror, a man's true heart is trapped.

The Yasakami is a treasure that has been passed down by the Aoi clan to this day. Although there have been many emperors in Rongyi, the empress has always been a woman from the Aoi clan.

Others only know that the Aoi clan is good at using charms and that the women can always seduce the king, but they don't know that it is actually the credit of Hachishakami.

"How could I bear to do that? I just mentioned the marriage casually to test the old emperor's reaction."

Zuo Jing laughed, a very wild laugh, and reached out to hug Cang He.

Seeing this, Cang He quickly stood up and dodged, with a warning look, "You should call me Imperial Sister!"

"Yes, Imperial sister!" Zuo Jing withdrew his hand angrily and sat back down.

"We... no! What are you here for?" Cang He stared at Zuo Jing. She knew what her half-brother was thinking.

However, he had been very restrained before and never showed it in front of others. Until this time when he came to Xingchao, Zuo Jing seemed like a different person.

"Wait." Zuo Jing smiled and looked at Cang He with admiration.

"What are you waiting for?" Cang He's beautiful eyes narrowed, as if she had thought of something. Then, she heard Zuo Jing say,

"Wait for the master... and muddy the waters of Xingchao by the way."