RPAGF Chapter 428: Marriage.
Chapter 428: Marriage.
In the blink of an eye it was noon.
The ministers in the palace hall had already become a little impatient waiting.
Emperor Hongwen was also a little confused. The reason why he asked Eunuch Deng to bring the person over was that he didn't want to wait that long.
Just when he was about to let Song Yu and others go back first, news finally came from outside the palace that Eunuch Deng had brought people here.
"Ninth brother! Don't be afraid if Li Mu makes things difficult for you. You can tell me about any grievances you have. His Majesty will take care of it for you."
When Song Yu saw Song Chi and the other man enter the hall, he rushed towards them with tears and snot.
People who don’t know would think that the brotherhood between these two is very deep.
But the fake Song Chi knew clearly that the real Song Chi had never spoken more than ten words to his elder brother since he was a child.
The reason why they chose the Ninth Young Master was because he was transparent enough and had almost no intersection with anyone in Prince Jiang's Mansion.
"Big...Brother." Song Chi pretended to be flattered, in case the big brother in front of him was deliberately deceiving him.
However, when he saw the man and woman behind Song Yu, his body trembled violently, and then he quickly regained his composure and pretended not to know them.
Beside the dragon throne, Eunuch Deng whispered to Emperor Hongwen about his meeting with Empress Song Chi.
The reason they were delayed for so long was that Song Chi had been living in the woodshed and was dirty and smelly, so Eunuch Deng had to take him to wash up first.
Emperor Hongwen's cheek twitched, and he looked at the two brothers hugging each other affectionately, and frowned slightly.
He was waiting, waiting for Song Chi's next reaction.
Emperor Hongwen wanted to see whether Li Mu had really dealt with Song Chi and asked him to stop pursuing the matter.
on the main hall.
Song Yu gave Song Chi a big bear hug and whispered in his ear:
"The Sect Master orders that from now on, you will all obey my orders!"
There was a flash of astonishment in Song Chi's eyes. His gaze met Song Yu's. After a moment, he quickly looked away and lowered his head.
Song Yu turned around and looked at Emperor Hongwen, with an indignant look on his face.
"Your Majesty, since my ninth brother is fine, I will not pursue the matter of imprisonment any further. However, the Prince of Yan has killed the redundant foreign envoys without authorization..."
There was a look of struggle on Song Yu's face, as if he wanted to say something but hesitated.
"Emissary? I wonder which country's envoy you are talking about?"
At this moment, a very inappropriate voice came from the crowd.
After seeing clearly who was speaking, Emperor Hongwen looked a little surprised. Minister of the Imperial Household?
"I am the Crown Prince Zuo Jing of the Tianlan Dynasty. I greet His Majesty the Emperor of the Xing Dynasty."
The man behind Song Yu stepped forward and saluted Emperor Hongwen, but this time it was not a kneeling ceremony.
Then he glanced at the woman next to him and introduced:
"This is my sister, Cang He."
"He, I meet His Majesty the Emperor of Xing Dynasty."
The woman knelt and then took off the veil from her face.
You could hear a pin drop in the hall, which was the highest compliment to a woman's appearance.
A pair of charming peach blossom eyes seemed to be able to speak, skin was whiter than snow, lips were red and teeth were white, and there was a little vermilion under the earlobe, which did not look like a flaw, but made the woman's appearance more charming.
"Barbarians are barbarians. I remember that the last time they were calling it the Holy Dynasty of the Rising Sun, are they destroying their country again?"
At this moment, an extremely inappropriate voice sounded among the ministers.
When everyone looked over, they saw that the person who spoke was the old man from the Ministry of Imperial Household.
"What the lord is talking about is that the last time our ancestors came to this land, it was still called Guili Dynasty."
Zuo Jing smiled faintly and looked at Taifusi Qing with a provocative tone.
"Bastard! You're looking for death!"
The Minister of the Imperial Household pointed at Zuo Jing and wanted to say something else, but was rendered speechless for a moment.
Although he was able to flatter Emperor Hongwen and praise the emperor for restoring order and saving the people from disaster.
But his previous words had also insulted himself. He was no different from Zuo Jing, and also became a person whose country would soon be destroyed.
But if I were to overturn my previous remarks... that would be pure suicide.
Especially since he is an old minister of the previous dynasty, the more he says at this time, the more mistakes he will make. The best way is to stop dwelling on this topic.
He looked at Song Yu unkindly and asked angrily:
"Your Highness, I wonder why you brought these two people to the palace?"
"This is the imperial court. Please leave immediately if you are not interested. I still need to impeach Li Mu and I don't have time to deal with these barbarians."
Having said that, the Minister of the Imperial Household Department no longer paid attention to the two. In his opinion, Li Mu was the prince of Yan, and killing a few redundant barbarians was not worth bringing up in the court.
It would be better to falsely accuse the servants in Li Mu's house of eating without paying.
"Rongyi... Tianlan, the envoy of Tianlan came to our Xing Dynasty. What's the matter?"
However, the Minister of the Ministry of Rites keenly grasped the key point. Although he also felt that killing the redundant barbarians was not a big deal, if the identity of the other party's envoy could be confirmed, the story would be different.
The Minister of the Imperial Household was preparing his speech when he was interrupted. He looked at the Minister of the Imperial Household as if he was a fool.
The vast majority of court officials held the same idea as the Minister of the Imperial Household.
Since Xing Dynasty had no state, all foreign tribes were enemies. If the fight continued, Li Mu might even have to be praised for killing the enemy.
Everyone felt that the Minister of the Ministry of Rites was a little crazy, and many people subconsciously kept their distance from him.
I disdain to associate with such people.
Emperor Hongwen just watched all this calmly without saying a word from beginning to end.
What he cared about was not the Rongyi or the Tianlan Dynasty, but why King Jiang was involved.
"Your Majesty! I came here this time to discuss the issue of vassal states with your country..."
"court death!"
As Zuo Jing was speaking, someone among the court officials cursed out loud. Forty years ago, the barbarians almost broke into the imperial palace. Many people here had experienced this.
Now he wants to make Xing Dynasty a vassal state right away. He simply wants to die.
However, more people express disdain.
"I thought Prince Jiang was here to help, but isn't this just causing trouble?"
"Alas, the Prince of Yan is too dazzling, so King Jiang can't sit still anymore, so he arrested two redundant barbarians and ran away, making a fool of himself."
"Is he trying to provoke His Majesty on purpose and keep him in the capital as a hostage? There is no other exquisite waterside pavilion in the capital."
Zuo Jing glanced at the ministers in the palace, a hint of coldness flashed in his eyes, and he spoke again,
"Your Majesty, what I mean is that our Tianlan Dynasty will become a vassal state of the Xing Dynasty."
"I would like to marry a princess from your country. Of course, my sister is also willing to marry into your country. I hope His Majesty the Emperor of Xingchao will grant her permission."
"what did he say?"
"Is this guy really the prince of Rongyi? Could he be an imposter?"
"Could it be that King Jiang has subdued the Rongyi, and our Xing Dynasty has gained another vassal state from now on?"
As soon as these words were spoken, the faces of the ministers changed immediately.
The reason why people look down on redundant people.
Firstly, it was because Xing Dynasty was now strong enough, unlike the previous dynasty, when Jiangcheng’s 500,000-strong army could not even get ashore.
Secondly, it is because the Rongyi people were far away overseas, and at the beginning of the founding of the country, there were historical books that were found from some unknown corner.
He claimed that Rongyi was once the territory of the Xia people and proposed to recover the beautiful territory.
However, after several years, not only was the man's money and effort was wasted, but not even a hair of the red barbarian was found.
Everyone lost interest in this barren land outside the region.
But now if the Rongyi take the initiative to become a vassal, the meaning will be completely different.
Whether it is expanding territory or recovering mountains and rivers, this unprecedented achievement will make everyone present leave a mark in history books.
Emperor Hongwen frowned, but did not look at Zuo Jing. His eyes fell on Song Yu.
Seeing this, Song Yu stepped forward, saluted and said:
"This matter was originally handed over to my ninth brother to report, but who knew that he..."
"Here is my father's letter, please have a look, Your Majesty."
As he spoke, Song Yu took out a letter from his sleeve and raised his hands above his head.
Emperor Hongwen took the letter handed over by Eunuch Deng and saw that it was indeed the seal of King Jiang. He couldn't help but feel puzzled.
However, when he read the contents of the letter, his face turned as black as the bottom of a pot.
King Jiang's letter was extremely brief. He only said that the matter was true and the other party's condition was a marriage alliance.
Although Emperor Hongwen did not have a close relationship with King Jiang, he knew that this was his elder brother's style of doing things.
Fortunately, King Jiang only said that the matter was of great importance and that everything would be left to Your Majesty to decide, so that Emperor Hongwen would not vent his anger on King Jiang.
The letter mentioned that when the princess of Xingchao was married off, Princess Rongyi would also marry into Xingchao.
However, the above words were only on the surface, while the following words were written in the secret code that King Yan had taught him.
Rongyi is surrounded by many islands, and there are countless minerals on the islands that can be used to make Xingwei armor.
Xing Dynasty could pay a small amount of food in exchange, or, after obtaining the sea chart... turn against it.
Emperor Hongwen looked deep in his eyes, then waved his hand to turn the letter into dust, and said in a light tone,
"Drag these two out and execute them. Send the Crown Prince Jiang back to Jiangcheng immediately. Without my order, he is not allowed to set foot in the capital."
As soon as these words were spoken, the hall was in an uproar again. Everyone was guessing what King Jiang said in the letter and why it made His Majesty so angry.
A hint of surprise flashed across Zuo Jing's eyes, and then he seemed to understand something and shouted:
"Your Majesty! The princess we are talking about is Princess Linglong, the Princess of the Guili Dynasty."