The reborn general girl is the emperor

Chapter 203 Marriage or not
Xu Xiangfeng took a step forward, bowed his hands to the emperor, and said: "The old minister thinks that what Master Xiao said is reasonable, but the merit cannot be overwhelmed. But the Lord of Taiping County is loyal to the country, and his contribution is indispensable, and now When people are in the Qiang country, it is the time when the battle is critical, and they are not in a hurry to pursue their faults."

Xu Xiangfeng kicked back the question lightly, seemingly speaking, but it was all nonsense.

It was even unclear whether he agreed to deal with Yan Qing or not.

The emperor withdrew his eyes heavily: "The prime minister is right, and the most important thing is war. All merits and demerits, it will not be too late to discuss all merits and demerits after General Yan returns to the court."

The emperor had already talked about this point, even though Xiao Lu was unwilling, he couldn't say anything more.

Hearing the ministers arguing about some innocuous things, the emperor felt bored and gave An Ning a wink.

An Ning understood, and before another person spoke, he interrupted with a smile: "What other important things do you adults have to say?"

An Ning deliberately emphasized the word "important matter".

When the official who was waiting to speak heard it, he stopped talking and stood obediently with his head down.

It seems that today you can go to court early.

The ministers thought in their hearts.

But the most wishful thing in this world is that it cannot be fulfilled.

"Your Majesty, regarding the Xirong envoy's visit to the peace talks, please also ask your Majesty to take a look."

Liu Xiyuan stepped forward and presented the brochure for receiving envoys prepared by the Ministry of Rites earlier.

An Ning took the copy and carefully presented it to the emperor.

The emperor took the notebook, read it carefully and quickly, and frowned.

"Snapped!"

After closing the folder with a sound, the emperor showed a sullen expression, "What a breath!"

The officials looked at each other in blank dismay, and finally all their eyes fell on Liu Xiyuan, wondering what he wrote that made the emperor so angry.

"In a defeated country, people are still in our hands, and dare to mention the matter of marriage!"

With a sullen expression, the emperor threw the folder out, and a document caught in the folder fell out.

Withered and yellow parchment paper is the most commonly used in Xirong documents.

Xu Xiangfeng stepped forward and bent down to pick up the documents and memorial. After reading the documents, he opened the memorial and looked at Liu Xiyuan meaningfully after reading.

Liu Xiyuan stood in front of the palace with his hands folded, his head bowed, facing the furious emperor, he had never knelt down and begged the emperor to appease his anger like those old fritters who had been struggling in the officialdom for many years.

Is a bold.

Xu Xiangfeng looked away calmly, and re-presented the document and memorial: "My lord, since Xi Rong proposed this marriage, it is not a bad thing for us."

The emperor looked down at him condescendingly and asked, "What does the prime minister say?"

"Being defeated and making a marriage, asking the two countries to tie the Qin and Jin Dynasties forever, and turning the war into a jade silk, has always existed in ancient times."

Xu Xiangfeng lowered his head and talked eloquently, "It is the winner. In order to show the grandeur of a big country, I send the princess to make peace and quell the disputes between the two countries. It can also make the princess educate the barbarians and control the vassal state. It can be seen that the marriage is a matter of the two countries. , is not a bad thing."

"Furthermore, the two countries have been feuding for a long time. They have been fighting for years, and the people at the border are miserable, and it is difficult to reduce or exempt national taxes. If we can take this opportunity to shake hands and make peace, at least ten years will not be the same. For the people of the two countries, this is also a good thing. Good luck."

The emperor heard that Xu Xiangfeng said that the people are the most important, his eyes turned cold, and he asked: "According to the Prime Minister, is this a good thing to get married?"

Xu Xiangfeng stood with his head bowed, and replied respectfully: "The old minister thinks that the advantages outweigh the disadvantages."

"Humph!"

The emperor snorted coldly, and said again, "According to what the prime minister said, I should accept Xirong Khan's request and let the youngest marry the princess of Xirong as his concubine?!"

As soon as this statement came out, everyone in the hall was shocked.

"My lord, this is not right."

Immediately, one person stood up and retorted, "His Royal Highness King Xian is missing, and the rest of His Royal Highness are dead, but His Royal Highness Yu Duan, how can he marry Princess Fanbang as his concubine?"

Xu Xiangfeng tilted his head when he heard the words, but seeing that it was Liu Xiyuan who spoke, he couldn't help drooping his eyelashes with regret.

At first he seemed to be clever, but why is he impatient and unable to turn his head?

The emperor is in his prime, and the most taboo thing to talk about is the matter of the prince, especially when the princes are either dead or missing, and only the Duanwang family dominates.

Doesn't this imply that the emperor's successor will have nothing to do, and the throne can only fall on the head of King Duan?

It doesn't matter if he himself got involved because of this matter, but if it caused the emperor to take action against the entire Duan Wang party, that would be a real disaster for them.

The officials were uneasy at Liu Xiyuan's words, and their eyes all fell on Xu Xiangfeng, but they heard Xu Xiangfeng say: "The old minister also feels that the marriage is inappropriate."

The ministers are in a hurry.

How could the prime minister be confused at this time? !

Isn't this following Liu Xiyuan's words and admitting that the emperor can only appoint King Duan as the heir?
The emperor's eyes had already sunk, but he heard Xu Xiangfeng say again: "His Royal Highness Duan Wang has already engaged in a marriage contract with the daughter of the Shangshu Wang family of the Ministry of War. It was originally planned to hold a big wedding after His Royal Highness's weak crown, but there was no choice but to encounter a natural disaster. Man-made disasters delayed the wedding. When His Highness returns from Southern Xinjiang, it is time to give Miss Wang and Lord Wang an explanation."

Before the emperor could speak, Xu Xiangfeng added another sentence, "Miss Wang has already missed the best age for marriage because of her marriage contract with His Royal Highness Duan Wang. It would be inappropriate for her to lose her right here."

What Xu Xiangfeng said was impeccable.

First, I talked about the benefits of marriage, which is beneficial to the country and the people.

But he also agrees with Liu Xiyuan that Wen Zhehan, who is likely to become the crown prince, should not be allowed to marry Princess Fanbang as his concubine, so as not to confuse the royal blood and become a puppet of Fanbang.

Immediately afterwards, the marriage contract between Wen Zhehan and Wang Shuyu was pulled out, although every sentence was reasonable, but every sentence was provocative, and the emperor and Wang Weitao felt grudges at the same time if they survived.

The emperor was afraid that Wang Weitao would be dissatisfied because the marriage contract was delayed again and again.

Wang Weitao was afraid that the emperor would be jealous because of his dissatisfaction.

But this is secondary.

The most important thing is to get married.

If you agree, you will be afraid of the separation of the monarch and ministers; if you don't agree, you will ignore the people's livelihood.

What a move!

The emperor stared at Xu Xiangfeng coldly, his knuckles turning white.

Whether he agrees or not, he is not at a loss.

If you don't agree, the third child will not lose, Wang Weitao, as his son-in-law, will still support him; if you agree, although he offended Wang Weitao, the third child can get the support of Xirong Khan.

Although there is a stipulation that those who marry foreigners are not allowed to be emperors, but if all the princes have died and only the third child is left, can he still hand over the country to others?

The emperor's mind was full of thoughts, and his fingertips tapped on the armrest of the dragon chair.

"It's not urgent."

After a long while, the emperor was no longer angry as before, but used Xu Xiangfeng's method of prevarication to prevaricate himself, and prevaricated all the officials, "It's not too late to discuss this matter with Prince Xirong face to face after he brings the official documents with him."

(End of this chapter)