Martial Arts: Start with 100,000 Xiliang Cavalry

Chapter 109

Wei Changan's proposal was like a big stone thrown into a calm lake.

All of a sudden there were turmoil.

"How can we make love!"

"An intermarriage with a foreign country is called a marriage. Could it be that Mr. Wei has already regarded that traitor Su Yuan as..."

"Being married to the rebels, Mr. Wei, you are still the Minister of Rites, how can you say it!"

The ministers discussed passionately, but most of them strongly opposed it.

Emperor Qingxiang also had a gloomy face, and seemed to dislike the proposal very much.

Wei Changan, however, insisted on his own ideas.

He ignored those ministers who opposed him, and only said to Emperor Qingxiang: "Your Majesty, this marriage is just a tactic to slow down the army. The purpose is to make the traitor Su Yuan think that Da Zhou is really afraid of him. The old minister suggested that Your Majesty can write a piece of paper." The imperial edict, to Su Yuan, telling him that if he accepts the marriage and does not send troops to Qingzhou, His Majesty will make him King of Bei'an and let him occupy the land of Mozhou."

Although Wei Changan was old, he didn't breathe a bit when he finished a long series of words.

But the content of his words is really unacceptable.

Marriage, but also to be crowned king, so where will Da Zhou's face be placed?
Emperor Qingxiang was silent for a moment, and said angrily: "Old Shangshu Wei! You want me to lose face in the whole world!"

As soon as these words came out, there was silence in the hall.

Some ministers snickered in their hearts, waiting to see a good show.

They all knew that Emperor Qingxiang was the best at saving face, and those who tried to save his face in the past, no matter how big or small their official positions, would end up with nothing good.

Now Wei Chang'an is relying on his old age, relying on the old to sell the old, so he will definitely be dealt with.

"Your Majesty!" Wei Chang'an said loudly without any fear, "This is just a tactic to slow down the troops, and it's not really about breaking the ground and sealing the border for Su Yuan."

"If Qingzhou is lost, and Su Yuan sits in the two states of Moqing, it will be a catastrophe for Dazhou! Please think twice, Your Majesty!!!"

Wei Changan knelt down and shouted, which was moving.

Emperor Qingxiang was furious at first, but when he saw the moist eyes of the 70-year-old veteran, his heart softened for a while.

"Hey... Old Shangshu Wei, get up quickly. I know that you are thinking about my country, and I won't blame you."

"Your Majesty Shengming!"

Prime Minister He Zhongping saw the change of Emperor Qingxiang at this moment, so he also started to speak for Wei Chang'an.

"Your Majesty, Wei Shangshu's strategy makes some sense. Imagine that after Su Yuan conquered Taiyuan, he proclaimed himself the 'King of Bei'an'. It can be seen that he is very fond of the king's name. If your majesty lures him with a marriage and land, as long as he wavers a little, he will It can buy time for my army."

"When the prefects and state herds come with troops, the army will join together, and it will be no problem to destroy Su Yuan."

"Um……"

Emperor Qingxiang narrowed his eyes and thought.

When other ministers saw that the emperor had really moved this idea, they changed their positions one after another.

Previously they were raving about Wei Chang'an, but now they immediately praised him to the sky.

"Wei Shangshu is always strong and strong, with deep thoughts, I admire him!"

"Old Minister Wei is still able to make suggestions for national affairs in his rare years. He can be called the pillar of my great Zhou and set an example for my officials!"

"It is indeed feasible to seal the land with relatives, and I agree with Wei Shangshu's proposal."

All the officials were talking in a mess, only a few officials who had thought about protecting themselves wisely before they came, just stood silently without saying a word.

Emperor Qingxiang was a little irritated by the crowd's quarrel, and he patted the armrest of the dragon chair with his palm: "Okay! One talk is more than the other! I agree with the marriage. But I won't really send the princess to the traitor Su Yuan. Just send a maid there!"

"..."

All the officials were speechless when they heard the words.

Sending maids to pretend to be princesses for marriage is no problem for some Fanbangs, because the Fanbangs have never been to Dazhou, and there is insufficient information to tell the difference between a palace lady and a princess.

But Su Yuan is a native of Dazhou, and the eldest princess Zhou Yanran who was killed by him is also a member of the royal family... At least before she died, when Su Yuan was young, she must have mentioned it often in Su Tufeng's family. Who is in the royal family.

Moreover, Su Yuan was able to defeat Li Shengtian, and many people speculated that there was a spy to help... If there were such spies in the palace... Sending a maid to pretend to be a princess, they would definitely be exposed.

Hearing what Emperor Qingxiang said, Wei Chang'an immediately objected: "Your Majesty can't do it! Since Your Majesty has already decided to use this strategy, why do you neglect the details..."

At the very least, you have to do a full set of acting, otherwise you won't be able to scare people at all.

Emperor Qingxiang himself probably understood this, but psychologically he just couldn't make it through.

but……

After thinking about it, compared with the princess, the country left by the ancestors is undoubtedly more important.

"Then... that's it!"

Royal Garden.

Several young women with luxurious clothes and outstanding appearance gathered together.

They are the daughters of Emperor Qingxiang, several princesses.

"You all know, right? Father actually wants to make peace with that Su Yuan!"

"Um……"

"My God, I don't want to go!" A petite princess covered her face, "Then Su Yuan is from Northern Xinjiang, so he must be very barbaric!"

"Hmph, do you think it's as simple as being barbaric? I've heard people say that this marriage is just a trick. Father just wants to hold back Su Yuan, and he will fight later! What shall we do then?"

"That's right...then Su Yuan was so angry that he couldn't kill us..."

"Anyway, I'm not going!"

The princesses were all terrified of this matter. They didn't know who would be sent to be married, and they didn't want this tragic fate to happen to them.

However, they have no room to resist this matter, and this is their sorrow.

Even if they are princesses, they still have no right to choose. They can only hope that they are not chosen by themselves.

Changchun Palace.

Qingxiang came here with a trace of boredom on her face.

The person living here is Empress Mei, who is also from a big family in the capital. Qingxiang and her are just a political marriage and have no relationship.

If it wasn't for the marriage, he would have gone to Concubine Yugui by now.

"His Majesty."

When Empress Mei saw Qingxiang coming, she also saluted as standard.

Emperor Qingxiang waved his hand in displeasure: "That's it, no courtesy."

I don't know if it's because of his age, but now Qing Xiang doesn't like others treating him like this. He prefers Concubine Yu Guifei to smile when she meets her, and she just sits in his arms when she salutes...

Now Empress Mei's serious and respectful attitude makes him really bored.

After he sat down, he said bluntly: "After discussing with the higher authorities, we decided to use the strategy of marriage to stabilize Su Yuan first. This matter cannot be faked. In order to convince Su Yuan, a princess must be allowed to pass."

As the lord of the harem, the queen also has a certain say in the selection of this matter, so Emperor Qingxiang had to come to her to discuss.

"Marriage?" Empress Mei frowned upon hearing this, "Does it have to be like this?"

"The court has reached a conclusion on this matter! Don't say anything more."

"...Think about it, Rong Chenqie."

"Think about it!"

Emperor Qingxiang sat and waited.

The queen thought in her heart, there are differences in intimacy, the same princess, some were born to her, and some were born to other concubines.

If she wanted to send her to be married, she, the queen, definitely didn't want to send her own.

But if you only talk about sending the princesses born to other noble concubines, maybe Qingxiang will think that she has no stomach and narrow-mindedness.

The Empress knew that Emperor Qingxiang had a weak relationship with her, and she only came to see her once in several months... Most of the time, he was fooling around with that Concubine Yu.

She was really worried that Qingxiang, an old bastard, would depose her as a queen and replace her as a bitch like Concubine Liyu under excitement one day!
And recently, the emperor seems to like Zhou Chong, the son of that slut, and he often takes it with him...

The Queen thought for a moment and said, "Why don't you let Yun'er go."

"What! Yun'er?!"

Emperor Qingxiang widened his eyes and stood up abruptly.

"What nonsense are you talking about! Yun'er is your first child and my favorite princess! You actually want to send her to be married, what is your intention?!"

His rage was within the queen's expectations.

She pretended to be sad and said: "The concubine naturally loves Yun'er, but as a princess, when it comes time to serve the country, she will naturally have to do it..."

"Absolutely not!!"

Emperor Qingxiang roared angrily, scaring the maidservants who were waiting outside.

"His Majesty……"

"Yun'er was raised by me since I was a child, and she is the jewel in my palm! I can't send her to anyone!" Emperor Qingxiang's eyes were red and he was out of breath. I decided—send Shu Er there!"

It really was Zhou Shu.

When the queen heard "Shu'er", she already knew it in her heart.

Among the several princesses, Zhou Shu was neither too old nor too young, having just turned sixteen.

But this is not the most important thing. The reason why she was chosen was because of her mother Rong Guifei.

Unlike other princesses, the mothers of other princesses are still alive, only Zhou Shu's mother, Concubine Rong Gui, has died, and it is not a disease or accident, but a "mad death".

It is said that Concubine Rong wailed for a whole day on the day she died, yelling something that no one could understand, and finally strangled herself to death, which was very sensational.

Afterwards, Emperor Qingxiang also strictly ordered the eunuchs and maids in the palace not to chew the root of this matter, otherwise they will chop off one by one!
Concubine Rong died, but she left behind only one child, Princess Zhou Shu.

Zhou Shu has a docile temperament and doesn't like to talk. He usually stays in his room doing some knitting, reading and writing.

On the other hand, her appearance is very outstanding, she can even be said to be the most beautiful among all the princesses, many maidservants and eunuchs dare not look at her because they feel ashamed.

But such a beautiful woman was not favored by Emperor Qingxiang.

It was probably because when Emperor Qingxiang saw her, he would think of Concubine Rong Gui who went crazy... and Zhou Shu, who had an outstanding appearance, but didn't talk much.Although not indifferent, there is always a sense of alienation, which makes people unhappy.

Therefore, Emperor Qingxiang seldom saw his daughter, and the relationship was naturally normal.

He had thought before that he should marry her out as soon as possible, so as not to stay in the palace and be disturbed if he saw her.

But now there is an opportunity for "marriage"... It can be said that before he came to the harem to find the queen, he had already decided on this candidate in his heart.

The queen understood his thoughts very well, but she didn't want to be the bad guy and named Zhou Shu.

"Shu'er... isn't that too pitiful, her mother..."

"... I heard from the imperial physician that madness can be passed on!" Emperor Qingxiang said with a cold face, as if he was very repulsed to mention this matter. "Shu'er might be like that in the future, it's better to send her out of the palace early."

The queen thought to herself, you are telling the truth.

She nodded: "That can only wrong Shu'er."

Soon, a court lady came to a remote house in the harem.

"My servant asks to see Princess Shu."

"Come in." A gentle voice came from the room.

The maid entered the room with her head down, gently placed a handwritten edict on the table, and then bowed and left.

It wasn't until she left the yard that Zhou Shu in the room put down the book in his hand, walked to the table, picked up the edict gently, and put it down after reading it.

"Alright." She said softly.

……

The news of Su Yuan's defeat of the imperial army quickly spread throughout the capital, and then spread to all parts of the country.

Everyone is paying attention, and their eyes are focused on this matter.

Originally, many people thought that he was just a flash in the pan and would be wiped out in an instant.But this time Su Yuan used his record to let them understand that they were mistaken.

Some talented people with a long-term vision can already see that Su Yuan has gradually become a climate.If the imperial court still fails to achieve some positive results, then the rebellion that started in the wild lands of northern Xinjiang is likely to become a wildfire and sweep across the states.

At present, the state capitals of some states have hastily ordered to strengthen the management of cities in their own states.Those who intend to make trouble and have signs of rebellion will be arrested immediately and executed.

In line with the principle of killing the wrong rather than letting them go, all the states have started to arrest people on a large scale.

At the same time, except for the imperial court, the discussion about Su Yuan has raised another level above the rivers and lakes.

Gein was Su Yuan's rumor after his "public crusade against the Yunshan faction".

This time his target is the gang of beggars.

Su Yuan said in the rivers and lakes that the beggar gang colluded with the imperial court and went out with the army to capture his Guancheng and kill a large number of his soldiers, which is really hateful.

As a person who must take revenge, he said that he would completely break up the so-called No. [-] gang in the Jianghu, and the leader of the gang would definitely be killed!

As soon as the news spread, there was an uproar in the Jianghu.

Some of them scolded Su Yuan, while others questioned the Beggar Gang.

It's common for everyone to scold Su Yuan, but the beggar gang actually worked for the imperial court and sent their masters to fight with the imperial army. This was indeed unexpected by many sects in the world.

People in the Jianghu should stay away from temple affairs, this is the default rule of the Jianghu.How come the Beggars Gang, the largest gang in Jianghu, violated the rules?

And that Su Yuan didn't aim at nothing, there was evidence for it.The corpses of the masters of the beggar gang are placed there, and people in the Jianghu can recognize them at a glance, and they cannot be faked.

This caused many gangs to ask the beggar gang what was going on.

If the gang of beggars became lackeys of the imperial court, let alone Su Yuan, other gangs in the world would find it difficult to accommodate them.

At this time, Bai Shiquan, the leader of the beggar gang, who was in the whirlpool of public opinion, naturally felt uncomfortable.

Although he was ready to send out all the disciples, he did not expect that the mission was a failure!

People died, but Guancheng was not captured.In this way, the plan will all fall through.

Bai Shiquan was worried about something wrong with the martial arts leader, so he immediately sent someone to contact Jiayi.

Jia Yi is at the spider headquarters at the moment, and there are other spider members beside him. They are looking at a slender severed arm in front of them, which was sent from Mozhou.

The other spider members were puzzled, but Jia Yi understood it very well.

He knew that this was Jia San's arm.

He looked at it for a while, then put down the fan in his hand and covered that arm.

"She shouldn't have been allowed to go," he said finally.

(End of this chapter)