The heavens set sail from the courtyard

Chapter 1303 Marriage
In the fourth year of the Qingli period, the Canglang Khan of the Yuan Mongols caused chaos in the capital, destroyed half of the imperial palace, killed the empress dowager, the queen, and many civil and military officials, and deposed the crown prince Li Chengqian. The Yuan Mongols and the Qing Kingdom officially became enemies.

In August, the Qing State sent out an army of 100,000, with Ye Chong as its commander, and marched straight into the grassland.

In November, the Qing army of 100,000 was attacked by 30,000 cavalry from the grassland and suffered a crushing defeat. Ye Zhong led the remaining 30,000 troops back to the Qing country, shocking the whole world.

For a long time, the Qing army has dominated the world, winning more games than losing, laying the foundation for becoming the strongest country.

Emperor Qing put all his efforts into this campaign against the grassland. He not only gave Ye Chongqing the most elite troops, but also mobilized 200,000 civilians to assist, just to avenge the previous humiliation.

As a result, not long after Ye Chong entered the grassland, he was defeated head-on by 30,000 Mongolian cavalry. Not only did he lose most of his 100,000-man army, he was also defeated by Akainu, one of the 13 wings of the Yuan Mongols. He was seriously injured and dying, and was carried back to Kyoto by his subordinates.

After this battle, although the Kingdom of Qing was not seriously injured, it also suffered heavy losses and the prestige of Emperor Qing was greatly reduced.

The Yuan Mongols took the opportunity to send 50,000 troops, advancing from west to east, and directly broke through the border defense line of the Qing Kingdom.

Emperor Qing urgently dispatched 300,000 troops and asked Grand Master Ye Liuyun to step forward, and only then did he manage to stop the Yuan Mongolian cavalry.

In March of the fifth year of the Qingli period, the Qing Kingdom sent envoys to the Yuan Dynasty to seek peace talks. The Canglang Khan made an exorbitant demand, demanding that the Qing Kingdom cede territory, pay compensation, and cede thirty cities in the western border.

Emperor Qing was furious and almost launched another attack, but was persuaded by the civil and military officials represented by Prime Minister Lin and only agreed to cede 15 cities and demand that the Yuan Mongolian Kingdom return Princess Li Yunrui's daughter Lin Wan'er and Ye Chong's daughter Ye Ling'er.

Yuan Meng and Qing Kingdom were once again involved in negotiations. Finally, Yuan Meng agreed to cede twenty cities, but Qing Kingdom had to marry Lin Wan'er to Canglang Khan, and Ye Ling'er would be Lin Wan'er's dowry.

After receiving Yuan Meng's reply, Emperor Qing almost got furious again, which aggravated his old injury. He only felt better after taking the longevity ointment.

Upon receiving the news, Li Yunrui and Lin Xiang immediately went to the palace to meet the emperor.

"Royal brother, Wan'er cannot marry into the grassland. I only have this one daughter!" Li Yunrui knelt in front of Emperor Qing's wheelchair and cried.

Prime Minister Lin was also very excited. Lin Wan'er was his daughter. Since the death of his second son Lin Gong, he was left with only one son and one daughter, and his eldest son was an idiot.

"Your Majesty, the Yuan Mongols have gone too far. Not only do they want us to cede the city, they also want Wan'er to marry them. This is simply too much." Li Yunrui said with a gloomy face.

Emperor Qing had just inhaled the longevity cream and was very excited at the moment, and did not want to surrender to Yuan Meng.

"Then let's fight. The military strength of my Qing Kingdom is ten times that of Yuan Mongolia. Do you think we are afraid of him?" Emperor Qing is used to being the boss and cannot accept failure.

Prime Minister Lin hesitated and said, "The battle report from the front is not ideal. The 50,000 cavalrymen of the Yuan and Mongolians come and go like the wind, and our 300,000 troops can only passively defend."

Emperor Qing was choked and speechless.

"What exactly does Prime Minister Lin mean?" Emperor Qing asked seriously.

"The Yuan and Mongolia are powerful. We should focus on stability for the time being. We can send a princess from the royal family to marry the princess." Prime Minister Lin said with his head down.

Emperor Qing was furious and cursed: "So you want the Li royal family to marry into the grassland, but you don't want Lin Wan'er to suffer!"

Li Yunrui cried, "Brother, I only have this one daughter. If she marries into the grassland, what shall I do in the future?"

Emperor Qing gritted his teeth and said, "Whose daughter is not a daughter?"

Li Yunrui cried, "There are many members of the Li family, they can definitely find a concubine to marry, why do they have to choose my Wan'er?"

Prime Minister Lin knelt and said, "Your Majesty, I am old and I only have one son and one daughter left. You know what Dabao's situation is like."

Emperor Qing's face darkened, and he said in a deep voice: "Lin Wan'er has been captured and brought to the grassland for almost half a year. I'm afraid she has already lost her virginity."

"I just want Wan'er to come back alive." Li Yunrui grabbed Emperor Qing's trouser leg and said, "Brother, I haven't asked you for anything in all these years. This is the only request I have."

Emperor Qing glanced at Li Yunrui and Lin Xiang's faces and said, "Yuan Meng's request is very clear. He only wants Lin Wan'er and Ye Ling'er."

"At worst, we can cede a few more cities and the Yuan Mongols will be satisfied!" Li Yunrui said indifferently.

"Nonsense." Emperor Qing shouted angrily: "Every city and every inch of land in Qing Kingdom is the foundation of our ancestors. It was won by the blood of Qing Kingdom's soldiers. How can we cede it so easily?"

"As long as Wan'er can come back, let alone a few cities, it doesn't matter even if I give the inner treasury to Yuan Meng." Li Yunrui said angrily.

"You are threatening me." Emperor Qing gritted his teeth and said. Lin Xiang was shocked and kowtowed: "Your Majesty, please forgive me, the princess did not mean that. The most urgent task is to stabilize Yuan Meng first, and then send envoys to Northern Qi to try to form an alliance to fight against the grasslands together."

"When has our Qing Kingdom ever used women to exchange for peace? This is a great shame and humiliation." Emperor Qing shouted.

Li Yunrui and Lin Xiang felt Emperor Qing's anger and remained silent.

In recent times, the Kingdom of Qing has suffered repeated defeats, which has not only damaged the country's national strength and military power, but also greatly reduced the prestige of Emperor Qing.

Especially since Emperor Qing was paralyzed on one side of his body and had to take Fushou ointment to relieve the pain, his temperament became moody and he often abused the eunuchs and palace maids.

Eunuch Hou walked into the hall and glanced carefully at the furious Emperor Qing.

"What's the matter?" Emperor Qing asked when he saw Eunuch Hou.

"Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and Director Chen of the Inspection Institute request to see you." Eunuch Hou said in panic.

"Let them in." Emperor Qing said, suppressing his anger.

Crown Prince Li Chengqian and Chen Pingping quickly walked into the hall. Emperor Qing felt a little reluctant when he saw Li Chengqian's prosthetic right arm.

Perhaps out of guilt towards Li Chengqian, Emperor Qing never deposed the crown prince. In fact, some people in the court had already submitted petitions suggesting that a new crown prince be appointed, but they were all suppressed by Emperor Qing.

The Second Prince Li Chengze's power has now expanded greatly, and Emperor Qing can only use the disabled Li Chengqian to suppress him. However, he has already thought of cultivating the Third Prince, but he has not told anyone about it. He uses the eldest prince Li Chengru as a cover to recruit him back to Kyoto.

In fact, there was a voice in the court saying that Emperor Qing had difficulty walking and should abdicate and pass the throne to the second prince Li Chengze, who would then become the emperor emeritus and live out his days in peace.

Emperor Qing would naturally not give up the power in his hands. If anyone dared to persuade him to abdicate, he would "reward" them with a hundred beatings in court, which would either kill them or cripple them.

"Your Majesty, Northern Qi spies have sent back information that the young Northern Qi emperor has agreed to marry the eldest princess to Canglang Khan." As soon as Chen Pingping opened his mouth, he brought bad news.

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Lin Xiang took a deep breath and was completely shocked.

"Your Majesty, if Yuan Meng and Northern Qi form an alliance, our Qing Kingdom will be caught in a situation where we will be attacked from all sides." Prime Minister Lin said anxiously.

Emperor Qing was calm and said, "Chen Pingping, are you sure you can destroy the marriage between Yuan Meng and Northern Qi?"

Chen Pingping said: "It's difficult. I heard that five of the Thirteen Wings have already arrived in Northern Qi and will welcome the Grand Princess of Northern Qi back to Dadu. Unless the Grand Master takes action, no one can compete with the Thirteen Wings."

Emperor Qing turned to Li Yunrui and said, "Immediately ask Ye Liuyun to secretly kill the Thirteen Wings and make sure to prevent Northern Qi and Yuan Meng from forming an alliance."

Li Yunrui said with a bitter face: "Brother, Ye Liuyun may not listen to me, otherwise I would ask him to rescue Wan'er."

Emperor Qing exerted force with his five fingers and almost broke off the armrest of the wheelchair.

"Tell Ye Liuyun that I agree to his previous request."

"What about Wan'er?" Li Yunrui asked.

"I will consider it." Emperor Qing closed his eyes and said, "You all can leave."

Li Yunrui walked out of Emperor Qing's bedroom with satisfaction, said a few words to Prime Minister Lin, and then returned to the East Palace with the prince.

"I don't know how long I can be the crown prince." Li Chengqian touched his prosthetic limb and said self-deprecatingly: "I don't care about anything now."

"Chengqian, do you want to be emperor?" Li Yunrui held Li Chengqian's chin with both hands and did not let him do as he wished.

"What do you want to do?!" Li Chengqian shuddered and turned to the side.

"I have already contacted Si Gu Jian of Dongyi City and Ku He of Northern Qi. They promised me that as long as your father abdicates and no longer interferes in state affairs, they will help me rescue Wan'er." Li Yunrui turned sideways, lifted his robe, revealing a pair of beautiful legs.

"You want to rebel." Li Chengqian trembled all over and said in surprise.