Civil and military officials of the Manchu dynasty, begging me to ascend the throne

Chapter 7 Emperor Wu
The reason why Jiang Sile dared to speak like this, and was so unafraid of death, was because --- she would not die.

If she didn't understand the old emperor's game now, she would be just as stupid as that Princess Anle, waiting to be sent to marry, waiting to be killed by unknown people.

The old emperor knew about the marriage a long time ago, at least he foresaw Qingyi's wish for a marriage.So he chose the most expensive chip - the most expensive gift to avoid war.

……

At this time, the emperor was still sitting firmly in the high position, as if nothing had happened.

"Who are you? How dare you disrupt the diplomatic relations between the two countries like this"

Qingyi Prince Wu Mu looked angry, but looked at the woman beside the dragon chair curiously.Dressed in a red dress and emerald jewels, she is as dignified and elegant as a fairy falling into the mortal world.

But what Umu valued more—her position.She was able to stand so close to the throne, is it the imperial concubine? Or the maid?

Wu Mu didn't understand her few polite words, but he could guess that they were nothing more than people who scolded them in the grassland.

Jiang Sile didn't reply, after all, she just finished scolding someone, and she was still in the stage of shame.

However, Jiang Sile's body trembled involuntarily from the eye-catching eyes and the thrill of walking a tightrope in danger.

The pleasure brought by the danger and excitement filled her whole body.

Jiang Sile felt that his ability to control this body seemed to have risen to a higher level.

Old Wang Ge cleared his throat, and said in the eyes of everyone: "Your Highness's words are true. Qingyi envoys neglected etiquette in the palace. This is the crime of the Ministry of Rites. This matter will be decided by His Majesty after the banquet is over."

"What Wang Ge said is true, today's banquet is to discuss the important matter of the diplomatic relations between the two countries..."

"I also ask Your Majesty to focus on the overall situation and the diplomatic relations between the two countries..."

Many courtiers echoed, and seeing the situation, the emperor on the dragon chair slowly said: "What all the loves said is very true, this matter will be discussed after the banquet."

After appeasing all the ministers, the emperor who "bear the burden of humiliation" turned his eyes to the Qingyi envoys and his party in the center of the hall, and asked in a deep voice:
"Why did the Qingyi envoy come to our Great Xia this time?"

Zuo Xianwang Wu Qu took a quick step forward, put his right arm on his chest and bowed slightly, speaking in his inexperienced Central Plains dialect: "His Majesty the Emperor of Xia, our envoys have been ordered by Shan Yu to serve the two countries. from diplomatic relations."

"Even if we came here for diplomatic relations, I brought some gifts... slap"

Wu Quji applauded lightly, and the envoy behind him took out a small box from his sleeve, and presented it with small steps.

A young eunuch in Tsing Yi took the box, opened it and handed it to the emperor.

Jiang Sile beside the dragon chair glanced lightly, it was a simple box with only some rough decorations on it.

Inside the box was a ruby-like ring, or wrench.

What's this?A gift with a ring?

Only Wu Quji's voice could be heard in the palace.

"This is the remnant of the Yan clan of my previous generation in Qingyi. Shan Yu conquered the north and south to unify the grasslands. This feat is immeasurable, and no one in the world can match it.

Today Wu Quji, the Zuoxian King of Qingyi, came to Daxia specially to ask Shanyu to marry Princess Daxia! "

Here we come, Jiang Sile thought.

This Qingyi person is really upright and straight to the point.But send a wrench?ring?Did this custom still exist in ancient times?

Jiang Sile thought again, this dynasty is different from the history, and it is normal that the customs are different.

Hongyu... Qingyi is not only a grassland, do they also have mines?
Just as Jiang Sile's thoughts were turning back and forth, there was already a quarrel in the courtroom.

"Your Majesty, please don't... the late emperor has his own teachings. Since the late emperor, we will no longer have friendship with the grassland countries. Our princess and the old man are not allowed to marry a foreign race..."

Jiang Sile saw that the red-clothed Taifu Ji had staggered to his feet to speak out, and many officials behind him also responded repeatedly.

"That's right, what Ji Gong said is true."

"Teacher Ji's words are reasonable, but this is the legacy of our ancestors, how can we change it?"

This...is not quite right.

Hearing this one-sided remarks, Jiang Sile hesitated.

If this was the case on the day when Princess Anle attended the banquet... how was Princess Anle sent away?

Thinking about it, Jiang Sile secretly glanced at the superior father.

The emperor on the dragon chair frowned slightly, as if he was not satisfied with the envoy's conditions.But Jiang Sile keenly caught the look her father gave to an official in Tsing Yi on the left.

I saw the minister in Tsing Yi put his hands on the table and wobbled around.

"The lower officials think that Taifu Ji is too pedantic. It has been nearly 20 years since the late emperor passed away. The situation in the world is changing rapidly. How can we stick to the rules?"

The man bowed to the emperor on the dragon chair again, and faced Qingyi and his party in the center of the hall: "The envoy of Qingyi is asking to marry which princess of my Daxia?"

Zuo Xianwang Wu Quji smiled contemptuously, looking down on these literati.

"I am Shan Yu, Princess Anle of Great Xia, and I am here to marry Princess Anle, the youngest daughter of the Emperor of Great Xia."

After saying this, the smile on Wu Quji's face became even stronger.Not only him, but the entire Qingyi Mission was smiling with contempt on their faces.

This is because the first emperor, that is, Emperor Wu, drove Qingyi and the grassland countries like cattle and horses when he was in power, and even attacked the grassland three times, which caused the grassland countries to die and many countries were destroyed.

It was also from Emperor Wu that the prairie kingdoms became vassals of Great Xia.Even because of Emperor Wu's contempt for Qingyi, he promulgated the iron law and religious instruction: since then, the princess will never marry a foreign race in the grassland.

But this is a humiliation to Qingyi.But today they want to return all the humiliation they have received.

"Absurd... Is my Princess Xia allowed to be chosen by others?" Taifu Ji scolded angrily, pointing at the official in Tsing Yi, wishing to hit him hard with the wat board in his hand.

"Wang Su, you pretend to be a disciple of Confucianism. How is this behavior different from... from a beast?" Ji Taifu was so angry that he almost lost his footing.

Ji Taifu is a master of Confucianism, and his disciples are widely distributed in the court.

Wang Su, the minister of the Ministry of Rites, could not bear his angry reprimand. Wang Su quickly walked a few steps to support Ji Taifu, and did not dare to say more.

Seeing that Wang Su's faction was at a disadvantage, Ji Taifu hurriedly scolded the Qingyi envoys, wanting to put an end to this marriage: "All envoys, my Great Xia has the previous emperor's legacy, and we will discuss this matter later.

Let’s talk about the diplomatic relations between the two countries first,” he said in a more forceful tone.

"Don't forget, my Great Xia still has [-] troops in Chengshuiguan. Hmph, this peace talk is definitely not about Qingyi being strong, and our country is at the mercy of others."

Ji Taifu's words were soft but hard, quite like a national scholar, which attracted the support and applause from the surrounding courtiers.

Zuo Xianwang Wu Quji was not in a hurry, and showed a strange smile: "Oh? One hundred thousand soldiers? It seems that Xia Guo's information is not very smooth... Six hours ago, I personally led the army and broke through the three There are more than ten counties, and now we have reached Sihe. After crossing the river... we are now in the south of the Yangtze River."

(End of this chapter)