​Imperial palace sweet love: Your Majesty, too dark!

On the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month, new year's day.

The Portland mission finally arrived in Beijing.

For more than a year, both the court and the family members of the envoys were worried.

Now they are finally back.

No matter what the result is, as long as people are safe, it is half the success.

When they entered the capital, it was already night. Zhao Junyao ordered them to have a rest all night.

On the 24th of December.

The delegation of Portland came to the hall of Supreme Harmony for a formal audience.

Hubu officials, Honglu temple's Bachelor and Xia Jingfeng stood in a row on the main hall.

"I'd like to say hello to the emperor."

Zhao Junyao waved.

"Don't be too polite, flat body!"

Everyone thanks and retreats to both sides of the hall.

Then they began to report on their trip to Portland.

Report one by one according to the order of official positions.

Each of them made a long speech, which lasted more than a month.

The process of this mission can be summarized into three points.

First: the process of cooperation is very difficult. The state of Portland is unwilling to hand over the formula of plaster.

Second: after the efforts of all the officials of the great Chu Dynasty, they were finally willing to cooperate with the great Chu Dynasty, but they still had conditions.

Third: their condition is that the Chu Dynasty must make peace with Portland, marry their princess, and allow Portland to take refuge.

“……”

Zhao Junyao and all the officials were silent.

It's OK to ask for money, things, and refuge. It's just that he Qin

How many disasters did Xixia's peace and kinship bring to the people of the great Chu dynasty?

The fifth prince, who was in peace with the princess of Xixia, was still alive.

Now I'm talking about making peace

There's something creepy about everyone.

Zhao Junyao's eyes swept over the hall one by one.

The only unmarried Prince is Xiao Qi.

However, the expression of Xiao Qi's face that he would rather die than surrender made him disappear in an instant.

Zhao Junyao looked at the children of other clans and their descendants.

Seeing that they desperately lowered their heads, they wanted to find a way to get in at the moment, so they stopped thinking.

He Qin, he Qin, he Cheng, and finally he became a feud, not to mention discord.

But what about this plaster?

Zhao Junyao was in trouble.

"What do you think? Let's hear it! "

The ministers were relieved to see that the emperor had given up the idea of making peace.

One by one, they volunteered their ideas.

Some people said, "emperor, our Chu state is powerful. We can't find someone to rob us."

Some people also said, "emperor, why don't you let the adults of Honglu Temple try again?"

Some people even said, "there must be a brave man under a lot of money. We can find someone who is willing to make peace with him and give him a false name as a prince."

There are different opinions among the civil and military officials.

It's a pity that every idea is unrealistic, and it was completely denied as soon as it was said.

What do you mean by hard robbery? It's a joke.

For one thing, Portland is far away from here. It's hard to calculate how much material it will cost to drive the army there. With this money, we can dig a river for the people in the south of the Yangtze River again.

Secondly, Chu is a country of etiquette since ancient times. It always pays attention to reputation. What's the difference between robbing Na and bandits? I've lost all my shame beyond the ocean.

For such a small thing, it's not worth losing the reputation accumulated by our ancestors for thousands of years!

Do you want the adults of Honglu temple to try again?

I've tried it for more than a year. What's the point of this? And the longer it takes, the more the other party knows that you are short of something like this, the higher the offer.

You said, "find someone to marry a princess under a false name"?

Although Portland is small.

But they are not fools! This kind of clumsy means is not to be taken out to shame.

So

Zhao Junyao really has a headache.

The ministers will discuss it.

An hour later, they were stunned and didn't come up with a countermeasure.

"That's all. I'll talk about it later. Retreat!"

Zhao Junyao, upset, waved and left.

"Retreat!"

Li Sheng'an yelled. After the ministers sent the emperor away, they all left one after another.

……

Back to the imperial study.

Zhao Junyao personally summoned the Portland mission.

This is the secret meeting.

A large part of the contents that cannot be published can only be discussed at this time.

"How is it?" Zhao Junyao looked at the Minister of the Ministry of work.

"Emperor, it's easier to use than the legendary one. It's as hard as stone when it meets with water. I brought some samples back. Please have a look!"

Said the minister, taking out two brocade boxes from his arms.

One was filled with gray plaster, and the other contained two hardened small pieces of clay one inch square.

"Emperor, this powder is before water, this one is after water!"

Zhao Junyao took the two boxes in his hand, picked up some powder, looked at them, and knocked on the hard block.

"Are you sure you only added water and nothing else?"

"Sure!"

"If the emperor doesn't believe it, he can test it on the spot!"

Zhao Junyao looked from left to right and put the box aside, his heart pounding.

"It's a good thing."

"If it's used to build a river bank..."

"Then there will be no flooding in Jiangnan!"

The flood in the south of the Yangtze River has been a headache for all emperors for hundreds of years. If you solve it yourself

Zhao Junyao once again set off an uproar in his heart.

These foreign white skinned people really have good brains!

It's amazing that such a useful thing has been developed

I have to admit that he is really excited.

Zhao Junyao really wanted to take it for himself.

As the king of a country, no one knows better than him.

What does it mean to the great Chu dynasty that there will be no more floods in Jiangnan?!

It means that Jiangnan will become the biggest granary of the great Chu Dynasty.

It means that the whole Chu Dynasty will never suffer famine and disaster again.

The north is no longer afraid of disasters, because the South has enough food, enough security

These conditions are too tempting.

Zhao Junyao's fingers were tapping slowly on the table, and he was counting in his heart.

I don't know how long later, he finally spoke to the Minister of the Ministry of work.

"You do a verification! Let's see if it works on a river bank! "

"I'll give you a month! Take a final result, can you do it? "

The Chamberlain of the Ministry of work immediately knelt down and vowed.

"I can do it!"

Zhao Junyao nodded with satisfaction, and he had already made a decision in his heart.

"If this thing really works, it's not a problem at all about making friends with others!"

"What kind of princess would you like to marry and let her go to the palace to eat and drink, and see more food?"

"What a simple thing, why make it so complicated!"

After all. Anyway, she is a princess. She must be a good wife to marry someone else.

If she marries herself, she is one of the three thousand women in the harem. As for whether she is favored or not

ha-ha! This is the royal family, who can manage it?

The more he thought about it, the more he felt that it was a good deal.

I'm in a good mood now. Wave your hand.

"You've worked hard too. Go back and have a rest. I've made up my mind about this matter!"

"Yes

A few people dare not ask more questions, salute and leave respectfully.