At the same time, a quarrel also broke out in the Beiyuan court.

It turned out that Donggao delivered a letter of credence to Emperor Beiyuan.

In the letter of credence, Emperor Donggao greeted Emperor Beiyuan with very rare polite language, expressing his admiration for the former general Qi Yunchang and specifically requesting a marriage with his daughter Qi Yue.

He also said that Qi Yue himself had been a guest in Yanjing for a long time and was very happy to stay in Donggao. He hoped that Emperor Beiyuan would make it happen.

Finally, the ending of the letter of credence also stated that if the marriage between the two countries is successful, they are willing to conclude a friendly alliance and both parties will no longer fight.

At the same time, Emperor Dong Gao also said that Qi Yue was already in love with Prince Qi Yun and hoped that Beiyuan would not break up the lovers!

All the ministers were stunned by such a strange credential.

After all, it is unreasonable to discuss marriage in the letter of credence, and the target is still the daughter of the late general.

In the initial shock, some knowledgeable ministers pointed out the problems.

"Your Majesty, I am afraid that this marriage cannot be agreed to! I hope your Majesty will allow it to be rejected!"

Emperor Beiyuan didn't care.

He was still recalling the polite greetings from Emperor Donggao with his credentials. In his opinion, this was a sign of weakness from the powerful Donggao people.

Besides, this marriage partner is not his princess, so why should he worry about it.

"Why should you reject it? The marriage between the two countries is a good thing!"

The ministers looked at me and I looked at him, and they didn't dare to say anything.

In the end, the respected Prime Minister Fang Shen stood up.

"Your Majesty, have you forgotten that back then you had granted marriage to Miss Qi and Mr. Zhao Xiaohou. Although the two have reconciled, there is obviously something going on between them for such a long time. , Your Majesty, please think twice!"

As soon as these words came out, Taishi Lin retorted slowly.

"Could it be that Prime Minister Fang's eyesight is dim? It's clearly written in the certificate of credence that Miss Qi took the initiative to go to Donggao as a guest, and she was also in love with the Crown Prince of Qi Yuan. Why did she actually ask His Majesty to beat the mandarin ducks according to Prime Minister Fang's wishes? Something about?"

Because he made the emperor happy, Taishi Lin had always been domineering and looked down upon no one.

Nowadays, the old Prime Minister Fang is the only one left in the Beiyuan court who can still say a few bold words, and he was so angry that he almost fainted.

Zhang Rang, the assistant minister who had half a friendship with Prime Minister Fang, couldn't stand it, so he stepped forward, bowed and defended himself.

"Your Majesty, the Prime Minister is also worried about what Mr. Zhao Xiaohou will say. After all, he is not someone to be trifled with. If he cannot forget his old feelings for Miss Qi, I'm afraid...I'm afraid..."

Zhang Rang hesitated, a little unable to speak.

How to put it, let’s talk about the incident when the eighth princess drugged Zhao Xiyan and found someone to pretend to be her.

At that scene, Zhao Xiyan entered the palace directly with a halberd. With one halberd, he took away half of the face of the person who was imitating him. After a few more halberds, the person was already disabled.

If he hadn't been worried about the enemies and creditors left behind after his one-night affair with the Eighth Princess, he would have started a killing spree on the spot.

But this matter was a palace secret and a taboo, so he turned around minutes after he said it.

"What are you afraid of?" Emperor Beiyuan, who was sitting in the seat, looked increasingly ugly.

Zhang Rang was so frightened that he fell to his knees and said tremblingly, "I'm just worried that if I make the young Marquis angry, and there will be another war at the border in the future, I'm afraid I won't be able to invite him..."

Upon hearing this, Emperor Beiyuan's expression turned from angry to sad, and he was obviously worried.

When Master Lin saw this, he immediately scolded him angrily.

"It's a joke! How dare you dare to speak alarmistly, Mr. Zhang! The official document clearly states that if the marriage is successful, the two countries will never go to war in the future, so why do you still need him?"

Emperor Beiyuan nodded, "What the Grand Master said makes sense."

At this time, Fang She, who had softened, knelt down tremblingly and said loudly, "Your Majesty, please listen to what I have to say. The Donggao people have always been arrogant and unreasonable. I'm afraid they don't mean what they say. I hope your Majesty will think twice." ah!"

Before the emperor could react, Taishi Lin had already stepped forward and saluted.

"Your Majesty, I feel that Emperor Dong Gao wrote the marriage in the certificate of credence just to express his sincerity. Since it has been written in the certificate of credence, there is no reason to change it!"

Emperor Beiyuan nodded repeatedly.

"What the Grand Master said makes sense, but the Prime Minister is getting older and his courage has become weaker."

It was a great shame to be scolded by the emperor for being cowardly in public.

Prime Minister Fang, who was nearly eighty years old, couldn't bear it anymore and fainted again.

But he was indeed loyal, and even though he fainted, he still struggled to warn the emperor.

"Your Majesty, the people of Donggao are rough and rude, and they are used to pretending. Your Majesty, please think twice!"

Emperor Beiyuan had long disliked the old prime minister.

Unfortunately, he was the late emperor's Tuogu minister, and when he became the crown prince, he even swore that as long as he was the emperor, Fang She would always be the prime minister of Beiyuan Kingdom.

In addition, Fang She has disciples all over the world, so it is not that easy to repair him.

For various reasons, he has been emperor for decades and still listens to an old man.

I was already feeling unhappy.

Fortunately, Taishi Lin was considerate of his difficulties and would give Fang She a look from time to time.

Now I saw him fainting twice in a short period of time, so I thought of it and gave him a favor.

"Prime Minister Fang has worked too hard. Go home and rest quickly. Don't go to court in the near future."

This seems to be a nice thing to say, but in fact it is no different from idleness.

Baiguan didn't dare to speak anymore, Zhang Rang also closed his mouth and sighed.

From now on, the Beiyuan Court will all have the surname Lin.

Taishi Lin, who had been watching with cold eyes, was extremely happy.

This old guy was finally kicked out, and Zhao Xiyan was next.

Although he is not in the court, this guy's ability is too strong. If he can't protect a battle, he can make all the changes in the Beiyuan court.

No matter what, he must cut off this opportunity! Let him not have the chance to lead troops to the battlefield!

To the south of Beiyuan is Nanyue, where Hu Chengxuan is stationed, and to the west is Xichu, where the Ninth Prince is stationed.

Both of these are closely related to him.

The hardest part is the east side.

Because there are no natural barriers to defend them, the front line between Beiyuan and Donggao is very long, and a large amount of military power is consumed every year.

The most important thing is that there are not many generals available to garrison the huge Beiyuan!

Therefore, in the two critical moments in recent years, Zhao Xiyan sent troops to meet the enemy.

In order to control Zhao Xiyan, the emperor first married a princess and then became a general-in-command, almost killing him.

Fortunately, Zhao Xiyan did not accept it, which made him feel relaxed for a while.

Now that he had this opportunity to completely exclude Zhao Xiyan from Beiyuan Court, how could he not seize it?

Thinking of this, Taishi Lin took a step forward and complimented, "Your Majesty is considerate of the old ministers, which is really a blessing for all officials. Now that Dong Gao has taken the initiative to ask for marriage, it is Beiyuan's luck. Please grant your permission to Emperor Dong Gao." What I want is to bring about a marriage between the two countries!"

After saying this, Emperor Beiyuan smiled widely.

"Okay, that's right!"

For a while, all the officials were silent. Even if some people felt that this was not good, they did not dare to say anything.

After the emperor's order, Beiyuan prepared to reply to the letter of credence, and began to select envoys to go to Donggao to discuss the signing of the alliance.

Because Fang She fell ill, Taishi Lin was ordered to temporarily take over the position of prime minister and take charge of all official affairs.

When the news came out, the whole Kyoto was shocked.

The Zhao Mansion was also shocked.

Zhao Yongzhe knew that something bad was going to happen, so he immediately ordered someone from Babaili to rush and send a message to Zhao Xiyan.

"No matter where the other person is, be sure to deliver the letter before the messenger leaves!"

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