Empress and Empress

He Lianqin's letter on paper shocked the entire ruling and opposition parties.The King of the Dayue Clan asked for a marriage, but they chose Yuan Xingye as the marriage partner.

"My Great Moon has the habit of the monarch marrying a concubine as a courtier's wife since ancient times. For the courtiers, this is a kind of supreme grace. My Great Moon King yearns for the culture of the Central Plains and admires the Daqi Dynasty. I hereby hope to get married. The two countries have a truce and will never go to war."

Marriage, there have been examples in almost every dynasty, but it is basically the first time that a woman is selected from the clan as the object of marriage, and the concubine is required to make a marriage.

That's all for a concubine, but it's still Yuan Xingye.

King Dayue's idea was very good. Yuan Xingye held a heavy army, even though she was a woman, she would be feared by the emperor, and her parents and relatives were all dead, so she had no power of her own in the court.Especially Concubine Li Gui will help.So the Great Moon King is half sure that he can succeed.

Even if he doesn't succeed, he has nothing to lose.

When He Lianqin spoke, he was also uneasy. How Li Zhong boasted about Yuan Xingye in front of the King of the Moon, and the King of the Moon was also very curious about this female general, especially since the King of the Moon wanted to follow Da Qi's harem system to establish In his own harem, after thinking about it, he came up with the idea of ​​asking Yuan Xingye for it.

Being able to avoid war and get married is indeed a method that is often chosen.

"Nonsense---" Xia Zimo threw the document in his hand on the ground, and Yuan Xingye stepped forward to pick it up.

"I will go to the palace to find the queen, and then my father and brother." Xia Zimo said. "Hoshino, you go to the barracks, I will meet you at the barracks later."

Yuan Xingye was silent, and then said, "Do you think the emperor will agree?"

"I don't know, this is a way of self-destructing the Great Wall, but just after Quan Rong was wiped out, it will take time to digest the territory and people of Quan Rong. At this time, many people will not think about fighting again." Xia Zimo said , she took a deep breath to keep herself awake.

At this time, everyone can be calm, confused, and on the sidelines, but she and Yuan Xingye are the only ones who can't.

Yuan Xingye was silent for a moment, and took Xia Zimo's hand, "I will let Luoyan go to Suiye to join the army. If the emperor really agrees---will you go with me?"

"Yes." Xia Zimo's eyes did not hesitate. "The money in our hands is enough to consume, enough to bring an army back to Youzhou to establish ourselves as king. As a last resort, how about we go wandering around the world?" Yuan Xingye would not want to be Daqi's sinner, and she certainly didn't want to.

Loyal to the emperor and patriotic, maybe they don't love Emperor He, but how could they have the heart to lead the army to separate them from their families?How can I have the heart to let my country go to war because of me.

"Okay." Yuan Xingye nodded with a smile, "If there is no shelter in the world, we will go overseas."

Yuan Xingye rode his horse to the barracks, Luo Yan quickly left with a thousand Xiaowu guards, Xia Zimo went to the palace to see the queen, and then went to the prime minister's mansion.

Be it He Di or the minister, everyone is having a headache.

Yuan Xingye is undoubtedly the best barrier for Daqi. They have heard too many stories about self-destructing the Great Wall, so they naturally know the consequences, but if it is really possible to exchange a woman for the two countries to never go to war, that is indeed a great achievement.Judging from the level of the competition, although the Great Yue Clan is a small country, it cannot be underestimated.

He Di sat alone in front of the desk, looking at the documents in his hands.This was written by He Lianqin privately later, in which it stated that if the marriage could be successful, the Great Moon King would promise benefits.There is no need to fight, just a woman can make the Western Regions bow down again.

No monarch can refuse such a temptation.

He Di looked at the document, and the queen walked in with ginseng soup. "Does the emperor really want to send General Feng Yong to marry him?" the queen asked.

He Di closed the document and said with a smile, "What does the Queen think?"

"The concubine thinks it's impossible." The queen sat aside, "Your Majesty, you know Feng Yong's talent. One person is no less inferior to these hundreds of thousands of troops. She can train Da Qi such a team of hundreds of battles today. , Tomorrow, we can also train such an army for Da Yue, one will grow and the other will grow, please think twice, Your Majesty."

"The Great Moon King is an interesting person, take a look." He handed the document to the queen, who took it over and looked at it quickly, she couldn't help but turn pale with shock.

In the document, Da Yuezhi promised not to attack the surrounding small countries, to pay tribute every year and proclaim their vassals every year. The amount of tribute was doubled every year, and only one-third of the current soldiers were left.And donate the newly conquered lands of the two countries to Daqi.

"This---" the empress was startled, "Your Majesty--- Your Majesty, do you really intend to let Feng Yong go to Da Yue, Da Yue is ambitious, this agreement---"

He Di walked down the jade steps, and then said slowly, "This is a proposal that people cannot refuse. If the ministers in the court know this document, most of them will agree. It has cost a lot of money to attack Quanrong, and now I am afraid-- -"

The queen said softly, "What about the emperor's opinion?"

Emperor He sighed, "Of course I don't want to part with Xingye." The queen's heart turned cold, she knew that emperors were ruthless since ancient times, and the emperor naturally wanted Daqi's interests, but she didn't expect that Emperor He would give up on Yuan Yuan so easily. Hoshino.

Although the reason why the queen came to persuade her is that Yuan Xingye is now on her side, but part of the reason is that Yuan Xingye is very popular among the people and the army. Many people are chilled.

"Your Majesty, no, Dayue's condition is only temporary, and they may go back on their word at any time. Yuan Xingye alone can be worth a million soldiers, so it is absolutely unacceptable. Moreover, they use such conditions because they are interested in Hoshino's future role, Your Majesty." Da Yue cannot be allowed to succeed."

"Dayue Xiaoguo, even if there is Yuan Xingye, I've made up my mind on this matter, so don't talk about it anymore." Emperor He turned around, and the queen was stunned for a while, then knelt down and said, "Yes, my concubine will leave."

The next morning ---

He Di asked Zhang Ping to read the content of this document aloud in the morning, which caused an uproar in an instant, and those who originally disagreed with the marriage were also a little shaken.

Xia Zimo and Yuan Xingye stood on the court hall, silent.Prime Minister Xia Juzheng said, "Your Majesty, this is absolutely impossible. The land ceded by the Da Yue Clan is barren, and it is just outside the Yumen Pass. It is easy to attack and difficult to defend. It was originally a tasteless land, and it is useless for me to keep it. This shows that Da Yue is not Sincerely. In addition, General Fengyong is now the military god of our court, and if something happens, the army's morale may not be stable."

"I don't think so. Da Yue will cede land and pay tribute. It will be difficult to develop in decades. There will be no threat to my Da Qi. If we can get married, Da Qi will take control of the Western Regions without a single soldier." Speech He is a Bachelor of Hanlin.

For a while, everyone was divided into two factions. Those who advocated peace were dominated by the Ministry of Rites, and most of them were there.The opposition was headed by Xia Juzheng. Although Xia Juzheng had a position of less than one person and more than ten thousand people, and was very important in the court, the number of people who opposed it was much smaller.

Xia Zimo knew that it was because she was placed in a relatively low position in the court, and she was not qualified to stand in the court to discuss matters at all.

Originally, they thought that their strength and that of Yuan Xingye were sufficient, but they were still so weak. Once the emperor agreed, the only way for them to go was to leave.

Thinking of the queen's letter she received in the morning, Xia Zimo felt chills in his heart.Seeing these people arguing, Xia Zimo didn't hear a word, only Yuan Xingye who was standing beside him was in his eyes.

Although the dispute was caused by Yuan Xingye, there was no expression on Yuan Xingye's face.

"Your Majesty, I have something to say." Xia Zimo said.Emperor He nodded, and the others fell silent for a moment. Xia Zimo looked around at the ministers and said, "Dayue's heart is known to everyone. Why do you ministers turn a blind eye? Since ancient times, marriages have been common, but it is true that the two countries will never go to war because of marriages." ?”

Everyone was silent---Xia Zimo continued, "If there is a real war, who among you can lead the army as well as General Fengyong, and the small profits you get now can make the ministers ignore the consequences?"

Everyone looks at me, I look at you, Hubu Shangshu said, "Ma'am, what you said is true, but I have been fighting for several years. If there is another war in a short time, if the King of the Moon thinks that I have no intention of getting married, I'm afraid--"

Xia Zimo said with a smile, "I have a suggestion, and I want to play it to the emperor."

Emperor He nodded, and Xia Zimo said, "The Great Moon King's documents say that he only yearns for the culture of the Central Plains, and that it is an honor for a minister to marry a monarch's wife, so why not choose other concubines from the harem and give them to the Great Moon King. Qi wants to make peace, but he can also leave Fengyong to continue serving the country."

"This---"

"I think what Madam said is feasible." Minister of the Ministry of War Li Midao, as Minister of the Ministry of War, he knew the importance of Yuan Xingye, so he was very opposed to the marriage from the beginning, but if it was another concubine, it would be a different matter.

He Di remained silent, and the court hall was extremely quiet for a while.After a while, Emperor He said, "That's the end of today's morning court, let's go." After saying that, he got up and walked back.Zhang Ping immediately shouted, "Retire."

After retiring from the court, Xia Zimo and Yuan Xingye walked side by side on the road. Zhang Ping suddenly walked over and said, "The emperor invites the two adults to discuss matters in the Zichen Palace."

"Thank you, father-in-law." Xia Zimo said.

"What's the matter, because of this matter, the emperor stayed up all night last night." Zhang Ping said with a smile, "As servants, we only have the ability to run errands."

"I don't know who else the emperor called over?" Xia Zimo said.

"The empresses in the harem have sent someone to call." Zhang Pingdao, "The emperor ordered the empresses in the harem to wait in the Zichen Palace early in the morning. They should all be here by now."

While speaking, we arrived at the Zichen Palace, the empress, four concubines and nine concubines were all there. He Di sat on the dragon chair and closed his eyes to rest his mind. He opened his eyes when he heard footsteps, and said, "Everyone is here."

Everyone was a little baffled. It was the first time that Emperor He summoned the main concubines of the harem at this time.

"I came to you to discuss marriage with you." He Di said.