"Ling'er thinks I'm a foolish king?" Xiao Chengyun raised his eyebrows, "I want to be a foolish king, so that there won't be so many things that will trip me up and delay my getting along with Ling'er."

Eunuch Fan was ashamed when he heard it from the sidelines. In the past, he would have worried about Jiang Ling, but now he is not worried at all. With Xiao Chengyun's love for Jiang Ling, no one needs to worry about Jiang Ling.

Jiang Ling said "Bah" a few times: "Your Majesty, don't talk nonsense. People who are foolish emperors generally do not end well. It is better for your Majesty to be a wise emperor. It will be passed down through the ages and be famous in future generations."

Xiao Shengyun pinched his face, after all he still remembered Fu Guogong and other ministers waiting outside, looked at Fan Gonggong: "Let them come in."

Jiang Ling moved aside, wanting herself and Xiao Chengyun to look as serious as possible.

But Xiao Shengyun refused to let him go, so Jiang Ling had no choice but to sit where she was, and waited for Duke Fu to come in with a few old officials, and she saw the young man sitting next to the emperor at a glance.

As for Jiang Ling, many people only heard about him by name, but never saw him. Among these ministers, except Fu Guogong and Meng Shangshu, the others saw Jiang Ling for the first time.

It would be a lie for them to say that they were not curious about this young man who was deeply loved by Xiao Shengyun, especially after Fu Guogong entered the palace, he faintly revealed an attitude of approving the emperor's appointment of a man as queen.

They were very curious about how one person could handle the two most difficult people in Daqi.

It is said that when the first emperor was alive, he was also very satisfied with the princess, and sent things to the palace every now and then, not to mention the queen mother, who was so close to treating her as her own son. Even some wives were blocked from sending their daughters into the East Palace. gone back.

Feeling the scrutinizing eyes on her body, Jiang Ling straightened her back.

Xiao Shengyun said: "My dear friends, why are you here?"

Fu Guogong cupped his hands and said: "Going back to Your Majesty is for Bei Mang's business. Bei Mang got the news and wanted to redeem the Fifth Prince."

Bringing up the business, Jiang Ling felt that the master's gaze was taken away from her, and she breathed a sigh of relief.

He sat quietly beside Xiao Shengyun, devoting himself to being a vase with no sense of existence.

"What do you think?" Xiao Shengyun knocked on the table.

"I believe that there is room for negotiation on this matter. If Bei Mang wants to exchange their prince back, he must give Da Qi enough compensation."

"I think it's inappropriate. The five princes of Beimang participated in rebellion, and they were so bold as to attack His Majesty in Daqi territory. Such people should not stay."

Both sides hold their own opinions, and neither can convince the other.

After listening to what they said for a while, Xiao Shengyun's face became more and more serious.

Duke Fu coughed lightly, interrupting the quarrel between the two parties. He cleared his throat and asked, "What does the Queen think about this matter?"

The ministers who were originally expressing their opinions all cast their eyes on Jiang Ling.

Jiang Ling didn't expect that the Fuguo Guild would bring the topic to him, she was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously went to look at Xiao Shengyun.

Xiao Chengyun's eyes drooped slightly, and his tone could not distinguish between joy and anger: "Whatever comes to Ling'er's mind, just say it directly."

"Then I'll say it," Jiang Ling was sitting upright, "I think the Fifth Prince of Beimang must not be released back. He committed such a felony in Daqi. If he is released at will, what will be my face? Everyone What do adults think?"

The ministers looked at each other, of course they knew this, but Bei Mang was powerful, they were worried that if their faces were torn apart, Bei Mang would send troops, even if Xiao Shengyun won, in their hearts, the idea that Bei Mang could wantonly invade Daqi was not It will change in a while.

"Of course, this is one of them," Jiang Ling continued in the silence, "If you want me to say, not only can we not let the Fifth Prince go back, but we also need Bei Mang to give Da Qi an explanation. They sent people to lie dormant in Da Qi, What is the intention? They violated Daqi's majesty, I, Daqi, can't just let it go, I must hand over the culprit and apologize!"

After the words fell, the imperial study room fell into a silence that could be heard falling needles.

The ministers were dumbfounded, Jiang Ling not only refused to send him back, but also wanted to take the compensation offered by Bei Mang, grab it with both hands.

"Well said!" Fu Guogong broke the silence with a big laugh, "I am a big country, are you still afraid that a group of barbarians will fail? This time, it was Bei Mang who made a mistake first, so I will be fine if I don't pursue it." , They Beimang still want to negotiate terms with us? Who is used to them?"

"The current Daqi has His Majesty, not the Daqi who was bullied by Beimang. Your lords don't have to be as afraid of Beimang as before." Seeing the hesitation on the faces of these people, Jiang Ling spoke again.

The ministers were still digesting what Jiang Ling said just now, when they heard this sentence, they came back to their senses, yes, with His Majesty here, why should they be afraid of those barbarians in Beimang now?

Then, they actively discussed how to make Bei Mang make amends.

This time it was Jiang Ling's turn to be dumbfounded. He hadn't expected that the minister, who was always cautious before, would become so bold. To make Bei Mang pay so much was to drain Bei Mang completely.

It was already two hours after the ministers initially discussed a charter, Jiang Ling's stomach was growling with hunger, and after finally sending the person away, she hurriedly dragged Xiao Shengyun to eat.

After eating, the two strolled to digest food.

"Huh? Isn't that Duke Fu?" Jiang Ling asked, looking at the figure in front of him.

The ministers stayed until now, it was already past meal time, and Xiao Shengyun was not the kind of unkind emperor, he gave them meals and asked them to eat before leaving the palace.

At this time, the other ministers are out of the palace, and they have only discussed a general process, and the specific details still need to be deliberated.

Fu Guogong stayed on purposely, because there was one more matter that Xiao Shengyun needed to decide.

"Your Majesty, Empress." Duke Fu came towards the two of them.

"Is there something wrong with the Duke?" Jiang Ling asked, tugging at Xiao Shengyun's sleeve.

"There is one thing about the Tenth Prince. It has been confirmed that the Tenth Prince has an affair with Princess Beimang, but he refuses to admit that he colluded with Beimang, let alone being involved in the conspiracy. Your Majesty, look..."

How to deal with the tenth prince is a tricky matter, because what the tenth prince said is true, he was just dazzled by the beauty, and he has no idea of ​​the danger behind the beauty. If he knows, with his courage, I am afraid that I will leave immediately.

The bad thing is that it's true that he didn't know about it, and it's true that he participated in this matter. Princess Beimang has done a lot of things with his hands. Although she was discovered in time and did not cause a catastrophe, it cannot be because the catastrophe did not happen Just pretend it doesn't exist.

Xiao Shengyun never paid attention to this prince who was supported by Emperor Chongming to fight against him. Hearing this, he just frowned: "You can deal with it as you want, and you don't need to give him special preferential treatment because of his royal status."

Duke Fu was not surprised by this result.

After finishing the business, Duke Fu didn't stay long and left soon.

"Your Highness, how did the ministers' attitudes change so quickly when they were in the Imperial Study?" Jiang Ling asked a question that had troubled her for a long time.

What he was talking about was the ministers who were in favor of sending the fifth prince back at the beginning. These people were steadfast at the beginning, but then quickly changed their minds, which surprised Jiang Ling very much.

"Because after Ling'er's reminder, they realized that Daqi is different from before, and they don't need to worry about Beimang calling at any time. Before I set off on the expedition, Daqi was deeply troubled by Beimang. In order to make the people on the border less affected Bitter, the imperial court backed down a lot."

Unfortunately, in exchange for these concessions, Bei Mang has intensified his efforts, becoming more and more violent year after year.

To Bei Mang, the hearts of Daqi's subjects have accumulated too much dissatisfaction, and this time they finally have the opportunity to deliver it to the door, so why don't they vent it?

"But, in this way, there really won't be any problems?" At first, Jiang Ling just wanted Bei Mang to pay for something. There were so many of these things that he was shocked.

"Originally, when I beat Bei Mang back to my lair, they should have made amends to Da Qi. This step was delayed until now because of my poisoning. Now that the two are stacked together, they can't pay too much."

Of course, the ministers will take care of a speed that will make Bei Mang feel heartbroken enough without raising troops. Although Bei Mang sends troops now, Da Qi will not be afraid.

Under Xiao Shengyun's order, the army in his hands is ready to go. If there is any change in Beimang, the news will reach the capital as quickly as possible.

The Ministry of War and the Ministry of Households also took action and made full preparations.

Not long after Beimang sent the news that Daqi would return their five princes to Daqi, he received a reply letter from the court of Daqi.

In the king's tent, King Beimang smashed his wine glass angrily: "What does Da Qi mean?"

The fifth prince's uncle, Azalu, winked, and the slave who was serving hurriedly brought over the letter on the desk.

After reading it, Azalu frowned tightly. He understood why Wang was so angry.

Because Da Qi not only did not agree to return the fifth prince, but also asked Bei Mang to pay Da Qi a sum of compensation.

This compensation includes but is not limited to grasslands, war horses, cattle and sheep...

It was more than ten times more than the gift they originally proposed in exchange for the fifth prince.

"Da Qi is too much!"

At this time, they had forgotten that the crimes they committed in Daqi before, such as burning, killing, looting and committing all kinds of crimes, how could Daqi lose such a small thing?

The king of Beimang was already old, and when he got angry, he leaned on the table and gasped for breath. Azalu stepped forward to help him, and said bitterly: "The prince of Daqi should have stayed on the battlefield forever!"

"Didn't he be poisoned by a strange poison? Why didn't he just become the new emperor of Daqi while he was still alive?" King Beimang narrowed his cloudy eyes, "Didn't that person tell us that after being poisoned by that medicine, Prince Daqi would live?" But three months?"

"I heard that he woke up after marrying a prince concubine for joy. According to the spies over there, after the prince woke up, he was no different from a normal person, except that he couldn't walk at first, and the strange poison had almost the same effect on him Yu Wu."

The king of Beimang's fear of Xiao Shengyun was deeply rooted in his bones through the three-year war. Hearing that the person was safe and sound, a flash of fear flashed in his eyes, and he said in a trembling voice: "Go and prepare what they want."

"Is it just for them?" Azalu was dissatisfied, because many of the items on the list belonged to him, and asking him to send so many things out was tantamount to cutting his heart.

"Otherwise?" King Bei Mang stared at him viciously, "Don't think that I don't know what you are doing in private, if Da Qi is not satisfied, lead troops to fight, and you can take your people to fight!"

What's the difference between that and letting him die?

Azalu clenched his fists, the dissatisfaction in his heart gathered to the extreme, he looked at the dying King of Bei Mang in front of him, and a certain idea gradually took shape in his mind.

Wang is old and is no longer suitable to continue to sit in this position.

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