Above the main hall,
The empress sat on the dragon chair, but a trace of heaviness flashed across her majestic face.
Ever since Lin Chunqiu returned from Youzhou, almost everyone in the court was divided into two factions.
One faction is the Zhuhe faction headed by Lin Chunqiu. They believe that the Hou Jin Iron Cavalry is overwhelming and invincible.
Therefore, I advocate negotiating with Hou Jin to cede as little of Youzhou land as possible.
But Hou Jin was interested in the horse farm in Youzhou. Not only can this horse farm be used to raise horses, it is also a pass that is easy to defend but difficult to attack.
As an emperor, the empress naturally disagrees with this matter.
Also expressing opposition was General Yang Yan, who was far away in Pingzhou.
Yang Yan sent thirteen memorials from Pingzhou in succession, persuading the empress to keep the horse farm no matter what.
He also claimed that he had formed an army of 200,000 and could march into Youzhou at any time.
It is precisely because of this that Hou Jin's cavalry is now wary.
But the fat meat on the horse farm is really too tempting!
The most critical thing is that the current Youzhou Horse Farm has fallen into the hands of Hou Jin.
How can you let a cooked duck fly out again?
Hou Jin planned this and kept confronting Dazhou.
It's not that the empress doesn't want General Yang Yan to send troops, but once the army is mobilized, the cost will be astronomical.
Even though she had millions of taels of silver sent by Yang Dong, she was absolutely unwilling to take them all out.
This is not because the empress is greedy for money, but because she understands the art of war.
Yang Yan's 200,000-strong army may seem huge, but in fact most of them are ordinary soldiers.
Then Jin came with 100,000 cavalry, and 200,000 cavalry behind him, watching eagerly.
Even if an army of 200,000 is sent, they are still infantry and not elite. If it really reaches the battlefield, it is very likely that Houjin Iron Cavalry will kill him and defeat him!
As a result, the two sides fell into a stalemate on this issue.
Initially, everyone, including the empress, thought that it would be difficult for Hou Jin to stop this time, and it was almost a foregone conclusion that the horse farm would fall into the hands of the other party.
But what no one expected was that at the critical moment, Great Qin would take action!
That arrogant Great Qin was someone that even Hou Jin could not afford to offend.
They actually sent troops and cut off Hou Jin's remaining 200,000 cavalry!
In other words, there are only 100,000 Houjin cavalry stationed around the horse farm, and they are still in an isolated and helpless state.
It was precisely because of this that Hou Jin had to send envoys to negotiate with Zhou Dynasty.
The leader of this mission is none other than His Majesty Hou Jin's most valued daughter - Wan Yanyue.
Now in the main hall, the woman who has forced all the literati of the Great Zhou Dynasty into a desperate situation is none other than Princess Houjin Wan Yanyue.
"Why, you, the mighty Zhou, can't even compare to us barbarians?"
"It's just a poem about plum blossoms. Can't you guys come up with it?"
“I’ve been studying for so many years, I’m afraid it’s all gone into the dog’s belly!”
Hearing Wan Yanyue's taunt, the faces of the officials in the Great Zhou Dynasty instantly became extremely gloomy.
But they didn't dare to speak.
It was not because of Lin Chunqiu, the first assistant, but because of this princess of Hou Jin Dynasty, whose poetic talent was simply unparalleled!
A poem about plum blossoms, which shocked everyone with his skills.
Wan Yanyue saw that she was so taunted, but no one stood up.
A trace of disdain could not help but flash in her beautiful eyes.
She looked at the empress arrogantly and said:
"Your Majesty the Great Zhou, are these the civil and military officials of your Great Zhou? In my opinion, they are just a bunch of drunkards and rice sacks."
"If I were to sit in your seat, I would definitely pull out all these corpses and chop off their heads!"
As soon as these words came out, all the civil and military officials present glared at Wan Yanyue.
But when Wan Yanyue's guards waved their gleaming swords in front of them, they all immediately became honest again.
On the dragon chair, the empress glanced at Wan Yanyue with her phoenix eyes, which contained a strong sense of coercion.
Although she admitted that Wan Yanyue was right.
Even in her heart, she wanted to kill this civil and military official. But she knew very well that this was not the time to think about this.
Facing the aggressive Wan Yanyue, she couldn't help but have a headache.
"Princess Jin, now that you are standing on the land of Da Zhou, please still respect Da Zhou."
"Otherwise, I don't mind sending troops to surround the Houjin Cavalry in the horse farm."
"You don't want to lose a hundred thousand cavalry for no reason at all, right?"
When Wan Yanyue heard this, her expression changed slightly.
She snorted coldly, but did not continue to be aggressive, but continued:
"Your Majesty Zhou, we just had something to say first."
"Poetry and literary battles, martial arts battles in the arena. If I, the people of Houjin, can win one of them. You, the Great Zhou Dynasty, will give this to you."
"May I ask if His Majesty Zhou will regret it?"
The empress' face darkened, and her cold eyes swept over the ministers present.
"My dear friends, this is just a poem about plum blossoms. Is it possible that you can't even compose a poem?"
The ministers looked at each other, and many of them had a flash of shame in their eyes.
Poetry about plum blossoms is naturally very simple.
But the problem is that the poem about plum blossoms written by the princess of Jin Kingdom is too profound!
Since the great Zhou Dynasty turned from prosperity to decline, the poetry world has also been in a slump.
Perhaps only Liu Dacai from Jiangnan can come and compete with him.
But now, the great scholar Liu is not in the capital at all!
Seeing the ministers lowering their heads and saying nothing, the empress' eyes became even colder.
For a moment, she even considered detaining Wan Yanyue and his party.
But soon, her reason told her that this plan was not possible.
It was true that Hou Jin had wolfish ambitions, but how could she be sure that Da Qin wasn't watching him with covetous eyes?
Da Qin suddenly took action against Hou Jin, most likely because he wanted to get a piece of Youzhou's interests.
At this moment, the confrontation between the two parties has not been settled yet!
Thinking of this, a trace of deep exhaustion and helplessness flashed across the empress's eyes.
Today's Dazhou is like the fish on the chopping board, just a fate that is at the mercy of others.
There is no doubt that a weak country has no diplomacy.
Da Zhou has absolutely no confidence in rejecting the vote!
The emperor of Hou Jin saw this clearly and sent Wan Yanyue to come in person.
And this little princess from Houjin is a talented woman!
"Your Majesty Zhou, since no one in your court can compose a poem."
"Then we, Daijin, will win this literary fight."
"Please also evacuate Da Zhou's soldiers from my horse farm of Hou Jin immediately. Otherwise, Hou Jin's cavalry may accidentally injure friendly troops!"
"Be bold!"
Finally, one of the ministers could no longer sit still and began to accuse.
What he got in exchange was Wan Yanyue's disdainful eyes.
"Either write a poem or shut up. Aren't you, Zhou, the most empathetic to the spirit of contract?"
"If you can't compose a poem, then shut up!"
Seeing this, all the ministers and officials couldn't help but lowered their heads angrily.
At this moment, a clear voice sounded from outside the hall.
"How dare a barbarian girl from the Hou Jin Dynasty dare to act recklessly in my territory of Dazhou?"
