The emperor frowned. After Eunuch Dehai reminded him, he had a vague impression of this matter.
After a pause, he looked at the guard and asked, "When did Prince Gudan cross the border?"
The guard carefully replied: "One or two days before there was any movement at the border."
"How many people are coming?" the emperor asked again.
"Duo, he brought a long convoy and brought a lot of items. It is said that they were given to Princess An..."
As the guard talked, he saw the emperor's face getting darker and darker, and he gradually closed his mouth.
Prince Gudan not only made a special trip to visit Princess An to give birth to her baby, he even brought a whole motorcade to escort the gifts...
Thinking of this, the emperor only felt that the strange movement on the border was more and more likely to be because of Princess An!
If this is the case, the situation will not be good. If Prince Ino arrives in the capital and hears the rumors, he may have to send a letter to Gudan to say something...
"With the convoy, the speed shouldn't be too fast. Judging from the time, it should take another two or three days..."
Just as the emperor was thinking about this, the announcement suddenly came from outside the palace door again——
"The envoy from Gudan Kingdom asks for an audience!"
The emperor's face was visibly pale!
Is it such a coincidence? !
The envoy from the Gudan Kingdom chose to enter the palace at this time. What on earth was going on? Could it be that he came here just for the border matter?
It's a good time to investigate!
"pass!"
The emperor sat back on the dragon chair, straightened his expression, and glared at the guard.
The guard realized this and immediately locked himself in a corner.
The envoy from the Gudan Kingdom stepped into the imperial study, and looked at him with a serious face, which was not a good look.
The emperor's eyelids twitched, and he suddenly remembered that the last time this Gudan envoy entered the palace for the harvest feast, he had the same expression...
There was suspicion in his heart, but the emperor did not speak first, but was ready to see why the Gudan envoy came to the palace this time.
Envoy Gudan's eyes flashed slightly, and he saw the emperor's intention. He even noticed the slight abnormality in the emperor's face, as well as the dull atmosphere in the imperial study room.
From the corner of his eye, he caught sight of a guard standing in the corner with his head bowed. He was wearing a uniform, and he knew at a glance that he was not a guard stationed in the palace.
There was a guess in his heart, but the Gudan envoy did not reveal his face and directly stated the purpose of his visit.
"The envoy came to the palace this time to request Princess Luotong's children to be granted a title."
Envoy Gu Dan looked directly at the emperor, and his face darkened a little, but he continued: "The envoy heard that Prince An handed over the invitation letter yesterday, but was rejected by the emperor, but he didn't know what he meant? Please tell me the reason, Your Majesty."
Being questioned in this way, the emperor felt as if he was being questioned, and felt unhappy in his heart.
If this were an envoy from another small country, he would probably have been kicked out of the palace. Even if it were an envoy from the five major countries, he might not be able to answer on weekdays.
It's just that the current situation...
Thinking of the tense situation in the Western Territory, the emperor could only grit his teeth and said: "I already told you the reason yesterday. The two children were just born and are too young. It is not too late to mention this matter when they grow up."
Envoy Gudan's eyes flashed slightly, and he suddenly said: "What does the emperor mean, that we should wait until the child is five years old before considering canonization?"
The emperor's expression condensed, and he heard the strange tone in the Gudan envoy's tone. He couldn't help but think of the North and Prince Gudan who was about to arrive in Beijing. He still didn't want to let go so easily.
"That's what I mean. After all, the baby is only a few days old now, so there is no rush for it."
Yesterday, he just rejected Prince An's request to seal the seal. However, as soon as the Gudan envoy entered the palace today, he immediately changed his mind. He didn't want to lose face?
At least we have to wait until he sees the current situation clearly...
Envoy Gudan immediately showed a look of dissatisfaction: "I have heard that the crown prince of your country is determined at birth, and the crown prince of our country, Ino, is also canonized at birth."
"Even if we don't mention these two nobles, just say that Prince Jia, who is also a prince, his crown prince was canonized at birth, and Princess Ronghui was also canonized at the time of the full moon. How come the two of them were able to get the title so early? ?”
"Prince Jia is an idle prince of your country. He has not made any significant contributions to your country. On the contrary, Prince An, father and son, have guarded the western border for the emperor for two generations, preventing the southern barbarian tribe from crossing even half a step. Such a great contribution My minister, my treatment in your country is worse than that of an idle prince?"
Envoy Gudan spoke sharply. He didn't care if he offended Prince Jia, so what did that have to do with him?
In the final analysis, Prince Jia is just an idle prince with no power. So what if he knew that Prince Jia was secretly helping the emperor deal with some scandalous matters?
He is not an official of Zhou Dynasty! No need to be polite to everyone!
What's more, when he entered the palace this time, he came under orders...
"Envoy Duomeng had better speak cautiously. Our situation in Dazhou is different from that of your Gudan. Don't use Gudan's ideas to discuss matters in Dazhou."
The emperor said displeased: "It is precisely because of the special status of Prince An's palace that we need to be cautious when canonizing the crown prince. Prince Jia is just an idle prince, so naturally there is no need for this."
Gudan envoy Duomeng raised his eyebrows slightly, not afraid of the emperor's expression, and said slowly: "The position of the prince of your country is the most important, right? Why can the prince be canonized as soon as he is born?"
He bit it tightly, and the emperor's face immediately darkened.
"Envoy Duomeng, what do you mean by this? Whether or not to enthrone Prince An as the Crown Prince is a matter for me, the Great Zhou Dynasty. Don't you, Gu Dan, have too much control?"
The emperor didn't want to be entangled in this matter anymore, so he simply pointed out this point and planned to stop the envoy Domeng from thinking about it.
But this was the reason why Domeng entered the palace this time. How could he be easily avoided by the emperor?
"Princess An is the little princess of our Gudan Kingdom, so she is naturally related to us. The emperor is so unwilling to ennoble the legitimate son of Princess An as the crown prince. Could it be that he is dissatisfied with our Gudan Kingdom?"
The emperor's eyes turned cold. He did not expect that Domeng would reveal Luo Tong's identity so directly. Domeng's use of Luo Tong's identity also made the emperor more and more certain that the tense situation in the Western Territory must be related to Luo Tong!
He did not answer Duomeng's question, but asked with a sullen face and a bad tone: "Is your Gudan gathering troops on the border because of Princess An? Is it related to the harvest feast?"
"Both His Majesty and the Supreme Emperor miss the little princess very much and feel extremely guilty for what she has experienced over the years. They only hope that she can live a peaceful and happy life in the future."
"The loving elders only have this little hope for the younger ones. Maybe they feel that the little princess is not safe in Dazhou, and she may even be pointed at a knife and threaten her life."
Although he did not directly answer the emperor's question, Duomeng's words explained everything.
The Gudan Kingdom's troop mobilization was really for Princess An!
