Political Hall.
The eunuchs and maids guarding the outer room all lowered their heads and listened with solemn expressions, not daring to make a sound for fear of disturbing the people inside.
This is the place where the emperor and the important officials of the imperial court discuss important matters. In order to discuss the important matter of whether the princess will get married, the emperor, the national preceptor, Prince Xuan and several important officials are all present.
The atmosphere was tense at this time, and the civil servants and military ministers were arguing fiercely, as if they were about to fight in the next moment.
A middle-aged civil servant stroking his mustache was the first to express his opinion:
"Your Majesty, I think we should agree to the peace proposal proposed by the envoy from Beiming Kingdom. If we don't agree, we will use it as an excuse to start a war someday. It is the spring plowing season, so we must not disturb the people's livelihood."
"If we agree, Beiming will have no reason to start a war. Even if it insists on starting a war later, we will still be on the right side. With more help, we can also get more power to defeat Beiming."
Another minister with elegant temperament also stood up.
"I think that since Beiming is defeated by our country, I want to marry the princess to educate the people. This is a sign of surrender to our country. Letting the princess teach our country's etiquette and righteousness to the common people in Beiming is also a way to promote our country's generosity. "
"Ah, you are just cowardly and cowardly. If you want to fight, then fight. How come there is so much nonsense."
Listening to those nonsense, an impatient military attache couldn't hold himself back and jumped out to accuse angrily.
"rude."
"vulgar."
"Unbelievably stupid."
This dynasty valued civil service over military affairs, and the number of civilian officials in the political hall was several times the number of generals. Soon, the voices calling for "war" were quickly suppressed.
Do you really want Ruoge to get married?
The emperor had a headache and turned to look at the Imperial Master who was sitting silently.
Feng Liuyun glanced at the noisy scene in the hall indifferently, without any intention of speaking out.
The emperor held his head and worried, and a loud voice exploded among the quarreling ministers.
"My brother thinks it's impossible."
Duan Xuanyi took a step forward, leaned down and saluted, and said:
"A marriage is not a long-term solution. A marriage at this time will enhance the prestige of other countries. If anyone from any country can marry the greatest treasure of our dynasty, then where is the prestige of the country?"
"Promising a marriage will only give Beiming Country no reason to go to war for the time being. But in this world, there are only a thousand days of thieves, and there is no one who can prevent a thousand days of thieves. Now that they have this idea, sooner or later they will find other excuses to start a war."
"We should sternly refuse, and if a war comes, we will fight, and conquer the Beiming Kingdom. Only then can we truly surrender to us."
"Okay, okay, Brother Sixteenth said it very well."
The emperor was overjoyed and expressed his attitude by stroking his hands and laughing.
The minister with a mustache hurriedly stood up and knelt in front of the emperor's desk: "Your Majesty, no. If a war breaks out, how can we choose soldiers who are qualified to lead the army?"
There has been no war in Linyue for a long time. The most recent one was when the late emperor was dying. A small country was provoked to attack, and Duan Xuanyi, who was still the prince, led his troops to fight back.
It was at that time that Duan Xuanyi fell into the eyes of the current emperor and was named Prince Xuan.
But how does that tiny place compare with the Beiming Kingdom, where people were born on horseback? And now that Duan Xuanyi is Prince Xuan, can the prince still be allowed to fight on the battlefield?
After not fighting for too long, everyone's hearts have become inert, and they just want peace for a while.
Duan Xuanyi clenched his fist and knelt down on one knee, "If you don't give up, my brother is willing to lead the army to fight, and he will severely beat back Xiaoxiao's disciples who covet the princess."
Everyone was shocked, and the room was quiet for a long time.
The emperor thought for a while and still wanted to seek Feng Liuyun's opinion.
"Master, what do you think?"
Feng Liuyun didn't care about the outcome of the matter. He slowly stroked his hand on the warm tea cup with a calm voice.
"Your Majesty decides."
The emperor knew that this meant that he would not interfere. Thinking that the imperial master would leave in less than a year, he gritted his teeth and decided to be bold.
"Then do as Brother Sixteenth said. If the Beiming Kingdom dares to be dissatisfied with our response, he will lead the army to fight."
The courtiers gradually dispersed, but Duan Xuanyi did not leave the palace immediately.
He thought of Yun Hanqing and asked the palace maid to go to Wuyang Palace to call her so that they could go back to the house together.
The palace maid who came back brought some not-so-good news:
After Duan Ruoge got the news, he wanted to get rid of him. Although he was quickly approached by the female official in the palace, Yun Hanqing still proposed to leave.
Counting the time, I should have returned to the palace by now.
not good.
He suddenly remembered his neglectful attitude when sending Yun Hanqing away.
Duan Xuanyi was shocked, what if Yun Hanqing was angry and unwilling to cooperate with him, and missed important events.
Sitting in the carriage, he kept thinking about the solution.
Finally, when he entered the main courtyard, he held his head high and showed no signs of guilt.
Opening the door, Yun Hanqing was sitting on the bedside, twirling her handkerchief and crying silently.
Her tears were flowing down one by one, her eyelashes were moist, her eyes were as if they had been washed by water, her face was pink and white, and she did not cry out, making her look fragile and pitiful.
Duan Xuanyi felt guilty, and the tough speech he originally planned was replaced by a fabricated lie.
"Hanqing, stop crying, your crying makes my heart hurt."
He took a few steps forward, hugged the soft woman with his big hands, and rubbed his cheeks with his rough fingers, causing pain.
Yun Hanqing had been wronged several times a day, and now she had a temper. She stretched out her hand to push him away, turned around and whispered:
"I am not worthy of the prince's heartache."
Duan Xuanyi forcefully hugged the person into his arms,
"What did the princess say? I know that I wronged you during the day. Things were too urgent at that time and I ignored you. I apologize to you."
Yun Hanqing turned around, looked at his expression that seemed to be pitiful, and sobbed in grievance:
"Then I don't blame the prince."
"But, but, today I went to bring a message to the princess, but she said I was useless. How could I know about the affairs of the court? I obviously wanted to bring her good news, but I was scolded back."
"I don't understand."
She suddenly threw her face on Duan Xuanyi's chest and cried aggrievedly. She was probably extremely aggrieved, and then she finally cried out.
Duan Xuanyi followed Duan Ruoge in everything, but at this time, he inevitably felt that Ruoge was a bit too coquettish.
But, after all, she was the person who had been in his heart for more than ten years. Even in front of his wife, Duan Xuanyi couldn't bear to talk about her.
"The princess has been pampered by the emperor's brother and sister-in-law since she was a child. Sometimes I can't do anything to her."
Duan Xuanyi said this, and Yun Hanqing couldn't continue talking about the princess. She wiped away her tears and asked him what he went to the palace to discuss today.
"Are you really going to fight?"
After hearing the final result, Yun Hanqing's eyes widened in surprise and a little scared.
"My lord, do you want to go on an expedition?"
Duan Xuanyi stroked Yun Hanqing's long hair, his voice was firm and bloodthirsty flashed in his eyes.
"Linyue and Beiming will definitely have a battle."
