The imperial guards quickly brought the shackles and put them on Prince Dugu at Rong Cang's signal.
Dugu Yinyun resisted fiercely, and almost all the envoys rushed forward to protect him. However, most of the envoys were civil servants and were no match for the Royal Forest Army. The only general who accompanied him was General Jing, but General Jing was seriously injured.
The other accompanying guards were all left outside the palace gate, unable to escort him in time at this time.
Not long after, the high-ranking prince of Mobei was forced to become a shackled prisoner. He was so angry that he cursed loudly and lost all grace. At the same time, there was an uncontrollable fear in his heart.
The palace was in complete chaos. It didn't look like a palace banquet for distinguished guests.
Emperor Mu looked at Rong Cang and Qi Jin and sighed in his heart. These two people were so outrageous. How could they attack the distinguished guests before they sat down? After talking so much, let them sit down and have a cup of tea.
However, when he thought about how Qi Jin was almost raped and defiled by Dugu Yinyun, and when Rong Cang almost died under the arrows of the Mobei people in order to save Qi Jin, Emperor Mu felt that the behavior of the two was not too excessive.
It's just that the two countries have good relations with each other, and the superficial work should be done. Emperor Mu thought this, and his eyes fell on Dugu Yiyun. He visually estimated that this pair of shackles weighed at least forty kilograms. They were usually used on serious criminals. Unexpectedly, Today, it was used by distinguished guests.
Emperor Mu raised his hand to wipe his forehead, turned his eyes slightly, and saw Taifu Qin still kneeling on the ground, his expression slowly dropped: "Here comes someone!"
The few imperial guards who put shackles on Dugu Yinyun immediately stepped forward and knelt down on one knee: "This is my humble duty."
"Send Master Qin back to the Qin family." Emperor Mu ordered in a deep voice, "Start guarding the Qin mansion day and night from now on. No one is allowed to come in or out at will. We will make a decision only after all the truth is found out."
"According to the order!"
Taifu Qin looked dejected, stood up and left without saying a word.
"Your envoys have come all the way, and I should entertain you all solemnly." Emperor Mu raised his hand and said, "Please take your seats."
The envoys' faces turned green and white.
Their prince was shackled, and the emperor actually invited them to sit down? Such pretentious politeness is really disgusting.
An old man over sixty years old came out and saluted calmly: "The old minister is a staff member of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and also serves as the Minister of Rites. He has met His Majesty the Emperor of Chu."
"No need to be polite."
"I am not sure whether what Princess Qixia said is true or not, and I am not sure whether His Highness the Crown Prince has really done those things. However, if the two countries continue to fight each other, there will be heavy casualties and it will be a disaster for the people of both countries." He said, "The old minister proposed that the two sides sit down and draw up a diplomatic agreement, and the armistice for fifty years will begin this year. As the party seeking peace, we in Mobei, in addition to allowing Princess Qixia to marry Prince Qi and allowing the princess's children to recognize their ancestors, are also willing to offer Gold, silver, wealth, silk, stunning beauties, and some fine horses to show our sincerity."
Emperor Mu looked at Rong Cang: "Prince, what do you think?"
"The Crown Prince of Mobei is the crown prince of a country, and his words and deeds have already represented the attitude of Mobei." Rong Cang replied, "He kidnapped and humiliated the Crown Prince of Qi first, tried to alienate the relationship between the kings and ministers of Chu State, and followed him. Some people with evil intentions in Chu State colluded to try to plunge Chu State into civil strife, and Mobei took advantage of the chaos to raise troops. With Mobei being so ambitious and despicable, Chu State has no reason to live in peace with them."
The sixty-year-old man argued: "Whether it is humiliating the Crown Prince of Qi or alienating the kings and ministers of the Chu Kingdom, Princess Qixia's words are only one-sided and cannot be fully accepted. Besides, Princess Qixia already has a rift with the royal family. In order to retaliate against the Crown Prince, she deliberately made something out of nothing. Maybe, I hope His Majesty the Emperor and the Prince will think twice."
"A one-sided statement?" Qi Jin smiled coldly, "Is this prince's personal experience also a one-sided statement?"
The sixty-year-old man raised his eyes and looked at Qi Jin: "Who can prove that what Prince Qi said is true?"
Qi Jin was choked by him and was really shocked by their shamelessness: "Do you think that by refusing to admit it, all sins will disappear? Dugu Yinyun is the most despicable and filthy prince among all the countries in the world. Mobei If the emperor chooses him as the crown prince, Mobei is destined to perish, so you don’t have to argue with me anymore!"
Dugu Yinyun was stabbed twice and shackled, becoming the most miserable prince in the world.
Because his behavior was so despicable, the diplomatic etiquette of "not beheading envoys" did not apply to him at all. As long as he was charged with "distancing monarchs and ministers, causing trouble in the imperial court", it was enough to make him, the prince of Mobei, a prisoner of the Chu state. .
After a period of confusion, Emperor Mu rejected the envoy's proposal to negotiate peace again, rejected the two countries' request for alliance and friendly coexistence, and ignored their repeated concessions. He directly ordered the prince of Mobei and the envoy to be "escorted" "Go and stay at Guanyi.
The envoy from Mobei wanted to say something more, but no one wanted to hear them continue talking.
As they left, the palace became quiet for a moment.
"I have a question to ask Princess Qixia." Emperor Mu was leaning on the dragon chair, holding a glass of wine, and relaxed his posture, "Qi Jin was full of energy when he was young, and he was indeed good-looking, but he should not be able to let the whole country down. The princess gave up her reputation and committed herself to rescue her. In view of the situation at that time, even if the princess couldn't bear it, she could have arranged for the maids or other women around her... I wonder what the princess's real purpose is? "
The hundreds of officials in the main hall were led away by Princess Qixia's words throughout the whole process. In addition, Dugu Yinyun lost control of his emotions and yelled angrily. They did not think about this issue carefully at all.
Hearing what the emperor said at this time, he reacted slowly.
Yes, even though Prince Qi is handsome and dazzling, to Princess Mobei, he is just a good-looking man.
Are there no good-looking men in Mobei?
There are many maids around the princess of a country. If she wants to save Qi Jin, she doesn't have to do it herself.
What's more, according to what she said, Prince Qi's traditional Chinese medicine was too powerful for most women to bear at that time, so wasn't she worried that she wouldn't be able to bear it? Why do you have to go in person?
Princess Qixia was not surprised at all by his words.
How could the king of a country believe her so easily? His suspicions were not without reason.
In the eyes of many people, whether they are men or women, a woman's reputation is more important than her life.
No one could understand her doing something like that.
Princess Qixia walked to the side and sat down. She lowered her eyes and was silent for a long time before saying: "I have a deep hatred with the Mobei royal family. I saved Prince Qi three years ago out of kindness, but more of it was for use."
Qi Jin's expression froze, taking advantage?
