Chapter 185 Discussing matters in the royal study, quickly recruit a consort
Yuan Xiudao: "You bastard, can you please stop interrupting?"
Zhou Jinghuan was so happy that he licked his face and said with a smile: "I'm so excited, you say it, you say it!"
Yuan Xiu raised his head and took a deep breath and said: "Give me some time, give my imperial sister some time, and give my country some time. This is not only my family matter, but also an important state matter. I promise you that I will take it seriously.
Think about it and give you an answer."
Zhou Jinghuan bowed to Yuan Xiu and said, "Then I will wait for the good news from Emperor Jing!"
Yuan Xiu's words calmed down the emotional officials.
Neither the hardliners nor the compromisers have anything to say. This kind of thing does take time to discuss.
The most important thing is that I no longer have to hear Zhou Jinghuan chattering at the state banquet.
How much time do you waste drinking?
The singing and dancing continued, and the state banquet came to the free drinking session. There were more private people coming on the second day than on the first day, and with those at the bottom of the first day, everyone drank more crazily today.
The emperor has a rule that when entering the Yongshou Palace in the evening, those who don’t want to come and can’t drink can leave.
While Yuan Xiu was not paying attention, Zhao Cheng took Zhao Wu and Xia Qi Qiu Shu and escaped secretly.
I had experienced what hell was last night, and I couldn't let the emperor take me away tonight.
Although the two girls Xia Qi and Qiu Shu are young, they are quite restrained. Most young people like to drink, and it is a festive occasion like a state banquet, but the two girls have their own strategies. If it was Xia Qi who drank yesterday,
That Qiu Shu drank lightly, but today we changed it, and the two sisters took turns. But even so, the one who drank the most restrained himself from losing his composure.
The two sisters can attract the attention of countless people when they go shopping in Changsui City, and the same is true at the state banquet.
I heard from Zhao Wu that when Zhao Cheng was away last night, countless young men came to chat with the sisters.
If the two sisters lose their composure and are taken advantage of, it will be Zhao Cheng who is embarrassed.
If the two sisters could restrain themselves, they would be able to make Zhao Cheng look good, and others would praise him for having so many beauties in the Right Prime Minister's Palace and for being able to govern his subordinates well.
It was the first time that Zhao Cheng brought the two sisters to such an occasion. He was very satisfied with their performance. It seemed that the five years of training had not been in vain.
Zhao Cheng walked quickly. As soon as he walked out of the state banquet area, he saw a group of people coming towards him.
Zhao Cheng thought that these people should be patrolling the palace, and they should have passed by each other, but this group of people stopped in front of Zhao Cheng, obviously coming towards him.
Zhao Wu immediately became vigilant and protected Zhao Cheng behind him.
"Little Prime Minister, please stay."
The crowd parted, and Heng Wenhao walked out, holding one hand on the handle of the knife, and said: "Yu Yunzhai invites you."
Zhao Cheng's face immediately darkened and he asked, "Are you waiting for me?"
"That's not true. The eldest princess ordered me to invite you. I just happened to meet you."
Zhao Cheng secretly cursed that it was bad luck, he was on the wrong path!
Zhao Wu, Xia Qi Qiu Shu were shocked.
Eldest princess?
Isn't it the one that Prince Nan Zhou begged for marriage?
Why is she looking for her master?
Heng Wenhao turned sideways to give way and said: "Please!"
Seeing Zhao Cheng's unwillingness, Zhao Wu said in a deep voice: "Master doesn't want to go, then just don't go!"
Heng Wenhao reminded: "This is the imperial palace."
Zhao Cheng thought for a moment and then said: "Guard Heng is right, this is the palace, we can't lose our temper."
Saying that, Zhao Cheng took a deep breath and said to Zhao Wu as if he was ready to die: "Take good care of the two girls, I'm going!"
Zhao Wu was stunned for a moment, wasn't he going to see the eldest princess? Why did he look so desperate?
"Master, we will go with you!"
Zhao Cheng was just about to say that you probably wouldn't be able to go, but he didn't expect Heng Wenhao to say: "Yes. There is food and drink at Yu Yunzhai. You can wait for the young prime minister there."
Zhao Cheng looked at Heng Wenhao in surprise, only to see Heng Wenhao looking at Xia Qi and Qiu Shu with a look of obsession.
Dare to love is the charm of Xia Qi Qiu Shu!
At the same time, he also confirmed that although Heng Wenhao was just a guard, he should be Yuan Yun's confidant and had considerable power in the palace.
Out of habit, Zhao Cheng skillfully took out the money bag from Zhao Wu's pocket, stuffed it into Heng Wenhao's belt without any fuss, and said with a smile: "Please, Guard Heng, lead the way."
Heng Wenhao did not refuse, he lowered his head respectfully and said: "Please."
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night.
Royal study room.
The Yongshou Palace was still singing and dancing, and Yuan Xiu called Wen Tai, Mu Shanyue and Lu Zhao to the imperial study room to discuss matters.
This Lu Zhao was the Minister of Rites, and there were not many opportunities to come to the imperial study. This was why Yuan Xiu was worried about the marriage with the Southern Zhou Dynasty, so he called him in for discussion.
It was just that Wen Tai had given him a hint by calling him here, saying that the Ministry of Rites had experience in handling these diplomatic matters and might be able to provide better ideas.
"How to deal with it, how to deal with it, please come up with a solution for me!"
As soon as he arrived at the imperial study room, Yuan Xiu no longer cared about so many manners and just lay down on the imperial desk while Wei You squeezed his shoulders and patted his back.
Wen Tai and Mu Shanyue were already used to it, but it was the first time for Lu Zhao to see them. They were a little uncomfortable and looked at them with eyes, nose and heart in frustration.
Mu Shanyue stroked his white beard and said, "Your Majesty, please explain to us first. What do you think?"
Yuan Xiu closed his eyes, enjoying Wei You's massage, and said: "Many people think that Zhou Jinghuan is just an idle prince in Southern Zhou. In fact, he has great energy in Southern Zhou. It is more secure to talk to him about such important matters as peace talks. This Zhou Jinghuan is
I called you here, so of course I support living in harmony with Southern Zhou."
"Dajing needs ten years of recovery, at least five years. After five or ten years, even if Nanzhou doesn't want to fight, I will give their strength a try!"
"But I'm not willing to marry the imperial sister. These idiots don't want any princess, but they want my sister! I'm not happy, not happy, not happy!"
As he spoke, Yuan Xiu suddenly sat up with an angry look on his face, as if he was about to jump up and hit someone at any moment.
At this time, he was like a child, a child whose mother was about to be taken away.
Mu Shanyue pretended to cough, knowing that the emperor showed such a nature in front of them and really regarded them as his own. He did not blame the emperor for paying attention to his manners and said: "I know your majesty's difficulties, but when personal affairs and national conditions are incompatible,
, you have to make a choice!”
"I don't want to hear these nonsense from you!" Yuan Xiu looked at Wen Tai and said, "Where's the Left Prime Minister? When that bitch Zhou Jinghuan was talking, I saw that you kept silent. What do you think?"
"At the state banquet, there are a lot of people involved, so I don't dare to speak nonsense." Wen Tai explained first, and then said: "My attitude is very clear, there are only two points."
"First, Dajing has never been afraid of trouble. He has been harassed and even bullied by Ye Dan for the past few dynasties, but he has never compromised with Ye Dan. What now? Ye Dan was destroyed by us."
"Second, in the final analysis, our Dajing is based on His Majesty's will. If Your Majesty is willing to endure the pain of parting with his brother and sister, then let's go with the flow. If not, then fight! Although now is not a good time for Dajing to start a war.
But the Southern Zhou Dynasty wanted to go north to attack Huanglong, which was just a fool's errand. At worst, there would be another Ye Dan in the south to fight a protracted war."
When Wen Tai spoke, Yuan Xiu nodded slightly. The three of them noticed his expression and became more and more sure that the emperor still did not want to abandon his sister.
At this time, Lu Zhao looked at Mu Shanyue, then at Wen Tai, and suddenly said: "I have an idea, I wonder if it is appropriate?"
"It doesn't matter whether it's appropriate or not, just say it quickly. I asked you to come here just to ask you to speak!"
Lu Zhao raised his eyelids, glanced at Yuan Xiu secretly, and said five words: "Hurry up and recruit your consort!"
