Prince Qing watched Ye Qing go out and pondered for a moment, his face a little gloomy.
According to the agreement, it is basically in line with the imperial government's policies. Presumably my father will not hesitate at this time. It only takes seven days for the official decree to come down and the process to be officially completed after the Qing Emperor's justice.
After the Han Dynasty was sealed off and the territory was divided, the three counties in northern Hunan no longer belonged to Xiangzhou in terms of division.
But he had no choice. The other party would rather reduce the three-year preparation period to half a year, and the court was willing to pay for the three counties of northern Hunan... Even if he was the prince, he could not stop this exchange.
"I'm going back to help encircle and suppress the foreign fleet. If you have anything to tell me, I will be here in a moment." Guang Guogong handed him a jade talisman.
"clear."
Prince Qing sent Duke Guang away and watched the yellow ray of light disappear from the sky. Seeing that it was inconvenient to return to the city at night, he returned to the ship's lounge alone in a daze.
The empty room made him frown a little. His wife Ning Juan has not come back yet, which has never happened since the wedding.
"Your Majesty, all the ministers would like to see you." The eunuch's voice sounded outside.
Prince Qing suppressed his inexplicable irritation and exhaled: "Come in."
The cabin door creaked open, and a group of ministers poured in. Xiangzhou Navy Commander Sun Xinbo had obviously surrendered, and they all felt guilty at this time.
"The Marquis of Han chose to shorten the time and did not choose to vomit out the three counties of northern Hunan. This is really a miscalculation on the part of the ministers."
Prince Qing held his hands, listened to everyone's apology, and waved his hand: "How can I blame you for this? It's just that I am a little unwilling."
After hearing this, everyone was silent. To be fair, losing these three counties would greatly reduce the strength of the Qing County Prince. This is a prosperous county and city along the river.
And he agreed without saying a word. Not to mention those who died in the previous battle, even ordinary passers-by would laugh at the cowardice of the county prince. The future life of the county prince would be even more difficult.
But if we fight at this time, we will not only conflict with the people's hearts, but also go against the overall situation of the court. Once the overall situation is ruined, the Qing County Prince will be in unpredictable trouble...
After thinking about it, Master Jiayang said: "My lord, the overall situation of the imperial court has been decided. Once there is a change, the overall situation will be ruined. My lord, even though you are the prince, you cannot afford to take responsibility for it."
The Prince of the Qing Dynasty was silent and changed the subject: "Send a message to the downstream states that no one is allowed to lend transport ships to the Han Hou for the next six months."
After everyone heard this, some people immediately realized that this not only showed the dissatisfaction of the Qing County King, but also did not ruin the overall situation. The handling was quite appropriate, and everyone praised it at the moment.
Sun Xinbo's eyes lit up and he looked at Master Jiayang again, already understanding some of the deeper meaning.
Not to mention the princes, not even the imperial court, although they had to let the Marquis of Han reclaim the Eastern Wasteland, no one thought that the Marquis of Han could successfully colonize it...at least not now.
And if the power is consumed in the long-distance process, and in the end it is useless and the vitality is greatly damaged, this is in the best interest of the imperial court - let alone Xiangbei if it is spit out again, I am afraid that even Yingzhou cannot be protected.
At that time, it was time for a group of vultures to carve up the corpse. The Qingjun King was so simple and seemed to have a lot of energy, but he made a good move. Only the Qingjun King could do this.
Prince Qing glanced at everyone because of his thoughts. Although he had a countermeasure, he knew in his heart that the imperial court would finally win this round, but he had already lost to Ye Qing. He had no intention to say more at the moment, and could not say more.
He just sighed and said: "Come up with a plan on how to make up for the losses in Shonan."
Everyone agreed one after another, and all resigned and left, and the room was empty. This kind of prosperity in the world had faded away from loneliness, and at this moment, a feeling that had never been experienced before arose in the room.
At this moment, he suddenly realized that he had actually been hit hard this time, Master Jiayang once said secretly.
"My lord, you still have a trace of bruises, but it's just on the surface, and there's just a yellowish air on the inside."
"Fortunately, the Commander-in-Chief of the Xiangzhou Navy, Sun Xinbo, has defected. Although I may regret it now, no matter how difficult it is, I will not defect. If I continue to do so, I will become a slave of the third surname."
"With this, the yellow energy has been replenished, but it has not yet become green."
Thinking of this, King Qing gritted his teeth, looked at the dancing candlelight, and sighed for a long time: "I am a high-ranking prince and prince, but I am only as good as the governor of a county?"
"No... maybe it's more appropriate to be sacrificed, or maybe my father had already given Guangguo Tongzong's concerns in advance, and even reached an intention to negotiate peace with Qingmai before Tu De. With this tone, the negotiation went so smoothly."
"Then, the negotiation here between myself and Ye Qing is just two chess pieces fighting over each other."
"No, Ye Qing is an immortal, an immortal lord. His treatment in this game is definitely much better than that of the chess pieces, at least the single horse that moves..."
"And I am a noble and a prince, so I am ignored like this?"
The Prince of Qing County thought about this change over and over in his mind, guessing the intentions of his father and the prince and brother, and did not dare to discuss it with his officials at all, because this was a secret matter for the emperor.
After a long time, he sighed bitterly: "This king's heart is really unpredictable, and this God's will... is really lofty."
Princess Ning Juan heard her husband sighing as soon as she walked in. She suppressed her anxiety and showed concern on her face: "Why are you sighing like this? Isn't it going well?"
Prince Qing didn't say anything for a while. He keenly noticed that his wife had changed her clothes... Was it raining outside and getting wet?
He didn't think too much, he just felt something was wrong and looked her up and down: "Where did you go today?"
"According to my husband's wish, I have been accompanying Mrs. Marquis of Han." Ning Juan sat down gracefully, her eyes a little confused and aggrieved: "...Now I may be called the Princess of Han, but I don't look good on me."
"I'm sorry, I've been lucky to you these past few days. I just... felt a little uneasy." Prince Qing came back to his senses, patted his forehead, and said apologetically.
"Look at what you said... We are husband and wife, so how can we talk about two families?"
Ning Juan held his hand and felt a little sad. The moment she entered the door, she had the urge to tell her husband the truth, even at the risk of being stigmatized. However, as her husband asked, she suddenly felt cold and gave up the impulse.
That hateful dragon girl really... got her right.
Prince Qing told what happened during the negotiation, and sighed: "I originally thought that I could exchange for three years to return to Xiangbei... Now I'm a little confused."
"The choice of the Marquis of Han seems to be to imitate Wei Shizong and break into the grassland. However, the way Wei Shizong died in the end is a lesson from past mistakes. Is he so confident?"
"Even if the immortal will not die from ordinary barbarians and wild beasts, he cannot do it alone. It will take at least several generations or even dozens of generations to be effective... Marquis of Han, do you have this time?"
"I don't quite understand what my husband said about my concubine...but you are a prince, and the Cai Dynasty cannot compete with one state or one vassal?" Ning Juan comforted softly.
She is a very smart nun. She secretly thinks about what happened to her today when she was detained, or maybe the other party has set up a trap for her husband and the court to trick her. Unfortunately, she can't break it now.
"I hope so." Prince Qing smiled hoarsely, wondering what women knew, and it was a waste of effort to tell her all this.
It is said that they are not a family and do not enter the same house. This couple of the county and the prince are both good at acting and talk to each other softly. In fact, no one reveals his or her bad mood.
As night fell, servants soon came in, lit candles, and served dinner.
Every time the eunuchs and maids brought from the palace saw the harmonious relationship between the prince and the princess, everyone found it pleasing to the eye - they were truly a golden couple, a match made in heaven.
The daily etiquette rules of the royal family are very strict. They hardly speak during the meal, and there are a large group of people waiting on them, so there is not much talking. The husband and wife eat their own food, and then ask people to remove the dishes, and a group of maids wash up.
, and then it was bedtime.
Everything is the same as normal life. Ye Qing has a family habit of having tea parties every night to exchange feelings. This new family has not yet cultivated entertainment activities.
Of course, there may be one universal thing...
Ning Juan was under pressure at the moment, feeling guilty and pitiful. She somehow ignited a burning fire in her body tonight. She served her husband undressing and naturally touched his chest with her little hands: "At last, the threat from the Marquis of Han has been eliminated. We can sleep tonight."
Have a good sleep?"
Prince Qing nodded. He said that this negotiation was like fighting a battle, and he lost the battle. He was really tired and discouraged, and did not hear what his wife was implying. He blew out the lamp without further explanation: "It's getting late.
, I have a lot to do with the Han army tomorrow, so go to sleep."
"..." Ning Juan's fingers were slightly stagnant, and the burning fire in her body suddenly cooled down. She suddenly felt a feeling of humiliation and humiliation - it came and went away as soon as she called it. She, a princess, was really boring.
She didn't show anything strange, she lowered her head and silently took off her clothes, then got into bed naked.
When the breathing on the pillow gradually subsided and the fluctuations of her consciousness were completely calm, Ning Juan slowly turned sideways. She seemed to hear movement on the porthole just now. At this time, she looked like a few sparrows taking shelter from the heavy rain in the narrow window.
, their gray wings were trembling, and they squeezed together to keep warm.
In the dark room, she looked past the poor bird and looked out into the dark rain curtain. Through the distant eastern sky, she seemed to be able to see the sea in the woman's mouth.
The originally familiar and friendly watery atmosphere of my hometown has become limited, small and strange tonight.
These days, she saw that her husband was practicing the "Shaozhen Zifu Tianchi" of the Taoist sect. If it was compatible, it would only be compatible with the same sect. It seems that today she saw the Madam of the Marquis of Han named Jiang Zinan, who was also practicing this...
But no matter what, if it has nothing to do with one's water virtue, it is impossible to form a Taoist couple. This is rare among the royal family and the vassal state, which shows the rush of this marriage.
Ning Juan has always had a happy-go-lucky personality. Today, for some reason, she feels that although this giant ship is majestic, gorgeous, and glamorous, it is actually a bit cramped to live in.
"My husband probably regards me as a canary..." The female cultivator calmed down and felt a little melancholy and bitter. Some things that had been hidden under the water since the passionate new marriage began to come to light.
Or maybe because of his royal upbringing from a small stardom, the stubborn stones in her husband's character showed an incompatible alienation, which made her heart ache.
As far as monks are concerned, the position of the princess is noble and noble, but it is not necessarily better than the heavenly seal... The material conditions of the palace are excellent, but in fact it is not as good as the Earthly Immortal Water Palace...
Even stripping away her status and connections, just relying on Yin Shen's cultivation and proficiency in water affairs, she can live comfortably as the water master of a county.
This is the independence protection that power brings to women.