In the evening, Tang Yin summoned several important ministers to his study to discuss peace negotiations with Ning State.
During the last peace negotiation, Qiu Zhen's opinion was "We must not agree to it." But this time, Qiu Zhen's attitude made a 180-degree turn and said to Tang Yin: "Your Majesty should agree to the peace negotiation."
"Why?" Tang Yin asked, raising his eyebrows.
"Your Majesty welcomes the emperor into the wind, which has offended the two powerful countries of Sichuan and Zhen. Although the two countries' coalition forces dare not attack now, it does not mean that they will not dare to attack in the future. Therefore, your Majesty should agree to negotiate peace, accept the peace, and first stabilize our country and Ningguo.
After that, we can make other arrangements." Qiu Zhense said.
The other ministers nodded while listening, feeling that what Qiu Zhen said made sense.
Tang Yin did not continue, but changed the topic and asked with a smile: "Qiu Zhen, I heard that you have been having a private meeting with Princess Ningguo this afternoon! Could it be that you are attracted to the princess?"
Qiu Zhen was shocked, but his face remained calm. He said matter-of-factly: "First of all, I was ordered by the king to settle the princess, familiarize her with the environment of the palace, and arrange her food, clothing, housing and transportation. This is all due to me.
What we should do. Secondly, the princess wants to marry the king, not the minister. I dare not have any inappropriate thoughts, let alone be tempted."
"Really?" Tang Yin raised his eyebrows in a funny way. It would be a ghost if you didn't have ghosts in your heart! How could he not understand Qiu Zhen's personality after having been with Qiu Zhen for so long? If he didn't have that thought, he would only be questioning himself.
I scoffed, how could I list one, two, and three in such a long list of words?
It turns out that Qiu Zhen is not a saint, and there are times when he is moved by ordinary people! The more Tang Yin thought about it, the more funny he felt. In the past, Qiu Zhen always made trouble for himself, but now if he didn't use Yan Yinghan to make things difficult for him, he would really be sorry for himself.
Thinking of this, Tang Yin felt very good.
"Alas!" He sighed softly and said: "All the ministers in the dynasty are married and have wives and concubines, but Prime Minister Qiu is still alone, which really makes me worried! Originally, I had intended to marry the princess.
Give it to Mr. Qiu..."
Ah? When Qiu Zhen heard this, his eyes suddenly lit up and he looked at Tang Yin without blinking. Could it be that the king was not joking in the court in the morning, but really wanted to betroth Yan Yinghan to himself?! His heart began to beat faster,
The blood rushed to the head.
Looking at his eager look, Tang Yin almost laughed out loud, but he immediately held it back and added with a long sigh: "Everyone should also know that our country's biggest enemy is not the Sichuan Kingdom, let alone the Zhen Kingdom, but the recent one."
Ning Guo is very close by. If I promise Princess Ning Guo to Prime Minister Qiu, I am really afraid that Prime Minister Qiu will feel pity for Ning Guo and his position will change!"
Tang Yin was not joking, but he really had such concerns. Qiu Zhen was the person he trusted the most. If he wanted to consider things from Ning Guo's point of view and make suggestions for himself, the consequences would be disastrous.
Qiu Zhen stirred up a shiver. Without saying a word, he knelt down on the ground with a plop and kowtowed: "The king has killed a humble minister! I have already made an oath to be the king, even if I am shattered to pieces by the strong wind, I will not hesitate."
.If a humble minister has two minds and two intentions, may the sky strike with thunder and die without a burial place!”
Hearing this, Tang Yin and the surrounding ministers were all moved. People bowed their hands and saluted, saying: "Your Majesty, Qiu Xiang is very loyal to your Majesty. This can be learned from heaven and earth!"
Tang Yin stood up, walked to Qiu Zhen, helped him up, then grinned and said with a smile: "Qiu Zhen, why are you nervous? I just have such concerns, and I didn't say you would really do this."
After a pause, he shrugged, pretending to be helpless and said: "In order to dispel my doubts, I can't give the princess to you, so I'd better accept it reluctantly."
Phew! Qiu Zhen almost vomited blood on the spot. The king said a lot, but he didn't say anything.
He frowned and asked, "I wonder, what title does the king want to give the princess?"
"What title..." Tang Yin held his chin and thought for a long time, then asked: "Zongyuan, according to the rules, how is the monarch's harem divided?"
Zong Yuan smiled and cupped his hands and said: "One queen, three ladies, nine concubines, twenty-seven wives, and eighty-one female emperors."
Tang Yin let out an ooh and said casually: "Then let's return the princess to the Eighty-one Female Royal Family!"
Qiu Zhen's eyebrows were about to turn into knots, and he whispered: "Your Majesty, let a majestic princess be the female emperor, this... is not appropriate?!"
Tang Yin smiled, looked at Qiu Zhen, and said slowly: "For me, letting Princess Ning Guo be my concubine is considered a compliment to her!"
"..." Qiu Zhen was silent and sighed in his heart.
Looking at his distracted look, Tang Yin found it even more interesting and deliberately whetted Qiu Zhen's appetite. He stopped talking about the matter, sat back on the cave, spread the peace treaty on the table, and then greeted the ministers.
He waved and said: "Everyone, come and sit down and see if there is anything that needs to be modified in this peace treaty."
Shangguan Yuanji said: "Your Majesty, this peace treaty only states that Ningguo will cede Hedong County to our country. The ministers here think it is inappropriate."
"oh?"
"Wei Chen feels that Ning State should be allowed to publicly acknowledge that Hedong County is our territory of Feng State, and we will never infringe upon it in the future."
"Yes! That makes sense." Tang Yin picked up his pen and drew a circle where Shangguan Yuanji said it.
Zhang Zhe continued: "As for the compensation, Ning Guo should still have room for it. The king does not need to add more gold and silver. He only needs to ask for 5,000 more horses and 10,000 cattle and sheep each!"
War horses, cattle, and sheep were all in short supply in Feng Country. Tang Yin nodded while listening and drew another circle on the peace treaty.
After everyone's suggestions and additions, the peace treaty was filled with circles.
When the discussion came to the end, everyone checked it again and confirmed that it was correct. Then they finalized the peace treaty and entrusted Zhang Han to discuss it in detail with Dahonglu Hongluo of Ningguo.
Zhang Han is a bachelor of the Feng Kingdom. Although he is only in his early forties, he is knowledgeable and has a thorough understanding of ancient and modern times. He is also quick-thinking and eloquent. The most important thing is that he is not ostentatious, affable and polite.
There was no trace of the sour taste of a scholar, nor the pretensions of a first-class official. This was what Tang Yin liked the most. He felt that it was most appropriate for Zhang Han to negotiate peace between the two countries with Hong Luo.
After explaining to Zhang Han, Tang Yin said to Zhang Xin, the governor of Su Nei: "Zhang Xin, tomorrow you will go to Hedong County in person and carefully examine the annual grain harvest there. From now on, my grain will mainly come from Hedong.
We don’t want loopholes and moths to exist there, so you can’t be careless when checking!”
Zhang Xin is currently one of the few veterans of the Feng Kingdom in the imperial court. He is smooth and duplicitous, and has gradually gained Tang Yin's trust. Although he is not a good person, he still has real talents and knowledge. As the governor of the Feng Kingdom, he is so important.
With many years of experience and rich experience, there is no room for disdain in our eyes.
He bowed to Tang Yinshen respectfully and said: "Your Majesty, please rest assured, I will check the grain production of Hedong County clearly and clearly, so that Your Majesty will not lose a grain of grain!"
Zhang Xin was good at playing into people's favour. He knew that what Tang Yin valued most was grain production. This time he was allowed to go to Hedong County for review, which also showed his trust in him. He was full of energy and prepared to go to Hedong County for a big fight.
To further gain the king's favor, in addition, the court ministers were ordered to go to the local area, and there were also many benefits to be gained from this.
After discussing all the important matters, Tang Yin breathed a sigh of relief. Then he remembered the matter at Lingwu Academy and asked Qiu Zhen, "Qiu Zhen, how are things going at Lingwu Academy?"
Qiu Zhen handed over his hand and replied: "Weichen has chosen the address of the academy. It is in Dongcheng, not far from the palace. As for the teacher who will teach the art, Weichen wants to select it from the army."
"Yes!" Tang Yin nodded and said, "After you decide on the final candidate, show me the list."
"Yes! Your Majesty!"
Tang Yin looked around at everyone and suddenly remembered something. He asked: "Do you know the doctor, Ling Montaigne?"
Everyone was stunned and didn't understand why the king asked this. Everyone nodded and said, "I know."
Tang Yin's eyes narrowed and he said quietly: "What do you think if we get rid of this person?"
I don't know how Montaigne offended the king. Everyone looked at each other and no one dared to answer.
Not speaking at this time was tantamount to disapproval. Tang Yin raised his eyebrows and asked, "Do you think it's inappropriate?"
Qiu Zhen said: "Your Majesty, Montaigne is the son of Munro and has a special status. On what charge does your Majesty want to put him to death?"
What crime? Tang Yin really didn't know what crime he could accuse Montaigne of. This man was too dogmatic and knew how to act according to the rules. It would not be easy to catch him.
After thinking for a while, he said: "Should this matter be handled by Hidden Arrow?"
To use hidden arrows is to do a shady assassination. The ministers frowned even more tightly.
Shangguan Yuanji said: "Your Majesty, the emperor has just settled down in Yancheng, and suddenly a minister was killed. Isn't this too blatant? It is also easy to follow the truth!"
Tang Yin frowned and waved his hand: "Don't reason with me. I understand all the truth. That's why I'm discussing with you how to get rid of this guy without leaving any trouble!"
All the ministers were speechless again.
In the end, Shangguan Yuanji said: "There is no way, unless he makes a mistake himself. If the king has any grudges with Montaigne, I hope the king can endure this period of time. He is really too sensitive now."
Saying it means not saying anything. Tang Yin waved his hands distractedly and said: "Okay, okay, I understand. If nothing happens, you all can go back!"
"Yes! Your Majesty! I will leave!" Seeing that Your Majesty did not have his own way, everyone sighed and left the study one after another.
After the ministers left, Tang Yin called Shangguan Yuanwu and asked him to find Cheng Jin.
Not long after, Cheng Jin walked in: "What are your orders, Your Majesty?"
Tang Yin really wanted to give Cheng Jin a secret order to quietly solve the problem of Montaigne, but he also knew that the concerns of the ministers were not unreasonable, and he could not do whatever he wanted now. He asked: "Where is Yuan Ziyi being imprisoned by you?