Chapter 241 Born in a royal family, had to grow up
Chapter 241
The city gates of Chang'an City are opened, drums and music are played, and the Rong tribe's negotiating team will leave Chang'an and embark on the way back. There are more than 300 people in the group, and everyone returns with a full load, carrying the rouge, silk scarves, spices, and...
Weapons made by Chang'an's top blacksmiths.
These things are hot commodities in the grassland. If you bring these back to the grassland, each of them will be as popular as a thief returning from the treasure cave.
Li Letian took the Rong clan and his party outside the city, and bid farewell to Hu Yanli.
"I wish you a smooth journey here, and may the friendship between our two races last forever." Li Letian raised his farewell wine.
"The descendants of the Immortal Heaven remember the friendship bestowed by the Empire, and we value this friendship more than our scimitars."
"First Prince, before we say goodbye, I would like to ask you one thing. How will Cheng Dalei's empire be dealt with?" Jin Wendao came over at this moment.
"Cheng Dalei is a subject of the empire. He has violated the laws of the empire and will be dealt with by the laws of the empire." Li Tianle.
"It should be." Jin Wendao nodded slightly, and then sighed: "Can you ask the eldest prince for a favor? After Cheng Dalei's death, please bury his body properly. To this end, the Northern Barbarians are willing to offer our friendship."
For the crime committed by Cheng Dalei, even the corpse after being tortured would be punished. Random horses would trample the corpse into flesh, whip the corpse under the scorching sun, or peel off the skin and make grass. However, the friendship of the Northern Barbarians is also extremely precious to the empire.
"As far as I know, the Northern Barbarians should hate Cheng Dalei very much?"
"As for the enemy, I hope he dies, but as a warrior, he deserves to be respected. If possible, please tell him that everyone in the Northern Barbarians will use all means to kill him, but at the same time, he also owns the entire Northern Barbarians.
The respect of the barbarians."
"Please rest assured that his body will be properly placed, and we will also cherish the friendship of the Northern Barbarians."
The team set out on their way back, and before parting, Hu Yanli said a word to Li Tianle.
"We will be waiting for Princess Mingyu in the grassland. She will be a symbol of friendship between our two races."
Li Letian naturally understood the meaning of this sentence: without Mingyu, there would be no friendship.
After dealing with the rest, Li Letian came to the Chaohua Palace in the Imperial City.
"Get out, get out, I won't eat."
Before entering the main hall, I heard Li Waner's angry voice, and immediately after, a plate of dishes was thrown out, and the delicacies almost fell on Li Letian's boots.
Li Letian walked in and waved his hand to let the palace maid and eunuch kneeling on the ground go out first. Then he took a closer look at the scene in the hall, oh, even a person like Li Letian had to be shocked by Li Waner's handiwork.
There was nothing intact in the whole hall. The washed green vase was smashed to pieces, the brocade was torn into strips, and the jasper hairpin fell to the ground and fell into pieces. Such squandering was equivalent to the accumulation of several generations of a wealthy family in Chang'an City.
Li Waner sat on the couch and puffed out her cheeks in anger.
Li Letian wanted to find a place to sit down, but found that there was nothing to do, so he bent down next to Li Waner.
"Wan'er, I heard that you went on a hunger strike. How long have you not eaten?"
"Get out, you are not welcome here."
"Osmanthus cake from the imperial dining room." Li Letian gave a thumbs up and praised his excellent sense of smell: "Wan'er, I told you a long time ago, don't eat sweet things, you will easily gain weight."
"Huh." Li Waner blushed and turned her head to the side: "No matter how you talk about the dead, I will never marry into the grassland."
"Look at this voice, it's full of energy." Li Letian leaned closer and said: "Good sister, I am your eldest brother, I will harm you. When you get there, you will be the best among ten thousand people, and your mother will be the best in the world. From now on, eldest brother
When I see you, I have to bow."
"See me, can you see me again in the future?"
"The sky is high and the water is far away, no matter where you go, you are still my sister."
"Brother, do you think Sixth Brother will marry me to the grassland if he is here?"
The smile on Li Letian's face suddenly froze: "Lao Liu..."
"Sixth brother can't." Li Waner stood up and shook her head: "He will pick up the sword and fight the Rong clan to death. He died on the battlefield fighting the Rong clan, and he will never let me marry into the Rong clan."
"Lao Liu..."
"Brother, now you understand why you are conscientious and accomplished in both civil and military affairs. But among the children of our father, no matter how disappointing the sixth brother is, no matter how many people scold him, everyone still likes him the most. Brother, you and the sixth brother are different.
"
"The sixth brother is not here. Even if he is here, he can't make the decision." Li Tianle thought in his heart: In fact, the eldest brother can't make the decision either.
Footsteps sounded, and Emperor Ming appeared behind Li Letian. Li Letian immediately saluted. Li Waner's nose felt sore and she said, "Father, eldest brother, he is bullying me."
Emperor Ming waved his hand and told Li Letian to step back. He looked at Li Waner who was crying, but there was no smile on his face.
"He didn't bully you, I asked him to come."
"Father, you really have the heart to marry me to such a far away place. My daughter can't bear to leave you."
Emperor Ming sighed and waved his hands as if to catch something, but then his sad face retracted, and his whole face was as hard as rock.
"This matter has been written in the peace treaty. In half a month, you will be escorted by the Yulong Guards, leave Xizhao Pass, and go to the Rong tribe to marry the King of the Grassland."
Li Waner was startled and suddenly gritted her teeth: "You want your daughter to die!"
Looking at her desperate eyes, Emperor Ming sighed softly and reached out to hold her cheek, but Li Waner turned her head away, and Emperor Ming didn't touch anything.
"Wan'er, born in an imperial family, you have no control over many things. You are not only my daughter, but also the princess of the empire."
"Today's empire no longer has the ability to fight head-on with the Rong people. It is riddled with holes and needs to be repaired in time. Sacrifice yourself, but you can gain five years of stability for the empire, and thousands of people will not have to be displaced. With these five years of rest and recuperation, the empire will
Then you can regain your strength and no longer have to be bullied by the Rong clan."
"Now, it's time for you to sacrifice yourself as the princess of the empire."
The tears in Li Waner's eyes stopped at some point. She looked at her father and found that he had a full head of hair.
"I can marry, but as a father, you must promise me one thing." Li Waner said, "Let Cheng Dalei go."
Emperor Ming paused and narrowed his eyes slightly: "What if I don't agree?"
Li Waner said: "My daughter begs for death."
"Is this person really that important to you?" Emperor Ming asked, "Cheng Dalei must die. If he doesn't die, it will be difficult to calm the hearts of the people in the world."
"This is my father's business and has nothing to do with me."
Emperor Ming looked at his daughter as if he were seeing her for the first time.
This is not acting coquettishly, being cute, or wanting something from the father, this is negotiation. When you can't get it by acting coquettishly, being cute, or cheating, you must learn to negotiate. Exchange one thing for another. Although you don't want to lose either thing,
But sometimes you have to sacrifice one.
After a while, a smile appeared on Emperor Ming's face, and his eyes were slightly approving.
"Wan'er, you have grown up."
"Born into an emperor's family, you have to grow up."