A smile overflowed from the corner of Gu Cheng's mouth: "Let's arrange to go to the post house first, and then we can summon him on a different day!"
Weiguo was the first royal prince in the Western Zhou Dynasty. When the country was founded, he was a duke and had the highest status. For a long time, the monarch was the chief of the princes and princes, ruling the princes in the world on behalf of the emperor of Zhou Dynasty.
Up to now, Weiguo has followed the old ways and does not want to change, and its national power has gradually weakened, but it is still the leader among the second-tier countries under Jin, Qi, and Chu.
During the rise of Jiang State, there were conflicts with Wei State.
Because Weiguo also engaged in business and made huge profits, there was a conflict of interest with Jiangguo, which relied on merchants to make a fortune.
Fortunately, with Gao Xi coordinating the overall situation, Fan Li and An Long took a step back to achieve a win-win cooperation with Weiguo merchants.
Wei and Lu can be said to be two completely opposite styles.
Most Lu people pay great attention to etiquette and care about face. Even if they do despicable things, they must have a high-sounding reason. They are quite hypocritical, but because of this, they have always acted conservatively and not aggressively.
The people of Wei are just the opposite. They value utilitarianism and have heroes in large numbers. This can also be seen from the heroes born in Wei.
The three most typical examples
Shang Yang, Wu Qi, Lu Buwei.
There is no doubt that these people are all talented and strategists, but they are all mean-spirited and ungrateful as people, and they will do whatever it takes to achieve their goals.
The heroes of the seven kingdoms, Qin being the strongest, all relied on Shang Yang. Countless people worshiped him, but they could not ignore Shang Yang's excessive cruelty. One crime was implicated, hundreds of families were affected at every turn, and the punishments could not be increased.
Wu Qi also had outstanding achievements, defeated the Qin army, and revitalized the Chu state. However, he was jealous, cruel, unkind, and unjust. He refused to return after his mother died, killed his wife to seek generals, and later sucked the pus of his soldiers. He did everything he could.
Not to mention Lu Buwei.
There is a ruthlessness in the bones of the Wei people and they are extremely aggressive. When dealing with such a country, one must not only be confident but also be on guard at all times.
Therefore, when Mi Zixia came to visit with heavy gifts, the ministers were more solemn than Lu Guo showing off his achievements.
A few days later, Gu Cheng summoned the envoy.
Mi Zixia, dressed luxuriously and with fragrance all over her body, slowly walked into the hall and bowed in salute: "My foreign minister, Mi Zixia, pays my respects to Mr. Jiang!"
"No gift!"
Gu Cheng raised his hand and said, "Why is Doctor Mi here?"
A decent smile hung on Mi Zixia's face as white as snow: "Your army's attack on Jin was unjust and they did nothing to me, Wei Diqiu. The Marquis of Wei and his wife are deeply impressed by the benevolence, virtue and saintliness of the young master, and come here to express their gratitude..."
Gu Cheng nodded slightly and waited for him to finish his polite words.
After a lot of flattery, Mi Zixia finally got to the point: "I have heard for a long time that Princess Long Kui of your country is virtuous and knows etiquette, but she is not yet married. The crown prince of our country, Kuai Huan (kuǎigui), wants to get married to her. The two countries have concluded a marriage and friendship, and we will help each other!
"
As soon as these words came out, there was silence in the palace, and all the ministers looked stunned.
No wonder the gift is so heavy, it turns out to be a betrothal gift!
Gu Chengze showed an intriguing look: "You, the Crown Prince of Wei Kingdom, want to marry my royal sister?"
The smile on Mi Zixia's face became even wider: "However, Wei and Jiang have been friendly for generations, and Jin people will not dare to look south. This is for the benefit of the family and the country!"
After going to court, before returning to the apse, Nightshade was already waiting, with tears in her beautiful eyes and trembling eyelashes: "Brother Wang, I don't want to get married!"
Gu Cheng smiled: "Don't worry, as my sister, no one in the world can force you to do something you don't want to do!"
"Brother Wang is the best to me!"
Long Kui hugged his arm with great joy, lowered her eyes again, and said quietly: "But when I reach my age, I no longer have the country of Wei, and there are still marriages with other countries!"
If a girl has hairpins, she can get married.
The normal age of hairdressing is fifteen years old. In ancient times, women had to get married at the age of thirteen. The main reason was that their life span was short. For example, in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, due to years of war, the average age of the people was less than thirty years old. Only early birth and early childbearing, in the teens
Only by giving birth to children every year can we ensure that the children grow up. Otherwise, if the parents die early, the children will not survive at all.
However, the human race in the Xianwu World has a long lifespan, and there is much less pressure to remain unmarried at an older age. Instead, they prefer the habit of later generations, not getting married until they are twenty years old.
Nightshade is twenty this year, just in time to get married.
"If I want this world, why do I need marriage?"
Gu Cheng waved his hand: "Besides, this Weiguo doesn't really want to get married. The drunkard's intention is not to drink!"
Nightshade said angrily: "Then what do they want?"
Gu Chengwaner: "They are so delusional that they also want this world!"
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"Doctor Zhan, I take the liberty of disturbing you!"
Mi Zixia, who was judged as wishful thinking, was moving around, visiting high-ranking officials in the Jiang Kingdom, sending gifts back and forth, in an attempt to impress the prince and get advice from the officials to facilitate the marriage.
And this night, he came to visit Zhan Huo.
The Lu people have always been unhappy with the Wei people, and Zhan Sui is no different.
But he was a humble gentleman and could not keep Mi Zixia away, so he welcomed him out.
"I have admired the great doctor's reputation for a long time, and now I see him, he is indeed worthy of his reputation!"
Mi Zixia looked at the elegant furnishings in the room, pursed her lips and smiled, then grabbed Zhan Huo's sleeves with her hands.
Zhan Huo was slightly startled, pulled him away, and said seriously: "Doctor Mi, what's important?"
"I respect you as a doctor just for talking with you at night, okay?"
Mi Zixia rolled her eyes and her tone became ambiguous.
There is an allusion called split peach and cut sleeve.
The peaches were divided between Wei Linggong and Mi Zixia. Mi Zixia picked the peach, took a bite of the peach himself to taste whether it was sweet, and then gave the rest to Wei Linggong to eat.
The cut sleeves were attributed to Emperor Ai of the Han Dynasty and Dong Xian. Emperor Ai wanted to get up and go to court, but Dong Xian, who was sleeping next to him, held down his sleeves. Emperor Ai couldn't bear to wake Dong Xian up, so he cut off his sleeves and went to court again.
It's really sweet that lovers can be like this, but it's a pity that both couples are men.
However, the scholar-bureaucrats in this era advocated masculinity, which was not a big deal, and they even sang about it.
If a husband is a prostitute, his wife will not look down upon him, and if an official serves his superior, he will not be looked down upon by the world.
Mi Zixia was like this, but against Zhan Huo, who was still sitting still, his appearance was undoubtedly of no use. After several entanglements, Zhan Huo finally became impatient and called someone to see him off.
Mi Zixia returned to his courtyard, fluttered his sleeves, and the demon spirit appeared, it was the six-tailed fox Xiaoyi.
Xiaoyi bowed down and said, "Thank you, uncle, for saving me!"
Mi Zixia swept away her charming look and said in a cold voice: "Give me the spirit pearl and atone for your sins. Madam will make the decision for you and reshape your demon body!"
"Little demon wake up!"
Xiaoyi said happily: "The Water and Fire Spirit Pearl is in the body of Princess Nightshade. There is absolutely nothing wrong. As long as Nightshade is married into our country, it will be in the hands of the lady without any effort!"
"It can't be that simple, unless the crown prince and princess of Jiang Kingdom don't know the effect of the spirit beads at all!"
Mi Zixia said slowly: "This Jiang State always gives me a sense of uneasiness. Those ministers are also very strange. Many of their origins cannot be understood, they don't know where to follow, and they cannot take advantage of it!"
Xiaoyi's pretty face changed color: "What should we do?"
"The Lingzhu is of great importance, I must ask Madam for advice!"
Mi Zixia warned: "When you return to Zhan Huo, if necessary, you can use the State of Lu to build momentum for this marriage!"
Xiaoyi's eyes flashed with uneasiness, she paused and said: "Yes!"
Mi Zixia looked at the palace, with burning flames rising in his eyes: "It depends on whether our clan can regain this world. We must win the water and fire spirit beads at all costs!"