Chapter three hundred and eighty first court battle
The banquet at Honglu Temple was full of twists and turns, including wrestling and archery competitions. If you are not careful, you will lose the face of Chen Guoguo.
Fortunately, all these twists and turns were overcome safely. It was the prairie people who proposed the competition, and they were also the ones who were embarrassed.
It is indeed impossible for the grassland people to live peacefully. A prince and a princess came from the Wanyan tribe. It is unlikely that they are just seeking peace.
Destroying the relationship between Chen and Chu should be one of their purposes, and the second purpose should be to muddy the waters of Chu State. If they are lucky, at this juncture of emperor handover, if they take a wrong path, they will become
It can bring a great country to decline.
Not long after Tang Ning returned from Honglu Temple, another news came from the palace, inviting them to go to court with Chu officials tomorrow.
"Understood, we will go tomorrow." He Rui saw off the eunuch who was delivering the order, and came back and said, "Master Tang, the Emperor of Chu has invited us to go to court tomorrow. Isn't it time to bring up the matter of marrying Princess Changning?
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Tang Ning did not answer immediately. He Rui looked up at him and hurriedly added: "I am doing this for your lord's sake. After all, this is an errand assigned by your Majesty to Lord Tang. If you ignore it, I'm afraid you will cause trouble when you return."
Criticism."
"Master He is still too impatient." Tangning looked at him and said, "The current situation in Chu State is not clear yet. Maybe we have to take the princess back. If we act rashly, it will only make things worse."
He Rui's eyelids twitched and he asked, "I'm a stupid official. Can Master Tang make it clearer?"
Tangning looked at him and whispered, "Master He, do you think the prince can really become the emperor?"
He Rui was stunned for a moment, and after thinking about it carefully, he couldn't help but take a breath of cold air.
Your Majesty married the princess because he was interested in the identity of the prince of Chu. If the prince cannot become the emperor, then this marriage will be meaningless.
At that time, I am afraid that I will still be at odds with the Chu State because of this.
Tang Ning asked again: "Why do you think Your Majesty ordered us to marry Princess Changning?"
Naturally, he wanted to marry the Princess of Changning because he wanted to deepen his relationship with the Chu Kingdom. However, after he came to the Chu Kingdom, he discovered that the Prince of Chu and King Xin were inseparable, and Princess Changning was the daughter of King Xin. Marrying her would inevitably lead to
If you offend the prince, marrying the princess to the prince will offend King Xin...
He Rui thought for a moment, then a look of surprise appeared on his face. He looked at Tang Ning and said, "Master Tang means that you can only choose one of the two: marrying a princess or marrying a princess..."
Tang Ning smiled noncommittally, and He Rui immediately held up her hands and said, "I understand."
After He Rui left, Tangning lay on the bed with his hands behind his head and frowned. The complicated situation in Chu State was a headache even for him.
The most important point is that they are guests rather than hosts, and cannot turn passivity into initiative. They don't know when they will be able to break through the current predicament.
He rubbed his brows, and a pair of slender hands stretched out from the side, took his hands away, and gently rubbed his head. The massage was very stiff, far inferior to Xiao Ru. Tangning opened her eyes.
Saw Zhao Man sitting beside his bed.
Tangning sat up from the bed and immediately said, "Princess..."
Zhao Man looked at him and said: "Don't call me princess when there are no outsiders. Lie down quickly and I will press it for you again..."
Normally, Xiao Ru would give him a massage, which was a good way to relieve stress, but if it was Zhao Man, the psychological pressure would be even greater.
Tangning shook her head and said, "No, no, no, it's not good for others to see it."
"Zicuckoo, close the door." Zhao Man turned around and ordered. Seeing the palace maid closing the door, she turned around and said, "This way no one will see."
Tang Ning sat up and said, "You are the princess and I am the subject. How can a princess serve a subject?"
"I do..." Zhao Man pushed him down on the bed and said, "Lie down well. Now I'll press it down for you, and you'll help me draw my eyebrows later. We'll be even..."
Tangning was lying on the bed, looking at her attentively with her eyes open.
Girls sometimes grow up so quickly that it catches people off guard.
Fang Xiaopang, who was addicted to food, grew up overnight, lost weight in half a year and became Fang Xiaoyue, and the full moon turned into a new moon.
It only took less than half a year for Zhao Yingying to transform into Princess Zhao Man of Pingyang.
He looked at her, her expression was focused, and although her movements were jerky, she was extremely serious.
The feeling of being liked is always good, even if he will encounter many difficulties in the future, at this moment, Zhao Man made him feel that everything he had done before was worth it.
Zhao Man's face turned red when he looked at him. She reached out to cover his eyes and said, "Close your eyes and don't look."
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Three days later, the Emperor of Chu, who was seriously ill, came to court again. This time, in addition to officials from the capital, there were also envoys from the State of Chen and envoys from the grassland.
"See His Majesty the Emperor!"
After the courtiers of the Chu State completed their rituals, the envoys from the two countries came.
Emperor Chu's face looked even paler than the previous two days, and he said softly: "The envoy is exempt from courtesy."
"Thank you, His Majesty the Emperor."
"You all have come a long way and have worked hard all the way." Every time the Emperor of Chu said a word, he would pause, look at the envoy of Chen State, and said: "There are many trivial matters in the court, and there has been a lot of neglect in the past few days. I have ordered the Ministry of Rites to
Find a good and auspicious day so that Princess Pingyang and the Crown Prince can get married as soon as possible. You don’t have to worry..."
After he finished speaking, he paused for a long time, then looked at the messenger from the grassland and said: "Although there are many frictions between the grassland and our Chu country, since the Wanyan tribe has the desire to seek peace, our Chu country should uphold the principle of peace.
For the sake of nobility, we must not invade each other..."
"Thank you, Your Majesty the Emperor." The second prince bowed and said, "We are here this time to ask for something."
Emperor Chu sat up straight and asked, "What's the matter?"
The second prince took out a piece of cloth from his arms and said loudly: "The little king has admired Princess Changning of your country for a long time. This trip is on the order of the Khan to beg to marry Princess Changning. He is willing to marry the Chu Kingdom for eternity.
So good..."
The second prince's words were still echoing in the palace, and many people's expressions changed.
Although the courtiers of Chu State knew that the grassland people had just arrived in Chu State, they visited officials in large numbers and revealed in their words that they wanted to marry with Chu State, but no one cared about it.
After all, the envoys of the Chen State had already said similar things. Both the Chen State and the grassland wanted to marry Princess Changning, so they knew which one they should agree to without even thinking about it.
But the problem is that if what the second prince of the prairie said is true, a marriage can be used to exchange for peace between the Chu State and the grassland. This is tantamount to helping the Chu State get rid of the biggest threat, and the benefits it brings will be greater than
It is much greater than the princess marrying Chen Guo.
But obviously, agreeing to the grassland means rejecting the Chen State. The grassland is not easy to mess with, and the Chen State is not easy to deal with either.
Except for Tang Ning, all the Chen State envoys present had angry expressions on their faces.
Asking to marry Princess Changning was one of the two major tasks of their trip, second only to escorting the princess to get married, but they were overtaken by prairie people who came out of nowhere. If they lost to these prairie barbarians, how would they go back?
Paying homage to the imperial court?
Without waiting for the Emperor Chu or the courtiers to react, the second prince continued: "Although the grassland is barren, I am still willing to give your country three thousand war horses every year as a sincerity to marry the princess. I hope your majesty will agree..."
The annual production of three thousand grassland war horses was a great temptation for the Chu State, and many people in the court had expressions of emotion on their faces.
He Rui's expression changed slightly. He raised his head and looked at Tang Ning. After nodding, he stood up and said with cupped hands: "I, the ambassador of the State of Chen, are here on the order of the Emperor to marry Princess Changning..."
The second prince smiled, looked at him and said, "Chen is a country of etiquette. Don't you know what "first come, first served" means?"
"The second prince's words are wrong." Tang Ning stepped forward and said, "The princess is not married yet, anyone can ask for her hand in marriage. Whoever proposes first will marry him, and your princess Wanyan is not married yet.
If I propose to marry your princess now, will you also agree?"
Wan Yanyan looked at him, secretly spat, and said, "You have a beautiful idea!"
