Several palace maids kept pushing in all kinds of clothes, crimson and bright yellow, filling the spacious palace.
Li Qing was hesitant to choose between Ming and Huang robes.
"Tule and I have been at war for many years, with numerous casualties on the border. If we make peace, will it break the hearts of the soldiers and civilians on the border?"
Li Qing put his hand on a crimson robe and asked hesitantly.
Su Lu directly ordered the palace maid to pick up the robe and said casually: "Tule's request for peace will naturally require them to pay a price. If the price is appropriate, no one will be dissatisfied."
"What the border people want is nothing more than a meal, a house, a peaceful sleep day and night, and no suffering from war. If Tule is willing to surrender and stop raising weapons, they will not only not be sad, they will only be happy."
Li Qing was stunned for a moment when he heard this: "But they have wives, children, mothers, brothers and fathers, and they died at the hands of the Thule people. Don't they hate it?"
"Hate, naturally hate."
Su Lu spoke: "But what is more important than living!
The dead are gone, but the living are still alive. They have enough to eat, clothing and clothing to live. This is what they want. As for hatred, there are natural ways that hatred should be resolved."
Li Qing raised his head in confusion: "So, you support Thule's request for peace. I thought you wanted to make a great contribution and conquer Thule."
Su Lu shook his head: "I don't want to fight. Only a fool would be willing to fight if he could live and work in peace, eat, drink... and have fun."
Li Qing nodded: "Okay, I'll leave the peace negotiations to the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of War. Li Huaiyuan will resign and let Zhou Ping go. Su Lu, you will bear the burden of the Minister of War first, right?"
Li Qing put on the crimson robe and immediately felt at ease. He turned sideways and looked at himself in front of the bronze mirror.
Su Lu shook his head: "I haven't recovered from my injury yet. After you ascend the throne and the government is stabilized, I want to rest for a while."
Hearing this, Li Qing rushed over, pinched Su Lu's wrist, and took a deep breath. His face was full of worry: "But the last time we killed Li He's mother and daughter and used military formations, our vitality was damaged again?"
Su Lu patted Li Qing's arm and said with a smile: "Don't worry, I'm walking around with an imperial doctor following me. How could I hurt my vitality? It's just an old injury."
"Your Majesty, the Western Qin Dynasty has sent envoys to hand over letters of credence and congratulate your Majesty on your visit to Dabao."
The little eunuch came over and reported.
Su Lu motioned Su Ge to take the credentials, glanced at them, and unfolded them for Su Lu to read:
"Su Lu, what do you think the Qin Kingdom means? When my father ascended the throne, they didn't even send credentials. Why did they send credentials to me when they came to my place?"
Su Lu pondered for a moment and said: "Xia Houwei led tens of thousands of troops across the border between Xiting and Qin. Although the old general is traitorous, Han is his homeland after all, so he mostly brought harm to Qin and brought downfall to our country.
no damage.
The envoy from the State of Qin is here to see you, firstly, as you are the first female emperor in all dynasties; secondly, he is afraid that he wants to discuss ways to destroy Xiahouwei, and wants to unite with our country, Han, to destroy Xiahouwei."
Li Qing nodded: "In this case, should I agree or not?"
Su Lu pondered for a moment: "Promise, why not agree? If the Qin State can pay a sufficient price, it is not impossible for the Han army to cross the border and enter the Qin State to annihilate Xiahou Wei."
The queen who entered the hall later expressed her disapproval: "Su Qing, Xia Houwei is a traitor to our country of Han, and it should be dealt with by our country of Han. How can we let Qin get involved without losing your majesty's face?"
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Li Qing glanced at the queen dissatisfied: "Queen mother, what do you know? Su Lu and I are discussing military and national affairs."
The queen stood next to Li Qing and glared at her daughter dissatisfied: "What do I know? I am your mother. Whatever you know, I know.
Su Hou, hey, he should be the Prince of Anguo County. Su Qing, do you think what I said is right? I can't lose His Majesty's face?"
Su Lu nodded: "Your Majesty inherits the throne, so face is naturally the most important thing. Regardless of success or failure, your Majesty's face should be the most important thing."
The Queen was delighted when she heard this.
A young eunuch hurriedly entered the hall, knelt down and reported, "Your Majesty, the envoy of the Tang Dynasty, Xie Ruyu, wishes to see you."
Li Qing was stunned for a moment, and after a moment, he said angrily: "Xie Ruyu, this Xie Ruyu again, there is no one left in the Tang Kingdom, we must send this Xie Ruyu."
"Huh, last time I led the Xuanjia Army of the Tang Dynasty into the city in an attempt to kidnap Su Lu. This time he Xie Ruyu dares to come. Let's see how I deal with him."
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The little eunuch bowed and exited the hall. After a moment, footsteps sounded outside the hall, and Xie Ruyu, who was wearing a green coat and was the envoy of the Tang Dynasty, entered the hall under the guidance of the little eunuch.
"Foreign Minister Xie Ruyu has met Your Majesty, and I would like to congratulate Your Majesty on your succession to the throne."
Li Qing said coldly: "Come on, Xie Ruyu, do you still dare to come?"
Xie Ruyu, with a face like a crown jade and a warm smile, said: "Your Majesty, I am the envoy of the Tang Dynasty to the Han Dynasty. Now that your Majesty has ascended the throne, I shall present you with a letter of credence to congratulate your Majesty."
Next to him, Su Ge shouted and asked: "Xie Ruyu, you secretly led Xuanjia's army into the city in an attempt to kidnap my Han prince. What crime should you be punished for?"
Xie Ruyu glanced at Su Lu and said respectfully:
"This sister said that someone wants to kidnap the prince of Han Dynasty. I think this prince is referring to Brother Su, right?
Brother Su is a scholar of heaven and earth, his poetry is unparalleled in the world, he even defeated Tulle many times when he was commanding, and he achieved ten victories in ten battles. It is not surprising that someone with such a talented man with both civil and military skills wants to kidnap him and send him to another country."
Speaking of this, Xie Ruyu suddenly lowered her voice: "I dare not deceive Your Majesty. Among the envoys from the State of Qin this time, there are several generals who have been ordered by the emperor to kidnap Brother Su and go to Western Qin."
The dormitory was in a state of silence. Someone really wanted to kidnap Su Lu.
Xie Ruyu's expression was sincere and her tone was gentle, as if the last time the Xuanjia Army broke into the Marquis's mansion at night, they really had nothing to do with him.
With his jade-like face, Su Ge couldn't help but think that he had wronged Xie Ruyu.
Su Luxin said that the Tang Dynasty was indeed the Tang Dynasty. A random envoy could be so powerful. It was indeed a Tang Dynasty full of talents.
The queen had a great impression of Xie Ruyu and couldn't help but praise her: "A handsome young man like Xiao Xie will definitely not tell lies, so don't embarrass others."
"Xiao Xie, how old are you, and have you ever been married? There are several little girls in my mother's family who have high eyesight and are not married yet. Why don't I call them here and take a look, Xiao Xie."
Li Qing frowned: "Mother!"
The queen glared at Li Qing and said with a smile.
"The two daughters of your uncle's family are not young anymore, and they have extremely bad tempers. Even the noble families in the capital are unwilling to get married. I think Xiao Xie is a talented person. If he is willing to settle down in our capital, I will marry your two sisters.
, there is no problem in giving him an official position."
Xie Ruyu had a dark look on her face.
Li Qing was also a little sluggish.
Su Lu laughed.
The queen looked at the three of them and couldn't help but ask: "Why is the prince laughing?"
Su Lu waved his hands and said: "The Queen's method is naturally excellent. Brother Xie, you must not let down the Queen. Soon she will be the Queen Mother of our country."
Xie Ruyu's face was as white as the bottom of a pot: "Queen, I am a member of the Xie family in Shangshan, and I am in charge of the family's magic weapon."
When the queen heard this, she suddenly understood and said sheepishly: "The young man who independently supported the Xie family, no wonder he is so handsome and handsome. What a pity, what a pity."