Seeing that his attempts to persuade him were in vain, Agula could only sigh in the end.
Although the eldest prince is not very smart in other aspects, he still knows something about military affairs after leading troops with the Khan for many years.
Now Chu State probably has no intention of starting a war with them on the grassland. Otherwise, while dragging them here, they would have to find ways to transport firearms there.
The transportation of firearms is much more careful than conventional weapons, and it is very slow. Since Chu State has not sent firearms to the border at this time, it should be stable this time.
At this time, the eldest prince said: "Which princess from Chu State sent for marriage?"
Agula shook his head and said: "There are no princesses of the right age in Chu State, and there are only a few underage princes growing up in the palace."
The eldest prince said: "That doesn't matter. Father Khan has already selected a beautiful woman from the grassland. It's okay to marry her."
Agula continued to shake his head and said: "No way."
The eldest prince asked: "Why not?"
Agula said, "Has the eldest prince forgotten what I said? The unmarried prince here in Chu State is still underage and cannot marry a wife."
The eldest prince gritted his teeth and said, "What should we do?"
Agula said: "Besides marrying a wife, there is another way to send protons to each other."
The eldest prince was surprised and said: "Send protons to each other?"
Agula nodded and said: "Yes, our proton must be a blood relative of the Khan, and the other party's proton must also be a blood relative of the emperor, so that we can have enough deterrence."
The eldest prince nodded without thinking: "No matter what method is used, the most important thing is to conclude the alliance as soon as possible."
Agula said helplessly: "Yes."
Today's Khan and the Great Prince are people who can't wait to send troops to the Central Plains, so naturally they can't listen to any other words except the covenant.
But this is understandable.
Why was the Khan so anxious to send troops to the Central Plains?
In addition to fearing that if it takes too long, the prairie cavalry will lose their fighting spirit after being trained through hundreds of battles, there is also the problem of food.
There is a lack of grains and vegetables on the grassland, and there is a lack of fine salt, and the climate of the grassland is not suitable for growing food, so they are nomadic people and make a living from animal husbandry.
The grassland has always existed in the form of tribes, and wars break out from time to time. In fact, it has a lot to do with food.
Why did Khan lead the Wanyan army to fight all the way without stopping?
Is it just because he is red-eyed?
In fact, there is another reason. Only by defeating other tribes can you plunder their tribe's food.
Every winter, the grasslands have to go south to plunder some food from the central plains to prepare for the winter. This is not unusual.
Of course, the grasslands are not always able to successfully grab food, and it is not easy to bypass the border guards.
Successfully bypassing and plundering a certain amount of food is a blood profit.
If you don't avoid it and are discovered, then it doesn't matter much. At most, you can pay more attention in the next life and strive to make blood money in the next life.
However, the climate in the Central Plains is very suitable for the growth of food. As long as we seize the land in the Central Plains, we can grow food, and the grassland will not be short of food in the future.
As long as they eat enough, their grassland's combat effectiveness will once again experience a major increase.
If the state of Chu is not easy to attack, then attack the state of Zhou!
If the grassland wants to develop and grow, it must invade the Central Plains.
When the time comes, you will have whatever you want.
This can be said to be their national policy and cannot be shaken by anyone.
In order to decide on the hostage candidate as soon as possible, Agula hurried to the imperial study room to meet the Emperor of Chu.
The current negotiation has entered the final stage. The proton of their grassland has been decided, which is the second prince, but who the Central Plains will send to be the proton has not been decided to this day. The Marquis of Anding County only said that His Majesty is already considering it.
I believe there will be a reply in five or six days, and then an alliance can be signed, and the two countries will enjoy eternal peace.
Moreover, the Marquis of Anding County also said that the martial arts competitions were organized by the National Business Council. Now that the military competitions were about to begin, he, the president of the National Business Council, naturally had to devote his energy to arranging the military competitions.
Now it seems that if you want to make an alliance with the Central Plains as soon as possible and let the Central Plains choose the proton, you must start from the source. Since the choice of the proton is decided by the emperor, then directly meeting the Emperor of Chu is naturally the best way.
Inside the Imperial Study Room
The Xian King sat aside and took a sip of tea, looked at Emperor Chu and said, "How long will it take for Zhou Guo's compensation to arrive?"
Emperor Chu said, "It is roughly estimated that it will take another six days."
The wise king nodded and said, "In this case, we must delay them for another six days."
Emperor Chu nodded and said, "Brother, don't worry, now that the martial arts competition is coming, we can invite them to watch the ceremony together on the grounds of the military competition. It will not be a problem in just six days."
The wise king nodded and said, "That's good."
Just as the two were talking about trouble, Eunuch Wei walked in and said: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, the envoy of the grassland, Agula, is outside the palace asking for an audience."
Emperor Chu said: "Xuan!"
Agula walked in and bowed, "Foreign Minister Agula has met His Majesty the Emperor and the Prince."
Emperor Chu said: "The envoy is exempt from courtesy."
Agulaping said from behind: "Thank you, Your Majesty."
The Emperor of Chu asked, "What is the purpose of the envoy meeting me today?"
Agula said: "Your Majesty, now that all the negotiations on the covenant have been completed, your country only has one item, the proton, that has not yet been settled. Recently, the Marquis of Anding County has been busy with military affairs, and the foreign ministers came here specially to ask Your Majesty to make a final decision.
If you choose someone as a proton, you can complete the alliance as soon as possible so that the two countries can enjoy eternal peace as soon as possible."
Emperor Chu smiled and said: "So that's it. When the national treasury was insufficient, I had no choice but to hand over the military examination matters to the National Commercial Council. It is normal for Xu Qing to be unable to leave during this period. No wonder you will
Come here to meet me."
The wise king also said: "This is the first time that our country of Chu has held a martial arts examination. The grand scene is unseen in ordinary imperial examinations. Envoys may wish to come to our country of Chu to watch this grand event of martial arts examinations."
"This..." Agula hesitated.
At this moment, Emperor Chu's voice came to his ears: "Who should be chosen as the proton candidate?"
The wise king also said: "The envoy doesn't want to give me the face of Chu State?"
Agula finally said: "The foreign minister obeys the order."
When Emperor Chu heard this, he also smiled and said: "Come here! King Qi, King Feng, and King Xin are here."
Wei Zhong lowered his head and said, "Yes."
Emperor Chu said: "Envoy, please retreat first."
Agula shook his head and said, "The foreign minister should stay here. When His Majesty decides on the candidate for the hostage, the foreign minister can get acquainted with each other and establish a good relationship in advance. He will take care of him in the grassland. I sincerely ask your majesty to let the foreign minister stay and watch."
Look at some of your highnesses."
Emperor Chu also knew that Agula stayed here because he wanted to force him to choose a hostage candidate earlier so that he would feel at ease.
After all, the group of hungry wolves on the grassland had not seen blood for more than two months, and they must have been very restless at this time. Agula must have been under pressure from the grassland, and had to bite the bullet and come to ask for a proton.