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Chapter 471 The Princess Who Goes Down in History 3
Shu Jiao:!!!
That was the highlight moment of this princess!
You actually stole my stage!
Shu Jiao squinted her eyes at the Minister of the Ministry of Rites and silently made a note of the account.
The Minister of the Ministry of Rites did not realize that he had been blacklisted by Shu Jiao. It was very simple for him to stop Shu Jiao from speaking.
She is still a child.
Even though Shu Jiao's previous performance was amazing enough, but!
Princess Duanyang was just an ordinary child before. Who knows if her outburst just now was just luck?
Who dares to gamble with state affairs?
The Minister of the Ministry of Rites is not a kind person either.
He was afraid that Shu Jiao would not be able to withstand the pressure, and that her words would not be harsh or rigorous enough, which would give the envoy an opportunity to kill her. Then the emperor would punish her, and everyone would have to suffer together.
It would be better for him to go up and show off a little bit.
He is very familiar with verbal battles!
It’s right at my doorstep!
It didn't take much effort for him to make the envoy so angry that his face turned red.
Faced with the extremely excessive conditions proposed by the Minister of Honglu Temple, the envoy hesitated for a long time and had to agree to go back and ask King Zhugu for his opinion.
This kind of thing, of course, cannot be settled in a short period of time.
Soon the Minister of Rites stepped out to smooth things over, and the palace banquet seemed to have returned to its previous state of laughter and conversation.
Until the palace banquet was over.
Before leaving, the emperor and empress, who were sitting on the upper throne, looked at each other, and glanced with ambiguous eyes at the ministers who had jumped the highest and shouted in support of the marriage, leaving a light snort that echoed in the quiet palace.
Several ministers: !!!
Finished!
It's been recorded!
No, Your Majesty, you knew there was a war in Zhugu. If you didn’t want to marry your daughter, you should have told them earlier. Why were you hiding it from them?
Oh ~
Understood.
Are you testing me?
Are you testing how many spineless people there are in the court, or are you testing how many die-hard supporters there are who will defend you?
As for Shu Jiao...
To be honest, few officials present thought that the crisis on the Zhugu battlefield was analyzed by Shu Jiao herself.
It was generally believed that she had learned some news in advance from Emperor Kangping, and she accidentally let the news out at the palace banquet due to her impulsiveness.
Look, the emperor has asked Princess Duanyang to go over to the side and have a chat.
……
"Jiaojiao! So beautiful!"
As soon as Shu Jiao and Princess Ping Qing were called over, the Queen took two steps forward and hugged Shu Jiao, "You really saved your aunt's life and your cousin's life!"
As a wife of Emperor Kangping for many years, the Empress knew that if Zhugu pressed the issue too hard, Emperor Kangping would definitely sacrifice her daughter and marry Princess Ning'an to Zhugu in exchange for peace.
Is Nazhugu a good place to go?
The king of the ancient Zhu Kingdom is not only in his fifties, but also a tyrant. How can he be a good man?
Ning An was born into a royal family and was very spoiled. I'm afraid he won't be able to come back alive this time!
"Yes!"
Princess Ning'an was also at the palace banquet. She had just turned pale with fright, but has just recovered.
She held Shu Jiao's wrist and said, "Sister, this time it's all thanks to you."
Emperor Kangping felt uncomfortable listening to this.
The way this mother and daughter behaved made it seem as if he would definitely agree to the marriage.
He didn't even say a word!
"Jiaojiao."
Emperor Kangping coughed twice, drawing everyone's attention to himself, "How did you know that the Western Barbarians and Yuan Zhen had formed an alliance to attack Zhugu?"
"I lied to him."
Shu Jiao raised her eyebrows, her expression was smart and cunning, "That envoy Zhu Gu kept saying that there are 100,000 troops stationed in Xiangcheng. 100,000 troops, guarding it for a month and a half, the food and grass alone are enough for Zhu Gu to drink a pot of wine."
"Our border generals have not won any battles in Zhu Gu's hands in the past few years. It can be seen that they are all soft persimmons."
"Uncle, if it were you, would you just stay there and not take advantage of the weak and take some food back?"
Emperor Kangping: ...
You'll have no good friends if you say that.
How embarrassing this sounds.
It was all because of the incompetent generals stationed at the border who were unable to defeat Zhu Gu, causing him to lose face!
"Well, Bian Guan... General Su... He is just too young and inexperienced. Give him some time and he will surely win."
Emperor Kangping first argued with a lack of confidence, then said seriously: "If it were me, I would definitely fight."
nonsense.
You're just guarding there anyway, so why not take advantage of the situation and give your team some health boost?
"But Zhugu didn't move, which means there is something more important than attacking us, or in other words, Zhugu's 100,000-strong army was not coming for us from the beginning."
"The marriage is even more suspicious."
"Zhu Gu doesn't need your reputation to help him improve his status, nor does he fall in love with his cousin at first sight and must marry her. So what does he want to do?"
At this point, Shu Jiao turned her head to look at Pei Jin on the side, "Cousin Crown Prince, can you lend me the map?"
Map?
Pei Jin glanced at Shu Jiao, called the eunuch next to him to bring the map, and spread it out with his own hands.
Upon seeing this, the Queen took Princess Ning'an's hand and bowed, "Your Majesty, I and Ning'an will withdraw first."
Emperor Kangping waved his hand indifferently.
Princess Pingqing looked at Shu Jiao with some concern.
Shu Jiao smiled and nodded at her.
After staring at each other for two seconds, Princess Pingqing sighed helplessly and left with the queen.
After Princess Ning'an walked out, she looked back at Shu Jiao who was standing upright in the middle. It seemed as if an unprecedented hot desire surged from her heart, making her eyes glow.
Inner room.
"In fact, the prince cousin also has a guess, right?"
Shu Jiao's fingertips fell on the map. "This place in Xiangcheng connects Tongtong Kingdom, Zhugu, and the Western Barbarians. Zhugu sent troops here, and since it wasn't for us, it must be to prevent the Western Barbarians."
After that, she looked at Pei Jin.
Pei Jin was stunned for two seconds, then continued, "The envoy said that after the marriage, the 100,000 troops were transferred, and they should be transferred to the north to fight against Yuan Zhen. The envoy just said again and again that the king of Zhugu was eager to marry..."
"I think it's because Yuan Zhen's threat is too great. They must transfer the 100,000 troops guarding against the Western Barbarians as soon as possible."
In this way, Xiangcheng would be empty, and the Western Barbarians would be able to successfully invade Zhugu without any damage.
and so!
Zhu Gu needs the help of Xin State. He needs Xin State to send troops to contain the Western Barbarians so that he can be free to deal with Yuan Zhen.
Pei Jin felt that there was something wrong with Zhu Gu's marriage this time.
In the plot, he also discussed it with Emperor Kangping in private.
But Emperor Kangping did not dare to take the risk, fearing that a wrong analysis might lead to a war on the border, so he finally married Princess Ning'an.
After Xin State took over Xiangcheng, it learned that the Western Barbarians were attacking, so it had no choice but to fight them.
The Western Barbarians did not get what they wanted and held a grudge against the State of Xin. In the end, they joined forces with Zhugu and besieged the State of Xin.
At this point, Xin Guo was eliminated.
Upon hearing this, Emperor Kangping looked gloomy.
Although he was mediocre and hesitant in doing things, he was still a successor who had received an excellent royal education and had some brains.
Even if it's not much, it's enough.
Shu Jiao and Pei Jin, after analyzing the matter to this point, could no longer figure out what Zhu Gu was planning, so he simply decided to commit suicide by slitting his throat.
“Although this is a crisis, it is also an opportunity.”
In the silence, Pei Jin suddenly spoke.