While Pei Yue was enjoying the life of a fairy with a group of beautiful flowers, the negotiations between Daliang and Southern Zhou gradually came to an end.

Xu Ziping chose to make the final attempt after hesitating for two days, but Sheng Duanming's attitude was extremely resolute, and he would flip the table if he had any disagreement, which was obviously seriously influenced by Pei Yue.

After extremely fierce debates and confrontations, Xu Ziping and Sheng Duanming finally reached a consensus on relevant issues.

Liang and Zhou became friendly neighbors, with the Tiancang River as their national boundary. The two countries jointly owned this largest river in the world. Among them, the middle and lower reaches of the Tiancang River, from Wufengdu to Shennvdu, were unique to Daliang, and the Southern Zhou Dynasty

Warships are absolutely not allowed to enter, and merchant ships and passenger ships must seek permission in advance and obtain permission from the Daliang Dingzhou Navy to pass through.

As for the ownership of the three cities of Gangneung, the rights and wrongs of the large and small wars in the past decades, etc., they have been put aside for the time being.

In response to the losses caused to Daliang by the Southern Zhou spies headed by Fang Yunhu, the Southern Zhou court compensated three million taels of silver.

After the covenant was signed, both sides of the court had to write documents to inform their people in various places, thus declaring that the two countries had entered a rare period of peace.

At the same time, the Southern Zhou Dynasty mission formally proposed the marriage.

After the Emperor of the Southern Zhou Dynasty presented his credential in his own hand, Emperor Kaiping held a court meeting. No one from the officials objected, and the marriage of the eldest prince Liu Xian and Princess Qinghe of the Southern Zhou Dynasty was finalized.

It is worth mentioning that a few months after he was demoted to the rank of general, Liu Xian was re-titled King of Lu.

Everything was calm in the court, which made the second prince Liu Yun itchy with hatred but helpless. After all, Daliang couldn't let Liu Xian marry the princess of Southern Zhou as a general of the country, as that would make the world laugh.

Emperor Kaiping issued an imperial edict, and Pei Yue, the first-class Marquis of Zhongshan, served as the welcoming envoy. Sheng Duanming, the left minister of the Ministry of Rites, served as the deputy envoy and led the envoy to the Southern Zhou Dynasty to welcome Princess Qinghe.

In the Sifang Pavilion, Xu Ziping looked gloomy and frowned.

Although he has successfully fulfilled His Majesty the Emperor's instructions, solved the hidden dangers left by Fang Yunhu, stabilized the restless situation in the country, and temporarily eliminated the crisis of the upcoming war through marriage, he still cannot smile. This time

Putting aside the humiliation during the negotiation, the final result was achieved completely based on his bottom line. This was undoubtedly the biggest setback in life for Xu Ziping, who was full of confidence before departure.

"Uncle." Xu Churong walked up with a cup of tea.

Xu Ziping took the tea cup, put away the restlessness between his brows and eyes, and said gently: "It's hard for you to be bored in the post house during this period. You must be bored. Tomorrow I will go to the banquet held by the Beiliang court to ask my dear

Are the guards going to escort you around this city?"

He knew the temperament of his niece. Although she could not be called naughty, she was a first-class eccentric. Not to mention his upright and upright first minister cousin, even His Majesty the Emperor loved her very much. He allowed her to do whatever he wanted in the palace.

Walking. After arriving in Beiliang Kyoto, even though the negotiations were extremely stressful, he still had to devote some energy to keeping an eye on Xu Churong, worrying about what trouble she would cause here.

However, Xu Churong was extremely honest during this period and never even thought about leaving this post house. Xu Ziping was surprised and felt a little relieved, so he brought up the old things again at this moment.

Xu Churong did not pretend to refuse, and responded with a smile: "Okay. Actually, uncle, there is no need to be upset. There are many things that can only be done by human effort. The final result ultimately depends on destiny."

Obviously she was not very good at comforting people, and Xu Ziping didn't pay too much attention to it. After chatting for a while, he returned to the bedroom to rest.

Xu Churong sat alone in the study for a long time, looking slightly troubled.

Early the next morning, she put on the attire of a young scholar, escorted by six masters of the Xu family, left the Sifang Pavilion and walked in Kyoto.

Xu Churong was quite surprised by what he saw along the way from Beicheng to Xicheng.

Beiliang Kyoto and Jian'an City of the Great Zhou Dynasty are both majestic cities with thousands of years of history. They have become the capitals of dynasties several times in history. In terms of architectural layout and street planning, there is not much difference inside the two cities. At least in Xu Churong's view, the layout of Jian'an City is not at all different.

It is not inferior to Beiliang Kyoto. However, there are obvious differences in architectural style. Kyoto advocates nature and simplicity, which is far less elegant and luxurious than the buildings in Jian'an City.

The difference between the pedestrians on the road is even greater. Whether it is the officials driving in the North City or the carriages and horses of the wealthy businessmen in the West City, they are all characterized by practicality and solidity, with very few expensive material decorations. This reminded Xu Churong of the carriage he often used.

No one in Jian'an City dared to be presumptuous about Xu Mansion's carriage, but they had to comment on it in private.

The reason is that her carriage is too ordinary and looks out of place among the carriages of the powerful.

From small to large, it can be seen that this kind of extravagance prevailed throughout the Zhou Dynasty, and it became more and more intense as time went by.

Xu Churong sighed secretly, and she suddenly understood why her uncle insisted on the marriage, and even disagreed with her father on this matter. Now that Beiliang had defeated Wu in the west, and after unexpectedly solving this serious problem, it would naturally

He set his sights on the south. If there weren't some problems in their country, I'm afraid there would be no need to block it themselves, and this marriage wouldn't be successful at all.

After wandering around the back streets of Xicheng Temple for more than an hour, Xu Churong became more and more worried and gradually lost interest. When he was about to go home, he suddenly heard a guard beside him whisper: "Miss, do you want to go to that Qin Palace?"

Would you like to sit in the garden for a while?"

"Qinyuan?" Xu Churong looked puzzled.

The guard explained: "This is a newly opened garden in Kyoto, Beiliang. It was jointly built by Zhongshan Hou Pei Yue and many powerful people. It is said that there are many martial arts nobles there for recreation every day. If you want to know about the martial arts style of Beiliang

, that would be a good place to go.”

Xu Churong asked curiously: "How did you find out?"

The guard replied: "The villain has been chatting with the officials of the post house during this period, and he has learned some information about the situation in Kyoto, Beiliang."

Since they are the guards of the Xu family, of course they know that their young lady has a personality that is different from other women.

Xu Churong thought for a while, nodded and said, "Okay, let's go and have a look."

Qinyuan is located in Changlefang, which is not too far from Pingrongfang where they are at the moment.

After about a stick of incense, the group arrived at the gate of Qinyuan.

After walking into the lobby, Xu Churong's eyes lit up slightly. Others thought she was surprised by the grand and luxurious furnishings in the hall, but they didn't know that she was very happy inside. The previous tour in Kyoto made Xu Churong always worried, because of this

The aura of being prepared to be ready in the capital of a strange country was too obvious, and there was no hint of indulgence from top to bottom.

However, as soon as she entered Qinyuan, she felt as if she had returned to Jian'an City, with a hint of intoxication and intimacy.

It was noon, and Xu Churong was led by the waiter to Shuijing. He did not choose the quiet and private courtyard, but took a seat in the spacious and noisy lobby.

Xu Churong sat in the main seat, and the guards surrounded her with extra caution. In order to avoid attracting attention, they put on ordinary clothes when they left the Sifang Pavilion, so they did not attract too many curious eyes at this moment, only the table next to them.

Several people glanced at Xu Churong, who had lively features, and a strange smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

Xu Churong ordered a table of Shuijingyaju's signature dishes, and ordered two more pots of Pozizi, and then carefully looked at the guests around him.

The hall was full of people, mostly disciples of martial arts, so their voices were quite loud, especially the young nobles in luxurious clothes at the table next to them, who were talking loudly and enthusiastically.

"I heard that the imperial court is going to host a banquet for those Nanman barbarians today. It's a good deal for these idiots who have never seen the world."

"That's a bit much."

"Brother He, why do you want to speak for those Nanman?"

"Brother Li, we can't be unconscionable. The south has become more and more particular about ostentation and grandeur in recent years. In terms of food, drink and enjoyment, it's really better than us."

"That's the truth. You two don't have to fight."

"Brother Li, think about it carefully, if the south is not so virtuous, why should we be afraid of our millions of soldiers in Daliang? Now they are even more eager to send the princess here to propose marriage, haha!"

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Xu Churong frowned slightly as a series of jeers sounded around him.
Chapter completed!