In the end, Qin Rushuang did not actually lead the attack to Dayan's capital.
The land in Dayan was barren and Qin Rushuang did not like it.
The main reason why she suddenly launched troops this time was because she couldn't swallow the sigh in her heart.
I also want to sound the alarm in Kyoto, letting them know who is really fighting the war, and those who don’t contribute money or effort should stop gesticulating behind the scenes.
In Kyoto, the terms of the peace talks with the Yan Kingdom were finally formulated, and the emperor's most trusted eunuch personally rushed to the border to deliver the decree.
The person who delivers the message is very particular.
Emperor Qi sent his most trusted eunuch.
Firstly, it is to express attention, and secondly, it is also a warning to Xie Xun and Qin Rushuang, letting them know who is sitting on the dragon throne now.
When the eunuch came to the border, he was given a very grand courtesy by Xie Xun and Qin Rushuang.
There are no shortage of required regulations, and the accommodation prepared is more comfortable than that of Prince Xie Xun.
The eunuch also accepted the two people's kindness with a smile and brought documents from Kyoto.
What Emperor Qi finally decided was what the ministers said.
The six captured cities must all be ceded to Da Qi, along with compensation, cattle, sheep, war horses, etc...
And it signed with Dayan that in the next thirty years, Dayan would not take the initiative to invade the Daqi border, and would pay tribute to the Qi Banner a certain amount of products every year.
Xie Xun and Qin Rushuang listened to the eunuch conveying Emperor Qi's will. When he finished speaking, Qin Rushuang praised him without changing his expression.
"Your Majesty is wise and wonderful. He knows Dayan's bottom line very well."
The eunuch smiled and said proudly, "That's natural. Your Majesty has been in power for many years, and you have a lot of troubles in your mind. Your Majesty thinks far-term, which is far beyond the level of Dayan."
After finishing speaking, he conveyed Emperor Qi's praise to Qin Rushuang and Xie Xun, and promised them many rewards.
These rewards are nothing rare—
At least not in Qin Rushuang's opinion.
It's nothing more than imperial edicts, plaques, documents, and external possessions such as gold and silver treasures, and she doesn't lack any of those things.
Qin Rushuang lowered her eyes, thanked Emperor Qi for the commendation, and listened to the eunuch blowing rainbow farts for a long time.
When he saw that he had finished speaking, he received the paperwork and prepared to leave.
The next step was to send someone over to hand over to Dayan.
Just when Qin Rushuang was about to leave, the eunuch who had been smiling just now suddenly hid his smile.
"Princess pregnant, wait a minute."
Qin Rushuang raised her head and asked, "What other instructions do you have for me, father-in-law?"
The eunuch shook the fly whisk in his hand and said, "Your Majesty is wise and always makes clear rewards and punishments."
"Now that I've told you about the rewards, now comes the punishments."
Qin Rushuang looked stern.
What is supposed to come is still the future after all.
She wanted to see how Emperor Qi planned to punish her?
The eunuch said in a few words the content of the punishment, which was similar to what Qin Rushuang thought, and even a little lighter.
"The prince is guilty of breaking the law and the common people are guilty. Your Majesty knows that you two led the troops to the expedition without the emperor's order. Although you said you won, you still violated military regulations."
"Your Majesty did not want to indulge King Huai, so he issued an order to deal with it according to military regulations."
He glanced at Xie Xun and said: "Your Majesty has an order. According to the military regulations of Daqi, anyone who violates military orders and acts without authorization without causing any major mistakes will be punished with fifty whips."
"Your Majesty, Princess, when are you going to receive your punishment?"
The eunuch shook the fly whisk again and said, "Your Majesty is afraid that the people in the military camp will not dare to fight against the prince and princess, so he specially sent the person in charge of criminal law here."
After saying that, a muscular man came out from behind.
Xie Xun and Qin Rushuang looked at each other and expressed that they were willing to be punished.
When the muscular man heard this, he pulled out a thick and long whip from the package behind his back.
The whip must have been made with a special process. It looked very heavy and had soft thorns on it. If it was struck on a person's body, a layer of skin would peel off every time it was whipped.
The chief eunuch felt a little satisfied when he saw the appearance of the torture instrument.
He had some issues with Xie Xun.
As Emperor Qi's personal eunuch, he served Emperor Qi every day, so naturally he was also concerned about seizing the legitimate heir.
If you choose the right prince, you will naturally be able to prosper and become popular and popular in the future.
And this eunuch had a ruthless vision, and he had chosen the candidate to support from the very beginning, and that was Xie Xun.
It's just that no matter how much he showed favor to Xie Xun in private, Xie Xun always looked cold and unwilling to do anything with him.
You know, because he served Emperor Qi closely, the other princes usually fawned over him everywhere, and even if they got some news, they didn't expect Xie Xun to be so disrespectful!
So he hated Xie Xun in his heart, and later he and the fourth prince Xie Yang colluded and got together.
Back to the whip.
That whip was specially made by someone before he left the capital.
The newly modified whip is harder and the blows are more painful, and the executioner is also carefully selected by the fourth prince Xie Yang, who must make the couple suffer a lot!
He laughed secretly in his heart. The punishment here was only superficial, not painful or itchy. When the couple returned to Kyoto, what was waiting for them... Humph!
The executioner took out a whip. When Xie Xun saw this, he said to the eunuch: "I have received this punishment on behalf of the princess."
The big eunuch grinned.
"The prince is indeed very affectionate towards the princess, which makes all servants feel moved after hearing this. But the prince should know, right? As a couple, we can indeed suffer on behalf of others... But if we suffer on behalf of others, it will be a double punishment."
"Slave, let's do the math, plus your own, one hundred and fifty lashes. I heard that the prince's previous injury has not been healed cleanly. This sword has no eyes, and the whip has no eyes. If you swing it, you can't take it back. The prince can get it
Think about it."
He said this, seemingly caring about Xie Xun, but in fact he was very happy in his heart.
This King Huai is really stubborn. He doesn't even think about how he can escape some punishment by flattering him, and he has to suffer for Princess Huai!
One hundred and fifty lashes!
If they were all beaten, there would probably be no good piece of meat left in the whole body, which would be fatal!
He even thought maliciously that it seemed that the impeachment memorials prepared by the fourth prince would not be used. After all, with these one hundred and fifty lashes, King Huai would not be able to return to Kyoto!
Hearing this, Qin Rushuang frowned and said, "The mistakes I made have nothing to do with you, and you don't need to be like this."
What she actually wanted to say was, even if you had suffered for me, I would not be grateful to you in any way. But it was difficult for Qin Rushuang to say this in front of outsiders.
Xie Xun understood what he meant, shook his head and said, "I didn't mean to make you owe me a favor...forget it, it's useless to say more, at least..."
Xie Xun's voice paused for a moment, "At least in name now, you and I are still husband and wife. I've suffered for you, and it's both emotional and reasonable."
Qin Rushuang wanted to say something else, but a soldier guarding Qian Ertong suddenly came in a hurry to report.
"Princess! Princess! Qian Ertong helped him! He finally woke up!"
Qin Rushuang was overjoyed and didn't care to argue with Xie Xun.
When Xie Xun saw this, he immediately said to Qin Rushuang, "You go to see Qian Ertong first. I will be punished first, and we will talk about it after you come."
Qin Rushuang thought for a moment and realized that the fifty lashes should not be finished so quickly, so she nodded and said to the eunuch, "I'll come as soon as I go."
The big eunuch nodded with a smile, "Of course, of course. Can Princess Huai still run away? It's just fifty lashes. Princess Huai is a heroine, so naturally she is not afraid of this."
He turned his attention to Xie Xun, "Then King Huai will come first."
