Xuanyuan mentioned a very new term, the Five Brothers Alliance, which of course refers to the five sworn brothers Dajun, Hanxiong, Shaowu, Huwa, and Panhu. But this alliance does not only refer to the five of them;
The young generation of confidantes established by Shaowu in the country also symbolize the talents that Bajun trusts and relies on the most.
Huwa gritted his teeth and said: "What a good plan. It doesn't matter if the young minister refuses, nor does it agree."
Xuanyuan: "Even if the young minister agrees, it actually can't stop the Fanshi Kingdom from forming an alliance with the Silk Kingdom. Shaomiao is not an ordinary lady. With her temperament, how can she endure such injustice? What's more, she is now a
A fifth-level monk. She would not marry Fan Kang, and Panhu would not let such a thing happen. She might just elope with Shaomiao.
In this way, Fan Kang would even become the laughing stock of Ba Yuan, thinking that he had been greatly humiliated. Then it would be a normal choice for Fan Shi State to form an alliance with Bal Shi State and jointly send troops to retaliate against Ba Shi State. The guess is that
Who is planning this secretly depends on who is the biggest beneficiary."
Huwa: "Silk give?"
Xuanyuan: "Bo Rang should be the driving force behind the scenes. If he is willing to collect various clues, it is not difficult to know Panhu's identity and his relationship with Shaomiao. Maybe there are experts secretly guiding Bo Rang. But these
It's just speculation between you and me at the moment, it's normal for Fan Jun to ask for a marriage in order to get the guarantee of the alliance."
Huwa: "Whether there is a conspiracy behind the scenes, just look at one thing."
Xuanyuan nodded and said: "Yes, we just need to see if someone will announce the news in advance, which will force the young minister to have no room for maneuver, and at the same time anger Panhu."
Fan Kang put forward the request for marriage with the Bashi State, and at the same time was still discussing the alliance with the Fanshi State. Such negotiations would definitely be conducted in private. Before the matter is determined, it will not be made public according to common sense. Not everyone
Anyone like Xuanyuan can find out the inside story. This matter is still a secret between countries.
If someone suddenly announces the matter before the final result has been negotiated, forcing the deputy director to make a formal response, then there is definitely a problem.
Xuanyuan: "While this matter has not been made public, there may still be room for change. Huwa, what are you going to do?"
Huwa took out a large treasure clam. The shell was open and shining with pearls. There were many treasures inside, especially a pair of exquisite cold jade vases, which Huwa had just refined in the past few days. He slowly said
: "I will go to Meng Yingqiu with the betrothal gift to propose marriage to Shaomiao on behalf of my junior brother Pan Yuan."
Xuanyuan smiled: "This betrothal gift of yours can dazzle people's eyes! They are rare treasures, even the king of a country would have a hard time taking them out, and the box containing the treasures is even more of a divine weapon."
Huwa sneered and said: "How can you not be generous? This betrothal gift is just for people to see. It is best for everyone to see it. While Fan Jun was still testing the young minister, I got ahead of him.
On behalf of Panhu, I publicly went to Meng Yingqiu to propose marriage. If Fan Kang proposes to marry Shaomiao again, it won’t be anyone’s fault to offend him, but he will cause trouble for me openly. I won’t be polite!"
Xuanyuan: "I went to Meng Yingqiu to propose marriage. It seems that this matter is not under Meng Yingqiu's control?"
Huwa: "I know that Meng Yingqiu has no control over this matter, but since Mingsha is Shaowu's concubine and Shaomiao's sister-in-law, my visit to her can be regarded as a formal expression of my attitude. And Shaomiao is in Meng Yingqiu's house.
, as long as she is willing to marry Panhu, in order to prevent anything from happening, I will personally take the young seedling back to Batu City from Mengyingqiu.
It was easier to do after arriving at Batu City. I followed Panhu, holding the open big treasure clam in my hand. I walked from the city gate to the palace, so that everyone could see Panhu proposed marriage and what gifts he gave. If
If Fan Kang wants to interfere again, it will not be a national dispute, but a personal grudge."
Huwa's countermeasure was to come out and propose marriage to Panhu before Fan Shiguo formally proposed the marriage. The more expensive the betrothal gift, the more spectacular the scene, the better, just to let everyone know about it. When Fan Kang
If he proposes to marry Shaomiao again, it is not a matter of Bashiguo not agreeing to it, but Fan Jun himself is deliberately looking for trouble.
General Xuanyuan thought for a while, then took out a batch of radiant treasures and threw them into the Dabao Cake. He patted Huwa on the shoulder and said, "Without further delay, go quickly."
Huwa left the foot of Bujin Mountain that night and rushed to Wangqiu City in the early morning. After dawn, he entered the city lord's palace, stated his identity and purpose of coming, and asked Wangqiu City to arrange the most solemn honor guard as possible. He planned to
Those who come to Meng Yingqiu to propose marriage must of course take the main road to formally pay homage to the mountain. The more elaborate the scene, the better.
When the city lord of Wangqiu City heard that Mr. Peng Keng had arrived, he rushed out to greet him without even putting on his coat. When the city lord understood Huwa's intention, he knelt on one knee and said: "Sir Peng Keng, you
It’s too late!”
Things were a bit unexpected. Huwa did come a step late, or someone moved faster. Just when Xuanyuan found out the inside story of the negotiations between the two countries and took Ao Guang back to Bujin Mountain, the envoy from Bashi Kingdom had already arrived.
Report Fan Jun's request to the Shao Wu urgently. Normally, Fan Jun should wait for the Dao Shao Wu to reply before deciding what to do next.
Shaowu did reply to the message. He suggested that Shaomiao had been cultivating in Meng Yingqiu all year round and was an outsider, so there was no need to disturb her cultivation. Fan Kang claimed that the original concubine had died of illness and wanted to marry another official.
She was a concubine and married to the Bashi Kingdom; then Shaowu happened to have a half-sister who was recently widowed and could marry Fan Kang to form a couple.
Didn't Fan Kang just want to marry the Bashi Kingdom? There was no problem with Shaowu's decision.
However, before the private reply from the young minister was sent to Fan Shiguo, Fan Kang suddenly made the matter public. At the court meeting of Fan Shiguo, Fan Kang told the ministers: Now both Bashi and Boshi have sent
The envoy hopes to form an alliance with Fan Shiguo. Fan Shiguo can only choose one of them. Fan Kang has formally proposed to Ba Jun and wants to marry his daughter Shaomiao.
The ministers of Fanshi State discussed for a long time, and finally supported the monarch's decision, because Bashi State was indeed higher than Bashi State in terms of population, national strength, and wealth. However, the monarchs and ministers also agreed that if Fanshi and Bashi were to marry,
Fan Kang could only marry Shaomiao, so that he could show Shaowu's sincerity.
After the court meeting, Fan Shiguo directly sent an envoy to propose marriage without waiting for a reply from the young minister. This envoy did not set out from Fandu to Batu City, but had been waiting in Batu City for a long time, including gifts and formal invitations.
The credentials were all ready, and after receiving the summons from afar, he immediately showed up to formally ask for an audience with the young minister.
The news was not only announced in Batu City, but also quickly spread to all the cities of Fanshi Kingdom and Bashi Kingdom. It was obviously premeditated. In a short period of time, people everywhere knew that Bajun sent envoys to communicate with Fanshi Kingdom.
They formed an alliance, and Fan Jun asked for a marriage with Ba Jun, and named his daughter Shaomiao as his concubine.
The news spread around Wangqiu City the day before yesterday, when Xuanyuan had just returned to Bujin Mountain. Huwa's reaction was quick enough, but he didn't expect Fan Kang to be so impatient and break the rules of private negotiations between the two countries.
In this way, information was disclosed unilaterally and on a large scale.
Fan Kang also had to pay a price for doing this, and it also exposed a large number of spies lurking in various parts of the Bashi Kingdom. If the young minister rejected him, the monarch would also suffer great loss. But Fan Kang didn't know what medicine he took wrongly.
, that’s what they did. This also confirmed Huwa’s previous judgment that this must be a conspiracy, and there was someone behind it to deceive and promote.
Now that the matter has been made public, Huwa is indeed late, and his original response plan has been disrupted. He thought for a moment, and simply responded to the changes by staying the same, and said to the city lord with a straight face: "What difference does it make between morning and evening?"
!Ba Jun has not agreed to the marriage, and Shaomiao has not agreed to marry Fan Jun, so why can't I propose marriage on behalf of my junior brother?"
Huwa had never done anything to gain power in the country, but at this moment, he ordered Wangqiu City to deploy garrison formations, mobilize the people in the city, organize the highest-level honor guard, and follow him to Meng Yingqiu. With Huwa's status
It's entirely possible to give such an order, he just wasn't used to using his power like this in the past.
The city lord trembled a little and said: "Lord Pengkeng, I just found out today that General Panyuan has also fallen in love with Young Miao Junnu. But if you do this, you may be suspected of sabotaging the alliance talks between the two countries.
ah!"
Huwa scolded: "What are you talking about! The noble young lady, the daughter of the queen, the younger sister of the young minister, the direct disciple of Elder Meng Yingqiu Qingdai, with five levels of cultivation, virtuous and beautiful appearance, everyone in Ba Yuan knows
, there are many talented people who admire her. If Shaomiao intends to find a lover, how can he only choose Fan Kang to propose marriage? Can't my junior brother, General Panyuan, admire Shaomiao?
Fan Kang's proposal for marriage is his business. General Panyuan's proposal can also be proposed. The ceremony must be solemn and the betrothal gift must be generous. As for who Shaomiao wants to marry, it depends on her own wishes... Don't talk nonsense.
Immediately order the whole city to prepare, and I will lead the team to set off early tomorrow morning."
The entire city was busy. At dawn the next day, Huwa set off with a huge team. They were not going to fight or to welcome a bride, but to propose marriage on behalf of General Panyuan. Twelve people
A strong man in colorful clothes carried a brocade-draped elevated rack, and on the rack was a big treasure seal, which was the betrothal gift.
The size of the space artifact can be changed. At this moment, this big treasure clam is seven feet wide. It opens its mouth to reveal the things inside. The treasure light shining out can blind people. Not to mention ordinary people, it is the senior officials of various sects in Ba Yuan.
It is probably difficult for people to see so many rare and rare treasures at the same time in their lifetime, and Huba is meant for people to see.
If he was more powerful than Caixiong, Huwa would really not be afraid of Fan Kang. Of course he would give Panhu face, and he already knew that Panhu was good at face.
Huwa sat in the car accompanied by the city lord. In front of the car was a guard of honor composed of the city's garrison to clear the way. Behind the car were twelve strong men carrying gifts, followed by a long team.
Everyone in Wangqiu City, as long as they could spare time, came to join in the fun today. Needless to say, Huwa's prestige in the country, people from the villages along the way heard the news and came to pay homage, waiting for Huwa's honor guard to pass by
After that, these people also got up and followed.
When we arrived at the gate of Meng Yingqiu Mountain, there were thousands of people in the procession to "propose marriage" and it stretched for several miles. Meng Yingqiu is a treasured place for cultivation in this world, a sacred mountain in the eyes of all people, and there has never been such a commotion in front of the gate of the ashram.