This anxiety lasted until the end of August, when Dayong received an invitation from the Dongyou royal family. This post successfully transformed Emperor Zhaoming's anxiety into hope, as well as more hesitation and anxiety.
In the morning in the main hall, all the civil and military officials were hesitant.
"A grand ceremony for the new emperor's coronation?" Prime Minister Wei frowned, "Prince Dongyou just got married, so he ascended the throne so soon?"
Other ministers were also puzzled, "Yes, the enthronement ceremony is happening so soon... Could it be that they knew that they were going to ascend the throne at this time and were too lazy to let Prince Jing Jing travel back and forth, so they simply kept him in Dongyou for a while.
Will you come back after attending the coronation ceremony of the new emperor?"
"It's possible." The Minister of Rites nodded, "It's not easy to travel a long distance, not to mention His Royal Highness King Jing escorting the princess to get married. If the new emperor ascends the throne, the princess will be Queen Dongyou. The Dongyou royal family probably wants King Jing to see it.
Their kind attitude towards the princess made Dayong feel more at ease with the friendly relations between the two countries, so King Jing has not returned yet."
"Master Shangshu said it was possible, but that proves to be only one of the possibilities." Feng Shofu retorted unhurriedly, "What if they didn't let the princess become the crown princess, and the new emperor didn't let the princess do it after he ascended the throne.
The queen even trapped King Jing in Dongyou, so what should we do?"
"Your Majesty, your words are wrong. Dongyou was very sincere when he asked to marry the princess, and if he doesn't want to marry her, how could he not let her become the crown princess?" The Minister of Rites shook his head, "I think Dongyou's attitude is extremely friendly.
, His Highness King Jing was just treated warmly, so he stayed a few more days."
Emperor Zhaoming sat on the dragon chair and looked around at the ministers coldly: "You are only focused on arguing about whether Dongyou is friendly and the reason why King Jing was left in Dongyou. Maybe you didn't hear what I just said?"
The hall fell silent instantly, and all the ministers bowed their heads.
"Dongyou means to let us send another prince there. This meaning is already obvious. Prince Jing alone is not powerful enough to witness their enthronement ceremony..." Emperor Zhaoming sneered, "I want to ask, since it is for the enthronement ceremony.
We just kept Prince Jing, so why do they ask us to get another prince?"
The ministers looked solemn, yes, this is the key.
Could it be that the ambition of Dongyou is not only enough to trap King Jing, but also to use the enthronement ceremony as an opportunity to ask Dayong to send another prince as a hostage?
"I can only prepare for the worst now." Emperor Zhaoming looked gloomy, "If King Jing is really trapped in Dongyou by them, then if I go against their will this time, will King Jing be in danger? What if?
If I send another prince over as they wish, will both princes be trapped in Dongyou and unable to come back?"
The atmosphere in the main hall was slightly tense. It had to be said that these two worst outcomes were what they did not want to see, because they meant that the people coming from Dongyou were not good.
"Your Majesty is right to be concerned." Feng Shoufu nodded slowly, with a solemn expression, "If another prince is sent over and is still trapped, Dayong will definitely not be able to let it go, otherwise the royal family will lose face. But once a conflict occurs,
This means that the two countries may start a war at any time.
Fire - maybe this is why Dongyou trapped Prince Jing. They just wanted to create a reason to start a war, trap Prince Dayong in the name of hospitality, and force Dayong to take the initiative to send troops. In this way, they instead
I have a logical excuse to fight back."
"Sir Chief Assistant's analysis makes people suddenly realize that Dongyou actually has such wild ambitions!"
Emperor Zhaoming's expression turned ugly again. What Feng Shoufu said was exactly what he was worried about. After all, both countries were big countries with such a large territory and such a long journey. There was no way they could figure out Dongyou's intentions within a few days.
The unknown is always scary.
What he is most worried about now is King Jing, and what he regrets most is letting King Jing see him off.
If Yun Zishu hadn't kept asking King Jing to send him off... Emperor Zhaoming seemed to suddenly understand something, and his heart suddenly sank. Could it be that the conspiracy had actually started from the moment Yun Zishu asked King Jing to send him off?
Was it then destined that King Jing would never return to Dayong?
Yun Zishu's attitude was resolute, and she even threatened her. If she was not escorted by King Jing, she would not get married... At that time, Dongyou's envoys were equally tough. They threatened to increase troops at the border and insisted on Yun Zishu's marriage.
No, he had to make the decision to let King Jing escort him.
But why did Yun Zishu want King Jing to see her off?
Is it just because she has a problem with the prince and doesn't want Yun Chen to escort him, or is it because she knows that King Jing is his favorite heir and deliberately takes King Jing from Dayong to Dongyou?
The more Emperor Zhaoming thought about it, the more frightened he became. He couldn't help but realize that maybe Yun Zishu was more scheming than he thought. She wanted to take revenge on him in this way?
He began to regret not killing her sooner.
If it weren't for the fact that she was a woman and knew that she posed no threat to the royal family, he would not have allowed her to live until now, but now...
"Your Majesty." Feng Shoufu bowed and said, "I thought we could send Prince Qi to Dongyou."
Prime Minister Wei's expression changed: "Why?"
"Because the prince is the crown prince, he cannot take risks." Feng Shoufu said, "As the prince of Dayong, Prince Qi is now the most suitable and only qualified candidate to go to Dongyou."
"Since we know it's a risk, why do we still follow Dongyou's wishes?" Prime Minister Wei retorted, "Can't we refuse?"
"If you don't enter the tiger's den, you won't catch the tiger's cubs." Feng Shoufu frowned, "Is it just because of the risk that we will abandon King Jing? If we ignore this invitation, the Dongyou royal family will think that we despise them, will they?
Will it put King Jing in danger?"
Prime Minister Wei was speechless and extremely angry.
It’s just that Chief Feng didn’t accept his win over, but he still opposed them everywhere. What was his intention?
"I think what the Chief Assistant is saying is reasonable. King Jing may not be in any danger at the moment, but once we neglect the coronation ceremony of the new emperor of Dongyou, will they really trap King Jing in Dongyou when they are angry?
You, I'm afraid it's hard to say, so I think we should send King Qi to Dongyou in person to pick up King Jing."
"I think it is inappropriate." Ministers from Prime Minister Wei's party objected, "If Dongyou has no other intentions, then the enthronement ceremony only needs to be attended by King Jing and the envoys he brought, and there is no need for a prince to attend.
, their purpose is to make Prince Dongyou a hostage, so that they can make all your ridiculous and unreasonable demands on Dayong!"
The court is divided into two factions, just like the war faction and the war faction. They hold different views because their respective positions are different.
The Prime Minister Wei's faction tried their best to keep King Qi alive, while the ministers from King Jing's faction just wanted to give King Jing a chance to return to Dayong safely.
As for the people of the prince's faction, they always remain neutral and do not get involved easily or fall into the trap. At present, as long as they can safely keep the prince's position as heir apparent, all other princes must die. In this way, the emperor will not