As envoys from various countries arrived one after another, the palace became more and more lively. There were palace banquets every now and then. Not only was the Ministry of Rites busy, but the expenses of the Household Department were also large, and all kinds of money expenditures that needed approval were almost unbearable.
Fortunately, the envoys did not come empty-handed. In order to celebrate the new emperor's accession to the throne, the King of Xijiang also presented ten beauties and rich gold and silver jewelry, and proposed to marry Princess Dongyou to maintain the exchange between Dongyou and Xijiang.
The next hundred years of peace.
However, when he asked for marriage, the whole hall fell silent.
Whether it was the Minister of Dongyou, the Prince of Mobei, or the Crown Prince of Southern Qi, their eyes all fell on the Emperor of Xijiang, who was only in his early thirties but already had a big belly.
When he was more than ten years old, he could tell at a glance that he was the result of long-term indulgence in sexual activities.
The Emperor of Xijiang was a male-female emperor. He did not care about government affairs for five years after he took the throne. He squandered gold and silver just for his own pleasure. He built palaces to collect beautiful young people and neglected government affairs. Whenever ministers dared to remonstrate with him, they were either demoted or killed.
The most stupid and cruel emperor since the founding of the Western Xinjiang Kingdom.
Such a king is asking to marry Princess Dongyou here?
Even though Yun Zishu had no feelings for most of those princesses, she still felt ridiculous at this moment.
"The Emperor of Xijiang is joking." Yun Zishu's tone was calm and indifferent, "The eldest of the princesses in Dongyou who have not left the palace is only sixteen years old, and the youngest is only thirteen or fourteen years old. His Majesty the Emperor is already nearly 40 years old. Such a marriage
Doesn’t it mean pushing the princesses into the fire pit?”
As soon as these words came out, the face of the Emperor of Xijiang suddenly turned red, and he was embarrassed and annoyed for a moment: "What did the queen say? I am the king of a country, and as long as I want the beauty in the world, I can never get it. I have never been able to get it."
How dare anyone despise my age."
The faces of the envoys from Western Xinjiang changed. They did not expect that their emperor would speak so loudly here. They were frightened and anxious for a moment. They wanted to speak but were afraid of angering this hot-tempered king.
The ministers of Dongyou frowned one after another, looking at the King of Xijiang with strange eyes, secretly thinking that this was indeed an absurd emperor who simply did not know how to live or die.
"That was in your Western Territory, but it's a pity that this is Dongyou." Yun Zishu smiled lightly, but the smile did not reach her eyes, "Let alone the noble princess, even if she is just a little commoner's daughter, it is not something you can do.
Ruined.”
The ministers of Dongyou were secretly happy. What the Queen said was so heart-wrenching. The Emperor of Xijiang didn't even look in the mirror to see what kind of virtue he had. How dare he ask to marry Princess Dongyou?
Not to mention his ugly appearance, with the current national strength of Western Xinjiang, even if they want to get married, they should give their princess obediently, just like Southern Qi and Mobei, instead of a toad who wants to eat swan meat and overestimates his capabilities.
Please marry their Dongyou princess.
Who needs to be taught by others when marrying whom?
There are really no rules at all.
"It's simply unreasonable!" The Emperor of Xijiang turned livid with anger, and the flesh on his face began to tremble, "Dongyou is so well-behaved that a woman is allowed to dictate terms here and treat distinguished guests from other countries in such a slow manner? I am a noble from Xijiang.
The king of the country, Dongyou treats guests like this?"
Sicang's expression was indifferent, the temperature in his eyes dropped little by little, and his voice was as cold as ice: "My queen has the power of regency. I wonder what the Emperor of Xijiang thinks about this?"
"The harem is not allowed to interfere in politics. Since ancient times, how can there be any reason for a woman to be a regent? It is simply absurd! Ridiculous!" The emperor of Western Xinjiang had not realized that he was not far from death, and still uttered wild words, "In our Western Xinjiang, if any woman dares
Anyone who interferes in politics without authorization will be thrown into the cold palace immediately! There is only one person above the imperial power, and women have always been subordinate to men——"
"Your Majesty!" The ministers of Western Xinjiang turned pale and pale when they heard that he was becoming more and more eloquent. Even though they knew that trying to persuade him would anger him, they had no choice but to speak, "We are now in Dongyou Palace.
It has nothing to do with us, so please be careful what you say, Your Majesty."
"Presumptuous!" The Emperor of Xijiang was furious and turned to point at them angrily, "I'm talking, it's your turn to interrupt?!"
The air in the palace suddenly became stagnant, and there was an uneasy feeling of a sword being unsheathed silently.
Yun Zishu looked at him expressionlessly, not seeming to be angry at all, and there was even a faint smile on her lips.
The Crown Prince of Nan Qi sat quietly, with a calm expression on his face, but a strange light flashed across his eyes, showing great interest in the dramatic scene that suddenly unfolded in front of him.
The Emperor of Xijiang is indeed a lord who is not afraid of death. This time, other countries have sent princes or princes here, and no emperor has condescended to go to other countries as emperor.
His Majesty the Emperor doesn't know whether he has been indulging in sex for a long time and has damaged his brain, or he is tired of the local beauties in Western Xinjiang, so he personally came to Dongyou to seek more unique beauties. In short, others did come, but
Judging from the current situation, it seems that he got tired of living and deliberately committed suicide.
"Being thrown into the cold palace?" Sicang raised his brows slightly, an icy light appeared in his eyes, "It seems that the Emperor of Xijiang likes to show off his power in Dongyou."
"Your Majesty, Emperor Dongyou, please calm down." A Western Xinjiang envoy quickly stood up and bowed to apologize, "My emperor is impulsive and did not mean to offend the empress of your country. Please forgive me, your majesty."
"Presumptuous!" The Emperor of Xijiang looked furious, "You dare to say that I am impulsive? I will chop off your head when I get back!"
The envoys' faces turned green and white, and they wanted to get up and block his mouth. This foolish king! He was just violent and mediocre in the Western Border, but when he arrived on Dongyou's territory, he didn't know how to restrain himself. He was afraid that Dongyou would have no excuse to raise troops and start a war.
Yes or no?
"The General King has nothing to do recently, so I will give you a task." Sicang's voice was cold, "Destroy the Western Xinjiang within one year, and I will expand the territory of Dongyou six thousand miles to the west."
Huangfu Liyuan stood up and received the order: "I obey the order."
"You...what did you say?" The Emperor of Xijiang was confused and said quickly, "I came here this time for the sake of good relations between the two countries, not for war. Did you make a mistake?"
The general Wang looked at him expressionlessly.
"Emperor Dongyou, please calm down!" Several envoys stood up quickly and tried to save them. "My emperor did not mean to insult the queen of your country. It was an unintentional act. Please calm down your anger. We are here to beg the two countries.
Peace, war will only bring disaster to the people and make them miserable. I hope the emperor will calm down and think twice——"
"The emperor of Western Xinjiang is so stupid and incompetent that he has made the people miserable for a long time. Even if my emperor does not fight, the life of the people of Western Xinjiang will not be much better." Qi Shoufu said sharply, "The reason why my emperor chose this time
The reason for starting the war is to allow the people of Western Xinjiang to live a stable life. After all, there is no destruction without establishment. The pain of war is temporary. When my emperor divides the Western Xinjiang territory into the territory of Dongyou, he will treat the people of Western Xinjiang well and treat them like the sons of Dongyou.
All people are treated equally, so please rest assured, envoys."