Emperor Zhaoming was a little moved when he heard this. This was a good idea.
Regardless of their relationship with Dongyou, the alliance with Nan Qi is to maintain friendly relations. From now on, they will become a family, so how can there be any war?
What's more, small-scale wars often break out on the border between Dayong and Southern Qi. If they can shake hands and make peace, the deployment of troops on the border can also alleviate some pressure.
Seeing his relaxed expression, General Nan Qi struck a chord while the iron was hot: "I heard that the emperor has a princess who has not yet left the cabinet..."
Emperor Zhaoming came back to his senses and thought of his eighth princess Yun Zirou. He was a little embarrassed for a moment. Zirou had not yet left the cabinet, but she had already announced her marriage. In order to win over the new nobles in the court, he betrothed Zirou to Gu Qiu, the minister of household affairs.
Bai, I plan to get married in the spring.
In the past two years, he, the king, had broken his promise several times because of Yun Zishu. Especially before Zishu's marriage, he had wanted to marry her to the Wu family. Unexpectedly, he soon caught up with Prince Dongyou to ask for her hand in marriage, so he broke the promise.
The Wu family’s idea of granting marriage.
Now, for the sake of marriage, is he going to break his promise again?
"Your Majesty, I think that a good relationship between the two countries is a big deal." Gu Qiubai knelt down and said, "The eighth princess is dignified, virtuous, gentle and pleasant. If she is willing to marry far away for the sake of diplomatic relations between the two countries, I think this is the best way."
Emperor Zhaoming turned his eyes slightly and looked at the youngest minister among the six ministers silently. Gu Qiubai was capable and loyal. His appearance and bearing were outstanding, and he was worthy of being a princess of a country.
It's a pity that he actually doesn't have much affection for the eighth princess. When he accepted the marriage a few months ago, he only said, "I will obey the emperor's will." On the contrary, Zirou was completely devoted to him and felt that such a young and outstanding man would become a big man in the future.
device...
"What does Gu Qing think of marriage?"
Gu Qiubai said: "We actually know nothing about Dongyou's situation. All we know is the news brought by envoys from Southern Qi and the information found by imperial spies. The rest can only be guessed, but it cannot be determined.
A lot of things are risky, so we do need allies."
When the Southern Qi envoy heard what he said, he nodded repeatedly: "Master Gu is indeed a young upstart. This idea is loyal to the emperor and the country. We admire him very much."
Emperor Zhaoming ignored this flatterer and said with a deep eyebrow: "The prince of Southern Qi has not married yet?"
"This..." The Southern Qi envoy hesitated for a moment, then smiled, "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince already has a main concubine, but even if she is a side concubine, when she ascends the throne in the future, the princess will at least have the status of a noble concubine. This is what His Highness the Crown Prince has done.
I promise, I hope the emperor will think about it carefully."
Emperor Zhaoming said nothing.
In fact, the main concubine or the side concubine has little influence. After all, Zishu is the legitimate daughter, so she is the crown prince when she marries her. Zirou is a concubine, so marrying the prince of Southern Qi as a side concubine is not an injustice.
What's more, Zishu has already become the queen of Dongyou. If Zirou becomes the queen of Southern Qi in the future...it is impossible for two princesses of this country to become queens of other countries.
So Emperor Zhaoming nodded slowly: "Please ask the two envoys to stay in Dayong for a few more days. I will discuss the marriage with you carefully. When you go back next month to report to the crown prince of your country, we will discuss it in detail."
The two envoys breathed a sigh of relief: "Your Majesty is wise."
At this time, no one knew whether Emperor Zhaoming could still remain wise. Perhaps it was more of a chaos. No one dared to question whether the decision was a prudent decision after careful consideration or a blind act after being deceived.
In short, the purpose of the Southern Qi envoy's visit to Dayong was half achieved - the two countries successfully married, but it failed to prompt Dayong to be wary of Dongyou.
In the Yongchao Hall, due to the uncertainty of King Jing and the Crown Prince staying in Dongyou one after another, under the solicitation of Prime Minister Wei, some people have already moved closer to King Qi. The direction of the wind is changing rapidly. In silence, how many ministers have begun to pray to the Crown Prince.
It would be better if King He Jing never comes back.
This is even more true for King Qi.
When he learned that Emperor Dongyou would come to Dayong in the autumn, he began to secretly train assassins, even at the expense of hundreds of thousands of taels of silver, in order to be useful in the autumn.
"Find the most powerful killer outside. The dead men in the mansion don't have to do anything during this period. They should study the killing techniques. I want Yun Chen and King Jing to die without anyone noticing."
He will not place all his hopes in the hands of outsiders. Paying money to hire killers is only one of the methods. The dead soldiers he spends time training are the most loyal. If he attacks from both sides, he is more likely to succeed.
As an emperor, Emperor Zhaoming could detect the change in the direction of the wind and the growing power of King Qi, but he was powerless.
As long as he has another usable son left in the court, he can weaken King Qi's power and prevent him from being so unscrupulous. But if Yun Chen, the loser, is not here, who else can he use to contain King Qi?
If King Jing and Yun Chen are destined not to come back - this is the worst plan.
Then King Qi will be the only heir to the throne, and there is nothing wrong with him planning his power. After all, Dayong needs a strong crown prince, not a weak and incompetent puppet.
Once the result of the marriage was achieved, it was destined not to become a secret. The news that the emperor planned to send the eighth princess to Southern Qi for marriage soon spread throughout the harem.
"Marriage?" Yun Zirou, who was staying in the palace, changed her face drastically and stood up, "Father wants to marry me to Nan Qi?"
The maid nodded cautiously: "I heard them talking like this, saying that the emperor has agreed to marry you to the prince of Southern Qi."
Yun Zirou stood stunned, unwilling to believe this fact at all.
She thought of the previous fight with Yun Zishu. The mother-in-law admitted her mistake and demoted her status in exchange for the chance to stay in the palace. But now her father wants to marry her to Nan Qi?
Yun Zirou clenched her hands tightly, and felt a cold feeling in her heart. She originally thought that after Yun Zishu left Dayong, her father would resume her position as mother and concubine sooner or later, and she would be a princess under the imperial concubine's knees in the future. With her noble status, she would get the blessings from her father.
With the favor of the emperor and his mother-in-law, she will become the most beautiful princess in Dayong.
However, one year has passed, and the father has no intention of restoring his mother-in-law's status, and has no longer even set foot in the mother-in-law's palace. It is inevitable that people think that the Wu family has lost favor, and Yun Chen's position as crown prince is not guaranteed at any time.
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So Yun Zirou listened to her uncle's words and took the initiative to marry Gu Qiubai, the minister of household affairs. The ministry of household affairs was a very important position, and her uncle said that she must hold it tightly and let Gu Qiubai serve the imperial brother wholeheartedly.
The emperor agreed and gave her a marriage with Gu Qiubai. He also planned to let her marry into the Gu family as a princess like the fourth sister. In this way, even if Gu Qiubai became the consort, it would not affect his life.
career.
But how long has it been since then?
The father actually planned to let her go to Southern Qi for marriage. Isn't this going back on his word?
Yun Zirou was helpless and didn't know what to do for a while. With her mother's current status and the embarrassing situation that the prince and brother were away from the court, she didn't know who to turn to for help.