It was another day at the court meeting. After all the officials saluted, they served on both sides.
Ma Minwen, who was standing at the front, immediately stepped forward and said loudly:
"Your Majesty, the border troops and local prefectures and counties have come to report that the Xia State envoy has crossed Sanping Pass and entered the territory of our Yun State. Shi An, the general of Zhendong, has sent five hundred elite cavalry to escort the envoy to Beijing along the way!
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At Niangan, Dongchang's intelligence system naturally received the news earlier than the imperial court. It was only today that the imperial court received news of the envoy's entry.
When Xiao Cheng heard this, he immediately said:
"Since we are a delegation from the Xia Kingdom, we should not neglect it and ask the officials from various places along the way to entertain us!"
Although Xia Guo suffered a defeat before, after all, his foundation and strength are still there. Since Xiao Cheng has no intention of falling out now, he still has to give them the courtesy he deserves!
When Ma Minwen heard what Xiao Cheng said, he pondered for a moment before continuing:
"Your Majesty, coming with the envoy is Emperor Xia Rouning, who has come to Yun State to marry Your Majesty on the order of Emperor Xia. I wonder if Your Majesty has a decision in mind regarding this matter?"
Ma Minwen's question was quite straightforward. He was asking Xiao Cheng what he thought of the princess' marriage.
Emperor Xia really didn't act according to common sense this time. Regarding the marriage, it was as if it was an impromptu decision. The envoy who was responsible for negotiating the terms of the peace before did not even say hello in advance, but now directly sent the princess over.
In fact, the marriage is beneficial to both countries. It is the most cost-effective way to promote the relationship between the two parties and lay a certain foundation of trust between the two parties. In addition, Yun Guo is the target of the marriage, so the government and the public naturally feel no dissatisfaction.
, humiliation, are all the kind that are happy to see success.
But Princess Xia has a special status after all. Whether to admit her into the harem, and what position she will be given in the harem after she is accepted, all need to be decided in advance.
Now His Majesty is young and brave, decisive and has his own ideas in doing things. Naturally, he needs to be consulted first.
After Xiao Cheng received the news yesterday, he made a decision in his heart and said in a deep voice immediately:
"Since the marriage is a good thing for both countries, is there any reason to disagree?"
When Qu Cheng heard this, he also said:
"Your Majesty, Princess Rouning is the princess of the Xia Kingdom and has a distinguished status. If she enters the harem, do she have to serve her as the queen?"
This issue is of great concern to all officials. No matter which dynasty, which country, the position of the queen is no longer the emperor's family affair, and it is worthy of attention.
Speaking of which, there are eight levels of concubines in Yun Kingdom's harem, starting from the queen.
As for Nan Rongshu and Yang Yuhuan, their Zhaoyi position was only below that of the queen.
Judging from the noble background of Xia Guorou and Emperor Ning, their rank cannot be lower than that of the two of them. Naturally, they should be treated as queens.
But all the officials in the court are not sure whether His Majesty will have the intention to spy on the Central Plains and send troops to the south of the world. If a war between the two countries is unavoidable in the future, the princess of the enemy country is the queen of his own country, the Yun Kingdom, and the Xia Kingdom.
Everyone on both sides is numb.
Moreover, the forces behind the two Zhaoyi in His Majesty’s harem are not simple at all!
One is the youngest daughter of the Yang family. Through the relationship of in-laws, she has been vaguely connected to the three families of Ma, Qu and Tao in North Korea and China, and her influence spreads all over the civil and military classes in North Korea and China.
The identity of another Nanrong Zhaoyi is also known. He is a descendant of the Ailao Kingdom who just surrendered and a direct descendant of the Ailao people. As long as this person is in the harem, he can make the Ailao people surrender and even use the Ailao people to surrender.
The appeal of the Lao tribe has influenced many Shaomin tribes in the Yun Kingdom.
Even though Princess Rouning of the Xia Kingdom has a noble birth, Xia Kingdom’s influence on the Yun Kingdom court is very limited. As long as the two Zhaoyi are willing to fight and use the power behind them, she really may not be able to sit securely.
Back position. At that time, it became a big deal and it became a whole mess of trouble.
Xiao Cheng coughed lightly and said:
"After all, I am young and have not yet entered the Yuan Dynasty. It is too early to establish a queen!"
Yuanfu is a ceremony that is usually performed when a man reaches adulthood and is usually held at the age of twenty. It represents the etiquette of formal adulthood. Now, using this excuse to refuse the title of Emperor Ning of Xia State is a bit far-fetched, but it is not unacceptable.
Xiao Cheng paused and then continued:
"Emperor Rou Ning has a noble status and cannot be treated with ordinary status. I heard that the emperor's concubine is called 'empress', so I established a new rank in the harem as 'concubine', above Zhaoyi.
Under the Queen! Welcome Emperor Rou Ning and treat her as a concubine."
After everyone heard this, they also felt that this was the most appropriate way to deal with it. They couldn't justify it from both sides, so they all saluted and praised him.
Seeing that the officials had no objections, Xiao Cheng immediately said loudly:
"Where is Nan Jiyun?"
When he heard Xiao Cheng calling him, Nan Jiyun, who had been waiting outside the Xuanzheng Hall for a long time, quickly walked into the hall, saluted and said respectfully:
"I'm here!"
"Ji Yun from Jinnan is General Long Xiang. He selected three thousand forbidden troops and held half of the Queen's ceremonial guard to greet Emperor Rou Ning!"
This can be regarded as a special promotion for Nan Jiyun.
The Queen's ceremonial guard is as heavy as the Emperor's ceremonial guard. There are lantern carts, yellow umbrellas, fans, flags, incense burners and other items. The half of the Queen's ceremonial guard is not really only half, but it means that there is only so much missing in the ceremonial guard.
At first glance, there is no difference between them and the Queen's ceremonial guard.
This thing is usually given to the concubines in the harem to show their honor and favor.
Xiao Cheng specially gave it now to appease the Xia Kingdom and show that he has no intention of neglecting your princess.
When Nan Jiyun heard this, he immediately clasped his fists in salute and responded loudly:
"I obey the decree and will live up to His Majesty's great trust!"
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At this time, in Shanshiyuan, a middle-aged monk walked in a hurry, looking around from time to time, looking a little sneaky. He came to a quiet room, gently opened the door, and said:
"Abbot Hui Bin, disciple Zhikan, please see me!"
After a moment of silence, a voice came from the quiet room.
"Come in!"
"yes!"
Zhikan opened the door and walked into the quiet room. He turned around and looked around again. After making sure that no one was there, he closed the door tightly.
At this time, there were actually several old monks sitting in this quiet room, as if they had been waiting here for a long time.
Seeing Zhikan's arrival, the leading old monk said to the other monk holding a Buddhist bead:
"Junior Brother Huimian!"
The old monk named Hui Mian nodded slightly, raised his hand, and the beads he originally held exploded and flew around the quiet room, spinning in the air.
Through the Buddhist beads, Monk Huimian's invisible inner power filled the quiet room. Immediately, the breath on the Buddhist beads connected and faintly condensed into an invisible barrier, covering the entire quiet room.
This is exactly the Buddhist martial arts that Xiao Cheng had seen twice before, the magic technique of Zen beads to seduce demons.
With the help of this magical skill, the several great monks present finally no longer worried about being spied on.
The monk named Zhikan immediately said:
"Abbots, here is a letter from the temple. The envoy from the Xia Kingdom and Princess Rouning of the Xia Kingdom have already entered the Yun Kingdom!"
Many monks present heard this and all looked at each other.
The leader, monk Hui Bin, immediately said:
"In this case, then we will implement it according to our previous plan!"
After hearing what Monk Hui Bin said, all the monks hesitated. One of them couldn't help but said:
"Senior Brother Huibin, do you really want to do this?"
Monk Hui Bin nodded firmly and said:
"The current emperor found a monk from nowhere, pretending to be profound all day long, and occupied the position of the great mage. He also used the monk Lusi to recruit Huili, Zhimi and others to drive him. Hui Qi, the holy monk, was also unlucky.
Wen Buwen. Hundreds of sects came to the country in order to increase their influence, and Taoism even sent Taoist priests to compete for believers. All these are the actions of the current emperor to restrict our Buddhism."
Monk Hui Bin paused and said with firm eyes:
"If we let this happen, the decline of our Buddhism will be irreversible! None of us can sit back and watch this happen!"
When a monk heard this, he frowned and said immediately:
"Although these various measures are the emperor's means to target my Buddhist sect, they are only because of Ganye Temple's previous actions, which gave him an excuse to take action. Now because of my Buddhist sect's influence, the emperor still respects my Buddhist sect on the face of it! But!
If we really implement Brother Hui Bin’s idea, and if it fails, then the emperor will definitely find an excuse again to weaken our Buddhist power again!”
Hearing this, Hui Bin slowly shook his head and said:
"As my junior brother said, after the emperor finds an excuse, he will take the opportunity to weaken our Buddhist power. The reason why the emperor still maintains his respect for Buddhism and has not taken action is just because he has not freed up his hands. But if Yun and Xia Liang are allowed to
After the peace talks between the two countries are completed and the emperor has no external threats, I am afraid that our Buddhist sect will be destroyed by then!"
After hearing this, many monks looked at each other again and nodded involuntarily.
"What Brother Hui Bin said is very reasonable, but the peace talks between Yun and Xia each have their own reasons. It is the general trend, so how can we stop it?" Another monk couldn't help but ask.
As I said before, the reason why the Xia Kingdom entered into peace talks was because the people in the southwestern counties, which were now in chaos, were boiling with resentment that could no longer be suppressed, and they had to withdraw their troops as soon as possible to suppress it.
As for the Yun Kingdom, it is also because of the Buddhist forces in the country, Xiao Cheng's various purges of the court officials, and the reform of the court system that it takes time to make the court operate stably, which is really not possible.
No more fighting.
The peace talks between the two countries are basically something that you and I are willing to do, and we hit it off immediately. How can a group of people just want to sabotage it and be able to sabotage it?
When Monk Hui Bin heard this, his eyes sharpened, and he immediately said solemnly:
"No matter what Xia Guo does, he still can't let go of his reputation as the leader of all the countries in the world. The mission was attacked in Yun Guo, and the Emperor of Yun Guo didn't give an explanation. Will the peace talks continue? There is no need for the two countries to start a war again.
At the end of the day, as long as the confrontation between the two armies continues, it will be enough to distract the emperor's attention!"
It has to be said that Xia Guoben lost face by taking the initiative to negotiate peace.
Now if something happens to the Xia State mission again, and the Yun State can't give any explanation, even for the sake of face, the Xia State will not expose it easily. Even if they bite the bullet and dispatch troops from various places to the southwest counties, they will not be able to explain it.
We must forcefully maintain the confrontation with the Yun Kingdom army.
Having said this, Monk Hui Bin's voice became colder and colder, saying:
"I have twenty-seven lay disciples. Before they entered my Buddhist sect, they all had sins in their bodies. After their great enlightenment, they entered my Buddhist practice. Now, in order to forgive their sins and seek transcendence, they are willing to devote themselves to my Buddhist sect.
Share your strength!"
Hearing the lay disciple address him like this, all the monks present couldn't help but look at him.
Take a look, Senior Brother Hui Bin is indeed a man of culture, he can come up with the title of lay disciple!
It's more pleasant to say that those who lead art professions have all committed sins before.
But translator, it is this monk Hui Bin who maintains a group of desperadoes who seem to have nothing to do with Buddhism. At this time, he is willing to send them out to assassinate the Xia State envoy in order to delay the two
National peace talks.
This monk Hui Bin usually looked solemn and looked like a great and eminent monk. But what he said at this time showed his murderous intent, which made all the monks feel slightly chilly.
However, the several abbots and monks present here are all worried that the influence of Buddhism will no longer affect their interests in the future, so they are very dissatisfied with Hui Qi, Liu Huai and others towards the emperor's step-by-step concession attitude.
Gathered together.
When Huikai planned to support Hui Chi, the Yun Kingdom clan, as a puppet and establish a Buddhist kingdom, this group of monks was also behind it.
All of these people are no longer considered cultivators, so they naturally won't react too much to Hui Bin having desperadoes under his command.
Many monks were silent for a moment. Finally, someone couldn't hold it back and gritted his teeth and said:
"Okay! My temple can also send a dozen disciples. They are also... lay disciples!"
If someone takes the lead, things will get easier next time!
Anyway, after all these years, I have a good idea of who everyone is. Naturally, I no longer need to put on any airs, and they all said:
"I also have a few, um, lay disciples here!"
"The poor monk also has it in his hands, and it can be used by senior brother Hui Bin!"
Not long after, with the "generous donation" of many monks, Hui Bin gathered dozens of experts who could be used.
The body and the envoy were surrounded only by the escort of the envoy, and there were hundreds of cavalry sent by the Yun Kingdom border army to escort them. Dozens of useful masters, the kind of dead soldiers, were enough!
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At this time, in the Li Dynasty, Laizhou.
Chen Liyan narrowed his eyes slightly as he looked at the dozens of masters standing in front of him who were wearing cloth robes and taciturn, but could not hide the bloody aura all over their bodies.
These people were the manpower his father Chen Feng mobilized for him to take with him to Zhongqing City. He would take advantage of the signing of the contract between the three countries to do something to give the country and the dynasty more breathing time.
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Chen Liyan was silent for a moment, looked at the experts in front of him, and said in a deep voice:
"The safety of our country depends entirely on you. If you can succeed, you will be the heroes of our country and be respected by future generations!"
When the dead soldiers heard this, they were immediately shocked and shouted:
"I am willing to listen to the Major General's orders and not give up even if I die!"
"Let's go, Xiushan County!"
Please remember the first domain name of this book: ._