As the sun rose in the early morning, several bells and drums were heard ringing from the gate of the imperial city. The majestic and deep sound echoed throughout the imperial city.
The numerous palace doors opened for the first time. All the officials neatened their clothes, held court scepters in their hands, and walked into the Xuanzheng Hall in order of official rank.
Xiao Cheng, wearing a twelve-chapter-patterned Gong uniform, a crown on his head, and a long sword on his waist, slowly walked into the Xuanzheng Palace and ascended to the throne, surrounded by palace attendants.
All the officials knelt on the ground and shouted:
"Your Majesty, long live, long live, long live!"
After the ceremony, the deputy envoys of the Xia Kingdom and the Li Dynasty, who went to the temple to worship together, quickly held their credentials in their hands, came out of the line to kowtow, and said loudly:
"The Daxia envoy, under the order of our emperor, came with the letter of credence to agree on a peace treaty and call for a truce in order to repair the good relationship between the two countries!"
"The envoy from Da'an to the country, under the order of the king, concluded a peace treaty to calm the border wars so that the people of the two countries will no longer suffer from war!"
In the previous three-party peace talks, the price to be paid has already been discussed. Today in court, the three parties will only talk about the peace treaty and nothing else. It will be a formality and give some face to the two countries seeking peace.
The winner is always not stingy and tolerant.
Xiao Cheng, who was sitting on the dragon chair, looked down at the two countries through the curtain that hung down to cover his face, and said in a deep voice:
"War is a bad thing. Now that the three countries have stopped fighting and made peace, it should be a blessing to the people of the world and a blessing to the three countries!"
All the officials in the court immediately shouted in unison:
"My Holy Emperor!"
After this set of procedures is completed, the war that has been involved for so long can be considered to have come to an end for the time being.
But in this battle, the Yun State government and the public will not forget that the two countries took advantage of the situation. If Xiao Cheng and Cheng Bushi had not turned the tide, the Yun State would have been destroyed.
The Xia Kingdom sued for peace because the public opinion in the southwest counties was boiling, and they were forced to bow to the Yun Kingdom. However, the Xia Kingdom now had dissatisfaction among the people in the court.
Not to mention the Li Dynasty. The land of the four states was cut off, and all the precious lands in the north were lost. The territory was directly cut off a lot, and the national power was greatly reduced. As long as the monarchs and ministers of the Li Dynasty still have a little heart, they will not
It's possible to give up your homeland so easily.
No one party is convinced by the current result.
Therefore, as long as any one of the three kingdoms of Yun, Xia, and Li frees up its hands or regains some of its national strength, the peace treaty signed now will probably disappear immediately.
Xiao Cheng knew this very well and was even happy to see it happen.
With the golden finger in his hand, wouldn't he be a bit hopeless if he didn't have the ambition to conquer the south and dominate the world?
After the process was completed, Xiao Cheng looked around and raised his hands slightly.
Feng Bao, who was on the steps next to him, understood immediately. He took a step forward, showed the imperial edict in his hand, and said loudly:
"In response to Tianshun's timing, and under the command of Ziming, Emperor Dayun issued an edict:
I am the only one who unites the virtues of the universe and the universe, and it is the merit of Shilong's transformation and education. The internal and external governance is completed, and it is used for Yonghe. The ceremony is prepared here. The cause of education is prosperous. The emperor Rouning of the Xia Kingdom has a soft and good nature, and she is chaste and quiet. She should be upright.
I am entrusted with the title of concubine and hold the teachings of the Sixth Palace. I admire this."
This is a decree to confer a concubine. In fact, it is a modified version of the imperial decree to confer a queen.
Regardless of whether the identity of Emperor Rouning is true or false, after all, she represents the royal family of the Xia Kingdom and has a distinguished status. She cannot be named queen, but she cannot be neglected. The system, rewards, honors, etc. are all based on the treatment of the queen.
reduced.
Among the Xia Kingdom's envoys, King Qi, as the elder brother of Emperor Rouning, stepped forward with an indifferent expression, cupped his hands and accepted the order:
"Thank you, Your Majesty Yun Huang!"
During the trip to Yun Kingdom, King Qi saved his sister, determined the way to seize the throne, subdued the high-level embroiderer Feng Chu, sharpened his temper, realized the shortcomings of his character, and obtained enough to make Chu
Evidence that the king lost his qualifications to seize the throne.
If you don't think about the humiliation he suffered after coming to Yun Kingdom, and the loss of hundreds of loyal and loyal guards due to various mistakes, then it will be a slow gain.
King Qi straightened up and silently looked at Xiao Cheng, who was sitting high on the dragon chair, his face covered by twelve drapes, with a majestic and deep aura around him, firmly remembering the complicated mood at this time.
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State Guesthouse, where the Xia State’s diplomatic mission resides.
More than a thousand elite Imperial Guards, wearing armor, officially took over the defense here.
Also sent along with the imperial army was half of the queen's guard of honor that Xiao Cheng had given long ago.
In a heavily guarded courtyard guarded by Prince Qi's personal guards, the real fourteenth princess, Princess Xia Guorou and Ning Emperor Ji Yu Yingyao, listened to the slightly noisy movement outside, frowned and said in a deep voice:
"What's going on outside?"
The palace maid on the side heard this, swallowed her saliva, and said cautiously:
"Princess, yes, it is a guard of honor sent by the Yun Kingdom..."
When Yu Yingyao heard the words, she hesitated slightly. After being silent for a long time, she sighed softly and said helplessly:
"Your Majesty does not want me to enter the Yun Kingdom's harem even to the death. Although I have good intentions, I am doing something wrong after all. If I can enter the palace, it will undoubtedly be of great benefit to your Majesty!"
Speaking of this, Yu Yingyao showed regret and said:
"In the end, it is because we don't have enough power in our hands, so we can only reluctantly create opportunities to let Sister Bian leave. If we have more people, we can help her leave Zhongqing City, and she will not fall into the hands of the Emperor of Yun Kingdom, causing everything to happen afterwards.
Redeemable!”
At this time, Yu Yingyao's face turned gloomy, and her slightly raised eyes revealed a calculating look that was completely different from her innocent, harmless appearance.
The maid on the side heard this and quickly comforted her:
"His Royal Highness King Qi feels sorry for the princess, so he keeps stopping her. Besides, with your resourcefulness, princess, you are trapped in another cage in the harem of Yun Kingdom. Now that the princess is outside, she can help King Qi
His Highness’s advice may not be able to play a greater role!”
After Yu Yingyao heard this, she was silent for a moment, and then she nodded and said:
"This is quite true. When I was in Jinling City, I didn't know much about Emperor Yun, so I just made a plan to enter the harem of Yun State and use the power of Yun State to help the emperor's brother seize the throne. But now that I have arrived in Yun State, it becomes clearer.
Emperor Yun's methods make me feel that what I thought before was too simple. Now that I am not in the harem of Yun Kingdom, as you said, it may not be a bad thing."
Even though Yu Yingyao was quite confident in herself and was as good as anyone in the world, she still felt it was impossible for her to be able to master Xiao Cheng, a man who was a man of literary, military and military skills, and a resourceful and resourceful king who was rare in the past and present.
In this case, not entering the harem of Yun Kingdom seems to be the more correct choice.
Speaking of this, Yu Yingyao suddenly asked:
"Have you found my substitute?"
The palace maid nodded quickly, leaned into Yu Yingyao's ear, and whispered a few words softly.
When Yu Yingyao heard this, she was slightly startled, with a strange expression on her face:
"ah?"
"What I saw with my own eyes is absolutely true!"
Yu Yingyao looked slightly tangled, and after a long time, she finally said:
