King Jing, who came back to his senses, hugged his fists and said: "Back to my father, my dynasty is the Heavenly Dynasty of Shangbang, how can I let Xiqi compensate a huge amount of money, this is ...... Wouldn't it make small countries in the Quartet laugh if it spreads out. ”

The capacity and face of a great country cannot be thrown away by convincing people with virtue.

King Wu said: "Grandfather Huang, grandson thinks that Uncle Three Emperors is wrong. Although our dynasty is the superior state of the heavenly empire, we will not bully others, and if others bully us, we will have to make him pay. 400,000 fallen soldiers and more than 800,000 innocent sacrificed people, this account naturally has to be counted on Xiqi's head.

If it is not painfully ended, and all the countries of the Quartet will follow suit in the future, will I still have a quiet life? The court does not maintain and maintain, how to get their support and love, and how to realize that they are the emperor's people and are protected by the emperor and the court. The grandson felt that the left shoulder king was reasonable.

Since ancient times, my relatives have all been married to the princess of my dynasty, in order to marry the Qin and Jin dynasties, and why can't they marry their princess to my heavenly dynasty. ”

King Jing laughed twice, "So, you want to marry Princess Xiqi as your concubine?" ”

Since he was a child, King Jing and the Seventh Prince have looked at King Wu unpleasantly, and he doesn't know that he has been assassinated many times since he was a child, and they are all related to them.

Although Wu Wangfu married two side concubines together, the position of the main concubine was still vacant. King Wu said: "Why should the Third Emperor Uncle be involved in me. What we want to discuss now is the major affairs of the imperial court, and how to deal with it has the emperor's decision. ”

The emperor felt a headache.

War and peace, the military generals will fight the main battle, and the civil ministers will seek peace.

The emperor glanced at everyone, and his gaze was locked on the left and right prime ministers: "What does Cui Aiqing think?" ”

Cui Zuoxiang didn't want to speak, he has been in the limelight in recent years, far below Jiang Shuncheng, and his protégés are all over the government and the opposition. "Returning to the emperor, Weichen thought that King Jing and King Left Shoulder had their own reasons. The face and bearing of my Celestial Empire need to be maintained, and I have to give Xiqi a little bit of power. ”

The emperor wanted to laugh in his heart, he used to say that Jiang Shuncheng was an old fox, but this Cui Zuoxiang was a grass on the wall, for fear of offending people, he didn't dare to provoke the king of the left shoulder, let alone say that King Jing's words were not good. "What does Jiang Aiqing think?"

Jiang Shuncheng clenched his fists and said: "Your Majesty feels that punishment is necessary, and they have to be made to pay for the silver, just as the king of the left shoulder said." The imperial court had to pay for the families of the soldiers who died in the war, and also had to pay for the disabled soldiers, and the people in the northwest were also in urgent need of silver to rebuild their homes. This war was originally provoked by the West. I'm sorry why I want to clean up this mess because of the suffering caused by Xiqi, and I deserve to make them pay for it. ”

The emperor's face changed slightly, and he didn't expect Jiang Shuncheng to have the same opinion as the king on his left shoulder.

The king of the left shoulder said this for the sake of what he, the emperor's brother, thought, and even more so because the court had no money. Jiang Shuncheng agreed with the meaning of the king of the left shoulder. This came as a surprise to the emperor.

What is the use of the demeanor of a great country? Isn't it just to make a reputation, Yu Xiqi people have praise, maybe Xiqi people still laugh at the Northern Qi people in their hearts for being fools, winning battles, and giving small countries silver funding. Isn't that stupid?

However, Jiang Shuncheng felt that the king of the left shoulder was clearly speaking.

If you want the inside, you can't have face. The soldiers at the front fought with their lives to change the tide of the war, and in the end, what they wanted was not who won or who lost, but interests.

"We can't lose our hearts just because we want to save face, and we can't suffer the soldiers who are fighting for the life and death. The people who ruined their homes. Weichen thought that punishment was to be punished. Tolerance is also needed. It is better to adopt a compromise method to select the princess and the pro-Xiqi, in order to show the generosity of the Celestial Empire and the grace of the emperor, and when the time comes, you can also marry a rich dowry and a skilled craftsman. ”

The emperor had some warmth.

Seeing this, Cui Zuoxiang hugged his fists and said: "Your Majesty, the minister Juejiang is a good proposal, and the minister seconded it!" ”

Damn, seeing that the emperor's face had improved, he immediately turned around and seconded the proposal.

This kind of thing, this kind of person, Jiang Shuncheng feels familiar, yes, many years ago, isn't he like this, acting with the emperor's face. The emperor was pleased, and immediately agreed; The emperor was annoyed and immediately helped the emperor scold.

As a result, over time, I even forgot what kind of attitude I was, not to forget, but to get used to covering it up.

The emperor looked at everyone meaningfully and said, "The envoys of Xiqi are already on their way to the imperial city, and they will be able to reach the imperial city in about half a month. "Who should I choose...... not only can we lose the face of Daqi, but also win the greatest benefits for Daqi."

The treasury has no money, so let Xiqi pay for it.

The matter of harmony is to marry the princess of Northern Qi to Xiqi.

One is relaxed, one is strict and one is kind, which can be regarded as a clever use.

Jing Wang Yu Wenli and Prime Minister Cui Cheng looked at the emperor with a smile, this matter is dealt with, it is a great achievement, this is a battlefield that is better than thousands of troops, and if you get it right, you can go down in history.

Jiang Shuncheng turned around in his mind, the minister of peace and discussion, this represents the imperial court and the emperor, this person must first be able to speak well, be able to be relaxed, and know how to give both grace and power. hugged his fists and said: "Your Majesty, Weichen thinks that Zhou Genglin, a scholar of the Hanlin Academy, can take on this responsibility." ”

Zhou scholar, Mingchen, the word cultivator, is not Cui Xiang's faction, nor Jiang Shuncheng's protégé, but really belongs to the Qingliu faction, this person is eight buckets high, and has a sharp mouth, even the emperor has been angry enough by him several times, but he can't, the emperor really likes this person's talent, writes well, and is better at poetry.

A trace of joy flashed in the emperor's eyes, if he let Scholar Zhou be the minister of peace, he would definitely not lose the face of Daqi, and he would definitely be able to complete the mission, this candidate was really in line with his wishes.

Prime Minister Cui Cheng said secretly: Jiang Shuncheng, this guy, can even ponder the holy will better than him. Although he can look at his eyes, he doesn't know that Zhou Chen is the most desirable candidate for the emperor. Busy said: "The minister thinks that Zhou Chen can take on the post of minister of peace, and the minister will promote His Royal Highness King Jing to serve as the deputy." Work together to complete the major peace talks. ”

The Emperor frowned.

Prime Minister Cui Cheng secretly complained that he had made a mistake. Isn't King Jing the emperor's favorite prince? It's miserable, it's miserable, he didn't say it if he knew it, he just needed to say the words "seconded by the minister".

Alas, too hastily.

The emperor asked the military department Shangshu: "What does Han Aiqing think?" ”

Han Shangshu was slightly stunned, in a dilemma, and said: "Zhou Genglin is indeed talented, is this the position of minister, the ministers think that it is better to choose a military general, and Zhou Chen can be the deputy." ”

This is clearly to think that this kind of thing is better for military generals to do in order to win more benefits for the soldiers.

The emperor's gaze shifted to Tobe Shangshu.

Hubu Shangshu weighed it and said, "The minister seconded what Cui Xiang said. ”

The emperor glared angrily: Damn, who doesn't know that you Cui Xiang is in a gang, didn't you get along with Jiang Shuncheng in your early years, when did you wear a pair of pants with Cui Xiang. "Someone!"

The chief steward replied "yes".

The emperor said: "According to the decree of the Ministry of Rites, I will pass on the edict: Zhou Chen is the minister of peace, and Han Shangshu of the Ministry of War is the deputy minister of peace, and he will discuss major affairs with the envoys of Xiqi. Raise your hand and hand the left shoulder king's note to the serving eunuch, "Zhang Aiqing, take the left shoulder king's note and discuss it with Zhou Chen!" ”

This matter actually fell on Han Shangshu of the Ministry of War.

It seems that Han Shangshu's sentence "It is better to pick a military general" touched the emperor, since it is to fight for the interests of the soldiers, it is best to be done by a person who was born as a military general, so that it can also block the mouths of the people, so as not to discord between the civil ministers and the generals.

Cui Zuoxiang was at a loss.

Shouldn't King Jing come forward in this matter, I found King Jing to discuss the matter, but there was nothing to do with him in the end, what was the emperor thinking, the more Cui Zuoxiang thought about it, the more confused he became.

"The Emperor Shengming!"

The emperor raised his hand and said, "Stand down!" ”

"Wait for the resignation!"

Raising the prestige of the country and feeling comfortable, the emperor squinted his eyes slightly, tilted his body, watched everyone leave one by one, and said: "Xuan Zhouchen is here, let Han Aiqing and Jiang Aiqing stay to accompany me to eat." ”

The emperor has not left ministers to accompany me for dinner, in the early years, he loved to stay in Jiang Shuncheng, and in recent years, he has kept Cui Xiangye, and he also smiled and called "in-laws", so happy that Cui Xiangye couldn't close his mouth. Isn't it the in-laws, the emperor's eldest princess was married to Cui Xiangye's eldest son, although the eldest princess never gave birth to another child after giving birth to the coral county lord, but Cui Xiangye still gave the eldest son an heir from the name of the second son.

The king of the left shoulder made a bitter recital, so the emperor discussed with the ministers in the court for several days without any result. The northwest has won another big victory, this time Yang Bingzhong and the king of the left shoulder have entered the land of the West - under the city of Yicheng.

Everyone had left the imperial study, and suddenly a eunuch invited Han Shangshu and Jiang Shuncheng to accompany the emperor to dinner.

When the two of them turned around, the chief manager and the imperial eunuch were leading the palace people to place dishes on the Dalong table, and they were very exquisite, and Jiang Shuncheng was dazzled.

Alas, when was the time, the dishes in the right prime minister's mansion were also like this table, which meal did not have twenty or thirty dishes, since one day Jiang Shuncheng woke up, to be a good minister who is beneficial to the court and the people, reduced to six dishes and one soup, after the drought in Yudi, it was changed to eight dishes and one soup, although the dishes are less, but the combination is even, and it is very delicious to eat, and I don't think this dish is very good, over time, Jiang Shuncheng has become accustomed to it.

The emperor sat down at the dining table, and his own imperial diet eunuch held a mutton fat white jade inlaid gold bowl, holding ivory chopsticks and began to pick out the emperor's favorite dishes.

The emperor looked at the two people who were still standing on one side and said, "Sit down, both Aiqing!" ”

Han Shangshu and Jiang Shuncheng looked at each other, "Thank you Emperor Longen!" Sitting carefully on the left and right sides, there were eunuchs with dishes and chopsticks. Han Shangshu didn't dare to move his chopsticks, but saw Jiang Shuncheng looking at the emperor with a smile: "The emperor is in a good mood today." ”

Nonsense! The Northwest has won a big battle, can he not be happy?

The emperor took the golden bowl and jade bowl that the eunuch had distributed, and ate the pearl balls that could be counted, which seemed to be very fragrant.

Jiang Shuncheng hugged his fists and said: "Your Majesty, you're welcome. ”

"Eat, eat whatever you want."

Jiang Shuncheng glanced at the delicacies on the table, the emperor didn't move, he couldn't move, got up and stretched out his chopsticks, and directly sandwiched a ball, and then ate it slowly, tasting it carefully, the imperial kitchen in the palace is different, although the taste of ordinary pearl balls is not worlds different from that of the right prime minister's mansion.