The Imperial City Division moved quickly, not only trying to extract information from within the mission, but also seconding relevant information from the black-clothed guards.

Only two days later, He Yong, the secretary of the imperial city, came to report to Zhao Junsheng.

"Your Majesty, the envoy of the Bada Mission, Nalu, and the prince's cangjia have been clarified, let's talk about the prince's cang, he is the eldest son of the current Bada Wang Boluo, fifteen years old this year, but you also know the marriage relationship of the same wife of the Bada people's brothers, it is really unclear whether this cangjia is Bo Luo's son, or it may be his nephew, I'm afraid that even his own mother may not know which husband's son he is!"

"According to the custom of the Bada people, the prince can only enjoy one or more women alone after becoming a king, and only the children born to these women have the right to inherit, and the cangji does not have the right to inherit the throne!"

"Speaking of the envoy Nalu, his surname is Mi, he is forty-eight years old this year, he was one of the richest Sogdian merchants in the country of Ouda, this time the change of royal power in the country of Ouda, this person is an important role, he played an important role in it, maybe he is not the biggest mastermind behind the scenes, but this person has an important position among the Sogdian merchants! The minister thought that Nalu's trip represented not only the king of Bada, but also the Sogdian merchant forces behind him! ”

Zhao Junsheng pondered for a moment and asked: "Do you mean that the real representative of this mission is the Sogdian merchant group, and their purpose is to re-establish contact with our big cadres, so that my big cadres can lift the ban on Sogdian merchants, allow them to enter our big dry merchants, and lift the embargo on goods and materials to the country?" ”

He Yong arched his hand and said: "The ministers have come to this conclusion after comprehensive analysis!" ”

Zhao Junsheng thought about it for a day, and ordered to meet the envoys and princes in the Zichen Palace three days later.

On the day of the envoy's visit, the ministers of more than 2,000 stone were notified to come to the court meeting and receive the envoys together with the emperor.

It was still early, the emperor had not yet arrived, and the ministers were talking in the main hall.

Minister Lu Xuan said: "From the members of this Bada Mission, it can be seen that the Bada people are a barbarian country that lacks etiquette!" ”

Minister Li Song asked: "What do you mean by Lu Gong's words?" ”

"If you think about it, Prince Ouda is in the mission, but he is not the chief envoy, not even the deputy envoy, isn't this a lack of etiquette? Could it be that Naru's status is higher than that of the prince? ”

When the ministers heard Lu Xuan say this, they nodded one after another, there were really some irregularities.

While they were discussing, the eunuch shouted that the emperor had arrived, and the ministers immediately bowed down and shouted to welcome His Majesty the emperor.

Zhao Junsheng came in from outside, sat on the throne, raised his hand to calm the ministers, and announced that the ministers would be heard.

As the eunuch conveyed the will of the envoy and the prince, it didn't take long for the envoy Nalu and the prince to enter the main hall with two entourages.

"The envoy Minaru (Prince Cangji) greets His Majesty the Emperor!"

Zhao Junsheng raised his hand: "Flat!" I don't know what the purpose of the prince and his Excellency Minaru is in this visit to our country, but you must know that your two countries are at war! ”

Minaru said: "Your Majesty is angry, the war between your country and our country is a misunderstanding, the matter of the two of us signing an alliance did not reach the royal court at that time, the prince sent to your country deceived our king after returning home, thinking that your country is insulting our country, my king ordered the army to attack, this is how the misunderstanding was caused, when the king learned the truth of the matter, he was extremely angry, and immediately ordered the prince, but the misunderstanding has been caused, and your country has already sent troops into our territory, and our country can only fight!" ”

"This time, my king sent me to ask for peace with His Majesty, this is the prince next to me, in order to show his sincerity, my king specially ordered the prince to come to Chang'an as a hostage, and also asked me to bring ten Sogdian, Persian, Roman beauties and a cart of jewelry to your Majesty, I hope Your Majesty likes and sees the sincerity of our country's quest for peace, this is my king's letter to Your Majesty, and please look at it!"

Zhao Junsheng waved his hand to the eunuch beside him.

A eunuch walked over, took the credentials, turned around, and walked back to hand it to Zhao Junsheng.

After opening it and taking a look, Zhao Junsheng looked at Nalu, and then looked at the prince Cangji and said: "The king of Bada wants to send the prince Cangji to Chang'an as a hostage to settle my heart, but as far as I know, Cangji does not have the right to inherit the throne, if he is allowed to be hostage in Chang'an, my big cadre's constraints on the country are too small!" ”

Na Lu was stunned at first when he heard this, obviously he didn't expect Zhao Junsheng to know this, but he reacted quickly, and said with a roll of his eyes: "It seems that Your Majesty still knows a lot about the situation in my country, Your Majesty is not satisfied with letting the prince be hostage, we can change the way, this time in addition to the prince cang, there is also my Majesty's sister Princess Lan Ling!" Princess Lan Ling and my Majesty are the same mother, this is something that cannot be faked, if Your Majesty is not at ease, you can send someone to investigate! We can marry Princess Lan Ling to Your Majesty, and the two countries will marry, which can reassure Your Majesty, right? ”

"Our demand for peace is only a request that your country stop its march and resume trade with our country, and allow our merchants to trade freely within the territory of Daqian!"

Zhao Junsheng thought for a moment and said: "I need to think about this matter, and I also ask the envoy and the prince to stay in the embassy first, and when I have a decision, I will inform you and others as soon as possible!" ”

Nalu hesitated for a moment and asked, "I wonder how long Your Majesty will be able to give an accurate answer?" ”

"Within ten days, I will give you an answer!"

When Naru and Kura heard this, they had no choice but to retire and leave.

Zhao Junsheng pondered for a long time and asked the ministers: "What do you think our country should do this time?" Will you accept peace talks or reject them? ”

Minister Li Yuande stood up and said: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that the people are a country of barbarians who have no faith in their words, and they turned their faces after they signed an alliance last time they went back, although they made an explanation, but this explanation was too late, for this barbarian who is not trustworthy, the minister thought that they should be given a profound lesson, we can't agree to him so easily to make peace!" ”

Dongfang Chen stood up and said, "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that we can sue for peace, but we must make more demands!" ”

Minister Liang Lin stood up and said: "Your Majesty, it has been a year since my country issued a ban on the flow of goods and commodities into the country, and the imperial court has suffered heavy losses in foreign trade and taxation, and I can't always pass on this kind of harm to other countries, which will cause the anger of neighboring countries and Western countries, and will make them lose their awe of our dynasty!" ”

"If the ban is allowed to take effect all the time, not only will the losses of foreign trade and taxation continue to increase, but also the burden on our subjects will be increased, and the production of tea, porcelain, and silk in various places will not be sold, and the backlog of goods will be like a mountain, and the owners of some factories and workshops will have to lay off their employees, and many people will lose their jobs!"

"Now the Persians have rebelled again, and only my country is alone against the Bada people, and the minister thinks that our dynasty will accept it when he sees it, and take advantage of the fact that the Bada people have just quelled the civil strife at this time and need to recuperate, just talk with the Bada people! If they refuse to negotiate with the Oda Peace, the Sogdian merchants will not be able to trade with our country, and they will inevitably encourage the Bada people to start an all-out war with our country, which is extremely unfavorable to our country at present! ”

Zhao Junsheng thought about it for a while, looked at Pei Jin and asked, "Pei Jin, tell me what you think!" ”

After thinking for a while, Pei Jin stood up and saluted, and said: "Your Majesty, although the ban on trade with the Sogdians has caused a great loss to our foreign trade finance and taxation, most of our country's treasury revenue is still supported by domestic taxes, and foreign trade finance and taxation only account for a small part. ”

"However, the minister still agrees with the peace talks, the minister remembers that His Majesty has passed, China's current strategic focus should be on the Southern Dynasties, it is really not suitable to engage in a large-scale war with the Bada people, if our country refuses to negotiate with the Bada people, so that the Sogdian merchants can not trade with our country, they are indeed very likely to encourage the Bada people to start a full-scale war with our country, the minister thinks that our dynasty can not lose the big because of a small loss, and wait for Your Majesty to dominate the world, how to vent your anger on the Bada people, under the current situation, we should still focus on the overall situation!"

Zhao Junsheng synthesized the thoughts and opinions of the ministers and said: "This matter is not very anxious, I will consider it again!" ”

Five days later, Zhao Junsheng ordered Pei Jin to negotiate with the envoy Nalu, and asked several officials from the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of Households, and Honglu Temple to assist.

After ten days of negotiations, the two sides finally reached an agreement, both sides agreed to take the current military demarcation line as the standard, and then not to invade each other, and the country promised to donate five bloody horses and 3,000 catties of Uzi steel ingots to Daqianjin every year, and marry the princess Lanling of the country to Zhao Junsheng.

However, after the contents of the peace treaty spread, many merchants in the country, especially those engaged in export trade, were relieved, and the resumption of trade with the Sogdians allowed them to reopen their business and quickly make up for their losses.

However, the matter of marrying Princess Lanling to Zhao Junsheng was unanimously opposed by Hua Mulan and Wan Yutong, and Shangshu Ling Pei Jin, who presided over the negotiations, was hunted down by the queen and the concubine Niangniang.

Pei Jin was so frightened that he hid in the courtyard outside the city, and he didn't dare to show up in the court for half a month, these two mothers can do anything, he is a lot older, but he doesn't want to be beaten and paralyzed in bed when he gets old, the people who beat people are still the queen and the concubine, and he doesn't even have a place to reason.

This incident caused a lot of laughter in the whole country, and the common people laughed one after another when they brought it up after tea and dinner.

As a king, Zhao Junsheng didn't want to block himself anymore, but for the sake of the overall situation, he really couldn't help but marry, and he couldn't help himself!

Because of the matter of Princess Lanling, Hua Mulan and Wan Yutong have become two powder kegs, which may explode at any time, and Zhao Junsheng avoided the two of them for several days, until it became an established fact half a month later, and the two women had to accept the reality, but they ignored him for several days.