The sky is getting brighter, the morning bell has sounded three times, and all the officials have gathered in the main hall of Weiyang Palace.

The New Year is approaching, occasionally one or two "firecrackers" sounded, although the atmosphere of the government and the opposition is very solemn, but it also adds a little festive meaning.

"Hey, why is Her Royal Highness the princess dressed so ceremoniously today?" The maid entered the door and looked at Li Man, who was dressed in a gilded phoenix robe, and said in surprise.

She has always dressed casually and plainly in the palace, and she will only dress so formally at some major ceremonies or ceremonies.

"I'm the eldest princess of Great Qin, what's wrong with wearing this?" She asked with a smile.

"Naturally, there is nothing wrong with it." The maid hurriedly bowed her head and replied.

"That's good." Li Man walked out the door.

The maid behind her was slightly stunned, feeling quite strange in her heart, and always felt that today's highness was different from usual.

Among the princes and princesses, the eldest princess is the most gentle, never loses her temper, and rarely goes out of the palace to play.

Most of the time on weekdays I read those poetry books, and occasionally I would learn to do some embroidery like my ordinary daughter's house.

The temperament is a little bland, he doesn't fight or grab, he just asks about anything, and he has almost no sense of existence. Few people will remember that in addition to those famous princes, Daqin also had an eldest princess.

She came to the south side of Weiyang Palace and slowly climbed a stone altar along the bluestone steps. This is the Planetarium, and it is also the place where the ancestral lineages of Kowloon meet. The temple of the Great Qin royal family is here, and it enshrines the tablets of the emperors of the past dynasties.

She walked into this small temple and looked up at the tablet at the highest point on the altar, which read Qin Zheng, the First Emperor.

A little lower, in turn are the tablets of the seven emperors of the Qin family. All the emperors enshrined here have the surname Qin.

If my father died, he should also be enshrined here, so there will be an additional tablet surnamed Li here, and it is reasonable for me to come here to worship. But now, all of them are surnamed Qin, which makes people a little embarrassed, she thought to herself.

"Old man, do you think I'm the real eldest princess of Great Qin?" She stood for a moment and asked softly.

Her heart has always been entangled, knowing the secret twenty years ago, her father snatched the blood-stained throne from the Qin throne.

Every time she thought about it, she was a little ashamed, feeling that she shouldn't be the eldest princess of Daqin, but just a dove occupying the magpie's nest.

"You, you can be." Behind him, an old man holding a stone plate replied, he was an astrologer of Great Qin, and he had been here for many years.

Hearing this, Li Man stood in place for a while, bowed three times to the high platform, and then respectfully bowed to the old man and withdrew from the temple.

She walked down the stone steps briskly, and soon arrived at Li Yao's bedroom.

"Fuck off, I don't want to eat." Before he got closer, he heard the sound of broken porcelain and Li Yao's crying voice coming from a distance.

Since the accident, Empress Wu has imprisoned her here, not allowing her to leave half a step.

"Father-in-law Zhao, can you let me go in and have a look?" Li Man said.

Empress Wu imprisoned her here and let her henchman Zhao Xian personally guard her to ensure that she would not have any more accidents.

Zhao Xian hesitated for a moment but nodded.

Li Man pushed open the door and walked in, only to see two maids standing aside with their heads bowed tremblingly, broken porcelain bowls on the ground, and soup spilled on the ground.

Li Yao lay on the bed with her hair scattered, sobbing constantly, her eye sockets were red and swollen, her face was yellow, and she was haggard, and she became like this in just a few days.

"What are you here to do? See me jokes? When Li Yao saw her walk in, the tears that had been dried up slipped a few drops again, and the grievance in her heart was even worse.

This sister is not very close to herself. In fact, it's not just her, but several other royal brothers have little contact with each other, including her own brother King Qi.

Born in the royal family, he has fine clothes and food, and he can have whatever he wants. It's just that she often feels very lonely, there is nothing to talk to relieve her friends, and several brothers and sisters are like strangers, and they rarely say anything when they meet.

So she gradually became very rude and willful, wanting to attract the attention of others.

"You're my sister, how could I laugh at you." Li Man walked over to her bedside and whispered.

"Pack these up and get some new meals." She commanded again.

"Look at you, stop crying, eat something quickly, don't go hungry." Li Man took out a handkerchief, gently wiped the corners of her cheeks and eyes, and said pityingly.

"Sister Man, I really didn't kill them." Li Yao looked at her with a gentle face, and after all, she couldn't help crying loudly, and the emotions of several days broke out together.

"I... I don't know what's going on, it's the wine that the people gave me, I don't know it's going to happen, I really don't want to hurt them. She leaned on Liman's shoulder and spoke incoherently.

"Sister knows it's none of your business, it's the trickery of those people." Li Man caressed her back and comforted.

"I'm so scared, last night I heard someone say that the queen mother might send me to Qi country, I'm so scared, I don't want to go to Qi country." Li Yao said with tears, her body trembling and panicking.

"Don't listen to their nonsense, don't worry, my sister won't let them send you to Qi State." Li Man hugged her tightly, hugged her and said.

"You, just finish eating obediently, and then rest well, don't worry too much."

"Really?" Li Yao asked stunned.

"Of course, when did my sister lie to you?" Li Man said with a smile.

"Sister." Li Yao hugged her tightly, her sister, who was not very close on weekdays, made her feel a lot more at ease at this time, and she was no longer so panicked.

"Okay, you wait here, my sister will go and tell them. Don't cry anymore. Li Man helped her cut her hair, stood up and said.

She walked out of Li Yao's dormitory and walked straight towards the main hall of Weiyang Palace.

At this time, in the main hall, there was no sound, and hundreds of officials didn't even dare to breathe.

"You already know the current situation, and the top priority is to send an envoy to the state of Qi with a letter of state, explain the benefits and disadvantages to the king of Qi, and persuade him to stop the war and truce." Empress Wu said behind the curtain on the high platform.

"Empress Wu, now that the King of Qi is at a juncture of grief, he may not be willing to listen to the words of our envoys, I believe that this is caused by the conspiracy of Xiliang." An old and dignified courtier spoke.

"That's right, but is there any evidence to prove that the prince and princess of Qi were killed by Xiliang?" Another courtier continued.

"Hmph, if it weren't for Xiliang, could it be that the little princess's original intention was not true?" Empress Wu said coldly, the person who acted was neat and neat, leaving no traces, she tortured everyone around Li Yao to nothing.

Hearing Empress Wu's cold words, no one in the hall dared to answer.

"Whether there is evidence or not is not the point, as the king of a country, King Qi will be able to understand that there is no harm in fighting with my Great Qin, and it will only let Xiliang sit and reap the benefits of the fisherman. But he was impulsive and raised troops to declare war with Great Qin. Now he must have calmed down a lot, or regretted it. He knew that the battle would be useless, but if he retreated, his prestige would be greatly damaged, and he would be in a dilemma. Shangguan Junyue stood in front of the hundred officials and analyzed.

"I, Daqin, sent envoys to return the bodies of the two princes and princesses, and appropriately ceded land and paid compensation, and ceded some barren land in the east to the Qi State, in order to show sincerity, give the King of Qi steps down, and the Qi army retreated." She continued.

"Every inch of land is valuable, how can I, Daqin, do such a humiliating thing as land cession and compensation?" Some old ministers immediately retorted loudly.

Shangguan Junyue glanced at the man lightly, and said slowly: "The land of Shenzhou, the four seas and eight desolations should all be my Great Qin land. But now it has fallen apart, occupied by princes, and has become hundreds of countries, large and small, why? ”

"And is it a shame for everyone present?" Shangguan Junyue asked again.

No one answered.

"It's because our Great Qin State is weak and not strong enough to clear out many chaotic ministers and thieves. So much so that Xiliang and Qi raised troops to attack, and the government and the opposition panicked. If our Great Qin is strong, the soldiers are strong, and the talents are abundant, the stars will be like clouds. The Qi royal family died in the imperial capital, so what? Does the King of Qi dare to declare war on us? Shangguan Junyue said loudly.

"Weak is weak, and there's no shame in admitting that you're not strong enough. It is a shame that when such foreign enemies are surrounded by foreign enemies and internal strife is frequent, some people still regard today's Great Qin as the Great Qin who ruled the world three hundred years ago. Shangguan Junyue said sharply.

Empress Wu listened silently, without interrupting her, she was very relieved in her heart, this woman is really good, her knowledge and courage are extraordinary enough.

She couldn't help but glance at Li Qi, who was standing on the left side with an impatient face, and couldn't help but sigh in her heart, the two were just the same age.

"It must be known that the two countries are at war, and Great Qin is bound to fall into a serious crisis, and it will be difficult to recover for a long time. Ceding some barren land is certainly a loss of face, but you also know which is more important. Shangguan Junyue looked around the audience and said loudly.

The ministers bowed their heads and were silent, and no one refuted.

"According to what Prime Minister Shangguan said, who is willing to send an envoy to the Qi country?" Empress Wu asked in a deep voice.

Baiguan originally lowered his head, but after hearing this, he just buried his head lower.

Not to mention that when it comes to the country of Qi, whether the king of Qi will kill the envoy in anger or not, this road alone is dangerous and unpredictable. Everyone knows that His Majesty the Emperor is seriously ill and may die at any time.

Once he dies, it will cause great turmoil, and many factions in the DPRK and China will definitely find an excuse to tear up their faces with the military queen.

On the surface, everyone is thinking about Daqin, but in private, only God knows what kind of thoughts some people have.

Even if the Qi State really fought with Great Qin, what would happen? It's just a million dead and wounded soldiers, and then go and recruit some, anyway, there are people in Daqin.

What if the treasury is tight and the military pay is not enough? Just add some taxes, anyway, those fart people won't die if they eat less and wear less. Will it die? If you're dead, you're dead, and it doesn't hurt.

Those who can stand on the main hall are smart people, and the stakes have long been clearly considered. I know in my heart that there are many big people who want the two countries to fight. In this way, there are very good reasons to force Empress Wu to step down.

It was you and your daughter who brought the disaster of war to Great Qin.

Knowing this, where are there still people who dare to take the initiative to ask for help, they all want to bury their heads in the ground, so as not to let the lady on the stage see it, and send out by their names.

Empress Wu looked coldly at the ministers below, her eyes swept over one by one, and the chill in her eyes became thicker.

Shangguan Junyue turned around and glanced at the courtiers with their heads down, she had expected this situation, but after all, she couldn't help but sigh secretly.

I had to go by myself. These wastes, even if they are willing to go, most of them will not be able to reach the Qi country. I just don't know if those people will take the opportunity to attack Empress Wu when they leave the imperial capital.

At this critical juncture, huge changes can happen at any time, and if you don't sit in the imperial capital, you can't always feel at ease.

Shangguan Junyue looked out of the hall, her eyes were still calm, like a deep pool. But he was quite entangled in his heart, not knowing whether he should leave the imperial capital at such a time. But if you don't go, when the war breaks out, I don't know how many people of Great Qin will suffer.

Just when she was in a dilemma, on the white jade bridge outside the hall at the end of her gaze, a figure in green clothes slowly approached, her steps were calm and rhythmic, her robe was fluttering, and her expression was calm and a little uninhibited.

He was stopped by the guards.

Hmph, stupid, do you think it's cool to walk like this?

Shangguan Junyue gritted her teeth and subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief.