Chapter 9 Confrontation

Several people discussed it for a long time, but they still didn't come up with a way to do both, but they finally had two things to be sure:

First, the emperor wanted the princess to marry into Shu, but he didn't want to directly persecute the princess;

Second, the emperor hopes that the four of them can have a perfect plan to persuade the princess to marry Shu willingly, if there is no good policy, the four powerful ministers will collectively come forward and force the princess to marry on the grounds of "worrying about the country and the society and the people of the world".

If this is done, the emperor will be changed from a persecutor to a victim.

The powerful ministers do evil, and the holy face is not damaged.

Of course, these were outlined in the hearts of everyone during the discussion, and no one dared to say it.

Everyone figured it out, looked at each other a few times, and all shook their heads and smiled bitterly.

In a moment, life and death are determined, and that's it.

"All right, guys."

Zhang Yuliang smiled bitterly, drank all the tea in the cup in front of him, his eyes were as deep as water, looked at everyone, and said lightly:

"You already have a plan in your heart, just do it, I will write a chapter later, to the saint to explain this matter, for the sake of the country, the people of the world, the ministers would rather bear the scolding of the people, and also implore the saint to endure the pain and cut love, let the princess marry Shu far away, in order to ensure the peace of the world."

He paused, suddenly remembered something, patted his forehead, and said with a wry smile:

"I'm old, I always forget things, since you have a plan in your heart, I won't talk nonsense, I just remembered that Zhang Feng, the envoy of Shu, has been waiting in the side hall for a long time, so I will call him here, you can talk to him."

Everyone nodded in agreement.

After Zhang Yuliang finished speaking, he stood up, walked to the door, beckoned, and a little eunuch hurriedly ran over.

Zhang Yuliang gave him a few commands, and the eunuch nodded again and again, leading the order to retreat.

After Zhang Yuliang watched the little eunuch's back disappear around the corner, he slowly returned to the table and sat down.

There was silence again.

After a while, there was a rush of footsteps outside the door, and immediately afterwards, the herald eunuch knocked on the door and came in, bowed his head and said:

"Ladies and gentlemen, they have been brought and are waiting at the door."

Zhang Yuliang nodded and said:

"Ask him to come in."

Soon, there was a steady footstep in.

Coming in was a young man, his appearance was slightly different from that of the Han people, his skin was almost sickly porcelain-white, his body was tall, the bridge of his nose was high, his eye sockets were sunken, but he was a little thin, he didn't look strong, he looked polite, at a glance, he looked like a weak scholar.

But there is a faint murderous aura on his body, which is a temperament that only Wang Xiangzuo and Luo Huo have, which is the natural coercion brought about by the perennial conquest and murder.

This young man in casual clothes but with some arrogance between his eyebrows is not simple.

However, his smile is very kind, and he seems harmless to humans and animals.

"Zhang Feng, the envoy of the Shu Kingdom, has seen all of you here!"

Zhang Feng looked at everyone with a smile and saluted.

The crowd stood up and saluted.

After taking a seat and greeting each other, Zhang Yuliang briefly stated the matter to Zhang Feng, especially the fact that Princess Liu Ying was unwilling to marry into Shu, and emphasized it.

Hearing this, Zhang Feng was silent for a while, looked at Zhang Yuliang, and said:

"Lord Zhang, the marriage between the two countries is the union of heaven and earth, I thought that your country had already prepared, this time I came just to go through a process, after determining the date, I sent someone to get engaged, I didn't expect the princess to oppose this family business, does Lord Zhang know what the reason is?"

The corners of Zhang Yuliang's eyes jumped, but his face remained unchanged, and he smiled kindly:

"As a human minister, how can I commit a crime and force the princess to ask, the specific reason, the old man really doesn't know, but the saint is noncommittal on this matter, just explain to let me wait for it to be done, and I hope Lord Zhang will forgive me."

Zhang Feng's eyes flashed after hearing this, and his face was embarrassed, but the smile on his face did not decrease at all, and he shook his head and said:

"So, do you want to get out of the marriage?"

Hearing this, Yaheng turned his head to look at Zhang Yuliang, only to see that his old face showed a resolute and indifferent look, and he didn't seem to be moved by Zhang Feng at all, so he couldn't help but praise in his heart, turned around, and said to Zhang Feng:

"Master Zhang."

Zhang Feng's eyes flashed, facing Yaheng, and responded:

"Your Excellency."

Yaheng nodded, smiled, and said:

"Your country brings up the old things again, saying that you want to marry Prince Mu and Princess Liu Ying, this is too hasty, not only the princess, but even a few of us who know the cause and effect of the old bones are a little surprised, and Princess Liu Ying is deeply favored by His Majesty, how can I, as a minister, make a rash decision in these few days, and set the princess's life, if there are so many, Lord Zhang thinks that we can live for a few years with a few old bones?"

Zhang Feng frowned after hearing this, and said:

"What does the prime minister mean, there is no way, or do you want to withdraw from the marriage?"

Yaheng shook his head and said with a smile:

"Where, where, didn't I tell Master Zhang about the difficulties? The princess has always been arrogant, and even the emperor can't do anything about what she doesn't like to do, not to mention such a lifelong event, which is even more difficult for our courtiers. ”

Zhang Feng pondered for a while, raised his head, looked puzzled, and asked:

"The villain is stupid and can't understand the meaning of the prime minister's words."

After the four powerful ministers of the Han Kingdom glanced at each other, Zhang Yuliang smiled and said:

"Master Zhang, although things are difficult to do, they are not impossible."

Zhang Feng glanced at him, didn't ask him what he did, made a relieved look, sighed, and said with a smile:

"Since Mrs. Zhang said so, I am relieved."

After speaking, he picked up the tea and took a sip, his mouth was slurking, and his face was intoxicated, and he actually tasted the tea.

Zhang Yuliang frowned when he saw this, and just as he was about to speak, he heard Wang Xiangzuo, who had been silent, suddenly speak, and his voice was quite loud, which startled everyone:

"Zhang Da kept saying that he was here to ask for a kiss, but my king Xiangzuo can't see any sincerity in your country."

Zhang Feng slowly put down the teacup and sniffed, as if the fragrance of the tea had not dissipated just now, and he was making the last intoxication.

After a while, he turned his head to look at Wang Xiangzuo and said with an apologetic smile:

"I'm sorry, General Wang, the villain is fond of tea like life, after tasting good tea, it is very easy to be intoxicated, and he can't hear others talking, and he is so lazy, my country's saint has punished me many times for this matter, and I am also extremely distressed because of this, but it is difficult to change my dead nature, which makes the ranking adults laugh."

Wang Xiangzuo shook his head and said:

"Fine." After saying that, he fell silent.

Seeing this, Zhang Feng smiled slightly and asked:

"I don't know where the so-called 'lack of sincerity' in General Wang's mouth came from?"

After all, Wang Xiangzuo was born in the army, unlike Yaheng Zhang Yuliang, who likes the so-called "yin people's secret words", and said directly:

"Your country is very unkind! After the first battle of Jingyun, you and I signed an armistice treaty, according to the agreement between the two sides, your country should take the army back and withdraw to the defense range of your country, instead of continuing to accumulate troops on the border between the two countries, only to increase the disturbance, now your country keeps saying that it is for the peace of the two countries, it is to come to ask for relatives, but with such an attitude, how can I rest assured that I will marry the princess to Mu Yunxuan, the prince of your country! ”

After speaking, Wang Xiangzuo slapped the table violently, as if the matter of Shu accumulating troops made him angry.

It's just that he came so suddenly, Luo Huo didn't think there was anything, but Yaheng and Zhang Yuliang were both startled, especially Zhang Yuliang, who shivered directly.

Zhang Feng was unmoved, chuckled, and said:

"It turns out that going around and around is for this matter, and General Wang also knows that the retreat of the army is a big matter and involves too much, how can it be done overnight? Our country will definitely withdraw our troops, but General Wang, you must give us some time! ”

Rojo glanced at him and said with a smile:

"Yes, in the first battle of Jingyun, your country dispatched 300,000 troops, and now there are 350,000 horses on the border.

Zhang Fengyi frowned and sighed:

"General Luo, those 50,000 horses are regular defenders, you can't withdraw the whole army to Jingyun, you can't withdraw first, and then deploy defenses, and your country has also added 100,000 horses to the border, which is quite unfriendly!"

It was not easy for Zhang Yuhao to recover from Wang Xiangzuo's "slap on the table", he took a breath, glanced at Wang Xiangzuo with reproach, and said with a wry smile:

"General Wang, in anger, you have to think more about the old man, the old man is not as young and promising as General Zhang, and he has the ability to 'not panic when things change'."

Wang Xiangzuo's eyes flashed, and he stood up, even saying that he was terrified.

Zhang Feng said with a smile on the side:

"Mrs. Zhang has won the award."

Zhang Yuliang smiled and did not answer.

Zhang Feng glanced at him and said with a smile:

"I don't know about the marriage between the two countries?"

Zhang Yuliang looked sideways at Yaheng, only to see Yaheng calmly say:

"Don't worry, Lord Zhang, we will definitely find a time when both countries are auspicious and let the two highnesses get married."

Zhang Feng seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, with a smile on his face, and said:

"That's fine, then Zhang Feng thank you all the adults, if there is nothing else, Zhang Feng will leave first and wait for the good news."

Several people said that they must be sure, and after saying a few words, they also hoped that Lord Zhang would do his best to arrange the withdrawal of the army.

After some greetings, Zhang Feng got up to say goodbye and walked out in the eyes of everyone.

It didn't take long for his figure to disappear behind the door, leaving only the sound of heavy footsteps.

Gradually, the footsteps became inaudible.

Zhang Yuliang walked to the window, looked up, and looked at the sky.

I don't know when, it was clear outside the window, the dark clouds dispersed, and it was blue.

At the same time, the Royal Palace.

The climate was unpredictable, sometimes cloudy and sometimes sunny, and finally there was a tendency to get better, and the sun seemed to shone fearfully into the main hall and into the dormitory, brightening the palatial but dull room.

Liu Zhuang, the emperor of the Han Dynasty, reclined on the bed, casually flipping through the folds presented by his father-in-law.

The minister almost overwhelmingly reprimanded the second prince Liu Zhao's usual evil deeds, saying how he formed a party for personal gain, raised dead soldiers, and brutalized Zhongliang, and because of his humble status, he dared to be angry and did not dare to speak, but fortunately, the prince was generous and benevolent, and took care of them a lot, so he was spared from Liu Zhao's harm.

All of a sudden, except for the four powerful ministers who have not yet expressed their positions, the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty have all changed the direction of the wind, praising Liu Rui for his wisdom and unparalleled in the world, and making him the crown prince is the blessing of the country and the luck of the people.

All the movements are in the same tone, but after Liu Zhao fell, everyone took refuge under the big tree of the prince.

Looking at these folds, there was a flash of murderous aura in the emperor's eyes.

As if this result was far from what he wanted.

Watching the emperor's face become more and more gloomy, it was not until he finished reading all the pieces that he slowly calmed down.

The third prince of the empire, Liu Xiu, who was seventeen years old but did not do political affairs, stood aside.

After a while, Liu Xiu raised his head slightly, and from the emperor's eyes, he faintly felt a trace of murder and unease.

The Emperor seemed to be unhappy with the situation.

Thinking of this, his heart suddenly moved, and he vaguely guessed the reason why the emperor favored Liu Zhao.

Seeing that the emperor was done, he hurriedly stepped forward, handed the medicine that had just been decocted to the emperor, and said respectfully:

"Father, it's time for you to take your medicine."

The emperor nodded, took it casually, glanced at Liu Xiu, and suddenly smiled:

"Xiu'er, you've been serving by my side for more than two years, have you ever noticed,"

The emperor paused, coughed lightly, shook his head, and said:

"What have you learned?"

Liu Xiu's eyes flashed, and he was about to answer, but he heard Shun's father-in-law knock on the door and come in, and saluted:

"Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is waiting outside the door, saying that there is something important to start."

The emperor turned sideways and glanced at Liu Xiu before he said justice to Shun Gong:

"Let him in."

Father-in-law Shun answered and went to report.

As soon as Liu Xiu was about to speak, he heard the emperor laugh and say:

"You can keep this, and you will have to boil medicine for me later."

Liu Xiu's heart jumped, and she nodded yes.