Chapter 165: Healing the Seven Princes
Unexpectedly, Jiang Chuge changed color on the spot: "Presumptuous, is Beiyan playing tricks on my Qi country?" ”
Just when everyone was at a loss, Jiang Chuge continued: "I said earlier that I attach importance to the relationship between the two countries and want to cultivate a hundred years with the Qi country. But he sent an envoy who didn't understand three things to pick up his relatives. ”
When Jiang Chuge said this kind of thing, he was going to sing a double reed, and Song Xiang had worked with her for a year, so he naturally understood Jiang Chuge's hints.
At that time, he stood up and responded: "I don't know what the eldest princess said, I don't understand, and I want to hear the details." ”
Jiang Chuge threw a satisfied look at Song Xiang, cleared his throat and said, "One of them is that I don't know how to be humble. This time I made peace, it was Beiyan who asked to marry, not my Qi country to send the princess to Beiyan, and the envoys of Beiyan were good, just in time to come to Qi country.
In this way, the wind and dust come and go on the road, so that my country's golden princess can bear it. This is just because the envoys do not pay attention to the princesses of the Qi country, and feel that the princesses of our country are not qualified to get the dignity and comfort they deserve.
The second is that I don't know how to be polite, don't say that Qi is the country, that is, in this world, this palace has never heard of a marriage without a dowry. Speaking of which, it is also that Beiyan doesn't care about Qi Guo's face, and he will fall if he wants to.
The third is that he doesn't know history, as an envoy of Northern Yan, he speaks conclusively in the court of Qi, but he doesn't know what the history of his country is. The lord said that there is no need for a dowry to ask for a marriage in Beiyan. But this palace remembers that when the current Emperor Beiyan was still a prince, when he married the daughter of the second family of his country as a princess, he was also hired by three media and six times, and the number of gifts was so great that it caused a sensation in the world. ”
Jiang Chuge's three incomprehensions are reasonable and well-founded, and people can't refute them.
The face of the envoy of the Northern Yan turned the color of pig liver. Fortunately, the wind and sand in Beiyan are big, and the skin of the Beiyan people is already dark, and there is this reason, even if he blushes, it is not easy for people to notice.
Jiang Chuge was reluctant, and the envoy of Beiyan hesitated for a long time before he said a complete sentence: "This ...... This may ...... Maybe it's because ...... Because it's different! ”
Jiang Chuge threw the fold in his hand on the table with a "pop", and everyone was shocked, only to hear her say: "Yes, the situation is indeed different. Although the current second prince and the Northern Yan Emperor were also princes back then, the Northern Yan Emperor only asked to marry a concubine back then, and now the second prince is indeed a princess of the Qi Kingdom.
Your Excellency, you said that back then, the Emperor of Beiyan was willing to marry a concubine, but now when the second prince asks to marry the prince of Qi, he is unwilling to abide by the minimum etiquette. Could it be that the princess of my great country of Qi is not as good as a concubine?
Isn't this a blatant humiliation by Northern Yan to my Qi Kingdom? Is it difficult to bully my Qi country like this in front of the people of the world, when there is no one in my Qi country? ”
The more Jiang Chuge spoke, the more excited he became, and his voice became louder and louder, and every sentence was like rolling thunder, smashing on people's hearts.
The envoys of the Northern Yan were stunned, and the ministers of the Qi State were impassioned.
Song Xianghao hugged his fists with great ambition: "The eldest princess is angry, even if there is really no one in the Qi country, although the old minister is a literati, he is also willing to go to the battlefield to fight, just to protect the family and the country, and the women in the rear can be protected from the bullying of the enemy!" ”
Song Xiang's words aroused the fighting spirit of the young people, because above the court, some people asked for their lives or expressed their feelings, expressing their willingness to shed their blood in order to protect their families and defend the country.
Seeing that the faces of the envoys of Beiyan were getting more and more ugly, Jiang Chuge smiled with relief and returned to a calm tone: "Let's be even, this palace knows that you are all good men of my Qi country." You have this heart, which is especially gratifying to this palace. ”
However, she is not letting the conflict continue to intensify.
She just wanted to take the opportunity to show her attitude to Beiyan, but she didn't want to provoke a war. The current Northern Yan can't afford the war, and the Qi State can't afford it either. Since it is a play, it should be accepted when it is good.
After the monarch and the ministers sang a double reed above the court, the envoys of Beiyan finally no longer dared to speak disrespectfully, nor did they use strong words.
Jiang Chuge said: "The palace has already issued a letter of state to the Northern Yan Emperor, and this matter depends on the meaning of the Northern Yan Emperor." At the same time, the palace has arranged people from the Ministry of Rites, and the adults are in Jinling these days, the palace will teach them to be your guides, and you can enjoy the scenery in Qi and feel the culture of the Central Plains. ”
After finishing speaking, he didn't give people a chance to refuse, and used a headache as an excuse to retreat back to the harem.
Today, Jiang Chuge's words spread out, even if Emperor Beiyan wanted to get rid of his relatives, he couldn't do it.
Because they took the initiative to ask for marriage, if they quit their relatives, it would be a humiliation to the Qi country.
The people of Qi have already said that if Beiyan humiliates them, they will not hesitate to start a war.
Beiyan doesn't take care of this matter, so Beiyan needs to make up this dowry no matter how he puts it together. Then he married Su Lingqiao back in a beautiful way.
As for whether Su Lingqiao will be treated coldly in private, it is not for Jiang Chuge to manage.
The prince of Dingguo was in a complicated mood, although the eldest princess was thinking about the reputation of Qi State, it could not be denied that her toughness also solved Su Lingqiao's difficulties.
Su Shizi looked embarrassed: "Father, how do you think we should deal with this matter?" ”
Today, when everyone expressed their attitude in the court, their father and son did not move. When Jiang Chuge was leaving, he glanced at their father and son meaningfully, but he didn't say anything.
It's okay if you say it, but if you don't say it, you can't handle it.
Dingguo Gong also sighed: "This matter, even if we don't talk about it, the eldest princess will not let us lose face." ”
Su Shizi couldn't say anything to refute, and he had to admit that Dingguo Gong was right.
When Emperor Beiyan was still a prince, he was not favored. So when he went to his wife's house to ask for marriage, the other party was only willing to marry a concubine. Emperor Beiyan didn't have to choose, according to his situation at the time, it was already rare to be able to ask the daughter of the second family of Beiyan to be a concubine, how dare he pick and choose.
After he ascended the throne, his situation was different, and his attitude towards problems was naturally different. When I think about it again, I feel that this matter is like a fish in my throat. It's not that the queen is not from a high background, because since the queen passed the door, she has been of one heart and one mind with him, and the two have been in love with each other. He was very satisfied, what he minded was the attitude of the queen's mother.
dared to stuff an unfavored concubine to him, so over the years, Emperor Beiyan has reached out to ask for money in the name of the queen to meet military expenses.
Because of this, in the eyes of the Beiyan people, the queen gave up her family for the country and put state affairs as the priority everywhere, which was very prestigious.
Jiang Chuge took out her birth to talk about it, and compared it with Su Lingqiao, and compared Yu Chi Qianye with Emperor Beiyan. In this way, he not only offended the Empress of Beiyan, but also revealed the ambition of Yu Chi Qianye to the world.
Although it is possible for Yu Chi Qianye to ascend to that seat, but now the Northern Yan Emperor is at the peak of the Spring and Autumn Period. Jiang Chuge's words were tantamount to giving Yu Chi Qianye the enemy, and making the Northern Yan Emperor wary of Yu Chi Qianye.
You must know that Emperor Beiyan is suspicious, and Yu Chi Qianye has been suspicious before he is crowned king, and the future will definitely not be easy.
Su Lingqiao offended her future mother-in-law, although she was not her own mother-in-law, she was inevitably treated coldly.
In addition, the six princes born by the queen are also older, and they are fierce rivals with Yu Chi Qianye, so the situation is even more complicated!
Since Jiang Chuge made his attitude clear in the court, the envoys of Beiyan settled down. The envoys of Beiyan were divided, and Su Lingqiao couldn't make trouble, so it was rare for Jingzhong to calm down.
Seeing that it was winter, the palace was also lit with a stove, and Jiang Chuge usually sat by the fireside and ate the newly developed pastries of Yimei and Sophran after reading the excerpts.
Sophran is accustomed to studying cooking, and after entering the palace, Yu Yimei has a similar taste, usually in addition to discussing poetry and painting with Xiangzhu, she is with Yimei into the small kitchen. It's a bit of a joy to forget!
Although she is here, Jiang Chuge can feast every day, but Su Furan is the county lord in the end, and she is in the mood for love, what is the matter of nesting in her Chuxiu Palace every day. So after eating, I opened my mouth to mention her a few words.
"Sister Fran, why don't you play with those noble girls? Your calligraphy and painting skills are famous in the capital, and the aunts who visited you have been sent to the palace, and you can pick and choose to see if there are any people who have fallen in love. See what you deserve! ”
Su Fulan pursed her mouth: "But I don't like to compete with those noble girls in Beijing!" ”
Jiang Chuge smiled: "That's why I asked you to choose a match." I see, Xu Yingying, the youngest granddaughter of the Xu Xiang family, is not bad, not such a superficial person. It should fall in love with you! ”
When Jiang Chuge said this, Su Flan also remembered the girl who collected her calligraphy and paintings that day. Although her grandfather is in a high position, she is the head of the nobles in Beijing, but she does not have a trace of pampering. There is a bookish atmosphere, and talking and doing things also makes people feel comfortable.
Souffran thought about it and responded.
In the blink of an eye, it was the winter moon, and it was a year before the death of the first emperor. There was a dojo in the palace, and the envoys of various countries also brought New Year's gifts.
The envoys were placed in the post house, and during the period when they were used as dojos, the whole country was vegetarian. Therefore, when the envoys received the wind, they also prepared a vegetarian feast.
The people who came this time are still the same as the last time, such as Xia Yuanmu, the sixth prince of Eastern Qin, and Yu Lingyun, the prince of Western Wednesday.
The slight difference is that Xia Yuanmu and Yu Lingyun have both been crowned kings, goodbye, Jiang Chuge always has to look up to them a few points.
"The three princes and the six princes have worked hard all the way, but the Qi country is making a dojo for the first emperor, so they can't pick up the wind and wash the dust for everyone. There are only some vegetarian fruit wines to fill everyone's stomach! ”
They came to Qi to participate in Emperor Zhengyuan's dojo, how could they mind that the banquet of Qi was a vegetarian banquet.
The two of them didn't even dare to say it, but Yu Chi Qianye's face was not good. He was embarrassed last year because he disliked the dishes of Qi State for being too plain, and now the two princes of Eastern Qin and Western Zhou are modest and polite, which makes him more and more vulgar!
The dojo was held for seven days in a row, and the envoys of various countries also stayed in Qi for seven days. Seven days later, the envoy left Beijing, and Song Ling went to send it.
The third group of envoys of Beiyan also arrived in the capital, and at the same time brought the dowry of Beiyan. The list was sent to the palace, Jiang Chuge flipped through it casually, it was full of animal skins, and the valuable ones were only 10,000 taels of silver.
"I heard that these dowries are still from the queen's mother's family!"
Jiang Chuge's expression was faint: "Queen Beiyan has always been known for her generosity and virtuousness, Beiyan encounters such happy and difficult events, she naturally wants to be a model as a queen!" ”
Su Lingqiao fell into Jiang Chuge's face three or four times, and also regarded her kindness as a donkey's liver and lungs. She also doesn't want to have a hot face and a cold ass every time. It was not her original intention to offend Queen Beiyan, but if she was really offended, she had no remorse.
First, Queen Beiyan can't handle her, and second, she can find some trouble for Yu Chi Qianye, and she is happy to see it.
Because everything was prepared, after the dowry was served, Jiang Chuge asked Qin Tianjian to pick a date.
The people of Qin Tianjian listened to the sound of the piano and knew the meaning of elegance, and chose the day before the year. The Ministry of Internal Affairs also prepared a dowry according to Beiyan's dowry.
At the same time, Dingguo Gong also asked Mrs. Shizi to prepare makeup.
"You prepare more, Beiyan's dowry looks a lot, but most of them are flashy, so there won't be too many things prepared in the palace. What we should say is to say that if we add more makeup, she will have a better life when she gets married! ”