Chapter 1 Thousands of miles are red
Zhuangcheng Sensen, the sky is overcast, and the majestic and dignified big country has experienced many years of "wind and sand" blowing, like a tiger that is about to die, has long lost the breath of dominating the Quartet. Faced with the situation of internal and external troubles, the imperial court had to make a policy of harmony.
Under the phoenix crown, the red makeup and cold rouge are the princesses who are close to each other this time, the only daughter of the general of Xingguo, Yan Zi.
The court was constantly arguing, and the boudoir courtyard was endless. Yan Zipian sat quietly in front of the mirror and let her good sister Shi Yanshang dress up for her, combing her to the end, and combing her white hair to her eyebrows......
Looking at the gradually supple green silk in the mirror, it suddenly seemed to straighten out the mess in his mind, and the memories gradually drifted to the Jiahe period of the rejuvenation.
During the Jiahe period of the rejuvenation of the country, in order to regain the prestige of the country, the imperial court raised objections to the national policy, and there were reform political factions and old political factions. The former is headed by his father, General Zhu Yu, who has been a high-ranking general since ancient times, and has been unable to avoid a sad evening scene, just because he is a distant relative of the royal family, and barely saves his life. And the latter is none other than the current emperor. The emperor has always disliked General Yan, and he is afraid that he has great power, and he has long wanted to get rid of it.
This controversy between the old and the new frightened him even more, making the emperor feel that the general wanted to take the opportunity to oppose the guest and take control of the country himself. In order to suppress arrogance, under the holy decree, Yan Ziyuan, the only daughter of the Yan family, was married to Chao Hengguo. One is to balance General Yan, and the other is to control the wolf ambition of Chaohengguo.
That's why such a ridiculous scene was staged.
The crackling flowers sounded in the sky, and the princess had to get married in a sedan chair, and hundreds of families in the whole house knelt down to send it off. The sedan chair rises, the music is singing, the people of the city send each other, there is no civil and military attaché, no father and mother, only a cold and hopeless future, accompanied by their own steps.
"Humph! If I guessed correctly, the old and new policies that had been debated in the court for a long time at this time should have reached the last moment. In the sedan chair, the thin crimson and seductive lips were obliquely hooked to reveal an intriguing smile, and she knew very well that her parents were not not not coming but could not come.
As expected, at this time in the palace hall, the civil and military officials stood in two pairs and did not dare to come out.
"Regarding whether to revise the ancestral clan rules and criminal law, you Aiqing have reached a unified statement?" On the dragon throne, the old emperor, who was over half a hundred years old but still spoke like a bell, asked again.
However, there was no inquiry in his tone this time, but it was full of a strong sense of compulsion that could not be denied.
"Ladies and gentlemen, I am not an unreasonable person. However, the reform of the policy involves many aspects, so I hope you will think about it again, and I will give you half an hour to think about it. Those who are in favor of political reform stand on the left, and those who maintain the old go to the right. Let's go. ”
Ministers, you look at me, I look at you, half-bowed heads and stand to the right. They knew in their hearts that the great general who wanted to innovate the most had been subdued by the emperor. His daughter must have stepped out of the country by now. The red and glamorous joy is full of mysterious blood, if it weren't for some distant relatives of the Yan family and the royal family, I'm afraid the ending would not be so simple.
How many daughters can the ministers have who can marry far away, so it is better to keep his life for a while. All the ministers began to move to the right, and even those who had once been vibrating and advocating reform began to move closer to the old school.
The emperor was even more overjoyed when he saw this situation, but he didn't say anything, but his eyes stabbed at General Yan, who looked pale and haggard on the side, like a sharp weapon.
"My general, what's wrong with you today? Why is it that on your daughter's wedding day, why are you pale and not happy at all, isn't it sick? If so, step back. But before you step down, turn around and see how many people still support your theory! ”
The cold and cruel dragon words were as piercing as ice into the throat, making people speechless.
As a courtier, what else could he say? No, in order to protect his only relative, the silent wife of the chaff, General Yan had to give up the idea of New Deal reform and strode out of the palace gate.
The demeanor of a general with firm steps, vigorous posture, and iron bones is even more arrogant, loyal and courageous.
And the same pace also appeared on the daughter who was far away from the closed door. Yan Zi is the queen of the general, although she is a woman, she does not let her eyebrows be shaved at all, her proud posture with her head held high and her face does not change her face is like a peony blooming in the vast earth, red but not vulgar, cold and arrogant and domineering. She is definitely the king of flowers.
After the sedan chair left the border, there was no family team, and the married Chao Hengguo did not have any family team. The casual good sister Shi Yanshang couldn't help but feel pity and pity for Yan Zi when she looked at such a desolate scene.
Speaking of this, Shi Yanshang felt a lot. Her father and General Yan were both representative ministers of the reform faction, but unfortunately the emperor did not support it, so the first minister could only go to prison obediently.
Looking at Yan Zi's fate now, I think her father is not far from death, everyone is connected by the same fate.
It's just that nominally, Yan Zi is a princess, and this marriage is also a state affair, and Chaoheng is not as good as Xingguo, and his arrogance is extremely arrogant. didn't send a team to pick up and drop off relatives, which made people really angry, and Shi Yanshang deeply felt the desolation of being exiled as an unpopular courtier. Although they are women, what is the difference between marrying away from another country and being exiled for life?
Thinking of this, Shi Yanshang was already in tears, and it was difficult to hide the sourness, "Sister Yan Zi, they treat us like this, do they really want to go?" ”
"Now we can't stay, where is there a place for us in the world, I can't end up disrespecting because of my selfishness. Otherwise, the Yan family will be full of slaughter, and we have no way to retreat, but to move forward. Yan Zi's attitude was resolute, and her words were cold, as if she was not the one who was married.
Shi Yanshang was a little afraid and a little admired, and at the same time, it also made her feel a little more desperate. It's great to follow such a woman.
A long way, a thousand feet of red silk. Jiangmen Zhonglie woman trekked through mountains and rivers to walk out of thousands of miles of red, but no matter how beautiful the red silk is, no matter how big the happy event is, it is an understatement, and it cannot dilute the situation of the white sky of Xingguo.
Finally, the princess arrived in Chaohengguo, and at the same time, the emperor of Xingguo turned his hand and made a decision.
"The old policy, the system is perfect, and there is no need to revise it when it comes to all."
By decree, all the old and new arguments ended.
But for Yan Zi, it's just the beginning.
Princess Heqin finally arrived at the palace of Chaoheng Kingdom, and the country's civil and military ministers and emperors and princes were all present. Carrying shame, Yan Zi stepped on the unfamiliar red carpet and moved forward step by step towards the unknown distance.
When he reached two-thirds of the way, he knelt down and saluted, "Princess Xingguo Heshun meets the lord of Chaoheng and the lord of the country, Jin An!" "The etiquette is standardized, the words and attitude are neither humble nor arrogant, and the gestures are really full of the royal demeanor of a great country. If he hadn't known in advance that it was the daughter of the general of Xingguo, the Manchu Dynasty would have thought that she was really a princess.
It's a pity that she is not a royal family, so the emperor who lives in the upper house has no pity for this, and deliberately does not call her flat body but satirizes it with an embarrassing dress.
"I said, what do you mean by rejuvenating the country? Since she took the initiative to ask for peace, why was the princess sent so shabby. There is neither a dowry nor a luxurious dress. Is it that the great power has declined to such an extent, or is it deliberately acting like this to ridicule our Chaoheng country! "The spicy and sharp words are full of irony.
Shi Yanshang was also really angry when he heard it, and at the same time, he was a little worried, and subconsciously looked at Yan Zi. But Yan Zi has been covered by a red hijab and can't see what her expression is now, but it won't look good when you think about it.
The emperor's words were nothing more than an opportunity to ridicule Xingguo, and what was even more tricky was that he couldn't follow his words, otherwise he would be fooled, but the emperor had to reply when he asked. Anyway, Shi Yanshang was speechless to refute, so he was even more worried about how Yan Zi should respond.
Yan Ziyu, who was under the red silk, glanced at his dress. Indeed, these days, no matter how good the costume jewelry is, it will inevitably be broken and broken. But that didn't stop her keen intelligence.
Yan Zi is still as calm and calm as ever, and there is no nervousness in his conversation and demeanor: "Back to Your Majesty, people can't look good, and the sea can't fight." Even a piece of jade is not amazing before it is carved. The emperor didn't even look at the concubine, so how could he know if the concubine could be carved? My great rejuvenation is a state of etiquette, and the matter of harmony is a big matter. The princess got married, and she was sent thousands of miles to her relatives. Our dynasty and Chaoheng are both countries of Middle-earth, and the cultural differences should not be big. Therefore, what the concubine said should be clearer to the emperor. ”
The rhetoric is resolute and the answer is very clever, especially the second half of the sentence is simply an insinuation to satirize the emperor of Chaohengguo who does not understand the rules and does not send a team to welcome relatives.
In this regard, the old emperor was a little embarrassed, because he was too light on the enemy. Thinking that Xingguo is already a phoenix that has lost its hair, a toothless tiger doesn't have to take it too seriously. But today's words with the princess seem to be too stingy and lose face for the country.
But at the same time, he was a little more curious about this yellow-haired girl who was not a royal prince, and he wanted to see what kind of honor this Xipa had. The dragon's eyes swept and looked at the eldest prince beside him. The eldest prince immediately understood, walked up to Princess Heqin, and unceremoniously lifted Xipa.
Unexpectedly, when this was opened, the blazing eyes inside stared at him without fear. And the eldest prince also unabashedly probed Yan Zi. The four eyes were full of hostility, Yan Zi still looked at him with a look of neither humility nor arrogance, but he was a little surprised, and took the lead in messing up his eyes, and quickly pulled out.