"That's not the case, since it's looking for an alliance, naturally the sooner the better." Qingdi also understood Bei Di's purpose, and said, "Since the princess is kindly invited, let's go and see what the hell this Bei Zhai prince wants to do." ”

The queen originally didn't let Lu Yin go over, but Xiaohu said it, and considering that this Lu Yin was Xiaohu's love, she happened to call him over to test what his reaction would be when he heard that Xiaohu might marry someone else.

It was getting late, and the lights were lit up in the Wu Palace, which was brilliant and gorgeous. The prince of Beidi arrived early, sitting under the emperor and empress, next to the crown prince, and opposite Xiaohu.

The emperor smiled at him and said, "Today's reception for the prince, all of whom are from my royal family are a few royal relatives of your age, and the prince does not need to be formal, let's drink and talk." ”

Xiaohu began to have a large number of the prince of Beidi opposite from the moment he entered the arena, and saw that he was really tall and strong. Originally, I heard Zhang Xiuhe say that the people in Beidi all have messy, straw-like beards, but this prince is clean, probably because he knows that Wu people don't like that, they like clean and tidy men, so they deliberately shaved it.

Prince Bei Di also looked at the only girl sitting underneath, her eyes were pure, it was rare to see such innocent eyes in the royal family, she was lovely and delicate. He knew that that was the princess of Wu Guo, who was loved by thousands of people.

Seeing that he was also looking at her, Xiaohu laughed, held his chin and asked him, "What's your name?" ”

When Prince Bei Zhai saw Xiao Hu talking to him, he quickly got up, walked to the middle, pressed his chest and bowed to Xiao Hu, and said, "Princess, my name is Mohan Moto, and I am the eldest prince of the Kingdom of Bei Di. ”

As soon as Xiaohu heard this name, he smiled and bent his eyebrows, turned his head and said to Qingdi: "Haha, cousin, did you hear that?" His name is actually Tokhtar, this name is really funny and long......"

Qingdi also smiled, the names of Bei Zhai are all long and awkward. But the way Xiaohu talked to her just now, it seems that she is not angry at all about what happened in the morning, this kind of simple-minded girl is really good, and she doesn't hold grudges.

The queen felt that it was really unreasonable for Xiaohu to laugh at others like this, so she said with a straight face: "Xiaohu, don't be like this, what are you talking like?" Where did the etiquette that Hongu taught you go? ”

Xiaohu was reminded by her like this, immediately restrained his smile, got up and bowed to Toto, and said: "Hello prince, I am Princess Wu Wuguo, my name is Zhang Chengyao, 'Cheng Yao' is also my title, everyone calls me Xiaohu." ”

The prince didn't care about Xiaohu laughing at his name just now, and smiled: "Princess Cheng Yao, your beauty and brilliance are really hard to take your eyes off, before I saw you, I thought the most beautiful was the bright moon on our grassland, but now I find out that I am wrong, the most beautiful is you." ”

Qingdi listened to it on the side, and I really couldn't stand it, the people in their Beidi obviously didn't know what poetry and songs, and they had to say it like reciting poetry.

Xiaohu has not been praised before, and now that he is praised like this, he does not feel the slightest embarrassment, tilts his head slightly, and says: "You speak Wu Guohua well, but with some Li Guo accent." ”

"Oh, because Bei Di borders on the Li Kingdom, my accent is somewhat like the Li Kingdom. And Li Guo and Wu Guo speak, except for the accent, there is no difference, so they also happen to be able to speak. Tokhtar explained.

Xiaohu nodded, motioned to take off and return to his place, and sat down himself.

Then the emperor raised his glass, and the princes below also raised their glasses.

At the end of a cup, the prince of Wu Guo who was close to him asked him: "Prince, is there something wrong with you coming to Wu from afar this time?" ”

"Don't hide it from the prince, there are indeed some things ......," Totoku said, and then looked at the attentive little tiger who was eating opposite with blazing eyes, and said: "I came to your Wu country to ask to marry this famous princess Cheng Yao." ”

The food in Xiaohu's mouth had not been chewed carefully, and when he suddenly heard this, he suddenly swallowed something into his throat and immediately coughed. Qingdi hurriedly patted her on the back lightly, and the people waiting behind her also hurriedly brought water.

When the emperor heard this, he laughed and said, "My daughter is still young, and I have no plans to marry her off for the time being. ”

Seeing that the emperor rejected him as soon as he opened his mouth, he did not panic, got up again, and said to the emperor and empress: "Your Majesty, you should all know about Yin Sheng's escape to the north of Xinjiang due to the recent civil strife in Li, right?" Now that their Son of Heaven is guarding the country, we in Beidi have to wonder if they are going to eyeing our Beidi. Therefore, on this occasion, we hope to form an alliance with the rich Wu and defeat them together when the Li State is at its weakest! ”

Of course, the emperor had long known about the civil strife in Lebanon, Yin Sheng's absconding, and Yin Lihui's self-establishment as king, and he had long known the purpose of Tokto's coming to Wu. However, the emperor said helplessly: "Our Wu State and Li State have always been well water does not interfere with river water, after the battle more than 20 years ago, our two countries do not violate each other, and live quite peacefully, I only think that the people can live and work in peace and contentment, I really don't want to go to this muddy water." ”

Tokhtar continued to persuade: "Your Majesty, how many years can you guarantee that the state of Wu and the state of Li can coexist peacefully? We heard that Yin Lihui, who now occupies the imperial city, is a brutal and warlike man, if he really rules the Li State in the end, will he really allow a disobedient Wu State to exist independently in the hinterland of the Li State? Besides, Wu Guo has beautiful mountains and waters, and is very rich, I think Yin Lihui has also coveted Wu Guo for a long time. ”

The people below also listened for a long time, and Qingdi approached Chu Yaocen's ear and said softly: "Obviously, the emperor doesn't want to agree, you look at the expression on his face, it is estimated that the emperor's heart has no fluctuations, and he even wants to laugh." ”

Chu Yaocen nodded and said, "It's true, but I don't believe that an emperor would have the mind of not wanting to invade, and this emperor must also want to take the Li Kingdom in one fell swoop." It's just that the territory of Li is vast, and even if Wu is rich, in terms of military strength, it is less than one-fifth of that of Li. And at this time, Li Guo did not have the kung fu to deal with Wu Guo, Wu Guo is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and they are all good at water stations, even if Li Guo fights, Wu Guo has the ability to protect himself, so the emperor is now waiting for the opportunity. Bei Zhai also knew that now he couldn't defeat Li Guo by sending troops, but they also had to go, because Yin Sheng and Feng Ling knew how to retreat to northern Xinjiang, and the people of Bei Zhai must be afraid and couldn't sleep at night, so they wanted to immediately come over to win over Wu Guo and drive Yin Sheng and them away. ”

Qingdi nodded, "Yes, and if Wu Guo and Bei Zhai really form an alliance, there is no guarantee that there will be any movement on the Nanban and Xiliang sides, and if Yin Lihui and Yin Sheng hear something going on, maybe they will unite again to resist foreign enemies." Besides, Xiaohu is the heart of the emperor and the empress, and this Totoku looks almost thirty years old, so it is estimated that he already has a wife, so it is strange that the emperor can agree to marry Xiaohu to him. ”

Chu Yaocen looked at Qingdi, with praise in his eyes, yes, in the past year, the experience of governing in the Li State has really given her a lot of her own opinions on state affairs, and she has indeed grown a lot.

"And my mother told me before her death that the princess of Wu has never been kind, and has always been a concubine, and my father will definitely not give up his identity in Li to join Wu Guo, so this is also the reason why my mother is unwilling to tell all the things she does in Li Guo." Chu Yaocen whispered.

The emperor has not yet spoken, but the queen opened her mouth first, and said: "Prince, I am very happy that you appreciate our precious daughter, but she is the only daughter of this palace, and this palace is reluctant to let her leave. ”

Are you kidding? Toto's face turned white, he is also a prince, or a prince, who will inherit the throne in the future, and actually let him come over? Like words!

Qingdi also looked at the queen with great interest, the queen's words had been very few before, when she was with the emperor, most of them were foils, and she was a queen in the harem of Wu Guo, she didn't need to be intrigued all day long like the concubines in the harem of Li Guo, so Qingdi thought she was a simple character. But now it seems that the woman who can sit in this position is really not simple. This sentence is really amazing, not a word says that we are not willing to form an alliance with you, but only let you come in. If you don't agree, the marriage will be blown up, but you will definitely not agree, because you absolutely want to go back to ruling the country.

Tokhtar was really blocked by the queen and couldn't speak, but he thought about it again, this was just the queen, and the emperor should be the real master, so he looked at the emperor pleadingly.

The emperor's eyes were unwavering, and he smiled: "The queen is right, if the prince really likes our princess, it is better to come over, Wu Guo welcomes you." ”

Totoku wrinkled his brows, thought for a long time, and could only explain that these people didn't know their importance in Bei Di, so they said: "Your Majesty, the queen, I am in Bei Di, I am my father's favorite child, and I am also the eldest prince of our Bei Di, and I will inherit my father's throne in the future." If I enter the Wu Kingdom, I will be just a concubine in the future, and I will be the princess's father-in-law, but if the princess marries into our Beidi, she will be our queen in the future, and I hope Your Majesty and the emperor will think twice. ”

The queen still didn't seem to understand his words, and asked rhetorically: "You are your father's most beloved prince, and Xiaohu is also our most beloved princess, why do you have to marry her, and you can't come in?" ”

Tokhtar was a little impatient, and said: "Queen Mother, no matter which country, it is ruled by men, and everything should naturally be dominated by men, so it is only right that the princess marries me." ”

Xiaohu couldn't listen to it anymore, got up and pointed at him and said, "If you say this kind of thing, I'm sure that you are definitely a self-centered person who won't take care of my selfishness, and I won't marry you!" ”