Morning, Nanming Hall

The clouds cover the fog, the sun is hazy, and the ministers have arrived, waiting for His Majesty to go to court. King Jing's face was anxious, and the ministers were also anxious.

"Your Majesty has arrived!" Gonggong Chen conveyed that the ministers would return to their positions immediately, and God would decide. Then the ministers bowed, "See Your Majesty, long live Your Majesty." ”

"Zhongqing is flat." His Majesty Nanming's imperial robe is still difficult to hide his own light, as if he is wearing cloth clothes or gorgeous clothes, revealing the style of a tiger and a wolf.

When the ministers returned to their positions, His Majesty said, "Now the clouds are disturbing in all directions, and the world is divided into five." Although Nanming is sheltered by the sea, it is still in adversity. I received a secret report yesterday that Donglin will marry Qi State, and I don't know what countermeasures the ministers can have. ”

When the Qing family heard that Donglin was about to marry Qi Guo, they were very frightened and whispered in the hall. Only King Jing and King Hui were not surprised because they talked to His Majesty about this matter last night.

"Your Majesty, I don't know which princess is going to get married. Which prince of Qi is welcoming his relatives. Daxing Ling asked. As the great order in charge of Nanming's exchanges with other dynasties, he was very concerned about this marriage of other countries.

"Back to the Great Order, the third princess Dongfang Mu in the east will marry Wen Yihuan, the seventh prince of Qi State." King Jing replied.

"Your Majesty, I have heard that the seven princes of Qi are cynical, and they have never been interested in the affairs of the government, and I am afraid that there is no hope of succession. It's better for my dynasty to marry with the Qi country, and choose the second prince Wen Yiyan as his son-in-law. "Prime Minister Wei knows that the second prince Wen Yiyan is the eldest son of the Qi State, good at managing state affairs, amiable, and deeply loved by his subjects. -

"Wei Xiang's words are wrong", King Jing immediately said, "In this way, the Qi country will be bigger, and Nanming and Donglin will fall into a sandpiper and clam competition, absolutely not." ”

"Your Majesty, King Jing, as Wei Xiang said, the Seven Princes are indeed uninterested in political affairs and have no hope of succeeding to the throne. The second prince, the third prince, and the fifth prince of Qi have not yet married, but they prefer to marry with seven princes. "The Great Decree believes that the Qi State must be perfunctory to the east, so it is fortified everywhere.

"Your Majesty, the Great Decree is reasonable, since this is the case, it is better for me to wait and see what happens, presumably Beizhu and Weiguo will also make a difference." King Jing said.

Seeing that no one continued to speak, Emperor Ming preached: "Then follow what King Jing said." Since the marriage is real and the alliance is false, we can only wait and see what happens. If the ministers have nothing to play, then retreat. Although he has not yet made up his mind in his heart, Emperor Ming is sure that Wei Guo and Beizhu will always make the first move, and they may as well push the boat down the river when the time comes.

Today, Qi has always been the most powerful of the five countries, followed by the south and the sea, compared with the east and the north, the north is stronger, and the Wei state is the most declining among the five countries.

Nanming and Qi have always been in constant battles, and it is only in recent years that they have interacted, and the relationship has eased slightly. I don't know if both countries are in the process of strategizing, or if the other three countries are becoming more and more stable, and it is not appropriate to fight each other and lose both. I'm afraid it's a bit of both.

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[At noon, Qi State, Ming Wangfu]

There are a total of twelve princes and princesses of the Qi Kingdom, and they are the most blessed among the five kingdoms. Among them, the second prince Wen Yiyan and the third prince Wen Yiyuan were regarded by the ministers as the most promising princes to ascend the throne. And the seventh prince Wen Yihuan has always had no interest in court politics, but because of the upcoming marriage, he was the first to be crowned king and became the king of Ming.

Everyone in the Ming Palace's Mansion was preparing for marriage, but only the seventh prince Wen Yihuan sat on the stone steps in the backyard and frowned. The marriage was a trivial matter for Wen Yihuan, which could not only share the worries of his father, but also hold the happy event of returning to the east and killing two birds with one stone. But he was uneasy in his heart.

"His Royal Highness the Seventh has always been chic and uninhibited, but now that the big wedding is coming, why is it like this?" This voice like a yellow oriole, mixed with the ethereal orchid fragrance, must be Feng Ling'er. As the so-called orchid has a national fragrance, people are flattering.

"Ling'er, where are you?" Hearing Feng Ling'er's voice, Wen Yihuan stood up instantly, looking left and right anxiously looking for Ling'er's traces.

"Come up to the roof." Feng Ling'er poked her head out and looked down from the roof, her thin eyebrows like two willow leaves lined her eyes deeper and deeper.

I don't know if Ling'er is too transparent, or the sun is too dazzling, even if Wen Yihuan covers his forehead with his hand, his eyes dare not look at it. Then he jumped onto the roof and sat side by side with Feng Ling'er.

Wen Yihuan saw that Feng Ling'er didn't ask for a long time, and he was very frightened, so he came one by one: "Ling'er, I will marry Donglin Princess Dongfang Mu as his wife soon." ”

"I know," Feng Ling'er seemed to say lightly, but her eyes became wandering, "This is a great joy." ”

"I thought it was a happy event. My father, queen and mother were very pleased because of the marriage, and I was also named King Ming by my father. Wen Yihuan's words revealed his confusion as to why his heart rhythm was restless.

"I heard that Dongfang Mu is the first talented woman in Donglin, elegant and refined, but artistic." Feng Ling'er looked at Wen Yihuan after saying that, wanting to capture his expression, and after a pause, she said, "It's time for the little girl to leave the palace." Feng Ling'er seemed to be waiting for King Ming's permission, and seemed to hope that there would be no such promise.

"You don't have to go." Wen Yihuan looked at Feng Ling'er, "How can there be no place for you in the big palace?" ”

"The little woman is just a guest, thanks to His Royal Highness's refusal to abandon her, she will take her in for a year, and this kindness should be remembered in my heart." Feng Ling'er saw that Wen Yihuan had no intention of driving away, and was both happy and worried. She felt that Wen Yihuan seemed to care about her going, if she didn't leave at this time, she was afraid that it would affect the relationship between the princess and the seventh prince in the future, and if it involved the friendship between the two countries, then she would be an unforgivable sinner.

"Didn't you ask me why I'm so worried?" Wen Yihuan was thoughtful, "At this moment, I understand. What I'm afraid of is this moment, what I'm afraid of is that you will escape. This king has always had no scruples, even if he marries a wife, so what's the matter? The voice grew louder and louder, with a faint excitement.

"Your Highness!" Feng Ling'er interrupted King Ming, she knew what he was going to say next, "Now that the princess of Donglin is on her way, she will marry my dynasty far away, and I hope that His Highness will be self-respecting." I don't want to be like a princess, and I don't want to be like the Second Highness, but I don't want His Royal Highness to lose the face of the Qi country. ”

Feng Ling'er's words made King Ming's heart ache, Wen Yihuan clenched his fists, gritted his teeth, and responded, "Don't lose the face of Qi Country with a good sentence, you can rest assured, this king will not be affected by a woman." When the princess enters the palace, she and I will never waver in love. ”

"Then I wish His Royal Highness and Princess Luanfeng harmony and intimacy." Feng Ling'er's words are both true and false, true, because she really hopes that King Ming will be happy and the two countries will be friendly; False, stemming from her friendship with King Ming for a year.

"Farewell here, Your Highness cherishes it." With only these eight words, Feng Ling'er seemed to have rehearsed eight thousand scenes in her heart. Crying and losing, every word is wrong. Feng Ling'er avoided King Ming's eyes, turned around and jumped off the eaves, and walked away in the wind, unable to turn back.

"You?!" King Ming pointed to Feng Ling'er's whereabouts, obviously annoyed but unable to express it, obviously wanted to reach out to stop her but was unable to do it.

In an instant, there was only King Ming and the bursts of orchid incense left on the roof.

"Someone!" King Ming stood on the roof and shouted.

"The subordinates are here."

"Serve the wine."

"Yes, Your Highness."

After a while, the roof is covered with wine jars, the rich Du Kang wine has long overshadowed the orchid fragrance left in vain, as the sunset turns into the first moonlight, one wine jar gradually bottoms out, and the king of Ming will pick up the other and continue to drink alone.

"Your Highness, you still need to go to court tomorrow, and you can't drink it anymore." King Ming's personal guard Han Tian obeyed King Ming's order, and was not allowed to go to the roof, so he persuaded in the courtyard.

"yes, I can't drink it anymore." King Ming said as he lay down between the tiles, "That's right, this king can't lose the face of the Qi country." He was drunk, smiling sarcastically, as if mocking himself...