Chapter 283: Going is the best policy
Sima Hongyan poured himself another glass of wine and said, "You are wrong, if it is for the sake of peace in the country, it is very easy to get General Liao to make concessions." General Liao has been loyal all his life, and in the face of major rights and wrongs, the marriage contract of his children or anything is not an obstacle. The reason why the emperor didn't agree to Dongning for the time being was because there was an accident in the middle! ”
Everyone looked at Sima Hongyan curiously, not knowing what the accident she was talking about.
Sima Hongyan continued: "Because the people of Dongning have made another request to the emperor, if the emperor agrees, it can be regarded as the same effect as marriage!" ”
Xiao Hongying interjected unexpectedly: "Is it also possible to marry a Yanling princess to Dongning?" ”
Zhong Liying glared at her and said, "Don't interfere!" Sima Hongyan praised Xiao Hongying very unexpectedly and said: "Hongying, you are getting smarter and smarter, your guess is basically correct!" Hearing Sima Hongyan's praise, Xiao Hongying was very proud, and grinned at Zhong Liying's "hey, hey, hey", which made Zhong Liying give her a roll of the eyes.
Sima Hongyan continued: "But the person Dongning designated to marry is me!" ”
With a "snap", the wine glass that Xiao Hongying had just raised fell to the ground, and the four of Shi Jinyan thought that Sima Hongyan was joking, and they all stared at Sima Hongyan as if nothing had happened, thinking that this joke was not funny at all!
Nanfeng Guying has been listening expressionlessly, and when Sima Hongyan said this, his eyes were cold, and he actually showed a trace of murderous aura.
Shi Jinyan felt that Sima Hongyan would never joke about this kind of thing, when she was angry, her face would be cold as if she was covered with a layer of frost, and she asked coldly: "Who made this request to the emperor?" ”
Sima Hongyan said: "You all know this person, Shen Chengjun, the only son of Shen Caijie, the First Army Division of Dongning!" ”
"Is that him?" Xiao Hongying said in surprise, she had seen this person in the Five Nations Competition, it was the guy who was slapped by Sima Hongyan in the competition. If it weren't for him, Sima Hongyan might not have been arrested by someone, so Xiao Hongying was particularly impressed by this person.
Ban Lingruo was a little anxious, she asked Sima Hongyan, "Did the emperor agree?" ”
Sima Hongyan said: "Not for the time being, but when the emperor told me about this matter today, he ostensibly asked my opinion, but I think he really wants to agree to this condition!" ”
"Why?" Ban Lingruo blurted out: "Sister, you just won the Five Nations Competition for Yanling, if it weren't for the information of the female army, how could Yanling win so smoothly?" How? Now that you win, do you want to give your sister away as a gift? Or privately kidnapped my sister's Dongning, this is simply unreasonable! ”
Sima Hongyan still looked indifferent, and said to a few people: "Don't be angry first, there are still things you don't know!" ”
Except for Sima Hongyan, several other people have never felt so aggrieved as today, Sima Hongyan, a weak woman who works so hard for the country and is loyal, can actually get such a treatment, it can simply blow up people's lungs.
At this time, when I heard that there was something even more excessive, several people had the urge to flip the table.
Sima Hongyan asked everyone to sit down first, stirring a pair of somewhat seductive phoenix eyes, and said: "Before the Five Nations Competition, Yanling and the other four countries formulated rewards and punishments for winning and losing. If Yanling loses, he cedes ten cities as compensation, and if Yanling wins, Shikoku and Yanling will sign a ten-year agreement to stop the war. But there is an additional condition in this, the emperor did not tell us! ”
Seeing that everyone was looking at him, Sima Hongyan said: "That is, if Yanling wins, in addition to signing a ten-year war with Yanling, Yanling will also establish a marriage with all four countries!" ”
Today's shocks can be regarded as one after another, as if everything is different from the original after returning to Yanling.
Ban Lingruo asked strangely: "Since Yan Ling has won, why do you have such a condition?" ”
Shi Jinyan said with some understanding: "Naturally, it is to calm the anger of the defeat of the Four Nations Competition!" ”
Sima Hongyan nodded and said, "That's right, it's a consolation prize!" ”
Shi Jinyan said: "But the emperor's princesses have not yet reached the age of Jilu, how can they get married?" Could it be ......" Shi Jinyan seemed to think of something, and her voice stopped abruptly.
Xiao Hongying was curious, and hurriedly asked Shi Jinyan: "Second sister, what is it?" You say! ”
Shi Jinyan's expression didn't seem to believe her guess, but she couldn't think of any other possibility, and her face suddenly turned pale and became extremely terrifying.
Ban Lingruo and Zhong Liying couldn't bear it anymore, and urged: "Second sister, what did you say? ”
At this time, Nanfeng Guying spoke, and he said coldly: "I'm afraid that the emperor has allowed the daughters of the ministers out!" Maybe the poetry girl and the class girl are one of them! ”
Nanfeng Lonely's words made Shi Jinyan's face a little ugly, and Ban Lingruo was stunned, with a look of complete disbelief.
Sima Hongyan said: "Today is today, so I just tell you directly." The Western Yue roll call should be cautious, and the southern foreign roll call should be Lingruo, except for the Northern Spirit, who wanted to give the ninth princess Han Miaoqi to Yan Ling, but their first choice of prince was Yan Hong, the ninth highness. And the emperor has already agreed to the above requests! ”
The joy of escaping death was washed away by the bad news at this moment, and Shi Jinyan and Ban Ling were like ashes, and they never imagined that they had been given away as a gift like this.
All his ambitions and dreams were smashed in an instant, and the fear in his heart at this moment was even stronger than when he faced a strong enemy.
Despair, sadness, helplessness, anger, all kinds of emotions roared together like a tidal wave. I don't know if I want to cry or laugh now, I thought that the fate in my hands was easily snatched away by others. And the second half of his life has become a bargaining chip for others to make deals.
They have never been independent, and their future has long been firmly in the hands of others, and they will never be able to escape.
This is the supreme power, this is the ruthlessness of the emperor. In front of the emperor, they are no different from ordinary people, they are all chess pieces that can be discarded at any time. It's just that the ordinary chess pieces are made of stone, while these chess pieces are made of jade.
Zhong Liying and Xiao Hongying are also stupid at the moment, their three sisters are about to be sent out as wrapped gifts, and those places are so far away, so far away that they may never see them again in this life.
Seeing that Sima Hongyan's four sisters were so frightened by her words that they all lost their blood, Nanfeng Guying glanced at Sima Hongyan, and Sima Hongyan was also looking at him, for some reason, Nanfeng Guying felt that Sima Hongyan didn't seem to be resigned to his fate, and couldn't help but wonder in his heart: Does this ghost girl already have a way to deal with it?
He looked at Sima Hongyan's eyes again and found that there seemed to be something else in her bright eyes.
Suddenly, Nanfeng Lone Shadow laughed dryly twice, and after attracting everyone's attention, he chuckled and said, "Don't worry too much about the girls, don't you see that the red face is already in the chest?" She's already figured out what to do! After speaking, looking at Sima Hongyan's eyes, he said softly and a little ambiguously: "Am I right?" ”
Amused by the appearance of Nanfeng's lonely shadow, Sima Hongyan squeezed his eyes, and his eyes were full of approval. I thought to myself: If you can't guess my thoughts, it will be in vain, girl, I have taken a fancy to you!
The so-called parties are confused, and the bystanders are clear! was reminded by Nanfeng Lonely Shadow, and the fourth girl reacted at this time, Sima Hongyan didn't take such a big thing seriously, so she naturally thought of a way, but unfortunately it was related to her own fate and future, and even Shi Jinyan, who has always been smart and witty, didn't expect this section.
The continuous change of mood made Shi Jinyan a little confused, the news they heard today is probably the most shocking thing for them since they grew up, no matter how big other people's things are, they are someone else's after all, and no matter how small their own things are, they will be their own after all.
Outsiders seem to have marriage as just a means, and they value the effects of marriage, but they never pay attention to who is sacrificed to marry.
As an emperor, what you have to consider is how much benefit marriage can bring to his throne, and women have to marry sooner or later, who to marry is not to marry, not to live a lifetime with husbands and children. Therefore, whether it is a talented woman or a general, they are all tools for reproduction, and there is nothing special about it.
Shi Jinyan didn't have enough brains to think about Sima Hongyan's thoughts, so she simply looked at her expectantly and asked, "Is there any way to say it quickly!" What else do you have to sell with your sisters? If you pretend to be like this again, believe it or not, I'll let my three sisters beat you! ”
Shi Jinyan, who has always been cold and arrogant, actually told jokes, Sima Hongyan looked at her unexpectedly, but from Shi Jinyan's expression, she didn't seem to be joking.
Sima Hongyan didn't mean to hang people's appetites, but she was still thinking about whether there was a better way, at this time, Shi Jinyan and the others were already anxious to know their thoughts, so they said: "Actually, I only have an immature way now, although I can temporarily avoid the dilemma of being forced to marry, but it can only play a short-term role, but it can't fundamentally solve the problem!" ”
Zhong Liying understood a little, and said hesitantly: "Sister, you don't want to run, do you?" ”
Sima Hongyan found that her younger sisters were getting smarter and smarter, and she was more and more able to figure out her own thoughts, so she replied with a smile: "That's right!" ”
Shi Jinyan and Ban Lingruo's faces, which had originally recovered their blood-colored faces when they saw hope, instantly darkened again.
Shi Jinyan said angrily: "What the hell are you thinking? Run? Where to run? What if we run away from our family? Didn't the crime of deceitful fall directly on my father! I can't do it for the sake of myself and my family. Besides, we're gone, what about the women's army? ”