Yining went to Yong'an Palace first to ask the queen to say goodbye, and when she mentioned it, the queen's brows tightened.

"Queen Mother, what's wrong?"

"If your father really plans to marry Nan Qi and Princess Yunmei, then it will be troublesome. ”

Yining was puzzled.

"Although the State of Chu and the State of Qin are not as iron alliances as the Shang and Jin countries, they are also cold-hearted, and now the Shang and Jin countries are eyeing each other, and it is imperative for Chu and Qin to unite, Nan Qi is the faction of King Ye, if he marries the eldest princess of Yunmei, then King Ye's status in your father's heart is bound to rise. ”

Yi Ning said, "The matter of marriage is not up to the father, maybe the father just mentioned it in passing, and then forgot about it, and they are not happy with each other." ”

The queen said with a smile, "As a princess, sacrifice for the interests of the country, how can you be so willful, say what you like or dislike, fortunately, your father and the emperor did not plan to let you go to another country to marry, otherwise the queen mother and your brother would not know how to stop it." ”

is also a princess, Yi Ning inevitably has a sense of sadness for the death of a rabbit and a fox, "The eldest princess has a transcendent status in the Qin State, can't she be exempt from this fate?"

"No matter how transcendent she is, she is just a woman, sometimes she can't resist her fate, Qin still has a regent and many powerful ministers, for the interests of Qin, if Chu wants to marry, the eldest princess can't resist. ”

Yi is speechless, I just hope that this is what my father said casually, and I hope that the eldest princess can control her own life.

"There is a rumor in Beijing that my brother wants to marry Sister Xie, does the queen mother know?"

"I know, I know, it's just that your brother hasn't been free to enter the palace recently, and when he enters the palace, the queen mother will tell him well. ”

Yi Ning asked, "Then you don't like Sister Xie?"

"She's not a good fit. ”

Yin Ning didn't think about it so much, "That's right, think about how uncomfortable it would be if I asked me to call her sister-in-law in the future." ”

And the chamberlain has hurried out of the palace, passing on the Taifu, Xiangguo, the Ministry of Rites, and Xie Ling into the palace.

The emperor thought that the idea of marriage was good, so he wanted them to come and discuss it.

"I want to marry the eldest princess of the Qin Kingdom, what do you think?"

Others obviously didn't expect His Majesty to suddenly mention this, but they all weighed the pros and cons in their minds, only Xie Ling frowned, this matter seems to have a hundred benefits, but there is a fatal harm.

Taifu Wang Bo was the first to speak, "In today's situation, marriage is indeed a good choice, but the eldest princess has a noble status, and I don't know who Your Majesty wants to marry with her." ”

The emperor said, "Nanqi, the son of the king of Yunnan, has a noble status and is known for his talent and learning, which can be matched." ”

Several people muttered in their hearts, in the past few days, there have been rumors everywhere that they are going to choose a concubine for the prince, how did this matter suddenly fall to Nanqi, a prince who was actually detained in Beijing, although his status is noble, but he does not have the slightest real power, does His Majesty still want King Ye to be the prince?

Since His Majesty didn't mention it, everyone didn't ask, the relationship between the princes was tense, maybe His Majesty didn't know who to marry.

Xie Ling listened to what his sister Yan said, Nan Qi has been playing around with the eldest princess these days, presumably His Majesty is improvised, and he sees the benefits of marriage, so he hits the idea of the eldest princess.

But the eldest princess Yunmei is not one of those weak princesses in the palace of Chu State, she is an opponent who makes the regent have a headache, how can she marry.

Xiang Guo said, "The minister thinks that it is imperative to form an alliance with the Qin State, and there is nothing wrong with marriage, but this matter has to be discussed in the long run, and the eldest princess is not a simple person." ”

Taifu said, "That's why the eldest princess should be more knowledgeable, we just need to negotiate with the regent, and the regent agrees." ”

Xie Ling sneered in his heart, he wanted to contain the young emperor of the Qin State and control the eldest princess to curry favor with the regent, is it a fool to be a person?

The emperor listened to them talk a lot, only Lao Shangshu and Xie Ling of the Ministry of Rites did not speak.

"What do you think about the two of you?"

Lao Shangshu said, "The old minister thinks that the word etiquette is still very applicable in many cases, since you want to form an alliance, you can't just consider your own interests, the eldest princess personally sent an envoy, that is, to treat each other with courtesy, but we are calculating behind our backs, it is already rude, the two adults have regarded the eldest princess as a bag, but they have not considered the eldest princess's thoughts." ”

Taifu said unhappily, "For the country and the people, the eldest princess should not refuse, Lao Shangshu has thought too much." ”

The emperor was displeased when he saw that the Taifu was so impetuous, how could he have the demeanor of the old lady back then.

"Xie Ling, you say, what should happen to this matter?"

Xie Ling stepped forward and replied, "The minister thinks it's inappropriate, the regent and the eldest princess of the young emperor have been fighting for a long time in the Qin State, and now it can be regarded as a division of courts, we propose to marry the eldest princess at this time, which breaks the balance within the Qin State, and the contradictions are difficult to reconcile in a short period of time, so we are not harming our future allies? ”

Lao Shangshu nodded in agreement.

Taifu said, "The Qin state is scattered, this time it just solves this problem, we have solved the trouble for the regent, and he should be a blood alliance with us." ”

"My Chu State is not qualified to point fingers at the affairs of the Qin State, I don't know where the Taifu got the confidence, he can play with others, the royal family of the Qin State is withering, this generation is only the eldest princess and the young emperor, the regent is ordered by the first Qin Emperor to supervise the country and support the young emperor, these years have never crossed the line, but the eldest princess is eager to take power, if the regent knows that the Taifu treats him like this, is it possible to form an alliance with the Chu State?"

Taifu said, "How do you know that the regent has no bad intentions? Now that the regent is stronger than the young emperor, we should ally with the regent." ”

Taifu was so sloppy, Xie Ling had to doubt Taifu's motives. ”

The emperor had a headache when he heard this, and he also understood what Xie Ling meant, now weakening the strength of the Qin State is weakening the strength of his own side, and the gains outweigh the losses, and the matter can only be put aside temporarily.

"Don't quarrel, put this matter on hold for the time being, let the princess and the prince spend more time, and then see what happens. ”

"Yes. ”

"Today's events cannot be passed on, and Nanqi cannot know. ”

Xie Ling knew that this was specially instructed by himself, so he also complied.

Whims are not terrible, what is terrible is the person sitting on the supreme seat, whims, Nan Qi has been in a good mood recently, but he didn't expect to be calculated.

The emperor summoned several important ministers, but he couldn't hide it from the queen, and the queen only felt that everything suddenly became urgent.

July 25 is the emperor's birthday.

The envoys have already arrived, and in addition to the birthday gifts, the various countries have also brought many special products, and I hope that this meeting of the five countries can seek some opportunities for exchanges.

There was a banquet in the palace every three days, but the envoys did not look for trouble.

The follow-up mission of the Shang State was specially sent by Lian Jin to take charge of the detailed work and negotiate with the Chu State, and the leader of the team was Lian Yu, the seventh prince of the Shang State, who looked like a gentleman.

Lian Yu is not from a high background, but because of his character, he is liked by Emperor Shang and Lian Jin, so although he is not as bright as Lian Jin in Shang, he will not be completely submerged behind Lian Jin.

The state of Chu insisted that the Shang State refused to relax, and Lianyu was not in a hurry, so he solved many problems, and the old ministers of the State of Chu racked their brains to bargain for some cheapness.

And Xie Ling has already discovered the problem, originally the state of Chu should immediately be held accountable to the state of Shang, but the mission of the state of Shang was about to enter Beijing, after a few days of delay, Ning Ming and his party entered the capital of Chu, but under the pretext that they had no right to interfere, they stayed silently.

After making Chu State wait for these days, Lian Yu rushed to Chu Jing to deal with this matter, and the people of Chu State had long lost the momentum of the day, and their anger had almost precipitated.

These people were also mistaken by the Shang people, forgetting what they were supposed to investigate, and arguing with him here instead.

It's just that Xie Ling doesn't say anything, because there are still things to be done when the place is proud of his heart.

After a few days of no results, Emperor Shang's headache became more and more serious, and Lian Yu took advantage of the situation to propose to wait for His Majesty's birthday to pass before discussing, and by the way, let the prince prepare a plan for compensation.

Some people were spared, but they even felt that it was feasible, and they also felt that Shangguo's behavior was conscious, so they wanted to agree.

The old marquis, who had not spoken for many days, stood up and expressed his disagreement.

"The birthday matter, since someone has to prepare, the Shang State sent people into our Chu State, which makes people sleepless day and night, food and clothing are uneasy, it is better to solve it as soon as possible, otherwise Your Majesty will not have peace of mind on this birthday. ”

The old marquis is a military man, and compared with those courtiers who are pampered in the court, he can better understand the pain of war, as well as the importance of weapons and equipment and news to a country, and the resources and intelligence stolen by the Shang country, if they are not investigated, I am afraid that there will be endless harm.

Lianyu Xindao Jiang is still old and spicy, these days the courtiers of Chu State have been fooled by themselves and almost forgotten about business, although this old man looks old, he is full of enthusiasm when he speaks, his eyes are like torches, and he is very difficult.

Thinking about the past few days, there have been several ministers in the court of Chu State, who have not spoken from beginning to end, and have even been watching from the sidelines.

Just when he was about to achieve his goal, the boss made a point.

Out of the old ministers, there are also a few young people, who are also clear-eyed, not affected by themselves at all, it seems that they still underestimate Chu State, these carving insect skills, can't hide the eyes of some people.

After thinking about it, Lian Yu suddenly lowered his eyebrows, with a frustrated look, "What the boss said is that just before he came, the imperial brother said that he was already punishing the traitorous ministers, and someone was preparing for compensation, I was originally eating and drinking, and I relied on the identity of a prince to support the scene, the imperial brother said that this matter was the fault of the Shang State, which made the two countries suspicious, I hope that the two sides will calm down first, and the Shang State will definitely give Chu a reasonable explanation." ”

The old marquis secretly admired in his heart, he can bend and stretch, and act well, this seventh prince of the Shang Kingdom is not a simple role, although there is a royal brother on the left and a royal brother on the right, he is low and small, but the pride in his eyes is still there.

This person is definitely not what he behaves like this.

The old marquis pretended to be displeased and snorted coldly, "What does it mean to be calm and calm, and what is a reasonable explanation?"

Lian Yu hurriedly bent down and made a gesture, "No, no, it's a satisfactory explanation from Chu State, it's okay if you don't want to be calm, everyone doesn't want to fight first, punish Lianyu for getting angry, and Lianyu will definitely not hide." ”

"The prince should stop messing around, the two countries are important, not a joke. ”

"What the boss said is that Lian Yu and others immediately wrote a letter urging the imperial brother to solve this matter quickly. ”

Since the old marquis has spoken, he naturally won't let him mix with it again, "This matter is not something that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of the Shang Kingdom can decide alone, and my Chu State will not indulge it anymore." ”

Lian Yu hurriedly said, "The old man is right, my imperial brother can't solve this matter alone, and my father is also alarmed and personally supervises it." ”