Wang An explained: "Your Majesty, what Xihua is asking for is only for the border trade between the two countries, and this is also a good thing for Dongyu State, opening up trade with Xihua can avoid a big war, which is very cost-effective. Moreover, Emperor Kangqing also sent Princess Xihua, which can be regarded as giving enough face to Dongyu Kingdom, Your Majesty can't just go his own way and provoke a war between the two countries. Wang An said slowly.

Xiang Hongxuan frowned, this matter is really not easy to do, he is not afraid of fighting, he has been stationed for so long, and he is just waiting for a battle with Xihua and beating Emperor Kangqing to death, so that he can free up his hands to clean up Nanxi Kingdom. But after all, Emperor Kangqing wants to send a princess to Dongyu Kingdom, just like Wang An said, it can be regarded as a sincere handshake with Dongyu Kingdom, if Xiang Hongxuan still wants to fight such a battle with Emperor Kangqing, he is unknown, this battle will not be easy to fight, maybe Beirong will come to join in the fun, if this war is so long, then it will really have to smash the pot and sell iron to finish this war.

"Teacher, what do you think?" Xiang Hongxuan gave Yan Qing a deep look of help, he didn't want to withdraw troops from Xihua, but he didn't want to bear the notoriety of provoking a war, he hoped that Yan Qing would give him a good idea.

"Your Majesty, the right minister is right, since Emperor Kangqing of Xihua has shown favor to His Majesty, His Majesty simply agreed to Emperor Kangqing's request, but Your Majesty does not need to open all border trade, only open a few towns, so that you can not only show Your Majesty's sincerity to Xihua, but also observe the movements of Xihua, after all, Xihua has troops on the border, in case Dongyu State agrees to border trade and retreats, Xihua sneak attacks our Dongyu Kingdom, we can be passive, Your Majesty can continue to garrison troops in case of changes on the border." Yan Qing said slowly.

To be honest, Yan Qing's proposal is really good, it is impossible for Xiang Hongxuan to agree to the withdrawal of troops from the border, once the troops are withdrawn, Liu Sheng will regain control of the military power on the Xihua border, not to mention, Emperor Kangqing will also take control of the Dongyu State, and if he wants to move troops against Nanxi in the future, the Xihua Kingdom will become a hidden danger.

"What Dr. Yan said is not unreasonable, but the troops also consume a lot of silver from the treasury, and the burden is too heavy for the Dongyu Kingdom, as long as Your Majesty agrees to open the Xihua border, it is estimated that Emperor Kangqing will withdraw the troops, and Your Majesty can withdraw the troops first to show the sincerity of the Dongyu Kingdom." Wang An became uneasy and immediately retorted.

"What if you don't retreat? The Xihua army has not yet hit the land of Dongyu, so the courtiers of Dongyu are scared like this, what Xihua wants in the future, just station troops directly on the border, or marry a few more daughters, Dongyu can give anything to Xihua, and Dongyu will simply pay tribute to Xihua in the future. Xiang Hongxuan said angrily.

Wang An saw Xiang Hongxuan's anger, and immediately knelt on the ground, Yan Qing also followed Wang An and knelt in front of Xiang Hongxuan, Xiang Hongxuan thought for a while when he saw this, and then said impatiently: "Okay, okay, Emperor Kangqing has sent Princess Xihua, I have to give this face, just follow what the teacher said, open the trade of the three Xihua border towns." ”

"Then after Princess Xihua enters the palace, how does His Majesty plan to settle it?" Wang An asked tentatively again.

Wang An was a little more uneasy, he heard that this Princess Xihua is a peerless beauty, he only entered the palace for a long time, and she has not been favored for a few days, if Princess Xihua enters the palace and her grace and title are higher than her daughter, in the future, on the road to Wang Shuyue's succession, there will be another strong opponent, so he is very concerned about His Majesty's attitude towards Princess Xihua.

"It stands to reason that Xihua and Dongyu are harmonious, I should give Princess Xihua the title of concubine, but Dongyu's harem has always been that only the palace concubines who have children can be promoted to the concubine position, so let's seal Princess Xihua as Mrs. Hua and give her a residence in Xiyan Palace. The matter of marrying Mrs. Hua will be handed over to Li Shangshu, you must do it decently and solemnly, and you can't lose the face of Dongyu Kingdom. ”

"Yes."