In any case, it is they who put themselves in the current situation, and if the prince fights for some anger, he will not be used everywhere and end up where he is now.

Xiao Lingjiang lowered his eyes and took a sip from his wine glass.

Yongle, who was sitting next to her, quietly rubbed over, poked her arm and whispered: "Yong'an, you know the purpose of the envoys from Xifan to come to Zhou, right?" ”

Xiao Lingjiang didn't raise his eyelids, and said lightly: "Don't you want to cultivate the good of the two countries?" ”

Yongle frowned: "Don't pretend not to know. I haven't been out of the house much recently, but I have also heard some rumors, saying that the envoys of Xibo have mentioned the matter of harmony, but my father has not yet responded. ”

"He Zhongcheng should have been in the palace that day, can you not know about this?"

"Oh......" Xiao Lingjiang suddenly said, "I know about this." However, the imperial sister also said that the imperial uncle has not yet responded, so whether this matter is counted or not is another matter. ”

"I don't think the envoys of the West are easy to send." Yongle's face was slightly sad, "Didn't you see the way they were secretly looking at them in the name of gifts?" ”

The emperor has many daughters, but there are not many daughters who are of moderate age and have not yet married. In addition to Princess Yongle, there is only one Yongchun under Concubine An Shu's knees and Yonghe under Cao Xiuyi's knees.

If it is said that in the past, Yongle would not worry about the emperor sending him to kiss.

Mo said that Xifan did not explicitly ask for a candidate for harmony, even if Xifan fell in love with her alone, relying on the emperor's love and the queen's dealings with the prince, this candidate would not fall on her.

But now, in a short period of time, Yongle has recognized the reality.

The crown prince was grounded, she pleaded but was ordered by the emperor to honestly select a horse in the palace, isn't this a disguised grounding?

There is also this life event of choosing a colt, the emperor obviously knows her intentions, but Cui Shiyi Lang is excluded. Although the Langjun of the family under the preparation is from an extraordinary background, there are few people in Yingdu.

Yongle is simpler, but she is not stupid, she thought about it a little, and knew that the emperor was going to send her far away.

She didn't want to do it in her heart, but she couldn't go to the crown prince for help as usual, and secretly sent a message to her mother, the Li family, but she couldn't help there.

Yongle had no choice but to delay and see if he could change the emperor's mind again.

Who would have expected that this delay would wait for the envoys of Xifan again.

Yongle lowered his voice and said softly, "You are also in the position of a princess now. Xifan didn't say which princess she wanted, so you weren't in a hurry? ”

Xiao Ling Jiang raised his eyebrows slightly, poured a glass of fruit wine and handed it to her: "What's the use of being in a hurry?" Sister Huang, whether this matter can be done is another matter. ”

"Why?" Yongle asked, puzzled.

Xiao Lingjiang heard this, but did not respond to her immediately.

The ambition of the wolf son of Xifan is now only because Nanzhao invaded its southwest border, and the other side had a lot of friction with the Great Zhou, so he wanted to make friends with the Great Zhou and avoid being attacked left and right.

Da Zhou thought about internal and external troubles at this time, and was not stable, and wanted to win a few years of peace on the frontier, but did he know that it gave Xifan a respite?

Once the two countries are friendly with each other, there will be no reason to turn their faces overnight, especially the Great Zhou is a big country in the Central Plains.

But if it is really a good alliance with Xifan, Xifan will have no worries about the Great Zhou, and gather troops to completely defeat Nanzhao, and then, this sword will be directed at the territory of the Great Zhou.

If you want Xiao Lingjiang to say, don't say that there is no need to be friendly, even the current friendship is meaningless, it is just a trick for Xifan to pull treasures and strange things to lure Da Zhou.

Now the plan of the remnants of the Eastern Shrine has been broken by the master, and the robbers of the Fuso Kingdom have also been repelled by the officials and the people, and their vitality has been greatly damaged, and they will not be able to make a comeback in a short time.

Although the Di people in Beidi were eyeing each other, they had completely pacified the desolate tribe before, and whether it was the new desolate leader or the witch, the relationship with the Great Zhou became closer and more stable. With the Zhenbei army shocking, coupled with the help of the desolate people, the Di people in the north did not dare to make any big moves.

According to Xiao Lingjiang's thoughts, being friendly with Xifan is just a chance to give it a respite. If Xifan doesn't fight, if he takes the initiative to provoke a war, Da Zhou doesn't need to be more patient.

Taking advantage of the fact that Nanzhao is now being controlled by the Great Zhou, the generals of Yaozhou led their troops to take advantage of Nanzhao to attack Xibo on the border between Nanzhao and Xifan. At the same time, at the junction of the Great Zhou Dynasty and Western Tibet, it also directly pressed the battle. With the cooperation of the two, it will definitely be able to greatly damage the vitality of Xifan, make it retreat for a hundred miles, and dare not commit it again for ten years.

In this way, it can also completely cut off the idea of Nanzhao moving closer to Xifan.

It's just that her idea may not be what the emperor thinks, and it is not even what many ministers and families in the court want.

In the more than 50 years since the establishment of the Great Zhou Dynasty, although the four sides have not been completely worry-free, there has not been a major battle for many years.

These people sat high in the court or enjoyed themselves in the courtyard, and they had never seen the people on the border being harassed?

People who are immersed in the peaceful and prosperous world always do not want to have wars intruding on their dreams. Whether it is the imperial power or the family, they do not want to have trouble in their lives. At that time, he did not immediately go to Xifan, but he was weighing it in many ways.

Xiao Lingjiang sighed secretly in her heart, there were not no courtiers who thought the same as her, but they were only a minority.

They thought that they couldn't be confined to temporary stability and forget about long-term troubles, but who was willing to resolutely refuse when Xifan took the initiative to hand over the signal of repair?

The two sides are at loggerheads, and it is difficult to decide in the end.

She looked in the direction of the envoys of the Western Tibet, and Gongji was smiling and smiling between the staggered plans, as if he was like a fish in water, and the legendary master of Tuozhi still had not appeared.

Xiao Lingjiang squinted slightly, but he was just an envoy to the Great Zhou, so why did he need a national teacher who was rarely involved in political affairs?

Although the Buddhist puja in Yingdu is at its peak, it may not really be able to attract this rooted living Buddha who worships everyone and travels thousands of miles to come.

It is said that Tuozhi is the number one master of Western Tibetan Tantra, and no one can match the surgical method......

Her thoughts drifted farther and farther away, and Yongle, who had not been able to react for a long time, pulled her sleeve impatiently: "Yong'an, why is it?" ”

Now is not the time to discuss this matter, not to mention, for Yu Yongle, it is not beneficial to know so much now, it is better not to know.

Xiao Lingjiang flicked her hand and pulled out her sleeve: "Sister Huang, this matter is decided by Uncle Huang, and it is not for you and me to interfere." What's more, even if they want to be close, there is no designated candidate for Naxifan. You and I are in a hurry, but we are in a hurry. ”

She leaned over slightly and said to Yongle: "I heard that the imperial sister has been looking at Lang Jun in the mansion recently, if she is really worried about the matter of harmony, it is better to find a lover and ask the emperor's uncle for marriage." Naturally, there was nothing to be done. ”

Yongle almost jumped to his feet when he heard this: "What nonsense are you talking about!" ”

(End of chapter)