On September 13, the 23rd year of Jingyuan, the Wei envoy arrived in Beijing, and the entire Liang court knew that the emperor of Wei sent someone to ask for marriage, and it was precisely Princess Yonghui who wanted to marry, and it was rumored that the two countries negotiated peace and became a brotherly state.

Emperor Jing arranged a meeting on September 15, and there was only one thing to discuss, the north and the south to discuss peace and harmony.

The ministers of civil and military affairs, nobles, and princes under Emperor Jing, King Xin, King Ning, and King Fu all went to the palace.

Emperor Jing exclaimed.

"The envoys of Xuanwei State went to the palace and presented their credentials."

Lu Shen read out His Majesty's oracle aloud, and the oracle was passed down layer by layer, and the envoy of the Wei State, Honglu Temple, Shaoqing of the Temple of Honglu Temple, went to the palace to the sword calligrapher, and knelt down to worship Emperor Jing

"Foreign minister, the envoy of the Wei State, Honglu Temple Shaoqing, greeted His Majesty the Emperor of Liang to the sword book, His Majesty the Emperor Wanfu Jin'an, and the minister on behalf of me to His Majesty to the Emperor of Liang to enter the letter of inheritance, hoping that the two countries will be easy for ten thousand years."

Emperor Jing raised his hand and said: "I thank the Emperor of Wei, your envoy please get up, I accept your national letter!" ”

Lu Shen walked down the steps, took the gold plate of the letter of the state, and handed the letter to Emperor Jing.

The ministers were not surprised by this, and everyone had already guessed that the two countries would negotiate peace.

Xiang Jianshu got up, raised his head and said: "In accordance with the will of His Majesty, the foreign minister hereby submits a letter of state to His Majesty Emperor Liang, and the Emperor of Great Wei is willing to negotiate peace between the two countries, and asks to marry the eldest princess of Liang to enter our dynasty and become the crown princess of Great Wei, so as to show the good marriage between the two countries; The emperor of our dynasty is willing to become brothers with the emperor of Liang, and the two countries are brotherly states from now on, for this reason, the emperor of our dynasty hopes to recognize His Royal Highness Xiao Siyu, the seventh prince of the emperor of Liang, as a righteous son, and the prince of Yong, who is treated as the emperor himself, and the brotherhood of the two countries is unswerving, then the palace of King Yong can always be the prince of Dawei, hereditary replacement. ”

After Xiang Jianshu finished speaking, the ministers of Daliang suddenly discussed, the matter of peace between the two countries was already expected, and the princess was also the norm of state-to-state exchanges, but there was no precedent for the prince of this dynasty to be the righteous son of the emperor of Wei and the prince of Wei, and no one spoke for a while.

Xie Xiang and Cui Xiang were expressionless, Fei Xiang was a little proud, the prince also looked relaxed and natural, the other ministers were shocked, expressionless, or slightly proud, only Xiao Siyu showed sadness, and tears were already rolling in his eyes.

After reading the letter of state, Emperor Jing looked around at the ministers, and then looked at Xiao Siyu, saw that his face was sad, and his heart was also slightly sad, and asked: "Yu'er, Emperor Wei wants to recognize you as a righteous son, in order to prove the covenant between the two brothers, you can be the prince of Liang and Wei in the future, but you need to live in Wei forever, are you willing." ”

Xiao Siyu had already instructed Ye Luohe in advance before going to the court.

"Your Royal Highness, this time the Wei envoy came over, the purpose is not only to make peace, Your Majesty also intends to let His Highness go to the Wei State, such as the place that can best shelter His Highness today, not in the Liang State, it happens to be in the enemy country, and the person who happens to be the most able to protect His Highness is the Emperor of Wei, so although His Royal Highness is crying today, how much grievances and grievances you have, and then just agree to come down!"

When Xiao Siyu thought of this, she suddenly felt very aggrieved with rain and crying

"Erchen, Erchen ......,"

Xiao Siyu choked and knelt in front of the emperor

"The sons are loyal to their father, loyal to the country, and they will die without giving up, but the sons are sad in their hearts, if they go this time, I am afraid that they will never see their father again, and they will not be able to fulfill their filial piety under the knees of their father and grandmother, and they will be sympathetic to their fathers and emperors."

I couldn't help crying.

King Fu is in such a situation, so that the courtiers can't help but feel a little more admiration in their hearts, and a little compassion, this is the prince on the surface of the Northern Dynasty, but everyone knows that it is a proton, the diplomatic relations between the two countries are normal, and once it changes, His Royal Highness the Seventh is afraid that his life is worried, and there is a long-term peace in the North and South Dynasties.

Emperor Jing also lamented again and again: "Yu'er, get up!" ”

Xiao Siyu wiped away his tears, sobbed and retreated to the side, bowed his head to wipe his tears, King Ning on the side was very distressed, but in the palace, it was inconvenient to say more, so he took out a towel from his sleeve and secretly handed it to Xiao Siyu.

The prince looked at Xiao Siyu like this, and was secretly proud in his heart, thinking: Lao Qi was a prince on the surface in the past, but in fact he was a hostage, it seems that he doesn't have to do anything, Lao Qi is no longer a threat to himself, the crown prince's position is stable, as long as the two countries are at war in the future, I am afraid that the emperor of Wei will naturally help him except for this eye-catching person.

King Xin also watched the play, and he also had thoughts in his heart: "The seventh is gone, the sixth is a brainless, and the boss is also an impulsive and scheming person, as long as I coax the princess and get to the fiefdom, I may not have a chance to borrow my uncle's army in the future!" ”

Only King Ning was sad in his heart, and immediately wanted to speak for Xiao Siyu, the prince's eyes stopped, and King Xin wanted to pull King Ning with his hand, King Ning turned around and said angrily: "Don't worry about me, if you want to go to the Northern Dynasty, it won't be Lao Qi's turn." ”

King Ning walked to the center and knelt down, and said earnestly: "Father, the seventh brother is young, this time Wei is really asking our prince to enter the question, the seventh brother may not be perfect in Wei, I hope that the father and the emperor will have mercy, do not promise the seventh brother to go to Wei, if you really want to go, the son is willing to replace the seventh brother into Wei." ”

When Emperor Jing saw this scene, he had more appreciation for King Ning, but today he had his own plans, so he said indifferently: "Liulang, go back to Lie, I have my own considerations!" ”

King Ning still argued with reason: "Father! ”

Emperor Jing said angrily: "Retreat!" ”

King Ning had to bow his head and retreat into the prince's queue, King Xin on the side sneered slightly, and the crown prince looked solemn.

Xiang Jianshu stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, I made it clear to the emperor in the letter of state that since His Royal Highness is the righteous son of His Majesty, he should be treated as a parent, as long as the Seventh Prince abides by the duty of a son of man, no matter what the relationship between the two countries is, His Majesty should always treat him as a parent, and the Emperor of Wei guarantees that no matter whether the two countries are at war in the future or not, he will recognize the son of His Royal Highness the Seventh." ”

After hearing this, Emperor Jing did not answer immediately, and gently pressed his hand on the dragon chair.

Seeing that His Majesty was still hesitating, the prince immediately stepped forward and said: "Father, the alliance between Liang and Wei is a blessing for the people, the two countries can be economically interconnected, cultural exchanges, and the country and the people are beneficial, the seventh brother is the righteous son of Emperor Wei, which can ensure the eternal peace of the two countries, and in the future, Yonghui will become the queen of Wei, support each other, and practice the culture of our dynasty, which is also a good thing." ”

Emperor Jing nodded slightly: "What the prince said is also my intention, and it is quite insightful." ”

The prince smiled slightly: "The sons are also for the peace of the two countries, the people live in peace, and for the sake of the monarch's father!" ”

Emperor Jing nodded: "Prince, you go down first." ”

Emperor Jing then asked Xie Xiang, Cui Xiang and Fei Xiang below: "Xie Xiang, Cui Xiang, and Fei Xiang have any opinions." ”

The three of them all said: "The minister agrees." ”

Emperor Jing asked the ministers again: "Do you have any opinions?" ”

The ministers all said: "The ministers have no objections. ”

In this way, Emperor Jing proclaimed loudly: "That's good, Xie Xiang's will, Liang and Wei are good to marry, the country of brothers, today is an alliance with each other, the kings of future generations will not forget, the eldest daughter of the Emperor Feng Yonghui Liang is the eldest princess, with the gift of the princess, married to the Wei State, with the gift of the princess, with Wangbeicheng as the dowry, and 3,000 boxes of gold and silver utensils for the dowry, 1,000 craftsmen, 2,000 eunuchs and palace maids, the seventh prince is the king of Yong, the fief is Linchuan County, and 3,000 soldiers and horses are specially selected from Yulinwei to be the personal guard of the king of Yong, escorting the princess and the king of Yong to the state of Wei, and the king of Yong should go to the ministers of Wei. After the discussion, when the envoy of Wei arrived in Jiandu, the auspicious day was set by the Ministry of Rites and the Qintian Supervisor. ”

After Emperor Jing finished speaking, the ministers knelt down to receive the will.

"Your Ministers obey!"

"Foreign Minister Xie Liang Emperor En!"

At this moment, a voice came from outside the temple

"Son, ask to see your father, something to do."

A few times in a row

His Majesty asked Lu Shen: "But the princess is asking to see her outside the palace?" ”

Lu Shen replied: "Your Majesty, just now, the little internal official was polite, and it was indeed Her Royal Highness the princess who asked to see her outside the palace. ”

His Majesty said: "Then Princess Xuan will go to the palace." ”

The princess wore a veil, came up to the palace with a song in her hand, knelt down, and presented a song: "Son, there is a book to play the father." ”

Lu Shen handed the recital to Emperor Jing, and Emperor Jing opened it for a look

Emperor Jing said: "Yonghui get up, there is no precedent for a princess to go to the palace in this dynasty, and the princess has never been in the palace, why should you lose your honor in front of the king today." ”

Yonghui replied: "Erchen is willing to go to trouble for the country and marry Wei to tie the good of the two countries, but since the two countries have negotiated peace, and look at Beicheng as his daughter's dowry, Wu Guogong naturally can't be judged by the crime of losing the city and losing the land, otherwise the two countries and relatives will not be able to talk about it, now Wu Guogong has died in battle, his father has also decreed to seize the title, and Qian Yi is still in detention in the Department of Internal Security pending trial, Erchen hopes that his father can remember Wu Guogong's past achievements, pardon Wu Guogong's family, and allow Qian Yi to treat the crime and make meritorious contributions, if Qian Yi has meritorious service in the future, I also hope that my father can restore the title of Duke of Wu to show His Majesty's benevolence and forgiveness. If the father and emperor agree, the sons and ministers will practice friendship between the two countries in the Wei State and tie the peace for a hundred generations. ”

Yonghui's mind flashed what Mr. Ye said to him yesterday: "Your Royal Highness Princess, this time the two dynasties and one family, Wu Guogong's sin is gone, His Royal Highness only needs to arrange the minister's words to do it, and cooperate with His Majesty to perform this scene, and Wu Guogong's family can be resolved safely." ”

Emperor Jing sighed: "Since the two countries have negotiated peace, if I treat the crime of Wu Guogong again, it will not be beautiful, what Yonghui said is reasonable, then pardon Wu Guogong's family, Wu Guogong's family can be released, and allowed to return to the old mansion of Wu Guogong to live, although the title of Duke of Wu has been abolished, but the generals of the Jingbei Army, such as Earl Yulu, Qian Yi and Yan Yong, will be released from the edict tomorrow, and three days later, they will go to Jialinguan and return to the command of Zuo Zongming, the governor of the Western Expeditionary Army, and make meritorious contributions to the crime." ”

After Emperor Jing finished speaking, he looked around and asked, "Is there anyone who objects?" ”

Xie Xiang, Cui Xiang, and Chen Guogong took the lead: "The ministers think it's appropriate, Your Majesty Shengming!" ”

The matter involved an alliance between the two countries, and none of the ministers dared to speak out against it, so the matter was settled.

"Yonghui, you step aside."

Princess Yonghui bowed and slowly withdrew from the palace.

His Majesty asked Princess Yonghui to step down, and immediately announced the dissolution of the dynasty, Xie Xiang went to Shangshutai to draft the decree, Cui Xiang went to Zhongshu Province to issue instructions, and other ministers also went their own ways.

The crown prince and King Xin walked together, King Xin received the will, and he was going to set off for the fiefdom in a few days, but fortunately he watched a big show before leaving, and King Xin was in a good mood and planned to go to the queen's palace to ask for peace.

King Xin smiled and said to the prince, "Congratulations to the eldest brother. ”

The prince did the usual: "Congratulations to Lone for what he does, Lao Qi has become the prince of the two countries, this is also the only honor in the past?" You have to congratulate him! ”

After saying that, he laughed softly, and King Shin laughed with him and continued

"Big brother, my brother is going to Xinzhou, I am afraid that I will not be able to return to Beijing without a recall, I hope that after the eldest brother serves my father and the queen mother on my behalf, the younger brother will wish the eldest brother all his wishes come true in Xinzhou."

King Xin's words were sincere, without revealing the slightest clue, the prince's face was kind, brother and brother Gong, and King Xin went to Fengming Hall hand in hand.

King Ning looked at the two brothers from afar, and his heart was indignant.

"What kind of person, the eldest brother and the second brother are so happy to see the seventh brother go to death?"

King Ning chattered in his mouth, and felt more and more that these two brothers were ruthless.

At this time, Xiao Siyu bowed his head and walked down the palace with Princess Yonghui, King Ning couldn't bear it, went up to appease Xiao Siyu, and the three of them left together, Fei Wan, who was far away, glanced at it, and secretly thought in his heart: "King Xin will seal the country on the same day, King Ning doesn't understand the situation in the court, King Yong has no return date this time, and the position of the prince is as safe as a rock, it seems that the position of the queen of our family Ting'er in the future is stable." ”

Thinking of this, Fei Wan's pace couldn't help but speed up a few steps, the other ministers saluted him, and he also saluted one by one, and the ministers were all very polite when they thought that he was about to become the future ruler, Fei Wan couldn't help but be a little proud, all of this fell in the eyes of some people.

Emperor Jing returned to Zhong Yu Pavilion, and Xie Xiang was already waiting inside.

Emperor Jing casually pointed to the seat next to him: "Ziyuan (Xie Xun's expression) sit down." ”

Xie Xun saw Emperor Jing's relaxed expression, knowing that he had let go of his worries for a while, and things were going well, so he easily sat down on the side.

Emperor Jing sat down on the side and asked, "Has Zuo Zongming withdrawn his troops?" ”

Xie Xun replied: "Zuo Shuai has withdrawn, most of them still return to the division to guard Jialin Pass and Jiazhou, 80,000 people of the Jingbei Army temporarily moved to Dingzhou, and the army of Yue Guogong also returned to Yuezhou, the current situation is stable, Liu Wenzheng sent an envoy to sue for peace, the conditions are the same as before, then Cui Shi went to the Ministry of Rites all day long to ask His Majesty to see." ”

Emperor Jing: "Xie Xiang, you go to see it, you might as well ask for more conditions, and use this money to appease the Western Army and the Jingbei Army, and let Cui Shiquan return to China after signing the agreement." ”

Xie Xun replied: "It's Your Majesty!" There is another thing, that is, He Yuanlang, the commander of the Yulin Guard, has been applying to visit Qian Yi in the Imperial Prison, and no one in the Internal Health Department dares to agree to this matter. ”

Emperor Jing thought for a moment: "He Yuanlang, is the concubine of the Duke of Min, the nephew of the Queen Mother, and it seems that he is still the disciple of the Duke of Wu?" ”

Xie Xun replied: "Your Majesty is right, it is him, he has been practicing with Wu Guogong since he was a child, and he is one of Wu Guogong's three personal disciples, and he was transferred to Jingren Palace by the Queen Mother from the army last year, ostensibly to be the escort commander of the Yulin Army, but in fact, the Queen Mother was specially transferred to protect His Royal Highness the Seventh, and the female assassin who stole into Jingren Palace before also committed suicide in his hands." ”

Emperor Jing asked Lu Shen: "He went to the edict and was stopped by the people of the Internal Security Division." ”

Lu Shen nodded and said, "Your Majesty, this is also your order, no one is allowed to visit until the north gives an answer, and it is also for the sake of protecting Grandpa Wu." ”

Emperor Jing nodded: "I said this, now that the affairs of the Northern Dynasty have been decided, Qian Yi is about to be released, so let He Yuanlang go to meet him Qian Yi." ”

Lu Shen nodded and replied, "It's Your Majesty." ”