When the Turks bid farewell to the rising era due to the death of the first generation of male lord Ashina Qisan, there was also a fierce battle between Dongying and Silla, Dongying's warships were defeated in the battle of Baekgangkou, fought a battle of turning over with fewer victories, burned more than 100 Silla warships, landed in Baekgang Village, and finally opened up this relatively safe line along the coast again.

Emperor Wuzong of the Great Zhou Dynasty, had conquered Baekje and Goguryeo successively with the Silla Alliance, and severely defeated Dongying at the mouth of the Baijiang River, since then it has established friendly diplomatic relations with Silla, and there has been no war for more than 100 years, only Dongying has shown weakness to the Great Zhou, and took the initiative to repair, and later Mingzong and Gaozong gradually relaxed their vigilance, and were very courteous to the Zhou envoys who came from Dongying, and even tolerated Dongying Bachelor who was familiar with Chinese classics, learned shipbuilding technology, and treated Dongying and Silla equally. On the contrary, his attitude towards Silla turned cold, and he reprimanded Silla several times because of disputes between the envoys of the two countries.

In addition to being active in the Great Zhou for a time, Dongying's subordinates did not neglect Silla, and they provoked the dissatisfaction of the Silla nobles against the Great Zhou, intending to provoke conflict between the two countries.

After He Ye ascended the throne, because of his single-minded conquest of the Turks, he had an attitude of peaceful coexistence towards neighboring countries such as Tibet, Silla, and Northern Liao, and also sent envoys to repair diplomatic relations with Silla.

However, Kim Seung-gyong died a year ago, and a palace coup broke out in the Silla royal family, and finally the throne was seized by Kim Seung-gyong's nephew Kim Yuxiang.

Dongying took this opportunity to launch an attack on the mouth of the Baekgang River and defeated the Silla naval army.

Only then did Jin Yuxiang think of asking Da Zhou for help, and this time the envoy to Chang'an was his eldest son, Kim Shumin, who had become the crown prince of Silla.

Eleven Niang guessed what Silla's purpose was, and she was not in a hurry to receive it, but handed it over to Yin Shen for entertainment.

However, for the envoy of Dongying, Awata Kenyong, the time for the banquet was determined.

To say that this Awata Kenyong is the uncle of Awata Mayang who is still being detained and imprisoned, he can be described as a powerful minister and dignitary of the Dongying royal family, and the leader who led the army to rebuild Sila this time is the eldest son of Awata Kenyong.

The day before the banquet, the deputy envoy Aoki Ziya expressed his concern to Awata Kenyong: "The humble ministers have heard that the emperor of the Zhou State He Ye has always been more friendly to Silla, and forbearance for 20 years, Fang seized the throne, that is, within a few years of his reign, the northern Liao State destroyed the Turks in the west, which proves that both wisdom and courage are resolute and decisive, and the head of the source instigated the Turks to massacre the Zhou people because of the violation of the Zhou law, if ......"

Before he finished speaking, he saw Awata Kenyong glaring at King Kong's eyes, and shouted angrily: "All kinds of actions of the source are all orders of the emperor, what do you say about Emperor Zhou Law, Yuan Zhi is my Japanese nobleman, why should Zhou Guo be imprisoned and executed!" ”

The source of the Awata horse raising, because of its presence in the East, as the chief, so by the Aoki character Yazun called the source of the chief, but Awata Kenyong for the elder of the horse raising, of course, do not need to be honorific, but look at the tone of the Awada master, you know that he attaches great importance to this nephew.

Aoki was angry and hung his head heavily, although his attitude was humble, he still did not forget his duty: "The minister reminded the chief envoy to continue to maintain friendship with the Zhou State, and it is also an order for the emperor." ”

"How could this envoy be negligent in the royal order?!" Awata was so angry that he actually pressed the saber on his waist with one hand, and King Kong's eyes were even rounder: "This envoy has his own measure, you don't need to say more!" ”

Aoki had no choice but to retreat, but the staff around Awata still cared about Aoki being the nephew of the favorite concubine, and went out to explain: "Aoki-kun will stay for the time being, and listen to the humble ministers explain their doubts on behalf of the chief envoy, if it is still the emperor of Zhou who is in power, the main envoy may not be so tough, but now it is the queen of Zhou who is in power, and the female generation, how can she understand the military politics?" And I heard that the empress of Zhou did not give a banquet to the crown prince of Silla and gave the chief envoy courtesy, so it can be seen that she has no intention of helping Silla and is an enemy of our Japanese empire. ”

It turned out that this Awata Jianyong inquired about the various reforms of the Great Zhou, especially the planning to open the ports and vigorously develop maritime trade, and knew that the focus of the Great Zhou had changed from military to financial, and another analysis - although the Turks were exterminated, they had been fighting for many years, and the internal affairs of the Zhou were not without turmoil.

In addition, Awata's determined female generation did not understand military politics, and the empress of Zhou State heard that Japan had won a great victory over Silla, and she must be worried that once the war started, the Zhou State would be defeated, and at this time, of course, she had to strive for more interests and deter Zhou State from retreating.

Although the emperor ordered the Zhou to maintain peace, if the Zhou state could be made to show submission, wouldn't it be more majestic than flattery to seek peace!

Moreover, the reason why Awata Jianyong fought for this opportunity to go on an envoy was to rescue his nephew and prevent Awata Mayang from dying from Zhou's guillotine, which caused the Awata family to lose face.

Dongying, the chief envoy, held such a strong attitude and went to the banquet specially held for him by the queen.

After seeing Awata's brave salute, he openly looked at the queen, only to see that the woman with the phoenix crown and the graceful veil, although dignified and beautiful, seemed to be inferior to the rumored Empress Dowager Wei, who had been in power for many years, as majestic and beautiful, but as weak and delicate, and had no power to restrain the chicken. He couldn't help but look down on Empress Zhou a little more in his heart, talking and laughing loudly, domineering, and a bit noisy.

Eleven Niang chuckled, not paying much attention to this arrogant envoy.

That's because it doesn't matter if you pay attention to it or not, both horizontal and vertical will salute first and then soldier.

It is true that as Awata Kenyong expected, Eleven Niang did not have the idea of intervening in the wars of other countries.

Mo said that a war with the Turks, so that the already stretched finances are like worse, if the army is raised, it will definitely cause overwhelmed, and the eleventh mother attaches more importance to the life of the Great Zhou soldiers, if the land is invaded, it must be conquered and promoted, but the contradiction between Silla and Dongying, the best policy, is to mediate in the middle, not to waste a soldier.

What's more, Kim Yuxiang, the monarch of Silla, was a usurper of the throne, not the bloodline of Kim Seung-gong, who had established friendly relations with the Great Zhou, and there was no need for the Great Zhou to help his troops and consolidate the royal power.

There is also a last resort - since the time of Yingzong, the Great Zhou Dynasty has gradually abandoned the establishment of the waste water army, Wei Haichi is even more disregarded, the Great Zhou Dynasty now, there is no Wuzong back then, the indestructible naval force, really want to start a war with Dongying, the victory or defeat can not be estimated, so the Manchu Dynasty civil and military, in fact, most of them do not approve of fighting with Dongying at this time.

This negotiation is not easy for Eleven Niang.

However, she has never despised Toei, especially the Awata family.

Although her dealings with Awata Mayang are not deep, she has had two head-to-head confrontations, and she has a good understanding of this high-flying and domineering team known as the first nobleman in Dongying, Awata Mayang lived in Da Zhou at that time, and it is difficult to hide her innate arrogance under her polite appearance, not to mention that this mastermind is the head of the Awata family?

It is certain.

Eleven Niang is more concerned about the deputy envoy Aoki Ziya.

Seeing that he should not be enough to stand at the age of standing, although he is slightly longer than Awata Jianyong, if he is strong, it is greatly inferior, and between his gestures, he is elegant and graceful; The corners of the eyebrows and eyes seem to be melancholy.

And the information received by Eleven Niang is that Aoki Ziya is the most favored concubine of the current Dongying monarch and a child of the family.

There are even rumors that Aoki Ziya herself is also the male favorite of the king of Dongying.

Of course, the rumors can't be taken seriously, but the so-called groundless wind may not be without reason, and this rumor proves that Aoki is very favored by the king of Dongying.

So what is worth playing is, why did the king of Dongying send Aoki to envoy to the Great Zhou?

Eleven Niang guessed that the monarch of Dongying was not at ease with the Awata family, especially Awata Jianyong.

Why did the monarch of Dongying have this concern?

This can't be speculated, but Eleven Niang soon had the answer.

After the third round of drinking, Awata began to make a lot of nonsense.

Although he actually pretended to thank the Empress of Zhou for her hospitality.

Then he put the wine cup down: "Her Royal Highness the Queen, a certain envoy, received the emperor's edict, sailed to your country, not to enjoy the song and dance, the hospitality has been received, and I hope that Your Highness, ordered to stop music and dance, and discuss business." ”

This Awata Jianyong, although it is the first time to envoy to the Great Zhou, but he speaks elegantly and fluently, and can even add his voice as he likes, so that Eleven Niang and the courtiers present can truthfully understand the domineering and arrogant.

Such as Tao Baoyi and so on, frowned again, He Ye turned backwards, waking up Yin Shen's "sleepy eyes".

The queen just signaled to Jiang Huai.

So the sound of the piano died down, and the dance stopped.

The queen seems to be looking at this time, with a smile in her eyes, but also with gentleness, without any edge, like a very finely carved, polished and soft jade, no matter how exquisite, it is only for people to enjoy, not worthy of awe.

However, Feng Jizheng, who had changed his opinion of the queen for the first time, said secretly: It is really able to bend and stretch, and it is indeed reasonable to show humility at this moment.

In fact, before meeting with the Dongying envoys, the queen had already held a palace meeting, and Feng Jizheng was the most opposed to supporting Silla's anti-Japanese resistance, but this time Shi Niang did not refute his advice, but affirmed it.

Regarding the disposal of Feng Jizheng, He Ye and Shi Niang actually have the same opinion, whoever makes the officialdom corrupt has long accumulated disadvantages, Feng Jizheng is not a great crime, there is no need to kill him quickly, they are willing to give him a chance to adapt to the new atmosphere of the Great Zhou, and if the major affairs of the government are decided by the rulers, but all contrary opinions must be suppressed and eliminated, which is indeed not conducive to the prosperity of the world, in the era of the empire, although the monarchy is above everything else, and the emperor enjoys the privilege of life and death, but the emperor who has a great way in his heart will not abuse his power.

Feng Jizheng's advice is indeed in line with the national conditions, so Eleven Niang will adopt it, this is the etiquette she restricts to herself.

But obviously, Feng Jizheng can't understand the queen's principles, in his opinion, these are all power tricks.

It was the queen who knew that Dongying was not easy to provoke, and had to make concessions and trade-offs, so Feng Jizheng didn't think that Awata Jianyong's attitude was unbearable, he secretly "praised" the queen, and fortunately, at least in this point, the queen and Wei Haichi are completely similar, that is, for strong foreign enemies, they can swallow their anger, unlike He Ye, the son of heaven, for the sake of the so-called prestige, he mobilized the people to fight a war that was not necessary at all.

Yes, Feng Jizheng actually sincerely agrees with Wei Haichi's repeated forbearance of the Turks, as "knowing the current affairs", he is fundamentally opposed to war, he is not ashamed of giving in and losing power at all, and thinks that he is noble, because he adheres to the words of the sage.

He refused to dissect his heart and admitted that he regarded himself as a civil servant, so he was afraid of war and the resurgence of military generals.

The seizure of power has made Feng Jizheng completely forget the core of the sage's words - although the war should be stopped, the national character cannot be lost, and the integrity cannot be humiliated.