Volume 1: Frost Dance and Dust Chapter 28 Letters and Soldiers
The dinner was set up in the open air, and the seats were the same as those set up during the eldest princess's game in the afternoon, with men and women sitting separately, men on the left and women on the right, separated by a red carpet in the middle.
Today's dinner hosted not only courtiers, but also visiting envoys from Xiyangguo.
The monarch of Anling sat on a high position that made people look up, and the queen sat on the side seat, condescendingly watching the envoy step by step on the red carpet and under his seat.
The envoy of Xiyang State had a flat face, and he did not kneel down immediately when he walked to the bottom of the steps, but only made a simple salute, and he could not see the slightest respect for the big country but also a sense of arrogance. As everyone thought, as soon as the envoy of Xiyang State opened his mouth, he gave everyone a question. "There is a letter of visit written by the lord of the country to the emperor of your country, on which is written in the script of my Xiyang country, your country is a great country full of talents, I don't know who can translate the content of the letter."
The audience was silent, Anling Kingdom established the country with martial arts, it would be good to be able to read the sage book and cultivate self-cultivation to catch up with Yingle Country and Hongyuan Kingdom, where is there still time to study the words of other small countries.
The military attache looked at the civilian official: Don't you always boast about your wealth and five cars on weekdays, now it's time to give full play to your talents.
The civil official looked at the military attachΓ©: You usually don't always dislike our civil officials who only chew words and sour poems, but now you should take a look.
The military attache looked back again: Damn, you can't dance and ink, we can be a fart!
The envoys of Xiyang Kingdom took all the embarrassments of the ministers into their eyes, and they were a little proud in their hearts, if An Lingguo couldn't answer this question, it would be much smoother when they discussed it later. "Isn't there anyone in your country who can read the words of my Xiyang Kingdom?"
The monarch glanced at the audience and was angry and anxious, his face was as if he had opened a dye shop, green and white, red and red, black and black, and then green, extremely unsightly, and the courtiers were even more beautiful.
"Yo, let me see which language, I like to study foreign literature the most." Xinchang's figure swept by, and he pulled the scroll in the envoy's hand. "It turned out that he borrowed troops to attack the Shuituo country, and as a condition, he was willing to offer 100 cattle and sheep, 300 horses of fine silk, and beautiful women...... Five hundred! β
Aiming at the last condition, Wu Qingshuang blinked her eyelids, opened her eyes wide to see clearly, and made sure that she was not mistaken, it was really five hundred! As soon as the scroll was put back into the envoy's hand, he raised his eyes and looked at him: "It is reasonable to offer one or two hundred beauties, send five hundred, is your country not in the ratio of men and women in terms of population and fertility, and there are more women and fewer men can not marry, so send them to Anling Kingdom to sell brides to make money." β
The envoy was very surprised, he didn't expect that a little girl would recognize their words, and he didn't expect the other party to open his mouth to ask a mocking question. Who has an uncoordinated ratio of male and female births, if it is not for the headache of being harassed by the enemy country, he can do this loss-making business!
The image of the country is important, and the envoy suppressed his emotions and asked the emperor: "Your Majesty, this girl is ......"
"She is the sister-in-law of my sixth son." The emperor answered truthfully, at least he could barely save some face for himself, after all, this woman was close to the sixth child, and the sixth child also represented the face of the royal family.
The envoy suddenly "oh" and exclaimed: "It is not easy for a girl to understand the two Chinese languages at a young age, how about coming to our country to play when she has time in the future?" β
Wu Qingshuang laughed and said: "The envoy said less, because business requires more than two languages." I've been to your Xiyang country before, and the beef roast buns taste very good, and I'm thinking about when I will go to your place to taste the barbecue again. β
To be able to get the praise of the envoys of other countries, the emperor suddenly felt quite pleased, he was not optimistic about this woman at first, but now Mo said that he could be a sister even if his son said that he could be a side concubine, which was much stronger than those jealous noblewomen and celebrities, and he had heard more or less about the afternoon incident.
The minister was impressed, and there was no longer the previous arrogance, and he obediently sat down on the seat that belonged to him.
Wu Qingshuang had no intention of breaking the siege, but she invisibly boosted Wei Huazhen's prestige, not only is she beautiful but also talented, which is really eye-catching.
Receiving the eyes cast by the second prince, Cai Xianggongzi immediately attacked: "Presumptuous! Where did the country woman dare to come and go at will in front of His Majesty, and she despised the royal family for her deceit in front of the palace, and her crime should be punished! β
"Whew!" His voice was as clear as a silver bell, and he retorted to Cai Xianggongzi: "As soon as you crossed the river and demolished the bridge, why didn't you come out to relieve Your Majesty, but now you have an arrogant face?" β
The petite figure floated to the ground, and the clothes fluttered like a fairy descending to earth. The person who came was the only legendary figure among the nobles of Anling Kingdom who was included in the Xianmen faction - Tao Xinting, the county lord of Xinting.
Tao Xinting saluted the emperor and queen and turned her head to Wu Qingshuang and said, "Sister Wu is so good at kung fu, I can't catch up with you." β
"It's because you're not diligent enough to play and practice, so you can't get home." A basin of cold water was poured from behind. "Have you had enough of the two little girls running around and playing crazy, sit in their own seats."
In the face of Wei Huazhen's control, Wu Qingshuang and Tao Xinting obediently said "obey" and found a seat to squeeze a table, who told Tao Xinting to come back suddenly, without preparation in advance. Wu Qingshuang's seat is easy to find, and the one with a vacant position must be her seat. Wei Huazhen specially arranged it, who told that girl to participate in the banquet before that she was either absent or late, and the location was more convenient for her to quietly enter the table to avoid embarrassment.
I met the emperor and empress to take the letter sent by the envoy, and after reading the content, he proposed to the emperor: "Father Qiqi, you might as well listen to Qingshuang's advice on borrowing troops, her ability to lead troops to fight is not inferior to that of men." β
The ministers couldn't help but be shocked, and the emperor couldn't help but be dumbfounded, completely unexpecting his precious son, who was best at fighting, to say this. Glancing at the week below to listen to the minister's opinion, who knew that General Qi, who was holding the tip of his heart, was firmly staring at Wu Qingshuang at the moment and refused to move away for half a minute, it is estimated that he has no heart to consider borrowing troops, which is no fun. Looking at the appearance of other people who dare not speak, they should not be able to count on it, and the female relatives on the side are even less hopeful.
And General Jiang, who was sitting on the seat, felt a little familiar when he first saw Wu Qingshuang, and finally determined nine points after looking at it a few more times at this moment. He knew that it would be inappropriate to borrow troops rashly, but he couldn't explain the reason, and seconded: "The minister is willing to hear the dancing girl's high opinion." β
Now among the government and the opposition, in addition to General Qi, among the military attachΓ©s, General Jiang has the most weight in his speech, and the person who has the most right to speak in leading troops to fight has proposed to let outsiders speak, and he has no choice but to be a dead horse and a live horse doctor.
Wu Qingshuang knew that her brother intended to be a foil for herself, and she was well-intentioned, how could she waste it easily, wouldn't it chill people's hearts? "The matter of borrowing troops is simple, the infantry and cavalry envoys on the ground want to borrow as much as they want, and the troops are absolutely sufficient. But I only want to ask one thing, the terrain of Shuituo Country, like your country, is dominated by water, so is your lord sure that a bunch of landlubbers can really fight a group of sharks in the water? β
The envoys of Xiyang State choked, and the emperor sighed in his heart: The speech is really enough to hit the nail on the head!
The envoy said: "According to the girl's wishes, I am afraid that the borrowing of troops will be postponed this time, so when is it appropriate to borrow troops again?" β
Wu Qingshuang said: "You have to ask Your Majesty, if Your Majesty is willing to establish a water division from tomorrow, then the envoy will wait until today next year to borrow troops." All the people of Shuituo are belligerent and killing, and the elite division that has undergone at least one year of rigorous training can fight against it. When the time comes, you can also ask whether you want to hurt them and never do it again, or if you want them to disappear from the map completely. β
The last sentence came out of the smiling cherry lips, and everyone including the emperor felt inexplicably chilled behind them, and suddenly there was a sense of crisis that this woman would take her life at any time. Especially Mrs. Qi, who listened to her children's complaints in the afternoon.
is worthy of being my sister, and her courage has not diminished back then! Wei Huazhen smiled lightly, and his lips were full of meaning, and he looked at General Qi from time to time, his eyes seemed to be provocative: It's time to regret it!
Some people couldn't help but have bloodshot eyes, and snorted coldly: "You are a woman who does not practice calligraphy and painting in the boudoir, but shows up outside to learn to do business, and now she is even more beaten and killed, and her anger is strong, and it is simply unorthodox!" "It was the eldest son of Qi who spoke out to suppress him, and he had also heard about the afternoon incident, of course, he had to take the opportunity to dissipate Wu Qingshuang's arrogance, otherwise he would not step on the soles of everyone's feet when he entered the door in the future.
"It should be said that it should be Qi Changgongzi himself, Xi Yangguo's letter can't be translated, and the opinion of borrowing soldiers can't be said, Sister Wu finished answering you, but you sneered next to you, do you want to cross the river and tear down the bridge or do you want the world to see the jokes of the royal family!" Tao Xinting's words were convincing, and the anger of the eldest son of Qi was forced back.
The emperor breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and the little girl broke the siege to give An Lingguo a long face, and a few things who didn't know the general situation had nothing to do but want to kill and dismantle the stage, deliberately smearing the national prestige, and there was more than enough success and failure! Cai Youxiang, is your power enough to keep you from taking me seriously?
No matter who Wu Qingshuang is, whoever earns face for him as an emperor at this time will have to be protected. "What the dancing girl said is quite reasonable, it seems that the matter of Xiyangguo borrowing troops has to be slow, and it needs to be discussed in the long run."
The emperor has already approved Wu Qingshuang's proposal to protect it, and the officials who plan to move their lips can no longer make a fuss about this matter, don't forget that Wu Qingshuang currently has the six princes and the main force of Xinting County at the same time, one is His Majesty's beloved son, and the other is a master disciple of the Immortal Gate, and he can destroy a family by hooking his fingers, and it is not easy to offend either side.
Cai Xianggongzi still looked down on women, and said, "The ministers don't dare." It's just that Weichen thinks that although women are talented, they should not be too talented, otherwise they are easy to be arrogant and light and specialize too much, unlike the county lord Xinting who is good at martial arts and simple-minded, so that she can enter the eyes of immortals. β
This statement is clearly praised and depreciated, ridiculing Tao Xinting for being martial arts and disgusted with literature, simple-minded and well-developed limbs, and by the way, he alluded to Wu Qingshuang's "A woman is virtuous if she is not talented", but the word "Xianmen" at the end of the word "Xianmen" and her master were also scolded as vulgar.
"Presumptuous! Master is a dignified immortal, how can you slander at will! Tao Xinting slapped the table and drank, puffing out her cheeks and couldn't find the words to scold back for a while.
Cai Xianggongzi expected that Tao Xinting couldn't find the words to refute herself, she heard it and passed it, and just got back a little face, she felt a little proud, who knew that a loud slap of "pop" knocked people to the ground.