Chapter 325: The Storm Rises Again
Gumo is holding a Dharma conference in which the two Buddhas debate each other, although they do not give in to each other, but they are also peaceful.
In comparison, the Mingwu Empire was eventful.
By the time the Ten Kings entered Beijing, only nine of the Ten Great Vassals remained.
The plan of the alliance of the southern princes established by Western Chu was also destroyed with the former Shu, and the Later Song withdrew for some reason, and the Southern Tang simply refused and only left the alliance of Eastern Min.
Not only that, but there are others.
First, the Son of Heaven, who had always been submissive, suddenly became tough, and then the two leaders of the Southern Tang Dynasty and the Ye State led a mere 6,000 people, blocking their own tens of thousands of troops.
It can also be said that the face of Zhai Jiang, the king of Chu, was lost after entering Beijing this time.
There is one thing that everyone knows, that is, it is impossible for Zhai Jiang, the king of Chu, to admit defeat so easily.
After returning to Western Chu, Zhai Jiang, the king of Chu, immediately went to the table, saying that Zhai Yuanxi and the eldest princess of the empire Ji Danqi already had a marriage contract, and now that the two of them have reached the age of marriage, it is reasonable to set a marriage date.
In this regard, Zhai Yuanxi must be very happy, he is a more traditional man, he knew since he was a child that he was going to marry the eldest princess of the empire, and he also knew that he would not have an affair with any woman in the future, so he was waiting for this day steadily.
It can be said that when Zhai Yuanxi didn't see Ji Danqi, his heart had already belonged to this woman.
Compared with Zhai Yuanxi's deep affection, Ji Danqi has no feelings for him at all.
Because she knew that her engagement to Zhai Yuanxi was entirely because of the power of Xichu, and her father wanted to stabilize Xichu.
How many daughters born in the emperor's family can make decisions for themselves?
Of course, she also knew this, so when she was very young, when she learned that she was going to marry Xichu when she grew up, she decided in her heart that even if she was the eldest princess of the empire, it would be impossible for her to have a good life after she arrived in Xichu.
People, I'm afraid of a preconceived idea.
As long as you think about this, you will naturally not have any good intentions.
No matter how others persuade him, Ji Danqi just refuses to go to Xichu, let alone marry Zhai Yuanxi, even if it is Zhengyang Emperor Ji Hao, there is no way to take him.
After sending away her father's envoy, Ji Danqi sat in front of the dresser, looking at the face in the bronze mirror that was becoming more and more beautiful, and she felt disgust in her heart for the first time......
She hated her appearance, if only she were an ugly bastard, then no one would force her to marry.
She hated being a woman, and if she was a man, she wouldn't force herself to marry......
If he were a man, he would still be able to help his father, and he would not be like now, so he could only sit here and drag on for a day......
"Her Royal Highness the Princess......"
A little maid behind Ji Danqi resignedly said: "Actually, the slave maid thinks that Zhai Gongzi is still good, at least he is really good to the princess, every time he comes, he will ......"
"I'll do everything in my power to please you, so that you can say good things for him in front of me, won't you?"
Ji Danqi smiled coldly and said, "If you think he is good, then you should marry him......"
"Slaves don't dare to ......"
Seeing Ji Danqi angry, where did the maid dare to stand, she fell to her knees with a thud, lay on the ground and trembled: "The slave knows that she is wrong, don't blame the princess......"
"That's it......"
Ji Danqi waved his hand and said, "You all go out, I want to be alone for a while......"
The maids in the room all said goodbye......
In fact, there is no need for others to say, Ji Danqi himself understands that no matter how much trouble he makes, no matter what he does, he can't escape the fate of marrying Zhai Yuanxi and marrying Xichu in the end......
The sun shone in the sky and fell on the princess's face......
Suddenly, Ji Danqi remembered someone.
The man who was always dressed in a white robe and smiled with a hint of evil spirit......
She hadn't forgotten what the man had said to herself before he left.
"Her Royal Highness the princess, please cherish it, but I hope that Her Royal Highness the princess will remember Yu Jia's words, the princess does not want to go anywhere, she just wants to stay in this palace, then stay here, if one day, someone dares to persecute the princess, just write a letter to inform Yu Jia, regardless of the sword mountain and the sea of fire, Yu Jia will go for the princess to go ......"
At first, Ji Danqi thought he was talking about the scene.
But now, she began to hope that what he said was true.
Because he really didn't want to go to Xichu, he just wanted to stay in this palace.
When Ji Danqi came back to her senses, she looked down and found that she had picked up the pen unconsciously.
Looking at the slightly dull yellow rice paper, Ji Danqi slowly put down the pen.
"Will he really keep his promise?"
On this day, she still didn't write a word after all......
She really couldn't believe that Chu Yujia would really fight against Xi Chu for herself.
After all, Chu Yujia is not a prince king, he is just the Marquis of Chu of Ye State, although there are 100,000 Northwest Army under his account, but the Northwest Army is also the army of Ye State......
She didn't believe that there was someone who was willing to help her.
She doesn't believe that there is a person who can wholeheartedly devote himself to himself, even if he is the enemy of the world.
The main reason why she didn't write this letter was because she didn't want to let herself down.
As long as there is no disappointment, there is no despair that follows.
But it was only this day, and later the envoys of Western Chu repeatedly went to Beijing to urge, and Emperor Ji Hao of Zhengyang also took the trouble to send people to her to persuade her.
She made up her mind, wrote the letter, and sent someone to Shuiyun County, Ye Kingdom......
It's just that when this letter arrived in Shuiyun County, Chu Yujia was not in the county guard's mansion, but far away in Gumo Country.
However, Chu Yujia also gave priority to seeing it, and explained to Meng Feihang when he left, as long as there is a letter from the capital, he can open the letter on his behalf, as for whether to reply or not, it all depends on Meng Feihang's intentions.
From this, it is not difficult to see that Chu Yujia trusts Meng Feihang.
And Meng Feihang naturally would not live up to Chu Yujia's trust, after carefully studying Ji Danqi's letter, he already knew it in his heart, and then wrote a letter in the name of Chu Yujia and handed it to the person who came to deliver the letter, asking him to take the letter back to the capital daimyo's mansion and hand it over to Ji Danqi.
The content of the letter is the same, which is nothing more than indignation about this matter and Chu Yujia's loyalty to the imperial court.
And Meng Feihang also wrote in the letter: "Her Royal Highness the princess doesn't have to take Xichu and other thieves to heart, just sit in the palace with peace of mind, if Xichu dares to rebel for this reason, Yu Jiading will lead the army to the battlefield in person, not to break Xichu, not to return to the hometown......"
When Ji Danqi saw the contents of the letter, he was also at ease, and couldn't help but start to say: "What my father said is really good, Chu Lang is really a great loyal minister of my Mingwu Empire......"
Ji Danqi found Emperor Zhengyang Ji Hao that day and handed the letter to Ji Hao intact.
After Ji Hao saw it, his face changed, but he soon smiled, and in the end, although he didn't say anything, he began to ignore the envoy and the letter from Xichu on the second day.
Gradually, the envoy of Western Chu also saw Ji Hao's plan, and simply resigned and returned to Western Chu, reporting this trip to the capital to Zhai Jiang, the king of Chu......