Chapter 277： begging

Chapter 277

"My sister is my sister!" Gu Yuan squinted at Fan Beiran as if he was flipping a book, and then turned to look at Lijiabuzhuang below.

He knew that Mrs. Gu had been preparing for the dowry for Gu Yunchang for ten years, just like Mrs. Fan had done for Miss Fan Wu.

Although the time may be too late, my sister's dowry must not be worse than Gu Yunchang!

Gu Yuan's eyes flashed with promise, he picked up the wine glass at hand and drank it all.

The street below was very lively. After the steward of King Kang’s Mansion came out of Li’s House, he went to other shops in front, such as lacquerware shop, porcelain shop, gold and silver shop, wine shop, etc. A street was sold out.

The passers-by who followed behind were also infected with this warm atmosphere, and they were all discussing that Kang Wangfu bought this again, bought that...

For a few days, the purchase of King Kang's mansion caused some waves in Beijing for the wedding. Many people were talking about this matter with relish, praising King Kang's intentions, and saying that the future Queen Kang is blessed.

Kang Chuyou really did his best for Gu Yunchang and their big wedding. He hoped that everything in the wedding would be perfect and everything would be done by himself.

In addition to the county king's share provided by the supervisor of li, he also asked for additional betrothal gifts. Others include repairing the new house, refurbishing furniture, decorating the auditorium, preparing invitations, etc. Every day is busy, weddings, etc. The time is too hasty, he only has one month to prepare.

It wasn't until Xiao Shoufu went to the palace in person that Chu You remembered that he had forgotten his cousin Yuan Zhe.

Xiao Shoufu looked at Chu You, and felt a little bit of powerlessness that he hated iron. This powerlessness was suppressed for a long time, and today he finally couldn't help but criticize him.

"Your Highness, the family has suffered heavy casualties. All the direct and collateral descendants of the Feng family in the court have been dismissed and will never be hired."

"And the Yu family is even worse. Jin Yiwei has already gone to Yuzhou to get people."

"And Yuan Zhe...hey!"

"At this juncture, my lord, you don't think about how to fight back against the eldest prince, but you still..." You still have the leisure to prepare for a big wedding? !

On weekdays, Xiao Shoufu has always respected Chu You. This is the first time he has spoken to Chu You in such a stern tone. He is really angry.

Thinking of Yuan Zhe who was under house arrest in the imperial prison, Chu You felt somewhat ashamed. Therefore, in the morning of the next day, King Kang Chuyou invited the court to visit the Empress Dowager Yuan in front of the civil and military officials of the court, and he spoke eloquently.

"Brother Huang, the marriage of the official and younger brother is approaching, but I did not report it to the Queen Mother in person. I am really uneasy."

"If it is inconvenient for the younger brother to enter the palace, it is better to let the future princess of the younger brother enter the palace to visit the empress dowager. What does the royal brother think?"

Under Chu You's chilling gaze, the emperor smiled and agreed: "The Seventh Emperor's brother is filial, I agree."

"My younger brother thanked the emperor."

Chu You stood upright in the center of the Golden Throne Hall, casually waving his hand to the emperor on the Golden Throne Throne, that kind of indifference was revealed from his gestures.

He knew that his elder brother was a hypocrite, and he wanted to be a benevolent monarch who was famous in history. As long as he used filial piety as an excuse, the elder brother would not dare to tear his face with him in public.

The goal was achieved, Chu You calmly retreated to his position, thinking of taking Gu Yunying to visit the Queen Mother in Shouning Palace.

Chu You just stepped back, when he saw a middle-aged servant next to him suddenly hurried to the emperor's dragon chair, leaning over and whispering to the emperor.

The emperor's face changed slightly, and said lightly: "Xuan."

The word    was heard clearly by the civil and military people of the Manchu dynasty, and they knew that someone should be asking to see the emperor.

Who is the one? !

All the ministers looked at each other, and even the censors who were going to write the book temporarily stopped.

After a while, Bailiyin, who was wearing a purple waistcoat and a rhinoceros horn belt, strode into the Hall of Golden Thrones with his head held high in the eyes of civil and military officials.

The faces of all the ministers could not hide their surprise.

Bai Liyin, as the Yue Kingdom, came to envoy to them, and he came to the Golden Palace, which naturally represented the attitude of the entire Yue Kingdom.

This is the second time for Bailiyin to go to the Golden Palace, the first time was the first day he came to the capital.

The second time is today.

Bai Liyin had a wild and unrestrained smile on his rough and handsome face. He walked calmly to the place where he was no more than ten paces away from the emperor.

"See Your Majesty Emperor Dajing." When he saluted the emperor, he didn't even bow his head, just looked up at the emperor with his chin up, and said loudly, "Today, I am officially proposing to marry your country on behalf of the saint of our country. My country is willing to Give the eighth emperor's daughter, Emperor Ximing, Ji Xu to the first prince of your country."

All the ministers present were in an uproar, and immediately became agitated.

The emperor looked down at Bailiyin with a sullen look, his right hand suddenly grasped the armrest of the throne.

Bailiyin didn't care about the reactions of the other courtiers around him, his eyes fixed on the emperor in front of him, a confident and arrogant smile on his lips, and he continued: "In this way, the two countries of Jing and Yue can also be friends with Qin and Jin! "

He spoke righteous words, the corner of his eyes glanced calmly at Chu Yi, who was standing on the right side of the emperor, and the curvature of the corner of his mouth rose a bit: To put it bluntly, the reason why Chu Yi refused to be with his eighth emperor sister Marriage is nothing but reluctance to take care of the second girl in the family.

Also, the second girl from the Gu family is indeed a beauty that even she thinks she has only seen in her life. This interesting beauty is much rarer than the empty shells that are only beautiful.

It is him, and he is not willing to give up his hands like this.

Bailiyin's remarks made many officials present a little moved.

Indeed, if the two countries can marry, they can change from enemy countries to in-laws. At least, in the next few decades, the peace between the two countries can be maintained, and the wars and the suffering of the people can be avoided.

Most of the officials turned their attention to Chu Yi, the eldest prince standing on the right side of the emperor.

The    Emperor slowly glanced around the crowd below, took the changes in their expressions into his eyes, and directly declined in a light tone: "The third prince of Baili, the marriage of the first prince, I have already decided."

"The proposal of the Third Prince Baili has been accepted by me."

The emperor's rock-steady gaze met Bailiyin below. His tone was neither light nor serious, but it was rare and strong, and there was no doubt about it.

Bailiyin's usual cynical face was still smiling, and he looked at the emperor sharply.

Things about the royal family of Jingguo are no secret. The emperor and Chu Yi and his son are in a difficult situation. King Kang is ambitious and has a rich family background.

Emperor has been on the throne for a year, and he has not been firmly established in this country.

The marriage between the two countries is of great benefit to Emperor Dajing, and it can help Emperor Dajing stabilize the throne.

Yu Gong, he can logically ask Jing Guo to use the drawing of the new type of flintlock gun as a dowry gift to Emperor Ji, which should make Emperor Dajing more excited than the original conditions;

For personal reasons, Miss Gu's heart was lost, and she also had the opportunity to have a beauty in her arms.

I don't want to, Emperor Dajing was so short-sighted that he refused!

"Your Majesty the Emperor can think clearly?" Bailiyin asked slowly.

Even if he didn't blow his beard and stare, and he didn't speak in anger, anyone could hear his displeasure from the deliberately slow pace of his speech.

"Jinkou Yuyan." The emperor lightly brushed his sleeves, the first sentence was loud, and the latter words became perfunctory and indifferent, "I have beautiful scenery, magnificent mountains and rivers, different from the country of Yue, and the third prince of Baili rarely comes to my father. Jing, you should have fun everywhere, so you can live up to this thousand-mile trip."

Bailiyin's brown pupils gradually covered with a layer of frost, and the smile on the corners of his lips gradually restrained.

Eight years ago, Chu Luo, Emperor Xuanren of Jingguo, begged Yueguo to negotiate peace, and offered to send Chu Yi as a proton to Yueguo.

Now, the Yue Kingdom is willing to send the Emperor Jijie to the Qin and Jin countries, but the Jing Kingdom is not happy? !

No matter what kind of dark tide was in Bailiyin's heart, he still didn't lose his temper, but his whole body gradually changed into a temperament, no longer playful and playful, but cold and arrogant, releasing an air of sinister like an owl.

On the Hall of Golden Thrones, it was so quiet that you could hear needles falling.

All eyes were on the third prince of the Yue Kingdom.

Bai Liyin suppressed the huge waves in his heart. After being extremely angry, he calmed down instead. A confident smile appeared on his handsome and rough face, and he said loudly:

"Your country has flintlock guns, and my Yue country also has hundreds of thousands of war horses."

"Yue and Jing are neighbors across the river. If it is good for Qin and Jin, our country can help your country to win the northwest Rong tribe."

His voice was louder and full of energy.

Once this condition came out, the hearts of the civil and military officials of the Manchu dynasty were also shaken, and they all took a deep breath.

Many officials were a little excited by his words: Taizu was wise and martial, and opened up territory, while the first emperor could only barely maintain his business. If Dajing can expand his territory and achieve a prosperous world, then these officials Also with honor.

Bai Liyin smiled even bigger and his eyes were like torches, and continued: "My Yue Kingdom is very sincere!"

This sentence was gentle, but the next moment, he changed his words again, adding a bit of blade-like sharpness to his tone: "But my Yue Kingdom will not be afraid of anyone."

The last sentence of    is almost word for word, decisive and threatening. The air on the Golden Throne Hall suddenly became cold, as if it had changed from spring to winter in an instant, and the coldness filled the air.

Eight years ahead, the war between Vietnam and Vietnam, the fiasco of Jingguo is vividly remembered.

The Yue Kingdom in Yangzhou was in turmoil. If the former emperor hadn’t actively sought peace, he would not hesitate to pay indemnity, and ceded the Huangshuiyang waters, and even sent Chu Yi as a proton to the Yue Kingdom. Otherwise, the battle would have ended. All the way north!

Thinking of these past events, some officials were already afraid of fighting, and exchanged glances in twos and threes.

There was a faint sense of unease in the air.

A clear and clear male voice suddenly broke the quiet air: "I heard that the sage of Yueguo is seriously ill in bed, and the Lord Xiahou of Tianyuan was ordered to supervise the country."

The young man's voice was slow and slow, his tone was light and delicate, as if a warm spring breeze was blowing into this near-frozen Golden Palace.

Bai Liyin suddenly turned his head to look at Chu Yi who was standing on the right side of the emperor, his eyes widened slightly uncontrollably.

Chu Yi's lips curled into a shallow smile, calmly, and sighed: "Your country's crown prince is in a difficult situation right now!"

What he sighed in his words was Baili Zhao of Yueguo. As a prince, he had no right to supervise the country.

is actually satirizing Bailiyin: The sage of the Yue Kingdom is seriously ill, and now the domestic troubles in Yue are still unresolved, and it is difficult for him to protect himself. Do you still imagine that it would be impossible to send troops to Jingguo like eight years ago? !

"..." Bailiyin used almost all the strength of his entire body to barely stabilize his emotions, without losing his temper, but his heart sank.

How could Chu Yi know about the sage's illness! ?

Last year, the sage pretended to be sick to test these princes, but who would have thought that in just one month, the fake sickness turned into a real sickness, and the sage's dragon body went from bad to worse.

He also only learned of it when he received a secret letter from the prince's brother the day before yesterday. The letter said that after the sage's imperial decree ordered Xiahouqing to supervise the country, he fell down and is still in a coma.

Now the situation of the prince's brother is really difficult, so Bailiyin must get a new type of flintlock gun no matter what, so that the prince's brother is even more powerful.

The issue is--

Chu Yi has been in Jingguo for the past few months. How does he know about Yueguo, which is thousands of miles away, or such a secret matter!

Chu Yi looked back at Bailiyin with a smile, his expression was as gentle and calm as usual, Yue Zhiyuanting.

The eyes of the two men met silently in mid-air.

Bai Liyin's heart suddenly became solemn, and there was a trace of panic.

It was an uneasy feeling that the situation was out of his control.

The   up atmosphere froze for a while.

Even if the courtiers were not sure whether what Chu Yi said was true or not, now the reaction of Bailiyin is confirmed, the saint of Yue Kingdom Bailihong is really sick.

Chu Yi said lightly: "Marriage is unnecessary."

When these words came out, Xiao Shoufu frowned.

heard Chu Yi then said to Bailiyin: "According to the agreement, the blueprint of the Suifa gun will be handed over to the third prince Baili later, and the third prince Baili can also return to the country with peace of mind to serve the saints of Yue Kingdom."

"My generation of saints visited Jingguo with the intention of making good friends with Jingguo. Is this how your country used those mere old drawings to perfunctory my country?!" Bailiyin raised his chin and stared at Chu in front of him without blinking. Yi, his long and narrow eyes narrowed slightly, and his tall and straight figure stood on the hall like a spear.

With the new type of flintlock gun, who can look up to the old flintlock gun!

Chu Yi still didn't change his face, and said: "If the third prince Baili doesn't want it, then it's your country's reason, not Jing Guo's failure to fulfill his promise."

"It's February now, and it's time for the Jingyang Canal to thaw."

The implication of    is that the canal is thawed, the boat can sail, and Bailiyin can also go.

No matter if Bailiyin wants the blueprint of the flintlock gun, Jingguo will not keep him.

This is equivalent to a naked expulsion order against Bailiyin.

The eyes of the two continued to look at each other, and Bailiyin's eyes narrowed a little again, and there seemed to be sparks in those sharp eyes.

The air on the   Golden Throne Hall was gradually tense, as if an invisible bowstring was pulled tight, and the arrow was on the string.

Chu Yi always smiled politely, and Bailiyin was also smiling, with a stern smile.

After a while, Bailiyin finally moved, turned his head slowly to look at the emperor on the golden throne, and his tone became cold: "Your Majesty Emperor Dajing, is this the sincerity of your country?"

"My country is full of sincerity, does your country feel that my country is easy to deceive!!"

Without waiting for the emperor to answer, Bailiyin casually bowed his hands: "I will retire."

After    bowed his hands and saluted, Bailiyin flicked his sleeves and left, striding out of the Golden Palace, leaving only a decisive back.

Manchu civil and military all looked at the back of Bailiyin's departure, and did not speak for a long time.

When Bailiyin was far away, there was soon a commotion in the Golden Throne Hall, and the ministers were clamoring for it.

Xiao Shoufu finally couldn't hold back, took a step forward from the queue, and cast his disapproving eyes on Chu Yi.

After he bowed and saluted, he said in a condemning tone: "His Royal Highness should not be so impulsive. It is about Jing and Vietnam. His Highness should not act because of His Highness's personal likes and dislikes. His Highness is only to vent his old anger. , but put the safety of the country and the people in disregard!"

What he meant inside and outside of his words was that Chu Yi was wronged when he was a proton in the Yue Kingdom, and he had a heart of resentment, and now he will ignore the overall situation of the country and do it all!

As he spoke, the surrounding officials such as Wang Kangyin nodded frequently.

This eldest prince is still too young and too self-motivated.

"How does the first assistant think Dajing should deal with it?" Chu Yi said with a smile, "I listen to the first assistant."

He looked at Xiao Shoufu with a modest smile, a look of listening intently.

's words and deeds are extraordinarily appropriate, so that no one can fault it.

Xiao Shoufu: "..."

Xiao Shoufu couldn't believe his ears for a while. The eldest prince seemed to be gentle, but he was very assertive. Will he listen to him?

!

Hesitating, Xiao Shoufu noticed that the emperor next to him raised his lips slightly, and calmly held up the tea cup, as if he was in a good mood.

and many more! Could it be a scam? !

When this thought came to mind, Xiao Shoufu's brows furrowed even tighter.

It stands to reason that for the eldest prince, the advantages of this marriage outweigh the disadvantages.

This point, it is impossible for the emperor to fail to understand.

Xiao Shoufu looked at Chu Yi for a while, and then at the emperor on the golden throne, the corners of his eyes jumped,

Could it be—

The emperor was afraid that they would come out and oppose it, so he deliberately used retreat as advance?

The more Xiao Shoufu thought about it, the more frightened he became. From the neck to the back, dense cold sweat gradually oozes out, and the bottom of his heart is slightly cold.

He didn't speak, and Wang Kangyin and others who were headed by him didn't speak either.

The Golden Palace was silent for a long time, and Chu Yi's sigh-like voice sounded from the front again: "It seems that even the first assistant doesn't know what to do."

His voice was clear, smooth and low, without any aggressiveness, but Xiao Shoufu's face sank three points, and his heart was confused.

Chu Yi restrained the smile on his lips, and his voice became colder: "Dignified first assistant, living in a high position, following everyone's words, but not even having an idea, it's really disappointing."

"Hey, Shoufu is really old, and Shoufu should listen to my advice and take a good rest." Chu Yi sighed, which was meaningful.

Chu Yi's remarks were not blunt, but it meant that he wanted Xiao Shoufu to return home.

Xiao Shoufu was afraid that the emperor would follow Chu Yi's tone, so he gritted his teeth and didn't have time to carefully consider his words, and said hastily: "I am thinking that His Royal Highness the First Prince is the only son of the emperor, and naturally he cannot marry the Yue Kingdom Emperor Ji. Otherwise, the blood of my Dajing royal family is impure."

He immediately made another turning point: "However, this minister thinks that there is something wrong with the marriage, and His Highness should not refuse the third prince Baili like this, and make the situation deadlocked."

"The country of Yue did not hesitate to let the Emperor Ji Yuan marry me Dajing, which shows its sincerity. The matter of the marriage between the two countries remains to be discussed."

"For example?" Chu Yi raised his eyebrows with a half-smile.

When he asked this question, other courtiers also began to consider candidates for marriage with the Yue Kingdom. The emperor only had Chu Yi's only son, and the Yue Kingdom chose the emperor and concubine as the candidate for marriage, so Dajing could not use the distant clan to perfunctory. , that would only make Yue Guo feel that the big scene despised Yue Guo.

Then, there are not many candidates left in the royal family, and the only descendants of the immediate family are the sons of the late emperor.

The late emperor had seven sons. Except for those who died young, there are five who survive to this day, including Jin Shang, and the only one who is still unmarried is only one.

"Kang King!" Xiao Shoufu blurted out.

Yes, Kang Wang Chuyou is not married yet.

Two chapters in one

(end of this chapter)