man sanctified in death row vest

Chapter 278 Marriage of Two Countries
A resounding "My Grass" came from the study of the Red Prince's Mansion.

With their ears attached to the door, the few people who listened to the movement inside were frightened into a cold sweat.

Zhizhi stared blankly at the sisters who were connected to him with [Orchid Flower], his lips parted and closed: "Master...why do you want to do this?"

Pingping was at a loss, not quite sure: "...grass?"

Lily tilted her head: "Who?"

Jing Xuemei pursed her lips, wanted to laugh but couldn't: "...don't make trouble, I'm afraid something happened."

When Zheng Xiu suddenly pushed away from the study with a dark face, the four girls stood outside the door at a loss, with their heads lowered like children who have done something wrong.

"Quickly take a shower and change clothes for this king."

Zheng Xiu didn't blame them for eavesdropping, that face was terribly gloomy, black as if it could squeeze out ink.

The whistle was loud and clear.

Qing Shisan, who was squatting on the roof for a pedicure, was taken aback for a moment.

"Prepare the horse quickly, the master is going to the palace to face the saint!"

After a while.

The carriage of Red Prince's Mansion was galloping on the street, and Zheng Xiu sat in the carriage, silently rubbing the jade wrench on his thumb without saying a word.

Thaumaturgy was attached to the imperial decree, and after the real "content" was conveyed in the form of phantoms, the scroll spontaneously ignited and burned completely, leaving only ashes on the ground.

Zheng Xiu closed his eyes, carefully recalling every word the emperor said in the imperial decree, pondering the deep meaning.

After tossing and turning, thinking about Wei Yangzun's short words several times, after experiencing the initial shock and disbelief, Zheng Xiu calmed down now, only wondering and puzzled left.

When we arrived at the gate of the palace, there were many guards.

On the snowy ground, Yi Gao's ears were red, and he was waiting quietly.

It took nearly half an hour for Zheng Xiu to read the imperial decree, take a bath and change clothes, and go out in brocade clothes, while Yi Gao waited for half an hour.

Qing Shisan helped Zheng Xiu get out of the car, and Yi Gao went to see him.

Zheng Xiu nodded with a straight face, and Yi Gao asked in a low voice: "Your Majesty left a message, ordering you to sit in front of the palace gate, and ask the prince: Is the one who is here now, Prince Zheng, or Zheng Xiu?"

Without waiting for Zheng Xiu to answer, Yi Gao smiled slightly: "The sage said, if the prince answers 'Chi Wang', he can enter the palace to face the saint. If he answers 'Zheng Xiu', he will go back the same way without entering the court."

With the cold wind pouring into his mouth and nose, Zheng Xiu took a deep breath, and cupped his hands towards Yi Gao: "This king has his own sense of propriety, thank you Lord Yi for reminding me."

"Don't dare! The Red King is here to invite you."

Boom!Boom!Boom!
The sound of drums was like raindrops, one drum after another, resounding through the deep palace.

"Xuan!"

"Leave the Red King!"

dong dong dong-

"Leave the Red King!"

"Leave the Red King!"

There was a hidden message in the rain drum, and in the main hall, Wei Yangzun waved his hand and said with a slight smile, "Biography—the Red King!"

Climbing the thousand-level ladder, Zheng Xiu walked like walking on flat ground, stepping on the thick snow, leaving a lonely footprint, and stepped into the hall.

Hundreds of civil and military officials stood in several rows, with clear distinctions.

Jiang Gaoyi was one of the six ministers, and he stood at the head of one of them. He lowered his head and sideways, trying to wink at Zheng Xiu who was approaching from behind, and pursed his lips.Zheng Xiu didn't have the ability to "read words and expressions" like Jiang Gaoyi, so naturally he couldn't understand what Jiang Gaoyi's expression was saying.It's just that he could feel the strange atmosphere in the hall along the way.

In the main hall, a needle can be heard.The great emperor sat on the dragon chair with a smile on his face, watching Zheng Xiu step forward step by step.

"Sir, see the Holy One."

Zheng Xiu clasped his hands in salute, Wei Yangzun waved his hand and signaled to the side: "Give me a seat."

A small chair was brought out, Zheng Xiu thanked him in a deep voice, shook his cloak earnestly, and sat on it.Looking down at the current court, Zheng Xiu's gaze was like lightning, scanning everyone's faces one by one.

At this moment, Jiang Gaoyi, who was secretly observing the situation with his head down, couldn't help but secretly startled. He hadn't seen him for a few days, and now Zheng Xiu came to the morning court again as the "Red King", and his brows revealed a majesty that was not inferior to the emperor.

Of course, with such thoughts in his heart, Jiang Gaoyi would never dare to say this comparison, it would be head-scratching.Looking at Zheng Xiu's face, three words were written on Zheng Xiu's face: unhappy.Jiang Gaoyi was thinking about the matter of going up early this morning, which had sparked a heated debate. Several parties were playing games, and at this moment, King Chi, who had never been up early, was announced to go up to court—fools could see who Zheng Xiu meant by going up.

As soon as Zheng Xiu was seated, the Great Emperor first gave him a light compliment. When it came to summer droughts and floods, the Red King was generous and selfless, and made great contributions to disaster relief.

The ministers agreed one after another.

Zheng Xiu's face darkened, not very happy.

Now that he has recovered from the shock of the "secret decree", he raised his head and looked at the emperor.

At this moment, Wei Yangzun's eyes were piercing, and there were words hidden in his eyes.When he admired the Red King in front of all civil and military officials, he took advantage of the opportunity to meet the Red King's eyes.All of a sudden, the old and the young, the two most powerful and highest-ranking people in the Daqian Dynasty, stared at each other in silence.

"The only one who relieves my worries is the Red King of the Zheng family."

The emperor smiled, and Zheng Xiu cupped his hands on the seat: "I don't dare to be a minister."

"No need to be too modest, you can afford it."

There is no doubt in the emperor's tone.

At the end of the edict, he only said one thing.

It's about two countries!

That's why Zheng Xiu couldn't help shouting "I'm sorry" after hearing Wei Yangzun's words from the illusion of the imperial decree.

Since ancient times, the relationship between countries has been either war or peace.

The Northern Man and Dagan have been fighting for hundreds of years, and there have been frictions in several dynasties.

Since the previous dynasties, there have been emperors with great ambitions, who wanted to incorporate the northern barbarian countries into their own territory, and become an emperor through the ages, who would last forever.

However, due to the barren land and lack of supplies, the Northern Wilderness has always lived on animal husbandry.If the northern barbarian countries were weak, that would be fine. They would honestly submit to Daqian and communicate with each other, so that they could benefit from the vast land and resources of Dagan, live a healthy life, and have a happy family.

However, the northern barbarians are strong, brave and good at fighting, especially good at horse fighting.They have spent hundreds of years and generations to cultivate the "Black Wind Horse", which is even a fighter among war horses. It comes and goes like the wind on the grassland. It ended in failure.

As a brave and warlike nation, the northern barbarians would rather choose aggression these years than live in peace with Dagan.As a result, the relationship between the northern barbarians and Dagan was more war than peace, and hundreds of years passed in the blink of an eye.

Zheng Xiu still remembers that 200 years ago, the Northern Barbarian King even united the 36 countries in the Western Regions, wanting to cooperate with the inside and outside, invade the north and harass the west, and invade the land of Dagan in one fell swoop.In the end, the martial arts knights kept the army of the Western Regions out of the pass, and the war in the north eased. The war between the two countries 200 years ago left a mark in the history books.

When the relationship between the two countries is in the hazy period of non-war, there are only three things to maintain the relationship between the two countries: materials, gold, and women.

Needless to say, materials and gold, the northern barbarians have rare furs, war horses, and gold mines, and Dagan has grain, rice seeds, cloth, and ironware.There is no loss in mutual transactions.

No matter what period in history, marriage and marriage have always been an extremely important link in the exchanges between the two countries.

No matter how you say it, the relatives and relatives can barely be regarded as a relative relationship, and a simple bridge of communication has been built.

From any point of view, the marriage of the two countries is a good thing.

When the envoys from the Northern Kingdom entered the city with great fanfare, Zheng Xiu saw the back of a woman from the top of the Xiangman Building. He vaguely guessed the matter at that time, and sincerely hoped that the marriage between the two countries would go smoothly.

Who would want to fight a war that wastes money and wastes people's money?

Marriage is a good thing!
There are many benefits.

The premise is... don't let this kind of melon fall on you.

Skillful.

In that secret imperial decree, the great emperor laid the groundwork with his deep and profound words, which was to persuade the honest and honest Chi Wang to be this bully... to be the son-in-law!

I'll go to your uncle's son-in-law!
Zheng Xiu's eyes were calm, his heart was surging, and his heart was turbulent, and he looked at the emperor.

The emperor's eyes were majestic, he smiled slightly, and in front of all civil and military officials, he started a family routine with the red king:

"How are you doing these days?"

"Thanks to His Majesty's blessing," Zheng Xiu twitched the corners of his mouth slightly, forcing out a polite smile: "I have just entered into a marriage contract with my sweetheart, the family is harmonious, and the whole family is in good health, so there is no need for Your Majesty to worry."

This king just got engaged, and he was still that bad-tempered Feng Bei.You let me be the son-in-law, marry another country, and eat this bitter fruit. Are you deliberately making this king feel uncomfortable?

If it wasn't for Wei Yangzun's care for the Zheng family these years, Zheng Xiu might have turned the tables on the spot.

But at this moment, Zheng Xiu deliberately mentioned his engagement in front of civil and military officials, also reminding the emperor: I just got engaged, and I have a master, don't do this, it's not good.

Even if the emperor was busy negotiating with the envoys of the Northern Kingdom, it is impossible for the emperor not to have heard of the "Engagement of the Red King" that caused a lot of noise in the noble circle.He chose to send Zheng Xiu a secret imperial decree at such a critical moment. Zheng Xiu suspected that the emperor knew about his engagement, and it was a careless intention.

Didn't he also give away a pair of golden mandarin ducks?

At that time, Erniang was playing with the pair of jeweled golden mandarin ducks, and said to Zheng Xiu with a smile that the emperor was so careless that he couldn't tell the difference between the mandarin ducks.Among the mandarin ducks, the male bird has a crown and has a flamboyant figure, while the female bird has a graceful figure without a crown. The pair of golden mandarin ducks given by the emperor have no crown, and they are both female birds.This is not a pair of mandarin ducks, they are clearly golden ducks.

Zheng Xiu joked with Erniang at the time: The emperor said it was a mandarin duck or a mandarin duck, whatever he said, the mandarin duck was an ordinary anatid, even if the emperor said that the mice on the roadside were ducks, he was right. How can you allow others to slander you?You are not the emperor, how can you tell whether a duck is male or female?

Thinking back on this matter, Zheng Xiu stared and complained secretly, people who can take the emperor seriously will not be confused.What did the pair of female golden ducks do wrong? It was clearly laying the groundwork for what happened today.

I just blame myself for not thinking about it and being careless.

At that time, the emperor had already planted the foreshadowing when he sent the congratulatory gift. The gift of a pair of ducks was meant to let Zheng Xiu fly.

My mind turned, only for a moment.When the emperor heard the words, he laughed heartily: "Hahaha! Congratulations! It's better...good things come in pairs!"

As he spoke, the emperor glanced away, and all the civil and military officials lowered their heads.The emperor said leisurely: "The people of the Red King are in high spirits every happy event, ha ha. Do you have any objections regarding the marriage with the Northern Man and the choice of the son-in-law?"

All the officials were silent, lowered their heads, you look at me, I look at you.

The main hall was dead silent, only the sound of deep and shallow breathing remained.

Zheng Xiu decided to try his best and opened his mouth to break the silence.

"The minister has always been dedicated, but now he is very scared."

"A good man has ambitions in all directions, and he should be exquisite in all aspects, so how can he talk about them one by one!"

"It's a matter of great importance, and I feel that we need to think about it in the long run!"

"Hehe." The emperor chuckled, "I have been discussing with all civil and military officials for more than a month about the marriage."

Zheng Xiu and the emperor played a few words of Tai Chi, and it seemed that they were caring for each other on the surface, but in fact they were hiding.

What Zheng Xiu said was that he didn't want it, but the emperor planned to force the identity of this "son-in-law" over.Zheng Xiu was still a little puzzled, this incident was too sudden, Jiang Gaoyi said that he had a very good relationship with him, if the emperor showed any intention of making him a son-in-law during this month, Jiang Gaoyi would definitely notify him in advance Second, it is impossible to keep Zheng Xiu in the dark.

Or, this matter is also the emperor's impromptu idea?
Impossible, the pair of golden ducks showed that the emperor had already had the idea of ​​letting Zheng Xiu fly.

Zheng Xiu's butt looked like a nest of ants, restless.He glanced at the faces of the three princes, forget about other small countries, just find the godson of a minister and throw them out for marriage, and make a line to finish the job.But Beiman is of great significance to Daqian, not to mention others, just the three princes who were fighting for the heirloom not long ago will never just watch Zheng Xiu become the son-in-law.

Being able to marry a princess from the North Kingdom, even if it is a crooked melon, at least she has this level of status.

Why don't the three princes fight?

Zheng Xiu glanced over the faces of the three princes respectively, and saw that the first prince was calm and composed, the second prince was gloomy, and the third prince was smiling with rolling eyes.

It's a pity that he doesn't have thaumaturgy like Jiang Gaoyi, and nothing can be seen from the faces of the three princes.

At this time, the emperor brought up the "Xiaoyaofang case" again, brought up the old matter again, and praised Jiang Gaoyi.However, when Jiang Gaoyi was terrified, the emperor looked at Zheng Xiu and asked Zheng Xiu what he thought.

This question is a bit intriguing.Who in the court doesn't know that Jiang Gaoyi, Minister of the Ministry of Justice, is on the side of the Red King?Jiang Gaoyi blatantly worked overtime in the Disaster Prevention Bureau day and night, could the Emperor not know?What he asked was nothing more than telling Zheng Xiu, I gave you your face again, and I also said in the imperial decree the extra words, don't be ignorant.

Zheng Xiu followed suit and gave Jiang Gaoyi a thumbs-up. Jiang Gaoyi held back his smile, grinning so hard that his mouth was crooked.At this time, the Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites moved, and just about to boldly stand up and say something, the third prince said in a low voice: "The princess is beautiful and exotic, and she and the Red King can be said to be a natural match. Diplomatic relations, from now on going to war, it can be said to be a great happy event for Daqian and Father!"

The Minister of the Ministry of Rites trembled, and retracted his stride, bowed his head and said nothing.

I don't know who started it, and all the officials shouted: "God bless you! Congratulations to the Holy One, congratulations to the Red King!"

"God bless you! Congratulations to the Holy Majesty, congratulations to the Red King!"

"God bless you! Congratulations to the Holy Majesty, congratulations to the Red King!"

Zheng Xiu sat down and retreated to court.

Civil and military officials exited the hall in an orderly manner.Zheng Xiu hurried out, walked down the stairs, and saw Jiang Gaoyi from a distance, Zheng Xiu's face darkened, and he stepped out a few steps, his strong arms hooked Jiang Gaoyi's neck, and directly used a strong man to lock the man, dragging Jiang Gaoyi to the corner of the palace .

In the eyes of others, this is a friendship that countless people envy.But Jiang Gaoyi saw the word "murderous" on Chi Wang's face, and said with a mournful face, "Your Majesty, don't misunderstand!"

"Tell me! Which bastard suggested that I be a son-in-law?"

Jiang Gaoyi hemmed and hawed about the political affairs that had been discussed at court this month.

This month's early court was almost all about the "Northern Man".

Beiman took the initiative to show his favor, and the court was divided into three factions: the Hawk faction, the Dove faction, and the Lieping faction.

The hawks advocate: the northern barbarians show their goodwill, there must be something wrong, if they don't fight now, let alone when.

The dovish faction advocates: Beiman's show of favor should definitely add fuel to the flames, sign an agreement, and through marriage, the two countries will have good relations and non-aggression, and Daqian will be safe for decades.

It's very simple to lie flat, don't express your opinion, don't refuse, and don't need to make a big deal.

Jiang Gaoyi is obviously the one who lies flat, which obviously has something to do with Zheng Xiu's attitude.Zheng Xiu never cared about this matter, Jiang Gaoyi didn't stand in line and chose to lie flat, so he didn't take this matter to heart this month.

"There is a faction that advocates peace talks with Beiman, and there are several factions among them." Jiang Gaoyi lowered his voice and said, "Among them, the voice of the third prince is the highest. Many ministers have remonstrated that the third prince is lively and easy-going. Princess Beiman gets along well, so she should be her husband's son-in-law."

"Among them, Lord Dou, Minister of Rites, contributed a lot."

"Jiang also thought that the matter of the third prince is settled, and it is settled if it is settled, so what can I do? So I ignored it."

"As everyone knows, the Holy Majesty suddenly sent the prince to the court today, which made Jiang Mou dumbfounded."

"I can't figure it out! I really can't see through the emperor's mind!"

Jiang Gaoyi looked lonely and sighed.

(End of this chapter)