This emperor is too strong!

Chapter 144 Deterrence and temptation, another way
On the imperial steps, Empress Dowager Chu Miyan was also pale, she stood up from the soft seat in shock, pinched her hands tightly together, and pinched a gold and jade hollowed-out nail cover into two halves.

Facing the majestic imperial power like the wrath of the sky, Mi Yan felt as if she was facing a terrifying tsunami that stretched from heaven to earth, and that strong sense of suffocation made people tremble from the bottom of their hearts.

She didn't know what was going on, she didn't know why an imperial decree could bear such a terrifying pressure, and she didn't know why Emperor Xia's phantom could appear.

But she knows one thing, she is the queen mother of Da Chu, the holder of the tripod of Da Chu, and the last face of Da Chu!
Therefore, she must not be in a mess!

Mi Yan tightly pursed her red lips, forced herself to maintain a serious and solemn expression, and stared fixedly at the proud figure that overwhelmed the audience.

"Emperor Xia, what do you mean?"

Mi Yan gritted her teeth and asked, but she was actually probing.

Because she didn't know whether this phantom was a sealed and isolated thing, or some kind of dharma body of the Great Xia Emperor, who could communicate and feed back everything that happened here in real time.

If it's the former, then she will try her best to lose face and break her promise, and she must suppress this matter so that she can't leak even a word!

Because once this news gets out, the Great Chu Dynasty will lose its majesty, and the superiority of the state of etiquette that the nobles of Great Chu have always been proud of will become a big joke!
Think about it, the Emperor Daxia just sent an imperial decree, which almost overturned the court hall of Dachu, scared all the officials of Dachu so that their buttocks flowed like birds and beasts, and scared the little emperor into a frenzy. cry……

Aren't all these things going to make the world laugh out loud?

But if it's the latter, it's extremely tricky.

Because she didn't know if Emperor Xia had any means to preserve this scene and spread it throughout Tiannan.

At that time, if she refuses to admit it to death, she will only shoot herself in the foot, and let the dignity of herself and the entire Great Chu Dynasty be nailed to the pillar of shame!

"Are you the Empress Dowager Mi Yan?"

Xia Ao's phantom turned his eyes and glanced at Mi Yan from head to toe, making Mi Yan feel uncomfortable.

Because she felt that those eyes were like the scorching sun, which seemed to be able to burn off her clothes and stare directly at her body.

"Well, she looks really upright, and her heart is stable enough."

"As for your question, I should have left a deep impression on you when we met for the first time, right?"

Hearing Xia Ao's laughter, Mi Yan's pupils shrank slightly, and her heart sank to the bottom of the valley in an instant.

Because these words have truly proved that this phantom of Emperor Xia is not an isolated thing that cannot communicate, but a manifestation of some kind of dharma body that can communicate with Emperor Xia in real time.

"However, Empress Dowager Chu can rest assured that as long as Da Chu honestly abides by the bet, I guarantee that there will not be even a single word of wind leaking from my Da Xia side about today's matter!"

"In addition, I appreciate the character of Great Chu, and also appreciate the demeanor of the Empress Dowager Chu. You and I should be relatives and neighbors, not evil enemies."

"If Da Chu intends to make friends with me, Da Xia, I can consider donating [-]% ​​of the output of the Crescent Bay Mixed Mineral Lode to Gui Chao!"

"My heart is clear, and I hope the Empress Dowager Chu will carefully consider it."

After finishing speaking, Xia Ao's phantom looked deeply at Mi Yan with an inexplicable smile, and then it turned into light spots and disappeared.

It was only at this time that the vast coercion completely disappeared, and everyone felt their bodies lighten, and the strong suffocation disappeared.

As far as the eye can see, almost all the people in the hall are collapsed on the ground, sweating profusely, breathing fresh air heavily.

Lai Yongqing was also a little embarrassed, but his eyes were extremely excited.

He never expected that His Majesty's imperial decree would be so miraculous and terrifying!
Having personally experienced this scene is enough for him to brag about for a lifetime!

Unfortunately, according to His Majesty, he probably won't have the chance to brag about it...

"Queen Mother!"

A courtier of the great Chu suddenly stood up with an extremely angry expression.

Mi Yan raised her hand to interrupt, took a deep breath and slowly sat down, regaining her dignity and calm.

"Come here, please let the Great Xia envoy go to rest."

"promise!"

When Lai Yongqing and his entourage were taken out of the main hall, all the officials of the Great Chu couldn't bear it anymore, and they all stepped out of the train with blushing faces.

"Queen! This, this is simply a great shame!"

"Yes, Queen Mother, look at Your Majesty, he is injured! We can't bear this tone!"

"Queen Mother, it's tolerable, which one is unbearable! Daxia used despicable means to humiliate me, Dachu, and must settle the score!"

"No! Everyone, please be calm and calm. The top priority is not to settle accounts, but to suppress this matter and block the news. We must not let this matter spread out! If not, our Great Chu will become the laughing stock of the entire Tiannan!"

"That's right! Empress Dowager, please order all those who know the secret to keep the secret strictly, and at the same time kill the Daxia envoy to prevent the possibility of any news leaking!"

"..."

For a moment, the hall was full of angry and anxious shouts.

"enough!"

At a certain moment, Mi Yan suddenly yelled sharply, her face sank like water, her eyes as cold as ice.

"Isn't it shameful enough?"

All the civil and military officials of the Great Chu were startled, and hurried back to the train to bow their heads and stand still, but their expressions were still not angry.

"In vain, you are still a great talent of my Great Chu, can't you see that everything is under the control of the Great Xia Emperor?"

"Although the Ai family doesn't know what's going on with the phantom, the Emperor Daxia must have used it to keep what happened here as a video."

"The Ai family dares to say that if we killed the Great Xia envoy today and refused to admit it, what happened here tomorrow will spread throughout Tiannan!"

"At that time, what face will I, Da Chu, have in the world?"

After hearing Mi Yan's scolding, all the courtiers of Great Chu couldn't help being dumbfounded.

In fact, it's not that no one among them has considered this level, it's just that the ugliness made today is really too big.

Not to mention that the little emperor was scared and cried, even they, some of them lost their black hats and rolled into a ball like a tortoise...

Such a scandal, the first thought is naturally to cover it up.

"But Empress Dowager, although the Great Xia Emperor made a promise, his brain is on his head. If he wants to go back and disclose it, we can't stop it at all..."

"He is also an emperor after all, how can he easily backtrack on his words?"

Mi Yan said in a deep voice, the expression in her eyes fluctuating.

"He is using this matter to coerce us in a disguised form. If we don't abide by the bet in the letter of credence, he will naturally disclose this matter, so that it will be difficult for my people in Dachu to hold their heads up again!"

Hearing these words, the expressions of the officials of the Great Chu became even more bitter.

I thought they would be sure to win this bet, but who would have thought that it would end like this?

After a long while, another long sigh sounded.

"Queen, do we really want to withdraw our troops and give up the Crescent Bay mixed mine?"

As soon as this remark came out, the faces of the crowd changed slightly, and their eyes were full of resentment and unwillingness.

But no matter how unwilling they are, it seems that they can no longer toss about this matter.

After a few breaths of silence, an old minister with a gray beard stood up.

This person's name is Lian Sansheng, and he is the imperial historian of Dachu.

"Empress Dowager, the old minister thinks that the words of the Great Xia Emperor actually have some truth."

"Great Xia is now the country with the most expansive territory in Tiannan, and the army under its command is extremely powerful. It has the potential to be the most powerful country in Tiannan."

"If my great Chu insists on being evil and his enemy, I will probably not be able to please him."

"That being the case, why don't we repair it, or even form an offensive and defensive alliance?"

Having said that, Lian Sansheng paused slightly, seeing that Mi Yan was not angry and all the ministers were contemplative, he couldn't help cheering up, and continued to speak.

"Queen Mother, in view of the previous three times facing the enemy, I, Da Chu, have not been able to flex my muscles."

"But now, Dajin has become a vassal of Daxia. If we form an alliance with Daxia, we can concentrate our forces to attack David in the south!"

"David is inferior to my Dachu in terms of national power and military strength. If I can swallow David, then my Dachu can stand side by side with Daxia, and even surpass it!"

"What's more, Emperor Daxia also made a promise. If our two dynasties can repair the alliance, Daxia is willing to give us [-]% of the output of the Crescent Bay mine for free."

"Without any effort, we can get such a rich and continuous resource for nothing. We have no reason to refuse!"

Hearing this, a military general suddenly stood up with a cold snort.

"It is undeniable that Dr. Lian's words are indeed reasonable in some respects."

"But regarding the annexation of David, Dr. Lian must have taken it for granted, right?"

"Why would Daxia sit back and watch my Dachu grow stronger? Even if they were willing, they would probably come out halfway to pick peaches under the pretext of an alliance. At that time, wouldn't Daxia be cheap for nothing?"

Lian Sansheng smiled calmly, his eyes glistened with wisdom, he stroked his beard and said to himself: "This statement is wrong."

"Fang's current situation is in a period of intense change, and many things can easily trigger a chain reaction."

"Great Xia's strength has already aroused the fear of all parties. If I, Da Chu, form an offensive and defensive alliance with Da Xia, then Daliang, David, Qingqiu, and Yunbo's four dynasties will definitely form an alliance!"

"Because they all know that if they fight on their own in such a situation, they will definitely be defeated one by one!"

"After all, Da Xia annexed Da Yue and made Da Jin a vassal. In addition to our alliance of Da Chu, it is equivalent to half of the original Tiannan Eight Kingdoms!"

"And if those four countries form an alliance, Great Xia will face enemies everywhere!"

"In this case, even if Daxia forces Dajin to contain the Yunbo Dynasty alone at all costs, they still need to deal with the Daliang and Qingqiu dynasties. How can they have the energy to plot against David?"

"Daliang used to be the tyrant in Tiannan, and Qingqiu has always been mysterious. Neither of these two opponents is a fuel-efficient lamp, which is enough to keep Daxia busy!"

After listening to Lian Sansheng's analysis, the eyes of all the big Chu officials couldn't help but brighten.

Think about it carefully, it seems that this is really the case!
On the surface, the alliance between Da Chu and Da Xia is mutually beneficial, but in fact Da Xia was put together without a trace!

In this way, they can also vent their anger...

"no!"

At this time, an angry shout suddenly sounded.

Everyone followed the sound and found that it was Chu Lixuan, whose royal robe was stained with blood and whose face was pale, who was speaking.

Seeing this, many people's eyes showed strange colors.

They knew that the reason why Chu Lixuan wanted to object was not out of the overall situation, but a personal enmity.

The Great Xia Emperor had already forcibly taken away the woman King Xiu was obsessed with, but now he severely injured King Xiu with a cold snort, causing him a great loss of face.

How could King Xiu swallow this breath so easily?
It's just that although they understand it, they don't agree with it, and they are also a little unhappy.

In the face of the interests of the entire Great Chu Dynasty, what is Xiu Wang's personal grievances?It's not a deep hatred like killing your father.

"The queen mother?"

Lian Sansheng could only ask for help and looked at Mi Yan expectantly, with a look of consultation.

Mi Yan glanced at Chu Lixuan, who had a livid face and red eyes, pondered for a while, and then spoke slowly.

"About the betting agreement, it must be strictly abided by. I, Da Chu, cannot lose both the battle and the people! Pass on the order of Ai Jiayi, ordering all the frontline troops to retreat, and not to fight with the Dajin or Daxia troops."

"Besides, no one is allowed to confide even half a word about what happened today! If not, the Yi tribe!"

The officials trembled in their hearts, and hurriedly lowered their heads and cupped their hands.

"Follow the Queen Mother's order!"

"As for the matter of forming an alliance with Daxia, it's a big matter. This Palace needs to carefully consider it, and don't make a rash decision."

Hearing this, Chu Lixuan's face softened slightly, and the eyes he looked at Mi Yan softened a little.

Although all the great Chu officials were a little disappointed, they could only obey.

(End of this chapter)