Hand Medicine Fragrance

Chapter 260 Dispute in the Palace
Brother Xuan glared at Zhao Yuanzhen, "It's better than some people get into trouble but hide at home and let an innocent woman suffer the infamy!"

"Brother Xuan!" Ji Bocai scolded him immediately, "You don't understand, don't talk in vain!"

"Why can't I understand? That's clearly the case. My master likes my sister, and Duke Ding also likes my sister, but it's all private. I only have one sister. If you like her, you must let her respond to your wishes." Feelings? Using such means to force her is really not manly enough! If you like her, you should protect her and defend her!"

Brother Xuan finished speaking sharply before realizing that this is above the Golden Palace.There are not only close people around, but also the Holy One and officials.

His face darkened.

Zhao Yuanzhen and Ji Bocai also had bad faces.

The officials on the side whispered and looked at Zhao Yuanzhen and Brother Xuan with special meaning.

Zhao Yuanzhen took a deep breath, and stopped looking at Brother Xuan, but turned to the Holy Majesty and knelt down, "If the Holy Majesty wants to fight against Chu, I am willing to share your worries."

Brother Xuan frowned and snorted softly.

Ji Bocai immediately took a step forward, "There is another important link in the decision of the relationship with Chu now, which is the attitude of Shu. If Shu is willing to unite with Zhou, then Chu will be afraid without sending troops. Don’t dare to clamor at the border anymore.”

"But I'm afraid, the Kingdom of Shu has long been collaborating with the Kingdom of Chu." The official on the side said, "Ji Xiang also knows that since the new emperor of the Kingdom of Chu ascended the throne, he has had many contacts with the Kingdom of Shu, and the relationship between the two countries is very close. This time If Chu State dared to send troops to the frontier rashly, it may not be without the support of Shu State."

Ji Xiang took a deep breath and pursed his lips.

"If the Kingdom of Shu only supported the Kingdom of Chu, but did not send troops to help the Kingdom of Chu, it would be waiting for our two countries to go to war, so as to reap the benefits of the fisherman. The more stalemate our two countries are, the happier the Kingdom of Shu will be." The Holy Majesty said, "Therefore, the Kingdom of Shu cannot be made to look cheap from behind."

"If that's the case, you can send envoys to the Chu State to compete with the emperor of the Chu State and persuade him to retreat." The official said, cupping his hands.

"What if the state of Shu didn't just watch, but sent troops to help the state of Chu?" Brother Xuan, who was kneeling on the ground, raised his head and asked.

Everyone looked at Brother Xuan.

"Is the relationship between Shu and Chu already so good?" The official looked down at Brother Xuan and shook his head disdainfully.

Brother Xuan snorted coldly, "Don't just use your own thoughts to speculate on others, always consider all possibilities, so that there will be no omissions."

"What Brother Xuan said is true," Ji Bocai quickly interjected, Brother Xuan's tone and attitude, even if he said the truth, would make people angry, but now is not the time to be angry, everyone should be united Unanimously, "If the Kingdom of Shu also sends troops, then their plan will be bigger. We must be ready to deal with everything."

The atmosphere in the hall suddenly became a little heavy, and the monarch and his subjects didn't speak for a while.

The sky outside the hall was covered by thick clouds, and the cold wind could not disperse the clouds, so that the cold air outside the hall was blown into the hall.

The palace man standing at the entrance of the hall shuddered, and secretly raised his eyes to look at the sky outside the hall.

Clouds covered the sky, and it looked like it was about to snow.

"If that's the case... Surely the Holy Majesty will not disregard the land of the people of Da Zhou for the sake of a woman?" Suddenly an official asked in a low voice.

Brother Xuan immediately raised his head when he heard the words, and almost jumped up from the ground, "What are you talking about? When are the people of the Great Zhou Kingdom going to be rescued by a woman? Are you a man? You don't like it if you say such things. Embarrassed?"

"The minister is willing to lead the army and fight for the king!" Zhao Yuanzhen said immediately, his voice echoed in the palace, deafening.

The hall fell silent again.

The clouds in the sky were getting thicker and thicker, and it was snowing outside the window at some point.

Chai Sujin stood by the window, dazed.

The servant girl beside her asked in a low voice: "Princess, it's snowing, do you want to close the window?"

"The Holy Majesty summoned him at this time, what happened?" she murmured.

The news from the palace has not yet spread, and Chai Sujin doesn't know that at the time of the Golden Palace, because of her, the monarch and his subjects are almost divided into two factions.

One faction advocates making peace and marrying the princess far away to protect the peace of the country and the people. Today's Da Zhoukong has a big shelf, but it really can't stand the toss. The treasury is not full. If there is a war, it will be money!If there is no money in the national treasury, it is going to the border to die, and it is a joke about Da Zhou's future.

One faction advocates war, and asking for the princess is just an excuse for Chu.The purpose is to make Da Zhou show weakness so that he can get benefits from Da Zhou.So no matter whether they agree to marry the princess far away, they will be bullied by Chu people.Instead of losing his wife and losing his army, it is better to raise his head and be a man from the beginning.

The two parties had been arguing from noon to dusk, and they were at a stalemate.

The snow that fluttered down gradually changed from small snowflakes to flakes, and then to heavy snow like goose feathers.

Chai Sujin asked someone to prepare the car, and when she was about to leave the mansion, the loose snow on the ground had already piled up to a height of one foot.

The thick-soled leather boots creaked on them.

The sky and the earth are all white, and the scenery in front of you is connected by the falling snow.

"Princess, why don't you wait for the snow to stop before going out?" the servant girl advised her while supporting her.

"I sent someone to wait in the Earl's Mansion. Once Brother Xuan comes back, I will call him. But until now, no one has come, and there is no news to send back. It can be seen that he is still in the palace." Chai Sujin said and got into the carriage. .

The servant girl also hurriedly followed, "Maybe it's snowing, did the Holy Majesty leave some food?"

Chai Sujin shook her head, "The Holy Majesty originally punished Duke Ding to ground his feet, but today he suddenly called him into the palace. I vaguely feel that something happened, and I still don't know about the burning of the posthouse."

"Isn't it already over? He treated the people of Chu and punished Ding Guogong. I heard that Ding Guogong's ten thousand households and food towns were used to appease the envoys of the Chu Kingdom. Are they not satisfied?" the maid asked with staring eyes.

Chai Sujin shook her head, "It's not that simple."

The carriage stopped outside the gate of the Earl's Mansion, and when it was about to drive into the side door, it heard the sound of horses coming from outside.

The maid hastily raised the curtains of the car.

Chai Sujin just saw brother Xuan's figure from the curtain of the car.

"Sister?" Brother Xuan yelled, and stopped his horse, "It's snowing so hard, why are you here?"

"Go in and talk." Chai Sujin saw that he was soaked, with a snowy bun on his head, and shook his head.

After entering the hall, the maids hurriedly brought Brother Xuan new clothes that had been scented, dried and warm.

He changed in the side room, came out in a hurry, and put the heater into Chai Sujin's hand.

Chai Sujin shook her head, "You came back on horseback when it was snowing heavily. If you get cold, you will be sick if the cold evil invades. I have hot tea, and I was in the carriage along the way, so it's not cold."

Brother Xuan insisted on pushing the stove to her, and looked at her with pity, "You are a weak woman, I am a masculine man, I am full of masculinity, how can I be afraid of a little snow and a little cold?" ?”

Chai Sujin raised her eyebrows, and obediently held the stove in her arms, "What happened in the palace? Today, the Holy Majesty summoned Duke Ding..."

"Hmph." Brother Xuan immediately snorted coldly and rolled his eyes, "If you don't summon him, who will you summon? Everything started because of him, but you have to implicate my sister..."

Before Brother Xuan finished speaking, he pursed his lips and looked at the snow that was still fluttering outside the door.

"It really has something to do with me?" Chai Sujin sighed, "What new move has Chu State made?"

Brother Xuan quickly shook his head, pursed his lips and did not speak.

"Is that the message from the envoy to the Kingdom of Shu?" Chai Sujin asked again.

Brother Xuan still shook his head.

"Oh, it's safe and sound. Could it be that the Holy Majesty agreed to marry Chu?" Chai Sujin said softly.

Brother Xuan immediately jumped up from the stool, "That's impossible! I can't agree!"

Chai Sujin looked up at him.

Brother Xuan panted heavily and looked back at her. After a long while, he sat down abruptly, like a deflated ball, "I quarreled with someone with the same surname in the hall, but I didn't really blame that person surnamed Zhao. Yes. In this matter, Ma Wenzhao is out of character! If he likes his sister, he proposes to marry him openly... Well, well, he did, but... oh..."

Brother Xuan couldn't continue and shook his head.

Chai Sujin frowned slightly, "How far has the matter developed? Don't you worry me because you didn't speak clearly?"

"Chu's army is suppressing the border, and now we are only waiting for the attitude of the people of Shu. If the people of Shu don't support Chu, my cousin said that we can send envoys to Chu to persuade him to withdraw. The two countries can discuss the border. If The people of Shu have become united with Chu, so it depends on whether he sends troops or not, or how much financial support he gives to Chu... In short, fighting is also very complicated. Do you really want to go to war with Chu?" Brother Xuan said in a low voice, "Whether there is a war or not, the Holy One has secretly dispatched troops to the border."

(End of this chapter)