Chapter 235 Who is Tuoba Ruoli?
Marshal Wen laughed before he could answer.
"Yun'an, when you look at things, you can't just look at the surface."
"On the surface, we do have the upper hand, but after attacking three cities in a row, Xiliang doesn't know our specific situation. Don't you know either?"
"How many people were injured? Are there enough food and supplies? What do you know about the situation in the next city?"
"The rainy season is about to begin, which is not suitable for sending troops, whether for us or Xiliang."
"It's good to pursue a victory, but you must not forget the principle of not pursuing a desperate enemy!"
"Right now, the best option for us is to demand as much benefit as possible while we still have the upper hand."
Marshal Wen spoke slowly and steadily, but every word he said was heard clearly by Huo Yun'an.
Huo Yun'an's face flushed, revealing a hint of shame. "Old Marshal, it was Yun'an who was reckless!"
"It's okay!" Marshal Wen smiled and waved his hand. "You're still young, and it's a good thing to be energetic. Just go for it. We old guys are here to help you keep an eye on things. Give it a few years, and you'll be more stable. Then we'll be completely useless!"
"Old Marshal——"
Marshal Wen waved his hand, stopping Huo Yun'an from continuing. "Let's not dwell on anything else. Let's discuss the current situation. We have a legitimate reason to attack and have captured three cities. We hold the initiative in this peace negotiation. Now is the time to think carefully about what benefits we can gain."
Huo Yun'an nodded, but hesitated to speak.
Seeing Huo Yun'an's cautious look, Marshal Wen laughed out loud, "Yun'an, you can't be afraid of the rope after being bitten once. When we are old, the north will be handed over to you!"
Huo Yun'an's face flushed again after his thoughts were exposed.
But soon, Huo Yun'an calmed down and spoke out his thoughts.
Marshal Wen and the other two listened quietly and helped to find out the gaps and fill them in.
Soon, several sheets of paper were filled.
Naturally, they are not the ones to negotiate.
Officials in charge of peace talks have arrived from the capital, and they are all eloquent.
Peace talks are their battlefield, but Huo Yunan and his men are not good at it.
Just write down the general requirements and don't worry about the rest.
Of course, peace talks are bound to be unsuccessful, and it is common for fighting to break out during talks.
They were just civil servants. Even if they fought, they would just grab each other's official hats or hair and throw paper balls at each other. No one would be killed, and there wouldn't even be any blood.
Talk once, fight once, fight once, talk again.
This went on for seven days before a result was finally obtained.
Dayong will not return the three cities, and Xiliang will have to compensate Dayong for the silver, food, and war horses it spent.
It can be said that Xiliang lost both the wife and the army this time, and was extremely embarrassed.
The next day, when the civil and military officials of Xiliang attended court, they did not even dare to breathe loudly, for fear of angering their emperor and losing their lives.
But what they didn't expect was that the Xiliang Emperor's mind was not on this matter at all.
The Xiliang Emperor looked at the officials below with a cold face, "I have been on the throne for some time. It is time to appoint a crown prince to strengthen the foundation of the country."
Upon hearing this, all the officials looked up in surprise and subconsciously looked at the Emperor of Xiliang.
Everyone was confused at this time.
Why are you suddenly talking about establishing a crown prince?
The emperor is in his prime and in good health. The oldest of the princes is only nine years old.
Although the young emperor of Nanzhao is about the same age now, Nanzhao died in an accident, otherwise why would they allow such a young prince to ascend the throne?
The young ruler is suspicious of the country, but it is not just talk...
But no matter what the officials thought, the Emperor of Xiliang pretended not to see anything and continued speaking.
"I have already decided to make Tuoba Ruoli the Crown Princess! The enthronement ceremony will be held in three days!"
Tuoba Ruoli?
Who is it?
The hall, which had been quiet just a moment ago, suddenly became extremely noisy.
Everyone looked at each other, having no idea who this Tuoba Ruoli was.
It seems that there is no such person among the emperor's children!
Finally, someone couldn't help but stepped forward and asked the question that everyone was wondering.
"Your Majesty, which princess is this Tuoba Ruoli? Why have I never heard of her before?"
"Yes, Your Majesty! How come I've never heard of it before?"
"The Emperor has several princes, why would he choose a princess as the Crown Princess?"
Xiliang is not like Dayong and Nanzhao, where only men can ascend the throne, and princesses also have the right of inheritance.
As long as she is strong enough and is favored by the emperor, she can be canonized as the crown princess and eventually ascend the throne to become emperor.
But in fact, the last empress of Xiliang was a hundred years ago!
After the death of the empress at that time, the one who succeeded to the throne was not the empress's descendants, but the son of the empress's brother.
After a hundred years, everyone was about to forget that the princess could still be appointed as the crown princess, but unexpectedly it suddenly happened.
The Xiliang Emperor looked expressionlessly at the officials below, "I am the Emperor. Do I need your consent to appoint someone as the Crown Princess?"
All the officials felt nervous, knowing that the emperor was angry.
But even if I was nervous, I still had to say what I had to say.
"Your Majesty, we are not questioning your decision! It's just that this concerns the fate of Xiliang, and we can't act recklessly!"
"At the very least, Your Majesty, please let us know who this Tuoba Ruoli is, right?"
"Even if the Emperor wants to kill me, I will still ask to prevent the royal bloodline from being confused!"
Looking at the officials kneeling on the ground and howling like ghosts and wolves, the Emperor of Xiliang felt very complicated.
Of course he knew that these people were thinking about Xiliang, and he was very pleased.
But how should he tell them?
They said that he, the emperor, was threatened by his own aunt?
He couldn't say such words no matter what.
"As long as you are of the Xiliang royal family, you can invite the ancient mythical beast. Three days later, during the enthronement ceremony, Tuoba Ruoli will publicly invite the mythical beast to descend. If it succeeds, you don't have to object. If it fails, the enthronement will naturally not proceed. Okay, let's adjourn the court!"
The Xiliang Emperor left these words, stood up and left.
All the officials in the palace stared in amazement at the direction where the Xiliang Emperor left, and then looked at each other in bewilderment.
Invite the divine beast to descend into the world?
The bloodline of the Xiliang royal family can indeed invite divine beasts, but that is recorded in ancient books.
In fact, the only one who was truly successful was the empress who ascended the throne a hundred years ago.
No one succeeded in the next hundred years.
Now, can this Tuoba Ruoli who appeared out of nowhere succeed?
Although the officials had doubts in their hearts, they also secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
It’s naturally better if you can’t succeed.
This way, there is no need to worry about someone of unknown origin being canonized as the Crown Princess!
If it succeeds——
That’s certainly a good thing!
It's a good result in every way.
Thinking of this, all the officials stood up from the ground and left in groups of three or five.
The Emperor of Xiliang went to find his mother-in-law.
After entering the room, the Xiliang Emperor sat down and said, "I have already announced the decree. Whether it can be carried out depends on her."
When he said this, the Xiliang Emperor's gaze fell on Lin Ruoli who was beside his mother-in-law.
No, now she should be called Tuoba Ruoli.
This was not the first time he had seen Tuoba Ruoli, but looking at her now, he still felt extremely displeased.
Most people in Xiliang are tall, and the women are also tall and heroic.
But this Tuoba Ruoli, apart from her surname Tuoba, has nothing in common with the people in the Tuoba royal family.
Fair and tender skin, slender figure, and delicate facial features.
It looks good, but it always exudes a sense of fragility.
How could a little girl like this become the Crown Princess of Xiliang?
If this gets out, won’t people laugh at us?
Not to mention, her parents were all imprisoned by Emperor Dayong.
This peace talk was already embarrassing enough. If the Xiliang Crown Princess's biological parents were prisoners of Dayong...
The Emperor of Xiliang closed his eyes and gripped the armrests tightly with both hands.
"Aunt, what about her parents? They can't always be prisoners of Dayong, right?"
Grandma slowly opened her eyes and smiled silently, "After Li'er is successfully canonized, I will naturally go to the capital of Dayong to bring her parents back."
"Take it back?"
The Xiliang Emperor's voice suddenly rose.
Take them back and let the whole world know what these two losers did in the past?
But if I don’t take it back, it would be even more embarrassing.
Even if they died in Dayong, Xiliang would be embarrassed.
It seems that no matter what you do, you can't avoid the embarrassing result.
Realizing this, the Xiliang Emperor closed his eyes and spoke in a deep voice, "If she can indeed be successfully canonized, then I will send someone to go with her to the capital of Dayong and bring her back in a grand ceremony."
Tuoba Ruoli's eyes lit up instantly.
If I become the Crown Princess of Xiliang, and then return to the capital of Dayong, wouldn't that be a glorious return?
She had suffered all kinds of grievances there, and finally left secretly in disgrace... She had to settle the score for everything!
When they meet again, she must make Chu Huaixu look at her with new eyes!
I must beat Yu Youning!
The Xiliang Emperor saw the change in Tuoba Ruoli's expression and subconsciously frowned.
Even before the canonization, he's already started to have wild thoughts. How impatient...
After sighing helplessly in his heart, the Xiliang Emperor stood up and said, "Aunt, I will be leaving first. I still have memorials to review."
"Well, go ahead and prepare well. Three days from now, it will be the most grand enthronement ceremony in Xiliang in a hundred years!"
"Don't worry, Auntie. I've already made all the arrangements. As long as she doesn't make any mistakes, the enthronement ceremony will be a grand one!"
If Tuoba Ruoli can really invite the divine beast to descend to the world, then Xiliang will also benefit from it. What's wrong with enthroning her as the Crown Princess?
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