Chapter 91: The Princess as a Hostage
Jirimutu was panicked by the silence of the crowd. He cursed in his heart: Robbers, they are all fucking robbers! You already have fifty war horses, but you are still not satisfied and are greedy!
Even if they are angry inside and swear frequently, they still look humble on the surface. This is the cultivation of them as envoys. They must ensure that their expressions are perfect during negotiations and not let the other party see their emotions.
No matter how well Jirimutu hid, people's micro-expressions would always change, and Chen Yu was observant and did not miss it. It seemed that this was the best condition that Mobei Kingdom could offer.
"It is said that you should not hit a smiling person. Since Mobei Kingdom is so sincere, my Yue Kingdom, adhering to the principle of friendly diplomatic relations between the two countries, will naturally agree to a ceasefire and conclude a friendly treaty." Chen Yu took out the agreement that had been drafted early in the morning, which was drafted entirely according to the letter Xu Zhao wrote to him.
Seeing the person in front of him take out the agreement that had been prepared long ago so quickly, Jirimutu cursed the profiteer in his heart!
This was obviously premeditated, and he didn't check it in time and fell into the other party's trap.
Chen Yu handed the agreement to Fang Xuren, who gave it to Jirimutu.
After Jirimutu took it, he read it carefully. The content was exactly the same as what he had just said. There were fifty first-class war horses, one hundred second-class war horses, and even the ten cities that were ceded were clearly written.
But what surprised him was that the Yue Kingdom was willing to accept the people of Mobei to live in these ten ceded cities. The Yue Kingdom would establish a protectorate in each of the ten cities to manage these ten cities. As long as the people of Mobei behaved themselves, the Yue Kingdom would never make things difficult for them.
Such an arrangement would not only surprise Ji Rimutu, but even Shen Yu and others would be surprised when they saw the letter from Xu Zhao. However, he still did it because he believed that Xu Zhao must have her reasons for doing so.
"My Yue Kingdom is willing to be on good terms with Mobei. Only when the people of the two countries no longer have disputes, the country will naturally be peaceful." Shen Yu said indifferently.
After listening to Shen Yu's words, Jirimutu was moved.
But everyone knows that the friendly agreement in their hands can only last for a few years or even more than ten years.
One day, once one of the parties becomes stronger, it will definitely tear up this agreement, and then it will still be a fierce battle.
But what does this have to do with Jirimutu? What he has to do now is to sign the armistice agreement with the Kingdom of Yue. Only then can he go back to report. Any reluctance will be in vain.
The agreement was made in duplicate. After confirming again and again that there were no problems with the agreement in his hand, Jirimutu took out the seal he carried with him and stamped it on the agreement.
Every country has this kind of seal, which is used on agreements signed with other countries. As long as it is stamped, it will take effect. In diplomacy, only seals are recognized.
The two parties exchanged agreements and finalized the matter.
Jirimutu placed the armistice agreement and friendship agreement belonging to the Mobei Kingdom in a brocade box for safekeeping.
"Prince Shen, I have something else to ask of Mobei." Jirimutu placed the brocade box on the table, and he stood up and performed the Mobei etiquette towards Shen Yu.
Just when Shen Yu and others thought that Ji Rimutu would leave after signing the agreement, they didn't expect that he actually had something to say.
Judging from the situation, it’s probably not a trivial matter.
"What is it?"
"I heard that the daughters of high-ranking officials and noble families in the Yue Kingdom's Imperial City are all ladies from prominent families. My emperor wants to send my Grand Princess Mobei to the Yue Kingdom to study. I wonder if Prince Shen would be willing to escort the Grand Princess to the Yue Kingdom's Imperial City?"
From what he heard, it seems that the new emperor of Mobei Kingdom is determined to send the eldest princess to Yue Kingdom. The meaning of this is self-evident.
They said they were going to the Moon Country to study, but in fact they were just sent to the Moon Country as hostages.
Since ancient times, two countries have exchanged princesses or princes as hostages for the sake of diplomatic relations. Once a war breaks out between the two countries, the first to suffer are the princesses and princes who are hostages.
There are many royal descendants, but generally speaking, the hostages exchanged are those who are not favored in the royal family. If a war really breaks out, they will be nothing more than a useless pawn.
And Shen Yu had also heard a little about the eldest princess mentioned by Jirimutu.
The eldest princess, Ugel, was the only daughter of the old emperor of Mobei and the sister of the crown prince. Her status made her willful and capricious since childhood. It was rumored that she liked to beat and kill slaves and her methods were cruel and inhumane.
The reason given by the new emperor of Mobei is quite consistent.
The other party has expressed such an attitude. If they do not accept the princess, they will probably be criticized. Moreover, his royal brother will probably not miss this ready-made hostage.
"In that case, we will respectfully welcome the Grand Princess at the border of the Moon Country." Chen Yu accepted the job. They were all going to return to the capital anyway, so they would just stop by on the way. "Deputy General Fang, send the envoy off."
Stay any longer and don't make any other requests.
"Your Excellency the Envoy, please come this way," Fang Xuren stretched his hand back toward the door.
Seeing that the second task was also completed, Jirimutu performed a retreat ceremony and left the tent with Fang Xuren.
The Yue Kingdom commander's tent was some distance away from the entrance of the military camp. On the way, Fang Xuren asked directly, "Does your country's emperor want to torture this princess?"
It's not the first day that he has served as an official in the court. Everyone knows that as a hostage in another country, he is a guest on the surface, but everyone knows that it is precisely because he is out of favor that he is sent as a hostage, so those hostages will be bullied by the princes and princesses in the palace to some extent.
On second thought, there is only one prince in the royal family of the Moon Kingdom, and he is still in their military camp.
However, there are many other royal relatives or daughters of high-ranking officials in the imperial city, and they will not be polite to the eldest princess either.
"What are you talking about, Deputy General Fang? Now that the new emperor has ascended the throne, this eldest princess will be canonized as the eldest princess soon. How could our emperor treat her unfairly?" When he was away from home, Jirimutu had to maintain the dignity of the Mobei royal family.
As outsiders, they were not supposed to know or inquire about what was going on in the palace.
However, the eldest princess acted eccentrically and had no regard for the friendship of her compatriots. She would beat or scold those brothers who were not favored. The worst case was the new emperor, who was still the seventh prince. He was beaten by the eldest princess many times until his skin was torn and he could not get out of bed. This matter was brought to the attention of court officials many times.
The ministers of remonstrance had given advice many times, but the late emperor loved her so much that he reprimanded them instead. Therefore, all the court officials knew the eldest princess's character and everyone avoided her when they saw her.
"If you really like this eldest princess, you should immediately make her the eldest princess. The new emperor of Mobei has been on the throne for some time, but he has not yet made her the eldest princess. It is clear that he does not really like her."
Fang Xuren was a straightforward person who spoke his mind directly, which made Jirimutu embarrassed.
"Deputy General Fang, be careful with your words!" Jirimutu's forehead throbbed, and he tried to save face, "The eldest princess is a precious treasure, and has been pampered since childhood. She is a bit willful. I heard that the young ladies of Yue Country are all ladies, so I want to send the princess over to learn from them."
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