Concubine Wu poured a glass of wine for Gu Lisi and immediately explained, "Your Excellency, you may not know that the eldest prince is no longer the crown prince. The one sitting in the wheelchair over there is him."
Gu Lisi took a sip of wine and said impatiently: "Change to a bigger cup! You Xiao country are so stingy that you can't even enjoy drinking!"
Concubine Wu waved her hand, and immediately a beautiful palace maid came forward to replace the cup with a larger one and filled Gulisi's glass.
Gulisi drank heartily, not taking anyone seriously. "I came here singing and dancing, bearing the will of the Heavenly Khan, hoping to establish friendship between our two countries. But the Xiao Kingdom's sincerity is not enough. How can I report this to the Heavenly Khan?"
The emperor was anxious. They had just been negotiating well, but the ten cities in the northern border had long been occupied by the Chiyou tribe. There was no better deal than exchanging these ten cities for a hundred years of peace between the two countries.
As for the people inside, they will become the subjects of the Great Khanate in the future, and the Heavenly Khan will treat his people well.
"As long as it can establish friendly relations between the two countries, the envoys are welcome to make any requests. If they are not satisfied with the ten cities, they can choose two more in the northern border."
Gulisi laughed heartily. With such an emperor, the kingdom of Xiao would be in their pockets sooner or later. What Tian Khan cared about was not one or two cities, but the future heir of Xiao!
The Fifth Prince is not a threat; Xiao Yan is their biggest worry. This time he cooperates with Concubine Wu and others just to kill Xiao Yan completely!
"The Crown Prince of Xiao once spoke rudely to the Heavenly Khan. He is no longer the Crown Prince, but the Heavenly Khan will never forget what he said!"
"Why not have the eldest prince come forward and apologize? I will bring his apology to the Heavenly Khan. If the Heavenly Khan is willing to forgive his ignorance, then we will surely be able to establish friendly relations between our two countries."
The hall was in an uproar again, and many ministers said that it was inappropriate, but no one dared to speak out.
This time, even Lord Tian couldn't help himself. He stood up tremblingly and bowed to the person on the platform:
"Your Majesty, although the eldest prince is not the crown prince, he is still a prince of our dynasty. Since ancient times, the eldest son has been respected, and his status is even more noble than other princes. How can we allow him to apologize to a small envoy? If this gets out, where will the dignity of our dynasty be?"
The Fifth Prince, feeling elated after being praised by the Emperor, immediately retorted, "Lord Tian, your words are wrong. This is not an apology to the envoy, but to the Khan of Heaven."
"Only by clearing up the misunderstanding and convincing the Heavenly Khan of our dynasty's sincerity can we forge friendly relations between the two countries. As a prince, my eldest brother is already a useless person and can do nothing. It is his honor to contribute to the country."
Wu Xin echoed this sentiment, saying, "This general has recaptured eight cities in the Northern Frontier, and his achievements are truly remarkable. I understand the situation there better than anyone else. If the Crown Prince declines, disrupting relations between the two countries, wouldn't he be a sinner for eternity?"
The emperor nodded repeatedly, "Lord Wu, your words make sense. Ah Yan, please step forward and come to your father's side."
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The Eighth Prince was filled with indignation when he heard this. He was young and did not understand so many profound principles, but he also knew that the people in the northern border were slaves in the Chiyou tribe, and they were hoping that someone would rescue them.
How is this different from selling out the country? Just because he's the emperor, can he abandon the people of Xiao?
The Eighth Prince couldn't help but move closer to his eldest brother and console him, "Brother, you're right. It should have been taken back! The people are most important, the country is second, and the emperor is the least important. These are what you taught me, and I remember them all."
A soft glint flashed in Xiao Yan's eyes. He was taught by his royal grandfather when he was a child. He had told these principles to all his brothers and sisters. Now only Xiao Ba still remembered them.
He reached out and touched the Eighth Prince's head, "Your Highness is righteous and still cares about the people of the Northern Frontier."
Xiao Mu saw an extremely beautiful face, more beautiful than anyone he had ever seen. A warm hand covered his head, making him blush.
"Sister... Sister, you are too kind. I am insignificant and cannot help you much."
Thinking that he was now facing Xiao Yun, Xiao Yan immediately withdrew his hand and stopped paying attention to the Eighth Prince.
The Eighth Prince saw that his eldest brother was not in good condition and looked like he was about to faint at any moment. He suddenly had an idea and suggested, "Brother, pretend to be sick. You are not in good health anyway. If you faint now, they will not be able to force you anymore."
Ji Yunhuan has calmed down. She can't act on impulse. Killing people indiscriminately will not achieve anything and will only make things worse.
Once again, she was glad that she had used soul exchange.
In his previous life, Xiao Yan had a complete falling out with the emperor and rushed out of the palace in anger. After that, he was expelled from the royal family and demoted to a commoner.
The emperor could neither capture Xiao Yan nor kill him, so he could only cut off Xiao Yan's path to the throne in this way. Later, Xiao Yan could only rebel, which was neither legitimate nor justifiable, so you can imagine how difficult it was.
She wanted Xiao Yan to ascend the throne legitimately, recapture the ten cities in the northern border, and be respected by all the people!
And her children will take over the vast territory from Xiao Yan and continue the prosperity of the Xiao Kingdom!
Xiao Yan held onto the backrest of the wheelchair, lowered his head and whispered in Xiaoyun's ear: "Xiaoyun, I'll take you away from here!"
What a shitty messenger, he is nothing but a clown. Only a coward like Xiao Qiping would treat him as a guest of honor!
A real man is born between heaven and earth to govern the country, bring peace to the world, not to engage in petty schemes and sell out the country and the people in order to live a stable life!
The Chiyou tribe's ambitions are obvious. Only by defeating them can there be peace in the northern border!
He had already checked Xiaoyun's background a long time ago. Xiaoyun and the Chiyou tribe had a deep blood feud. He didn't want Xiaoyun to bow to an envoy for him!
The emperor saw that "Xiao Yan" was hesitant to move, and his face became a little embarrassed. He shouted sternly:
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