Chapter 124 The princess is truly beautiful!
"Furthermore, Your Majesty, can't you see that this is also a delaying tactic on their part? They fought this battle, and although they won, their troops and horses are already exhausted. Moreover, with Cangzhou and Mingshui blocking their way, it won't be easy for them to move south."
The emperor naturally knew this, but when the war broke out... where would the food, weapons, and wages come from?
Moreover, he didn't dare to gamble. What if the Huns were not as they expected? What if they really went south to attack?
The successive defeats made him lose confidence in Dayong's military strength.
Besides, just sending a woman and a few carts of dowry can exchange for the nine cities of Yingzhou.
This was mentioned during the peace talks. After the two families married, the Xiongnu returned nine cities in Yingzhou, but the three border cities belonged to them. However, these three cities had been occupied by the Xiongnu for a long time in history, but were later recovered by Xiao Rong, so the emperor was not sad.
The second is mutual trade, but the Huns kept the prices of tea, silk and other goods very low, so the profits that merchants could earn were very low, but this was not a big deal.
In any case, it is more cost-effective than fighting a war.
As for Shang Xi's delaying tactic...
"When Dayong and the Xiongnu establish a friendly relationship, and you enter the Xiongnu royal court, I believe you will not forget your homeland..."
The emperor said to Shang Xi.
As a royal daughter, I am worshipped by the people and treated favorably by the monarch. I should be loyal to the country and share the worries of the monarch.
For example, we should whisper in the Xiongnu Chanyu's ear more often, sow discord among the Xiongnu, and make them fall into internal strife so that they have no time to look south.
Seeing that the emperor was still stubborn, Shang Xi smiled and said, "Your Majesty, please give Duan Hui a cup of poisoned wine or a piece of white silk. Duan Hui will never be captured alive by the Xiongnu."
emperor:"……"
Queen: “…”
The Queen glanced at the Emperor's dark face and immediately said with a smile, "Duanhui, why are you so stubborn? You and your husband don't have any feelings for each other anyway. Why not do it for the greater good and sacrifice yourself for the country? His Majesty and the people will be grateful for your kindness..."
"Your Majesty, the Hun envoys are clamoring outside to come in..."
A eunuch came running over and reported.
The emperor frowned, "What are they doing here?"
The eunuch bowed and lowered his hands, saying softly, "He just said he wanted to see you for something..."
"Let them in."
The emperor sat up straight.
Shang Xi glanced at him, stood up and said, "Since Your Majesty is here to meet with foreign ministers, Duan Hui will take her leave first."
As he said this, he was about to leave the hall.
"stop!"
The emperor was really angry this time.
No matter how much he tried to persuade him, he didn't listen at all!
"You stay and let's finalize this matter today. If you are truly stubborn, you deserve to die in the Xiongnu royal court!"
"In this way, the relationship between us as uncle and nephew will be fulfilled!"
"You've done a good thing for Dayong!"
Shang Xi stood at the door of the flower hall, listening to what he said, and couldn't help sneering in his heart. Such a waste also wanted to seize his father's kingdom.
Now only temporary peace can be bought with women and money.
Over time, the Huns became short of money and food, so they came to the border to plunder, rape women, kill civilians, steal their stored food, destroy their homes, and use the city as a threat of force, forcing the court to give women and money in exchange for peace.
As the king of a country, he did not think about how to repel the Huns, but only wanted to let women marry into the Huns and use the beauty trap to alienate the Huns' royal court.
Are all the Huns stupid?
What if the princess's attempt to sow discord was discovered by the Huns?
Shang Xi turned around and smiled at the emperor, without a trace of fear in his eyes: "Your Majesty, Duan Hui will only die in Dayong."
The emperor slammed the table and stood up angrily: "You!"
The queen was sitting next to him, and when he slapped the table, the teacup fell over and the tea spilled on her.
The empress quickly lifted the teacup and stood up to help the emperor calm down. "Your Majesty, calm down. Don't let the Huns come and laugh at you."
As they were talking, the Xiongnu prince and several envoys had already walked into the inner hall.
The emperor still frowned as he watched them approach. He straightened himself and sat down again.
The queen also sat down.
The two of them sat in the main seats in the flower hall, and Shang Xi stood at the door of the flower hall.
The Huns arrived and first sized up Shang Xi at the door before turning to the Emperor and Empress. They bowed before them and performed the usual greetings, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty."
When we returned yesterday, the other members of the delegation asked about the appearance of the Xiongnu prince Duanhui Princess. After all, the main purpose of the mission to Dayong was to bring back a beautiful wife for the Chanyu.
The Xiongnu princes were unable to describe the princess's beauty with words, so they said they would visit this beautiful and strong-willed princess today.
Unexpectedly, the emperor and empress of Dayong were also here.
It seems that His Majesty the Emperor is really afraid of the Hun cavalry.
The more confident he became, the more impolite his words became.
"Yesterday, I heard our prince say that Princess Duanhui was beautiful, so I came here today to see if she lived up to her reputation!"
"Indeed, she is a stunning beauty!"
As he spoke, he looked at Shang Xi's face with an ambiguous and presumptuous gaze.
Furong's face turned pale, "How dare you!"
She stepped forward to block the Xiongnu's disgusting gaze, but was instead looked at with even more impudence. "Dayong is indeed full of beauties. Even a little maid is so pretty. Bring her to our tribe when the time comes. I'm sure many handsome men will be interested in her!"
Shang Xi pushed Furong away and slapped the man in the face.
The crisp sound of applause rang out in the flower hall.
Both the emperor and the empress were frightened and feared that they would anger the Hun envoys.
Unexpectedly, the Hun envoy was not angry. Instead, he touched the bloody marks on his face caused by the ring, looking intoxicated.
What came earlier than the slap was a cool and crisp fragrance.
It makes people feel intoxicated when they hear it.
It's a pity that he has to present it to the Chanyu, but... there will definitely be a woman as a dowry. When he returns to the tribe, he will ask the Chanyu to reward him one.
Even if their temperaments are not as strong as the princess's, the women of Dayong are all delicate and tender, and they must be very attractive, such as the maidservant beside the princess.
Speaking of which, this maid does have a bit of a temper, and I guess she's quite fun in bed too.
Seeing that the envoy was not angry, the emperor breathed a sigh of relief and reprimanded Shang Xi with a stern face, "Duanhui, don't be rude!"
The arrogance and insolence of the Hun envoys were infuriating, and the emperor's cowardly attitude was even more infuriating.
Shang Xi turned his gaze towards the emperor, his eyes cold and gloomy. "Your Majesty, they were the ones who were disrespectful first. Do you really want to allow these foreign invaders to insult Princess Dayong in Shengjing City and trample on the dignity of the royal family?"
emperor:"……"
As soon as these words were spoken, the emperor's face became even uglier.
As a king, who would be willing to be stepped on by others? But now that Dayong is defeated by the Xiongnu, he, an emperor, has to beg for peace. This evil creature not only does not share his worries, but also wants to tear off this fig leaf in front of the Xiongnu!
"Your Highness, this is wrong. How could we insult you? You will be the wife of our tribe in the future. We will respect you as we respect the Chanyu..."
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