Chapter 136 Thank you, Sister Duanhui...
The Xiongnu prince slept for two days before waking up. He no longer had the vigor and vitality he once had.
It looks a little listless and haggard.
The Hun envoys were all rough people and didn't know how to comfort him.
After all, that damn Marquis Jingyuan is really infuriating!
They were all very angry, let alone the prince, who was actually speaking such disgusting words to him.
The Hun envoy brought two jars of wine, hoping to drink with the prince to relieve his worries.
But he was stopped by the imperial physician.
"You guys... ahem, he's still injured and taking medicine, his internal organs and spleen and stomach haven't recovered yet, and you're taking him drinking. Do you think he's too old?"
It doesn’t matter whether he lives or dies, the key is that it will implicate him!
The Xiongnu envoys looked at each other in bewilderment.
People in the Central Plains are really picky. They used to do this often on the grasslands, and nothing happened.
But the imperial physician tried to stop them, but after thinking about it, he gave up. After all, this time he was not only injured, but also angry. No one had ever encountered such a situation of being fainted by anger in the grassland before.
The next peace talks took place half a month later. The Xiongnu were no longer as arrogant as before, and the people of Dayong straightened their backs, with all the frustration and depression on their faces gone.
In addition to the nine cities of Yingzhou, they also wanted to take back the three border cities, but the Huns refused to give them to them.
"These three cities originally belonged to us. You took them away from us eighteen years ago. We are simply returning them to their rightful owners. If you want them back, send your troops and attack us!"
These three cities are the bottom line.
Their mission this time was to gain actual control of the three border cities, trade with Dayong, and marry a beautiful princess for the Chanyu.
"Bah, you are too shameless. What do you mean the three border cities are yours? They are clearly ours. According to historical records, they have been under the jurisdiction of our Central Plains court for at least nine hundred years."
The emperor watched his ministers arguing with the Hun envoys below, rubbing his head with his arms on the table.
They have been arguing for the past two days and it has given him a headache.
"So there's nothing to discuss? In that case, we'll return to report to the Chanyu. Perhaps we'll meet again in a while, but by then, I wonder if His Majesty the Emperor will still welcome us..."
emperor:"……"
Although Xiao Ning won the competition this time.
But no one knew how talented she was in leading troops in battle.
And... she is Xiao Rong's son, so he is not very confident in using her.
The national treasury is not well-off, and fighting a war is a waste of money, manpower, and energy. That's one thing, but what if we lose? If we want to negotiate peace then, I'm afraid it won't be as simple as just the three border cities.
The final result of the peace talks was that the three border cities were given to the Xiongnu, but Dayong raised the trade price, basically returning it to normal price.
As for the princesses who were to be married off to foreign countries, they were chosen by the emperor instead of being selected by them.
There were not many princesses of marriageable age who were unmarried. Some of them were born to concubines who had been favored by the emperor for many years, and some of them were sincere. When the concubines cried in front of the emperor, he could not bear it. Some of them had strong maternal families, and he did not want to offend them. In the end, he chose Hua Xun, who was neither favored nor powerful.
When the news reached the North Camp, the soldiers were furious, but Xiao Ning was calmer than usual.
When the emperor was worried about the life and death of the Xiongnu prince, she knew that the peace talks would continue and the marriage was inevitable. It was just that Dayong would take the initiative, suffer less losses, and have a better reputation than before.
And this time she is fighting in the ring, she has more than achieved all the goals. Her strength is obvious to all, and her reputation will eventually spread throughout Dayong.
The Xiongnu clearly won a great victory, but they returned Yingzhou and negotiated peace with Dayong. To put it bluntly, this was to paralyze the enemy. They would not stay in peace and would come back one day.
By then, even if the emperor didn't consider her, there would be ministers who would mention her... or even strongly recommend her.
After all, they just want to live a good life of singing and dancing, rather than become corpses under the feet of foreign enemies when they point their swords at the Central Plains.
When she defeats foreign tribes, commands a large army, and has made outstanding achievements, she will be qualified to talk to her superiors about change.
Xiao Ning clenched the gun in his hand.
The soldiers' training is still going on intensively.
Zhou Jiang used Xiao Ning's training strategy and saw remarkable results in just half a month.
He asked the generals under his command to record the problems that occurred during the soldiers' training, and then had the clerk bind them into a book so that he could take it to Xiao Ning for advice when the time comes.
In fact, if Zhou Jiang were to say, he felt that Xiao Ning was more suitable to be the commander of an army, and it would be a waste of her talent to let her be just a small general.
I don't understand what the person above was thinking. Not to mention the third-rank marquis, he was only given the position of Lang Jiang.
Besides, he defeated the Xiongnu prince and brought glory to the country, but he did not receive any reward despite his outstanding performance.
It would be a lie for Zhou Jiang to say that he didn't feel disappointed.
After all, he gained the throne by forcing the emperor to abdicate and rebelled. He lacked the ability to compare with the previous emperor, who was extremely talented and knew how to use people well.
Zhou Jiang comes from a poor family and has worked hard all the way to where he is today. In addition to his own strong abilities, he has also made great efforts.
Rather than the numerous aristocratic families, he actually wanted the grand blueprint that the previous emperor had originally constructed.
Although his past achievements were completely erased by the emperor and the aristocratic families, legends about him still lingered among the people. He had also heard his elders mention the opening of the imperial examination system, the aristocratic families being abolished, the people being given time to rest, and the reduction of taxes and levies...
If the emperor had not forced the emperor to rebel and killed the previous emperor, perhaps they would be living in a completely new era now.
The Huns had also been annihilated by General Zhenbei.
He would not have been ambushed and killed by the Huns on his horse because he was in a hurry to return to the capital to rescue the emperor.
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In early April, the Huns left Shengjing.
Bringing Princess Huaxun and dozens of carts of dowry.
Outside the Ten-Li Pavilion outside the city, Shang Xi stood beside the carriage and watched the convoy approaching.
Hua Xun opened the curtains and looked at Shang Xi, trying to remain dignified, but she revealed a smile that was uglier than crying: "I didn't expect Sister Duan Hui to come and see me off..."
Shang Xi came to the car window and said softly, "Take care of yourself when you get over there."
"Sister Duanhui..."
Huaxun finally couldn't hold back and tears fell.
Shang Xi hesitated, then reached out to wipe away her tears. "Perhaps His Majesty has said something to you, but in a foreign land, the most important thing you need to do is to protect yourself. The marriage is already your greatest contribution to Dayong. There's no need to do anything else."
Hua Xun stared at him in amazement.
After choosing her, my father did say something to her.
He said that he chose her because he trusted her, saying that she had been the most obedient since she was a child and the one who gave him the least worry. He also hinted that she should not forget her homeland when she went to the Xiongnu, but should learn more about the Xiongnu situation and sow discord among the Xiongnu tribes so that they would fall into internal strife and have no time to look south.
But she knew that her other sisters were either favored by their mothers or had prominent mothers.
Only she, with no one to rely on, is the most suitable.
She had never expected that Shang Xi, a person her father had abandoned, would actually be willing to come and see her off, and even say such words to her...
Clearly, he was almost killed by her before, and clearly, she had bullied him with her brothers and sisters when they were young...
"Thank you, Sister Duanhui..."
She held Shang Xi's hand very tightly.
"Also, I'm sorry..."
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