If you ask Shangguan Shu about this matter, there will be something to talk about.
Why do you ask for Hu Yanxue to be named Princess Jingguo...
This story starts with the Southwest Camp he commanded.
In the southwest of Da Chu there was a group of wild monkeys who lived in a wild and untamed area. Later, these monkeys established a kingdom called Jiaozhi.
The whole of Jiaozhi was filled with an indescribable stupidity.
For example, a piece of land the size of a toe repeatedly provoked and violated the laws of a behemoth like the Great Chu. At first, he gave them some small lessons, but later they became even more aggressive.
He had no choice but to report to Emperor Jianxi, who approved him to lead troops to attack them.
Then they went straight to the capital of Jiaozhi.
After entering the capital of Jiaozhi, looking at the thatched huts and tiled houses on both sides, I had no desire to own them at all!
The former Jiaozhi king was violent and extravagant, and the people were living in poverty, with no food to eat and no clothes to wear. So when they arrived, the people lined the streets to welcome them...
Although Jiaozhi was in ruins and the people were poor, and it would cost a lot of money to govern them, he still wanted to endure it for the sake of the land.
That day, he submitted a memorial to Emperor Jianxi.
However...something big happened in the capital.
Queen Hyomin passed away... No, now it seems that she was killed by his princess.
Emperor Jianxi was not interested in state affairs, and the military rations he could distribute were insufficient, so he had to return to the capital.
Two years later, Tianzhu, next door to Jiaozhi, also came to provoke.
He then led his troops to attack India.
Once again, they reached the capital of Tianzhu...
Ancient books say that India is the origin of Buddhism and is sacred and inviolable.
But...if humans can't invade, can cows invade?
Why are the streets of the capital full of cow dung?
This is not a big deal. He has never understood why a weak country like Tianzhu dared to invade Da Chu. Aren’t they afraid that Da Chu’s iron hoof will trample all over their territory?
Do you think that horse hooves are afraid to step on cow dung?
After staying there for three days, he finally found out the reason.
On the first day, they felt fresh and ate local food.
As a result, out of an army of 200,000, only 100,000 were pulled out...
He also suffered misfortune.
But how can a little diarrhea stop their hard iron hooves?
On the second day, they used their own pots and rice to cook, thinking, how could they be infected?
The result... was that he underestimated it.
The remaining 100,000 troops suffered from vomiting and diarrhea, as if they had been poisoned.
He endured the stomachache and asked someone to investigate who had poisoned him. The investigators came back and told him that there was a mother river in Tianzhu, similar to the Yellow River in Dachu, except that the Yellow River was full of sand and the Ganges was full of shit...
vomit……
On the third day, he returned in disgrace with a remaining army of 200,000.
Then it was a few months ago.
Jiaozhi is causing trouble again.
This time we are joining forces with Tianzhu next door...
It's like a toad lying on your feet - it doesn't bite but it's annoying.
Logically, he should have sent troops to attack them and teach them a lesson, but the lessons learned from the past were there. Attacking Jiaozhi and Tianzhu was really not worth the cost...
When we attacked India and reached the capital, we only injured ten men, but upon retreating, we lost twenty men to diarrhea!
But ignoring it is not an option. Not only will it cause unrest to the people living nearby, but it will also damage the prestige of the Chu State!
In ancient times, there were only two options for dealing with this kind of problem: war or peace.
To fight means to send troops.
Harmony means marriage alliance.
Coincidentally, the newly crowned king of Jiaozhi had just lost his queen...
All the civil and military officials in the court advocated marriage alliance, which was the best way.
But the word "marriage alliance" is actually a demonic obstacle for him.
Back then, he was unable to protect Huai'an, and sent her to marry the Huns, where she suffered humiliation. Although marriage was a good idea in the court, it indeed ruined a woman's life.
Besides, who will go to this marriage?
Emperor Jianxi had only two daughters, both of whom were married. Even if Emperor Jianxi's sisters were also married, the only option was to choose a noble lady, make her a princess, and marry her off.
At this time, all the civil and military officials in the court were speechless.
Except for a few families without daughters, which family doesn’t have daughters?
He hesitated whether to send troops... At this time, the news of Wei Fu's great victory reached the Ministry of War.
Wei Fu will be back soon.
If he led the troops to war and Wei Fu came back... How could he be at ease with Zhao Ying and Wei Fu being in the capital at the same time, and in his absence? !
That night, he returned to the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion with a gloomy face, and Huyan Xue walked towards him with a smile.
She asked him how to perform the ceremony as she was about to reach the age of 15.
He asked her to ask Zhao Ying, but she looked disdainful and annoyed...
Hu Yanxue was spoiled by him and Zhao Ying.
As a nominal adoptive father, he naturally couldn't be too close to her, couldn't speak harshly to her, and certainly couldn't punish his own child like that.
And for Huai'an's sake, he didn't dare to scold her. He just couldn't stand it and said a few words to her before, but Huai'an came to him and cried for a long time the next day, which was really annoying.
If he can't afford to offend, can't he just hide away?
Zhao Ying felt even more guilty towards Huai'an and was very indulgent towards Huyan Xue.
Even though she is becoming more and more unreasonable...
He suppressed his anger and went to the study quietly, but he didn't expect Hu Yanxue to follow him in without any hesitation.
It kept making noises in his ears for a long time and couldn't be driven away even if he shouted!
Until... Hu Yanxue saw the box he placed on the table in the study. She picked it up curiously and opened it, and found a clear and moist white jade bracelet.
She exclaimed in amazement, even the material made by the Empress Dowager was not as good as this!
Of course, he had put a lot of effort into finding this.
Then she asked if this was the coming-of-age gift he prepared for her.
Hmm...how is that possible!!!
That was because he saw Zhao Ying worrying about Yue'er's health all day long and looking sad. He felt sorry for her, so he came to please her!
He told her lightly, this is for your aunt.
Then, Huyan Xue's expression changed.
When she put the box back as it was, she dropped it on purpose.
The bracelet was broken into pieces...
This bitch!
He had never hated a woman so much...
If she wasn't Huaian's daughter, he would have dragged her away and beaten her to death.
But he won't let her go!
New and old grudges mixed together, Shangguan Shu stared at Huyan Xue who was pretending to apologize, his eyes deep, and suddenly smiled.
The next day, he asked Emperor Jianxi to confer the title of Princess Jingguo on Hu Yanxue.
He didn't mention anything else. He couldn't alert Huai'an. He wanted to send Hu Yanxue, the annoying guy, away without anyone noticing!
Sure enough, everyone believed it.
Huyan Xue was still immersed in the dream of being crowned Princess Jingguo, and was feeling proud and arrogant.
However, he guessed that Emperor Jianxi had the same idea as him... Otherwise, he would never agree to enthrone a barbarian girl as a princess.
At this moment, Hu Yanxue asked him why he wanted to make her a princess, was it because of Zhao Ying...
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