After all, it is a country of etiquette. It would be outrageous to find fault with it.
They are not the barbarians of Nanyun Kingdom who are arrogant and unreasonable in everything.
Wasn’t the previous high priest exactly like that?
"Nangong Jinyuan brought his two sisters to the Emperor of Dongsheng, and the Imperial Master greeted them!"
[Hmph! You're smart. If you don't kneel, I won't lift the curse on you. The old snake spirit is really vicious. It has put three bone-piercing soul nails in it. The one in the heart is still. Once it wakes up, you will definitely die.]
What? The emperor felt a chill running down his tailbone. The high priest was too wicked. Was he planning to kill King Nanyun?
But think about it, they are mortal enemies, so it doesn't matter if he takes his life. Who made the ancestor of Nanyun Kingdom take the life of the old snake demon first?
This is all retribution, no one should blame anyone else.
Tit for tat, it's fair and reasonable.
Black charcoal head: "......"
What is the Bone-piercing Soul Nail? Master! Can you tell me in detail? I really want to learn it! Master is so amazing, he knows everything.
All he knew before was how to fight with people and talk loudly to people, and he didn't know anything else.
Alas! Shame on you!
The emperor raised his hand towards the three Nangong Jinyuan siblings and said, "Stand up! I wonder if the king of Nanyun has come to Dongsheng for something?"
Nangong Jinyuan stood up, with a sincere attitude, and answered with a cupped hand: "I came here with the insolence only to ask the Imperial Master for help."
Nangong Jinyun and Nangong Jinyu didn't say anything. They just stood aside quietly with their hands hanging down.
This was the court of Dongsheng, it was not their turn to speak, the prince was here. Being able to come in was already a great honor.
"Oh? Ask the Imperial Master for help?" The emperor pretended to be surprised and turned around to ask the little girl beside him, "Xiaoxiao! Are you willing to help?"
The milk ball blinked his big black eyes and looked at Nangong Jinyuan curiously. He drank a few sips of milk and licked his lips.
Then he nodded: "Yes! There are conditions."
Nangong Jinyuan was stunned after hearing this. He was worthy of being the imperial master. He knew how to negotiate terms at such a young age. It was incredible.
Holding the milk bottle in his hand? He was just sucking milk, and now he wants to negotiate with him.
Is this something a two-year-old baby can say?
If I hadn't heard it with my own ears, I would never have believed it.
"Please speak, Imperial Master." Nangong Jinyuan did not dare to look down on Chu Xiaoxiao anymore, and said humbly and respectfully, "As long as you can cure my illness, I will accept any conditions."
[Humph! No one but me can remove the bone-piercing soul nails on your body. The conditions were not proposed by me, but by the emperor. I don't know what he wants and what he doesn't want.]
Li Sizu stepped forward to answer on behalf of Chu Xiaoxiao: "Good! King Nanyun is generous."
The charcoal-headed man continued, "My master said that you have three bone-piercing soul nails in total, all of which were planted by the old snake spirit. The one in your heart has not yet been activated. Once it is activated, your life will be over."
Nangong Jinyuan's face changed drastically. No wonder he felt particularly uncomfortable in his heart every time he had an attack. It turned out that that place had also been attacked.
The old snake demon is so cruel!
The emperors of Nanyun would seek death because they could not bear the excruciating pain.
It felt like every inch of my bones were broken, and even my skull was aching. If my heart also ached, the pain would be unbearable.
It would be better to die than to suffer in this life. It happens twice a month, and the pain lasts from midnight to dawn. It's like being in purgatory. What's the point of living?
What if I became a king? When that moment came, I just wanted to accept my life as soon as possible.
Whenever he thought of it, he shuddered.
"I beg you to save me, Imperial Master!"
Nangong Jinyuan knelt down again, bowed to the ground, and kowtowed earnestly.
The little girl didn't answer him, but looked at the emperor, her soft and sweet voice full of cuteness: "You say."
As soon as she finished speaking, someone stood up and said, "Your Majesty, Nanyun Kingdom once made Dongsheng bow down to its will and offer tributes every year.
Now we will follow that tradition and let Nanyun Kingdom also pay tribute to Dongsheng from today onwards."
Someone stood up and seconded the proposal: "Yes! I think this is reasonable. The life of the Emperor of Nanyun should be worth a million gold. If the offering is less, it will not be worthy of his status."
"I second the motion!"
"I second the motion!"
"I second the motion!"
"I second the motion!"
"......"
The old Duke stepped out and said, "Your Majesty, back then, High Priest Nanyun wanted to take away the three states and six prefectures of Dongsheng. Now, more than fifty years have passed, and Nanyun should be returned."
As soon as this was said, the generals all said, "We second this motion!"
Nangong Jinyuan just climbed up, but his legs went weak and he almost fell back. The high priest was not only cruel to the Nangong family, but also to Dongsheng and other countries.
Not only did it bring disaster to people, but it also took away many cities.
Is this for Nanyun's sake? No, this will bring Nanyun a lot of hatred.
That hateful high priest, whether alive or dead, has left the Nangong family with endless troubles.
The other two countries were fine. The Northern Kingdom gave the high priest the thousand-year-old snow lotus that he needed. It was said that it was picked from the Wuji Mountain Ridge and had already been eaten by him.
What Xi Zhao gave him was a vast expanse of yellow sand, with no one around. Under the yellow sand was a large gold mine, which had been mined by the high priest's men.
No one dared to ask where the gold went.
Only Dongsheng got the city and land, and governed it for more than 50 years. Now it is suddenly necessary to return it, and people are really reluctant to do so.
A large part of Nanyun's supply depends on these three states and six prefectures, so it can be considered a rich place. Other places are basically high mountains and dense forests, with scarce land.
But if he didn't give it, not only would this trip be in vain, but he would also have to sacrifice his life. If his son was already an adult, he wouldn't give it, at most he would just die and pass the throne to his son.
Now that the high priest was gone, he believed that his son would no longer have such a painful curse. Unfortunately, his son was still young and could not hold on to the throne.
He couldn't even sacrifice himself. Once he died, the Nangong family would definitely be replaced by someone else. The only way was to do as Emperor Dongsheng said.
No matter how harsh the conditions are, you have to agree to them.
There is no way. If you have lost your life, what is the point of talking about family and royal power?
[Just these two conditions? That's not unreasonable. If he doesn't agree, then forget it, just let him die in pain.]
The emperor did not say anything immediately, but looked at the civil and military officials below.
Prime Minister Du stood up and said, "The three states and six prefectures that were plundered more than fifty years ago have caused our treasury to lose more than fifty years of tax silver. This amount must be compensated by Nanyun."
The eyes of the milk-drinking boy lit up, and he stared at Prime Minister Du with his dark eyes and gave him a thumbs up.
[Ahaha! As expected of the Prime Minister, he actually thought of this. The Nanyun Kingdom has taken advantage of the old snake demon too much, it's time to make them spit it out.
The things that the old snake demon took back were enjoyed by the people of Nanyun Country, so it is reasonable to compensate them. 】
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