Yu Zizhen's words were almost like telling the envoys of the three kingdoms and their princes and princesses that I don't trust you, I don't believe in you, and I won't give you the chance to infiltrate.
It was the first time for the envoys from the three kingdoms to encounter a superior like Yu Zizhen. Their requests, which were put forward in a tactful way, were rejected by her in such straightforward language that the envoys from the three kingdoms were unable to react immediately.
However, the princess from Western Xinjiang who had set her sights on Xiao Yuanjin the moment she arrived, because her target had completely changed to Xiao Yuanjin from the very beginning, she immediately found her "opportunity" from Yu Zizhen's words.
She bowed slightly towards Yu Zizhen and said, "If Your Majesty is truly unable to spare time, why not let us stay with His Royal Highness Prince Zhao for a while?"
Yu Zizhen thought to herself, unless my aunt is stupid, how could she possibly send her husband to the mouth of a green-eyed wolf like you?
She decisively shook her head and refused, "Prince Zhao also has to accompany me to handle government affairs. If the princess is interested in the customs and people of my country, I can arrange for someone to accompany you throughout the trip."
The Western Frontier envoys had already noticed the fiery look their princess was giving Xiao Yuanjin, but they had never imagined that their princess was not only so lustful and obsessed with the emperor's husband, but also so bold as to create opportunities for herself to get close to Xiao Yuanjin...
They exchanged glances, and the self who could express true emotions without restraint in their hearts was now all furious and cursing their stupid princess.
But in reality, they still have to accept their fate and smooth things over for their princess.
Before his eccentric princess could speak again, the Western Frontier envoy decisively interrupted Yu Zizhen and said, "Thank you very much, Your Majesty, for your kindness."
Yu Zizhen nodded in satisfaction. Great! She no longer had to face the idiot princess who coveted her man.
Although those guys who intended to force men or even women on her would not give up their original purpose just because of the defeat in the first battle today, Yu Zizhen was still quite satisfied with the result of her first meeting with the envoys of the three countries today.
She exchanged a few polite words with the envoys from the three countries, and then had someone take them back to the inn.
As for herself, it was still the period of the grand court meeting. Now that the outsiders had left, it was time for her to give her ministers a thorough explanation of the matter.
"As long as the great Chinese nation survives, we will not seek marriage alliances, pay indemnities, cede territory, or pay tribute." Yu Zizhen, who wasn't as educated as her ministers, simply plagiarized some of her words from her previous life. "The Son of Heaven guards the borders, and the King dies for the country. If they want to go to war with China because of this, then all threats from the border will be resolved by me, the Emperor."
Jiang Yunshan frowned, "Your Majesty, the treasury is empty now. It's best not to fight a war if you can avoid it."
He did not want Yu Zizhen to solve the problem by means of marriage, compensation, tribute, or cession of territory, nor was he afraid of really fighting with those foreign small countries. However, as the Minister of Revenue, he still had to remind them in advance where necessary.
"Then take the money from my private treasury." Yu Zizhen had already calculated the amount of silver in the national treasury, so he naturally would not think of taking the national treasury where there were not even a few mice.
She looked around at everyone present and said, "I have two principles. One, I cannot add burdens to the people. Two, I cannot allow others to trample on the face of our country for the sake of the so-called greater good."
The three small foreign countries came to China together as envoys, obviously wanting to unite with each other and put pressure on Yu Zizhen and her subordinates.
Yu Zizhen didn't believe that they could really cooperate with each other without reservation, but he had to guard against them temporarily uniting with each other for the sake of immediate interests.
If they secretly reach an agreement and jointly launch a war against China, China will have to fight on three fronts at the same time.
In order to prevent them from treating China as an easy target, Yu Zizhen has prepared himself mentally for a tough response.
Only by making these people realize that China is not a delicious cake, but a beautiful but hard diamond, and anyone who bites it will be beaten by China, will these people not come to the conclusion that "the benefits that can be gained from attacking China must be far greater than the lives that may be lost", which is a very dangerous conclusion for China.
Of course, if she wanted to make these people feel afraid, it was not enough for Yu Zizhen and her trusted subordinates to appear confident. She also had to let those people see why she and her trusted subordinates were so confident.
Although Yu Zizhen was an emperor for the first time in her life, she had the experience from her previous life in terms of how to intimidate neighboring countries, so she could copy a lot of them even if she just copied them.
According to her instructions, the court officials, mainly from the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Works, as well as Yuheng, who was responsible for helping her manage the private treasury, immediately got busy after the court was dismissed.
Officials from the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Works were busy with "military exercises", while Yuheng was preparing for the official start of the war.
Although Yu Zizhen didn't want to go to war with the three foreign countries immediately, she couldn't fail to make the necessary preparations while others were gearing up and eager to fight.
It would be great if the three foreign countries could be intimidated by China's military exercises, but if they are too ambitious and would rather sacrifice a large number of lives to fill the gap and unite to attack China, then Yu Zizhen must be mentally prepared, materially prepared, and have personnel arrangements to repel and scare them at the lowest cost.
With this in mind, Yu Zizhen not only asked Yuheng to take inventory of her overly wealthy private treasury, but also asked the baby-voiced system to help her make a list so that before the war began, she could use her points to redeem some powerful skills or items produced by the system mall that could help the border troops defend the city.
"I have already greeted the people from the Honglu Temple. They will take the envoys from the Three Kingdoms to visit teahouses and taverns more often."
Xiao Yuanjin, who was not only Yu Zizhen's virtuous wife but also one of the cabinet ministers, said this to Yu Zizhen in a gentle voice while helping him review official documents.
Yu Zizhen walked over, put his arms around Xiao Yuanjin, and hung on his back like a koala. "Do you want them to hear more about my legendary deeds?"
She has always followed the theological path of divine right of kings. Relying on the system, Yu Zizhen has created many "miracles" for herself over the years.
In addition, people living in this era, including Xiao Yuanjin himself, are generally superstitious, so Xiao Yuanjin believes that as long as the envoys, monarchs, and important officials of the three foreign countries believe that Yu Zizhen is indeed a person favored by heaven, they will definitely not dare to "go against heaven."
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