Chapter 597: Proposing to Princess Jingshu
Jinse talked to Haoden for a while, both talking about Princess Jingshu.
She said that Princess Jingshu was the lucky star of the Great Zhou, a pearl, and the emperor's most beloved daughter.
She is beautiful and lively, and is the woman that countless men dream of.
Haoden naturally remembered Princess Jingshu.
The emperor's favorite daughter, if you can get her, she is much more valuable than horses and food!
During the dinner, he looked everywhere for Princess Jingshu, but could not find her.
In fact, Princess Jingshu was a little curious and planned to go to the banquet to take a look.
"Azhi, you are sick and can't go to the dinner party to get some fresh air." Gu Huaijin said.
Princess Jingshu was a little puzzled: "I'm not sick..."
"You are sick." Gu Huaijin's attitude was very firm.
On weekdays, the two of them play and fight, but when Gu Huaijin becomes serious, Princess Jingshu will soften.
Princess Jingshu placed her hands on her knees and nodded obediently: "I am sick."
"You're not allowed to go to the dinner."
"No."
Gu Huaijin didn't know that the Xiongnu's second prince was among the Xiongnu envoys. However, in her previous life, Princess Jingshu's final destination was to marry into the Xiongnu, so in this life, he would never allow Azhi to have any contact with the Xiongnu.
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However, some things were beyond Gu Huaijin's expectations.
The next day.
The Xiongnu envoy proposed a marriage alliance to the Zhou emperor.
As long as the Zhou Emperor married Princess Jingshu to the second prince of the Xiongnu, Haodun, the Xiongnu would not pursue the matter of the envoy's murder and would be willing to send troops to attack the Great Qi.
"Attack Da Qi?" Emperor Zhou lowered his eyes and thought.
The Qi-Chu alliance wanted to jointly attack the Zhou. If the Xiongnu attacked the Qi, the Zhou might be able to counterattack the Qi and Chu, and perhaps unify the world.
The Great Zhou Dynasty lasted for nine generations and gradually became stronger from being the weakest of the Three Kingdoms.
All the emperors of the Zhou Dynasty had an idea, which was to unify the Three Kingdoms.
If I could achieve this in my own hands, this achievement would be recorded in history.
Of course, the Huns were also vicious wolves, and cooperating with them was like trying to get the skin of a tiger.
Therefore, the chance of unification is very slim.
Azhi was his most beloved daughter, so naturally he was reluctant to let her marry the Huns in exchange for this chance.
If it were any other daughter...
"Princess Jingshu is too naughty. I have another daughter who is younger than Princess Jingshu. She is gentle and lovely, and more suitable for the second prince." Emperor Zhou said.
"Your Majesty, the Second Prince once met Princess Jingshu and fell in love with her at first sight. He has no thoughts about the other princesses." The envoy's attitude was firm.
"Let me think about it," said the emperor.
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This matter soon reached the ears of Princess Jingshu and Gu Huaijin.
"The Xiongnu envoy asked my father to marry me?" Princess Jingshu felt inexplicably terrified when she learned about this. She asked anxiously, "Did my father agree?"
"Don't worry, Princess. His Majesty didn't agree," said the palace maid.
Princess Jingshu breathed a sigh of relief: "Did the emperor refuse?"
The palace maid shook her head.
Princess Jingshu's face turned pale. She had thought that her father loved her so much that he would flatly refuse. Why didn't he refuse?
Princess Jingshu couldn't help but look at Gu Huaijin and saw that his face was extremely pale.
"Huai Jin..." Princess Jingshu pulled his clothes.
Gu Huaijin finally came to his senses and looked at Princess Jingshu.
When he first heard what the palace maid said, he thought of his previous life. In his previous life, Azhi married the Huns and he still remembered her desperate and terrified eyes.
Even if they were just ordinary friends, he would feel uncomfortable, let alone Azhi, who was his beloved.
Even if there is a one in ten thousand chance, the thought that Azhi might repeat the fate of her previous life makes me shiver all over.
Gu Huaijin seemed to have made a decision. He stood up suddenly and touched Princess Jingshu's head.
"Don't be afraid, I'll go tell His Majesty."
After Gu Huaijin finished speaking, he was about to walk out when Princess Jingshu grabbed his arm.
Princess Jingshu felt sweet in her heart when Gu Huaijin was so worried about her. She smiled and said, "Huaijin, I will go to my father. He loves me so much, he will definitely refuse."
"Azhi, leave this matter to me." Gu Huaijin said, touching her head.
His marriage with Azhi was stuck here. Even if he relied on the emperor's favor and rejected the second prince's proposal today, if they didn't get married, there was no guarantee that there wouldn't be other people proposing marriage in the future.
He wanted to make a deal with the emperor and have him grant him and Azhi a marriage.
"Azhi, be good." Gu Huaijin said.
Gu Huaijin is always nonchalant on weekdays, but once he gets serious, he becomes particularly charming.
Princess Jingshu nodded.
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Gu Huaijin went to see the emperor.
The emperor sat on the dragon throne, looking at the young man standing below.
All the members of the Gu family are handsome and good-looking, and their only daughter is also stunningly beautiful.
Undoubtedly, the third son of the Gu family also has a good appearance.
However, the third son of the Gu family has the least presence. He used to be a playboy, and now he works as a bodyguard for Azhi...
The reason why the emperor did not agree to the marriage between Gu Huaijin and Azhi was, firstly, that he was afraid that the Gu family would become more prominent, and secondly, that the third son of the Gu family was a playboy and had no future.
Even though the son-in-law cannot be an important official or hold an important position, he cannot be too useless either. A playboy is not worthy of his daughter.
"What does Huai Jin want to see me for?" asked Emperor Zhou.
"Your Majesty, I would like to ask Your Majesty to grant a marriage between Princess Jingshu and me." Gu Huaijin knelt down and said seriously.
Emperor Zhou looked at him with a half-smile: "Why should I grant you a marriage?"
"I am willing to go as an envoy to Qi and persuade it not to form an alliance with Chu," Gu Huaijin said. "I am incompetent, but I have a good mouth."
"This alliance was proposed by Qi, and negotiations with Chu are easier no matter how you look at it. Yet, you want to persuade Qi and take the more difficult path? I have already sent envoys to Chu..."
"Did the envoy who entered Chu bring any good news?" Gu Huaijin asked.
The emperor hesitated and shook his head.
"An envoy has already entered Chu, and I am going to Qi. We are taking a two-pronged approach." Gu Huaijin said.
"What reasons do you have to convince Qi?" asked the emperor.
"Your Majesty, it was the Prime Minister of Qi who proposed to unite with Chu to attack Zhou, but the uncles and elders of the Emperor of Qi did not agree. There are constant frictions between the two sides. I think we can start from there..." said Gu Huaijin.
The emperor's eyes suddenly became sharp.
What Gu Huaijin said was exactly what the emperor had been thinking about recently.
The envoys sent to Chu had not received any good news, so he wanted to send envoys to Qi...
I just haven't found the right person yet.
This is also the problem that Emperor Zhou has been troubled by recently.
He didn't expect that Gu Huaijin, a playboy, could actually think of this.
The emperor immediately looked at him with some admiration.
The emperor asked a few more questions, and Gu Huaijin answered them one by one, and the emperor was very satisfied.
"Okay, I will send you as an envoy to Qi. If this is successful, I will grant you and Azhi a marriage."
Gu Huaijin's eyes lit up and he saluted the emperor: "Thank you, Your Majesty!"
"This journey to Qi is full of dangers, so I am sending the Minister of Justice Wu Yu to accompany you." The emperor continued.
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