Princess Lou Shishi of Loulan was still dressed in red, wearing fiery red war boots, her slender waist slightly exposed, her figure graceful and slender, under the blazing sun.
However, her emerald eyes held a hint of anger.
Che Zhao pushed her forward two steps. Qin Chuan, dressed in a dragon robe, surrounded by a group of officials, eunuchs, and guards, coldly scrutinized Lou Shishi.
What does this mean?
Qin Chuan looked at Che Zhao and Lou Shishi and spoke calmly.
Che Zhao knelt down, clasped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, my Loulan prince wrote a letter in the name of the princess to request a marriage alliance, but the princess threw a tantrum and refused. So Your Highness ordered me to bring the princess here by kidnapping."
Qin Chuan smiled slightly: "Disciple, get up."
Hearing this, Che Zhao was flattered and bowed, saying, "Thank you, Master."
After standing up, Che Zhao continued, "His Highness asked me to pass on a message to my mentor, which the princess has sent to you. She is willing to serve as your slave, and you can decide for yourself. She only hopes that when Loulan surrenders to Daqian in the future, the great and respected Emperor of Daqian will grant him some land and servants..."
Upon hearing this, Qin Chuan looked up at the sky and laughed.
Wang Jiayin and the other officials and guards beside him also burst into laughter.
They were once greatly controlled by the Southern Xiongnu, the Jiang Kingdom, and the Southeastern Japanese pirates, and had no choice but to establish diplomatic relations with the small barbarian kingdom of Loulan, and even send their daughters to marry into the state.
Now, the newly appointed prince of Loulan has actually sent his own sister to beg for surrender. Even if the Loulan princess becomes a slave to the emperor of Daqian, Loulan will not object.
This was something they never dared to imagine before.
Unexpectedly, this was achieved after Qin Chuan ascended the throne.
This is a blatant crushing and contemptuous act by Da Gan against Loulan!
How happy!
"I grant permission!"
Qin Chuan waved his sleeve and spoke to Che Zhao.
"Thank you, my dear teacher!"
Che Zhao knelt and kowtowed again, and only after Qin Chuan raised his hand to signal him did he dare to stand up.
Lou Shishi, however, was full of arrogance and glared at Che Zhao: "You have disgraced the reputation of my Daloulan. Daloulan has been established for hundreds of years. Even when facing powerful enemies, we are not afraid. Today, let Qin Chuan kill or torture us as he pleases. Why should we hesitate to die!"
"My brother is a good-for-nothing, and you, Cha Zhao, are a coward too!"
Che Zhao stared at Lou Shishi, frowned, and said, "Your Highness, please forgive me for having to argue with you, but His Highness the Prince's decision is absolutely correct. You don't actually think that our mere Loulan can withstand the mighty Heavenly Army, do you? Iron horses, clairvoyance, new chariots, divine bows, and firearms... etc., the Jiang Kingdom has no match for them. The Queen of Jiang even came to be my mentor's concubine. You're not still indulging in the fantasy of the 'Great Loulan Kingdom,' are you?"
“Zhao is a rough fellow, but on this matter, he sees things just as clearly as His Highness the Prince. It is you, Princess, who is confused and stubborn!”
"Bah! Traitor! Spoiled traitor!"
Lou Shishi spat at Che Zhao.
Che Zhao wiped the drool from his face. "Master, look at her..."
Qin Chuan witnessed this scene, sneered, walked up to Lou Shishi, and looked at her coldly: "Princess Loulan, how have you been?"
Lou Shishi was slightly startled when she saw Qin Chuan wearing a dragon robe, but only for a moment before she quickly returned to her arrogant and unruly demeanor.
"Qin Chuan, I looked down on you before, and I still look down on you now. I will not submit to you, so don't waste your time!"
Qin Chuan chuckled and said, "What are you thinking? You don't really think I want to take you as a concubine, do you? Your own brother said that he would let you be a slave or a maid, as I please. If you continue like this, don't blame me for sending you to the brothel to work as a prostitute."
"You dare?" Lou Shishi glared angrily.
"snort."
Qin Chuan sneered, "Where is the Minister of Rites?"
"Your Majesty, your humble servant is here."
Wang Jiayin, the Minister of Rites, hurriedly responded.
Qin Chuan waved his hand dismissively, "Send this shrew from Loulan to the brothel..."
"My beloved teacher!"
Che Zhao suddenly knelt down again, interrupting Qin Chuan's impending speech.
"Your Highness!"
Che Zhao looked at Lou Shishi and said, "How can you still be so confused? It's your blessing to be able to serve your mentor. If you keep being stubborn, you'll really have to go to the brothel to serve customers..."
Lou Shishi bit her red lips and knelt before Qin Chuan, her blue eyes filled with tears.
"Qin Chuan, I'll obey you..."
Upon hearing this, Qin Chuan smiled slightly.
It's good that you know how to back down. I thought you, Princess Loulan, would hold your head high and never back down.
Thinking of this, he raised his hand: "Untie the Loulan princess, draft an imperial edict to appoint her as a Zhaoyi, and appoint Che Zhao as a general of my Dagan, so that she may serve my Dagan in the future."
"Thank you, Your Majesty! I will do my utmost to serve the nation!" Che Zhao kowtowed.
Upon hearing that the princess had been bestowed the title of Zhaoyi, the weight on his heart finally lifted; otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to explain himself to the prince.
He was all too familiar with the princess's arrogant temperament. Fortunately, his mentor, out of consideration for him, not only spared the princess but also bestowed upon her the title of Zhaoyi.
"Get up, all of you. You must be tired from your journey. Come back to the palace with me. I have prepared a welcome banquet."
After Qin Chuan finished speaking, he waved his sleeves and got into his luxury car to return to the palace.
Che Zhao and Lou Shishi rode in different four-wheeled carriages.
Looking at the neat and clean asphalt-paved road, the two-wheeled bicycles and rickshaws parked along the street, as well as the two-wheeled and four-wheeled horse-drawn carriages, and the large shops that have sprung up from the ground, "State-run Supply and Marketing Cooperative Branches"...
The people are well-fed and clothed, dressed neatly, and are warm and polite. Groups of female students, with bare arms and wearing colorful cheongsams, stroll along the street, poised and graceful...
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