Chapter 38: Shocking Declaration
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"Guo Miao, the envoy of Sang State, pays homage to Emperor Qianhe and wishes the Qianhe Dynasty prosperity."
In the court, the envoy of the Sang State, dressed in the court robes of the Sang State, the Minister of Rites Guo Miao, stood in the hall with many gifts and a mysterious veiled man. However, the man was so mysterious that only his appearance was mysterious. As for the identity of this man, everyone knew it.
The envoys from the Sang Kingdom performed the greeting ceremony, which was not wrong, but Qianhe Liyou felt displeased when seeing it. She had some evil thoughts in her heart, if the Qianhe Dynasty really prospered, she wondered if these people would cry. But it was true that these people would have to kneel before her at that time, and they would no longer show such arrogant expressions. Humph, was this person sent to negotiate or to provoke? She really doubted whether she had sent this person.
Qianhe Liyou did not answer, and of course no court officials dared to answer either. The envoy from the Sang Kingdom stood there awkwardly, with cracks appearing on the arrogant look on his face.
Of course, the court officials also felt the embarrassment of the current situation. They looked at their emperor and found that the emperor was still gazing at the two envoys gloomily. Then they all looked at Prime Minister Li Yao, but Li Yao just stood there calmly, as if he was unshakable. Then they looked at Long Xizhao. Long Xizhao had a rich expression, but everyone knew that he looked like a fox watching a good show, so the court officials could only remain silent. The envoy of Sang State was a little embarrassed. He coughed twice and continued, "Your Majesty, this time I came here, nominally for peace talks, but actually I came with the marriage certificate of our emperor. I hope that the two countries can be united forever and become friendly countries. In order to highlight our sincerity, the third prince of our dynasty also came with me, hoping to have a happy relationship with your Majesty."
After listening to the words of the Sang Kingdom envoy, Qianhe Liyou always had the illusion that she was forced into marriage. Qin and Jin were friendly countries. This was the first time she witnessed the hypocrisy of politics. Sang Kingdom used military force against Qianhe, and more than 100,000 people died on both sides. Those who died in the war had not even been buried. These culprits who provoked the war actually came to talk about marriage, and they used such an arrogant and coercive tone, saying that they were friendly countries. It was simply disgusting.
"Is the prince of Sang unable to get married? He actually wants to marry me. I don't mind having more men serving me, but I don't know if the prince of Sang is qualified to climb into my bed."
The whole court was shocked, including the unmoved Li Yao, who shook his head and looked at the emperor sitting on the dragon throne with extremely surprised eyes. He couldn't believe that the emperor actually responded to Sang Guo's proposal with such insulting words in the court.
Your Majesty, do you really want to start another war?
"How can you, Emperor Qianhe, say such a thing?" Envoy Guo Miao's face turned red with anger, and he pointed at Qianhe Liyou with shock and resentment in his eyes.
"Emperor Qianhe, you can compare for yourself whether this prince is qualified or not. This prince does not believe that the men in your harem are better than this prince." When Guo Miao was so angry that she couldn't speak, Sang Ziling, the third prince of Sang Kingdom who was standing behind her, suddenly spoke, took a step forward, stood on the same position as Guo Miao, and his tone was very cold and arrogant.
"Humph, judging from what you've done now, not to mention compared to the concubines in my harem, even the male favorites in this palace are better than you. Look at what you look like, a proud rooster? Do you think anyone would want a man like you?"
Sometimes "arrogance" is a positive word, but sometimes it is a negative word, which varies according to time, place and person. She does not reject arrogant people, like Luo Yu, whose arrogance is hidden in his coldness. It is not very strong, but it always gives people a sense of distance, making people only dare to watch from afar; like Qin Ning, his arrogance is the revealed coldness, a tangible distance, not contempt, but it makes people feel ashamed of themselves. However, the arrogance emanating from the prince in front of her is that of ignorant arrogance, as if he is incomparable, but he has fallen into the comparison of the world, which is childish.
Qian Heliyou's words left no room for sarcasm. Coupled with the nodding of the surrounding courtiers, Sang Ziling was furious. He had never been treated like this before. He had always been a treasure in the palm of his hand and the object of everyone's envy. How could anyone insult him like this?
"Emperor Qianhe, don't think you can speak nonsense just because you are the emperor of a country. Are you trying to provoke a war between the two countries again by humiliating me like this? Although Sang Kingdom lost this war, it does not mean that it is inferior to you, Qianhe. If you do not apologize to me, I will definitely return to my country and report this matter to the emperor of our dynasty. When the two countries go to war, it will be your responsibility, Qianhe."
"Hahaha, I thought you were just naive, but I didn't expect you to be so ignorant. You think I'm insulting you? You are wrong. I'm just telling the truth. Marry a virtuous man with a virtuous character and moral appearance. But look at yourself. There will be people willing to marry you, but I can guarantee that the person who marries you either marries you because of your identity or your looks, or they pity you. As for the war you mentioned, I can tell you here, and you..." As he spoke, Qianhe Liyou swept his eyes over the important officials of the court present, his tone was solemn and intimidating, "Everyone in the Qianhe Dynasty listen to me, the Sang Kingdom sent troops to attack our dynasty, and tens of thousands of our soldiers died. This also means that tens of thousands of families in our dynasty will be broken. Maybe parents lost their children, maybe husbands lost their wives, and Maybe the child lost his mother. The national hatred and family feud were all caused by the Sang Kingdom provoking a war without reason. Their purpose is obvious. They want to occupy our territory and our homes. If it weren't for those brave soldiers who repelled these shameless villains today, would we still be able to enjoy such a comfortable life here? It is simply a dream to negotiate peace with the Sang Kingdom. I will never marry a man who has no virtue or morality, let alone a childish prince from an enemy country. I am here to tell the people of the world today that the Qianhe Dynasty cannot be bullied. Every soldier of the Qianhe Dynasty belongs to me, Qianhe Liyou. If anyone wants to provoke a war, if anyone wants to plunder what belongs to me, then I will use blood to tell him what it means to regret too late."
Everyone present was shocked beyond words. Years, decades, or even hundreds of years later, Qian He Li You's words were often mentioned. No one was not shocked by her domineering and arrogant attitude.
Guo Miao and Sang Ziling even felt scared, their whole bodies felt weak as if they had lost their strength and could hardly stand. No matter how ignorant they were, they felt fear at this moment. The Sang Kingdom was defeated, and they were sent to negotiate peace. But even so, the emperor of the Sang Kingdom and even the Sang Kingdom court believed that the defeat was due to the Sang Kingdom's improper use of personnel and a problem of strategy. As long as the Sang Kingdom reorganized its army, it could take down the Qianhe Dynasty. The reason why they sent him to marry was to dispel the Sang Kingdom's vigilance and see if he could obtain some useful intelligence. However, they never thought that they would be facing such a situation now. What made them feel even more terrified was that they all had a feeling that the Sang Kingdom was in great trouble. The words "it's too late to regret" seemed to be announcing their ending.
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