Chapter 464: Your Majesty, Prime Minister Xiao Requests to See You

Walking in the palace, the Princess of Chu looked at the palace of Wu State and felt that this palace was not much different from her own palace. The architectural style was quite similar, except that some elements unique to Wu State were added, that's all.

But it is normal to think about it, because the influence of the Tang Dynasty was so great in the past that basically the architectural styles of many dynasties in the Central Plains were influenced by the culture of the Tang Dynasty.

Today, the architectural styles and cultures of the countries in the Central Plains basically take the Tang Dynasty as their foundation, so it is very normal that there are many similarities.

Even though she was in the palace of another country, and even though the relationship between her and this country was not good, Tang Ningzhi was not panicked at all.

The upright chest, straight waist and neat square steps clearly displayed the girl's pride and elegance.

Tang Ningzhi didn't believe that this Wu Kingdom would be so unethical.

If something unexpected really happened to him, not only would the State of Chu go to war with the State of Wu, but the State of Wu would even become the laughing stock of the whole world.

Liu Feng looked here and there along the way, and a bit of nostalgia could be seen in his pair of vicissitudes of life eyes.

For this old man, he was also involved in the construction of this palace.

Once in such a palace, this old man talked about the affairs of the world with the founding ancestors, and he had many beautiful fantasies about the future of the Wu Kingdom.

But unfortunately, things are unpredictable.

No one had anticipated what would happen to the Wu Kingdom afterwards and how fierce the fight for the throne would be.

Compared to the calmness of Liu Feng and the Princess of Chu, Wei Xun, who led the two of them, was sweating coldly.

One was the founding prime minister, and the other was the eldest princess of one of the ten great dynasties of the human race.

Two people followed behind Wei Xun, making Wei Xun feel an inexplicable pressure.

"His Majesty is waiting for you two inside." At the door of the imperial study, Wei Xun lowered his head and smiled at the two of them.

"Thank you, Eunuch Wei, for leading the way." Liu Feng nodded and pushed the door open and walked in.

After the two of them went in, Wei Xun quickly and respectfully closed the door.

"I pay my respects to your majesty."

"Tang Ningzhi from Chu State pays respect to Your Majesty."

Seeing Emperor Wu sitting in front of the desk, Liu Feng and Tang Ningzhi both bowed.

"Please don't be polite, both of you."

Emperor Wu supported the two of them and walked down with a smile on his face. Instead, he bowed respectfully to Liu Feng and said, "I have heard of Mr. Liu's great name for a long time and have admired him for a long time. I thought that if I could meet Mr. Liu in this life, it would be a great honor. After meeting him today, I can see that Mr. Liu is indeed a man of great talent."

Liu Feng smiled and said, "Your Majesty, you are too kind. I am just a commoner. How could Your Majesty think so highly of me? I am really humbled."

"Oh, that's not the way to say it." Emperor Wu shook his head. "The old gentleman has definitely made great contributions to the country of Wu. I wonder if the old gentleman is willing to return to the country of Wu?"

Seeing the burning gaze of Emperor Wu, Liu Feng shook his head and declined politely, "Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty. Now I just want to be an idle wanderer, nothing more.

Moreover, the talent of Prime Minister Xiao of Wu State is definitely not inferior to that of me. Wu State not only has Prime Minister Xiao, but also has the top scholar. It is really a blessing for Wu State. I believe that you two will be able to relieve a lot of worries for Your Majesty. "

"Don't say that, old sir. It is true that with the assistance of Prime Minister Xiao and Lord Xu, things in the court are much easier than before. However, national affairs are not simple. I am walking on thin ice every day."

Although Emperor Wu said this, he was actually secretly happy in his heart.

If someone else had flattered Emperor Wu like this, he would definitely not have taken it to heart.

But the other party is different.

The other party was a founding father of the Wu State and once the world's number one strategist.

Emperor Wu felt very comfortable being flattered by such a famous person.

Emperor Wu looked at the graceful girl beside Liu Xian and said, "This must be the eldest princess Tang Ningzhi, right? She is indeed as beautiful as a fairy."

"Your Majesty, thank you for the compliment." Tang Ningzhi nodded in return.

Emperor Wu walked back to the desk and picked up a letter: "The King of Chu wrote to me before, wanting to ask for marriage with my King Wu?"

"That's right." Liu Feng smiled, "I have been living in Chu State before. One day, the king of Chu State found me and wanted me to be a matchmaker to propose marriage to Xu Ming, the young master of Xu State Mansion. At the same time, he also wanted to form an alliance with Wu State to jointly resist the Northern Wilderness."

"Ha ha ha ha."

Emperor Wu smiled and looked very kind.

"Xu Ming is indeed a young talent of our Wu State, and I think highly of him. Although I don't really want Xu Ming to go to Chu State, for the sake of the friendship between the two countries, I definitely support this marriage.

However, Mr. Liu must have heard that Xu Ming is a bit stubborn. He told me that he has no plans to get married in the next few years. He even rejected my marriage proposal before, which really embarrassed him.

There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!

When Mr. Liu went to Xuguo Mansion before, he heard that Xu Ming had indeed refused, so I really had no choice.

It is very likely that Xu Ming really does not want to marry into the family."

"Maybe the King of Chu didn't explain it clearly." Liu Feng smiled, "In fact, it's not that Master Xu came to Chu to marry into the family, but that the Princess of Chu married into Wu."

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When Liu Feng finished speaking, the imperial study fell into silence.

Even Emperor Wu didn't know what to say for a moment.

If the other party asked to marry into the emperor's family, Emperor Wu would still have some confidence to refuse.

But what was unexpected was that the State of Chu did not ask Xu Ming to marry into the family, but to marry its eldest princess.

With Xu Ming's identity, marrying the eldest princess of Chu State would definitely be considered a marriage of downgrade.

Not to mention that the relationship between Wu and Chu was not good to begin with. Now that Chu was showing goodwill to Wu, it would be a bit unreasonable for Wu not to accept it.

Emperor Wu even felt that if he refused, there would probably be an uproar in the court of Chu, and the people of Chu would think that Emperor Wu looked down on Chu.

As a result, the relationship between the two countries is already fragile, and there is a real possibility that war will break out directly.

But Emperor Wu was not a fool. He knew that the other party must have some ulterior motive for suddenly showing goodwill, but Emperor Wu really didn't know what the other party was planning.

What else could the State of Chu be trying to accomplish by sending the princess here?

Just when Emperor Wu was in a dilemma, Wei Xun's voice came from the door of the imperial study:

"Your Majesty, Prime Minister Xiao requests to see you."

(End of this chapter)