As soon as Ye Wanshu and Concubine Zhang reached the gate of the mansion, Li Youzhen and the court officials immediately knelt on the ground and pleaded in unison, "Please, Concubine, let His Highness come out to take charge of the situation."
"Take charge of the overall situation?" Concubine Zhang sneered, "Haven't you all already found a master for Lin'an City? Why would you still need him?"
"My Lady Consort, since Your Highness has decided to marry Princess Helian and form a permanent alliance with Daqiu, you should take this marriage seriously. How can you ignore Princess Helian like this?"
Li Youzhen complained, "If Your Highness hadn't deliberately ignored Princess Helian, how could there have been such chaos in Lin'an City last night?"
"What a joke," Concubine Zhang rubbed her brows speechlessly. "This is the first time I've heard of two countries using marital harmony as a bargaining chip in diplomatic relations. According to what Li Cifu said, if my son marries Princess Daqiu, he will have to bow down to her for the rest of his life."
"I have no such intention."
Li Youzhen glanced at Ye Wanshu with dissatisfaction. "Everyone knows the source of the rift between Princess Helian and Your Highness. It all stems from Princess Jinghe alone. As long as Your Highness can completely sever your ties with Princess Jinghe, our Great Ye Dynasty will be able to coexist peacefully with Daqiu."
"You're getting more and more ridiculous," Concubine Zhang said angrily, "When did you become so spineless?"
Ye Wanshu couldn't help but sneer. "Does Li Cifu really think that peaceful coexistence between the two countries can be achieved without me? The Daye Dynasty has suffered oppression and humiliation from the Daqiu cavalry for hundreds of years. Is all this because of me?"
"This..." Li Youzhen and the court officials looked at each other, not knowing how to answer for a moment.
"I'm telling you, you've all developed a servile nature deep down, but you just won't admit it," Ye Wanshu said angrily. "The more you despise yourselves, the more the Daqiu cavalry will accelerate their determination to march south."
Zhu Wencai had long been fed up with this group of corrupt scholars. From Yuezhou to Lin'an, Miss Ye had suffered all kinds of grievances because of the Yuezhou army. Now he would never let Miss Ye be treated badly again.
Anyway, His Highness's plan has been achieved, and now all we need to do is continue to paralyze the Daqiu delegation.
"Everyone, please go back." Zhu Wencai drew his sword with a sullen face. "Since you have invited the Great Buddha into your home, you should worship it well. If you come to Ji Mansion to cause trouble again, don't blame me for being ruthless."
Looking at the sharp blade, everyone felt frightened and had to leave in disappointment.
As he walked along, thinking about what happened at the mansion last night, Minister of Revenue Lou Yan said with lingering fear, "Second Vice Minister, what should we do now? Princess Jinghe's words are blunt but true. The Daqiu cavalry haven't even entered Lin'an yet, and the Daqiu delegation is already acting so arrogantly. If the Daqiu cavalry actually entered Lin'an City, who knows what would happen."
Li Youzhen pondered silently for a moment. Everything had been done according to the requirements of the Daqiu people. It would be bad to force the girl from the Ye family to death. There would be no room for retreat in the future.
He originally wanted to please the people of Daegu and quell the conflict between the two countries. This would not only win the favor of the people of Daegu, but also relieve the emperor's worries. In this way, he might even have a chance to be promoted to the Prime Minister.
Judging from the current situation, I was too optimistic.
"Go to the Eastern Palace," Li Youzhen said, "I easily allowed the Daqiu cavalry to enter Daye. Princess Helian will not repay kindness with hatred."
After hearing this, everyone had no choice but to follow him to the East Palace.
At this time, in the Prince's Mansion, Helian Jiu had just finished writing a letter and handed it to his confidant.
"Princess, do you really want to invite the prince to come to Lin'an?" the confidant asked nervously.
"The untouchables of Daye are all spineless. If we want to completely conquer them, we can only trample on their dignity ruthlessly, making them dare not raise their heads and willingly accept our enslavement."
Helian Jiu smiled faintly, "But I am a girl after all, and many things are not easy for me to do personally. Now I can only ask my brother Crown Prince to lead the army to Lin'an to take charge of the situation. As long as we win back the hearts of the people in Daye, no one will be able to shake my brother Crown Prince's position in my Daqiu."
"Princess, you are wise." The confidant laughed heartily and said, "I will send a message to the Crown Prince to meet him in Lin'an."
As soon as he finished speaking, a guard hurried in and said, "Princess, the courtiers from Daye are here to pay their respects."
Helian Jiu's eyes darkened and he walked out with his men.
As soon as he arrived outside the palace, Li Youzhen hurried forward and clasped his fists in greeting, "Princess, I apologize for the intrusion and the interruption. I beg your forgiveness."
"What's the matter?" Helian Jiu said with a cold face and a bit of impatience.
"I have come here only to discuss with the princess. Since our dynasty has already pledged allegiance to your country, I only hope that the princess can treat us with courtesy and control her subordinates." Li Youzhen said cautiously.
"What do you mean?" Helian Jiu's eyes turned even colder: "Are you teaching me how to do things?"
"I dare not," Li Youzhen said, feeling a little timid. "It's just that the princess sent your delegation to our residence to harass the women, which really makes us uneasy."
"Harassing the women?" Helian Jiu snorted coldly, "Li Cifu, didn't you advise me a few days ago to vigorously promote the marriage between the two countries and promote the integration of diplomatic relations? Could it be that you are just talking casually and not truly submitting?"
"I have absolutely no such intention." Li Youzhen was so frightened that cold sweat broke out on his forehead and he knelt on the ground in panic. "I have long admired your country and have long hoped to establish friendship with you."
"That's good." Helian Jiu finally looked him in the eye and said, "Li Ci Fu, this princess can marry the crown prince of your country. As the pillars of the country, you and the other ministers should also set a good example."
After saying this, she directly instructed the general beside her, "Changrong, take your men to bring the wives of the Deputy Prime Minister and the other nobles to the Eastern Palace. Have them properly reward the thousands of soldiers who have accompanied this princess to Lin'an this time."
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