Before daybreak, the palace maids and eunuchs in Baohe Hall were already busy running back and forth.
Some were cleaning, and some were setting the table and spreading yellow rice.
The emperor will host a banquet here in the evening for the envoys of the Keyi tribe. This is a matter concerning the relationship between the two tribes, so there must be no mistakes.
In addition to the envoys, the emperor also invited officials and royal family to accompany him.
But these people waited for half an hour before the envoy of the Keyi tribe finally arrived.
There were more than a dozen people in their group, all of them tall and strong.
The leader, Zhachimu, was a general of the Keyi tribe. Most of his face was covered with beard, and he looked very rough.
"Your Majesty."
They just bowed their hands and did not kneel down to kowtow to Murong Hong.
Seeing how rude they were, the ministers sitting in the seats began to whisper to each other.
Among them, Grand Secretary Guan couldn't stand it and said coldly, "What a barbaric tribe."
Although Murong Hong was dissatisfied, the court was currently facing internal and external troubles. Furthermore, they were ultimately in the wrong regarding the marriage. He could only suppress his anger and ask, "Why are the envoys so late? Is there something important?"
This is giving them a way out.
But Zhachimu raised his head and said provocatively, "It's nothing important. I just heard that the banquets you Central Plains people have are very boring, so I came later."
“…”
This caused public outrage, and even the King of Beiping, who always smiled, had a rare cold expression.
He said in a deep voice, "The Keyi tribe asked you to come here to establish peace between the two tribes. The envoy's attitude makes us doubt your sincerity."
"Sincerity?"
Zachimu scoffed, "It was you who asked for peace, and it's you who should be showing sincerity."
...
The atmosphere was tense, and Murong Hong interrupted them, "Alright, the dancers have been rehearsing for a long time. Let's ask them to come up and dance for the envoy."
The emperor had spoken, and everyone could only watch with frustration as Zhachimu and his group sat down.
The dancer has superb dancing skills, a slender waist and dances very gracefully.
The Keyi people live in a desolate area, and their women are bold and cheerful. When the envoys saw such a beautiful woman, their eyes widened.
When the dance was over and the dancers were about to leave, Za Chimu pointed at the leading dancer and said, "You, come here and pour me some wine."
The dancer looked at the ferocious Zachimu and dared not move. She looked at Murong Hong for help.
Judging from their appearance, they had a brief romance.
But Murong Hong waved his hand and said, "Go ahead."
The dancer could not disobey the order and had to do as she was told.
She knelt beside Zhachimu, picked up the wine jug and poured him some wine, "Please drink, envoy."
Za Chimu refused to accept the wine and kept staring at the dancer's slender waist. He even touched it with his hand in an obscene manner.
The dancer dodged and said in shame and anger, "Messenger, please respect yourself."
As soon as he finished speaking, Zha Chimu slapped him, "You bitch, even your Central Plains Emperor has to give me three points, you are pretending."
The dancer's face swelled up quickly. She covered her face with her hands and tears streamed down her face.
Seeing this scene, some court officials could not hold back and accused them of being vulgar and obscene.
Zha Chimu stood up and pointed at the courtiers provocatively, "If you hadn't surrendered early, I would have brought my army to crush you to the ground. You..."
He couldn't say the rest of the words. He covered his bleeding neck and looked at the King of Beiping holding a long sword with a look of disbelief.
His eyes widened, and when he opened his mouth, he could only spit out blood. In extreme unwillingness, he collapsed.
"Ah!" the dancer screamed.
Everything happened so quickly that by the time Murong Hong reacted, all the envoys had been subdued.
He suddenly jumped up from his seat, pointed at the Prince of Beiping and said, "Prince of Beiping, you actually dared to kill the envoy! Come, capture this traitor for me!"
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cold palace
Su Man looked at the fire in the distance and knew that the war had begun.
The fire burned for most of the night until dawn the next day, when the gates of the cold palace were wide open.
At first the concubines were afraid that it was a traitor, but when they saw the familiar faces outside the door, they were all stunned.
"beauty!"
General Jiang and Jiang Ming, both in armor, embraced Concubine Li.
Concubine Li's eyes were filled with tears, "Dad! Brother!"
...
In a short time, almost all the concubines in the palace recognized their families.
Concubine Song ran towards a woman with a majestic appearance, "Sister and brother-in-law, why are you here?"
Sister Song touched her head and said in a tearful voice, "Good sister, we are here to pick you up. We will never be separated again."
Concubine Song was puzzled. "Sister, why are you talking nonsense? I have already entered the palace, how can I go home with you?"
Just as they were confused, Su Man said loudly, "Last night, the envoys tried to assassinate the emperor. The cold palace was set on fire and no one survived. From today on, there are no concubines and no emperor in the harem. You are free."
...
It turned out that the reception of the envoy last night was a cover. In fact, Prime Minister Gu had already planned everything with the King of Beiping to assassinate the envoy and bring down Murong Hong.
Murong Hong was caught off guard. Although his supporters fought hard, they failed in the end.
Su Man informed the King of Beiping in advance and asked these concubines to fake their deaths so that they would not be trapped in the harem for the rest of their lives.
“…”
The concubines looked at each other, unable to believe their ears.
When they realized what was happening, they all knelt on the ground and said, "Thank you, Queen."
Su Man's eyes were slightly red. "Okay, everyone said there will be no more empresses in the future. Go ahead and do what you like."
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