Chapter 241 Palace Maid Ginkgo Takes the Place of the Princess!
When Hiroshi Abe heard the words "Wei Family Army," his pupils contracted, and a chill ran from the soles of his feet straight to the top of his head.
Impossible, weren't all of Wei's army wiped out?
These people are definitely trying to scam him.
"Hmph, the Wei family army has long since become a handful of yellow earth in the Northwest. Do you think that by invoking the name of the Wei family army, we Turks will be afraid?"
"The matter of the Wei family army's provisions has long been known throughout the surrounding neighboring countries. It was your Great Zhou court that killed the Wei family army guarding the northwest. It was you Great Zhou people who killed your own gatekeepers. How ridiculous."
"This reminds me of a saying you people from Great Zhou have: 'Those who do evil will not live long!' The reason why Great Zhou is in its current state is because your court has failed to act."
"Why do you soldiers follow such a court? Why not join our Turkic people? On behalf of the Turks, I warmly welcome you. And I guarantee that as long as you come to serve us, you will surely enjoy high positions, great wealth, beautiful women, and a life of luxury and honor!"
Unexpectedly, when Wei Dongzhu mentioned the name of the Wei Family Army, Abe Hiroshi managed to turn the tables on him.
They even turned around and tried to persuade them to surrender.
Wei Dongzhu sneered: "I am Wei Dongzhu, the young general of the Wei family army! As long as I am here, the Wei family army will always be here! The gatekeepers of the Northwest will always be here!"
Each word, spoken with a powerful and resounding voice, struck Abe Hiroshi like a boulder.
Abe Hiroshi's eyes flashed. He knew the name Wei Dongzhu. He was the son of the former general of the Wei family army. When he was in the Turkic court, he often heard about the brave and illustrious achievements of this father and son.
Wasn't he dead?
Wei Dongzhu seemed to see right through Abe Hiroshi's thoughts and said coldly, "I am not dead, my Wei family army is still here!"
Hiroshi Abe's smile vanished.
The Wei family army was a nightmare for the Great Turks.
He tried to make sarcastic remarks several times, but his face didn't actually smile. He just kept raising the corners of his mouth and then lowering them, which looked rather awkward.
"I'm here for peace talks, not to listen to your talk about the Wei family army. Whether your Wei family army exists or not is none of my business, and even less so of these peace talks!"
Wei Dong, eyeing Abe Hiroshi, turned to the soldiers beside him and said, "Go and invite the general. Tell him that Abe Hiroshi, the envoy of the three Turkic tribes, has arrived."
"yes!"
The soldiers spurred their horses and rode away.
Feeling humiliated, Hiroshi Abe snorted and turned to leave.
He, the mighty General Abe Hiroshi, dares to make him wait, a mere commoner from the Great Zhou Dynasty?
When the news reaches the Great Turks, those who secretly covet his position as general will surely laugh themselves to death.
They might take this opportunity to say that his peace talks failed and strip him of his generalship.
"Is this the attitude of your Great Zhou in peace talks? I don't see any sincerity from you. There's no need for peace talks this time. Let's schedule another time for peace talks!" Abe Hiroshi didn't completely shut down the talks, thus regaining some face.
Wei Dongzhu: "If you leave now, our Great Zhou will send a letter to your Turkic court, saying that you are not good at peace negotiations and that they should send someone more capable instead!"
Hiroshi Abe's face instantly turned icy.
This damned Zhou man dares to threaten him?
The lieutenant next to Abe Hiroshi immediately leaned over and whispered a few words to him. After speaking, the lieutenant immediately straightened his posture and walked up to Wei Dongzhu.
“Our Great Turkic General Abe Hiroshi has many administrative affairs to handle every day. You Great Zhou people are making our general wait. You must give up this large tent so that our general can handle his administrative affairs!”
Sun Zhong was overjoyed to see Abe Hiroshi repeatedly thwarted and helpless.
The previous frustrating peace talks had caused their Northern Expeditionary Army to lose its pride, but through what just happened, they regained it.
happy!
After Sun Zhong's initial pleasant mood subsided, his emotions began to turn complicated again.
Is it really true that only Wei's army can deter foreign tribes in the Northwest?
What are they, the Northern Expeditionary Army, for the past two years?
Seeing that the atmosphere was getting tense, Nie Shuanghai quickly gave Sun Zhong a push.
Hiroshi Abe has already given himself an out; they should stop now and not really let the peace talks fall apart.
Sun Zhong snapped out of his daze and immediately said, "The main ledger is for preparing for peace talks. It is only right that the general handles administrative affairs here!"
Hiroshi Abe gave a cold, gloomy snort: "Then why aren't you leaving!"
Sun Zhong quickly gave Wei Dongzhu a look and whispered, "The peace negotiation minister is General Shen. Let's go outside and wait!"
Wei Dongzhu glanced at Abe Hiroshi, nodded, and left!
After everyone left, Hiroshi Abe immediately gave his subordinates a wink.
"Dead, really dead. With injuries like that, there's no way he could have survived..."
...
After receiving the news, Shen Lanxi ordered someone to summon Zhou Yunyue.
Upon hearing that she was to be sent to a marriage alliance, Zhou Yunyue angrily confronted Shen Lanxi.
"I have already been intimate with Shen Yuanjing. A woman's reputation is of utmost importance. I will not marry anyone but Shen Yuanjing!" Zhou Yunyue shouted as soon as she arrived.
Shen Lanxi swept her coldly over, and Zhou Yunyue felt as if a bucket of cold water had been poured over her head, instantly extinguishing her anger.
She still can't forget the scene of Shen Lanxi ordering people to whip the corpse at the city gate.
She is a princess of the Great Zhou Dynasty, a golden branch and jade leaf. Not only does she not protect her, but she even lets her go to see her.
She is a demon.
"You'd better think carefully before you speak," Shen Lanxi warned calmly.
Zhou Yunyue's anger reignited.
“I’ve thought this through very clearly. What’s done is done, unless your Shen family tries to deny it.”
"I am a royal princess! Your Shen family has humiliated me like this. Do you know the consequences? You should be the ones thinking this through!"
Shen Lanxi suddenly raised the corners of her mouth.
"Good, very good!"
When Zhou Yunyue heard her say that, her heart skipped a beat.
"What do you mean?"
Shen Lanxi: "The imperial court is bound to send the princess to marry a foreign ruler. Since you insist on refusing, then we can only have your palace maid take your place as the princess and go to marry a foreign ruler in your place!"
Zhou Yunyue's eyes lit up. This was a good idea, but she couldn't say it out loud.
"You arranged it this way to save face for the Shen family and the royal family." Anyway, this idea wasn't hers, it was Shen Lanxi's. Even if the Emperor wanted to punish someone, he would only punish Shen Lanxi.
Shen Lanxi said quietly, "You'd better think this through. Once your maid takes your place, she will be the undisputed princess of the Great Zhou, and you will be nothing but an anonymous person!"
Without a second thought, Zhou Yunyue said impatiently, "I've thought it through. You can arrange it as you see fit!"
Shen Lanxi glanced at the palace maids on either side of her, and finally stopped on her right.
"This palace maid will do!"
"You lot, hurry up and dress the princess up!"
The palace servants standing nearby didn't even realize what was happening.
Ban Sicao pointed at Zhou Yunyue and said, "Didn't you hear? From now on, she's no longer the princess of Great Zhou. Remove all the clothes and jewelry that don't match her status and put them on our real Princess Wanhe!"
The palace maid Yinxing, who was chosen to take her place, clenched her fingers tightly, her eyes burning with a fire that seemed to burn through the floor tiles.
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