Chapter 600 Turks, do you dare to fight me?
Even if she's to be married off like a commodity, she'll be the most expensive commodity.
"Mother, I understand."
Shen Yuantang pretended to agree, and then secretly slipped out when no one was paying attention at home.
She was unaware that her every word and action was under Zhou Xinrou's control.
"They've left?"
"They've left, heading towards the palace."
Zhou Xinrou: "I originally thought that out of our mother-daughter bond, I would give her a bright future. I never expected her to be so disobedient and insist on going down a dead end."
"Princess, are we just going to abandon her?"
Zhou Xinrou closed her eyes and rubbed her temples: "No matter who goes to marry into the family, it will be beneficial to us."
Understood.
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Shen Yuantang was taken into the palace.
"Your Majesty, I wish to go to the Turkic Khaganate for a marriage alliance. It is far away in the northwest, and I can see Brother Yuanjing often there."
Shen Lanxi looked at the person kneeling on the ground but didn't tell her to get up.
Do you know how old the Turkic Khan is?
Shen Yuantang's eyes flashed, and he shook his head.
"I don't know."
"The Turkic Khan is the uncle of the previous Khan. He is forty-three years old this year. At this age, he must have countless wives and concubines."
Thinking of the Turkic Empress Dowager, Shen Yuantang felt a surge of courage.
"I beg Your Majesty to grant my request."
Shen Lanxi looked at her quietly, remaining silent for a long time.
"Your Majesty, please grant my request!"
"allow!"
Shen Yuantang was taken aback, not expecting that she would agree so easily after only asking twice.
"I once told the Shen family that they must walk the path they have chosen. This is not only for the men, but also for the women."
Shen Yuantang lowered her eyes: "Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. I will never regret it!"
Shen Lanxi: "Let's go. After we finish negotiating with the Turks, I will issue the decree!"
Shen Yuantang said with some concern, “Your Majesty, my sister was married before.”
If the Turks find out, will they be unhappy?
Shen Lanxi: "The relationship between the Great Zhou and the Turks is not based on marriage, but on cooperation between the two countries. Whether someone has been married before is not important!"
Shen Yuantang's expression turned somewhat unpleasant after hearing this, but fortunately, the person she was asking for was not a good man.
"Your Majesty, I take my leave!"
Since it was Shen Yuantang's own choice, she wouldn't take the blame.
"Send a letter to the sons of the Shen family, and write down Shen Yuantang's request for me to send her as a princess for a political marriage."
...
Besides Shen Yuantang, the other women in the Shen family have also begun to discuss and set wedding dates.
This time, no one dared to object.
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"Your Majesty, Muli Kui is dissatisfied with the peace talks of the vassal state and keeps clamoring to see you!" Mr. Ruohua advised.
Shen Lanxi: "Announce!"
Soon Muli Kui was taken to the Golden Palace.
"Your Majesty, the Xiongnu will never bow down to the Great Zhou."
Shen Lanxi: "Muli Kui, you still don't understand."
Muli Kui was taken aback when he heard her say that.
What's the meaning?
Shen Lanxi stood up from the dragon throne and walked down step by step.
"Faced with the mighty Zhou Dynasty, the Turks had no other choice!"
Muli Kui's attitude this time was clearly tougher than before.
"Could it be that His Majesty really intends to attack the Turks?"
He didn't believe it; he had already inquired.
"Zhou Ruyuan of Tianjin has always been eyeing the Great Zhou with covetous intent. Isn't Your Majesty afraid that Zhou Ruyuan will take advantage of the opportunity of war to reap the benefits?"
Shen Lanxi walked step by step toward the door, and the officials, puzzled, followed her.
In the center of the plaza outside the palace, the Moon-Accompanying Blade was placed.
Previously, the Moon-Accompanying Blade was always placed at the palace gate, but after the emperor ascended the throne, it was moved into the palace.
The courtiers watched as Shen Lanxi walked straight toward Banxingdao. Most of them looked at Muli Kui with pity, while a few were waiting to see a good show.
Muli Kui glanced at a large knife, then at Shen Lanxi's retreating figure.
What exactly does she want to do?
The "Moon-Companion Blade" is very famous in Northwest China and is also frequently mentioned by the Turks.
However, such remarks have been banned since the new Khan came to power.
Muli Kui had never seen Shen Lanxi use a knife; he always believed that Shen Lanxi was a man in disguise.
Otherwise, it would be impossible for a woman to lift something weighing over 100 pounds, let alone fight on the battlefield.
The name "Northwest Butcher" was deliberately given by the Zhou people to intimidate the Xiongnu.
"Today I will show you, you Xiongnu, how I sat on the dragon throne!"
Shen Lanxi walked to the position of the Moon-Accompanying Blade, turned around, and looked sharply at Mu Likui.
The latter glanced at the broadsword twice. It was very heavy, and even if he were lucky enough to pick it up, he wouldn't be able to hold it for long.
Could Shen Lanxi be trying to show off her strength to him?
Hmph, doing this in front of a respectable man like him, is she trying to win his praise?
It can't be to show off her strength, can it?
If she can pick up this knife, then all the women of the Turkic people can pick up this knife.
He was just waiting to see how Shen Lanxi would make a fool of herself. When Shen Lanxi couldn't hold the knife anymore, he would step forward, take it from her, and perhaps even brandish it a few times to show Shen Lanxi and the officials of Da Zhou what a real man and a great warrior he was.
With a whoosh, a gust of wind pierced the air.
Shen Lanxi lifted the Banyue Blade with one hand. The hundreds of pounds of weight seemed to transform into an ordinary sword in her hand, and it was easily drawn from the hilt.
"Bang..." The sound of metal clashing with stone rang out. Shen Lanxi, holding the Companion Star Blade, stood before the officials. His aura suddenly rose, and he seemed to have transformed into a war god, exuding an astonishing aura. One man could hold off ten thousand!
"I, Shen Lanxi, will ascend the dragon throne through martial prowess!"
"Our Great Zhou army, from top to bottom, has never feared battle!"
"Whoever dares to be presumptuous, I will lead the Great Zhou army to annihilate them!"
"Anyone who dares to defy my Great Zhou, even if they are unarmed, I, Shen Lanxi, will beat them until they submit!"
Looking at the imposing Shen Lanxi, Muli Kui thought of the words "Northwest Female Butcher."
Impossible, that knife must be hollow.
She's a woman; there's no way she could lift it.
"Turks, do you dare to fight me?"
The officials all showed expressions of understanding.
I'll let Muli Kui experience the consequences of underestimating a woman later.
"I am a Turkic envoy, how can I lay a hand on His Majesty of the Great Zhou?" Muli Kui said this, but in his heart, he began to feel eager to try.
If Shen Lanxi loses to him in front of so many officials of the Great Zhou, it would mean that the Great Zhou has lost to the Turks.
If the Great Zhou loses face, will it still have the face to talk about subjugation?
"Aren't you a military general?" Shen Lanxi pointed her blade at Mu Likui.
"Yes, I am a military general. But as a subject of the Turks, if I were to attack the Emperor of the Great Zhou, it might provoke a war between the two countries."
Muli Kui waited patiently for Shen Lanxi's reply.
His tactic of provoking her never failed. Shen Lanxi, out of consideration for her pride, would make a promise.
With so many ministers in front of her, she couldn't possibly go back on her word.
That way, he can teach Shen Lanxi a lesson without affecting the exchanges between the two countries.
Shen Lanxi curled her lips in a cold smile: "Your attempt to provoke me is not clever at all."
A flash of annoyance crossed Muli Kui's eyes; he should have used a different method.
"But...I..."
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