Chapter 842 Empress Wuwei
When the Dada envoy saw the disdainful look in the eyes of the Great Zhou Empress, he immediately wanted to take back the blue crystal. This was a treasure that their people had traveled to a distant land to find, and it was very valuable. However, the eldest prince insisted on sending such a precious gift to the Great Zhou.
The eldest prince was confident that he could retrieve it and return it to the Northern Owl Kingdom, which is why he was willing to give away this treasure.
Empress Da Zhou actually said that this was an object that looked good but was useless.
Dada's face turned noticeably ugly, and the officials in the hall then looked slightly better. "Our Great Zhou is vast and rich in resources. Since the Northern Xiao Kingdom has the sincerity to present a wedding gift to His Majesty and His Majesty, why be so stingy? A fist-sized stone as a wedding gift is indeed too meager. Is the Northern Xiao Kingdom so poor that it only has stones?"
Dada's face darkened further, and he said coldly, "The jade and gemstones of the Northern Owl Kingdom have always been valuable. What do you short-sighted rats know? Do you know that there are heavens beyond heavens, people beyond people, and mountains beyond mountains?"
Jiang Fenghua said in a deep voice, "The ancestors of the Northern Owl Kingdom should also be people from the Central Plains, right? Your Han language is quite fluent."
Dada was stunned. "What does Your Majesty mean? My Northern Xiao Kingdom has a history of two hundred years. How could we be people from the Central Plains?"
In the eyes of the Northern Owls, the people of the Central Plains are selfish, cowardly, and weak.
Jiang Fenghua smiled slightly, “The history of the Central Plains is long and rich, spanning three thousand years from ancient times to the present. How can a mere two hundred years compare? Your Northern Xiao Kingdom also speaks the language of the Central Plains, so how can using the characters of the Central Plains be unrelated to the Central Plains? I imagine that your Khan has sent an envoy to the Great Zhou to present congratulatory gifts and discuss cooperation. The envoy must be a learned and knowledgeable person. Such a reason should not be difficult to understand!” Jiang Fenghua continued.
Daddyton became agitated, his anger palpable. "The Great Zhou Kingdom has only existed for a hundred years in history."
Jiang Fenghua smiled and said, "Your Excellency is mistaken. It should be said that the Central Plains has been ruled by the Xie family for only a hundred years, but I believe that the Xie family will remain in this position for thousands of generations." This meant that it would be more than just a hundred years.
Jiang Fenghua's words left the envoy from the Northern Xiao Kingdom speechless.
The hall was silent. As the voices of the Great Zhou officials praising the Empress repeatedly rang out, Dada's face turned ashen, and he placed his hand on the curved sword at his waist.
Seeing this, Xie Shang spoke up at the opportune moment, "What the Empress said is absolutely right. If the Northern Xiao Kingdom truly has 100,000 iron cavalry, it can easily march south. Why send an envoy here to make empty threats?"
Xie Shang's gaze was sharp as a sword, staring directly at Dada and the others.
The next moment, he personally stepped down from the dragon throne and walked to Jiang Fenghua's side, "Since the Empress has arrived, she shall accompany me to court!"
These words caused an uproar in the court. Although the ministers felt it was inappropriate, the Empress's performance had indeed saved face for the Great Zhou Dynasty. Empress Jiang truly deserved to be called the Mother of the Nation.
Xie Shang took Jiang Fenghua's hand, and she was momentarily stunned. As far as she knew, no woman had ever dared to sit on the dragon throne in the Golden Palace.
Just then, a soldier rushed in to report, "Your Majesty, there is an envoy outside the palace requesting an audience."
Xie Shang and Jiang Fenghua exchanged a glance, and Xie Shang said in a deep voice, "Bring up the visiting card."
Wu Xin hurriedly took the visiting card from the soldier and handed it to the emperor.
After Xie Shang read it, his eyes were filled with coldness. Not a single civil or military official in the court had received news that an envoy had arrived.
If the visitor is not well-intentioned, wouldn't Shengjing City be in danger?
The officials were terrified upon hearing this, and sweat beaded on their foreheads.
Xie Shang said coldly, "Summon them."
Soon, the envoys from various countries were led into the Golden Palace.
Jiang Fenghua sat steadily beside Xie Shang, and the first thing she saw was an old acquaintance—Sang Yupianpian.
Sang Yu Pianpian was dressed in a fiery red dress. Over the years, she had become more and more dignified. She seemed to be looking straight ahead, but in fact, as soon as she entered the hall, her eyes were searching for a figure.
Sang Yupian thought to herself, "That man is standing in the first row, first column. That position already speaks volumes about his status."
With a smile playing on her lips, she clasped her hands together in front of her chest and said, "The envoy of Chaoxi Kingdom, Sang Yuqianya, pays his respects to His Majesty the Great Zhou and Your Majesty the Empress. Her Majesty the Empress of our country has sent me to congratulate the Emperor and Empress of the Great Zhou on their wedding."
Jiang Fenghua clearly remembered that Sang Yupianpian was now the Empress of Chaoxi Kingdom, while Sang Yuqianya was the Consort Ya who was sent back to Chaoxi Kingdom.
When the emperor passed away, the Chaoxi Kingdom requested to bring back Princess Qianya, and the Great Zhou Kingdom agreed to this request in order to maintain peaceful relations between the two countries.
Sang Yuqianya, who entered the palace at the time, was exceptionally beautiful, but perhaps she was not a real princess.
Now that Sang Yu Pianpian is using the identity of Princess Qianya instead of her empress identity, that's quite interesting.
She is the Empress of Chaoxi Kingdom, so why would she travel thousands of miles to come to Da Zhou again?
When Jiang Fenghua saw Sang Yupianpian staring at Jiang Jinyan as soon as she entered the main hall, she couldn't help but laugh. The Empress of Chaoxi Kingdom was really capricious; after all these years, she still couldn't forget her elder brother.
Among the envoys from the vassal state was an old acquaintance—Tu Jina.
Tu Jina has a pair of captivating and beautiful blue eyes. She is even more beautiful than the former Consort Ya. However, the vassal state is too chaotic and filthy. Tu Jina and her brothers are all entangled in complicated matters. After Tu Jun takes the throne, Tu Jina becomes his pet.
The intentions of the vassal state in sending a beauty like Tu Jina are self-evident.
If Xie Shang didn't know Tu Gina's background, he would probably be bewitched by her beauty!
Tu Jina was startled when she saw the face of the high-ranking God. Only then did she realize that the former Prince Heng was actually the Emperor of the Great Zhou Kingdom.
A trace of sadness flashed in Tu Jina's eyes. Then she thought of how powerful the Emperor and Empress of the Great Zhou Dynasty were. Tu Jun had asked her to bewitch the Emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and her eyes were full of embarrassment.
After the envoys from various countries had exchanged greetings and pleasantries, Xie Shang understood and said loudly, "I am very pleased that the envoys from various countries have come from afar. Tonight, I will host a banquet in the Qiming Hall to welcome you all. As for what the envoy from Beixiao just mentioned..."
Jiang Fenghua suddenly leaned close to Xie Shang's ear and whispered, "Let's discuss the matter of Bei Xiao Kingdom wanting the northern border later!" If we refuse directly now, Bei Xiao Kingdom might take action. Let's find out the real situation first.
She thought of the dream she had again. In the dream, the country that destroyed the Great Zhou Kingdom was the Northern Xiao Kingdom, but that was decades later. Now they came to make a fuss. Why is that?
Did her rebirth change something? Jiang Fenghua couldn't figure it out, and just wanted to keep her here to investigate slowly.
Xie Shang gave Dada a meaningful look, "Let's discuss this again at tomorrow's morning court session!"
It was already quite strange that the envoy from the Northern Owl Kingdom dared to come to the Great Zhou court and make such a boastful demand that the Great Zhou return the northern border.
Xie Shang could have directly refused, expelled the envoy from the Northern Xiao Kingdom from Shengjing, or even killed him, but the Northwest region where Xie Kang was located was very close to the Northern Border, and the Di Sha Sect had connections with Xie Kang.
He couldn't believe that this series of connections could be a coincidence.
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