Chapter 118 The Barber's Pole is Hot on One Side
"Prince Jing issued a manifesto, branding the Nanqiao Emperor incompetent, obsessed with carpentry, and a traitor to the nation... The people of Nanqiao responded with support, and the common people calmly accepted the new emperor. The new emperor announced to the world that he would continue to recognize Princess Yongle's status and adopted all the previous princes under his own name, allowing them to continue to serve as princes..."
"It is said that Prince Nanqiao is dissatisfied with the previous emperor's surrender, and the previous emperor has never paid attention to them. Prince Jing has promised them that everything will remain the same, so no prince has any objections to this..."
"The new emperor has taken the throne three steps forward, and Prince Jing has issued many excellent policies. In recent days, many people have flocked to Nanqiao Xijing, and Xijing is now experiencing unprecedented prosperity..."
"Princess Yongle's status remains unchanged. The new emperor has no children. He has announced to the world that Princess Yongle is his biological daughter. He will soon send a letter to shake hands and make peace. I hope the emperor will treat the princess well and return the seal of the Nanqiao Kingdom..."
The tyrant was caught off guard by the speed of the change.
After all, Nanqiao's surrender had not yet been announced, but Nanqiao had already carried out this coup and announced it to the whole world first!
If Daqi were to announce the former Emperor Nanqiao's surrender now, it would be neither reasonable nor logical, and would be unjustified.
The tyrant was furious and smashed many vases in Qingfeng Hall, but he was reluctant to smash the jade pieces because they were quite expensive.
After the foolish king learned about this, he became depressed and stayed in the house prepared for him by the tyrant all day, living a life of drunkenness and dreams; the tyrant was unable to persuade him, because when encountering such a thing, he would be so angry that he would jump up and down. It was so embarrassing for a king to be kicked out just like that.
Everyone tacitly kept it a secret from Tianbao, and also from Shimosulai Qing.
Until Nan Qiao sent an envoy to take Princess Yongle back...
The tyrant naturally disagreed. He had been with Tianbao for so long that they had already developed feelings for each other. Moreover, her marriage to Qin Huo had already been arranged. He wanted to raise Tianbao until she reached the age of 15 and then hold a wedding for them.
The Nanqiao envoys were neither humble nor arrogant, arguing with reason. The Daqi officials were also not pushovers, citing scriptures and secretly cursing the new Nanqiao emperor for his lack of legitimacy. The Nanqiao envoys also brought up the scandal of the tyrant's ascension to the throne...
The tyrant wasn't originally Crown Prince Daqi, but Qin Zisheng. However, on his deathbed, the late Emperor Daqi summoned both of them to his presence and, for unknown reasons, passed the throne to the tyrant with his last breath. Because Crown Prince Qin Zisheng didn't raise any objections, the tyrant naturally ascended the throne.
However, rumors circulated that the late Emperor Daqi had not summoned the tyrant to accompany him, and that he had gone there on his own accord. Other rumors also claimed that the tyrant had not been succeeded to the throne, and that he had used a scheme to force Qin Zisheng to abdicate and give way to a virtuous person. In short, even though the tyrant had reigned for so many years, rumors still circulated among the people that he had seized the throne.
Perhaps because of this incident, every time the tyrant attacks a small country, he must have a legitimate reason.
He won't do anything that is not right or justified.
The envoy from Nanqiao secretly leaked the negotiation situation, and the topic of conversation among the people soon became the incident of Daqi forcibly detaining Princess Nanqiao.
As for the usurpation of the throne by the new emperor of Nanqiao, most people can accept it!
What the common people care about most is their daily life of food, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar and tea. As soon as the new emperor of Nanqiao came to the throne, he reduced miscellaneous taxes and even lowered the price of salt... All measures in various aspects are beneficial to the common people. There are even people in Daqi who want to move to Nanqiao for the low salt price.
With the support of the people, the new emperor of Nanqiao quickly gained a firm foothold.
No matter how angry or annoyed the tyrant is, it will not help.
The key point is that the foolish emperor did not ask him for help, otherwise he could help attack Nanqiao and regain the throne. The foolish emperor had no ambition and even said that it was okay if he could not be the emperor. He wanted to open a furniture store in Daqi and do carpentry work himself!
Finally, because the new emperor of Nanqiao valued Princess Yongle, he sent someone to send 10,000 taels of gold and several large boxes of fine salt. If he did not return Princess Yongle, he hoped that Daqi would treat her well, and Nanqiao would send her "food expenses" every year.
The tyrant's face was hurt by the "slap", but he couldn't find a suitable breakthrough to change the situation. After all, he would not let Tianbao return to Nanqiao...
Time flies, and Daqi and Nanqiao have lived in peace for more than seven years.
When Tianbao turned fifteen, the tyrant personally presided over a grand coming-of-age ceremony for her.
When Qin Huo rushed back from the Savage State, the coming-of-age ceremony had already ended.
The once handsome and charming young boy, riding a tall horse, looked very imposing. The 19-year-old boy had an outstanding appearance, with thick eyebrows like black ink, sharp features, broad shoulders and a strong waist.
The first thing he did when he returned to the palace was to go straight to Ziwei Palace, which was empty - except for a few birds fighting in the yard.
"Where is Tianbao?" Qin Huo stopped a palace maid.
The maid took a quick glance and blushed: "The princess has left the palace and gone to Xu Mansion."
Xu Mansion is the residence of a tyrant emperor named Xu Saiban. Ever since he lost the throne seven years ago, he has been staying in Daqi and has been doing well in carpentry in recent years and has become famous!
Qin Huo nodded slightly, and without even going to see the tyrant, he hurriedly left the palace.
Five years ago, the tyrant emperor handed over the Wilderness State to him. Since then, Qin Huo has moved to the Wilderness and has seen Tian Bao very rarely. This time, it seems that he hasn't seen her for almost a month.
When they rushed to Xu Mansion, they found nothing. Tianbao had invited the Fourth Princess and others to go out and play to celebrate.
Ever since he thought about coming back to celebrate Tianbao's coming of age a few days ago, he started to get inexplicably excited. The accumulated excitement was about to explode, and he felt inexplicably unhappy.
It seemed like he was the only one who was too enthusiastic. The little guy knew that he would be back today, but he was having so much fun playing with others that he probably forgot the agreement between them!
Tianbao, who was drinking and chatting happily, was having a drink in Qingya Pavilion with the Fourth Princess and Princess Zhaoyang.
Princess Zhaoyang blushed as she poured Tianbao the first glass of wine: "Congratulations on your coming of age. I'm getting married next month, so I won't be able to play with you guys so often in the future. I won't go home until I'm drunk today!"
Tian Bao was a little excited. This was her first time drinking. "I heard that Lin Shi Lei only has one concubine who is gentle and kind. She should be good to you."
The Fourth Princess quickly added, "He's handsome and talented, and his appearance and character are worthy of you! I heard he's seen your portrait and is very satisfied with you. He will definitely not let you down!"
Tian Bao pouted and muttered, "People who care about appearance are not serious."
They both turned their heads to look at her.
Princess Zhaoyang blushed, a bit embarrassed, but the Fourth Princess raised her chin and said matter-of-factly, "You're going to get married anyway, so why not find someone good-looking? Your future children will be good-looking too! How dare you say you don't care about appearance? Otherwise, with so many of my brothers, why would you only fall for Qin Huo, the most outstanding one?"
The Fourth Princess didn't like Qin Huo, and she disliked him even more after Qin Wang left.
Although she knew that Qin Wang had brought this upon himself, she still couldn't face Qin Huo calmly and emotionally, so she simply stopped interacting with him.
Tianbao savored the glass of wine carefully, and after hearing what she said, he simply drank it all in one gulp, wanting to have a good talk with her.
In the adjacent wing, out of sight of the three, someone was observing their movements from a hidden hole in the wall, grinning obscenely, "Hey, Princess Yongle drank the wine."
A cold sneer sounded from behind him, and Qin Zisheng's eyes flashed with a fierce light: "I'm leaving first. We'll act according to the situation later. I'll go to the restaurant across the street and wait for your good news!"
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