The envoy from the Great Stone Kingdom was momentarily confused as to what this princess had to do with him.
The Honglu Temple official said, "The official letter did not mention the princess, so why is the Great Stone Kingdom so casual about this?"
Huan Yue said, "As a cultured person, it's best to follow local customs. If you don't understand etiquette, you can go to the Imperial Academy."
There were many international students at the Imperial College, including exchange students.
Countries like Dashi are large and powerful, so an exchange would be ideal.
I don't want to learn anything useful from them, but at least I can learn more.
The clash of cultures can also spark innovation. As for who benefits more, that depends on their efforts.
The envoy from the Great Stone Kingdom was quite remarkable; he produced another letter of state.
Huan Yue asked, "What is your Great Stone Kingdom doing? What business are you conducting? How much is your Great Stone Kingdom's princess worth? To ensure her safety in Great Zhao, besides abiding by Great Zhao's laws, the insurance premium is not low. Have you thought this through?"
The envoy from the Kingdom of Dashi was bewildered once again.
Some people were itching to teach Huan Yue a lesson, but they were also afraid of her kick.
Xie Zhou understood perfectly well that they dared to take this opportunity to attack the Crown Princess.
Is he really that effective in front of the Great Stone Kingdom? He has disgraced Great Zhao; I want him dead!
The Minister of the Court of State Ceremonies reacted quickly: "The insurance premium is at least two hundred thousand taels of gold."
Huan Yue asked, "Do you think our Great Zhao princess is only worth this much?" Even Li Baiwan is worth more than that.
The Minister of the Court of State Ceremonies reacted quickly: "After all, it's for the sake of both countries."
Huan Yue said, "It's a cash-on-delivery deal, otherwise it's hard to negotiate this business with Da Shi Kingdom."
The Honglu Temple reached an agreement.
Thinking about it, two hundred thousand taels of gold is still a reasonable sum for a few clerks in the Court of State Ceremonial.
Consort Zhu sat in the back, amused. "Qing'e really knows how to make money."
Although it may not be much for a country, what can't we do?
Xing Meiren thought to herself that she still had to abide by the laws of the Great Zhao Dynasty, which meant that if she acted recklessly, he would not care and might even cause trouble for her.
A man from the Great Stone Kingdom angrily asked, "On what grounds?"
Huan Yue was incredibly arrogant: "This is my territory, I'm in charge! Making you abide by the laws of the Great Zhao Dynasty means I don't consider you outsiders."
Princess Guangning chimed in, "Making guests feel at home is the highest form of courtesy; as for those who are rude, they probably don't understand."
The Minister of the Court of State Ceremonies will remember this and ensure they feel at home.
They're not so easy to serve in their own country; they're just envoys, not the ruler of another country.
Dashi Kingdom temporarily retreats.
Princess Nalushi was seriously injured.
The emperor kindly sent the imperial physician to take a look; whether or not the physician appreciated it was not important.
The hall has been cleaned up.
Come on, keep the music playing! Dance!
That's normal for Da Zhao.
Some people were still shaken by what they saw.
Huan Yue seems fine; he should enjoy this.
Now that she's finished her lamb leg, how about we have a plate of fish lips to make up for it?
Huan Yue naturally liked the good stuff, and he drank wine while looking at the beautiful women, becoming quite drunk.
I could faintly hear people whimpering.
Huan Yue opened his eyes and saw that Song Jun was still alive? Being too bold isn't a good thing.
He knelt before the saint; he was over eighty years old and quite fat, wearing a purple robe and a white beard, looking particularly sleazy.
We're so engrossed in eating fish lips that we haven't had time to think about it.
Song Jun himself said, "Your Majesty has no heir, and I am deeply saddened."
Huan Yue was furious: "You senile old fool! Are you mocking the sage or insulting the ladies of the harem?"
Zhu reacted quickly, crying out from behind, "I can only prove my innocence with my death!"
Qian Sha cried out joyfully, "I can't live anymore! How could I have been so humiliated!"
Song Jun hurriedly said, "I am referring to the Crown Prince!"
Huan Yue was furious: "The Crown Prince has no son, but my Xie family is not extinct yet! You old thief, are you in such a hurry to take advantage of this? You have so many grandsons, and you have been bullying the people everywhere. Do you think that's not enough? What's a little land to you? Why not just seize the palace and the throne? The Emperor is thinking of the bond between the ruler and his subject. If you had shared the Emperor's burdens, you should have died!"
Princess Song said, "Song Jun is utterly rebellious!"
The Princess of Changqing said, "You'd better atone for your sins with your death as soon as possible!"
Song Jun fainted from anger!
Qiansha cried incessantly in the back.
Consort Xing and the others also cried, saying that doubting that even a prince was not a prince was truly a great act of treason.
Song Jun was trying to scare people, but having served as Minister of Rites, he knew exactly what he shouldn't say.
Moreover, today's guests include not only the delegations from Wunu Kingdom and Dashi Kingdom, but also those from Xiuxun Kingdom and others. This rumor has spread far beyond the Great Zhao Kingdom!
People don't need the truth, they just want to be happy.
Song Jun's grandsons woke him up, but he didn't dare to speak, as he was too low-class.
Song Rong could strike without hesitation, while other scoundrels might be dragged out and beaten. Everyone was counting on Song Jun.
Song Jun had to get up; he was alright!
Huan Yue was waiting for him: "My Crown Prince has no children because I'm afraid he'll come out too early and snatch food! Your Song family not only can't distinguish between sons and grandsons, but so many grandsons are running around snatching food like locusts! Aren't you ashamed? If you had any shame, you would have slit your own throat!"
Princess Changqing retorted, "His Highness is only twenty now. He still has thirty years until he's fifty. What makes you say he has no heir? You have malicious intentions and are cursing the Crown Prince's palace. Your crime is unforgivable!"
Huan Yue pointed at Song Jun and cursed, "If you don't die, it will be an injustice to Heaven!"
When Song Jun met her bright eyes, he immediately vomited blood and died!
Huan Yue snorted coldly, "He got off easy."
The descendants of the Song family were terrified and burst into tears!
The bold young ladies of the Song family rushed toward the Crown Princess.
The emperor issued an edict: "Take the Song family into custody!"
The men and women of the Song family could not resist.
Before Zheng could even make a move, she decided to hide.
Several palace maids dragged her out.
Madam Zheng hurriedly knelt down and begged for mercy: "Your Majesty, spare my life! My father-in-law is old! It's not..."
Drag it away.
Does being old give you the right to spout nonsense in front of sages and crown princes?
The King of Wu remained quite calm, though he was somewhat surprised that Song Jun had died of anger on the spot.
Cursing or insulting him won't work. Someone as shameless as Song Jun deserves praise, even if you curse him. But he's definitely getting old; if he plays too recklessly, he'll ruin himself.
Qing'e wasn't wrong. As long as the Xie family has someone, they are not without descendants. An adopted son is still a son. Of course, it's too early to say that now.
Neither Xie Zhou nor Qing E look like they would be childless.
Now, taking this opportunity, I will issue an edict directly.
The King of Wu already knew this, and it didn't bother him now, so he remained calm.
Chen Zuo remained calm, as he didn't have that many children and grandchildren.
Most likely it was the Song family; they all complained that he had too many children and grandchildren and went around snatching food from him.
Moreover, upon rational thought, Chen Zuo concluded that the imperial edict was correct.
The content is roughly like this...
In the Zhao state, each household had less than three able-bodied men on average, so those below the fifth rank were counted as having three sons.
Rank 3 and above receive one more son, Rank 2 receives another son, and Rank 1 receives yet another son, making a total of six sons.
The eight sons of the princes. Including grandsons.
For princes, the lineage extends from five generations to their great-great-grandson; for officials of the first rank, it extends from four generations to their great-great-grandson; and for officials of the third rank and below, it extends from three generations.
Those exceeding this number are not allowed to hold official positions or engage in business.
For example, Dong Xu was formerly the Duke of Rong, and half of his twelve sons were not allowed to enter officialdom.
Only after four generations, that is, each son, or if there are more than six sons, can one be barred from holding an official position.
If one starts over from farming, one's family will be barred from holding official positions for three generations.
The Linde Hall was in an uproar!
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