This wild beauty suddenly surrendered, which made her even more charming.

However, although Zhao Ji was somewhat tempted, he was still very clear about the identity of this wild beauty.

"Princess, please be careful next time. This is the imperial palace, not your unfettered grassland. If you do this again, I won't be so easy to talk to you..."

Zhao Ji put his arm around the princess' waist and pinched it gently. Hu Rou's face turned red, she glared at Zhao Ji, then turned and left, her steps a little flustered.

Zhao Ji smiled as he watched the beautiful woman walk away, his hands still retaining the touch of her delicate skin.

After three rounds of drinks, the banquet in the palace was finally over, and the foreign envoys returned to the inn in Kyoto.

Only Princess Hu Rou remained in the palace. The emperor did not go looking for her, but still placed her in the harem.

When the queen heard the news, she gritted her teeth and threw the plate in her hand away.

"You seductive thing, do you really want to enter the palace? How can a woman from the grassland have any sense of shame? You saw that she wanted to take off her clothes and dance at the palace banquet..."

The queen could not hide her jealousy.

The main reason was that he was worried that if there was another beauty like this in the harem, it would threaten his position.

Moreover, at first glance, it seems that Hu Rou is no pushover. She is also a symbol of good relations between the two countries. The emperor will surely reward her lavishly. Although she won't be promoted to the position of queen, it would be very frustrating to have such a person in the harem.

If the emperor's health is gradually improving now, and Hu Rou is favored by the emperor and gives birth to a child, wouldn't that be even more worrying?

"You must keep a close eye on this woman's movements and make sure she is separated from the Emperor!"

The queen spoke in a high voice, giving orders to her trusted maids.

Although the emperor has entertained envoys from foreign countries in the past few days, they did not come here just to eat and drink.

To put it bluntly, although Gutali and his men came to pay tribute this time, they actually came to discuss some terms.

The female general Yun Nishang had indeed dealt a heavy blow to these nomadic peoples, and these nomadic peoples did not want to waste any more time on fighting.

That's why they submitted the request for peace talks.

However, even when negotiating peace, envoys from foreign countries have their own bottom line, or in other words, their own demands.

Guo Yunchang was mainly responsible for these matters. Every two days he would find out what Gutali wanted to talk about.

The emperor was told everything at the morning court.

"Gutali and his men want General Yun to retreat a hundred miles, and they also hope to open up three border cities to facilitate their trade!"

As soon as Guo Yunchang finished speaking, the ministers in the hall began to whisper.

You have to know that over the years, due to the poor border relations, almost all the cities on the border have experienced war.

Going back a few decades, these three cities that requested mutual trade were all massacred by nomadic peoples.

It is said that even now, the people in these three cities still hate foreigners with hatred.

If the emperor really agreed to this request, he might lose the support of the people in the three border cities.

Moreover, this was the first time that the nomadic people came to negotiate peace, and many ministers did not even think that this time they came to negotiate peace sincerely.

One minister said conspiratorially, "If these foreigners are using the excuse of mutual trade to trick us into opening the gates of our three cities, what will happen then? Are we really going to be the fools who open the gates for the enemy?"

This minister who came to the court always spoke directly.

But the truth is, if you think about it carefully, it is not impossible.

The emperor was in a dilemma. On the one hand, the foreign envoys had indeed behaved very submissively last night. They gave him jewels, rare treasures, and even sent beautiful women from the grassland into the palace.

This attitude doesn't seem to be deceptive.

But if he completely let down his guard just because of these fifty boxes of treasures and a woman, that would certainly not be a good idea.

The emperor was annoyed by the noise of the ministers below, so he looked up and asked the prime minister and Zhao Ji: "What do you think, my dear ministers? What do you think about this matter?"

Zhao Ji and the prime minister looked at each other, nodded slightly at the prime minister, and signaled the prime minister to speak first.

The Prime Minister turned to the Emperor and said, "I think the foreign envoys are really sincere this time. Whether it is jewelry or other tributes, they are very honest."

"It's just that they suddenly asked to open three cities. Firstly, the number is a bit too much. Secondly, the three cities they requested are all important border towns. If they are all opened, it may not be possible to let in wolves!"

"I also have such concerns, but I am also worried that if these foreign envoys really want to negotiate peace, if our dynasty rashly refuses, war may break out again..."

Zhao Ji heard what the prime minister said and couldn't help rolling his eyes.

It seems like everything has been said, and yet it seems like nothing has been said.

This may be the art of speaking for a prime minister.

But the emperor felt that the prime minister had expressed his true feelings, and his attention turned to Zhao Ji.

Zhao Ji was not a seasoned man like the prime minister. He smiled and said, "In fact, most of the ministers in the court are probably like me. It's just their first time dealing with these foreigners."

"We may not be able to guess anything even if we guess here for a long time. After all, we don't know what the personalities of these foreigners are like, nor do we know their reputation and credibility. If we rashly agree to all their requests, it would be inappropriate!"

Zhao Ji thought, isn't it just nonsense? Who can't say a few words?

However, Zhao Ji is not like the prime minister who only talks useless nonsense and does not even have an opinion.

Zhao Ji said, "Since we don't know these foreigners, why don't we ask the people who know them best!"

Having said that, Zhao Ji raised his head and looked at the emperor.

The emperor nodded thoughtfully: "Yes, the one who knows these foreign envoys best must be Yun Nishang, General Yun, who has been dealing with them all the time!"

"When the envoy came to visit, I had already ordered General Yun to return to the court to meet the emperor. According to the time calculation, it will be within the next two days!"

After the emperor was reminded by Zhao Ji, he immediately had an idea in his mind. He asked Guo Yunchang to make good use of this time to accompany the foreign envoys to stroll around the capital.

First, he wanted to understand the personalities and tempers of these people, and second, he hoped that Guo Yunchang would delay the time and not talk about the peace talks. He could delay until General Yun came back, and then he could make a long-term plan.