When Zhu Luyun brought up the matter of her engagement at a banquet to entertain foreign envoys, the atmosphere in the capital suddenly became gloomy and depressing.
At that time, the Central Plains was in chaos and the people were massacred. The Zhu family was unwilling to move south to avoid disaster, so they persuaded the northern aristocratic families to unite and resist the foreign races together, thus saving the city from collapse.
It was after seeing Zhu's blood letter that the Xie family led the whole clan to the north to help Zhu fight the enemy.
When the Zhu family destroyed the country and the last emperor fled south, the Li family and the ministers chose to stand idly by. Even if they tried their best to cover it up, it would be difficult to erase this stain.
So no matter how Zhu Luyun, the only bloodline of the Zhu family, suffered, the ministers in the court still sympathized with her, because everyone from the emperor, prime minister to local officials of the new dynasty had paid homage to the Zhu family.
The ministers in the court could not sit idly by and watch Zhu Luyun marry far away, and agreed with the prince's proposal of marrying her on her behalf.
The Ministry of Rites quickly selected suitable palace maids, all of whom were as beautiful as flowers. Their portraits were sent to Chief Yelu, who laughed and flatly refused.
Gold, silver, jewelry, silks, brocades, horses, cattle, sheep, land, slaves... No matter what the Minister of Rites promised, Chief Yelu remained unmoved.
The Yelu tribe believed in Zoroastrianism. The minister spent a lot of money to bribe their priest Sabao and asked him to go and persuade the Yelu chief, but the chief still refused to change his mind.
Li De was afraid that Zhu Luyun would cause trouble again, so he placed her under house arrest in the princess's mansion.
Within a few days, rumors spread in the capital that Zhu Luyun had been secretly executed. The whole world was shocked, and spies in Southern Chu took the opportunity to spread the rumor.
The Yelu tribe immediately incited other tribal forces, demanding to see Zhu Luyun immediately, otherwise they would attack Chang'an immediately!
Li De realized that Zhu Luyun had a special identity and was involved in too many things, so he let Zhu Luyun show up once to stabilize the situation.
The imperial court was in a dilemma.
Governor Pei said angrily: "I will kill Chief Yelu and his son, and put an end to it all!"
Zheng Yu scolded Governor Pei.
The Yelu tribe once massacred Han people. The Yelu chieftain dared to bring his son to Beijing to form an alliance with the Han dynasty because he was absolutely sure that Li De would not dare to harm him. If Governor Pei really killed people, the Yelu cavalry would be able to attack outside the city of Chang'an in a blink of an eye!
Moreover, the Wei Dynasty killed the foreign tribes who came to submit to it, breaking the trust of the world. How could it be lenient to the Rong and Di peoples in the future?
The ministers could only continue to look for someone to replace Zhu Luyun.
Amid the tense situation that seemed to be about to turn into a storm, Li Yaoying felt heavy-hearted.
This incident did not happen in the book.
The Wei Dynasty did send women as marriage partners, but those women were not princesses. Instead, they were women from lower classes selected by the Ministry of Rites from among the captives.
The Yelu tribe did not oppose the Wei Dynasty for marrying the princess. They married the Han woman, obtained gold and silver treasures, helped the Wei Dynasty to win over other Hu tribes, and then returned to the grassland.
Not long after, the Yelu tribe was annexed by other forces, and those Han women fell into the hands of other tribes, where they were brutally raped and died in less than half a year.
Yao Ying felt very uneasy.
Zhu Luyun's affairs had nothing to do with her, but she felt a strong sense of powerlessness that her fate was at the mercy of others.
She ordered everyone in Cuifang Palace and the royal palace to be careful with their words and actions and not to go out unless necessary.
Zhu Luyun's most powerful ability is to stir up trouble and get away with it in the end, with others having to bear the consequences for her.
The chief historian suggested that Yao Ying live in the palace.
If something really happens, the palace guards can always hold out for a while.
Yaoying was worried about Concubine Xie, so after some thought, she decided to take Concubine Xie out of the palace, and both mother and daughter moved into the prince's mansion.
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At the same time, the officials of the Eastern Palace were also extremely worried.
No matter how they tempted, persuaded or threatened, Chief Yelu insisted on marrying Zhu Luyun.
On this day, Captain Qin Fei went to negotiate with Chief Yelu in person. When he returned to the East Palace, he said angrily, "Your Highness, Chief Yelu still refuses to change people!"
Li Xuanzhen frowned slightly.
Wei Ming stood in front of the window and bowed to Li Xuanzhen: "Your Highness, at this point, only one person can make Chief Yelu give in."
The other staff members in the room looked at him expectantly: "Who?"
Wei Ming raised his eyelids, looked directly at Li Xuanzhen, and said word by word: "Seventh Princess."
Everyone was stunned.
The study was as quiet as still water; one could hear a pin drop.
Wei Ming said confidently, "Your Highness, the Seventh Princess is extremely beautiful and the most beautiful in the Central Plains. We only need to let Chief Yelu meet the Seventh Princess once, and he will definitely agree to replace her. This is the first reason. Second, the Seventh Princess is the daughter of the Emperor, and her mother is Concubine Xie, who has a noble status. If she is married in place of the Emperor, Chief Yelu will have no excuse to make trouble."
The others came to their senses and nodded in agreement.
The Seventh Princess is naturally beautiful, and although Chief Yelu is a foreigner and old, he is still a man, and as long as he is a man, everything will be easy.
Li Xuanzhen was stunned for a moment, and the scene of meeting Li Yaoying at the city gate that day appeared in front of his eyes.
The lady in gorgeous clothes rode a black horse and slowly emerged from the evening light which was soaked in the rich fragrance of late spring flowers. She raised her hand to lift the veil of her hat, and the golden light scattered in the sky fell on her dark and lustrous hair. She glanced at the flags fluttering in the wind on the horizon and smiled.
In an instant, the blooming flower trees on the roadside were eclipsed, and the bustling city gate was silent.
The soft spring breeze blew a strand of hair on her temple.
Everyone present was itching to watch her. They wanted to reach out and brush her curly black hair, but they were afraid of disturbing such a fairy-like figure, so they dared not say a word.
Although Li Xuanzhen, Concubine Xie and her son were at loggerheads with each other, at that moment he was just like the onlookers, stunned by the divine beauty of the Seventh Sister.
If you can teach him to speak, he will conquer the country. Even if he is heartless, he will still be moving.
A beauty of the country should be like this.
It is indeed extremely bright and beautiful.
No wonder Wei Ming, a strategist who put his family's feelings aside, was so sure that her beauty could make Chief Yelu change his mind.
Li Xuanzhen was distracted for a while.
If Li Yaoying was his biological sister, he would definitely not treat her so cruelly.
Unfortunately, she is the daughter of Concubine Xie.
The Xie family deserves to die, Concubine Xie deserves to die, and Concubine Xie’s daughter also deserves to die.
Wei Ming looked at Li Xuanzhen who was in a trance, his expression slightly gloomy: "Your Highness, it is important to make a decision. Only the Seventh Princess's loyalty to her country can impress Chief Yelu."
Everyone's eyes were on Li Xuanzhen, waiting for him to make a decision.
Li Xuanzhen lowered his eyes and remained silent for a long time.
Wei Ming's face became more and more ugly.
Qin Fei scratched his head and broke the strange silence: "Will the Seventh Princess agree to marry in her place?"
Which young and beautiful princess would be willing to leave the Central Plains and go to the grassland to marry an old man?
The Yelu tribe led a barbaric life of eating raw meat and drinking blood, and they also had the unethical custom of levirate marriage: when the father died, the wife would marry the stepmother, and when the brother died, the wife would marry the eldest sister-in-law.
There are even brothers who share one wife!
When the seventh princess got married, it was like a phoenix falling into a chicken coop, all of which were lifted up by the Yelu tribe.
That is simply a pearl of noble Tsinghua University falling into a smelly and filthy sewage ditch, being trampled upon by anyone.
Even a rough man like Qin Fei felt sorry for her.
"There is another person..." He scratched his head and raised two fingers, "This person is a devil. If he gets angry, he can turn Chang'an City upside down."
Everyone looked at each other and realized that the person he was talking about was the second prince Li Zhongqian.
Li Zhongqian was born with supernatural power, brave and fierce, and could often fight against a hundred people alone. He was domineering and unrestrained, killing people without hesitation, and did not care about anyone except his sister. He loved her like a treasure, and every time he won a battle, the first thing he did was to take his subordinates to search for rare treasures to please his sister.
The Seventh Princess was born with natural beauty and was famous for her charm. Her birth mother, Xie, was the daughter of a prominent family. As soon as she turned thirteen, many people came to her asking for marriage.
Li Zhongqian disliked the young men from aristocratic families who came to seek marriage as frivolous and unworthy of his sister.
If anyone dared to come to his house and ask for marriage, he would rush in with two hammers in hand, forcing the young men from noble families to receive three of his hammers. Those who could not receive them would have no chance of marrying his sister.
Born in troubled times, most of the children of famous families in the capital are skilled in archery and horse riding, but Li Zhongqian is the bravest of the three armies and has infinite strength. Who can withstand the three hammers he swings with all his strength?
In the past two years, at least dozens of young men from noble families have been injured by Li Zhongqian. Even the eldest son of the Pei family, who was as famous as Crown Prince Li Xuanzhen, was defeated by his hammer.
Li Zhongqian even looked down on the son of a prominent family who was both talented in literature and martial arts, let alone Chief Ye Lu, an old man from a foreign tribe who was over sixty years old?
Wei Ming sneered, "The Seventh Princess is just a woman, and Concubine Xie is weak and stupid, so there is nothing to worry about. As long as Chief Yelu agrees to change the person, the emperor will issue an order to grant the marriage. The golden words cannot be changed. What can the princess do if she doesn't want to? As for the Second Prince, he is not in the capital, which is God's help."
Qin Fei frowned and asked, "What happens after the Second Prince comes back?"
Wei Ming raised his lips slightly and said meaningfully: "Then don't bother with us."
Qin Fei was stunned for a moment, and suddenly felt a chill rising from the soles of his feet.
Wei Ming's decision to marry off Princess Seventh in place of Princess Fukang was clearly a scheme within a conspiracy!
It’s still a series of strategies that are linked together!
Sacrificing the Seventh Princess can not only appease Chief Yelu, avoid war, and relieve the worries of the Crown Prince and the Saint, but also cut off the Second Prince's arm, creating a rift between the Saint and the Second Prince and Concubine Xie, thus killing two birds with one stone.
The second prince has always loved his younger sister the most. He would definitely go crazy if he knew that his younger sister was marrying in someone else's place.
At that time, it would be easy to get rid of the second prince.
Wei Ming is indeed ruthless, his real target is the second prince!
Qin Fei wanted to say something but stopped.
He was disgusted by Wei Ming's plot against the Seventh Princess, but since it involved the Second Prince, he didn't dare to say anything.
The battle for succession is always a life-and-death struggle, and there is no room for mercy.
What's more, the eldest prince and the second prince are already separated by the hatred for their mothers.
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Everyone looked at Li Xuanzhen.
Li Xuanzhen's face was expressionless: "Let me think about it again."
Wei Ming sighed and was about to say something when the eunuch's voice came from outside the curtain: "Your Highness, something happened in the Princess's Mansion!"
The author has something to say: It's almost time to write about the monk, these plots still need to be written. In the first chapter, it was mentioned that Yaoying and her eldest brother were just at odds, and they were always defeated by the protagonist's halo. Her vomiting blood for no reason was the punishment for changing the plot, so Yaoying chose to avoid her eldest brother's edge. Her current goal is to protect her mother and brother.
Because of these things, Yao Yingcai will completely face the reality, abandon all constraints and give it a try in order to survive.
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