Chapter 374 The Tragedy of Princess Longling
The more Zhao Houyang and his group walked, the more people gathered, but it wasn't crowded. Many people who had set up stalls today had stopped, leaving the path clear. Many people also wore plain clothes and stood by the roadside to scatter white wildflowers.
The wealthy and distinguished guests who were watching the excitement from the nearby restaurant all wore plain clothes. It was also at this time that many people began to believe that responding to the conscription was a great act, a hero who protected everyone.
For a long time afterwards, the lives of those families whose family members went to the border to fight were better, and everyone consciously avoided bullying them.
The envoys from Longling State had also entered Yuanjing City. They looked at the people lining the streets, thinking they were there to welcome them, and they felt a little proud. So what if Jing State had won the battle? They still had to bow down to Longling State.
At this time, the envoys of Longling Kingdom had already decided in their minds what compensation they would ask Jing Kingdom to give them, and they had even thought about their future after returning home.
It wasn't long before they realized that the people on the roadside in Jingguo seemed to be waiting for someone, and they were dressed very modestly. But when they saw them, no one paid any attention to them.
After walking for a while, someone shouted, "They are the beasts from Longling Country."
Then things became even more uncontrollable. At first, only a few rotten leaves or something were thrown at them, and there were so many people that they had no idea who it was. In the end, it was overwhelming.
Especially since someone spilled that stuff at the end, most of them were stinking. The people sent by the Ministry of Rites to pick them up were also affected, but they weren't angry at all; they were even quite happy. Ever since they picked up this group, they've acted so arrogant, as if they actually thought Long Lingguo had won the war!
Among the visitors from Longling Kingdom this time was a princess, the emperor's sixth illegitimate daughter, known as Princess Qingcheng. She was aiming for a position in the Crown Prince's harem. Now stained with feces and urine, she was practically mad, roaring, "Master Ji, this is how you treat guests from Jing Kingdom! Warring factions still don't kill envoys!"
The person in charge of receiving these people this time was Lord Ji, the Minister of the Ministry of Rites. He was already furious, so he personally stepped forward and pretended to block the way while replying, "To answer Princess Qingcheng, it's mainly because your Longling Kingdom massacred the people of the two cities of Jing Kingdom. These people are quite angry. Please understand."
While speaking, Lord Ji, the Minister of the Ministry of Rites, did not forget to tilt his head to the side to leave room for his hands.
Princess Qingcheng became even angrier when she heard this. "You're talking as if you, Jing Kingdom, didn't massacre the whole city!"
"It's definitely different in our case. We call it reciprocity. We can't let other countries think that our Jing Kingdom is stingy and can't even return the favor. But it's indeed our fault for not returning more. I will make suggestions when I see His Majesty next time. Don't worry, Your Highness."
When the Minister of Rites Ji gets angry, he's even more infuriating than Zhao Lingmeng. And because his wife is a princess of the previous emperor, she has strong backing. His temper is even worse, and sometimes the emperor has no way to deal with him.
As soon as Lord Ji finished speaking, the princess almost fainted from anger. Before she could faint, another unidentified object flew over her head. She stared at Lord Ji with hateful eyes.
"Master Ji, if you can't stop it, we will resort to force."
Lord Ji quickly shouted to the crowd, "Stop it now, or these people will start killing people."
He was so cooperative because he was afraid that the princess would really let people kill indiscriminately, which would be disastrous if ordinary people were injured. After all, Jingguo didn't want to fight again and had to rest and recuperate for a while. So they couldn't really tear each other apart.
As soon as Lord Ji said this, the people around heard the sound of drums coming from the front again. The people's expressions became even more excited, and they immediately changed to another kind of white flowers and started scattering them.
Princess Qingcheng was even more dissatisfied with this, and she hated the old man because of this. It was obvious that his words were very effective, but he just kept silent. Isn't it that there are flowers and drums?
Before Lord Ji could explain anything, he faintly heard the sound of horse hooves and hurriedly called out, "Your Highness, please make way. There's a funeral ahead. The dead are the most important."
"What kind of person died that I need to make way for him?" Princess Qingcheng was almost irritated by these repeated mishaps. And as a princess of a country, how could she just give way to others?
"It was Princess Funing's clansmen who died! I advise you to give way!" Lord Ji said this with all his heart, and it was absolutely a sincere advice.
Princess Qingcheng gnashed her teeth and said, "I won't allow it!"
Zhao Houyang and his men also received the news and knew that the people of Longling Country were not far ahead. Zhao Houyang looked down at the tablet and said, "Father, I will help you show off your power for once."
Zhao Houyang finished speaking and immediately sped up his horse. The people behind him, not knowing why, also galloped along. The group of people was so huge and magnificent.
Although Princess Qingcheng spoke with a tough attitude, when she saw a group of people riding horses and charging towards her with no intention of slowing down, her panic was visible to the naked eye.
Qingcheng: "Outrageous, outrageous, stop!"
Zhao Houyang gave a provocative smile to the people from Long Lingguo. Not only did he not slow down, but he sped up: "Hurry up and make sure this young master's horse loses control."
At that moment, the people behind Zhao Houyang also started shouting: "Quick, make way, our horses are out of control too."
Lord Ji had to admire the cleverness of these guys. He quickly moved to the side with his men, and walked without hesitation!
He ran quickly to the side, shouting, "Your Highness, please move aside. The horse is out of control."
The people around also started shouting.
Princess Qingcheng was cursing in her heart as much as she could, but at the last critical moment, it was Princess Qingcheng's personal guards who led them all to the side.
Because they had to make way in a hurry, these people were in a mess. When they moved to the side, they saw a group of people running for a long time.
Princess Qingcheng and her friends were once again humiliated. She was so angry that her eyes turned red. She was about to take her anger out on some ordinary people nearby, but when she looked around, she found that those people had already run away, leaving them alone standing on the roadside in a mess.
Princess Qingcheng hated herself for not fainting at this moment, and hated herself even more for not bringing many guards with her on this trip, which allowed a princess of Jing Kingdom to bully her.
At this moment, Lord Ji came over again with a smile and said, "Your Highness, shall we go to the palace to see the emperor now?"
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