Chapter 260 Peace Talks
The peace process was difficult.
When the Northern Jin envoys were stationed at the post station in Southern Chu, they would encounter troubles of varying degrees whenever they left the post station. They would either have their purses stolen by pickpockets or be put in sacks and beaten.
The messenger from the post station took out his anger on Emperor Chu Ming, cursing him with all kinds of ugly and dirty words.
Zhu Huaizhen thought that Emperor Chu Ming was now in a state of panic and had no interest in visiting him.
Unexpectedly, Emperor Chu Ming also brought an official leather trunk made of rosewood inlaid with mother-of-pearl floral and bird patterns.
Open the box, it is full of pearls and jade.
Wow, such things as the gold filigree inlaid rubies and double phoenix kingfisher hairpin, the silver gilt filigree kingfisher flower sachet, the silver-plated gilt kingfisher bamboo and butterfly earrings inlaid with pearls, the silver-plated gilt kingfisher coral fairy riding a phoenix earrings, the filigree inlaid jewels and kingfisher twined flower agate bracelet, the gold filigree kingfisher inlaid with jewels lotus flower hairpin, the gold filigree kingfisher inlaid with oriental pearls and longevity flame knot, the silver-plated gilt kingfisher long hairpin inlaid with double dragon pattern, the kingfisher descendants pattern head flower, the silver-plated gilt kingfisher beaded tassels, etc., are indeed luxurious.
"Your Majesty, now I understand." Tu Mi sneered.
Tu Mi was satirizing Emperor Chu Ming by finally stopping giving him hairpins.
"Your Majesty, do you want to hear the truth or a lie?" Zhu Huaizhen rubbed his forehead and waved away the opera troupe.
Emperor Chu Ming came to her for inspiration.
Emperor Chu Ming might not be sure, but Zhu Huaizhen could provide some ideas.
Emperor Chu Ming had nowhere to go.
Emperor Chu Ming must have thought that no matter how destitute he was, he could still hold Zhu Huaizhen hostage.
Haha, without even thinking about it, the moment Emperor Chu Ming stepped through the threshold, she had already agreed.
"Hear the truth first, then the lies." Emperor Chu Ming put his hands behind his back and smiled slightly.
Being so greedy is doomed to failure.
Zhu Huaizhen silently cursed in his heart.
"The truth is, there is no need to ask for peace. The people of Southern Chu are more resilient than those of Southern Wu. As long as we keep giving them hope, they will be able to resist the successive invasions of Northern Jin, Northern Zhou, and Southern Yan, and survive to the end, when they will be powerless to turn the tide." Zhu Huaizhen raised his pair of watery, grape-like eyes, looking extremely serious.
Yes, every word she said was carefully considered.
In the end, she still wanted to give Nan Churen a chance, because she was impressed by Nan Churen's indomitable quality.
"Where are the lies?" Emperor Chu Ming was actually holding on to the glass cup that Zhu Huaizhen had just used, and took a sip of the rich and colorful tea, which was made of sesame salt, bamboo shoots, chestnuts, loofah kernels, walnut kernels, and spring immortal seagull tea with swan osmanthus, rose and brine, and Lu'an sparrow tongue bud tea.
"The lie is that since Your Majesty is so good at acting, you might as well stage an assassination attempt by the envoy of Northern Jin, so that the people of Southern Chu will pity you as the emperor and stop confronting the envoy of Northern Jin." Zhu Huaizhen sneered.
After hearing this, Emperor Chu Ming suddenly had an idea and turned away.
"Your Highness, is he going to stage an assassination attempt himself?" Tu Mi murmured to himself.
"Tu Mi, don't underestimate him." Zhu Huaizhen shook his head and laughed.
The next day, earth-shaking news came from Jiangcheng.
It turned out that the envoy of Northern Jin was assassinated. Northern Jin was furious and asked Emperor Chu Ming to capture the real culprit.
Unexpectedly, Emperor Chu Ming would rather negotiate than let the real murderer go unpunished.
It is said that when Emperor Ming of Chu learned the real culprit, he not only did not arrest him, but also spared no effort to protect him.
The people of Jiangcheng then thought they understood: Emperor Ming of Chu was unwilling to chill the hearts of the passionate people. Those who were unwilling to negotiate and disliked the envoys from Northern Jin were necessarily passionate people.
Therefore, the peace talks went smoothly. Southern Chu ceded a city and received 100,000 taels of silver to promote peace between Southern Chu and Northern Jin. Northern Jin then forgave Lady Guanyin, who was sent by Southern Chu, for her harm to the country and the people.
"Your Highness, I understand. He is good at acting." Tu Mi sneered.
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