Chapter 365 Xiao Hezi
Gu Ruanci looked at Jing Luoquan's expression, then looked at Bailixi. When the two men's eyes met, there was indeed no atmosphere of cooperation.
It seems that they may not be a faction in Yamato.
The emperor directly asked the women in Yamato who were dressed in strange clothes to go down and rest. The empress secretly ordered that these women must be closely monitored and no accidents should occur.
At this time, the Third Prince seemed to be still confused and said, "Your Majesty, I heard that General Gu's wife is pregnant. The women we brought here this time have been carefully selected and can be given to the adults present. General Gu has always been a person we Yamato admire. Why don't you let General Gu choose first..."
After Bailixi finished speaking, the whole audience was in an uproar.
Although some officials who had a questionable conduct in private had thoughts about this, they did not dare to express anything in front of the emperor.
The Third Prince actually wanted to make Gu Yutang an example. Did he experience any stimulation before coming to Dayao?
Wu Yixuan was pregnant and her emotions were already volatile. No matter how well-mannered she was, she would still be very angry after hearing his words.
But Gu Yutang held her hand, and the warm power spread throughout her body.
"Don't worry, I'm not that kind of person."
He glanced at Gu Yuxuan, and Gu Yuxuan understood what he meant. It seemed that he would be the spokesperson for the Gu family today, and occasionally he would have to say things on behalf of the court that they could not say.
"You didn't even answer before, so who do you think you are? I've already given you some face for the sake of the Emperor, but now you're here to prove you don't understand. Don't you know that marriage in Dayao is a matter of parents' orders and matchmaker's words? Don't you know that in the Gu family, there are only wives, no concubines or maids? Do you know how shameless you were when you just opened your mouth to give my eldest brother a woman you so-called carefully selected? You're almost writing the words 'planting a spy' on your face. Third Prince, I doubt your sincerity. Is it just to bring a bunch of women who have received some kind of training to win over the officials of Dayao?"
Bailixi's face turned pale and blue. He didn't expect Gu Yuxuan to fight back so directly and mercilessly. The scene became awkward for a moment.
The emperor frowned slightly, obviously dissatisfied with the third prince's reckless behavior, but due to the diplomatic relations between the two countries, he could not get angry.
Gu Yuxuan's words just now finally made him feel a lot better.
"Young Master Gu, I think you just don't like me. No matter what I do, you always use Dayao's rules to justify it. Don't Dayao understand that gifts brought by others from afar should not be refused?"
Gu Yuxuan directly retorted: "If that's the case, we Dayao will also send a letter of surrender to you Yamato tomorrow. You Yamato people can't refuse, right? From now on, your Yamato is our Dayao's vassal state. Don't call it Dayao anymore, just change it to Xiaohe. If you don't like it, you can add the word "Zi" at the end. What do you think? You can't even make sense of your own reasoning, and you still dare to quibble here? Put away your filthy and dirty thoughts. When two countries are at war, envoys are not executed. Now our two countries are not in a hostile relationship. If the envoy's words are like farts, then if I don't execute them, won't you Xiaohe people laugh at me, thinking that we Dayao people are easy to bully?"
Gu Yuting was delighted to hear this. His younger brother really had learned good eloquence from Mr. Changbai. Every sentence he said was progressive and could break the defense of the third prince.
Seeing this, she gently pulled Gu Yuxuan's sleeve, her eyes full of pride.
"I... I didn't mean that... Young Master Gu, you're a dandy kid who hasn't even entered the government yet, yet you're making such presumptuous comments about state affairs and even dare to humiliate our Yamato. Is this how you treat your guests in Yamato?"
At this time, the eldest prince Lu Enyou stood up, looked at him with very sharp eyes, and said, "Your Highness, the hospitality of Dayao, you have already experienced it along the way. If brothers and neighbors come, we will naturally treat them with good wine and meat. If jackals and tigers come, we in Dayao will naturally find a way to peel off their skins. The third prince has been testing the bottom line of our Dayao since he opened his mouth. One moment he asked to marry the Chaoyang County Princess, who could never marry into Yamato, and the next moment he asked women with awkward identities in Yamato to perform at an occasion like a state banquet. Now he even wants to keep these women to numb the generals and officials of our Dayao. I think you are not here to negotiate this time, but to declare war. In this case, we in Dayao accept this declaration of war. Please stay with us, Third Prince. We in Dayao will let the national teacher take your head back and report to your Heavenly King."
Lu Enyou's impulsive attitude and radical remarks immediately silenced the entire audience.
The Queen Mother was not worried because she had confirmed the Emperor's look, which showed no blame but only praise.
Lu Enlian was also not worried. Although he and Gu Yutang had returned, the border was still as strong as a rock. Before they came back, they knew that the people from Yamato might not come with much sincerity, so they made some arrangements in advance.
Moreover, Dayun and Dayu have been ready to make moves. Who knows whether the three countries have reached any cooperation.
The third prince's face suddenly changed. This was not the situation he wanted to see.
"Excuse me, who is this person..." He was a little hesitant to recognize him.
The emperor replied: "This is the prince of our Dayao."
As soon as he finished speaking, the eunuch who had followed him for many years came forward, took out the imperial edict, and said loudly: "Grand Prince Lu Enyou, accept the edict!"
No one expected this result, even Lu Enyou himself looked confused.
He just stood up purely because of his passion and pride as a Dayao man. He couldn't tolerate these little Hezis showing off their power and acting as if nothing had happened.
When he heard the imperial edict, he instinctively stood up, and the eldest prince's wife naturally knelt down as well.
At this time, the emperor had already written the imperial edict of enthronement, and was originally planning to issue it at the climax of today's palace banquet. Unexpectedly, the third prince Yamato helped to push it forward.
Lu Enrui was a little unwilling, but he couldn't change anything.
Now, it’s good enough that he can keep his identity.
He was very sure that as long as he didn't commit suicide, he would become a prince in the future and there was still a long way to go.
After the eunuch read out the imperial edict, Lu Enyou took it reverently. As he stood up, all the civil and military officials and their families knelt on the ground again. Even though Jing Luoquan was an envoy, he had to kneel according to his rank. Except for the third prince, everyone on the Yamato side also knelt on the ground.
"Congratulations to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and may Dayao live forever!"
After all the officials paid their respects, the emperor directly ordered the eunuch to hand over the prince's imperial seal and golden seal to Lu Enyou, which was considered a further implementation of his power.
From today on, he can assist in handling government affairs and officially begin his journey as crown prince.
After finishing all this, the Emperor looked at Bailixi and asked, "Now, do you know who he is?"
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