Wei Shen lived up to the high expectations given by Emperor Yong before he left Beijing, and this time he returned to Beijing, he brought good news.After a year-long campaign, Dayong conquered dozens of grassland tribes that had arisen north of Duhufu, and the envoys of the tribes also came to the capital with Wei Shen to meet the emperor.

Dayong collectively referred to the nomadic peoples in the north as the Tatars, and there were dozens of large and small tribes in the Tatars. This envoy is the prince of the most powerful tribe in the Tatars today. , named Kunmi.

The prince from the grassland has healthy wheat-colored skin, a tall nose bridge, and deep eye sockets. Since he grew up under the tent of a Han general, Kunmi can speak fluent Central Plains dialect.At the banquet, he expressed his intention to Emperor Yong, and brought dried meat and horses as tribute from the Tatars. He hoped that Dayong would set up a tea market at the border, which would be as good as Dayong's tea horse repair.

In addition, Kun Mi smiled and said again: "On behalf of the Chata Department, I propose to marry the princess of Dayong, and please give me the marriage."

Marriage!

The banquet that was originally full of laughter and laughter suddenly became dead silent.

Emperor Yong bowed his head above, and said in a low voice: "This matter needs to be discussed again."

Kun Mi smiled and said: "My clan has already shown its sincerity and is willing to make friends with Dayong. When Emperor Liang was in power, he often arranged for his princess to come to our clan. This is the tradition of all dynasties. Your Majesty doesn't want to break this rule, right? ?”

Is this insinuating that Dayong is not as magnanimous as the previous dynasty?
Several ministers have already shown anger.Emperor Yong looked at Kunmi indifferently, and his voice was a little cold, "Dayong has established a dynasty for decades. At this time, mentioning the rules set by Liang Dynasty, don't you want to establish diplomatic relations with Dayong?"

Kun Mi bowed unhurriedly, pretending to be submissive, "Of course not, please calm down your majesty."

The banquet continued in a complicated atmosphere.

When the group left, Wei Shen showed disgust on his face, and his voice was full of impatience, "These Tatars shouldn't have given them a chance to beat them to shut up."

Marriage?Emperor Yong had only one daughter of the right age, and that was Princess Jiayi, and the other was Shu Yao, who was closer to him by blood. No matter who it was, it was impossible for him to marry to a remote grassland. Kunmi was simply wishful thinking.

But according to Kunmi's tone, if they don't have a married princess, it may be hard to end.

Hu people harassing the border has been a problem that emperors have faced for hundreds of years.It's not that Emperor Yong couldn't defeat the Hu people, but the successive years of wars not only caused heavy casualties among the Hu people, but also the people on the border of the Yong Dynasty complained unceasingly. The situation that Emperor Yong didn't want to see the most.

Therefore, he sent his only second son, Wei Shen, to the northwest to show his attitude, and only then did he appease the anger of the generals and the people.

The peaceful situation is not easy to come by. Since it cannot be broken, we must find a way to appease these Tatars.

Emperor Yong pondered and said: "Let me think about it again."

Finding a clan girl, giving her a title, and sending her to the northwest is a common method used by emperors throughout the ages.But how to choose people and where to choose people?The recent big change of blood between the court and the middle is just the time when there is an urgent need to employ people. Emperor Yong must be cautious and not let the civil and military officials be chilled.

There was a moment of silence below, and a young official in a green official uniform stood up and said, "Your Majesty, I have loved Princess Jiayi for a long time, and I would like to ask Your Majesty to marry the princess."

It is the new Zhongshu Sheren, Zhou Rong.

Today's Zhou Rong is one of the big celebrities around Emperor Yong. Although his official position is only seventh rank, there are countless officials rushing to curry favor with him.Emperor Yong summoned Zhou Rong to discuss matters in the imperial study every day, and many of the newly promulgated policies were also drafted by Zhou Rong, which shows that Emperor Yong admired him.

If Princess Jiayi already had a fiancé-in-law, she would never be able to be a married princess.

As for the other...

Emperor Yong subconsciously glanced at Li Mingji.

The young man stayed in the hall like a pine and bamboo, his eyes were steady, and he seemed not to be affected by the current situation at all.I'm afraid that everyone around me will not be able to achieve this kind of xinxing.

……

On a certain dragon boat in Jinmingchi, Shu Yao and Princess Jiayi are enjoying singing and dancing.

Shu Yao rested her chin and looked curiously at Princess Jiayi who was dodging her eyes: "Your Zhou Lang is in Linshui Palace, why don't you go look for him?"

She secretly left the banquet because she thought it was boring. Who knew that she ran into the depressed Princess Jiayi, with delicious wine, melon and fruit snacks in front of her, as if she was drinking away her sorrows.

Princess Jiayi groaned, she didn't have the slightest look of the past, she looked very depressed, "He knows my real identity..."

Shu Yao was surprised: "You haven't told him yet?"

Princess Jiayi was lying on the table, her eyes averted, "This matter...it's complicated."

Taizu had stipulated that son-in-law was not allowed to be an official in the court, and Zhou Rong's official career had just begun. Do you want to give up everything you have in order to marry her?

Princess Jiayi couldn't afford to bet on Zhou Rong's choice between future and marriage.

She originally wanted to confess her identity to Zhou Rong on the day when the rankings were released, but who knew that all those accidents, the incident of the imperial examination and the change of Qionglin Court, dragged on until a few days ago. The soft sedan chair of Princess Jiayi.

In a hurry, Princess Jiayi ran away, and until now she dared not meet Zhou Rong.

She lowered her head again and again, and said sullenly: "I shouldn't have concealed my identity from him at the beginning, but now it's fine, I don't know how it will end."

"That's not what you said before," Shu Yao glanced at her, "Didn't you say that if he doesn't pass the exam, he will be replaced? There are so many people who want to marry you, and there is no shortage of him. If things give up on you, it can only show that his feelings for you are not deep enough, and you are not suitable."

Princess Jiayi never expected that she was the one who comforted Shu Yao in the past, but now that the feng shui has changed, she has become the one who needs to be enlightened.

But it was undeniable that Shu Yao's words were very useful to her.She gave Shu Yao a meaningful look, "A child can be taught. It seems that I didn't give you those scripts for nothing."

Those scripts... Shu Yao's expression suddenly became ashamed and angry, and she complained, "Don't give me any more messy scripts!"

Otherwise, she is the one who suffers.

Princess Jiayi has a weird face, she looks good, why is she blushing?
Just as she was about to speak, she saw Yin Fu, Emperor Yong's personal servant, running over, and said hello to the two of them first, "Princess, Your Majesty has summoned you."

Princess Jiayi pointed to herself: "Father is looking for me?" It's not Shu Yao?

But Yin Fu frowned tightly, and his tone was not relaxed. It didn't look like a good thing.Princess Jiayi hesitated for a moment, greeted Shu Yao, and left with Yin Fu.

As soon as Princess Jiayi left, the surroundings immediately became quiet.Shu Yao took some pastries, walked out of the cabin, broke the pastries and fed them to the koi in the pond.

The koi were carefully raised by the palace people, and they grew fat and strong, and the water droplets from the tail of the fish splashed Shu Yao's skirt.Shu Yao lay on the railing, and began to think about whether he could catch a few koi and let Li Mingji roast them.

She was fascinated, but she didn't notice the approaching figure behind her.Until someone pressed her shoulders, cracks appeared on the railing of the dragon boat, and Shu Yao slipped along with her——

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