v2.Chapter 269 (1/2)

Three days later, there was a banquet in the palace for the envoys of Beili.

Ning Chengzhi asked Gu Shubai to go to the palace with Gu huaijiang, but Yufu didn't stop him.

The center of this Palace Banquet is on all the people in Gu Hou's house. Both sides know this. Before Yu Fu enters the palace, Mr. Ji and others ask people to send news secretly.

In the room, Yu Fu is dressed up by Lianzhu and others. She looks at many news and smiles.

Yao LAN is choosing jewelry for her. Seeing her smile, she immediately knows, ”Miss, what's the matter?”

”Mr. Ji, they have convinced Ning Di that the palace banquet tonight will be much more relaxed. When tonight is over, you can leave tomorrow. ”

”Really?”

Everyone was very happy. Lianzhu and Lianbi could not wait to go to Beili for a long time. They were relieved to know that the affairs of Chaozhong could be solved easily.

Yao LAN chooses from Yufu's jewelry box, with red gold on her head, nine Phoenix on her head, pearl on her temples, peony on her temples, and lotus on her forehead

At last, Yu Fu said, ”go and take out the seven treasures that the former general sent me. I want to wear that one.”

Yao Lan was stunned. ”Miss, didn't Mr. Chen say that the clothes and jewelry of miss can't be used in the past, but Beili?”

Yu Fu said with a smile, ”that pair of Qibao Yingluo is left by the deceased wife. It's a gift from the general. It's different from other jewelry. I was wearing this pair of Yingluo when I first entered the palace. Now it may be the last time I enter the Dongling palace. I want to wear it again. ”

Yao LAN nodded, ”OK, I'm going to find it.”

The drum music is grand, the banquet in the palace has opened, and all the courtiers and Ning Chengzhi have arrived at the golden hall to officially receive Beili and his party as state guests.

Yufu walks in slowly from the outside of the hall. The Beili palace skirt with bright yellow pattern is wide sleeve and majestic, which makes people dare not look directly at it.

She was followed by Gu huaijiang and his son, Chen Jingxing and Ji Chengfa, as well as a group of envoys and attendants of Beili.

Ning Chengzhi's eyes fell on Yu Fu, and suddenly remembered what Yin Shuo had said to him half an hour before the banquet --

”Your Majesty, will your Majesty's banquet tonight allow Gu Hou and his son to leave Dongling?”

Ning Chengzhi is dressing up in the bedroom and preparing to attend the state banquet tonight. He doesn't want Yin Shuo to break into the bedroom and scare him.

He said hastily, ”why did you come into the palace? It's the end of my duty to allow you to preside over the funeral ceremony of the old Prime Minister. How dare you come to the palace? ”

Yin Shuo arched his hand and said, ”Your Majesty, I have to tell you a few words. If it's too late, it's too late!”

Ning Chengzhi knew that it was about the state banquet tonight, which was related to the safety of Dongling. He did not dare to drive Yin Shuo out at will. He hesitated for a long time and decided to listen to what Yin Shuo said.

Yan Shuo said: ”Your Majesty can't let Gu Hou's family leave. They hold a grudge against your majesty, but the Beili people saved them. Your majesty, Princess Yufu is the crown prince of Beili. The father and son of marquis Gu treat her like a daughter. They will help Beili fight against Dongling in the future! ”

Ning Chengzhi shook his head. ”No, I have discussed this with Mr. Ji. Gu Hou is not such a person. Besides, Beili has never fought abroad for many years. Even if the Marquis Gu's family is loyal to Beili, they will not fight Dongling. I believe his loyalty to the former Emperor. ”

A flash of cold light flashed in his eyes. ”Your Majesty believes in Marquis Gu. Can you believe them? Gu Shubai came back from a narrow escape. Gu Hanmo's arm has been cut. I don't know if it can be saved. Won't they resent your majesty? There is also Princess Yufu. The princess always has a grudge against her Majesty's strong intention to marry her. When she comes back to Beili, won't she really fight Dongling? ”

Ning Chengzhi frowned and said impatiently, ”even if Yu Fu resents me, what can I do? She's the crown prince of beilitang. Can I hold on to her? ”

”Your Majesty can't take Princess Yufu, but you can take hostages to threaten her. Your majesty thinks that as long as the Marquis Gu's family goes to Beili, the princess will have no scruples about Dongling and can use force at any time. If the Marquis Gu's family stayed in Dongling, the princess would have to consider the safety of the Marquis Gu's family if she wanted to use force against Dongling in the future. Isn't this more useful than the diplomatic relations that can be turned back at any time? ”

Yin Shuo was sincere and Ning Chengzhi was deep in thought.

After a while, he said, ”you're right. At the beginning, Xikun sent a princess to make up with her. Didn't she say that she would turn over? The best way to check and balance Beili is for the guhou family to stay in Dongling. ”

……

”Your Majesty, your majesty?”

Ning Chengzhi woke up from his memory and saw the palace man beside him quietly remind him, ”Your Majesty, please take the seats of the envoys of Beili!”

Ning Chengzhi said: ”ah, yes, Princess Yufu, please take a seat. All the envoys please take a seat.”

After Yu Fu took his seat, Ning Chengzhi was about to give orders for dance music performance. Yu Fu said with a smile to the leader, ”it's not necessary to dance music. We've been waiting for emperor Ning to summon us in guhou's mansion these days, and we've seen Dongling's dance music all over the place. I think Mr. Chen doesn't want to see it anymore, does he? ”

She looked at Chen Jingxing beside her, and Chen immediately agreed, ”yes. I waited for Dongling to establish diplomatic relations, and her royal highness was a prince. Ningdi has made us wait for many days, so don't waste time now? ”Ning Chengzhi forgot to eat and sleep, and discussed with the ministers of the central court over and over again how to negotiate with the envoys of Beili, but the envoys of Beili were watching a song and dance performance in guhou's house.

How to listen to this, how to make people angry, Ning Chengzhi spent a lot of effort to make his mouth not droop down, forced to smile, ”since the princess and all the envoys have enough of Dongling's dance music, it's free.”

Yu Fu said with a smile: ”this is the truth. I came here with enough sincerity. There's no basis for your words. Please tell Mr. Chen and Emperor Ning to your ministers. ”

Chen Jingxing immediately got up from his seat, and the golden hall was filled with awe. Everyone was staring at Chen Jingxing and waiting for his next words.

Chen Jingxing said in a loud voice: ”Dongling is a water town in the south. It's hard to cultivate strong flattery without broad pasture and grassland. There are thousands of vast pastures in Beili, and the horses carefully cultivated can travel thousands of miles every day. Once the friendly exchanges between the two countries are established, Beili will send 100 horses to Dongling to help you improve the bloodline of your horses. ”

As soon as he said this, the general in the seat was so excited that even Gu Shubai couldn't help looking at him.

It is a fact that the southern land is too small to cultivate excellent fighting horses. Gu huaijiang has also allocated a lot of funds in the army to let people carefully cultivate horse breeds, but it has had little effect over the years.

Once Chen Jingxing's words are realized, it means that Dongling's horses will soon surpass those in Xikun within a few years, and then they will have a great advantage over the cavalry in Xikun.

Although Ning Chengzhi didn't know military affairs, he also knew what a favorable condition it was to see the general's passion seething.

Chen Jingxing didn't seem to notice the minister's reaction. He continued: ”Beili has excellent bird's nest, snow lotus and other precious medicinal materials, as well as artillery, crossbow and so on. It never trades with foreign countries. Once the two countries have established diplomatic relations, Beili is willing to open five trade ports to donglinghu City, and guarantees that Dongling's price will always be lower than that of Xikun in the trade of advanced weapons. ”

There are already generals in the seat who can't help but stand up.

The price of weapons sold by Beili to Dongling is always lower than that of Xikun, so Dongling can purchase a large number of artillery to fight against the invasion of Xikun. Xikun people can't get such a low price even if they want to buy them, so they will be overwhelmed by Dongling in weapons.

The conditions put forward by the envoys of Beili were not only favorable, but also improved Dongling's military strength and combat power. Why?

Chen Jingxing continued: ”there are ten thousand taels of gold, thousand pieces of silk and ten chariots of precious medicinal materials as gifts for Beili to establish diplomatic relations with Dongling. They will be sent to Dongling in half a month.”