Entering from the apse of the Mingxin Palace, Su Huaiyu dragged Xia Chuxin, and the two of them crept behind a tent.

Above the main hall is the emperor and queen dressed in court clothes. On the left side of the main hall are the princess of Dingguo and the concubine, Yan Xiang, Master Cao and several scholars. From the right, there are King Qingzhong, General Li Liang, King Yongjia, King Qinghejun and several military generals. And these people in the middle are the envoys of Usu.

Then the prince of Nawusu had several finely carved wooden chests carried up to the palace. When the lid was opened, there were all kinds of precious stones, wool fabrics and jade.

"The father is old, and he specially ordered Yizhi to bring his sister Princess Zhuoyi to worship, and hereby present Wusu special treasures, 30 horses, a box of Kunlun jade ornaments, a box of various colored gems, and a box of felt weaving. May the two countries be friendly for generations to come, and wish His Majesty the Emperor a long life. ”

Yi Zhi said that he bowed to the emperor, and everyone behind him saluted in unison.

Emperor Chu was sitting in a precarious position, signaled to the palace people around him, and said, "Is your father Wang Kandu?" I haven't seen him for five or six years. ”

"My father is old and frail in recent years. It has only been empty for six years, and I have not been able to come to Chu to worship His Majesty the Emperor. ”

"It doesn't matter, Wusu's annual tribute comes as scheduled, but I haven't seen the old man for many years, and I miss it a little."

"Yi Zhi thanked His Majesty the Emperor for his concern. His Majesty the Emperor is far away, and his father can feel it in Wusu, which is thousands of miles away. My father often said that the Chu State of Middle Earth, Wuhua Tianbao, Zhong Lingyuxiu, my Wusu people are martial, and they have always lacked some ways to govern their families and countries, although they can conquer the fourteen countries of the Western Regions in a row, but they have always won the reputation of a barbarian country. If the princess of Chu can be married back to Wusu, it will definitely make Wusu have a new scene. Therefore, Yi Zhite came to ask His Majesty the Emperor for marriage, and also hoped that the two countries could form a good relationship between Qin and Jin, and be close for generations. ”

Hearing Yi Zhi's words, a group of courtiers whispered, this Wusu has not come to worship for many years, but today he is asking for relatives. And although this prince Yizhi is extremely flattering on the surface, he does not forget to show that Wusu is no longer a small border country in the Western Regions, but a strong country with all the people and strong soldiers. But these golden branches and jade leaves of the royal family, which one is willing to go to the state of Wusuna Barbarian. I heard that Wusu has a custom of stepmarriage, how can I accept Dachu, a civilized country that advocates chastity and filial piety.

Sure enough, the smile on Emperor Chu's face gradually disappeared, and he said: "Your brothers and sisters have traveled a long way, the journey is hard, and the matter of courting relatives will be discussed later. ”

Who knew that Prince Yizhi didn't buy it, and said: "Yizhi came with a mission, and only if he didn't disgrace his mission did he dare to say hard work." I also hope that His Majesty the Emperor will fulfill this small wish of Wusu. ”

Emperor Chu deepened his eyes, this Wusu was clearly threatening himself with the momentum of a strong army. If it was ten years ago, he would definitely not be arrogant here by this hairy boy, but now there is a new pattern in the world, there is a chaotic country in southern Xinjiang in the south, there is a bad wolf in the north, although the east is temporarily stable, but the pirates of the Ryukyu country will make trouble from time to time, and now it is the most tight in the west, although Rannu and Wusu are in a strong trend, but maybe one day the two countries will form an alliance, then Da Chu will become the fish and meat on the case.

The empress saw the emperor's worries and said: "Prince Yizhi doesn't know, my princess is scarce, and there is no daughter of the right age, the eldest is my princess Huaiyu, who is only thirteen years old. However, there are a lot of wonderful ladies among my Dachu nobles, and I will ask someone to select some another day. ”

As soon as these words came out, there was a discussion among the courtiers, although the emperor's order was difficult, but none of his daughters wanted to be sent to Wusu, why did the princess not want to go to the nobles' daughter to be this scapegoat?

Princess Zhuo Yi of Wusu stood proudly and said: "Hmph, my brother is a prince, and he is the future king of Wusu, so naturally he has to be a princess to match, the daughter of a nobleman, where is she worthy of my position as Queen Wusu?" ”

For a while, everyone sighed. This little princess Wusu dared to openly contradict the queen's mother. If this had been placed before, it would have been a great sin of extermination. But now is different from the past, even this thirteen-year-old little princess can go toe-to-toe with Queen Da Chu. The two countries have always been subordinate, and they have been a balance of power.

"Zhuo Yi must not be presumptuous." Yi Zhi stopped him, but his tone was full of encouragement.

Turning around, Yi Zhi bowed to Emperor Chu again and said, "Zhuo Yi is young and disrespectful, and I hope Your Majesty will forgive her." ”

The queen maintained her usual generosity: "Don't get in the way, Princess Zhuoyi is straightforward and a little arrogant." ”

Immediately afterwards, Yi Zhi said: "Xie Niangniang." However, what Zhuo Yi said is not unreasonable. I, Wusu, now govern the fourteen countries of the Western Regions, and Yizhi refused Rannu's peace and relatives to travel to Chu, and really hoped to marry a princess of Chu. ”

Speaking like this, it is obvious that if the emperor does not agree again, Wusu Tongrannu will adopt a policy of peace and proximity, and then the state of Chu will be reduced to weakness. However, Emperor Chu, as the king of a country, was coerced to this point, and he was really ashamed of the ancestors Tianwei.

"The prince and princess have stayed, and my three daughters are still young, and it is really not appropriate to marry now." Emperor Chu said.

"Although Your Majesty's three princesses are young, there is always an eldest and younger, it is better to pick a big one to marry my brother first, our Wusu women can marry at the age of thirteen, the queen mother just said that your eldest princess is thirteen years old, which is a good age for marriage." Zhuo Yi said arrogantly.

"Your Majesty, it's better for us to set a marriage date with our relatives first, and Yizhi can settle down. As the sister said, the princess will be married when she is an adult. ”

The two brothers and sisters sang and harmonized, which simply gave Emperor Chu no room to turn around. Perhaps, at this time, I should forget my father's identity, after all, only when there is a country can there be a family, and the daughter of the royal family still has to live for the interests of the royal family in the final analysis.

"Okay, I saw that Wusu was sincere in asking for marriage, and Prince Yizhi was young and heroic, so I approved this family business. When we set a wedding date, Usu can come and marry the princess. ”

"Then the emperor should set the wedding date as soon as possible, and when we return to Wusu, the princess will be able to leave with us." Princess Zhuoyi said.

"How can the marriage of the two countries be hasty, this will not be able to set the marriage date and get married until the Taibu Ling astrology and the moon ask Qingji." Emperor Chu replied.

"We are marrying the future queen of Wusu, so naturally we must marry according to the etiquette of Wusu. Usu does not believe in witchcraft, and Allah will bless all those who are sincerely united, and besides, my father is declining, and my brother must marry early, but my father has a wish. ”

This little princess Zhuoyi has a great momentum, and when she said such a thing in a grand manner, she did not make any concessions at all, and even had to make inches.

Yi Zhi saw that Emperor Chu was silent for a while, so he said: "Please forgive Your Majesty, my sister is young, and she is spoiled by her father and mother, and even my brother is her little follower on weekdays." ”

In this way, he can't be serious with this young princess, but Yi Zhi specially explained that this little princess is the pearl of his Wusu's palm, and what she just said cannot be completely overturned.

"Hehe, I have long heard that the status of women in Wusu is better than that of men, and it is true when I see it today, not to mention that she is still such a straightforward little princess. Well, I followed Princess Zhuoyi, and recently asked for the wedding leave ceremony on the auspicious day of Taibu Ling. "Emperor Chu can only pretend to be generous.

"Your Majesty." If the queen was criticized by thunder, she almost jumped up from her chair when she heard this, Huaiyu, the emperor actually wanted to send his Huaiyu to Wusuna and other barbarian places.

Without waiting for Emperor Chu to reply, Yi Zhi bowed down and said, "The emperor is shengming, Wusu bows to thank the emperor for his grace." The crowd behind him also bowed down to thanksgiving.

Mingxin Hall went up the mountain to shout long live, and there were broken words among the courtiers from time to time. I heard a voice from the side of the hall: "Father, don't marry Huaiyu, don't go to Wusu Huaiyu." ”

Everyone looked in that direction, it was the princess Su Huaiyu, and behind her was the second lady of the princess's mansion.