Cultivation of the Empress of Comprehensive Martial Arts

During the 30 years of being together, his fear of the emperor in front of him has been deeply rooted in his bones.

"Crime? What crime? It was originally a test to see how important that thing is to him. He is so nervous and shameless, it must have something to do with the woman in the Ice Valley. For a dead woman, heh, he also That's all. If you keep an eye on that woman's body, you won't have any problems. Just keep this matter in mind. Don't worry about it, or it's not good to stimulate him too much. The ministers of the cabinet, If there are no feudal lords in the city outside to restrain you, and you are left alone, they will dare to overthrow the sky immediately." During the words, Emperor Ming's tone was tinged with sarcasm.

The problem of Sheng Ming's aristocratic family is equally serious, and the method that the emperor thought of was to suppress the aristocratic family with the joint efforts of vassal kings and eunuchs.

"Yes, the servant understands!"

"Go on!" Song Minjing waved his hand, not wanting to continue listening.

Chapter 161

Under the same night, in front of Yuntang's palace, under the moonlight, a grand event of raising eyes is being held by Tanghuang alone.The seats for the banquet were lined up one by one, the ministers and the royal family were seated separately, and even Princess Qing'e, who was rarely seen usually, was present.

Fireworks are going off in the sky, and in front of the hall, musicians and dancers are performing a beautiful play.On both sides of the stage, there is a dazzling array of beautiful things and delicacies on jade plates, and the dignitaries and ministers of all parties are drinking and staggering here.It seems to be singing the praises of this rare prosperity.

And this banquet was held for Chang Qin's envoy and also Chang Qin's third prince, Ji Chengde.This prince is 25 years old this year. He studied under the military master Wang Ji and is good at military strategy. He is also one of the three princes who are most likely to become the prince in Changqin.

Now that the prince came to Yuntang in person, in the eyes of the outside world, it was naturally a proof of the friendship between the two countries.His own identity can also be valued so much, not to mention that he came with a big gift.

After drinking for three rounds, before the banquet, Ji Chengde stood up and signaled to Wu Jing.His position is close to Wu Jingtian, only a few feet at the moment, the seven princes are in front of him, and the one sitting opposite him is Wu Zhao.

"Your Majesty, today is the time of prosperity, and everyone inside and outside the city is full of joy. I want to ask Your Majesty for something, and I hope His Majesty will agree."

This handsome prince was dressed in purple, but he was the focus of today's banquet, and many ladies from official families had already fantasized about him.

"Third prince, you can explain it first. It's better for me and all my lovers to hear what is embarrassing the prince, and I have to use the wine to talk about it." Wu Jingtian said with a smile.

He is not a bold person in the world, so it is impossible for him to agree without listening to the content.He is the emperor and speaks his mind.Everyone else can talk nonsense, but he can't.Especially not talking nonsense at a time like this.

The emperor's words caused the laughter of all the ministers.They are all old politicians, but they are somewhat curious.

"Your Majesty, the foreign minister fell in love with the seventh princess at first sight, so I hereby ask His Majesty for a marriage. Please let the foreign minister fulfill his wish and marry the seventh princess to the foreign minister. I swear by the bright moon at this moment that I will only favor the princess." One person. If this can be done, and the two countries get married, I will speak to my father, and we will have a good relationship with Yuntang forever." Ji Chengde put down his wine glass, and asked Wu Jingtian loudly.

As soon as this remark came out, everyone in the audience was shocked, and the originally joyous atmosphere turned into a strange silence.No one thought that Ji Chengde would make this request before.Wu Zhao clenched his hands under the long sleeves, and his eyes suddenly became sharp.But thinking of the imperial decree, Wu Zhao couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

In terms of status, Ji Chengde and Wu Zhao can be said to be well matched.Even if Ji Chengde becomes the emperor of Chang Qin, then Wu Zhao is the best candidate for queen.But most of the people present scoffed at the so-called love at first sight.

They have known some experiences of this Prince Ji. In order to win people's hearts, he even gave away his favorite concubine that he once said personally.Of course, Wu Zhao's status is different, so he must be a regular wife, not a concubine.But this also shows that the love at first sight of this guy does not exist at all.

Political marriage.

Many ministers couldn't help but think of this word at this time.If Wu Zhao married in the past, it would undoubtedly add weight to him politically.Make plans to seize the throne later.

At this time, the seven surnames secretly looked at each other, and saw an opportunity by coincidence.

That's right!Chance!Big opportunity!

Judging from the information they got, a series of big moves by the royal family recently were all done by Wu Zhao.Although the emperor didn't say it clearly, all the information pointed to Wu Zhao himself.In other words, the youngest Seventh Princess is the most terrifying opponent.

And now, there is such a good opportunity for the emperor to marry the princess.Losing Wu Zhao, the emperor would feel like he had cut off his own arm, and they didn't have to worry about Wu Zhao continuing to make trouble in Yuntang.

As for whether Wu Zhao is the president Qin continuing to make trouble, who cares about her.Anyway, it wasn't them who lost.Let Chang Qin's people have a headache.

"Your Majesty, Prince Ji's move is a great joy for the two countries. Since His Royal Highness fell in love with Her Highness Princess at first sight, we might as well make this beautiful event come true. It will surely become a good story in the future." More than 60 The year-old Zhongshuling Guo Yu stroked his beard with a deeply appreciative expression on his face.

"What Master Guo said is very true. Since Prince Ji is infatuated, I might as well make this marriage a reality." Shang Shuling Yang Xun, who is also in his 60s, couldn't help agreeing at this time.

With these two beginnings, many ministers immediately echoed, and there was a trend of popular expectations.Wu Jingtian also had to carefully consider the approval of the seven surnames and all the officials.

Seeing this, Wu Jingtian smiled on the surface, but in fact, fear was already born in his heart.

How could he not know what these people were thinking.These people thought that it was Wu Zhao who made the decision some time ago, so they were so eager to send Wu Zhao out and want to cut off his arm.And a certain Prince Ji below, no accident, also had the same thoughts.

He wanted to marry Wu Zhao out of thin air to get a lot of help in internal affairs, and prepare for him to fight for the throne.As for falling in love at first sight, that is nonsense.At least this word will never exist in their royal family.

Originally, if everything before was done by Wu Zhao, Wu Jingtian would refuse now.It is absolutely impossible to let people go.But the problem is, Wu Jingtian knew that everything was done by Xue Qianye.It has nothing to do with Wu Zhao.

The world thought that Wu Zhao was a great talent, but he knew that the real great was Xue Qianye.

If Xue Qianye was still alive now, he would have flatly rejected Ji Chengde's request, and even won Xue Qianye back to his heart.But right now, according to the information obtained from all parties, there is only one result: Xue Qianye is dead, and even the body cannot be found.

Wu Zhao was a pawn he used to win Xue Qianye over. Now that Xue Qianye is dead, this pawn will be used elsewhere.If he can get a suitable bargaining chip from Ji Chengde, it's not like he can't give up.

But now, Ji Chengde's price is too low.In Wu Jingtian's eyes, his words were nothing but nonsense.Although without Xue Qianye, Wu Zhao's role is not as good as before, but it is not something that can be deceived by such nonsense.

Thinking of this, Wu Jingtian couldn't help looking at his prime minister.

"Your Majesty, this matter concerns the two countries, and it is a serious matter. Let the ministers work with the three provinces and six ministries to draw up a plan before handing it over to His Majesty." Wu Huihong immediately understood.The hand he uses is also the most commonly used hand in officialdom: procrastination.

Didn't say disagree, but didn't say agree either.At this time, it depends on individual performance.If the conditions are good, you can negotiate.If it's not good, don't talk about it.

Everyone is in the officialdom, which implies that many people immediately understand.The ministers also sat down with a smile, especially those with the seven surnames.They all looked smug.As long as the emperor didn't refuse on the spot, it seemed to them that they basically agreed.

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Whether he can succeed in the future depends on Ji Chengde's performance. Of course, since he dared to do such a thing at this time, there will naturally be no follow-up problems.

"Well, the Prime Minister's words are justified. This matter is so important that we should be cautious. Besides, we need to ask my daughter what she thinks about this matter. Zhao'er, what do you think about this?" At this moment, Wu Jingtian He looked at his daughter kindly.

Wu Zhao didn't say a word from the very beginning, she was silent during the whole process, she just observed everything around her coldly.I couldn't help feeling a feeling called anger in my heart.These people were talking about her future, but they didn't even ask her a word.It's all about treating her as a tool person.

Originally, Wu Zhao wasn't too worried about this matter. After all, she had an imperial decree from the emperor in her hand, and the imperial decree had already stated her marriage.No matter how these people dance, she doesn't care, the real decision is in the hands of the emperor.

However, when Wu Jingtian asked her with a smile, she was struck by lightning.

"..."

At this moment, Wu Zhao seemed to be struck by five thunders, and his mind went blank.She stared blankly at her father, then lost her mind for a long time.The bustling sounds around her seemed to be unable to reach her ears at this time, and she couldn't hear anything, as if she was deaf.

Based on what she knew about her father, this was his father's reminder to him.He was really going to marry her.If you don't want to marry her, just ask her to show the imperial decree in public, or even refuse it before.

But Wu Jingtian didn't, but gently reminded her to pay attention.Be careful not to take out the imperial decree to mess around.

There are two copies of the imperial decree, one for the person concerned and one kept in the palace.In other words, even if Wu Zhao presents the imperial decree now, if Wu Jingtian refuses to admit it, then the imperial decree is a coercion and has no effect.

The biggest weakness on Wu Zhao's side is that Wu Jingtian didn't announce the imperial edict in public, so this imperial edict is not considered an imperial edict in the world.

For a moment, Wu Zhao even wanted to take out the imperial decree and fight his father to the death.But she understood that it was futile, the fish would die, but the net would not be broken.She is just a chess piece, or an unimportant chess piece. From the moment she was born, her fate is not in her own hands, but in Wu Jingtian's hands.

At this moment, she even wanted to kill like crazy.But she still gritted her teeth and held back, if she made an attack now, she would really be nothing as a useless princess.Taking out the imperial decree now will only force her father to be angry, and then marry her immediately.He hates people who disobey him the most, she knows this very well.

Father, are you going to take away my only sliver of happiness and hope?It was me who was really naive.

Wu Zhao once thought that he had helped his father so much that he could get the opportunity to choose freely.But the reality at this moment ruthlessly shattered her fantasy.She never had a choice. The reason why she seemed to have a choice before was because of Xue Qianye.

Now that it was rumored that Xue Qianye was dead, she was immediately used as a tool for other purposes.

The hands in her sleeves were too hard, the nails had penetrated into the skin, and a trace of blood appeared on Bai Zhe's palms.In the midst of extreme anger, Wu Zhao suddenly became extremely calm at this moment.

"Zhao'er, why don't you speak, are you shy?"

Wu Jingtian's reminder reached Wu Zhao's ears again.With anger that almost exceeded the limit, Wu Zhao had the most innocent smile of a girl on his face at this moment.

"Zhao'er has just entered fourteen this year, and he wants to stay with his father for a few more years, so that he can serve his father and fulfill his filial piety. Besides, I don't know if Prince Ji can entrust her to her for life." Wu Zhao said with a smile.

"If the Seventh Princess doesn't believe me, I can swear to the moon to prove my will." Ji Chengde immediately raised his hand, and Wang Yue made an oath.

"Prince Ji is so infatuated, why don't you wait a little longer. After I turn eighteen, if the prince is still infatuated with me, you can see that he will come to Yuntang to ask for marriage. By then, I will have fulfilled my filial piety, and my father will be able to see the sincerity of the prince. , this is the way to get the best of both worlds, how about it?" Wu Zhao took the opportunity to put forward his own conditions.

She didn't say what she agreed to in the whole article, she just asked the other party to wait a few years before coming back.But Ji Chengde couldn't refuse at this time.After all, he swore.Now if you refuse, others will say:

Are you crazy?Why can't I wait for a few years?Is this your infatuation?

"..." Ji Chengde was silent and did not respond.He secretly calculated in his heart.

cut!I knew the reason not to lie to children like this.When I lied to those poor women before, they all had a turbulent look on their faces.The person in front of him is really not a naive child.

Just when Ji Chengde was thinking about how to answer, the middle-aged guard who had been silent beside him suddenly spoke.

"Your Highness, this matter must be reported to His Majesty before a decision can be made."

"Yes, yes, yes! I almost missed a major event, and I just made a gaffe after drinking, everyone don't mind. Today is such a grand event, I want to get drunk." Ji Chengde took the opportunity to go down the steps to cover up the past with a gaffe after drinking.

Seeing Ji Chengde like this, he didn't continue to talk about the others at this moment, and the people of the seven surnames looked at each other, and chatted with the third prince after preparing for the banquet.They are in no hurry now.

This small episode did not affect the flow of the banquet, and the whole banquet ended in a cheerful atmosphere.After the banquet, Wu Zhao was called to the study alone by Wu Jingtian.After retiring everyone around, Wu Jingtian put away his kind smile, sat down and looked at his little daughter coldly.

"Zhao'er, I know you have something in your heart, but you are the princess of Yuntang. There are some things that you should know how to measure."

Wu Jingtian's words are a reminder and a warning.He was very satisfied with his daughter's actions just now. Wu Zhao didn't act self-willed on the spot just now, which made him feel that this daughter was still under his control. He liked obedient people.

These words also made Wu Zhao consider his marriage with Ji Chengde.

"My son understands. It's just that the father, after all, has not found Qianye's body. If you are in a hurry to entrust your son to marry outside at this time, if Qianye comes back without dying and sees this, wouldn't it be that you will hand over such a great talent to others? ?” Wu Zhao had a worried expression on her face, as if she was thinking of Wu Jingtian.

"It's been more than half a month. Xuehai, the Mo family, and I don't have any news about him. This can only show that he is dead. A similar corpse has been found at the Lonely House, and it was taken from two gangsters. Seeing his sword, those two people saw Xue Qianye dead with their own eyes. Don't have unrealistic fantasies, Zhao'er." Hearing this, Wu Jingtian continued to remind Wu Zhao.

He believed in his intelligence network. Since Li Teng couldn't find anyone, it proved that this person was no longer in Yuntang territory.Judging from all aspects of the situation, Xue Qianye is a dead person.Otherwise, he should at least contact Xuehai's Xianzhu.

"Yes, father. It's just..."

"Just what?"

"Just procrastinating will affect us. On the contrary, it will make Prince Ji increase his bargaining chip, which is beneficial to the father." Wu Zhao did not disobey Wu Jingtian, but described the benefits of procrastinating from another aspect.

In this way, Ji Chengde can offer more conditions.

Chapter 163 Don't cry, don't cry

"Well, that's true!" Wu Jingtian couldn't help but nodded at this time.

"About Qianye's matter, father, based on what I know about Qianye, I can't find his body for a day. No, it should be said that even if a similar body is found, it is not certain that he is really dead." Taking advantage of Wu Jingtian's joy, Wu Zhao began to say what he had already prepared.

Hearing this, Wu Jingtian's smile suddenly disappeared.

"Go on," he said, leaning forward.

If possible, he certainly hoped that Xue Qianye was not dead.But hope is hope, facts are facts.

"Royal father, the reason why this son-in-law was able to return safely is all thanks to Qianye's wisdom. With the burden of son-in-law, he can break through all difficulties, let alone now that he is alone in Shenzhou, like a dragon returning to the sea. If he wants to avoid others Eyes and ears, there is no trace at all.”

"You are so confident in him?"

"My son has seen his methods. That's why I can conclude that he is definitely not dead." Wu Zhao said firmly.

At this moment, she can only believe in this way, and she can only believe in this way.Even if Wu Jingtian had no news about Xue Qianye, she still concluded that.

"Then why didn't he contact you, not Xuehai?"

"Because he is very suspicious, it is difficult to gain his trust. Before he is sure that person can be trusted, he will never take the initiative to contact that person. If Erchen goes in person, it is possible to meet him. But... At the end of the words, Wu Zhao hesitated.

She wanted to take the opportunity to find Xue Qianye herself, but this condition was not answered.

"Okay, I'm tired, you go down first." Wu Jingtian heard the hint in Wu Zhao's words.

Very suspicious.It's hard to gain his trust.This meant that apart from Wu Zhao, it was difficult to find a second rope to tie Xue Qianye.If Xue Qianye was still alive, Wu Zhao would be an irreplaceable pawn.This also made Wu Jingtian temporarily let go of the idea of ​​finding a replacement afterwards.

"My son retire."

After Wu Zhao left, Wu Jingtian couldn't help hesitating.If Xue Qianye really didn't die, he would hear that Wu Zhao was married to him when he came back.Then he was almost certain that Xue Qianye would definitely become his enemy.

From Wu Jingtian's point of view, people like Xue Qianye are easy to deal with, as long as a woman is enough.At the same time, in his opinion, people like Xue Qianye are also very difficult to deal with, because without that woman, it is really impossible.

Thinking of this, Wu Jingtian suddenly felt that procrastination might not be a bad thing.Although this may make Ji Chengde lose his patience, the bargaining chip fell through.But thinking about it the other way around, this is also a gamble.

When he came back to his senses, Wu Jingtian regained his dignity and called Li Teng.

"Li Teng!"

"The minister is here!" Li Teng responded immediately.

"Do your best to find Xue Qianye's whereabouts. On both sides of Mingjiang, not only Yuntang, but also Shengming. As long as there are similar people or possible people, bring back all their information."

"The minister leads the order."

Under the night, Wu Zhao returned to his palace.

"I'm tired, you all stand down, no one is allowed to disturb me without my order."

"Yes, Your Royal Highness."

After the maids and eunuchs all retreated, Wu Zhao's previously smiling face finally fell completely, without the previous smile.

She looked at the vase on one side, and subconsciously wanted to break it as if to vent, but stopped half an inch before her hand hit the vase.Doing so would bring out the problem, possibly her father.

Withdrawing her hand hanging in mid-air, she came to her bookshelf and took out an old book from a small wooden box, which was the copybook she got from Xue Qianye.The pages of the book have been turned many times, and the edges are yellowed.She put the copybook aside and began to copy the handwriting on the book.

It seemed that only in this way could the anger, despair, and sadness in her heart... calm down.

While the nib is running, the white paper gradually emerges with streaks of black.The handwriting on both sides is gradually similar, and it is almost possible to confuse the real ones.

drop!

Suddenly, a drop of water fell, and the wet ink on the paper spread instantly, turning into a cloud of ink stains.Another drop fell.

Don't cry, don't cry, don't cry, don't cry...

I was thinking silently in my heart, but the tears still kept rolling down my face.