After rebirth, I made the princes cry

"Without Zhigui, even if I believe in the identity of the prince, I cannot convince my subjects to believe it." Jiang Tai still maintained his hypocritical hesitation.

"Your Majesty, why are you so afraid of Dongyu!" Queen Mother Yao roared.

"Mother, no matter what, we cannot let the Prince of Zhenyuan fall into danger." Jiang Tai followed the Queen Mother's roar and finally stopped hesitating. He pretended to walk around, as if he had suddenly made up his mind: "Zhigui's replacement must not have happened on Jiantai, but in Baoguang Palace, or it may be a problem within the Dongyu delegation. In short, I will find ways to appease all the ministers, while looking for Zhigui, and the left deputy envoy must also write a letter to the king of Dongyu as soon as possible.

Before the whereabouts of Zhigui are known, the sacrifice to the Emperor Shenzong's tomb cannot be carried out. The Lord of the Palace of Shenyuan must of course remain in our dynasty, and Dongyu should pardon the King of Zhenyuan who has returned to our dynasty. To show sincerity, our dynasty will not force the rest of the envoys to stay or leave except for the Lord of the Palace."

"Your Majesty, how should you explain the disaster?" Queen Mother Yao was determined to keep a black face. She said with great sorrow, "Just now, the daughter of the Wang family only glanced at the jade pendant in the basin and insisted that the Zhigui had been replaced. It shows that she knew that the jade pendant placed on the Jiantai would not emit moonlight at all. The real Lord of Shenyuan Palace would never come to our dynasty. The disaster must point to the fact that Dongyu has decided to go to war with our dynasty. Your Majesty, how can you convince the important officials waiting on the shore with such a decision!"

"The disaster I felt has nothing to do with the peace talks between the two countries." Jiang Tai said firmly, "My father insisted on moving the temple and the pagoda away from Kunlun Xu, which caused the Kunlun God to be angry. But it is not impossible to make up for it. As long as we send the Yunling Pearl back to Kunlun Xu and let the witch chief pray in the Kunlun Xu temple and the pagoda, the believers of our Qiang tribe will not be abandoned by Kunlun God.

Please also put the overall situation first, and negotiate and establish diplomatic relations. I also believe that as long as the Lord of Shenyuan Palace stays in our court, the whereabouts of Zhigui will be found out one day."

Queen Mother Yao just snorted in dismay.

"Hearing your Majesty's words, I am now convinced of your determination to establish diplomatic relations with our dynasty. However, your Majesty does not need to worry about how to appease the subjects. I know the whereabouts of Zhigui, so your Majesty can confirm the identity of the prince tonight to the ministers who are waiting for the result below."

Yingshu then spoke in a calm tone, like a thunderbolt into Jiang Tai's ears.

Yesterday, Dianjun listened to Yingshu and Princess Ran discussing history. When they talked about the story "A man with thunder in his chest and a face as calm as a lake can be appointed a general", she had a specific image in her mind at the time. Today, she witnessed another image of "a man with thunder in his mouth and a face as calm as a lake" that made the face of a king like "lightning and thunder". She couldn't help but feel her heart surging. She looked at Princess Ran, who was also a person with a face as calm as a lake. Then she looked at Queen Mother Yao, who was confident, holding up a face with a gloomy aura that could not be concealed even with makeup, and her face was full of contempt and disdain.

"Deputy Envoy Zuo knows the whereabouts of Zhigui?" Jiang Tai couldn't help but raise his voice and ask.

"Zhigui is in the Weiyang Palace. Your Majesty, don't worry. Let me explain in detail."

Jiang Tai already felt tinnitus in his ears, how could he not be anxious, but he had no choice but to listen to the detailed story.

"Your Majesty, you had a feeling in the Great Sacrifice Hall. You didn't know that the Queen Mother lied that her ancestral Saint Maiden Pendant was lost. The Xiping girl broke into the Baoguang Hall on the pretext of something, clamoring to search the hall and body. If we resisted, she would massacre the Baoguang Hall. Later, thanks to the Queen, she stopped the girl's atrocities in time." Yingshu raised her eyes and looked at the Queen Mother Yao: "The Queen Mother does not need to argue. Princess Ran is here today. You should know that the Queen Mother's Yao family has never had the so-called Saint Maiden Pendant passed down from generation to generation."

Queen Mother Yao's chest began to heave.

Princess Ran didn't need to speak out to testify. She didn't care whether the peace agreement between the two countries was reached. She only cared about Jiang Mo's life and death. The only thing she believed in now was the promise and guarantee made by Ying Shu to her.

Seeing that no one interrupted her narration, Yingshu continued to speak in detail: "From then on, I realized that the Queen Mother intended to seize the Zhipei and put the blame on our dynasty and had no sincerity in peace talks. Although I am grateful to the Queen for preventing an imminent conflict from breaking out in time, I have to be more cautious.

The foreign minister then deliberately handed over the 'Zhi Pei' and entrusted it to the Queen for safekeeping. I believe that after the funeral ceremony, the Queen has reported the matter to Your Majesty."

She deliberately delayed the time for asking Queen Wu to keep the Zhipei, and did not mention at all that Madam Wei had laid the bait first. Of course, she was saving face for Jiang Tai and did not point out that all the schemes were led by Jiang Tai. In front of Princess Ran, I believe Jiang Tai could only admit that what she said was the truth.

Since Jiang Tai's cooperation is still needed, Ying Shu could just tear her face off and embarrass Jiang Tai, so she simply didn't pull Jiang Tai to the stage.

"I thought at the time that the Queen Mother was just panicking because of the fire in the Spirit Tower and was eager to confirm the identity of the Palace Master." Jiang Tai followed Ying Shu's words and simply moved further away from the arena.

The Queen Mother, who was pushed onto the stage, had nothing to say.

"Then, His Majesty instructed the Queen to return the Zhigui and asked for it to be verified in public. However, there was no restriction that it must be verified on the Jiantai at that time, and the one who asked for verification on the Jiantai was the Queen Mother." Ying Shu took her time and delivered one punch after another: "I don't trust the Queen Mother. Even though Princess Ran has guaranteed it, I still don't feel comfortable putting the Zhigui on the Jiantai. Therefore, the Zhigui that the Lord placed on the Jiantai three days ago was not the real Zhigui.

Next, I will try to analyze the Queen Mother's strategy. The Queen first stopped the Queen Mother from searching the Baoguang Palace under the pretext of something. The Queen Mother would certainly question the Queen, and in order to appease the Queen Mother, the Queen had to tell her that the foreign minister had handed the Zhigui to the Queen for custody. The Queen Mother would certainly ask to see it with her own eyes. The Queen Mother knew that Your Majesty was determined to promote peace between the two countries, so she could not forcibly take the Zhigui from the Queen. However, the Queen Mother remembered the shape of the Zhigui and even observed the jade quality of the Zhigui, so she used the best red jade to forge the Zhigui.

Then, the Queen Mother found another excuse and insisted that the Prince put the Zhipei into the Jiantai by himself, of course, in order to replace Zhigui. The Queen Mother also expected that the Prince and the foreign ministers would be on guard, so she waited until today. Sure enough, the Prince used the excuse of going to the Jiantai to watch the sunset. After the Prince left the Jiantai, the Queen Mother made sure that even if the Prince did not put the real Zhipei into the Jiantai three days ago, it would not be so "dull" in front of Your Majesty today, so today he would be able to replace the real Zhipei. The Queen Mother determined that as long as the Prince could not show the Zhipei, even Your Majesty would believe that our dynasty had no intention of establishing diplomatic relations with the Northern Han Dynasty. "

"Wang Yingshu, you are slandering me!" Queen Mother Yao was furious. She called Yingshu by her full name and pointed her index finger at her nose. "Although I was the one who proposed the verification at Jiantai, in the past three days, before midnight today, no one else went on stage except your envoy. And just now, under the eyes of Your Majesty and the three of you, I didn't even touch the fat pendant. How could I have the opportunity to replace it! It's obviously you. You, Dongyu, have no intention of negotiating peace. You never sent the real Lord of Shenyuan Palace as an envoy at the request of our dynasty, and you never brought the real fat pendant into our Han Dynasty. You are trying to put the blame on me and quibble about your crimes!"

"Since the Queen Mother proposed to testify on the Jiantai, she would of course arrange for people to hide on the Jiantai first. Therefore, as soon as the foreign minister entered the Jiantai, he questioned why the fat pendant was not placed directly on the ground floor. The Queen Mother also admitted that it was the Queen Mother who made the decision to let the Palace Master place the fat pendant on the top floor first... Your Majesty, think about it. When verifying today, the foreign ministers will definitely find that the fat pendant has been replaced. If a search is required, how can the people arranged by the Queen Mother escape from the Jiantai smoothly? Therefore, only by verifying on the top floor and hiding downstairs can they escape. Of course, they will be discovered by the entourage, but the entourage knows that it is the people arranged by the Queen Mother, and they will certainly not dare to expose it rashly. Afterwards, when Your Majesty finds out, you can't blame the Queen Mother, so you have to make the best of a mistake. And because the foreign ministers suspect that Your Majesty is the mastermind, they will not directly point the finger at the Queen Mother, and the Queen Mother's purpose will be achieved."

"You are slandering me! You are slandering me!" Queen Mother Yao was so angry that she wanted to overturn the table.

But the table was too heavy and she couldn't lift it.

"Deputy Envoy Left, do you have any real evidence to support your accusations against our Queen Mother?" Jiang Tai naturally would not put the blame directly on his biological mother just because he was not dragged onto the stage.

"Of course I have evidence. One is that the people arranged by the Queen Mother are either on the pleasure boat or have already used the pleasure boat to dive into the water. I have observed along the open channel in the past few days. If you swim across the water, the only places you can land are the West Dike and the East Dike. There are many ministers present at the West Dike today, so it is certainly not suitable to land. If you land from the East Dike, the Qingliang Palace is on the shore. I have already told Ling Shanggong to wait there. If anyone lands, they will be caught.

Of course, if the Queen Mother did not instruct him to escape by swimming, then this person must be on the pleasure boat. Your Majesty can just go and interrogate him in person, and the attendants will naturally not dare to hide anything."

Jiang Tai spoke personally. If his followers were still hiding something, the "thief" would certainly not escape the search, and Jiang Tai would be put on the spot by his own people.

For a moment, Jiang Tai and Queen Mother Yao both looked extremely ugly.

Princess Ran knew what was going on. Although she knew Yingshu was prepared, she was a little surprised to see Queen Mother Yao and her son being forced into such a situation. After all, the mother and son had eaten more salt than the four envoys from Dongyu combined. In the end, the mother and son went into battle together, but they were defeated by the tongue of the Left Deputy Envoy, a weak woman who had just come of age. They were left speechless and could not say anything...

Ying Shu was still throwing punches: "The Queen Mother is convinced that the real Zhipei has been stolen, and the Zhipei cannot be lost. Even if she arranged for this person to escape by swimming, she would have made him put the Zhipei away properly first. The Zhipei must still be on the pleasure boat, so searching the pleasure boat is a must."

"You, you dare..." Queen Mother Yao gritted her teeth.

“The Queen Mother may not be sure. Although legend has it that the fat pendant must be soaked in a clear spring for three days before it can emit the color of the moon, legends are just legends. Although the Queen Mother took the fat pendant out of the water early, if it comes into contact with water again, if it emits the color of the moon, the swimmers will be discovered in the water without having to go ashore.

Therefore, I dare to conclude that the fat pendant exchanged by the Queen Mother must still be on the pleasure boat."

After saying this, Yingshu fished out the red jade from the water, observed it for a while, and smiled: "This jade pendant is made of the finest red jade. It is not the box of vulgar things I made to deceive people. I wonder if Princess Ran can appreciate jade?"

“I know the basics.”

Princess Ran took the jade pendant from Yingshu and observed it. Her eyes were cold under the light. "If I'm not mistaken, this is the jade tribute from the Kingdom of Kucha two years ago. The jade is an extremely rare, top-grade rouge red. Father only used one piece and carved it into four private seals. He used one for himself, gave one to the Concubine Dowager, and gave the other two to my husband and me. There is another piece of jade, which should be in the inner storehouse."

Even Yingshu didn't expect that the jade material for the red jade pendant in her hand could be traced.

Jiang Tai became even more annoyed when he heard this, and he couldn't help but glance at Queen Mother Yao. In fact, it was he who made the decision to imitate the Zhigui, but the specific matters were handed over to the Queen Mother. The Queen Mother seemed to have said that the jade material was provided by Queen Mother Yao. The Queen Mother believed that the fake Zhigui handed over by the Left Deputy Envoy was of excellent quality, pure color, and crystal clearness. Although it was not the real Zhigui, the real Zhigui jade should be of even more extraordinary quality. If it was imitated with only ordinary red jade, it would probably be seen through at a glance, which would alert the enemy and would be very detrimental to the next plan.

The Queen Mother was very thoughtful. The jade material she provided was indeed not ordinary. However, she never expected that the jade material was of such a great origin, and Princess Zhenyuan also had something that could be used for comparison!

Queen Mother Yao also felt extremely aggrieved. She had no idea how many treasures were stored in the inner treasury of the Weiyang Palace in the past. She was able to enter the inner treasury only after the throne changed hands. She fell in love with the jade at first sight and took it for herself, but she had not yet decided what to carve it into. Coincidentally, she made several imitation "Fat Rose" seals. How could she know that the jade was actually a tribute from the Kingdom of Qiuci, and that the old fool Jiang Xiongying had used a piece of it to make his own private seals, a total of four. The old man gave three of them to Wen and her son and daughter-in-law!

"The jade material for this red jade pendant actually came from the palace collection of your country." Yingshu smiled.

"Your Majesty, it must be the Ran family!" Queen Mother Yao roared, "It was the Ran family who colluded with the envoys from Dongyu to frame me. Even if this jade pendant was a tribute from Qiuci, it was something from the inner treasury back then, and both the Wen family and the Ran family had the opportunity to steal it."

"Does the Queen Mother want to force His Majesty to order a search of the pleasure boat?" Ying Shu had already gained the upper hand, so how could Queen Mother Yao continue to argue? "Even if it is true what the Queen Mother said, the Princess of Zhenyuan may have been granted jade tribute from the Kingdom of Kucha, but now she can't possibly instruct the palace maids in the Queen Mother's Palace to hide on Jiantai, right?"

"Please allow me to inspect the pleasure boat, Your Majesty. Whether the peace talks and diplomatic ties can be successfully concluded will determine my husband's safety. Although I believe Your Majesty will not kill his brothers and harm my husband, I really cannot trust the Queen Mother in the current situation!"

In fact, Princess Ran had never been afraid of Queen Mother Yao. This woman was indignant that the Grand Master made his "concubine" the queen and made her inferior to others. However, her mother-in-law was the Grand Master's legal wife. According to the old system, when a Khan passed away, his sons were young and weak and could not inherit the throne, so the system of brother-to-brother succession was implemented. The widow of the previous Khan would remarry the succeeding Khan and become the wife or concubine of the new Khan. Although they generally enjoyed the honor of being a Khatun and their status was more noble than that of ordinary concubines, her mother-in-law was the Great Khatun. After entering the Pass, it was reasonable for the Grand Master to make the Great Khatun the queen.

Although the Yao clan has always been a noble of the Qiang clan, for nearly thirty years, they have only been enjoying honor and glory. No man in this clan has ever produced a brave general. The men of the Yao clan are all cowards who are greedy for life and afraid of death!

Everyone knows that after Jiang Tai, the rebellious son and traitor, usurped the throne, Queen Mother Yao urged Jiang Tai to kill his father and brother to wipe out the roots. However, Jiang Tai did not dare to kill his brother at all, and Da Shangchen also tried his best to oppose Jiang Tai's evil act of killing his father.

Even if it wasn't for Jiang Mo's safety, Princess Ran couldn't hold back her anger and slapped Queen Mother Yao hard!