Concubine's poisonous plot

"Father, this contact with Western Qin is, after all, related to the friendship between the two countries. I also want to do my part..."

Xiao Yian thought about it and still felt that she should fight for it.

People who had quietly followed him before now came out to show their support.

"Your Majesty, there is a prince accompanying Xi Qin. According to the etiquette, we should have someone who is more than a prince to greet us. Although the other party named the prince and the prince to greet us, in order to be able to deal with it better and not fall behind, there should still be someone A prince holds the battle."

"Yes, I think so too."

Everyone said the same thing, from the perspective that the other party had a prince, and they should also have a prince.

The emperor did not reply immediately, but asked the king: "Master Wang, you are in charge of the Ministry of Rites and your family has a long history. What do you think of this matter?"

Wang? He knew from the emperor's attitude just now that he didn't want the eldest prince to interfere in this matter at all.

The other party obviously trusted Xiao Jinyao and Shu Yunzhao more, and it must have been Chu Yifeng who said some good things when he went back. If the eldest prince was there when they greeted him, wouldn't he have to take priority in everything?

Let Xiao Jinyao and Shu Yunzhao maintain the relationship, but let the eldest prince take the name. To put it nicely, it is to check and balance the other prince. To put it more realistically, it is gold plating...

Therefore, he said calmly: "Your Majesty, since the other party has made it clear that he wants to hand over everything to the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess, he naturally believes in their abilities. Although the other party has a prince, there is no need for us to impose an equal status. If you let people in, it will give people a feeling of power..."

Lu Jingzhi heard, where are you from?

He thought for a while, maybe it was because the king was talking politely, or because the emperor took the initiative to ask him, and he couldn't directly agree to the eldest prince's joining. If everyone in the court agrees, it won't be of any benefit to the eldest prince.

He glanced at Wang Xi and saw him gently shaking his head at him.

Lu Jingzhi thought he was keeping him in the dark, come and refute me, I don't mean it.

Therefore, he rushed out bravely and said: "Your Majesty, this time there is a prince following Xi Qin, but we don't have anyone above the prince to greet him. Will it seem that we are not polite enough?"

King? Close your eyes, idiot.

I've already hinted you not to come out, why are you rushing out?

The emperor's expression was obviously not good-looking, but it was Du Qian who came to the rescue: "Your Majesty, I think that the other party has already designated a person to receive the reception. If you want to match the other party's identity, or even want to outdo the other party, you must let a prince come forward. , but it will make people in Western Qin think too much..."

Xiao Yian glanced meaningfully at Du Qian, the Minister of Household Affairs.

During this period, he was indeed very close to Xiao Jinyao.

Even though he couldn't squeeze in, Du Qian became Xiao Jinyao's designated partner.

Is there really no other factor in this?

Lu Jingzhi was also on top at that time. This Du Qian, he had already put pressure on him before, but not only failed to push him down, but also made him more and more exposed in front of the emperor.

This kind of thing cannot be left to chance.

Otherwise, he, the minister, is just a decoration, and will soon be ignored by the minister.

"Master Du's words are wrong. Xi Qin is naturally speaking modestly. He doesn't want to bother Da Xia and disturb too many people. But Da Xia is really indifferent. That would be a joke. This time, Xi Qin specially sent the princess here. The marriage is very sincere, but we in Great Xia don’t even have anyone of comparable status to receive the prince, wouldn’t it make us embarrassed if word spread like this?”

Lu Jingzhi's words made Wang? feel like he didn't listen.

He simply closed his eyes and ignored these people.

The emperor's attitude is so obvious, why are you still arguing here? Is it because the emperor likes them too much?

Du Qian continued to retort: ​​"Master Lu, as long as we are polite and don't let anyone find fault, I believe everyone has not forgotten what Princess Huiyue did in our capital. If the people of Western Qin are sincere Make good friends, I will be full of apologies for what happened last time, and I will definitely not be picky about anything. We in Daxia pay attention to etiquette, and at the same time we also have our own dignity and confidence. From another perspective, when Xi Qin comes here this time, it is also To make up for what happened last time, I hope we can forget what happened before, so as long as we meet their requirements, it is already very polite."

Lu Jingzhi wanted to say something else, but Cui Shi stopped him again.

"Master Du is right..."

Cui Shi's weight was also very important. After taking over as Minister of War, he and his sister had enough confidence to become Princess An, and Lu Jingzhi had to be afraid.

Xiao Yian saw these upstarts supporting Xiao Jinyao, and he couldn't help but think in his heart, it's a good thing he is not a prince, otherwise it would be really easy to counterattack to the end.

"Father, after hearing this, I feel deeply that I was reckless just now. Because I stepped back a little, I should save some dignity for Daxia. It is enough for my cousin to greet the other side's concubine."

Different people will interpret his words in different tones. If the emphasis is on concubine or enough, it will make people think that he is arrogant. If he puts the emphasis on his cousin, it will appear that he cares about brotherhood. In short, it is a very complicated and complicated story. There is no way for people to guess the answer at will.

Xiao Jinyao thought that he seemed to have learned nothing else over the years and just played some mysterious tricks here, which was very annoying.

But he didn't speak, and watched quietly as they played over this matter.

Su Wenshan didn't speak the whole time. He hadn't given up on reconciling with Shu Yunzhao, but he couldn't be too aggressive, otherwise it would still make people annoying, so he remained silent.

Su Yuan and Su Wu naturally kept their mouths shut like him and did not express any opinions.

Although there is not much hope, you must make a final effort, otherwise the previous struggle will be in vain.

And Wang? It was obvious that he had no intention of opening his mouth. Of course they understood what it meant.

In the end, the emperor made the decision to let Xiao Jinyao and Shu Yunzhao welcome them according to Xi Qin's own request. However, they still had to advance the military plan, so they freed up some things there and gave them to the eldest prince to share.

After Xiao Yian heard this, he thought at that time that it was indeed useful to fight for it. The door to things that he wanted to get involved in before was still open to him.

After hearing this, Xiao Jinyao did not object on the spot, but he did not like the emperor's approach.

After the dynasty was dismissed, Xiao Yi'an went to Xiao Jinyao and said: "Cousin, you will have to work hard these days to welcome the Western Qin delegation. I will do my best to help with the military affairs..."