Rebirth of the Strongest Seventh Prince

"Envoy Xuan Xiangnan comes to the audience—" "Envoy Xuan Xiangnan comes to the audience—" the voices spread one after another.

Soon, the Xiangnan envoy slowly entered the Golden Throne Hall. Under the gaze of the civil and military officials, he walked to the center of the hall, knelt on the ground, kowtowed three times and kowtowed nine times to the emperor, and said in a loud voice: "I, Lun Qing, the Minister of Rites of the vassal state of Xiangnan, kowtow to the Holy Son of Heaven. Long live the emperor, long live the emperor, long live the emperor!"

The King of Chu laughed and said, "Your Excellency is too polite. The Xiangnan Kingdom has not been a vassal state of our Chu Kingdom since ten years ago. Your Excellency does not need to lower your posture! Hurry up and get up!"

Lun Qing, however, knelt even lower and cried out in a tearful voice: "Your Majesty, our Xiangnan Kingdom will always be a vassal state of the Chu State and a vassal state of the Chu State. I beg Your Majesty to send troops to save us! Otherwise, your most humble vassal state will be reduced to ruins." As he spoke, he burst into tears and was very sad.

All the ministers in the Golden Palace sneered. After all, this man was an envoy of a country, but he actually cried in the court without caring about his image. He represented all the people of southern Hunan. It was really outrageous.

The King of Chu was such a smart man, he had seen everything, how could he not guess Lun Qing's intention? If he thought that crying would make the people of Chu forget what Xiangnan had done in the past ten years, then he was wrong. The King of Chu remained calm and said lightly: "Stand up and talk!"

There was an irresistible majesty in the King of Chu's voice, which frightened Lun Qing. He dared not play tricks anymore and immediately said yes, climbing up using his hands and feet.

Prime Minister Wen came out and pointed his spear at Li Kuangze, glaring and scolding: "You, Xiangnan, betrayed the State of Chu and refused to pay tribute. Ten years ago, you were no longer our vassal state. Now that you are facing the crisis of national destruction, you only think of coming here to ask for help. You are such a shameless country!" Having said this, he turned to the King of Chu and shouted: "Your Majesty, please beat this shameless person from this shameless country out with sticks, so as not to defile our sacred Golden Palace!"

Long Batian looked at Prime Minister Wen with approval and said loudly, "I second the motion. Your Majesty, please beat this shameless man out with sticks, so that I won't feel uncomfortable!" After saying that, he winked at everyone.

Everyone understood what was going on and began to criticize the people from Xiangnan in harsh words, each of them looking like they hated evil.

Lun Qing suddenly broke out in a sweat and his face turned pale.

Finally, seeing that the effect was almost achieved, the King of Chu called a halt and said with a helpless look: "Your Excellency has seen it, it's not that I don't want to send troops to help, but my ministers are against it. I am alone and powerless!"

Lun Qing knelt down again and kowtowed repeatedly, tears welling up in his eyes. "I beg Your Majesty to send troops to rescue us. The people of Xiangnan Kingdom will be grateful. When I came here, Your Majesty has already instructed me. I, on behalf of my lord and the millions of people in Xiangnan, beg Your Majesty to grant my approval! Our country is willing to be a vassal of the Chu State, pay tribute every year, and be a vassal every year. We will never dare to disobey your orders for generations to come."

"So, your Xiangnan Kingdom wants to pay tribute to our Chu Kingdom again and return to Chu's tributary system?" The King of Chu said indifferently, with no expression of joy or anger on his face.

Lun Qing said sincerely: "I beg your Majesty to agree. The people of Xiangnan Kingdom will never dare to have second thoughts again!"

Emperor Chu narrowed his eyes and said, "Then I want to see how sincere you people from Xiangnan are!"

Lun Qing kowtowed again and said with tears in his eyes, "Your Majesty, please understand. To make up for our country's failure to pay tribute for ten years, my king asked me to bring twelve carts of gold, silver, and jewelry, and two thousand-year-old red fruits to present to Your Majesty as a token of filial piety. Moreover, my lord said that he is willing to pay twice as much tribute as in previous years every year in the future."

At this moment, two Xiangnan attendants carefully carried a brocade plate into the hall. The brocade plate was covered with red silk, and the silk was bulging, which looked very heavy. When they arrived at the center of the hall, they unveiled the red silk at Lun Qing's signal.

There were two fist-sized red fruits on the plate, bright red and round, so beautiful and tempting. The red fruits were glowing red all over, and they were full of aura and exuded a refreshing fragrance, which was intoxicating.

The ministers were amazed, pointing and talking on both sides, with amazement in their eyes. You should know that Zhuguo is a kind of natural treasure, which is divided into four grades: heaven, earth, mysterious and human. The heaven grade is the highest, and Zhuguo belongs to the heaven grade. The thousand-year-old Zhuguo is the best among them. It has the effect of cleansing the tendons and veins and increasing lifespan, and it also helps people break through their skills.

The Emperor of Chu was very pleased. With these two thousand-year-old red fruits, his life span would be increased by at least several dozen years. After all, every emperor hoped that his life span could be longer. The Emperor of Chu would certainly not forget his father, the emperor of the previous generation, Chu Lingfeng's grandfather, and the patron saint of the Chu State. If the life span of the retired emperor could be increased, the deterrent power of the Chu State with super masters would continue to exist.

The Emperor of Chu waved his hand, and the Minister of Ceremonies understood and ordered two guards to carry the red fruit away.

Lun Qing smiled and said, "In addition to the jewels and red fruits, I also brought a happy event that my master had instructed me to bring!"

When the King of Chu heard this, he was a little curious, "Good news? What good news comes from?" The ministers were also very curious.

Lun Qing smiled and said, "Your Majesty, when I came here, my master told me that in addition to presenting gifts, I also came for marriage!"

Marriage! This is the most popular political method used by countries to interact with each other. However, for the two countries, the vassal country marries its princess to the master country.

Lun Qing continued, "The one for this marriage is the most beautiful flower in our Xiangnan Kingdom - Princess Piaoxue. Princess Piaoxue is my lord's favorite daughter. She is more beautiful than flowers. She is only seventeen years old this year, but she is already a fifth-level ice magician. I hope your majesty can agree to this marriage!"

The King of Chu smiled and said, "Since the King of Xiangnan is so kind, how can I refuse his wishes? I agree! Since she is a princess, I will not be hypocritical. Let my son marry your princess!"

Lun Qing was overjoyed and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty!" If this marriage is successful, the Xiangnan Kingdom will be safe. This will be a great achievement!

The King of Chu waved his hand and said loudly, "My dear ministers, please help me decide which prince should marry Princess Piaoxue."

The civil and military officials in the Jinluan Palace immediately started arguing with each other. Since the princes grew up, many ministers have secretly formed their own factions to support different princes. Except for Chu Lingfeng, almost all other princes have ministers who support them. And each minister hopes that the prince they support can marry their daughter. Therefore, when one faction proposes a prince, the other faction that supports the prince immediately strongly opposes it, and finally nothing is done.

Finally, someone mentioned the seventh prince Chu Lingfeng. When Chu Lingfeng's name was brought up, everyone felt it was strange, because it was a bit unreasonable to let a dandy prince marry the most beloved princess, but everyone did not object because it did not affect their own interests.

Finally, all the ministers unanimously agreed to let the Seventh Prince Chu Lingfeng and Princess Piaoxue marry. Emperor Chu looked at the ministers who had the same attitude and could only nod. However, the playful smile on his face showed that he did not object.

Everyone had a look of shame on their faces, except Lun Qing who was very happy. He finally completed the task assigned to him by the king, and the Shonan Kingdom was saved.