Natural Born Winner: 201. The beauty of the country

As soon as this remark came out, several guards behind Xiao Han immediately drew their swords, their movements were neat and uniform, and they seemed to have a cold, stern and murderous air that had been experienced on the battlefield.

Thanks for the cold sweat. He originally thought that this is the capital, and there are people from the prince inside and outside the teahouse. Even if her identity is revealed here, it doesn't matter.

But I don't want to think about the few guards she brought along at random. These are definitely not ordinary guards, but rather like the rumored ghost army.

That is to say, there are also many ghost troops among the guards in the mission.

For the countries in the west, they are demons. It is rumored that even if there are only a dozen of them, they can kill thousands of troops.

If she wanted to, she could kill the prince here.

Thank you like falling into an ice cave, I dare not gamble on this just in case.

The prince was calm and calm, "I also ask Queen Xuanji not to use weapons in the capital of Daxi."

He paused, "Queen Xuanji doesn't want her lonely father to know that you are in the capital city of Daxi."

These words revealed that after the prince and Xie Yi had guessed Xiao Han's identity, they did not directly inform the emperor.

This was originally used as a bargaining chip for future conversations, but I don't want to have to show it now. Otherwise, he really doubted whether the queen Xuanji would do anything to him because she hid her identity, and reason told him no, but Prince Wenxiu also cherished her life.

Even though she was wearing a golden mask, she could be seen to be quite beautiful. She smiled softly and raised her hand. The guard put away the knife and at the same time suppressed her murderous aura and continued to stand behind her.

"The king's bodyguard is rude." Xiao Han took off his mask and said with a half-smile.

Since the identity is already known, there is no need to wear this.

After taking off the mask, laughing is even more lethal.

At once, the hall was full of brilliance, but seeing the beauty of the face, it was too bright.

Even the prince couldn't help but lose his mind for a moment, but when he thought of her identity, he immediately woke up. It was not just an enemy or a friend, what was her intention. Queen Xiyu hid her identity and came to Daxi Capital with the mission. Thinking about it makes people flustered.

This is why I thank you for making a decisive decision to inform the prince,

Compared to the girl in Cui Shao's painting, the person in front of me is not only more beautiful than before, but also has a more charming demeanor.

But no doubt the same person.

Thank you for not feeling a little bit happy about this confirmation,

Before he came, he had a lot of discussions with the crown prince. Although he had guessed seven or eight points correctly, he was not completely sure. There were two main things.

One is to confirm that Yu Rousang, who disappeared many years ago, is the new king of Xiyu, and the other is to confirm that the only Xiyu woman wearing a golden mask in the mission is Queen Xuanji.

Now the former has been confirmed. As for the latter, there is probably no second person who dares to call herself queen in front of the ghost army.

"I don't know that Queen Xuanji is coming to the capital of Daxi, and the crown prince is disappointed." The prince looked at Yu Rousang.

After Xiao Han sat down, he picked up the Mingqian tea that the maid next to him had just poured for her, and said casually, "It's okay, I just revisit the old place with my mother, and enjoy the scenery of the Daxi River and Mountains along the way."

The prince and Xie Yi smiled softer than the other, but they didn't believe what she said at all.

Thank you and said, "Your Excellency is the king of a country after all, don't you worry about your own safety?" Unless there is a bigger conspiracy.

"I'm really not worried about this." Xiao Han slightly bent his lips, "When I entered Daxi, three thousand ghost troops were already waiting outside the pass."

The prince looked slightly cold.

Xiao Han sighed, "I don't know if His Highness the Crown Prince knows about the corruption of military equipment at the Daxi Border Pass and the lack of military strength."

At this time, the prince's face is not cold, it can be described.

Pleasantly speaking, there are 100,000 garrisons in the northwest, but less than 40,000 to 50,000 can be used.

In a real fight, Daxi's garrison at the border could not stop the surprise attack of her carefully trained three thousand ghost troops.

Xiao Han's words have already made it clear that she doesn't care about the exposure of her identity, even if Daxi has any evil intentions, she can guarantee that she will definitely be able to escape, and Daxi will also pay a huge price.

The prince and Xie Yi also understood that Queen Xuanji's affairs in Daxi Capital were well known, and they would only be the ones who would be troubled.

The crown prince changed the subject, "In the past few days, the court has been discussing the establishment of diplomatic relations with Xiyu, but it has not been decided yet. I don't know what your opinion is."

Honestly speaking, Xiao Han is not very willing to talk about this, otherwise what she wants those Xiyu envoys to do here is to entrust them with full authority and let them complete the task. But Daxi's crown prince specially invited her here, so it's not impossible to say a few words.

The prince smiled lightly again, "Some conditions are quite high."

For example, let Daxi prohibit Xiyu people from being slaves, and demand that Xiyu people who have been scattered in Daxi for the past few decades be redeemed. Although Xiyu promised to redeem with gold, with this order, all states and counties Officials from all over the country have to implement it, and there are also some courtiers who think that it is a shame to Daxi's reputation. In the past, no matter whether those Xiyu people were sold or moved, since they live in Daxi, they are Daxi's people. . How can one say redemption and redeem it.

Exchanging horse gold for artisans with farming, tea, brewing, weaving and other skills, as well as opening a commercial market, and interoperable trade are all trivial things.

Xiao Han said calmly, "This will never change."

She took another deep look at the prince, "If the discussion is not appropriate, then there is no need to talk about it."

After talking for nearly half an hour, the crown prince didn't mention Yu's family. After confirming the identity of the other party, it would be unavoidable to mention it again, and it would be easy to be mistaken for coercion.

Furthermore, based on the information obtained by the Crown Prince, the former Yu Rousang, who is now Queen Xuanji, does not have much attachment to the Yu family.

Although the prince intends to try something else, until the end, Xiao Han failed to make any promises.

Still the same sentence, you are only a prince, and come to her when you have the qualifications to be the master.

On the way back to the East Palace, the crown prince sighed to Xie Yi, "Ten years ago, Gu once had a relationship with her, and she was just a concubine in Yu's house at that time."

Although I just glanced at it because of my appearance, it can be called meeting once.

"Ten years have passed, and she has become the Queen of Xiyu who owns a whole country."

"And Gu is still the prince." The prince who was no longer young and handsome, stood with his hands behind his back, looking at the corner of the eaves that seemed to be going straight into the nine-fold palace, but there was no smile on his face, and his eyes were even colder.

Thank you for not saying anything, because he knew he didn't need it at this time.

…

Thank you for returning to the mansion, today's affairs have made him feel exhausted.

The prince's current attitude is to treat it as if he doesn't know it for the time being. Although he has not reached the point of making friends or holding a handle, at least don't make enemies.

And they don't think that exposing Xuanji's identity as queen will do them any good for Daxi.

This is also why the prince did not go directly to the palace to report to the emperor, but invited him privately.

There is another person in the mansion who is concerned about this matter, Yu Zhi, but she also sees the weariness of thanking her personable demeanor, so she doesn't rush to ask, but asks the servant to arrange a bath and ginseng soup first.

After Xie Xie took a bath, he drank ginseng soup again, and his energy was slightly better, and he was still interested in teasing his daughter who was still in the cradle.

Seeing Yu Zhixiu who came over with a hesitant expression on her face, she thanked the nanny for taking her back to the room first, and then asked the people in the room to leave. The matter is related to Queen Xiyu. It would be troublesome if it leaked out.

Thank you and said softly, "Tomorrow, you go back to Yu Mansion and tell me, just pretend nothing happened."

"That means it's all right?" Hearing this, Yu Zhi breathed a sigh of relief, God knows how shocked she was when she heard from her mother that the Queen Mother of Xiyu was the mother of Liu Niangzi. Before she got married, she was the concubine of the family, and she had never seen her father's concubine, but it was Zheng who recognized her.

"Then, Liu Niangzi..."

Xie Xie held her hand and nodded slightly.

After being surprised, Yu Zhi sighed again, "It's really unexpected."

Xie Xie asked: "Do you still remember what kind of temperament Yu Rousang used to be."

Yu Zhi shook her head, she never cared about the concubine's sisters, only Liu Niangzi remembered it in her heart because of her unusual appearance, when Liu Niangzi 'died suddenly', she was still sad for a while. Unexpectedly, when we met again, she had already become the Queen of Xiyu, and took back her biological mother as the Queen Mother.

I thought that I had nothing to do with Liu Niangzi when I was not married, so I just looked at the fact that Liu Niangzi had become the Queen of Xiyu with pure admiration and emotion.

"When she was in the mansion, she had disputes with other concubines and was bullied. I never thought that she would have this day."

Thank you with a smile on the corner of his lips, but a sigh in his heart, Ah Zhi's thinking is still simple, probably his impression of Yu Rousang is only faint.

In fact, Xie Xie is willing to temporarily hide Queen Xuanji's identity from her.

For the crown prince, but also for Yu Zhi and the Yu family.

For Queen Xuanji, the past of being the concubine daughter of the Yu family is just a trivial matter, but for the Yu family, it has a great relationship.

Not to mention, His Majesty knows how to use it with confidence,

Based on His Majesty's attitude, if the establishment of diplomatic relations with Xiyu can be handled as soon as possible, he is absolutely willing to pack up and send Yu's family to Xiyu.

If Xuanji Queen Yu Rousang was bullied and destitute when she was young, and her heart was a bit more ruthless, it would only be the Yu family who would be silenced and sacrificed.

Whether it is His Majesty or the Crown Prince, there will be no big disputes between the Yu family and Xi Yu.

Yu Zhi couldn't think of it, but her father, Yu An, has been an official for many years, and immediately figured it out. After hearing about it from his wife Zheng, he felt uneasy,

It is logically a good thing for her own daughter to be the queen of another country, and she can even enjoy the blessings of being an emperor in the past, but Yu An is not the kind of fledgling foolish white sweet, a queen who can lead the people to restore the country, can What kind of good person can be fooled by family and blood at will.

Yu An also has self-knowledge. When Yu Rousang was still in the mansion, he didn't show much love and love between father and daughter. If he continues to be his minister in Daxi, if the prince benevolent succeeds to the throne, the best result will be honor and favor.

Zheng Shi has such worries in her heart again, and she has a little fear of the concubine girl who was once under her disposal.

On the second day, Xie Xie thought twice, and personally accompanied Yu Zhi back to Yu Mansion to appease Yu Shangshu and Zheng Shi.

There is also Cui Shao, thank you for asking for the painting in the name of the prince. Although Cui Shao is puzzled, he will never connect the cardamom girl in the painting with the now famous Queen Xuanji . Thank you, but you can rest assured that he is a person who is addicted to painting art, and he is strict with his promises and will not talk too much.

This painting cannot be seen by others, so it is sealed tightly for collection.

…

In the palace, Mansha tasted the tribute sent by the queen mother, hanging green lychees, which were sweet, moist and delicious,

Xiao Han did not tell her that her identity was known, but considering that there was a certain possibility that the Yu family would come to Mansha, she asked in advance, "Do you remember Yu An?"

Mansha thought about it, but she couldn't remember who it was, it seemed familiar.

Xiao Han said calmly, "It's okay if you can't remember it, anyway, there is no one else to do." It seems that there is no need to worry about Mansha thinking about any old love.

Following Hetu's repeated commotions in the north, the Daxi court quickly decided to agree to Xiyu's proposal for peace talks and the establishment of diplomatic relations. But I don't know which minister proposed that the two countries establish diplomatic relations for the first time, it is better to form a relationship by marriage and establish diplomatic relations forever.

The old emperor still felt that this suggestion was very good, but considering that Xi Yu's monarch was a queen, it was not easy to marry a princess, so he proposed that his prince marry a princess who was born in Xi Yu as his wife.

After Xi Yu's envoy heard this, he said that he could not decide on this matter, and wanted to send a letter to the queen.

The old emperor agreed immediately, and said that the sooner the matter, the better, which is conducive to the friendship between the two countries.

In the past few days, the princes under the old emperor's knees have started to fight openly and secretly, especially the king of Lin'an, with his beloved mother and concubine Hui, blowing pillow wind beside him, and soon won the favor of the old emperor. biased.

Although I know that Queen Xiyu is not yet married and has no children under her knees, so the princess she will marry is probably a princess named by a noble daughter.

But it is also of great significance, and there is no better marriage to have the support of a newly emerging neighboring country.

What's more, it's not that you can't marry a side concubine from another force.

A few days later, the matter of King Lin'an marrying Princess Xiyu seems to be a certainty, only waiting for the letter from Xiyu.

The crown prince and Xie Yi are also paying attention to this matter, but the so-called sending a letter back to the country is waiting for the Queen's opinion,

They knew in their hearts that Queen Xuanji of Xiyu was in the capital of Daxi at this moment, and spent a lot of money in the most famous Taiye Pavilion in the capital the night before, so that everyone in the capital knew that one of the missions was wearing a gold medal. Queen in mask.

When the prince learned about it, he was almost taken aback, for fear that this person would reveal his identity if he was unsatisfactory.

But after thinking about it carefully, they found that it was actually purely coincidental. If it wasn't for the fact that Xie Xie's wife was Yu Zhi, Yu Rousang's former sister-in-law, it would have been impossible for them to think of it.

About the decision to get married, Xiao Han had told the envoy a long time ago, and in order to cover up one thing or two, he delayed it for a while.

The next day, Xi Yu's envoy went to the court, informed Emperor Daxi of Queen Xuanji's decision, and agreed to make a marriage.

The emperor and all the courtiers were overjoyed when they heard the news.

But what the envoy said in the next moment left everyone dumbfounded.

Queen Xuanji agreed to marry, but it was not Princess Xiyu who married to Daxi, but Prince Daxi who went to Xiyu to marry the princess, and also as a hostage.

This can also show Daxi's sincerity in wanting to establish diplomatic relations forever.

As soon as the government came to an end, the news spread throughout the harem and the capital, and there was an uproar. Concubine Hui, who thought she could have multiple princesses and daughters-in-law, almost fainted, and even cried when she woke up.

The sweet pastry marriage that everyone was scrambling for before immediately became evasive, for fear of being selected as the son-in-law who went to a foreign country as a hostage.

Finally, it was decided that the king of Lin'an would go to Xiyu with the embassy to marry the princess with a generous Daxi betrothal gift, and stay in Xiyu to contribute to the diplomatic relations between the two countries, not to mention how wronged King Lin'an felt. There is no room for maneuver.

Who made King Lin'an and Concubine Hui a thorn in the eyes of many people, it would be a pity not to take this opportunity to give it a push. And if King Lin'an didn't go, wouldn't the other princes go?

Most of the courtiers support the marriage, anyway, they are all marrying the princess, it's different where they stay.

In addition, Queen Xuanji of Xiyu will also confer a title on the King of Lin'an, with a lot of honors and favors, maybe she will be famous in history.

Xiao Han would agree because he had made a private deal with the prince, and the marriage could not be avoided for the time being, and she was not willing to marry a woman from Xiyu. Xiyu's power in Daxi was not stable, and the weaker ones were afraid Being bullied is miserable, and it is a pity to send someone with strong ability. She still lacks talents in her own country.

It's better to let Prince Daxi go to Xiyu as a hostage, and he is still a young prince.

As for the prince's plan, Xiao Han didn't know about it, but the conditions he gave were tempting. Xi Yu agreed to sign an alliance with Daxi. Xiyu's people.

Daxi agreed to agree, but whether to use his heart or not is another matter. Xiao Han doesn't mind adding more guarantees.

This suggestion was also proposed to the prince thanks to him. He saw that the Queen Xuanji had no weaknesses, but one thing was to cherish the people, otherwise he would not cling to this point or he would not establish diplomatic relations.

After exchanging credentials, the Xiyu Mission will also leave Daxi Capital City.

After hearing the news, Mrs. Zheng was the first to breathe a sigh of relief. If the Xiyu mission stayed in the capital for one more day, Mrs. Zheng would be anxious for a day, worrying about the impending disaster of the Yu family.

Even if he thinks that he treated Yu Rousang's mother and daughter without any blame, but now that she is in an unattainable position, it is inevitable that he will be afraid of being coerced into revenge.

Xiyu Mission took away a lot of things from Daxi, besides the rare treasures given by the Emperor Daxi and others, there are also craftsmen's technical books in the covenant, and a generous betrothal gift from a close prince .

So it is more powerful than before.

This is only on the surface, in fact there are still twelve people.

Xiao Han came back to Daxi with his entourage, part of the reason was due to his mother Mansha, and the other was to recruit talents.

Xi Yu has a lot of waste to do, and Xiao Han is not satisfied with the level of education alone. She has painstakingly cultivated the current team, but it still needs a lot of talents to fill the positions.

She has also inspected these twelve people, and their character and ability are better than most ordinary people. As far as Xi Yu's spies found out, they were more or less from high-ranking bastards, poor families, or even commoners, but Xiao Han was willing to accept even those who were uneducated, smart, talented, and malleable.

"My lord." Everyone said excitedly or solemnly.

These twelve people did not know that they were investigated by Xi Yu's spies before, but after Xiao Han came to find them in person and revealed their identities.

The so-called righteousness of the family and the country in my heart gave up after struggling for a while, and decisively took refuge in the new owner.

Not everyone can stick to the righteousness of the family and the country when they are suppressed and can't see their early days.

People who stick to loyalty and integrity are worthy of admiration, but it is not a wise and decisive choice for a good bird to choose a tree to live in.

If the kind of person who has been completely brainwashed, is willing to sacrifice for the family, and be a stepping stone for others, Xiao Han will not want it.

These people, including those with family members, were all allowed by Xiao Han, and his subordinates erased the traces.

She doesn't care whether they were humble or miserable in the past, as long as they can be used by her in the future and contribute to the construction of Xiyu.

There are only twelve people now, but in the future, maybe it will be.

Wearing a golden mask, Xiao Han took a look at Daxi Capital City, then rode his good horse and left with the Xiyu mission team.

…

Two years later, Prince Daxi Wenxiu succeeded to the throne and changed his reign name to Huangyou.

At the same time, the flames of war on the northern border gradually rose, and the Hetu Twelve Tribes in the grassland took advantage of the succession of the new Emperor Daxi, intending to take advantage and bite off a piece of fat.

The new emperor Daxi first deployed troops to defend, and then secretly sent important ministers to thank Xiyu to go to Xiyu, borrow troops from Xiyu, form an alliance to resist the ambitious Hetu, and relieve Daxi's danger in the north.

Queen Xuanji agreed, and in the end, General Dolan led 100,000 troops and Daxibei's elite soldiers to attack Hetu, and jointly caused heavy damage to Hetu.

Daxi relieved the worries of the north, and Xiyu also took advantage of this battle to cut off a large piece of fertile land from Hetu, and it became stronger and stronger.

Three years of Emperor You,

As Daxi and Xiyu communicated with each other, the news that Xiyu appointed Han people as officials quickly spread throughout Daxi, regardless of his background, he sought talents regardless of pattern.

Xi Yu's finances and military power are firmly in the hands of Queen Xuanji, and all major decisions are made by the queen. There are many people in Daxi who are talented but have no way to get ahead, and even those who are unable to display their talents due to their backgrounds all ran to Xiyu in admiration.

In the back, there are even scholars who have obtained fame and fame, and many common people, both men and women, who have come to Xiyu to make a living to reclaim wasteland and do business.

Many officials advised His Majesty to order a ban, but the emperor was helpless, because this was one of the conditions for borrowing troops to join the alliance.

Otherwise, how could Xiyu have helped Daxi fight against the mighty Hetu, instead of taking advantage of the fire to eat up Daxi? Compared with the fertile grassland, wouldn't Daxi's prosperous North City and the Jiangnan Water Village with abundant fish and rice be better.

Although Wen Xiu knew two years ago that the northwest garrison was corrupt and lax, but in just two years as the prince, he couldn't do much to improve the military equipment. down.

The treaty only said that the people of the two countries would not be prohibited from relocating and naturalizing. I did not expect it to develop to this point.

What's more, once this matter has started, there is no way to turn back, and more people will go to it no matter how blocked it is.

It is the thanks of the important ministers, because they are from the direct line of the family, it is not good to comment on this matter, if those people are to be kept, it will definitely weaken the interests of the noble line of the family.

The emperor can only let it go, out of sight and out of mind.

But this feeling of being poached by someone else, or a neighboring country, really sucks.