A Clash of Gods - Chapter 542

[Chapter 543]

Longtai Longyan was furious, and suddenly heard the sound of hurried footsteps outside, and then heard someone say: “Emperor, emperor, the queen mother.” Then someone shouted from a distance: “The queen mother is coming!”

Longtai’s face became even more ugly, and he sneered: “I knew she couldn’t stand it anymore.” He motioned for Qi Ning to avoid first. Qi Ning knew the way and hid behind the bookshelf again. Longtai returned to the imperial desk and just sat down, he saw a figure. Coming in from the door, Longtai got up and said, “Queen Mother!”

The queen mother snorted coldly, her expression was very ugly, she walked over and sat down, and said coldly: “Your Majesty, I heard that you are going to send someone to Dongqi?”

“My son is going to report to the Queen Mother!” Long Tai said calmly: “The old master Yuan of the Ministry of Rites also advised me to get married as soon as possible, so I discussed this matter in the court!”

Before he could finish, the queen mother already asked, “I heard that someone from Jinyi Qi’s family advised to send someone to Dongqi to seek marriage?”

“Yes!” Long Tai said.

The empress dowager stared at Longtai and asked, “Your Majesty, this palace wants to ask you, is it the meaning of the surname Qi or your own meaning when you send an envoy to Dong Qi to ask for a kiss?”

Longtai frowned, but he said patiently, “What do you mean by not knowing your mother?”

“Your Majesty, this palace told you a long time ago that the harem is also a part of the national government. Without a stable harem, the emperor cannot manage the government properly, and the people of Li will suffer.” The queen mother said: “In order for the emperor to manage the government properly, this palace will pay for it. You worked hard to choose the right queen for you, but you never sympathized with Ben Gong’s painstaking efforts. Every time I mentioned marriage to you, you always pushed back and forth. At the court meeting today, you were so straightforward that you were going to marry one. The woman of Dongqi came back to become the queen of my Great Chu, Your Majesty, I would like to ask, what do you mean?”

“Since the queen mother knows about this, of course she knows why.” The emperor tried his best to suppress his temper, but the clay figurine was still three-pointed, so the little emperor was obviously a little bit unbearable, “If you marry the princess of Dongqi, you will be able to form an alliance with Dongqi, which will make me big. Chu can get time to recuperate and prepare for the Northern Expedition to destroy the Han, which is a major plan related to national policy, and the mother should know better than the son.”

The empress dowager sneered: “It’s a matter of national policy? You’ve only been on the throne for a few days, and you’re going to expedition to the north to destroy the Han? People in the Eastern Qi are cunning and cunning, and you have two ends. You marry a woman from the Eastern Qi, don’t you lead the wolf into the room?”

“The Northern Expedition to destroy the Han Dynasty was a great wish made by Emperor Taizu.” Long Tai said, “Emperor Taizong and his father have all taken this as the national policy of our Great Chu. Although my son was not long on the throne, he was a senior. Of course, the grand aspirations of the emperor must continue. In order to complete the great cause of the empire, many things do not need to be too concerned. Even if you marry the princess of Dongqi, you will lead a wolf into the house, but the son does not think so. Since ancient times, there have been many alliances between the two countries. , but it is rare for things to disrupt the harem or even the country.” Indifferently said: “The queen is sitting in the harem, even if Princess Dongqi really comes to my great Chu, and the queen is there, the harem will not be in chaos.”

The queen mother said: “It seems that you are determined to marry a woman from Dongqi?”

“It’s not that the minister is determined, but the matter has already been discussed in the court.” Long Tai said: “The envoys have been selected and cannot be changed.”

The empress dowager’s face was ugly. After a while, she finally said: “The emperor wants to marry a woman from Dongqi. It seems that this palace can’t stop it, but the queen’s position must not be handed over to a person from Dongqi. It is enough to make her a concubine.”

“Being a concubine?” Long Tai smiled and said, “Empress mother, although Dongqi is a small country, in today’s world situation, after all, it is very important. Let Princess Dongqi become the concubine of my great Chu. The queen mother thinks that the people of Dongqi will agree. ?”

“If you don’t agree, this marriage will be over.” The queen mother said: “I am a great Chu, and there are many beautiful women and talented women. I choose a woman from Dongqi as the queen. I am afraid that the world will laugh.”

Longtai shook his head and said solemnly: “Empress mother, I am the emperor, and I have nothing to say. Since the dynasty has declared the decree, how can it be taken back? If the princess of Dongqi is really established as the concubine, not only will the covenant between the two countries not be reached, it may even be possible. Infuriating the Eastern Qi people, if they rely on the Northern Han people,

Have you ever thought about the consequences?

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The queen mother sighed: “Your Majesty, do you know that this palace is all for your own good.” He got up, walked over, stood on the royal desk and said, “Your Majesty, you naturally remember that you can sit in this seat, what is it? For what reason.”

“My mother doesn’t remind me, but I remember it.” Longtai said lightly: “Without the Ma family of Zhenguo Company, I’m afraid my seat belongs to someone else.”

“It’s good for the emperor to know.” The queen mother said: “Your Majesty, Duke Zhen Guo is the pillar of the imperial court. He is loyal to the emperor. As long as Duke Zhen Guo is there, he will not worry about state affairs. If Sima Wanqiong is established as the queen, the Sima family I will definitely do my best and swear allegiance to the imperial court. Compared with the small country of Dongqi, the emperor should pay more attention to the Sima family.” He sighed softly: “The emperor also knows in his heart that some people are brooding about the emperor’s succession to the great lineage, and they are not saying goodbye all the time. My mind, there is no Duke Zhen, Your Majesty!”

Longtai didn’t wait for the queen mother to finish, but he smiled and said, “Without Duke Zhen Guo, this dragon chair will not be able to sit firmly, and it will be occupied at any time. Does the queen mother mean this?”

The Empress Dowager was startled, frowned slightly, and Longtai said lightly: “Mother, I have given the title of Duke of the Sima family, and I have inherited the Marquis. The Sima family now has a prince and a prince. Looking at the imperial court, I am afraid that no one is as honored as the Sima family. In addition, I have also checked the list of rewards listed by Duke Zhen Guo, but I don’t know what else is wrong with the Sima family?” He leaned forward slightly, stared at the Queen Mother’s eyes, and whispered: “Mother, do you know , I don’t want to let Sima Wanqiong enter the palace, not because I want to disobey the will of my mother, nor do I have any dissatisfaction with Sima Wanqiong, this is completely to protect the Sima family.”

“Protect the Sima family?”

Long Tai sighed: “The queen mother is in the deep palace, so she may not know the minds of the court officials. In fact, many people are dissatisfied with the title of the Duke of Zhen. If I make Sima Wanqiong the queen again, the Sima family will It will become the target of public criticism, and it will be harmful to the Sima family, and the queen mother should know this better than I.”

The queen mother sneered: “Who dares to talk nonsense, dare to be dissatisfied with the emperor’s marriage?”

“Does the queen mother want everyone to think that the Sima family has become a powerful minister?” Long Tai said lightly.

The empress dowager’s face changed slightly, and she immediately said, “Your Majesty, what do you mean?”

Long Tai said: “It’s not what I mean, but what the ministers in the court mean. Queen Mother, if you really want to let Sima Wanqiong enter the palace, I won’t stop her, I can make her a concubine, but this queen The position has been set at the court meeting, and this time I go to Dongqi to seek marriage, if it is successful, it can only be that the princess of Dongqi will come to my great Chu to become the queen.”

“What if the marriage proposal fails?” the queen mother asked, “then who will the emperor appoint as queen?”

“Could it be that the queen mother hoped that this marriage proposal would fail?” Longtai stared at the queen mother’s eyes, his eyes shining brightly.

The queen mother trembled slightly, and finally said: “Since the emperor’s holy will has been decided, this palace will not say more. As the empress dowager of Chu, I know that the emperor does not like to hear some things, but I remember the former emperor’s love for this palace, so I will not tire of the trouble, I have already said what I need to say, the emperor will listen to it, if you don’t want to listen, I will not force it.” He didn’t say any more, turned around and left.

When the Queen Mother walked away, Qi Ning came out from behind the bookshelf, walked over and said softly, “Your Majesty, it seems that this level should be passed.”

Long Tai smiled coldly, then sighed and said, “She was not like this before. After my biological mother passed away, my father made her the queen and gave me to her to take care of me. In fact, she used to be good to me. I still remember that I used to be weak and often sick, and whenever I got sick, she would hold me in her arms, tell me stories, and coax me to sleep!” Speaking of this, her voice was full of sighs.

“Emperor, maybe the queen mother just wants the Sima family to be prosperous.” Qi Ning whispered: “She didn’t think about it too much. She didn’t understand that once the Sima family was too powerful, it would pose a threat to the court.”

Longtai was silent for a moment, and finally said: “Qining, this time you go to Dongqi, you must negotiate the marriage, and you heard it just now, if the marriage with Dongqi can’t be frank, then the Sima family must be bringing up old things again. , I’m afraid I will force me to make Sima Wanqiong the queen.”

“Your Majesty, I don’t dare to make a full package, but I will do my best.” Qi Ning said solemnly.

Longtai smiled slightly and said, “I will rely on you now.” After a pause, he said, “Yes, UU Reading www.sonicmtl.com You have arrived in Dongqi, if you have the opportunity, walk with Linghu Xu more. Someone will prepare a special gift for Linghu Xu, and you can give it to him in private.”

“Linghu Xu?”

Long Tai slapped his forehead, smiled and whispered: “I almost forgot, you fake Jin Yi Hou, you naturally don’t know who Linghu Xu is.” He gestured for Qi Ning to approach, and whispered: “East Qi is a country that is The villain is thin, but there are two top talents, if it weren’t for these two people, I am afraid that the country of Dongqi would have ceased to exist.”

“The emperor said about the two jades of Dongqi?” Qi Ning heard Lu Xiao mention it at the court meeting.

Longtai nodded and said: “One general and one prime minister, the two jades of Dongqi, Linghu Xu is the prime minister of the state of Dongqi, and Shen Tuluo is the commander-in-chief of the navy of Dongqi, and the first general of the navy of Dongqi. If the navy of Dongqi can have today, the whole Thanks to the merits of Shen Tuluo, this man is very brave and brave. His father Shen Tubei built the Dongqi Navy, but he didn’t take it seriously at that time.” After thinking for a while, he explained: “The Beitang family usurped the throne and established themselves. , Song Yu, the prefect of Qingzhou, rebelled against Beitang. The Han army attacked Qingzhou with 50,000 troops. Song Yu was only 20,000 soldiers and horses. , cut off the logistics of the Han army, the Han army was distracted, Song Yu insisted on the Lu Wangcheng, and finally the Han army had no choice but to withdraw, and was subsequently killed by the Dongqi, with heavy losses, and from then on, the name of the Dongqi navy moved the world. After his death, the eldest son, Shen Tuluo, took over the position of commander-in-chief of the navy, and was more powerful than his father, the navy of Dongqi.”

Qi Ning asked: “Your Majesty, why do you only bring a generous gift to Linghu Xu when you go to Dongqi? Don’t you need to pay for this Shentuluo?”

Long Tai said, “Do you know who Linghu Xu is?”

“Isn’t it the Prime Minister of Eastern Qi?”

“Not bad.” Long Tai smiled and said, “Besides, he is also Mr. Zhuo Qingyang Zhuo’s junior and junior brother. The two of them used to study in the same class, and their friendship is also good.”