Chapter 184: Treat Everyone Equally
"What your Excellency said is wrong." The white-robed young general retorted, "There may be something fishy between the Kingdom of Jin and Northern Xinjiang, but my Emperor of the Southern Kingdom is wise, powerful, and magnanimous. He has no intention of provoking a forced marriage. I hope His Majesty the Emperor and all your lords will understand clearly. Don’t misunderstand us.”
Wise, mighty, and magnanimous?
If you are really open-minded, why would you ask to marry a princess from another country as an empress?
Emperor Zhaocheng was silent and looked around the main hall.
The civil servants who used to like to talk the most, now all turned into mutes, looking down and silent, wishing they could shrink up so that others could not see them.
Emperor Zhaocheng secretly cursed a coward and had to look at Shen Yushi again: "Then what does Shen Aiqing think?"
"The king has made his word and the marriage decree has been made. Of course there is no reason to change the order overnight." Shen Yushi bowed, his tone was firm and righteous, "Therefore, I think that the wedding of the Ninth Prince and Princess Nanyang should be carried out as usual. When there is no such thing as marriage, treat everyone equally and treat every country that comes to seek marriage fairly.”
"I second the proposal!" King Jing stood up and bowed and replied, "Father, Princess Nanyang is the unmarried wife of the Nine Emperors Uncle. If you are really threatened by them and send Princess Nanyang to get married, it will make people laugh. The country of Mu has no backbone, and if Uncle Nine Emperors is wronged because of this, it will definitely make the army officers dissatisfied, and the generals will look down upon him. Please think again, father!"
"His Royal Highness King Jing is right." A young official from the court came forward with a respectful and loud voice, "The majesty of the God of War cannot be compromised! Once other countries have the intention to look down on the leader of the Mu Kingdom, the majesty of the Mu Kingdom will definitely be lost. I hope the emperor will think twice!"
Several young colleagues came out and knelt down: "I hope the emperor will think twice!"
"Well, please don't get excited." The white-robed young general couldn't help but correct him, "The Southern Kingdom and the Mu Kingdom have never been enemies, so a marriage between the two countries is most appropriate."
King Jing calmly shook his head: "If you agree to the Southern Kingdom and abandon the Northern Border and the Jin Kingdom, it will inevitably make people think that it is inappropriate for the Mu Kingdom to rely on strong ones."
Shen Yushi echoed: "Although the country of Mu is not as powerful as the South Kingdom and cannot cope with the simultaneous forced marriages of the three countries, its dignity must be maintained by itself, so it can only treat everyone equally and give up the decision to marry."
"It's good to treat everyone equally." Emperor Zhaocheng looked at the ministers in the palace, "What Prince Jing and Shen Aiqing said is absolutely true. I am deeply ashamed." ŴŴŴ.
"I don't dare."
"I dare not, my father is wise!"
"In this case, the wedding of the Ninth Prince and Princess Nanyang will continue as usual, and the wedding ceremony will be held on the eighth day of the lunar month." Emperor Zhaocheng's tone was full of majesty, and there was no room for refutation. "The Ministry of Rites sent people to prepare carefully, and there is no room for mistakes."
"I obey the decree."
"Your Majesty the Emperor!" the white-robed young general spoke loudly, unwilling to give up and continue to fight, "Nan Guo sincerely proposes to marry, and please consider it carefully——"
"Xiao Changhai." Emperor Zhaocheng turned around and ordered, "Immediately send someone to the imperial dining room to inform you that distinguished guests have arrived today. I will entertain the envoys from the South with a banquet."
"This slave obeys your orders."
"Retreat!"
All the civil and military officials knelt down and saluted: "Farewell to the Emperor, long live the Emperor, long live, long live the Emperor!"
The sound of respectful worship resounded throughout the hall, and it was full of momentum and lingered for a long time.
Among all the civil and military officials who were kneeling on the ground, only the young man in white robe stood like a chicken among the crowd. He watched helplessly as Emperor Zhaocheng stood up and hurriedly left with his personal attendants.
There is quite a sense of running away.
The corner of the white-robed young general's mouth twitched and he couldn't help but sigh, "What is all this?"