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Chapter 427: The Princess Was Criticized for Killing Again

Wumeng's new Khan, Huangfu Xiao, has been very irritable recently.

Ever since that woman Nie Yuhuang became the emperor, Prime Minister Dayu, whom he had managed to win over with great difficulty, was killed.

After learning the news, Huangfu Xiao comforted himself, it’s okay.

Anyway, the deepest nail buried beside Nie Yuhuang is his trump card.

As long as nothing happens to him, Nie Yuhuang will die sooner or later.

After all, who can guard against the person next to you?

But who would have thought that within a few days, the nail was also pulled out by the roots.

Not only was it pulled out, but Nie Yuhuang also spread the word so that everyone knew about it.

Huangfu Xiao felt extremely ashamed and immediately smashed a set of tea sets in anger.

He can’t even control a woman, that bastard Xu Shize is such a fucking waste!

The old Khan of Wumeng had too many sons, and each of them had his own power and territory.

Even though Huangfu Xiao has become the new Khan, his brothers still refuse to give up and always find trouble for him.

Dayu has beautiful mountains and rivers and rich resources. Every generation of Khan of Wumeng coveted that precious land.

Huangfu Xiao looked down upon the Queen Nie Yuhuang from the bottom of his heart.

Because in Wumeng, women have a very low status. They are basically just tools for warming the bed and giving birth, and can be disposed of at will.

Sharing and giving women to each other was a very common means of communication among nobles.

In Huangfu Xiao's opinion, a 19-year-old girl, even if she is good at wielding spears and sticks, cannot understand political games.

This was an opportunity given to him for free.

Father Khan was old, so he lost to her on the battlefield.

Huangfu Xiao is young and strong, and has no shortage of men, horses, and strategies.

As long as he takes action, Dayu will die.

But recently some of his resentful brothers have been causing trouble, so he is temporarily unable to help.

Upon learning of the actions of the Dayu princes, he sent an envoy to deliver a handwritten letter to Nie Yuhuang.

At the beginning, he congratulated the empress on her accession to the throne, then pointed out Xu Shize's identity and called Nie Yuhuang the prince's consort of Wumeng.

Huangfu Xiao did not mention a word about the sinister intention, but instead whitewashed it as Huangfu Shize was sent by Wumeng to form an alliance with Dayu.

At the end, Huangfu Xiao began to hold people accountable and cause trouble.

Since we, Wumeng, have sent our prince to marry to your Dayu, may I ask what the Queen's meaning is in imprisoning him?

Are you going to go to war with me, Wumeng?

If you don't want to go to war, then send the people back to Wumeng and cede the four border cities as an apology.

Huangfu Xiao’s purpose was certainly not to save Xu Shize, he was not that kind.

He just wanted to disgust Nie Yuhuang, take advantage of the situation, and use this as an excuse to send troops against Dayu in the future.

Moreover, he was certain that during the civil strife in Dayu, Nie Yuhuang would not dare to confront him head-on.

Being attacked from both sides is a big taboo in military strategy.

In response to Huangfu Xiao's threat, the court officials were roughly divided into two factions: to fight back or to give in.

At the morning court session that day, the two sides were clearly divided and spit was flying everywhere.

"The vassal king is coming with great force. We should not make enemies with Wumeng at this time, otherwise we will be attacked from all sides."

This is the cowardly group.

"Bullshit, they had bad intentions in the first place, how dare they blame us, and even dare to ask us to cede land, they are too much."

This is the hard-line school.

"That being said, the most urgent thing is to appease Wu Meng first. At least don't interfere at this time."

"Fight if you want. I'm not afraid. I won't tolerate this kind of humiliation. I will never give up my territory to the Wumeng thieves."

"You reckless men are only capable of showing off your bravery."

"You cowardly rat, if you're afraid, just hide in your mother's arms and suck her milk."

……

Qi An leaned lazily on the dragon chair, watching the debate scene below with cold eyes.

The two sides quarreled until their faces turned red and neither of them would give in. Finally, they both looked at Qi An.

"Your Majesty, please make the decision."

Qi An didn't even change his posture, and said nonchalantly: "What you said makes sense, my dear ministers. I am at a loss for the moment."

It sounded like she was scared and wanted to give in, but was too embarrassed to say it out loud.

The hard-line ministers looked at each other and were extremely disappointed.

Alas, women are women. When faced with such a big thing, they dare not stand out.

The cowardly group smiled with satisfaction and considerately gave her a way out.

"Your Majesty, it is not that we are afraid of death, but internal and external troubles have erupted at the same time. For the sake of the country, we can only retreat in order to advance."

"It is never too late for a gentleman to take revenge. Once we have cleared up the internal strife, it will not be too late to make long-term plans."

The Minister of Finance said with an embarrassed look on his face: "The national treasury is empty now. We simply cannot afford to go to war with the vassal king and Wumeng at the same time."

This is true, the treasury really has no money.

The Minister of War was a tough guy with a hot temper, but when he heard this, he was speechless.

If the soldiers and horses are not moving, the grain and grass will go first.

If the soldiers can't even get enough food, how can they kill the enemy?

And there is a very realistic problem.

During the years when the old emperor was in power, Dayu emphasized civil affairs over military affairs. There were few military generals to begin with, and a number of them were killed in battle in the past two years.

If we were to go to war with the four vassal kings and Wumeng at the same time, where would we find so many generals to lead the troops?

In short, how can we fight this war without money and people?

Qi An looked at the gloomy scene below and just found it funny.

As long as I am here, these trivial matters can be called matters?

She had originally planned to destroy Wumeng, but the letter sent by Huangfu Xiao gave her another idea.

They have to be destroyed, but before that, let's disgust them first.

Qi An stretched his body, sat up straight, and asked the cowardly group:

"Since you think Wu Meng should be appeased, you must have a plan. Tell me about it."

The tough minister closed his eyes with a look of dismay, thinking that out of sight, out of mind.

The Minister of Rites said seriously: "I think there are two ways to do it."

"The first option is to follow Huangfu Xiao's request and send Xu... Huangfu Shize back to Wumeng, and then cede the four border cities."

"The second is marriage. Since Wu Meng said that Huangfu Shize is here for marriage, then we should send someone over for marriage. That way, they won't have anything to say."

Qi An's lips curled up slightly, but his eyes were cold: "So who do you think should be sent to marry?"

The implication is, who should be sent to die?

"Of course, we should send a princess to marry. Princesses are born to be worshipped by the people, and now it is time for them to give back."

Qi An asked knowingly, "So according to what you said, I am the eldest princess of Dayu. Do you want me to go and marry?"

The Minister of Rites was shocked and hurried to explain.

"That's not what I meant. Your Majesty is the ruler of Dayu. How can you marry someone else? You should choose one of the other princesses."

In addition to Nie Yuhuang, there are six princesses in the royal family. The oldest is seventeen years old and the youngest is only five years old.

The only ones who could marry were the second princess Nie Yuwei and the third princess Nie Yudie.