Originally, the court officials had no idea about this matter. The main thing is that the interest transfer here is real.
You keep saying what the ancestral rules are, and keep saying the rules, but what is the result? It turns out that you are the ones who are least abiding by the rules. You are the ones who treat the princess's selection of a husband as a business.
There was a civil official who spoke up for the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Internal Affairs in the court: "They are just a few parasites. Could it be that all those who support this are out to harm the princess? It would be fine if we deal with these parasites, but we can continue to search for young talents from all over the country. Can't we select any young talents?"
The fifth prince spat in his face.
The fifth prince sneered, "Even if ordinary people were deceived into marriage, they would not go back to the original matchmaker! They selected these capable officials from all over the country, but who did they choose? They chose five people, and in the end, all five of them bribed the officials! That's it, and you tell me that if you change a few officials, the ones you choose might be better. So the princess's marriage is just a joke to you?!"
The Fifth Prince's words were so harsh that the civil official was so confused after being scolded.
Emperor Yuanfeng sneered and said, "I think your daughter can do the same. I will let those officials act as matchmakers for your daughter. You can trust them anyway."
The courtiers were speechless.
Emperor Yuanfeng acted straightforwardly and sent the civil official to the northwest.
Then he ordered the Dali Temple to judge the case strictly.
Because of this incident, a large number of officials who went to jail were implicated.
Su Rong naturally knew about this matter. He said to Su Yao, "Is it too extreme? I'm afraid your reputation will be bad then."
After all, the Eleventh Princess's marriage was finally left to Su Yao.
Who can't see that the previous incident was also caused by the Crown Princess
Su Yao smiled. She didn't take it to heart at all. She said frankly, "Brother, I will do this sooner or later. There are many officials in the court who support me from the southeast. They will always make things difficult for me. It would be better for me to find an excuse to provoke some people and then draw out more parasites. This way, I can find out their true colors and relieve some pressure for Your Highness."
Su Rong also knew that many people in the court were now working on the issue of Zhejiang's defense personnel, and Xiao Heng was under a lot of pressure.
There were also calls in the court for peace talks with Japan.
This is very dangerous.
He nodded and frowned, "I'm afraid I have to go there early. These Japanese people..."
Su Rong was actually very worried: "Yaoyao, if the imperial court does not advocate war and really negotiates peace with Japan, I'm afraid they will be able to catch their breath."
If they have some time to catch their breath, things will become troublesome again. It is better to deal with them in one go.
Su Yao sneered: "No, they want some time to recuperate now, but it's too late."
Su Rong's right eyelid twitched, and he immediately realized that Su Yao had already come up with an idea. He was a little curious: "Yaoyao, do you have any idea?"
Indeed, Su Yao smiled and said, "I will never allow the peace talks to succeed. The Japanese... their envoys are not good either. I heard a few days ago that one of their envoys molested a woman in broad daylight."
Yes, the envoys from Japan were very restless, which also made Su Rong and many generals in the court very angry.
They had come to someone else's territory to prepare for peace talks, but they were so frivolous as to set up Dun Village.
When Su Rong heard Su Yao mention this, he understood Su Yao's intentions. He raised his eyebrows and asked, "Are you planning to start with these envoys?"
Su Yao nodded without hesitation: "Yes, since they want to use peace talks to buy time, I must make sure that their efforts are in vain."
After talking with Su Rong and returning to the palace, Su Yao went to see Concubine Pang. Then she discussed with her for a while and confirmed her requirements for a son-in-law. Then she began to choose a candidate.
It couldn't be too shabby so as not to get along with the princess, nor could it be too grand - the courtiers would jump up and down.
Su Yao finally chose Sun Wencai.
He is the second grandson of Sun Yongning.
They were a family of scholars and were noble and honest, and the court officials could not find any fault with them.
The main thing is that the Eleventh Princess was also very satisfied. She had played polo with Sun Wencai when she was on the grassland before, so she had a deep impression of Sun Wencai.
Emperor Yuanfeng suffered psychological trauma from the disturbances caused by the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Internal Affairs, so he made a special trip to meet with Sun Wencai.
Emperor Yuanfeng was very satisfied to see that Sun Wencai answered questions fluently and was also a handsome man.
In the end, this marriage was indeed settled very appropriately, and everyone was happy.
At the same time, another major event happened in the capital.
An official from Huitong Hall was stabbed with a Japanese sword by the Japanese envoy and was seriously injured.
The cause of the incident was that when the Japanese envoys were discussing the marriage of the eleventh princess, they asked the officials of the embassy not to act recklessly.
As soon as this happened, the Ministry of Justice wanted to arrest the Japanese envoy.
As a result, the Japanese delegation actually sheltered the ronin and was very arrogant.
A conflict broke out between the two sides.
In the capital of the Great Zhou, at the feet of the emperor, the Japanese envoys were so unscrupulous that there was a lot of criticism in the court.
The sporadic voices that had previously spoken of wanting to negotiate peace have also disappeared.
Everyone was complaining, remembering how these people had slaughtered their compatriots along the coast, and how they had threatened to marry the princess after coming to the capital, been disrespectful to the princess, and had forcibly abducted women and stabbed officials of the dynasty. The people surrounded the Huitong Hall and demanded that the Japanese delegation hand over the people.
The incident caused such a big stir that it alarmed Emperor Yuanfeng.
Emperor Yuanfeng ordered the Jinyi Guard and the Jinwu Guard to arrest the person.
He was so angry that he pointed at the officials who had come out to negotiate and cursed them, saying that they were spineless and unworthy of their ancestors, and told them to just find a piece of tofu and kill themselves.
The officials who had previously agreed to the peace talks kept silent for a while, and at this time, the Ministry of Personnel finally selected a suitable candidate to go to Zhejiang.
Among them was Su Rong.
Everyone knows that Yongning Hou Su Rong is a hardliner and absolutely does not agree to stop the fight against the Japanese pirates.
He had gone there, and everyone knew the court's intention. For a while, the atmosphere in the court was full of uncertainty.
However, Su Yao was still unaffected. She said to Xiao Heng, "The net has been spread out and it's so big now. It's time to close it."
Xiao Heng also agreed. He stroked Su Yao's hair and said, "I will propose to build a customs office in Fujian and Zhejiang. Once this is proposed, the people in the southeast will definitely not sit still and will come out to cause trouble no matter what."
And that is when the real war will begin.
He had been looking forward to this day for a long time and couldn't wait.
While Xiao Heng was struggling and busy with this, Zhao Qingye was listening to the Sixth Prince speak. When she heard what the Sixth Prince said, she looked up in surprise.