When Yu Fu and his party appeared in the Xikun Palace, many ministers immediately greeted them and complimented them.
Kun Wushang has been used to indifference since the great war last year, but this time because Yu Fu lived in his house, and Kun Junyue was poisoned and lying in bed and couldn't get up, he gradually showed signs of returning to favor.
He knew in his heart that it was only because Yu Fu deliberately wanted to be close to him that Emperor Kun took advantage of the situation and used him. In order to repay his kindness for saving Gu Shubai, Yufu also tried his best.
Chen Jingxing stood in front of Yufu as if nothing, not only allowed her to choose who to talk to, but also blocked those sycophants who didn't know how to get close.
Beili's crown prince, future empress, can anyone get close
Hmph, don't even think about it!
Among these ministers, there was one Yufu who was the most impressive, with a staid look on his face, he stood in front of her for a while showing hesitation, moved his lips a few times but didn't speak.
Yu Fu looked at him curiously, he actually sighed, and finally gave Kun Wu Shang a vicious look and left.
Kun Wu hurt his face with the expression that a dead pig is not afraid of boiling water.
"Who is he?"
Yu Fu turned to ask about Kun Wu's injury, Kun Wu said sadly: "I'm an official of the East Palace, I'm afraid I want to ask you to relieve Kun Junyue's poison, but because of the order of my father, I dare not. Everyone in the East Palace thinks that you It was for me that he poisoned Kun Junyue, he didn't dare to stare at you, so he had to stare at me."
Yu Fu thought for a while and said: "Emperor Kun treats me very politely these days, do you think he will stick to the end, or will he be courteous first and then soldier?"
Chen Jingxing raised his eyebrows, "He dares to salute first and then fight? Princess, I have already done everything you ordered. Forgive Emperor Kun for not daring to salute first and then fight."
Yu Fu smiled, "Then I hope he can stick to it and save us a lot of trouble."
The banquet tonight is as grand as in the past, the difference is that there is no longer a unique local song and dance performance in Xikun, which Yufu has seen a few days ago.
Yu Fu sat in the most honorable position at the bottom, beside Chen Jingxing and Kun Wushang, she picked up the wine bottle, played with it under the brilliant lights in the hall, and then sniffed lightly with the tip of her nose.
Yu Fu was still young, Gu Huaijiang rarely let her drink alcohol when he was in Gu Hou Mansion, and only let her drink a little during the festive days.
Although she didn't drink, she could smell the difference in the wine at the banquet.
Chen Jingxing approached her keenly, "Princess, is there something wrong with this wine?"
A few days ago, Emperor Kun and all the officials found out that Yufu didn't drink any alcohol at the banquet, but no one dared to persuade her to drink, instead they asked the palace servants to serve her tea.
Today she suddenly became interested in wine, Chen Jingxing immediately became vigilant.
Yu Fu smiled and shook his head, "Not only is there no problem, even I can drink a few sips. If I smell it right, it should be newly brewed, and the taste of the wine is very light. The sudden serving of such light wine shows how much Emperor Kun attaches importance to today's banquet."
It is important to note that from himself to the ministers, no one can drink to cause trouble.
Chen Jingxing nodded slowly, and glanced at the ministers in the seat. As expected, everyone's expressions were completely different from those at the banquet a few days ago, as if they were all observing their side.
It seems that Yu Fu is right, tonight is the time for Emperor Kun to formally negotiate terms.
Sure enough, not long after, Emperor Kun got to the point, "Princess has been hanging around my Xikun for quite some time. I wonder if I am entertaining you these days. Is the princess still satisfied?"
In all fairness, Emperor Kun's hospitality these days can't be faulted, even if Yufu didn't want the maid he sent to serve, he didn't send anyone to monitor.
Even the reappointment of Kun Wushang was mostly for the sake of giving her face, Yufu should be satisfied.
She smiled, "It's still okay."
Kundi immediately changed his face, and the courtiers looked at each other, wondering how she could make such an answer.
When he wanted to ask her where she was dissatisfied, Chen Jingxing stood up and said, "These days Emperor Kun has treated us, I thank Emperor Kun on behalf of the princess. If the crown prince of your country did not offend the princess, I don't think the princess would just give us Give a decent answer. Everyone here must have inquired about the situation of the princess, even when she was living in Dongling, she never suffered any grievances, let alone being beaten and injured all over her body?"
Chen Jingxing was neither humble nor overbearing, he raised first and then restrained, holding on to Kun Junyue's offense to Yu Fu and never letting go, making Emperor Kun lose his temper.
No matter how courteous he was to Yufu, Kun Junyue's incident was a real handle, which was very detrimental to their conversation today.
Emperor Kun reluctantly smiled, and changed the subject, "I heard that the condition of the elder son of the Gu family has improved, and I also heard that the princess has been taking care of him these days. I don't know how the princess plans to deal with him?"
Before Yu Fu could answer, a man who looked like a general stood up angrily, "Your Majesty! This Gu Shubai must never leave Xikun. The last general thought he should be killed and used his blood to pay homage to my dead and injured second brother in Xikun." One hundred thousand soldiers!"
Chen Jingxing leaned closer to Yu Fu's ear and whispered, "This person is the spokesperson of the Wang family among the several major military sects in Xikun, and is a well-known general in Xikun."
Yu Fu didn't even raise his eyes, he raised the wine bottle and took a sip, the sweet fragrance was overflowing.
Well, this wine is not bad.
Emperor Kun had been staring at Yufu since General Wang opened his mouth, and saw that she had no panic on her face, her brows were tightly frowned, and he coughed dryly, "Although this Gu Shubai is the eldest son of the Gu family army, he is not the same as me. Kun has blood feud, but he—"
"puff."
It was rare for Yu Fu to come across such a light wine, and he wanted to take a sip to try it out, but he couldn't help laughing when he heard Emperor Kun's words, and he no longer had the desire to drink.
Kunti looked at her inexplicably, "Why is the princess laughing?"
Yu Fu said slowly: "Emperor Kun said just now, who has a blood feud with Xi Kun?"
Emperor Kun and General Wang looked at each other, and said, "Of course it's Gu Huaijiang's Gu family army. How many soldiers have the Gu family army killed on the border in the past decades? Let's not talk about it, let's just say that last year we killed the main force of the Liu family army in Xikun. 200,000, almost the entire Liu family army was wiped out. As the major general of the Gu family army, Gu Shubai is naturally Xikun's enemy!"
"Exactly!"
General Wang then said: "My Wang's army and Gu's army have also fought against each other many times, and they were defeated every time. Over the years, there have been 80,000 casualties at their hands. Now Gu Shubai is here Xikun, how can I allow him to retreat completely?"
Yu Fu couldn't help the corners of his mouth slightly curled up, seeing how General Wang and Emperor Kun sang together, it was obvious that they had already agreed on the words.
If she ignored him, it would be too disrespectful to Kundi.
She gracefully got up from her seat and walked into the hall gracefully, "Since General Wang hates Gu Jiajun so much, then as Gu Huaijiang's adopted daughter, do you want to prevent me from retreating completely?"
General Wang was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help looking at Emperor Kun.
Emperor Kun hurriedly smoothed things over, "Hey, the princess was joking, how can this be the same? You are the prince of Beili, and you have no blood relationship with Gu Huaijiang's family, and you don't have a military position in the Gu family army. How can you be blamed? "
"So how many soldiers have been killed and injured in Xikun over the past decades, can the Gu family's army be blamed?"
Yu Fu sneered, "Who is the one who takes the initiative to provoke the border war every year and makes the people on the border of Dongling miserable? Who is the one who intends to capture the city of Dongling and occupy the land of Dongling? The soldiers of the Gu family army cannot stay at home with their relatives And who is the one who is bathed in blood again and again?"
She looked around at the Xikun courtiers present, especially those generals, and all lowered their heads.
She finally looked at Kundi, "I think everyone knows who the answer is. Those who start the war regard those who are defending themselves as enemies. What a shameless idea. Take a step back and say, as long as the two armies fight Don't use any insidious means, the casualties of soldiers are inevitable, how can you talk about hatred? But Kundi, if I remember correctly in the battle last year, you even sacrificed your own daughter to Dongling and pretended to be married in an attempt to cover up the fact that you started the war The original intention. This kind of method... I really disdain it."
Kundi was angered by her words, what shamelessness, what insidious means, what sacrificed his daughter...
Every word and every word of Yufu accused him. As the supreme king of Xikun, he would not allow anyone to damage his majesty in front of his subjects.
"Snapped!"
Kundi slapped the table with a slap, the imposing manner made one's hair stand on end.
But Yu Fu didn't care at all, and slowly walked back to his seat and sat down, "Emperor Kun, why is he so angry, I'm not here today to talk about the rights and wrongs between Xi Kun and Dong Ling. General Wang doesn't need to be here anymore There is a drama in front of the palace, and I know more or less the news of the rivalry among the several major military sects in Xikun. The Liu family's army is almost wiped out, and this is a good opportunity for your Wang family's army to show itself."
She raised her wine bottle and smiled, "If it wasn't for that, I'm afraid your General Wang won't be able to sit in such a high position today, is what I said right?"
It turned out that she saw it from the beginning.
General Wang showed embarrassment, and glanced at Emperor Kun. He knew that he should send someone who can act to set up the stage. How can he act like a big man who can only fight
Emperor Kun's anger gradually calmed down, he was afraid that someone who can act again would not be able to restrain her in front of Princess Yufu.
Her ease of use is not only due to Beili's strong strength, but also because of her intelligence. She didn't come to Xikun in a whim like Quindi imagined, but she was fully prepared.
Even the relationship between several major military sects in the Xikun court hall is clear to her, so she can see through General Wang at a glance.
Emperor Kun narrowed his eyes slightly, looking at Yu Fu with a somewhat dangerous gaze.
When he saw Yufu for the first time, he was very fortunate. If Beili's next emperor was such a weak woman, he might be able to expand his territory northwards in Xikun.
As time went by, he became more and more aware of Yufu's intelligence and methods, and he felt more and more uneasy in his heart. A woman with such courage at such a young age has unlimited achievements in the future, let's talk about her relationship with Gu Jiajun...
Emperor Kun had to worry that Yufu's current overtures were just a stopgap measure, and her heart would be biased toward Dongling in the future.
He slowly said: "The princess means that Gu Shubai must be protected, right?"
Yu Fu glanced at him with a smile, and this glance seemed to see through him, "To tell you the truth, in fact, when I was in Dongling, I admired Emperor Kun very much."
Emperor Kun raised his eyebrows, surprised and joyful, "How do you say that?"
Yu Fu smiled and said: "Although Emperor Kun intends to invade the territory of Dongling and wages wars every year, the Dongling people don't like you very much, but I am not from Dongling, but I think you are a hero. On the mainland of Kyushu Among the three countries, the territory of Xikun is not small, but the population is very small, and the land is also very barren. After all, Emperor Kun's intention to invade the East is for the well-being of the people, right?"
Of course, Emperor Kun would not say in front of his courtiers that he continued to invade the East just for his own ambition, so he nodded to Yufu and accepted her compliment.
Yu Fu said again: "Compared with Emperor Kun, Dong Ling's emperor is far worse, especially Emperor Xiao Ning who has just ascended the throne. With his behavior of blindly enjoying himself and not accepting advice from good ministers, Dong Ling will soon be It will be destroyed in his hands. The worst thing is that he even wants to eradicate the Gu family army who has made great achievements in battle and is loyal. If the Gu family army is gone, is Emperor Kun still worried about not being able to occupy Dongling's territory?"
Kundi frowned, "You mean..."
"What I mean by this palace is that I want to save the people in Guhou's mansion. Not only Gu Shubai, but I also want to save the people in Guhou's mansion who are trapped in Dongling Prison. When Emperor Kun rises, the people of Guhou Mansion will never work for Dongling again, and will never fight against Xikun's army for Emperor Ning again."
As soon as Yu Fu said this, the audience was in an uproar, and all the officials whispered to each other.
If what she said is true, Dong Ling will not have Gu Hou's mansion, and the Gu family's army will not be successful without a leader, then the only obstacle for Xi Kun to attack Dong Ling will no longer be there.
This is really exciting news!
Emperor Kun was not as optimistic as he thought, and he didn't dare to take Yufu too lightly, "However, even if the people in Guhou's mansion are completely disappointed with Emperor Ning and no longer work for Dong Ling, how do I know that after they follow the princess, they will not help you?" Where is Bei Li coming to attack me, Xikun?"
General talents like Gu Huaijiang and his sons cannot be met once in a hundred years, and Emperor Kun is not at ease after all.
Unless they are willing to sacrifice their lives for Xikun - of course, it is almost impossible for Emperor Kun to know Gu Huaijiang's loyalty.
All the ministers in the seat regained their vigilant expressions. Emperor Kun was right to be worried. No matter where the Gu family and his son go, it is an unpredictable variable after all.
Yu Fu couldn't help laughing out loud.
Everyone was puzzled by her smile and looked at her suspiciously.
After a while, Yu Fucai said: "Emperor Kun really thinks that I, Bei Li, have never violated the two kingdoms of Dongling and Xikun for decades, is it because there are no generals in our country? For you Xikun, generals like the father and son of the Gu family may be very rare. But in my Beili, there may not be none. Besides, even if I have a million-strong army in Beili, even if I don’t have such a powerful general, can’t I beat you Xikun? A mere hundred thousand remnants?"
"Hmph, a million heroes? Is Princess Yufu exaggerating? If Beili really has a million soldiers, I'm afraid Dongling and Xikun are no match for both countries. Why would Beili treat me both?" Guoqiu did nothing wrong?"
It was that General Wang who said this just now. As a general of Xikun, he knew very well what kind of damage a million troops could do to Xikun. It was almost destructive.
He knew that Beili's national power was strong, but he didn't believe that it would be so strong. With a sharp knife in his body but not out of its sheath, couldn't Beili believe in Buddhism for all the people
Yu Fu smiled but said nothing, picked up the wine glass to play, Chen Jingxing nodded to her, got up and said: "Emperor Kun, General Wang, if you don't believe me, you can send someone to ask your city defense on the northern border, look at our Beili army How many people have come to the city?"
"What?!"
Emperor Kun stood up from his seat in shock, and the court hall suddenly fell into the pond like a drop of water, stirring up thousands of waves.
At this moment, the sound of fast horses' hooves came from outside the silent palace, and a soldier carrying a command arrow fell off the horse, and ran towards the palace with the command arrow in his hand, without caring much.
He shouted loudly as he ran, "Eight hundred miles to urgently report to the army, Beili's 200,000 soldiers are approaching the border, please send reinforcements quickly, Your Majesty!"
Kun Wushang, who had not spoken all the time, frowned slightly, and unconsciously glanced at Yu Fu.
It seems that she asked Chen Jingxing to send a letter to return to the country to transfer troops. It seems that it was just a few days ago. She did not expect that Beili's army would approach the city so soon. What kind of executive power is this.
A prince who has never returned to China for more than ten years, and a girl in her teens, how could she have such charisma
This is something Kun Wushang had never thought about, and he didn't dare to think, Gu Huaijiang, a veteran who has been in the army for decades, can only command his own Gu family army to be so fast, right
Beili has never had a war in decades, and the defense of the northern border of Xikun can be said to be just a show. If the 200,000 troops attack directly, they can take down a dozen cities in Xikun in a short time.
Send reinforcements? What did he use to send troops? !
Emperor Kun frowned, and when he looked up and saw Yufu who was sipping wine, he raised the guard's sword in a hurry, rushed to Yufu and pointed the sword at her throat, "How dare you play me?!"