Manxing will use the people's support, and Wei Xun will also use it.
Since Man Xing took advantage of the fear of war among the people of Dai Yue and forced the emperor to agree to marry Ling Qingwan to him, Wei Xun would use his own method to retaliate.
There was a serious internal strife within the Northern Zhou royal family, and Manxing was originally just an insignificant prince, but in the end he successfully became the crown prince. There must have been many people in the Northern Zhou court who were dissatisfied with Manxing.
Wei Xun will spread the news that Manxing is about to marry the granddaughter of the general who defends the country of Dai Viet. By then, those who dislike Manxing will definitely feel insecure.
After all, Man Xing married Shen Chengzhou's granddaughter, which meant he had Shen Chengzhou as his backer.
Shen Chengzhou had fought against the Northern Zhou twice, and now he was already a well-known figure in the Northern Zhou. I wonder how many people would be jealous if Man Xing climbed up to Shen Chengzhou.
At that time, regardless of whether Man Xing could successfully marry Ling Qingwan, whether his life could be saved would be secondary.
The emperor easily dealt with Manxing without any effort.
"You are really smart." The emperor praised generously.
Originally, the matter of Man Xing insisting on marrying Ling Qingwan was a very tricky one, but unexpectedly, it was resolved by Wei Xun so quickly.
"Your Majesty, you are too kind." Wei Xun responded modestly.
"If you hadn't come up with this idea, I would probably have agreed to Qing'er's method." The emperor sighed softly.
Wei Xun was surprised.
"What does the prince have in mind?"
He didn't expect that Song Zhiqing would be involved in this matter.
Wei Xun had never forgotten that when Ling Qingwan first arrived in the capital, he and Song Zhiqing pursued Ling Qingwan together.
When mentioning Song Zhiqing again, Wei Xun still feels somewhat hostile towards him.
"Didn't Shang Wu spread rumors in the city that she was ruined by Ling Xiao just to marry him? Qing'er's idea is similar to yours."
"Oh?" Wei Xun became interested.
"He wants to truly destroy Shangwu's innocence and force Shangwu to marry him." The emperor told Wei Xun.
Wei Xun curled the corner of his mouth.
Song Zhiqing's idea was probably not something that an ordinary person could think of. Although it was useful, it was not very presentable. Especially since Song Zhiqing was the crown prince of Dai Viet.
But when I think about what Shangwu and Manxing did, it doesn’t seem like a big deal if this is done to them.
On the way back, Wei Xun kept wondering why Song Zhiqing would rather sacrifice his face and help Ling Xiao and Ling Qingwan solve this trouble.
After all, Shang Wu had never paid attention to him, and Song Zhiqing had no need to participate in the marriage between Northern Zhou and Dai Viet.
Wei Xun was not sure whether Song Zhiqing did this because he liked Ling Qingwan or because he wanted to help the emperor share his worries.
Post station.
After Manxing came back, he told Shangwu about the situation on the emperor's side.
"The emperor of Dai Viet is a smart man. He will never do such a stupid thing as giving up the common people for Ling Xiao and Ling Qingwan." Man Xing raised the corners of his mouth slightly, revealing a smug smile.
"In other words, the emperor either wants me to marry Ling Xiao, or betroths Ling Qingwan to you. He only has these two choices now?" Shang Wu was happy, her eyes shining.
"Yes." Manxing nodded.
"In this way, no matter he chooses the former or the latter, Shen Chengzhou will be linked to our Northern Zhou. Even the general who defends the country of Dai Viet has become our man. Let's see what they can use to fight us!" Shang Wu said with a proud smile.
Manxing took a sip of tea slowly.
Everything is under his control.
"Shangwu."
Manxing suddenly called out to Shangwu.
"ah?"
Shangwu was startled.
"Do you want to marry Ling Xiao?" Manxing asked Shangwu.
Shang Wu's heart skipped a beat.
"Don't blame me for not telling you clearly in advance. If you are truly in love with Ling Xiao and want to marry him and live together in harmony forever, I advise you to give up this idea immediately." Manxing glanced at him with contempt in her eyes.
"You know that Ling Xiao is already engaged to another woman. You can see from the previous encounters that Ling Xiao has no interest in you. He doesn't want to marry you, but you force him to marry you. Even if you two really get married, he won't treat you well."
"Given his temper, he should be eager to kill you right now."
Manxing spoke very bluntly, and every word he said hit Shangwu's soft spot.
Shangwu felt upset, but didn't dare to refute Manxing.
"Remember why you came to Daiyue."
Manxing said, then stood up and left the room.
It was three days later that Ling Xiao was released from house arrest. As soon as he came out, Shen Chengzhou called him to the study.
Ling Xiao had no idea what had happened in the past few days. It was not until Shen Chengzhou told him that he realized so many things had happened before and after the palace banquet.
"Shangwu and Manxing are more arrogant than each other. In my opinion, they don't look like a defeated country at all. If you don't know, you would think that we, Da Yue, lost to them." Ling Xiao was very angry.
"It's fine if that crazy woman Shangwu wants to marry me. After all, I've fought her on the battlefield. What's more, I'm extremely handsome and heroic..."
"Get out if you keep talking nonsense." Shen Chengzhou said expressionlessly.
Ling Xiao shuddered all over.
"Ahem." He coughed awkwardly twice and continued. "What's going on with Manxing? Is the toad trying to eat the swan? My sister is beautiful and smart, she is simply the most perfect woman in the world. What's the difference between marrying Manxing and sticking a flower in cow dung?"
Ling Xiao was furious when he thought that Man Xing actually coveted Ling Qingwan.
"But the problem is that the emperor now has only two choices. Either you marry Shangwu, or Wanwan marries Manxing." Shen Chengzhou said to Ling Xiao with a heavy face.
Ling Xiao frowned.
Anyway, one of the two brothers and sisters has to make a sacrifice, right
"The emperor gave me the decision on this matter, and now I'm giving it to you." Shen Chengzhou looked at Ling Xiao. "Pick one of these two options."
Ling Xiao felt extremely depressed.
He finally fell in love with someone... If he married Shang Wu, even if Gu Zhi was willing, he would not have the heart to let Gu Zhi become his concubine.
For Ling Xiao, after marrying that crazy woman Shang Wu, he would have no hope in his future life.
But Ling Xiao was unwilling to let Ling Qingwan marry far away in Northern Zhou.
What's more, Ling Qingwan also has someone she loves.
Shen Chengzhou felt nervous as he watched Ling Xiao taking so long to speak.
Don't let me down, brat! Shen Chengzhou thought.
"I will marry!"
Finally, Ling Xiao suddenly spoke.
"What?" Shen Chengzhou suppressed his surprise and pretended to be surprised.
"I'm marrying Shangwu." Ling Xiao explained.
"Have you thought it through? If you marry Shang Wu, you will have to cancel your engagement with the eldest daughter of the Gu family." Shen Chengzhou reminded Ling Xiao.
"I know all that."
Ling Xiao had just gone through it in his mind.
"Why are you willing to marry Shangwu?" Shen Chengzhou asked.
"As long as Wanwan can live happily, that's all that matters." Ling Xiao was very serious. "Wanwan is my sister, I can't push her into the sea of fire."
So he would rather jump into the sea of fire himself.
Shen Chengzhou's heart sank.