The grass in the factory should be plucked

Chapter 332 Bait

The princess is actually willing to be a concubine?

Everyone's eyes were fixed on Xie Changan and Jiang Li. Some envied Xie Changan's good fortune, while others looked expectant, waiting to see the show.

With the examples of the Prince of Nanyue and the Prince of Nanlang as precedents, Shen Muchun, Mo Qilang, Li Yingnan, Yue Zhengjie and others who were present on that day immediately became extremely alert. Now someone has fallen into the trap again, so let's see how the Prince of Jing'an will "dig a hole to bury him"?

Nangong Qinghe also thought of this incident, and couldn't help but smile more deeply. He turned to Jiang Li and Xie Changan and said, "Prince Jing'an, Duke Dingguo, what do you think?"

Xie Changan remained calm and said, "I dare not. I am afraid of my wife."

Jiang Li smiled brightly: "I don't want to either. I am jealous."

Everyone was speechless for a while.

These two people, one said frankly that he was henpecked, and the other admitted that he was jealous and was smearing himself. What can people do?

Nangong Qinghe smiled and said, "Since both of you are unwilling, I cannot force you to do anything. Princess, please find another good man."

Princess Ruili's eyes were red, and she looked straight at Xie Changan: "I am a princess, and I am willing to be your concubine, why don't you want to?"

Xie Changan finally looked at her straight in the eye, with an expression that he couldn't bear to look at her: "Too ugly, I can't bear to look at it."

Everyone burst into laughter again. Isn't this too straightforward?

The men present looked at Princess Ruili and then at the extremely handsome Prince Jing'an, and they all agreed.

To be honest, Princess Ruili was certainly not ugly. She could even be described as quite pretty and charming.

But compared with the handsome and dazzling Prince Jing'an, there is a world of difference.

Duke Dingguo was facing stunning beauties every day, so naturally, those vulgar women looked down on him.

The interpreter stuttered as he relayed this sentence to Princess Ruili. When Princess Ruili heard that her lover thought she was too ugly, she burst into tears, turned around and ran out of the hall.

King Anawrahta was extremely embarrassed and said, "Your Majesty, please forgive me for my misbehavior."

Nangong Qinghe smiled: "It's okay, the princess is a person of temperament, she dares to love and hate, I admire her very much."

He changed the subject and said, "However, Da Chu is a country of etiquette. Marriage is a union between two families. It requires mutual consent and cannot be forced. Since Duke Dingguo is unwilling, let's not mention this matter anymore."

"Yes." King Anawrahta had no choice but to retreat with a blushing face.

Duke Dingguo is the god of war of the Great Chu and holds military power. Who dares to force anything upon him?

What's more, he has a wife as beautiful as Prince Jing'an!

Although King Anuruddha was very regretful, he had to give up the idea.

After the Mid-Autumn Festival, Nangong Qinghe prepared to return to the capital.

Jiang Li, Xie Changan, and Shen Muchun will also return to Beijing with the Southern Expedition Army.

Aunt Lian had to direct the servants to pack the luggage and was so busy that Jiang Li had to look after the child herself.

The twins, a boy and a girl, are half a year old and can already crawl around on the floor. Especially Xie Buqi, who is very curious. He wants to reach out and touch everything and simply cannot leave his parents’ side for a moment.

Although Zhenzhuer, Feicuier and the other three people helped them, the twins didn't want anyone else when they saw their mother and kept climbing onto her.

Jiang Li had no choice but to stay in the backyard every day to take care of the children.

Gong Zimin was transferred to take charge of the General Administration of Commerce. If there were any matters that could not be decided, she would be consulted.

Gong Zimin was very excited. If he performed well and caught the eye of Prince Jing'an, he would be transferred back to the General Administration in the capital in the future, and maybe even enter the General Administration of Commerce!

The path to Longmen Trading Company provides another channel for advancement for those who are not good at imperial examinations but are good at general affairs. He must seize this opportunity!

Ten days later, the huge southern tour team finally set out to return to the capital.

This time, they will go back to the capital by land through the Jinniu Road together with the Southern Expedition Army.

Princess Ruili was also among the entourage.

King Anawrahta still insisted on letting the princess marry a foreigner. He proposed that the Emperor of Great Chu bring Princess Ruili to the capital to find a good husband for her.

Nangong Qinghe had no choice but to agree.

Princess Ruili was very excited. The journey from Dali to the capital was long, and this was a good opportunity for her to get along well with the General who Conquers the South.

Although Prince Jing'an is as beautiful as a fairy, what man in the world doesn't want something new?

How many men can stay with their wives and be together for the rest of their lives?

She believed that as long as she was given the opportunity, she would be able to defeat this cold-blooded God of War!

Xie Changan did not need to rush to the northern border for the time being. Nangong Qinghe adopted Jiang Li's strategy and gave a secret order to Zhang Zhe and Datong General Jiang Rong, asking them to reveal the fact that Da Chu had found the "red potato" to Mongolia and the Jurchens.

He also hinted to them that the Emperor of Chu was a kind-hearted person who loved life and did not want to see any lives destroyed, and was willing to share this miraculous crop with neighboring countries.

However, this was found by the brave warriors of the Great Chu after crossing an ocean and risking their lives. Of course, we can’t give it away for free. If you want this new crop, then show your sincerity!

The Mongols and Jurchens were half-believing and half-doubting, and finally stopped their invasion. They were probably trying to determine whether the matter was true or not, and whether the Chu State was deceiving them.

The news of Xie Chang'an's "miracle" of cutting through the natural barrier with one sword and deciding the outcome of the battle with three swords also reached Mongolia and Jurchen, and both countries were horrified.

The Mongol Khan summoned all the princes and ministers to discuss the matter.

"I heard that Xie Chang'an is still in Dali. Southern Xinjiang is thousands of miles away from our Mongolia. No matter how powerful he is, he can't grow wings and fly over here, right?"

The eldest prince suggested that they quickly cross the border and plunder while Xie Changan is still in southern Xinjiang, otherwise it would be too late when he returns!

"Brother, have you forgotten that they can command our Eagle God?" The Fourth Prince sneered.

He can really grow wings and fly over here!

The eldest prince choked. Yes, the Eagle God once said that if they invaded Da Chu again, they would capture the Mongolian prince!

I am also one of the “quasi-hostages”!

The second prince suggested, "Father Khan, since Great Chu has sent a message that it is willing to share the red yam with its neighboring countries, why not ask Great Chu to use this to sign a ceasefire agreement with us?"

The Mongolian Khan nodded: "That's feasible."

The Third Prince said, "But the Great Chu also said that they had just obtained this plant, and it would take until the spring to plant it in large quantities. How can they give us anything now?"

A minister groaned and said, "I haven't seen the real thing yet, I'm afraid that the Great Chu is cheating."

Everyone had different opinions and started arguing.

The tenth prince Bater also wanted to express his opinion. He whispered, "How about we wait and see how the Jurchens act?"

The Mongolian Khan was at a loss for a moment, and felt that Bater's proposal was very much to his liking, so he nodded and said, "Old Ten is right, let's see how the Jurchens act first."

Similarly, the Jurchen king was also very moved when he received the words from the Great Chu.

The Jurchen territory was smaller than that of Mongolia and was close to the Greater Khingan Range. As the saying goes, "live by the mountain and eat from the mountain", even if the mountains were blocked by heavy snow in winter, the mountain products and game collected in autumn could barely sustain them through the long winter.

Therefore, their desire to invade Da Chu was not as strong as that of Mongolia.

When they heard that Great Chu had obtained a very high-yield crop and was willing to share it with its neighboring countries, they immediately stopped their plans to enter the pass to plunder and instead began to discuss what to use in exchange for Great Chu's "red potatoes"?

In this way, Mongolia wanted to see how the Jurchens would act, and the Jurchens also wanted to see how Mongolia would respond, and the border was calm for a while.

Zhang Zhe and Jiang Rong both breathed a sigh of relief.

They also didn't expect that the bait thrown by Prince Jing'an would be so effective!