Chapter 550 Working hard
The third condition is that Dasheng must sell 50 million catties of grain to the Japanese pirates every year to ensure that the Japanese pirates' people will not starve.
The Japanese pirates would also exchange corresponding items for food.
The emperor could agree to the last two of the three conditions proposed by the Japanese pirates.
There happened to be several princesses left by the late emperor in the palace who had reached the age of getting engaged. Pulling one of them to marry the Japanese pirates could be regarded as a contribution to Dasheng.
As for grain, Dasheng is a big grain-producing country and there is no shortage of grain. What's more, the Japanese pirates are not asking for it, but exchanging things for things, or buying them directly with money. This is acceptable to the emperor.
But the first one...opening sea lanes and trading with Japanese pirates, the emperor hesitated.
Once this seaway is opened, it will be even more difficult to close it again in the future. And if the Japanese pirates have this way to return, won't they be able to let them have such prosperity in the future?
This is like opening the door to Japanese pirates.
What if... the Japanese pirates break their promises and kill innocent people indiscriminately on Dasheng territory?
The Minister of Punishment took a step forward, bowed and said, "Your Majesty, since the Japanese pirates can give advice, we Dasheng can also give advice. The Japanese pirates want to open a sea channel with Dasheng. This is not impossible, but... ugly words, We have to talk about it first, if the Japanese pirates get in Shore, when we get to Dasheng territory, we have to follow our Dasheng rules. If the Japanese pirates break the law and kill people on Dasheng territory, we Dasheng have the right to deal with them in accordance with Dasheng laws. , Japanese pirates are not allowed to interfere.”
The Minister of Civil Affairs also stood up and added, "Your Majesty, there is one more thing. I suggest that if the Japanese pirates violate the reconciliation treaty, then we Dasheng have the right to close the sea channel at any time."
"Your Majesty, Wei Chen has a way..."
All of a sudden, all the treaties in the court were decided one by one, and the emperor ordered people to write down all the treaties proposed by the ministers.
As a result, there were as many as twenty or thirty articles.
There are so many, so naturally you can't lift them all. If you lift them all, the Japanese pirates have to agree, right?
Finally, these treaties were gathered together, and the ministers had another heated discussion. In the end, only ten relatively pertinent treaties were left.
After Dasheng's discussion came to an end, the emperor summoned the envoy from the Japanese pirates and showed the Japanese envoy the treaty proposed by Dasheng. The leader of the Japanese envoy was just a small official from the Japanese country. He was undecided about such a big idea, so he He proposed to return to Japan first, discuss with their emperor, and then reply to Da Sheng.
Emperor Dasheng agreed and held a farewell party.
After sending away the Japanese envoy, the emperor left the matter of marrying the princess to the queen.
As for opening a sea channel, this is a difficult task, and it is not easy to handle. Merchants must be recruited to participate. Who should be sent to this matter? There was a fierce battle in the court.
No matter who the court sent, Xia Zihan didn't care. What she cared about was that once Dasheng and the Japanese pirates reconciled, Chu Jingqi would be able to come back.
She looked forward to it every day, every night, and even when she fell asleep, she craned her neck to look forward to it.
Finally, in early August, news came from the Japanese pirates that the Japanese pirates could agree to the treaty proposed by Da Sheng, but they also added some conditions. Those conditions were not big problems and Da Sheng could accept them, so the emperor agreed. .
After the two parties reached an agreement, September came.
In late September, the Japanese state will send envoys to Dasheng to sign a treaty with Dasheng. Also coming will be the princess sent by the Japanese state for marriage and Prince Masada of the Japanese state.
Because of the noble status of the princess and prince, the Japanese country asked the prosperous Chu family army to escort them to Beijing.
After the Japanese envoy entered Wanfeng City, his safety was handed over to the Chu family army, and he was escorted into Beijing by Chu Xuanyu and Chu Jingqi, their father and son.
By the time they arrived in the capital, it was already November.
Because the two countries wanted to reconcile, the war stopped, and the refugees living outside the capital left one after another and returned to their homes.
By November, there were almost no refugees left outside the city, and the streets of the capital had returned to their former bustling liveliness.
On this day, the east gate of the capital was opened wide, and the emperor sent two cabinet ministers to the city gate to greet the Japanese envoys.
Princess Qinghui had a big belly and wanted to meet her father at the gate of the city.
This time, Ao Tianchen did not come back. He stayed in the south to guard Wanfeng City and train the 30,000 soldiers and horses he had collected in the past few months.
The second prince has a poisonous insect on his body, and he and Doctor Bai are back.
The emperor has proposed to the Japanese pirates that those who possess the mother voodoo should remove the child voodoo from the second prince's body. This can be regarded as one of the treaties.
After learning that the Second Prince was coming back, Princess Qinghui couldn't wait to go outside the city gate to see her father whom she hadn't seen for more than a year.
After hearing the news, Mrs. Zeng rushed over and pulled her hard, not letting her go out. "There are many people at the city gate. What if they crowd you? Grandma knows that you miss your father, but things have priorities. What if?" If something happens to the child in your belly, you will see your father early, but you will hurt the child. Don’t you regret it?”
Seeing that Princess Qinghui's face was a little relaxed, Mrs. Zeng continued to persuade her, "Qinghui, just stay at home. Otherwise, ask Yu Niang to accompany you to the Second Prince's Mansion and wait. Your father will go back soon. .”
"Then..." Princess Qinghui touched her belly, hesitated for a moment, and then said, "Then, let Chu Yu accompany me back to the Second Prince's Mansion. I really miss my father."
"Well, I'll send someone to arrange the carriage."
Seeing that she stopped going to the street, Mrs. Zeng breathed a sigh of relief and told Qingya to prepare the carriage. Xia Zihan accompanied Princess Qinghui to the Second Prince's Mansion.
"Chu Yu, you go back. I'll stay here for two days. You go back and see Chu Jingqi. Isn't he coming back?" Back at the Second Prince's Mansion, Princess Qinghui considerately chased Xia Zihan away.
Xia Zihan really wanted to see Chu Jingqi, and when he saw the second princess, he also said, "Go, I will watch over her here, she will be fine." Xia Zihan then said goodbye and left.
Xia Zihan went directly to the city gate.
At the gate of the city, people have been crowded for a long time. It's like sticking people's meat pancakes. It's so crowded that there are even many people standing on the big trees on both sides of the street.
Xia Zihan arrived late and saw too many people. She looked around, and with a boost of energy, she flew onto the roof of a two-story building.
She stood behind the wooden eaves of a roof. Looking down from this angle, the things below were clearly visible, but the people below could not see her.
Soon, she saw a group of people coming from a distance, led by two flags, one of which was a flag with the Dasheng logo on it, and the other was something she had never seen before.
She guessed that it should be the flag of Japan.
The people below were surging and shouting, "Here they come, the envoys from Japan are here, and our prosperous Chu family army is also back."
Although the Chu family's army suffered heavy losses this time, with only more than 10,000 people left in total, after more than a year of war and dozens of large and small battles, the Chu family's army won more and lost less, and even recaptured the lost cities of Ningwu and Wanfeng. City, in the eyes of the people of Dasheng, the Chu family army is an invincible army.
Chu Xuanyu and Chu Jingqi are also great heroes and generals who protect their families and country.
The people cheered, and in the lively atmosphere, the Chu family army and the Japanese envoys slowly entered the capital.
Xia Zihan looked for Chu Jingqi in the crowd.
However, she searched all over the horses but could not find the familiar figure. Finally, she found Chu Jingqi in front of a gorgeous carriage.
Chu Jingqi was actually driving someone's car.
Let's look at that car... The decoration on the outside is extremely gorgeous, exquisite and beautiful, and there are pink sachets hanging on the four corners. At first glance, it is the carriage that the woman is riding in.
Xia Zihan's head flashed, and she suddenly thought of the Japanese princess who was coming to get married this time. Suddenly, she felt a little uneasy, as if something was about to happen.
This intuition was particularly sensitive. It appeared almost as soon as she saw Chu Jingqi driving the car.
The carriage passed by her feet quickly, and then countless soldiers... Xia Zihan was no longer in the mood to continue watching. She stood up, flew to the ground, got on the carriage, and returned to the Chu residence.
"What's wrong, Master?"
When Nuan Yu saw her coming back, she kept a calm face and said nothing. Then she locked herself in the room alone and refused to let anyone in. Nuan Yu asked Chu Fei who was going with Xia Zihan.
Chu Fei raised a cold eyebrow and said, "Master saw the prince driving a car for a woman."
"Huh...how could that happen?"
Nuanyu covered her mouth in surprise.
You must know that Chu Jingqi not only has a noble status, but his temperament has always been cold, arrogant and as cold as ice. Except for Xia Zihan, he is cold to everyone. Even the Zhuo family twins Chu Xuanyu have never seen him. over his smiling face.
His gentleness, his smile, his pleasant look...are only for Xia Zihan.
How could such a cold-tempered and arrogant person condescend to be a driver for a woman?
The more Nuanyu thought about it, the more uneasy she became. She couldn't stay any longer and took the time to leave Chu's house to find Ma Bao.
Chu Jingqi is back, and Ma Bao must be back too. She has to ask Ma Bao what's going on.
After Nuanyu searched for a long time, she finally found Ma Bao in the royal courtyard where the emperor had arranged for the Japanese envoys to live.
Ma Bao was unloading the truck. There were boxes and boxes of things on the truck. There were as many as seventy or eighty boxes. Nuanyu knew from what several people who were unloading the truck were talking about that this was the dowry of the princess from Japan. .
Nuan Yu saw Ma Bao working hard, with beads of sweat dripping from his face, and her head throbbed in pain.
Standing at the corner of the courtyard, she dared not take another step forward.
The dignified personal servant of the Prince of Anguo Palace actually came to carry the dowry to the princess... This was really... surprising and unexpected to her, and she collapsed...
No wonder her princess would shut herself up in the house sadly. All the servants under her were working so hard for the princess. What about the master... As the master, Chu Jingqi, along the way, Did you just drive a carriage for someone?
When Nuanyu returned to Chu's house, she was completely weak.
She didn't have the shame to go to the princess to report the matter, so she hid in her room and cried sadly for the princess.
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