Chapter 209: Maid Bai He, a Visitor From the Demonic Kingdom, Got Married and the Whole Court Was in an Uproar.

On the other side, after an afternoon of lovesickness, they had a seafood and abalone supper prepared by sisters Ziyun and Hongwan.

On the morning of the third day, Lu Mingyuan was still on the big bed, not getting up, taking a break from his busy work and taking a nap.

Eunuch Yan has already led a team of eunuchs and stepped into the gate of Leng Palace again.

"The imperial edict has arrived!"

Hearing the movement at the door, Ziyun opened her eyes in confusion, rubbed her eyes, and pushed Lu Mingyuan with her jade arm.

"Your Highness, the imperial edict has come. Get up quickly."

Lu Mingyuan remained calm, closed his eyes and rested, saying, "Don't panic, just sleep a little longer."

"Your Highness. Your Highness?"

Eunuch Yan outside the door saw no one answered for a long time, so he called a few more times.

However, it was still extremely silent.

This King of Huai'an didn't get up, did he?

His expression gradually became ugly, and he felt annoyed.

"This is really unreasonable!!"

He is a dignified imperial minister and a warrior in the twelve realms of heaven and earth. He is not respected wherever he goes. Even if he is the minister of the six bureaus, he must be treated with respect. When has he ever suffered such humiliation?

This morning, I was actually blocked outside the gate of Leng Palace!

This King of Huai'an is really bullying!

But soon, he calmed down his emotions.

Lu Mingyuan was the crown prince designated by the Holy Emperor himself.

You can't be offended or angry yet.

When the time comes, the Holy One will attack and add insult to injury, but he will have a good look!

"Father-in-law, what should we do now?"

The accompanying eunuchs looked at each other, obviously not expecting such a thing to happen.

This King of Huai'an's way of dealing with people is too weird.

This is the imperial edict of the Crown Prince!

After receiving the decree, you can become the prince of a country. This is what many people dream of!

How could he pay so little attention to it?

It’s okay if you didn’t accept it the first two times. Why don’t you take advantage of this third opportunity?

As the old saying goes, there are only three things to do.

Does he really intend to achieve the achievement of three concessions and three rejections?

"wait."

Eunuch Yan said with an indifferent expression.

"yes."

When the general manager spoke, the little eunuchs in front of the imperial court couldn't say anything, so they could only wait quietly.

A group of people were waiting in front of the gate.

Until two hours passed and the time was approaching noon.

The door to the cold palace slowly opened.

What came to meet him was the handsome smiling face of Lu Mingyuan. He stretched and said, "Hey, isn't this Eunuch Yan! He came to Leng Palace as a guest early in the morning? He didn't even say hello."

"We are here to deliver the imperial edict. His Royal Highness the King of Huai'an, please accept the edict." Eunuch Yan put on a smile that was uglier than crying. It was extremely stiff, and the forced smile was extremely oozing.

Lu Mingyuan slapped his head and apologized quickly: "I got up late, I'm sorry, I'm disrespectful!"

Immediately, he glanced at the golden edict, thought for a moment and said, "Father-in-law, please come back. I feel like I haven't thought about it yet."

"The position of prince is too important. He is the heir apparent of a country, so he must not be careless."

Faced with Lu Mingyuan's polite gesture, Eunuch Yan turned a blind eye and said calmly: "Your Highness, it's not Sajia who reminds you that this is the third imperial edict from His Majesty. If you refuse to accept the edict again, I'm afraid Your Majesty will be angry."

The implication of this sentence is, aren't you afraid that next time, the Holy Father will suddenly change his mind, change his mind, and withdraw his decree to establish the throne?

"This King of Huai'an, relying on the grace of the Holy One, regards the imperial edict as nothing. I really don't understand why the three religions support this person?"

An inner echo full of resentment reached Lu Mingyuan's ears.

Making him smile to himself.

really.

My father's eagerness to establish the crown prince was indeed inseparable from the three religions, which was roughly the same as I had guessed.

Wei Laojiu's words were also verified.

The father's purpose is indeed to unite the fortunes of the three religions in exchange for the supreme foundation of himself and the Great Yan Dynasty.

Faced with Eunuch Yan's reminder, Lu Mingyuan said indifferently: "If my father is angry, it means that I am indeed not suitable for the position of prince. I have let him down. Eunuch, please go back."

After hearing this, Eunuch Yan turned around and walked away, the anger in his heart reaching its peak.

Who would it be?

Being blocked at the entrance of the Cold Palace all morning and being rejected makes me feel uncomfortable.

Once again he was dissuaded.

On the way back, the little eunuch beside him muttered: "This is indeed the style of King Huai'an."

Another eunuch nodded: "Yes, he is still the playboy he was back then, and has not changed at all."

In the Qingzhu Palace.

Ziyun and Hongwan were all washing and changing, and put on a neat dress, looking beautiful and pleasant.

"For what reason did His Highness refuse this time?" Hongwan asked curiously.

"Didn't sleep enough."

Lu Mingyuan said half-jokingly.

Ziyun was extremely worried: "As the old saying goes, things can only come in threes. Will the Holy One send someone for the fourth time? If he doesn't come, then won't the crown prince's position be gone?"

"Yes." The same worry flashed across Hongwan's face.

"He is just a man who is full of food and likes to engage in this set of etiquette."

At this moment, a joking and familiar tone sounded from the backyard of Leng Palace.

"Miss Yun?"

Ziyun saw the white-haired figure in green Taoist robes who had appeared in the cold palace at some time, and her mouth opened wide. She obviously didn't expect that the other party would appear here.

"This is."

Hong Wan arrived later and obviously didn't know much about the white-haired Taoist nun.

"Just call me Bai He. Your Highness and I have known each other for a long time." Yun Qinghe first glanced at Lu Mingyuan and introduced himself with his arms crossed.

"Bai He. Such a familiar name."

Hongwan recalled something.

Suddenly, at a certain moment, she remembered and exclaimed:

"I remembered, the imperial concubine said that there happened to be a newly reported palace maid today. She has a very high level of cultivation. She is His Highness's new bodyguard. Her name is also Bai He!"

"Yes, it's me." Yun Qinghe nodded.

"What did mother ask you to do?" Lu Mingyuan asked suspiciously.

"Protect you, aren't you going to be the prince?"

Yun Qinghe said matter-of-factly.

Do I still need your protection now?

Lu Mingyuan thought to himself.

But then I thought about it, having one more master beside me would give me more protection, which is better than nothing.

Now, Yun Qinghe's aura is flowing around his body and his cultivation level has improved. He may have reached the tenth level of Nascent Soul.

Seeing the reluctant look on Yun Qinghe's face, Lu Mingyuan smiled and said, "You don't seem to have come here on your own initiative."

"I can't help someone's request."

Yun Qinghe sighed.

"Who is this person? I'm very curious." Lu Mingyuan said with a smile.

"Why do you care so much!"

Yun Qinghe looked annoyed.

In her mind, she couldn't help but recall the careful instructions Senior Sister Sui gave her a few days ago.

"Now that you are dormant in the palace, you are in great danger. If you are not careful, you will be discovered by the masters of the Great Yan Dynasty. Therefore, I asked the Wang family to worship you and arranged an identity for you."

Sui Yuqing's beautiful face was full of seriousness.

Yun Qinghe had a bitter look on his face: "Senior sister, do you really want me to be Lu Mingyuan's guard?"

Sui Yuqing chuckled with a soft and magnetic voice: "I remember that he saved your life and solved your knot, which can be said to be a great help, but you seem to be disgusted with him?"

Yun Qinghe pursed his lips and said, "Because he always speaks against me and is always dishonest."

Sui Yuqing laughed teasingly: "It was me who made a mistake, so it's not resentment, but emotion. Senior sister is someone who has been through this, so she understands~"

Soon, she looked solemn again and said: "Remember during this trip, you must protect the safety of King Huai'an."

"The invasion of the Demon Kingdom is happening, and the major forces are unable to get away. Even the Tianshi Mansion has to send people to resist the Demon Kingdom army on the border. Lu Mingyuan, as the future Prince of Great Yan, is very important. He is the key to the Yuqing lineage being able to maintain the status of the Taoist sect. .”

"knew"

Back to reality.

"It can't be Senior Sui."

Lu Mingyuan thought about it carefully and felt that it was probably Sui Yuqing's request.

Seeing that his words were suddenly exposed, Yun Qinghe said harshly:

"no."

"Really?"

Yun Qinghe changed the subject and said, "Oh, don't interrupt. Tell me what you think about the position of prince?"

"Damn it, how did he guess it was senior sister?"

After hearing the echo, Lu Mingyuan saw that he had guessed very well, and smiled and said: "The position of prince is gone if it is gone. What's more, with the father's thoughts, it will definitely come a fourth time, let alone three times. Even if it’s a hundred times, he will definitely come.”

"A hundred times?!"

Lu Mingyuan glanced around, glanced at the surprises on Ziyun and Hongwan's faces, and Yun Qinghe's frown, and chuckled: "Do you all think that being a prince is a good thing?"

"Is not it?"

Lu Mingyuan shook his head and sighed: "Everyone in the world knows that gods are good, but they can never forget their fame!"

"Where are the ancient and modern generals? A pile of grass has disappeared in the deserted graves."

Everyone in the world knows that the prince is good, but they don't know that the prince's position, with all the bones at his feet, is nothing but a trap.

Most people only stared at the gems on the throne, but could not see the bones under the throne.

People make great achievements because they are blinded by lust and have not yet "awakened", and all of this is unreliable. This poem promotes a calm and observational outlook on life.

Hongwan was born into a wealthy family, so she was naturally knowledgeable. When she heard this poem, her first reaction was that she was amazed and said: "Your Highness, this poem is simple and clear, but it contains the truth."

"Everyone knows that gods are good"

When Yun Qinghe heard this poem, he was also stunned.

While several people were talking in the cold palace.

A piece of news from the frontline quickly spread to the Great Yan Emperor's Palace with the force of thunder.

Great Yan Kyoto.

The main hall of Shengming Palace.

Civil and military officials from all over the court came in a hurry.

After going to court.

The chief minister of the cabinet threw the memorial in his hand directly under the main hall, and all the officials learned a bombshell news.

——The army of the Demon Kingdom pressed on the border. Most of the northern defense line, including Yulu Pass, Juyong Pass, Baima Pass, and Niuhu City, were invaded by the Demon Kingdom!

"The unarmed people of a city were massacred, and the generals who defended the city in Dayan were beheaded."

"Is the Demon Kingdom really bullying me, Great Yan, and no one is there?"

"Is this the result of giving in?"

Angry discussions rang out, and many humerus ministers almost roared out. Tens of thousands of people in a city were massacred. What was going on?

The most important thing is that General Dayan was beheaded in public.

If the court ignores it, it will be a small matter if all face is lost, but it is a major matter if the people's morale is shaken and the military's morale is shaken.

As the chief assistant, Yuan Xuangang looked calmly, looked at the important ministers below, and said angrily:

"The Holy Lord has already prepared countermeasures on how to guard against the demonic kingdom's revenge. His old man's illness has also improved. You don't need to panic or mess up your position."

As soon as these words came out, many ministers' eyes lit up.

"What? Your Majesty's health has improved?"

"As long as His Majesty's dragon body is intact, how can I, Great Yan, be afraid of his Holy Ming?"

"God bless Great Flame!"

As long as Emperor Yong'an is around, everyone will have a backbone.

No matter what, the current Great Yan Court was still established by Emperor Yong'an, and the iron-blooded emperor's various deeds and methods can still inspire everyone.

No matter how difficult the battle is or how bad the situation is, who has never seen it before Emperor Yong'an?

It's just a small scene right now.

It can be said that as long as Emperor Yong'an reigns for one day, Dayan will not fall!

There are many masters in the palace and the three academies, with the help of the three religions, and millions of elites from Dayan on standby. Even with the strength of the whole country, it is impossible to lose to the Demon Kingdom!

Yuan Xuangang took out the imperial edict, issued an order, and read aloud:

"Wang Hefu, Minister of the Ministry of War, listen to the order."

"I now order you to strengthen preparations for war, mobilize your troops out of the capital, rush to support the ten passes of the Great Wall in the north, defend the capital, and implement a curfew."

"The Ministry of Household Affairs allocated funds to allocate grain and send it quickly to the northern border, fully activate the second line of defense, and activate the third line of defense. With the help of the small town and the support of various major sects, it is enough to deal with all situations."

"The Ministry of Punishment strictly controls domestic security. We must not allow monsters and spies to sneak into major states and counties and know my Dayan's troop deployment route."

"Jiantai Secretary, guard the way of speech. No rumors can appear in the imperial capital, or even in the various states of Dayan."

"Regardless of whether there is someone behind this matter, I want everyone in the world to know what the consequences will be if you offend me."

Yuan Xuangang didn't waste any time and directly issued various decrees. Regardless of what happened, there would be absolutely no problem in sending food and grass there first, and there should be no problem in starting the various defense lines of Dayan in an all-round way.

"Besides, is there no news from the palace about the establishment of Prince Dayan?"

The chief minister's question made many ministers feel strange.

"Yes, there is, but it's not done yet."

"According to palace news, King Huai'an has rejected it three times."

"What? The King of Huai'an really thinks of himself as the wise king of ancient times? Does he still want to be the prince?"

Officials from the three provinces, six ministries, three academies and three divisions were all puzzled as to why Lu Mingyuan was so stubborn.

Xu Changqing, the deputy head of Leichi Taoist Temple, was waiting on the side of the hall with a playful smile on his face.

"How can he, a playboy, create King Lu's Mind Science?"

"Do you believe it? I don't believe it."

"quiet!"

Wang Hefu shouted loudly.

The court suddenly became quiet.

Only then did everyone remember that the current minister was the grandfather of the King of Huai'an and also the future head of the state, so it was not easy to offend him.

"If there's nothing else, just retreat from the court first." Seeing that it was almost done, Yuan Xuangang waved his hand.

"Report!"

At this moment, a letter was delivered to the court by a Great Yan Imperial Guard.

"Your Majesty, there is an urgent letter from the envoy of the Demon Kingdom!"

"Send it up."

Soon, Yuan Xuangang took the envelope and opened it. After reading it, his expression changed slightly.

"grown ups?"

Wang Hefu looked at Yuan Xuangang curiously.

Yuan Xuangang put down the letter and said solemnly: "The Demon Kingdom sent envoys, saying that they want to see me, Emperor Dayan, to prepare for a marriage."

"Marriage?"

"What's the meaning?"

All the ministers were confused.

Yuan Xuangang explained aloud: "Empress Da Ming said that someone disobeyed military orders and massacred villages and entire cities in Dayan. As a result, she got angry and had a sword fight with the monks on the border of Dayan."

"All those who violated the order have been arrested."

"Furthermore, the leader of the owl-headed soldiers, Dayan, was stripped of his duties by Empress Da Ming and his head was beheaded in public. The Demon Kingdom claims that it does not want to start a war, but Dayan really went too far to bully others and invaded our country first."

"All the principal criminals will be escorted to Beijing. I hope the two countries will be friendly."

Above the court, the civil and military ministers looked at each other.

Is this still the style of the Demon Kingdom?

When did you become so polite? Is this because you are afraid that Dayan will take action seriously?

What does it mean?

They don't know what the demon country is planning.

Yuan Xuangang obviously hadn't finished speaking yet, and said in a deep voice: "But, everything has a prerequisite."

"The Sixth Prince of Great Yan, Lu Mingyuan, needs to enter the Holy Underworld to make peace between the two countries!"

As soon as this statement came out, everyone in the audience was shocked.

"What?!"

"Bring-in-law?!"

Many smart ministers heard the intention of the Empress of the Underworld.

"I understand, Empress Da Ming is humiliating me, Dayan!"

"Lu Mingyuan is my future crown prince, Great Yan, and the Empress of Great Ming actually wants to humiliate us in this way!"

"Yes, who can't get married? There are so many princes, why do they choose only one prince? It's definitely deliberate!"

A doctor from the Jian Tai Division almost spat out a mouthful of old blood and wailed to the sky:

"What a shame!"

"What a shame!"

"When have I, Dayan, ever experienced such humiliation?"

Since the founding of Dayan, there has been no marriage, and it is even more impossible to cede territory and pay compensation. It has always regarded itself as the kingdom of heaven.

Looking at the past dynasties, there has never been a female emperor who would marry the prince of a country. There are many emperors who marry princesses.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that this is humiliating Great Yan!

Marriage is false, humiliation is true!

Put Dayan's face and dignity on the ground and trample on him!

But at the same time, a small number of people have other ideas in their minds.

If the Sixth Prince's marriage can be used in exchange for the Demon Kingdom's army to retreat, it would actually be a very cost-effective deal.

Not only can it save military expenses, but it also greatly saves manpower and material resources.

But at this juncture, no one dared to bring it up.