Chapter 210: The Civet Cat Changes to the Prince, the Canary Divination, the Dragon and Phoenix Horoscopes

Chapter 210: The civet cat changes to the prince, the canary divination, the "dragon chapter and phoenix posture" destiny

Imperial Capital.

The next day, early in the morning.

The freshly released Dayandi newspaper was snatched up by scholars and common people.

The two huge titles are extremely eye-catching.

The first one is that the army of the Demon Kingdom approaches the border on multiple fronts, and many cities in Dayan are massacred. The major forces of the three religions send top monks to guard the Great Wall. Qi Xingyan, a new generation of sages in Dayan, serves as the guardian envoy of Tianxuanzhou and is in charge of the government affairs of the six border continents. , lead the emperor to equip the sword, and guard Tianxuan as a shepherd. Those who do not follow can be executed.

The King of Zhenbei and the Champion Hou responded and cooperated in the northwest, and they were both at their disposal.

The specific number of casualties has not been calculated.

Perhaps it is said that no one dares to expose it.

The shocking figures will deeply hurt many people who are still immersed in the prosperous times.

Fortunately, the most critical passes of the Great Wall did not fall, and Yulu Pass was among them.

In fact, the places where people from border towns were stationed were basically not occupied.

On the contrary, those military towns with strong soldiers and horses fell one by one, unable to resist the underworld army.

In the underworld, the status is strict, the weak eat the strong, and the strong are respected. There are ten major races. At least more than half of them participated in the invasion of Great Yan this time. According to the known military information, there are many demonic and evil monks, such as: cruel cannibals. Male and female Rakshasa, a hundred ghosts walking at night, a floating city that controls hundreds of ghosts walking at night, a ghost sedan walking in a floating city, an evil spirit that uses corpses as flesh, and a weird human race that can still walk after being decapitated.

These news undoubtedly make the situation more serious.

The second news was even more shocking.

The Empress of the Underworld made the only request to withdraw her troops, and that was marriage.

Do you need the King of Huai'an to marry into the underworld and become your son-in-law in the Demon Kingdom?

Taizu Taizu of Dayan was wise and powerful. Since his birth, Dayan used force to establish the country, wipe out the eight wastelands, unify the four seas, and seize the destiny of China. In the past hundred years, he gradually governed the country with Confucianism and ushered in a prosperous age.

Once upon a time, only other small countries sent princesses to marry and maintain a stable relationship with Dayan.

Where is the precedent of Dayan marrying into Shengming as her son-in-law?

It is even more impossible to cede territory and pay compensation.

Almost everyone thinks this is a great shame!

Now Empress Da Ming has caught the culprit, and at the same time, she has brought to justice the monks from the underworld who disobeyed orders, which can be regarded as the greatest face for the Great Yan Dynasty. Moreover, the murderer is indeed not Empress Da Ming's person, but a monk from the underworld.

The underworld is not completely under the jurisdiction of the Great Ming Dynasty. Its status is the same as that of the three religions. There is no direct relationship between the two.

Of course, it is not clear whether these measures are hypocritical and have ulterior motives. At least on the surface, they are doing the most benevolent and righteous things.

Some smart people discovered that the thinking and methods of this Empress of the Great Underworld surpassed those of previous Great Underworld lords.

Ever since Sheng Ming sent troops, the Demon Kingdom has been at the top of public opinion on the war, with the initiative firmly in its hands.

Originally, Dayan took advantage of the civil strife in the demon kingdom, and then the northwest army attacked the southern states, causing losses to other countries.

After suppressing the rebellion, it is reasonable to go back and seek revenge.

Moreover, Empress Da Ming also enforced military discipline, dealt with her subordinates, and apologized, so that Dayan could not condemn the Demon Kingdom.

Methods to resolve conflicts were also proposed.

As long as you, the Great Yan court, agree to the marriage and marry the prince, I will not hold you accountable for the sneak attack, and I will retreat immediately.

This matter was very difficult for the Yu Dayan court to deal with.

Between big countries, it all depends on practices. As long as everyone can get by in terms of face, everything is easy to talk about.

After all, no one wants to fight a war. Killing a thousand enemies and damaging yourself by three hundred can easily benefit other countries. If you give me a step, I will give you a step. Now the Demonic Country has indeed given a step. , and the steps are very large.

They all killed their own people, and this face was enough to quell most of the public dissatisfaction in the country.

In the end, it ends with a marriage, and then things will remain the same in the future.

But the only request has caused the cabinet to hold meetings for several days, with no results so far.

The cabinet hall of the palace is magnificent.

Many cabinet ministers were helpless. Wang Hefu sat in front of the desk in his official residence, holding a cinnabar pen, frowning, and kept thinking.

Marriage?

It wasn't that the marriage was embarrassing, but that he had never thought about the marriage between the Great Yan Dynasty and the Demon Kingdom.

The Great Yan Dynasty had never made a marriage proposal to anyone else, not even a princess or a princess.

Only other countries send people in.

Will the people be disgusted with this kind of thing? This is the first thing.

The second thing is that the demon country kills its own people, which costs a lot. After all, there is a saying that helps relatives but not family. Unless the impact is too great, it is impossible to kill its own people.

Aren’t these Shengming soldiers going to be disappointed in the future?

Looking at this from Empress Da Ming's point of view, even if she doesn't kill one of her own people, that's fine. After all, she doesn't want to back you down. The other party is on the right side, and it was Dayan who started the trouble.

But Empress Da Ming chose to kill one of her own people to give the Great Yan Dynasty a step forward, and she did not hesitate to offend the underworld forces. This was a huge honor, and even surrendering her status was not an exaggeration.

However, all this was done just for the sake of reconciliation.

Something weird.

If the demon country did this and then asked for some other benefits, he would be fine with it. Just a marriage would be a little weird, not a little bit, it was really weird.

It’s not that getting married is difficult, but getting married is very easy.

From the perspective of the cabinet and the court, the marriage was nothing more than choosing a prince to send as a bride-in-law, breaking the great Yan tradition of disharmony and losing some face.

Other than that, nothing is lost.

What's more, this prince's identity is somewhat special, and he is the emperor's favorite candidate for the prince.

It hasn't been officially established yet, but it's basically a done deal.

"Prince, how are you thinking?"

The first person to speak was a middle-aged man in a scarlet robe with an elegant temperament. He was Yang Jingyu, a bachelor of Wenhua Pavilion, concurrently serving as the Minister of Household Affairs, and one of the important ministers of the cabinet.

Wang Hefu said solemnly: "Although the benefits of marriage are great, this move undoubtedly breaks the tradition of Dayan. It is estimated that there will be public dissatisfaction among the people, and even a civil uprising."

Judging from Wang Hefu's personal thoughts, he did not want to get married.

His grandson can be the prince, why should he give up and make peace with the Demon Kingdom?

Yang Jingyu sighed: "But if there is no reconciliation, Dayan will have to spend a lot of manpower and material resources to launch an all-out war with the Demon Kingdom, mobilize the power of the whole country, and force conscription. The final result will be the same, and the outcome is unknown. The price too big."

When I first learned the news.

Which minister is not impassioned, and which one is not feeling greatly humiliated?

He threatened that it would be absolutely impossible to get married and that he would fight the Demon Kingdom to the end.

But when he calmed down and glanced at his wallet, his expression could only turn bitter.

Only he, the Minister of Revenue, knew the financial inside story and was deeply worried about the war.

Today, the national treasury deficit is tight and it is unable to make ends meet.

The main reason is that Emperor Yong'an has fought too many battles in the past few years. He prepared for the war for ten years before, and all was accomplished in one battle. Although he won, it was a tragic victory. The only result was that the demon girl fled back to his country. The emperor insisted on going to Japan to conquer Japan, and spent a lot of money on the military. , even if the country is destroyed, the loopholes cannot be made up.

Then there were floods from the sky, and there was a famine the following year. Fortunately, there was food in stock, and the famine did not expand.

Immediately afterwards, rebellions broke out in various places, the Demon Lord was born, and the third prince led people to rebel and redress, but ended up causing a mutiny himself.

The champion marquis led his troops to attack, which was another huge expense.

The losses caused by the war have not yet been recovered, and today's Great Yan can no longer afford a major war.

Once the war starts, not to mention military supplies and food and grass, if a regular Great Yan elite dies, they will be compensated with a hundred taels of silver, and the family will be exempted from taxes for three years, plus some other benefits. For example, if there are male offspring, If you go to private school, the imperial government will grant half of the fee.

This is the welfare of the soldiers of Dayan. In this way, the soldiers can also rest assured that after the battle, the court will take care of everything.

After this battle, it is not an exaggeration to say that tens of thousands of people died, especially in a siege.

According to His Majesty the Emperor's temper, if a war really breaks out, it will take at least several years, and the number of casualties is estimated to be hundreds of thousands.

The compensation alone is tens of millions of taels of silver, plus various other things, at least 10 million and 50 million taels of silver.

I won’t say anything else.

But if you send a princess to get married, you can directly stop the total loss of 30 to 40 million taels of silver, and also promote trade. In ten years, you may earn 50 to 60 million taels of silver, and the income will be rounded up.

That's one hundred thousand taels of silver.

The Great Yan Dynasty's treasury receipts for one year were twenty million taels of silver, and marrying a prince would bring five years of national tax revenue.

Isn't this a good thing?

To put it another way, it doesn’t matter whether it’s a silver tael or not. If you sacrifice one person in exchange for the lives of a hundred thousand soldiers, this business is worth it.

Cabinet Minister Yang Jingyu believes.

The problem of marriage is not a big deal. All the civil and military officials of the dynasty will agree to it, and even the emperor will agree to it.

In other words, regardless of the silver tael, the business of sacrificing one person in exchange for the lives of 100,000 soldiers is worth it.

One of them agreed and the other disagreed.

It only depends on the wishes of other members of the cabinet.

"Any other adults agree with the marriage?"

Yang Jingyu asked.

The responses received were surprisingly unanimous.

"Right now, the benefits of getting married are greater than going to war."

"Yes, marrying a prince can buy you ten years of peace. The only drawback is that you will lose some of Dayan's majesty and face."

Wang Hefu looked at them with very calm eyes.

Lu Mingyuan is neither their grandson nor the object of their investment, so who becomes the prince has nothing to do with them.

It is natural to choose marriage.

They think whoever can be the prince is good.

If Lu Mingyuan can't be chosen, he can choose the eighth prince Lu Yunqing.

Their favorability towards Lu Yunqing may be higher.

"What do you think, Lord Chief Assistant?" Wang Hefu looked at the first seat.

Chief Assistant Yuan Xuangang frowned and said: "You guys vote, it's hard for me to make a decision on this matter."

This is indeed Yuan Xuangang's style.

Never take a wrong step, only look at the results and wishes before making a choice, so as to avoid taking too much blame.

"What does the Holy One mean?" Wang Hefu asked persistently.

Chief Assistant Yuan Xuangang glanced at him and said calmly: "Your Majesty is still considering it, but considering the lack of military funds in the treasury, let us come up with a solution."

Upon hearing that His Majesty had not made up his mind, Wang Hefu smiled lightly and said: "Since Your Majesty asked us to find a solution, why don't you all listen to me?"

As soon as these words came out, everyone in the cabinet looked over.

Wang Hefu said leisurely: "The Great Ming Empress clearly took the initiative and could have gone further, invaded the border on a large scale, and launched a war of annihilation against Dayan, but she did not. Instead, she took a step back and proposed a plan to make peace with her. Everyone Don’t you think this move is very strange and weird?”

This sentence awakened all cabinet ministers.

"Yes, what is her purpose?"

"It can't be just to humiliate Dayan. If we can win over all the states and counties in Dayan, the benefits will be much greater than any marriage."

Many people thought of the key, and an idea flashed in their minds, saying:

"Is it possible that there are still conflicts within the Demonic Kingdom? Or is it that the Empress of the Underworld has just ascended the throne, and all the underworld has been destroyed, so she cannot support a large-scale war. This invasion is just the end of a strong effort?"

Others raised concerns: "The problem is, we don't dare to bet. If we anger the Empress of the Underworld, we will really start a war!"

"What do you mean, Mr. Wang?"

Wang Hefu explained: "A marriage is a small matter, but a prince's matter is a big one. Regarding the marriage, our concern is not about face, but about the candidate. The King of Huai'an is the prince personally selected by the Holy Emperor, and it is related to the future of Great Yan. This is the Empress of the Ming Dynasty. What she wants to see is that without spending a single soldier, she only needs to send the prince into the underworld, and the heir chosen by the Holy Emperor with all his efforts will no longer be a threat. An unstable Great Flame is what she wants to see."

Yuan Xuangang nodded lightly: "What Mr. Wang said makes sense."

Wang Hefu said with a smile: "We simply fulfilled the Empress of the Underworld and gave her a 'prince', but it turned out to be a fake prince."

Other cabinet ministers reacted immediately.

"Master Wang, what you mean is that the civet cat is used to exchange for the prince, and the marriage is made with a fake?"

Wang Hefu nodded: "The Empress of the Underworld only met my grandson once in prison, and only once briefly. Although she didn't have much impression, she only needed to let the Holy Emperor consecrate a prince again, name him 'Lu Mingyuan', and then send him to the Underworld. That’s it.”

This is the only way Wang Hefu can think of to save his grandson.

Yang Jingyu thought for a while and said, "Master Wang's method may be feasible."

"Will Empress Da Ming spot this fake prince?"

A minister raised a question.

Yang Jingyu said: "Probably not. Empress Da Ming doesn't know much about King Huai'an. The two of them have only met once. She just needs a reason to humiliate Dayan. She just wants to humiliate Dayan. She wants to get rid of Dayan." In the future, all we need to do is give it a name.”

"If you adults feel that there is no problem, the plan can begin to be implemented."

Wang Hefu smiled.

When Chief Assistant Yuan Xuangang heard this method, he also nodded slowly: "This method is indeed the most feasible at the moment. It does not require a war, causing the demon country to withdraw its troops, and it does not give away the real candidate for the crown prince."

"That's it, Mr. Wang, go and greet the King of Huai'an and ask him to sort out the files that were in the prison at that time. Otherwise, if the prince's substitute he is looking for is exposed, it will be bad. This matter is of great importance. If you want to To achieve it, we need to take it seriously.”

"yes!"

The ministers had a clear division of labor and began to look for replacements, do ideological work, etc.

Qingzhu Palace.

"Yuan'er, do you know everything that happened recently?"

After Wang Hefu went out, he came to Leng Palace as a guest and asked about the situation.

Lu Mingyuan poured a cup of tea for his grandfather, nodded and said: "I have heard that it is nothing more than rampant things in the demon country."

He didn't know what kind of thoughts the Great Ming Empress had.

You actually want him to marry you!

They clearly had the upper hand and could go one step further and capture the land of Dayan, so why did they choose to get married?

Lu Mingyuan would not naively think that Empress Da Ming was lusting after men. The two had only met once, so the other party must have a deeper purpose.

"So grandpa came here this time for..."

Wang Hefu sighed and blamed himself: "Grandpa is useless, he can't save you."

"What's the meaning?"

Lu Mingyuan suddenly felt bad.

Wang Hefu said helplessly: "At first, most ministers agreed to go to war, but the actual situation is that Dayan's national treasury can no longer support large-scale wars. Forced conscription will provoke civil unrest everywhere and harm Dayan's national destiny. "

"So most of the cabinet ministers have acquiesced to the feasibility of marriage, and they have an absolute advantage in numbers."

"So grandpa can only think of a way to exchange the civet cat for the prince to keep you."

"We don't know yet whether this plan will work, but you have to be mentally prepared. If it fails, you will most likely end up in the Demonic Kingdom and lose your position as crown prince because of your marriage."

When Lu Mingyuan heard this, he also fell silent.

He didn't expect that the situation had developed like this.

The position of prince is certainly dangerous.

But entering the Demonic Kingdom is obviously more dangerous!

Where is the Holy Kingdom of the Underworld?

It is a place where demons and evil spirits run rampant.

Rumor has it that in the world of Shengming, day and night are two completely different worlds.

The day is the world, and the night is the underworld!

Humans can coexist with demons, so you can imagine how bad the environment there is.

Only the Heart Demon Devourer, the ruthless demon cultivator will be exiled to the land of the Holy Underworld.

There is basically no good deeds there.

In the world of Middle Earth, there are the constraints of Confucianism, Buddhism, Taoism and ethics to persuade people to do good. In the land of the Holy Underworld, only the weak eat the strong, and the strong are respected.

Lu Mingyuan believed that he would never see the marriage.

"Wow!"

suddenly.

The tortoise shell in Lu Mingyuan's mind appeared again. This time, only two cracks were highlighted, and it was obvious that there were few solutions.

[The method of exchanging a civet cat for a prince is a fake marriage, which will cause endless disasters. If you serve the country by condensing the dragon's soul and shaping the dragon's bones, you can get rid of the fate of marriage. 】

[The auspicious hexagram of the upper line, the civet cat changes to the prince, there will be endless disasters, the move of marriage will be spurned, and the marriage will be avoided by making a speech for the country. Good fortune comes from all over the world, the prince's palace is full of talented people, and they are praised endlessly, and beauties are favored by them. Misfortunes include provoking Empress Da Ming, who is respected and feared by Emperor Yong'an, and the azure blue destiny "Dragon Gets Water" is promoted to the purple destiny "dragon chapter and phoenix posture". Good luck! 】

[The evil hexagram in the middle line means that he will accept the marriage, serve the empress, become the favorite of the men in the palace, and become the shame of Great Yan. The blessing is unlimited blessings and high status, but the disaster is angering Emperor Yong'an, losing all the dragon luck, losing the position of prince, betraying relatives and alienating people, carrying an undying infamy, becoming the enemy of the Great Yan Dynasty, and even the whole world of Middle-earth, achieving the canary ending. Killed! 】

After reading the hexagram, Lu Mingyuan thought to himself: "It seems that if you want to solve this disaster, you can't rely on other people, including grandpa. You have to do it yourself."