Another morning court session.
All the officials in the court knelt in the main hall and said,""We kneel before the emperor. Long live our emperor!”
Looking down at all the ministers, Ji Hao smiled and said,""Dear ministers, please rise."
"Thank you, Emperor!"
All the civil and military officials stood up and lined up in the hall.
"If you have a report, you will retreat!"
The Minister of War, Baiqi, stepped out from the crowd of officials with a happy expression and respectfully said,"I have something to report."
"Yes."
"This Wei Nation's King Meiji offered three million taels of silver, a hundred Wei Nation beauties, a black pearl the size of a baby's fist, and countless treasures. He also sent an envoy, Nobunaga, with a letter to sue for peace.”
"How's the battle on Qi Jiguang's side?"
"Reporting to Your Majesty, I learned from the secret letter Qi Jiguang sent back that Qi Jiguang's troops have already landed at the Wei Nation's Jingzhou Port and are heading straight for the Wei Nation's capital.”
"Very good. Since that envoy has brought a gift for me, let him in.”
"Inform the Wei Nation's envoy, Nobunaga!"
When Nobunaga was young, he came to Great Zhou to study and was proficient in the language of Great Zhou.
He was dressed plainly.
Upon hearing the summons, he walked into the magnificent hall and knelt on the ground.""I, Nobunaga, kneel before the Emperor of Great Zhou!”
All the civil and military officials were stunned when they saw that the Wei Nation envoy was proficient in the Great Zhou language.
Most of the Wei Nation emissaries who had come to Chang 'an to pay tribute had brought along an interpreter. Nobunaga was actually proficient in the Great Zhou language.
"What crime have you committed?"
Nobunaga broke out in a cold sweat. He knew that his life and death depended on the Emperor of Great Zhou. "I know that King Mingzhi has the intention of leaving the Great Zhou suzerain, but I didn't stop him.”
"Nobunaga, you're smart. I've already seen the letter you wrote to me. In Qi Jiguang's memorial, he said that you even gave him a detailed map of the Wei Nation and its defenses. You have the intention of surrendering, so I forgive you. After the Wei Nation returns to my Great Zhou territory, you will return to the Wei Nation and become the new King of the Wei Nation.”
Nobunaga said respectfully, not even daring to take a deep breath."I thank the emperor for not killing me!"
All the officials in the court were shocked.
Although Qi Jiguang had used 50,000 sailors to defeat the Wei Nation's 200,000 sailors!
But the Wei Nation had at least three hundred thousand soldiers!
Qi Jiguang actually used fifty thousand sailors to attack the Wei Nation!
Even though they had witnessed the might of the fire element.
However, was there really a chance of winning this battle?
Why would Nobunaga, who represented one of the three major families of the Wei Nation, defect to the Great Zhou?
All the officials were filled with doubts.
"Rise."
"This official thanks the emperor!"
Nobunaga got up from the ground with a respectful expression. He did not even dare to take a deep breath.
"I ask you, why did you defect to the Great Zhou?”
"Your Majesty, I've seen the Zhou Navy's ships and cannons, and their equipment. I've also seen the power of the Fire Element. King Mingzhi thought that the 50,000 soldiers of the Zhou Navy would not be able to attack the Wei Nation. However, I know that he was wrong. Even if the Wei Nation has 400,000 soldiers, they are not a match for the Zhou Navy.”
Ji Hao narrowed his eyes and said," You know your place. But, do you know that after you become the queen, you will be nothing but a puppet from now on? With your intelligence, do you want to live like this?"”
Nobunaga felt a chill run down his spine. He knelt on the ground and trembled."This subject is willing!"
" Very good. I heard that you came to Chang 'an to study when you were young. I will give you a Turkic horse to admire the beauty of Chang' an."”
"This subject thanks the emperor for the reward!"
Nobunaga walked out of the hall and realized that his back was soaked in cold sweat. He could not calm down for a long time.
When he came to Chang 'an, all he saw were people living and working in peace and prosperity!
This Great Zhou was no longer the Great Zhou that he came to Chang 'an to study in the past!
The Great Zhou Emperor was wise and mighty!
It seemed that he could only be a puppet in the future!
The Minister of Rites, Wang Shouren, strode forward with a respectful expression. He cupped his hands and said,"I have something to report."
"Boan, I heard that the Wei Nation's navy commander, Teihachi Higashi, who even Qi Jiguang praised endlessly, is your admirer. You are very powerful, your knowledge and thoughts have actually spread to the Wei Nation.”
"I thank Your Majesty for your praise, but I don't know this Tairabachi Tojo. The Wei Nation was a vassal state of the Great Zhou and had always been proud of learning from the Great Zhou. I'm not surprised."
Ji Hao nodded and signaled Wang Shouren to continue.
"Today, the four seas are at peace, the country is prosperous, and the people are safe. It is all thanks to Your Majesty's great talent, all-rounded talent in both civil and martial arts, leniency and strictness, knowing people well and appointing them well, accepting advice like a stream, and being wise and divine.”
"Bo 'an, oh Bo' an, you've flattered this one so much just to get this one to grant amnesty.”
Wang Shouren said respectfully,"I dare not."
"Allow!"
The officials knelt on the ground and said in unison,""We thank the emperor on behalf of the people of the world!”
Ji Hao felt that granting amnesty to the whole world could improve the sense of belonging of the people to Great Zhou.
Ever since he ascended the throne.
The idea of amnesty had long been in his mind.
Since the Minister of Rites, Wang Shouren, had mentioned it today.
Ji Hao agreed.
Not long after.
The Minister of Justice stepped out from the crowd and said respectfully,""Emperor, I have something to report."
"Yes."
"Last night, there was a monk who killed a master of Six Fan School in the inn of Drunken Immortal Residence. The monk's martial arts were not bad. The masters of Six Fan School and the Ministry of Justice had suffered many casualties before they could capture him alive. However, after some interrogation, they found out that the monk was the Tibetan national teacher, Jiu Mozhi. He was also a Tibetan envoy who had come to Chang 'an to represent the Tibetan Crown Prince in the marriage. This made me feel troubled and I didn't know how to deal with it.”
"Where is this person now?"
"He's in the Ministry of Justice's prison."
"Who was the master of Six Fan School that he killed?”
The Minister of Justice said respectfully,"The deceased's name is Murong Fu. He came from Gusu City and is considered an expert in Six Fan School."”
"Dear ministers, what do you think of this matter?”
Li Si stepped forward and said respectfully,""Your Majesty, I believe that the Tubo army is strong and has always minded our own business. However, our Great Zhou has never had a tradition of marriage. Moreover, the Tibetan envoy had brought a heavy gift and was full of sincerity. It was better to accept the gift and reject the marriage alliance. Then, he would release this person and order him to never set foot in the territory of Great Zhou. As for the dead and wounded, they were comforted with a large sum of money.”
The Minister of Rites, Wang Shouren, said respectfully,"Minister Li is right. I think that there is no need for Great Zhou to go to war with Tubo because of a few people."”
"I feel that what Li Xiang and Bo An said can be accepted. But this Murong Fu is my beloved consort, Consort Ning's cousin.”
Hearing this, all the officials were shocked.
They didn't expect that the person beaten to death by the Tibetan envoy was Concubine Ning's cousin.
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