Chapter 215: Sharing Happiness Is Worse than Enjoying It Alone

"Did Prince Duanmu forget something?" Prince Yun smiled and pointed at the beauties standing in a row in front of him. "Your Highness has been traveling a long way. I think it must be very hard for you to travel. Are these beauties brought by Your Highness to reward yourself on the road?"

Duanmu Yu's face changed: "This prince is pure and self-respecting, how could it be possible-"

"Your Highness, there is no need to be so excited." Prince Yun seemed to be unable to understand his irritability, and smiled lightly to comfort him, "You don't have to enter the palace for the selection, whether you are pure and self-respecting is not important, I just asked casually."

Enter the palace for the selection?

Duanmu Yu felt that this was an insult, and his face turned blue with anger: "You-"

"Your Highness." A middle-aged envoy behind him finally couldn't help but remind him, with a bit of pressure in his tone, "You lost your composure."

Duanmu Yu was startled, and his anger disappeared instantly, but his face was still gloomy and unhappy.

He took a deep breath, forced himself to calm down, looked up at Rong Yu in front of him, and pointed at the beauties standing in a row: "These are famous beauties in Northern Frontier. This prince ordered people to carefully select the best. They are top-notch in appearance, figure, and talent. They are specially presented to the Regent of Great Zhou to express the sincerity of Northern Frontier's desire to marry into Great Zhou."

Six beauties stood in a row, all around fifteen or sixteen years old, all wearing red gauze and long skirts. They were all beautiful and graceful, and their lowered eyebrows and eyes were really pleasing to the eye.

After Duanmu Yu finished speaking, the six beauties bowed, their voices were soft and gentle, and they sounded pleasant: "I pay my respects to the Regent of Great Zhou. Long live the Regent!"

Rong Yu lowered his eyes and drank a sip of wine, without saying a word.

"My prince only likes the princess and is not interested in other beauties. I'm afraid that Prince Duanmu will be disappointed." Qingyang glanced at the six beautiful women, "Among these six girls, there should be one who is the Princess of Northern Frontier, right?"

The Prince of Northern Frontier, accompanied by the first general Situ Xuanjue, led 100,000 elite cavalry to the border and expressed his willingness to offer the Princess of Northern Frontier to the Great Zhou for marriage to form a Qin-Jin friendship.

This is the original words that Duanmu Yu handed to the soldiers around the border before he arrived in the Great Zhou. His Royal Highness should not have forgotten it, right?

At this time, he never mentioned the princess, but only said to offer a beauty?

"Among these six beauties, one of them is my Northern Frontier Princess." Duanmu Yu raised his eyebrows, "I wonder if the Regent is interested in guessing which one is the prince's sister?"

Rong Yu glanced at them indifferently, his voice without any emotion: "This king is not interested in guessing. How did the prince bring these women? Please take them back the same way. The territory of the Great Zhou cannot accommodate Northern Frontier women."

As soon as these words came out, Duanmu Yu's face turned cold: "Does the Regent really refuse it outright, without even the slightest room for negotiation?"

Rong Yu raised the wine cup and gestured from a distance: "Western Qi, Nanyue, and Northern Frontier are all neighbors of the Great Zhou. The three of you have come from afar with your envoys and have worked hard all the way. This king's responsibility is to be a good host, and I would like to toast you all. As for marriage, this king is not interested, and I hope you all give up this idea."

Lin Wu sat at the table expressionlessly, without commenting.

Su Chang was still gentle and calm.

"Back then, the Regent defeated our Northern Frontier Iron Cavalry, which allowed Northern Frontier to recuperate in recent years. My father remembers the Regent's achievements very well." Duanmu Yu said coldly, "General Situ died on the battlefield that year, which was a great loss for Northern Frontier. However, everyone in the Situ family is brave and good at fighting. His son Situ Xuanjue has succeeded his father as the chief commander. He is now leading 100,000 elite troops at the border, vowing to avenge his father! I wonder what the Regent thinks about this?"

Duanmu Yu knew very well that Regent Rong Yu was the most powerful chief commander in the Great Zhou Dynasty and the soul of the Great Zhou army.

Eight years ago, he was able to defeat the Northern Frontier Iron Cavalry because of his real ability in strategy and military tactics. No one dared to underestimate him. When two armies fight, no one can win completely by luck.

In addition, his own martial arts skills are also unfathomable, otherwise he would not have been able to cut off Situ Ying's head in the midst of thousands of troops.

Even if Situ Xuanjue starts a war again, the regent will still be an unbeatable commander - but one thing cannot be ignored, the current Great Zhou is in the midst of civil strife.

Eight years ago, when Rong Yu led his troops to the battlefield, the previous emperor was still in power. The young man put all his thoughts on the battlefield, focusing only on arranging battle formations and killing enemies.

Now that the new emperor has been on the throne for more than a year, there has been a power struggle between the regent and the emperor. The emperor has just been stripped of his power, and the regent is still just a regent. How dare he leave the imperial capital at this critical moment?

Isn't he worried that the emperor will take this opportunity to win over the hearts of the people, consolidate his throne, and re-recruit court officials for his use?

"If Beijiang really wants to fight, I don't mind accompanying you." Rong Yu said in a light voice, "Since everyone in the Situ family is brave and good at fighting, if I uproot his entire family, can I make Beijiang quiet?"

Duanmu Yu's face suddenly changed: "You-"

"The Regent is indeed powerful." Su Shang smiled faintly, "Since we are going to fight, Su thinks it is better to share happiness with others than to enjoy it alone. Nanyue is also willing to take this opportunity to learn from the Regent's unparalleled strategy."

Lin Wu drank a glass of wine and said expressionlessly: "Xiqi is also willing to learn from the power of the powerful troops of the Great Zhou."

Duanmu Yu's face was originally as gloomy as a storm. At this time, he heard his ally's timely support, and his mood turned proud: "If the Regent is willing to form an alliance with Beijiang, the two countries may continue to be friends."

"This time, I am here for marriage." Lin Wu raised his head and said, "I hope the regent will not insist on his own way and offend three neighbors at the same time."

Su Chang smiled calmly: "It is better to have allies of the three countries than enemies of the three countries. The regent should be able to make up for this."

All the civil and military officials of the Great Zhou frowned.

Is this the three countries united to threaten them blatantly? Don't even want a little face?

"I am not interested in making friends with the three countries, nor am I afraid of enemies of the three countries." Rong Yu's face was cold, and his eyebrows were full of alienation and indifference. "You can use whatever tricks you have. Don't be a coward who can only shout."

Lin Wu stood up suddenly and said angrily: "Rong Yu, don't go too far-"

"The envoy of Dongling is here-"

At this moment, another loud shout came from afar, which made everyone present startled at the same time.

Dongling envoy?

Where did this come from?

The four countries surrounded, shouldn't the last country be Shu? When did Dong Ling show up?

Duanmu Yu and Su Chang looked at each other and frowned at the same time. Why did Dong Ling come to join in the fun at this time? They didn't seem to have heard that Dong Ling had also come to Da Zhou.

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