amaotonovel Chapter 222: Seeing Through Yongguo’s Trick
Chapter 222: Seeing Through Yongguo’s Trick
At this time, Zi Yan came running over, panting and said, "My lady, this is bad! I just heard some servants talking privately, saying that the envoys from Yong State came here for the purpose of marriage."
Su Qianqian's heart tightened. Marriage? It seemed that what Yongguo wanted was not small!
But she was not worried at all, because she believed that Chu Junze could solve this problem himself. After all, the current Zhao Kingdom is not what it used to be.
Today, the Zhao Kingdom has a strong army and horses, sufficient food and fodder, and all its weapons have been replaced with the latest models. If a real war breaks out, it is still uncertain who will win or lose!
Besides, there is her arsenal. The weapons in it are more than enough to destroy not only the neighboring countries, but all the surrounding countries in seconds.
Therefore, Zhao State now does not need to marry any country to maintain peace.
It is precisely because of this that Su Qianqian continued to feed Liubao without any panic.
She patted Liubao gently, her eyes full of love. After Liubao was full, she let Zhiqi hold him and burp him.
Only after she had fed the fourth and fifth babies did she finally have some free time.
Looking back, it seemed that she had been busy like this since the three cubs were born. But although she was busy, she was very happy.
What made her happiest was the meticulous care that Chu Junze and Dabao showed her.
Even Erbao and Sanbao have become more sensible because of the arrival of their younger brothers.
At noon, Chu Junze finally came back. Without waiting for Su Qianqian to ask him anything, he took the initiative to tell her about the envoy from Yong State.
Su Qianqian sat quietly in his arms and listened to his words.
When she heard Chu Junze talking about the marriage conditions proposed by Yong State, her heart sank. It turned out that Yong State wanted more than just an alliance, they also wanted to form an alliance with Zhao State through marriage.
"Don't worry, they are the ones who need our help now, so what they say depends on whether we respond to them.
After all, we in the Great Zhao Kingdom don’t really need to form an alliance with other countries, and similarly, we are not afraid of fighting with them again.” Chu Junze spoke of this matter with a domineering tone.
After hearing his words, Su Qianqian's lips curled up slightly. Chu Junze's thoughts indeed coincided with hers.
"Yeah, I thought so too. But we still need to find out why they suddenly did this. After all, there has been no war on the border recently, so what exactly do they want to do this time?!"
This is where Su Qianqian is confused!
"Well, don't worry. I have sent Long Yi and a team of secret guards to investigate. I believe we will know the reason soon." Chu Junze looked straight ahead and said calmly.
Hearing that he had already made arrangements, Su Qianqian was no longer worried.
"That's good." Su Qianqian leaned in Chu Junze's arms and said softly.
The two were silent for a while, and Chu Junze suddenly spoke up: "Qianqian, if they have other purposes this time, I'm afraid it will implicate you and the children."
"I'm not afraid." Su Qianqian looked at Chu Junze firmly, "We are a family, so we must advance and retreat together. Besides, don't you still have us to protect us?"
Chu Junze was moved and hugged Su Qianqian tightly, "Don't worry, I will never let you get hurt."
At this time, a eunuch hurried over and knelt down to report: "Your Majesty, Master Long Yi wants to see you."
"Transmit." Chu Junze let go of Su Qianqian and sat up straight.
Long Yi walked quickly into the hall, bowed and said, "Your Majesty, I have found out the real purpose of the Yong Kingdom envoy's visit."
"Speak." Chu Junze's eyes were cold.
"According to my investigation, the Emperor of Yong is seriously ill, his sons are fighting for the throne, and the situation is turbulent. This time they sent envoys to propose marriage, in fact, they want to seek support from our country to stabilize the domestic situation." Long Yi reported.
Chu Junze and Su Qianqian looked at each other and understood.
"I see." Chu Junze sneered, "What a wishful thinking."
Su Qianqian frowned and said, "Then how should we deal with it?"
Chu Junze pondered for a moment and said, "Let's see what they do next. If they behave themselves, we will forgive them. If they dare to cause trouble, don't blame me for being rude."
"Qianqian, how do you think this matter should be handled?" Chu Junze looked at Su Qianqian, his eyes full of trust.
Su Qianqian thought for a moment and replied, "I think we can use the Yong Kingdom's tactics against them. Since the Yong Kingdom's envoys want to seek our country's support, we might as well put forward some conditions to make them retreat in the face of difficulties."
Chu Junze nodded slightly to show his agreement.
"Yes, you are worthy of being my Qianqian. But what conditions should we propose so as not to cause a war but also make the Yong Kingdom envoy unacceptable?"
Su Qianqian smiled and said confidently: "Your Majesty, I have an idea. We can ask Yongguo to use its five cities as collateral, or let their prince come to our country as a hostage. In this way, they will definitely not agree."
Chu Junze listened, and a hint of appreciation flashed in his eyes. "Good idea! Qianqian is really smart. Let's do as you say!"
Therefore, Chu Junze decided to let Long Yi convey these two conditions to the Yong State envoy. Next, it depends on how the Yong State envoy will respond.
It is precisely because she knew that they were not the ones who could make decisions that Su Qianqian deliberately made the conditions so harsh.
Whether using five cities as guarantee or using royal children as hostages, it would cause their dissatisfaction.
After all, their original plan was just to give Chu Junze a woman, and everything else was just nonsense.
Long Yi quickly conveyed Chu's conditions to the Yong envoy.
After hearing this, the messengers looked embarrassed.
They originally thought that Chu would easily take the bait, but they did not expect the other side to be so tough. Using five cities as collateral was undoubtedly cutting flesh and bleeding; asking the prince to be a hostage was even more impossible.
In desperation, the envoys had to hurried back to Yong State and report the matter to the king.
The princes of Yong State were furious upon hearing this and reprimanded the envoys for their poor performance.
But at this point, he had to reconsider his relationship with Zhao. After weighing the pros and cons, Yong finally decided to temporarily put aside his ambitions and maintain peace with Zhao.
At this point, Zhao State successfully resolved the crisis.
After solving the problem of Yong State, Chu Junze immediately issued instructions to the secret agents in the capital.
Chu Junze knew very well that although the current crisis had been resolved, the Yong Kingdom would never give up.
He must be vigilant at all times to prevent any trouble before it happens. At the same time, he also decided to take this opportunity to reorganize the various forces in the capital and strengthen the deployment on the border.
In secret, Chu Junze mobilized resources from all sides and actively deployed defensive fortifications. He sent out his trusted men to closely monitor the every move of Yong State to ensure that he could grasp the other party's movements at the first time.
In addition, Chu Junze also ordered to intensify the training of soldiers to improve the combat effectiveness of the army. He believed that only by becoming strong can we truly resist the threats from the outside world.
On the other side, Su Qianqian was not idle either.