I rely on talismans to seek longevity

After General Murong sat down, he quickly said, "Your Majesty, the Korean Empire in the south has sent 500,000 troops to approach our border, saying that they want to conduct some mountain exercises. I think they just want to force us to marry."

"Did they send an envoy?"

"Yes, they have just arrived today. People from the Honglu Temple have already gone to receive them. I estimate that they will meet with the emperor at the court tomorrow."

"Hmph, this bunch of people have evil intentions." The emperor snorted fiercely.

"Your Majesty, our court is fully prepared. As long as you give the order, I will personally go to the battle."

"Haha, our General Murong is still strong despite his old age." The emperor laughed.

At this moment, Eunuch Li walked up to the emperor and whispered, "Your Majesty, the left and right prime ministers want to see you."

The emperor thought for a moment and said, "Announce."

After a while, two middle-aged men in their 50s came in, wearing square crowns and dark purple robes. The robes were made of high-grade materials such as silk and brocade, with soft texture and shining luster. There were also exquisite patterns embroidered on the robes. They wore jade pendants around their waists. They were full of magnificence and solemnity, and every detail reflected their dignity and authority.

As soon as the two came in, they saw General Murong. A flash of surprise flashed across his face, then he quickly returned to normal and knelt down together: "Your Majesty."

"My dear, please stand up."

These two people were not as lucky as General Murong and could only stand. At this time, the left prime minister Yan Song said, "Your Majesty, the envoys of the Great Korean Dynasty are here again."

Right Prime Minister Xiao Zhenghe also echoed: "I think they come with bad intentions this time, we need to be well prepared."

The emperor looked at the right prime minister and said, "Do you have any good ideas, my dear right prime minister?"

The Right Prime Minister hurriedly said respectfully, "I dare not make a comment, but I think they came this time to ask Your Majesty to confirm the date for the marriage with the eldest princess. According to my humble opinion, the eldest princess has passed the age of marriage. In addition, the person to be married is the second prince of the Korean Dynasty. I heard that this prince is likely to be appointed as the crown prince. The marriage should be the best option for now."

The left prime minister looked at the emperor and saw that his expression remained unchanged. He did not say anything. He also said, "Your Majesty, I mean the same thing."

When General Murong heard this, he angrily said, "You mean that too? Why don't you let your daughter go to marry?"

Upon hearing this, the Left Prime Minister said, "I am just trying to help your majesty. It's just that my daughter is not liked by others."

General Murong cursed, "Bullshit. I don't know what you are thinking."

At this time, the emperor suddenly said: "General Murong, this is the imperial study, please be careful with your words."

Old General Murong hurriedly said respectfully: "Your Majesty, I'm sorry, I went a little too far." After saying that, he did not forget to give the Left Prime Minister a fierce look.

The emperor stroked his beard and said nothing, just thinking quietly. Seeing that the emperor was silent, the left and right prime ministers did not dare to say anything either.

The emperor was very surprised. In the past, the left and right prime ministers had always disagreed on political views. How come they agreed today? He suddenly asked, "Did the envoy specify who he wanted to marry?"

The left prime minister responded, "Your Majesty, the envoy said he wants to marry the eldest princess."

"Huh, my daughter is truly outstanding. I have always wanted to marry her." the emperor said angrily.

The right prime minister took a look at the emperor's face and said stubbornly, "Unless we are ready to go to war with them now, the best option is to marry them to the emperor."

"Okay, all of you leave. I'll think about it." After saying that, he drove them away.

The three of them had no choice but to take their leave and walked out together. As soon as they left the imperial study, General Murong said, "You two weaklings, you are frightened by a mere exercise. Humph, I won't bother with you. Don't leave with me."

After hearing this, the left prime minister pointed at General Murong and said, "You, you, are just an old bastard."

When the right prime minister saw this, he did not say anything, but just shook his head helplessly.

The emperor in the imperial study room burst into laughter after hearing this. Eunuch Li saw the emperor laughing and asked quickly, "Your Majesty, what are you doing..."

The emperor pointed outside the door and said, "You are so old, but you are still like a child. Old general, you have always been so upright."

The next day came in a blink of an eye. At the morning court, after all the ministers reported their affairs, the eunuch selected the envoy of the Korean Dynasty to meet the emperor.

Three people in strange costumes walked in. Then they bowed slightly to the emperor and said, "The envoys of the Great Korean Dynasty pay their respects to the Emperor Daqian."

After finishing speaking, one of the leaders said: "I have submitted our request to the officials of the Honglu Temple before. I wonder what Emperor Daqian thinks."

At this time, a middle-aged man stood up. He was tall and straight, with a handsome face. His eyebrows revealed a sense of majesty and elegance. His eyes were deep, as if he could see through everything in the world. The man standing up was the Minister of Rites Gongsun Jing. He bowed slightly to the emperor and said, "Your Majesty, I went out yesterday and saw many young talents gathered outside the Honglu Temple. I thought they were going to make trouble at first, but later I found out that they were very dissatisfied with this marriage." He especially said the word "very" very loudly and dragged it out for a long time.

The emperor heard it and said, "Oh, what happened next?"

"Your Majesty, after some investigation, I learned that they felt that our eldest princess was so outstanding that she should marry someone even more outstanding, otherwise it would be unfair to her."

The Korean envoys said repeatedly: "Our second prince is also very outstanding, and he is definitely worthy of your eldest princess."

Gongsun Jing glanced at the envoy of the Great Korean Dynasty and smiled: "They also said that this excellence cannot be considered excellent just because he is a prince. So everyone decided to hold a competition for outstanding talents from the two dynasties. Only those who stand out in the competition can be considered excellent. I think it makes sense, so I put forward this suggestion today. I hope your majesty will approve it."

After hearing what the Minister of Rites said, the emperor's eyes suddenly lit up. Good guy, not bad. The emperor secretly gave him a look, expressing his approval of what he had just said.

Only then did the Minister of Rites secretly wipe the sweat off his face. Oh, I was so nervous. These were all what the Princess said yesterday when she personally found him and asked him to attend the morning court.

The emperor suddenly said loudly: "Then follow what the Minister of Rites said. Excellence is not something that can be expressed in words, but is based on strength. So I think we should hold a talent contest for the two of us after the Mid-Autumn Festival. For the sake of fairness, the venue for the contest should be outside Nanming Pass. You can go back and tell your emperor that if your second prince is really excellent, he should work hard to get a good ranking. Each country will also give some treasures to reward the top ten winners. The Ministry of Rites and the Honglu Temple will be responsible for the specific competitions."

Before anyone could say anything, the emperor gave a look. Eunuch Li understood immediately and shouted, "Dismiss the court."