Quick Wear: The Demon Lord blew up the tomb at the beginning

As the sun sets, the team heading towards the Northern Wilderness is huge.

Chu Xiong was curled up in the carriage with a very bad look on his face.

The officials who followed sat in their carriages with their heads down and looked dejected. They would not get off unless it was necessary.

It's nothing, it's just too embarrassing.

They dared not show their faces at all.

People on the street pointed and talked about it.

"Since ancient times, it has always been women who get married. This is the first time I have seen a man getting married, and he is marrying more than a hundred people at once, not to mention that among them are the Emperor of Chu and the Prime Minister of Chu. It is really eye-opening!"

"That's right! An emperor and a group of ministers are going to get married. If you hadn't seen it with your own eyes, you would have thought it was a joke." Passersby looked at the marriage team in shock.

"This is unprecedented, it's simply shocking!"

"..."

The carriage had no soundproofing, and all the discussions were carried into the carriage. Chu Xiong and the ministers felt ashamed and buried their heads even lower.

Zhang He was kneeling in a carriage behind Chu Xiong's, listening to the discussions outside with a calm expression. If it weren't for the gloomy look in his eyes, one would have thought that he didn't care about these remarks at all.

"Prime Minister, are you okay?" Zhang He's confidant Lan Tai Ling Gao Wen was also in a carriage with Zhang He. Seeing that Zhang He's face looked unpleasant, he asked worriedly.

Zhang He's face was as dark as ink, as if covered by thick fog. He asked, "Do you think I look good?"

Gao Wen felt a chill and didn't know how to answer, so he just tried to ask: "Are we really going to marry that Princess Beihuang?"

As Zhang He's confidant, he was also on the list when Princess Li Ding went to marry, but he didn't want to ride in a carriage by himself. He thought Zhang He must have a solution, so he stayed with Zhang He.

"Marry?" A trace of anger flashed in Zhang He's eyes, but he regained his composure: "Chu Lanrui is determined to marry us to Qi Piao. She is determined to humiliate us. But whether to marry or not is not her decision."

"Prime Minister, do you have any other solution?" Gao Wen's eyes were filled with uncontrollable excitement. He just said it. With Zhang He's personality, how could he just sit there and wait for death? There must be another solution.

Zhang He asked Gao Wen to come closer and whisper a few words in his ear.

Gao Wen's eyes lit up and the worry on his face faded. Zhang He's idea was to bribe the powerful figures in Beihuang with money to speak well of him in front of the emperor of Beihuang.

Not only that, Zhang He also had contacts with some officials from the Northern Wilds. He had accepted benefits from the Northern Wilds envoys in order to get Chu Lanrui to marry. He understood the principle of doing things for others in exchange for money, so he tried his best to encourage Chu Lanrui to marry.

But I didn't expect that this would be the result.

But it doesn't matter. He prepared generous gifts to bribe those officials and asked them to say a few words in front of Emperor Beihuang. Wouldn't this marriage be in name only?

Besides, he could no longer return to the State of Chu, so he prepared to abandon darkness and join the light and take refuge in the Northern Wilderness.

No matter how powerful Chu Lanrui is, can he really interfere in the internal affairs of Northern Wilderness?

Having made up his mind, Zhang He gradually calmed down. He picked up the teacup on the table and took a sip, filtering out the comments from the outside world.

…………

More than ten days later.

The gates of the Northern Wilderness Imperial City were wide open.

Several thousand soldiers and horses guarding Chu Xiong and his entourage were left outside the city. Chu Xiong and several high-ranking officials including Zhang He were led into the palace by envoys, while the rest were arranged at the post station.

On the way from the city gate to the palace, the people never stopped talking about it. Men of letters and poets from various countries stopped to watch, and some even wrote poems and essays about this unprecedented event.

In the Beihuang Palace, Chu Xiong got off the carriage awkwardly, and Zhang He and others followed him, feeling extremely uncomfortable.

Qi Yuan walked over and looked at the embarrassed Chu Xiong. He suppressed the urge to burst out laughing and said seriously, "I have long heard of the great name of Emperor Chu. Now that I see you, I am very excited."

After saying this, he even bowed, which was very polite.

Chu Xiong heard the teasing in Qi Yuan's words, and his face suddenly became even worse. He forced himself to smile and replied, "No, no."

"For the sake of friendship between the two countries, the Emperor of Chu did not hesitate to lower himself and travel thousands of miles to the Northern Wilderness to form an alliance. This is a noble act, and once it is spread, it will be well-known throughout the world. Qi admires this very much. So, he welcomed the Emperor of Chu with the highest etiquette and even set up a welcoming banquet for him."

Chu Xiong's face twitched involuntarily when he thought of the scale of the reception. When entering from the city gate, there were heavy troops stationed on both sides of the road to ensure that the imperial carriage could pass unimpeded.

After entering the palace, not only Qi Yuan came to greet him personally, but ministers from the Northern Wilderness also followed, expressing their respect for him everywhere.

But Chu Xiong couldn't laugh at this. The bigger the scale, the more humiliating it was for him. He always felt that Qi Yuan and his ministers were holding back their laughter.

"The Northern Desolate Emperor doesn't have to do this."

Qi Yuan smiled politely: "The King of Chu has come from afar. If we don't treat him with courtesy, it would be impolite."

After saying that, he patted Chu Xiong on the shoulder, made a gesture of invitation, and then led the way for Chu Xiong, saying to Chu Xiong as they walked: "Your wedding with my sister will be scheduled in seven days, and the banquet will be held at the Princess's Mansion..."

Today is not a wedding but a welcoming banquet. The wedding is more important as it symbolizes the marriage between the two countries. Envoys from various countries will also be present and there cannot be any mistakes.

There will be time differences when traveling, and accidents may occur, so we usually find another time to hold the event after we have settled down.

Chu Xiong smiled awkwardly, feeling bitter in his heart as he listened to Qi Yuan talking about the wedding all the time.

"I heard that the King of Chu came here to propose marriage not out of his own will, but because your sister forced him to do so. Is this true?" Qi Yuan asked kindly, noticing Chu Xiong's embarrassment. He knew a series of events that had taken place in the State of Chu, and this question was asked in order to get more exact facts.

When Chu Lanrui was mentioned, Chu Xiong thought of the fact that his throne had been taken by Xie Lang, and he had to marry into the imperial court. He felt extremely aggrieved.

So he said angrily: "I don't know what kind of evil magic Chu Lanrui has cultivated to be able to change the wind and clouds and have infinite strength. Not only did she steal my throne, she also forced me to marry a foreign prince. Has there ever been a man marrying a foreign prince since ancient times? She is clearly humiliating me and wants the world to laugh at me."

"Oh." Qi Yuan remained calm and continued to ask, "So, those rumors are true. Your sister really has such magical powers."

"If she didn't have divine power, two hundred thousand soldiers wouldn't be able to do anything to her, and neither would the ministers in the court. Would I have been forced to this point?"

Chu Xiong wanted to cry when he thought of this. When he heard Qi Yuan asking about Xie Lang, he wanted to tell him all the evil things Xie Lang had done to him at once: "Emperor Beihuang, you are not in Chu State, you don't know how bad she is. She has divine power from nowhere, forcing the entire Chu State to retreat to her, occupying the throne and slaughtering loyal ministers, and reversing yin and yang to make men marry women."

"All those who opposed her were either killed or exiled. She married her brother to a princess of another country, and sent all the ministers who did not support her here as well. This is simply absurd. This heinous crime needs to be punished..."

Qi Yuan listened to Chu Xiong's venting and accusations all the way, and his expression was as weird as it could be.

Doesn't Chu Xiong know that he is the emperor of Beihuang, and he is the emperor who married into the country, and that they have different positions? No matter how much he accuses, can he still stand up for him?

However, from his words, we can also hear that Chu Lanrui has such supernatural powers that he can only act with extreme caution in the future.

Qi Yuan's silence made Chu Xiong think that he had listened to what he said, so he cried to him: "Emperor Beihuang, I am suffering!!"

Qi Yuan's expression was a little unnatural. He looked at Chu Xiong, who was in tears. Is this thing really the emperor? But he still comforted him, "The Emperor of Chu has been wronged."

"The Emperor of Northern Desolate still understands me." Chu Xiong nodded excitedly: "Brother Qi, I will call you Brother Qi from now on. As long as Brother Qi can defeat Chu Lanrui and take back the throne, Chu Xiong will follow Brother Qi's lead from now on."

Qi Yuan's face changed, and the faces of other people who heard Chu Xiong's words also changed. They never expected that Chu Xiong would call Qi Yuan, who was younger than him, his brother in order to regain the throne, and even help Qi Yuan deal with his own country.

This... this is too shocking.

"Be careful with your words." Qi Yuan felt a little dizzy. He never expected Chu Xiong to say such words.

He is worthy of being the one who is willing to cede territory in exchange for peace.

This bottom line really shocked him.

But Chu Xiong has no bottom line, which does not mean he has no bottom line, not to mention that this happened in full view of everyone.

So he gently reminded him, "Don't say that again. No matter what, you have been the king of Chu. How can you say such treasonous words? If it gets to the ears of someone with ulterior motives, it will confirm the fact that you have betrayed your country. Even if you return to Chu, you will still be a traitor in the eyes of the Chu people."

Qi Yuan was a little speechless. As the emperor of Northern Wilderness, he had to remind Chu Xiong to be careful with his words just because he wanted to commit treason.

Not only that, he felt that his sister was the one who was most wronged.

Such a fellow actually became my sister's husband, although only in name.