The cannon fodder just wants to survive until the end

If the future emperor of Jingguo was the eldest prince, would Jingguo's ending be different?

Ming Huaixi felt that he still needed to get in touch with the eldest prince to see whether he was truly kind or just pretending.

Ming Huaixi remembered that something exciting would happen at this banquet and he was looking forward to it.

The Zhao delegation soon arrived in the capital, and Ming Huaixi met them at the palace banquet welcoming the delegation to the capital. This time, the Zhao delegation was led by the third prince of Zhao.

Jingguo and Zhao had fought a war before, but later the two sides realized that the more they fought, the weaker their strength would be, and it would give foreign races an opportunity to take advantage, so they signed a ceasefire agreement.

The Zhao and Jing people belong to the same ethnic group. The previous war was because the rulers were ambitious and attempted to unify the ethnic group. The two countries also cover a vast area. The number of foreign ethnic groups is small but the ethnic groups are large. They usually unite to invade the territories of Zhao and Jing.

Later, there was no war between the two countries. In addition, both countries were harassed by foreign countries, the subjects of the two countries did not want to go to war with each other, and the emperors of the two countries did not have great ambitions, so they continued to sign armistice treaties and treaties for mutual trade.

The contract was signed every five years. The Zhao delegation came to the court this time because the last contract was about to expire, so they came to sign the contract this time.

Ming Huaixi looked at the third prince of Zhao at the palace banquet. Just as the original owner remembered, Zhao was located in the north and the people were rough. Both men and women in Zhao were born strong, and the third prince was a typical northern man.

His skin was not very fair, but a healthy wheat color. Generally, generals on the battlefield or martial artists had skin like this, and it was not ugly. The third prince of Zhao had a good-looking face, with sword-like eyebrows and bright eyes. He was wearing a green suit and sitting there, giving people a sense of oppression.

The king of Zhao was named Yang, and the third prince was named Yang Yanyi. According to news from the Xinyang Marquis' Mansion, the third prince was not favored in Zhao. His mother was once a dancer, and was later taken into the harem by Emperor Zhaoming, who made her a concubine and favored her for a while, but then ignored her.

She later became pregnant and gave birth to the third prince, and died of illness when the third prince was seven years old.

Emperor Zhaoming had seven sons and he didn't care much about his third son, otherwise he would not have sent the third prince to the Jingguo mission.

When Ming Huaixi was distracted and thinking about something, the Third Prince stood up and said, "I heard that the women in Jingguo are good at dancing. I wonder if I can see it for myself?"

It is a fact that the women of Jingguo are good at dancing. Dancing has a special meaning in Jingguo. Legend has it that the first empress of Jingguo was extremely good at dancing. She was seen dancing by the first emperor of Jingguo, who fell in love with her from then on. Later, the first emperor of Jingguo stayed with this empress all his life, and there was only one person in the harem. Therefore, the women of Jingguo all hoped that they would be their only husbands in the future, and this dance was passed down.

This request was not excessive. Originally, there were dancers who were specially responsible for performing on-site dances at the palace banquet. This time, the eldest prince heard that Zhao State revered martial arts, so he specially arranged a sword dance. However, the dancer who was supposed to perform the sword dance happened to have some accidents, and they couldn't find a suitable person in a short time, so the sword dance was postponed.

The other dances will be performed later. The banquet is just at the beginning and it is not their turn yet. The third prince of Zhao is a little anxious.

"This has naturally been arranged." The eldest prince clapped his hands, and a group of dancers in colorful clothes walked into the banquet hall, and began to dance after they were ready.

The third prince of Zhao also read it carefully.

Suddenly, one of the dancers stood up, holding a dagger in her hand, and rushed directly to Emperor Sheng Yuan.

"Protect the emperor." Emperor Sheng Yuan was about to be stabbed by the assassin in a hurry.

"Uh..." The assassin fell in front of Emperor Sheng Yuan. It turned out that the eldest prince rushed forward and knocked the assassin unconscious.

The eldest prince was holding... a stool? "I am guilty. I failed to host the banquet properly and allowed assassins to sneak in, scaring my father. I deserve death."

Emperor Sheng Yuan was indeed frightened this time. "Investigate, investigate thoroughly for me." He left after leaving these words.

Naturally, the eldest prince would have to investigate the matter thoroughly. The banquet was hosted by the eldest prince, and if the assassin was not caught by the eldest prince, perhaps the first thing Emperor Sheng Yuan would do in a rage would be to kill the eldest prince.

After Emperor Sheng Yuan left, the eldest prince asked the guards to take the assassin to jail and keep him there first, and he would go there to interrogate him in person later.

Because an assassin had just appeared, the banquet could not be held. "I'm sorry, Your Highness the Third Prince. I wanted to give you a warm welcome, but now the situation is really inappropriate. I'm sorry to have wronged you."

The eldest prince politely saw off the Zhao delegation.

The Zhao envoys had already seen the excitement and would not embarrass Jingguo at this time, so they all left with a peaceful look on their faces, looking like they were having a great time.

The eldest prince continued to evacuate the ministers and their families who came to attend the palace banquet.

Ming Huaixi also returned to her palace.

Ming Huaixi thought the banquet was quite exciting. This incident also happened in the original owner's memory. It seemed that the assassin was in jail when the eldest prince was interrogating him. Some people in the court spread the rumor that the incident was directed and acted by the eldest prince himself.

Later, the eldest prince found out who assassinated Emperor Sheng Yuan. The dancer was an orphan of the Grand Tutor's family. She happened to return to her ancestral home to worship her ancestors. When she heard the news of the incident in the Grand Tutor's Mansion, she hid with her loyal servant.

It was not until she found an opportunity to sneak in at the banquet and after being caught, she no longer thought about living, so she told everything she wanted to say.

Later, he was imprisoned and died in the cell when the guards were not paying attention.

When Emperor Sheng Yuan found out that it was the old Tutor's orphan who assassinated him, he became even more furious. However, all members of the Tutor's family had been killed, and there was no one for him to vent his anger on. So he handed over the eldest prince's reception of envoys to the second and third princes, and confined the eldest prince in the palace for two months to reflect on himself.

This time, things turned out the same way, and the eldest prince was confined in his palace to reflect.

The Zhao envoys proposed a marriage alliance.

This time Ming Huaixi went to see Emperor Sheng Yuan and said, "I have heard about the marriage with the State of Zhao. I am willing to go to the State of Zhao to make peace."

Emperor Sheng Yuan did want Ming Huaixi to go in marriage. A legitimate princess was the greatest sincerity in cooperation. However, Emperor Sheng Yuan also did not want Ming Huaixi to have any resentment towards him. Now that Ming Huaixi was willing to go on her own, it was all the better.

"My son has grown up and knows how to think about your father. In that case, your father will not treat you unfairly." As he said that, Emperor Sheng Yuan walked up to Ming Huaixi, patted her on the shoulder, and then looked at her with a look of relief.

Ming Huaixi also looked up at Emperor Sheng Yuan, and was happy to show him how kind a father was to his son. "This is what I should do. As a princess, I am supported by the people. Now it is my turn to do something for the people of Dajing."

"Hahahahahahaha my son is very good." These words seemed to touch Emperor Sheng Yuan's heart and made him very satisfied.