Transmigrated into a vicious female supporting role, reborn as a hostage to the paranoid male protag

"How could a mere child like you openly write such an official document, ordering me to send the princess to be dealt with by the Great Qi State?"

"Where does this put the eldest princess? Where does this put my great empire?" Su Qinhuai said angrily.

The court officials were divided into two factions, arguing fiercely over government affairs. The conservative faction consisted mostly of censors and former officials, who prioritized the interests of the country.

They are pedantic and conservative. Since ancient times, a woman's interests have been put above the interests of her family and country. Naturally, she would put her family and country first and then think about other things.

Therefore, the conservatives unanimously felt that Chu Xingchen's official document was indeed reasonable. When Chu Xingchen, the King of Qi, was a hostage, he was indeed bullied by Her Royal Highness the Princess.

This time, Chu Xingchen offered gold, silver, silk, cattle and sheep as exchange gifts, and a ten-year truce on the border between the two countries as a condition. This was enough to show that Chu Xingchen was a sensible person.

Furthermore, there have been examples of princesses marrying off to foreign countries in Dasheng since ancient times. Since the princess can be married off, then handing the eldest princess over to the palace of Daqi as a hostage, and exchanging a woman for the people on the border of Dasheng's capital to be spared from the suffering of war and displacement for ten years, no matter how you look at it, this deal is a good deal after all.

The other faction was the pro-war faction, which was mainly composed of military generals such as Sima Wuji, the General of the Cavalry of the Great Sheng State, and his son Sima Zhaohua.

Sima Zhaohua and Su Yingxue have been childhood sweethearts, their relationship akin to that of brothers, a rare and extraordinary one. They each harbor both selfish and public-spirited motives. Proponents of war, such as Sima Wuji and Sima Zhaohua, possess exceptional talent and countless battle experience.

In the Battle of Qi Sheng that year, Sima Wuji defeated several generals under the former Qi emperor and captured several cities in succession. In the end, the former Qi emperor sent envoys to cede land and pay compensation, and sent Chu Xingchen into the palace as a prince as a hostage. Only then did Qi become a vassal state and one of the tributary states for more than ten years.

Now, the new Qi Emperor Murong Yuan only needs to send a document and wants to take the Princess away from Sheng Kingdom as a hostage.

For the pro-war faction, it was both a provocation by Qi to the king of Dasheng and an insult to their generals who fought and shed blood to guard the border for peace.

There is a saying that is widely circulated among the military officers and generals of Dasheng: One should never regret joining Dasheng in this life, and a real man should swear to be loyal to the monarch and protect the people until death.

When it comes to the greater good of family and country, the country comes first, family comes second, and finally, the individual. Even if it means sacrificing one's life for the country, it is worth it.

Therefore, in the end, Su Qinhuai, who was wholeheartedly protecting his youngest sister, finally chose the position of the pro-war faction.

Su Qinhuai rejected Chu Xingchen's show of weakness. It wasn't just because he doted on his sister, but also because, to a certain extent, he overestimated Sheng's national strength and soldiers, and underestimated Chu Xingchen and Qi's strength.

Su Qinhuai didn't know that the great country of the Great Sheng Empire that he had known since childhood, after hundreds of years of prosperity, had become just like a brocade robe with a beautiful appearance, but the cotton core had long been lost inside. It looked lush on the outside but empty on the inside.

Just like a bright meteor, it is about to fall across the sky, leaving behind a glorious road that slowly disappears.

However, under Chu Xingchen's governance, Qi State had already achieved a clean government, strict military discipline, and a peaceful life for the people. Despite being despised by many powerful states, from the monarch to the court officials, Qi State had already risen quietly.

In the years after Chu Xingchen was held hostage, with the help of spies in the original novel, he had already hidden his edge and became an excellent spy with deep scheming and both civil and military strategies.

He had been lurking in the Dasheng Palace for many years as a royal hostage. In the last few years, because of the kindness and compassion of the heroine Su Liyue, he protected Chu Xingchen as Princess Changle.

Chu Xingchen took advantage of the protection of Princess Changle and used his identity to sneak into Sheng State's military intelligence and court intelligence fortress many times.

Over the years, he collected countless important information about the court, palace and army of Sheng State. Finally, these were the letters of allegiance he handed over to the former Emperor Qi when he left Sheng State and returned to his homeland's capital and ascended the throne of the third prince again.

And now, Su Yingxue knew that in the entire capital of Dasheng, whether in the court or the palace, Su Qinhuai was the only one who truly treated her and loved her. He always considered Su Yingxue and even subconsciously favored her peace and safety.

So, this time, since Zhang Susu became Su Qinhuai's sister, she enjoyed this for Su Yingxue.

Chu Xingchen is worthy of having the ability and talent of an emperor.

With Su Liyue's help, he entered the Juxian Yashe Dasheng Imperial Academy in the following years. He was deeply guided by the imperial teacher and scholars, and was able to hide his talent and incompetence.

He really did learn the essence of the ways of governing the country and court strategies that had been passed down from the Great Sheng Kingdom for hundreds of years, as well as the etiquette system and court affairs that were lacking in the Great Qi Kingdom.

What’s even more impressive is that Chu Xingchen used what he had learned to customize and modify Qi’s administrative law based on Qi’s unique national conditions, geography, and culture, putting his knowledge into practice and surpassing his predecessor.

Therefore, one has to sigh that Chu Xingchen is an imperial talent that is rarely seen in a century.

Some things are innate. Su Liyue's opportunities, coupled with his hard work and study, fighting and robbing at the risk of his life, allowed him to grow rapidly and develop his own minions and power.

In the end, Chu Xingchen overwhelmed the other princes and subordinates of Qi State, and finally became the first hostage who was once a lowly person, and later ascended to the supreme throne of Qi State through his own fighting and political tactics.

However, these are later stories.

Therefore, this time, Zhang Susu planned to use the opportunity and merit of Su Liyue supporting Chu Xingchen to enter Juxian Yashe to weaken Chu Xingchen's prejudice and hatred towards the capital of Dasheng.

At least in the original novel, Su Liyue, as portrayed by the author, did such a thing. Both publicly and privately, her compassion gave Chu Xingchen an opportunity to rise.

Therefore, after the fall of Sheng Kingdom, Chu Xingchen was grateful for the protection and opportunities she had given him. In addition to Su Liyue's beauty, it was her innocence and kindness that made Chu Xingchen successful and indirectly led to the fall of Sheng Kingdom.

She became the first princess in a hundred years to survive and receive titles from two dynasties.

The first time was when Su Qin, the King of Huaisheng State, bestowed upon her the title of Princess Changle. The second time was when Chu Xingchen, the King of Qisheng State, founded the unified territory of Qisheng and established the capital of Qisheng State, and bestowed upon her the title of Princess Changle again.

Su Qinhuai was granted a title as a token of the emperor's father's love for his daughter.

Chu Xingchen's conferment was to pave the way for Su Liyue to eventually become the empress of Qisheng Capital. It was his love and favor for Su Liyue, and it was also the beginning of Su Liyue's final tragedy.

This time, Su Yingxue really wanted to help the two of them have a happy ending. Therefore, the first step of the plan was that Su Yingxue would replace Su Liyue's actions in the book to weaken Chu Xingchen's hostility towards Sheng Country, and also to seek a different path.