The sickly son died young? After the marriage exchange, I will bring prosperity to his entire clan f

"No."

"Crown Prince Aiqi, didn't you come to the palace today with a purpose—to test us?"

"From the very beginning of the palace banquet, you directly selected the daughter of Lord Wen. Lord Wen is now the Minister of War. I don't need to elaborate on what the Minister of War is in charge of, do I?"

“Prince Aiqi started by using the eldest daughter of Lord Wen’s family to test the waters. When he found that things had gone well, he felt that our Great Shun was easy to talk to. Your sister, Princess Aina, immediately stepped forward and said that she had taken a liking to me.”

“You don’t have any interest in me; you just want to use me as a pawn to test His Majesty’s bottom line. You want to see if His Majesty will promote me for the sake of a marriage alliance.”

"Having this official position will make your next steps easier. We can agree to this request. So next, you will ask me to do some things. If I fail to do them, you will use the fact that Da Shun is not maintaining this relationship properly to launch another war."

"So you're not here for a marriage alliance, but to find a sucker to maintain a superficial peace for a while, and then find an excuse to break that peace. And I'm the best candidate."

"Firstly, I have no background or powerful family, so I am easy to control. Secondly, after this incident, you have ruined this peace. Even if I die, it will not affect your reputation."

"You...you're talking nonsense." Prince Aiqi was covered in sweat. Why did this person in front of him know their plan so clearly, describing it in perfect detail?

And... how dare he? How dare he say this in front of so many people?

Ling Silang shrugged. "Is I talking nonsense, Prince Aiqi? If I am talking nonsense, then why did your noble princess choose me, a nobody with nothing, instead of so many noble young men from high-ranking families?"

"Or is it that the taste of the Great Barbarians has always been unique, either stealing other people's things or choosing some inconspicuous items?"

Aiqi knew he couldn't let Ling Silang continue, or they would lose face and dignity. "My lord, do you intend to provoke a war between our two countries?"

Ling Silang bowed deeply to Ai Qi before respectfully saying, "Your Highness Ai Qi, please don't take the blame for this."

"From the moment the envoys from the Great Barbarians entered the capital and arrived at the post station, they started making trouble. First, they said that the things from our Great Shun were not good enough, not as good as those from the Great Barbarians. Then they said that the places we provided for them to stay were not luxurious enough. Finally, they complained that our maids were not pretty and our food was not good. In short, everything about us was belittled by them as worthless."

"As the ancients said, when in Rome, do as the Romans do. Da Shun is Da Shun, and Da Fan is Da Fan. Since you look down on Da Shun so much, why did you come here?"

"Did you come here just to cause some unhappiness for us Da Shun people? You'll really be disappointed. We'll be disappointed because it doesn't rain and the harvest is bad, we'll be disappointed by many things, but we'll never be disappointed by trivial matters."

"On His Majesty's birthday, we welcome everyone to come and offer their congratulations. All who come are guests. What we have prepared for you is naturally the most suitable for you. Since you have belittled it as worthless, then I'm sorry, things and people are equal."

"If you can't even show the most basic respect, why should we?"

As Ling Silang spoke, his eyes swept over the representatives of the various countries who had come. The same thing happened not only to the envoys from the Great Barbarian Kingdom, but also to the other envoys.

His sharp gaze swept over them, and many people lowered their heads guiltily.