"Reporting to Your Majesty, Hesar, the envoy of Wala, is asking for an audience outside the temple."...
A high-pitched voice sounded, and Zhao Hao woke up with a start.
Looking up, there was an old eunuch standing in front of him with a hunched waist and a look of respect on his face.
Looking at the environment of the Western Zhou Dynasty, the empty hall is magnificent with carved beams and painted pillars.
And he was sitting on a golden lacquered dragon throne.
Before he could recover from his dazed state, a wave of unfamiliar memories poured into his mind like a tide.
I quickly figured out my current situation.
Time traveled!
He transformed into a supporting character in the fictional historical novel "Heroes of the Empire" that I read in my previous life.
This character is the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty, and is neither a decent nor a villain.
Ordinarily, Zhao Hao, a loser, should be happy to be dressed as such a character.
But the sad thing is that in the original plot, although Zhao Hao ranked ninth and fifth, he was a puppet emperor.
When he was eight years old, his aunt Ye Yi, the queen mother of the dynasty, joined several ministers to help her nephew Zhao Hao ascend the throne because her son who was the emperor died in infancy.
Because of her young age, Queen Mother Ye Yi resorted to the trick of listening to politics behind the curtain on the grounds that she could not personally govern.
All matters, big and small, are decided by the Queen Mother.
Finally, at the age of sixteen, at the pleading of several loyal ministers, the Queen Mother hypocritically announced that she would return power to the emperor and would no longer gesticulate behind the curtain.
Secretly, he still controls everything by relying on the power he has managed for many years.
All memorials for officials of third rank and above must be approved by her.
She also has the final say on some important matters.
There were several times when the emperor took matters into his own hands and handled a few minor matters. When the Queen Mother found out about it, she punished him by depriving him of meals for three days.
The Queen Mother was so happy with her achievements that she had bad conduct.
She would always find some excuse to hold a big banquet and ask civil and military officials to pay tribute to her.
Whose gifts are valuable and innovative will be promoted.
As a result, corruption and bribery were prevalent in the Daxia Empire, the people were miserable, and rebellions broke out in various places.
What is even more disgraceful is that she secretly kept several handsome men outside the palace, and went out of the palace to hang out with these men every now and then, which greatly compromised the royal majesty.
I'm riding a horse through a ball!
Isn't this just a puppet?
It's better to be a loser than to be comfortable.
Zhao Hao looked bald and looked extremely ugly.
The old eunuch in front of him was so frightened that he didn't know what to do?
After waiting for a while, he mustered up the courage to remind him: "Your Majesty, Messenger Wala is still waiting outside the palace!"
Messenger of Wala?
Zhao Hao began to recall the story in Yuan Dynasty and soon knew the purpose of the messenger's visit.
This guy came to propose marriage to Princess Chun'an of Xia Kingdom, his own sister Zhao Wen, for Erut, the third prince of Wala.
A month ago, the third prince of Wala and several envoys went as envoys to the Xia Kingdom.
In the back garden of the palace, I met the handsome and elegant Princess Chun'an.
After Erut returned, he thought about it all day long, so he decided to send an envoy to propose marriage to the Xia Emperor.
Originally, this kind of thing would have been sternly rejected immediately by the previous emperors of Daxia.
But the situation is different now. Zhao Hao has just taken charge, and the Queen Mother still has the final say in all matters.
Erut was well aware of the Queen Mother's external cowardice, and Wala now had a strong army. If the other party did not agree, he would threaten her by sending troops to the Xia Kingdom.
In Erut's view, this matter is basically a certainty.
"Xiao Xiaowala, it's okay to miss him!"
The biological mother of Zhao Hao and his younger sister Zhao Wen passed away when they were very young. Later, other concubines that their father married were not kind to them.
Therefore, the brother and sister are dependent on each other and have a deep relationship.
Naturally, Zhao Hao could not let his sister marry into the wild land of Wala.
"Your Majesty, Hesar had already met with the Queen Mother before he came to see her. I'm afraid it's inappropriate for you to refuse!"
The old eunuch had a bad temper and knew that the emperor's rejection of the envoy might cause trouble, so he bit the bullet and gave advice.
Zhao Hao finally understood. This Wala messenger must have opened up his joints with the Queen Mother, and now he is just going through the motions.
"Gan! Do you think you, the emperor, are just a decoration?"
Zhao Hao's anger soared and he began to think of countermeasures.
After much deliberation, I couldn't think of any good solution. I could only take one step at a time.
"Let him in!"
Zhao Hao waved his hand, and the old eunuch immediately shouted: "Messenger Xuanwala is here to see you!"
A middle-aged man dressed in exotic clothes and with a long beard walked into the hall, with his right hand clenched in front of his chest, and he bent down and bowed to Zhao Hao.
"Foreign Minister Hesar pays homage to the Emperor of Xia!"
According to the etiquette of the Xia Kingdom, when meeting the emperor, one needs to kneel down to salute.
Hesar's Wala etiquette made Zhao Hao feel that the other party did not respect him very much, and his discomfort deepened.
"The messenger came to see me, why?"
He asked calmly, wanting to see what the other party had to say about the marriage proposal.
"As far as the foreign minister knows, the emperor has a sister, Princess Chun'an. She is twenty-eight years old. She is beautiful, talented, and intelligent. The third prince is yearning for her. The foreign minister is here to propose marriage to the emperor on behalf of the third prince Erut. I hope the emperor will grant her permission. A good thing, when Wala and Daxia get married, it will be mutually beneficial..."
Hesar spoke with elation and a sense of superiority.
It's as if the princess married them and robbed them of their money.
Mutually beneficial you are numb!
Zhao Hao was thinking about how to send the messenger away when a strange voice suddenly sounded in his mind.
"Ding! Congratulations to the host for binding the god-level selection system. The system is loading 5%25, 18%25, 39%25, 58%25..."
"The system is bound successfully and the task is released."
"Option 1: Promise to the envoy, marry the princess to Wala, and be rewarded with 50,000 taels of gold and 20,000 war horses."
"Option 2: Reject the envoy, convince the Queen Mother, and reward the Shenji Camp with 10,000 soldiers and 5,000 muskets."
"Option 3: Kill the messenger and be rewarded with three stages of the indestructible power of the Vajra (can be improved in actual combat, the highest level is nine stages. At that time, it will be invulnerable to weapons, water and fire, and the attacker will be affected by counterattacks), and three puppet talismans ( Valid for one day).
Damn it, my golden finger finally arrived!
Having read countless online novels in his previous life, he knew that time travelers had their own systems. ...
So I wasn't very surprised.
After a little analysis of these three mission options, the previous frustration disappeared.
A fire of hope arose in my heart.
So what about the puppet emperor? He has a system by his side and doesn't show off his talents to build a glorious empire. I'm sorry for his identity as a time traveler!
A sneer appeared at the corner of his mouth, and he said to the messenger Hesar: "You, Wala, are a small border country with poor material resources and poor people. How can it be beneficial to the Xia Kingdom?"
"this……"
Hesar was startled, never expecting that the emperor would say this.
Previously, he had heard that the Xia Emperor was weak and that the Queen Mother had the final say in everything.
I thought I would just go through the motions and agree readily, but who knew this would happen.
"Back to the emperor, our Oara is rich in war horses, cattle and sheep. We can donate 10,000 war horses, cattle and sheep to your country as a betrothal gift."
These things were planned by him in advance and were not originally intended to be taken out.
When I heard something was wrong with what the emperor said, I reluctantly said it.
"hehe!"
Zhao Hao sneered again: "Daxia is rich in products, I don't care about these things of yours!"
Hearing this, Hesar was completely confused.
After calming down, he realized that the emperor was planning to reject him.
I felt unhappy because I brought such a big gift to propose marriage. Not only was it unsuccessful, I was also ridiculed!
"The Queen Mother has agreed to marry Princess Chun'an to Prince Erut. I hope the Emperor will grant her permission!"
Hesar's words had a hint of coercion, and he had a stern expression after he finished speaking.
Little did he know that what he said was like poking a hornet's nest.
