"No, absolutely not!" Zu An was furious when he heard this. What kind of joke are you kidding, asking Manman to go and get married?

 Another courtier advised: "Everyone knows that the prince and the princess are deeply affectionate as brothers and sisters, but this time, for the sake of the entire country, please don't act out of anger."

Zu An directly pushed back: "If you want to go to the wedding, you can go there yourself, or let your daughter or sister go."

Next, many courtiers unilaterally criticized him for ignoring the overall situation with various righteousnesses in mind. No matter how eloquent Zu An was, he could not defeat so many old foxes who were immersed in the political arena.

Not only were they retreating steadily, but they were also morally criticized by everyone.

Seeing that Zu An was in trouble, a clear voice suddenly came from the door of the hall: "Let me do the marriage."

Everyone turned around and saw that it was the second princess Sancai. She had a strange look of determination on her face.

Zu An was shocked: "Sancai, what are you doing? There is nothing going on here."

Other ministers also whispered and shook their heads.

Sancai said directly: "What's wrong? Am I not a princess?"

The court was noisy and discussed for a while, and finally Shang Wang Wending made the decision: "Then let's go and get married in Sancai."

 Then he sent envoys to the west to discuss the matter with Zhou, and it was settled.

After retreating from the court, Zu An and Pei Mianman asked San Cai anxiously: "Why do you want to take the initiative to propose a marriage? Do you know that marrying thousands of miles away is unpredictable, not to mention that it will ruin your life's happiness."

Sancai smiled slightly: "If I don't marry, should I let my sister go?"

Zu An took a breath and continued: "She can't go either. Even if she wants to get married, just find any noble woman. There is no need for you to intervene."

Sancai shook his head: "It's different. This time our country has encountered an unprecedented crisis. My father killed the lord of the Western Zhou Dynasty before. How can an ordinary woman calm the anger of the Zhou people? Only the princess can ease the relationship and let the two parties take action.

We, the Shang Kingdom, can concentrate on dealing with Huaiyi and avoid being attacked from both sides."

“Now the only princesses of the right age in the royal family are my sister and me. Since my sister doesn’t want to go, I have to go. As a princess, I have enjoyed fine clothes and fine food for so many years. Naturally, I should repay this country.”

Zu An was a little surprised. She didn't expect that she would have such an awareness at such a young age. Since ancient times, many children of princes and nobles have enjoyed the country's wealth and support since childhood, but on the other hand, they are unwilling to pay the corresponding obligations.

Such a comparison makes him and Pei Mianman somewhat eclipsed. However, since they are here for a trial, it is naturally impossible for them to have a deep sense of identification with this country.

Pei Mianman said in a deep voice: "There is no reason to let my sister sacrifice. Naturally, I, the older sister, will do it."

Zu An was anxious: "Manman!"

Pei Mianman gave him a reassuring look. With her experience and cultivation, she was confident that she would remain innocent in the Western Zhou Dynasty for a short time. As for the rest, we will talk about it later.

At this time Sancai laughed: "Sister, if you really get married, what will my brother do?"

Zu An and Pei Mianman were both startled: "Sancai, what are you talking about?"

Sancai sighed faintly: "Ever since I was little, you two have always put me to sleep, and then hugged each other and gnawed at me. Do you think I am a child and really don't know anything?"

 Zu An: “……”

Pei Mianman: “……”

She glared at Zu An with shame, blaming this guy.

Sancai then said: "You two are in love, others don't know it, how can I, the younger sister, not know it? Although I don't know how you will end up in the future, how can I sit back and watch you being torn apart now."

Unexpectedly, she was doing it to fulfill the needs of the two of them. Zu An and Pei Mianman's eyes suddenly turned red, and they did not agree with her making such a sacrifice.

After hearing the two people's persuasion, Sancai also stopped smiling: "Brother, sister, you must not think that I am just doing it for you. Growing up, I have heard a lot of what you two talked about in confusion, but

We can know that in your hearts, the Zhou people in the west are definitely a serious threat to our Shang Kingdom and are likely to destroy us in the future."

"As a princess of the Shang Kingdom, I naturally cannot sit idly by. Unfortunately, I have been ignorant of anything since I was a child. I cannot compare with my brothers and sisters in all aspects. If my sister's strategy is to marry to the Western Zhou Dynasty, she will be our Shang Kingdom.

It's a huge loss. It would be more cost-effective for me to stay here and help Dashang, so that the three of us can work together to protect Dashang's centuries-old foundation."

Hearing her speaking so solemnly, Zu An and Pei Mianman finally understood that she was not impulsive, but the result of careful consideration.

"But this is too unfair to you. You have to sacrifice your life's happiness." Zu An and Pei Mianman advised together. The three of them grew up together, and their relationship was naturally very good. They really regarded her as their daughter.

My dear sister, I don't want to see her suffer even the slightest injustice.

Sancai smiled and said: "You may not be unhappy. After all, this time you are marrying the leader of the Zhou people. In terms of status, she is also the mother of a country. Besides, I heard that Ji Chang is a good man and handsome. Maybe when the time comes

If we truly fall in love, we can make him surrender to us completely."

"Ji Chang!" Zu An's head sank. Although Shang Dynasty was destroyed by King Wu Ji Fa in history, most of the foundations were laid by King Wen Ji Chang. Ji Fa only finished the work. How could such a person be killed by a woman?

Conquer.

Hearing his worries, Sancai shook his head: "Even if I can't conquer him, the worst I can do is give him ten or eight children. Humph, with my status, he can't let me be his concubine. In this way, my children will be

The heir to the Zhou Dynasty will be the nephew of the King of Shang, and the relationship between the two parties will be completely relaxed."

"This..." Zu An and Pei Mianman looked at each other, and it seemed that this plan was okay.

Not to mention the blood relationship, just say that San Cai's children were raised by her, and they must be pro-Shang in their hearts. If this continues for several generations, the Zhou people may really submit to the Shang Dynasty. There are many such successful cases in history.

.

This trial is not real history, so it might be possible to really pull the plug and let them pass the trial.

Sancai said with a smile: "Okay, okay, I won't tell you, I have a lot of things to do." After that, he jumped away.

Looking at her retreating figure, Pei Mianman sighed quietly: "We have not deliberately avoided her since childhood, so she listened to too many of our chats and subconsciously regarded Zhou as Shang's enemy, so

Only this time will I volunteer

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 Go to get married.”

"I hope everything goes well." Zu An did not stop him after all. In his opinion, even if the trial failed and he and Pei Mianman died, it would not affect Sancai becoming the mother of the founding of the Zhou Dynasty. For her,

It's not necessarily a good thing.

Not long after, an envoy came to report that the Zhou people agreed to the marriage, and the newly appointed Marquis of Xibo, Jichang, went to the banks of the Weishui River to welcome the bride.

The merchant did not refuse. After all, the previous generation of Xibohou had just been lured to Yindu and killed. If he insisted on letting Ji Chang come to Yindu this time, who would dare to come?

So they sent someone to escort Princess Sancai to the Weishui River. Zu An volunteered to go to get married, and Pei Mianman also put on makeup and hid among the entourage.

We arrived at the Weishui River all the way. There must be no bridge on the Weishui River in this era. Who knew that Ji Chang had been prepared for it.

Zu An saw the boats on the Weishui River being connected like beams, and he was filled with emotion. This was probably the first pontoon bridge in history.

Meet Ji Chang. He is a polite and talented person. He is also quite handsome. He speaks with an extraordinary sense of freedom.

Zu An even had an impulse. If he directly killed the gravedigger of the Shang Dynasty at this time, would it change history?

However, he gave up the idea in the end. Not to mention whether Zhou people could kill him with layers of protection, even if he did, it would really be a fight to the death with Zhou.

The Huaiyi invaded in large numbers in the east. If the Zhou people in the west also came to take revenge in anger, it is estimated that the Shang Dynasty would be destroyed faster than in history.

There were some unpleasant things that happened during the whole wedding reception. Apparently many Zhou people were dissatisfied with the marriage. Some people who were sent to pick fruits came back with empty baskets and then made some weird remarks, implying that the Shang princess was destined to be childless in the future.

 In addition, the Zhou people who prepared the meal deliberately did not bleed the sheep when killing them, making the mutton extremely fishy and difficult to swallow.

Zu An was furious, and Ji Chang hurriedly came out to apologize, and then asked someone to compose a song to apologize to San Cai: "Guan Guan Jiu Jiu, in the River Continent. A fair lady, a gentleman is so quarrelsome..." and then added this paragraph

The marriage was named "a match made in heaven".

Hearing this, Sancai smiled brightly, and the eyes he looked at him became softer. Even other people from the Shang Kingdom turned from anger to joy.

Zu An looked strange. He didn't expect that the most famous passage in the Book of Songs was addressed to his sister. He had to admit that Ji Chang had a good appearance, and he was really an old scumbag when he used poems to seduce girls.

 Naturally, he could not be deceived by the other party's poem, but he knew that if he was angry for a while, he would be in trouble in the future, so he had no choice but to suppress his anger and turn the conflict into friendship with him.

During the break of the banquet, Sancai quietly found Zu An and said with a smile: "My good brother, are you still sulking?"

Zu An sighed quietly: "I always feel that the juicy cabbage that I watched grow up with my own eyes is about to be taken over by other men. Can I be happy?"

Sancai's face turned red: "If you weren't my brother, I wouldn't marry this Xibohou. It's a pity that I am not as courageous as my sister."

 Zu An: “……”

Pi Mianman, who was hiding aside and eavesdropping: "..."

"Okay, I'm leaving," Sancai said with a smile, "Brother, is there anything you want to entrust me with?"

Zu An said in a deep voice: "Sancai, after just getting in touch with each other, putting aside the hostile stance, objectively speaking, this Ji Chang is also a great man of his generation. You don't have to think about helping Shang Guo all the time. Live with him in peace and contentment. Don't do it because of this."

things that have affected your happiness."

 Sancai pursed her lips and said, "Just tell me this."

 After speaking, he turned around and left, obviously a little dissatisfied.

 But she finally turned around and whispered: "I wasn't attracted to that Ji Chang just now."

 After saying that, he ran away in a hurry.

Zu An was confused and looked at Pei Mianman who was walking not far away: "What does she mean by this?"

Pei Mianman didn't say anything. Instead, he sighed quietly: "Love is the most hurtful thing."

 …

On the second day, the wedding team left with Sancai. No matter how reluctant they were to leave, Zu An and Pei Mianman had no choice but to return to Yindu.

 The next step is to help the "father" fight against the invading Huaiyi from the east.
To be continued...