"What is it?" Mu Wanqing asked curiously from the side.
Song Qingshu could more or less guess what they were thinking. As expected, Li Qinglu quickly said, "Isn't the Mongolians using the pretense of avenging me? I'll find a chance to show my face and make them send their troops to Nameless. Then, in accordance with the Late Emperor's last will, I'll announce to all the heroes in the world that the matchmaking convention will be held."
Song Qingshu frowned. "Matchmaking?"
Li Qinglu smiled and interrupted what he wanted to say. "Meng Lang, you don't need to persuade me. Before, I kept saying that I wanted Big Sister Mu and Big Sister Xian 'er to be sacrificed, but now that it's my turn, I'm making excuses. Let's not talk about what they think of me, I also look down on myself."
Mu Wanqing and Yelu Nanxian hurriedly said, "Qinglu, you don't need to worry about what we think. Why would we push you into a pit of fire?"
Li Qinglu replied, "Don't worry, Big Sisters. I'm not stupid enough to actually marry to the Mongolians. I'm just temporarily sacrificing my reputation. After all, if it's really a matchmaking convention, who in the world can compare to Meng Lang?"
"That's true." Mu Wanqing and Yelu Nanxian both breathed a sigh of relief. Song Qingshu's current martial arts might not even be comparable to the legendary elders in the martial arts world, not to mention the fact that the people participating in the matchmaking convention were all princes and grandsons from various countries. Their martial arts couldn't possibly be that high.
"But there's a problem." Qin Hongmian, who had been watching silently at the side, spoke up. Noticing everyone's gaze, her heart skipped a beat before she continued, "After all, Qing Shu already has a wife now, and he has announced it to the world more than one. When the time comes, the princes and grandsons of the various countries will definitely use this as a reason to attack without restraint. He may not have the chance to participate in the competition."
The problem she pointed out did exist. Song Qingshu was famous for being a playboy in Jianghu. He married Zhou Zhiruo, a member of Emei's faction. Everyone in Jianghu knew about their relationship at the Lion-slaying Assembly. There was also the Ninth Princess of the former Ming Dynasty. Song Qingshu was able to gain a firm foothold in the Golden Snake Battalion at the beginning because of his marriage with the Ninth Princess, which earned him the support of the former Ming Dynasty. In addition, although he did not officially marry the two princesses of the Southern Song Dynasty, he made an engagement with them at the same time. The title of Twin Phoenix Emperor's son-in-law was also constantly mentioned by the people of the Southern Song Dynasty.
The other princes and grandsons must have known that in terms of martial arts, status, and power, almost no one could compare to him. Now that they had this information on him, they would naturally have a tacit understanding to unite and not give him a chance to participate in the competition.
Not to mention the ambiguous relationship between the Mongolian Song Qingshu and the young princess of the Ruyang Palace. If he was not careful and angered the Ruyang Prince, it would be even more troublesome.
Li Qinglu was immediately dumbfounded. "Am I really going to marry that Mongolian Fifth Prince?"
Qin Hongmian suddenly laughed. "How could you all forget that Qingshu has another ability?" As she said this, she pointed at the mask on his face. In fact, this was also the inspiration brought by her daughter who had no choice but to marry Li Langzuo in name. She was always worried that her daughter would be wronged. Now that she had the opportunity, she naturally wanted to let her other sisters feel the same way.
Li Qinglu immediately turned from worry to joy. "Yes, as long as Meng Lang does not reveal his original identity, he can still participate in the marriage contest with another identity."
The others all nodded and quickly agreed with this plan. Song Qingshu said, "This is not a bad idea, but the biggest problem now is, what identity will I use to participate in the marriage contest?"
After his reminder, the girls finally realized that Li Qinglu was a princess of a country, so her identity must not be ordinary to be able to participate in the marriage contest. It could be estimated that the princes and grandsons would be average, or at the very least, they would have to be like the master of the Vulture Palace, a powerful figure in the martial arts world.
After that, the girls all began to discuss and come up with ideas. Unfortunately, no matter how much they discussed, they could not come up with a suitable answer.
"We can't rush this problem. Maybe one day, she will suddenly think of a suitable identity." Yelu Nanxian finally said helplessly.
Song Qingshu nodded. "Yes, let's settle this plan first. Later, we will draft an imperial edict to restore the identity of Princess Yin Chuan. As for the reason, you guys can discuss it. When her identity is revealed and returned to the imperial court, we will announce it to the world. In three months, the marriage contest will be held in the Spiritual State, inviting all the talents in the world."
Yelu Nanxian couldn't help but say, "When the time comes, the Mongols won't be able to marry the princess. I'm afraid they won't give up so easily." In the past, Liao and the Mongols were allies. Yelu Nanxian had had a lot of contact with the Mongols and knew their way of doing things. If Liao married Li Qinglu in the end, it would be one thing. After all, it was said that Hulewu had fallen in love with her at first sight. But if the princess was stolen by another man, the Mongols would not let this go.
Most importantly, according to the Mongols' customs, they would not completely give up just because a woman got married. They followed the principle of strength. As long as a man was strong enough, he could take back his opponent's wife. In the early days, Temujin's wife was taken by him from another tribe. Later, she was taken back by his enemies. During this time, she gave birth to the enemy's child. After one or two years, when Temujin's strength had grown, he came back and rescued his wife.
It could be predicted that even if Li Qinglu married Song Qingshu according to the plan, with the Mongols' current military strength, Hulewu would definitely lead his army south and try to take Li Qinglu away.
Song Qingshu smiled. "Of course the Mongols won't let this go. From the start, I didn't expect the betrothal contest to solve the Mongols' threat. I just want to buy a little more time. I want to use these three months to persuade the other countries and see if we can form an alliance to fight against the Mongols. When the time comes, we can form an alliance and help Western Xia fight against the Mongols."
Qin Hongmian couldn't help but say, "The countries of the Central Plains have been fighting each other for years and have accumulated a lot of old grudges. I'm afraid they won't come to help."
Song Qingshu replied, "Although we can't persuade all the countries to form an alliance, such as the blood feud between the Jin and the Song, we definitely won't be able to work together. But we can still persuade some of the other countries."
He didn't tell them about the situation in the other countries. It wasn't that he didn't trust the girls, but it was a kind of protection for everyone. It should be known that one-way communication was the basic operation of a spy. If people knew about the other parallel lines, once one of them had a problem, it would completely collapse.
Because of Liao's experience, Yelu Nanxian could vaguely guess something, but she didn't expose him. Instead, she said, "Big Brother Song, are you going to leave for a while?"
"Ah?" Mu Wanqing was a little reluctant. The two of them were newlyweds, and they were going to be separated so soon.
Song Qingshu nodded. "I must hurry up and make arrangements in the countries in these three months. Fortunately, I've already announced that Li Liangzuo is injured, so I can legitimately hand over the court to you guys. When the time comes, you guys can work together, and I'll leave Western Xia to you guys."
"Then when do you plan to leave?" Even though she was reluctant, Mu Wanqing knew that she couldn't let love affect official business.
Song Qingshu thought for a while and said, "Three days later. I have to hurry up. In the next few days, I'll also hand over the court affairs to you guys, so you guys can have a transition."
"So fast …" The girls looked at each other, feeling the heavy atmosphere.
In the next few days, Song Qingshu did his best to teach the girls about the court affairs from morning to night. Li Qinglu and Yelu Nanxian were both born in the royal family, so they had a certain amount of experience. Mu Wanqing, on the other hand, was exceptionally intelligent and could be said to understand everything with just a little bit of guidance. Moreover, there was Qin Hongmian's help, so she could barely keep up with the progress.
When it was time to rest at night, the girls knew that they were about to part, so they were no longer shy. One by one, they gave him their most tender and sweet side in private, letting Song Qingshu enjoy their tenderness. Of course, sleeping together with them was out of the question.
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