Under the arguments of the ministers of the Ministry of Rites, the Shanman envoys have given up the plan to make their Seven Saints the Queen, but they have set their sights on the position of Imperial Noble Consort. In the harem, there is one position for the Queen, and one position for Imperial Noble Consort and Imperial Noble Consort. Among them, the Queen is of the first rank, the Imperial Noble Consort is of the first rank, and the Imperial Noble Consort is of the first rank. Below are the ten major concubines, all of whom are of the first rank. Therefore, the position of Imperial Noble Consort should not be underestimated, not to mention that the Imperial Noble Consort is Rong Xiyao, the only daughter of the King of Southwest, who is high above and extremely noble. The Shanman envoys want the Seven Saints to be Imperial Noble Consorts, so where does Rong Xiyao stand. The ministers of the Ministry of Rites still disagreed with this. In their opinion, it is already very good to give the Seven Saints of the Shanman tribe a position among the ten major concubines. For example, the position of Jingfei is very suitable for the Seven Saints of the Shanman tribe, so that they can learn to be respectful and not underestimate the concubines of the harem of Daning and the current court. It's not possible to go any higher. The ten main wives are the limit that the ministers of the Ministry of Rites can accept, and of course it is also the limit that Cao Wenzheng can accept at present. As for Lu Changjing's opinion, it doesn't matter at all. Cao Wenzheng just informed that his bottom line is that he is willing to let the seven saints of the Shanman tribe be one of the ten main wives, the Jingfei, and the rest has nothing to do with him. Just be honest and be his clay emperor.
Of course, if the Shanman tribe is not tactful, the position of the ten main wives will be lowered, and the second-rank wife, the second-rank noble concubine, the second-rank concubine... are all possible. Unless there are special circumstances, the seven saints of the Shanman tribe will not replace the position of the noble concubine and the imperial concubine. There is also the matter of sending troops to the Blood Barbarians. As Lu Changjing guessed, the Daning Dynasty will not send troops just because of the problem of military expenses. Of course, if the Shanman tribe is willing to bear the cost of the Daning Dynasty's troops and give sufficient compensation, Ning Zhongyu and Cao Wenzheng may also agree to send troops. Regarding this matter, the Daning Dynasty meant that it firmly disagreed and was unwilling to make enemies with the Blood Barbarians, but was willing to marry the Seventh Saint of the Mountain Barbarians for nothing. In fact, this move was equivalent to supporting the Mountain Barbarians, which could make the Blood Barbarians a little afraid and not dare to attack the Fulong Mountains at will in the future. But in the eyes of the Mountain Barbarians' envoys, this was almost equivalent to taking advantage of one of their saints for free, so they naturally disagreed. The two sides argued fiercely about this, and there is no result yet, and the possibility of reaching a consensus is not great. In addition, Wei Shangang and others who were quite hostile to the Mountain Barbarians fanned the flames, and the Mountain Barbarians' envoys were a little ignorant. Lu Changjing probably didn't have to marry the Seventh Saint of the Mountain Barbarians. Although it was a bit of a pity, thinking that the Mountain Barbarians liked to play with poisonous insects and beasts, if the Seventh Saint of the Mountain Barbarians was also the same, when playing the import game in the future, a poisonous insect was suddenly imported, then it would be a disaster. If you can't marry her, then you can't marry her. There are already so many concubines and concubines in the harem, and the selection is still in full swing. It doesn't matter if you can't marry her. The seven saints of the mountain barbarians are not a big deal. After letting Lu Changjing know the progress of this matter, Cao Wenzheng left again, most likely to deal with the Jinyiwei. During this period, there were many conflicts between the Jinyiwei and the Zhenyao Division. One tried hard to coexist peacefully with the demons and monsters, and the other hoped to kill demons and monsters in exchange for rewards. Even if they wanted to avoid conflicts, it was impossible. In addition, the border has been restless recently, and many troops of the Daning Dynasty have been concentrated in the border areas, which has also given many demons and monsters an opportunity. The most critical thing is that Ning Zhongyu's need for resources and treasures is increasing, but he has ruined the royal secret treasury and the national treasury, so he can only set his sights on demons and monsters. In order to obtain resources and treasures from demons and monsters, Ning Zhongyu, Cao Wenzheng, Zhao Jintian and others have become more and more unscrupulous, which has greatly boosted the arrogance of demons and monsters. Monsters and demons appeared in various places one after another, which naturally gave the Demon Suppression Department the opportunity to kill monsters and demons, and wanted to exchange the heads of these monsters and demons for rewards and treasures. However, the Jinyiwei had many transactions with these monsters and demons, so the conflict between the two sides broke out. No longer thinking about these messy things, Lu Changjing concentrated on practicing. After a few hours, a slight sound came from his mind.
The first soul-picking hook was successfully bred. The newly born soul-picking hook was only the size of a grain of rice, white all over, as if transparent. It can silently enter the enemy's spiritual sea, hook away a wisp of its three souls and seven spirits, and thus control its life and death. However, the newly born soul-picking hook can only hook away a wisp of the three souls and seven spirits of ordinary warriors at most. It needs to continue to cultivate and grow, so that it can hook away the three souls and seven spirits of warriors of the same level, or even higher levels. As the first soul-picking hook was born, Lu Changjing could clearly feel that the pressure on his spiritual sea had increased significantly, but compared to his extremely tough spiritual sea, this little pressure was nothing. After carefully feeling the power and effect of the soul-picking hook, Lu Changjing nodded with satisfaction. When he cultivated it to its current extreme, he was ready to find someone to do the experiment. Cao Wenzheng was still a little difficult, but his good nephew Cao Xiuyuan should not be a problem. With a slight smile, he was about to continue practicing when he heard a call from outside: "The Imperial Concubine is here!" "Announce!" Lu Changjing was slightly stunned, vaguely guessed something, and immediately announced Rong Xiyao to enter the imperial study. "Bang..." When he came in, Rong Xiyao dismissed the people around him and closed the door of the imperial study. "Your Majesty, I heard that the Shanman tribe wants the position of Imperial Noble Consort?" Seeing Lu Changjing, Rong Xiyao did not hide it and asked angrily. Lu Changjing smiled and said, "It is true, but I am not going to agree to it. At most, I will give her the position of the principal concubine, and the possibility of this matter being negotiated is not high. Don't worry, my beloved concubine." Since eating Rong Xiyao's soft rice, Lu Changjing felt that this seemingly domineering Imperial Noble Consort was particularly kind, so the title of Imperial Noble Consort also became my beloved concubine. Of course, if Cao Wenzheng was here, Lu Changjing would change back to the original title, so that this guy would not be unable to bear it and would nag him again. Similar ones include Imperial Consort Tang Qingyi, Consort Yi Zhou Ruolan... Hearing Lu Changjing say this, Rong Xiyao was relieved, although she also knew that the emperor was unlikely to agree, after all, her father was the King of Southwest and the first person to fight against the Shanman tribe. The Shanman tribe made such a request, which was obviously aimed at the King of Southwest and was also intended to disgust the King of Southwest. As the southwestern barrier of the Daning Dynasty, unless the emperor was confused or wanted to deliberately target the King of Southwest, he would never take away her position as the Imperial Concubine. Even though she knew it was a false alarm, Rong Xiyao was still furious.