20demayo Chapter 246 Marriage
Chapter 246 Marriage
His Majesty the Emperor Daqian personally issued an order to propose marriage, and of course Kim Young-kwon was more than happy to accept it.
Silla was a weak country and would have been destroyed by Goryeo long ago if it had not been for Daqian's support. He was eager to establish this relationship.
So he immediately led a group of ministers to the dock to welcome them.
"Your Highness the Ninth Prince, welcome!"
Arriving at the port, Jin Yingquan greeted me with a smile.
"Your Majesty, you are welcome."
Ning Quan smiled and bowed.
"Father, my daughter is back."
Kim Hyo-joo ran to Kim Young-kwon with an excited look on her face.
"My dear daughter, how have you been these days?"
"You didn't come back or send me a letter. Father is worried to death."
Kim Young-kwon looked at his daughter lovingly.
"Father, I'm back."
Kim Hyo Joo said coquettishly.
“You.”
Jin Yingquan touched her nose lovingly.
"Your Highness the Ninth Prince, please come this way. I have prepared a banquet to welcome you."
The father and daughter were intimate for a while, and Jin Yingquan said to Ning Quan.
"Then I will respectfully obey your command."
"Your Highness the Ninth Prince, please."
Kim Young-kwon led the way and led a group of people towards the palace.
The Silla Royal Palace is not far from the port and can be reached quickly.
"Ninth Prince, please take a seat!"
After arriving at the palace, Kim Young-kwon warmly invited Ning Quan to sit down.
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Ning Quan nodded slightly and sat down.
Jin Yingquan also sat next to Ning Quan.
"Your Highness the Ninth Prince is here today because of your wedding, right?"
Jin Yingquan asked with a smile.
"Yeah, exactly."
"This prince and the princess fell in love at first sight, so I have specially requested that the emperor decree that we be married. I hope Your Majesty will grant your blessing."
Ning Quan said with a smile.
“Hahaha, that’s a good thing, of course there’s no problem with that.”
Jin Yingquan laughed.
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your help."
"This is my betrothal gift, Your Majesty, please don't despise it."
Ning Quan nodded slightly and asked his men to bring up a box of jewelry.
The box full of jewelry scared Kim Young-kwon.
These jewels are worth more than 100,000 taels. It turns out that Daqian is really wealthy.
"Your Highness is very polite, but the betrothal gifts are too much. I cannot accept them. Just leave a few as a token of my appreciation."
Jin Yingquan said quickly.
Although the jewelry was tempting, he was marrying his daughter, not selling her, so of course he couldn't accept it.
"That's unacceptable. The betrothal gift must be accepted."
Ning Quan said quickly.
"Father, this is a token of your Highness's kindness. Please accept it."
Seeing this, Jin Xiaozhu persuaded
"Okay, then I'll obey your command. Thank you, Your Highness!"
Since his daughter had spoken, Kim Young-kwon no longer refused.
I just made up my mind to bring more dowry for my daughter.
The matter was settled, the betrothal gift was received, and the marriage was considered a success.
Jin Yingquan then invited Ning Quan to a banquet.
At the banquet, the two sides exchanged feelings and the atmosphere was quite harmonious.
That night, Ning Quan stayed overnight in the palace.
Early the next morning.
Jin Yingquan came to visit Ning Quan and discussed the details of the marriage with him in person.
"The wedding is scheduled for August 3rd, which is five days from now. What do you think, Your Highness?"
Jin Yingquan said with a smile.
“Yes, sure!”
Ning Quan nodded.
Ning Quan couldn't stay in Silla for too long, so the sooner the wedding date was arranged, the better, so he could return to Anxi as soon as possible.
As for the specific arrangements of the wedding, Ning Quan doesn't need to worry about it, Jin Yingquan will naturally arrange everything.
Besides, the wedding here is not important. Ning Quan will hold a grand wedding when he returns.
"Okay, that's settled."
Jin Yingquan nodded with a smile.
"I wonder how long it will take for His Highness to return to Daqian after the wedding?"
Then, Jin Yingquan asked again.
"Ten days, ten days at most."
"Ten days? Is that so urgent?"
"What's the matter, Your Majesty?"
Hearing this, Ning Quan was puzzled.
"Ahem, this......"
Jin Yingquan coughed twice and seemed to be hesitant to speak.
"Your Majesty, please feel free to ask. As long as it is within my ability, I will do my best."
"In that case, I'll be frank. This matter is about Goryeo..."
"Goryeo is powerful and has always wanted to annex our Silla. It is only with the support of Daqian that Silla can barely maintain the status quo."
"But recently, due to a drought that hasn't happened in a century, the people of Goryeo are also suffering."
"So, in order to shift the blame, the King of Goryeo has once again considered attacking Silla. The Goryeo army is already gathering, and it's estimated that they'll attack Silla in a few days."
"Your Highness, you also know that compared to Goryeo, our Silla is too weak."
"So I wondered if Your Highness could help us Silla overcome this difficult time."
Jin Yingquan said embarrassedly.
"Goryeo is preparing to attack Silla?"
"How many troops do they have?"
Ning Quan suddenly realized.
"About 70,000, while the total number of Silla troops is no more than 30,000."
"What about Baekje? They won't help?"
"Haven't Silla and Baekje always had a good relationship?"
"To be honest, Your Highness, in the past, Silla and Baekje have always worked together to deal with Goryeo."
"But this time, something unexpected happened. The King of Baekje died suddenly last month, and Baekje is currently in the midst of internal strife and has no time to come to our aid."
Kim Young-kwon explained.
"Baekje is in internal strife?"
Ning Quan was stunned when he heard this.
"Yes, it's all about fighting for the throne. Several princes are quarreling with each other and are almost resorting to violence."
Jin Yingquan said with a sigh.
"Oh, I understand."
"In that case, I will lend a hand to Your Majesty!"
After thinking for a moment, Ning Quan nodded in agreement.
"Yeah, that's great."
“With His Highness’s help, Silla will be saved!”
Jin Yingquan said ecstatically.
"Your Majesty is too polite. We are all family, this is only natural."
"However, Your Majesty, I have a small condition!"
Ning Quan said with a serious expression.
"Whatever the conditions are, just tell me."
Jin Yingquan said immediately.
"Command, operational command must be handed over to this king!"
"That's no problem. All the troops of Silla are under your command."
Jin Yingquan said without hesitation.
There is certainly no problem in handing over the military power to Ning Quan. If Daqian wanted to destroy Silla, Silla would have perished long ago, and there would be no need to go through so much trouble.
"Well then, I will send someone back to mobilize the troops."
Ning Quan said with a smile.
"Okay, I'll wait for good news from Your Highness."
Jin Yingquan stood up with a smile.
After Jin Yingquan left, Ning Quan did not hesitate and immediately sent someone to arrange for Li Ji to return to Danshui to mobilize troops.
..........
Five days later.
On the third day of August, Ning Quan and Jin Xiaozhu's wedding was officially held.
On this day, the entire capital was bustling with activity.
There are lights and decorations everywhere, gongs and drums are beating, firecrackers are blasting, and it is very festive.
In the palace hall, Kim Hyo-joo was wearing a red phoenix crown and bridal robe and gorgeous clothes, looking exceptionally beautiful.
Ning Quan was dressed in a yellow dragon robe, a jade belt around his waist, and a golden crown on his head, looking very heroic.