Do you have the strength to force me to join the Liangshan bandits?

Chapter 484 Gao Qiu: A true man can bend and stretch; it's not shameful! [1st Update]

"Ding-ding-ding-ding-ding..."

Good guy!
Cai Fu heard the clanging of metal outside the window and his heart pounded with fear; even Princess Tianshou could feel it.

"Brother Cai Cai, what's wrong?"

"nothing."

Although Cai Fu couldn't recognize who it was, he could guess, so he quickly left to find out.

Sure enough, it was Hu Sanniang and Qiu Qiongying, those two little girls, practicing their martial arts in the courtyard.

One wielded twin swords, the other a halberd, and they fought fiercely and intensely early in the morning!
As soon as Cai Fu came out, Hu Sanniang and Qiu Qiongying, while fighting, both turned their gazes toward him!

What are you looking at?

Cai Fu glared back defiantly. He had fought half his life, couldn't he enjoy himself?
Just then, Hua Rong rushed over to report to Cai Fu:
"Master, Gao Qiu requests an audience!"

Cai Fu left with Hua Rong. Hu Sanniang and Qiu Qiongying did not stop him, but waited for Princess Tianshou.

To their surprise, Princess Tianshou didn't emerge from inside even after they had been sparring for half a day...

Although martial arts practitioners inevitably suffer bumps and bruises, Princess Tianshou had never been injured so severely.

So after Cai Fu left, Princess Tianshou fell fast asleep, completely ignoring the sounds of clashing weapons outside...

Cai Fu did not go directly to see Gao Qiu, but went to another residence to have Li Ping'er help him wash and change.

After enjoying Li Ping'er's service, Cai Fucai leisurely went to see Gao Qiu.

Gao Qiu had been waiting for Cai Fu for quite some time, but he dared not show any impatience to Cai Fu.

Upon even seeing Cai Fu, Gao Qiu immediately knelt down.
"Your humble servant greets King Qi!"

A true man can bend and stretch; it's not shameful!
Cai Fu laughed: I still prefer your initial rebellious self. Why don't you go back to your old self?
Okay, okay, let's leave it at that!
Cai Fu sat down with an air of authority and told him to rise.

"Congratulations, Your Majesty! Congratulations, Your Majesty!"

After Gao Qiu stood up, he smiled obsequiously and said:
"From this day forward, Your Majesty is the rightful King of Qi!"

Cai Fu raised an eyebrow: "The Emperor has agreed to give me Cangzhou, Zizhou, and Mizhou?"

"exactly!"

Gao Qiu flattered, "As long as Your Majesty accepts the imperial decree, Cangzhou, Zizhou, and Mizhou will belong to Your Majesty!"

"Not only that, the marriage agreement between Princess Maode and the King will be announced to the world, and the King will be the prince consort!"

"most!"

Cai Fu was overjoyed, for this way he could obtain the three states without shedding a drop of blood!

And Zhao Fujin too!

However, Cai Fu still wanted to lay out the unpleasant truth upfront:
"Qiu'er, Princess Maode cannot be the principal wife."

"what?"

Gao Qiu was greatly surprised: "Why is that?"

This is why Gao Qiu came to see Cai Fu alone beforehand; he needed to eliminate all problems first.

In order to avoid any unexpected events, such as Cai Fu tearing up the imperial edict in public, which would leave the court with no face.
But Gao Qiu never expected that a princess of the Song Dynasty would marry a rebel king and not even become his principal wife!
Cai Fuming told him clearly:

"The principal wife is someone else."

"However, I will also set up two concubines of equal status, similar to the 'principal concubines', whose status is equivalent to that of the principal concubine."

"If you think this is unfair to Princess Maode, then there is no need to discuss it further."

The principal wife was none other than Empress Fang Jinzhi of the Southern Kingdom.

The reason is simple: she was the first woman to be engaged to Cai Fu.

Everything has to be done in order of arrival. Whether it's Princess Tianshou or Princess Maode, they both have to be ranked later.

"Ah this..."

Gao Qiu was stunned for two seconds, then immediately realized:

The principal wife was most likely Princess Tianshou of the Liao Dynasty!
Well... that's not entirely unacceptable. After all, Princess Tianshou came first in line. And making the Liao princess the principal wife and Princess Maode a secondary wife wouldn't be considered an insult to Emperor Huizong of Song...

But he couldn't make such a big decision on his own, so he could only ask Cai Fu:
"Does Your Majesty have any other questions? I will send someone on horseback to the capital to report to the Emperor!"

Cai Fu: "Do we have to kneel to receive the imperial decree?"

Gao Qiu: "Yes!"

Cai Fu asked him with a smile, "Qiu'er, do you know why I rebelled?"

Gao Qiu's heart skipped a beat: "This humble official does not know..."

"Clap!"

Cai Fu patted his corrugated cap:

"It's because my legs aren't strong enough that I can't kneel down!"

"Ah this..."

Gao Qiu's small eyes darted around:
"Your Majesty understands. I will send someone to consult with Your Majesty!"

He was now incredibly grateful that he had informed Cai Fu in advance; otherwise, he would have been publicly humiliated again.

"And that's all."

Cai Fu waved his hand: "Go and discuss it with the officials. Next time, we can just go through the proper procedures."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Gao Qiu was overjoyed and breathed a sigh of relief. He vowed never to be an envoy again!

Even more cowardly than those who went on missions to the Liao and Jin dynasties!

"Oh, Your Majesty, there's one more thing..."

Gao Qiu suddenly remembered, his rhythm disrupted by Cai Fu; he had almost forgotten:
"The Emperor hopes that after the King accepts the offer of amnesty, he will send troops to attack Huai Xi Wang Qing..."

Actually, Gao Qiu was very uneasy when he said this, fearing that Cai Fu would give him some more difficult problems.

However, to his surprise, Cai Fu burst into laughter upon hearing this:
"Okay! If he has no problem, then I have no problem!"
"They've dared to bully my father-in-law! I won't stand for it!"
"Isn't that just Prince Qing of Huaixi? Deal with him!"

So simple?

Gao Qiu suddenly felt that the previous difficulties were not so difficult after all:

"In that case, Your Majesty, please await good news!"

……

Hangzhou, West Lake.

Prince Fang Tianding of Nan'an walked silently on the Su Causeway, followed by his generals Su Jing and Mi Quan.

Su Jing and Mi Quan were both among the "Twenty-Four Generals of Hangzhou," leading two hundred Imperial Guards to closely protect Fang Tianding.

Fang Tianding was upset and wanted to be alone, so he waved to signal them not to follow him too closely.

Su Jing and Mi Quan understood and slowed their pace, putting twenty steps between themselves and Fang Tianding.

They were so bold for two reasons: first, there was no one around, and second, Fang Tianding's status was not what it used to be.

Previously, Fang Tianding was the Crown Prince of the Southern Kingdom, and countless people, both openly and secretly, wanted him dead.

The current Empress of the Southern Kingdom is Fang Jinzhi. Although Fang Tianding is still the Prince of Nan'an, he has been sidelined.

Fang Jinzhi's next generation will return the throne to Fang Tianding's son, but the question is, will Fang Jinzhi really return it?
Although Fang Jinzhi would return it, in the eyes of ordinary people, how could one spit out the meat that has been eaten?
Therefore, Fang Tianding experienced the coldness of human relationships during this period, and even his soldiers were not as devoted as before.

It was precisely because he had experienced the coldness and warmth of human relationships that Fang Tianding was so troubled, worried that Fang Jinzhi would really not repay him.

The problem is that Fang Jinzhi has Cai Fu backing her up and also holds power. What can Cai Fu do to Fang Jinzhi if he doesn't return the favor?
Ugh--

Fang Tianding sighed silently and strolled forward, unknowingly reaching the end of the Su Causeway.

Just then, he suddenly noticed a faint, cold light gleaming in the grove of trees ahead!

(End of this chapter)