The war in the northwest ended with the arrival of winter. At this time, Kang Guo and Shun Jing ushered in a wedding.
Li Si, the twenty-year-old king of Kang, will marry the daughter of the clan, and the princess of the Qin vassal will become the princess. In order to highlight her status, the emperor even specially gave her Princess Dingxing. The dowry even reached 100,000 yuan, and the escort army expanded to 3,000 people.
The emperor paid so much attention to it, which made the huge Kang state overjoyed. Although it is surprising that she is not the emperor's daughter, she is still the daughter of the previous King of Qin and the daughter of the clan.
The reason why he waited until such an old age to accept the princess was simply that in recent years, Kang State had vigorously challenged the Heshuote Khanate and gained the favor of the court.
King Kang had also known the news a long time ago and had been waiting for the wedding date. Of course, there are many concubines and so on. After all, Lao Li's family only has this single seedling left, so he has to work hard.
The imperial court naturally had to show grace to such an obedient vassal, and there was nothing more convenient than marriage.
Li Si personally went out of the city thirty miles to greet him, and his attitude was extremely cordial. In this case, the entire Kang country was boiling.
The sky in Shunting City was clear, but Princess Dingxing felt a little short of breath, her face was pale, she was dizzy, and she couldn't stand up at all.
After all, the entire Kang country is at an altitude of three thousand meters above sea level, so altitude sickness is inevitable. However, the wedding date is set for the twelfth lunar month, and there is still one month left, which is enough time to recover.
Kang Guo is used to it. This time, the person who served as the messenger was the fourth son of the emperor, King Zhu Cunhuan of Liao.
His Royal Highness the King of Liao, who was only sixteen years old, was not yet married, but the emperor had already made arrangements for him in his vassal state.
However, in view of the fact that King Qin became a vassal at the age of seventeen and was too young, which led to many foolish moves and immature political methods, the emperor was not in a hurry to make a quick success.
And this time, serving as the messenger was a training for the King of Liao. Arriving at Shunting City, King Liao breathed a sigh of relief. After dealing with the civil servants and generals, he booked a restaurant and started drinking.
Xia Wanchun, the deputy envoy to see off the bride, came in a hurry, sat down on the opposite side, and poured himself a glass of wine: "Your Majesty is quite elegant."
"Try it, the wine made from highland barley is indeed different from that in the Central Plains." The King of Liao chuckled, then raised his glass and drank it down.
The King of Qin was mature, the King of Qi was handsome, the prince was cautious, and the King of Liao left an impression on the court officials of good wine.
He likes to drink fine wine, but he has a good capacity for drinking. He has never been in trouble. On the contrary, the more he drinks, the more energetic he becomes. Thanks to the appearance of the emperor and his concubine, his appearance is better than that of ordinary people.
Xia Wanchun looked at the King of Liao with quite a bit of admiration. I thought that he had a grandson of the Chahar Governor's Palace and an uncle who was the commander-in-chief of the Nanyang Navy. He also loved drinking and was still a playboy and could not stand up to the public.
Unexpectedly, this trip to see off relatives was arranged in an orderly manner. From unfamiliarity to proficiency, the progress was very fast.
"This trip has exhausted me." King Liao sighed with a glass of wine in his mouth: "The arrangements for the team on the road, accommodation, food, accommodation arrangements at the inn, etiquette, delays in rainy and foggy days..."
"All these things make my head feel big, but I can't drink. It makes me feel uncomfortable."
"Yes, this trip is no less than leading a team of three thousand to march thousands of miles. The king has accomplished such a magnificent feat and is worthy of leading an army." Xia Wanchun admired and praised him.
The King of Liao shook his head: "Don't flatter me. I have lost three to five pounds to be busy with this matter. My mother and concubine may feel very distressed."
"That's all, the important thing is that you are still tanned." Looking at the slightly soy sauce-colored King of Liao, Xia Wanchun suppressed a smile: "This means health. All strong men in the army are like this. Your Highness, you are destined to live a long life." The King of Liao rolled his eyes at him and stopped drinking. Instead, he turned his gaze to the street, his eyes shining: "I heard that there are more than 100,000 people in Shunjing City. I see that there are many festivals in this city and the lights are dim." , I guess it’s not fake.”
"I heard that there are millions of people in Kang State now, but I don't know whether it is true or not."
"What do you mean?" Xia Wanchun's tone was slightly uncertain.
"Tell me, it would be great if my kingdom were here." King Liao sighed: "My father arranged for my kingdom to be in the northwest, further away than Anxi."
"I'm afraid it's thousands of miles away."
"In my opinion, it's not as good as Kang Guo!"
"How about we happen to have 3,000 people and take over this assault!" Xia Wanchun heard King Liao's suggestion and quickly stopped him: "Your Highness, please don't talk nonsense."
"Do you think that by occupying Shunjing, Kang State can be yours?"
"The people who implement the Jiedushi system are all former bandit generals with tens of thousands of soldiers and horses. By then, the whole of Sichuan will probably be caught in the flames of war."
"Taking millet from the fire!" King Liao sighed heavily and continued drinking. Xia Wanchun breathed a sigh of relief and smiled bitterly in his heart. After all, the Liao King was too young and liked to think blindly.
However, it was a reminder that Kang Guo was here and condescending to Sichuan, which would be a hidden danger sooner or later.
We must find ways to eliminate it. Since they had to wait for a late marriage and were family members at the wedding banquet, the Liao king and his subordinates stayed in Shunjing, eating, drinking and having fun.
The King of Liao and Xia Wanchun were walking in the city of Shunjing, which was a unique experience. Shunjing, formerly known as Ganzi, is a small city.
Later, it was captured by Li Zicheng and renamed Shunjing. Due to the establishment of Kang State, the city also expanded rapidly, and its scope was more than ten times larger.
At the same time, unlike the Central Plains, local materials are used here. Whether it is a city or a house, its materials are all made of stone.
A veritable stone city. But its style is purely Han style. To the south is the Yalong River, with rough waves.
Obviously, this place is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and being able to gather so many people is considered a skill. Pedestrians coming and going in the city mostly wear Tibetan clothes with half-sleeved clothes, while those wearing Hanfu robes are mostly from noble backgrounds, and they are cheering in front and behind. There is a huge difference.
Of course, some businessmen from Han Dynasty also gathered here, bringing tea, cloth, and porcelain from Sichuan, and even formed a gathering area, which was very lively.
"Let's go and have a look outside the city." King Liao walked around and took Xia Wanchun out of the city. Not to mention the tribes from outside, they all have a plateau style, shepherding sheep, growing highland barley, living in houses built of stones, and their skin is dark and red, as if they are red.
Walking into the village, very few people understand Chinese. Only the village chief can understand and speak a few words.
At this time, a monk came over and seemed to be asking for some food. He said in pure Chinese: "I wonder how many donors are here?"
"Monk, you are polite." Xia Wanchun clasped his hands together with a slightly respectful attitude. His mother believed in Buddhism, so he was naturally affected.
"Now that the Kang Dynasty court is here, why don't they popularize Mandarin?"
"Mandarin? Chinese is difficult to learn." The monk said honestly: "These people, although they are all farmers, were actually just serfs before."
"The generals of Kang State ransacked the chieftains' homes, took away the temple property, and occupied the most fertile land. The remainder was distributed to serfs and ordinary people, and the court asked them to pay taxes..." After hearing this, Liao Wang and Xia Wanchun glanced at each other, feeling quite amused.
It was obvious that although everyone in Kang State was ugly and still retained the bad habit of confiscation of homes, they had restrained themselves somewhat.
Free the serfs and distribute the land. Under such circumstances, how could the serfs who had obtained freedom and land not support Kang State?
Seeing that the monk's clothes were neatly dressed and his cheeks were plump, King Liao asked, "Which temple are you from?"
"The Garze Temple in the north of the city was built by King Wen of the previous generation." The monk continued. The so-called King Wen refers not to King Wen of Zhou, but to Li Zijing, whose temple name was Taizong and whose posthumous title was obtained by the court: King Wencheng.
Among the people, he is always called King Wen.
"Are there many temples in your Kang country?"
"I don't know about other places, but in Ganzi, there are dozens of them. All the great nobles will build a temple to worship." At this time, the two of them felt helpless. Well, the most respected Buddhism on the plateau, People also respected him wholeheartedly, and the foundation of his rule was already stable and could no longer be stable.
If there is a war, there will be no less than 30,000 to 50,000 yuan that cannot be taken. Moreover, we have to adapt to the plateau climate, coupled with the terrible logistics, it is full of difficulties.
Xia Wanchun thought: "It seems that the possibility of the imperial court sending troops is slim." The King of Liao was helpless. This Kang country was completely out of luck.
"Speaking of which, monk, why do you say nothing?" King Liao was in a bad mood, and his tone naturally became bad.
"A few of the donors are gorgeously dressed. They must be from the Han region. The poor monk has been staying in the village temple and rarely communicates with the Han people..." After that, the monk said embarrassedly: "Besides, these are common sense, casually You can find out if you ask around." The two of them were speechless and returned to Shunjing.
A few days later, the Heshuote Khanate learned that the messenger had arrived in Shunjing, and immediately sent people all the way to see him.
As soon as they met, he was full of accusations against Kang Guo. It turns out that in recent years, the Heshuote Khanate has been ravaged, and tens of thousands of troops resisted, which can be said to be extremely hard.
It was not until the beginning of this year, in the spring of Shaowu's seventeenth year, that the two countries ceased war. But at this time, Kang's army had already occupied Qianzang and Jiangda Zongcheng.
The straight-line distance from here to Lhasa is no more than four hundred miles. Helplessly, the Mongols of the Khoshot Khanate had enjoyed decades of prosperity and could only reach an armistice agreement.
As a result, the chieftains and population ceded by the Heshuote Khanate reached one hundred thousand. Of course, at this time, the Heshuote Khanate was renamed Weizang Kingdom due to the name grant.
For the King of Liao and Xia Wanchun, they had no right to uphold justice. But when it came to his prince's request for the princess, the King of Liao flatly refused: "If you marry to Kang, the princess will already be unwell. If you go to Weizang, wouldn't you have to die directly?" Having said this, the King of Liao also had some thoughts. Confident.
Because at this time, Uizang was not the Tubo of the past. Now it couldn't even defeat Kang State, so how could it be a threat?
In this case, rejection is natural. Xia Wanchun on the side rubbed his forehead and sighed, King Liao is still too young, how can he say this directly?
Sure enough, the envoy's face turned ugly, but he still endured it. After all, Ming Dynasty was still the suzerain country!
However, everyone in Kang State was very satisfied with King Liao and entertained him with banquets every day. In Beijing, in the huge palace, the heat of the fire dragon is still unabated, making people feel hot, but the atmosphere is quite uncomfortable.
In Kunning Palace, the emperor and empress sat speechless. The palace maids and eunuchs were sent outside the door early, and Liu Afu guarded the door and refused to let anyone in.
Zhu Yixi was wearing a leather jacket. He looked into the queen's eyes like this: "Queen, I say it again, the prince must leave the East Palace."
"Your Majesty, there's no need to join the army!" Sun Xueniang was dressed in palace attire, her fair skin became more and more translucent, and she was as plump and plump as a ripe peach, which was very tempting.
Her eyes were reddish and her beautiful eyes were watery. She looked at the emperor stubbornly: "You came from the army. You should know how hard it is in the army."
"Bullshit, I can get out of the army, and so can the prince."
"Your Majesty, can you and the prince be the same?" Sun Xueniang emphasized: "He has been refined since he was a child, just like a snowman. Wouldn't joining the army cost him half of his life!"
"Besides, we have to get married in the twelfth lunar month, and the young couple will go to the army just after the New Year. How can you bear it? I still want to have a grandson -" Zhu Yixi felt helpless.
Whenever the prince was involved, the queen's IQ always dropped inexplicably, and her previous grace and generosity disappeared.
Woman - let the prince go out of the palace to exercise. This is what the emperor learned from the experience of King Qin. From the lessons of the King of Qin, we can see that there is still a long way to go from acquiring knowledge to putting it into practice. Sending a prince to a country suddenly is not only detrimental to the establishment of a vassal state, but can also easily harm the vassal king.
For example, after the last letter of warning, news came from Saigon that King Qin became more and more taciturn. Although he had matured a lot, he was politically timid.
There is no other way. The emperor extinguished the first fire after taking office. Who can be so ambitious? This is the consequence.
to be honest. The emperor also liked the previous King of Qin more. Fortunately, the King of Qin is old and prudent. If it were the King of Qi, it would be easy for disaster to happen.
The lesson from the past is not far away, the emperor became more careful with the other princes, and going out of the palace for internship was the easiest way.
For example, the King of Liao served as a messenger to see off his relatives and traveled thousands of miles. After returning from one trip, he must be mature. If he still acts like a fool, no matter how ambitious he is and wants to go to the feudal clan, Zhu Yixi will not let him go.
He is not like Lao Zhu, who would divide the feudal clan as long as he is a son. You know, his enfeoffment of vassal states costs a lot of money, but it can't be wasted. If you don't have the ability, just be a rice bug in the capital!
As an important role among the princes, the training of Prince Zhu Cunqu is naturally on the agenda. Joining the army is the first step.
Staying in the military for a year and a half to sharpen your character and train your body will be of great benefit to your future growth.
Unfortunately, after the queen learned about it, she refused to allow it. After arguing for a while, the emperor lost his patience. In other words, since he ascended the throne, everything has gone as planned and his patience has long been gone.
"I'll just leave the words here. The prince must leave the palace and join the army." Zhu Yixi turned sideways, not looking at the queen's face, and said solemnly: "I'm leaving first."
