Feeling the big cloak on his body, he looked at the eunuchs and guards who were all covered tightly, and then looked at the night as it gradually darkened. Huang Qiong said to Li Hai: "How about it? Is the new winter coat on my body thick enough? The climate here is not comparable to that in the hinterland of the Central Plains. There are a few days when it is going to snow in the upper capital, and the night watch is When the time comes, ask the people below to buy an extra fur coat, so as not to catch a cold. Also, tell the kitchen to add more meat to your food. The more oil and water, the better it will be to resist freezing. "
After hearing Huang Qiong's instructions, Li Hai nodded quickly and said: "Thank you, Master, for thinking about me. It's really cold here. We people are still a little unaccustomed to it. At this time in the Central Plains, the sky is still full of autumn colors. But this place , the north wind is blowing, and frost has begun to fall. The day is getting colder day by day, and I can't stretch out my cold hands. Especially when the sky becomes overcast, the cold wind goes straight into the bones. The locals With this kind of weather, it’s going to snow soon, and the first snow won’t be too light.”
"It's only been a few months, and it's going to snow here. It's really freezing in this damn place. It's really like what those poets said, it's snowing in August. Fortunately, this cotton coat is enough It's thick. Although it is a bit bulky after adding the sheepskin jacket. But it is bulky, but it is also warm enough. Especially the felt boots of the Liao people, although they are ugly, they are not as good as our cloth boots. But they are padded inside. After that grass, it was really warm. My feet didn’t feel cold at all throughout the day.”
After hearing Li Hai's words, Huang Qiong smiled and said nothing more. In the palace of Beiliao, I took Li Hai for a stroll. The Northern Liao Dynasty was born into a nomadic tribe. Although it has been deeply Hanized in recent years, the palace and the like are naturally incomparable with the Central Plains dynasty. In order to reflect the majesty of the so-called heavenly kingdom, the Central Plains dynasty always maintained palaces that were not gorgeous and were not enough to show the majesty of ruling the world. Therefore, even in the isolated country of Pian'an, the palaces are extremely gorgeous.
However, although it has been more than a hundred years since the founding of the Northern Liao Dynasty, Sinicization has been deepening day by day. However, in order to maintain the so-called "not forgetting the difficulties of the ancestors' entrepreneurship" and the weak financial resources at the beginning of the founding of the country, most palaces only need one palace. Not only that, Zhongjing City doesn’t even have a palace. Therefore, although this capital of the Northern Liao Dynasty also built a palace city, it was not as large as a palace in the Central Plains. Although Bei Liao established three capitals, the above capital was still the first among all the capitals. However, the emperor of Northern Liao Dynasty always lived in Nabo and did not live in the capital most of the time.
So they don't really care about the size of the palace. The so-called palace is basically just a decoration for them. The palace's front dynasty is dominated by Tang-style architecture, while the back bedroom maintains the nomadic characteristics of the Khitan nation. The small halls look like tents. That is, it has no characteristics and nothing to see. When the Beiliao eunuchs and maids in the palace saw Huang Qiong, they were frightened and obeyed. Most of the eunuchs were Han people who were plundered by them.
As for the palace ladies, most of them are Khitans or Bohai people. The skin is rough and the body is thick, completely the characteristics of the northern people. After only shopping for a while, Huang Qiong lost interest. Seeing that Huang Qiong's mood was waning, Li Hai had a charming smile on his face and led Huang Qiong to a small hall. When he reached the small hall, Li Haicai said softly: "Slave, look at how your Majesty has been dealing with military and government affairs day and night these days. None of you ladies are accompanying you, and you don't even have a chance to relax."
"If Your Majesty is really exhausted, wouldn't it be the fault of the servants? So today, the servants have the courage to go beyond arranging some good things for Your Majesty to relieve your fatigue, so that Your Majesty can relax. This is the intention of those of us who are slaves, isn’t it? Your Majesty, please go in and enjoy yourself now. I see that there is nothing major happening today, and those small matters will be dealt with in time tomorrow. Your Majesty, please rest assured that all the empresses are not here now. No one will restrain His Majesty."
Looking at this slave, he had a charming smile on his face. On the contrary, Huang Qiong, whose curiosity was aroused, didn't care, opened the door and walked in directly. After entering the door, he discovered that in addition to a pool of hot water, there were more than ten pools of hot water inside the unusually warm room. A woman wearing only a thin veil. The leader saw Huang Qiong stepping in, especially when he saw Huang Qiong's bright yellow and black mink robes with a coiled dragon embroidered in the middle, clearly indicating the identity of this man.
The woman who immediately knew clearly the identity of this man hurriedly knelt on the ground: "Emperor Xiao Yujin of the Great Liao Dynasty, together with the Shuyi Geng family, Liyi Ma family, the eldest princess of Wei, the princess of Qin Jin, and Nanyang The princess, the princess of Changning, and the six concubines paid homage to His Majesty the Emperor of Daqi. I did not expect that it would be a great honor for us to have the honor to serve the Emperor of Daqi. As long as Your Majesty does not dislike my appearance. He is ugly and his teeth are long, so naturally my concubines and concubines are willing to serve His Majesty with all their heart and soul."
Hearing that the woman in charge turned out to be famous, it set off the most intense palace battle in the Northern Liao Dynasty since the founding of the country. Taking advantage of his position as the Emperor of Northern Liao, he gave birth to two boys and two girls in succession, firmly overpowering the Queen of Northern Liao. Relying on the emperor's protection, Huang Qiong paused for Xiao Yujin, who had repeatedly framed the queen. He stretched out his hand, raised the woman's chin, and looked at her carefully. She is also beautiful and has an extremely plump figure. Although her appearance is slightly inferior to that of Brother Xiao Bodhisattva, it is not too bad.
Not to mention Huang Ruifeng's report, even if there wasn't, Huang Qiong had admired this woman for a long time in Daqi. In the farce of the palace fight in Northern Liao, the Yuan Concubine framed the queen again and again, but was not punished by the Liao Emperor. This made this woman become more and more rampant. This was not only known to everyone in Northern Liao, but also in Daqi. Heard something. This woman's desire for power is not ordinary. The ambition is not ordinary. If she were allowed to sit in the queen's position, Huang Ruifeng would probably die without a burial place.
Moreover, I remember that the relationship between the princess of Qin and Jin was the same as that of the Hu family and the Liao family. At the beginning, Hu and Liao, Duan Yaner and Da Ru were all forced. This Lord is actually kind. In order to please himself, he volunteered himself. This woman is quite ruthless. Tiger poison doesn't eat its seeds, but she is good at it. She will do anything for the sake of power. However, Huang Qiong thought for a while, then raised her head and looked at the group of women kneeling on the ground, and asked: "That is the princess of Qin Jin, please stand up and let me see."
At this time, the Sinicization of Northern Liao was already quite deep. Although the concubines in the Northern Liao Palace were mainly Khitans, they all understood Chinese. Everyone can understand Huang Qiong's words. After hearing Huang Qiong's instructions, a young woman kneeling on the ground raised her head tremblingly and replied that she was the princess of Qin Jin State. When I saw the beauty of this woman, she was almost the same as Xiao Yujin. Huang Qiong turned her head and said to Xiao Yujin: "I heard that you have a little daughter. Where is she now? How old is she now?"
Hearing Huang Qiong's inquiry, Xiao Yujin hurriedly said: "To answer your Majesty's question, my little daughter's name is Yelv Changgu. On the sixteenth day of this year, she has been engaged to my brother Xiao Xiaozhong, the Marquis of Jihou. The original date of the wedding was scheduled. Tomorrow, I didn't expect to catch up with the war between Qi and Liao, so I delayed it. The younger daughter is not as beautiful as her elder sister Yeluyan's mother, and her temper is stubborn. Therefore, the servant dare not bring her to His Majesty, as there is filth in it. Your Majesty, Longmu. If Your Majesty also wants to summon her to sleep with you, I will let you summon her now."
In response to Xiao Yujin's words, Huang Qiong just smiled and waved her hands. This woman is obviously telling lies. Her little daughter is a famous beauty among the princesses of Northern Liao. She also abides by etiquette and is very famous among the princesses of the Northern Liao Dynasty. Does she really think she doesn't know? I have put in a lot of effort into this Northern Expedition. In the Northern Liao Emperor's chamber, the characters of the princes and princesses were all understood in detail. As for why he wanted to ask Yelvshanggu, he wanted to betroth him to his fourth son.
This woman lied, based on what little he knew about her in this short period of time. I'm afraid he wants to sell the little daughter at a better price so that he can maximize his profits. For example, rely on your own heir. Only by not putting eggs in one basket can the long-term interests of her family be ensured. This woman is greedy, but she is not stupid. No wonder she was able to sit in the position second only to the queen as a maid. Even the emperor knew that he had repeatedly framed the queen, but he was not responsible for it.
However, if she knew, her mortal enemy in the Liao Palace was the queen whom she had repeatedly framed. As for the relationship with her default heir, I'm afraid she has no idea at all. You even have to find ways to protect yourself. However, although he had no intention of recruiting Yelvshang's ancient attendant, he still had to make a marriage. Even if it is for Beiliao and the remaining forces in the future, this marriage must be done. The reason why I have not proposed marriage to the fourth prince in these years is because I have been waiting for this opportunity.
And I have no interest in that green apple. When Huang Qiong saw him, he expressed that he had no interest in his second daughter. Xiao Yujin breathed a sigh of relief obviously. He hurriedly called Mother Yeluyan to come forward to undress Huang Qiong and help Huang Qiong bathe. Huang Qiong, who had not eaten meat for a while, was not at all polite to these women. Especially I have to admit that this guy Li Hai really knows how to do things. The women selected are all Huang Qiong's favorite type. Even if I am a little older.
After a night, Huang Qiong felt refreshed. On the second day, while the military affairs were not busy, Huang Qiong summoned the Jin princess to the Qingfeng Palace. After the woman was brought, she was indeed very beautiful. Moreover, when talking to her, she was not as timid as the other princesses of Bei Liao, and her conversation was quite steady. Although I was a little nervous because I was young, I didn't feel out of place. After the tension was removed, he felt relaxed and generous. He also knows a lot about the Central Plains culture.
Looking at this woman, Huang Qiong couldn't help but nod. She was a good wife and mother. Looking at the woman sitting there with her waist quite straight, Huang Qiong smiled at her and said: "Among the princesses of Northern Liao, whether they were captured in Zhongjing or in Shangjing, when they see me You are the first one who doesn’t tremble. Moreover, she is a strange woman with her smooth and generous conversation. I asked your mother yesterday and heard that you are not married yet. Therefore, I am looking for you today to protect you. Last marriage. What do you think?"
"This time I will devote all my strength to the Northern Expedition, and it is bound to establish the overall situation in one fell swoop. From now on, the Khitan people are also my people, and I will not have any discrimination. Therefore, I hope that Princess Changgu can take the lead and cooperate with the Tian family. Marry between them and become my daughter-in-law. This proves that under my rule, the Han people and the Khitan people will be one family from now on, and there will be no distinction between high and low."
