Liu Yu frowned: "Does she really think so? Then why not tell me clearly?"
Xu Xianzhi shook his head: "Jinnu, you have to consider her identity. After all, she is the princess of the Yan Kingdom, and she is now your enemy. Although she has been married to you for many years, she has made a decision from the moment she returned to Nanyan. Choice, between her husband and the motherland, she chose the motherland. Although she tried her best to find the most perfect solution between the two, it was impossible not to offend her. If I expected it well , she may have given you a choice to abandon your home country, leave everything behind, leave her forever, and fly far away."
Liu Yu nodded: "Exactly."
Xu Xianzhi said sternly: "Since you refuse to go with her, we can only discuss business matters. Since she has made this request to you, asking you to have more children with other women, then it is not a matter of forgetting her." Simple, your status is that you are the masters who can decide the fate of two countries. You are not an ordinary Jingkou couple. Now that you have no heirs, it means that you have no idea of becoming an emperor at all. Even those who want to persuade you will Keep a wait-and-see attitude. Not everyone knows what you really think like Muzhi and I do."
Liu Yu murmured: "It turns out that marrying a wife and having children has such a purpose. I have never thought about it before. However, Miaoyin advised me to strengthen the clan. Huaisu also said this before he died this time, and Alan If I want to have more sons, are they trying to persuade me to come in?"
Xu Xianzhi nodded: "Queen Wang sacrificed too much for you. She entered the palace twice as queen. Although it was also for the Xie family, the sacrifice was too great for a woman. To this day, she still only has you in her heart. But if you want to truly become your woman, you have to proclaim yourself emperor on behalf of the Jin Dynasty. Only in this way can you follow the story of the Huns Liu Yao, the emperor of the Han and Zhao Empire, who married Yang Xianrong, the queen of the Jin Dynasty, as a sign of the change of dynasty."
Liu Yu gritted his teeth: "When I was studying history, I was so angry when I saw this paragraph that I couldn't sleep at night. I felt that our mother of the Jin Dynasty, the queen of the Han people, was humiliated by the Huns. But now I know that this is also the case. A means to appease Han families and scholars. On the grasslands, tribal vendettas have always had the tradition of killing the men, leaving the women and children behind, and incorporating them into new tribes. This was also the case in China in the Central Plains, until the establishment of the Zhou Dynasty. With the Zhou rites, and later with the Confucian culture and the values of benevolence and righteousness, we did not use such cruel and drastic methods to treat conquered and surrendered enemies, but instead pardoned their countrymen and allowed surrendered monarchs to retain the right to worship their ancestors. This set has been passed down to this day.”
Xu Xianzhi said seriously: "But the Huns are a foreign race, not the Xia in the Central Plains. In the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States, the wars between the Xia were probably fought by the descendants of the same ancestor, so use This is the case, but it is different from the foreign steppe barbarians. After they were lucky enough to seize the world, they wanted to show their conquering martial arts by getting the Han emperor to surrender and surrender, making the Han queen his queen, intimidating men and seizing women. , not using women from our own tribe as queens is also a clever way to appease the Han people."
Liu Yu sighed: "The methods of these barbarians are quite clever. So, when Fu Jian conquered various countries and tribes in the past, he also wanted to **** women. This was not just because he was lustful, but he also had the same consideration? "
Xu Xianzhi nodded: "Yes, Mrs. Zhang is the princess of Qianliang, a member of the Zhang family, and the honor and favor shown to Murong Chong and Princess Qinghe later was also a way to win over Murong of Xianbei, but he was self-defeating. He didn't know that Murong Instead, he regarded this as a great shame and humiliation, and in the end it was Murong who destroyed his country and even killed him."
Liu Yu gritted his teeth: "So, among the foreign barbarians, there is this symbol of achieving the integration of the two countries by conquering women?"
Xu Xianzhi sighed: "Yes, since the Han Dynasty, there has been a method of marriage. Princesses marry Huns to form alliances. But this is only for the royal family. I have never heard of a Han Dynasty princess marrying a Huns. Only when a tribal leader marries a Chanyu can it be considered an alliance. So..."
Liu Yu sighed: "So Alan wants me to have more children, so as to show my determination to be independent, gain the support of all forces within the Jin Dynasty, and finally usurp the Jin Dynasty and establish itself. At this time, she will either replace Murong Chao as the heroine, or As a princess and pro-Jin Dynasty, only in this way can the war between the two countries be calmed down, right?"
Xu Xianzhi nodded: "That's probably what I mean. If you don't want to give up your ambition of the Northern Expedition to regain the lost territory, then there will be a battle between the Great Jin Dynasty and the Southern Yan Dynasty. Instead of getting to that point, it is better for you to establish yourself as emperor first, so that the Southern Yan Dynasty can follow the example of the past The old affairs of the Southern Xiongnu, in the name of marriage, becoming a vassal, removing the title of emperor, and surrendering. This is probably the only way Murong Lan can think of to save the people of the tribe."
Liu Yu's eyes sparkled with tears: "But, she has been married to me for many years, and everyone knows that she is my woman, so why do you need to come out like this? Can't you just surrender to the Jin Dynasty and become a minister now?"
Xu Xianzhi shook his head: "Strictly speaking, your marriage did not receive the formal consent of the emperors of the two countries. At least Murong Chui did not agree to the marriage. Although Sima Yao agreed to your marriage, he also asked her to change her name to Zang Aiqin. As a subject of the Jin Dynasty Being your wife is completely different from her status as the princess of Yan Kingdom. Status is very important, especially in a relationship like yours, do you understand?"
Liu Yu closed his eyes and was speechless for a while. When he opened his eyes again, he nodded seriously: "Xianzhi, I understand what you mean, but I won't consider this matter of self-reliance for the time being. I can't While teaching people to be loyal and righteous, I myself have become a usurper of power. How can I, Liu Yu, a man who is upright and upright, do such inconsistent things? I will continue to abide by Nan Yan's non-aggression treaty, listen to you If so, deal with the internal affairs first. When the time is right, then consider the Northern Expedition. Before that, I will also come up with a way to resolve the matter between me and Alan. "
Xu Xianzhi sighed: "Actually, the suggestion she made is the best way for you now, but since you don't want to do it, then just do it according to your ideas. However, I must remind you, maybe you are following There is not much time left between Murong Lan."
Liu Yu's expression changed: "What do you mean by this?"
Xu Xianzhi's brows furrowed: "Based on my intuition, the reason why she came to you like this this time is probably because of internal changes in Nanyan. You don't want to break the promise and go north, but Murong Chao, a madman, will probably take the initiative to go south!"
