With a snap of the fingers, another few days passed.
Bingshen (ninth day) of April in the first year of Yuanyou.
Zhao Xu was playing in the back garden of the palace with his younger brother Zhao Bai.
Zhao Bai had a serious illness when he was a baby, which severely damaged his eyesight.
Therefore, his eyes can hardly see anything.
According to Concubine Lin Xian, Prince Daning could only see the general outline of some things.
Zhao Xu is not a doctor, so he is not sure whether Zhao Bai suffered retinal damage or lens damage.
However, this child is very optimistic. After getting in touch with him during this period, Zhao Xu also discovered that he seemed to have a good talent for music.
Just over four years old, and severely visually impaired.
But under Zhao Xu's step-by-step guidance, he learned to play the flute and hit the flute.
He has a good sense of sound and is very sensitive to sound and rhythm.
Whether playing the flute or playing the flute, he learned quickly and can now play some simple melodies.
"Jiulang is so smart!" Zhao Xu smiled and touched Zhao Bao's little face.
This younger brother of his had always kept a low profile in his previous life.
He was so low-key that Zhao Xu sometimes forgot that he had such a younger brother.
However, Zhao Bai's low profile is sometimes wrong.
Because, as he is Zhao Xu's oldest brother.
According to the order of patriarchal inheritance, when Zhao Xu had no children, he was the first in line to succeed.
If it weren't for his eye problems, that position might have fallen to him.
It is precisely because of this that he became a thorn in the side of that gangster Zhao Ji.
According to the information seen in Zhao Xu, Jiulang died of illness five years ago in Chongning.
hey-hey!
One of them died of illness!
What a coincidence!
Zhao Xu's younger brother Zhao Si also died of illness in the fifth year of Chongning.
And it just so happened that these two people had threatened Zhao Ji's throne.
Thinking like this, Zhao Xu hugged Zhao Bai gently and made a decision in his heart.
Tit for tat.
In the future, we can think of a way to make Zhao Ji die of fear.
Just as he was thinking this, Feng Jing, who had been waiting at the edge of the back garden from a distance, suddenly came to Zhao Xu.
"Everyone……"
Zhao Xu let go of Zhao Bai, handed the child to his wet nurse, and asked him to take it aside to play.
Then, Zhao Xu turned his head and looked at Feng Jing: "What's the matter?"
"I'm telling you all, tell me, Si Yan, Governor Zhang has captured Li Changjie of Jiaozhi puppet Taiyuan alive!"
"Won?"
"Thank you for your majesty's great blessing and the blessing of the country!" Feng Jing bowed and bowed again.
Zhao Xu laughed: "Let's go to the Qingshou Palace to congratulate our mother-in-law and empress!"
Li Changjie, the pseudo-captain of Jiaozhi, was born.
This is something that Xining Nanzheng failed to do ten years ago.
With this victory, this year's Kuncheng Festival will definitely be lively.
"Father..." Zhao Xu raised his head and said silently in his heart: "My son, I will deliver the things you want one by one to you."
Li Changjie will only be the beginning.
His father was always thinking of those he wanted to capture and kill, and Zhao Xu would send them to his god master one by one in the future to pay homage to him in the Ancestral Temple.
…
On the way to the Qingshou Palace, Zhao Xu sat on the bus and read the battle report that Zhang Dun sent to the capital.
Captured Li Changjie in one battle, beheaded more than 10,000 people and captured more than 50,000 people.
This is indeed a great victory.
It is indeed enough for the two palaces to be happy.
It is indeed enough for the Queen Mother to get a good title.
After arriving at Qingshou Palace, Zhao Xu discovered that both palaces were indeed very happy.
Especially the Empress Dowager, who was smiling so hard that she couldn't close her mouth from ear to ear.
Zhao Xu saw it and knew what to do.
Then he picked out the words that the mother-in-law liked and held them up high.
Empress Dowager Xiang was also there to assist, and she praised her from time to time, making the Empress Dowager the most meritorious in the history of the Song Dynasty.
Soon, the wives who got the news also came to the palace to ask for an audience.
So Qingshou Palace turned into a sea of joy.
…
Jiaozhi, Thanglong Mansion.
Li Qiande looked at the terms of the Northern Dynasties that were brought to him again.
His brows furrowed tightly.
He knew very well that as long as he signed this treaty, his popularity would be completely lost.
Be it courtiers, clan, or nobles.
They will no longer be loyal to him.
Therefore, he firmly disagreed.
He even publicly stated to the ministers many times: These terms are a shame to this day. If I sign them, how will I be able to see my ancestors in the future?
"Why do you keep forcing me to do this unfilial act?" Li Qiande asked coldly.
The temple names of the previous emperors were abolished and the imperial mausoleums were demoted to royal mausoleums.
This makes no sense at all in terms of etiquette.
"Your Majesty..." an old minister said, "I also ask your Majesty to agree to the terms of the Northern Dynasty as soon as possible for the sake of the country."
"Yes! Yes!" other ministers said one after another.
These civil servants are now frightened by the Northern soldiers.
The massacres of civil servants and officials in the Jiangbei states made them tremble.
They know that as long as the Northern troops cross the river.
Then I'm afraid every one of them would have to be mercilessly slaughtered.
And the whole family can’t run away!
Under the threat of death, the civil servants once again carried out the glorious tradition of countless predecessors - Shixiu surrender.
Many people have quietly written poems praising the emperors and empresses of the Northern Dynasties at home.
Some people even quietly sent people across the river to express their loyalty.
no way!
Invincible!
Li Qiande glanced at these people coldly, biting his lips tightly.
"Why do you keep forcing yourself on me?" He suppressed his voice and asked, "Do you really want me to become that unfilial descendant?"
"Mencius said: The country is more important than the king!" The ministers prostrate themselves one after another.
"I also hope that your majesty will follow the old wisdom of King Yue, bear the humiliation and bear the heavy burden, and endure the hardships even if you lie down on the firewood!"
Gou Jian, the king of Yue, had a great influence on the entire Jiaozhi.
His story is unknown to everyone.
"Huh!" Li Qiande refused to agree.
Agreeing to it is tantamount to sending yourself to a dead end.
At that time, a glass of poisonous wine and a piece of white silk will set him on his way.
No one will sympathize with him, let alone support him.
By then, both inside and outside the court, he will be killed quickly.
Therefore, he resisted tenaciously.
The idea is that as long as I don't agree, there's nothing you can do.
Li Qiande struggled to support himself.
However, now that the ministers have entered the palace collectively, they have naturally found a way to make him surrender.
"His Majesty……"
A military minister in military uniform ran into the palace in a panic: "Ma Ling is in an emergency - the armies of Champa and Chenla have invaded the border!"
Then, another military minister hurriedly came to the palace, knelt down and worshiped: "Your Majesty, something serious has happened. The Northern Dynasty has begun logging and building ships on the north bank of the Furiang River."
Li Qiande's chest rose and fell violently.
He looked at the two warriors coldly.
He recognized these two men as the generals of his younger brother Chongxianhou Li Taide.
This made him have to suspect that Li Taide was setting a trap for him.
"Your Majesty..." The ministers were frightened and panicked by these two pieces of news: "Your Majesty, please consider the country and the country and agree to the terms of the Northern Dynasty!"
Chenla and Champa have formed a coalition and are heading south.
If they are allowed to break through Ma Ling and other prefectures, the Northern Army builds a navy and crosses the river. Under attack from three sides, Vietnam will definitely take jujube pills.
Therefore, civil servants no longer care about dignity.
They seemed respectful, but their actions and tone showed their impatience.
If you want to die, don't take us with you!
Li Qiande looked at the civil and military ministers who had rushed in front of His Majesty.
He also looked at the rows of heavily armed imperial troops outside the palace.
Then he looked at the guards and ministers who were silent in the palace and allowed the ministers to force the palace.
He smiled bitterly. Li Qiande knew that he had to agree to this matter today, and he had to agree to it if he didn't.
Otherwise, these people would never let him go.
Inexplicably, Li Qiande remembered a poem from the Central Plains.
Mrs. Hua Rui's poem: Three hundred thousand people all took off their armor, but not one of them was a man!
"If the Lieutenant is still here, how can I be held hostage by these young men?" Li Qiande regretted extremely at this moment, having originally sent Lieutenant Li Changjie across the river to resist the Northern troops.
If he had known earlier, he should have given up Jiangbei completely and let the Taiwei lead his troops to defend Shenglong Mansion.
He even followed the old wisdom and asked Li Taide to lead his troops into battle just like his uncle Li Hongzhen back then.
In this way, he can not only take the opportunity to get rid of his brother who is the greatest threat to him.
You can also avoid today's disaster.
pity!
The Taiwei was defeated, the army was destroyed, and he no longer had any useful men or soldiers in his hands.
"Since you are all like this..." Li Qiande looked at the ministers and lowered his head feebly: "I just agree!"
He had no son, not even a daughter.
Since adulthood, not one of the concubines in the harem has become pregnant.
This made his position unstable and made the ministers of the DPRK have no fear of him.
The ministers were overjoyed and worshiped one after another: "Your Majesty is wise!"
Li Qiande gave a wry smile: "Where is your Majesty?"
"Where is the Emperor of Dai Viet?"
"Gu, how dare you take it?"
Everyone has fallen into this field.
Li Qiande naturally gave up on himself and began to mess up.
Anyway, I don’t have a son. Anyway, I have already abandoned my son.
Then just be disgusting and disgusting to others.
Thinking like this, a light suddenly flashed in Li Qiande's mind.
This made me laugh inside.
So, he looked at the ministers and said: "It's just that since I agreed to the money from the Northern Dynasty, I should send an envoy to Bianjing to apologize."
"If you can't do it alone, you should be replaced by your brother-in-law!"
Li Taide wants him to die, right?
Then let him go to Bianjing to apologize!
After arriving in Bianjing City, can he come back?
As for whether Li Taide will agree?
Is it important?
As long as one word of this matter is leaked to the Northern Dynasty.
The Northern Dynasty took advantage of it and forced Li Taide to enter Beijing. How should Li Taide make a choice?
Does he dare to refuse?
If he refuses, then he must take the lead.
If he agrees, even better!
He may never come back in this life!
Even if he could come back, among the courtiers, clan members, and military ministers, who would dare to appoint him?
In this way, it would be Li Taide's son who could ascend the throne.
Maybe his life could be saved.
Even if he is forced to take the Zen position, he can still use the name of the Supreme Emperor to manipulate the government affairs behind his back.
It's better than being helpless like now and having no choice but to accept your fate!
Thinking like this, Li Qiande looked at the ministers, and then stared at Li Taide who was kneeling in the crowd.
"My younger brother, my worthy candidate, how will you respond?"
Li Taide raised his head and looked at the emperor sitting on the throne.
His eyes were full of disgust and disgust.
At this moment, he wished he could curse like Gao Cheng back then.
Then let a military minister imitate Cui Jishu and punch the brother three times to break his front teeth.
Unfortunately, he couldn't and didn't dare.
Not just because he hasn't fully mastered Shenglong Mansion yet.
There are also forces supporting Li Qiande in the palace.
Also because, when the country is ruined and the family is in ruins, if he rashly kills the king, the impact will be too bad.
He will also teach others how to handle it.
The Northern Dynasties will definitely make a fuss about this matter.
This is a good excuse to start a war.
He couldn't afford the risk.
"Your Majesty!" Under the gaze of the ministers, Li Taide bowed again and said, "My brother, I will obey your will!"
Just going to the North to perform Hajj.
Bianjing is not a dragon's pond and a tiger's den!
As long as you are more obedient and say more nice things to please Bianjing, maybe you can modify the terms and reduce or reduce some tributes.
In addition, Li Taide also got a whiff of the terms offered by the Northern Dynasties.
In addition to requiring Jiaozhi to pay an annual tribute of one million shi of rice, the Northern Dynasty also required Jiaozhi to sell 1 million shi of rice to the Northern Dynasty at market price every year.
This clause gave Li Taide hope.
market price?
Where is the market price?
Guangxi or Bianjing?
If it were the market price in Bianjing...
Li Taide licked his lips. He knew that rice in Bianjing cost sixty or seventy yuan all year round.
One stone is six to seven hundred!
One million stones is six to seven million, which is equivalent to one million strings.
One million copper coins per year, how much wealth is that?
As long as the negotiation is completed, when he returns to China, he may be able to use this credit to directly force Li Qiande to abdicate and gain the support of the whole country.
This is a huge fortune worth millions!
Cochin is short of copper, and naturally it is also short of money.
With this million of wealth, he and his descendants can naturally endure the humiliation and work hard for the future!
As for whether he will be detained in Bianjing?
Li Taide felt that the monarchs and ministers of the Northern Dynasty in Bianjing should not be like this.
No matter what, he was also the first member of the royal family in the Northern Dynasty to take the initiative to join the court since Wu Yue.
Even if it is because of the need to buy horse bones for thousands of dollars, he will be treated politely.
…
Li Qiande looked at Li Taide's appearance.
His face turned pale for a moment. He never imagined that Li Taide was so courageous?
After Li Taide made his statement, all the ministers immediately paid their respects and said, "Your Majesty, please also ask Chongxian for the title of candidate for the Northern Dynasty!"
"Name?"
Li Qiande sneered playfully: "How about sending China to apologize?"
However, the ministers turned a deaf ear and worshiped collectively: "Your Majesty, please also appoint Chongxian Hou as the emperor's younger brother, as the treasurer of the country. This will show the sincerity of our country!"
The emperor's brother? !
Li Qiande's face suddenly turned white.
He knew that the ministers had completely abandoned him.
For ministers, this is a very simple thing to understand.
Nowadays, he is no longer like a human being.
He even plotted against his only younger brother.
But he couldn't give birth to a child yet.
Now it is even more humiliating to lose a teacher and put the country into a crisis of destruction.
The key is that we still cannot clearly understand the situation and the direction.
Such a foolish king is no longer worthy of loyalty.
On the contrary, Li Taide was willing to go to the Northern Dynasty to apologize for his sins at the risk for the country.
The most important thing is - he has sons, and more than one!
How to choose, do you still need to think about it?
(End of chapter)
