Gao Xi was no stranger to the name Qi Jiguang. After all, he initially regarded the Ming Dynasty as the strongest opponent going south. He studied the intelligence of Zhu Yuanzhang's generals over and over again.
He knows his life story and his abilities very well.
In Gao Xi's view, among the generals who originally belonged to the Ming Dynasty, Xu Da and Chang Yuchun were perhaps the strongest in terms of commanding and rushing ability, and were also the two strongest generals in the Ming army.
But when it comes to comprehensive abilities, it belongs to Qi Jiguang.
Qi Jiguang was capable of both literary and military skills. He seemed to be a military general, but his calligraphy and poetry were very good. He could also write military books, practice large formations, and lead trained elite soldiers and horses to fight from the south to the north, making him invincible.
In fact, Fu Youde can be compared with Qi Jiguang in many aspects.
However, Fu Youde followed His Majesty early, and was usually nourished by the Qi of Daxia and had a lot of cultivation resources. However, no matter how strong Qi Jiguang's personal ability was, he could not stop the crushing of the soldiers of Daxia. A clever woman could not make a meal without rice, and her own growth rate He was also implicated, much slower than Fu Youde.
Especially now, Fu Youde has successfully broken through to the Heaven Realm, while Qi Jiguang can only rely on his own cultivation in Jinling. Only now has he reached the peak of the Earth Realm. If he wants to go further, it will take at least one or two years or even longer to accumulate.
"However, it is a good thing that Qi Jiguang can join our dynasty. As long as we give it a certain amount of time, our dynasty will be able to have one more powerful person in the heavenly realm in the future!"
Gao Xi's eyes flashed.
He was full of confidence in Qi Jiguang's breakthrough to the heavenly realm. What Qi Jiguang lacked now was only time. Bu Zhi, Liu Bowen and others next to him also had different expressions, and they obviously also attached great importance to Qi Jiguang.
In the main hall.
Wang Jing chatted with Hu Zongxian and Qi Jiguang for half an hour. The monarch wanted to accept him, and the ministers wanted to defect. With both directions running, the atmosphere of Wang Jing and Qi Jiguang's discussion was very harmonious.
Without any surprise, the Great Xia Dynasty had another top general.
As for Qi Jiguang's appointment, Wang Jing pondered slightly, took a look at Hu Zongxian, and decided to let him go out of town with Hu Zongxian, establish military merits in the local area, and then return to Jinling to preside over military training matters.
At a stage when special arms are becoming more and more important, the Qi family army trained by Qi Jiguang can bring Daxia's strength to a higher level.
Wait until Hu Zongxian and Qi Jiguang retire.
Pei Ju delivered a memorial and reported the news that Li Tang's envoy wanted to see him. Wang Jing did not refuse.
"Foreign Minister Tang Jian, pay your respects to Emperor Xia!"
Li Tang's Minister of Rites, Tang Jian, and Li Tang's royal family representative, Li Shentong, came to the palace to meet them. When meeting them, Wang Jing called Gao Xi, Xie An, Liu Bowen and others into the palace.
"You don't need to be polite to your distinguished guests! May I ask why your distinguished guests came all the way?" Wang Jing asked calmly.
He had already guessed the other party's intention, but it was impossible for him not to give the other party a chance to speak. He had already made up his mind to refuse, but on the surface he still wanted to listen.
When Tang Jian heard Wang Jing's tone, his heart moved slightly, and he suddenly realized that he had made great achievements as an envoy, and could even be listed as a famous official in Lingyan Pavilion. Naturally, his best thing was observing words and expressions.
He felt Wang Jing's attitude keenly.
"Reporting to the Emperor of Xia, the foreign ministers have been ordered by our emperor to exchange information and conclude an alliance with Daxia. Today, the land of China is in chaos and the world is in chaos. It is the time for distant relations and close attacks. Our dynasty is located in the northwest, and Daxia is a tiger. Located in the southeast, it is a natural ally!"
"If your two families form an alliance, all the princes in the world will have nothing to worry about!"
Tang Jian did not use any lobbyist clichés, nor did he deliberately make big claims. What he said was the actual situation in China today.
Gao Xi, Bu Zhi, Xie Xuan, Liu Bowen and others stood on both sides of the hall. After hearing these words, I nodded slightly in my heart.
Tang Jian is right, Li Tang is indeed Daxia's natural ally... Today in China, the Western Han Dynasty, the Eastern Han Dynasty and the Shu Han Dynasty have a very close relationship because they have the same origin. For example, the Western Han Dynasty and the Eastern Han Dynasty can be safely regarded Leave your back to the opponent and focus on attacking the city in other directions.
The Three Han Alliance is the strongest force in China.
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To deal with the Three Han Dynasties, Da Qin and Li Tang already had some tacit cooperation. Among them, Da Qin faced the attacks of the Western Han and Shu Han alone. Whenever there was a disadvantage, Li Tang would send troops to Hedong to relieve some pressure on Da Qin.
Because Li Tang knew that if the Qin Dynasty was destroyed by the Three Han Dynasties, the territories of the Three Han Dynasties would be connected together. Guanzhong, Bashu, and the Central Plains would form a situation of unifying the world.
In history, the Qin Dynasty and the Li Tang Dynasty took Guanzhong as their foundation and then captured Bashu and the Central Plains to establish unification. The Three Han Dynasties in the north, Da Qin, and Li Tang restrained each other and could not break the situation in a short time.
Therefore, Li Tang set his sights on the Great Xia Dynasty, a large southern country that had just defeated the Eastern Han Dynasty army. "The Central Plains is a land of outstanding people and fertile land. If you want to dominate the world, the Central Plains must be fought for!" Tang Jian paused slightly when he mentioned Liu Xiu.
Liu Xiunai is recognized as a wise king and a relatively perfect king, with almost no black spots all over his body. As a civil servant, Tang Jian also admired such an emperor from the bottom of his heart.
But now Liu Xiu has become the biggest stumbling block for Li Tangnan...
"But...Liu Xiu is the master of the Ming Dynasty, and the Han army is also very powerful. It is almost impossible for one family to defeat him!"
"If Emperor Xia agrees to form an alliance and we attack from the north and south, the Han army will be unable to withstand it no matter how strong it is... By then, I will have Luoyang, and Emperor Xia will have Xiangyang and Nanyang! If you please our two families, we can divide the world equally!"
"I wonder if Emperor Xia has the intention to go north to the Central Plains and compete with the heroes of the world?" Tang Jian asked seriously.
Wang Jing smiled regretfully and said: "What you said makes sense. The fact that Emperor Tang sent you tens of thousands of miles away shows his sincerity. However, in the past few years, I have been conquering the east and west, and in a short period of time, I have expanded The land is thousands of miles away, the divisions and veterans are tired, and even if they want to go north to the Central Plains, they will not be able to send troops in a short time."
"I'm afraid we can only discuss the alliance when the time comes!" Tang Jian frowned slightly and sighed secretly in his heart.
He had noticed the attitude of Emperor Xia and the ministers in the palace just now, but now he received Wang Jing's reply, and there was no other emotion in his heart.
"Since Emperor Xia has decided, the foreign ministers will no longer persuade him."
"This time the foreign minister came here, in addition to forming an alliance, there is one more thing... Our country and Daxia are natural allies. Although we cannot form an alliance now, there will definitely be more opportunities to join forces in the future. In order to deepen the relationship between your two families, Because of the connection, our emperor intends to marry Emperor Xia..."
After Tang Jian saw that an alliance could not be formed, he continued. Marriage?
Wang Jing's eyes moved slightly. How old is his son that someone else is interested in him?
Upon seeing this, Gao Xi immediately stood up and asked, "I wonder what you mean by marriage?"
Tang Jian immediately explained that he did not mean to marry Wang Jing's children, but to send a princess to marry Wang Jing to deepen their relationship.
This is considered a marriage.
It is also Li Tang's traditional skill.
Li Tang has a lot of Hu Feng in his bloodline, and does not regard marriage as a humiliation. Moreover, Li Tang has always been very powerful since his rise, and he has taken the initiative even in marriage.
If Li Tang is unwilling, no one can force him.
In a formal alliance where mutual equality is not possible, it is also a good way to deepen the relationship through marriage. "May I ask, which princess did you go south to marry?"
Wang Jing asked.
Anyway, it's not a Daxia marriage, and if you don't like the other person, just throw her into the harem and ignore her. Wang Jing, as a man, will definitely not suffer in this kind of thing.
However, before agreeing, Wang Jing still asked a question cautiously.
After all, the princesses of Li Tang are not easy to mess with. Princess Taiping is greedy for power, Princess Gaoyang can make you a cuckold, and the most ruthless one is Princess Anle, who can poison the emperor directly...
Wang Jing didn't want to cause more troubles in his harem.
Tang Jian was slightly embarrassed, but seemed to have heard the implication of Wang Jing's words, and immediately said: "It's Princess Changle of our dynasty!" Wang Jing was a little surprised.
Erfeng spent a lot of money and was actually willing to marry his own daughter to Jinling, tens of thousands of miles away.
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He said that although the Han Dynasty was forced to humiliate foreign marriages, the princesses who got married were actually palace maids. It is estimated that the only real foreign marriage in the history of the Han Dynasty was Princess Nangong.
The people Li Tang married were not palace maids, but branch women selected from the clan, such as Princess Wencheng, Princess Jincheng, Princess Yongle, etc.
There were none of the emperor's daughters, those real princesses.
Now, Erfeng broke the convention and actually gave away his own daughter. This is so sincere!
Wang Jing had some impressions of Princess Changle. She was not only the daughter of Erfeng, but also his eldest daughter. She was as beautiful as a poem, as bright as the night moon shining on Qionglin, and as bright as the morning glow reflecting on Zhupu.
As her name suggests, she is naturally beautiful, and her name is Li Lizhi.
However, if Wang Jing remembers correctly, historically Li Lizhi seemed to have married Changsun Wuji's son, and later died young in her twenties.
Erfeng is now marrying off his eldest daughter, isn't he afraid that his eldest grandson Wuji will be dissatisfied?
Not only Wang Jing, but also Gao Xi and Liu Bowen also knew this and had some doubts in their hearts. Tang Jian and Li Shentong noticed everyone's expressions and looked at each other.
In fact, the current relationship between Li Shimin and Changsun Wuji is a bit complicated. Li Shimin never said anything to his uncle Changsun Wuji before he was alive:
But his son Li Zhi brought his uncle to a miserable end.
Changsun Wuji was forced to commit suicide, and the Changsun clan also suffered numerous casualties. The Changsun clan, which was famous and powerful in the early Tang Dynasty, completely disappeared after Li Zhi, Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty.
This is the hatred that caused an entire clan to be wiped out.
Changsun Wuji could suppress his hatred because of his sister's relationship with Li Shimin, but the emotions in the hearts of the Changsun clan members were not easy to suppress.
That is to say, the relationship between the Changsun family and Li Tang is too deep to be severed, otherwise they would have left Li Tang and gone to other dynasties long ago.
Various reasons, coupled with the early death of his daughter in history, led Li Shimin to give up marrying his daughter to Changsun Chong according to historical records.
But if you don't marry Changsun Chong, you can't marry other officials of Li Tang.
What should Changsun Wuji and Changsun Chong think about their son marrying another minister? A bit suspicious of cuckoldry. Going up and down every day is too disturbing.
Therefore, when he could not marry Li Tang, Li Shimin chose Jinling, which was tens of thousands of miles away.
Wang Jing was young and started from scratch. He rose from the Yangtze River and Huaihe River, conquered famous ministers and generals, and had millions of elite soldiers. He was sure to win every battle and attack, and he was invincible in all directions.
The Daxia Dynasty was the largest power in the south and showed signs of dominating the south.
As the lord of Daxia, Wang Jing was a standard hero and wise king in Li Shimin's eyes. Coupled with Wang Jing's young age, he became the best candidate to be the husband of the eldest daughter.
Only Li Shimin and a few of Li Tang's courtiers knew about these circumstances.
Tang Jian didn't know much.
He only thought that His Majesty married his eldest daughter to Jinling in order to show his sincerity in forming an alliance. Even if the alliance failed, he could build a closer relationship with the Great Xia Dynasty and prepare for future alliances.
"Okay! I agree to the marriage!" Wang Jing said.
He was quite satisfied with the candidates for Li and Tang's marriage.
The most important reason why he refused to form an alliance this time was that he was expanding too fast and needed to rest and digest his territory. If conditions allowed, Wang Jing also had the idea of heading north to the Central Plains.
"Okay, as Emperor Xia has said, the marriage is settled! Please choose an auspicious day..." Tang Jian said quickly.
Although the marriage is confirmed, the process still needs to be discussed. For example, when Tang Jian returns, Wang Jing will also send envoys and wedding ceremony guards to Taiyuan.
From Li Tang to Daxia, there are more than ten thousand miles in between.
If the Eastern Han Dynasty or other princely forces heard about the marriage between Li Tang and Daxia, they would definitely take action. Although the marriage was not an alliance, it was just a little worse than an alliance.
They could not just watch the relationship between the two dynasties become closer.
On the way to send off and welcome the bride, there are bound to be twists and turns. A strong man must be sent to take charge of the
Avoid surprises. "It seems that we have to choose a heavenly general to serve as the emissary..."
Wang Jing thought to himself.
Yuwen Chengdu and Yang Zaixing can just choose one of them at random. However, sending a wedding group into Li Tang will inevitably have to deal with Li Tang's generals.
In comparison, Yuwen Chengdu, which was famous in the Sui and Tang Dynasties, is more suitable to go to Taiyuan.... I think of this.
Wang Jing's heart suddenly moved, "I wonder if there is Li Yuanba under the command of Erfeng... Well, Yuwen Chengdu has arrived, Li Yuanba should also appear, and he is very likely to be one of the powerful heavenly realms who arrived not long ago. !」
If Yuwen Chengdu enters Taiyuan, he is likely to run into this nemesis.
In addition to Li Jing and Li Yuanba, there is another heavenly warrior who may defect to Li Tang. He is the number one general of the Five Dynasties, Li Cunxiao, who is said to be unable to defeat Li...
That is to say, Li Tang's geographical location in the Chinese world was not very good. It was blocked by the Han Dynasty to the west and south, the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty to the north, and thousands of miles of continuous deep mountains and old forests to the east.
If the army cannot control the air, it cannot march from the east.
Li Tang was surrounded by enemies on three sides and needed strong men to guard them... If not, with the strong strength of Li Yuanba and Li Cunxiao, plus Li Jing in charge, it would be difficult to overthrow the Eastern Han Dynasty in one fell swoop, but it would not be difficult to seize Hanoi and break into the Central Plains. big!
"Li Yuanba...should not be as outrageous as in the novel!"
