Emperor Ming Dynasty

Chapter 916
The Northwest War stopped because of the arrival of winter.

At this time, Kang Guo and Shun Jing ushered in a wedding.

The [-]-year-old Kang Wang Li Si will marry the daughter of the clan, the princess of the Qin Dynasty as the princess.

In order to highlight his identity, the emperor even specially bestowed on her Princess Dingxing, the dowry even reached 10 yuan, and the escorting army expanded to 3000 people.

The emperor paid so much attention to it, which made the huge Kang country overjoyed.

Although it is surprising that she is not the emperor's own daughter, she is also the daughter of the previous king of Qin and the daughter of the clan.

And the reason why he waited until such an old age to accept the princess is nothing more than that in recent years, Kang Guo has vigorously attacked the Heshuote Khanate and won the favor of the court.

Kang Wang has also been informed of his news long ago, and has been waiting for the wedding date.

Of course, there is no shortage of concubine rooms and so on. After all, there is only this one seedling left in Lao Li's family, so he has to work hard.

The imperial court naturally had to extend grace to such an obedient vassal state, and there was nothing more convenient than marriage.

Li Si personally went out of the city for thirty miles to meet him, with an extremely cordial attitude.

In this case, the entire Kang country is also boiling over.

The sky in Shunjing City was clear, but Princess Dingxing felt a little short of breath, her face was pale and dizzy, and she couldn't stand up at all.

After all, the entire Kang country is at an altitude of 3000 meters above sea level, and altitude sickness is inevitable.

However, the wedding date is set in the twelfth lunar month, and there is still one month to go, which is enough to slow down.

Kang Guo is used to it.

This time, it was the fourth son of the emperor, Zhu Cunhuan, king of Liao, who served as the sending envoy.

The 16-year-old His Royal Highness Liao Wang has not yet married, but his vassal state, the emperor has already arranged for him.

However, in view of the fact that the king of Qin became a vassal at the age of 17, and was too young, resulting in repeated tricks and immature political methods, the emperor was not in a hurry to make a quick success.

But this time, serving as an envoy to send off relatives is an experience for the Liao king.

When he came to Shunjing City, King Liao breathed a sigh of relief. After dealing with those civil servants and generals, he booked a restaurant and started drinking.

Xia Wanchun, the deputy envoy to send off relatives, strode over, sat down on the opposite side, and poured himself wine:

"Your Majesty is quite elegant."

"Try it, the wine made from highland barley is indeed different from the Central Plains."

King Liao smiled lightly, then raised his wine glass and drank it down in one gulp.

The King of Qin is mature, the King of Qi is handsome, the crown prince is cautious, and the impression left by the King of Liao on the court officials is good wine.

I like to drink good wine, but I have a good capacity for alcohol. I have never been in trouble, but the more I drink, the more energetic I am.

Thanks to the looks of the emperor and concubine Sun (Sun Xuan'er), his appearance is superior to ordinary people.

Xia Wanchun looked at the Liao King with a bit of admiration.

I thought that he had an old man from the governor's mansion in Chahar, and an uncle from the chief soldier of the Nanyang Navy.

Unexpectedly, this trip to see off relatives was arranged in an orderly manner, from unfamiliarity to proficiency, and the progress was extremely fast.

"This trip has exhausted me."

Liao Wang mumbled with wine, and sighed: "The arrangement of the team on the road, where to stay, eat, arrange accommodation at the post station, etiquette, delays in rainy and foggy days..."

"All these make my head big, but I can't drink, it makes me uncomfortable."

"That's right, this trip is no less than leading an army of [-] people to march thousands of miles. Your Majesty can lead an army after completing such a grand event."

Xia Wanchun admired and flattered.

King Liao shook his head: "Don't praise me, because I have lost three to five catties because of this matter, the mother and concubine may feel very distressed."

"That's all, the key is to get tanned."

Looking at the slightly soy-sauce-colored Liao King, Xia Wanchun suppressed a smile: "This represents health, and all strong men in the army are like this. Your Highness, you have appointed a long life."

King Liao gave him a blank look, and stopped drinking. Instead, he turned his eyes to the street, his eyes shining:

"This Shun capital city, I heard that there are about one hundred thousand people. I think it's true that the city is very crowded and the lights are dim."

"I heard that there are millions of people in Kang Kingdom, but I don't know if it's true or not."

"What do you mean?" Xia Wanchun's tone was slightly uncertain.

"Tell me, how good it would be if my feudal kingdom were here." King Liao sighed, "Father arranged my feudal kingdom in the northwest, a corner farther than Anxi."

"I'm afraid it's thousands of miles away."

"In my opinion, it's not as good as Kang Guo!"

"Or, we happen to have 3000 people, let's take this assault!"

When Xia Wanchun heard King Liao's suggestion, he quickly stopped him: "Your Highness, don't talk nonsense."

"Do you think that if you occupy Shunjing, Kang Guo will be yours?"

"They implement the Jiedu envoy system, and they are all ex-combatants with tens of thousands of troops. When the time comes, the whole of Sichuan may be caught in the flames of war."

"Cut millet out of the fire!" King Liao sighed heavily, and continued to drink.

Xia Wanchun breathed a sigh of relief, and smiled bitterly in his heart. After all, the king of Liao was too young, and he loved to think about things.

However, it is a reminder that Kang Guoheng is here, condescending to Sichuan, and sooner or later it will be a hidden danger.

You must find a way to eliminate it.

Due to the need to wait for the late marriage, and being a family member at the wedding banquet, King Liao stayed in Shunjing City, eating, drinking and having fun.

King Liao and Xia Wanchun walked in the city of Shunjing, but it was quite interesting.

Shunjing, formerly known as Ganzi, is a small town.

Later, he was captured by Li Zicheng and changed his name to Shunjing.

Due to the establishment of the Kingdom of Kang, the city also expanded rapidly, and its scope was more than ten times larger.

At the same time, different from the Central Plains, the materials here are local. Whether it is a city or a house, the materials are all made of stone.

A veritable stone city.

But its style is pure Han style.

To the south is the Yalong River, with choppy waves.

Obviously, this place is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and being able to gather so many people is also a skill.

Pedestrians walking in and out of the city mostly wore Tibetan clothes with half-sleeved sleeves, while those who wore long robes of Hanfu were mostly from aristocratic backgrounds, and the difference was huge.

Of course, some merchants from the Han region 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, all of them are plateau-style, shepherding sheep and barley, living in stone houses, and their skin is black and red, as if it was so red that it was black.

Walking into the village, there are very few people who understand Chinese, and only the village head can understand a little and say a few words.

At this time, a monk came over and seemed to be asking for a vegetarian meal. He said in quite pure Chinese:

"I don't know how many benefactors came here?"

"The monk is 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 Kingdom court is here, why doesn't the official language be popularized?"

"Mandarin? Chinese is difficult to learn." The monk said honestly, "These people, even though they are farmers, were actually serfs before."

"The generals in the Kang Kingdom confiscated the chieftain's house, took away the temple's property, occupied the most fertile land, and distributed the rest to serfs and ordinary people, and the court asked them to pay taxes..."

Hearing these words, Liao King and Xia Wanchun glanced at each other, feeling quite amused.

Apparently, although Kang Guo looked ugly and still had the bad habit of ransacking his home, he restrained himself a bit.

Free the serfs and distribute the land.

Under such circumstances, how could the serfs who had gained freedom and land not support Kang?
Seeing that the monk's clothes were neat and his cheeks were plump, King Liao asked, "Which temple are you from?"

"The Ganzi Temple in the north of the city was established by King Wen of the previous generation."

The monk continued.

The so-called King Wen did not refer to King Wen of Zhou, but Li Zijing, whose temple name was Taizong, and whose posthumous title was obtained by the imperial court: King Wencheng.

In the folk, they are all called King Wen.

"In your Kang country, are there many temples?"

"I don't know about other places, but in Ganzi, there are dozens of them, but all those big nobles will build a temple to worship."

At this time, the two of them felt helpless. Well, the most respected Buddhism on the plateau was also respected wholeheartedly.

If there is a war, there is no three to fifty thousand that cannot be won.

Moreover, it has to adapt to the plateau climate, coupled with the terrible logistics, it is very difficult.

Xia Wanchun said heartily: "It seems that the possibility of the imperial court sending troops is small."

The king of Liao was helpless, this Kang country was completely missed.

"By the way, monk, why do you say everything?" Liao Wang was in a bad mood, and his tone was naturally bad.

"A few benefactors are dressed in gorgeous clothes. They must have come from the Han area. The poor monk has been staying in the village temple, but he rarely communicates with the Han people..."

As he said that, the monk said embarrassedly: "Furthermore, these are common sense, you can know them by just asking around."

The two were speechless and returned to Shunjing.

A few days later, the Heshuote Khanate learned that the envoy had arrived in Shunjing, and immediately sent people from thousands of miles to seek an audience.

As soon as they met, they were full of accusations against Kang Guo.

It turns out that in recent years, the Heshuote Khanate has been devastated, and tens of thousands of troops resisted, which can be described as extremely hard work.

It was not until the beginning of this year, that is, the spring of the 17th year of Shaowu, that the two countries ceased fighting.

But at this time, Kang's army had already occupied Qianzang, Jiangda Zongcheng.

The straight-line distance from here to Lhasa is no more than four hundred miles.

Reluctantly, the Mongols of the Heshuote Khanate had enjoyed wealth for decades, so they could only reach an armistice agreement.

As a result, the number of chieftains and population ceded by the Heshuote Khanate reached [-].

Of course, at this time, the Heshuote Khanate was renamed Weizang Kingdom because of the name given.

For King Liao and Xia Wanchun, they have no right to uphold justice at all.

However, regarding the prince's request for the princess, the Liao king flatly refused: "The princess is already unwell when she marries in Kang. If she goes to Wei Zang, then she will die directly?"

King Liao also had the confidence to say this.

Because at this time Wei Zang is not the Tubo of the past, and now he can't even defeat Kang, so what is the threat?

In this case, rejection is a matter of course.

Xia Wanchun on the side rubbed his forehead and sighed, King Liao is still too young, how can he say such things directly?
Sure enough, the envoy's face turned ugly, but he still endured it, after all, Daming is still the suzerain!
Kang Guo was very satisfied with the Liao King, and served him with banquets every day.

But in Beijing City, in the huge palace, the heat of the fire dragon is still unabated at this time, making people hot, but the atmosphere is quite uncomfortable.

In Kunning Palace, the emperor and empress sat silently facing each other.

The court ladies and eunuchs had been dispatched to the door early, and Liu Afu was guarding the door, not letting anyone in.

Zhu Yixi was wearing a leather jacket, and he looked into the queen's eyes like this:
"Queen, let me say it again, the prince must leave the East Palace."

"Your Majesty, there is no need to join the army!"

Sun Xueniang was dressed in palace attire, her fair skin became more and more translucent, plump and plump like a ripe peach, her temptation was not shallow.

Her eyes were slightly red, her beautiful eyes were watery, and she looked at the emperor stubbornly: "You came out of the army, you should know how hard it is in the army."

"Bullshit, I can get out of the army, so can the prince."

"Your Majesty, can you be the same as the crown prince?" Sun Xueniang emphasized: "He has been noble since he was a child, just like a snowman. Doesn't joining the army cost him half his life!"

"Besides, you have to get married in the twelfth lunar month, and the young couple will go to the army just after the new year. You can't bear it. I still want to have a grandson—"

Zhu Yixi felt helpless.

When it comes to the prince, the queen's IQ always drops inexplicably, and her previous grace and magnanimity are gone.

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Let the prince go out of the palace to exercise, this is what the emperor learned from the experience of the king of Qin.

From King Qin's lessons, we can see that there is still a long way to go from knowledge acquisition to practice. Sending the prince to the country abruptly is not only not conducive to the establishment of the vassal state, but also easily harms the vassal king.

For example, after the warning in the last letter and the news from Saigon, King Qin became more and more taciturn. Although he had matured a lot, he was politically timid.

There is no way, the emperor put out the first fire when he took office, who can be full of energy?

This is the consequence.

to be honest.The emperor also preferred the former King Qin.

It's also fortunate that King Qin is old and prudent. If it's King Qi, he might be prone to disaster.

The lessons learned from the past are not far away, the emperor has become more careful with the rest of the princes, the easiest way is to go out to practice in the palace.

For example, the king of Liao served as an envoy to see off his relatives, traveling thousands of miles, and after returning from a trip, he must mature.

If he is still acting like a fool, no matter how ambitious he is, Zhu Yixi will not let him go if he wants to go.

He is not like Lao Zhu, as long as he is a son, he will be divided.

You know, his enfeoffment of feudal states costs a lot of money, so 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, Prince Zhu Cunqu's exercise is naturally also on the agenda.

Joining the army is the first step.

Staying in the army for a year and a half, sharpening his character and training his physique will be of great benefit to his future growth.

It's a pity that after the queen learned about it, she insisted not to allow it.

After arguing for a while, the emperor lost his patience.

In other words, since he ascended the throne, everything goes well, and patience has long since disappeared.

"I'll just leave my words here, the prince must leave the palace and join the army."

Zhu Yixi turned sideways, not looking at the Queen's quiet face, and said in a deep voice, "I'll go first."

(End of this chapter)