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Chapter 893: The Military Officials Who Complained
After reading Bang Biaozhu's notes, Zhao Xu laughed.

"He's in a hurry!"

"Just be anxious!"

The legitimacy of Aligu's Qingtang regime was almost shattered after its failure in last year's war.

Because he was neither a descendant of Zuosiluo nor recognized by the religious community.

What’s even worse is that he is a Uighur!

A Uighur serving as the Tibetan king? !
Will the Tibetan nobles below be convinced?
Definitely not convinced!

Therefore, Aligu knelt so quickly after the defeat, and even sent his successor Bang Biaozhu to Bianliang to pay tribute.

They were worried that the Song Dynasty would send troops to Qingtang to support Zhao Chunzhong or Xibawen to succeed to the throne.

At this time, Bang Biaozhu discovered that his uncle from the Han family in Bianjing City was distributing "marriage promises" to almost all of his family's enemies.

Whether it is Xiba Wen or Wen Xixin.

It doesn't matter whether it is the Bao Shun family or the Zhao Chunzhong family.

Even Li Linzhannezhi of Jiehechuan got a promise that "if you are loyal and brave, I will select beautiful girls from your tribe to enter the palace in the future."

It is like waking up one day and finding that everyone around you may become a relative of your uncle Han in the future.

For Bang Biaozhu and the Qingtang regime he belonged to, this was like the sky falling!

Naturally, he rushed to see Zhao Xu, hoping to get similar treatment.

If all else fails, just marry a princess!
Yes, in the Middle Ages, marrying the emperor's daughter and marrying a daughter to the emperor were two levels of difficulty.

As for the former, all you need to do is be loyal and have the corresponding strength.

Seriously, it’s not that difficult!
Because the emperor's daughter was born to be a tool for marriage alliances.

Without exception!

Not to mention, almost all the princesses sent out to marry were just daughters of royal families.

This has been the approach since the Han and Tang Dynasties.

However, letting the Emperor of Central Plains marry his own daughter is another matter!
Since ancient times, no foreign tribe in the border counties has been able to do this.

The Huns didn’t do it, the Turks didn’t do it, and the Uighurs didn’t do it either!

Even among the Han Chinese tyrants in the border counties, few could successfully marry their daughters into the royal family.

Not to mention, he received a promise - if she gave birth to a prince, he would remotely become the governor of his own tribe, and if she gave birth to a princess, they would become in-laws.

There has never been such a precedent since ancient times!
This is politically horrible.

What does this amount to?

If we have to make an analogy, it is roughly equivalent to a modern lighthouse on the other side of the ocean, using the credit of its own national debt to guarantee the foreign debt of a small African country.

The foreign debt of this small country will be snapped up by the entire market!

There will be countless people buying it at a premium!
Zhao Xu’s operation was roughly similar to this.

I don't feel bad for my son.

Taking advantage of the prestige and sacredness accumulated by the Han uncles, the officials and the Khans in successive dynasties since Emperor Wu of Han and Emperor Taizong of Tang, they finally agreed on marriage with the leaders of the vassal states.

Although, I'm not saying [definitely], just [possibly].

However, the political effect was like a magnitude 10 earthquake!

Who doesn’t want to marry an uncle from the Han family?
Who wouldn’t want to inherit the bloodline of the Han uncle in the family?
Therefore, just such a light promise is enough to excite people.

In fact, in the eyes of many people, just for this possibility, it is enough for them to tie their heads to their belts and follow the Han uncle in Bianjing City to the end!

They will become the most loyal and devoted thugs in Xihe.

No one will be able to offer better conditions than this.

only……

Zhao Xu threw Bang Biao's note aside and said with disdain, "Why should I meet you and give you this opportunity?"

Zhao Xu's mind was as clear as a mirror.

If everyone gets the same treatment, then no matter how good the treatment is, it will be worthless.

Happiness comes from contrast.

This is especially true for a sense of superiority!
Moreover……

The Aligu regime of Qingtang had harbored ulterior motives since the first day of its establishment - not only did it conceal the news of Dong Zhen's death, it also cut off the roads and colluded with the western bandits.

Last year, we even went to war with the Song Dynasty.

so!

The Aligu regime in Qingtang was a target set up by Zhao Xu.

An object of ridicule, contempt and disdain by other tribal leaders.

One is used as a foil, while others choose the right benchmark.

Only when Aligu's Qingtang regime was miserable, the loyal ministers would know that their loyalty was correct. Therefore, Bang Biaozhu's request was destined to be unanswered.

Zhao Xu didn't have so much time to see him.

Because he has to face another group of people.

The military officials and nobles of the Song Dynasty!
Although, Zhao Xu's promises to the foreign officials and generals were all made in private.

But these people are all big mouths.

After returning, they wanted to let the whole world know.

Naturally, the military officials were the first to become restless.

The reason is very simple - since the founding of the country, the Zhao officials have shared wealth and honor with military officials by marrying meritorious generals.

The most common concubines in the Zhao emperor's harem were daughters of military officials.

At the same time, except for Zhao Xu's father, all the empresses came from military families! (Although Zhang Xianmingsu was born a commoner, she helped her ex-husband to rise to power and became a member of the military nobles. This can be seen from her ex-husband's official position during the reign of Emperor Zhenzong - the Imperial Guard Cavalry General)
Originally, the military officials had been dissatisfied with the fact that since the Renmiao period, the harems of the Zhao officials had been gradually flooded with the daughters of civil officials and common people.

Now I heard that the young emperor actually wants to go to the foreign tribes to select concubines to fill his harem?
How can these people sit still?
Although, many of them understand that the decision made by the small official may be correct at the national level.

If there were a few foreign women in the palace, they would be as helpful to the court in stabilizing the northwest and recruiting Tubo and Qiang people, and they would be equivalent to an army of 100,000.

But the butt determines the head!

After all, there is only one official.

We have many daughters!
There are already too many monks and too little meat, and now a group of Tibetans, Qiangs and even Dangxiangs from the northwest have come to compete!
You stinky guy from the northwest has come to Bian Jing to beg for food!

This is intolerable! What else can’t be intolerable?
However, these people did not dare to put pressure on Zhao Xu directly - they were afraid of being put on the list in the future.

So they put pressure on the court officials.

He mobilized a group of upright and moral gentlemen to put pressure on Zhao Xu.

Even around Zhao Xu, noises began to appear.

Fan Chunren, Lu Dafang, and Cheng Yi all began to tactfully advise Zhao Xu that the government should consider the ancestors of the country...

They were afraid that in the future, a seductress would come from the northwest and give birth to a prince, and then unfortunately, the prince would live to adulthood, and even more unfortunately, his brothers would die young...

In this case……

Then wouldn’t the next generation of officials be of Hu descent?
The northern barbarians will laugh at us to death! ?

Zhao Xu was laughing to death as he listened to these guys chattering on and on.

Because he has read papers on human molecular genetic archaeology in modern times.

Guess what? According to human molecular genetics, who is the descendant of the barbarians in the Liao and Song dynasties today? Who is the gentleman of the Chinese nation?
Anyway, Zhao Xu knew what was going on.

But what these people say is indeed politically correct.

Zhao Xu had no choice but to promise to seriously consider their opinions.

Of course, it wasn't that he wanted to break his promise.

Instead, he would consider selecting concubines from the northwestern tribes only after he had appointed a queen and given birth to a prince.

This is the safest way.

However, the civil officials continued to pester him incessantly.

Especially Cheng Yi, this old pedant who loves to get stuck in a rut!
After almost every imperial lecture, Zhao Xu would be pulled aside to talk about the defense against foreign invaders.

Zhao Xu still respected Cheng Yi very much.

So every time it’s always like this – I know, I understand, I have a clear idea of ​​it.

The civil officials can shirk responsibility and deceive others.

It’s not so easy to deal with inside the palace.

Just as Zhao Xu put down the note that Bang Biao had written, he approached the eunuchs around the empress dowager and asked, "Everyone, the empress dowager, please go to Baoci Palace."

Zhao Xu nodded and asked, "Do you know why my mother asked me to come over?"

The eunuch bowed and said, "I'm reporting to you all. It was a lady from the outer court. When she was accompanying the queen to appreciate the flowers, she mentioned that you seemed to have an appointment with the barbarian tribe..."

"The Queen is very concerned, so please come over..."

"Oh!" Zhao Xu knew this moment would come.

Then he said, "Go and tell mother, I'll be there soon!"

This matter really needs to be taken seriously!

Zhao Xu was very clear in his heart.

Those two ladies must be from Wu Chen's family.

The lawsuit was brought before Empress Dowager Xiang!
Must respond with caution!

It is also necessary to appease those uneasy military officials.

(End of this chapter)