Song Gexing

Chapter 81 Someone is joining in the fun

Not to mention the banquet in Prince Wei's Mansion, in the Chongzheng Hall at this time, Zhao Zhen frowned, and more than a dozen ministers looked at each other, all with a somewhat incredulous expression.

"Let's talk about what to do about this matter."

Zhao Zhen finally spoke and handed the question to the minister. It seemed that he really had no idea.

Everyone looked at each other hesitantly, and the helpless Prime Minister Yan Shu had to be the first to stand up.

"I think it is better to refuse. Although the marriage is beneficial to the harmony between the two countries, and they are marrying their daughter, the person they want to marry is the King of Wei. It is impossible for the Song Dynasty to have a Khitan as queen."

As Yan Shu spoke, several people began to agree, but there were also different voices saying: "It's better to be cautious. The Lord of Liao is warlike, so we can't give him an excuse to start another war."

"Let's fight. How can I use my position as Queen to make peace with others!"

Both Han Qi and Pang Ji were not afraid of trouble, and they immediately became angry.

But Sima Guang suddenly said: "Didn't you see clearly? The letter from the Lord of Liao did not mention the position of queen, so why should we refuse?"

"I didn't mention anything. Everyone knows Sima Zhao's intentions. Doesn't the Liao Kingdom know that King Wei is the crown prince?"

"But after all, our government has not yet established a legitimate crown prince!"

Now everyone froze again. This is the crux of the problem. This is a complete conspiracy of the Liao Kingdom, a way to make you suffer a dumb loss.

It turned out that after the news of the Song Dynasty court selecting a concubine for Zhao Fang came out, it was immediately spread to the Liao Kingdom.

Originally, this matter had nothing to do with the Liao Kingdom, but the problem was that last time because of Zhao Fang, the Liao Kingdom's tricks caused countless casualties, which made Liao Xingzong remember Zhao Fang as a bad guy.

In addition, Xiao Temo reminded him many times to pay attention to Zhao Fang's strength, which may not be a good thing for the Liao Kingdom in the future. Liao Xingzong paid more attention to Zhao Fang.

After receiving the news this time, Liao Xingzong didn't think of a marriage at first. He just discussed with the ministers how to create some chaos for Zhao Fang.

But Liu Liufu suddenly proposed marriage, which surprised Liao Xingzong, but he was immediately inspired by his magical stroke.

It should be said that the Han people know the Han people best, and the worst ones are often not enemies but traitors. These people are familiar with the national conditions and public opinion and know best where to attack their own people.

Moreover, the Liao Kingdom did not feel ashamed to marry a girl, but it was their common method. Isn't Li Yuanhao the consort of the Liao Kingdom?

Of course, the Liao Kingdom also knew that it was impossible for a Khitan to become the queen of the Song Dynasty, but precisely because Zhao Fang's identity was not clear, it could make a fuss.

Even if it didn't work out in the end, the Liao Kingdom wouldn't lose anything, so Liao Xingzong immediately made the decision and immediately selected candidates to send a letter to Zhao Zhen asking for marriage.

However, the election of this time made Liao Xingzong a little bit embarrassed, but he, who was decisive in killing, still agreed, and he also caused unhappiness, but he didn't care.

It turned out that Liao Xingzong was planning to choose someone from his own daughters, but after looking around, he found that all his daughters were married or engaged, so he had no choice but to find someone from the clan.

At this time, an unexpected thing happened. Xiao Xiaohui, the younger brother of the Empress Dowager and uncle of Liao Xingzong, recommended his young daughter Xiao Guanyin for marriage.

This was originally a good thing. The Xiao family and the Yelu family had been married for generations and had long been indistinguishable from each other. But the problem was that Yelu Hongji, the son of Liao Xingzong, liked Xiao Guanyin.

Don't be surprised, Xiao Guanyin is Yelu Hongji's cousin according to her seniority, but the Khitan people don't talk about this. Yelu Hongji's first queen in history was his cousin.

Xiao Guanyin is still young, only nine years old this year, but it can already be seen that she is a great beauty. Her family gave her this name because she looked so much like Guanyin in the Buddha statue since she was a child.

The reason why Xiao Xiaohui is willing to marry her daughter away is because a fortune teller said some time ago that his daughter is very beautiful but will not die well.

In addition, her birthday was the Dragon Boat Festival on the fifth day of May, which was considered very unlucky by the ancients. He had accepted his fate at first, but the sudden news made his heart move.A daughter's life is extremely valuable, so she can only marry the emperor. In addition to the emperor of Liao, she can only marry the emperor of Song.

As for Xixia, it does not count. While Xixia professed its vassalage to the Liao Kingdom, it also professed its vassalage to the Song Dynasty. In the eyes of the Liao and Song Dynasties, it was not enough to be emperor.

Marrying the emperor of Liao was convenient, but the risk was also extremely high. Once a destined disaster occurred, it would also affect the mother's family.

But it was different when she married into the Song Dynasty. Even if there was a disaster in the future, it would not affect her mother's family. This made Xiao Xiaohui tempted.

Therefore, although he knew that Yelu Hongji liked his daughter, he decided to send her to the Song Dynasty.

As for persuading Liao Xingzong, it was very simple, just use the excuse that his daughter's birthday was the unknown Dragon Boat Festival, and directly let Xingzong give up the idea of ​​marrying her as his daughter-in-law.

The Khitan people also believe in these things. Even the state religion is Buddhism. They have long been indistinguishable from the Han people. There are several great Confucian scholars.

Later Yelu Chucai, even the great Han scholars, may not be better than him.

"How about calling King Wei into the palace and asking him for his opinion?"

Seeing the stalemate between the two sides, Fu Bi proposed a solution that was not a solution, but it made everyone's eyes brighten.

"Yes! When the time comes, we will say that King Wei's unwillingness to marry has nothing to do with the official family. What can we do if the children are disobedient?"

In order to prevent the Liao Kingdom from making excuses, the ministers also tried their best. Zhao Fang, who was having a banquet with the children of aristocratic families to see beautiful women, was suddenly summoned into the palace.

After hearing the news, Zhao Fang was stunned for a moment, then suddenly laughed and said, "I agree with Liao's marriage, but this king's concubine cannot be her, just throw the ball back."

"Is this possible? The other party is the legitimate daughter of the Queen of Liao's family."

Sima Guang asked hesitantly.

Zhao Fang pointed to the northwest with a smile and said: "Sima Qing has forgotten one thing. When Li Yuanhao married the princess of Liao Kingdom, she was not the official wife. She doesn't have to be a princess. Why must we marry a daughter of the Xiao family and be the official concubine? "

Everyone was startled and suddenly overjoyed: "Yes! How come we forgot about this?"

We can't blame the ministers of the Song Dynasty for being stupid, we can only blame them for being too strict with rules. They are not as unruly as the party members, who think that noble girls can only be wives.

The ball was kicked back, and now it was the Liao people's turn to worry. They agreed and were unwilling to agree. If they didn't agree, they wasted a good opportunity. This was the first time that the Song Dynasty agreed to a marriage.

Zhao Fang didn't care. After giving his advice, he hurried back to see the young ladies. Several of them were very beautiful, but he hadn't seen enough yet.

And he did not mind marrying Xiao Guanyin. History books record that the later Queen of Liao was a virtuous queen.

There are few women who are both civil and military, who can rule the world when dismounting and conquer the world when mounting. She has the style of Empress Dowager Xiao back then, and she is not as shameless.

Xiao Guanyin abides by women's ethics, which is why she was eventually forced to death by Yelu Hongji. If she had been like her grandmother, Yelu Hongji would have been killed by her long ago.

Yeluhongji loved hunting, and after middle age, he even believed in slander, which aroused the dissatisfaction of many civil and military ministers, clan nobles, and many people hoped that Queen Xiao Guanyin could take charge of the overall situation, which aroused his fear.

It’s hard to explain everything about fate. Yelu Hongji has loved Xiao Guanyin since he was a boy. The couple can be said to be a model of harmony between the piano and the piano.

But when a man reaches middle age, he will be slandered and force his beloved wife to death, and even his son to death. By the time he realizes that he has been deceived, it is already too late.

However, Xiao Guanyin, who had followed the rules all his life, still could not escape the disaster that was determined in his fate. Not only did the empress herself die, but her son and her natal family were also affected, and she was given another guardian husband.

(End of this chapter)