Traveling through Tianlong: Starting from the Zhenlong chess game

Chapter 177 Seeking a vassal

Hearing this, Gao Shengtai explained: "It's like this. Girl Mu has now been adopted to the emperor by the emperor's brother. Mrs. Qin also agreed to this. The emperor has had no heirs for many years, so the emperor's brother adopted the girl to the emperor. The Queen. Then Miss Mu is naturally the direct bloodline of the Emperor. Naturally she is the 'eldest princess'."

After hearing this, Zhao Mu felt that Emperor Baoding had made a big deal out of him this time. If Mu Wanqing was indeed adopted to Emperor Baoding and his wife, then she would be the eldest son of the emperor and his wife. In terms of status, today's Mu Wanqing is theoretically higher than Duan Yu.

But then Gao Shengtai also said with some worry: "However, we did not inform the Song Dynasty about this matter. We only said that 'Princess Zhaohua' is the direct bloodline of the emperor. I don't know whether this matter will affect the relationship between our two countries." relation."

Zhao Mu shook his head and said: "Our Emperor of the Song Dynasty is kind and generous, and does not care about these trivial details. Besides, I am promoted from a marquis to a duke because of Wan'er, the 'eldest princess of Zhaohua'."

Hearing this, Gao Shengtai took a deep breath and said, "That's good, but I was worrying too much."

Zhao Mu asked at this time: "By the way, Lord Gao, Fourth Brother Zhu, when the prince and I parted in Xinyang, I specifically told everyone to listen to my news. Why did you act without authorization like this? You actually beat us up. I was caught off guard. Fortunately, this time I had a near miss and an unexpected gain. Otherwise, I really don’t know how to end this matter."

Gao Shengtai bowed his hands and apologized: "Haha, Mr. Zhao, don't be angry. We did this for a reason." Then Gao Shengtai looked at Duan Yu, then at Zhu Danchen, and then said with a smile, "The purpose of our coming to the Central Plains But they are all different. They are just rushing together."

"Ah?" Zhao Mu became more and more confused as he listened.

Zhu Danchen explained at this time: "That's it. I came to the Central Plains to escort Princess Ruan to find Princess Ziling. Princess Ziling was reprimanded by the prince and left without saying goodbye. Mrs. Ruan and the prince were very fond of each other. The prince was worried that she might have returned to the Central Plains, so I escorted Mrs. Ruan and came to look for him. We were with the delegation because we wanted to ask Mr. Zhao to use the power of the Song Dynasty government to find her. I didn’t want the county to Lord, she is right next to Mr. Zhao, we really can get her without any effort."

Duan Yu also took out an invitation from his sleeve at this time, and then said: "As for me, I received an invitation from Mr. Congbian Su Xinghe, and I will go to Leigu Mountain to participate in the Zhende Mute Valley on the eighth day of October. Zhenlong chess game. Brother Zhao, you know me. Duan Yu’s favorite things in his life are Buddhism and chess. I heard from my father-in-law that the Zhenlong chess game has baffled people all over the world for decades, and I couldn’t stand it. So we came together. But my father-in-law made me the leader of the mission because I have the highest status."

Gao Shengtai said at this time: "As for me, I am here to negotiate with the Song Dynasty."

"Talk about peace? The Song Dynasty and Dali are not at war, what kind of peace can Lord Gao want to talk about?" Zhao Mu murmured.

Gao Shengtai explained: "It's like this. We, Dali, are located in the southern border. Although we also broke the soil to become kings and claimed to be emperors. But after all, Dali is just a small country in the south, with many ethnic groups inside. We, the later Han people, cannot be invincible. Sebari. However, due to historical reasons, the barbarians of all ethnic groups in Dali were subdued by the Central Plains dynasties such as the Qianghan and the Tang Dynasty. If the Dali royal family could be recognized and canonized by the Song Dynasty, the "Central Plains orthodoxy", it would be very important for Dali to stabilize its territory. It is beneficial. And if your two countries establish a clan relationship and fully open border trade, it will also be of great benefit to the people's livelihood in Dali."

Zhao Mu nodded and said, "Oh! It turns out that what Marquis Gao said about peace was cooperation, not peace."

Gao Shengtai nodded and said: "Yes. Dali has made efforts before, but the Song Dynasty has always refused to enshrine Dali. Therefore, the emperor this time plans to make a fuss about the marriage between Mr. Zhao and Miss Mu. Dali often sends princesses On the grounds of marriage with the Song Dynasty, I will talk to the Song Dynasty about the matter of becoming a minister and canonizing me."

At this time, Gao Shengtai sighed and said: "Hey! It's a pity that the emperor of the Central Plains has always disdained to marry foreign concubines. Otherwise, the daughter of the Dali clan can also become the concubine of the Song emperor."

Zhao Mu just smiled when he heard this.

Not to mention the Song Dynasty, which was the most conservative in the feudal dynasty, even the Tang Dynasty, which was the most open, basically the emperor would not easily marry a foreign woman as his concubine. This is why the Central Plains Dynasty has always believed that "those who are not of my race must have different minds."

Although marriage can stabilize the relationship between the two parties, the emperor is afraid that the children born to foreign concubines will turn against each other in the future, or they may directly usurp the throne and ruin his ancestral foundation.

Therefore, the Han emperors in the Central Plains usually selected daughters from the clan to marry outside the country, but would never marry foreign princesses. And even if you get married, the children you give birth to will not have a high status.

Gao Shengtai looked at Zhao Mu at this time and said: "Master Zhao, I see that the master's seat today seems to be quite favored by the Emperor of the Song Dynasty."

Zhao Mu was originally afraid that the people of Dali would see that he was just a low-ranking side clan member, but he didn't expect that this time he would get it right and make himself stand out.

Zhao Mu simply admitted after hearing this: "This is natural. Although Zhao Mu's title is not high, his relationship with the emperor is extraordinary. If the emperor had not officially taken charge, he would not have given me a title that was too high. Otherwise, Zhao Mu's title would have been already He is now a king, not a second-rate prince."

Hearing this, Gao Shengtai said: "In that case, please give Mr. Zhao a few nice words in front of the Emperor of the Song Dynasty. If the Song Dynasty canonizes Dali, I, Dali, are willing to deprive myself of the title of emperor and pay tribute to the Song Dynasty every year."

Duan Yu also said at this time: "Yes, Brother Zhao. If you and I can form an alliance forever, it will be a blessing to the people and a blessing to the world."

Seeing the pleading looks on these two people's faces, Zhao Mu's outlook on things was also refreshed. Zhao Mu has never seen someone so eager to be someone's "son". Zhao Mu felt that Murong Fu was much more promising than the Duan family in Dali. At least Murong Fu wanted to be the boss himself, while Duan wanted to be someone else's "son" even though he was tearing apart the southern frontier.

However, Zhao Mu felt that this was an opportunity. As he had boasted in front of Emperor Zhezong before, if Dali and the Song Dynasty really established a clan relationship, then the Song army guarding Nanchui could be mobilized in large numbers to go north to deal with Xixia and Liao. country. Dali's military strength can also be used to intimidate the Tibetan tribes, thereby reducing the national defense pressure on the entire southwest border.

Moreover, Zhao Mu also saw one of the most valuable aspects of Dali Country, that is, Dali Country's rich products.

When Zhao Mu went to Dali to look for Langhuan Paradise, he was fooled by the master's map. He wandered around the Shiwan Mountains for more than a month and walked the wrong path for more than a month.

But this also allowed Zhao Mu to truly understand the customs and customs of Dali. Although there are many ethnic groups in Dali, each has its own cultural tradition. But Dali also produces many precious strategic materials, such as leather that can be used to make armor, and Panax notoginseng, which is used to make high-quality gold sore medicine. In addition to these strategic materials, there are also many rare medicinal materials.

Unfortunately, Dali is sparsely populated, and the demand for these things is not large. So much so that all these treasures of heaven and earth rotted in the ground.

(End of this chapter)