Traveling through Tianlong: Starting from the Zhenlong chess game

Chapter 286 How can a sparrow know the ambition of a swan?

There is another reason why Gao Mei has always opposed Dali's profession.

That is, what Gao Mei wants to be is not a princess, but a queen, the queen of Dali.

If Dali does not become a vassal, then the Dali Kingdom can retain the imperial title, and Duan Yu is the only heir to the Dali royal family. As Duan Yu's head wife, she will undoubtedly take the position of queen in the future.

After her son succeeds to the throne, she will become the Queen Mother of Dali.

However, if Dali becomes a vassal, adhering to the principle of "there are no two days in the sky", Dali will definitely be stripped of its imperial title by the Song Dynasty. Then the Duan clan can be granted the title of Dali King at most. Even if Duan Yu ascends the throne, she will still be a princess.

She just changed from Princess Zhennan to Princess Dali. And his children will not be princes or princesses in the future. But the lower level Crown Prince, Princess.

Although he still has the dignity of a country, he is just a vassal king with a larger fiefdom.

This is something Gao Mei, who is arrogant and arrogant, will never tolerate.

Gao Mei was also a person who had been familiar with the classics and history since childhood.

Duan Yu has read too many Buddhist scriptures and has compassion for all things in the world. He himself doesn't have much utilitarianism.

Therefore, as soon as the banquet was over, she began to explain her interests to her husband, father, and father-in-law, and asked them to give up their submission to Song Dynasty.

He also told Gao Mei seriously that Dali had many benefits for Song Dynasty after becoming a vassal. He said this was a good way to make everyone in Dali have enough food and clothing.

Because they were in high positions and had to consider the overall situation, Gao Shengtai and Duan Zhengchun were easily persuaded by Gao Mei and wavered in their submission.

Han Xin was trapped and killed in Weiyang Palace, and Peng Yue was chopped into meat paste. People such as Ying Bu, Chen Xi, Zang Tu and others did not end well.

During this trip to the north, she had been thinking of ways to prevent Dali from becoming a vassal. Zhao Mu's previous confrontation with the Liao envoy at the Jiying Palace gave her hope of destroying Dali's proposal to become a vassal.

Gao Mei really couldn't understand. Dali could be its own country and be respected by the south, so why should it bow to others?

I know very well that all the vassal kings with different surnames in the past dynasties did not end well.

But her husband Duan Yu is the only one who refuses to eat food or drink, neither hard nor soft food.

He even said that if he could make everyone in Dali have enough food and clothing, change the current situation of poverty and weakness in Dali, and allow people of all ethnic groups in Dali to live a good life, let alone his future. The Emperor of Dali suffered some injustices. Even if he followed the example of King Qian of Wu and Yue, he accepted his land and returned to the Song Dynasty.

Duan Yu's impassioned speech not only shocked Gao Mei, but even made her laugh out loud. Gao Mei really didn't know what to say to Duan Yu.

After Duan Yu said this to Gao Mei, he went to the entrance of the post to greet Zhao Mu's arrival. Gao Mei had been staring at her unsatisfactory husband from beginning to end, which is why Gao Mei suddenly appeared just after Duan Yu received Zhao Mu.

Faced with Duan Yu's inquiry, Zhao Mu looked at Duan Yu and said, "If you follow my opinion, then I will naturally recommend everyone to choose the best strategy to gain both fame and fortune. But the final decision-making power does not belong to me. And I am the Great Song Dynasty. Although the son-in-law is the son-in-law of the clan, it is always not good to interfere too much in the affairs of Dali Kingdom."

Duan Zhengchun and Gao Shengtai looked at each other at this time. Then Duan Zhengchun said: "Xian son-in-law, can we think about this matter carefully?"

Zhao Mu smiled and said: "This is a major matter related to the country, so of course it is possible." But then Zhao Mu changed the subject, "However, I still hope that my father-in-law and the Marquis will make a decision as soon as possible. Because my Lord has decided to The Liao Kingdom touched it."

"What!" After hearing Zhao Mu's words, everyone in Dali couldn't help but exclaimed. Their ears couldn't even believe it. Especially Gao Mei, she stood up in shock.

Zhao Mu looked around at the crowd, looked at their reactions, and then said with a smile: "You don't have to be like this, this is not a big deal. It's just a Liao country, it's just a group of barbarians who don't respect kings, so it's nothing to worry about."

Gao Mei sarcastically said: "Your Majesty, these words are a bit arrogant. You, the Song Dynasty, have been paying tribute to the Liao Dynasty for nearly a hundred years since the alliance in Chanyuan. Now it is not enough to worry about it? Just as you said to the Liao envoy in the palace. , this is simply a 'big lie'!"

Zhao Mu didn't expect this girl to learn so quickly. Zhao Mu looked at Gao Mei and then smiled and said: "How can a sparrow know the ambition of a swan? In the prosperous Tang Dynasty, there was still a time to hide one's strength and bide one's time. The same is true in the Song Dynasty. And the great After several generations of accumulation, the Song Dynasty has a strong army and a strong treasury. How can it be compared to the barbarians in the north? And our Lord, a great leader of the generation, how can we allow the barbarians to be unbridled?"

"The Liao Kingdom does not respect the national etiquette and disturbs the banquet between the Song Dynasty and Dali. This can be regarded as an insult to the national character of the Song Dynasty. Naturally, my lord will not give up. If the Liao Kingdom is still arrogant and does not apologize to the Song Dynasty, , then I, the Song Dynasty, can only declare war on the Liao Dynasty. After the banquet just now, Your Majesty stayed with me to discuss this matter with me. And the result of my discussion with Your Majesty was the word 'fight'."

Duan Zhengchun asked with a serious face at this time: "Xian son-in-law, tell the truth to your father-in-law. Is the Emperor of the Song Dynasty really planning to go to war with the Liao Dynasty?"

Zhao Mu nodded and said, "Of course my son-in-law does not dare to deceive his father-in-law. After discussing with my lord, I hit it off and planned to use this matter to force the Liao Dynasty to go to war with the Song Dynasty. If it were not for the covenant of the Chanyuan Alliance, I would have Song cannot be the first to send troops and bear the reputation of betraying the alliance. Your Majesty has long wanted to deal with these barbarians who do not respect the king."

"Furthermore, His Majesty is about to take charge of the government, and He also intends to use this battle to establish his prestige. Therefore, His Majesty, my lord, plans to use the Liao envoys to be arrogant and disturb Song Li's alliance, and declare war on Liao. In this way, we can also gain a reputation. And I have been given full authority. This matter has been dealt with. After I finished discussing with His Majesty, I came here to meet with my father-in-law to discuss the canonization of Dali."

Gao Shengtai asked at this time: "Xiao Hou knew that the prince had the ability to change clouds and rain, but if Song and Liao went to war, it would definitely be an earth-shattering battle. This battle could even be said to be a battle that determines the fate of the two countries. So, please give us the power of the prince. To tell the truth. What are the odds of winning a war between the Song Dynasty and the Liao Dynasty?"

Zhao Mu smiled and said: "100%, I will personally lead the troops and ask a few friends from Jianghu to help. I, the Song Dynasty, can surely defeat the Liao people."

Seeing the disbelief expressions on both of them, Zhao Mu smiled and said: "Haha, this is why I advised my father-in-law and Lord Gao to make a decision as soon as possible. His Majesty promised to canonize Dali, and it was also my suggestion to your Majesty that he could use it to The matter of canonizing Dali will establish prestige for myself who is about to take charge of the government. But if I have this 'martial arts' by my side after defeating the Liao soldiers in this battle, then whether Your Majesty still wants to canonize Dali's 'wenzhi' depends on his mood."

Gao Mei asked: "Do you really have such confidence to defeat the Liao Kingdom?"

Zhao Mu turned back to look at Duan Yu and his wife. He smiled and said, "It's natural. I never do anything I'm not sure about. If the princess doesn't believe it, then she can go on an expedition with Brother Duan and me and have some fun outside the customs." God. But it depends on whether the princess has the courage."

Duan Yu said happily: "Oh? Brother Zhao, are you planning to take me there too?"

Zhao Mu smiled and said: "Of course, Brother Duan always likes novel things. This time I plan to call Princess Huyan and Brother Qiao. Although I also plan to call Brother Murong, it's just that Gusu is far away. It’s very, maybe there’s not enough time. Let’s go find him after these things are over.”

(End of this chapter)