Traveling through Tianlong: Starting from the Zhenlong chess game

Chapter 401 A world where only Tubo is injured

Zhao Mu said at this time: "But in order to appease Xixia, Wei Chen feels that it is better to retain the Xixia Kingdom after the King of Xixia surrenders in the future."

Hearing this, Zhezong asked: "Didn't the Emperor's uncle talk about destroying Xia first in Pingliao and destroying Xixia to open up the Hexi Corridor so that we can retake the Western Regions? I have already planned to entrust the entire Xixia Kingdom to the Emperor's uncle for food. No. Does the emperor not even want his own fief?"

Zhao Mu replied: "Of course not. What I mean is to preserve the Xixia Kingdom in other places. After all, the Xixia Kingdom has been entrenched in the northwest for many years, and the Dangxiang clan is deeply rooted in the local area. It is difficult for us to use these people, but they cannot surrender." Kill them. After all, this slaughter of the city has been an ominous beginning since ancient times. We, the Song Dynasty, cannot touch this. But if you are not of our kind, the best way is to drive out all these party members."

"I plan to move them all to the Haixi area of ​​​​Tubo, where there are abundant aquatic plants and water sources. After that, we will move those Party members who do not want to join the Song Dynasty there and continue to be under the leadership of the King of Xixia who has surrendered. In this way, we will We can fully control the Hexi Corridor. We can also have one more watchdog to monitor Tubo. If the King of Xixia wants to attack Tubo in the future, we can have as many powerful allies as he can in the Tubo land. "

Zhezong smiled when he heard this and said: "Haha, the emperor really doesn't regard Tubo as a human being. He only eats the meat of the Tubo family."

Zhao Mu said seriously: "Your Majesty, it's not that I don't treat Tubo as a human being, it's that they themselves don't treat them as human beings."

Zhe Zong asked strangely: "What does the emperor mean by this?"

Zhao Mu did not answer directly. He asked instead: "Who is the most ferocious barbarian in your Majesty's opinion?"

Zhezong thought about it and replied: "The Huns of the Han Dynasty, the Tule of the Tang Dynasty, and the Khitan of today. After Yelu Yao's death, Jin entered Bianjing, and Bianjing was plundered and turned into ruins. All the soldiers and civilians in the city, old and young, were killed by the Khitan soldiers. They slaughtered all of them, including hundreds of thousands of women who were raped and humiliated and killed."

Zhezong was almost disgusted, and he said: "Well, uncle, there is no need to say any more. When I was looking at the historical records, I heard that Duke Huan of Qi was the son of Yi Ya. This is already the most outrageous thing. I didn't expect that the Tubo people were more Defeat Duke Huan of Qi. These barbarians must be destroyed!”

Zhao Mu smiled bitterly and said: "Compared with the cruelty of the Tubo people, these are like the fluorescent light of rotten grass competing with the brightness of the bright moon. Although the Khitan soldiers are cruel, they are nothing more than burning, killing, raping and looting. But the cruelty of the Tubo people It's different. Most of our religious rituals in the Song Dynasty are made of metals such as copper and iron, or plants, and some of them are made of animal skins and bones. But the Tibetan ritual vessels are also made of human bones. This beautiful painting is called Thangka, and the best Thangka is made from the skin of a young girl.”

Afterwards, the monarch and his ministers no longer talked about business, but concentrated on enjoying the bath and the service of the surrounding palace ladies.

The monarch and his ministers took a bath and relieved their fatigue. He went up to the top floor of the third floor of this attic. This place is already filled with all kinds of pastries, wine, dishes, and fruits prepared in the imperial kitchen. There were also singers performing in the middle.

Hearing this, Zhe Zong couldn't help but shudder.

Zhe Zong held the wine glass and said, "Uncle Emperor, it's time for you to tell me about your affair with Princess Yinchuan, right?"

Seeing that Zhezong was clinging to this matter, Zhao Mu told the story of the spying in Xixia Kingdom, but this time he still did not tell the truth. It just means that he has lived in the palace for a long time and stole fragrance in the middle of the night. When he saw Li Qinglu's beauty, he thought she was the concubine of the King of Xixia, but he didn't expect that she was the princess of the Xixia Kingdom, so they became friends. The matter of Li Qiushui and Wu Xingyun was hidden.

He also explained that Li Qiu Shui specially sent him an invitation letter, which was done by Li Qinglu under the guise of the concubine, in order to force him to go to Xixia to participate in the marriage recruitment. As for the similarity in appearance between Wang Yuyan and Li Qinglu, Zhao Mu pretended to be dumbfounded and couldn't explain clearly. She said that the Princess of Xixia was Han, so maybe they had some ancestral relationship. After hearing this, Zhezong laughed and said: "Hahaha, no wonder the emperor finds it difficult to talk about it. If this matter is spread, it will really insult the Song Dynasty. By the way, uncle, you have no idea of ​​​​my harem!"

Zhao Mu knew that Zhe Zong was joking. Since the Battle of Xiongzhou, the two men had completely opened their hearts and accepted each other. It's not as restrained as it used to be.

However, Zhao Mu still did not dare to make such a joke with Zhe Zong, but since Zhe Zong said it, Zhao Mu raised his hands and said: "Return to your majesty, I swear to my ancestors, even if I eat the courage of a bear's heart and a leopard's courage. How dare you take advantage of the ladies in His Majesty's harem!"

Seeing Zhao Mu swearing, Zhezong laughed and said: "Hahaha. I was just making a little joke with the emperor. Uncle, you don't have to take it seriously. The emperor's return this time has been fruitful. After that, the emperor It’s time for me to talk about my uncle’s affairs.”

Zhezong took a sip of wine and continued: "Since the emperor's uncle left, I have started working on our previous plan. The progress is not bad. The emperor's victory at Xiongzhou Pass really cured the ministers of the DPRK. At present, even the Queen Mother and the Queen Mother are not saying anything. Now I am acting alone and things are going very smoothly. "

"The imperial army has been reduced by more than 500,000 people. The border army has been reduced by more than 800,000 people. Now the remaining ones are young and strong. I also used the money given by Murong Fu and the saved expenses to reform our army. The weapons, armor, and horses of the Song army. In another year and a half, our Song Dynasty will be able to truly strengthen its troops and horses. Princess Huyan also informed me of the saved manpower, and I will send them to repair Chi Dao uniforms now. The corvee has gone."

"As for the matter of negotiating peace with the Liao Kingdom, I also followed the previous discussion with the emperor's uncle. I released the king of the South Academy, Yerune Guru, and the forward general of the Liao Army, Xiao Ye. As for the Liao Kingdom, this time In order to negotiate a peace, he also offered us a ransom of several million taels, and renegotiated the alliance of Chanyuan and redefined the territory."

"Now we have gained millions of taels of silver, as well as the captured land of the two states. We no longer have to pay annual coins to Liao in the future. I have been king for so many years, and I have never been so happy!"

After Zhe Zong finished speaking, he drank all the wine in the cup again.

Zhao Mu thought to himself: "Let alone you. In the original time and space, no emperor of the Song Dynasty had ever been so happy."

After Zhezong finished drinking, he poured another glass for himself. He said to Zhao Mu: "What I have achieved today is due to the help of virtuous ministers like the emperor. For the sake of the great Song Dynasty, I give you a drink!"

When Zhao Mu saw Zhe Zong toasting, he also quickly picked up the cup, and both the monarch and his minister drank it down together.

After Zhezong finished drinking, he said: "However, there is a troublesome matter at the moment. I believe Princess Huyan has told the emperor uncle before."

Zhao Mu nodded and said, "Princess Huyan has indeed talked to me about it."

Zhe Zong looked at Zhao Mu and said: "I am the emperor of the Song Dynasty. There is no precedent for the emperor of the Central Plains to marry a foreign princess as his concubine. Naturally, I will not accept him as his concubine. As for the children of other clans, this princess of Liao Kingdom does not care. Come on. I wonder if the emperor is interested?"

(End of this chapter)