Great Zhou Empire: Kill Zhao Kuangyin at the beginning

Chapter 563 Maya’s Old Friend (Special thanks to the monthly ticket of book friend 2021…0300!)

The next day, on the afternoon of September 8, the 51st year of Kaixi, Chai Zongxun summoned the people of the Maya Yin tribe who came to Beijing with "King Ya" Chai Jijun and the people of the "Maya Gong" tribe in Yanfu Hall.

The first people to be summoned were the Yin people, and there were sixty people coming to the capital this time.

After greeting, the Yin leader said:
“Your Majesty, we have been traveling all the way through the Great Zhou. We have seen fertile fields everywhere, many merchants and travelers, and the people are all wealthy and polite. It is really an eye-opener and worth the trip.

According to the ancient traditions of our tribe, we have made a set of the legendary "Human Emperor" ceremonial weapons, and we are here to present them to Your Majesty."

Before the Shang Dynasty, the supreme ruler of China was called "Human Emperor", which meant he was equal to heaven and earth.

After King Wu of Zhou defeated King Zhou of Shang and conquered the world, he promoted the "Zhou rites". From then on, the supreme ruler was called "Son of Heaven", that is, "Son of Heaven".

Chai Zongxun said happily:

“I never thought that the nobles still preserved the ceremonial tradition of the ‘Human Emperor’.

Everything in the world has its own destiny.

I appreciate the nobles' kindness, but I dare not accept the honor of being the "Human Emperor" because I am proud of my achievements. "

The Yin leaders and clansmen kept asking Chai Zongxun to accept the "Emperor's Guard of Honor".

The leader said:
"Your Majesty's achievements are the first in Chinese history! What is even more rare is that you "put the people first and the world for all", which is a world first and is more virtuous than the ancient "Three Emperors".

If it weren't for Your Majesty, no one else in the world could be the one to carry this "Human Emperor" ceremonial guard!"

Chai Zongxun hesitated for a moment, but seeing that the Yin people were full of sincerity, he finally had to accept the "Human Emperor" ceremonial guard.

Chai Zongxun smiled and said:
"Fellow villagers have come from afar to our Great Zhou, so they stay here for a while and travel around.

All expenses will be paid by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and you can contact He Yao, the chief eunuch in front of the palace.

If you are willing to settle down in our Great Zhou, I will order the Ministry of Internal Affairs to make proper arrangements."

All the Yin people were delighted and bowed together, saying:
"Thank you, Your Majesty! We would like to take a tour of our Chinese homeland before deciding whether to settle down there."

After the Yin people withdrew from the hall, Chai Zongxun ordered the imperial concubine Difa and the ninety-fifth son of the emperor, Chai Jimei, to come, and at the same time sent people to invite the people of the "Maya Gong" tribe to come for an audience.

In a moment, Concubine Difa and the emperor's 95th son Chai Jimei arrived at Yanfu Palace.

In the 41st year of Kaixi, when Tifa was 17 years old, she married Chai Zongxun in the Maya continent and is 27 years old this year.

The emperor's ninety-fifth son, Chai Jimei, was born in the forty-second year of Kaixi after he returned to Beijing. He is nine years old this year.

After the greeting, Chai Zongxun held his son Chai Jimei in his arms, and asked Tifa to sit beside him, saying with a smile:

“My beloved, this time when the “King of Ya” returns to the capital, more than a hundred of your Mayan people also follow him.

My beloved concubine has been away from home for a long time, so it is time for you to meet them with me."

Tifa was overjoyed and quickly asked Chai Zongxun which tribesmen had arrived.

Tang Qi, the chief eunuch standing beside Chai Zongxun, hurriedly handed the list of visiting Mayan people to Fei Difa with both hands.

Tifa looked at it and said happily:
"Your Majesty, the leader of my clan is my eldest brother Hutu, and there are many who are my relatives and childhood playmates."

Chai Zongxun nodded with a smile. If Tifa hadn't come to identify these people, he probably wouldn't even be able to remember a few of the Mayans' strange names.

After a cup of tea, the Maya tribe members who lived in the Chaoli Ming Palace outside the imperial palace arrived. This time, the Maya tribe leader, Prince Hutu, led a hundred tribe members to Bianjing.

After the greeting, Chai Zongxun immediately ordered a banquet to entertain them, and everyone chatted while eating and drinking.

Chai Zongxun smiled and said:
"My dear Hutu, how have the Mayans lived under the rule of our Great Zhou over the years?"

Hutu put down the suckling pork he was chewing, wiped the grease from the corners of his mouth with his big hands, and said loudly:
"Your Majesty, since you unified the Maya continent, the various systems you have established are excellent.

Not only do we, the Mayan people, live safely in our ancestral homeland, but the government also employs us Mayans to build many water conservancy facilities and the Great Zhou Straight Road!
Over the years, the grain harvest of Mayans like us has at least doubled, and many people have gone to work in workshops or businesses run by Han people, earning more than three taels of silver a month. Our lives are much better than before!"

The palace servants, including Tang Qi, who were standing in the hall, all frowned slightly at Hu Tu's rough behavior.

Chai Zongxun liked Hu Tu's straightforwardness and originality, and said with a smile:

"That's good.

My dear minister, you have come all the way to Bian Jing with your people, so you can enjoy yourself, eat, drink and see the local life here.

All expenses are covered by the Ministry of Internal Affairs."

As if he had just remembered something, Hu Xiang reached out and took out a booklet from his bosom, saying with a smile:

"Your Majesty, I almost forgot. This is a gift my father ordered me to bring from Maya Continent to Your Majesty and Lady Tifa. Please accept it."

Chai Zongxun nodded, took the gift list from Tang Qi, took a look at it, and then handed it to Tifa.

After several rounds of drinking, Chai Zongxun saw that he was present and it seemed that Tifa, her brother and the Mayans had something to talk about but were not convenient to talk about it, so he smiled and said:
“My dear, you and the Tifa siblings haven’t seen each other for several years, so you had a good chat.

I am busy with government affairs, so I will not accompany you, my dear ministers.

My beloved concubine, please be the host and entertain your brother and clansmen for me."

Tifa, Hutu and other Mayans all stood up and bowed, respectfully seeing Chai Zongxun out of the hall.

On that day, Tifa chatted with her brother and other tribesmen until late at night. Hutu and others got drunk and only returned to the bedroom with the help of the imperial guards.

On November 20th of the 51st year of Kaixi, Liang Ying, leading three Longxiang Army corps, arrived at Shesik, a large city southeast of Ghazni in Central Asia, after more than three months of marching.

At this time, a thousand "Yansu Cannons" and ammunition and military supplies transported from the Talas Royal Arsenal had arrived in Xuesik half a month ago and were received and kept by the local Longxiang garrison of 10,000 people.

After the entire army entered the city to rest, Liang Ying summoned all the generals to the commander's tent to discuss the battle plan.

After the generals looked at the marching map of the Northern Tianzhu area drawn by the Longxiang Guards on the table for a while, the commander-in-chief of the 26th Corps, Wei Tuo, said:

"Marshal, from Sesik to the east into Northern India, the road is mostly plains, and the Pala Dynasty is newly established, and the people in the states are in turmoil. It is better for us to divide our troops into three routes and advance towards Delhi.

When the three armies meet in Delhi, the Pala dynasty will be destroyed."

Liang Ying knew that with the combat power of his country's army, it would be easy to defeat the Polo Dynasty, which had just been established from a tribal country.

Liang Yingdao:
“This strategy is good, and we can proceed step by step to wipe out the remnants of the Ghaznavid dynasty. However, this time, your majesty sent us to fight, not only to destroy the Pala dynasty, but also to unify the entire India from north to south!
India is a large area. Although our army is composed entirely of cavalry, the transportation of artillery is slow. If we adopt Governor Wei's strategy, although it is safe, it will certainly take a long time to achieve complete success.

In my opinion, it would be better for the three corps of the entire army to march straight to Delhi with thundering force!
We only need to conquer Delhi, the capital of the Pala Dynasty. The rest of Northern India, which has just been conquered by them and whose rule is extremely unstable, will surely surrender to our Great Zhou.

In this way, we can conquer all of India with half the effort and in less time."

(End of this chapter)