Chapter 330 Dragon Boat Point
Princess Li Yuping of Xianfei and Wang Renzong, the prime minister of their country, walked on the dragon boat together. In full view of the public, they came to the official's royal driver and worshipped.
The short journey from getting off the bus to getting on the boat took less than a moment. However, Li Yuping felt as cruel and suffering as if he had experienced several cold and heat. Because Li Yuping knows better than anyone the purpose and significance of her trip. To put it simply, it is a marriage between a man and a woman that she can't resist. As a princess of a country, Li Yuping has enjoyed the care and admiration of everyone around her since the day she was born, but now, she is mercilessly thrown thousands of miles away by her biological father to marry a man she has never seen before. Moreover, it is still in such a humble attitude - the woman takes the initiative to deliver the goods to the door. Overnight, Li Yuping fell from a respected princess to an arbitrary gift. The grievance and distress in her heart can be imagined. Therefore, Li Yuping resisted the brown marriage from the bottom of his heart, so he hated Chu Tianya, an unknown man.
But on this point, the success of Li Yuping's trip is also related to the survival of her home country. If the country has fallen, how can she survive as a princess? Or because she is a princess, she will be treated worse than ordinary people. Moreover, Li Qianshun once painstakingly persuaded his precious daughter. He said that as a royal family, he has enjoyed all the glory and wealth from birth and enjoyed the tribute of the people of the country. So when the country is in trouble and needs the royal family to make sacrifices, it must also be incumbent. In other words, Li Yuping is a princess. Her life belongs not only to herself, but also to this country and the people!
Like every princess who went abroad and kissed in history, Li Yuping received such a brainwashing education.
All kinds of thoughts have been struggling and competing in her mind. From leaving the Xixia Palace until he stepped on the current dragon boat, Li Yuping's mood has never calmed down. Private children's resentment and national mission are like two narrow-way beasts fighting wildly in her unresolute heart until she is exhausted.
Therefore, when visiting the official family and meeting the King of Wei, Li Yuping's movements were completely stiff, and his face was like a mask with a mechanical smile, and his eyes were empty and dull.
"Princess, princess... King Wei is asking you!" Chu Tianya asked that Li Yuping did not respond at all. Wang Renzong hurriedly reminded, "The prince asks you, have you ever been used to coming to Luoyang?"
Li Yuping's expression was so calm that he froze. He looked at Chu Tianya coldly and nodded paradoxically.
"It's an iceberg beauty." Chu Tianya thought to himself, smiled indifferently and said, "The princess has worked hard far away. She must be tired. Your Majesty, why don't you invite the princess to the dragon boat boudoir to rest?
"Okay, okay, Aiqing is as careful as his hair, and he is very worried." Zhao Huan patted his hand and said, "Come on, please ask Princess Xianfei to go to the queen's cabin to rest. There is no mistake in serving you!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Now Li Yuping finally said three more words, took a faint look at Zhao Huan, and soon his eyes fell again, just staring at his toes.
Chu Tianya's ability to observe her face has always been extraordinary. She took this detail in her eyes and suddenly understood seven or eight points in her heart: this princess of Xixia is hostile and disgusted to the Song Dynasty; in addition, she seems to care about the appearance of men very much; before and after boarding the ship, her eyes only He paused on Xue Yu's face for a moment. It is understandable that a girl of her age should like handsome men!
"Your Majesty, I also want to have a rest. I'm not feeling well..." Roufu Diji said in a hurry.
"Okay, you go together!" Zhao Huan agreed without thinking, "Aiqing, can you sail the boat?"
"Your Majesty will decide."
The dragon boat set off and floated in the Ningbi Pool of Luoyang Palace. Today's weather is very good, and the sun is bright and the wind is blowing. Zhao Huan held a big banquet and prepared songs and dances on the spacious and luxurious royal dragon boat to celebrate the achievements of Chu Tianya and other generals who have made great achievements.
During the banquet, Wang Renzong toasted to all the people present and kept a low profile. Because he also knows that the people present today should be a group of powerful and confidant generals in Chu Tianya, and also a group of people who are now in charge of the real power of soldiers and horses in the Song Dynasty. Nowadays, except for Zhang Shuye's group of people dealing with the aftermath in Hangzhou, Yue Fei, who refused to guard Hebei, and Ma Jian, who is sitting in Taiyuan, the most popular generals of the Song Dynasty are all on today's royal dragon boat.
Wang Renzong knows that today is the best time to persuade Song to send troops to help the war. So he found an excuse to come to Chu Tianya and whispered, "Your Majesty, please forgive me... I don't know if the prince has ever been satisfied with the princess of my country?"
"If the officials are above, how dare those who are ministers dare to say more?" Chu Tianya replied very officially.
Wang Renzong smiled bitterly in his heart. He understood the meaning of Chu Tianya's words that even if the Western Xia Kingdom came to marry the King of Wei, it was not clear to bypass the official family of the Song Dynasty! Otherwise, isn't it obvious to ignore the officials and put the king of Wei in an unbearable situation?
Therefore, Wang Renzong had to come to Zhao Huan's side and asked carefully, "Your Majesty, Wang Renzong, a distant minister, dared to ask, do you have any opinions about Princess Xianfei of my country?"
These words stunned Zhao Huan's question. After thinking about it, he replied, "Well, the country is beautiful and beautiful, just like a fairy."
"Your Majesty thinks..." Wang Renzong's organizational language, "Princess Xianfei, is it worthy of His Royal Highness the King of Wei of your country?"
"Well..." Zhao Huan had long expected that Wang Renzong would talk about this matter. He also knew that behind the brown marriage involved many national events that even he, the emperor, could not make a decision, so Zhao Huan's answer was also flawless. "This is enough to ask the king of Wei and Princess Xianfei, myself."
Wang Renzong touched a soft nail at both ends, and there was nowhere to fall, and he wanted to die. In desperation, he came to Zhang Xiaochun's side again and shook his head with a wry smile.
Of course, Zhang Xiaochun understood what had happened to him. He smiled mysteriously and said, "You don't have to worry about Wang Xiangguo. In fact, it's all between the thought of the king of Wei.
Wang Renzong is naturally not stupid to get to where he is today. He can't understand this riddle in the officialdom. When his heart lit up, he said, "In this way, in fact, the prince has already made a final plan in his heart?"
"Can't say, can't say." Zhang Xiaochun waved his hand with a smile, "In the Song Dynasty, it is a taboo for officials. I didn't say anything. Wang Xiangguo doesn't have to be anxious. Just wait and watch.
"Oh?" Wang Renzong looked at the people here today, and suddenly recovered, "The most popular generals in the Song Dynasty came more than half today! ...Why am I so stupid? I'm still asking here. I don't know the current affairs!"
Suddenly, a big stone in Wang Renzong's heart fell to the ground. He took a long breath and went to drink with Zhang Xiaochun and others with a smile.
After three rounds of singing and dancing, Chu Tianya suddenly came to the official family and said, "The official family, there is something to start."
"Oh?" Zhao Huan was a little surprised, "It's rare for me and Aiqing to get together and enjoy a moment of leisure. Didn't we make an appointment not to talk about state affairs today?"
"Your Majesty, this matter is in a hurry. It's better to hit the sun than to choose a day. It's better to dare to ask the Holy Will to judge here." Chu Tianya said, "Actually, Weichen has just learned about this - it has something to do with Xixia."
Hearing such a word, Wang Renzong hurriedly sat up straight.
"Oh, please tell me, Aiqing." Zhao Huan said.
Chu Tianya hugged his fist and said, "Your Majesty, please look at today's dragon boat. Half of the meritorious generals have just been withdrawn from the battlefield of Jiyuan. Liu Ziyu, Xue Yu, you two come here.
"Yes!" The second general Ying Nuo stood behind Chu Tianya and met with the official family.
"On the battlefield of Jiyuan on that day, Xixia also participated in the war. They sent the most elite royal master and 50,000 iron ferrots to contain Wanyan Zonghan on the north bank to help Liu Ziyu achieve a great victory!" Chu Tianya said, "Liu Ziyu, Xue Yu, you two are the generals of Jiyuan's direct reference. Is there anything wrong with this?"
"The king of Wei, there is indeed such a thing!" Liu Ziyu replied, "On that day, the Xixia Iron Harriors helped the battle with all their strength and greatly restrained the main heavy cavalry under the command of Wanyan Zonghan. Our army landed so quickly, so that there was a great victory in Jiyuan."
"Hmm." Chu Tianya nodded, "The officials, because of the help of Jiyuan, made the border defense of Xixia empty, so the ambitious Xiliao took advantage of the opportunity to enter and invade. Now, the soldiers in Xiliao have reached the capital of Xixia, and the situation is very critical. Therefore, the lord of Xixia specially punished Wang Renzong to move the rescuers. Your Majesty, Xixia has not been grateful to me in the Song Dynasty not long ago. Now that neighboring countries are in trouble, should the Song Dynasty send troops to help?
Hearing this, the fool can understand that Chu Tianya's attitude is very clear, that is, he will send troops to help the battle. Wang Renzong seized the opportunity to kneel down in front of Zhao Huan and kowtowed, "I would like to ask Your Majesty to issue an order to send troops to save my country from danger!"
"This..." Zhao Huan's straight eyes thought to himself: Chu Tianya asked me about such a big thing. What's going on today? ...I think his attitude has been clear for a long time. It's nothing more than asking for an imperial edict with me, which is clear and right. But the problem is that he can directly ask me to issue the decree. Why do I have to do this?
Chu Tianya looked at Zhao Huan with a smile on his face, quietly waiting quietly.
Although Zhao Huan could determine Chu Tianya's attitude, he couldn't figure out why he did this, so he was also distressed. He couldn't help saying secretly: In the past, I only measured your heart. Where did you come from? What is the purpose of Chu Tianya?
At this time, Zhang Xiaochun stood up, hugged his fist and said, "Your Majesty, the Lord of Xixia had presented the jade seal before, and now it is on your majesty's dragon case; now, Princess Xianfei has been sent to fill your majesty's harem. If your majesty agrees, Princess Xianfei will be your majesty's harem concubine.
"Ah?" This scared Zhao Huan. He waved his hand reflexively, "No, no, no! As the saying goes, beautiful women love heroes. Only the king of Wei deserves such a heavenly national color as Princess Xianfei!"
"Oh?" Zhang Xiaochun pretended to be shocked and said, "In this way, your majesty was invited by the king of Wei and agreed to send troops to save Xixia?"
"Yes, yes!" Zhao Huan finally understood that Chu Tianya was giving him face and wanted him to give Princess Xianfei to the King of Wei himself! Because according to the "reason", the harmony between the two countries, of course, it is reasonable for Princess Xianfei to marry the official or the prince of the Song Dynasty. How can it be a prince with a different surname?
Originally, it was a thin layer of paper, which was broken by Zhang Xiaochun. Zhao Huan finally figured it out and hurriedly said, "I am determined to send troops to rescue Xixia!" This military and national event was personally won by the King of Wei. In addition, I will personally marry the king of Wei and Princess Xianfei. From now on, the two countries will always be united, the alliance of Qin and Jin!"
"Hangt the emperor!" Everyone cheered together.
Chu Tianya smiled and said to himself, has Zhao Huan not been a director in person for too long, and he has to forget how to deal with these details in diplomatic occasions?
"Your Majesty, the soldiers are very fast, and the Weichen borrowed your majesty's royal dragon table and ordered the soldiers to send generals!" Chu Tianya holds a boxing.
"Okay, I'm sure!" Zhao Huan behaved generously.
Chu Tianya stood in the center and looked around at the generals, "Who would like to lead the troops to Xixia?"
"I would like to go!" Almost all the generals stood up.
The only person who didn't stand up was Xue Yu. Everyone looked at him strangely. Xue Yu just lowered her head and was silent.
"Liu Ziyu!"
"The end will be!"
Chu Tianya came to him and looked straight into his eyes. "I ask you, if you want to rescue Xixia, how many soldiers and how many days do you need?"
"Thirty thousand light riders, leave immediately; within a year, it will be known." Liu Ziyu replied loudly.
Wang Renzong's face changed, and he scolded in his heart: Toad yawned, what a big tone! With your 30,000 light riders, you can break up 200,000 elite cavalry of Yelu Dashi?!
Chu Tianya smiled and nodded with satisfaction. Liu Ziyu knows his heart and the situation well. In fact, as long as the soldiers and horses of the Song Dynasty appear in Xixia, Yelu Dashi has no reason not to retreat. Whether Liu Ziyu brings 300,000 or 3,000 people, it means that the Song Dynasty will be the most solid backing and the most powerful ally of Xixia. No matter how arrogant he is, he doesn't have the courage to directly confront the two countries. What's more, now the Song Dynasty has no internal troubles and no external worries, and has enough time and energy to deal with him. That is to say, it is not the soldiers and horses brought by Liu Ziyu who will repel Yelu Dashi, but the current situation of the countries.
"Okay, I'll give you 30,000 forbidden army light riding." After saying that, Chu Tianya paused and said, "In addition, Wanyan Valley God and 20,000 cavalry soldiers from the Jin Kingdom."
"Thank you, King Wei!" Liu Ziyu understood and exchanged a look with Chu Tianya.
Both of them are tacit. Wanyan Valley God's group of Jin surrendered generals and the Jurvzhen cavalry who surrendered with them. Although they were obedient to the Song Dynasty on the surface, they still missed their hometown all the time. Leaving them in Guanzhong is actually a hidden danger. But if they are taken to the Western Regions to fight, they are the most beneficial war machine. Therefore, the leader of the Western Expedition can only be Liu Ziyu - in the dictionary of Jurchens, he has always been convinced of the warriors who have defeated him. After the battle of Jiyuan, the young Confucian handsome Liu Ziyu has become the supreme god of war in the mind of the god of Wanyan Valley and the group of female soldiers.
Wang Renzong finally breathed a sigh of relief: It's okay, it's okay! Not 30,000, there are 50,000!
"Come on!" Zhao Huan quickly raised his glass, "I and others, let's go to General Liu Zhuangxing together!"
Everyone raised their glasses together to toast. Chu Tianya picked up the wine glass but walked quietly to Xue Yu's side and whispered, "Xue Sange, what's wrong with you?"
Xue Yu frowned, and her expression was a little embarrassed. After all, she just sighed.
Chu Tianya looked at his expression and said with a slight smile, "Why don't you go and help Yue Fei!"
"Ah?!" Xue Yu almost screamed, looked at Chu Tianya in a stunned, and suddenly raised his glass, "Thank you, King Wei!!!"
Chu Tianya nodded with a smile, "I wish you success!"
Xue Yu was grateful, and her tears almost reached her eyes. "After a long time, there are still several people who remember that my miserable wife is still stuck in the north. The king of Wei still remembers it, I..."
"Don't say." Chu Tianya patted him on the arm, "Brother Xue, isn't your family business my family? Get ready now and go to Zhending! I will handle the relevant official transfer order for you as soon as possible, appoint you as the military and horse capital supervisor of Zhending Prefecture, and assist Yue Fei to use troops.
"Thank you to the King of Wei!!!" Xue Yu knelt down.