Chapter 493: I can’t recognize the golden fragrance and jade
In the letter from the Emperor of Xixia, I talked a lot about it, first of which was about the grudges between the Song, Liao and Xia for many years.
Then mentioned that in the Battle of Song and Xia that year, the Liao Kingdom not only seized the grassland occupied by the Western Xia, but also overwhelmed the border, forcing the Song Dynasty to increase the annual monies.
In the end, the Song Dynasty was invited to jointly destroy the Liao Dynasty.
This kind of thing is naturally impossible to talk about in the court, otherwise the court will end and the news will be leaked immediately.
Zhao Xing had sent people to Xixia, with the purpose of joining Xixia to send troops to Liao Kingdom.
I didn't expect that the Liao Kingdom was even more anxious than him. Calculate the time, but the envoys of the Song Dynasty had not arrived in Xixia yet.
But Zhao Xing didn't have the opportunity to take the initiative in this matter.
Unless the sent envoys can send someone to inform the Emperor of Xixia.
Otherwise, Li Liangzuo would have known the purpose of the Song Dynasty's envoy this time.
It is definitely too late now, so Zhao Xing can only dispel this idea.
"Your Majesty the Emperor of the Song Dynasty!"
Liang Yi bowed and said, "This time the foreign minister came, my emperor also prepared a treasure for the foreign minister to give it to His Majesty alone. .”
As soon as this statement came out, the faces of several Western Xia envoys buried behind Liang Yi changed.
They were sent by Li Liangzuo to monitor Liang Yi, but Liang Yiming now proposes to present a gift alone, how can they supervise it?
If Liang Yi was refuted at this time, Da Song would be a joke.
Just when they didn't know what to do, Zhao Xing spoke. "Oh." Zhao Xing smiled and said, "I am very curious about the treasures that the envoy said, so let's take a look. Please go to the Chuigong Hall and retreat to the court!"
After saying that, Zhao Xing stood up and left the hall with the respectful voice of the officials.
After coming to the Chuigong Hall and waiting for a while, Liang Yi walked in under the guidance of Sanshui, followed by a eunuch holding a wooden box.
The wooden box is about two feet long and less than one foot wide. I don’t know what it contains, but from the slightly struggling look in the inner room, it can be seen that the things inside are not light. "Foreign ministers pay homage to Emperor Song!" Liang Yi said with a tribute.
"No gift!"
Zhao Xing waved his hand and said, "I wonder what treasures Emperor Xia has prepared for me?"
"Your Majesty allows the foreign minister to keep you in a silence." Liang Yimeng smiled slightly, turned around and opened the wooden box, and then moved away from his body.
"Is Emperor Xia humiliating... Is this golden scented jade?"
Zhao Xing saw a brown stone in the wooden box, his face darkened, but soon a flash of inspiration flashed. Out of the box. "Yes, it's golden fragrance jade. Such a large golden fragrance jade is rare in the world. My emperor knew that Song Huang loved no one, so he gave it to Song Huang." Liang Yimeng smiled.
And scented jade is not a kind of jade, but something that looks like a stone.
In ancient mythology, when Kuafu chased the sun, his wife turned into a piece of golden fragrant jade to make up for Kuafu's fatigue. Kuafu tied her chest with energy, tirelessness, and selfless pursuit of the sun.
There is a saying: If you have eyes, you can’t recognize gold, fragrant and jade.
Because the appearance of the golden fragrant jade looks unrestrained, like a miscellaneous stone.
This is also what Zhao Xing thought at first that Li Liangzuo was playing tricks on him.
When Zhao Xing was young, he saw Jin Xiangyu at Empress Cao's place. Because it took too long, he realized it later.
However, Empress Cao's golden jade the size of a fist is only a piece of fist. This piece is so big, it can indeed be regarded as a rare treasure.
The magical part of the golden fragrance jade is that it can emit a fragrance.
This fragrance is somewhat similar to later chocolates.
The most amazing thing is that the fragrance of golden fragrance is very light, and you can only smell it when you get close.
But as long as you reach out and touch it, the fragrance will be stained with on your hands, which will not only become more intense, but will also last for a long time.
Golden and fragrant jade can not only be a natural spice, but also a symbol of auspiciousness. According to legend, owners can turn bad luck into good fortune and fortune, and they are nurtured for thousands of years and are rich in spirit. Those who wear them will not feel empty and lonely, nor will they feel pain and sorrow. "Emperor Xia is willing to do it." Zhao Xing smiled.
It's just a piece of golden scented jade. It's precious, but that's it.
Whatever happens to bring disaster into good fortune is just a legend.
After all, this thing is very attractive to women because of its special fragrance and natural fragrance, the fragrance smells much better than those rouge powder.
In Zhao Xing's opinion, that's all. "My emperor takes this as a courtesy, and also shows the sincerity of the State of Xia to Emperor Song." Liang Yimeng said with a smile. "I have seen sincerity, tell me, why did Emperor Xia want to unite the Song Dynasty to send troops to Liao Kingdom? What benefits can the Song Dynasty get?" Zhao Xing said lightly.
Although he could not take the initiative, Liang Yimang did not know that he had sent someone to Xixia.
Zhao Xing wanted to see what benefits Li Liangzuo would promise to persuade him to agree. "Destroying Liao is a good thing for the Song Dynasty or our Xia Kingdom. Now, after several civil strife, the Liao Kingdom has suffered a great energy. This is a good opportunity for God. The Song Dynasty has suffered from Liao Kingdom for a long time, and this is a If you are in harmony, you will benefit both parties.” Liang Yi said.
"I naturally understand. But the Xia Kingdom should also know that the Song Dynasty spent a lot of money to build the Great Wall in the north. With its current national strength, it is difficult to support the battle with the Liao Kingdom, otherwise the Song Dynasty would have sent troops long ago." Zhao Xing He said with a pity. "Emperor Song was joking. The Song Dynasty accepted Empress Dowager Xiao and others. Unless he was willing to hand over the enemy, the Liao Kingdom would definitely not give up. Speaking of which, our Xia Kingdom was like helping the Song Dynasty." Liang Yi Burying smiled.
He felt that Zhao Xing was a little too greedy, and he actually wanted to ask Xixia for benefits.
Xixia had no such plan, and she also planned to ask the Song Dynasty for benefits. "Didn't you say everything before? The Liao Kingdom has experienced many civil strife and its vitality is severely damaged. Do you think the Liao Kingdom will launch troops against the Song Dynasty at this time?" Zhao Xing said lightly. "Will it be not certain now, but it will definitely happen in the future. Emperor Song should understand the reason for being prevented before it happens." "What you said does make sense, but the two countries can unite. Send troops, how many troops are sent, how to divide the territory after the destruction of Liao, there must be a charter? What does Emperor Xia mean? "
Zhao Xing also knew that Western Xia could not give any benefits to the Song Dynasty, and he was too lazy to argue .
"If you don't die, you will be harmed by the snake. Since you want to send troops, the two countries will do their best. My emperor said that Xixia can send 300,000 troops. After conquering the Liao Kingdom, Xixia would not want all the sixteen prefectures of Yanyun. The Song Dynasty belongs to it. The grassland and Hehuang belong to the Xia Kingdom.” Liang Yimeng said.
Zhao Xing sneered in his heart. He said that Xixia took the initiative to find the Song League to destroy Liao, but it turned out that he was trying to fight Hehuang.
Although Dong Zhen showed his unfair intentions when he accepted Empress Dowager Xiao and others, the two sides did not break up at this time.
Once Zhao Xing agrees to join forces and fight with Liao Kingdom, he doesn't stop just by wanting it.
As long as Xixia reveals the news to Dong Wen and says that the Song Dynasty has sold him, Dong Wen will doubt it even if he doesn't believe it completely.
In order to protect yourself, it is possible that you may even go directly to Xixia. "I can agree to the unity to destroy Liao, but Hehuang is from the Song Dynasty. Dong Wen is loyal to the Song Dynasty. I cannot give Hehuang to Xia State! If Xia State insists on this, the unity can only be done by the matter of unity. Give up." Zhao Xing said lightly.
"Emperor Song is unwilling to agree, then isn't my Xia Kingdom at a loss?"
Xixia never thought that Zhao Xing would agree. In fact, it doesn't matter whether Zhao Xing agreed or not, as long as he is willing to jointly send troops to join forces. Just do it.
Dong Wen has a ulterior motive. As long as they spread news and say that they have reached a deal with the Song Dynasty, Dong Wen will definitely doubt it, and that is enough.
The reason why he asked him to mention it was just a try, and it also made the Song Dynasty believe that Xixia really wanted to unite with the Song Dynasty. "The two countries jointly send troops to destroy Liao, and whoever captures the territory belongs to them. If they agree, they will unite. If they don't agree, they will forget it." Zhao Xing expressed his request. Liang Yimian hesitated for a while and said, "This foreign minister cannot make the decision. He has to send a message back, depending on what Your Majesty meant."
"It's okay, I can afford to wait."
" But it has to be faster, otherwise the Liao Kingdom will notice it and it will be too late to take precautions." Zhao Xing said.
"This is natural."
Liang Yi bowed and said, "Then the foreign minister will take his leave first."
"No hurry."
Zhao Xing smiled and said, "I heard that you were taken away a few days ago. "I didn't expect that Emperor Song was even concerned about such a small matter. It really made the foreign minister feel honored." Liang Yimeng smiled.
"If you are not my race, your heart will be different. After all, your Liang family is Han. Emperor Xia valued your Liang family in order to balance the Dangxiang nobles of the Xia Kingdom. But Emperor Xia would not be willing to let a Han person be a Han person. , become the top powerful and powerful in the Xia Kingdom. When other Han officials can replace the Liang family in the future, the Liang family will have no effect."
"What will happen to the Liang family then? With your father's intelligence, you should be clear?"
Liang Yimian was silent when he heard this, forced a smile and said with a smile: "Song Xia is negotiating an alliance, Emperor Song is in charge of the This kind of provocation and discord will lose the style of the Song Dynasty. "
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"You know whether I am provoking discord? You know. The Xia Kingdom surrendered to the Tang Dynasty and became a Tang minister. Later, the Xia Kingdom became independent, and the Han people in the Xia Kingdom could not help themselves. I still admire Lingzun very much. He can become the prime minister in Xia State as a Han Chinese. If the Liang family is willing to surrender to the Song Dynasty and the Duke of the State is inherited from generation to generation, the Duke of the State can be inherited and ordered to join the court as the Duke of the State." Zhao Xing smiled and said, " Don’t rush to refuse. When you go back, tell Lingzun that my promise will always be effective! ”
"Then the foreign minister will take his leave first!" Liang Yi bowed and said.
Zhao Xing nodded slightly and said, "Sanshui, I will send you to the envoy of Liang for me."
"Yes!"
Sanshui responded and went forward and turned sideways. He said, "Please, please!"
Watching Liang Yi buried his hall, Zhao Xing's smile slowly disappeared.
What he said just now was just for testing.
The Liang family could not surrender to the Song Dynasty, so they would rather be the head of a chicken than the tail of a phoenix.
Not to mention, the Liang family is already a top-level powerful man in Xixia.
No matter how good Zhao Xing promised, when the Liang family loses its value, Zhao Xing will neglect or deal with the Liang family. Can the Liang family resist?
The Liang family has ambitions. Last time Liang Yi was buried in the Song Dynasty, he admitted it when he met Zhao Xing alone.
However, in the face of Zhao Xing's recruitment this time, Liang Yimeng did not refuse.
Showed that the Liang family had a difficult life in Western summer.
But Liang Yi Ben's acting skills were a little worse after all, and he showed an inspiration when Zhao Xing recruited him.
Zhao Xing did not think he was really trying, but deliberately made it for him to see.
It seems that the Liang family is also planning to deliberately show their intentions, but they simply do not want to attract Zhao Xing's attention.
But this is also a good thing. The Liang family's purpose is nothing more than to become the real powerful and powerful person in Xixia, and even to become the emperor of Xixia.
The Western Xia and the Song Dynasty united, but they had no good intentions. The Liang family had a plan and just muddled the water, which was more beneficial to the Song Dynasty.
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"I wish you a greeting to Your Majesty!" Zhang Guifen said. "Why is the queen so happy?" Zhao Xing helped Zhang Guifen up and smiled.
Zhang Guifen is straightforward, and if she is happy, she will be happy. If she is unhappy, she will be unhappy. They are all on her face. "Liu Sanshi said he had already chosen a good place outside the city." Zhang Guifen said with a smile.
Last time Zhao Xing accompanied her to see the orphans, Zhao Xing proposed to find a special piece of open land outside the city to build a house to adopt the children.
The houses in the city are too small and can only be scattered into various houses to be settled.
It was fine when I was young, but many of the orphans were old and they had to go to school next, which was not convenient in the city.
Zhao Xing means that the court paid the money to build a house school outside the city, which not only better accommodated the orphans, but also facilitated the orphans to study next.
What is important is that there are many open spaces outside the city, and there are more orphans adopted in the future, and they can be expanded at any time.
Zhang Guifen naturally had no objection after hearing this. It was not worse than some prefectures and counties outside Bianjing City, and most prefectures and counties were not as prosperous as outside Bianjing City.
There is no way, Bianjing is so big, with a large population gathering and being too crowded, so it can only develop outside the city.
The towns outside the city are very lively. Except for the lack of city walls, they are not much worse than the outer city of Bianjing in other aspects.
"I thank Your Majesty for those children!" Zhang Guifen said with a smile.
"I am the official family in the world, so that is what I should do. Let's not talk about this, Xixia gave me a treasure, and I specially brought it to the queen."
Zhao Xing waved, and the eunuch holding the wooden box behind him hurried forward and placed the wooden box on the table.
When the wooden box fell, it made a heavy sound. "Your Majesty, I don't need to give you anything," Zhang Guifen shook his head and said.
"Look at it first." Zhao Xing smiled slightly and opened the wooden box.
"Is this golden scented jade?" Zhang Guifen said in surprise. "That's right!" Zhang Guifen met Zhao Xing, and it was not surprising that some powerful families also had this thing.
The Duke of England is the top lord in the Song Dynasty, and it is not uncommon to have gold and fragrant jade. "My father once gave me a piece, but it was only the size of a thumb, and it had been used up by me. It was the first time I saw such a big one."
Zhang Guifen touched her Touch the stone, then put it in the pen and smell it: "The fragrance is rich, this piece is not only big, but also the best." "Haha, it will be yours in the future." Zhao Xing said. "Your Majesty, why not break it up and sell it. If you break it up, you will definitely be able to sell it for a lot of money, and it's good to adopt those orphans." Zhang Guifen said.
If calculated based on the previous value, this piece of golden jade must be worth a lot.
It is rare to be expensive, and this thing is not as big as the better. It can be used even if it is decomposed. "You." Zhao Xing shook his head and said, "Those orphans will be raised by the court in the future. If I break down this piece of golden jade and sell it, wouldn't it be a joke for the world if it spreads it? ”
The emperor was frugal, and there was nothing wrong with it, but rather a beautiful talk.
But it seems that the things in the palace can't be eaten. "The court needs to spend money on everything, so don't add burden to the court." Zhang Guifen shook his head and said.
"If you think so, those officials may not be sure." Zhao Xing shook his head and said, "If you want to raise those orphans by yourself, you won't say anything, but you have to use some methods, otherwise In the future, more and more orphans will be adopted, and all your dowry will not be enough."
"What is the solution your Majesty said?" Zhang Guifen said in confusion.
"You can invite the ladies of the officials and their decrees, and then tell them about this matter and let them pay for some money. These officials and their relatives usually go to the temple to add incense. That is so generous and have the opportunity to accumulate virtue. How can they let it go? ”
(This chapter ends)