Chapter 1920: Southern Barbarian Gifts, Meng Huos Death
The palace maid in charge of etiquette came forward to remind Concubine Chen: "Empress Qi, the time has come and the banquet can begin."
Concubine Chen nodded: "Let's have a banquet then." Then she took the lead and walked into the Huaqing Palace.
Everyone followed Concubine Chen into the palace and took their seats.
After a while, the announcement from the chamberlain came: "The emperor has arrived..."
Everyone stood up one after another, quickly arranged their appearance, and then knelt down: "See your Majesty, may your Majesty be blessed with peace and prosperity."
"Today is a private banquet. There is no need to be polite. All you ladies can sit down at your table!" Li Xiang also changed into some more casual clothes today. It was not as grand as when he went to court. As he strode forward, he said:
He gestured to the ministers on both sides.
However, even though it is true, how can the courtiers on both sides take this statement seriously? Even those fierce generals are not so devoid of emotional intelligence, let alone the civil servants!
Even though Li Xiang said this, these ministers still maintained their original postures, and none of them made any move. It was not until they saw Li Xiang taking the seat that they began to salute one by one before taking the seat.
The banquet officially began. The palace maids in red and pink palace dresses filed in holding eight precious jade dishes and presented meals to the emperor, concubines and guests. At the same time, dancers and musicians also entered the palace, singing to the sound of silk music.
As the melodious music played, the graceful dancers began to point their toes, dance with long sleeves, and their figures resembled a painting of a moving dragon painted with a pen.
In the midst of the feast, the Nanman cave masters led by Duan Siping, Mu Zeng, Hou Andu, and Shunanda came to pay homage to Li Xiang.
Compared to Duan Siping, Li Xiang was more surprised by Mu Zeng.
As for an emperor like Duan Siping who can start a country, he is definitely a ruthless little expert. Of course, he will not leave such a hidden danger. Even if the settlement is successful, if Meng Huo still refuses to give up, it is still possible
Pull them and the Nanman into the abyss.
It’s not like there are no emperors under Li Xiang. Which one of Li Cunxu, Li Siyuan and others is not stronger than Duan Siping? Li Xiang has never been afraid of them, let alone Duan Siping!
Only Li Xiang can continue to be strong, and these people will never have undue ambitions! He doesn't have the confidence to overpower the Qin Emperor and Tang Zong, and doesn't he have the confidence to overpower Duan Siping?
Just like the two men under Chi You, weren't they also emperors? And they were the founding monarchs in troubled times! But they still had no ambitions at the beginning. If Huo Qubing hadn't tormented Chi You, the strength of those two people would have increased.
Indirect improvement, coupled with the fueling of Li Xiang's power at that time, these two people would not have developed to where they are today.
With what little strength the Southern Barbarians have left today, if Touting wants to resist the Jin army, then what will happen to them..., then, what will happen to the Southern Barbarians...
From this, we united and handled the matter internally.
After the Nanman expressed their willingness to surrender, Li Xiang didn't think much about it. Instead, he generously shared a Marquis of Mingyi with him.
When the interests of both parties are completely opposite, people like Duan Siping will naturally not let Meng Huo drag them into the abyss, while Mu Zeng and Shunanda are more concerned about the people and are unwilling to
Meng Huo plunged the people of the Southern Barbarians into the abyss.
"The Southern Barbarians also have righteousness, and Marquis Mingyi understands righteousness even more clearly. If the swordsmen and soldiers join forces, the lives of both sides will inevitably be destroyed. Now the Han barbarians will be one family. I am very happy. Please stand up."
But why the southern barbarians still advanced so smoothly even when they surrendered to the Jin army, of course they had to solve it internally.
Among the many cave masters of the Southern Barbarians, of course, not all the opponents were gone, and not all of them were determined to surrender to the Jin army. The most typical one among them was Meng Huo, the local representative.
Although there was also a blood feud, this group of people represented by Duan Siping belonged to the rational group. When the Southern Barbarians were at their peak, they were about to be conquered by Liu Che.
Meng Huo, a guy who only wanted revenge, did not expect that others would stab him in the back. Therefore, he was dealt with almost without any trouble.
If Li Xiang had just come to this world, he might have been wary of the special identities of these people. But in this troubled world, he has made it to where he is today step by step, and has experienced so many scenery along the way.
He is no longer the same person he was then.
Most of the civil and military personnel around Li Xiang were northern generals, and they did not have many contacts with the Southern Barbarians. Even some of the generals had met many Southern Barbarians on the battlefield, but they basically had no contact with these people.
If he remembered correctly, this person should have a deep hatred against the Jin army. I don’t know how many people from his clan died in the hands of the Jin army. If it were another person, this kind of
The blood feud will definitely be remembered for a lifetime!
But according to the intelligence coming from the floating house, this person was a neutral at the beginning, but after the capitulation faction gained the upper hand, this person turned from a neutral faction into the backbone of the capitulation faction.
Therefore, in their inherent impression, they thought that the Southern Barbarian envoys would look unruly and behave in a vulgar and rude manner. But among the envoys, even Duan Siping, who currently has the highest power and status among the Southern Barbarians, bowed his head respectfully.
Kneel down on one knee, put your right hand on your left chest, and say in a calm tone: "Blessings, Your Majesty."
Even though the Southern Barbarians were once an extremely important force used by Liu Che to fight against the Jin army, Li Xiang had no intention of making things difficult. This was unnecessary and would make you look less dignified.
The Meng Huo people are like that kind of impulsive people. They only remember the blood feud and they are the kind who would rather die than run away.
Mu Zeng and Shunanda were the ones who were unwilling to be cruel, they just wanted to control Meng Huo and waited for the matter to be finalized. Even if the other party was not happy, there was nothing they could do.
Although Duan Siping was an emperor in history, and he was an emperor with certain achievements, Li Xiang now only regarded him as one of the many Nanman cave masters.
Furthermore, Duan Siping was more realistic than the others. Instead of wasting Meng Huo in vain, it would be better to use his final value and use Meng Huo's head to show some sincerity in front of his new master.
Duan Siping stood up after hearing the order and signaled his men to present the tribute. "Your Majesty, this is what we present to Your Majesty to express the determination of the barbarian sons to submit to the Jin Dynasty."
Li Xiang waved his hand and asked people to accept the tribute items: "Give me a seat."
Gifts are not important, what is really important is Nanman's attitude. If Nanman is really obedient and sensible, Li Xiang will definitely not mind giving them a few extra cents.
Duan Siping and others bowed and bowed again, then took their seats.