Although these two Korean princesses are not immortals in appearance, they are also very charming. Liu Ziqiu just said lightly, "I don't like them." This hurt Gao Yuan's self-esteem too much. However, Gao Yuan understood his current situation very well.
.When the Han Dynasty was strong enough and Liu Ziqiu was suppressing him, Baekje and Silla might not do anything to him. Once there was turmoil in the Central Plains and Liu Ziqiu had no time to take care of himself, the two guys, the King of Baekje and the King of Silla, would definitely not do anything to him.
He hesitated and stabbed Goryeo with a knife, causing Goryeo to be completely destroyed.
At this critical moment, Gao Yuan would naturally not be reluctant to let go of his two daughters, and it would be useless for him to be reluctant. If the day comes when the King of Baekje and the King of Silla attack, sooner or later the daughter will belong to someone else. Instead of doing this, it is better to use these two daughters.
The daughter made good friends with the important officials around Liu Ziqiu.
Gao Yuan is a decisive person. He glanced at Liu Ziqiu, then raised his hands and said: "Since Xiao Wang has sent my little girl here, there is no reason to take her back. Please make the decision to marry my little girl to the civil and military man next to you.
Right. However, Xiao Wang looks at Mr. Zhao..."
Liu Ziqiu waved his hand and said: "Zhao Aiqing, you are very blessed! Okay! I will make the decision and marry the two Korean princesses to you!"
Gao Yuan's original intention was to marry his two daughters to two important ministers under Liu Ziqiu respectively, which was equivalent to finding two powerful foreign aids for himself. Unexpectedly, Liu Ziqiu seemed to have seen through his intention, and wanted to marry him in one sentence.
His two daughters were all betrothed to Zhao Ling.
What the emperor said was true. Gao Yuan did not dare to object anymore. His old face twitched slightly, and he could only hold his hands and said: "Xiao Wang obeys the decree!"
Zhao Ling had seen the two Goryeo princesses. At that time, he thought that they were both going to be Liu Ziqiu's women, but he didn't dare to take a closer look. Now that he heard that these two big pieces of pie had actually hit him on the head, he was at a loss for a moment and couldn't speak.
He stuttered: "Thank you so much, Your Majesty, for making it possible."
Liu Ziqiu laughed heartily and said: "Zhao Aiqing, don't be too happy too early. I hope your lady will not be like Mrs. Wen, and ask me to prepare a glass of old vinegar when the time comes."
Zhao Ling had calmed down, glanced at Wen Hao, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will never cause this trouble to Your Majesty."
Wen Hao, who was standing next to him, blushed, but couldn't help but feel sweet in his heart. Now his wife and concubines are in harmony, and his life is very happy. Of course, in addition to Liu Ziqiu's support, Fan Lihua and Xue Ye'er were good sisters, which saved a lot of trouble.
He didn't even dare to marry a third wife even if he had the guts to do so. Gao Yuan's old face turned even greener. He didn't expect that his daughter, the majestic Princess of Korea, would just marry the same man, and she would be a mistress.
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Zhao Ling looked indifferent. Although he had been down and out before, he was no longer what he used to be. Han chauvinism began to overflow in his heart. What about Princess Goryeo? No matter how beautiful she is, she is still a barbarian. In his eyes, she is a foreigner and a barbarian.
There is not much difference between the maids of Goryeo. If they are well-behaved and obedient, they can still get his favor, otherwise it will be no big deal if they are killed. Of course, considering the face of Gao Yuan or the King of Goryeo, it is impossible for him to really kill him.
The daughter who killed Gao Yuan could at most be indifferent to the two princesses. However, with the submissive character of Korean women, it was impossible not to be obedient and obedient.
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Liu Ziqiu did not pay too much attention to the feelings of everyone, and led the team to leave the inner city and embarked on the way back to Luoyang. The journey was much calmer than when it came, and there was no need to rush. Liu Ziqiu had time to stop in each county.
For a while, I not only expressed my condolences to the local officials, but also took the opportunity to observe the public sentiment.
Hebei and Shandong suffered the most from the chaos in the late Sui Dynasty. Although after a year of rest and recuperation, looking at it, it was still a depression, and many barren lands were difficult to recover for a while. After Liu Ziqiu passed through several counties one after another
, issued an imperial edict to vigorously promote wheat cultivation in various parts of the north.
Compared with traditional grains such as sorghum and corn, wheat has a higher yield, which can help the north achieve food self-sufficiency as quickly as possible. If the situation is good, there will be a surplus. In the past, wheat was mainly grown in the northwest and other places, but because of
People did not know the correct way to eat it and it was not easy to digest, so there was a rumor that wheat was poisonous. Even Sun Simiao recorded this statement in Qian Jin Fang. Of course, this record has been secretly deleted by Liu Ziqiu. Now, Liu Ziqiu will
The consumption of wheat has been promoted. Snow-white steamed buns, fragrant steamed buns, dumplings, wontons, and noodles are all regarded as delicacies. It is time to promote wheat cultivation.
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Walking and watching all the way, half a month later, when the team arrived at Zhao County, suddenly a man in red, Ba Baili, rushed to the front of the army: "Your Majesty, urgent report from the northwest!"
At this time, the situation in the Northeast was basically calm, and Liu Ziqiu could already free his hands, and was not as anxious as he was at first. He took the emergency report slowly, glanced at it twice, handed it to Zhao Ling, and said: "Daman actually sent
There is a team of envoys driving hundreds of cattle and sheep, and I don’t know what kind of evil moth they want to pervert."
Zhao Ling smiled and said: "Your Majesty, I think there are only two things. One is to declare a war, and the other is to want to make peace."
Liu Ziqiu nodded and said: "The possibility of issuing a gauntlet is very high. After all, Daman did not summon an army of 200,000 just for hunting. I heard that this time, the tribesmen ranged from twelve or thirteen-year-old boys to sixty-year-olds.
They are all on the list of candidates. This time, Daman is almost using all the strength of the whole family. Even if I agree to the marriage, I am afraid it will be difficult to avoid a war. However, I can’t figure out, this Daman will propose marriage again? "
Zhao Ling also shook his head helplessly: "Wei Chen can't figure it out, but if it's not for marriage, why is he driving hundreds of cattle and sheep? Could it be for border trade?"
Regarding this kind of thing, Liu Ziqiu never liked to use his brain to speculate. He smiled and raised his riding whip and said: "Let's speed up the trip and wait until everything becomes clear in Luoyang!"
News of Daman and others' actions came from the northwest grasslands. According to the schedule, Daman's envoys should have entered Chang'an by this time. Liu Ziqiu really wanted to see what other tricks Daman used, so he wanted to
Return to Luoyang before Daman's envoy.
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Five days later, Liu Ziqiu's army returned to Luoyang. This time, there was almost no news among the Han people about the Eastern Expedition to Goryeo. Moreover, Liu Ziqiu did not want to leave a bellicose image to the people and make people misunderstand that he was militaristic, so he ordered
This war was not publicized. Of course, even if it was not publicized, the news of the victory in this war still spread among the officials, which was very encouraging.
On the second day after Liu Ziqiu returned to the Luoyang Palace, the envoys of Luo Khan Daman of the Western Turks also arrived in the Eastern Capital. The envoy headed by him was a bearded man, two meters tall. According to Liu Ziqiu's visual inspection,
This person weighs no less than 300 kilograms. He looks like a black iron tower standing on the main hall. His voice is also surprisingly loud: "The Turkic Chuluo Khan's special duty is to pay homage to His Majesty the Emperor of Han! May Your Majesty the Emperor of Han
Long live long live long live!”
His shouts echoed through the hall like thunder, causing the dust on the roof to fall straight down. This was not a visit, it was clearly a demonstration.
Zhang Liang was immediately furious and shouted loudly: "Bold maniac, why don't you kneel down when you see my emperor!"
According to the law promulgated by Liu Ziqiu, the Han Dynasty has abolished the ceremony of kneeling and worshiping. However, when some foreign envoys saw Liu Ziqiu, they often still performed the ceremony of kneeling and worshiping because they did not know this law. Regarding this situation, Liu Ziqiu was surprised.
He doesn't deliberately change anything and usually accepts it calmly. Of course, if the other party doesn't want to kneel down and worship, Liu Ziqiu usually won't force it.
However, Liu Ziqiu was a little angry about Shekui's provocative behavior today, and said coldly: "Mr. Wei, if a foreign minister disrespects me, what crime should he be punished for?"
Different from She Gui and Zhang Liang's shouting at each other, Liu Ziqiu's voice was not loud, but there was an invisible pressure that made She Gui's body tremble involuntarily, but he quickly calmed down and stood up.
He puffed out his chest. He didn't believe that Liu Ziqiu would do anything extreme to him, the messenger.
Mr. Wei was also very dissatisfied with Shekui's blatant provocation as soon as he came in. He quickly raised his hands and said, "Your Majesty, I will behead you!"
Shekui did not expect Wei Zheng to give such a "judgment" directly, and couldn't help shouting: "I am a Turkic envoy, you can't kill me! I refuse to kneel, just because I, a Turkic man, only kneel to heroes! If Your Majesty is a hero,
Of course I will kneel down!"
However, this time he did not dare to demonstrate like he had just shouted at the top of his lungs, and he obviously restrained himself a lot.
Liu Ziqiu waved his hand and said: "I am not in the mood to play these games with you. It is true that you are a Turkic envoy, and I will naturally not kill you. But Daman has already surrendered to me. As Daman's subordinate, how dare you
You are openly making noise in the main hall, but you are not allowed to be spared. Someone is coming! Drag him out and give him a thirty-year cane!"
With Shekui's body, a thirty-year cane punishment would definitely not be fatal, and since Liu Ziqiu had already said not to kill him, the execution guards would naturally have a sense of proportion. But the cane punishment was a spanking, allowing him to be removed in front of so many people.
After being spanked in public, Shegui still felt extremely humiliated and roared again: "Let me see who dares to spank me!"
Liu Ziqiu snorted coldly and shouted: "Where is Shi Danai?"
A big man walked out of the generals' queue. He was as tall as Shekui and looked like an iron tower. He cupped his hands towards Liu Ziqiu and said, "The last general is here!"
Liu Ziqiu raised his hand and pointed towards Shegui and shouted: "Capture him!"
When Shekui saw Shi Danai coming out, he was not afraid. He put on a sumo wrestling stance and wanted to show off his majesty in front of the Han monarchs. He now firmly grasped the principle of "when two countries are at war, do not kill the envoys"
As a rule, even if everything goes wrong, he is not worried that Liu Ziqiu will take his life, so he dares to be so confident. This is also Daman's explanation to him, to show the prestige of the Turks and make Liu Ziqiu fearful.