"If Your Majesty becomes emperor now, it will be most similar to the situation when Li Yuanhao founded Xixia."
On May 30th, at the Prince Qin's Mansion in Chang'an, Han Qi'an, who was presiding over the meeting, was looking for an example to explain the current situation to everyone.
"Li Yuanhao's ancestors are descendants of Xianbei in the Northern Wei Dynasty. They come from the Tuoba tribe of Xianbei among the eight tribes of Dangxiang. In the early years of Zhenguan, he was given the surname Li by Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty."
"After the Huangchao Rebellion, Dangxiang Li made great contributions to quelling the rebellion and occupied Xiazhou, and was named the "Dingnan Army". After five generations, he served in the Tang Dynasty, the Later Tang Dynasty, the Later Jin Dynasty, the Later Zhou Dynasty... When Zhao and Song Dynasties replaced the Later Zhou Dynasty, Dangxiang Li
The clan has been hereditary in the northwest for more than sixty years."
Some people in the hall actually knew very well about the founding of the Xixia Kingdom, and they would add a few words from time to time.
To put it simply, the Song Dynasty inherited the Later Zhou Dynasty, and the Dangxiang Li family was also a prince of the Song Dynasty at the beginning. It was not until Li Yuanhao's grandfather started to rebel against the Song Dynasty and start the path of self-reliance. There were frequent wars and surrenders, and finally a "depending on the Liao and the Song Dynasty" was formed.
strategy.
"In the first year of Mingdao in the Song Dynasty and the first year of Chongxi in the Liao Dynasty, Li Deming died of illness. The Song and Liao Dynasties sent envoys to confer honors on Li Yuanhao respectively. The Song Dynasty named him the King of Xiping, and the Liao Dynasty named him the King of Xixia."
"Li Yuanhao was not interested in the rewards from the Song and Liao Dynasties. When entertaining envoys, he did not treat them with courteous etiquette, did not kneel and worship the edict at a distance, and deliberately let the sonorous sound of forging weapons come from behind the banquet hall..."
"In comparison, although the king is younger, he is more calm."
"Li Yuanhao is not holding his breath, just testing Song Ting's reaction."
"It's not that I don't understand, I'm just praising the king."
Xi Jihu said a wisecrack, and everyone in the hall laughed.
Li Xia heard them talk about the plot of Li Yuanhao becoming emperor, so he put down other matters in his hands and participated in the discussion.
"Mr. Xi is not praising me, he is reminding me not to forget to test Song Ting's reaction. Let's talk about Li Yuanhao first. I will learn how this senior does it first."
Everyone laughed and the atmosphere was good.
Xi Jihu then added: "Li Yuanhao also told people around him in front of the envoys that my father was confused. Such a big country still surrendered to others. He almost openly declared his dissent, but the envoys of Song Dynasty did not dare to question him."
"Having said that, his father Li Deming was actually ready to proclaim himself emperor, and everything was ready, but he died suddenly."
"Li Yuanhao had three generations of experience before he dared to call himself an emperor and establish a country."
"Yes." Han Chengxu sighed: "What I am most worried about is that the king has only been in power for less than ten years, and his savings are far less than that of Li Yuanhao."
The people who most expect Li Xia to become emperor now should be Han Chengxu and Yang Guo. They are the oldest and have followed Li Xia for the longest. They have little time to wait, and they can get the most benefits when they reward heroes.
However, Han Chengxu and Yang Guo were extremely cautious in this matter. What they considered was not their interests, but what was best for Li Xia.
Han Qi'an was more decisive, saying: "Although the king cannot compare with Li Yuanhao's accumulation over three generations, today's Zhao Fu cannot compare with Song Renzong at that time."
Han Chengxu did not take Zhao Yu seriously and said: "The person who really made the decision in the Song Dynasty was Jia Sidao. But after the peace negotiation, Jia Sidao did not send an envoy to appease the king. This matter was beyond my expectation."
Yang Guodao: "It shows that Jia Sidao is ready for war and is not afraid of the king proclaiming himself emperor."
"It seems that Song Ting has great confidence in allying with Meng Yuan."
"Confidence? A fox is just pretending to be a tiger."
"It's useless to talk angrily. The founding of Xixia relied on relying on Song and attaching to Liao, rather than letting Song and Liao unite to destroy Xixia." Li Xia said: "It's not like the Song court didn't send envoys here."
"The king is talking about Cao Xi? Although Cao Xi is an envoy in name, a eunuch sent by a queen who does not understand political affairs cannot represent the Song Dynasty."
"I know." Li Xia said, "I'm not talking about Cao Xi."
"Deng Shan? Deng Shan is just a fugitive."
"I can allow a fugitive to escape to Chang'an. It shows that Jia Sidao still wants a lobbyist to persuade me. On the surface, he and Lu Wende are ready for war, but deep down he is timid."
Yang Guo twirled his sparse beard and thought for a while, then said: "But the reality of Song and Yuan is not tested enough."
"We haven't had a fight, and we can't guess it no matter how hard we try." Li Xia said, "Then there's no need to look forward and backward..."
During this discussion, everyone used Li Yuanhao to talk about how to test Song Ting, and the more they talked about it, the more they talked about it.
As he hesitated more and more, Li Xia's words directly changed the rhythm of the discussion.
"Let's discuss a country name."
It was almost evening, and Gao Mingyue entertained several officials and their families in the backyard flower hall.
According to her temperament, she is actually not used to taking on the responsibility of having sex. She has to listen to flattery and complaints every day, and naturally she feels tired.
Finally, the women left, and she sat there alone in a daze, enjoying the rare tranquility. When she turned around, she saw Li Xia standing on the porch, and Gao Mingyue couldn't help but be pleasantly surprised.
She smiled unconsciously, holding up her skirt and hurried up to Li Xia. "You didn't say anything when you came back. What are you looking at?"
"I'm looking at you, you're very beautiful." Li Xia took Gao Mingyue's hand and asked, "Are you tired?"
"One thing, especially at this juncture, the thoughts of these official family members are the most complicated... Well, seeing you makes me feel less tired."
"Why?"
"Because my husband is good-looking. Even though I have been looking at him for a long time, it is still very important." Gao Mingyue smiled and said, "Liu Niang told me today that every time Liu Jinsuo behaves stupidly, she just looks at him.
If you are too ugly, you will be more easily annoyed..."
She and Li Xia have been married for many years, but they still have a young girl's sense of youthfulness when they get along in private, chattering about boring things. This also makes Li Xia not always pay attention to national affairs, and he feels relaxed.
"By the way, why did you come back so early today? I thought you were going to discuss things very late."
Li Xia said: "Originally they were discussing whether they should proclaim themselves emperor and analyze the various situations after becoming emperor. I didn't let them finish and made the decision directly."
"Decided?"
"It all has to be decided in the end." Li Jia lowered his head and looked into Gao Mingyue's eyes and said, "You are going to be the queen."
He thought of this sentence on the way back from the front yard and thought it was quite romantic.
Not many men can say that to their wives.
Gao Mingyue was not happy about this extremely rare promise. Instead, she asked worriedly: "In the past three years, from a county king to a prince and then to the emperor, has it been too fast?"
"We cannot wait until we are ready to do all the things in this world."
Gao Mingyue thought for a while, let go of Li Xia's hand, stood still in front of him, and suppressed the smile on his face.
Because she was in a good mood, it took her a while to put her smile back on her face, and then she performed the Wanfu ceremony in a very dignified and graceful manner.
"His Majesty."
"No gift."
Gao Mingyue straightened up, but couldn't help laughing, and asked: "Is your Majesty used to this?"
"Not used to it."
The two of them continued to walk forward holding hands, and Li Xia said: "I can't show off the majesty of an emperor. What I want is someone who does things with integrity."
"I'm not used to my mother's respect for the world. If I don't do well, you have to tolerate me." Gao Mingyue said in a rare coquettish way.
"You have always done a good job. I have worked hard in two lifetimes to earn the blessing of having such a virtuous wife like you."
"Only two lives, huh."
Li Xia smiled, knowing that he was not joking and what he said was serious.
"Think of a country name?"
"Huh? Didn't you think about it well?"
"I have thought about it a lot, but I just have different opinions." Li Xia said: "Before choosing a name, I always felt that the name was just a trivial matter. But when we really discussed it, I was very entangled."
Gao Mingyue deeply agreed. Nowadays, Li Xia has more and more children, and she is very worried every time it is time to name them. She pulled Li Xia to sit down on the swing in the courtyard and listened to Li Xia's details.
"Xi Gong and others said that the country's name should be Qin in terms of my title and the area I rule now."
"It makes sense." Gao Mingyue said; "What's wrong with that?"
"Lao Han and others believe that reviving the Tang Dynasty in the name of the Li family of the Tang Dynasty will be more able to win the hearts of the people. In the face of the Zhao and Song Dynasties, the Mongolian and Yuan Dynasties will also be able to dominate the legal system, so "Tang" should be used as the country's name."
"That makes sense."
The swing began to sway, and Gao Mingyue's opinions also began to sway.
Her feet were together, not touching the ground, and the hem of her skirt was slightly fluttering on the swing. The queen-to-be was still looking like a girl when choosing her royal title.
"Li Gong and others said that throughout the past dynasties, those who repeated the names of previous dynasties were
In the past, it was a short-lived dynasty or a separatist regime. It is time to give a new country name."
Li Xia said: "I don't believe in this kind of metaphysics. It's just because the smaller the political power, the more it needs to borrow the power of the previous dynasty, so it is difficult to achieve great things."
Gao Mingyue gave a long "hmm", but then she thought about this question seriously and asked: "My husband doesn't care about this kind of metaphysics, so is he more inclined to use Tang?"
Li Xia discussed it with everyone for half an afternoon and was too lazy to think about it.
He didn't pay much attention to this, but he had to give everyone time to discuss and tangle in order to make them feel serious and formal.
"Do you have a nice country name?"
"I can only think of one thing. Is it inappropriate if the country's country name is "Zhong"?"
"China? China?" Li Xia was stunned.
"Oh, it's not selfish." Gao Mingyue suddenly thought of something again, and quickly stopped the swing and said: "I thought of the last time you said it was more orthodox than "If you follow the Chinese way, you will be the master of China", so..."
"I know."
Because Gao Mingyue's ancestors once usurped the Duan family's kingdom in Dali and established "Greater China". She blurted it out for a moment, but forgot about it. At this time, she didn't want Li Xia to misunderstand, so she quickly waved her hand.
"It is better for women not to get involved in politics, and for husbands it is better to discuss things with the princes."
"I think it's good."
"Is it good? Isn't it a little strange?"
Li Xia comforted Gao Mingyue, thought for a while, and said: "It's a bit strange for the feudal dynasty to use such a country name..."
Hesitating for a moment, he stood up and said: "These titles of the country are all good, but for the princes, this matter is too important to be decided lightly. I need to wait until they have argued enough and are tired of arguing, and then I will make a decision. Let's go,
Let's eat."
The couple then walked along the path.
If you just look at their backs holding hands, they are not much different from ordinary people. There is no clue that they are the people who are about to become emperors and empresses...