Chapter 2618: Get jade into Yunnan, the war escalates
Chapter 2618: Entering Yunnan with jade, the war escalates
As one of the top executives of Heibingtai, Nongyu is responsible for the elimination of spies in the country. When she learned that she was canonized as the first royal princess of the Qin Dynasty and had to change her surname back to Ying, she was completely shocked.
Confused.
When she found out that she had to go and get married, Nong Yu suddenly realized that she was not enough to be canonized as a princess, let alone change her surname back to Ying.
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Nong Yu actually has no objection to getting married. After all, she is not too young. As long as she can contribute to the country and the marriage partner is not too bad, she doesn't mind a political marriage.
As a descendant of the Ying family, Nongyu still has some awareness, not to mention that she still needs to compensate for herself as a princess.
But this time the marriage partner was Nanman. Although it has been renamed Nanguo, which sounds a lot more elegant, it still cannot change the fact that Nanzhong is poor and backward.
It is already very good for a daughter like Nong Yu who grew up in a big city not to be prejudiced against the dirty and poor Nanman people. Naturally, it is unlikely that she will have much favorable impressions.
Let's put it this way, whether it is a marriage with the Wei and Song Dynasties, or with the Wu Kingdom, Nongyu can accept it.
But Nongyu really couldn't accept it, even if she was given the status of a princess of the Qin Dynasty.
Nong Yu's resistance to the marriage was also within Ying Hao's expectation. After all, he was accustomed to the colorful world of Great Qin. Who would want to go to Nanzhong and become a primitive?
But the two-way marriage between Qin and Nan is a foregone conclusion, and only Nong Yu is suitable within the clan, so who will she marry if she doesn't?
However, Nongyu was a meritorious official anyway, and Ying Hao still hoped that she would come voluntarily to get married, so he asked Ren Hongchang, Qin Jian and others to take turns doing Nongyu's ideological work.
If he still wasn't willing to get jade like this, then Ying Hao didn't want to force it, so he could only choose a marriageable girl from a distant clan relative to marry him.
Ren Hongchang and Qin Jian also had a hard time convincing Nong Yu. In order to change Nong Yu's subconscious prejudice that Nanzhong was dirty, chaotic and poor, they first went from Nanzhong through Chi You's governance and many years of maritime trade with Da Qin.
This is no longer what it used to be.
When Nong Yu learned that the Southern Barbarians were not as bad as she thought. Although they were still far behind the Qin Dynasty, they were not far behind the Sui Kingdom in Liangzhou, and the resistance in her heart was reduced a lot.
Ren Hongchang and Qin Jian saw that Nong Yu's attitude was relaxed, so they struck while the iron was hot and started with Chi You, telling Nong Yu how powerful Chi You was. Although he was from a barbarian background, he was deeply influenced by Han culture and single-handedly changed the Southern Barbarians.
, whose talents and strategies are no worse than those of the princes of the Central Plains.
Nongyu didn't know much about Chi You, and when he saw that the empress and Zong Zheng had such high evaluations of Chi You, he was equally surprised.
"Is Southern King Chi You really that powerful?" Nong Yu asked.
"It's ten times more powerful than what I said. Otherwise, how could Your Majesty be willing to marry you, my sister?"
Ren Hongchang's face was full of promise, and as soon as she finished speaking, Qin Jian couldn't wait to hand over Chi You's life story and portrait.
After Nongyu hesitated for a moment, he first flipped through Chi You's information, then suppressed the shock in his heart and opened Chi You's portrait.
Nong Yu still has some control over her appearance, otherwise how could she possibly fall in love with Bai Feng?
Bai Feng is not good at writing, and his martial arts is not outstanding. There are countless people in Da Qin who are better than him. If he is not handsome enough, how can he like him as Nong Yu.
With Ji Dong, who started with his good looks, if Bai Feng could seize the opportunity, he might not be able to win the beauty back, but he is just a dull-witted man, and he would not be able to seize the opportunity given to him.
After opening Chi You's portrait, Nong Yu was immediately stunned.
To be honest, Chi You's appearance is not her type.
Among the players of chess, calligraphy and painting, Nong Yu is the best at playing the qin. She is also a literary youth at heart, so she likes handsome men who are gentle and elegant.
Chi You obviously has nothing to do with handsome men. He is the kind of domineering man from the inside out. He is handsome but not girly, tall and strong, but not bloated at all. He can be called a walking hormone.
Nongyu originally thought that Chi You was a rough-looking and unkempt brute, but now it seemed that he was a powerful warrior like Li Cunxiao and Xiang Yu. Although he was still not her ideal type, he was much better than the image he had imagined.
Already.
As the leader of a country, Chi You's military prowess was comparable to that of Li Cunxiao and Xiang Yu, and his command of the army was not weaker than that of Yue Fei and Su Lie. His ability to govern the country was not weak, and his appearance was also very handsome. He was impeccable in terms of status, appearance and abilities. He was definitely the best in the world.
One of the finest men.
After discovering all the shining points in Chi You, Nong Yu felt that she was not worthy of Chi You. After all, Chi You was really outstanding, and if she did not have the status of Princess of Da Qin, it would be impossible for her to compete with Chi You.
resulting in any intersection.
After repeated persuasion by Ren Hongchang and Qin Jian, Nongyu finally agreed to the marriage.
Three days later, Nong Yu officially held a princess canonization ceremony at the Ancestral Temple in the presence of Ying Hao, Ren Hongchang, Ying Liangyu, Ying Xuewu and other royal families, as well as Qin Jian, Qin Wu and other clans, and left her name on the
Among the royal family dishes.
From then on, Qin Nongyu no longer existed, but was replaced by Princess Anyang of the Qin Dynasty, Ying Nongyu.
Nongyu, who was dressed in a princess's gorgeous attire, saluted her nominal brother Yinghao and said, "Ying Nongyu, please see your royal brother."
Ying Hao stretched out his hand to help her, and said with a smile: "My dear sister, please get up. We are all members of our own family, so there is no need to be so polite."
"Thank you, Brother Huang."
Nong Yu nodded slightly, no matter her manners or appearance, she showed the qualities of a princess.
"Royal sister, in addition to bringing together the fellow cultivators of the two countries, you are also shouldering other missions when you marry into the Southern Kingdom."
Hearing Ying Hao's words, Nong Yu said in her heart that of course, she knew that this cheap brother must have an important task for her.
"Nong Yu is willing to die for the Qin Dynasty."
Nong Yu said with a serious face, as if he was looking forward to death.
Ying Hao waved his hand and said with a smile: "It's not that serious. I'm not asking you to do anything dangerous."
Nong Yu couldn't help but be startled, but after hearing Ying Hao's explanation, she felt completely relieved.
The emperor did not ask her to be a spy, nor did he want her to win over people within the Southern Kingdom. Instead, he wanted her to put her husband's family first and try her best to assist Chiyou and vigorously promote and spread Chinese culture in the Southern Kingdom after she got married.
This requirement is not difficult for Nong Yu, after all, Chi You himself is doing the same now.
An ambitious man like Chi You would never be as affectionate as Zhu Tianpeng, and he would definitely not be affected by a woman.
Since Nongyu is destined to have no influence on Chi You, why bother to be clever and do some useless work? It is better not to have any calculations from the beginning, so that Nongyu can gain Chi You's trust.
The princess of Da Qin became the queen of the Southern Kingdom, which will definitely bring the people of the Southern Kingdom closer to Da Qin. And after Da Qin truly unified the world, Ying Hao will use some other means to coerce, and Chi You, knowing that he is bound to lose, may make the Southern Kingdom
Take the initiative to join Da Qin.
It is better to use this peaceful method than Qin and Nan to directly go to war and fight with bloodshed.
Ying Hao intended to make Nongyu a link between Qin and Nan, so he naturally had to prepare a thicker dowry for her and marry Nongyu in a glamorous manner, so that Nongyu could secure her position as Queen of the Southern Kingdom.
After discussing with Ren Hongchang, Ying Hao quickly finalized the list of Nong Jade's dowry, which included: 50,000 taels of gold, 100,000 taels of silver, 30,000 pieces of silk and satin, 50 boxes of various jewelry and jades, 100 maids, and bodyguards.
Five hundred, three thousand Japanese slaves, one hundred carts of various books...
Nong Yu's dowry alone filled three hundred carts, and Ying Hao used this method in disguise to reduce Chi You's financial pressure, allowing him to persist longer under Liu Yu's counterattack.
The first batch of maritime aid supplies has already departed, and Nongyu can only take the second batch, which is a month later.
As for when the Southern Kingdom will marry the princess? It will probably have to wait until the war between the two countries in Southern Shu is over.
However, Ying Hao didn't care much about this. Anyway, the marriage partner was not Zhu Rong, so it would be the same to him no matter who came.
Over in the Southern Kingdom, after learning that Da Qin agreed to the marriage and agreed to sell grain, grass and ordnance at low prices, the senior officials couldn't help but feel excited. After all, this was the only good news since the Shu army's counterattack.
Chi You immediately asked the rear to expand the army by 50,000, and first conducted training to serve as a reserve army. After the equipment from Da Qin arrived, he immediately changed equipment.
At the same time, Chi You also stepped up his efforts to win over the Di, Sou, Lu, Bo, Dong and other ethnic groups in southern Shu. He also promised huge profits and won the support of many foreign ethnic groups.
In addition, Chi You also listened to Shi Jieren's opinions and sent envoys to Annan, hoping to drag down Ruan and Yue.
Nanguo has neither formed an alliance with Ruan or Vietnam, nor has it signed trade regulations. After all, apart from their population, there is really nothing that Nanguo can value.
But now the Southern Kingdom and Great Qin are already related by marriage, and Ruan and Yue are tributary states of Great Qin. When the overlord's allies are in trouble, the vassal states should help.
Both Ruan and Yue were feared by the Chu State. Because they were afraid of the Chu State, they took the initiative to surrender to the Great Qin and became a vassal state of the Qin Dynasty, nominally surrendering to the Great Qin.
Now the Chu State is taking advantage of the war in Southern Shu to sneak attack on the Southern State. If the Southern State cannot withstand it, the Chu State will really be the only one in the south. Will the good fruits of Ruan and Yue still be enjoyed?
Chi You was also afraid that the armies of the Ruan and Yue countries were short-sighted and feared the Chu State and did not dare to send troops, so he asked the envoy to take the Qin principal in Qingmei Port to lobby with him.
Accompanied by officials from the Qin Dynasty, the envoys from the Southern Kingdom made their intentions clear after arriving at the Ruan and Yue countries, and elaborated on the critical situation.
Ruan King Ruan Fuying and Yue King Li Gongyun were not short-sighted. They did not want the Southern Kingdom to be defeated by Chu and Shu, so they decided to jointly send troops to the north without much hesitation.
The Ruan State sent 45,000 troops, and the Yue State sent 35,000 troops, a total of 80,000 troops. They announced 150,000 troops to attack the Chu State's Jiaozhou area to force the Chu State to retreat.
After purchasing new equipment from Da Qin, the combat effectiveness of the Ruan and Yue armies has greatly increased. Although there is still a big gap with the Chu army, if the number is large enough, it will definitely threaten the Chu army.
When Liu Xiu learned that the Ruan and Yue countries had joined forces to invade, he couldn't believe that these two small countries, which had been beaten by the local soldiers in Jiaozhou, dared to attack Chu. How audacious.
Although Liu Xiu looked down on the Ruan and Yue countries, the number of 150,000 troops was still very intimidating, not to mention that the two states of Jiao and Guang were currently empty of troops.
After discussing with his advisers, Liu Xiu decided not to call back the 50,000 troops that attacked the southern barbarians. He ordered Yang Xiuqing to lead an army of 15,000 to guard the southern defense line for a month. At the same time, he sent Ma Yuan and Zeng Guofan to lead 10,000 Jingnan troops each.
The army went south to support Yang Xiuqing.
Chi You learned that Ruan Yue had invaded and Liu Xiu had not withdrawn his troops. Although he was a little disappointed, he no longer had any luck.
Since the Chu army dares to come, let's have a good fight with the Chu army in Nanzhong, so that the Chu army knows that Nan Guo is not that easy to bully.
Chi You's back-up troops on the south-eastern front were quite well-arranged, and the Chu army could not threaten the Southern Kingdom until they broke through the Shengjing Pass.
There is no big threat from Chu State for the time being, but the threat from Shu Han is very close to Chi Chi.
Chi You looked at his men, all of whom were fighting bloody battles, but he was unable to participate in the battle due to injuries, and felt terrible in his heart.
Therefore, when the injury was mostly healed and his condition was not affected, Chi You mounted his horse again and joined the battle.
The reappearance of Chi You greatly increased the morale of the Southern Army and made the Shu Army's offensive more difficult. However, at this time Chi You took the initiative to fight against the general.
Liu Yu knew that Chi You's injury had not yet recovered, but he was also worried that if Xing Tian was defeated, it would affect the morale of the entire army, but he had to go out to fight.
After all, the Shu army had been victorious in consecutive battles, and now its morale was strong. Chi You took the initiative to challenge him. If the Shu army did not fight, it would appear that the Shu army was afraid of Chi You.
Therefore, after some thinking, Liu Yu decided to send Lu Ya to consume Chi You first.