Chapter 37: The Affair of the Alliance
"Lord, the Han Kingdom has sent a letter of state, inviting the lord to go to Baimaling to meet the alliance!" Lu Xing walked up to the front and presented a yellow silk book with both hands.
Oh? Lu Ning took it and read it, but it was written by the lord of the Northern Han Dynasty, and he called himself "King of Qi" in the open book, without false words, and in an equal tone, he explained the intention of forming an alliance with the Qi State and "conspiring with the Central Plains".
"The lord, and the secret letter written by Guo Wuwei, the minister of the Han State, to the lord." Lu Xing presented another letterhead sealed with fire paint.
Lu Ning bowed slightly, and knew that this so-called "alliance" was, of course, Guo Wuwei's idea.
Guo Wuwei, the minister of the Han State, is a ruthless character, originally a Taoist priest who lived in seclusion in Wudang Mountain, and then went to Yongning's father Zhou Taizu Guo Wei to give advice, at that time Guo Wei was not self-reliant, Guo Wuwei pointed out some of Guo Wei's hidden dangers as a minister, Guo Wei did not accept, Guo Wuwei brushed his sleeves away.
Soon after, sure enough, Guo Wei was jealous of the lord, who copied and killed Guo Wei's family in the capital, and Guo Wei's two sons died in Huangquan.
After Liu Jun, the lord of the Northern Han Dynasty, succeeded to the throne, he immediately summoned Guo Wuwei to the center, and within a few months, he worshiped as the prime minister.
In the entire Han Kingdom, from a strategic point of view, Guo Wuwei should be the first.
Now the Central Plains is chaotic, and Zhou is divided into three, but Liu Jun, the lord of the Northern Han Dynasty, has no ambitions, although he doesn't really want to be the emperor of the Khitan, but he is drunk and dreams of death, and he has no ambition to dominate the Central Plains.
The political situation of the Khitans is chaotic, and now they have no intention of invading south, so they will not respond.
But Guo Wuwei obviously couldn't sit still, after all, this may be the only good opportunity for the Han Kingdom to expand.
But if you want to come to the entire Northern Han Temple, there are voices of opposition, so you missed the best opportunity to integrate the three towns of Hebei, otherwise, when you lead the military horses of the Northern Battalion to attack Xingzhou, if the Northern Han Dynasty sends troops to attack the three towns of Hebei, you want to be able to seize some territory.
Of course, now that the news is blocked, he is basically a blitzkrieg, just like attacking Xingzhou, and breaking the city in one day, I am afraid that when the news reaches the Han Kingdom, his army has already turned back.
Therefore, today's intelligence is really precious, and he is so confident in rectifying the three towns of Hebei because of the intelligence of Hu Shang.
Because judging from Hu Shang's intelligence, the sleeping king Liao Muzong is now arousing the strong disgust of the magnates, and in a short period of time, there will be no intention of invading the south at all.
Speaking of which, although he robbed 2,000 good horses and was extremely hated by the sleeping king, Hu Shang is Hu Shang, and now the East City of Liao State has resumed the mutual market, but only two Hu merchants have obtained the power of similar franchises, and the rest of the Hu merchants and Central Plains merchants have gone to the fate of being robbed of goods.
These two Hu merchants bribed the great nobles of the Khitan people to get this privilege, and one of them, Hu Shang, not only his entourage, but also himself, was also willing to do fine work for himself.
So I know a little about the internal affairs of the Khitan.
Otherwise, in the three towns of Hebei, he will inevitably seek more stability.
In this turbulent world, because all countries are in a dynamic state of change, if you have good intelligence, you can really do a lot of things that seem impossible to do.
In any case, the Northern Han Dynasty and Guo Wuwei naturally did not have such accurate information as themselves, and now they can only retreat to the second best thing and form an alliance with themselves in order to map the Central Plains.
Guo Wuwei's letter is not as formal as Liu Jun's national letter, which is basically high-sounding nonsense, and Guo Wuwei's letter expounds the benefits of the alliance between the two sides, and also says that His Royal Highness the King of Qi seized the Khitan horses, and the Han lord can take care of it on his behalf, and only need to compensate the horses for the money, and with the territory governed by His Royal Highness the King of Qi today, 200,000 yuan, which should be a small amount.
With the backing of the Khitan, there is no worries, and you can go south to the Central Plains.
The Qi State can map the south of the Yangtze River, and the Han State can map the north of the Yangtze River.
The Han and Qi kingdoms will always be fraternal states.
Lu Ning looked at Guo Wuwei's letter and just sneered.
"And the Han Kingdom as a brotherly state? Do you also become the son emperor of the Khitans? β
Lu Xing said with a smile: "The minister wants to do the same, but it's a pity that the envoy is a vow, otherwise, the minister will behead the envoy!" After a pause, "My lord, Zhede would like to ask to see my lord, saying that his nephew is also here." β
The lord seems to have a marriage contract with the Zhe family, but Lu Xing doesn't know the specific details.
When You Wuniang heard this, her beautiful eyes flashed and she looked at Lu Ning.
Lu Ning smiled, "Okay, take him to my palace to meet." β
King Qi Shenzhou Palace, just on the bank of the Lutuo River not far from the military camp of Hebei Daying, was originally an official in Shenzhou, the official took advantage of the chaos to be greedy for ink, but he didn't want King Qi's eyes to be like a torch, and the treasurer who came from Qilu to enter the state treasury was trained by the "quick training course" of the Donghai treasurer, with super computing ability, and the accounts could be calculated quickly.
His family property was confiscated into the treasury, and the annex on the bank of the Lutuo River was slightly built and became the palace of King Qi.
"Lord, sister of the Zhe family, is it beautiful?" You Wuniang asked with a wink of beautiful eyes.
Lu Ning smiled: "According to her age, it seems that she is a few months older than you, so it should be your sister." β
You Wuniang hurriedly changed her words, "Yes, Sister Zhejia." "After all, compared to other people's family background, I am just rootless duckweed.
Lu Ning smiled: "Tease you, except for that guy Yongning, our family is the first to start, and your status as the third child is as stable as a rock!" β
You Wuniang immediately smiled so much that she couldn't close her mouth, although she knew that she couldn't let go like this in front of the lord, but she breathed a big sigh of relief, and she couldn't help but smile at the corners of her red lips and mouth, and even her beautiful eyes seemed to be watery and smiling.
Lu Ning was helpless and waved his hand, "Go, go back!" β
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The magnificent hall of the palace, the yellow curtain hangs low, and it is full of the royal family's luxury.
Lu Ning sat on the soft couch, and Zhi Deyuan stood far away, explaining how he became the envoy of the Han Kingdom.
Lu Ning has a little understanding of the various entanglements between the Zhe family, the Yang family and the Han Kingdom, and knows that this is a mess that is cut and unorganized.
is like a folded race flower, and he has not returned to Fuzhou recently, but has been in the mansion of Empress Guo in Taiyuan, and he should also stay in the Han realm temporarily.
And now that the Han Kingdom wants to reconcile with itself, it is indeed the best candidate for the envoy.
"The lady of Xishang Palace has arrived!" The maid's clear voice, and then the windswept maid next to the red pillar lowered the yellow curtain, dividing the hall into two spaces.
Zhede was willing to bow his head slightly, but he caught a glimpse of a figure shaking in the yellow curtain, and a delicate voice: "Lord, the slave heard that the sister of the Zhe family has arrived, why didn't she come?" The voice is extremely delicate, and it seems that I can imagine what a lovely stunner he is.
King Qi coughed, "Zhe Tuan Lian, you heard, Xishang Palace wants to meet her sister." β
"Yes, Your Highness, Madam, I, I will call her to meet Your Highness and Madame." Zhede is willing to be happy, and there is a sense of dedication, this niece, but now the pride of the entire Zhe family, he believes that as long as His Royal Highness King Qi sees his niece, he will no longer have such an uncaring attitude, what about the lord of a country? I don't believe it, in this world, there are still men who can not worship under their niece's pomegranate skirt.
Speaking of which, His Royal Highness King Qi's attitude that cats and dogs will marry just for the sake of marriage makes Zhe Deyuan feel a little unhappy.
Zhe Deyuan then walked out of the hall and whispered to his attendants.