With Qu Ping's mediation, Yang Zaixing and Ah Yue's good deeds have finally come true, otherwise with Yang Zaixing's shy appearance in the face of the woman, Ah Yue girl still doesn't know how long she will stay alone in the empty room.

Now Yang Zaixing is a marquis of Dingwei and has a noble status, so the emperor naturally wants to help him make a decree to give him a marriage. Of course, the emperor's marriage is a great thing for the glory of the ancestors and the glory of the court, but if the young couple can't get along with each other after marriage, it will be difficult to divide again.

The emperor granted Yang Zaixing a three-month marriage leave and asked him to take Miss Ah Yue back to Yunnan. First, to formally propose marriage, in order to show the etiquette of the Central Plains, the six rites of marriage (acceptance, asking for names, Najib, recruitment, invitation, and greeting) are indispensable; second, to visit the king of Yunnan on the way to show the emperor's favor; Third, let's see how the construction of the Yuanjiang dam is progressing, with this dam, it is equivalent to choking the neck of Jiaozhi, so that they dare not have two hearts.

In April of the sixth year of Jianyan, Yang Zaixing happily led Ah Yue to Yunnan to meet his future father-in-law and mother-in-law. With the emperor's golden mouth and jade words and holy decree to give marriage, it is a sure thing. Besides, Yang Zaixing is a descendant of the Yang family's martyrs and a national hero, and Ah Yue's father has no reason not to agree.

Yang Zaixing returned to Beijing in August and told the emperor that the people of Yunnan lived and worked in peace and contentment under the governance of the king of Yunnan, all ethnic groups were peaceful, the Yuanjiang dam was under construction as scheduled, and the people of Jiaozhi were also honest.

The emperor issued an order to officially marry Yang Zaixing and Ah Yue, and did not mention it later.

The combination of Yang Zaixing and Ah Yue is not only a combination of love, but also a closer connection between the various ethnic groups in the Central Plains and Yunnan. This is a double harvest of love and career, and both family and country.

This year, Shao Chengzhang returned to the ocean for the second time.

According to Shao Chengzhang's description, Qu Ping analyzed that he should have passed through India and reached the coast of the Middle East.

Along the way, all countries admired and admired the great treasure ship of the Great Song Dynasty and the abundance of treasures, and many local kings sent envoys to follow Shao Chengzhang to the Great Song Dynasty in order to pay homage to the Eastern God Kingdom. In the past, their ancestors may have traveled to the Tang Dynasty through the Silk Road, but it was the first time that they crossed the ocean to the Great Song Dynasty.

Zhao Gou cordially received all the visiting delegations of various countries, gave the Great Song Dynasty and the Siyi States diplomatic letters, gave various Chinese specialties, and wished that all countries would come to exchanges often to increase mutual trust.

The envoys of various countries asked the Emperor of the Great Song Dynasty to allow them to trade between the Great Song Dynasty and exchange funds.

The emperor specially approved the five ports of Qinzhou, Guangzhou, Fuzhou, Hangzhou, and Yangzhou as foreign treaty ports, and anyone who landed without this passage would be punished as a crime of violating the law.

After more than a year of training on the plateau, Wu Lan sent troops west to Tibet in May of the sixth year of Jianyan, connecting hundreds of miles.

Tubo found out that the Great Song Dynasty was really here this time, and the various departments hurriedly panicked and formed a wartime emergency alliance, and combined 50,000 troops to fight with Wu Lan in Ma Ermin.

The Tubo army scattered a mess of sand, and it was defeated at the front, vulnerable to a blow, and Wu Lan waved his army to chase and kill for thirty miles, and the corpses were scattered across the field.

Under the leadership of the Lhasa royal lineage, the Tibetan alliance surrendered after a painful choice.

So far, Tibet started from Khotan in the west and reached the Himalayas in the south, and for the first time in history, the whole territory was included in the territory of the Great Song Dynasty.

Zhao Gou adopted the strategy of adapting measures to local conditions, appointed the king of Lhasa as the envoy of the Tubo Road Festival, conferred the title of king of Lhasa, and governed Tubo.

Because of his subjugation of Tibet, Wu Lan was promoted to the rank of knight and was awarded the title of Marquis of the West. This also declares that the Wu family has been one and two marquis since then, and the scenery is the same.

In October, several kings of the Ryukyu Islands sent envoys to Yingtian to meet with Zhao Gou and ask to join the Great Song Dynasty.

The reason for this is that Japan is not very harassing, and there is no peace.

After some discussion, the court of the Great Song Dynasty, with the consent of Qu Ping and in the spirit of humanitarianism, reluctantly agreed to the incorporation of the Ryukyu countries into the territory of the Great Song Dynasty, and at the same time informed Japan that it should be safe and disciplined, and that it should not think of any subject country of the Great Song Dynasty, otherwise it would bear the consequences.

After receiving the warning, Japan hurriedly sent its minister to Beijing to explain the crime, saying that it was all a misunderstanding, but a small misunderstanding between Japan and the Ryukyu countries because of going to sea to fish. I'm really sorry to alarm the heavens, and I send gold and silver products to apologize.

Now that Ryukyu has become the territory of the Great Song Dynasty, where does Japan dare to make small moves in the Ryukyus.

In order to distract the attention of the Great Song Dynasty, the Japanese envoy also said that the Goryeo Kingdom did not respect the Heavenly Empire and had dealings with the Jin State.

Da Song thought about it, yes, he didn't come to pay tribute this year, could it be that he didn't give them benefits last year, so he turned around and went with Jin Guogou? It's too much of a wall!

Anyway, Japan has nowhere to use its strength, so it is better to let Japan use its strength on Goryeo, and use Japan as a gun, and then beat Goryeo's sharpness, lest some sticks not know the height of the sky.

Japan received the acquiescence of the Song Dynasty and prepared to sharpen its sword and ask Goryeo for advice.

The Celestial Empire has a word first, and the friction between Japan and Goryeo, the Celestial Empire does not care. This meant that Japan's land, people, and property could be taken as much as Japan wanted.

At this time, the territory of the Great Song Dynasty on the basis of the original Northern Song Dynasty, to the north to recover the land of the sixteen states of Yanyun, to subdue the Western Xia, to the west to recover Longyou, into the Uighurs, the new Guzhou Xizhou, and then to subjugate the Tubo, the southwest to reabsorb Yunnan, into the Jiaozhi half of the country, the east has Japanese vassals, as well as the Ryukyu that has just been consciously incorporated into the territory, the territory of the Great Song Dynasty directly catches up with the Han and Tang Dynasties, the national economy is rebounding year by year, and is expected to hit a new high. 400

Therefore, Si Tianjian boldly put forward this suggestion in the court: Mount Tai Feng Zen!

Si Tianjian said: "Recently, in the northeast direction, the sky is full of red clouds, which will not disperse for a long time, and the people may spread that there is a fire phoenix soaring in the sky. According to the direction, this is where Mount Tai of Dongyue is located. The ancients said: The sky is not as high as Mount Tai, which is the herald of the coming of heaven. Fang Jinsheng became a martial artist, twisted the decline of the Great Song Dynasty, revived the national strength, or won the Emperor Taizu. There are Fusang Penglai in the east, Tubo in the west, Western Xia Mongolia in the north, Yunnan Jiaozhi in the south, the territory of the Quartet is superior to the Han and Tang Dynasties, and there are hundreds of countries to come to the dynasty, and the emperor has made great achievements. The seventy-two emperors of ancient times, or saw Jiahe give birth, or there was a phoenix to come, should be auspicious and sealed in Mount Tai. After the Qin Emperor Han Wu, through the heaven and latitude, the work was covered in the world, and he also sealed Mount Tai. The saint Shanggong chased the Qin and Han dynasties, and should conform to the celestial phenomena and seal Mount Tai! ”

As soon as these words came out, the ministers were all in an uproar. Even Zhao Gou himself did not have this kind of mental preparation.

The official said: "Your Majesty, a hundred years ago, Emperor Zhenzong also enshrined Mount Tai, but because of the alliance of the Yuanyuan, the folk comments are indecent, and the minister thinks that this move should be cautious. ”

Song Zhenzong is the third son of Zhao Guangyi of Song Taizong, and Emperor Zhenzong was persuaded by Kou Zhun and other main battle factions to drive a personal expedition and fight with the Liao army in the Yuan. The two sides fought for a long time and won and lost each other, so the two sides sat down to eat and drink tea, and made an alliance and reconciled, that is, the "alliance of the abyss". Emperor Zhenzong took advantage of this period of peace to vigorously develop the economy internally and create the "rule of Xianping".

However, later generations believed that the "Lanyuan Alliance" caused the Great Song Dynasty to forget to fight and go to the army, and the armament was abolished, and since then the text has become a military waste. In addition, the Song Dynasty paid tribute to the Liao State every year, not to mention the burden on the people, and it also humiliated the country.

The merits and demerits of great men have their own historical comment. At that time, the people of Song and Liao, who enjoyed peace, benefited a lot because of the alliance of the Yuanyuan. When Song Zhenzong died, even the Liao State from the monarchs and ministers to the common people wept for him, which shows the huge impact.

Another Wenchen came out and said: "Although Emperor Zhenzong often contemptuously claims that his martial arts are not obvious for later generations, but Wen Cheng has succeeded, if it were not for Emperor Zhenzong to open a hundred years of peace, how could there be cultural and economic prosperity in the later Song Dynasty, I am afraid that the Han and Tang Dynasties may not be able to reach it, right?" It can be seen that Emperor Zhenzong sealed Zen, and he was not inferior to Tang Gaozong. ”

Everyone said that Zen should be sealed, and that it was not appropriate to seal Zen, and Zhao Gou himself couldn't make up his mind.

Mount Tai Feng Zen, naturally is famous through the ages, is a good thing to prove that he has achieved a thousand years of success, but in case this is like Emperor Zhenzong is said by later generations to put gold on his face, this face will be uncomfortable.

"Prime Minister, what do you think of Aiqing?" Zhao Gou asked Li Gang, he was a veteran of the Three Dynasties, and he should be brave enough to come up with an idea for me at this time.

Li Gang said: "The emperor's martial arts are not inferior to the Tang Dynasty and Song ancestors, but the northern Jin Kingdom has not been destroyed, and the old land has not been collected. At that time, there should be no regrets! ”

Qu Ping saw Zhao Gou looking at him again, so he consciously said: "Master Li is reasonable, the Northern Jin Kingdom is the only regret, if Mongolia is subdued, then there will be no regrets in this life." ”

Zhao Gouxin said Okay, both of you don't agree, it seems that the bamboo basket is empty. Zhao Gou was a little regretful, but he still had to praise that Si Tianjian for his excellent work attitude.

He said: "The two Aiqing are reasonable. In order not to let the Great Song Dynasty have regrets, I hope that everyone will work together to create a prosperous era, and then our monarchs and ministers will go to Mount Tai to seal Zen. Si Tianjian should be rewarded for his due diligence and diligence. This Zen is not enough to qualify, so I went to Mount Tai to sacrifice first, praying to bless my Great Song Dynasty and the people, and eternity. Do you think about it? ”

If you don't let me seal Zen, you will sacrifice first, and say hello to Mount Tai, okay?

The ministers had no objection, and agreed that next month, that is, in October of Jianyan, they would go to Mount Tai to worship heaven and earth to pray for blessings.

There was no war at the border, and Zhao Gou issued an order to invite the princes and generals outside Beijing to return to Beijing to participate in the Taishan sacrifice.

The second marquis of the Wu family, the king of Yunnan, Han Shizhong, Liu Guangshi, Yue Fei and other important ministers and generals will return, as well as important foreign envoys in the capital, who are also invited.

This makes the foreign envoys extremely excited, they must prepare well, dress themselves well, and make good records, so that they can brag for the rest of their lives after returning to China. This kind of grand occasion is probably rare in a hundred years, and it may not be fateful to meet it.

Before the generals returned to Beijing, Qu Ping still had an important matter to report to Zhao Gou to deal with.

Qu Ping entered the palace to face the saint and said to Zhao Gou: "Your Majesty, now that the minister is no longer serving as the envoy of the Gyeonggi Road Festival, there is an unresolved matter, and I hope that it will be properly resolved before the generals return to Beijing." ”

"What's the matter?"

"In the Gyeonggi Road Army, the matter of twelve cannons. These twelve cannons are our most mysterious and powerful weapons, and they will come in handy in conquering and defending cities. ”

Zhao Gou nodded, it was true.

Qu Ping said again: "But the gentleman is not guilty, but he is guilty." The generals of the various armies have coveted the artillery for a long time, and now that the Gyeonggi Route Army is under the command of Yang Zaixing, others must want a piece of the pie. Therefore, the minister proposed that these artillery orders be put forward and a Shenji battalion should be set up, which would be directly controlled by the emperor, and the minister would be responsible for daily affairs, so as not to worry about the generals again. ”

Artillery is an important weapon of the country, and although it has not yet been put into use on the battlefield, it will definitely be a blockbuster in the future.

Zhao Gou agreed with Qu Ping's proposal, Yang Zaixing was still young, and letting him have such a valuable weapon would not only make others anxious, but also a burden to Yang Zaixing.

Now there are even a few people who think that Yang Zaixing, the marquis, is a bit unworthy of his name, and he made a marquis after returning from a vacation in Japan, which is really shit luck.

Therefore, after all things considered, it is the best way to take out the cannon and hand it over to the commander and deputy marshal of the world's soldiers and horses.

"I agree, implement it concretely, Aiqing will make up her own mind." Zhao Gou said.