It was very windy in Lingzhou. Guo Shao stayed here, and the most intuitive thing is that the houses in the northwest are generally lower than those in the Central Plains, and I don't know if it is because of the construction technology and materials, or because the buildings that are too tall are easy to be blown down.

The accompanying officials successively held banquets to entertain the leaders of various ethnic groups who came, but Guo Shao never met them in person.

He was in a room, looking at the map hanging on the wall repeatedly. He held a candle in his hand, and the wind poured in through the cracks in the doors and windows, blowing the candles and candles flickering, and the light in the low house was bright and dim.

At this moment, the door creaked, and the wind suddenly became stronger. Guo Shao quickly covered the direction of the incoming wind with his big palm.

Wei Renpu's voice said: "Your Majesty, the minister went to the banquet, and the situation is very good." ”

Guo Shaotou did not reply: "At this time, the Tibetan tribes are very scattered, and Buddhism is flourishing, and the threat is not great; The Uighurs of Western Prefecture and Ganzhou threatened the territory of the Guiyi Army at most. The party is the most important. ”

Wei Renpu said: "What Your Majesty said is extremely true, and the ministers have also inquired in many ways, the party and the people are all soldiers, and they regard martial arts as their superiority, and they are only nominally enshrined in our court, so they really can't be taken lightly." ”

The information that Guo Shao understands now is consistent with the memory of the "Western Xia Kingdom" in his mind.

He had forgotten the specific historical knowledge he had learned in the textbooks, and he couldn't remember when the Western Xia Kingdom was founded, probably in the Northern Song Dynasty...... Anyway, this country is very difficult to clean up, and the country has stood tall for hundreds of years.

Now Guo Shao pondered that the time for the party to build a country in the near future is not very appropriate...... But I'm afraid that after the war with the Liao State falls into a stalemate in the future, the northwest side will take advantage of the situation to enter the country!

At this time, Guo Shao's biggest dream: to defeat the Liao State and recover the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun! He had to avoid all kinds of unfavorable factors in advance.

Guo Shaoliang was silent for a long time.

Wei Renpu opened his mouth and said: "As long as the Lingzhou mutual market is smooth and the Hexi trade route is unblocked, I will continue to get war horses. Everyone is profit-seeking, and there must be merchants in the middle who take horses to buy and sell with us, and if the war horses come less, the profits given to them are not big enough......"

Guo Shao suddenly diverted the topic: "Li Yiyin really has a daughter named Li Yueji?" ”

Wei Renpu hurriedly said: "This is indeed the case. The minister asked the party members, and this woman is quite famous, and many party members have heard of her reputation...... However, the barbarian woman has a strange appearance, and she has not been educated and unreasonable, so what is the real person, she ......"

Guo Shao said: "It doesn't matter what kind of person she is, as long as she is indeed Li Yiyin's daughter." ”

Wei Renpu said: "Yes, if you use your own daughter to marry, the party is still very sincere...... The dowry will not be less. I want to be friendly with all ethnic groups in the Han and Tang dynasties, and there are few real princesses, but the Central Plains must be sincere and harmonious before they can be reconciled. ”

Guo Shao nodded in agreement, and said casually: "If Li Yiyin wants to rebel, he can't afford to send his daughter over to take risks." ”

In this era, diplomatic relations were not popular to sign peace treaties and the like, and the civilized order did not reach that level; The alliance is more direct and primitive, that is, it is married to relatives.

Guo Shao, with the ideas of modern people, has no good impression of the Han and Tang dynasties and the pro-national policy...... However, in the eyes of the people of the time, harmony was a good means, and it was perfectly cost-effective to sacrifice a woman in exchange for peace; Moreover, the dynasty also had some ideas that women in the courts of other countries could have an impact that would benefit the country.

Within a few days, Guo Shao received a report that the party sent a nobleman to meet him. Guo Shao immediately met with this person, mainly because of etiquette, and then sent Wei Renpu to discuss with him personally.

The Muzo clan came as a matchmaker to discuss the marriage...... This kind of marriage is different from civil marriage, etiquette is not the most important, what matters is bargaining!

The Wuzang clan hoped that the imperial court could use the mansion and Lin Erzhou as a dowry, and also wanted a thousand pairs of new armor of the Zhou army; Replace Feng Jiye, the tyrannical envoy of Lingzhou, and ensure that he will live in harmony and no longer burn, kill, and plunder the party departments...... promised to pretend to be 2,000 war horses, and allowed Xiazhou and other party members to go to Lingzhou to trade in the mutual market; The tribute court is mainly based on the Great Zhou.

Wei Renpu readily agreed to the last condition (the removal of Feng Jiye was originally in the emperor's plan).

Then directly refused to cut the land of Erzhou, Wei Renpu's reason was: "These two pieces of land are impossible to discuss, Linzhou and Fuzhou are the hometowns of the Great Zhou generals Zhejia and the Yang family, if the imperial court cedes them to the jurisdiction of the party, where will the two be placed?" ”

Wei Renpu said that he appeased again, saying that the imperial court would increase the amount of money and goods of the dowry to compensate the party.

As for the armor, Wei Renpu sold it because it was not good to directly refuse two of the three conditions of the party members...... It will appear insincere.

Wei Renpu said: "The Tubo and Ganzhou Uighurs also want the Great Zhou to trade armor, and they are willing to exchange good war horses. ”

Sure enough, the Wuzang clan immediately dissuaded: "The Dingyan army is a minister of the imperial court and obeys the emperor's edict; The Tibetans and Uighurs were not subject to the holy decree, and the imperial court must not give armor to outsiders. ”

Wei Renpu knew that there was no Tibetan meaning, and in the southeastern part of the Hexi Corridor, the Tubo people were fighting for territory with some Dangxiang tribes, and the Ganzhou Uighurs also had an alliance with the Tubos; Bringing armor to trade with the Tibetans was extremely unfavorable to the Dangxiang tribe.

Wei Renpu said: "The official family hopes to live in harmony with all the departments in the northwest and avoid fighting. If the armor is awarded to Xiazhou, I am afraid that the Tubo and other tribes will think that the court is unfair...... At this time, the officials were in consultation with the ministers to sell their armor to all the tribes, or not to sell any of them. Forced by the situation, the envoy told the king of Xiping that he hoped to understand the difficulties of the official family. ”

didn't hide it or not, obviously not very satisfied with the "dowry".

Wei Renpu hurried to see Guo Shao.

Guo Shao said: "Don't talk about it!" However, although Linzhou and Fuzhou are barren, the topography and location are important, and there is no need to talk about this, and the land must not be cut...... You can promise that there is no Tibetan clan, according to the imperial etiquette system, I should have one queen and four wives, and so far there are only three ladies; If Li Yue'e marries the royal family, I will make her a virtuous concubine. ”

Wei Renpu couldn't help but speak: "Your Majesty's concubine's status is very high...... If the party woman is the imperial concubine, will it also have something to do with the government? ”

Guo Shaodao: "She is a party woman, she is not familiar with life in Tokyo, what can she do?" Besides, it is better to give fame and status than to cut the important land. ”

Wei Renpu nodded and said, "What Your Majesty said is extremely true. ”

…… Wei Renpu met with the Muzang clan again and said new conditions. And persuaded Wu Zang: "The establishment of a government and two states of Lin is not to deal with the difficult army, but to guard against the Liao State." This place is related to the safety of Hedong, and the officials dare not give it to others at will. ”

The Wuzang clan asked, "Your Majesty promised to make the county lord a virtuous concubine?" Can I give the Golden Book of the Decree first? ”

Wei Renpu understood that the Wuzang clan really valued the status of the party women, and immediately said: "As long as the negotiation is completed, there should be no problem." ”

Wei Renpu also pondered a little in his heart, the status of the harem should be useless, but he was afraid that if the party girl was really favored, it would really affect the national policy.