Chapter 149: The First Mention of Marriage
The victory and defeat have been decided, the black fur is undamaged, and the lion is beaten to obedience.
In the whole competition, a leopard and a lion did not have a hand-to-hand combat in which you bite me and I bite you.
It was the lion who took the initiative to attack, the black fur dodged, and then took the opportunity to bite the lion's neck.
After that, the two sides began to compete for physical strength.
The lion struggled, the black hair clenched and did not let go, and finally the lion ran out of strength, and received another leopard claw blow from the black hair, and finally became honest.
The lion was exhausted, bleeding profusely, lying on the ground, wilting, and no longer had the majesty of the cage just now.
By this time, the hair on its neck was almost red with blood.
The beast is not a human being, it will not bandage its wounds by itself, and when it is injured, it can only stand upright, bleeding to death, then it is considered unlucky, gritting its teeth and getting through, it is a good man who eats meat.
The lion was not lightly injured, but no one dared to go up to bandage it, whether it was the servants of Guishan or the guards on the Han side, people stopped and watched.
Seeing this, Liu Xiu smiled, turned around and walked back to the main hall, and sat back on the throne.
He raised his head and called, "Dijan." ”
Dirang shrunk his neck, his face uncertain.
This lion, but the Marquis spent a lot of money, and finally bought it, and then spent a lot of effort to send it to the Han Dynasty.
I thought it could show its might in the Han Dynasty and deter the Han people, but as a result, this fierce lion that hurt countless people was defeated by a pet tamed by the Han Emperor, which is really too embarrassing.
Dijang felt a sulk in his chest, unable to go up, unable to come down, not to mention how uncomfortable it was.
Just as he was rubbing his intestines, he suddenly saw a woman in a green coat parting from the crowd of guards, and then walked towards the injured lion step by step.
Even though the aesthetic standards of the Kushan people and the Han people are not the same, in Di Rang's eyes, this woman in Tsing Yi is an extremely beautiful girl.
Seeing her walking straight towards the lion, his face suddenly changed, and he turned around and stammered, "Your Majesty...... Your Majesty, she ...... She ...... "The scene outside the main hall, Liu Xiu also saw it, he stood up, looked closely, and it was Xin Linglu who walked towards the lion.
She approached the lion, whose mouth opened wide and roared, but its cry was so weak that it had no deterrent effect.
Seeing this, the black fur stepped forward, and the leopard's claws were raised again.
Seeing the black hair, the lion wilted even more, and its open mouth immediately closed, honestly like a kitten.
Xin Linglu approached the lion, crouched down, and examined the wound on its neck.
At the lion's neck, four blood holes can be clearly seen, one on the top and one on the bottom.
Especially the pair of blood holes above, which were bitten by the upper fangs of the black hair, and the wounds were particularly deep, and the pair of wounds below were bitten by the lower fangs, and the situation was better.
After seeing this, Xin Linglu took out a small porcelain bottle from her cuff, opened the cap, and there was white powder inside, and she sprinkled it on the lion's wound.
The lion's body was shocked first, and it turned its head to Xin Ling to show a fierce light, but with black hair in front of it, it didn't dare to make a mistake.
After a while, it seemed to feel that the wound was no longer so painful, and the fierce light in its eyes disappeared, replaced by confusion and dazedness, and looked at Xin Linglu blankly.
Xin Linglu smiled and said softly, "Stop the bleeding, and you'll be fine." ”
The lion couldn't understand what Xin Linglu was saying, but he could feel that she was helping herself heal, she was kind, the lion stuck out his tongue and licked Xin Linglu's palm, which was an extremely kind sign for the beast.
Di Jean, who was standing in front of the main hall, could see it clearly, his face was full of disbelief, this lion who had bitten several feeders in Guishan had been tamed by a Han woman so quickly?
It's incredible! He was stunned for a while, then turned back to the main hall, cleared his throat, and asked, "Your Majesty, who is the woman outside?" ”
Liu Xiu really couldn't say what Xin Linglu's specific identity was, he said quietly: "It's the palace maid in the palace." ”
The maid, that is, the maid.
One of the maids of the Great Han has such a ability?
Di Jean blinked, and he didn't know why, but the stuffiness in his chest suddenly dissipated a lot.
He didn't hesitate any longer, knelt down with sincerity, kowtowed forward, and said loudly: "Di Rang, meet the Son of Heaven!" ”
Liu Xiu sat back on the throne and looked at Di Rang who was kneeling down and bowing down, the smile on his face deepened, although this Guishan person was a little arrogant, but he was trustworthy, which was good.
He waved his hand and said, "Get up!" ”
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Di rang replied and stood up.
Then he bowed forward and said, "Your Majesty, in addition to this lion, I have sent two gifts below, please take a look!" ”
Liu Xiu smiled: "Submit it." ”
Di Rang beckoned outside, and a Guishan servant walked into the main hall, holding two wooden boxes, one large and one small.
Di Jean first took the large wooden box, opened the lid, and handed it forward.
Everyone present looked into the box, and it contained a very delicate dagger, which was different from the dagger used by the Han people, this dagger was curved, whether it was the handle or the scabbard, it was very exquisite.
The hilt of the knife is inlaid with a large ruby, which shines, and the scabbard is inlaid with smaller rubies and emeralds.
It's not so much a weapon as a beautiful work of art.
Zhang Kun stepped forward, took the box, and handed it to Liu Xiu.
Liu Xiu stretched out his hand with a smile, took out the dagger in the box, and looked at it over and over, it was indeed very beautiful, the gem was round and full, the workmanship was also fine, and the finely carved lines on it were quite exotic.
Liu Xiu held the handle of the knife and pumped it outward, and the moment the sand and dagger came out of the sheath, a blue light suddenly appeared in the hall.
The blade of the dagger is light blue, as if covered with a layer of ice, just looking at it, it makes people feel cold.
He deliberately asked the guards to send a spear, and he held the dagger in his hand, and with a slight wave, the body of the spear snapped in response, and the cut was smooth like a mirror.
Liu Xiu picked up the spearhead again, and slashed it the spearhead with a dagger, and there was a crisp click, and the iron spearhead was also cut off by the dagger.
At this moment, even Wu Han, Geng Yi, Gai Yan, Cho Qi, Lai She, Liu Zhang and others all had their eyes shining, and secretly said: What a dagger that sharpens iron like clay! Liu Xiu took the dagger, looked at it again and again, laughed, and said, "It's a good knife." ”
Dijan's face once again showed a smug look, and then he took the second box from the servant's hand, and opened it, and inside was a jewel half the size of a fist.
This jewel is green, evenly green, green and transparent, so green that people want to hold it in their hands, and they are unwilling to let go.
Zhang Kun stepped forward again, took the box, and handed it to Liu Xiu.
Emeralds are not rare, but such a large emerald is a rare treasure, even Liu Xiu, who has seen countless treasures, can't help but enjoy it when he picks up this emerald.
Liu Xiu looked at Di Rang and said with a smile: "Guishuang has sent such a treasure secretly, it's too polite." ”
Di Rang glanced at Liu Xiu, and saw that the latter had a strong smile, he bowed down and said: "The Marquis of Xi sent an envoy to the Han, and there is one more thing to ask for!" ”
"Oh?"
Liu Xiuxiao asked, "What's the matter?" ”
"The Marquis wants to marry the princess of the Han Dynasty!"
Dirang said with a smile.
After he finished saying this, the hall was silent.
Guishan's ambition is quite big, and he has always wanted to unify the five major ethnic groups and unify the Otsuki clan.
At present, Guishan's strength is the strongest among the five major clans, but if they want to annex the other four with the power of one, they can't do it.
If you can reach a marriage with the Han Dynasty and get the help of the Han army, then the situation will be different, and the unification of the Dayue clan is just around the corner.
But the problem is that Guishuang obviously doesn't know the situation on the side of the Han royal family, you know, there are only three princesses of the Han royal family at present.
One is Liu Huang, the eldest princess of Huyang, who is cultivating in Nanyang, and the other is Liu Yuan, the eldest princess of Xinye, who has already married a wife and has several children, and the other is Liu Yiwang, the eldest princess of Wuyin, who is just a little doll.
You Guishuang are now proposing to marry Han, which princess are you planning to marry?
Liu Yiwang?
Not to mention that King Liu Yi is just a little girl, even if she is an adult and married, Liu Xiu will not marry his favorite daughter to Guishuang, a place he has never heard of.
Di Rang also keenly felt that after he finished talking about the marriage, the atmosphere in the hall was a little wrong, he looked at Liu Xiu blankly, and asked cautiously: "Your Majesty, ......" Liu Xiu said with an indifferent expression: "Guishan is dense, send a messenger, visit the Han, I am very relieved, the marriage is very inappropriate, I think of your race, far away in the wilderness, ignorant and fearless, I will not blame for the time being."
In the future, if you dare to try to be my Han princess again, I will never spare it. ”
Di Rang's face was inexplicable, and he was also puzzled in his heart.
You don't want to marry my Guishuang, then you just say it, and now you put on such an attitude, as if you have been greatly humiliated.
Di Rang didn't understand what was going on, but he still owed Liu Xiu.
Seeing that Di Rang didn't mention the marriage again, Liu Xiu's expression softened a little and asked Zhang Kun to prepare a return gift.
He gave Kushan many gifts in return, including gold, silver, silk and satin, tea, porcelain, and so on.
It can be said that Liu Xiu's gift to Guishan is far more valuable than the gift that Guishan gave to the Han Dynasty, which is also a common problem of Chinese emperors.
In the minds of the emperors, China is a dignified kingdom of the Celestial Empire, and when other countries come to visit and pay tribute, China always has to give back gifts that are several times or even dozens of times the value of others, so as to demonstrate the national strength and wealth of the Celestial Empire and the Central Dynasty.
This problem began in the Han Dynasty and continued until the Qing Dynasty.
When Dijean left the palace, he caught up with him and explained to him why His Majesty was upset when he heard about the marriage.
Of the three princesses of the Han Dynasty, one saw through the red dust and went to cultivate the truth, one got married and had children, and the other was weaned not long ago.
Which one do you think you can marry?
Isn't making such a request humiliating the big man?
After listening to Lai Xi's explanation, Di Rang subconsciously opened his mouth so wide, he didn't expect to make such a big oolong, he stammered and asked: "Come to the doctor, the big man will ...... Just three princesses? ”
Lai Xi smiled and said helplessly: "At present, these are the three princesses." ”
Dijang scratched his head and said with embarrassment: "I see! In this matter, the fault is indeed on our side, and it is our negligence that we did not figure it out. ”
Speaking of which, Guishan is really keen on marrying Han.
This time, Di Jean's visit was the first time that Xiang Han proposed a marriage.
Later, Ban Chao envoy to the Western Regions, Guishan had unified the Dayue clan and established the Kushan Empire, and they proposed to Ban Chao about marrying Han.
Ban Chao was not used to the problem, and refused sternly on the spot, the Kushan Empire was annoyed and angry, and sent troops to attack Ban Chao, but was defeated by Ban Chao, and then later, the Kushan Empire was completely honest and began to pay tribute to Hanna.
Since the founding of the Han Dynasty, after hundreds of years of the Western Han Dynasty, Wang Mang's Rebellion, and the Eastern Han Dynasty, the combat power of the Han army has never been weak, regardless of whether the national strength is strong or weak.
The first is that the Han army is indeed good at fighting, and the second is also because the Han army is well-armed.