Li Tang Jingshi Nanchang, although this is not the original Jinggi land of Li Tang, but the prosperous atmosphere, is still one of the few cities in the south of the Yangtze River. Due to the repeated attacks of the Southern Tang Dynasty by the Later Zhou, at the insistence of Li Jing, the Jingshi located in Jinling during the founding of the People's Republic of China was moved here.

In the palace of Li Tang, Zhou Zong, who sent an envoy to inquire about the movements of the Song army, was standing in front of Li Jing's sickbed and reported to him the results of this mission.

"Song Ting deceived people too much." Li Jing, the lord of the country who was sitting on the sickbed, coughed deeply in anger after listening to Zhou Zong's detailed report.

"Please ask the lord of the country to surrender, such a shame is all the fault of the ministers, the lord of the country must not be angry, please take care of the dragon body." Zhou Zong hurriedly knelt down and asked for sin.

The two waiters hurriedly brought Li Jing a bowl of pear soup for moistening the lungs, Li Jing moistened his throat slightly, calmed his breath and said: "Zhou Qingjia, get up, in my opinion, the Song court has no intention of marrying, but just wants to use this news to suppress the many unruly forces in the court."

Zhao Yuanlang of the Song Dynasty is really scheming!

The ability to replace Da Zhou without bloodshed is really not an easy person. ”

"Does the lord mean that Emperor Song just wants to take advantage of the situation?" Zhou Zong was surprised. After all, he is just a literati, and he is not good at court battles.

Li Jing sighed and said: "Yes, he just wanted to take advantage of the situation, but he threw the problem to us, once our dynasty refuses this marriage, then in the future, if there is a war between the Song and Tang Dynasties, the fault will be all ours." But if we agree to this marriage, it will not only be a great shame for our dynasty, but it will also be even more difficult for the crown prince Li Yu to succeed to the throne smoothly.

How can the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty and the common people believe in and support a king who cannot even keep his wife? ”

"How's that okay?" Zhou Zong frowned.

"Maybe Zhou Qing's family will suffer some grievances." Li Jing looked at Zhou Zong and said.

"The lord of the country said seriously, this envoy is because of the improper response of the ministers to cause such an unfavorable situation, resulting in the humiliation of the dynasty, if the ministers only suffer some grievances, they can resolve the matter, of course the ministers are duty-bound." Zhou Zong said.

"For this marriage, we can't directly refuse, otherwise we will end up with the truth, which will be extremely detrimental to the relationship between the Song and Tang dynasties in the future. The Song court is about to hold a post-sealing ceremony in September, and I hope that Zhou Qing's family will send an envoy to the Song court again to congratulate him.........

It is necessary to negotiate with the Song court, whether the marriage between the Song and Tang dynasties can marry the two daughters together........

Only Zhou Qing's little daughter will be married. Li Jing looked at Zhou Zong and said slowly.

"This .......," Zhou Zong said again.

"Is there a dilemma for Zhou Qing's family?" Li Jing said lightly.

"Returning to the lord of the country, Weichen has no difficulty, but the little girl is ten years old, and she is still young, but I am afraid that the marriage date will be delayed." Zhou Zong said with an embarrassed expression.

"I know that Zhou Qing's family is reluctant to marry their beloved daughter far away, but Song Ting's Wen Qihang has become famous recently, not only is his poetry unparalleled, but he is also full of wisdom in leading troops to fight, and he is a rare young man in the world. Li Jing smiled.

"What the lord of the country said is very true, if Song Ting agrees to this, I am afraid that this marriage will be difficult to carry out in a short time, after all, the little girl Wei'er is not yet old to leave the cabinet." Zhou Zong replied.

At the time of the banquet, although Wen Qihang was aggressive to himself, after all, he was his own master, although he had some complaints about Wen Qihang in his heart, it was undeniable that Wen Qihang was indeed a rare young talent, if he could really marry the little girl Zhou Wei to him, in fact, he was not very repulsed in his heart.

Li Jing smiled lightly and said: "Isn't this just right, if you can delay the time for a few years, the situation will have its own changes, maybe this marriage will no longer exist." Now what the Song court needs is to take advantage of the situation and face, as long as we meet the requirements of the Song court, the marriage does not have to be carried out. ”

"The Lord of the Nation is Shengming." Zhou Zongxi said with a smile.

No parent will be willing to use their own daughter to marry, even if they are emperors, they are not willing to do so, just for political needs. After all, in history, few women who have married have been able to get a good death, and their short lives are not tormented, which is already the best ending.

"This time to envoy the Song court, we must choose a generous gift, we must promote this matter, if we can delay it for a few years......."

Li Jing was about to admonish, and a question came from the palace gate: "Father, are you really going to respond to such an impudent request from the Song court?" ”

Li Yu, who broke in from outside the hall, happened to hear this, thinking that Li Jing had agreed to such an impertinent request from Song Ting, and suddenly a depression condensed in his chest, anyone who heard his wife would be snatched away by others, his head would turn green soon, and his mood would be difficult to calm down.

"Your Highness, don't be rude." Zhou Zong, as Li Yu's father-in-law, immediately spoke out to stop him.

"Father, the Song court has bullied our dynasty like this, do you have to swallow your anger." Li Yu said angrily.

Li Jing snorted lightly: "Now that my dynasty is weak, and the Song court has the help of gods and thunders, not only that, but the country of Wu Yue is also a wolf's ambition, invading the frontier of our dynasty every year, in a vain attempt to annex our dynasty."

If the Song Dynasty is offended by this marriage, causing the Song court to unite with Wu Yue, our dynasty will be overthrown.

Spring and Autumn Hook practice, lying on the salary and tasting courage, in order to achieve the supreme hegemony, now it is just a woman, why are you reluctant. ”

"Father, Zhou Qiang is the child's wife." Li Yu said loudly.

When Li Yu just got the news that the Song and Tang dynasties were going to marry, he didn't pay too much attention to it, after all, the marriage between countries is really a very common thing, and he has many sisters, and he can solve this matter by choosing just one.

But when he heard that the object of the marriage was actually his wife, he broke into the palace angrily, wanting to ask Li Jing for justice, but he didn't expect to hear Li Jing's words at this time, and there was a misunderstanding.

Li Jing coughed a few times and said sharply: "What about the wife who has the hair?" For the survival of the dynasty, there is no one who cannot be abandoned, even if it is the father and the emperor who need to be abandoned. ”

"Father, you ........," Li Yu said tremblingly.

"Since you are the crown prince, then after a hundred years, your father and emperor should succeed to the unification and assume the responsibility of the society, and you need to read for the world and the people, how can you have the kindness of a woman, disregard your own selfishness, and disregard the safety of the country." Li Jing said sharply.

"But such a shame is so unbearable for the child." Li Jing said angrily.

"Father, I have been ill for a long time, and I have been powerless to the court, and now the responsibility of the prosperity of the country and the dynasty is all your body, if you don't want to be bullied by this, the only way to enrich the country and strengthen the army, since you are unwilling, then speak with strength."

"Father, it takes time to rejuvenate the dynasty, but it ........ right now," Li Yu said sadly.

Li Jing reprimanded: "Since time is precious, don't get out quickly, what you need to do now is to handle the political affairs properly, instead of crying in front of your father." ”

Seeing Li Yu leave angrily, Zhou Zongcai was surprised and said, "Lord, why don't you tell Your Highness the truth?" ”

Li Jing sighed and said: "My deadline is approaching, in the future, Yu'er will face the world's disputes alone, and things that are ten times more insulting than this matter, or even a hundred times more insulting, can happen." As the prince of a country, how can he be so impatient. ”

"The lord of the country has been thinking too much, and Weichen believes that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will definitely deal with it properly, but now he is just angry for a while." Zhou Zong comforted.

"I hope so." Li Jing sighed.

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