Chapter 536: Marriage Proposal
Wu is located in a remote coastal place, economic and cultural backwardness, has always only been a simple small town, Wu Wang Lu once complained that Wu State "has no king, the people have nowhere to rely on, no warehouses, no fields". It was not until more than ten years ago that the first capital in the sense of the word: Wucheng was established under the supervision of Wu Zixu.
Wucheng is also known as Gusu, or Zixu City, it is high and thick, the pool is wide and deep, the city is Zhouza, the heavy city is in the corner, and it is quite a bit of the military capital should be strong and tight.
However, Wu Zixu's construction of the city was more focused on military defense, not so much a capital as a fortress. Because of the limited population, it is only a low-lying water city in Zeguo, which is only a few miles away, and its prosperity is less than one-third of that of Shangqiu.
For the vain husband, he still prefers the latter more.
Shangqiu was the first capital of the Central Plains that Fu Cha entered, and ten days ago he was blocked from entering the Yang Gate, and he was ashamed and angry, but he was satisfied with the withdrawal of troops under the high standard of the Ninety-Nine Prisons. But he did not go to Hongkou to camp according to Song Guo's suggestion, but returned to attack Xiaoyi, broke through the city in five days, exterminated the remnants of Le Daxin, and then plundered for three days, and then returned with the power of victory with great victory.
This time, he was finally able to get a glimpse of the city, although Shangqiu insisted that Fucha and the Xiang brothers could only bring five hundred people into the city, and they were well guarded along the way, and countless pairs of eyes were firmly watching them. But the husband is still not afraid, he thinks very highly of himself, and thinks that he can reach a million soldiers alone! Not to mention that there are warrior guards like the crucian carp.
Yangmen is three zhang high and five zhang wide, which can accommodate two horses and horses to enter in parallel. It also leaves more than half of the gap. The hundreds of Wu soldiers who followed the fucha fish had not yet recovered from the darkness under the city gate, and countless noisy and lively sounds had already entered the ears. They looked around curiously as if they were in a dream.
Although it has just been in turmoil. But Shangqiu has recovered, and the merchants have gathered again, and the support resources transported from Taoqiu and Xilu continue to enter. The crowded crowds, the horizontal and vertical thoroughfares, the scattered Waiguo houses, and the densely populated market dog slaughter all opened the eyes of Wu Guoren.
Only those who have been to Taoqiu, Luoyang, Xinzheng, and Xintian are a little disdainful.
"Zhongxia is bigger and more prosperous than Shangqiu!"
What he didn't know was that this sentence caused a ripple in Fucha's heart. The ambitions of the prince of Wu were sprouting, and he became suspicious of the national policy of destroying Yue advocated by Wu Zixu and Sun Wu.
"The Central Plains is so rich, and the soldiers are weak, if the Wu State goes all out to the north, it can get a hundred times as many benefits as going south!"
Now that the ban on the streets has been lifted, the people of Shangqiu heard that the Wu people had entered the city, and many people came out to watch, but they were very indifferent to these stamped barbarians. As the Wu people went deeper and deeper, the atmosphere on the street froze. The Song people thought that Wu Bing had raped and plundered outside the city a few days ago, and they dared not speak out, and some children were even so frightened that they cried.
The Song people were still a little afraid of Wu Guo and didn't dare to scold their husbands. And they scolded the wolves who led them into the house, and they came to the nests. When the soldiers stopped in front of the Waiguo Gate and the husband and Erqing continued to enter, they could hear Song Yan's folk song behind them.
"One plant with five trees. Four branches are orange, and one branch is orange......" This is a satire of the five Xiang brothers. Only Sima Ziniu is a good person, and the rest are unqualified citrus fruits.
"Look at it. Wipe his belly, abandon his armor and return. Thinking about it, leading the thief into the house, and abandoning the armor to come back. "This is to mock the Xiang Erqing after the defeat outside Shangqiu and abandon his armor and flee, leading these robbers of the Wu State to kill again, but they only came to harm the people, but they still stared at each other and held their stomachs, thinking that they were generals who had returned with meritorious service!
The husband and the others couldn't understand, and the Xiang brothers were blushing, but fortunately, they were also old politicians, and they were shameless and used to it, so they didn't run away from the wilderness like Hua Yuan back then.
On the inner city wall, Zhao Wuxian saw everything in his eyes and listened to it in his ears, he patted Le Wei's shoulder and said: "Big brother is relieved now, because the Le family transported grain into the city to open a porridge shed, and Lingzi led the Lingque to extend the medical treatment in the city, the hearts of the people of Shangqiu are already towards Sicheng Le's, and the Xiang family has provoked the anger of the public, they have no chance to gain a foothold in the court, and the ruling position is none other than the eldest brother!" ”
Le Wei nodded heavily, but a trace of worry flashed on his face: "Relying on the support of the Wu people, the Xiang clan controls the cities of Yanyang, Xiaoyi and other cities, although the strength is slightly inferior to the Le clan, but it still controls the lower reaches of Surabaya......"
"Wu is an ally of the Jin State, and its strength is still strong, so it is not possible to fight with it for the time being, for the sake of today's plan, it can only squeeze the space of the Xiang brothers from the internal affairs and isolate them in the hearts of the people, not to mention that as long as Pengcheng is still in the hands of the office, they are not enough to worry about."
Pengcheng was a large city in the eastern part of the Song Kingdom, and Zhao Wuxian remembered that the Song Kingdom even moved its capital to Pengcheng during the Warring States Period, where it supported a situation of 5,000 times the giant Song Dynasty, and the Yi Zai only owed allegiance to the Song Duke, but the Le clan had to find a way to firmly control it.
Seeing Fucha and the others enter the inner city, close to the towering Song Palace, Zhao Wuxian said to Le Wei: "Let's go, Fucha is a person who can't afford to be early, I'm afraid that this time I won't come in vain, I will definitely open my mouth to ask for something after a while, and I have to think about how to settle him......"
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With Gongsun Jie being established as the Duke of Song by the Le family, the Huang family, and the princess Nanzi, Dawu also recognized his legitimacy, and the funeral atmosphere of Shangqiu with the new owner was slightly less, but the palace room was still full of Su Xuan.
Perhaps because of the beginning of the chaos, the guards in the palace were very strict, and there were soldiers standing guard everywhere. In the middle of the upstairs in the distance, in the roadside corridor nearby, I saw the slave of linen and Dai Xiaomei passing by with a handful of things. The palace digs and digs the pond, plants trees for the forest, the autumn wind sweeps through the pond forest, brushes people's faces, and is extremely cool. It's a pity that under the baptism of civil strife, the chrysanthemums in the garden have been disabled, and the beasts in the beast room are desolate, and they are no longer elegant.
Through those miserable white decorations, Fucha can still see the high platform and beautiful pavilions, carved beams and painted columns, the beauty of ancient charm, luxury and graceful atmosphere, without hundreds of years of wealth accumulation can not be done. Those palace maids also have the grace and slenderness that Wu Yue women don't have, which provoked the generals of Wu State to point their fingers and laugh, but the husband didn't take them seriously, and he pressed his sword forward. Without squinting, he followed behind Sima Geng, who was leading the way.
But he still had some thoughts in his heart: "My father is still too simple, since the state of Wu is strong. There should be a corresponding majestic capital, a platform and a pond. It is also part of the power of a great power. If you want me to say, the eldest husband should lead 30,000 troops to conquer the Central Plains during the day, rest in these palace pavilions at night, and serve and live by the beauties summoned by various countries, so that this life is in vain......"
A group of people waited into the main hall, and Zhao Wuxian, Le Hui, Huang Ying and others had already gathered together and waited here.
When he saw Zhao Wuxian, his husband's face sank like water: "Half a month ago, in Mengzhu divided the troops into two roads, Xiao Sikou really arrived earlier than me, and he didn't know how to go out of the city to greet the friendly army afterwards." ”
Zhao Wuxian smiled and said, "I'm just a guest of Song, how can I be qualified to welcome the host?" Don't wronged me, prince. A few days ago, I didn't send the wine and meat of the labor army to the merchants, but I still use them? ”
When we met again, the husband still didn't get any bargains, and everyone present was not a new face, so naturally there was no need to greet each other too much. Not long after, Song Gong wore a small No. 1 court dress that was rushed out, and walked out under the opening of the Jiaolong Banner, accompanied by the female Nanzi with a veil.
Originally, this was unruly, but Gongsun Jie was not sensible. If there is no Nanzi to accompany him, he will cry endlessly, and he will not want to come to the court with the copper pillar tightly, so there is a strange scene of the new monarch going to the court and accompanied by the eldest princess.
Song Guoqing's doctors pinched their noses and endured it. Anyway, the people of Wu Guo can't see any rudeness, but this is not a long-term method after all......
Sima Geng served as the celebrant and announced loudly. Let the courtiers and guests meet the new Song Duke, and everyone is the only one. Only the husband and a few Wu people behind him stood solemnly and did not bow.
"According to the etiquette system, a foreign prince should bow when he sees the king. He also invited the prince of Wu to meet Song Gong...... "Sima Geng pressed his anger all the way, and finally couldn't bear it."
The husband didn't say a word, and after coming in, he just glanced at Xiao Song Gongjiao, and focused on his daughter Nanzi.
It wasn't until Sima Geng reminded him again and again, and the interpreter, who was afraid that he didn't understand, said it twice in Wu again, that he looked at Song Gongjiao again, majestic and majestic, so frightened that he just wanted to drill into his cousin Nanzi's arms.
"This is Song Gong?" The husband's tone was disdainful, a freshly weaned boy, a little child raised in the hands of a woman, is also worthy of his knees?
"Wu Guo is the king, Song Guo is the duke, born one level higher, the prince of Wu and the Song Duke should be of the same level, Yu doesn't have to pause, this is polite." The husband was arrogant, he arched his hand casually, and it was regarded as a courtesy, and this rude and domineering attitude suddenly stepped on the tail of the Song State Ministers.
The authority of the new monarch is of paramount importance, and it is also the source of their authority, and they must not be trampled on by their husbands!
Le Wei felt that he should come out as the future ruler, so he stood up and stammered: "Wu Guo is abandoned on the seashore, not with Ji Tong, obviously just an earl......"
"You try it again?" Fucha's short sword was unloaded outside, but his sharp gaze was like a sharp sword, stabbing at Lemi, choking his unfinished words in his throat.
Le Xuan didn't dare to speak, or Zhao Wuxian added for him: "What the eldest brother said is right, I watched the alliance book of the Zhihui when I was in the Lu Kingdom, Wu Junshoumeng was invited by the Jin State to meet with the Zhongxia Alliance, and the alliance book clearly said 'Uncle Wu', and the rank is after Song Pinggong, the prince is probably a bad memory." ”
"After the meeting, the Jin Kingdom was the Song Dynasty, and after the city was broken, this city was given to the Xiang family, does Xiao Sikou think that I will not know? In fact, now it is no longer possible to use the old title to arrange the order of dignity and inferiority, Wu is a big country that can compete with Jin and Qi, but the Song State is only a medium prince, what the prince of Wu said is reasonable......" Xiang Wei said faintly, this kind of elbow turning outward suddenly aroused the anger of his younger brother Sima Geng.
"Brother Zhong, are you Song Chen or Wu Chen!"
After a commotion, this audience was about to disperse unhappily, until a clear voice sounded in the hall: "The use of etiquette, harmony is precious, the second and third sons are going to make noise in the court, disturbing the souls of the ancestors who have not dispersed." ”
Everyone looked back, but it was Nanzi, a princess dressed in filial piety, who spoke.
After the husband came in, he put his energy on two people, one was Zhao Wuxian, who preempted him to enter the city, and the other was Nanzi, who was famous for his beauty among the princes.
The former made him a little uncomfortable, and the latter surprised him.
The woman is pretty, filial piety, Nanzi's fresh and refined plain makeup is actually more impressive than wearing gold and silver on weekdays, and wearing the color of vermilion and purple, which is also one of the reasons why the Song State Doctor allowed her.
"The words of the princess are reasonable, and the prince will not worry about you."
After Nanzi spoke, Fucha reined in his temper, looked at Nanzi again, and looked at her from head to toe again, his eyes were wanton and greedy, making everyone in the hall wrinkle, but Nanzi looked at Fucha without fear.
The husband nodded with satisfaction, although he couldn't see the face under the veil clearly, but the appearance of the city and the country must be better than that of the princess of the Song Kingdom at home......
How did Xiang Chao describe himself? In the Song Kingdom, when the elders of the court saw Nanzi, they would put down Yugui and look at her with their beards in their hands. When the young scholar saw Nanzi, he couldn't help but take off his crown and reorganize his headscarf, hoping to attract Nanzi's attention to him. He who plows the land forgets that he is plowing, and he who hoes forgets that he is hoeing; So that the farm work was not finished, and when they came back, they complained to each other, just because they were attracted by Nanzi's beauty and chased after her car.
And that graceful and luxurious temperament is something that Ji Zi, who looks north with tears all day long, does not have, this is the choice of Mrs.!
He had a plan in his heart, stretched out three fingers, looked around the Song Dynasty Hall, and said proudly in a blunt manner: "Actually, I came to Shangqiu this time for three things. ”
"The first is to hang the ancestors of the Song Kingdom as a brother-in-law; The second is to visit the new monarch of the Song State, repair the old friendship between the two states, and then see if there is anything in the Song State that needs the help of the Wu State; Third......"
He was a man who could get whatever he wanted, whether it was honor, victory, or woman. The courtesy of the Ninety-Nine Prisons satisfied his vanity; uprooted Xiaoyi, the victory of plundering nearly 10,000 people made him complacent; If you can get the first beauty who has become famous among the princes in recent years, this trip to the Song Kingdom will be perfect.
The husband looked at Nanzi and smiled with confidence: "I want to marry Nanzi, the daughter of Song Guo, and I hope that Song Guo will marry!" (To be continued.) )
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