Chapter 296: Pandora's Box
[Today's first shift, the second one is a little later, you can wash and sleep if you can't wait! ] O(∩_∩)O】
Hai Lanzhu finally couldn't resist Deng Haonan's trick, and finally broke into laughter. Fortunately, her family is safe and sound, and she forgave Deng Haonan.
Hai Lanzhu nodded, this marriage and kiss are completed. Deng Haonan doesn't have to worry about family conflicts caused by his marriage, and he doesn't have to worry about Hai Lanzhu running away again and causing him to lose face.
After Zhai Sang learned that he had succeeded in making peace, he was naturally overjoyed. Even if he didn't become the Great Khan of Mongolia, with Deng Haonan, a powerful son-in-law, as a backer, looking at the entire Mongolian desert, which tribe would dare to offend him.
Hai Lanzhu's elder brother Wukeshan coaxed Taiji to personally buy the bride price, and brought the gifts of the Mongolian tribal leaders as Hai Lanzhu dowry and personally sent them to the Liao Palace.
The gifts are rich, and I really envy the people of the world.
Not to mention the price and tribute offered by the Mongolian tribes, the six feudal main tribes of Mongolia Chahar alone, the three major feudal main tribes of Khalkhatu, Zasaktu, Chechnya, the three major feudal main tribes of Horqin, as well as the Nen Aba, Karaqin, Tumut, Karaqin, Ao Han, Naiman, Xierha, Xibotu, Ying, Tang, etc., a total of 12 major feudal tribes in Mongolia, 64 small feudal main tribes to pay tribute to the Ming are enough to be proud.
The rebellion in the northern Xinjiang of the Ming Dynasty lasted for two and a half centuries, and it was a heavy burden for the Ming Dynasty to drag down the strength of the Ming Dynasty.
Of course, from a personal point of view, Deng Haonan immediately hugged the beauty, and got the heirloom jade seal, fame, fortune and lust, and all good things were taken up by Deng Haonan himself.
However, Deng Haonan did not make the matter of obtaining the jade seal of the country public, because this thing symbolizes the destiny of heaven, according to the opinions of Lin Feng, Huang Zupei and others, this thing should not be taken out first, and continue to wait for the opportunity.
How to wait for the opportunity, the General Staff has already designed it for Deng Haonan, and when everyone returns to their hearts, they will add Deng Haonan's yellow robe to the palace and force the palace to be in the Zen position.
It's just that what the General Staff doesn't know is that without them forcing the palace, Zhang Yan has already made up her mind to Zen. For Deng Haonan, everything is ready, and he only owes him the right time.
According to the rules of the Ming Dynasty, there will be a large-scale wedding celebration only when the first princess is in the country, and when the other concubines pass through the door, they can just decorate their rooms.
However, Hai Lanzhu is a special case, after all, Deng Haonan has a huge advantage, so he has to give an explanation to the Mongolian ministries, even if it is only symbolic, he has to go through the motions.
Of course, the scale of the wedding ceremony cannot exceed the customized scale of the first princess, and it is only equivalent to the pomp and circumstance of local officials marrying wives. Although it is not luxurious in Daming, it is second to none in Mongolia, and the envoys of the Mongolian ministries are very satisfied and happy.
The sound of firecrackers crackled, and Wukeshan coaxed Taiji to escort the bride to the ceremony hall and hand it over to Deng Haonan. After Deng Haonan took Hai Lanzhu to kowtow to his mother for tea, Hai Lanzhu gave tea to Wanshu and the other three princesses, and this ceremony was completed.
When a woman is the most beautiful when she is a bride, Deng Haonan couldn't help but look at her a few more times.
Hai Lanzhu did not wear Hanfu today, but wore the wedding dress of the Horqin Mongolian people. Deng Haonan had just seen Hai Lanzhu's mother's family, and had seen some Mongolian women dressed up, both gorgeous and neat, they were all dressed in Mongolian robes, because they were married women, with open shoulders. Unmarried women do not wear shoulders, they all wear belts, and the style of women's boots is not much different from men's boots, most of them are black, but Hai Lanzhu likes to wear white boots inlaid with sapphires.
Hai Lanzhu's headdress is very particular, according to the rules of the Mongolian golden family, two long braids on the head, put into a hair cover, hanging on both sides, stuffed from the sleeve of the shawl fox fur, exposing the underneath. There are two large corals at the top of the hair, and a silver ribbon is tied on the forehead, which is inlaid with jade, agate, jewelry, etc., called "Daralug". He wears a string of silver bracelets and a ring with gold and silver rubies.
Hai Lanzhu usually doesn't dress up at all, but when she dresses up at this time, it is enough to be on an equal footing with Tan Wanqing, which really makes Deng Haonan feast his eyes.
Wukeshan Coagu Taiji is also dressed in full costume, wearing a Mongolian robe with a fork in the left and right hems, a silk belt around the waist, a coat with shoulders, an embroidered coat in front of the belt, a snuff bottle and other precious items inside, a silver sheath behind the waist, a Mongolian knife and ivory chopsticks inserted, and a dry tobacco pouch and tobacco pipe on the right. He wears a top hat and long black leather boots with hooks at the front. The finger has a ring made of gold, and the neck has a string of warp beads.
Handing over the girl to Deng Haonan will inevitably be verbose. But what is even more verbose is Hai Lanzhu's father Zhai Sang, and Deng Haonan has no choice but to listen to this.
Hai Lanzhu's mother's family can be described as huge, in addition to the tribesmen of the Horqin tribe, all Mongolian tribes respect Hailanzhu as a Mongolian princess, so all Mongolian tribes have sent a large number of people to act as their mother's family.
Of course, except for Zhai Sang and other Hailanzhu's family members, everyone else is preparing to make a secret appointment with Deng Haonan under the guise of negotiating the title of minister and tribute, as well as the rights and obligations to be borne by both parties after they are attached to the Ming Dynasty in the future.
After the ceremony, Deng Haonan took Hai Lanzhu's hand and returned to the new house, ready to admire his bride.
However, just when Hai Lanzhu's half-pushed and half-finished preparations made Deng Haonan satisfied, a series of condolences suddenly disrupted Deng Haonan's deployment.
When the Queen Mother Zhang Yan learned that Deng Haonan was the fifth princess, she naturally didn't feel a good feeling in her heart, and hoped to be with Deng Haonan justifiably earlier.
But she knew that her identity was sensitive and she couldn't hold Deng Haonan back, so she only had envy. However, Zhang Yan suddenly ran to the Liao Palace, nominally to congratulate, but secretly urged Deng Haonan to try her best to change her identity. At the same time, Zhang Yan also wanted to take the opportunity to get close to Deng Haonan's princesses, and get familiar with them first.
It's just that Zhang Yan's eyes looking at Deng Haonan are full of his wife's expectations and love for her husband, which is difficult for outsiders to see, but Wanshu, Siyu and Wanqing can easily feel that something is wrong, because they are also Deng Haonan's wives, and that feeling will not be wrong.
This time it was lively, and the women immediately surrounded Deng Haonan, and under the "interrogation" of the bottom of the matter, Deng Haonan quickly surrendered and confessed the facts of the "crime".
The stealing fishy child actually stole from the queen, and the three girls were immediately angry and funny. However, after listening to what happened, I had a lot of sympathy for Zhang Yan. The wood has become a boat, and Zhang Yan has added a son to the palace, which can be regarded as a family.
Zhang Yan didn't expect Deng Haonan to come out so quickly, and she was suddenly ashamed, and she couldn't wait to find a crack to get into.
However, after the matter was revealed, Zhang Yan had no choice but to face it. After all, she gave birth to a son to Deng Haonan, and Deng Haonan's mother only recognized her grandson and didn't care about her daughter-in-law's affairs at all. Besides, the son is also capable, and he actually deceived the queen, this Mother Deng is afraid that she will be more happy!
"What are you going to do?"
"That's it! Emperor Tongzhi is the son of his husband, this paper can't hold the fire, and his husband needs to plan early! ”
After several daughters beat Deng Haonan, they began to give their husbands ideas.
Wanshu said: "This result is very good! The son of the husband becomes the emperor, and the Liao Wangfu will enjoy a peaceful life forever, so there is no need to be afraid anymore! ”
"How can it be that simple?"
Tan Wanqing said that Wanshu was too naïve, when the Tongzhi Emperor grew up, he obviously would not be surnamed Deng, and the royal power struggle was cruel, and it was difficult to guarantee that their father and son would not turn against each other and cause tragedy.
Wanshu exclaimed, and when she saw Deng Haonan also nodded, she immediately smacked her lips and stopped talking.
Zhang Yan said: "I am going to hold a Zen throne ceremony before Xiao Guoxing's memory, give the throne to my husband, and then arrange for our mother and son to die in an accident, and then change their identities, I don't ask for any name, but Guoxing must be surnamed Deng, and he must be allowed to recognize his ancestors and return to his ancestors!" ”
Zhang Yan's words moved all the women very much, even Deng Haonan was no exception.
Yan Siyu said: "Since Sister Yan arranged for Zen Rang and let her husband be the emperor, then I can't arrange for you to die unexpectedly, that will affect your husband's reputation!" ”
Deng Haonan kissed Siyu and said, "You think very carefully!" ”
Yan Siyu glanced at Deng Haonan, but said very sweetly: "Didn't the concubines in the palace and their children die early?" Moreover, the heirs of the Emperor of the Apocalypse have always died young. It is only necessary to arrange people close to the public to publicize that Emperor Tongzhi is in very poor health, so that it is logical for Sister Yan to announce Zen Rang again, and arrange Guoxing to fake his death can also hide from the world and not be suspected! ”
Tan Wanqing nodded and said, "It's really a good idea!" It's just that how did Sister Yan get out? ”
"Isn't that easy?"
Wan Shu suddenly said at this time: "My son died, my mother was heartbroken, and she was sick and disabled, and finally died of depression!" ”
In terms of status, Wanshu is the largest and is the first princess. In terms of age, she is the youngest, and when she can say this, Deng Haonan immediately rewarded a fragrant kiss, which made Wanshu very embarrassed to raise a pair of small dimples on her face.
"The four great beauties are far better than Zhuge Liang, and they are very fortunate for their husbands!"
Deng Haonan laughed, and suddenly provoked a few women to cast strange eyes, which seemed to mean that the matter of stealing the queen was not over!
Deng Haonan naturally understood that if he wanted to change Zhang Yan's identity, he had to cooperate with his three wives.
It's just that Tan Wanqing suddenly teased: "When the time comes, the husband will be the emperor, the three palaces and six courtyards will be seventy-two concubines, and the harem will have three thousand fans, and it will not be a piece of cake to give Sister Yan a title!" ”
Tan Wanqing had something to say, and Deng Haonan hurriedly said: "The three thousand beauties are not as good as a few of you!" ”
Deng Haonan repeatedly promised that it was enough to have a few of them, although the women didn't know whether Deng Haonan was true or not, but they still liked Deng Haonan's assurance, even if it was just to lie to them, it didn't matter.
Of course, what Deng Haonan said was obviously not a lie. I usually envy the emperor's three thousand beauties, change one a day, and be like a newlywed every day, but when it comes to that time, the situation is just the opposite, Deng Haonan doesn't have so much energy, and he is tired of serving several wives in front of him, where is he still thinking about pampering the three thousand beauties!
Zhang Yan solved her heart and wanted to go back to the palace, and Deng Haonan was also afraid that the bride would be in a hurry and was in a hurry to go back. At this time, the prayers were posted one after another.
"What? The British mission arrived? ”
Guards reported that a mission sent by King Charles I of England had arrived at the Shuiguan Wharf in Beijing. The reception staff has already been arranged, and the reception is carried out by Wen Tiren, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, John, the chief instructor of the Naval Officer Academy, and relevant officials.
Duke Dudley-Diggs, the envoy of King Charles I of England, was an impatient man, and when he learned that the Tongzhi Emperor was only two months old and that the person in charge was Deng Haonan, the king of Liao, he immediately sent a letter of worship asking to meet Deng Haonan.
He didn't care about Deng Haonan marrying a wife and taking a concubine, he came all the way from England to the Ming Dynasty, and he immediately suffered a lot along the way. Bad weather, disease, piracy and other factors had delayed the trip, but the outbreak of multinational war in Southeast Asia, the Dutch navy blockaded the Strait of Malacca, so that the British mission fleet was blocked for two months, and finally had to make a detour. This delayed for nearly three months, and made him almost crazy, if it were not for the special task of the king, he would have turned around and returned to China long ago.
Deng Haonan had a general understanding, because the British East India Company had already sent someone to inform him. The Duke Dudley-Diggs and his party consisted of more than fifty men, divided into six armed merchant ships, two of which were quasi-warships, and two frigates sent by the British East India Company.
King Charles I wanted to form an alliance with the Ming Empire, but the Tongzhi Emperor was too young, so he had to find Deng Haonan, the regent of the prison country, to conclude an alliance.
Charles I did not expect to receive military support from the Ming Empire, he only wanted to use the prestige of the Ming Empire to increase the political bargaining chips for Britain in Europe. Of course, the rapid development of the British East India Company in recent years, the trade volume with the Ming Dynasty surged, and obtained a considerable income, which was also valued by Charles I. Because, Charles I was ready to dissolve Parliament and maintain the rule of the British Crown.
The British parliamentary system was largely modeled after the cabinet system of the Ming Empire, because the Ming Empire at this time was a powerful and advanced state in the eyes of the West, and Britain was no exception.
Charles I intended to form an alliance with the Ming Empire, so that he would have enough excuse to oppose Parliament and allow the royal family to retain control of the country's military and political power. If the parliament is against it, then it is a provocation to the Ming royal family, an ally of the royal family, and a distortion of the right path.
Charles I's decision naturally caused concern in Parliament, and when Duke Dudley-Diggs set out, Parliament was ready to seize state power before Charles I formed an alliance with the Ming royal family.
Therefore, the Duke of Dudley Diggs was in a hurry, desperate to conclude an alliance as much as possible, and then return to his country to suppress the Parliament.
The British have a different philosophy from the Orientals, perhaps somewhat similar to the Southerners, who are noisy and happy, but they do not take their hands lightly.
King Charles I of England and Parliament quarreled and argued every day. As for the power of the state, Charles I wanted to take it back, but the parliament did not give it back. Charles I needed a reason, and he needed to use the reason for an alliance with the Ming to suppress the opposition of Parliament.
Although Charles I could bear it now, Duke Dudley Diggs knew in his heart that this king was hot-tempered and would soon be tempted to strike first, which gave the reactionaries an excuse. Therefore, he was very worried about the domestic situation and had to make an appointment to meet Deng Haonan, the king of Liao, immediately.
When Deng Haonan learned about it, he had to change his clothes to meet with Duke Dudley Diggs and his party.
When Duke Dudley-Diggs saw Deng Haonan, he was stunned at first, he didn't expect that the other party would become a prince at the age of twenty, and he would be a duke at the age of fifty.
After some mutual praise, Duke Dudley-Diggs got down to business and gave the sword that Charles I had given to the Ming Emperor to Deng Haonan, the de facto supreme ruler.
The sword is very large and heavy, which shows the advanced manufacturing process, which reflects the level of the British craft industry from the side. The décor is luxurious, with a variety of gemstones set on it, which is dazzling and dazzling.
Deng Haonan accepted, and in exchange, Deng Haonan also gave his sword to Duke Dudley Diggs, and Guò to Charles I.
Deng Haonan's saber was also luxurious, but not as luxurious as the one given to him by Charles I. However, in terms of sword casting technology, Deng Haonan's sword is a stainless steel sword carefully cast by nickel-chromium alloy, which is far more sharp and strong than Charles I's.
Duke Dudley Diggs was a master of swords, and he could see at a glance that this sword was extraordinary and envied.
Deng Haonan did what he liked, ordered someone to give him another hand, and took the opportunity to say that the Ming Empire had something, so as to deter the British.
Duke Dudley-Diggs naturally believed it, because they didn't have time to verify the truth.
"Honorable His Royal Highness the King of Liao! I am on the orders of the King of England to bring about an alliance between the two countries! ”
Duke Dudley-Diggs was blunt and said what he meant.
Deng Haonan was prepared, so he naturally wanted to form an alliance with the British, because the Pacific Trading Company was ready to open the European market, and the British were the ones who opened the door.
At the same time, Deng Haonan knew that the English Civil War was about to break out, and the bourgeoisie would send Charles I to the guillotine. Perhaps Deng Haonan could take the opportunity to intervene in the British Civil War. In addition, as the Thirty Years' War in Europe was about to reach its climax, the Kingdom of Denmark and the German Emperor signed the Peace of Lübeck in May, pledging not to interfere in German affairs again. If the Holy Roman Empire extends its power to the Baltic Sea, then France and Spain will not be able to sit still, and the European continent will be in a pot of porridge.
And next summer, the Battle of Patti in the Hundred Years' War between England and France will begin. This qiē is what Deng Haonan is looking forward to, as long as Europe is happy, then Deng Haonan will have a chance.
In Deng Haonan's heart, the glory of the British Empire has always been envied by him, and now that he has the opportunity, he will naturally not let the British take this honor.
On October 10, the eighth year of the Apocalypse, on the day of Deng Haonan's wedding, Deng Haonan, on behalf of the Ming Empire, concluded an alliance with the Kingdom of England represented by the Duke of Dudley-Diggs in Beijing, and the two countries formed an alliance across thousands of miles.
At the same time, the Mingying alliance gave Deng Haonan an excuse to intervene in the British Civil War and meddle in European affairs. Charles I unwittingly opened Pandora's box, and what kind of impact will it have on Europe and the world?
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