Chapter 1,774 The road to the opposite horse is like a world away
When Xiao Yu saw Fang Xuanling's puzzled face, he sighed slightly in his heart and said with a forced smile: "I have discussed it with my family. Emperor Jing still has a granddaughter. It's a pity that he had a bad fate. Both his parents died when he was young.
The only bloodline of the emperor, the second son of your family is very affectionate and righteous. He is a kind man and should be a good match. I hope he can be considerate and pampered. My Xiao family is grateful."
"After Huizong?"
Fang Xuanling was shocked.
Emperor Jing Xiao Cong, whose temple name was Huizong, was the last emperor of the Liang Dynasty, and his bloodline was extremely noble!
"How does this happen? Since we are of Huizong's blood, the Fang family will never dare to climb high!"
Fang Xuanling refused.
The Lanling Xiao family has been wearing hairpins for generations and is the head of the Jiangnan gentry. Even if it is not as pure and noble as the "Five Surnames and Seven Sects", it is still almost the same. Huizong was the former emperor of the Liang Dynasty, even though the Liang Dynasty has now disappeared.
, but the descendants of Huizong are still considered nobles. If such a noble daughter of the Xiao family marries the Fang family as a concubine, it will not add luster to the Fang family. How many people will be jealous of this?
Xiao Yu said: "I know the concerns of the prime minister, but even if my Xiao family marries a daughter into the Fang family, is it possible that those who should be jealous will not be jealous? My Xiao family has been entrenched in the south of the Yangtze River for generations, you
The Fang family came from behind and became a new power, so the union between our two families will definitely arouse jealousy and scruples. In this case, we should show the greatest sincerity to each other, unite closely, and not be afraid of those gossips and provocations."
He was determined to win over the Fang family.
Since I was worried about being manipulated by Fang Jun, and I was really optimistic about the future of the Fang family, I might as well place a big bet to express the determination and attitude of the Xiao family.
Fang Xuanling was silent.
What he is really afraid of is not the jealousy of those wealthy families, but the attitude of the emperor...
As we all know, Fang Jun was a knife wielded by the emperor against the aristocratic families, using it to fight against the aristocratic families, reduce the aristocratic families, and continuously strengthen the imperial rule.
If Fang Jun marries the legitimate daughter of the Xiao family, wouldn't it be tantamount to deviating from the emperor's expectations?
But from another perspective, this is to help the emperor consolidate the imperial power in Jiangnan, win the Xiao family to the emperor's side, and Jiangnan will no longer be in danger...
In an instant, Fang Xuanling made a decision.
"Since Song Guogong is so sincere, if I refuse again, it will be disrespectful. Let the matter be settled as such. It's just that Huizong is a direct branch of the Xiao family, and his status is extremely noble. Even if he marries me,
The second son of the family is a concubine, but he will never neglect it. I plan to return to the capital to request your majesty to grant a marriage as a sign of solemnity, and prepare for the wedding. When the second son returns from the East China Sea, they will get married immediately. What is the public opinion of the Song Dynasty? "
Xiao Yu nodded and said with a smile: "That's right, the prime minister is kind and strict, so please pay more attention to the wedding. My Xiao family will do everything you can."
Asking His Majesty for instructions is the intended meaning of the question. How could Fang Xuanling dare to make the decision on his own?
But Xiao Yu didn't care. He could see the emperor's determination and courage to weaken the family members, but he also believed that the emperor wanted a stable Jiangnan. We could slowly weaken and suppress the family members, but a stable Jiangnan would dominate the world.
The emperor is wise and powerful, and he will definitely be able to distinguish between what is important and what is important...
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On the East China Sea, a mighty fleet cut through the waves and galloped northward.
In the cabin of the flagship, Fang Jun put on a cotton robe, holding warm tea, and stood in front of the chart to observe carefully.
A young man who looked like a businessman stood next to him, a step back. This man had two black beards, fair skin, single eyelids, and high cheekbones. It was hard to tell his exact age. His body was as round as a ball. He said
Unbelievably funny, he was frowning and looking at the huge nautical chart on the wall with confusion. His voice was a little stiff and the emphasis was weird.
"Um... Lord Marquis, please forgive me for talking too much, but who made this chart?"
Fang Jun was wearing a brocade cotton robe with a jade belt around his waist. He looked as happy as a son of a noble family traveling around the mountains and rivers. He did not have the murderous aura of an expedition to Goguryeo to destroy its navy. Hearing this, he smiled and asked: "What, but
What's wrong?"
The middle-aged man pointed at the long and narrow strait between Goguryeo and Japan, and pointed upwards, past a string of sparse islands, and finally reached a peninsula protruding into the sea, and asked: "The topography of Goguryeo and Japan.
It's roughly the same, but this is the north of Shaohai. The sea is frozen all year round and few people come there. Who made such an accurate map and how?"
Shaohai is the North Sea, which is also the Sea of Japan in later generations.
Fang Jun did not give an answer, but simply wrote lightly: "This is the secret of the military and the country, there is no comment."
I'm not trying to be mysterious, I really can't answer it.
In this era, limited by the backwardness of ship transportation, people's understanding of the world was still at an ignorant stage, and some climate, terrain, and harsh environments were not covered much at all.
There are only traces of the Ezo people in Hokkaido, and most of them live in the south. The further north you go, the less visited they are, not to mention the Sakhalin Island, the Kuril Islands and even the Kamchatka Peninsula further north. These places are middle-aged
Covered in cold ice and snow, it is difficult for humans to live under the current living conditions.
The young man was stunned for a moment and quickly shut his mouth, not daring to ask any more questions.
This man is Jin Bomin, the son of Jin Chunqiu, the second-ranking official of the Seventeenth-ranking Central Government of Silla Dynasty, Yishan of Silla. His father was sent to Chang'an by Queen Jindeok in the spring to request the Tang Dynasty to send troops to jointly attack Baekje and Goguryeo.
two countries.
The people of the Tang Dynasty had never set foot in the Sea of Japan, so Fang Jun specially sent people to Silla to contact Silla this time and signed the Tang Dynasty credential. Queen Zhendeok then photographed Jin Famin and came to act as a guide for Fang Jun.
Kim Beomin is an authentic member of the Silla royal family, and his mother, Mrs. Cheonmyeong, is the sister of Queen Seondeok and Queen Jindeok...
Although he is from Silla, the nobility of Silla, Goguryeo, and Baekje are all proud of learning Chinese characters. Therefore, he can speak Chinese and write Chinese characters at a very young age, which is more common than merchants of the Tang Dynasty.
Being close to him, I had already heard about Fang Jun’s reputation and was in awe.
"Sail to where now?"
Fang Jun didn't pay much attention to Jin Famin. In his eyes, the three countries that were performing the "Pocket Version of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms" on the peninsula were not good things. At the beginning, Silla was the weakest, and was often suppressed by Baekje and Goguryeo.
There was friction, and later when I saw the Tang Dynasty sharpening its sword and preparing to conquer Goguryeo, I immediately realized that the time had come, and immediately sent people to contact them, and jointly sent out troops, and finally defeated Goguryeo and Baekje.
However, after the fall of Goguryeo, the Tang Dynasty established the Andong Dudufu and the Ungjin Dudufu to manage the land and people of the original Goguryeo and Baekje. Silla felt that the Tang Dynasty was too oppressive and had no freedom at all, so it secretly joined forces with Goguryeo and Baekje.
The exiled nobles are still against the Tang Dynasty...
They are just some villains who go back on their word, so there is no need to be polite.
Jin Famin was suppressed by Fang Jun's momentum, bowed slightly, raised his head and looked at the situation outside, silently calculated in his mind, and said: "It should be the seaway between Iki Island and Tsushima Country."
Tsushima?
Fang Jun was startled for a moment, and then he was relieved, Tsushima Island!
Then this is the Tsushima Strait...
Speaking of which, the Tsushima Strait, a strategic strategic point, is really a blessed place for the Japanese.
The fleet led by Kublai Khan crossed this sea area and prepared to invade the Japanese country. After plundering the Tsushima Islands, they encountered two typhoons and were defeated. These typhoons were later called the divine winds that saved the Japanese country. They were really lucky.
Okay, God is so blind...
The Russo-Japanese War also broke out a famous battle recorded in the history of world naval warfare. The Japanese won a complete victory and the Russian Second Pacific Fleet was almost completely wiped out. This was the most disparate naval battle in the history of naval warfare.
It seems that as long as they have something to do with this place, the Japanese are always very lucky...
Fang Jun thought for a while and asked: "Is this Duima Kingdom a vassal state of Japan?"
Jin Bomin said: "That's right, not really. Tsushima is also called Tsushima. Because it is located on the sea route between Japan and Silla, it has always been an important place for transportation and military affairs. Commercial trade is extremely prosperous. In fact, the government
It was chaotic, the local nobles were unwilling to serve as national ministers, and the ministers sent by the Japanese emperor were unable to govern. In recent years, it has been gradually occupied by pirates, plundering passing merchant ships, and Silla merchants suffered greatly."
Fang Jun nodded and said casually: "Since the Tang Dynasty has now formed an offensive and defensive alliance with Silla, the affairs of Silla are naturally the affairs of the Tang Dynasty. Later, you can ask your queen to write a letter asking the Navy of the Tang Dynasty to assist you in the extermination.
Pirates, then stamp it with the seal of the King of Silla, and the navy will help you conquer the Kingdom of Tsushima."
Jin Famin hadn't recovered yet, but Su Dingfang behind him shook his head and sighed.
This Fang Erlang’s problem of placing labels all over the world is really unchangeable...