The war in the northwest ceased due to the arrival of winter.
At this time, Kang Guo and Shun Jing ushered in a wedding.
The twenty-year-old Kang Wang Li Si will marry the daughter of the clan, and the princess of the Qin vassal will become the princess.
In order to highlight her status, the emperor even specially gave her Princess Dingxing. The dowry even reached 100,000 yuan, and the escorting army expanded to 3,000 people.
The emperor attached so much importance to it, which made the huge Kang state overjoyed.
Although it is surprising that she is not the emperor's biological daughter, she is still the daughter of the previous King of Qin and the daughter of the clan.
The reason why he waited until such an old age to accept the princess was simply that in recent years, Kang State had vigorously opposed the Heshuote Khanate and gained the favor of the court.
King Kang had also known the news a long time ago and had been waiting for the wedding date.
Of course, there are many concubines and so on. After all, Lao Li's family only has a single seedling left, so he has to work hard.
The imperial court naturally had to show grace to such an obedient vassal, and there was nothing more convenient than marriage.
Li Si personally went out of the city thirty miles to greet him, and his attitude was extremely cordial.
Under this situation, the entire Kang country was also excited.
The sky was clear and clear in Shunting City, but Princess Dingxing felt a little short of breath, her face turned pale, she felt dizzy, and she couldn't stand up at all.
After all, the entire Kang State is located at an altitude of three thousand meters above sea level, so altitude sickness is inevitable.
However, the wedding date is set for the twelfth lunar month, and there is still one month left, which is enough time to recover.
Kang Guo was used to it.
The person who served as the messenger this time was the fourth son of the emperor, King Zhu Cunhuan of Liao.
His Royal Highness the King of Liao, who was only sixteen years old, was not yet married, but his vassal state and the emperor had already made arrangements for him.
However, in view of the fact that the King of Qin became a vassal at the age of seventeen and was too young, which led to many foolish moves and immature political methods, the emperor was not in a hurry to make a quick success.
And this time, serving as a messenger was a training for the King of Liao.
Arriving at Shunting City, the King of Liao breathed a sigh of relief. After dealing with the civil servants and generals, he booked a restaurant and started drinking.
Xia Wanchun, the deputy envoy to see the bride off, came in a hurry, sat down opposite, and poured himself a glass of wine:
"Your Majesty is quite elegant."
"Try it, the wine made from highland barley is indeed different from the wine from the Central Plains."
The King of Liao chuckled, then raised his glass and drank it all in one gulp.
The King of Qin was mature, the King of Qi was handsome, the prince was cautious, and the King of Liao left an impression on the court officials of good wine.
I like to drink fine wine, but I have a good capacity for drinking. I have never been in trouble. On the contrary, the more I drink, the more energetic I become.
Thanks to the appearance of the emperor and his concubine (Sun Xuan'er), his appearance is better than that of ordinary people.
Xia Wanchun looked at the King of Liao with quite a bit of admiration.
I thought that he had a grandson of the Chahar Governor's Palace and an uncle who was the commander-in-chief of the Nanyang Navy. He also loved drinking, so he was still a playboy and could not stand up to the public.
Unexpectedly, this trip to see off relatives was arranged in an orderly manner. From unfamiliarity to proficiency, the progress was very fast.
"This trip has made me exhausted."
The King of Liao slurred his wine and sighed: "The arrangements for the team on the road, accommodation, food, accommodation arrangements at the inn, etiquette, delays in rainy and foggy days..."
"All these things make my head feel big, but I can't drink. It makes me feel uncomfortable."
"Yes, this journey is no less than leading an army of three thousand to march thousands of miles. The king has accomplished such a feat and is worthy of leading an army."
Xia Wanchun admired and praised him.
The King of Liao shook his head: "Don't flatter me. I've lost three to five kilograms in order to be busy with this matter. My mother and concubine may feel very distressed."
"That's all. The key is to get a tan."
Looking at the slightly soy sauce-colored King of Liao, Xia Wanchun suppressed a smile: "This represents health. All the strong men in the army are like this. Your Highness, you will live a long life."
King Liao rolled his eyes at him and stopped drinking. Instead, he turned his gaze to the street, his eyes shining:
"I heard that there are more than 100,000 people in Shunting City. I see that there are many festivals in the city and the lights are dim. I think it is true."
"I heard that there are millions of people in Kang State now, but I don't know whether it is true or not."
"What do you mean?" Xia Wanchun's tone was slightly uncertain.
"Tell me, it would be great if my kingdom were here." King Liao sighed: "My father arranged for my kingdom to be in the northwest, further away than Anxi."
"I'm afraid it's thousands of miles away."
"In my opinion, it's not as good as Kang Guo!"
"How about we happen to have 3,000 people and take over this assault!"
When Xia Wanchun heard King Liao's suggestion, he quickly stopped him: "Your Highness, please don't talk nonsense."
"Do you think that by occupying Shunjing, Kang State can be yours?"
"The people who implement the Jiedushi system are all old generals who are thieves and have tens of thousands of troops. By then, I am afraid that the whole of Sichuan will be caught in the flames of war."
"Taking millet from the fire!" King Liao sighed heavily and continued drinking.
Xia Wanchun breathed a sigh of relief and smiled bitterly in his heart. After all, the Liao King was too young and liked to think blindly.
However, it was a reminder that Kang Guo was here and condescending to Sichuan, which would be a hidden danger sooner or later.
We must find a way to eliminate it.
Since they had to wait for a late marriage and were family members at the wedding banquet, the Liao king and his subordinates stayed in Shunjing City, eating, drinking and having fun.
The King of Liao and Xia Wanchun were walking in the city of Shunjing, which was a unique experience.
Shunjing, formerly known as Ganzi, is a small town.
Later, it was captured by Li Zicheng and renamed Shunjing.
Due to the establishment of Kang State, the city also expanded rapidly, and its scope was more than ten times larger.
At the same time, unlike the Central Plains, local materials are used here. Whether it is a city or a house, they are all made of stone.
A veritable stone city.
But its style is purely Han style.
To the south is the Yalong River, with rough waves.
Obviously, this place is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and being able to gather so many people is considered a skill.
Pedestrians coming and going in the city mostly wear Tibetan clothes with half-sleeved clothes, while those wearing Hanfu robes are mostly from aristocratic backgrounds, and they are cheering in front and behind. There is a huge difference.
Of course, some businessmen from Han Dynasty also gathered here, bringing tea, cloth, and porcelain from Sichuan, and even formed a gathering area, which was very lively.
"Let's go and have a look outside the city."
The King of Liao walked around and took Xia Wanchun out of the city.
Not to mention the tribes from outside, they all have a plateau style, shepherding sheep, growing highland barley, living in houses built of stones, and their skin is dark and red, as if they are red.
When we walked into the village, very few people understood Chinese. Only the village chief could understand and speak a few words.
At this time, a monk came over and seemed to be asking for a meal. He said in pure Chinese:
"I wonder how the donors came here?"
"Monk, you are polite." Xia Wanchun clasped his hands together, his attitude slightly respectful.
His mother believed in Buddhism, so he was naturally affected.
"Now that the Kang Dynasty court is here, why don't they popularize Mandarin?"
"Mandarin? Chinese is difficult to learn." The monk said honestly: "These people, even though they are all farmers, were actually just serfs before."
"The generals of Kang State ransacked the chieftains' homes, took away the temple property, and occupied the most fertile land. The remainder was distributed to serfs and ordinary people, and the court made them pay taxes..."
Hearing this, King Liao and Xia Wanchun looked at each other, feeling quite amused.
It is obvious that although everyone in the Kang state is ugly and still retains the bad habit of confiscation of homes, they have restrained themselves somewhat.
Free the serfs and distribute the land.
Under such circumstances, how could the serfs who had obtained freedom and land not support Kangguo?
Seeing that the monk's clothes were neatly dressed and his cheeks were plump, the King of Liao asked: "Which temple are you from?"
"The Garze Temple in the north of the city was built by King Wen of the previous generation."
The monk continued.
The so-called King Wen refers not to King Wen of Zhou, but to Li Zijing, whose temple name was Taizong, and whose posthumous title was obtained by the court: King Wencheng.
Among the people, he is always called King Wen.
"Are there many temples in your Kang country?"
"I don't know about other places, but in Ganzi, there are dozens of them. Every big noble will build a temple to worship them."
At this time, the two of them felt helpless. Well, Buddhism was the most respected on the plateau, and people respected it wholeheartedly. The foundation of their rule was already stable and could no longer be stable.
If there is a war, we can't take anything less than 30,000 to 50,000 yuan.
Moreover, we have to adapt to the plateau climate, coupled with the terrible logistics, it is full of difficulties.
Xia Wanchun thought: "It seems that the possibility of the imperial court sending troops is slim."
The King of Liao was helpless. This Kang country was completely out of luck.
"Speaking of which, monk, why do you say nothing?" King Liao was in a bad mood, and his tone naturally became bad.
"Several donors are gorgeously dressed, and they must be from the Han region. The poor monks have been staying in the village temples, but rarely interacted with the Han people..."
As he said this, the monk said sheepishly: "Besides, these are common sense, and you can find out just by asking around."
The two were speechless and returned to Shunjing.
A few days later, the Khoshote Khanate learned that the messenger had arrived in Shunjing, and immediately sent people all the way to see him.
As soon as they met, he was full of accusations against Kang Guo.
It turns out that in recent years, the Khoshote Khanate has been ravaged, and tens of thousands of troops resisted, which can be described as extremely hard work.
It was not until the beginning of this year, that is, in the spring of Shaowu's seventeenth year, that the two countries ceased war.
But at this time, Kang's army had already occupied Qianzang and Jiangda Zongcheng.
The straight-line distance from here to Lhasa is no more than four hundred miles.
Reluctantly, the Mongols of the Khoshot Khanate had enjoyed decades of wealth and wealth, so they could only reach an armistice agreement.
As a result, the number of chieftains ceded by the Heshuote Khanate reached 100,000.
Of course, at this time, the Heshuote Khanate was renamed Weizang Kingdom due to the name grant.
For the King of Liao and Xia Wanchun, they had no right to uphold justice.
But when it came to his prince's request for the princess, the King of Liao flatly refused: "If she marries to Kang, the princess will already be unwell. If she goes to Weizang, won't she die directly?"
The King of Liao was also confident in saying this.
Because at this time, Uizang was not the Tubo of the past. Now it could not even defeat Kang State, so how could it be a threat?
In this case, rejection is natural.
Xia Wanchun on the side stroked his forehead and sighed, the King of Liao was still too young, how could he say such things directly?
Sure enough, the envoy's face turned ugly, but he still endured it. After all, Ming Dynasty was still the suzerain country!
However, the entire Kang state was very satisfied with the King of Liao and entertained him with banquets every day.
In Beijing, in the huge palace, the heat of the fire dragon is not diminishing at this time, making people feel hot, but the atmosphere is quite uncomfortable.
In the Kunning Palace, the emperor and the empress sat speechless.
The palace maids and eunuchs had been sent outside the door early, and Liu Afu guarded the door and refused to let anyone in.
Zhu Yixi was wearing a leather jacket, and he looked into the queen's eyes like this:
"Queen, let me say it again, the prince must leave the East Palace."
"Your Majesty, there is no need to join the army!"
Sun Xueniang was dressed in palace attire, her fair skin became more and more translucent, and she was as plump and plump as a ripe peach, which was very tempting.
Her eyes were reddish and her beautiful eyes were watery. She looked at the emperor stubbornly: "You came from the army. You should know how hard it is in the army."
"Bullshit, I can get out of the army, and so can the prince."
"Your Majesty, can you and the prince be the same?" Sun Xueniang emphasized: "He has been refined since he was a child, just like a snowman. Wouldn't joining the army cost him half of his life?"
"Besides, we have to get married in the twelfth lunar month, and the young couple will go to the army just after the New Year. How can you bear it? I still want to have a grandson -"
Zhu Yixi felt helpless.
Whenever the prince was involved, the queen's IQ always dropped inexplicably, and her previous grace and generosity disappeared.
Woman——
The emperor learned from the experience of King Qin by letting the prince go out of the palace to exercise.
From the lessons of the King of Qin, we can see that there is still a long way to go from acquiring knowledge to putting it into practice. Sending a prince to a country suddenly is not only detrimental to the establishment of a vassal state, but can also easily harm the vassal king.
For example, after the last letter of warning, news came from Saigon that King Qin became more and more taciturn. Although he had matured a lot, he was politically timid.
There is no other way. The emperor extinguished the first fire after taking office. Who can be so ambitious?
This is the consequence.
To be honest, the emperor liked the previous King of Qin more.
Fortunately, the King of Qin is old and prudent. If it were the King of Qi, it would be easy for disaster to happen.
The lesson from the past is not far away, the emperor became more careful with the other princes, and going out of the palace for internship was the easiest way.
For example, the King of Liao served as a messenger to see off his relatives and traveled thousands of miles. After returning from one trip, he must be mature.
If he still acts like a fool, no matter how ambitious he is and wants to go to the feudal clan, Zhu Yixi will not let him go.
He is not like Lao Zhu, who would divide the feudal family as long as he is a son.
You know, he will spend a lot of money to divide the vassal state, but it can't be wasted. If you don't have the ability, just be a rice bug in the capital!
As an important role among the princes, the training of Prince Zhu Cunqu is naturally on the agenda.
Joining the army is the first step.
Staying in the military for a year and a half to sharpen your character and train your body will be of great benefit to your future growth.
Unfortunately, after the queen learned about it, she refused to allow it.
After arguing for a while, the emperor lost his patience.
In other words, since he ascended the throne, everything has gone as planned and his patience has long been gone.
"I'll just leave the words here. The prince must leave the palace and join the army."
Zhu Yixi turned sideways, not looking at the queen's face, and said solemnly: "I'm leaving first."