The first thousand and forty-ninth chapters first mention marriage
The winner was decided, the black fur was intact, and the lion was beaten into obedience.
The whole battle was a close-quarters fight between a leopard and a lion.
The lion takes the initiative to attack, Black Hair dodges, and then takes the opportunity to bite the lion's neck.
After that, the two sides began to compete for physical strength. The lion struggled hard, and Heimao held on tightly. Finally, the lion's strength was exhausted, and he was hit by Heimao's leopard claw again, and finally became honest.
The lion was exhausted, bleeding excessively, lying on the ground, wilted, and no longer as majestic as it had been in the cage. At this time, the hair on its neck was almost dyed red with blood.
A beast is not a human being and cannot bandage its own wounds. If it is injured, it can only hold on and bleed to death. Then consider yourself unlucky. If you grit your teeth and push through, you will be a good meat-eater.
The lion was seriously injured, but no one dared to go up to bandage it. Whether it was Kushan's servants or the Han guards, everyone stopped and watched.
Seeing this, Liu Xiu smiled, turned around, walked back to the main hall, and sat back on the throne. He raised his head and called: "Dirang."
Di Rang shrank his neck, his face changing. This lion was bought by the Marquis of Xi at a great price, and then he spent a lot of effort to send it all the way to the big man.
I thought it would show its power in the Han Dynasty and frighten the Han people, but in the end, this fierce lion that hurt countless people was defeated by a pet tamed by the Emperor of the Han Dynasty. This was really embarrassing.
Dirang felt like there was a tightness in his chest, he couldn't go up or down, not to mention how uncomfortable he was.
While he was rubbing his intestines, he suddenly saw a woman in green clothes separating from the crowd of guards and walking towards the injured lion step by step.
Even though the beauty standards of the Kushan people and the Han people are different, in Dirang's eyes, this woman in Tsing Yi is an extremely beautiful girl.
Seeing her walking straight towards the lion, his expression suddenly changed. He turned around and stammered: "Your Majesty... Your Majesty, she... she..."
Liu Xiu also saw the scene outside the hall. He stood up and took a closer look. It was Xin Linglu who was walking towards the lion.
She came close to the lion. The lion opened its mouth wide and roared. However, its roar was very weak and had no power to intimidate her.
Seeing this, Heimao stepped forward and raised the leopard's paw again. Seeing Heimao, the lion became even more wilted, and immediately closed its open mouth, as honest as a kitten.
Xin Linglu came to the lion, squatted down, and carefully looked at the wound on its neck.
On the lion's neck, four bloody holes can be clearly seen, one pair on the top and one pair on the bottom.
Especially the upper pair of bloody holes were bitten by the black-haired upper fangs, and the wounds were particularly deep. The lower pair of wounds were bitten by the lower fangs, and the condition was better.
After looking at it, Xin Linglu took out a small porcelain bottle from her cuff and opened the cap. There was white powder inside, which she sprinkled on the lion's wound.
The lion's body was shaken at first, and it turned its head to face Xin Ling with a fierce look, but with the black hair in front of it, it did not dare to make any mistakes.
After a while, it seemed that the wound no longer hurt so much, and the fierce light in its eyes disappeared, replaced by confusion and confusion, and it stared at Xin Linglu blankly.
Xin Linglu smiled and said softly: "Stop the bleeding and you'll be fine."
The lion couldn't understand what Xin Linglu was saying, but he could feel that she was helping him heal his wounds. She was kind. The lion stuck out his tongue and licked Xin Linglu's palm. For the beast, this was extremely kind.
Performance.
Di Rang, who was standing in front of the main hall, could see clearly, his face full of disbelief. This lion that bit several keepers in Kushan was tamed by a Han woman so quickly? This is incredible!
He was stunned for a while, then turned back to the main hall, cleared his throat, and asked: "Your Majesty, who is the woman outside?"
Liu Xiu really couldn't tell the specific identity of Xin Lingling, so he said calmly: "She is a maid in the palace."
A palace maid is also a maid. Does a maid of a big man have such ability?
Dirang blinked his eyes, and for some reason, the suffocation in his chest suddenly disappeared a lot.
Without hesitation, he knelt down with sincerity, kowtowed forward, and said loudly: "Dirang, pay homage to the Emperor of Han!"
Liu Xiu sat back on the throne and looked at Dirang who was bowing down below. The smile on his face deepened. Although the Kushan people were a bit arrogant, they were trustworthy. This was good. He waved his hand and said
: "Get up!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Dirang responded, stood up. Then, he bowed forward and saluted, and said: "Your Majesty, in addition to this lion, I also sent you two gifts, please see them!"
Liu Xiu smiled and said, "Send it up."
Dirang waved to the outside, and a Kushan servant walked into the hall, holding two wooden boxes, one large and one small. Dirang took the big wooden box first, opened the lid, and handed it forward.
Everyone present took a look inside the box and saw that it contained a very exquisite dagger. It was different from the daggers used by the Han people. This dagger was curved, and both the handle and the scabbard were very exquisite.
The handle of the knife is inlaid with a large ruby, which shines brightly, and the scabbard is inlaid with smaller rubies, emeralds, etc. It is not so much a weapon as it is a piece of exquisite art.
Taste.
Zhang Kun stepped forward, took the box, and handed it to Liu Xiu.
Liu Xiu stretched out her hand with a smile, took out the dagger from the box, and looked at it over and over. It was indeed very beautiful. The gems were round and full, and the workmanship was fine. The finely carved patterns on it were quite exotic.
Liu Xiu held the handle of the knife and pulled it out. The moment the dagger was unsheathed, a flash of green light suddenly appeared in the hall. The blade of the dagger was light blue, as if covered with a layer of ice. Just looking at it made him feel...
People feel chilly.
He specially asked the guards to bring over a spear. He held the dagger and waved it lightly. With a click, the spear shaft broke off, and the cut was as smooth as a mirror.
Liu Xiu picked up the spearhead again and struck it hard with his dagger. There was another crisp sound, and the iron spearhead was also cut off by the dagger.
At this moment, even Wu Han, Geng Yan, Gai Yan, Yao Qi, Lai She, Liu Zhang and others all had their eyes lit up, and they secretly said: What a dagger that can cut iron like clay!
Liu Xiu took the dagger, looked at it again and again, laughed loudly, and said, "It's a good knife."
Dirang's face once again showed a proud look. Next, he took the second box from the servant's hand and opened it. Inside was an orb half the size of a fist.
This orb is green, evenly green, so transparent that it makes people hold it in their hands and not let go. Zhang Kun stepped forward again, took the box, and handed it to Liu Xiu.
Emeralds are not rare, but such a large emerald is a rare treasure. Even Liu Xiu, who has seen countless treasures, couldn't help but feel good when he picked up this emerald.
Enjoy.
Liu Xiu looked at Dirang and said with a smile: "It's very polite of Kushan Dumi to send such a treasure."
Di Rang looked at Liu Xiu and saw that the latter was smiling brightly. He bowed and said, "I have sent a big man from the Marquis of Ji to serve as an envoy. I have one more thing to ask of you!"
"Oh?" Liu Xiuxiao asked, "What's the matter?"
"The Marquis of Xi wants to marry the Han princess!" Di Rang said with a smile.
After he said this, the hall fell into silence.
Guishang has great ambitions and has always wanted to unify the five major ethnic groups and the Yuezhi.
Currently, the Kushans are the strongest among the five major ethnic groups, but if they want to annex the other four groups with the power of one family, they are still unable to do so.
If we can reach a marriage alliance with the Han Dynasty and get help from the Han army, the situation will be different. The unification of the Yuezhi is just around the corner.
But the problem is that Guishang obviously doesn't understand the situation on the Han royal family. You know, there are currently only three princesses in the Han royal family.
One is the eldest princess of Huyang, Liu Huang, who is cultivating in Nanyang. The other is the eldest princess of Xinye, Liu Yuan. She is already married and has several children. The third one is the eldest princess of Wuyin, King Liu Yi.
Still just a little doll.
Now that you, Kushan, are proposing to marry Han, which princess do you plan to marry? King Liu Yi?
Not to mention that King Liu Yi was just a little girl, even if she had grown up and had hair extensions, Liu Xiu would not marry his favorite daughter to Guishuang, a place he had never heard of.
Di Rang also felt keenly that after he talked about the marriage, something was wrong with the atmosphere in the hall. He looked at Liu Xiu blankly and asked cautiously: "Your Majesty..."
Liu Xiu said with an indifferent expression: "The Kushan capital sent envoys to visit the Han Dynasty. I am very relieved. The marriage is very inappropriate. I think of your ethnic group, which is far away in the wilderness, ignorant and fearless. I will not blame you for the time being."
In the future, if you dare to attempt anything against me, the Han princess, I will not forgive you lightly."
Di Rang looked puzzled, and felt very puzzled in his heart.
If you, a big man, don't want to marry me, Guishan, just say so. Now that you have such an attitude, it seems like you have been greatly humiliated. Di Rang didn't understand what was going on, but he still owed himself to Liu Xiu.
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Seeing that Dirang did not mention the marriage again, Liu Xiu's expression softened a little and asked Zhang Kun to prepare a return gift. He gave many gifts to Guishuang in return, including gold, silver, silk and satin, tea, porcelain and so on.
It can be said that the value of Liu Xiu's gift to Kushan in return was far greater than that of Kushan's gift to the Han Dynasty. This is also a common problem among Chinese emperors in the past dynasties.
In the minds of the emperors, China is a majestic celestial dynasty. When other countries come to visit and pay tribute, China always has to give back gifts that are several times or even dozens of times worth to show that it is a celestial dynasty.
The national power and prosperity of the Central Dynasty.
This problem started in the Han Dynasty and continued until the Qing Dynasty.
When Dirang left the palace, Lai She caught up with him and explained to him why His Majesty was unhappy when he heard about the marriage.
Of the three princesses of the Han Dynasty, one has seen through the world of mortals and gone to practice cultivation, one is married and has a child, and the third has just been weaned. Which one do you think Dumi from Kushan can marry? Isn't it humiliating the Han man to make such a request?
After listening to Lai She's explanation, Di Rang subconsciously opened his mouth wide. He didn't expect that such a big mistake would be made. He stammered and asked: "Come on, doctor, the big man will just...just three princesses."
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Lai She smiled and said helplessly: "There are only three princesses at the moment."
Dirang scratched his head and said with embarrassment: "So that's it! The fault in this matter is indeed ours. It was our negligence and failure to figure it out."
Speaking of which, Kushan was really keen on marrying with the Han Dynasty. This time, Di Rang's visit was the first time he proposed marriage to the Han Dynasty.
Later, when Ban Chao was sent to the Western Regions, the Kushans had unified the Yuezhi and established the Kushan Empire. They proposed marriage to the Han Dynasty to Ban Chao.
Ban Chao was unfazed and refused on the spot. The Kushan Empire became angry and sent troops to attack Ban Chao, but was defeated by Ban Chao. Later, the Kushan Empire became completely honest and began to pay tribute to Han.
From the day when the Han Dynasty was founded, through the Western Han Dynasty, Wang Mang's Rebellion, and the Eastern Han Dynasty for hundreds of years, no matter whether the country was strong or weak, the combat power of the Han army has never been weak. First, the Han army is indeed good at fighting;
