Chapter 687: The End of the Silla Royal Descendants
As for Tubo and Goguryeo, they sent envoys here. Although they were nominally asking for forgiveness, they were actually asking for peace in the name of asking for forgiveness.
On the surface, marriage seems to be a form of surrender, but in fact, it is a manifestation of compromise. Throughout history, there is no marriage between big countries and small countries, even if it is a 'clan daughter', it is absolutely impossible.
Peace usually only occurs in one situation, that is, when a major country in the Central Plains faces an opponent that it cannot solve and is tired of dealing with, when the other party shows goodwill, it gives a step forward.
And often for the party requesting a marriage, this is also a manifestation of "victory", that is, I have the ability to force you to marry the princess to me.
The fate of a princess in marriage is often tragic. In a barbarian land, women are regarded as a kind of property. Brothers die, and brothers die, and fathers die in succession. A princess in marriage often has to serve several generations of barbarian khans, and her fate is unpredictable.
And know.
The Central Plains dynasties have never made peace easily, and the nobles also regard peacemaking as a shame. This time when the Western Turks advanced eastward, all parties were waiting for the opportunity. After the crisis was resolved, they all retreated to plead guilty. Only Tubo and Goguryeo did not retreat. Tubo
The troops of Goguryeo were stationed on Songzhou, and the troops of Goguryeo were approaching the Bohai Sea. It was very likely that they would start a war if they did not agree to the marriage.
Therefore, the Tang Dynasty paid close attention to every move of the envoys of the two countries. The Tubo side was better off and kept a low profile and did not need to worry too much. However, the Goguryeo side wasted a lot of effort. The Goguryeo prince was domineering and causing trouble everywhere. The Ministry of Rites wanted to help
He wipes people's butts and touches many people's hands every day.
After struggling like this for a few days, everyone in the Ministry of Rites suddenly began to miss Li Mu. How could such people be allowed to be arrogant when Zhuluhou was around? It was not a matter of serving the country and the people, but Zhuluhou's character, he would not
Allow someone more arrogant than him to exist in Chang'an City!
…
Honglu Temple was 'full', and envoys from various small countries had to find a place to live by themselves. The envoys from Japan moved out early. Fortunately, they moved out early and rented a courtyard at a very cheap price. If they had moved out again,
Later, they will definitely not be able to rent a house with this little money.
Now that the rent has increased, they also made a deal and rented out half of the yard. The rent they received was more than their original rent. Not only did they live in the house for free, but they also had some extra pocket money.
The people who rented their house were envoys from Silla. Compared with the Japanese state during the Tang Dynasty, the peninsula was much more developed. Whether it was ethics, culture or military force, it had to be comprehensively ahead. Until the end of the Yuan Dynasty, the Japanese state was only
Faintly pressing over one end.
Although Silla only occupies the southern corner of the peninsula, their financial resources are still much stronger than those of Japan. The name of Silla's envoy is Jin Chunqiu. His father is Ima Jinyongchun, the son of King Jinji, and his mother is the son of King Jinpyeong.
The female Lady Cheonmyeong. In the Silla society dominated by the bone system, Kim Chunqiu was a real bone who was not qualified to inherit the throne.
The so-called 'real bone' refers to Silla's special system, the bone product system. Two hundred years ago, Silla used force to unify the various tribes of Chen and Han. In order to consolidate its privileged status, it established a hierarchical system called the "bone product system".
". Nobles determine their hierarchical status and corresponding official ranks based on blood. Different blood grades are not allowed for marriage, and the blood level remains unchanged. Hereditary blood determines the degree of respect for people. The maximum limit for holding official positions is determined according to different levels, reaching a certain bone level.
Certain official positions can only be granted to those with a certain rank. Therefore, a person's official career is restricted by the individual's rank status in the bone system. Whether a person can achieve something can be said to depend entirely on reincarnation.
True bones are at the second level of the bone system, roughly equivalent to the Dukes of the Tang Dynasty. However, it does not mean that a person is a duke if he is a 'true bone'. It just means that he has the qualifications to be a duke, which is also his 'upper limit'.
On top of the real bones are the ‘sacred bones’. Only the ‘sacred bones’ bloodline can inherit the throne. The original intention of this system was to protect the royal power, but now it has become a shackle.
I don't know if it's a curse, but since the establishment of this 'bone system', the royal family's bloodline has not flourished. There are only a few people in each generation, which has led to a strange phenomenon. The 'sacred bones' with the right to inherit are weak and sick, while those without
The situation is much better for real bones of inheritance rights, etc.
In this generation of King Jinpyeong, something finally happened that worried the royal family. King Jinpyeong has no children! New Rome will soon face a situation where the royal family has no successor!
In the thirty-fourth year of King Jinpyeong's year, if he had been in good health, he might not have been able to give birth to a prince, but the bad thing was that his body was weak and he was now terminally ill. Before Jin Chunqiu left, he met King Zhenpying, and King Zhenpying
He was almost dying, his face was pale, and he had to take three breaths to speak a word. When he arrived in the Tang Dynasty, he didn't even know if King Zhenping was still alive. Every time he thought about this, he couldn't help but want to cry.
He remembered the king's voice and smile very clearly.
He was about to set out on his journey the next day. At midnight, the eunuchs in the palace conveyed the decree and the king wanted to summon him.
Jin Chunqiu did not dare to neglect, and followed the chamberlain to the king's palace, allowing him to stay within three steps of the bed. This was a very great courtesy, and Jin Chunqiu burst into tears of gratitude, but when he saw the king's face, he was not happy at all.
, tears flowed down instantly.
They saw that King Zhenping was already skinny and skinny, his eye sockets were sunken, and there was no flesh left. The chamberlain helped him sit up, and he waved to Jin Chunqiu to come to him.
Jin Chunqiu hurried over, and King Zhenping said in a weak and intermittent voice: "I am no longer alive, I can't live for a few days... I have no heirs, my dear, let me ask you, if I die, what do you think of the people in this clan?"
,Who is qualified to inherit the throne?"
"Your Majesty—" Jin Chunqiu was so frightened that he knelt on the ground quickly. He was only of the 'True Bone' bloodline and only thirty years old. He was still a young man in the court. He could be said to be a soft-spoken man. How could he dare?
Talk about it.
"It doesn't matter. I didn't ask you to make a decision. I just asked you casually. Don't you dare to answer it?"
"This -" Jin Chunqiu hesitated for a moment and said: "Returning to the king, now the only bloodline of the holy bones is the king, and King Ge Wen is the bloodline of the holy bones. If the king... should be succeeded by King Gewen."
"Ha..." King Zhenping laughed and said: "Even Aiqing at this age thinks so, it seems that it is indeed the case..." King Zhenping coughed violently, took a pill, calmed down, and continued
Said: "But what if I don't want him to inherit the throne?"
"This..." Jin Chunqiu didn't know how to answer. He thought for a while and then said carefully: "Your Majesty, the system is like this and the rules are like this. It may be difficult to change."
"What if this king still has a daughter alive?"
daughter?
Could it be that the king wants a woman to inherit the throne? How can this be done?
Such an idea came to his mind instantly, but seeing King Zhenping's face, Jin Chunqiu did not dare to say it. King Zhenping did not ask him again, coughed, and said to himself: "Since I succeeded to the throne,
Feeling deeply that the royal family was in decline, he made up his mind to investigate clearly as to why. After many years of investigation, one possibility after another was eliminated, many medical books were read, and many doctors were asked. Finally, I found the reason.
"
"The reason lies in this bone product!"
"Due to the restrictions of the bone system, marriages between different bone types are not allowed, which leads to the fact that those who marry each other are all relatives. I looked through the medical records of the imperial medical halls of the past dynasties and found clues. Originally, there were only a few people in a generation.
The number of illnesses has increased a lot in the next generation. And there are more than one person and more than one family. From this, the king infers that the marriage of close relatives is the main culprit that causes the bloodline to wither. As expected, the king and the queen are cousins.
The two of us have nothing to gain."
King Jinpyeong spoke calmly, as if he was talking about someone else's affairs, but Jin Chunqiu's forehead was already sweating. This is a royal secret. Will he be silenced after hearing this secret?
"When I was twenty years old, Baekje invaded the border. I disguised myself as a general and fought against the Goguryeo people. I was rescued by a Goguryeo medical woman. While recovering from my injuries, we developed feelings..." King Jinpyeong
He paused and seemed to be lost in memories. After a while, he continued: "Later, I returned to the country and received a letter from her. She was already pregnant. Another year later, I
I received a letter from her again, saying that she gave birth to a daughter for this king."
Jin Chunqiu suddenly realized that this is how this daughter came to be.
"Although we haven't seen each other again in these years, we have always received letters from her. However, I have always received her letters, but she never left an address, and I could not contact her. Until the year before last—"
"I received her letter again, and she asked me to wait for her in a small village on the border. I came happily, but did not see her. There was only a little girl in her teens, holding a jar of ashes in her hand.
Wearing the jade pendant I gave her back then——"
"She is my child. Her name is Gao Yue. Her mother turned out to be a royal daughter of Goguryeo." King Jinpyeong couldn't bear the grief and cried: "She is dead. The letter I received is her final letter.
"
"She was forced to death by her father and brother——"
King Zhenping cried for a while, and it took him a long time to calm down, and continued to preach: "I buried her in the place where I first met her, and took the child back to the palace. Because the queen had no heirs, she hated the child and had her poisoned.
After escaping several times, I had no choice but to find a place outside the palace. But I didn't expect the queen to collude with King Gewen and leak the news to him. I hate my brother for sending someone to kidnap my child.
And they used this as a threat to force me to abdicate——"
"How can I, the king, do as they wish!"
King Zhenping coughed violently several times and continued: "I pretended to be a coward in order to save the child's life. I also sent people to explore in all directions, and finally found some clues. I found the jade pendant in the hands of a slave trader. By the way
I followed this clue and found out that the child had been trafficked to Datang."
King Zhenpyeong took Jin Chunqiu's hand and said: "This time you are sent as an envoy to the Tang Dynasty, firstly, to ask the Tang Dynasty to assist Silla and resist Goguryeo. Secondly, I want you to help me find my daughter and inherit the throne."
The throne. I chose you as an envoy because you are young and not deeply involved with all the forces in the court. If you help me find my daughter, I will make you prime minister." As he said that, he picked up a dish.
The decree was handed over to Jin Chunqiu: "The decree is here, and it will take effect when the new king ascends the throne."
From a small envoy to the prime minister, Jin Chunqiu couldn't even count how many levels he had been promoted in a row. After receiving the decree, he felt it was hot and murmured: "If so, if I am..."
"If you can't find it, I also have a decree for you." King Zhenping took out another decree, handed it to Jin Chunqiu, motioned to him, and said, "Open it and take a look."
Jin Chunqiu opened the edict and was immediately startled. The edict actually said that King Jinpyeong was willing to donate his land to the Tang Dynasty because he had no heirs, hoping that the Tang Dynasty would take over Silla and treat the people well. There were two last wishes, one was
He wanted the queen to be buried. Secondly, he investigated and found out that his brother, King Gewen, was not of royal blood, so he begged the Tang Dynasty to send troops to kill him.
This decree was truly a life-and-death decision. Jin Chunqiu felt King Jinpyeong's determination. If his daughter was found, he would let her succeed him. If she could not be found, he would rather Silla Kingdom Zuo stop here than let his daughter die.
His younger brother King Gewen succeeded to the throne!
King Zhenping looked at the shocked Jin Chunqiu and said: "You already know my secret. If you refuse to agree, you and your people will not survive. You don't have to think about joining King Gewen after leaving the palace. I
As long as the king is still alive, no one can cause chaos. My dear, please make a decision."
"Your Majesty..." Jin Chunqiu understood that when King Zhenping asked him to come here today, he had no choice. If he agreed, he would survive nine deaths, and if he didn't agree, he would die ten times!
In order to survive and become prime minister, he had no choice but to agree.
After saying so many words, King Zhenping seemed to be tired, and his voice became much softer: "My dear, after my investigation, I found out that the human trafficker sold all the slaves to a man named Yin in the horse shop at the entrance of Chang'an City in the Tang Dynasty.
If you find someone from San'er, you might be able to find out the news about my daughter."
He signaled, and the chamberlain took out a box and handed it to Jin Chunqiu. The hand was heavy, and Jin Chunqiu guessed what was inside.
"There are one hundred taels of gold here. If there is news about my daughter, it should be enough to redeem my life." He sighed and said with anger: "I will work hard to live. If you receive the money from me before you come back,
After hearing the news that she is dead, just use the remaining money to give my daughter a good home. Take it as such, I am begging you."
After saying this, King Zhenping seemed to have fallen asleep and did not speak anymore. The chamberlain looked at him carefully for a while and motioned for Jin Chunqiu to go out. Jin Chunqiu kowtowed three times, got up and walked out of the palace.
They set off on the next day and after leaving the city, they were chased by assassins. Fortunately, King Zhenping was well prepared. The palace guards repelled the assassins and escorted the group from the waterway, disembarked from Dengzhou Port, and came all the way to Chang'an City.
The guard came in: "Sir, we found Yin San'er's residence."
Jin Chunqiu recovered from his memories, stood up and said, "Without further delay, bring your gifts and go have a look!"