On the first day of the first lunar month, hundreds of civil and military officials and envoys from various states gathered outside Jintai Hall to congratulate him.
Shao Shude got up early in the morning. According to custom, he ate a raw egg to ward off the plague, and ate a soup made of red beans, sesame seeds and sugar to eliminate the disease. Then he put on the Gongmian robe and went to the palace with the queen.
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The main purpose of the court meeting on this day was to sing praises of virtues. The ministers chose some nice words to say, counted their achievements, and looked forward to a peaceful and prosperous age.
The envoys from various states presented tributes, auspicious gift lists, and congratulations one by one.
The Daxia Dynasty has been established for four and a half years, and has already surpassed the Later Han Dynasty, Zuo, in the five dynasties in history. Judging from the current situation, there is no problem in surpassing the Later Zhou Dynasty, unless Shao Shude suddenly dies now.
After the court meeting, there was a banquet in the corridor.
The dried whale meat that had not yet been eaten was brought out again. The tribes donated many livestock, slaughtered them all, cooked them on the spot, and served them one by one.
The turn of the Tang Dynasty and the Xia Dynasty were so bold and unrestrained. There is no such thing as a gentleman traveling far from the kitchen. Everyone really eats the banquet. After all, the original intention of the banquet in the early years of the Tang Dynasty was that the official salary was low, and the emperor treated the guests so that everyone could eat and drink well.
Get some rewards as part of their income.
At that time, there was even a practice of low-level officials secretly bringing wine and food home for their families to share - Daxia no longer had to do this, and those who couldn't finish the meal could be taken away in bamboo baskets.
Shao Shude and the Queen attended the banquet together, drank Tusu wine with the officials, and then left the banquet to let everyone relax and eat and drink.
Brother Yeluhua also attended today's banquet.
In fact, he does not need to come. The Zhengdan Great Court Meeting is attended by officials and nobles above the ninth rank in Beijing. He is Changping Tang Cheng. You said he is a capital official, it seems so, but you said he is resident in the capital, but he is not.
.He came today because he was summoned by a saint and he had something important to ask.
Therefore, when he saw the saint leaving the table, he hurriedly took a few bites of the food, then pushed a few young men with fair hair beside him who were still eating, and said: "Don't eat, it's important to meet the saint."
"This is whale meat. How rare is it? Why don't you take a few more bites?"
"This venison is well stewed and delicious."
"There are plenty of spices. I just don't know where to get them. The Khitans don't have them."
"This sauerkraut is also very delicious, Han people know how to make it."
Several Khitan people were unmoved at all and only had food in their eyes. The Tusu wine had been drunk long ago and they were eager to have another pot.
"Let's just eat here, business is more important." Yelu Guangu just put down his chopsticks and said.
As soon as he opened his mouth, several Khitans stopped.
Brother Hua cursed in his heart, you came to seek refuge with me, why do you all still listen to this old guy?
"Let's go." Guigu just stood up and said without any doubt.
"Okay." Brother Hua subconsciously responded, then realized what he was doing, secretly sighing that he was so mean. Guigu was just a phoenix that had lost its hair, so why should you be afraid of him?
The palace guards noticed their actions, came over to inquire, then went back to report, and then led them to the Xiri Tower in the west of Jiaotai Palace.
"Greetings to His Majesty the Emperor of Daxia." Yigu bowed down with only a few Khitan nobles.
"I pay my respects to Your Majesty." Brother Yelu Hua also prostrated himself on the ground.
"Brother Hua, this is not a formal court meeting or a suburban ceremony. You don't need to kneel, just sit down." Shao Shude ordered.
The palace guards moved chairs and several people sat down one by one.
Xia Luqi stood in front of Shao Shude with his weapon in hand, watching several people closely.
When Yu Lu met her aunt, Xiao Chonggun and his daughter also came. The former had just been diagnosed as pregnant by the imperial doctor, so he was able to sit next to Shao Shude, while Chonggun held a stack of letters for Shao Shude to consult at any time.
"Gu Guzhi, I'm very happy that you can come and vote. Brother Hua didn't explain clearly. Come and tell me what happened in Khitan?" Shao Shude said.
"This has to start from three months ago." Guigu just collected his thoughts and said: "In October, Yelu Huelu mentioned the vision of Abaoji when he was born. The divine light belonged to the sky, the strange fragrance filled the house, and the dream was inspired by the gods. He said, "Our country is weakened, the southern barbarians, and neighboring tribes have been coveting it for a long time. Saints can be born from it to rise. This is none other than Abaoji."
Shao Shude wanted to laugh after hearing this.
He heard that the historians also mentioned the vision when he was born when they wrote "Jin Shang Shi Lu", which was like a fire. It was also like a thermite bomb falling to the ground and the sky was filled with stars. In short, it was too exaggerated.
But he also knew that people at this time would not think so. Especially the ignorant grassland tribes, they might really believe it.
"Jidi refuted it and said, 'I am your uncle, why haven't I seen any dragon, Xijin, and gold pendants?'" Guigu only continued.
"Haha!" Shao Shude laughed.
This Yelvhadi is also a wonderful person. I was not present when you were born, so I won’t pursue the vision or anything like that. Where is the Long Xijin Pendant? Take it out and let me see.
There was no smile on Gui Guzhi's face, and he could only hear him continue: "When I asked the question, everyone questioned him. Abaoji said from his brother's bones that there was a snake croaking outside the tent. Hearing this, everyone chased him out of the tent. , and they saw a big snake. So they asked the great shaman to interpret the snake's language. The shaman listened quietly for a while and said that there was a treasure in the tree next to the snake's den. Everyone followed the shaman and dug up the tree, and found the dragon's tin-gold pendant."
Shao Shude was shocked, why do you always like to do these mysterious things?
"Which witch?" Aunt Yu Lu asked suddenly.
"Sa La Zhi." Gui Gu only glanced at Yu Lu Jiangu and said.
"It turns out to be her! Didn't this old woman retire? Abaoji also moved her out?" Aunt Yu Lujian sneered with a complex expression: "If I hadn't left, I would have been the one to help Abaoji decipher the snake language. "
Sala is only the great shaman of the previous generation, and Yulu Jiangu is the great shaman of the current generation.
Shao Shude may not know much about Yu Lu Jiangu's prestige among the Eight Parts.
As Abaoji's younger sister, she has been trained as an Aogu since she was a child. In the eyes of the Khitan people, Yulu Jiangu's outstanding knowledge comes from divine teaching. She can understand the language of snakes, cows, and birds, and can also treat people's illnesses and medicines. Get rid of the disease.
Most importantly, the Khitans have the habit of offering sacrifices to mountains, rivers, ancestors, and livestock, and the sacrificial rituals are presided over by the great shaman.
In addition, the ceremony of electing the khan also requires the great shaman to hold a ceremony to declare to heaven.
This huge divine power was slowly weakened after the founding of Abaoji, but in the era of tribal alliances, it actually existed, and it existed across tribes and throughout the entire alliance.
Abaoji moved Salazhi out because he wanted Shenquan to endorse him. This was the right move.
Shao Shu pulled Yu Lujiangu's hand to calm her violently fluctuating heart, and then asked: "Are these tricks of Abaoji useful?"
"It works!" Guigu only nodded heavily and said, "Many noble people saw it with their own eyes and were shaken in their hearts. In addition to the great contributions Abaoji has made in the past ten years or so, many people secretly expressed their sincerity to him afterwards."
These feudal superstitions, of course the senior officials such as Guzhi and Jiadi don't believe it, or they don't believe it very much.
Beliefs, precepts and the like have always been used to deceive the people below, but the upper class are very sober - in history, not one or two Sultans of the Ottoman Empire, as Caliphs, died of cirrhosis of the liver caused by excessive drinking.
This trick played by Abaoji seemed to Shao Shude to be full of loopholes, but he was speechless. He couldn't just say that the great shaman had been bribed by Abaoji, right? That would lead to him being torn apart by the angry herdsmen.
"What did Khan Dejin say?" Shao Shude asked again.
"Khan's health is getting worse day by day. He has vomited blood twice. He is groggy and can't see clearly. After seeing the doctor, the witch said that Khan had seen the god wearing a boar's head and pig skin, and he was about to die. The god was about to die.
The destiny is passed down to Abaoji." Guigu just sighed: "I just questioned a few words, and Shilu took advantage of the situation and wanted to kill my whole family. In desperation, I had no choice but to run away."
Shao Shude was silent after hearing this.
There are so many things that happened during the six years of Jianji!
Yang Xingmi from Huainan has just died, Li Keyong from Hedong, and Zhong Chuan from Jiangxi will not die soon. Now there is Khitan Khan Dejin, are they all dying together?
Before, Chen Cheng suggested that he increase the imperial army, but he didn't take it seriously. Now it seems that the soldiers are really not enough!
Well, it's not that there aren't enough soldiers, it's that he opened too many battlefields.
On the Sichuan side, they relied on the resources of Guanxi to attack all the way and destroyed Li Maozhen. Now the eldest son has been in charge for a year, exterminating the remaining bandits, calming the situation and stabilizing people's hearts.
On the Yuezhou side, Wei Sheng's army was divided into two. One group went east to Qizhou to assist in defense, and the other group fought a bad battle with Ma Yin in Yuezhou.
The Pinglu Army had just stationed in Xuzhou. After all, the south was too empty to be without even a single army.
Although Hedong half surrendered, it did not surrender in the end. You still have to send a large number of troops to guard it.
In the land of Hebei, a rebellion broke out in Weibo just over a month ago. Lu Huaizhong drew troops from the front line and went back to suppress it.
Cangjing and Youzhou seem to be calm now, but if you withdraw the army, it's really hard to tell what the situation will be like.
Not to mention that the Xingzhou camp had just gathered its main force, entered Zhenzhou territory, and fought with the Chengde army.
Now the Khitan is also investing troops. Is it too greedy?
Who is more important, Li Keyong, Zhong Chuan, or Abaoji? Shao Shude silently thought about it. He now wished he could send an imperial doctor to the Khitan realm to extend the life of Hende Jin Khan, but he also knew that this was impossible.
"You are too greedy after all!" Shao Shude said with a bitter smile, but he had already made a decision and it was time to make a choice.
"Ji Guzhi, I will send someone to give you a batch of money, silk, food and grass. After the Spring Society Festival, you will take people north to Changchun Palace to look for opportunities to recruit old friends." Shao Shude said: "I don't believe that everyone obeys Abaoji.
The situation is like this. Abaoji wants to be Khan, but there are still many people who don't want him to be. You should contact these people and let them fight against Abaoji. If you really can't do it, you can escape to Daxia. I
I will give you rewards and official positions, and I will do what I say. Do you—do you want to be an official?"
When Gui Gu heard this, he immediately declined and said: "Your Majesty, I am just a humble man from the mountains. How can I be a general of a great country? Besides, if I join the court as an official, it will not be easy to recruit tribes. Some people are willing to vote for me.
, may not be willing to surrender to Xia."
"Ji Guzhi, how can you talk? Your Majesty gives you an official position because he thinks highly of you..." Brother Yeluhua listened for a long time and never found a chance to interrupt. At this time, he finally seized the opportunity and plucked up the courage to reprimand.
But Gui Gu only glared at him, and Brother Hua shut up.
Shao Shude smiled and said: "What you said makes sense, so let's do it. You are outside, and Judi and others are inside, oppose Abaoji together, create some trouble for him, and don't let him run smoothly."
sweat."
He has already seen it. Hegu came to join the army because he was in a desperate situation, but he was not serious about it. He even wanted to return to the grassland to replace Shilu and Abaoji. After all, they should have been in the position of Yuyue in the Eight Divisions back then, but they were dismissed.
, Shi and Lu played together and missed.
He was well aware of Gui Guzhi's ambitions and had already thought of many countermeasures in his mind.
