After seeing off King Chu and his party, the palace began to prepare for the New Year.
This year, the Ministry of Rituals' arrangements for the layout of the palace, the rituals of sacrifices, and the annual banquet are much grander than in previous years.
The country is stable and the people live in peace. Naturally, major festivals must be arranged accordingly, so as to reflect the strength of Beili.
Counting, apart from Dongling's Emperor Ning, who also occupies half of Dongling's country, most of the wishes of the previous emperors to unify Kyushu have been realized.
Yu Fu was only sixteen years old after the new year, she was still very young, and for the rest of her imperial career, there would be absolutely no problem annexing Dong Ling's half of the country.
"There is no problem with annexation by force, but this has never been the true meaning of unifying Kyushu."
When the ministers talked about Dong Ling, Yu Fu said: "If we annex Xikun and Dong Ling by force regardless of the consequences, with our national strength, Beili will be enough to take down these two countries in the generation of my father. But the ancestors The explanation is to not hurt the common people and prevent them from being ravaged by the flames of war. The territory of the two countries we conquered earlier was because of civil strife in the two countries that hurt the people. Now the area controlled by Emperor Ning is still safe, so we cannot invade at will. "
When there is war in peacetime, the people must suffer.
This is Yufu's bottom line, she will never allow anyone to start a war rashly just to annex Dongling.
A speaker came out and said: "Your Majesty, it is well known that Emperor Ning is fatuous and incompetent. Even though the people of Dongling are still stable under his control, chaos will arise sooner or later. How can a fatuous king rule? Your own country?"
"Then let's wait until the chaos arises. Bei Li will never do unjust acts, and will never take the initiative to start a war against friendly nations."
Yu Fu's voice was faint, containing endless calmness and firmness, letting people know that her will would never change easily.
The ministers of the DPRK and China both agreed and opposed.
There are those who hesitate and those who wait and see.
Those who agree think that Bei Li has waited for hundreds of years, and they don't care about waiting for a few more years or more than ten years. It is more important to maintain the justice of Master Bei Li.
Opponents believe that while the morale of the army is high and the unified situation is emerging, they should take the last piece of land in one go, so as to avoid future troubles.
"I think what your majesty said is very true."
Gu Shubai went out, cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty cares about all the people in the world, and does not take advantage of the size of the land. This is the virtue of a wise king. What's more, your majesty's heart comes from the virtues of previous kings, which just reflects your majesty's filial piety. Are you adults trying to force His Majesty to be an unfilial person?"
He fully supports Yufu's decision, a high hat is caught off guard, who dares to take it
To say that Yufu violated the late emperor's will was unfilial, so those ministers encouraged Yufu to send troops, wouldn't they be disloyal to the late emperor
This crime can't be offended, so it's better to keep your mouth shut.
Someone took a look at Gu Shubai, hmph, he knew he would listen to his wife, did he still have any ideas of his own
Tian Yunpo also came out and said: "General Gu is right, not to mention that our country is strong in Beili, why worry that Emperor Ning will not take the initiative to join us? If we take the initiative to use troops, it will appear that we are being stingy."
The grand master also agreed.
Something's wrong, isn't the Grand Master and General Gu always hostile, why are they so good now
Seeing the truth, Yu Fu stood up and said, "Okay, there is no need to discuss this matter anymore. It's the end of the new year, and we will have a rest from tomorrow. Everything will be discussed after the copying begins."
After finishing speaking, with a wave of his sleeves, the government affairs of the court were temporarily concluded.
At the same time, Dongling and the court were caught in entanglement and chaos, and there was no joy for the New Year.
Recently, some ministers suggested to join Bei Li one after another, saying that most of the mainland of Kyushu was in Bei Li's hands. Instead of waiting for Bei Li to send troops to attack Dong Ling, it might be better to take the initiative to join Bei Li and maybe keep safe.
With the passage of time, more and more ministers took this suggestion seriously and wrote letters to Ning Chengzhi one after another.
Ning Chengzhi had a headache.
At first he resolutely opposed this statement. His courtiers wrote a letter asking him to join Bei Li, wouldn't that mean they wanted to strip off the dragon robe on him with their own hands
What is the status of the Gu family in Beili? Once he attached himself, how could Gu Shubai and the others let him go? !
He killed the few ministers who proposed at first, but he couldn't stop the trend. At the end of the new year, some courtiers took their wives and children to Beili overnight in the name of visiting relatives during the New Year!
It doesn't matter if you don't become an official of Dongling, you might as well go to Beili to find a future!
Hearing that the courtiers who fled to Beili in the first place also found a suitable job in Beili, the Dongling court was ready to move, and many people escaped.
Now Ning Chengzhi didn't dare to kill any more, so he could only strictly order the defenders of the four gates of Lin'an to guard the gates, and not allow the ministers and their families to come in and out.
Now it's all right, the courtiers and family members are restricted from visiting relatives and friends during the New Year's holiday, and they mourn for a while.
Ning Chengzhi hid in his dormitory, not daring to go to the royal study to read the papers, and he didn't dare to meet any ministers.
For a moment, he also thought that being an emperor is really meaningless. If he had belonged to Bei Li... no, no, if it hadn't been for the fact that everyone in Gu Hou's mansion had been executed, maybe it would have been possible.
But after what happened back then, now that he wants to join Bei Li, isn't he seeking his own death
No, even death cannot be attached!
"His Majesty?"
Outside the closed door of the bedroom, a woman's voice came.
Ning Chengzhi flinched subconsciously, and suddenly realized that it was Concubine Li's voice. He had changed Concubine Li to Concubine Li, and he was the well-deserved ruler of the harem.
Thinking of Concubine Li Gui's affection for being by her side for many years, and now looking around, he couldn't find another old friend like her, so Ning Chengzhi took a breath, "Come in."
The hall door was pushed open, Concubine Li came in from outside the hall with a food box in her hand, "Why is Your Majesty sitting on the ground? It's cold on the ground, get up quickly, and taste the soup that my concubine made for you."
After so many years, Concubine Li still only knows how to cook soup.
It's rare that nothing has changed in her, as if he is still the king who holds great power and great power, and she is still his tender and jealous concubine.
Ning Chengzhi smiled wryly, "There's no deer antler added to this soup, is there?"
Concubine Li blushed, and gently pushed him, "Your Majesty made fun of my concubine again, is this concubine that kind of person?"
She's not that kind of person... so who else is that kind of person
Ning Chengzhi was reluctant to tease her at this moment, after all, she was the last person left by his side.
He glanced at Concubine Li's hands, "What kind of soup are you cooking today?"
Concubine Li was in high spirits, "The weather is getting cold, and my concubine sees that the emperor has been a little weak recently, so I don't like to visit the imperial garden anymore. I heard that beef is the best way to nourish the body, so I boiled beef soup for your majesty, and put a lot of supplements in it." Medicinal ingredients, Your Majesty, taste them quickly."
Ning Chengzhi sat down to drink the soup silently. Concubine Li looked very excited, leaning against the table with her head on her hands, and opened her eyes wide to see his reaction.
He chewed, and the beef was so badly stewed that it barely needed chewing to swallow it.
He smiled slightly and said, "It tastes good, drink it yourself."
He told her to sit down, and ordered the maid to serve him soup. Concubine Li sat down as she said, and the two sat side by side to drink soup.
After a long silence, the only sounds in the hall were the sound of a spoon touching the wall of the bowl, and the slight sound of chewing and swallowing.
Ning Chengzhi suddenly said: "I will make you queen, do you agree?"
Concubine Li's spoon fell to the ground in fright, and she looked up at Ning Chengzhi in disbelief, both joyful and surprised, "Your Majesty, are you... are you telling the truth?"
"it is true."
Ning Chengzhi put down the spoon, "I'm more than 20 years older, and I have been on the throne for several years, and I don't even have a queen. You are the only one with the highest rank in the harem, and you should be appointed."
Concubine Li was so grateful that she quickly knelt down to thank her, "My concubine thank you, Your Majesty, thank you so much!"
The grace that she never dared to think about before, now fell on her so easily, which made her panic and ecstasy.
Seeing her joyful look, Ning Chengzhi couldn't help smiling, "I'm afraid that at this time, you are the only one who will be happy to be named queen, right? If I want to marry the daughter of another minister as queen, they may not be happy."
Concubine Li was taken aback, raised her head and still smiled like a flower, "What did your majesty say? Who would not be happy? Being a queen is a privilege that every woman yearns for, and it's too late for my concubine to be happy. This is the grace bestowed on me by your majesty. The concubine knows that this is not given to my concubine because others don't want His Majesty!"
I don't know if her words are comforting Ning Chengzhi or herself.
After all, Ning Chengzhi felt some comfort, nodded, and reached out to her to help her up from the ground, "Get up. I will order the Ministry of Rites to arrange the canonization ceremony as soon as possible, but it's the end of the year, and you may have to be wronged."
This was his own excuse to ease the embarrassment. In fact, Dong Ling didn't have the extra financial resources to arrange a grand ceremony for the Empress Dowager, and the ministers of the court and central government didn't have the thought to make thorough preparations.
Dongling has come to the present situation, and the prosperity and prosperity of the past are no longer there.
Concubine Li still tried her best to show the sweetest smile, "Don't worry, Your Majesty, I understand."
clear
What does she understand
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Two days later, Ning Chengzhi still made a decree, ordering his envoys to prepare rich gifts and go to Beili to have an audience.
In name, it was to thank Bei Li for suppressing the rebel army for Dong Ling, but in fact, he took this opportunity to find out Bei Li's attitude, and by the way, to please Bei Li.
Of course, what is more important is to stabilize the hearts of the people in Dongling Dynasty.
All the courtiers were worried that Bei Li would use force to attack Dong Ling at any time, now that Ning Chengzhi was willing to bow his head a little and send generous gifts, it was better than doing nothing.
Dong Ling's envoys left Lin'an City, and then a group of envoys came to Lin'an City.
"Reporting to Your Majesty, there are envoys outside the city asking to see His Majesty!"
Because the four gates of Lin'an were all sealed by Ning Chengzhi's decree, courtiers and family members were not allowed to come in and out at will, so the news of the envoy's visit spread directly to the palace.
Ning Chengzhi was slightly pleased, "The envoys sent by Beili? It's a coincidence that I just sent envoys to Beili, and they are here!"
The soldier who made the announcement cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, they were not sent by Bei Li. Those envoys were dressed in strange clothes and said that they were from the Sangyi Kingdom. They came here to ask His Majesty."
Sangyi country
Ning Chengzhi had never heard of this country in the mainland of Kyushu, and he thought that some bold people came to play tricks on him. When he was about to let the soldiers arrest these people and punish him, he suddenly thought of something.
"Could it be that Sanyi country overseas?"
The soldier said: "That's what those people said. They also took out the certificate of credence and customs clearance documents, and brought two carts of treasures, saying that they were gifts from the king of the Sangyi Kingdom to His Majesty. We dare not neglect, so we have to Back and forth to His Majesty."
Ning Chengzhi said: "It is rumored that there is an island country named Sangyi Country in a distant place in the east sea. Because it is an island country, their shipbuilding industry is very developed. They came to the mainland of Kyushu hundreds of years ago and returned from us. I learned a lot of culture here, and took away a lot of books and handicrafts. It’s just that I have never heard of them in the past hundred years, so how come they come again at this time?”
He thought about it, it was not a bad thing for a small remote island country to come to the mainland of Kyushu to learn something, not to mention that they brought treasures with them.
Now Dongling is losing a lot of money due to the war, and the treasury is empty. Since it is delivered to your door, don't reject it for nothing.
Thinking of this, he waved his hand, "Go to the various mansions first to send all the important officials in the court, and then welcome the envoys in. Especially, you must notify Honglu Temple as soon as possible to arrange to receive the envoys."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
At the end of the new year, Ning Chengzhi suddenly ordered ministers from various prefectures to be invited to the palace, and all the ministers were very unhappy.
But when I heard that the Sangyi Kingdom sent envoys, I had to cheer up again.
In any case, as long as Dong Ling is still alive, they can't humiliate the country's prestige and make a small barbarian country laugh at it.
All the ministers were brought into the palace, and the envoys of the Sangyi Kingdom were also brought into the palace, attracting much attention along the way.
When the crowd arrived at the golden hall, Ning Chengzhi could not help but be amazed when he looked closely.
There were seven or eight envoys in the upper hall, all men, wearing tall black hats on their heads, and snow-white robes with large sleeves, with golden chrysanthemum patterns embroidered on them.
The black hat was as long as a forearm, but even with such a tall hat on top of their heads, these envoys were no taller than the ministers in the palace by a head—
Their statures are too short, adult men are shorter than ordinary women in Dong Ling, let alone compared with those tall men in Bei Li.
It is impossible for the Sangyi Kingdom to specially pick short people to go to other countries. Thinking about it this way, the ordinary people in their country are probably even shorter.
Ning Chengzhi couldn't help laughing. Not only is the barbarian country located on a desolate island, but even the characters are so short, how can people not despise it
After the group of envoys approached, Qi Qi bowed and bowed, "I have seen His Majesty Dong Ling."
They don't even kneel!
Ning Chengzhi was quite displeased, and the ministers under him had spoken out to question him, "May I ask what kind of status you envoys are in the Sangyi Kingdom?"
The leading envoy said humbly: "The next official is the second-rank left minister of the Sangyi Kingdom."
"Hmph, he's just a second-rank official, why didn't he kneel when he saw His Majesty?"
The envoy raised his eyes and glanced at Ning Chengzhi, still with a humble smile, "Because the current Dongling only has a small half of the territory, it seems that it is not even half. If I see His Majesty Bei Li, I will naturally kneel down." .”
The courtiers were suddenly in an uproar, Ning Chengzhi frowned, and immediately became furious, "How dare you humiliate me?!"
Even a small barbarian country dares to look down on him. No matter how he still owns half of Dongling's country, he is still Dongling's majesty. What is a second-rank envoy of the Sangyi Kingdom
"Your Majesty is not here to humiliate His Majesty, on the contrary, he is here to avenge His Majesty's shame."
The short envoy was not timid at all, and said calmly: "If your majesty wants to get back half of the country that he handed over to Bei Li, you have to listen to me. I have a way for your majesty to take back the country, and even... take down Bei Li."
The hall suddenly fell into silence.
For a long time, all the ministers couldn't help laughing, and even laughed out loud.
A minister said rudely: "It's up to you? Do you know that when Bei Li walks out at random, a soldier will be as tall as the two of you stacked together! You, a small barbarian country, dare to speak wild words and threaten to take down Bei Li?!"
In the hearts of Dong Ling's courtiers, this is absolutely impossible.
The envoy of the small barbarian country who was ridiculed and insulted was not angry at all, and said patiently: "Although our country is small, our navy is very developed. As far as I know, the three countries in the Kyushu continent are all good at land warfare. Not good at naval battles, think about it, Your Majesty, if we start a naval battle, don't we have a chance of winning?"
As soon as this remark came out, everyone thought for a moment.
The Sangyi country has no other advantages, but the shipbuilding industry is quite developed. Otherwise, they would not have sent people across the ocean to the Kyushu mainland a hundred years ago to learn the culture and various crafts of the Kyushu mainland.
Just by looking at the clothes on them, you can tell that although their appearance has been changed to be nondescript, with tall hats and white clothes, they may be regarded as Bai Wuchang from a distance. But if you look closely at the texture of the clothes, they are exquisite. At first glance, you can see the textile craftsmanship learned from the mainland of Kyushu.
The left minister of Sangyi Kingdom saw that the ministers were thinking, and added, "Also, we also have artillery like Beili."
These words are tantamount to throwing a boulder into the sea, causing shocking waves in everyone's hearts!
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Overhead dynasties, if there is a coincidence, it is purely fictional, please don't substitute it into a real country ha233