I [Imperial] Am Not This Kind of Man: 80. Embassy Mission
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Qin Nuo is also very disagreeable to Bei Shuo, especially the other party covets his sister.
This marriage was promised by Qin Cong when he was alive, and it is impossible for the country to go back and forth before the country. Especially the princess who was married to each other, because of Qin Jian's rebellion, had already changed once.
In Qin Nuo's reluctance, Beishuo's envoy finally entered Beijing.
This trip is here to exchange credentials. The two parties have already negotiated the terms of the peace talks, and the credentials of Dazhou have been sent. All the dust settled, including Qin Zhi's marriage.
This time, Beishuo’s envoy was even larger than usual. The envoys and their envoys, together with the civilian members, had four to three five hundred people, and they arrived in the capital under the **** of three thousand elite soldiers.
The soldiers and horses were stationed outside the city, and the envoys were hosted by officials of the Ministry of Etiquette in accordance with the rules.
In the early morning of the next day, hundreds of civil and military officials gathered in the Golden Palace, and Qin Nuo summoned the members of the envoy.
Zhengshi Han Guangzhao is a handsome middle-aged literary student, with handsome eyes and elegant speech. He was heard that he was the third-ranking chief chaser in the Beishuo Dynasty, and he was a confidant of the Emperor Beishuo.
I have been an emperor for a while. He generally understands that in this era, the two countries send envoys, which are related to the face of the country. Therefore, the envoys are not only required to have extremely high diplomatic professional qualities, but also extremely picky in appearance and temperament.
Han Guangzhao is undoubtedly a qualified envoy. He was respectful and elegant in front of Qin Nuo. He first congratulated the new emperor on his accession to the throne, and then talked about the long-standing friendship between the two countries, and then the topic turned to today's peace talks. The conditions for the previous peace talks have all been negotiated, and Da Zhou paid a lot of money in exchange for Bei Shuoyan to die.
But Beishuo was not an empty glove white wolf. The gift list presented by the envoy also prepared a huge amount of property, including a large number of rare fur, golden beads and soft, as well as war horses, cattle and sheep.
All these will be transported by a special transportation team, following the envoys, and it will take another half a month to reach the capital of Dazhou.
Such a huge amount of property is of course the princess hired.
Han Guangzhao came here, in addition to the transfer of goods agreed in the credential, the most important task is to negotiate the time for the princess to marry.
On this topic, Qin Nuo directly used a drag formula.
"Since last year, my Dazhou imperial line has suffered repeated setbacks. The emperor and the emperor died one after another. The country’s great misfortune. As children and younger siblings, I and the thirteenth princesses are distraught and wish to take their place. In such a situation, how can we discuss marriage again?" Qin Nuo looked sad.
He said: "You come from afar. If the two countries want to make the Qin and Jin Dynasties good, you might as well get closer and communicate. It must be something your emperor would like to see."
Han Guangzhao smiled gently and courteously: "Thank you, the emperor for his hospitality. The ministers have also long admired the prosperous place of the Central Plains, the home of poetry and books, and I want to discuss more with you adults."
Han Guangzhao is really not in a hurry. On the way there, I heard the news of Qin Cong’s death and the new emperor’s ascension to the throne. The new emperor happened to be the brother of the princess who was preparing to marry him. This immediately changed the status of the princess. Lifted a lot. The originally negotiated way of welcoming relatives is no longer appropriate. He has urgently sent people back to Beishuo to go to Beijing to ask the palace's opinions, and the envoy has not yet returned.
Furthermore, during this trip, he is also shouldering a more important secret mission.
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In the Nanying workshop, the westernmost courtyard of Zhao's shop, compared to the scorching scene of flames and molten iron flying in the hundreds of boilers in the east, this small courtyard is extremely secluded.
In the spacious courtyard, some messy bowstrings and other accessories are placed on the ground paved with bluestone slabs, and only two or three craftsmen are busy inspecting them.
Zhao Ding touched the gray beard and patrolled around.
This was originally the site for making Kaitian crossbows. Since this military aircraft event was moved to the Gewu Division, this place is free. Only a few craftsmen are left to clean up the remaining accessories and items, and they can completely loosen it. Take a breath.
Undertaking this task is the trust and value of the general and the glory of his own workshop, but it is also a big burden. Military aircraft is the most important weapon of the country. For a long time, he couldn't sleep well in the middle of the night, and he would get up and take a stroll from time to time to be relieved.
The night gradually fell, and the craftsman quickly dispersed. Zhao Ding walked in the secluded courtyard.
Although it was late, I didn't feel sleepy. Perhaps it was the conversation with General Pei during the day that brought back his worries about his wife and children.
In the early days in Northern Xinjiang...and the wives and children who were taken captive by Beishuo dog thieves, they didn't know their life or death for so many years.
I used to work hard in the army for many years, but when I was old, I was alone.
He has a deep relationship with his wife. Although he has also created a lot of family business, he has never thought of continuing to accept a concubine. I am immersed in the weapon workshop. Although I can no longer go to the battlefield because of the injury, I can hit some more sharp knives and arrows. Imagining that these swords are slashed on the head of the dog thief in Beishuo, which is revenge for my wife and children. .
The moon star is thin, and she is immersed in melancholy, when suddenly there is a sound of partridge cry outside.
The crisp cry with a strange rhythm, as if it was when I made my wife happy many years ago...
Zhao Ding trembled all over, kicked on the stone platform, and jumped to the top of the wall.
The partridge sound stopped. A figure covered with a black cloth flashed out from behind the big tree, and arched his hands towards this side: "Master Zhao is really alert and admires it."
Zhao Ding frowned and shouted: "Sneaky, who is it?"
The man in black took a step forward and smiled: "Master Zhao, don't worry, you don't need to explore the next source, just want to ask, the partridge tune just now, is it still familiar to you?"
A coldness flashed in Zhao Ding’s eyes, "I’m a thief, when my Zhao’s shop is empty?"
"Master Zhao is really hot-tempered." The man in black reluctantly took out something from his arms and laughed, "If the partridge tune has not been heard for many years, it has been unfamiliar, what about such a thing?"
A gleam of silver light appeared in the palm of the man in black, like a stream of clear water under the moonlight.
It was a shining silver hairpin, which he personally polished and gave it to his wife when he was newly married.
Zhao Ding's figure shook, he almost fell down, his eyes widened instantly, "Who are you?"
"Master Zhao, don't worry, just want to make a deal with you." The man in black smiled.
As long as the person in front of you is still thinking about his old wife and children, there is no need to worry about him not taking the bait.
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The adults of the Beishuo envoy have been feeling a little irritable recently. The emperor has changed people. It is conceivable that the original peace talks plan must have been deviated, especially the relationship, but I did not expect it to be so troublesome.
Just one wedding period has been discussed for more than half a month.
According to Beishuo's idea, he originally married the princess within a year. Moreover, the princess of Da Zhou did not feel wronged by marrying in the past, she married them as Emperor Beishuo as the middle palace!
In all dynasties and dynasties, most of the people who married were only as imperial concubines. After all, the queen, as a regular wife, had the ability to interfere with the previous dynasty to a certain extent, so it was impossible to take it lightly. But this time, Emperor Beishuo was willing to marry him in the middle of the palace, which is definitely a rare special case in the history of marriage.
Da Zhou even chirps unwillingly.
But for Qin Nuo, it doesn't matter whether he is a concubine or a queen. The important thing is that he doesn't want his sister to marry an old man in his fifties. The queen is a p! Don't forget, there are already a long list of adult princes in Beishuo. And according to previous information, there are also many high-ranking concubines in the harem who came from local families.
How old is Qin Zhi? Even if you are born smart, you will definitely be wronged when you marry.
So he made a request.
Hearing this request, Han Guangzhao, who has always been calm and self-sufficient, can't stand it anymore: "The emperor, it's so slow to make peace with relatives. These proposals make ministers and others doubt the sincerity of your country."
Han Guangzhao's face was cold and his words were solemn.
Actually, after hearing Qin Nuo's suggestion to marry again after nine years, even the courtiers of Da Zhou couldn't hold back. In nine years' time, we are sending off the marriage! You can simply say that after the Emperor Beishuo is dead, you will send a message saying that you will be outnumbered in the Great Zhou Dynasty.
How can I not tear down the platform for my emperor, Fan Wensheng bowed his hand and said with a smile: "Master Han's words are not good, you must know, the etiquette is said: the way of yin and yang, harmony between heaven and earth, nine years without worry, dissatisfaction from all directions, It’s just to explain the way of marriage, and you can’t do it too hastily. There are nine extremes, so the ancients handed down the three media and six appointments as the truth, and the number of nine..." One pass quoted the classics, and finally, Prime Minister Fan Dacheng made a summary, so the nine years Said that it was the emperor who followed the ancient rituals and was put forward by the gods.
You can find the source of this! Old Man Fan is indeed knowledgeable. Qin Nuo glanced at him approvingly.
Who knows how to cite scriptures? Han Guangzhao did not let the wind down, and replied: "The saint cloud, the way of husband and wife, observes the world..."
It is also a esoteric language that is pulled down, trying to verify the marriage and marriage, the sooner the better.
"What's more, I am waiting for my place in Beishuo Central Palace, and I invite the princess to be the lord. I have shown my sincerity, and your country is so prevarication to delay, is it the reason of a great country?"
It's like bargaining in the vegetable market, and the two sides have a complicated debate on age and details.
The quarrel that lasted for many days came down, and in the end the two sides vacillated between two and five years.
Fan Wensheng and the ministers also had some headaches. The emperor didn’t want his sister to marry him. They could understand. However, the letter of the country was given away. No one in the world knew about it. There was no denying this marriage, and there were heavy soldiers on Beishuo’s side. The exhibition border.
It stands to reason that the marriage was done in the same year. Even if you consider that the 13th princess is still young, and Dazhou has suffered a national funeral, it is not easy to negotiate the marriage immediately, and the death will be postponed to next year. Now he has agreed to postpone it until two years later. It's already a great thing, and it's impossible for five years.
However, the emperor had decided not to let go, so they could only bite the bullet and break here.
This Han envoy is really good-tempered, and he hasn't broken his face to this point.
Qin Nuo held it so hard because five years was a hurdle he set for himself. Within five years, he would accumulate a certain amount of national strength, plus his own golden fingers, and strive to improve the military industry. Fight for the big trouble of Beishuo after five years.
Bei Shuo is going to fight sooner or later. Since reaching this position, Qin Nuo has set one of several big goals for himself, which is to smooth out the enemy of the north.
The Great Zhou dynasty has been established for nearly a hundred years, and the defeat has been highlighted, but Beishuo's national strength has been thriving in recent years. From being crushed by the Great Zhou to the present, the two sides have won each other's victory and defeat. Even the so-called mutual victories, those few victories, mostly rely on the layout of military genius like Pei Ling.
If you delay this, you will smash through the gates and enter the Central Plains. There will even be the tragedy of five wild and chaotic China. Therefore, it must be resolved as soon as possible while it has not reached its peak.
There was no dispute. On this day, Han Guangzhao looked up at the emperor on the throne, and suddenly said: "Such a dispute is not a good strategy. The minister has a proposal. I wonder if the emperor would be interested?"
Qin Nuo was startled, and said: "Let's talk and listen."
"The two countries are full of talented people. Such a dispute is protracted and time consuming, and the final result cannot be reached. It is better to use a refreshing method to determine the victory or defeat by gambling."
Gambling? Qin Nuo narrowed his eyes, "Although the two countries are far apart, I have also heard of the talent of Han Da, but want to compete in poetry and essays?"
"The emperor was joking, and there were frequent talents from the Great Zhou Dynasty. In terms of literary talents, I would never be able to wait. Besides, the literary is not the first. If you meet with literary, it is difficult to determine the outcome."
Qin Nuo looked at Han Guangzhao, who was talking eloquently, "Do you want to fight?" The atmosphere of the battlefield has spread to Beishuo from the Great Zhou Dynasty, and it is said that it is more popular there. After all, Beishuo's martial arts style is even stronger. It is not only a popular gambling game among the nobles, but sometimes there are also some young masters who are intent on fighting each other.
For Qin Nuo’s doubts, Han Guangzhao still shook his head: "The next official came this time and brought some of my warriors from Beishuo, but they are not elite masters, single-round competitions, I am afraid they are not the opponents of your country's master?" /
"However, polo is quite popular in my Beishuo army. I heard that this sport originated from the capital of the Great Zhou Dynasty. It is better for us to have a polo match."
Polo? Qin Nuo was stunned.