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Volume 1: Saving the Three Thousand Beauties in the Harem Chapter 409: Good things are coming soon

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    (Huohuo! The Alliance is here, put down a letter of silver, wave your sleeves, and don¡¯t take away a single cloud.)

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    When the Southern Song Dynasty fell into the unprecedented dangerous situation of two dragons seizing the throne, Tianshu City was experiencing a series of happy events - to be precise, a series of good things happened to Di Lie.

    First of all, he was officially conferred the title of King of Hua by Jin Dynasty.  The title of the city was also changed from Huazhou on the Yongxing Military Road to Zhengzhou, an important town on the North Beijing Road.  Xinzheng under the rule of Zhengzhou was the capital of ancient China.  At this point, the title of King Hua is worthy of its name.

    Although there is only one word difference between the king of Hua and the king of Hua, their status and political significance are thousands of miles apart, and they have broken the invisible barrier that has been erected for hundreds of years.

    People with different surnames cannot be crowned kings!  The ice finally broke.

    There are three reasons why we were able to break through this time:

    First, Di Lie destroyed the Hu barbarians in the north and restored the Central Plains. His achievements were unparalleled and he was a leader for generations. Unless he was rewarded heavily, he would not be able to convince the public.  So, what is there to "reward"?  In terms of status, he is nominally second only to Queen Yuan Sheng, one person below him and above ten thousand people.  In terms of money, at least half of Tianshu City's assets were obtained by him with his own hands. Does he still need money?  Being promoted to a noble rank has become an inevitable choice.

    Second, after Zhang Jiao¡¯s previous trial of the knighthood incident, the concept of Baiguan has been seriously shaken - the restricted area will eventually collapse after repeated attacks.

    Third, most of the clans and officials who were the most fiercely opposed at the beginning have been kicked out of Tianshu's influence.  What remains is basically clear.  If you want to stay in the Tianshu influence, you have to know when to speak and when to shut up.

    Therefore, Di Lie¡¯s conferment by King Hua was a matter of course. He encountered little resistance, passed the court meeting smoothly, and issued an imperial edict to the world.

    Di Lie became the only living king with a different surname to be granted a title in the history of the Song Dynasty.  The political significance of this move was far greater than the glory brought by the king, and Di Lie set his sights on that ultimate goal.  A crucial step closer.

    The second happy event.  What a great joy - Di Lie finally got married.

    The Central Plains has decided that the peace talks with Song and Jin will go smoothly and there will be no war within the year.  It's a great time to rest and recuperate.  It is also the best time to solve personal problems.

    "Actually, Di Lie doesn't care.  In total, he was only twenty-seven or eighty-years-old. In later generations, there would be many unmarried people at this age, and he would have a group of maids to serve him on weekdays.  It's not like I'm holding it back at all - it's just that the little ladies can't wait any longer.

    The Huanhuan Emperor is already twenty years old, the Round Pearl Emperor is twenty-two, the String Bead Emperor is also of marriageable age, in addition, Sandalwood, Yuqiang, Yuping, Hanyu, Ye Die'er, Yang Tiao'er  who is not in their early twenties?  At that time, girls who got married were usually sixteen or seventeen years old. Marriage at eighteen was considered the limit, and if you were still unmarried at twenty, you would be an old girl.

    The relationship between these emperors, princesses, and ladies and Di Lie may be intimate, ambiguous, or entangled.  This is an open secret among the Tianshu forces. No one dares to marry her except Di Lie.  If you delay it any longer, you will lose your youth.

    The marriage was proposed by Empress Zhu herself.  Privately speaking, she is the emperor's sister-in-law, the eldest sister-in-law is like a mother, so she has this qualification; publicly speaking, she is the queen and has the right to grant marriage to subordinates.  The most important thing is that with Di Lie's status at this time, he can finally marry the emperor's concubine legitimately and without humiliation, and he can marry a string of them.

    What Di Lie has to do is to decide who is the Yuan concubine and who is the side concubine, and arrange the order. He will not worry about the rest.  Tianshu's forces grabbed a lot of people who wanted to worry about them.

    The wedding period is in full swing, but the groom-to-be is taking care of things that have nothing to do with the marriage.

    In Chongrenfang near the imperial city in Chang'an, the newly completed Hua Wang Mansion has a deep house and a wide courtyard. It is grand and grand. Although it is not gorgeous, it exudes a dignified atmosphere.

    In the main hall of the mansion, Di Lie was listening to Zhang Jiao's report on the situation in the Southern Song Dynasty behind the table.

    "The Southern Dynasty is now in chaos, and there are two factions on how to place Zhao Gou. One faction is headed by Zhao Ding and Zhang Jun, and advocates respecting him as the Supreme Emperor; the other faction, headed by Lu Yihao and Zhu Shengfei, believes that the old title of King Kang should be restored.  The Empress Dowager Longyou was so worried that she couldn't eat, lamenting, 'either none, or two at once' Lin'an's secret agents had also issued a prophecy that 'the sun and the moon are in the sky, two dragons vying for the pearl', which spread throughout the market. At this time, Lin'an was already  Rumors are spreading and people are panicking"

    Di Lie rubbed his chin and said with a playful smile: "Zhao Xu came to the throne for the first time. His foundation was unstable and his popularity was lacking. Fortunately, he was quite smart. He had already gathered an army of his own troops in his hand, otherwise he would not have been able to sit still.  , I¡¯m afraid I will be kicked off the throne.¡±

    Zhang Jiao glanced at the last page of the information and said: "Zhao Xu recently issued an order to change the imperial army to the Shenwu Army, and promoted Zhang Jun to the commander of the Shenwu Right Army, and the governor of Dingjiang and Zhaoqing towns. Liu Guangshi was  He is in charge of the imperial patrol, and is also the pacifier of the two Zhejiang roads and the magistrate of Zhenjiang Prefecture. He also has the three divisions of Yitong and KaifuIt turns out that Zhao Xu has made great efforts to win over these two powerful military figures.  "

    However, Di Lie was not optimistic about Zhao Xu's move and said: "These two have been hanging out with Zhao Gou for a long time, and their popularity is very high. How can it be so easy to win? Zhao Xu is just starting to cram now Hehe, and  Let's see what position Zhao Gou can take - if it's the Supreme Emperor, there may be something he can do, if it's Prince Kang Well, no matter who is in charge of these two guys, our debt cannot be owed, let alone delayed."

    Zhang Jiao felt the same way: "I will supervise this matter with all my strength. Now that the autumn grains of the Southern Dynasties have been put into the warehouse, and the Jin people have been shielded by our Tianshu troops, Jiangnan has no worries. The soldiers of the Southern Dynasties have been put into the warehouse, and the horses are released on Nanshan. It's time to do so."  The qualifications will grant me the Northern Expeditionary Army."

    Di Lie leaned back in his chair and sighed comfortably: "If there is only one person in charge, it is still possible to default on the debt, but two people in charge Let Zhang Rong handle the matter of urging the fulfillment of promises. Xiang the two kings  To convey a message, whoever does his job well, Tianbo Division can provide necessary support - I believe that no one in the entire Southern Dynasty understands better than these two officials how the Tianbo Division on the edge of the Yangtze River can change the situation.  strength."

    Zhang Jiao smiled and said: "That's right! That's right. Should Qin Hui also use it to instigate Zhao Gou and add fuel to the flames?"

    Di Lie waved his hand: "This person is of no great use at the moment, unless Zhao Gou makes a comeback. In this way, with the emperor's and ministers' feelings of adversity, he will be able to gain a decisive position in the court. At that time, it will be the best time to use it.  .¡±

    While the two principals and ministers were discussing, they suddenly heard a message from the sergeant outside the door: "Your Majesty, the King of Yue has sent a favored guest to come and ask for a date."

    Zhang Jiao laughed when he heard this and saluted Di Lie to say goodbye: "Your Majesty, something good is about to happen, I don't dare to disturb you. Farewell, farewell"

    Di Lie pointed his finger, shook his head with a wry smile, and looked helpless - getting married is a good thing, but marriages in ancient times are really troublesome.

    In ancient times, there was a set of procedures for getting married that seem very cumbersome to people today, namely the six wedding rituals: nacai (giving gifts to propose), asking for name (asking the woman's name and date of birth), naji (giving gifts for engagement), and nazheng (giving gifts for engagement)  Send a betrothal gift), ask for a date (agree on the wedding date), and personally welcome (the groom personally marries).

    Since she is marrying the daughter of the Emperor Ji, there are many people, and the whole process is even more complicated.  What Di Lie is most fortunate about now is that he insisted on marrying them all. Except for the concubine Yuan who was confirmed to be Emperor Huanhuan, the other girls were all concubines.  If not for this, if every time he married a girl, he had to go through the six rites process, it is estimated that his marriage would not be completed by the day of the Northern Expedition.

    Marrying a wife and raising a house at the same time was extremely rare in the Song Dynasty and was not in line with etiquette.  However, King Hua has a special status and handles special matters.  There are so many officials with a background in etiquette in Tianshu's power. It is really a piece of cake to find a few special cases and use the past to discuss the present to prove that this matter is in line with etiquette, rationality, necessity, and urgency.

    Di Lie is not a God. He said "Let there be light" and then there was light in the world. However, as the supreme leader of millions of people and hundreds of thousands of troops in Tianshu's power, he said "I want to marry them all", but it really happened.  You can marry them all.  The people below waited for his order and immediately started working with all their strength. The whole process was done perfectly and without leakage.

    The king of Yue, Zhao Si, acted as the officiant and the chief ceremonial officer, and was in charge of the general affairs.  The previous procedures of accepting, asking for names, accepting, and collecting have been completed, and now comes the application period.  It is said that the wedding date is agreed upon, but in fact it is just about choosing an auspicious day - the wedding day. Di Lie's decision does not count, Zhao Si's decision does not count, God's decision counts.

    After the etiquette officer checked the calendar, it was found that the good time and the best time should be at the end of the month. It would be auspicious to welcome him in person at that time.

    At the end of October in Chang'an, the whole city was celebrating. The whole city heard the sound of gongs and drums and the blast of firecrackers. The king of Hua was getting married and the princesses were leaving the cabinet. It was really a great joy.  The people of the city gathered together to watch the ceremony.

    Officials from various prefectures and counties within Tianshu's influence, as long as they could spare time, would all come to Chang'an in person to offer gifts and congratulations; as for the army, the three reorganization divisions on the northern front and the Bohai Division must all be on guard against the Kingdom of Jin - the signing of the peace treaty was the first  It doesn't mean you can sit back and relax.  If you are fully prepared for war, you may not be able to fight it, but if you let down your guard, war will come unexpectedly.  Therefore, the chief officers of the divisions and brigades on the northern front could not move and could only send their deputies back to Chang'an to congratulate him.

    Song, Jin and Xia all sent envoys to celebrate with gifts.  According to the distance, the first one to arrive was the Xia Kingdom, followed by the Song Kingdom, and finally the Jin Kingdom. It is estimated that the wedding was over, and the congratulatory envoys and gifts were still on the way.  Fortunately, there is a gold envoy in Chang'an City. As long as the favor arrives, there is no need to worry about the gift being delayed.

    Compared with these three countries, Tianshu paid more attention to another group of congratulators - the commanders of the Western Army on Qinfeng Road.

    Almost all the generals of the Western Army, including Qu Duan, Liu Xi, Liu Qi, Zhao Zhe, Wu Jie, Wu Lin, Guan Shigu, etc., were present.  The fact that these generals of the Western Army were able to leave the army behind and only bring dozens of guards to congratulate them shows their attitude towards the Tianshu forces.?

    Tianshu also specially sent a general of Ling Yuan's level to be responsible for the reception and coordination of the generals of the Western Army.  Di Lie also immediately met with the generals and reached a secret agreement: Qin Fenglu would remain in his current state, and the Western Army would join the Tianzhu Army as an independent division and will participate in next year's Northern Expedition.  In the next six months, the Western Army will form five brigades with no less than 10,000 troops to conduct joint exercises with the mixed brigades of the Tenchu ??Army.  This is to ensure that when commanding and fighting together, the tactics of both sides are in place, and there will be no gaps or flaws - this is absolutely fatal on the battlefield.

    At this point, the problem of the Western Army has been basically solved.

    October in the golden autumn is the harvest season and the fruiting season. Di Lie will also have a full harvest and fruitful results in this season.  (To be continued)
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