Unparalleled Concubine

In the past dynasties, some small countries used this trick to take a lot of things from the Zhuxia Dynasty.

To put it bluntly, it is a good face.

If you bow your head to me and recognize me as your father, I will recognize your status, and I will also send troops to protect you, so that the future generations will be friends and become a country of brothers, a country of father and son.

This is the advantage of the state of etiquette, but also the shortcoming of the state of etiquette.

It is precisely because of this habit that many times it is impossible to kill a snake, and because of some emperors, they will really do their best for the vassal state for the sake of their own face, wasting national power in vain.

Emperor Yuanzhao hesitated about Yuwendi's request.

Li Xin once asked him to prepare for the Northern Expedition, and explained to him more than once the hidden dangers of the Xianbei Yuwen Department, but now the Yuwen Department has sent envoys to bow down to the Jin Dynasty.

After retiring from the court, the emperor discussed with Gongyang Shu and others for a while in Weiyang Palace. Most of the opinions of the prime ministers were to accept the tribute from the Ministry of Yuwen and recognize their princes. In this way, the northern border of the Great Jin Dynasty will be stable , no more worries about foreign enemies.

Emperor Yuanzhao didn't say much after hearing what the ministers said, but said that he had to think about it. After the ministers returned to Shangshutai, the emperor thought for a long time, and finally sent Xiao Huai to Jing'an The Hou Mansion invites Li Xin into the palace.

Xiao Huai was able to do things well, and he invited Li Xin to the palace within an hour. It was almost noon at this time, and a table of meals was set up in the side hall of Weiyang Palace. After Li Xin walked in, before he had time to salute, the emperor walked over , pulled Li Xin's sleeve, and said with a smile: "Without outsiders, the teacher doesn't need to salute. I haven't gone to Jing'an Hou Mansion for dinner for a long time. Today I will have a meal with the teacher."

Lord Jing'an smiled slightly, followed the emperor and sat down at the table, the master and apprentice sat across the table, just like the emperor Taikang and Li Xin drinking and eating in Weiyang Palace.

After sitting down, before the emperor could speak, Li Xin asked, "Your Majesty summoned the ministers to talk about the Xianbei envoys?"

The emperor smiled and said: "Although the teacher does not go to court, the affairs of the court cannot be hidden from the teacher."

"Such a big thing, more or less heard."

In front of the emperor, Li Xin naturally wouldn't say what relationship he had with someone in the court, and said slowly, "Your Majesty wants to ask me, what do you think about this?"

Emperor Yuanzhao sighed, and said: "I know what the teacher means. The teacher has always been the main war faction in the court. When the first emperor was there, the teacher once led troops to the north. The Zhenbei army even defeated the Xianbei Yuwen Department. Make a great contribution."

Speaking of this, the emperor looked up at Li Xin, and said with some hesitation: "It's just that the envoys of the Yuwen Department of Xianbei are quite humble in Weiyang Palace today, and the officials in the court have seen it. I, the Great Jin, bowed my head and declared myself a vassal, if at this time we can’t help but launch troops against northern Xinjiang, I’m afraid people will say it’s militarism.”

Lord Jing'an didn't say much, just smiled: "Then what does His Majesty mean?"

Emperor Yuanzhao couldn't figure out what Li Xin was thinking. After hearing the words, he hesitated for a while, and said, "What I mean is...it's not easy to learn from others. Right now there are Zhenbei Army and Yunzhou Army guarding the gate in northern Xinjiang. It's unlikely that anything will go wrong, since the Xianbei tribe wants to pay tribute to me in the Great Jin Dynasty, it won't be too late to wait for them to make a mistake before sending troops to Beijiang."

Lord Jing'an clapped his hands and smiled: "Your Majesty is wise."

"In this way, the various ministries of Yuwen, who had been confronting the Great Jin for decades, finally completely surrendered to the imperial court in Your Majesty's Yuanzhao Dynasty. Later historians will record this matter and say that the Great Jin prospered in the Yuanzhao Dynasty."

"Being able to force the powerful Northern Zhou Dynasty to pay tribute to the Great Jin every year is a testament to His Majesty's prowess."

Emperor Yuanzhao blushed a little, he faltered and said: "Teacher, if you have something to say, just say it, I... It's not that I don't want to fight, but I just think about the livelihood of the society and the people, and I can't bear to use weapons anymore."

"Then don't move."

Lord Jing'an smiled indifferently: "I also said just now, Your Majesty is wise, and since the Yuwen Department of Xianbei in northern Xinjiang bowed their heads to my Dajin, there is naturally no reason to go north. Yu Wenzhao has a daughter named Yuwen Que, in the ninth year of Taikang, he came to the capital to make peace with the Tian family. The Ministry of Rites should know about this matter. After His Majesty has fulfilled the filial piety period, he will marry this Yu Wenzhao's daughter as his concubine. The two families have been good friends for generations. Yu Wenzhao's prince is also logical, and the northern border of the Great Jin Dynasty will be peaceful forever, and there will be no more troubles with swordsmen."

Emperor Yuanzhao took a deep breath, lowered his head and stood up from the low table, and bowed deeply to Li Xin: "Teacher, I know you are uncomfortable, and I will not let them down just because of the hundred horses of the Yuwen Department." Be wary, but at this time, I have not been in power for a long time, and I also need some good-looking achievements and reputation, so at this time, I... want to accept it."

"Teacher, don't worry, this is just a tactic to delay the attack."

Emperor Yuanzhao looked resolute, and said in a deep voice: "In any case, the hidden dangers in northern Xinjiang will be completely resolved in Yuanzhao's reign, and I will never leave a disaster for future generations."

Li Xin was not very surprised by the emperor's attitude.

An emperor who has just ascended the throne for a year, thinks most about stability, and then slowly completes the transition of power. This kind of thing where others run over and try to put money on his face, even if Emperor Taikang is placed in this position, it is impossible. Will not refuse.

Besides, the Great Jin Dynasty is not only limited to the north. After seeing the power of Tianlei, it is difficult for Emperor Yuanzhao not to be vigilant towards the southwest.

Li Xin exhaled slowly, and also stood up from the table. He cupped his hands towards Emperor Yuanzhao and bowed his head deeply.

"Before the late emperor died, I promised him that if I have the opportunity, I will definitely clear up the hidden dangers of the Yuwen tribes in the northern Xinjiang. Now the minister and the court have made preparations, and I can go north at any time."

"It's His Majesty's reluctance to go north, it's not my minister's unbelief."

After finishing speaking, Li Xin bowed to the emperor and said, "Your Majesty, I can't finish this meal today, so I will take my leave first."

Emperor Yuanzhao raised his hand, wanting to keep Li Xin, but in the end he sighed and bent over to salute Li Xin.

"I am also helpless, please forgive me, teacher."

Chapter 941

After leaving Weiyang Palace, Li Xin walked all the way out of Yong'an Gate, instead of getting into his own carriage, he walked all the way to Yongle Square, and finally stopped at the main entrance of Chen Guogong's mansion, without notifying, he just walked in .

Most of the servants of the Duke's Mansion recognized him, and when they saw him coming, they all bowed their heads to say hello to him.

"Master Hou is here."

Throwing at a few familiar old people, Li Xin would bow his head slightly to greet them.

Soon, Li Xin arrived at the backyard of Chen Guogong's mansion. He walked to the door of the small courtyard where old man Ye Cheng lived before. The courtyard door was not locked, and it could be opened with a light push. No one dared to go in.

Li Xin stretched out his hand and pushed open the door of the yard. He looked left and right at this very familiar yet unfamiliar yard, and the wine jars lined up in the corners of the yard. After a slight sigh, he walked to the gazebo in the yard.

There is a stone table and two stone benches under the gazebo. On the stone table is engraved a chess board from the Chu River and Han Dynasty, and there is a wooden chess box beside the table.

This is the place where Li Xin played chess with Ye Cheng in the early years. After the old man Ye was taught to play chess by Li Xin, although his chess skills were not very good, he was very obsessed with it. During the past few years, Master Li was often beaten here.

He sat on one of the stone benches, silently opened the chess box under the table, took out the chess pieces inside, and placed them on the chess table bit by bit.

After he finished arranging the chess pieces on both sides, an old man in a blue padded jacket slowly sat opposite Li Xin.

He was slightly absent-minded, and looked up at the old man across from him, thinking that it was old man Ye who sat opposite him again.

Chen Guogong on the opposite side stretched out his hand to pick up a pawn, took a step forward, and then said: "Why, you are in a bad mood after entering the palace?"

It was Ye Ming who asked Li Xin to be notified about the fact that the Xianbei Yuwen Department went to Beijing to pay tribute to the emperor in the court today. Later, Li Xin was called into the palace, and this General Ye naturally knew about it.

Li Xin also moved the chess piece, and then sighed slowly: "At this moment, I understand a little bit why Master Ye left the court and hid in this small courtyard for decades."

"At this time, if I don't have a large group of people to take care of behind me, I also want to hide in the house, and I will no longer ask about the affairs of the court, and let them do whatever they want. Anyway, with such a large family business, no matter how I go, It is unlikely that I will perish before I close my eyes."

Ye Ming narrowed his eyes: "Your Majesty is going to crown the Xianbei Yuwen Department as king, isn't it?"

Li Xin shook his head helplessly.

"It's probably because I've already discussed it with the old sheep. They asked me to enter the palace just to say hello and appease me, a well-known war faction. I originally thought that the old sheep would be in charge of the Shangshutai, which would make me feel more at ease. Unexpectedly, these civil servants are all the same stuff, which is really depressing."

"Scholars are like this."

Although General Ye liked to read, he had been a general all his life, so he felt the same way, and said: "Open your mouth to fight, but shut your mouth to fight, it seems that in their eyes, as long as you hold sage books and be kind to others, no one will come to trouble you. "

"Something really happened, and they are useless one by one, not to mention his Gongyangshu, even Zhang Quhuanchu is still with this virtue, and he can't get rid of the mold of this scholar."

Speaking of this, Ye Guogong looked at Li Xin and said calmly: "However, this matter should not trouble you, Li Changan. If you want to spoil this tribute, you can just raise your hand."