[Southern Song Dynasty] Splendid mountains and rivers

The auspicious days of the zodiac calculated by the Taishi Bureau always have some truth.

Today, the sky is clear and cloudless, and there is not even a breath of wind. The banners are lined up on the road, and there are two rows of sergeants in black armor. It always makes people feel a little bit afraid.The prince was dressed in scarlet clothes, sitting high on the stage, with his right hand resting on his chest, and he seemed to look down on the world—it's a pity that his face was too tender, and it always seemed a little out of place.

Zhao Yuan sat under the crown prince, undisputedly wearing purple clothes.

The dignitaries and dignitaries who joined the fun were not limited to scarlet, purple, light pink, goose yellow, sapphire blue and emerald green, and they didn't feel the heat of midsummer. They all stretched their necks and looked forward to the arrival of the rightful lord.

It is said that the one who was conferred today is the only Marquis of ten thousand households since the founding of the Song Dynasty.

Two neat rows of guards surrounded a young general, galloping all the way from a distance.The prince stood up slowly, waved his hands, and ordered people to prepare the seals, ribbons, e crowns and clothes, and waited with a roll of yellow silk in his hands.As early as the moment the prince stood up, everyone around him knelt down, including Zhao Yuan.

Zhao Yuan lowered his head, staring at the neat bluestone floor in a daze.This ceremony is very important, and she is determined not to do anything to spoil the situation.Anyway, just knelt down for half an hour, listening to the prince read an obscure text, and then waited for the new Marquis to change clothes, and then kowtowed for the official's kindness, the ceremony was considered over.

She kept her head down and glanced down quietly, and sure enough, she saw that the two familiar Mongolian envoys were also there.Unlike ordinary people, the Mongolian envoys did not have any reverence for the imperial decree of the Song Dynasty. They muttered something in a low voice while pointing at the tables and chairs around them, as if they were very novel about everything. .

She frowned slightly, narrowed her gaze, and listened intently to the prince's recitation of the imperial decree.

Zhao Yuan remembered that when the crown prince first came to Shuozhou, he said that he wanted to conclude some kind of contract with the Mongols.But she didn't know what the specific content was.Judging from today's battle, the prince should have come prepared, and the things to do will definitely not be simple.

She quickly raised her head to look at the new Marquis, and then quickly lowered her head.

About this month's burning of incense, bathing and fasting finally took effect, and the chilling aura on the general's body has faded a lot, showing a faintly cold taste.He read word by word in a deep voice, and asked and answered the prince, as if he would live up to the high expectations of the officials.After listening for a while, Zhao Yuan felt a little boring, so he didn't listen any more, but concentrated on thinking about the next scene.

The stack of transliterated documents brought back from Mongolia, she had already found a translator temporarily, and translated them stutteringly.Although she doesn't understand Mongolian, and the records are messy, she can conclude two extremely important information from it: first, Hebuler hates the Kingdom of Jin very much, so the enemy of the enemy can be a friend; People don't have the idea of ​​"going south" for the time being.

Because of this, she was even more unable to understand the prince's intentions.

Unlike his father, the prince has a clearer understanding of the situation and knows how to build momentum better than Zhao Huan.Right now, she is basically sure that the specific details of conferring the Marquis and rewarding the three armies were all handled by the prince himself, in order to plant a sharp sword in the north of the Song Dynasty, so that foreigners would never dare to think of attacking.

Zhao Huan didn't dare to do this, and the ministers of the Eastern Mansion would never allow the officials to do this.

However, the work of the gods, the ceremony of sealing the Marquis has been completed.The prince held the hand of the new Lord Marquis, held up a glass of sake, and congratulated the three armies with a smile.Most of the soldiers were used to the white eyes of the nobles, and they were already different when they met Zhao Yuan. How could they expect His Highness the Crown Prince to be so gentle and refined.After this round of rewards, His Royal Highness's reputation in the army has unknowingly increased by three points.

The prince's interest became more and more high, and he actually wanted to go to the camp where the cavalry was stationed in person to show his nature of being a virtuous corporal.However, he failed to achieve this wish, because Li Gang, the Privy Council envoy, reminded him that the Mongolian envoy had been waiting for a long time.

"It's lonely to make envoys wait for a long time." The prince said with a smile, making people feel like a spring breeze.

His eyes slowly scanned the surroundings, and finally stopped on Zhao Yuan: "Auntie also come over together."

Zhao Yuan thanked him politely, and stood on the right side of the prince.Standing on the left side of the crown prince was the new Marquis who was not looking sideways. His deep black eyes showed no emotion at all, but he would occasionally glance to the right and pause for a moment.

The two Mongolian envoys also followed.But their interest in the new Marquis is obviously much greater than that of the prince.

The entire group welcomed the Mongolian envoys in, exchanged credentials and complimented each other for a long time before His Royal Highness broke the agenda of the trip:

"My Song Dynasty wants to have a century-old friendship with the Mongolian tribes. I don't know what your country thinks?"

The Mongolian envoys giggled, looked at each other, murmured a few words, and someone translated immediately: "Our sweat feels the sincerity of the Song Kingdom, and we also feel great admiration for the warriors of the Song Kingdom. It is an honor for Mongolia to ally with the Warriors."

The prince smiled and pushed a letter of credentials over.

The Mongolian envoy received the letter of credence, discussed in whispers for a while, nodded with satisfaction, and said, "This is really the best. Mongolia and Song will not interfere with each other, and will not invade rashly. It's really the best! I told Da Khan that Song and Jin are different, but Da Khan refused to listen to me—”

"Thanks to the emissary for the good words." Li Gang said while twisting his beard.

"We will convey the sincerity of your country to the Great Khan." The Mongolian envoy seemed extremely satisfied with the agreement, and did not even have the desire to amend it.As for the prince himself, of course, he poured out basket after basket of good words, and specially prepared a sumptuous state banquet for the two envoys.After the two of them were full of wine and food, they specially selected two tall horses and sent them back to the prairie, which was really considerate.

But as soon as the Mongolian envoy left, the crown prince immediately darkened his face, and said to the newly appointed Marquis Yun Zhong, "Your Majesty, please."

"This is a matter of the minister."

"Your Majesty is very at ease in doing things." The prince patted him on the shoulder kindly, and said kindly, "When Gu finished drinking the wedding wine with you and aunt, he will go back to his father immediately. Father and Gu, You have to rely on Lord Hou."

"I dare not."

The prince laughed twice, rolled up his sleeves and left.Only then did Zhao Yuan seize an opportunity, grabbed Zhong Yi's sleeve to prevent him from leaving, and asked in a low voice: "What are you going to do, I always feel that it is a bit dangerous."

"It's okay." Zhong Yi smiled gently, "With the things you brought back, even if there is a huge danger, it can be resolved."

"What exactly does he want you to do?" She still didn't give up.

Zhong Yi was silent for a moment, and slowly uttered two words from his thin lips: "Training soldiers."

training?

Didn't the prince just sign a letter of credence with the Mongols?What kind of soldiers do you want to train again?

After thinking about it, she suddenly realized that everything was pointing in an absolutely impossible direction.

"The crown prince ordered me to store troops in Shuozhou." He slowly explained, "If the Mongols keep their own place, it's fine. If the Mongols are really ambitious, then I need to strike first."

Zhao Yuan let go of his hand slowly, heaved a sigh of relief, and only then felt that his inner garment was soaked in cold sweat.

"What's wrong?" he asked worriedly.

Zhao Yuan shook his head and laughed dumbly:

"It's nothing, I was worrying too much, but it was a false alarm."