909 A marriage alliance
As soon as Xia ping ‘an opened his eyes, he found himself sitting on the throne in the throne room, wearing a majestic dragon robe. The ministers in the throne room were arguing with each other.
if the northern tribes invades the borders, the best way is still to have a marriage alliance. As long as we send a Princess over, the northern tribes will surely know their place, ” a civil official in a red robe said eloquently in the hall.
the northern rongs have wild ambitions. They are testing the Tang Empire’s determination by crossing the border. Once we show weakness and send the princess over, the northern rongs will definitely go further. Those thieves only know how to use their swords. They don’t know how to be kind! A general with a full beard roared in the hall.
“Fight? that’s easy to say!” Another Minister sneered and retorted, ” as the saying goes, we need to settle the internal affairs before resisting foreign aggression. The biggest disaster for the Tang Empire now is the problem of the military occupied towns. The chaos in Xichuan is obvious, and the Deputy provincial governor of Xichuan, Liu Pi, has evil intentions. With Wei Yun’s death, that Liu Pi actually dares to threaten the Imperial court to give him a Jie Xun. Furthermore, he has already sent troops to occupy the strategic points of Xichuan. Once the Imperial court starts a war with the northern tribes, there will be no troops to pacify Xichuan!
that’s right. Besides Xichuan, the Xia sui Army and the Zhenhai Army are also showing signs of instability. It’s not good for me to lose peace with the northern tribes! An old man with a white beard said in a trembling voice, ” if we can temporarily appease the royal house by sending a woman over, it might not be a bad thing!
“If the northern tribes want a marriage alliance today, I’ll send the princess over. If he wants his GoldSilver children tomorrow, are we supposed to send them over as well?”
The officials in the court were divided into two factions and were in a heated argument. Some wanted to form a marriage alliance with the northern rongs, while others wanted to teach the northern rongs a lesson. There were also some officials who did not express their opinions and were secretly watching the emperor’s expression.
At this moment, Xia ping ‘an was sitting on the throne, looking at the noisy throne room. Only then did he truly understand how difficult it was for Tang Xianzong and Li Chun at that time. If they had met a weak Emperor, he would have probably just found a woman and given her the title of Princess, then let the woman go and marry him.
The two groups of ministers in the throne room quarreled for a while before they realized that the Emperor, who was sitting there, had not spoken. The quarrels between the two groups gradually stopped, and each of them looked at Xia ping ‘an.
“Resisting foreign aggression also requires internal stability, this saying is correct!” Xia ping ‘an opened his mouth gently. As soon as he heard this, the ministers who had just proposed a political marriage immediately became alert, thinking that the Emperor had adopted their opinions. Unexpectedly, Xia ping’ an continued, ” for me, in this world, there is nothing more than the Imperial City. The unrest in the Imperial City and the disaster that has arisen in Xiao wall are the greatest hidden dangers!
Ah, what does your Majesty mean? weren’t we discussing the matter of the northern tribes and the cutting of vassals? why did Your Majesty suddenly mention the Imperial City?
“Since I ascended the throne, the harem has been without a master, and the position of the Empress has been empty. For the long-term peace and stability of the country and the harem, this is not a long-term plan. I have already decided to officially confer noble Consort Guo as the Empress, leading the harem and the mother of the world. What do you all think?”
As soon as Xia Pingan opened his mouth, everyone in the throne room suddenly felt as if the earth had broken and the sky had risen. Many people were so shocked that they were dumbfounded.
Noble Consort Guo was Guo Ziyi’s granddaughter. Her father was the emperor’s son-in-law, Guo min, and her mother was Princess Shengping, who was the daughter of the substitute sovereign. Therefore, noble Consort Guo could be considered the granddaughter of the substitute sovereign and the cousin of the shun sovereign. According to the imperial family’s ancestral records, noble Consort Guo was one generation older than the Emperor. In addition, Guo Ziyi’s eight sons and seven son-in-law were all of high status. Under Guo Ziyi’s command, dozens of generals were conferred the title of King or Marquis. They had such a background and such power, but noble Consort Guo had never been conferred the title of Empress, so all the ministers secretly guessed that this was because His Majesty was afraid of noble Consort Guo and was afraid of repeating the old events of Gaozong, so he didn’t dare to confer her the title of Empress.
However, no one had expected that His Majesty would suddenly “come around” in court today and wanted to make noble Consort Guo the Empress. This was a major event.
“Your Majesty is wise!”
“Noble Consort Guo is virtuous and virtuous, and can be the master of the harem, the mother of the world!”
“This is the blessing of the great Tang, hehe.”
While some of the officials were still in a daze, the officials who were close to the Guo family in the throne room had already started shouting excitedly. The sons and son-in-law of the Guo family looked at each other in shock and excitement. They were also stunned.
There were no more than two “Guo” characters in this stroke. His Majesty had made noble Consort Guo the Empress, which was a great thing for the Guo family. The only strange thing was that this kind of big thing had not been leaked out in the palace before. The last time the Guo family people met with noble Consort Guo, she still had some hidden grievances. She should have been ignored by the Emperor in the palace.
The reason His Majesty didn’t make Guo imperial consort was that he didn’t want to repeat the incident with Gaozong. The Guo family was well aware of this, and although they were dissatisfied, they could only acquiesce. They regarded this as a balance with Li Chun, but to everyone’s shock, this balance was personally broken by Li Chun in the main hall today.
In the hall, Guo Zhao and Guo Jue looked at each other. Their eyes were filled with shock. They then looked at the Emperor sitting in the throne room with a sharp gaze and a slight smile on his lips. An unfathomable feeling rose in their hearts, and they were secretly awed. They didn’t know what the Emperor was up to.
At this time, who would dare to jump out and oppose them? how could they live after offending the Emperor and the Guo family?
In a moment, all the civil and military officials in the court began to support Xia ping ‘an’s ” wise decision “, and the matter of conferring the title of noble Consort Guo was also settled.
Seeing that this matter was over, Xia Pingan, who was sitting on the throne, heaved a long sigh of relief. Perhaps Tang Xianzong had considered not conferring Guo Guifei the title of Empress before, but history had already proved that this path was a dead end with endless troubles. Moreover, the later history had also proved that Guo Guifei’s moral character could stand the test and was worthy of the word virtuous. Guo Guifei did not have the ambition of Wu Zetian, nor was she brutal and muddleheaded. In the original history, after Tang Xianzong’s death, she said, Noble Consort Guo’s son, Tang Muzong, had ascended the throne. At that time, noble Consort Guo was already the Empress Dowager, so her status could be imagined. However, there was no record of noble Consort Guo’s tyranny in the history books. Noble Consort Guo’s reputation had always been very good, and such a woman was very rare. Later, when Tang Muzong passed away, someone in the palace plotted for the Guo family’s succession. The Guo family angrily said,”Do you want me to follow Wu Zetian’s example? Although the Crown Prince is young now, he can still choose a highly respected official to assist him. Why should I interfere in the affairs of the outer court?”
With noble Consort Guo overseeing the harem, all kinds of internal friction in the future could be completely avoided as long as proper arrangements were made.
Tang Xianzong’s first defeat in his life was the disharmony between the husband and wife in the harem. How could he rule the country and calm the world without a family?
More importantly, what made Xia ping ‘an even happier was that the realm Pearl didn’t shatter after he had done such a great thing. This meant that he could continue.
After seeing that this matter was settled, Xia ping ‘an took in another deep breath and said to the entire court in a deep voice, ” do you all know of a man named Rong kun? ”
There was no reason to say that being an Emperor felt good. As soon as Xia Pingan opened his mouth, an old official immediately began to play the supporting role. Oh, I know this Rong kun. He was a Jinshi before and later worked in the manor of Wei boyu, the provincial governor of Jingnan. He also served as an advisor to cui Xu, the tan provincial governor, and Li Changmin, the GUI provincial governor. In the third year of the founding of Zhong, he went to Chang ‘an to serve as the Imperial censor and was demoted to the Chen provincial governor the next year. This man is quite talented and has written some poems!
“Not bad, this Rong kun also wrote a poem called” ode to history.”I like it very much!” Xia ping ‘an looked at the ministers in the hall and began to read the poem, ” ode to history, ” ” in the history of the Han family, a clumsy plan was a political marriage. A country depends on a wise Lord, and a woman is responsible for its safety. How could she mirror the appearance of a Jade to be quiet Hu Chen? Who’s going to be the assistant in the thousand-year-old underground bone?”
After listening to Xia Pingan’s ” ode to History “, the main hall suddenly became quiet. The ministers who had been clamoring for a political marriage just now trembled and quickly lowered their heads, not daring to look at the Emperor sitting on the throne. The emperor’s meaning was already very clear. Whoever mentioned a political marriage again would be seeing the Emperor as a fatuous Emperor, and the person who mentioned it would also be a treacherous Minister.
The country depended on the wise Lord, and the woman was responsible for safety. This line of Rong kun’s poem was really too sarcastic. It was simply piercing to the heart.
it’s a pity that Rong kun has already passed away. If he were still alive, I would have made him the governor of Langzhou. The first person to propose a marriage alliance was Wei Tan. He’s a shameless coward. He didn’t dare to go to war and sacrificed his life for the country. He entrusted the country’s safety to a woman and wanted her to suffer. Yet, he could find a bunch of excuses and talk about the five benefits of a marriage alliance. What a joke! Xia ping ‘an snorted and said murderously, ” I’ve made up my mind. From now on, the great Tang will never be in peace with the barbarians. The northern rongs have invaded our borders and killed our people. This matter will be handed over to the Ministry of War for discussion. The ministers of the Ministry of War will come up with a countermeasure first. We must encourage the soldiers guarding the borders and defeat the invading enemies. We must let the brave warriors of the great Tang use their swords and Spears to discuss a peace plan with these barbarians. Alright, let’s withdraw!
Xia ping ‘an had already stood up and was preparing to go to the back Palace to see noble Consort Guo. She wanted to reveal her true feelings and have a good chat with noble Consort Guo.
As the saying went, ” peace brings prosperity. the emperor’s family affairs were no trivial matter. If he wanted to reverse the fate of the Tang Empire and his own future, the first thing he had to do was to completely reconcile with noble Consort Guo. The husband and wife had to work together to reorganize the harem, and then suppress the power of the eunuchs in the harem. This was the true peace of the internal affairs. If he did not weaken the power of the eunuchs in the palace, he would weaken the vassals. Before he could even weaken the vassals, his life might be cut off by the eunuchs, causing the resurgence of Yuanhe to be short-lived. It would truly be a tragedy if they became the final radiance of the great Tang.
However, Xia Pingan had only taken a few steps when the world in the realm Pearl suddenly shattered without any warning.
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In the secret room, Xia Pingan, whose light cocoon had been shattered, opened his eyes and shook his head with a bitter smile on his face. a perfect fusion with this realm Pearl of divine power would increase the upper limit of divine power by 18 points, but now it has increased by 49 points, which means that I have changed history to some extent. It can be considered a breakthrough fusion. It’s just that I didn’t have enough time to do many things in the realm Pearl.”
Because of this realm Pearl, Xia ping ‘an’s God’s bone had increased by one, and he was now a level five six-star God’s favored.
He looked at the time. It had been less than five minutes since he had fused with this realm Pearl. Xia Pingan then walked out of the secret room.
It was still early, and it was not time to rest. Xia Pingan, who had just walked out of the secret room, began to read a book in the study room. However, after reading for a few minutes, Xia Pingan suddenly felt something. His eyes flashed, and he looked in the direction of the swamp.
The Child of Fortune was currently in the swamp.
The Ninja Turtle that had been hiding in the swamp for so long was starting to become restless tonight. There were some strange movements, and it seemed like Tao Wu wanted to come out of the swamp.
Was he here to give her realm beads?
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A few minutes later, Xia Pingan, who had put on the angel mask and blood-red gloves again, was like a ghost in the dark night. His body turned into a cloud of translucent black fog, and in the darkness of the night, kolanthe was as fast as lightning. He stepped on the roofs of the buildings and rushed toward the swamp.
When a Summoner’s flight spell became an auxiliary spell that could not allow them to fly but allow them to jump higher and run faster, as long as they were willing to burn their divine power, the summoner’s mobility could make even the strongest martial artist feel inferior to them.
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In just over ten minutes, Xia ping ‘an had arrived at the familiar redwood forest West of Koland. However, Xia ping’ an did not enter the forest. Instead, he took a detour around the forest and cut into a Hill from the East of the forest, which was connected to the swamp. His figure disappeared in the blink of an eye.
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