Chapter 387: Unity
Tuoba Ying said, "The Beili civil strife was quelled thanks to the great assistance of Prince Chang'an. This prince sincerely thanks you."
As he spoke, he stood up and gave Huo Zheng the highest salute of the Beili Dynasty.
Huo Zheng said, "This prince and I both hope for peace in the world and for the people to live in peace. Now that we are in danger and chaos, how can we not be peaceful?"
Tuoba Ying nodded and said, "King Chang'an is righteous."
A group of Beili Da also praised the righteousness of King Chang'an.
Ask yourself, if they encounter civil unrest in Daxing when they go there, they may not be willing to risk their lives to help them quell the unrest.
It's good enough if you don't take advantage of others' misfortune.
After Tuoba Ying thanked him, he sat down again.
Huo Zheng spoke again, "The prince specially sent someone to invite me here. It can't be just to express gratitude, right?"
On the day when the leaders of the three major tribes were killed, Tuoba Ying, Mu Xu and others had already thanked him.
There's really no need to thank me again today.
Mu Xu said, "The Seventeenth Prince will ascend the throne in three days and become the new Great Chanyu. I invite the Prince of Chang'an and the Princess to attend the ceremony."
Huo Zheng said: "That's natural."
The old Chanyu and more than a dozen sons are all dead. The country cannot be without a king for a day, so Tuoba Ying must succeed to the throne as soon as possible.
When Chunzhi heard this, she knew they were about to talk about Yanran.
Mu He stepped forward and said, "Princess Daxing came to Beili to propose marriage. Originally, she could have chosen her favorite among the dozen or so princes. Now, there are only seventeen princes left in the entire Beili royal family, and one of them is about to succeed the Great Chanyu. So, who should the princess marry..."
"Mu He!" Tuoba Ying's face darkened slightly, and he interrupted immediately, "The Beili royal family was brutally massacred, and this prince has no intention of getting married for the time being."
"That……"
Mu He wanted to say something, but was stopped by Mu Xu's look.
They had already discussed privately the matter of having Princess Daxing marry the Seventeenth Prince and felt that this was the best arrangement.
But the Seventeenth Prince felt that King Chang'an had helped them a lot, and he could see that Princess Daxing and her envoy had feelings for each other, and she must have been forced into marriage with Beili.
Although Tuoba Ying was very grateful to this fairy-like princess, his Beili royal family had just been massacred, so he had no intention of getting married.
It's just that Mu He and others wanted him to marry Princess Changning so as to bind him to the Prince of Chang'an through marriage and establish friendly relations between the two countries.
There was a disagreement between them.
That’s why we have this scene now.
Huo Zheng naturally saw through the thoughts of these Beili ministers. He said, "To be honest, I do not agree with the marriage between the two countries. I came to Beili to bring Changning back."
His openness caused a lot of discussion among the ministers of Beili.
Mu Xu knew from the very beginning that the Prince of Chang'an was not here to marry his sister. At that time, he lied with his eyes open as if it were the truth, and now he publicly said that he did not support the marriage between the two countries.
A minister from Beili asked, "Since the Prince of Chang'an doesn't support the marriage between our two countries, why is he still helping us?"
Huo Zheng said seriously, "Because in my opinion, the diplomatic relations between the two countries should not be superficially maintained by a woman's marriage."
He said: "Beili and Daxing can open up the northwest route, and the two countries can benefit from mutual trade, so that the people can have enough food to eat, warm clothes to wear, and live a prosperous and happy life."
"Opening up the northwest route will allow the two countries to trade and benefit from each other?"
When the Beili ministers heard this, they immediately started talking.
Beili is short of supplies, but it has herds of cattle and sheep and unparalleled horses, which are far beyond the reach of Daxing.
What they most yearned for was Daxing's poetry, books, rituals, music, and abundance of grain and cloth.
In the past, wars were waged and marriages were formed only to exchange for more desired things. But if those things can be obtained without war or marriage, then everything can be discussed.
But as beautiful as this seems, it is extremely difficult to achieve.
A minister from Beili said, "The trade between the two countries is of great importance. As for Daxing...does the King of Chang'an have the final say?"
It is a fact known to all the world that after Prince Chang'an quelled the rebellion in Xizhou and drove out the foreign enemies and returned to the capital, he was feared by the emperor and demoted to Xizhou to be a vassal king.
If he had not lost the emperor's heart, he would not have lost the chance to return to Beijing to see his sister off to get married, and would not have had to travel thousands of miles to Beili.
This time, before Huo Zheng could speak, Chunzhi spoke first, "It's impossible for the two countries to mobilize the entire nation from the very beginning to open a trade. We can use Xizhou as a pilot. Once the trade becomes profitable, the people of both countries will taste the sweetness, and more and more people will naturally participate in the trade."
The emperor and officials of Daxing were not fools. Someone had taken the risks and the infamy. When they saw the profits, they would naturally flock to it.
By then, they will have to worry about how to balance the situation when there are too many people trying to profit from it.
Regarding the mutual trade between the two countries, Chunzhi and Huo Zheng initially thought of opening it with Xiling. When they were in Xizhou, they had discussed it many times with a group of officials and staff. This was feasible, but it was quite difficult to implement in the early stages.
And we need the full cooperation from Xiling.
The people of Xiling are cunning, and the eldest princess Ye Ninglan, who wants peace between the two countries the most, stayed in the capital of Daxing. Xiling is in chaos, and they are trying to destroy the marriage between Daxing and Beili. Discussing mutual trade with them at this time will not only be difficult to carry out, but will also cause more trouble.
The two countries must find the right time to open up mutual trade and make sure it succeeds at once. Otherwise, if they fail, it will be even more difficult to do it next time.
After learning that Huo Yanran came to Beili for marriage, Chunzhi and Huo Zheng came up with this idea to Beili.
Originally, what they were most worried about was that Beili would not be able to convince them. After all, if business was so easy, there wouldn't be so many disputes.
But he didn't expect that when he came to Beili, they would encounter internal strife. Huo Zheng helped Tuoba Ying to quell the strife and immediately became a hero in the eyes of the Beili people.
Chunzhi had been listening to them talk without saying a word until she started talking about the trade between the two countries.
The Beili ministers originally did not understand why Prince Chang'an was invited here, and Prince Chang'an insisted on bringing the princess with him.
Even Mu Xu felt that Prince Chang'an loved his wife dearly and could not bear to be away from her for even a moment.
Until this moment, Princess Chang'an talked about the trade between the two countries, talking about Xizhou's tea, Xizhou's cloth, and Xizhou's wheat. Xizhou is considered a poor place in Daxing, but Xizhou is suitable for growing cotton, barley and other crops, which just makes up for the gap in Beili.
At present, Huo Zheng is only the King of Xizhou, and indeed cannot be the master of the entire Daxing, but he can be the master of Xizhou.
Xizhou has a vast territory and is recruiting talented people. After so many rebels were pacified, they were disbanded and returned to farming. These are all young and middle-aged laborers.
In this way, within a year, the granaries and cloth in Xizhou will inevitably double in size.
In three to five years, Xizhou will definitely become a brand new Xizhou.
Chunzhi's eyes lit up when she spoke of this, her voice clear. She said, "I'm not exaggerating. Simply put, after the two countries open up trade, whatever Xizhou has, Beili will have to have."
Upon hearing this, the Beili ministers couldn't help but ask Huo Zheng, "Prince Chang'an, could the princess really mean what she said?"
"Of course I take it seriously." Huo Zheng looked at Chunzhi and said seriously, "The princess and I are of the same mind. What the princess says is what the prince says."
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