The Dongyang and Xijin states suffered another defeat, and this time tens of thousands of people died.
If they continue to hold on, they will not be able to bear it any longer.
Peace talks
The Western Jin Kingdom was the first to submit a peace agreement.
Compared with the Dongyang Kingdom, the Western Jin Kingdom was relatively sincere. It sent a letter to the Kingdom, pledged its allegiance and asked for peace, and also offered a salt mine, a thousand horses, a thousand sheep, ginseng and other precious medicinal materials, and several beautiful women.
The Kingdom of Dongyang offered a princess and a hundred beauties as a marriage partner, but they only wanted the little prince to marry Princess Dajing Fengyang.
Bang!
Emperor Yanxing slammed the imperial desk, his lungs almost exploding with anger.
Princess Fengyang is now nine years old, and she has been targeted by the Dongyang Kingdom. Her father, Emperor Yanxing, even wants to kill Emperor Dongyang.
"Anger harms the body. Your Majesty, there is no need to be angry about Dongyang. Not to mention Fengyang is only nine years old, even if she was fifteen or eighteen, or even in her twenties or thirties, she would never marry into the Dongyang Kingdom."
Bei Lingyao thought of the Ming Dynasty: no marriage alliances, no compensation, no cession of territory, no tribute, the emperor guarded the national borders, and the king died for the country.
As a result, the Ming Dynasty became the most resolute and principled dynasty.
Unfortunately, Ming Yingzong Zhu Qizhen grew up crooked, bringing shame to the Zhu family and becoming a laughing stock in history.
The Song Dynasty, however, emphasized culture over military power, and ended up being a dynasty that was servile and cowardly, kneeling down to beg for peace and pay annual tribute.
Not only did the Jingkang Incident happen, but there was also Zhao Gou, the ninth sister of Wanyan, who was only able to act arrogantly at home but a coward in front of others.
The Song Dynasty was not weak, but it emphasized civil officials over military officials. Civil officials suppressed military generals, and even the emperor was timid.
From this point of view, Dajing and the Song Dynasty have some similarities.
They all have the surname Zhao.
Fortunately, Emperor Yanxing was not a weakling. He promoted military generals and built a military academy, preventing civil officials from dominating the government.
But the national policy must be established, otherwise if our descendants produce a "King of Emperors" or the father and sons of the Song Dynasty, they will not be able to cover their coffins.
"I recently wrote a story and will show it to the emperor tomorrow."
Bei Lingyao decided to remind Emperor Yanxing through a story.
"Okay, I'll definitely watch it."
Emperor Yanxing was looking forward to it. He loved reading Bei Lingyao's stories the most.
Bei Lingyao briefly wrote the story of the Emperor of Ming Dynasty and the three fathers and sons of the Song family.
On the second night, Emperor Yanxing arrived at Fuhua Palace. He was so angry that he felt terrible.
"Don't get excited, Your Majesty. It's just a story."
"I don't think it's a story, I..."
Emperor Yanxing pounded his chest several times and held Bei Lingyao's hand. "I know the Queen is intelligent. The story you wrote is very good and reminds me. I must do something, otherwise my descendants will inevitably have such unfilial descendants."
"The Son of Heaven guards the country's gates, the King dies for the country, no marriages, no tribute, no cession of territory, no indemnity. Fine, that's how it should be."
Emperor Yanxing clapped his hands vigorously. Bei Lingyao just wanted Emperor Yanxing to rectify the country's affairs, but she didn't expect him to be so excited and even evaluate the four emperors one by one.
When talking about the Emperor Jiaomen and the three father and son of the Song family, Emperor Yanxing looked constipated and speechless.
On this day, a dispute arose in the court over the peace agreement between Dongyang Kingdom and Xijin Kingdom.
The peace faction, the war faction, and the neutral faction quarreled endlessly.
There was also a royal censor who advocated peace and agreed to the marriage. Even though Princess Fengyang was still young, two princesses could be selected from the royal family to be named princesses, and the marriage could be made between the Dongyang Kingdom and the Xijin Kingdom.
Some ministers echoed this sentiment, suggesting that another member of the Yu tribe should be chosen as the marriage partner.
The Yu people live in the desert. They often harass the border of Dajing, but they are slippery and run fast. Sending troops to chase them to the desert to fight the Yu people is a waste of financial, material and human resources, which is not cost-effective.
If they didn't fight, they would often be harassed by the Yu people. Moreover, these two times, the Yu people no longer plundered food and property and ran away like they did before. They also killed many people from Dajing on the border.
Emperor Yanxing could no longer tolerate the Yu people.
When the Imperial Censor's words came out, Emperor Yanxing became furious.
"Do you all agree with the words of the Imperial Censor?"
"Your Highness..."
Emperor Yanxing counted and found that there were actually nine people who supported the Chief Censor's remarks.
Emperor Yanxing originally wanted to formulate national policies in the court.
But now, looking at these nine ministers, he gritted his teeth and said, "Well, in that case, I will make your daughters royal daughters. Each of your families will give you a legitimate daughter, and then choose ten beautiful concubines from your family. They will marry into the Dongyang Kingdom, the Xijin Kingdom, and the Yuren Kingdom on behalf of Dajing."
"Your Majesty, this subject is not a daughter of the royal family."
The Imperial Censor was frightened.
The emperor's words meant that each family should send out eleven girls, one of whom must be their legitimate daughter.
How can this be possible?
"It doesn't matter. I can give you the identity."
Emperor Yanxing looked at the nine ministers kneeling on the ground with amusement and sneered in his heart.
The others didn't dare to speak, for fear that Emperor Yanxing would take advantage of them.
"I beg Your Majesty to retract your order. I know I was wrong."
The Imperial Censor was sweating profusely. Not to mention that he only had one legitimate daughter, even if he picked ten girls from the clan to be Teng's concubines to marry his daughter, the clan members would expel him from the clan.
The same was true for the others, their heads banging against each other, so it was no wonder they were scared.
The previous dynasty was also a country that practiced marriage alliances. Every emperor had at least one princess who was married off as a foreign princess. Moreover, when a princess or a daughter of a royal family was married off as a foreign princess, a concubine would be chosen from among the daughters of ministers.
But there were also a few times when the daughters of ministers were directly enfeoffed as princesses for marriage.
If Emperor Yanxing had done the same as the previous dynasty, the nine of them would have truly become criminals.
"Hmph, I will demote all nine of you by three ranks. You are so disappointing to me."
"Your Majesty, we thank you for your grace."
The nine people were demoted three levels and felt very miserable, but at least the marriage was settled.
"Draft an edict for me. From now on, [the Dajing Dynasty will not marry off princesses, pay tribute, cede territory, or make indemnities. The emperor will guard the country's borders, and the king will die for the country.] This will be the national policy. Any descendants who disobey will be expelled from the royal family and demoted to commoners. If the emperor disobeys, the royal family and court officials can depose the emperor and establish a new one. If it is a minister, he will be executed immediately!"
boom!
Emperor Yanxing's clear and loud voice resounded throughout the hall.
The hearts of all the civil and military officials were also shaken.
The pro-war faction and a group of military generals immediately became excited. They looked at Emperor Yanxing sitting on the dragon throne and felt that Emperor Yanxing was as glorious and radiant as a god.
No one spoke out in opposition, and the peace faction fell silent completely.
Emperor Yanxing did not pursue the matter further.
"In our Great Jing Dynasty, the civil service ensures the nation's security, and the military service stabilizes the country. Civil and military affairs complement each other, and there is no superiority or inferiority. As long as one serves the country and the people, he is honored. He is a good minister and a good official of the Great Jing Dynasty. I am determined to become an emperor who will be remembered for generations. Are you willing to join me in the history books and leave a lasting legacy?"
"We, your servants, are willing to follow the Emperor and leave our names in history, forever."
Emperor Yanxing smiled and said, "There are only a few emperors who are the best in history, even among hundreds of thousands. But an emperor who is the best in history is not only a wise and capable ruler, but also has countless capable ministers and famous generals as his assistants. I hope that a hundred years from now, you will have a place in the Imperial Ancestral Temple, the Shrine of Civil and Military Merit, and the List of Merit."
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