Chapter 406 Sun Xiu forced marriage
As a scene person, Sima Ji must have the style of a prince. Even if he is bleeding in his heart, he must not show his fear on the surface. He finally took away his four daughters by adding the gold, silver and jade artifacts accumulated over the years, silk, cloth, mercury mirrors, lacquerware, etc., and 10 million copper coins per piece.
"Why are you so rich?" Murong Zhaoran asked a few questions that the little girls wanted to ask.
"I have no money to marry you, but compared to you, what does this count?" Sima Ji's face was heavy. Except for the greater losses of copper coins, the rest was just a drop in the bucket. In Sima Ji's eyes, Shi Chong was just a waste of money. He struggled to build a Jingu Garden and expanded Jicheng several times in one breath, which was enough to accommodate 600,000 people.
The little girls had the illusion that they were highly valued. Of course, Sima Ji was desperate to ask for it. He looked like he was beaten and stamped his feet. It seemed that he was really exhausted because of this marriage. However, the slight financial losses took up his head time, so it would be better to think about how the hot air balloon would fly for a long time.
Sima Ji remembered that the early hot air balloons were hydrogen, and he didn't know if they could fly by just ordinary air ignition and heating. Also, the materials used to make hot air balloons were also a problem. After many days of meditation, until he left the Yuwen territory and was already walking back in the Liaoxi Corridor, the King of Yan finally confirmed something, and he didn't remember anything.
Even if there was no way, Sima Ji didn't take it seriously. The wife who bought money from his territory could still run away? The four Xianbei people even collected money. The King of Yan remembered the old saying that two people were irreconcilable hatreds, the hatred of killing their father, and the hatred of taking their wife. If the wife ran back to her parents' home, the other party would dare to take in, then he would be ready to talk to the other party about the survival of the tribe.
"Why don't Your Highness accompany you some ladies?" Du Xi, who was riding on the horse, asked curiously when he saw Sima Ji riding his horse.
"I can raise them as daughters." Sima Ji rode a horse and untied the cork of his backpack and took a sip of the water. "I can't guarantee that all the so-called stunning women have been seen, but I have seen them too many. Although these girls are very beautiful, they will not make me anxious."
"Your Highness is a good move to stabilize the four Xianbei peoples." Du Xi said cautiously, "If we can keep our peace, even if we only have decades, we can leave a strong mark in history books."
"This is just a beginning." Sima Ji felt very happy when he heard Du Xi's words. At least it was definitely the right decision to bring him over. If he brought Jiang Tong here, he would be unimaginable along the way.
The four Xianbei people occupied the Inner Mongolia region in later generations. Judging from the location of Jicheng, it is certainly good to maintain stability in the south of the Mobei, but if you are a little greedy, it is not enough to just stabilize the south of the Mobei.
From a geographical perspective, the imperial capitals in later generations cannot be said to have no shackles on their bodies, which leads to the inability to realize their full potential. The root cause is not the problem of the Republic, but the loss of Outer Mongolia during the Republic of China. For the imperial capital, the area of the corners of the Qing Dynasty lost to the northeast was also very large, but it did not damage the influence of the imperial capital, but it was too harmful to lose Outer Mongolia.
If Outer Mongolia is still in China's territory, the imperial capital can truly develop without any scruples. If Outer Mongolia is lost, the emperor has to bear considerable military responsibilities, just like the Han, Jin and Tang dynasties, the border is the Great Wall, and no matter how hard Jicheng is, it is still a military fortress.
Only when Jicheng controls the Mongolian Plateau and the dense forests in the northeast can it truly enter the historical stage. Only when Jicheng is in hand can Jicheng compete with Luoyang Chang'an.
Originally, there are only three names of the so-called four ancient capitals. Compared with historical heritage, Kaifeng is actually above Nanjing. The political center of Chinese history was originally in the north, but the time when the four ancient capitals were proposed was in the Republic of China, the capitals of the Republic of China were Nanjing, and Kaifeng was sacrificed in consideration of the balance between the north and the south.
In short, Monan is just the beginning. Together with Mobei, all the external conditions for the development of Jicheng will be intact. As for the Siberian permafrost zone further north, this cannot be solved by manpower.
Later netizens believed that Siberia was related to China, and the big reason was that the Yuan Dynasty was mapped to open Xinjiang in history books, and that Siberian indigenous people were indeed yellow people. However, this attitude was a bit schizophrenic. When it did not involve Siberia, the nomadic people were all bastards. When it involved Siberia, the indigenous people were just as family as us.
Sima Ji didn't understand this singular position for a while, until he climbed over the wall and went to the San Ge website, which seemed to open the door to a new world. This is San Ge's attitude towards the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. Plateau culture is a Buddhist culture. The Qinghai-Tibet Plateau is closer to the Fudi of India than to the Fudi of China. The Ganges River Basin is at the foot of the plateau. Why does China occupy the plateau?
China is closer to Siberia. The local Mongolians are yellow people like China. Why is Siberia from Russia?
There are so many reasons why, it is indeed easier to enter the plateau on the south slope. Who told you not to go? Third brother, at least you can start the map for a while, just like a buddy who compiles history textbooks, it is a bit of a past story to draw the plateau.
"My subordinates are just a little worried. I wonder if the young ladies can get used to life in Jicheng." Du Xi smiled relaxedly, "Don't blame your highness for saying the wrong one. Will these grassland women not adapt to it."
"You're thinking too much. I have a wife from Funan, and I'm also adapting well." Sima Ji didn't care. If even Jicheng couldn't adapt, then there would be no place to adapt. Jicheng was known as Hudu in some netizens in later generations. Who made the Hu people always value this place more than the Central Plains dynasty?
It doesn’t matter whether Hu or Hu is. As for Jicheng, the geographical location is itself the intersection of three civilizations. It is strange that there is no shadow of nomadism and fishing. Sima Ji is trying to see if he can establish a stable influence on both sides of the Great Wall.
The pure Central Plains dynasty like the Song and Ming dynasties seemed to have not put a lot of effort into this. The Yuan and Qing dynasties that went south to the south had their own influence. The Han Dynasty had fought, but it did not mean to take root in the grassland.
I have tried to establish this kind of influence in the Central Plains dynasty. Judging from the clues in policy and military, the Tang Dynasty was really ready to unify the grassland and the Central Plains under its own dynasty. In the end, the Tang Dynasty did not succeed. Sima Ji felt that part of the reason for the failure was Chang'an's geographical location. Chang'an and Luoyang were located in the pure Central Plains dynasty, and it was appropriate to rule the territory south of the Great Wall. However, once the grassland was exported, it would be somewhat ineffective.
The Ming Dynasty, in power in Zhu Di, actually had this opportunity. It had this foundation based on the capital. However, after he passed away, the Ming Dynasty turned to a contraction policy, directly turning the capital into its status before the Tang Dynasty, and it was a major frontier town.
History gives you the opportunity. The location of Jicheng is equal to the people north of the Great Wall and south of the Great Wall. When you cannot seize this opportunity, you may be retribution.
If Sima Ji did not have enough understanding of his own country and his own country, how could he be worthy of the title of King Yan?
Sima Ji even planned to build another Yan Prince's Mansion in Beiping County near the seaside. Before he could finish the implementation, he was flooded with overwhelming intelligence when he returned to Jicheng.
King Sima Yun of Huainan and King Sima Lun of Zhao of Zhao were in the capital. After reading all the details from beginning to end, Sima Ji was like other vassal kings. Until then, the prestige of the imperial edict will be greatly reduced. How many vassal kings will take the imperial edict seriously will become a problem.
Seven days after this information, it was the news that Sima Lun added Jiuxi, which was not a trivial matter. At the end of the Western Han Dynasty, Wang Mang became the emperor himself, so he said that in the "Book of Zhou", there was a saying that the King of Zhou added Jiuxi to the princes, and raised the prince to the position of Supreme Duke, which was only one step away from the emperor; the emperor now added Jiuxi to his ministers, which also raised the minister to a position that was extremely close to the emperor.
Then Wang Mang usurped the throne. Cao Cao accepted the nine tins of Emperor Xian of Han, and Cao Pi usurped the throne to establish the Wei Dynasty; Sima Zhao received the nine tins of Wei State, and Sima Yan usurped the throne to establish the Jin Dynasty. Now who doesn’t know that adding nine tins is the standard for usurping the throne?
However, this has nothing to do with Sima Ji. He is a distant relative of the royal family. The ones that should be anxious must be the sons of several Emperors of Wu. However, Sima Ji admires King Zhao very much. Now King Sima Jian of Qin is alive. For many years, Sima Ji has had a wish, what is the ability of Sima Jian who has left Guanzhong? Can he take action to let him see it? This wish has not been realized.
If Sima Lun was preparing to usurp the throne and Sima Jin was still indifferent, he would be very disappointed. Because Sima Jian has lived until now, he wanted to deduce when the fight would start, many variables would appear.
"Emperor Wu's own son is not in a hurry. I will never be in a hurry. If the enemy does not move, I will not move. Let's see who can bear it." Sima Ji finished muttering when he saw Yang Xin pushing open the door and walking in, holding the ginseng soup in his hand.
"It's good for your husband's health." Sima Ji saw that there was a mystery in this soup, which was to nourish the kidneys. Yang Xin either thought that her body was hollowed out when she went to the grassland this time and needed to be replenished, or she said she would hand over the public food tonight.
"It's always right to make up for it. Thousands of women in the royal family are counting on their husbands." Yang Xin put the soup on the table, with a strong sour taste in her words. "There are young ladies, and I'm also thinking about my husband."
"Is there vinegar in this soup?" Sima Ji raised his eyebrows and teased, "Aren't it just a few little girls? And that's it?"
"That's not true. It's just that the emperor heard that he was going to establish a new queen. It was proposed by the Secretariat Sun Xiu. It was the woman of Taishan Goat clan." Yang Xin opened her mouth and looked confused when she saw Sima Ji, and asked, "Honey, haven't you seen it yet?"
"Oh!" Sima Ji drank slowly with the soup. He really didn't see it. After crossing it, he read the information. Finally, he found the information that Yang Xin mentioned. Then he saw a report with the latest date and opened it and read it directly.
Yang Xin's mouth was not idle either and continued, "Sun Xiu was arrogant once he ascended to the high position. After hearing that he proposed that the emperor establish a new queen, he was ready to marry the Princess of Hedong."
Slap! Sima Ji slapped the table. The letter in his hand was exactly what Yang Xin said. This letter was written by Sima Xuanhua, which detailed the matter of being forced to marry. Some of the handwriting was blurred, and it might be tears falling on the paper.
The loud noise almost knocked over the soup bowl, which scared Yang Xin and said in a daze, "Husband, what did Xiner say wrong?"
"Sun Xiu has the courage to force a marriage to the princess. Did he think that the royal family dared to fight him and all the deaths?" Sima Ji's voice seemed to suppress his anger, "My niece doesn't want to, and no one can force her to marry her. Notify the Jin Guard and follow me to the capital."
"Husband, Sun Xiu is the Minister of the Central Secretariat." Yang Xin carefully reminded that she hoped Sima Ji would regain her rationality.
Chapter completed!