"This time my father wants me to marry you, the prince!" Li Xiaoxiao said seriously.

"Marry me?!" Zhao Qiong said in surprise with his eyes wide open.

"Well, it's exactly what the father and uncle Wang both agreed, of course I also..." Although Li Xiaoxiao was so arrogant, she was a girl after all, and she lowered her head and said. Although she didn't finish her sentence, Zhao Qi also understood that even though she didn't finish her sentence.

What does it mean?

"Impossible. The father and emperor would not agree to this matter, nor would all the civil and military officials agree to it!" Zhao Qi shook his head. He knew that in the long history of China's five thousand years, the Song Dynasty was one of the few who refused to pass the marriage.

One of the dynasties that were exchanged for peace...

The "marriage" in traditional consciousness generally refers to the marriage between regimes for political purposes. Zhaojun went to the frontier and Princess Wencheng entered Tibet, which is a well-known marriage incident. In fact, in ancient Chinese history, there are quite a wide range of marriage phenomena.

,In terms of type, there are marriages between the Central Plains dynasty and the minority regime, marriages between separatist regimes and ethnic minority regimes, marriages between separatist regimes, marriages between ethnic minorities, marriages between the Southern and Northern Dynasties and from the present

Let’s look at the marriage with a foreign country.

As far as dynasties were concerned, there were Han and Xiongnu, Han and Wusun, Sun Wu and Shu Han, Sui and Tang dynasties and Tuyuhun, Sui and Tang dynasties and Turks, Tang and Tubo, Liao and Xixia, and later the marriage between Manchu and Mongolia, etc. No matter how the form changes,

One thing is unchanging, that is, they are all driven by political interests. The occurrence of marriage ties is always related to certain specific historical conditions. These historical conditions can be roughly divided into two categories: one is a state of political division, and both sides of the division are in harmony.

the desire and conditions; secondly, there is no strong national prejudice that one is noble and the other is humble.

Compared with the background of marriage dynasties in previous dynasties, Song undoubtedly had the historical conditions for marriage: on the one hand, Liao and Western Xia had confronted the Song Dynasty and posed a serious threat to the Song Dynasty. On the other hand, they all had good luck.

During this period, it maintained a relatively peaceful period for a long time, but in fact, Song not only did not take the initiative to marry outsiders, but also refused the proposals from Liao and Xixia.

The Song Dynasty did not implement a policy of marriage fertility mainly determined by the ruling rulings' idea of ​​"respecting China and neglecting barbarians", and the strength of economic strength is also a factor that cannot be ignored. Under the influence of traditional Confucian culture, the literati and officials of the Song Dynasty believed that the king should be subdued by virtue.

In the world, as long as the king's virtue is cultivated to a high level, the barbarians will also surrender. The Confucians of Song Dynasty recognized the moral rule even to the level of superstition, so many scholars and officials regarded marriage with ethics and morality as a matter of course.

'Good marriage is a shame for the country'. Scholars believe that getting married with a "non-like" is a great humiliation. They would rather pay money than pay their wife. Of course, they would not marry a relative.

Therefore, when the Liao army was in a hurry, Song still refused the Liao kin's request for marriage. In the minds of Song Renzong and Song Dynasty ministers Fu Bi and others who participated in the negotiations, cede land was undoubtedly a loss of power and humiliation of the country. Marriage was a great loss of dignity, so he used the

All kinds of reasons were rejected, and finally, "the Khitan no longer proposed marriage and wanted to increase the coins."

The proposal to the Western Xia. The same is true for the monarchs and ministers of the Song Dynasty. Xia Yizong Zhao Liangzuo "heard that the Khitan asked Tubo soldiers to take Hexi together, and thought of making the Central Koreans aid, so that Zu Ruwei Mingyu Zheng would be given a tribute and asked to Shang Princess." Song Renzong still did not

All this shows Song's attitude towards marriage: he would rather give more Yin and Juan than marry a daughter. He could pay tribute but not a daughter; he could claim to be a submit, or even a grandson, but he would never give

The old father-in-law regards himself!

Although looking at it from the perspective of "big history" in later generations, the Song Dynasty's cultural mentality of despising surrounding nations delayed the process of national integration, had a negative impact on cultural exchanges among nations, and set a bad example of "defending against Chinese and foreigners".

It weakened the cohesion of the Chinese nation. However, in the heart of Zhao Jie, a former soldier, he still agrees with this backbone of "not relying on women to exchange for peace"...

"Prince, why don't they agree?" Li Xiaoxiao asked anxiously, even more puzzled by this.

"It's very simple, don't marry the same surname!" Zhao Qi rarely said seriously. Don't marry the same surname. This concept is deeply rooted in the Central Plains and has a far-reaching influence. Now that the Song Dynasty once gave the surname Dangxiang, then intermarrying with the Western Xia again would violate the etiquette system.

To be rude, Song, based on his personal interests, wanted to suppress Xixia by rejecting Xixia's proposal. Therefore, although Song's words of rejecting Xixia's proposal for marriage are simple, the reasons are sufficient, and it is difficult to refute.

"But we are clearly people from both countries, how can we be bound by this? This is just an excuse?" Li Xiaoxiao was obviously not satisfied with this excuse.

"Although you said it well, it's just an excuse, but it's not an excuse for both countries, but a national policy for both countries. Neither the father nor the ministers in the court will agree easily!" Zhao Qi looked at

Li Xiaoxiao, who was a little dissatisfied, said, "I'm not suffering because of this, and even planned to abandon everything for a foreign girl. Although the ending was that Zhao Xin's "breach of contract", the taste of it is still unforgettable for him. This foreign girl is

I hate the bullshit rules of not getting married, but what can I do?

"Then the marriage will not be successful this time. Then why did the father have to send a marriage envoy again and again even though he knew this!" Li Xiaoxiao seemed to be unwilling to give up and asked afterwards.

"Chive, I think you have seen the root cause long ago. Liao's power declines and the country is about to fall!" Zhao Qiong said, "But I am very puzzled. Such friendship between the two countries is often at the expense of women.

At the cost of happiness, if the two countries applaud, her life will be barely enough. Once a conflict arises, the fate of the married woman is often very tragic. Why are you still so passionate about not urge your father to give up this idea as soon as possible?

”

"Prince, do you really not understand?" Li Xiaoxiao looked at the prince and asked. In fact, she knew that royal women often existed as special commodities and bargaining chips, and no one could control his own destiny.

Now the God of Destiny favors her, giving her the opportunity to make a choice, and the person in front of her has occupied her heart since that encounter in the tent. How could she be willing to let go of the person she likes?

"This..." Zhao Qi was led to a military command again. If he didn't understand what Li Xiaoxiao meant at this time, he would be a fool. This was simply telling him directly, 'I love you, I'm willing to marry

Here comes to you, "Hehe, if you want to help King Xia regain control of the government, you don't have to sacrifice yourself. Besides, even if the marriage is successful, you may not be able to help. If you don't do it well, you will have to help the more you help. After all,

Song didn't want another neighbor who was eyeing him!" Zhao Qi did not dare to take the lead, so he could only turn the relationship between the two countries back to the relationship between the two countries to avoid unnecessary trouble and hurt the girl's face.

"Well, the prince is right. This matter is probably impossible. That would be fine. It would save me from leaving my hometown!" Li Xiaoxiao was not stupid either. Bingxue was smart and immediately understood the prince's thoughts and said seriously.

"Yes, I think you, King Xia and King Jin, are very nice to you, why do you have to participate in it? There is always a solution to the problem!" Zhao Qi was most afraid of women making jokes. Seeing Li Xiaoxiao like this, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief and persuaded him.

, but I didn't know that I had a good impression of her.

"Prince, now the Liao Kingdom is on the verge of breaking the country, the Liao Emperor is missing, the King of Yan proclaims himself emperor in Nanjing, the Jin Kingdom is at its peak, aggressive, how should our Xia Kingdom deal with itself, should we help or not?" Li Xiaoxiao was indeed

He no longer mentioned the marriage, and as he wished, he talked about state affairs.

"Well, Xia and Liao have had a good relationship for generations. King Xia also advocated the princess of Liao as his concubine. He was the country of nephew and uncle. Xia sent troops to aid Liao was a complete righteous act. Morally speaking, no one would have any objections, he would only praise him.

King Xia was benevolent and righteous; but in reality, it was an act of destruction of the country. Emperor Liao was incompetent and incompetent, and he appointed evil people to make the people live in poverty and complain, and he also lost the people's hearts. If the Jin Kingdom did not destroy Liao, it would also destroy the country. And the Jin Kingdom would not destroy Liao.

Now that the troops are strong, they have occupied most of the Liao Kingdom. It is only a matter of just capturing Yelu Yanxi Liao Kingdom. The Xia Kingdom is narrow and the Jin Kingdom is sparsely populated. If they insist on aiding Liao, they will definitely be hated by the Jin Kingdom, and they will probably be attracted by the Jin Kingdom.

He used troops against Xia!" Zhao Qi said with a wry smile.

"Uncle Wang said the same thing, and the legend in the court said that if Xia Kingdom helps Jin Kingdom capture the Liao Emperor, they are willing to seize the East and win the land in Yunnei to our Xia Kingdom, so that they can still obtain a large area of ​​land, so he firmly opposes aid to Liao Kingdom.

!” Li Xiaoxiao said.

"Well, I believe that people can do such ungrateful things for the sake of their interests, but this is no different from being a tiger. The ambition of the Jin people is by no means just destroying the Liao Kingdom. Once the Liao Kingdom is destroyed, our Song Dynasty and your Xixia will be the capital of the capital of the capital of the Song Dynasty and your Xixia.

The next goal they want to conquer, greed for temporary gains and evil to be neighbors, and in the end they will gain nothing and have to take advantage of their own family!" Zhao Qiong said with a smile.

"The prince's words made me confused. The Liao Association made enemies with the Jin Kingdom and led to an invasion. If you ignore them, the end of destroying the country will eventually be the result of destroying the country. What should I do?" Li Xiaoxiao said with a question mark on her face, and the prince's car was talking in a slander.

She was confused.

"Haha, this is a matter of opinion. Everyone has different choices!" Zhao Qiong chuckled. Even he had no right to participate in such national affairs.

"What would happen if it were you?" Li Xiaoxiao was curious about the prince's real thoughts and asked tentatively.

"If it were me, it would be better to aid Liao and establish a buffer zone between the Song and Jin Dynasties to avoid direct confrontation with the Jin Dynasty. When they are exhausted, they will make plans!" Zhao Qi said, "If the situation forces it, at least it will be

I also have to take the Emperor of Liao in my own hands. As long as the royal family of Liao Kingdom is immortal, the Jin Kingdom will not be stable for a day. I can use the emperor to order the princes to use him to summon the same clan to confront the Jin Kingdom, so that it has no time to do so.

Go south and you can rest!"

"Haha, you are so bad, you are so bad that they can fight to the point where they are dark, but you will benefit from it!" Li Xiaoxiao said with a 'naive' smile.

"Talking about war on paper is all jokes, and you can't take it seriously!" Zhao Qi waved his hand. In fact, he knew that this would reach Brother Cha's ears in a few days. The child would add fuel to the fire and say this as him.
Chapter completed!