Brother Song Taizu

Chapter 202 Want to be a father?
Under the lanterns shining on the balcony, countless silver flowers bloom overnight.

The sentimental moonlight can add to the fun, and tourists will come back after leaving.

For a moment, the lanterns lit up Kaifeng. Even the people of the Song Dynasty who had been prepared could not help but be stunned. Zhao Kuangyin's fists were tightly clenched together. Although he was silent, he could not hide his excitement. Even Zhao Guangmei, who had single-handedly promoted this matter, was stunned. Tears of excitement filled his eyes, so how could he not stun the envoys?

The scene was completely beyond the scope of the envoys' imagination, and their minds were blown to pieces.

It’s so bright, and so beautiful. This light no longer shines on high-ranking families, let alone dance pavilions and song stages, or fireworks and romantic fields, but really shines on the entire city of Kaifeng. It really lets the light walk in. Thousands of households.

Divine skill?
At this moment, Xiao Siwen felt that even his hands and feet were cold. He felt that his attempt to use normal business methods to compete with the Song Dynasty was nothing more than wishful thinking.

But if we do not use commercial means, but fight the Song army on the battlefield as soon as possible...

He turned around and glanced at Yelu Yanmu, then shook his head in disappointment.

Just as I was thinking about it, I heard the sound of "dong, kang, bang, bang" incessantly. Countless fireworks were shot into the sky and bloomed, lighting up the entire Kaifeng a little brighter. People all over the city were cheering, and the courtyard was full of people. The foreign envoys were all amazed.

Yelu Yanmu said: "Song Dynasty's fireworks developed so fast."

Xiao Siwen sighed and said: "Yes, this thing, with a few modifications, can be a weapon for killing enemies on the battlefield."

Yelu Yanmu: “…………”

At the dinner, everyone was served more than 20 dishes one after another. Each dish was so exquisite and took a lot of thought by the imperial chef. The delicious food in Kaifeng is really far superior to other places. For most people It was an eye-opener for foreign envoys, but under the shock of the glass and the electric light, relatively speaking, what we ate during the meal was really not that important anymore.

Of course, in fact, the current power supply system in Kaifeng is still extremely crude and far from mature. The price of wires alone is sky-high, and they are all made of pure silver.

And because there is no rubber, the wires are wrapped in cotton, silk, or paper. When the temperature rises, they are very easy to catch fire. You have to be careful not to let pedestrians touch the wires foolishly. In order to light up the electricity like this, even the patrol camp They have more than tripled in size, and they are always ready to put out fires, even if they can’t put out fires with water.

As for the lamp, the lighting effect is actually not very good, at least in Zhao Guangmei's opinion, it is just that. It's just that the ancients didn't have much knowledge, and Zhao Guangmei really didn't hesitate to spend money, which is why he was amazed again and again.

In addition, the quality of the glass used to make the light bulbs is simply not heat-resistant enough. From the wires to the light bulbs, the quality is worrisome. It can easily explode and injure people. If it catches fire, it will also be fatal to Kaifeng, which is dominated by wooden houses. And to be honest, he I feel that the lighting effect of this thing is just average. In fact, it might be better to hang a few more lanterns in comparison.

This thing is not necessarily safer than hanging lanterns.

In other words, it is a bit wasteful and flashy to use this precious electricity to light the lamps. It would be nice to have this cost and send it directly to the factory.

As for hydroelectric power generation? Kaifeng has three rivers. Zhao Guangmei estimates that up to three hydroelectric generating units can be built. After all, the amount of water is limited, and it is not enough to allow Kaifeng to enter modernization. The location is fixed, and every kilowatt hour of electricity is valuable.

However, after thinking about it, Zhao Guangmei decided to wait for the generator to be built and use it to light a lamp first, not only to show off in front of the envoys, but also because this thing was more shocking and proud to the ancients.

Is the new dynasty a new atmosphere? After the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, the common people are tired of the dynasty changes. The common people have no sense of belonging to the king or the court. It is nonsense to talk about loyalty. In the final analysis, the sense of belonging comes from the sense of identity.

How to make common people identify with the Song Dynasty?After much deliberation, I still feel proud. Only when every common people is proud of the Song Dynasty from the bottom of their hearts can the so-called patriotism be targeted.

In ancient society, pretending to be cool is sometimes a necessity.

Moreover, compared with the traditional life of sleeping at night, having lights can undoubtedly greatly extend the lives of citizens and even promote economic prosperity.

Although, the problem with this lamp is really serious now.

…………

No serious business was discussed at the dinner. After it was over, these envoys naturally started the real exchange work. There were so many people from various countries’ missions that it was impossible for the post house of Honglu Temple to accommodate them. It feels very rude to stay in an inn outside. Besides, there are really not enough high-end inns in Kaifeng City to accommodate such a large-scale mission, which includes tens of thousands of people.

In the end, they simply gave up a newly built tube building from the front office of the palace to accommodate these foreign guests. The soldiers in the building were a little aggrieved and returned to their original military camp to deal with it for a few more nights. Anyway, they didn't have time to demolish it.

Then of course, I received another wave of exclamations from these envoys.

"This house...is it a military camp? Isn't it called a military camp?"

Xiao Siwen looked at this one-bedroom, two-living-room, more than 60-square-meter house with a confused look on his face.

"I'm really sorry. All the houses in the military camp are of the same size, even the commanders of the first army. What our officials mean is that we eat and live together, so that we can share joys and sorrows."

"That is to say, ordinary soldiers can also be allocated such a good house?"

"Xiao Xiang, you are joking. Only veterans with more than 15 years of age can get this house for free. Recruits who have just joined the army will need a loan. Unless they can make contributions on the battlefield, they will have to pay back 25 for this house. The annual loan is deducted from their military pay every month."

"........."

"The conditions are not as good as those of the post house over at Honglu Temple. Please bear with me. This building is inconvenient to open a fire. There is a canteen downstairs. If you want to eat or drink something, you can go to the canteen in the evening, that is... I don’t know if the things in this military camp are to your liking.”

"Thank you, go down."

After that, after sending away the etiquette official who escorted him into the room, Xiao Siwen couldn't help but sit on the window edge again and sighed. When he reached out and touched it, he realized that the window was actually made of glass and not empty.

"Hey, the Song Dynasty is so powerful."

Yelu Yanmu was actually panicked. In fact, he was not so panicked when the lights were on at night. He was a pure military aristocrat and was not as sensitive to those things as Xiao Siwen, but this house really scared him.

Ordinary soldiers of the Forbidden Army can actually live in high-rise buildings. They can live in such a nice house with two bedrooms and one living room. This...

I was so sleepless that I couldn't sleep the whole night.Especially, because everyone lives in the same building, it is very convenient to visit each other, and he also knows very well that everyone is visiting.

That's all. The four families of Wugu, Jurchen, Bohai, and Gaochang had simply gone to a room with officials from the Song Dynasty's Ministry of Rites to conspire.

Don’t even carry yourself!
As for the Ganzhou Uighurs, who had always been a vassal of the Liao Kingdom, they arrived clearly. Their envoys did not enter this building at all. Instead, they looked for Cao Yuanzhong, the great Song Taiwei, in his Taiwei Mansion. It's self-evident what you want to do.

Moreover, everyone was connecting with each other, which made the upstairs and downstairs extremely lively. Some envoys even had a barbecue downstairs, eating and drinking, as if the palace had not eaten enough just now, but they were all stunned. There was no one looking for him.

He wanted to go to Xiao Siwen to relieve his depression, but he was stopped and told that the King of Qin of the Song Dynasty came in person at night and was talking to Xiao Siwen.

Yelu Yanmu was so angry that he wanted to bang his head against the wall after returning to the house.

In the room, Zhao Guangmei was smiling and looking very polite. She came to visit with two big bags of gifts in both hands, all of which were generous. She also said: "They are all gold, silver and jewelry, they are valuable." Gadgets, small greeting gifts, please don’t be polite to me.”

When Xiao Siwen saw him, he didn't give him a good face. Instead, he said coldly: "Well, sit down. I saw there is tea in this room, so I borrowed flowers to offer to the Buddha and brewed it for His Highness to drink."

"You're welcome, you're welcome, um... Xiao Chuo didn't come with you, why do you think he misses her? She's fine now?"

"Well, it's good. I'm inconvenienced. I'm about to give birth, but I haven't come yet. It's been a long and tiring journey. It's been too hard."

"Oh oh oh, it turns out it's childbirth... Damn it? Xiao Chuo is pregnant? How many months has it been?"

"When I came out, I was more than nine months old. Now, I might have already given birth."

Zhao Guangmei looked confused, then started counting the days, and finally came to the conclusion: "Is it...Han Derang's? Or...or who else?"

"It shouldn't be Han Derang's. Before getting married, he didn't dare to show his true feelings. As for who it is...I don't know, does His Highness know?"

Zhao Guangmei's head was buzzing. Seeing that Xiao Siwen's face was not very good, she was a little panicked for a while. She drank a whole pot of tea before she stabilized herself.

As a result, the history of the Liao Kingdom will definitely be different. In the original history, Xiao Chuo was able to marry Yelvxian because he and Han Derang were only engaged rather than married. No matter how political the marriage was, the Liao Emperor could not There is no reason to marry a woman with children as a queen. Even if it is a political marriage, Xiao Siwen does not only have this daughter. There are many women named Xiao.

Zhao Guangmei's mind was confused for a moment. This...I am a father?My eldest son is actually Xiao Chuosheng?

Then wouldn’t it be that all the subtle influences and intentional guidance I had given before were wasted?
Of course, if the child is strangled to death right after birth and no outsiders know, this can be done, but... then why don't you do it yourself?

Seeing Zhao Guangmei's expression was different, Xiao Siwen said: "However, although this child is not Han Derang's, but... he still has to be named Han. Chuo'er still has to marry Han Derang. I hope your highness can understand."

Hearing this, Zhao Guangmei's face couldn't help but become more distorted and ugly, and then said: "I understand what you mean. The Xiao family, whose original surname is Shulu, has been the first queen of Liao Dynasty since Shulu Ping. Women from the descendants of the Liao Kingdom can marry Han people from Youyun, which is called wooing, but they can never marry the princes of the Song Dynasty, especially since I, the prince, are also the crown prince. This will only arouse suspicion."

"Your Highness, it's good that you understand. It would be outrageous if a girl from my descendant of the Liao clan became a concubine of the Song Dynasty in the future."

Hearing this, Zhao Guangmei temporarily forgot about the purpose of her visit. She couldn't help tapping her fingers on the table and said, "But Yelujing's queen's surname is not Xiao, but Guo. And if I remember correctly, , you are not Khitan people, your original surname is Shulu, and you are Uighurs, so you have actually become your own group within the Liao Kingdom for so many years, right?"

"Haha, His Highness the King of Qin is quite knowledgeable. The ancestors of our Xiao family did move from the Uyghurs. At that time, they lived next to the Dela tribe where the Yelv family was located. Therefore, they have been intermarriage for generations. The origin of the two families can be traced back to the Liao Kingdom. It started over a hundred years ago. After so many years, who would still think of our Xiao family as Uighurs? What does it matter if we are Khitans or Uighurs? As for our Majesty’s Queen, whose surname is not Xiao... This is His Majesty’s fault. He is relatively naughty, and there is a lot of criticism from both the government and the public. I believe that he will be able to realize his mistakes. The Liao Dynasty is different from the Song Dynasty. There are some traditions that your Majesty cannot ignore due to his willfulness."

Zhao Guangmei thought for a while and said: "How about... Uncle Xiao, let's discuss it. How about I marry Xiao Chuo as my wife? I will also let her be my queen in the future. As for the dowry, you can just bring Yanyun Sixteen Prefectures here. , a descendant? Whose descendant is not a descendant? How about we, the Song Dynasty, also marry the Xiao family’s daughter as our queen from generation to generation? Uncle Xiao, you have also seen that our Song Dynasty is much more powerful than the Liao Kingdom, you must be fighting But, Uncle Xiao, why did you have to sink on this rotten ship of Liao Kingdom?"

Xiao Siwen rolled her eyes at him and said in a taunting manner: "Why don't you, Your Highness, go take a nap? You can dream about everything."

Zhao Guangmei scratched his head when he heard this and sneered. He also knew that this was a whim, but the suddenness of Xiao Siwen talking to him about this really made him a little confused.

Obviously, everyone pays attention to contraception.

It's nonsense to say that he has such unforgettable love for Xiao Chuo. In fact, he has barely thought about her after not seeing her for more than half a year, but when he thinks that she might give birth to a child, that child will still call Handerang daddy. , I thought this was really disturbing.

Moreover, Handerang is also a person like a dragon or a phoenix among people. Apart from his own bug, he is also one of the top talents in this era. Would such a person really be willing to raise other people's children after being cuckolded?
This child must not be bullied to death in the future?
Thinking about it this way, I feel a little uncomfortable.

Thinking about it again, this should be regarded as a contribution to the Song Dynasty. After all, Xiao Chuo will not be able to become the queen, nor will he become the queen mother in the future. Han Derang will not be able to become the prime minister. The most powerful person in the history of Khitan Isn't this a beautiful thing that the couple has begun to take their final call before they even step on the stage of history?
Although he does not have a heroic view of history, he also knows that if heroes like Xiao Chuo and Han Derang come across it, it is the destiny of the country. If they do not, it is actually normal. The Liao Kingdom was completely unstoppable before and after Xiao Chuo. They are two countries. It is a rebirth, like a rebirth from the ashes. In history, there are only a few people who can be worthy of the title of "Master of ZTE" except for him and his wife.

Therefore, from a certain perspective, Zhao Guangmei actually made great contributions to the Song Dynasty.

But why should the child bear the price?

There are obviously people who are cheating all the time, so why did they still get hit by escorts?
Seeing that Zhao Guangmei was speechless, he started drinking tea one cup after another. He even dug out a glass bottle of wine from the gifts originally given to him, poured it out for himself, and seemed to be ready to take another sip. Xiao Siwen He said: "Your Highness, you came to me so late. What do you want to talk to me about?"

Zhao Guangmei said: "Originally, I wanted to get close to you, carry out some business cooperation, give you some appropriate profits, and by the way, I wanted to sow a relationship between you and Yelujing."

"Haha, the relationship between me and His Majesty... it's useless to instigate. There is no need to instigate. Your Highness might as well talk about the benefits."

"Benefit... This matter does need to be discussed, but now we have to change the way of talking. To put it simply, I have to increase the price. Uncle Xiao, look at me, Da Song, up and down, whatever I like, whatever I like, we can talk about it .”

"Haha, if I say that I like this method of making sugar, refining glass, cement, or even this electric light, can I still talk about it?"

"Okay, let's go. I'll take you to visit now. Should we see the sugar factory first? Or the cement factory first?"

　The Shulu tribe must have moved north to join the Khitan after the disintegration of the Uighur Khanate. However, there is a saying that they were originally a group of Khitan people who were dependent on the Uighurs. The earliest Khitan tribes were not eight but ten, and the two extra tribes were Including the Shulu Department, returning to Khitan is a way of acknowledging one’s ancestors and returning to the clan.

　　But in short, this group of people is definitely not the same group as the old Eight Tribes of Khitan, and they are indeed relatively independent. I feel that their relationship with the Khitan is actually a bit similar to the relationship between the Manchus and the Horqin Tribe in the Qing Dynasty. Yelujing’s He is a bit like Shunzhi of the Qing Dynasty. In fact, many things are right. For example, he vigorously improved the political status of the Han people, reused traitors, married Han people, established Han queens, etc. Who can say that Shunzhi was a coward?This person is definitely not a sleeping emperor. He is not mediocre at all. He just steps too fast and breaks the egg. There is absolutely nothing wrong with Zhao Kuangyin not taking advantage of the Northern Expedition while this person is in power. Because if you don’t do the Northern Expedition, the Liao Kingdom will be in disarray. The Northern Expedition , they all worked together and helped Yelujing a lot.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)