strictlysupreme Chapter 530 Sun Wanrong's Son
Chapter 530 Sun Wanrong's Son
As expected, Wu Zetian once again favored Wu Sansi.
Under the watchful eyes of the ministers, it took Zhu Liji less than a few minutes from the time he entered the Linde Hall to the time he was taken out and escorted to the Internal Guard House.
Wu Sansi, sweating profusely, stood aside with a very ugly look on his face.
Even though he was not implicated in this incident, he still felt endless anger and the officials targeting him.
Zhu Liren died at the hands of Li Cunxi, and Zhu Liji fell because of blackmailing Li Cunxi's disciples and former officials.
If nothing unexpected happens, his wife will have no brothers or sisters at all.
From now on, the inheritance of the Zhu family can only belong to him, King Wu Sansi of Liang.
The atmosphere of the morning court was quite good. Except for Wu Sansi who had a sour face, everyone was very happy.
Li Cunxi was also very happy. He sat down on the cushion with a smile as warm and bright as the spring breeze.
Not long after, it was the fourth quarter of the morning, which was eight o'clock in later times. The officials outside the Linde Hall, who were originally drowsy, suddenly became alert and were no longer in their previous state.
They all looked at the figure on the dragon bed in the Linde Hall.
Wu Zetian, who was known for her ability to announce the dawn by crowing the rooster, was going to meet the envoy of Khitan, a vassal state of the Great Zhou Dynasty, today.
As the complicated ceremony ended, the envoys from Khitan walked on the blood-red carpet, step by step towards the Linde Hall.
The Minister of Rites and Prince of Henei, Wu Yizong, led the way, followed by officials from the Ministry of Rites.
The leader of the delegation from Khitan, who was nearly 40 years old, walked forward with a determined gaze. He was thinking about what his father felt when he took this path on behalf of Khitan.
Soon, he came to the outside of Linde Hall and stood still. General Hu Jinghui of the Qianniu Guards held his head high and chest out, looking down at the Khitan envoys who were generally a head shorter than him.
Among the generals and lieutenant generals in Qianniu Guard, there are not many who can be of great use, otherwise the one guarding here today would not be Hu Jinghui, who was supposed to be resting at home.
Of course, the other useful person, Li Yuanfang, is still a figurehead general.
The leader of the delegation looked deeply at Hu Jinghui, with a look of genuine awe in his eyes.
In the year when Khitan and Great Zhou went to war, his father Sun Wanrong lured the former Yingzhou governor Zhao Wenhui to attack the camp.
After Li Cunxi led his team to arrive, he and a dozen generals escorted his father Sun Wanrong to meet Li Cunxi. He saw the two unparalleled generals beside Li Cunxi from afar.
The general guarding the gate was obviously one of the unrivaled admirals of the time.
"Announce the Khitan envoy to enter the palace!"
A eunuch shouted at the top of his voice.
The Minister of Rites Wu Yizong led the way and led the entire Khitan delegation into the Linde Hall.
"Foreign minister, the Khitan envoy Sun Xiangzhou and his delegation pay homage to His Majesty the Emperor of the Great Zhou!"
"Everyone, please calm down."
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your great grace!"
Wu Zetian's vanity was satisfied and she felt much better.
She looked at the Khitan envoys below with great satisfaction, and looked at Sun Xiangzhou who was in the lead.
"The messenger has come from afar. What did he see in the places he passed by?"
Sun Xiangzhou knew the answer to this question, so he bowed.
"Wherever the foreign officials passed by, they saw that the cities were majestic and powerful, the people lived and worked in peace and contentment, the fields were abundant, the land was fertile, and there was a beautiful scene of peace and prosperity."
"Such a magnificent scene is something you will never see in Khitan."
Wu Zetian was even more satisfied and nodded:
"I heard that you are the child of Sun Wanrong, the deceased governor of Guicheng Prefecture and general of the Right Yuqian Guard?"
The two sides were in harmony, and Wu Zetian no longer called Sun Wanrong "Sun Wanzhan", and Li Jinzhong also changed his name from Li Jinmie back to Li Jinzhong.
In such a grand occasion, Wu Zetian would not say anything that would make people unhappy.
When Sun Xiangzhou heard this, he burst into tears.
Without waiting for Wu Zetian to ask the reason, Sun Xiangzhou just bowed and cried:
"That is exactly it, Your Majesty."
"My father's heart was with the Great Zhou. Before his death, he kept persuading the Khan to rejoin the Great Zhou and stop acting recklessly."
"The name of the foreign minister was born like this. Even when the two countries had to go to war, this name has never been changed..."
At this point, Sun Xiangzhou was already crying.
It was already considered disrespectful for an envoy of a country to behave like this, but at this moment all the ministers in the hall were moved.
Although Sun Wanrong was forced to raise an army to fight against the Great Zhou, in the end he went against the majority opinion and just killed Zhao Wenhui and left.
You know, last year, nearly three-tenths of the Khitan population starved to death in just three months.
"Fortunately, Cunxi informed the court of the recent situation of Khitan earlier, which allowed you to stop the loss in time. This is also a blessing in disguise."
Wu Zetian sighed.
Sun Wanrong was loyal to the Great Zhou and had devoted countless efforts over the years to maintain good relations with the Great Zhou.
If it weren't for that idiot Zhao Wenhui who messed around, insulted Li Jinzhong and Sun Wanrong and treated them like dogs, Sun Wanrong would never have provoked a war with the Great Zhou.
"Although Wan Rong is gone, the return of Khitan to the Great Zhou is the best outcome."
The reconciliation between the two countries was what Wu Zetian wanted to see most.
She didn't want to face the tragic scene of the Chongzhou Rebellion again. Just because Wang Xiaojie could win once didn't mean he could win a second time.
Afterwards, Wu Zetian ordered Sun Xiangzhou to take the post of General of the Right Yuqian Guard, which was also considered as taking over his father's position.
As for the governor of Guicheng Prefecture, he is still led by Li Jinzhong, the Khan of the Khitan.
Li Jinzhong, who had experienced the Battle of Chongzhou and the bloody battle with the five tribes of Dulu, was ready to die of exhaustion at any time. However, before dying of exhaustion, he still wanted to leave some opportunities for his people.
For example, this time when Sun Xiangzhou entered the Great Zhou, the grain and horses he brought as tribute were all collected by the clan as a tribute to Wu Zetian.
The Great Zhou probably had no shortage of food and fodder, but horses were a strategic material that was in short supply in any country at any time.
……
Turks.
Stone country.
It was the time of October when eagles fly again. Prince Helu of the Dulu Five Tribes rode on the back of a tall horse and looked up at the eagles circling in the sky.
"It's the time of the October Eagle Flight again, Your Majesty the Khan. I think we can resume the war with the Great Zhou."
Prince Helu looked at Jili Khan, with whom he had just met and had not spoken a word, and expressed his opinion.
Of course, restarting the war with the Great Zhou was not just his opinion, but the opinion of all the nobles of the five Dulu tribes.
During this period of clear and cool autumn weather, if we could have a thorough war with the Great Zhou and seize a large amount of supplies, livestock and people, it would be of great benefit to the Turks who are about to face winter.
Jili Khan held the whip in his hand, sat firmly on the horse, and glanced at Prince Helu sideways.
After a long time, he turned his back and said calmly:
"The case of Mochu's sudden rebellion has not been fully investigated yet. Once the case is fully investigated, talk to me about restarting the war."