boyutpedia Chapter 232: [Snatch Princess Song]
Chapter 232: [Snatch Princess Song]
Chapter 232: [Snatch Princess Song]
Li Baoguo was Li Zhenqing's father, and one of the few powerful generals in the Song Dynasty who could resist the Liao Dynasty.
Relying on the strength of its Dao Palace territory and its extremely strong military command experience, Daliao's offensive momentum was contained, and Li Baoguo also took the opportunity to regain some of the territories that Daliao had lost.
And just when the morale of the Great Song army was boosted and ready to regain the lost land in one fell swoop, the Emperor Daliao offered the ultimate move of asking the Great Song for a marriage in exchange for peace between the two countries, and the Great Song gave up regaining the lost land.
The Liao people knew that the Song Dynasty was not stable inside, and besides the Zhao family, there were several aristocratic families eyeing the throne covetously.
At this time, Zhao Lixia was in trouble at home and abroad, and he was actually unwilling to go to war with Daliao.
Now that Daliao is begging for his marriage and taking the initiative to show his favor, Zhao Lixia is even more eager to ask for it.
Therefore, under the strong urging of the emperor, Li Baoguo, who was in full swing, had no choice but to give up his great victory over the Liao Kingdom, and led his army back to the northern border of Yanyun, and once again cupped hands the newly recovered lost land.
Although this decision caused a shock in the government and the public, it was still suppressed by Zhao Lixia's strength.
In today's Song Dynasty court, the ministers discussed the matter of Li Baoguo's withdrawal, as well as the marriage between the Song Dynasty and the Liao Dynasty.
Wing On City
Great Song Dynasty
This place where Zhao Anning had pursued all his life and wanted to stand here for the well-being of the people of the Great Song Dynasty was now sitting with a group of bureaucrats who only knew how to enjoy themselves and didn't care about the life and death of the people at all.
"Your Majesty, we have made progress on the battlefield, and the Liao army is not invincible."
"As long as we fight steadily and step by step, we will surely recover the lost ground!"
"I implore Your Majesty to take back the order, and the last general is willing to lead the army to fight the Liao people again!"
Li Baoguo cupped fist with both hands, and half kneeled on the ground to petition His Majesty the Emperor.
On the other side of him are the civil servants of the Great Song Dynasty. The weakest Realm is less than the Realm of the Foundation Establishment period. Li Baoguo's military camp can kill all of them with just one lieutenant general.
Only now, these moths of the Great Song Dynasty appeared on this temple majesticly, talking about the fate of thousands of soldiers and hundreds of millions of people of the Great Song Dynasty.
Li Baoguo scoffed at this, if it wasn't for the suppression by Zhao Lixia, who was at the Soul Sea Realm, the Li family would have rebelled against the Song Dynasty long ago.
As long as it can benefit the people of Li, the Li family doesn't mind changing someone to be the emperor.
Moreover, Li Baoguo already had an own candidate in his mind.
Li Baoguo had also heard a little about what happened to his own useless son in Prince Anning's Mansion.
Li Zhenqing was a libertine in the first place, and besides, he didn't only have one son. Li Baoguo, who was able to become a general of the Song Dynasty, naturally saw things not that simple.
Li Baoguo has also sent people to investigate the man who had an affair with Princess Zhao Anning. It is said that he is a young man named Su Ning.
When he first entered Yong'an City, he was still a kid in the Divine Soul Realm. In the blink of an eye, he broke through the Dao Palace Realm in less than a year.
His progress is so fast that even among the cultivators in Eastern Wasteland, he can be regarded as a heavenly genius. If such a person can serve the people wholeheartedly, the Li family would not mind following him to overthrow the Song Dynasty of the Zhao family.
As for own's son Li Zhenqing, honestly, Li Baoguo doesn't care.
The Li family has many heirs, so they will not go to war with a young man who looks like a king for the sake of a dude.
Even if Su Ning is strong enough, it is not impossible for the entire Li family to join forces.
Above the court hall, Zhao Lixia sat on a high dragon chair.
The civil servants below were arguing, most of them were stating the benefits of a truce with Daliao.
The leader among them was a civil servant named Wen Tao, a Realm of Divine Soul Realm, but he looked like an old man, in his sixties or seventies, with gray temples and a little awkward speech.
He walked forward slowly and reported to His Majesty the Emperor,
"Your Majesty, as a humble minister, I can only see that the Song and Liao countries have been fighting for many years, and the people are full of grievances."
"The wives and children of common people in the two countries are separated, and the people are in dire straits."
"Since the emperor of the Liao Kingdom is taking the initiative to cease war with the Great Song Dynasty, we should agree to it for the sake of the people of the Great Song Dynasty."
"Besides, we can keep the peace of hundreds of millions of people in Song Dynasty by sending away a princess. This is a great blessing for Song Dynasty!"
Wen Tao said impassionedly, as if he was really thinking about Da Song, and other officials around him also knelt on the ground and echoed.
"Yes, Your Majesty, as long as we send a princess there, we can enjoy peace and avoid the suffering of swords and soldiers."
"This is simply a blessing for my Great Song Dynasty, and a blessing for the people of my Great Song Dynasty."
Looking at the petitioning officials kneeling on the ground in the Great Hall, Zhao Lixia, who already had peaceful thoughts, became more confident.
He sat on a high dragon chair, his majestic dragon robe looked down on everyone.
"Well, since everyone agrees."
"Then I decided to let the prince of the Liao Kingdom come to Song Dynasty to meet the bride in person according to the date agreed by the Liao Kingdom's envoy."
"The next day, we signed the Song-Liao Armistice Agreement."
"Scatter!"
After Zhao Lixia finished speaking, he saw Li Baoguo beside the pillar in the Great Hall looking sullen, as if he still had something to say.
Zhao Lixia, who was worried that he would raise objections again, decisively proposed to disperse the court, and kept Li Baoguo's mouth shut.
"Your Majesty is confused."
"The rulers and ministers of the Great Song Dynasty are all weak people. I am afraid that they will be wiped out by foreign races sooner or later."
"The legacy of the Li family cannot be dragged down by this group of people."
"It seems that we should find another enlightened master as soon as possible."
Li Baoguo had already anticipated this result in his heart, the emperors and ministers of the Great Song Dynasty were all soft bones.
He originally wanted to use the victory on the battlefield to stimulate Zhao Lixia's determination to fight, but instead he suffered suspicion.
In Li Baoguo's heart, he was completely ashamed of the extremely corrupt Great Song Dynasty.
"It seems that it's time to send someone to contact that Mr. Su."
"The broken ship of the Song Dynasty will capsize sooner or later."
After retiring from the court, Li Baoguo didn't say a word to his colleagues around him, and went straight back to his own Li's mansion, and secretly sent people to contact Su Ning as soon as possible.
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snow mountain castle
When Su Ning saw the content of the letter, he also had endless worries about Zhao Anning in his heart.
Judging from what Zhao Lixia meant, it seemed that for the sake of peace with the Liao Kingdom, even his own daughter was willing to throw it out.
In that case, if he wanted to save Zhao Anning, there was only one way to choose.
Grab a kiss!