People in Zongwu: Starting with the Yin Gui Sect

Soon it was the third year of Chongzhen.

Compared to the peaceful second year of Chongzhen, a lot of things happened this year.

First, the world's first steam locomotive was officially put into use in May, which brought about earth-shaking changes in the transportation of the Ming Dynasty.

Then in June, the Denglai Navy and the Guangzhou Navy fought against the Dutch and the Spanish respectively, and not only successfully recovered the East China Sea and the South China Sea that should have belonged to the Ming Dynasty, but also recovered the most important Taiwan Island.

After that, the court also announced the opening of the sea ban, allowing foreigners to do business in the Ming Dynasty.

Finally, in October, a letter from the Tang Dynasty was handed to Wu Yu.

When he opened it, it turned out that Li Yuan from the Sui Dynasty defeated all opponents in just over three years with the help of Taoism, Buddhism, and Demonism, and successfully established a new empire on the basis of the original Sui Dynasty - the Tang Dynasty!

The content of this letter of credence is that Li Yuan, the founding emperor of the Tang Dynasty, sent an envoy to the Ming Dynasty to submit a letter of credence, hoping to establish a good relationship with the Ming Dynasty.

But after reading the content of the letter of credence, Wu Yu shook his head. Li Yuan's idea was good, but he found the wrong target. If it was placed in the Song Dynasty or other countries, it would be fine, but it was not the case with the Ming Dynasty.

Since Emperor Taizong, the Ming Dynasty has always implemented a national policy of no marriage, no tribute, no cession of land, and no compensation, so Li Yuan's idea of ​​​​allying with the Ming Dynasty through marriage is doomed to fail.

And somehow, every time the Tang Dynasty is mentioned, Wu Yu always thinks of the famous Asian continent leader in history, the strongest carbon-based creature in the seventh century AD-Li Shimin.

"But he should have a hard time at this time!"

Thinking of Li Shimin before the Xuanwu Gate Incident, Wu Yu knew that his life is not easy now.

Shaking his head and putting this idea behind him, Wu Yu asked Wang Chengen to announce that the Tang envoys would come in for an audience.

"The Tang envoys pay their respects to the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty!"

"No need to be polite!"

"Thank you, His Majesty!"

"Fuck, why is it him?"

Character: Shi Zhixuan.

Identity: Disciple of Tianmen/Servant of the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty.

Realm: Grandmaster of Martial Arts.

Kung Fu: Sacred Heart Art • Remnant (Saint-level middle grade), Immortal Seal (Heaven-level middle grade), Phantom Demon Body Art (Heaven-level lower grade)...

Wu Yu never expected that the Tang envoy who came this time would be the once famous evil king of the magic way, Shi Zhixuan.

And what the hell is the disciple of Tianmen in the other party's panel information? Could it be that he has already joined Tianmen?

Suddenly, Wu Yu remembered what Qian Qian had said to him when she led the Yingui Sect to the Ming Dynasty: Emperor Shitian resurrected Bi Xiuxin, who had been dead for many years, and asked Shi Zhixuan to switch sides to Cihang Jingzhai and support the Li family in their fight for the world.

"Did Emperor Shitian start planning since then?"

"It seems that Zhu Yuyan's revenge will never be avenged in this lifetime!"

Thinking of the self-destructive Zhu Sect Master, and looking at Shi Zhixuan, who was only one step away from the supreme grandmaster, Wu Yu knew that Zhu Yuyan would never seek revenge on him in this lifetime, unless she was willing to let him do it.

It can only be said that everything is fate. Who would have thought that Emperor Shitian, who could not deal with himself, actually chose to secretly support the Li family in their fight for the world.

No wonder Li Yuan was able to defeat all opponents and establish the Tang Dynasty in just three years. It turned out that Emperor Shitian was behind this.

"I have read the contents of the letter. The Prime Minister asked you to tell this envoy from the Tang Dynasty what the Ming Dynasty meant."

"The old minister obeys the order!"

"Since Emperor Taizong, the Ming Dynasty has always been..."

As Huang Liji spoke out the national policies of the Ming Dynasty one by one, the people of the Tang Dynasty, led by Shi Zhixuan, knew that they had made a wasted trip this time.

Since the alliance failed, Shi Zhixuan and others could not stay here any longer, and immediately asked to leave.

And watching Shi Zhixuan's back as he left, Wu Yu was also thinking about whether to tell this matter to Qianqian, and then let her go to tell Zhu Yuyan.

But in the end he shook his head. There is a saying: Don't tear down people when they are in trouble!

People were already miserable enough because of Shi Zhixuan's repeated betrayals, and there was no need to continue to rub salt into their wounds.

…………

A few days later, outside Beijing, a luxurious carriage was slowly approaching the capital.

"Sister Ruoqiong, do you think the Emperor Ming would agree to this marriage?"

The beautiful girl in palace dress in the carriage looked at another equally beautiful but slightly older woman with a sad face and asked.

Any normal man would feel pity for her frail and pitiful appearance.

These two women were Princess Maode from the Song Dynasty.Zhao Fujin and Li Qingzhao, the daughter of the Minister of Rites.

The reason why the two women came to the Ming Dynasty this time was actually very simple, that is, they hoped to form an alliance with the Ming Dynasty through marriage, so that the Ming Dynasty would send troops to help them resist the attack from the Mongols.

Yes, since the Mongols successfully annexed the Liao Dynasty two years ago, after a period of recuperation, they began to set their sights on the Song Dynasty, the weakest of the three Central Plains dynasties.

The combat power of the Song Dynasty is needless to say. Facing the former Liao Dynasty, they were beaten to tears. Now facing the Mongols that could annex the Liao Dynasty, the result is naturally needless to say. In just less than a year, the entire Song Dynasty has lost nearly one-third of its territory.

So in order to avoid being completely destroyed by the Mongols, the Zhao family had to send the fifth princess of the Song Dynasty, Zhao Fujin, who had just been re-enthroned, to marry the Ming Dynasty, one of the three major dynasties in the Central Plains, under the advice of Qin Hui, the prime minister of the time, and also let the daughter of the Minister of Rites, Li Qingzhao, the most talented woman in the Song Dynasty, as a dowry.

They hoped that the Ming Dynasty would send troops to help the Song Dynasty resist the attack of the Mongols and drive them back to the grasslands because they were both Han people in the Central Plains.

In fact, the Song Dynasty did not choose the Ming Dynasty at the beginning, but the Tang Dynasty, which had just been established.

However, for some unknown reason, Qin Hui, who was known as the first traitor of the Song Dynasty, chose the Ming Dynasty as the object of the marriage.

Although Zhao Ji was the emperor of the Song Dynasty, he was also a father. Naturally, he hoped that his daughter could be happy, so he chose the latter between Li Yuan, an old man in his forties and fifties, and Wu Yu, a young man in his early twenties.

So there was a scene where Prime Minister Qin Hui escorted five princesses of the Song Dynasty to the Ming Dynasty.

However, although their actions were secretive, they were still known by the Mongols.

Although the Mongols had become unprecedentedly powerful after annexing the Liao Dynasty, they were not yet able to deal with two major Central Plains countries at the same time.

So in order to destroy the Song Dynasty's plan, they simply sent a princess to the Ming Dynasty for marriage.

However, because their Khan had no daughter, Kublai Khan simply accepted Minmin Temur, the daughter of King Ruyang, as his goddaughter.

However, I don't know if it was God's will, the two teams actually bumped into each other when they were about to enter the city gate.