Vol 2 Chapter 2622: Nongyu enters Yunnan, and the war escalates
Chapter 2622: Entering Yunnan with jade, the war escalates
Chapter 2618: Nongyu enters Yunnan, and the war escalates
As one of the top executives of Heibingtai, Nongyu is responsible for the elimination of spies in the country. When she learned that she had been canonized as the first royal princess of the Qin Dynasty and had to change her surname back to Ying, she was completely shocked. Senseless.
When she learned that she had to go and get married, she was granted the title of princess under special circumstances, and Nong Yu suddenly realized that after all, her little contribution was obviously not enough to be canonized as a princess, let alone change her surname back to Ying. .
Nongyu actually has no objection to marriage. After all, she is not young. As long as she can contribute to the country and the marriage partner is not bad, she does not mind a political marriage.
As a descendant of the Ying family, Nongyu still has some awareness, not to mention her status as a princess to compensate for herself.
However, the marriage partner this time is Nanman. Although it has been renamed Nanguo, which sounds a lot more elegant, it still cannot change the fact that Nanzhong is poor and backward.
with with with s with a breast in a big city — would be great if she doesn't have any prejudice against the dirty, poor Nanman. Naturally, she won't have much of a favorable impression.
Let's put it this way, whether it is a marriage with the Wei and Song Dynasties, or with the Kingdom of Wu, Nong Yu can accept it.
Nongyu really couldn't accept it, even if she was given the status of a princess of the Qin Dynasty.
Nong Yu's resistance to the marriage was also within Ying Hao's expectation. After all, he was accustomed to the colorful world of Great Qin. Who would want to go to Nanzhong and become a primitive?
But the two-way marriage between Qin and Nan is a foregone conclusion, and only Nong Yu is suitable within the clan, so who will she marry if she doesn't?
However, Nongyu was a meritorious minister no matter what, and Ying Hao still hoped that she would voluntarily go to get married, so he asked Ren Hongchang, Qin Jian and others to take turns doing Nongyu's ideological work.
If you are still unwilling to get jade like this, then Ying Hao doesn't want to force it, so he can only choose a marriageable girl from a distant relative of the clan to marry.
Ren Hongchang and Qin Jian also struggled to persuade Nong Yu. In order to change Nong Yu's subconscious prejudice that Nanzhong was dirty, chaotic and poor, they first went through the governance of Chi You and many years of maritime trade with Da Qin from Nanzhong. This is no longer what it used to be.
When Nongyu learned that the Southern Barbarians were not as bad as she thought. Although they were still far behind the Qin Dynasty, they were not too far behind the Sui Kingdom in Liangzhou, and the resistance in her heart was reduced a lot.
Ren Hongchang and Qin Jian saw that Nong Yu's attitude was relaxed, so they struck while the iron was hot and started with Chi You, telling Nong Yu how powerful Chi You was. Although he was from a barbarian background, he was deeply influenced by Han culture and single-handedly changed the Southern Barbarians. , whose talents and strategies are no worse than those of the princes of the Central Plains.
Nongyu didn't know much about Chi You, so he was also surprised when he saw that the queen and Zong Zheng had such high evaluations of Chi You.
“Is Southern King Chi You really that powerful?” Nong Yu asked.
“It’s ten times more powerful than what I said. Otherwise, how could your Majesty be willing to marry you, my sister?”
Ren Hongchang looked confident, and as soon as she finished speaking, Qin Jian couldn't wait to hand over Chi You's life story and portrait.
After hesitating for a moment, Nongyu first flipped through Chi You's information, then suppressed the shock in her heart and opened Chi You's portrait.
Nong Yu still has some control over her appearance, otherwise how could she possibly fall in love with Bai Feng?
Bai Feng is not good at writing, and his martial arts is not outstanding. There are countless people in Da Qin who are better than him. If he is not handsome enough, how can he like him because of his identity as Nong Yu.
With this excitement that starts from appearance, if Bai Feng can seize the opportunity, he may not be able to win the beauty back, but he is a dumb-headed man who cannot speak well, and he will not be able to seize the opportunity given to him.
After opening Chi You's portrait, Nong Yu was stunned.
To be honest, Chi You's appearance is not her type.
Among the chess, calligraphy and painting, Nongyu is the best at playing the guqin. She is also a literary youth at heart, so she likes handsome men who are gentle and elegant.
Chi You obviously has nothing to do with handsome men. He is the kind of domineering man from the inside out, handsome but not girly, tall and strong, but not bloated at all. He can be called a walking hormone.
Nongyu originally thought that Chi You was a rough-looking and unkempt barbarian, but now it seems that he is a powerful warrior like Li Cunxiao and Xiang Yu. Although he is still not her ideal type, he is much better than the image he imagined. .
As the leader of a country, Chi You's military prowess was comparable to that of Li Cunxiao and Xiang Yu, and his command of the army was not weaker than that of Yue Fei and Su Lie. His ability to govern the country was not weak, and his appearance was also very handsome. He was impeccable in terms of status, appearance and abilities. He was definitely the best in the world. One of the finest men.
After discovering all the shining points in Chi You, Nongyu felt that she was not worthy of Chi You. After all, Chi You was really outstanding, and if she did not have the status of Princess of Da Qin, it would be impossible for her to be with Chi You. resulting in any intersection.
Under the repeated persuasion of Ren Hongchang and Qin Jian, Nongyu finally agreed to the marriage.
Three days later, Nong Yu officially held a princess canonization ceremony at the Ancestral Temple in the presence of Ying Hao, Ren Hongchang, Ying Liangyu, Ying Xuewu and other royal families, as well as Qin Jian, Qin Wu and other clans, and left her name on the Among the royal family dishes.
Since then, there has been no more Qin Nongyu, replaced by Princess Anyang of the Qin Dynasty, Ying Nongyu.
Nongyu, who was dressed in a princess's gorgeous attire, saluted her nominal brother Yinghao and said, "Ying Nongyu, please see your royal brother."
Ying Hao stretched out his hand to help her, and said with a smile: "My dear sister, please get up. We are all family members, so there is no need to be so polite."
“Thank you, Brother Huang.”
Nongyu nodded slightly. Whether it was her manners or her appearance, she showed the qualities of a princess.
“My dear sister, in addition to bringing together the fellow cultivators of the two countries, you also have other missions when you marry into the Southern Kingdom.”
Hearing Ying Hao's words, Nong Yu thought in her heart. Sure enough, she knew that this cheap brother must have an important task for her.
“Nong Yu is willing to die for the Qin Dynasty.”
Nong Yu said with a serious face, as if he was looking forward to death. But Ying Hao waved his hand and said with a smile: "It's not that serious. I'm not asking you to do anything dangerous."
Nongyu couldn't help but be startled, but after hearing Ying Hao's explanation, she felt completely relieved.
The emperor did not ask her to be a spy, nor did he win over people from within the Southern Kingdom. Instead, he asked her to put her husband's family first and try her best to assist Chi You and vigorously promote and spread Chinese culture in the Southern Kingdom after she got married.
This requirement is not difficult for Nong Yu, after all, Chi You himself is doing this now.
An ambitious person like Chi You would never be as affectionate as Zhu Tianpeng, and he would definitely not be affected by a woman.
Since making jade is destined not to affect Chi You, why bother to be clever and do some useless work? It is better not to have any calculations from the beginning, so that Nongyu can gain Chi You's trust.
The princess of Da Qin became the queen of the Southern Kingdom, which will definitely bring the people of the Southern Kingdom closer to Da Qin. And when Da Qin truly unifies the world, Ying Hao will use some other means to persecute, and Chi You, knowing that he is bound to lose, may make the Southern Kingdom Take the initiative to join Da Qin.
It is better to use this peaceful method than to go to war directly between Qin and Nan, and the fight will be bloody.
Ying Hao intended to make Nongyu a link between Qin and Nan, so he naturally had to prepare a thicker dowry for her and marry Nongyu in a glorious manner, so that Nongyu could secure her position as Queen of the Southern Kingdom.
After discussing with Ren Hongchang, Ying Hao quickly finalized the list of Nong Jade's dowry, which included: 50,000 taels of gold, 100,000 taels of silver, 30,000 pieces of silk and satin, 50 boxes of various jewelry and jades, 100 maids, and guards. Five hundred, three thousand Japanese slaves, one hundred carts of various books...
Nong Yu's dowry alone filled three hundred carts. Ying Hao also used this method in disguise to reduce Chi You's financial pressure, allowing him to persist longer under Liu Yu's counterattack.
The first batch of maritime aid supplies has set off, and Nongyu can only take the second batch, which is a month later.
As for when the Southern Kingdom will marry the princess? It is estimated that it will have to wait until the war between the two countries in Nanshu is over.
However, Ying Hao doesn't care much about this. Anyway, the marriage partner is not Zhu Rong. No matter who comes, it will be the same to him.
Over in the Southern Kingdom, after learning that Da Qin agreed to the marriage and agreed to sell grain, grass and ordnance at low prices, the senior officials couldn't help but feel excited. After all, this was the only good news since the Shu army's counterattack.
Chi You immediately asked the rear to expand the army by 50,000. He first conducted training to serve as a reserve army. After the equipment from Da Qin arrived, he immediately changed equipment.
At the same time, Chi You also stepped up his efforts to win over the Di, Suo, Lu, Bo, Dong and other ethnic groups in southern Shu. He also promised huge profits and won the support of many foreign ethnic groups.
In addition, Chi You also listened to Shi Jieren's opinions and sent envoys to Annan, hoping to drag down Ruan and Yue.
Nan Guo has neither formed an alliance with Ruan and Vietnam, nor has it signed trade regulations. After all, apart from population, there is really nothing that Nan Guo can value.
But now the Southern Kingdom and the Great Qin are already related by marriage, and Ruan and Yue are vassals of the Great Qin. If the suzerain country's allies are in trouble, the vassal countries should always lend a hand.
Both Ruan and Yue were feared by the Chu State. Because they were afraid of the Chu State, they took the initiative to submit to the Great Qin and became a vassal state of the Qin Dynasty, nominally surrendering to the Great Qin.
Now that the Chu State is taking advantage of the war in Southern Shu to sneak attack on the Southern State, if the Southern State cannot withstand it, the Chu State will really be the only one in the south. Will there still be good fruits from the Ruan and Yue countries?
Chi You was also afraid that the armies of the Ruan and Yue countries were short-sighted and feared the Chu State and did not dare to send troops, so he asked the envoy to take the Qin chief in Qingmei Port to lobby with him.
Accompanied by officials from the Qin Dynasty, the envoy from the Southern Kingdom announced his intention to visit Ruan and Yue after arriving at the two countries, and elaborated on the critical situation.
The King of Ruan, Ruan Fuying, and the King of Yue, Li Gongyun, were not short-sighted. They did not want the Southern Kingdom to be defeated by Chu and Shu, so they decided to jointly send troops to the north without much hesitation.
The Ruan State sent 45,000 troops, and the Yue State sent 35,000 troops. A total of 80,000 troops were announced to the outside world as 150,000. They attacked the Chu State's Jiaozhou area to force the Chu State to retreat.
After purchasing new equipment from Da Qin, the combat effectiveness of the Ruan and Yue armies has greatly increased. Although there is still a big gap with the Chu army, if the number is large enough, it will definitely threaten the Chu army.
When Liu Xiu learned that Ruan and Yue had joined forces to invade, he couldn't believe that these two small countries, which had been beaten by the local soldiers in Jiaozhou, dared to attack the Chu State? It was simply audacious.
Although Liu Xiu looked down on the Ruan and Yue countries, the number of 150,000 troops was still very intimidating, not to mention that the two states of Jiao and Guang were currently empty of troops.
After discussing with his advisers, Liu Xiu decided not to call back the 50,000 troops who were attacking the southern barbarians. He ordered Yang Xiuqing to lead an army of 15,000 to guard the southern defense line for a month. At the same time, he sent Ma Yuan and Zeng Guofan to lead 10,000 Jingnan troops each. The army went south to support Yang Xiuqing.
Chi You learned that Ruan Yue had invaded and Liu Xiu did not withdraw his troops. Although he was a little disappointed, he no longer had any luck.
Since the Chu army dares to come, let's have a good fight with the Chu army in Nanzhong, so that the Chu army knows that Nan Guo is not so easy to bully.
Chi You's back-up troops on the south-eastern front were quite well-arranged. The Chu army could not threaten the Southern Kingdom until they broke through the Shengjing Pass.
There is no big threat from Chu State for the time being, but the threat from Shu Han is very close at hand.
Chi You looked at his men, all of whom were fighting **** battles, but he was unable to participate in the battle due to injuries, and felt uncomfortable in his heart.
So, when the injury was mostly healed and his condition was not affected, Chi You mounted his horse again and joined the battle.
Chi You's reappearance greatly increased the morale of the Southern Army and made the Shu Army's offensive more difficult. At this time, Chi You took the initiative to fight against the generals.
Liu Yu knew that Chi You's injury had not yet recovered, but he was also worried that if Xing Tian was defeated, it would affect the morale of the entire army, but he had to go out to fight.
After all, the Shu army had won consecutive battles and its morale was now strong. Chi You took the initiative to challenge him. If the Shu army did not fight, it would appear that the Shu army was afraid of Chi You.
So, after some thinking, Liu Yu decided to send Lu Ya to consume Chi You first.
(End of this chapter)
