Chapter 168 Emperor Liang
Although the Liang Kingdom has been fighting and chaos all year round, if we want to talk about the scale of the palace, it is the Liang Kingdom. The palace of Liang Kingdom can no longer be described as magnificent. The pillars of the palace are carved with white jade, and the steps are polished with crystal stone. The most dazzling thing is that the golden dragons that look down at the two ends in the palace are entrenched in the palace, which is made of pure gold.
It is said that the most precious thing is Liang Huang’s fart. The whole dragon chaise is made of red jade. This kind of red jade can be said to be hard to buy among the people, but Liang Huang uses red jade to create a dragon chaise, which shows how luxurious it is.
The place where Prince Leng disliked the most was the palace. He saw that these palaces made of precious materials were filled with rotten smells of copper and cold air everywhere.
Prince Leng's carriage was the only minister besides the emperor who could drive in the palace. This was not only because he was the emperor's brother, but also because he made great contributions to the Liang Kingdom. The biggest reason was that he gave the throne to the current Liang Emperor.
"I see the prince, prince, and your majesty is waiting for you in Xuanhua Palace."
After the carriage stopped, the father-in-law beside Emperor Liang had been waiting for Prince Leng here. When he saw Prince Leng get off the carriage, he immediately went forward to support him, treating Prince Leng like an emperor.
"Old Ni, go to the inn and wait for me."
Prince Leng ordered to the accompanying Butler Ni, and then followed his father-in-law to Xuanhua Palace. Prince Leng remained silent along the way, and the father-in-law on the side did not dare to speak.
"I pay homage to my emperor, long live my emperor!"
Prince Leng did not kneel down to the emperor. This was the first imperial edict issued by Emperor Liang when he ascended the throne. Therefore, when facing Emperor Liang, Prince Leng just bent down slightly to salute.
"Brother, you and I are here, so we should not be so polite."
Emperor Liang and Prince Leng are brothers. They have had a good relationship since childhood. The only difference is that they have a big difference in their personalities, but their relationship has always been very good.
"Although there are no outsiders here, you and me are always kings and ministers, and etiquette is still indispensable."
After the two chatted for a while, Emperor Liang entered the official topic. Xiwei State wanted to form an alliance with Liang State. Emperor Liang naturally had to discuss it with Prince Leng. He also wanted to leave this matter to Prince Leng.
On the way to the imperial capital, Prince Leng had already learned that ten swordsmen of his disciples were killed. Leng Jing gave him the news. She also persuaded Prince Leng to stop this alliance, and all the interests in it were explained clearly to Prince Leng.
"Your Majesty, do you really want to form an alliance with the Western Wei Kingdom?"
Prince Leng didn't know how to dissuade Emperor Liang. He could see that Emperor Liang seemed to be looking forward to this alliance, so he had to test Emperor Liang's meaning first.
"Of course, this is conducive to the development of bilateral relations. Liang State now needs allies."
Emperor Liang was very happy. He was surprised that Xiwei Kingdom took the initiative to propose an alliance, but he also agreed. So after receiving the news from Xiwei Kingdom, Emperor Liang immediately asked Prince Leng to return to the palace.
"Your Majesty knows that there was only friction between the Western Wei Kingdom and the Great Zhou Dynasty not long ago. At this time, the Great Zhou Dynasty would probably be dissatisfied."
"The Great Zhou Kingdom is very powerful, but it is impossible for him to attack two countries at the same time when he is strong. Besides, once our Liang Kingdom forms an alliance with the Western Wei Kingdom, the power of the two countries will be afraid that the Great Zhou Kingdom will not succeed."
Prince Leng felt a little disappointed after hearing what Emperor Liang said. Perhaps he was the same as Emperor Liang thought at the beginning, but after seeing the news given by his daughter Leng Jing, Prince Leng found that he was not as good as his daughter.
"Your Majesty, Liang State has been in war for years, and now we have finally stabilized slightly. In terms of national strength, the Western Wei State is stronger than Liang State. How could they take the initiative to form an alliance? Your Majesty has thought about the reason."
The Liang Kingdom was originally poor in land, and the Liang Kingdom was originally formed by multiple small countries. These small countries had already surrendered to the Liang Kingdom on the surface, but no one knew what they thought secretly.
"Brother, I know you have concerns. It is not unreasonable that I promised to form an alliance with Liang. As the brother said, Liang has been in war for years. What do we need now? What we need is food. To form an alliance with the Western Wei Kingdom can solve this problem. The Emperor of the Western Wei Kingdom promised that as long as we form an alliance, the Western Wei Kingdom will sell us grain at the cheapest price."
Emperor Liang had his own ideas, and Prince Leng could not say anything. After all, he was the king of a country. However, if Prince Leng did not agree to the alliance in this way.
"Your Majesty, the Great Zhou Kingdom is a rich country, and their food is much more than that of the Western Wei Kingdom. Why should we abandon such a good partner and form an alliance with the Western Wei Kingdom?
Your Majesty, can you tell that a young man named Nangong Jianyu appeared in the Great Zhou Kingdom?”
After Prince Leng finished speaking, he suddenly asked Emperor Liang if he knew Nangong Jianyu. As the emperor, Emperor Liang naturally knew the existence of Nangong Jianyu.
"I know, but unfortunately, I, Liang State, don't have such a young man."
"Since your Majesty knows, I have a suggestion. I wonder if your Majesty is willing to listen."
Emperor Liang knew Nangong Jianyu, so Prince Leng could take the opportunity to think of Emperor Liang's advice given by Leng Jing.
"What good advice does the emperor have?"
"Your Majesty, I am willing to go to the Great Zhou Kingdom to see Nangong Jianyu, promote trade between Liang Kingdom and the Great Zhou Kingdom, and open up a trade path between the two countries. Although Liang Kingdom lacks food, we are not short of fur and iron. We can sell these things to the Great Zhou Kingdom and buy their grain with the profits we earn."
The idea of this trade road is Leng Jing's, and Prince Leng just told Leng Jing's idea to Emperor Liang.
"Your Majesty, I believe the Great Zhou Congress agreed to this matter, after all, they lack these things."
Prince Leng's words made Emperor Liang silent. He was thinking about Prince Leng's words. As the king of a country, Prince Liang naturally understood what Prince Leng's words mean.
"Your Majesty, although the Western Wei Kingdom sells grain at a low price, the initiative is in the hands of others. If we have trade with the Great Zhou Dynasty, as long as the two countries sign a peaceful and equal trade agreement, we have the initiative."
Seeing Emperor Liang hesitating, Prince Leng knew that Emperor Liang was moved by his suggestions, and no one wanted his lifeline to be stuck in his hands, not to mention that Emperor Liang was also an ambitious emperor.
"Brother, will the Great Zhou Kingdom agree to this matter? Also, if our iron trade is over, will it strengthen the military power of Great Zhou?"
What Emperor Liang was worried about was that once the Great Zhou Kingdom had a large amount of iron, it could extract more weapons, which was equivalent to increasing military strength to the Great Zhou Kingdom and making the Great Zhou Kingdom's military strength stronger and stronger.
"Your Majesty is too worried. The Great Zhou Kingdom has long been strong. We can just build some farming iron tools to sell them. Some high-level fur will also bring us great gains. At the same time, we encourage merchants from Liang Kingdom to travel between the two countries so that they can hurt this trade path faster."
Prince Leng's words made Emperor Liang even more moved. If this matter could be accomplished, the Liang Kingdom would not need to form an alliance with the Western Wei Kingdom, but instead brought the relationship with the Great Zhou Kingdom closer.
"Brother, then I'll leave this matter to you. Let's drag it over to the West Wei Kingdom first."
Emperor Liang believed in Prince Leng, so he immediately asked Prince Leng to go to the Great Zhou as an envoy of Liang State. He hoped that Prince Leng would implement this matter as soon as possible.
"Report to Your Majesty, the envoy of the Western Wei Kingdom asked to see Your Majesty."
As he was speaking, the father-in-law outside the hall reported that Emperor Liang and Prince Leng did not expect that the envoys of the Western Wei Kingdom would come at this time.
"It seems that Xiwei Kingdom can't wait."
Prince Leng sneered. He didn't know what the hell was Yang Shun of the Western Wei Kingdom was making. However, as a ritual between the two countries, since they came to worship, Emperor Liang naturally wanted to see him, and Prince Leng took this opportunity to leave the palace.
The envoy of the Western Wei Kingdom was no one else, but the one who came was Gusu Jin. At this moment, he was standing outside Xuanhua Hall. When Gusu Jin first walked into the Liang Kingdom Palace, he was shocked by the materials he used to build.
"Your Majesty should receive him, so I avoided him. It just so happened that I could go to the Great Zhou Kingdom immediately."
"Brother, be careful all the way, I'll wait for good news."
After Prince Leng left, Emperor Liang announced that Gusu Jin entered the hall. Emperor Liang sat on the dragon throne and looked at Gusu Jin who entered the hall majestic.
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Gusu Jin came to see Emperor Liang because he knew that Prince Leng had entered the palace. He knew that Prince Leng would be the key figure in this alliance. However, when he entered Xuanhua Palace, he only saw Emperor Liang sitting on the dragon throne and did not see Prince Leng.
"Let's go flat."
When Emperor Liang saw Gusu Jin's eyes quietly scanning the hall, he knew that he was looking for Prince Leng.
"Prime Minister Gusu, are you looking for?"
Emperor Liang asked intentionally, and Gusu Jin quickly lowered his head and said, "Go back to Emperor Liang, when I heard that Prince Leng entered the palace to meet the saint, why didn't I see Prince Leng?"
In front of Emperor Liang, Gusu Jin had a arrogant mentality. In his opinion, the Xiwei Kingdom could take the initiative to form an alliance with Liang, which was completely worthy of Liang. If it weren't for the poor land of Liang, the Xiwei Kingdom would have begun to attack troops and conquer.
"Rareless, are you here to see me or Prince Leng? The person who comes, drag him out of me and bombard him out of the imperial city."
Emperor Liang pretended to be angry, and he shouted at Gusu Jin. Gusu Jin did not expect Emperor Liang to be angry suddenly. He was so scared that he felt that he would bow to Emperor Liang and beg Emperor Liang to calm down.
"Your Majesty, the foreign minister was just ordered by the Emperor of Xiwei to form an alliance with Liang. When he learned that Prince Leng had entered the palace, the foreign minister admired Prince Leng for many years and had always wanted to make friends. He had not seen Prince Leng just now, so he was a little out of compliment. He also asked Emperor Liang to forgive him for his crime."
Gusu Jin was already sweating profusely, his clothes were wet, and his attitude was less arrogant than his previous arrogance.
"So that's it. I thought the Prime Minister of Gusu only had the prince in his eyes, and there was no current emperor. It seemed that I was wrongly blamed Prime Minister of Gusu."
Emperor Liang wanted to give Gusu Jin a warning, but he had already seen through the arrogance in Gusu Jin's heart, so he pretended to be angry in front of Gusu Jin and wanted to drive him out of the city.
"Your Majesty, this time, the foreign minister is on the order of our emperor to discuss the alliance. I don't know when..."
"Prime Minister Gusu, I'm going to discuss it in a few days. I'm a little tired today. You go back."
Chapter completed!