Chapter 1005: The Purpose of Akuta
Wanyan Aguda walked far away, and the entourage behind him couldn't help but speak, "We didn't get any benefits from the kid surnamed Yang, it's really unlucky." ”
Ah Guda smiled slightly, "I can't underestimate anyone, but anyone who can sit in his position is not a stupid person, I pretended to cooperate with him, I wanted to find out what other purpose he had for this trip besides being an envoy."
But this man is too cautious and cautious to tell the truth, and I am now worried about whether he will ruin our plans again. ”
The attendant asked, "You mean...... Will he get in the way? ”
Ah Guda nodded, "It's hard to say, maybe he doesn't know our intentions yet, but when the old Khitan emperor receives envoys from various countries, he will know our intentions." ”
Wanyan Aguta fell into deep thought, he was more familiar with some of the habits and practices of the Khitan court and Yelu Hongji than Yang Huairen, such as the matter of giving a princess this time, Aguta understood the meaning of this matter as soon as he heard about it.
Yelu Hongji used to make the daughter of a clan a princess, and he did so only when the girl was about to grow up and could get married.
On the one hand, the status of these girls and princesses is given in order to win over the nobles in the clan, and secondly, when these girls are about to grow up and can marry, they are to be given marriage.
Through the way of marriage, he will win over some other Khitan nobles, or large tribal forces in the territory, or even powerful figures outside the country.
This approach, which is similar to that of the Han and Tang dynasties, may not sound very dignified, but it has a considerable effect on the establishment or stability of the alliance.
The royal family and literati of the Song Dynasty were very face-conscious, and they had already abandoned this practice, but among the various ethnic groups in the north, such harmony was still very popular.
Like many small clans, it is most normal for chiefs to establish marriage relations with each other in order to maintain peaceful relations.
The Khitan people originally did not allow the Khitan people to marry with other ethnic groups, just like the Khitan nobles, the children of the Yelu clan generally married the children of the Xiao family, so as to maintain the purity of the Khitan bloodline and the good relationship between the various families.
However, in Yelu Hongji's generation, although the Khitan people were still not allowed to intermarry with other ethnic groups, at the aristocratic level, the original tradition had been gradually relaxed, allowing marriages between Khitan nobles and leaders of other tribes to establish a strong relationship.
The reason why Yeluhonki did this may be his cleverness. As he grew older, he gradually realized that within the Khitan clan, between various families and forces, the absolute dominance of his own family was gone, but more and more became a relatively stable balance.
But this balance also existed under the reign of a powerful emperor, and once he died, he was also very afraid that his only grandson was too young to make the other Khitan nobles submit, let alone let the other tribes of other ethnic groups keep to themselves.
Therefore, Yelu Hongji began to use this kind of amicable way to help his grandson Yelu Yanxi establish interpersonal relationships, so that the balance of the relationship between other powerful Khitan nobles could continue to be maintained.
At the same time, he also promoted some school-age girls in his clan to princesses, and then gave them to the leaders of some large tribes in Liao, in order to let Yelu Yanxi succeed to the throne smoothly in the future and avoid any big trouble.
And the fathers of these girls will not object to Yelu Hongji's arrangement, but are very happy to see it happen.
Because from this matter, not only will their status be greatly improved, but they will also get a huge bride price after marrying their daughter, and they will have no reason to oppose and kiss.
As their status increases, they tend to be loyal to Yeluhongki, which in Yeluhongji's eyes is a matter of killing two birds with one stone.
Wanyan Aguda's purpose in coming to Zhongjing this time is to see through this, and it is no secret that Yelu Hongji wants to give the daughter of Yelu Bawotai, the king of the Southern Courtyard, as a princess.
Aguta knew that their Jurchen tribe had to be strong in order to fight against the Khitans, and this kind of strength could not be achieved overnight, and he also needed a lot of time to prepare.
In order to buy time for the Jurchen Ministry, marrying a Khitan princess is the quickest and most practical way, since last year, the Khitans have demanded more tribute from the Jurchen Ministry, and the oppression of the Jurchen Ministries has further escalated.
The Jurchen tribes were overwhelmed, and the great leader of the Wanyan tribe, Wanyan Impeachment, became depressed and became ill, and died last year.
The death of his father made Wanyan Aguda very sad in his heart, he hated the Khitans, but he did not blindly seek revenge, he understood that with the strength of the Jurchen tribe, he was not capable enough to compete with the Khitans.
Therefore, he suggested to the current big leader Wanyan Wu Yashu, his eldest brother, that he personally sent an envoy to Zhongjing to try to marry a Khitan princess back, so as to temporarily let the Khitans relax their oppression of the Jurchen Ministry, and the Jurchen Ministry could also gain a period of valuable time to strengthen its strength.
But this year, there is only one princess who will be awarded the title by Yelu Hongji, and he is not the only one with the same purpose, the Xiao family among the Khitan nobles is the most powerful contender, and the Mongolian ministries have also sent a young talent to Zhongjing, and other ministries also covet a concubine position.
Wanyan Aguda felt that he also had his special advantages, and he was not at a disadvantage in the competition, but Yang Huairen's appearance made him nervous unconsciously for some reason.
In the past, the envoys sent to the Liao State by the Great Song Dynasty every year were all relatives of some of the Great Song Emperors, and those princes and nobles were generally older, and they had no ability.
Coupled with some exquisiteness of the Song people, they were not willing to marry a Khitan, even a woman of the status of a princess, so the purpose of the envoy was very simple, and they had never participated in the matter of harmony.
When Yan Aguda heard that the Song envoy who sent the Liao State this time was Yang Huairen, a young man, he began to wonder if the emperor of the Song Dynasty sent Yang Huairen as a Song envoy for any special purpose.
Although Yang Huairen has not seen him, but a lot of things about him, Wanyan Aguda has long heard of it, no matter from which aspect, Yang Huairen is a rare young talent, not only literary and romantic, but also wealthy, able to write and martial arts, is the best of all the envoys to the Liao State at present.
This made Wanyan Agu suspicious, so he wanted to contact Yang Huairen, but after contact, his worries became even heavier......