The Han culture is spreading strongly in Southeast Asia

Chapter 653 This is a brand new way to play

Lanzhou City, Wuquan Mountain, and Ningxia Prince's Mansion.

The former site of the Prince's Mansion was the Chongsheng Temple built in the 11th year of Zhizheng in the Yuan Dynasty. It was rebuilt during the Hongwu period of the Ming Dynasty and named Chongqing Temple.

Historically, it was destroyed in the Northwest War in 1781 and was not rebuilt until the end of the Qing Dynasty, when it was renamed Junyuan Temple.

This time and space was bestowed upon Li Xianwen by Mo Zibu, and the Ministry of Works directly rebuilt an imperially bestowed Ningxia Prince's Palace on the site of the former Chongqing Temple.

Later, the Ningxia Prince's Mansion gradually expanded, and the surrounding temples were basically merged to form its current scale.

This was not because Li Xianwen wanted to expand, but after the White Lotus Sect completely changed the religious landscape in the northwest, Li Xianwen no longer wanted to take over the Tianfang Temple for renovation, and it was destined to be demolished.

Even in the northwest, the temples built by various sects of Chinese Buddhism and the Yellow Sect Kagyu in Lanzhou were gradually squeezed out by the White Lotus Sect. Just maintaining these buildings was a huge expense, so it would be better to give them to Li Xianwen.

Therefore, the Ningxia Prince's Palace, which was called the Xia Palace by the people of Gansu, occupied almost half of Wuquan Mountain. The specifications were built according to the prince's palace by Mo Zibu, and it was quite magnificent.

In the back hall of the Ningxia Prince's Mansion, Asen, the Crown Prince of Dayu who had been kowtowed to by thousands of people along the way, was being scolded.

The one who scolded him was his aunt, Princess Mo Hui of Yue State.

"Your father is truly heartless. He allowed your grandfather, now over eighty years old, to continue working for him in Japan. My sister was sent to a remote land, and Mo Zirong will never be able to return to Western Europe. Now he's even willing to abandon you, his son, to him."

What could Asen say? He could only laugh awkwardly. Firstly, what Mo Hui said was the truth. Secondly, let alone him, even his father, Mo Zibu, was beaten by Mo Hui when he was a child. What was a few words of scolding then?

"Aunt, I think Wuquan Mountain is quite nice. It covers a large area and has beautiful scenery. Lanzhou has been known as the Golden City since ancient times. From the Qin and Han Dynasties to the Sui and Tang Dynasties, it was an important place in the world. It is not a remote place."

Mo Hui snorted coldly after hearing this, "Don't try to bluff me. You're talking about Liangzhou, not Lanzhou. I'm not senile, I know this place is important."

Arsen immediately realized that this was not the right thing to say, so he immediately changed his words.

"So, my aunt and uncle have defended important areas for the country, and their hard work and contributions are not easy. My father remembers this in his heart, and the people of the world also see it.

My aunt and uncle stabilized the northwest, eliminated the rebels, and restored the country to its roots. In the future, there will be a bold and colorful chapter in history. The Prince of Ningxia is the Prince of Qianning of Dayu!"

This is quite pleasant to hear. Under Chinese culture, no one can resist it, and women also yearn for it.

Mo Hui, who had a stern face, was finally satisfied and a smile appeared on her face. She rolled her eyes at Asen.

"Your words are quite pleasant to hear. You're just like your father. He talks about national affairs and the people of the world. He knows how to use great achievements to coax people into serving him. He's a good candidate to be the emperor."

"But you were wrong just now, Prince. The land of Nanzhong has surrendered and rebelled again, rebelled and surrendered again, but it cannot compare to Helong.

This is our ancestral land and the birthplace of the Han people. A place like this will not be governed by vassal kings like Yunnan in the Ming Dynasty.

The Ningxia Prince's Mansion and the Northwest Envoy Office will not exist for long in the future. Besides, your aunt does not want the Ningxia Prince's Mansion to continue to exist."

After saying that, Mo Hui called all his children over and introduced them one by one to Asen, his cousin (brother) of the crown prince.

Then Asen understood why his aunt said that, because none of his uncle Li Xianwen's children could handle such a large fortune.

My eldest cousin Li Xingyang is filial, but he is a bit stubborn. He speaks too directly, even without thinking, and his academic performance is also a mess.

It would be fine for such a person to be a filial son who takes care of his parents, but to serve as the Prince of Ningxia and Prime Minister of the Northwest Mission, a high-ranking official, is to push the people of the Northwest and himself into the abyss.

My second cousin Li Xingtai had a full beard and was five feet five inches tall. He looked like he was thirty-nine at the age of nineteen. He was so drunk that he dragged Asen to the parade ground to perform martial arts for him.

It’s the “wu” that means martial arts value, not the “wu” that means dance.

Li Xingtai galloped on his horse on the training ground, carrying two bows with him. He could shoot with both left and right arrows, and every arrow he shot would hit the bull's eye.

He could even use the horse's power to accurately throw a bomb into a pit dug more than 80 meters away while riding a galloping warhorse.

Watching the dust rising into the sky, Asen looked at his aunt in shock, not knowing what to say for a moment.

Mo Hui also looked helpless. "So, is your second brother qualified to be a grenadier cavalryman?"

qualified?

This is not qualified at all, this is truly the top-notch grenadier cavalry!
This is a real tough guy on the battlefield who can seize the opportunity and blow up an entire company with a single dive!

He could hit the target every time he threw a bullet over 80 meters away. There were only a handful of people in the Guards Grenadiers who could achieve this level.

This was not the end. After getting off his horse, the show-crazy Li Xingtai started practicing with a rifle. He could actually fire five shots in one minute, and every shot hit the target at a distance of 350 meters.

At this point, Li Xingtai came over and said to Asen, "Your Highness, I've drunk a lot today and I'm not strong enough. On normal days, I could hit anything I pointed at at 400 meters."

This made Mo Hui smile bitterly, "Atai, I agree. You can go to Dunhuang to see your father in a few days. I agree that you can go to the Western Regions."

"real!"

"Ahahahaha!" Li Xingtai jumped three feet high like a child, "Thank you so much, mother. I have always wanted to go to the Western Regions and to Hezhong.

A true man born in troubled times should wield his three-foot sword to achieve unparalleled feats. I will use the blood and corpses of the barbarians in the river to build the illustrious reputation of Li Xingtai!"

Mo Hui waved his hand speechlessly, shooing away his excited second son, and then muttered to Arsen:

"How many generations have passed? Our family is not the bloodline of Li Chuang. Li Chuang has no descendants. How come I, over a hundred years later, gave birth to a Li Chuang for the Li family?"

Asen opened his mouth in shock. He had recruited many famous generals and brave men along the way, but none of them could be like Li Xingtai, whose fighting power was so high that it made him feel a little scared.

It turns out that the bravest warrior in the Northwest is being raised in the Prince of Ningxia's Mansion.

"Your second cousin definitely cannot become the Prince of Ningxia. I'm afraid he will cause great trouble to the people of Northwest China."

However, despite saying so, when Ou Hui looked at Li Xingtai's back as he excitedly left, his heart was still filled with loving tenderness and reluctance to let him go.

"My second cousin is so brave. Although he can't be the Prince of Ningxia, he can be like Dou Xian who engraved the Yanran Stone." Asen's mind suddenly jumped, and he almost said that his second cousin could be the Marquis of Guanjun in Fenglangjuxu.

Huo Piaoyao's life was perfect, except for his longevity.

So Arsen spoke quickly, but couldn't think of anyone to make a comparison with, so he could only bite the bullet and say Dou Xian.

This war god of the Later Han Dynasty was brave, and was the fierce man in history who finally eliminated the danger of the Huns. However, his character was not very good. He was narrow-minded, violent, and liked to seize power and become a powerful official. He did not know how to advance or retreat.

But Mo Hui was very happy. She laughed and pressed Asen's shoulder, "Prince, you are the crown prince. Your words are golden and you must keep them."

After saying that, Mo Hui waved towards the distance, and a fifteen-year-old girl walked over like a weak willow in the wind.

Her lips were red, her teeth were white, and her skin was as white as cream. When he got a little closer, a very pleasant girl's fragrance rushed into Asen's nostrils.

"Fu Ning, come and meet your cousin the Crown Prince."

After hearing what Mo Hui said, the girl named Fu Ning trembled slightly, then looked at Asen with a pair of watery eyes, and shouted "Sister greets cousin, may you live a thousand years, and may Your Highness be blessed with good health", which almost made Asen's body go limp.

"She's beautiful, isn't she? Her mother was your uncle's favorite concubine. She's incredibly beautiful. She's in her thirties but still looks like she's in her twenties. Naturally, her daughter would be a beauty beyond compare."

Mo Hui said with a hint of jealousy that Li Xianwen, the imperial concubine's captain, was different from the ordinary imperial concubine's captains.

Several other brothers-in-law of Mo Zibu, such as Xu Zhi, the son-in-law of Princess Mo Tan of Hepu, were strictly controlled. In order to get the status and annual pension of the son-in-law, they had to give up everything else.

Although he did not have to live separately like the prince consort of the Ming Dynasty, he could only enter the princess's mansion when summoned by the princess, and he could not become an official. But he could forget about taking a concubine, and even drinking with other women was not allowed. The princess definitely had the final say in the family.

As for Li Xianwen, before he became the son-in-law of the emperor, he was first a founding hero of the Dayu Dynasty, and the first hero ranked first.

When Mo Hui married Li Xianwen, it was not a marriage of inferiority, but a real need to win him over and rely on marriage to consolidate the relationship between the two sides.

Because of Mo Zibu's starting capital, the Mo family only gave 30%, the people of Hui'an Mingxiang gave 20%, and the remaining 50% were all Li Xianwen's property. He was the real shareholder of the Dynasty.

Therefore, in the entire Dayu, Li Xianwen, the son-in-law of the emperor, was the only one in charge. He not only had concubines, but also five of them, and they were all taken in for him by Mo Hui.

"Your father, I don't know where he gets so many wonderful ideas. He thinks these cousins are a perfect match, but he just won't allow them to do so, saying close relatives can't marry.

Well, now I'll give this little girl a chance. She wasn't born from my ten months of pregnancy, and she has no blood relationship with Your Highness. This is not against the rules."

Ah!
To be honest, this was the first time Asen had enjoyed such treatment. Of course, many people wanted to send sisters and daughters to the Eastern Palace. However, under the supervision of Emperor Mo Zibu, they could only do it in a more subtle way and did not send them directly to him.

Asen still wanted it very much in his heart. Although Sister Wang Zhenyi was intimate, she was not stunningly beautiful after all. She was more of a spiritual and career partner.

As the crown prince, he certainly could not have only one woman. Emperor Xiaozong was not a good role model, so he did not have much psychological burden.

However, the seventeen-year-old boy was still a little shy and not used to such rough and direct scenes.

Mo Hui saw through his nephew's thoughts and said, "Your Highness, please don't break your promise. You just said that my second son can be Dou Xian. How can Dou Xian not have sisters by the side of the king?"

Asen understood. The Prince of Ningxia was in charge of the northwest, and the emperor could not be without his own people around him. The emperor also needed someone who could communicate directly with the Prince's Mansion.

Especially for Asen, he does not have the prestige of his father Mo Zibu, so he needs such a convenient way even more.

"My nephew is willing to listen to my aunt's arrangements." Asen followed his heart and accepted it shamelessly.

“Please rest assured, Auntie. Dou Xian met a bad end because the power center of the Later Han Dynasty was too centralized.

As for our Dayu, with such a vast territory and complex connections in all aspects, it is difficult to produce a powerful official who can grasp the overall situation.

I guarantee that my second cousin will only have the merits of Dou Xian, but not the disasters he suffered."

Mo Hui was overjoyed, even shedding a few tears. "Ever since he was little, A-Tai has never studied very hard, saying that just knowing how to read is enough. He loves wielding swords and guns. All the young men around Lanzhou like to hang out with him. He's always shouting for war and killing, wanting to show off his power in foreign lands.

Two years ago, when Dong Jinfeng led the Yangwei Army south to quell the rebellion in Aceh, he took a large number of Lanzhou athletes with him. Your second cousin wanted to go, but I forcibly stopped him. But now, I finally can't stop him.

This is his fate. He was born in a noble family, but he could not enjoy peace and wealth.

The world is no longer the Han and Tang dynasties. The nobles of the Han and Tang dynasties could still wear heavy armor and could not be hurt by ordinary swords and knives, but now, a small lead bullet can penetrate all armor.

No matter you are a noble or a commoner, on the battlefield, everyone is equal before the lead bullet. I am afraid that he will be killed as soon as he enters the battlefield."

When Mo Hui said this, he finally couldn't hold it back any longer and tears started to fall down. His concubine's daughter Fu Ning also had red eyes and cried while trying to persuade him.

Asen was also a little flustered and could only keep comforting his crying aunt.

Mo Hui cried for several minutes. When she finally stopped crying, she held Asen's hand.

"Your Highness, if your second cousin is truly blessed with great fortune and can achieve great feats like Dou Xian, please consider his heroic deeds and spare his life no matter what foolish deeds he commits in the future, even if you have to exile him to Zhanzhou."

Asen was still very smart. He understood why his aunt Mo Hui said that, because his aunt had just revealed a name, that is, the famous Huang Han general Dong Jinfeng.

It turns out that the reason why Dong Jinfeng's Yangwei Army was so ruthless and professional was that there were many athletes from Gansu in the army. These people had been fighting in Gansu for seven or eight years and were naturally very experienced.

From this point of view, there should be many people in the Northwest who have similar ideas to Dong Jinfeng, and this second cousin Li Xingtai is one of them.

Although Aunt Mo Hui couldn't tell whether this was good or bad, she could definitely sense the unstable factors in it. If so many young people with extreme ideas and cruel hearts were to kill people, it would be very easy for something to happen if they were bewitched.

However, Asen has a different opinion, because he agrees with his father Mo Zibu's judgment, that is, the world today is very different from the Han and Tang Dynasties.

Steam engines, smelting and the chemical reaction of explosives, or simply put, coal and iron will become the masters of this world, and to produce these things, resources, money and talent are indispensable.

Not to mention the Northwest, there is no place in the world that can compare with Liaoning, Jiangnan, and Lingnan, because here are the three major coal and iron bases of the Chinese Empire.

Liaoyang Coal and Iron Zone centered on Shenyang, Fushun and other places.

Xingtang Taiping Coal and Iron District (Ma'anshan) centered on Nanjing.

The Guangdong-Guangxi Coal and Iron Special Zone is centered in Guangzhou and includes Guangzhou, Foshan, and Xialong, Guangnan.

If these three places are added together, especially the latter two with their terrifying advantages in talent and money, the world's situation will not change unless all the provinces of the Chinese Empire join forces to attack these three places.

As long as the emperor can still control these three areas, any other unrest will be nothing but a minor problem.

Asen didn't think that his second cousin Li Xingtai had the ability to lead the Northwest to challenge these three regions.

He also didn't think that the interests of the Huang Han group and the Dayu Dynasty were very different. On the contrary, the world was very big, and it was a good thing for some Huang Han to come out and serve as national pioneers.

If some trouble really happens, that would be a good opportunity to exile them to Zhanzhou. The court is worried that no one is willing to go.

So, Asen quickly and solemnly assured, "Don't worry, aunt. I don't think anything will happen to my second cousin in the future. Even if something happens to him, I assure you that exile to Zhanzhou is the most severe punishment."

Mo Hui then turned from crying to joy, and stopped acting like the arrogant aunt who was beaten by her father many times. She actually knelt down on both knees and took her concubine's daughter Fu Ning to kowtow to Asen for the first time.

"Mo Hui, thank you, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. May Your Highness live a thousand years!"

Asen was startled and quickly went to help his aunt up.

"Your Highness, Your Highness, would you be willing to come with me to the main hall? All the good men in Lanzhou want to see you."

As soon as Mo Hui got up, Li Xingtai ran over excitedly. It seemed that he had just gone to inform the young men who were hanging out with him.

Mo Hui showed a helpless expression on his face, and Asen also felt a little complained in his heart. This second cousin was either stupid or he didn't fully understand the saying that there is no family affection in the royal family. He really treated himself as his cousin.

But since my aunt Mo Hui is here, you can order whatever you want. When Li Xingtai makes meritorious service and enters the court in the future, there will naturally be someone to discipline him.

Therefore, Asen did not look unhappy at all, but looked very excited, "Aunt, then my nephew will go with my second cousin."

Mo Hui saw all of this and felt relieved. It seemed that the prince was very capable, at least he was tolerant.

She watched Asen and Li Xingtai walk away arm in arm, and whispered to Fu Ning beside her, "Do you know why I chose you among all your beautiful sisters?"

"I know what you're talking about, mother." Fu Ning replied in a low voice, "Since Fu Ning's biological mother passed away two years ago, you have been my only mother."

He's quite good at talking, even though what he said sounds a bit confusing.

"It's good that you understand. I need someone who can stay by the prince's side to maintain the relationship between the Ningxia Prince's Mansion and the royal family. This is not only related to me, but also to you.

You are the king's daughter. Only with the king and the title of Prince of Ningxia can you gain a foothold in the palace.

Since you said I was your only mother, I will write to His Majesty and the Imperial Clan Court today to posthumously confer the title of Second Consort on your deceased mother."

The so-called second concubine is similar to the side wife in the Qing Dynasty. After obtaining this title, the children born can get rid of the status of being a concubine's children.

Although in Dayu, the difference between legitimate and illegitimate children was not as great as later generations imagined, there was indeed a certain difference between the upper and lower classes. At least the legitimate sons would be looked up to when they went out.

Although Li Xianwen was a prince, he was also a lieutenant general of the imperial court. The emperor allowed him to marry his sister and take a concubine, which was already a great favor. If he wanted to promote his concubine to be his second wife, it would be a bit ungrateful.

But there was an exception, that was with Mo Hui's permission, she personally wrote to the emperor and the clan office to request the title.

"A mother's kindness is as high as the sky and as deep as the sea. Even if I die a thousand times, I can never repay her!" Li Funing burst into tears and knelt on the ground to express her gratitude repeatedly.

Apart from anything else, at least his mother's tablet would not only have a name but also the words "Second Concubine of Prince Ningxia" could be written on it.

"Get up, you are my biological daughter from now on. When you go to the capital, take Xingzhen with you.

Your eldest brother and second brother are not suitable candidates to take over. Xingzhen is still young, so there may be a possibility in the future.

Let him go to the capital and let the emperor train Xingzhen. Even if the throne cannot be inherited due to age difference, the position of Prime Minister of the Northwest Mission cannot be given to Xingyang and Xingtai. "

Mo Hui is still very politically savvy and has a certain understanding of new things.

In her opinion, once the steam locomotive was laid in Lanzhou, the mission of the Prime Minister of the Northwest Mission would come to an end, or at least it would be impossible for him to control all power in the Northwest as he did now.

This period of time is about two generations. Her third son Li Xingzhen is only eight years old. He will take over as Prime Minister of the Northwest Mission in the future, and the transition can be completed in his hands.

At the same time, after Li Xianwen's death, the separation of the Ningxia Prince's Mansion and the Prime Minister of the Northwest Mission would also make the emperor feel more at ease.

Without the position of Prime Minister of the Northwest Mission, the Ningxia Prince Li family would be no different from the Qianning Prince Mu family of the Ming Dynasty.

　I drank too much yesterday and blacked out. When I woke up, I only remembered that I went out to drink. I don’t remember anything else. Sorry, sorry.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)