Chapter 854 Noble Seed
Chapter 854 Noble Seed
The first day of August is the day for the tribal leaders to pay tribute to Dai Gong.
The event was done in a hurry, not all the people were present, and not all the supplies were complete, so the officials from the Taichang and Honglu departments of the Jin Dynasty, who worked together to organize the ceremony, complained repeatedly.
However, the ceremony was completed as designed.
It was similar to the ceremony of congratulations in the Central Plains. The core was that the nobles from various tribes and aristocrats arranged their seats, came to the court in batches, said some polite words and presented gifts.
After the court celebration, everyone was given a banquet.
This banquet was very much in the style of the grassland. There was a bonfire, barbecues were being made, wine was being drunk, there were also grassland girls dancing, and strong men wrestling. The overall style was mixed.
But this is not the key point. The core is to establish the status of monarch and minister. That is, from now on, Duke Dai is their monarch, and they must be loyal and not rebel.
After the banquet, there is a ceremony to worship the sky in the western suburbs on the second day of August.
Shao Xun was not a substitute. He set up a tent far away and was guarded by his personal soldiers. While drinking tea, he listened to the reports from the officials and personal soldiers coming and going.
On the altar were still the same seven wooden carvings, representing the seven brother tribes other than the Tuoba clan that continued the Tuoba bloodline.
These people are really boring. The ten Tuoba clans are also divided into high and low levels. The tribes inherited by Tuoba's uncle and brothers are not as high in status as the other eight tribes.
However, only the Tuoba tribe, the Pu tribe, the Baba tribe (the Changsun tribe), the Shihai tribe, and the Daxi tribe were present today. There was also a Tuoba tribe on Tuoba Yihuai's side, and a group of people from this tribe were killed, injured, or captured, leaving only two-thirds.
The population of tribes such as Dugu, Feng, Zhai, Po Liuhan, Bu Liugu is also large, plus many powerful families, etc., added together they far exceed the core tribe of Tuoba.
The Dai Kingdom created by Wang's mother and son has a different background.
"What do the nobles of various departments think of the officials of Taichang and Honglu?" Shao Xun stopped Liu Bai, the servant who came in to pass on the message, and asked.
"Some people are dissatisfied, thinking it is too troublesome and not in line with Xianbei traditions." Liu Bai replied, "But the officials of the Dai court and some powerful people and ministers have approved of it, thinking it is solemn, orderly, elegant and noble, and better than before."
"It's not easy to tie a horse's head." Shao Xun put down the tea bowl and said with a smile: "I went around a lot these days and talked a lot, but I didn't let the Dai Kingdom fall apart."
In fact, some of them did disperse a little, mainly some tribes north of Yinshan Mountain ran away and joined Tuoba Yihuai.
They would rather accept the rule of the more ignorant and barbaric Helan Aitou than bow down to Tuoba Shiyijian, whom they saw as a puppet.
People with different ideals cannot work together. Just leave. Perhaps these tribes were ignorant to begin with. They were attracted by Shi Yijian's status as the eldest son, but found many things they could not accept, so they left. It is normal.
"What did they discuss in private?" Shao Xun asked again.
Liu Bai was a little embarrassed and said, "They speak nonsense."
Shao Xun laughed, waved his hand, and said, "Go ahead and continue to investigate."
Liu Bai bowed and left.
Shao Xun put the tea bowl aside and spread out the map.
In fact, after living in Pingyang for several years, he could already speak some simple Xiongnu and Jie languages, but he could not speak Xianbei or Wuhuan.
He planned to take some time to learn more foreign language conversations so that when they met in the future, he could say a few words to increase goodwill and facilitate united front work.
The clerk brought a few more military reports, and Shao Xun read through them slowly.
The war in Jingzhou was over and both sides had stopped fighting. Wang Dun fell ill and was pursued when he retreated. He lost two counties in Sui State and suffered a loss.
Some people from Ruyin County surrendered the city and defected to Jiangdong. Zhang Shuo, the commander of the Silver Spear Camp, led his troops to suppress them. Now the reckoning has begun.
Some people from Qiao State also surrendered their cities, but unfortunately these Wu soldiers only came to plunder and had no intention of launching a large-scale attack. Zhang Shuo led his troops eastward, joined forces with the soldiers of Qiao and Pei States, and recaptured these cities.
In the west, the Huns sent out troops in two directions. One attack was to Hongnong, where they were defeated by Shao Shen; the other attack was to Hedong, where Xi Jian fought mediocrely and suffered some losses, with many casualties. However, he managed to consume the enemy by defending the city, and made some small gains during the pursuit.
In the direction of Xuzhou, Zu Ti was ordered to head north - but he was just following orders, and seemed to lack the passion of the past.
In the end, both sides stopped fighting and the battle line remained unchanged.
Shao Xun was a little uncomfortable that the Yuwen family did not plunder Youzhou this year.
The wars in these directions can no longer affect the overall situation.
Jiangdong did not have much motivation to move north. The Huns wanted to move east, but their more capable troops only numbered more than 20,000 people and their strength was limited.
At this point, more and more people must have seen clearly that at least the situation in the north is very stable and the world situation is very clear.
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When the ceremony of offering sacrifices to the sky ended, it was already dark and a carriage stopped outside the tent.
"Your Majesty." Wang walked in excitedly.
Shao Xun studied her expression and thought to himself that the effect of power was truly amazing.
She has changed.
She is only nineteen years old now. When she is twenty-nine or thirty-nine, she has no idea what she will become because of the alienation of power.
"Come here." Shao Xun waved his hand.
The excitement on Wang's face faded a little, and she walked over slowly.
She first lit the candle in the tent, then stood not far away, looking conflicted.
She had a strange premonition that King Liang was going to do something to her today.
This premonition is not without reason.
Before the celebration and the offering of sacrifice to heaven, he had been wandering around, visiting powerful people and nobles, promising them huge profits, and trying to win them over. Otherwise, today's scene would not be so grand.
Once these are secured, he may need compensation.
Shao Xun tapped the table with his fingers and said, "Are you not listening?"
Wang said in a muffled voice: "If you were just a little nicer to me..."
Shao Xun chuckled.
When Wang heard the laugh, she blushed a little, as if the man had seen through her complicated and tangled inner feelings.
She finally came over and was held in Shao Xun's arms.
Wang pretended to look at the map on the table, her body stiff. "Unknowingly, the war with Tuoba Xianbei has come to this day." Shao Xun's hand slid down and stroked deftly: "Three years ago, I was on a northern border tour, and Tuoba Yulu suddenly went south and almost blocked me in Kelan. The war broke out and has continued to this day."
Under the candlelight, Wang twisted her body uneasily.
"There was an arrogant person from Bu Liugu's family who said that Yu Lu would marry my wife after he went south to conquer Pingyang. In the end, I pulled out his tongue."
Wang shook her head slightly, and it was unclear whether she felt uncomfortable, comfortable, or denying something on behalf of her husband.
"When I saw the lady in the first month of the year, I became interested in her."
Wang's stiff body gradually softened. She turned her head and looked at Shao Xun. There was some surprise and something indescribable in her eyes.
"You don't look like a Wuhuan at all."
"Both men and women seem to have eye wrinkles, and their faces are flat and round, full of flesh. You are different. You don't look like them at all."
"They have very sturdy bodies. Your waist is too thin, but it suddenly gets bigger below the waist. Your legs are also very long, strong and powerful."
As Wang listened, she felt a chill between her thighs and her loose trousers were pulled down.
It was August, and there was a slight chill in the tent. The candlelight cast a pale yellow halo on the two round petals.
Under the halo, there are dense goose bumps, one by one.
The lady who had just presided over the sacred ceremony of offering sacrifices to heaven, and the actual ruler of the Dai Kingdom who had just accepted the kneeling and loyalty of the leaders of the grassland tribes, were gently pushed down on the table.
The upper skirt was pushed up, revealing the breathtaking curves.
Endless mountains were inverted on the map of Dai State, slightly collapsed, just like the national strength of Dai State.
“My king, please don’t…” Wang pleaded softly, “The nobles from all the tribes haven’t left yet.”
"So what?" Shao Xun didn't give any face at all.
The noble woman whom the noble man of the grassland worshipped was like a rouge-colored mare, who opened the place where she gave birth to the noble offspring of the grassland before him for him to enjoy.
"Your Majesty..." Wang had some concerns and didn't want him to succeed, so she shook violently.
Her face was pressed against the map, her mouth slightly open, and some saliva flowed down, soaking the four words "Dongmugen Mountain".
After a moment, she suddenly opened her eyes, opened her mouth, and took a deep breath. Her whole body was extremely stiff and she dared not move.
Slowly, as if something was released from the bottom of her heart, she slowly exhaled the foul air and her whole body softened.
The man behind him sighed with satisfaction.
Wang was a little desperate. She blushed and closed her eyes gently.
……
Another group of carriages and horses came outside the tent.
Shi Yijian was a little restless and wanted to get off the car, but was stopped by Wang Chang.
He glared at Wang Chang, lifted the curtain of the carriage and looked towards the tent.
This tent was located a mile away from the altar, but no one could ignore it, so much so that people even talked about it in low voices during the sacrifice.
Shi Yijian was confused and even a little indignant.
In his mind, his deceased father was wise and brave. How could King Liang of Jin compare to him?
But his mother scolded him again and again, asking him to serve her morning and evening, which made him feel humiliated.
He took advantage of Wang Chang's unpreparedness, jumped off the carriage and headed towards the tent, but was soon stopped by Shao's personal soldiers.
Shi Yijian had no choice but to shout twice, but was then led back by Wang Chang.
In the tent, Wang was lying on the table with her left hand hanging to the ground and her right hand clenched into a fist at her mouth.
Most of his head had been knocked off the table and was hanging in the air, with his hair shaking violently back and forth.
After hearing Shi Yijian's shout, she suddenly woke up and subconsciously wanted to struggle.
But it's too late...
On the map, the Dai State's capital Pingcheng has been overwhelmed by countless elite soldiers, just like in this war.
……
When the moon was above the willows, Wang finally returned to the carriage.
She clamped her legs tightly together, avoiding the gazes of her son, Wang Chang and others.
The carriage rumbled forward towards Pingcheng.
As she walked, she looked dazed and worried, as if she had many things to worry about.
For a moment, her eyes stayed on her son for a long time.
Shi Yijian looked at his mother in confusion.
Wang said nothing, just sighed.
Wang Chang seemed to understand something, but didn't take it too seriously.
Some things are not a big deal on the grassland. What he cares more about is when King Liang will leave.
As long as the army does not withdraw, they will not be able to truly take power.
He had an ominous premonition that the Dai Kingdom seemed to be gradually deviating from the original idea and was slowly becoming out of control.
He couldn't help but secretly glance at Shi Yijian. Dai Gong's future became more and more confusing.
The camp also moved, and the army set out towards Baidengtai.
Many officials from Jin have come recently, and King Liang often meets them there, but no one knows what they are planning.
(End of this chapter)