Chapter 1121 West Hall

Chapter 1121 West Hall

Chapter 1121 West Hall
The Taiji Hall has two side halls, east and west.

Part of the west wing's side hall was used as a study place for the princes and princesses, so that Shao Xun could peek outside after court session like a class teacher and observe the children's learning situation.

The other part was used to entertain guests, for example, Wang, Tuoba Shiyijian and his party came here.

The number of people in the Dai Kingdom's delegation heading south was still very large.

The left general Mo Han led 3,000 guards to escort them. Among these 3,000 people, there were actually quite a few Luonan people. After being away from home for two years, I actually had the opportunity to come back and visit my family again.

Mrs. Wang was also very sensible. She sold the goods she brought and then sent out 3,000 pieces of silk to let the Luonan men go home to visit. Some of the bachelors among them had already married in Pingcheng, so they were considered to have separated and lived separately, and they might not have the chance to meet again in the future.

In addition to soldiers, there were also officials and tribal nobles.

The officials are headed by Wang Chang, the former household official and governor of Yunzhong. He is now a general guarding the country and is stationed in Dongmugen Mountain all year round to pacify the local tribes for Dai Gong.

The nobles were mainly General Da Xi Heruo, who had fought in the south. He had been excluded from the imperial guards for unknown reasons. However, with the intervention of Shao Xun, he was about to take up the newly created position of Shizhong. As a close minister to Duke Dai and Madam Wang, he would participate in decision-making, provide advice, and communicate between the four assistant ministers in the inner court and the outer court. Shao Xun had a very good impression of him.

In addition, a large number of merchants from the Dai State followed them south.

They were said to be merchants, but in fact they were children of nobles from large and small tribes. They brought a lot of goods, more than a thousand carts, including grassland specialties that they transported on a voluntary basis for Mrs. Wang.

When he went south, he sold the goods along the way in Yanmen, Xinxing, Taiyuan, Shangdang, and Hanoi. When he arrived in Luoyang, he still had half of the goods left, which he sold directly to the Shaofu. Now he went to Luoyang West Market to buy goods and transport them back to the grassland for sale.

The soldiers lived outside the city, while officials and merchants lived in inns. As for Madam Wang and her two children, they were temporarily living in Jinyong City, but today they would live in the palace. Yuan Zhen was introducing their residence.

"A Liudun, don't run around." Yuan Zhen is seven years old and is teaching his five-year-old sister a lesson in the manner of an older brother.

Ah Liudun had just run to the entrance of the hall. He lowered his head upon hearing this, looking somewhat unhappy.

The voices of her father, mother, Wang Chang, and Da Xi Heruo came from next door. Ah Liudun wanted to sneak over to listen to what they were saying because she could really speak Chinese, but her father didn't know it yet and she wanted to scare him.

There was a graceful girl standing at the entrance of the hall, holding the three-year-old Dai Jing in her arms. Seeing that Ah Liudun was unhappy, she took one hand to hold her and comforted her softly.

This is Chunkui, Shao Xun's adopted daughter. She is already sixteen years old in the blink of an eye. She has a delicate appearance, but she dresses very beautifully, has a gentle personality, and speaks softly - she is being targeted by many people again!
The ugly slave stood outside the palace.

Although he was already seventeen years old, he was not ugly at all. On the contrary, he was in great spirits, and his whole body was like a sharp sword. He was even more majestic when wearing Ming Guang armor. He was very trusted by Shao Xun and had just been awarded the rank of "Zhong Huangmen (Wei) Duwei", an eighth-rank official. His duty was to serve as a horse escort when the emperor went on tour. He had three hundred men under his command, all of whom were brave and loyal men selected from the emperor's personal army.

After seeing his sister being stopped, Yuan Zhen retracted his gaze and continued to introduce: "We will stay here for the next few days to keep our brother company."

Shi Yijian thought to himself: Who is your brother?
However, he didn't show it on his face, nor did he respond at all. He just looked around the room casually.

The palace, inherited from the Cao Wei period, is nearly a hundred years old. Although it has been renovated many times, it still exudes an old feel.

But it was still much better than the palace in Pingcheng, which was only the size of a noble family compound in the Central Plains. If he was in power in the future, he would definitely expand the palace and build it beautifully, so as to show his majesty and status.

"This palace is a forbidden area, brother, please do not walk around casually--" Yuan Zhen was still introducing.

But Shi Yijian became impatient and could not help but say, "Li Zhen, you are very familiar with Luoyang Palace."

Yuan Zhen was stunned and didn't know how to respond, and his face became gloomy.

He didn't like this brother in the first place because he had beaten him before. Now he was just introducing him patiently. Did you really think he was happy to do this?

After all, she was still young, and after being scolded by Shi Yijian, she became angry and silent. She turned around and took her sister's hand, saying, "A Liudun, let's go to the garden to play."

Ah Liudun hesitated.

She wanted to stay here because she could hear her father and mother's voices. Although she cried and wanted to get down when her father held her, she couldn't help but want to see what her father was doing.

She even thought that if her father hugged her again, she would definitely stop crying and would give her father some of her favorite beads.

As for the conflict between her two brothers, she didn't understand it, but she vaguely sensed it.

She was a little sad and at a loss. Her eldest brother had bullied her before, and she barely had any memory of her second brother. She really didn't know how to choose.

Chunkui smiled and said, "Then let's go to Jiuhuatai. Boating in spring is quite interesting."

After saying that, he looked at a few people.

Yuan Zhen nodded repeatedly, and Ah Liudun didn't say anything, so she took it as her acquiescence. Shi Yijian had a sour face, as if someone owed him millions of dollars. As for Dai Jing, there was no need to ask, he was still blowing bubbles from his mouth. The ugly slave and Chunkui outside the palace looked at each other, and then went to arrange the personnel and carriages.

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In the next room, Shao Xun's expression was as bad as Tuoba Shiyijian's.

"The matter of Yihuai will be dealt with by the court. When will it be your turn to take action?" Shao Xun walked back and forth with his hands behind his back, saying, "First you lied to me that the situation was critical, and I dispatched troops to cross the river from Mayi and march to Shengle. But you used the Yicong Army and Luoyan Army as targets to attract other tribes, and then you suddenly sent out your troops, rushed in and beheaded them. You are so capable."

Wang Chang, Da Xi Heruo and others were extremely frightened and looked anxious.

Wang put on a resentful expression, her eyes full of disappointment and sadness, but Shao Xun sneered in his heart when he saw it, what the hell is she pretending?

King Qin Shao Jin sat aside and watched them quietly.

His father called him to sit in and listen, of course, he wanted him to know more about Daibei's situation and have a clear idea of ​​it. So he listened and thought at the same time, and slowly, some impressions in his mind deepened - maybe he knew it before, but knowing is knowing, without personal experience, understanding only stays in concept, and the impression will not be deep, but now it is much better.

"Do you think I can't leave you and need your help?" Shao Xun continued, "Li Cheng can be defeated any day, and Sima Jin can be pacified in the near future. When I take action slowly, I will settle accounts with all the tribes north of Yinshan Mountain one by one. I have plenty of time to settle accounts slowly."

"Some say that a long expedition will cost a lot of money and manpower. But I want to do this. Who in the world can stop me? Humph, you usually think you are smart, but in the end you are stupid. If you continue like this, my patience will be exhausted bit by bit, and my friendship will be eroded bit by bit. Is there any good ending?"

Shao Xun's words were quite serious.

Wang Chang and Da Xi Heruo's faces changed drastically, of course. Even Wang Shi put away her resentful look and looked at Shao Xun timidly, a little flustered.

Fuck, it's still going on, just with a different script. Shao Xun was almost amused by her.

Being interrupted like this, the people behind him were too lazy to say anything. He just waved his hand and said, "The Helan clan still has remnants. You don't have to worry about them. The Shanyu Mansion has already sent people to recruit them and they will move away soon."

"Yuyang County Duke Tuoba Gu has already taken office. If something happens to him, it will be really unacceptable." As he said this, Shao Xun looked straight at Wang.

"Your Majesty is right." Wang said, "I have ordered two tribes to enter Suotou River and station them west of the river to guard the border for the Duke of Yuyang."

Shao Xun suddenly laughed.

Wang also smiled and said, "When everything is stable, call the tribe back."

Shao Xun stopped laughing and said, "The Suotou River is the boundary river between the Tuoba and Yuwen families. There have always been disputes. You just need to take good care of it and don't have any small thoughts."

"I understand." Wang lowered her head, her voice sounding a little aggrieved.

Wang Chang and Da Xi Heruo also lowered their heads in embarrassment.

Wang Chang was a member of the Guangning Wang family, and he was probably embarrassed by the humiliation of the Wang family. Da Xi Heruo had already expressed his loyalty secretly, but he was still a descendant after all, and he was ashamed that Madam Wang was so deliberately humble.

Yuyang County was also officially established. It was considered the eighth county in the territory of Tuoba Xianbei, and it governed three counties: Yuyang (now Fengning, Hebei), Baitan (now Luanping, Hebei), and Pinggang (now west of Weichang County, Hebei).

The entire county is mostly mountainous and is a typical hilly pasture. There is not much flat land, but there are many rivers and the grassland is pretty good.

Tuoba Gu, the Duke of Yuyang, only had a few thousand tents and very few people, so he really needed Wang to send troops to help defend the city, but her purpose was definitely not pure.

But at this time, Shao Xun was too lazy to argue. Wang was pretending to be polite, so he pretended to be confused and would talk about it later.

"The Yuwen clan is still being harassed and looted repeatedly by the Murong clan, and is becoming increasingly powerless. In your opinion, is it possible for Qigui to defend the Yuwen ancestral land?" Shao Xun asked.

Before Wang could speak, Da Xi Heruo, who had been stationed at Dongmugen Mountain for a long time, immediately replied: "Your Majesty, Yuwen Qi's turtle has increasingly disappointed the tribes. I'm afraid it won't last long. We must prepare early."

Wang Chang glanced at Da Xi Heruo. There were more and more "spies" in the court, and it seemed that the number was increasing every year. Especially after those who were loyal to Dai Gong were repeatedly purged, some nobles were more active and turned to the Shanyu Mansion. Da Xi Heruo was a symbolic figure among them - he was one of the ten surnames of Tuoba.

"I will send some officials to help Yuyang State to reorganize." After listening to this, Shao Xun said decisively: "The Yuwen clan must be preserved. If the Murong clan attacks, no matter how difficult it is, we must send troops to rescue them. If they need money and food, I will allocate money and food, and if they need equipment, I will distribute weapons and armor. We must hold on. Goguryeo and Buyeo have not sent envoys to the court yet. It's strange. Is the road blocked? You can send envoys to ask around. These are all people who can unite against the enemy. Set up a net on all sides to lock up the Murong clan tightly and wait for me to unify the south."

"I will do my best to fulfill your majesty's orders." Wang raised her head, looked at Shao Xun, and responded softly.

Shao Xun glanced at her, without commenting, and then asked someone to send everyone away.

Wang should stay in Luoyang to sober up first, Shao Xun will not see her for the time being.

One was to prevent her from becoming arrogant due to her favor, and the other was to wait as usual. Shao Ze was always very cautious.

(End of this chapter)