Su Wen, who was having a secret conversation with Liu Sandao, suddenly smelled an unusual smell.
"Dad, danger is approaching! There is a high-level strong man with very strong malice!"
The reminder of the Earthly Branches also sounded in Su Wenxin Lake.
"leave here!"
Su Wen made a decision immediately.
He really wanted to eat the melon in Rouran Palace in peace, but when he found out that he might become the melon being eaten, his only thought was to leave this place.
"how?"
Liu Sandao also felt something unusual. But he didn't have forbidden objects like earthly branches on his body, so his perception was not as sharp as Su Wen's.
"Rouran's great Chanyu...is here."
Su Wen took a deep breath and said: "He really wants to use tonight's banquet to get promoted. From the current signs, we can see that tonight's promotion ceremony will definitely be bloody."
"Oops!"
Liu Sandao looked back at Taoyao.
At this time, Tao Yao also stood up and shook her armor. Her armor was the same as her previous clothes. She preferred black and even had a dark peach blossom petal pattern on it.
"You leave!"
After Su Wen thought for a moment, he finally felt that he had to stay.
At least he couldn't leave this place until Long Aotian appeared.
Long Aotian would follow him and the seal's aura, but if he wasn't here, Long Aotian would definitely see through his plot and turn around and leave.
By that time, no one will stop Kunluo Shanyu from being promoted to the seventh rank.
Similarly, as long as Long Aotian appears, Kunluo Shanyu will definitely be vigilant, believing that Long Aotian is here to destroy his promotion ceremony, and a fierce battle is inevitable.
"Don't hesitate, dragging your feet will only put us all in danger!"
After Su Wen told them his plan, he urged the two of them to leave.
"Good boy, you have changed so much!"
Liu Sandao couldn't help but give Su Wen a thumbs up.
"be careful."
Taoyao just nodded slightly, thought for a while, moved her hand, and a slender black peach branch appeared in her hand, and handed it to Su Wen casually: "Take it with you, that's all the help I can provide you.
"
Su Wen did not refuse. No matter how much he had to save his life, he would not be too little. He also discovered that this peach branch was not Tao Yao's previous peach branch. This meant that Tao Yao's power had indeed recovered, and there was even
promoted.
Liu Sandao and Tao Yao walked into the darkness and soon disappeared without a trace.
Naturally, the two of them would not just run away, but would like to take advantage of tonight's special conditions to cause greater harm to Rouran Royal Court.
"Dad...aren't we leaving?"
Earthly Branch is a little scared.
It can feel the terror of the huge shadow deep in the royal court.
The promotion of that person requires too much flesh and blood, and the demand for extraordinary power is also huge. If Kun Luo discovers it, it will also become a part of the promotion ceremony and cannot be spared.
"hold on."
Su Wen looked calm, clenched the seal in his hand, calmed down, and walked towards his original position.
At this time, the debate on the high platform is about to come to an end.
All the important ministers and princes present expressed their opinions directly or indirectly, and the vast majority of people agreed with the verdict against Luo Gubi, and even the verdict was more serious than the treatment originally proposed by King Zuoxian.
The final decision was to deprive Luo Gubi of his royal status, deprive him of all property and status in the royal power, demote him to an ordinary herdsman, and eventually exile him to Mobei.
"very good……"
When Su Wen sat down next to Moda, he happened to hear Qiu Lin Zhengfeng's final statement: "The verdict against Luo Gubi will take effect immediately. Someone, come, escort Luo Gubi out and banish him immediately!"
"……So fast?"
Su Wen was a little surprised.
"Deciding something at the royal court night banquet must be done quickly. Otherwise, the banquet will become a place where business is handled, which is no fun at all. Over time, no one will be willing to participate. But drinking and eating meat can also be done easily when you are happy.
Many adults like to participate in making decisions on important matters in the royal court."
A sarcastic look appeared on Moda's face.
He seems to look down on this model, but he also enjoys it.
"Actually, I prefer the way the customs operates. There are fixed laws and regulations, and professional officials are responsible for specific affairs. It won't let mediocre people decide the operation of national affairs... It's a pity." Moda shook his head repeatedly, obviously expressing his dissatisfaction with Wang Ting.
There is a deep disappointment in the political system. But even as King Youxian, he is unable to change the system that has been passed down for generations on the grassland. The established rules have been deeply imprinted in the consciousness of most people, let alone subversive ones.
Changes, even modifications in certain places, can cause huge upheavals.
Su Wen nodded slightly.
Moda's words really impressed him.
There are also people with profound insights and true knowledge in the grasslands.
"Isn't King Youxian opposed to the royal court of Rouran going south this time?" Su Wen asked tentatively.
"No, I support it." Moda shook his head and said, "Does Sun Jinshi think that the so-called 'reformists' only want to change the internal political system of the royal court and do not want the royal court to engage in foreign war?"
Su Wen nodded naturally: "Without a stable environment, it will be difficult for reforms to proceed."
"No, if there is no war, the royal court will be a pool of stagnant water without any changes."
Moda grinned: "Going south to launch a war, if you can successfully enter the pass, the important officials of the royal court will naturally see the superiority of the dynastic system in the pass, imitate its operating model, and finally complete the change without knowing it."
"Isn't defeat more likely?"
Su Wen sighed: "The Rouran cavalry is indeed powerful, but compared with our defenders in the Liang Dynasty, there is still a gap."
Moda listened attentively, wanting to hear Su Wen elaborate on the differences between the two, but Su Wen had no intention of leaking military information, so Moda could only shake his head and chuckle: "There's not much harm in that."
He picked up the wine bowl, touched it lightly with Su Wen, took a big sip and said, "Sun Jinshi, do you know what is most indispensable in the grassland?"
"Cattle and sheep?"
Su Wen smiled and said.
"not human!"
When Moda said this, his voice was slightly heavy: "It's someone who wants to eat meat!"
He narrowed his eyes and stared at Luo Gubi, who was still drinking and eating meat not far away, ignoring the verdict, and said in a low voice: "Each of our tribes have shamans. Because of the shamans, the premature death of babies born in tribes of all sizes is reduced.
The population is decreasing, and the population is growing rapidly. But we don’t know how to farm, and our land is not suitable for farming, grazing, gathering, and hunting, which is the source of food for our Royal Court of Rouran... Well, we also plunder your customs.
"
When Moda said this, he smiled bitterly: "But this... still can't fill more and more mouths that want to eat. What should I do?"
Without waiting for Su Wen to speak, Moda asked and answered himself: "The only way is to fight, either to grab enough food and property, or to consume those who want to eat, especially those who can only eat and are particularly greedy.
, a guy who is particularly good at eating.”
Su Wen frowned slightly, understanding something.
Of course he could understand that there was something in Moda's words.
The consumption of those old nobles through war was also one of the reasons why Rouran Royal Court launched the war. This was something Su Wen did not expect.
Through Moda's analysis, Su Wen also understood why Moda was a militant faction.
Moda was sure that it was impossible for the Royal Court of Rouran to break into the pass. Even if the defenses were briefly breached, they would only be able to plunder, and then continue to return to the ancestral pasture and live the same life for thousands of years.
Therefore, he hoped to push the conservatives who opposed the change to the battlefield through war, consume their strength to the greatest extent, and inject new blood into the royal court's reform.
"Maybe there are other ways..."
Su Wen shook his head and said: "Through trade, exchanging supplies with the customs, and learning the planting and production techniques in the customs are all good ways..." His voice became lower and lower as he spoke.
All countries in the pass have the same attitude towards the Rouran Royal Court on the grassland: blockade.
From weapons to oil and salt, it is impossible for the government to do any business with the Prairie Royal Court. Only the Jiran family and other channels are willing to exchange needs with them, but transactions through smuggling can only satisfy the Rouran Royal Court.
The upper class's demand for luxury goods, truly universally beneficial materials, is simply impossible to circulate on a large scale in the grasslands.
"Nowadays, most of the nobles in the royal court support their own troops and have been confronting your Liang army for a year, but they are unwilling to take the initiative to fight, which is eroding the royal court's foundation. Therefore, it is even more necessary to eliminate them. After dealing with this group of rotten people, we can rectify the situation."
The army will have a hearty fight with Daliang. At that time, regardless of victory or defeat, Wang Ting will have a new beginning. This is the greatest significance of this war."
Listening to Moda's profound words, Su Wen took a deep breath.
"So... is the purpose of tonight's banquet actually aimed at the upper echelons of the royal court, the so-called 'corrupt dignitaries'?"
Su Wen thought to himself.
"Sun Jinshi, no matter what you see, don't leave your position, otherwise... you will die."
Moda smiled lightly at Su Wen.
Looking at Moda's white teeth, Su Wen felt a shudder.
The Righteous King of the Rouran Royal Court suddenly broke the wine bowl in front of him and scattered it around.
"Moli Xie!" Moda chuckled.
"The baby is here!"
Mo Lixie quickly bent down and listened to his father's words.
"You leave here and go back to your walled city. No matter what happens outside tonight, you must not step out of the walled city. Can you do it?" Moda stared at Mori's slanted eyes.
"As you command!"
Mori Xie responded neatly.
"Where's Brother Sun?" He only hesitated for two seconds before asking.
"Sun Jinshi stays here... We, the Royal Court of Rouran, have a big event tonight, so naturally we have to let people in the pass take a look, otherwise how will it be recorded in the annals of history in the future?"
"history……"
Hearing this, Su Wen's heart beat faster.
Moda seemed to realize that he had a historian's background, so he specifically mentioned things related to historians.
"Who agrees with Qiu Lin Zhengfeng's idea?"
At this time, a voice appeared in the hearts of all the banquet guests.