The relationship between Xiao Yao and Huang Xiaoshi has three levels.
On the first level of relationship, Xiao Yao and Huang Xiaoshi participated in a bloody battle together in Hangzhou. Huang Xiaoshi was kind to Xiao Yao and helped him get rid of a large group of beggars.
On the second level of relationship, both Xiao Yao and Huang Xiaoshi work for King Cheng, and they are colleagues to a certain extent.
The third level of relationship, broken down, is that the place where Xiao Yao works is Dongchang, the owner of Dongchang is Chen Chongying, and Chen Chongying is a die-hard supporter of Huang Xiaoshi. Therefore, Xiao Yao is countless layers behind Huang Xiaoshi.
's subordinates.
However, now Xiao Yao and Huang Xiaoshi only know each other's first-level identities.
In terms of his first-level status, Xiao Yao suddenly told Huang Xiaoshi such a big thing, which is probably a bit superficial.
But for some reason, Xiao Yao felt that Huang Xiaoshi must be the reliable one to turn to for this matter, and at the moment he only had Huang Xiaoshi to turn to.
Coincidentally, Huang Xiaoshi was not a talkative person at the critical moment. After hearing this, he did not ask Xiao Yao where the news came from, saving Xiao Yao the effort of making up a lie.
Huang Xiaoshi didn't ask where Xiao Yao's news came from, not that he wasn't curious, or that he didn't care about the source of the news, but that Huang Xiaoshi's level was much higher than Xiao Yao could realize.
layer.
Huang Xiaoshi naturally knew about the marriage.
The war between the Central Plains and the Nomads will drag on for many years, and there will be no result until the Tianlong Sect and the Central Plains Martial Arts decide the winner.
If the Tianlong Sect wins a great victory over the martial arts in the Central Plains, then the Nomads will take the opportunity to move south and east, and the imperial court will retreat steadily and lose a large area of control.
If the Central Plains martial arts defeats the Tianlong Sect and the six major sects angrily kill the Dragon King, causing the core of the Nomads to collapse, then the Nomads will present their new leader of these tribes, Princess Weini of the Qierghis tribe, to the emperor
Give up and ask for marriage.
If the Central Plains Martial Arts and the Tianlong Sect are locked in a fight, then the outcome will be delayed until King Cheng and the Emperor decide the winner.
The war between the nomadic tribe and the Central Plains imperial court started before the world was in chaos and ended when the dust settled. It lasted for many years.
Based on this judgment, Huang Xiaoshi misjudged the strength of the Nomadic Department.
At the moment, Huang Xiaoshi was still a little surprised when he heard the news, because the marriage of the Nomadic tribe represented the decline of the Tianlong Sect.
Hey, the Dragon King is not dead yet, you actually want to start a new business?
Could this be a sign that the Tianlong Sect has lost power in the Western Regions?
Unexpectedly, the Tianlong Sect, this behemoth, seemed to be quite capable of fighting, so it killed the Central Plains martial arts to ashes. In the end, it was already a strong man on the outside, but at the end of the war?
If that's the case, do I still need to go to all the trouble to find the old ticket for the Heavenly King Token and board the leaky ship of the Tianlong Sect?
Xiao Yao naturally didn't know what Huang Xiaoshi was thinking, so he anxiously said to Huang Xiaoshi: "Princess Weini serves as a symbol of this contract and also represents the sincerity of the countries in the Western Regions.
Now that the princess has been kidnapped, and someone is provoking it, it may lead to even greater disputes."
Huang Xiaoshi nodded.
The matter of marriage can be traced back to the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, but the Han Dynasty started the practice of sending princesses abroad.
After that, the level of marriage was set at the princess level, and inferior women simply could not be given away.
However, throughout the ages, marriages have usually been made by the Central Plains dynasty sending women to foreign countries, but this insane emperor was able to convince the nomadic tribes to proactively send a princess for marriage.
This alone is actually enough for historians to write a special note about.
However, this emperor did things too casually and didn't care much about his reputation, so he never looked good to the historians, and the historians naturally would not use the Spring and Autumn style of writing towards the emperor.
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There was another insane emperor in history. He was also crazy and loved to play. In addition to his excessive debauchery, he also used eunuchs heavily. He was known as the "Eight Tigers" at the time.
Moreover, as soon as the emperor became insane, he proclaimed himself Governor of Military Affairs, Mighty General, and Chief of the Army. He also disguised himself as having nothing to do and escaped from the capital, sneaking to the border gates alone. Not only did he command the border troops in battle, he also went into battle himself.
The last heroic figure of the Mongolian Tatar tribe, the little prince, the Lord of Zhongxing, after unifying the major tribes in Mongolia, led 50,000 Mongolian cavalry southward.
This insane emperor led his men and horses to fight with the little prince for several days, and finally defeated the little prince, completely breaking the backbone of Mongolia's rise.
From then on, Mongolia was no longer able to compete with the Central Plains dynasty, and even declined under the attacks of other tribes, getting worse and worse.
In the dangerous battle, this mighty general personally killed the enemy. As a result, it is recorded in the history books that "Sixteen people were killed in the Mongolian army and 52 people were killed in the imperial army."
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According to this record, the current situation should be that the imperial court and the Nomadic Ministry dispatched 200,000 troops to fight in the northwest for several years. The Nomadic Ministry suffered 160 casualties, the imperial army lost 520 people, and the Beggar Jisi tribe
Offer the princess to ask for peace.
Maybe, if it were really in the book, the words would be even worse than this.
"The daughter of a foreign race is messing with my dragon race."
It's just that this emperor is very powerful. While he is in power, no one dares to make noise in front of him.
Once, a minister publicly stated at a court meeting: "A country cannot be without a king for a day, nor can it be without a reserve for a day. I asked the emperor to establish the foundation of the country."
The prince is also called Guoben. Generally speaking, he is the son of the emperor. He is called the crown prince, or prince for short.
In special circumstances, it can also be the emperor's grandson or the emperor's grandson.
In addition, there are also the emperor's younger brother, the emperor's uncle, etc., as long as they are the direct bloodline of the late emperor.
But the current situation is that the emperor has no son, so this minister's memorial is very heartbreaking.
The emperor dropped the memorial and slowly walked up to the minister. When all the civil and military officials in the palace didn't know what the emperor was going to do, the emperor spat in the minister's face.
"Ah!" The emperor spat, but he still couldn't get over his anger. He jumped to his feet and cursed: "You idiot Chen Mingdao, you are so disrespectful. It doesn't matter if a pear tree overwhelms the begonias. You have married so many concubines.
, it’s not like I didn’t even give birth to a son.”
After the scolding, the emperor sat back on the dragon throne again, talked about something, and continued to go to court. The minister who was spat on actually went home safely.
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In fact, anyone with a discerning eye can see that this is a test, because if you want to establish a crown prince now, you can only establish King Cheng.
This was a tricky question that the emperor could not answer well and answered wrongly, but he solved it with just a sip of his saliva.
From then on, the ministers never reported to establish the foundation of the country, because the emperor's attitude had been tested and he did not want to pass the throne to King Cheng.
So, the emperor's only solution now was to give birth to another child as soon as possible, but Chen Chongying knew that the emperor's function in that aspect was no longer good.
This is the most important part of the identity of the Crown Prince. Once the news comes out that the Crown Prince is still alive, no matter whether the emperor is willing or not, after his death, the throne can only be passed to the Crown Prince in this way.
Because the emperor died without a heir, the succession to the throne was in order from nearest to farthest, and from eldest to youngest.
From the perspective of the emperor's own bloodline, the relationship between the crown prince and him is closer than that of Prince Cheng. (If you don't understand, you can just draw a tree diagram)
If you don't fight, you just fight.
Chen Chongying didn't care at all how the emperor and Prince Cheng fought. No matter how bad they fought, the world ultimately belonged to the prince.
The current three parties, the emperor, Prince Cheng, and the crown prince, the emperor was obviously on the opposite side of Prince Cheng and the crown prince. Chen Chongying was only temporarily getting closer to Prince Cheng out of protecting the crown prince.
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Xiao Yao looked at Huang Xiaoshi and thought he was thinking about the princess.
As everyone knows, Huang Xiaoshi's thoughts have already flown to an unknown mountain.
"There is another extremely difficult part about this matter." Xiao Yao suppressed the anxiety in his heart and said to Huang Xiaoshi: "This matter is of great importance and must not be made public. If people know that the princess has been robbed, it will be regarded as rescuing the princess.
, I’m afraid it’s…”
The gift given to the emperor must be the most noble and absolutely flawless.
The princess was kidnapped, not to mention how she was molested. Even if a man touched her or kissed her a few times, it would still be detrimental to her chastity.
How could such broken things be given to the emperor?
After hearing these words, Huang Xiaoshi came back to his senses. This matter was definitely more troublesome than he thought.
Ah, Sibala. I don't care about this.
Huang Xiaoshi quickly retreated in his heart. After he pretended to sigh, he saluted Xiao Yao and said, "Brother Xiao, for such a big thing, Huang is afraid..."
"Brother Huang!" Xiao Yao held Huang Xiaoshi's hand tightly and said, "Xiao Yao can only rely on you!"
Huang Xiaoshi felt unhappy.
To be honest, Xiao Yao, you are a bit shameless.
I said no, no, yet you still insist on holding my hand, why don't you know how to move forward or back?
Of course, why would a beggar use his face? Can he still get food if he wants face?
In addition to being shameless, you must also insist on being shameless.
However, everyone had a good relationship before. Huang Xiaoshi didn't want to say something too unpleasant, so he said to Xiao Yao: "Brother Xiao, you think highly of me too much. For such a big matter, how can I, Huang Xiaoshi, be so virtuous and capable? You still
Please be wiser."
The street was full of people, and Xiao Yao immediately knelt down for Huang Xiaoshi.
"Look at that stinky beggar, he is begging for food so shamelessly, he is dragging others along, kneeling to others, and still not letting them leave."
"You are young and have good hands and feet, but you are so lazy and lazy. The world is declining. The world is declining!"
Xiao Yao hadn't done anything yet, but Huang Xiaoshi's face was a little confused.
After all, I am considered a well-known figure in Luoyang, so there is no need for everyone to be so embarrassed.
Okay, okay, I understand.
They say those who are barefoot are not afraid of those who wear shoes, but I am afraid of you.
Huang Xiaoshi stretched out his hand to help Xiao Yao up and said to him: "Brother Xiao, get up and talk."
Upon hearing that Huang Xiaoshi's tone softened, Xiao Yao immediately stood up and said to Huang Xiaoshi: "Brother Huang, I just received a tip that the people who kidnapped the princess moved to a boat in the north of Luoyang in order to hide their eyes.
Go eastward along the Yellow River.
I think they changed boats to hide their identity, and they would definitely go ashore again when it got dark, thus losing their whereabouts.
The only way to rescue the princess is before they land."
"Oh." Huang Xiaoshi understood, the location was already known, and now he urgently needed to find someone to form a rescue team, so Xiao Yao found him.
"Okay, when will Brother Xiao set off?" Huang Xiaoshi asked Xiao Yao.
Xiao Yao smiled bitterly at Huang Xiaoshi and said, "Brother Huang can only do this alone."
"What?" Huang Xiaoshi was confused when he heard this, and said, "You are subcontracting the project."
"Brother Huang, this matter affects the war or peace between the tribes in the Central Plains and the Western Regions, and it also affects the lives and deaths of thousands of people. Please Brother Huang to rescue the princess." Xiao Yao solemnly saluted Huang Xiaoshi.
"Xiao Yao, Xiao Yao." An old man shouted loudly in the distance: "Come on, come on, there is a little brother called the Flower Chicken here."
"Hey, here we come." After Xiao Yao answered in a cheerful voice, he immediately lowered his voice and said to Huang Xiaoshi: "Without further delay, I will explain it to you slowly in the future."
Xiao Yao turned around and was about to leave, but Huang Xiaoshi grabbed him.
"Hey, if someone is rescued, where will he be sent?" Huang Xiaoshi asked Xiao Yao.
"Lu Shaolin of Jinfeng Escort is on his way. If Brother Huang rescues someone, you can wait for him at Luoyang Pier." After Xiao Yao finished speaking to Huang Xiaoshi, he hurried away.
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Although Xiao Yao only said a few words, Huang Xiaoshi had already guessed the whole thing.
To put it simply, due to unknown reasons, well, in fact, in order to prevent the people of the Tianlong Sect from knowing, the people who sent the princess from the Western Regions for marriage were very low-key and did not make any big fanfare.
They had also contacted Zhongyuan beforehand. The contact person in Zhongyuan was probably either Jinyiwei or Dongchang. The contact location would most likely be Luoyang.
Well, in order to ensure the purity of the princess, the person who comes to meet her should be someone from Dongchang.
As a result, at this moment, a group of people killed the people who were sending the bride off and kidnapped the princess.
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Xiao Yao just said a few words, but Huang Xiaoshi had already guessed the mastermind behind the abduction of the princess and who these people were.
First, these people have super intelligence support.
This secret marriage was kept very confidential by the Nomadic Department.
The Nomadic Ministry and the Tianlong Sect are two sides of the same coin. Even if the Nomadic Ministry wanted to talk about the marriage secretly without the Tianlong Sect, they did it, but you must know that Huang Xiaoshi and Ji Wushuang are both senior leaders of the Tianlong Sect.
None of them knew about this, which shows how confidential this matter is.
And this matter was actually robbed by someone else.
In this way, there are many people in the world with such strong intelligence capabilities.
Second, this was done very strangely.
To ruin the marriage, the easiest way is to kill the princess with one knife. If you think one knife is not enough, you can just strip her off and kill her again. There is no need to snatch a living person away.
This shows that the masters of these people need a living princess, not just destroy the marriage.
I have to say, this should be called "robbing a bride".
The answer is very clear, the only person who can benefit from doing this is King Cheng.
Moreover, Huang Xiaoshi can assert that the people who do this are ten out of ten from Tianyi City.
Because the most important forces under King Cheng are the Tianlong Sect and Tianyi City.
Since this matter involves concealing the truth from the Tianlong Sect, it will definitely not be someone from the Tianlong Sect.
Also, if someone messes up Dongchang's errand, it will definitely not be someone from Dongchang.
That can only be done by Tianyi City.
Huang Xiaoshi suddenly discovered that King Cheng's team also had serious differences of interest.
Let’s just talk about the marriage.
What King Cheng hopes is to destroy the marriage and not succeed, so that the war can continue urgently.
Dongchang was ordered by the emperor to run an errand, so if the job is done well, there may not be a reward. If something goes wrong, many people will be killed.
At the same time, Chen Chongying did not want the world to be in chaos.
Chen Chongying had no intention of taking advantage of the chaos to rebel. Moreover, this was his master's territory and would be passed on to his younger master in the future. How could he let others ruin it?
As for the Dragon King, whether it is peace or war, it actually doesn't matter much to the current Dragon King. Anyway, he is powerless now and has been passively defeated.
But this is my own family's business anyway, so I actually left the Dragon King aside.
The Dragon King will definitely go crazy if he finds out about this.
Who are my friends? Who are my enemies?
This is an extremely important first question.
Huang Xiaoshi counted on his fingers and found that his biggest threat now was actually the emperor, and his second biggest threat turned out to be King Cheng?
Although there must be a battle between the Dragon King and himself, it is actually him who takes the initiative to fight against the Dragon King, rather than the Dragon King fighting against himself.
But King Cheng is different. He and himself actually have irreconcilable conflicts.
hiss.
Old thief.
Then don't blame me for not being able to see you.
Huang Xiaoshi suppressed his thoughts, walked out of the square in Luoyang quickly, and while the city gate was still open, he ran towards the pier in the north of Luoyang.
