After Tuoba Beiqi led his army into the city, the one hundred cavalry troops were separated from him. Naturally, the Tuoba family had an exclusive post station in the royal city for the cavalry to rest, and Tuoba Beiqi himself wanted to rush there and
The Dachu Imperial Palace is almost the same as the Royal Court in the inner city.
Now living in that inner city, those who nominally control the entire grassland are the Yelu family that all the Twelve Wolf Kings need to look up to.
The grasslands have always been dominated by heroes, until the sudden rise of the Yelu family eighty years ago, when the first generation of heroes, Yelu Qi, came close to unifying the entire grassland.
It was not until the Twelve Wolf Kings, who were not yet twelve wolf kings but had begun to take shape, that the twelve families made up their minds to join forces to resist, and then barely blocked Yeluqi's step to unify the grassland.
Later, the Yelu family and the Twelve families reached a contract after more than ten rounds of discussions. The Twelve families were willing to recognize the Yelu family's sole dominance on the grassland and regard their leader as the king of the grassland. The Twelve families were willing to
Bow down to the king of the grassland and pay the annual tribute on time.
But there is one thing. In addition to ennobling their twelve families as wolf kings, the grassland king cannot usurp their territory for any reason or method.
After the general direction was set, the content of subsequent discussions became simpler. The pattern of one grassland king and twelve wolf kings coexisting on the grassland was gradually established, and the next eighty years gradually became stable.
In addition to the fact that they themselves have been beaten to death for many years and need to cultivate their health, it is also because the originally weak and incompetent Zhao Dynasty was taken over by a family named Chu in the past eighty years.
In addition to the change of neighbors, the most important thing is that the Chu family is still very difficult to deal with. If you don't believe it, just open your eyes and look at the black-armored Xuanqi on the border.
When the Zhao Dynasty was in power, their grassland tribes could go into the pass whenever they wanted to plunder, but what about the current grassland owners? Since their fathers passed away, their generation has not had the opportunity to go to the pass again.
Already.
But just because the neighbors are not easy to mess with doesn't mean that the grassland kings and wolf kings who are independent in the grassland can really keep their peace. Especially since the Yelu family has been the king of the grassland for eighty years.
In addition to some restless guys among the twelve wolf kings below who want to bring down the Yelu family, the Yelu family themselves also want to improve their status.
The Yelu family is the co-owner of the grassland! This sentence was a bit bluffing eighty years ago, but in the past eighty years, the Yelu family’s control over the Twelve Wolf Kings has become very weak.
The offering was simply a matter of handing over some cattle and sheep as a formality.
As the same saying goes, every family has its own scriptures that are difficult to recite. On the surface, this prairie king seems to have infinite scenery, but secretly, no one can tell outsiders how difficult it is.
The reason why the current grassland king Yelu Hongbin married Tuoba Linglong from the Tuoba family was to win him a truly reliable ally.
Or this is the royal court! Just look at the appearance of the inner city and the ordinary wolf king's royal city. Even the gates of this inner city are worth two of other people's homes.
Tuoba Beiqi seemed to often come in and out from here. When the guards who guarded the city saw that it was him, they immediately lost interest in checking their waist badges and allowed him to ride past.
Over the years, whether it is the military establishment or the official system in the royal city, the grassland
King Yelu Hongbin is all learning and imitating from Da Chu. Therefore, the inner city of Wangting seen at this moment looks similar to the palace of Da Chu.
In fact, building the palace was nothing. Yelu Hongbin didn't know where he recruited some scholars, and then he established a small court on his own initiative, and he had to go to court every day.
It's just that the scale of this fake palace and the number of officials are much stingy compared to Chu Zheng's palace and the abundance of talents. It feels like playing house.
Compared with the unevenness of the officials, the slightly larger palace is still decent, but even if this fake palace is placed in Da Chu, it can at best be regarded as a palace of Chu Zheng.
However, such a palace complex is very valuable for the grassland where wood, stone and iron are in short supply. From this, we can also see Yelu Hongbin's determination to take over the Central Plains.
After riding all the way to the entrance of the so-called harem, Tuoba Beiqi stopped his horse and turned over. After that, a chamberlain who looked like a eunuch ran over to hold the horse for him. But his trembling steps made it look like he was
I almost fell down.
"Hey, little prince, why did you come here? The princess misses you so much. Please go in quietly."
While holding the horse, he did not forget his professional ethics, and flattered him in a flattering manner. Anyway, the words he just said didn't cost much, but if such small flattery accumulates one by one,
It may become an opportunity for him to be promoted in the future.
People of his age no longer care about gold and silver. They just want a cemetery after death. But if he wants to get rid of the fate of being thrown into the wilderness after death, he has to climb up.
Only when you become a chief official in the harem can you find a good cemetery for yourself.
"Thank you, father-in-law."
As the saying goes, people with smiling faces can't hold out their hands. Although Tuoba Beiqi looked down on these people who were neither human nor ghosts from the bottom of his heart, since they were willing to greet them with smiles, he would not be stingy with his courtesy.
"How come the young prince is so polite to the old slave? These are what we should do. The young prince should go in quickly!"
This time Tuoba Beiqi didn't answer any more, walked in, and left the eunuch there. This was not because he wanted to make a big deal out of him, but because those words he just said were enough to entertain the old eunuch for several seconds.
Damn it.
After entering the harem, Tuoba Beiqi walked straight towards his aunt's bedroom without any delay. No one jumped out to stop him along the way.
The palace of Chu Zheng's eldest wife was called Kunning Palace, so Yelu Hongbin also named the palace of his eldest wife, Tuoba Linglong, after Kunning Palace. He also said that sooner or later, Tuoba Linglong would move there.
Go to the real Kunning Palace.
"Aunt! Aunt!"
Before he walked in, Tuoba Beiqi's loud voice had already started shouting. He had not been very close to his mother since he was a child. On the contrary, this aunt had the best relationship with him, and the reason why he came to the royal court was to go home with him.
Same, because he would come here to visit his aunt whenever he had nothing to do.
"Northern Qi Dynasty!"
Also exclaiming was Tuoba Linglong, who ran out of the room. Although she had only met her nephew last month, she still missed him. She had not seen Tuoba when Shence came before.
He was still depressed about Ba Beiqi's figure for a long time.
In fact, Tuoba Linglong, who ran out of the house quickly, was not very beautiful, and the years had already drawn some ravines on her face.
But she has a smell that is unique to prairie women. If you smell it carefully, it feels like you are smelling the fragrance of the grass on the prairie.
But don't be deceived by this woman. She was able to become a princess with her ordinary appearance. In addition to being the eldest daughter of the Tuoba family, it is also inseparable from her own hard work.
She was able to tie her husband's family and her natal family tightly into a rope by her own strength. Although this was sometimes due to force of circumstances, it was also inseparable from her efforts. Yelu Hongbin also always called him the smartest.
of the princess.
"You are such a kid. Why didn't you come with your father when he came? It made your aunt miss you for a long time."
After getting closer, Tuoba Linglong naturally hugged Tuoba Beiqi into her arms, as if she were seeing her own child.
"Hey, aunt, didn't I hear that a sword cultivator came to the grassland a few days ago? When I thought about it, there has never been a sword cultivator in our grassland! I wanted to catch him and have a look, but I never wanted to be caught by him.
He ran away, and I couldn't catch him in the end."
Tuoba Linglong helped him up from her arms and stretched out a hand to rub his nose.
"You! If you have that time, why don't you come and accompany your aunt earlier? Why don't you go chase some sword cultivator? If he hurts you again, won't you make your aunt and I heartbroken to death?"
Tuoba Beiqi took one of Tuoba Linglong's arms and said.
"Hey, aunt, I'm here right now. Besides, even if I meet that swordsman, he can't beat me. Beiqi is now a near-first-class master!"
"Okay, okay, you are the best, okay?"
Tuoba Linglong pretended to be helpless and patted the back of Tuoba Beiqi's hand, but the kindness in her eyes could be seen at a glance.
"By the way, aunt, where are my father and uncle? Why didn't I see them?"
Tuoba Linglong took his hand and walked towards the house.
"They are right in the house. Your father and uncle are discussing a big matter, but you are quite old, so it doesn't hurt to go in and listen."
Opening the door, two middle-aged men who looked about the same age were sitting opposite each other. There were no servants or maids serving them in the room, but Tuoba Linglong personally poured tea and water for them.
These two men are also very ordinary. One doesn't look like the biggest king on the grassland, and the other doesn't look like a wolf king with a lot of troops. He doesn't look as powerful as the little guy Tuoba Beiqi!
"Beiqi, you are finally here. Your father and I have discussed many things these days. If all these things succeed in the end, your uncle and I will at least make you a prince!"
Tuoba Beiqi was arrogant in front of other people, but he behaved like a good baby in front of these people, just like his big eyes blinking at this moment.
"Uncle, what on earth did you and Dad talk about? Why do I get more and more confused as I listen to it? There is also the title of prince. Isn't this what Da Chu said? It has nothing to do with us!"