Chapter 158: The Four Elders of the Former Dynasty
Suddenly hearing that his uncle wanted to replace the word "王" in the royal city beneath his feet with the word "皇", Tuoba Beiqi was really shocked. Although his uncle's actions over the years had laid the groundwork for today's words,
But when I actually heard it, it still felt a bit incredible.
"Uncle, is this matter difficult to say, but it's not easy to say it's simple! If uncle is still just having fun like that little court this time, we can naturally do whatever we want, but if we really want to do it,
If we openly establish our own political power, not to mention whether Chu Zheng will pretend not to see us and ignore us, even those wolf kings in our grassland will be difficult to deal with!"
Hearing Tuoba Beiqi's lucid analysis, Yelu Hongbin and Tuoba Shence both showed happy smiles. At their current age, apart from their ambition to die, they just hope that their descendants will be successful.
"Beiqi, both my father and your uncle are very happy that you can think of so much. However, there are many things that we can't just look at the surface. For example, what you just said is whether Chu Zheng, the kid, will care about us when we establish the political power.
There is no doubt that Chu Zheng will not only not hinder it, but will even facilitate it!"
After hearing his father's words, Tuoba Beiqi was still confused. Once the grassland established a political power, it would inevitably form a unification. Although this unification is very fragile, no matter how you look at it, this will definitely not be good news for Da Chu.
Bar!
Tuoba Shence smiled slightly and answered his son's doubts.
"Actually, this matter is easy to figure out. In addition to pursuing political success, a hero like Chu Zheng also hopes that he can become an emperor recorded in history books. But if he wants to accomplish this, he will have to do it.
The administration of Chu is not easy either. If you want to become a true emperor through the ages, in addition to achieving world-shattering achievements in domestic affairs, you must also have outstanding external achievements, and annihilating and conquering the grasslands and the eastern Turks is the best external achievement."
Tuoba Shence indeed lived up to the word Shence in his name. Not only did he grasp all of Chu Zheng's thoughts, but he also guessed most of them. He looked in the direction of Da Chu and smiled confidently.
"Chu Zheng will not believe how powerful the grassland can be. Just like we often underestimate Chu, he only believes in his own strength like us. He feels that he can succeed regardless of whether the grassland is unified or not, so I guess he is not only
It will not prevent the establishment of the grassland regime, but will secretly help. Compared with the ordinary annihilation of the grassland and the overthrow of a national regime with a complete system, the former seems a bit insignificant. And once he finally succeeds, he will
Only if he can achieve great achievements that are as great as his father Chu Tian's founding achievements! Only then can he become the emperor of the ages like his father!"
Speaking of this, Tuoba Shence's eyes showed some disdain, obviously he did not believe that Chu Zheng could defeat the grassland and succeed in the end.
"After talking about Chu Zheng's thoughts, my uncle will come back to tell you why the other wolf kings agreed to my establishment of political power! Speaking of this, I have to mention an old saying from Da Chu. Although Da Chu
Scholars in the world are very pedantic, but some words are always correct. The old saying goes that everything in the world is bustling for profit;
For the sake of those things in the other party’s hands!”
Yelu Hongbin held his hand, as if he had all those wolf kings in his hand.
"I believe that as long as they are given enough benefits, those profit-seeking wolf kings will still support the establishment of this regime compared to Chu Zheng's indifference!"
Yelu Hongbin looked at Tuoba Beiqi and said.
"Beiqi, do you think those Wolf Kings are fools? My actions over the years are not necessarily Sima Zhao's, but they must have guessed what I was going to do. The reason why they have not jumped out to oppose them over the years is because they are waiting.
Let’s see what kind of price I will offer! Money can make all the difference, and as long as the benefits I give are big enough, I don’t believe those wolf kings won’t take the bait!”
Yelu Hongbin and Tuoba Shence looked at each other again, and the latter added tacitly.
"Your uncle and I have already sent an order to the other wolf kings, asking them to rush to the royal court to discuss important matters, and your uncle and I have prepared a bargaining chip that they cannot refuse!"
…
Somewhere on the grassland, in the royal city of the Helian family, Helian Zejun's father, Helian Changzhi, was sitting on a precious gold chair in the royal city, and Helian Zejun was sitting under him, and the chair was also made of gold.
Made of gold.
On the surface, it seems that these two are not father and son, but friends.
generally.
"Ze Jun, according to your inference, news has indeed come from the royal court. The matter that my father is expected to discuss is very similar to what you guessed. Think about it again, what should we do in this matter?
What to do to get the most.”
Unlike Tuoba Shence, this Helian Changzhi is a bit sorry for his subtle name. He looks like a reckless man who only knows how to charge into battle, and he really doesn't look like a person who can make decisions.
It is estimated that if he had not given birth to such a promising son, the Helian family would still be firmly in the top three among the Twelve Wolf Kings.
Helian Zejun was still as calm and gentle as when he met Jiang Ergou, gently waving the folding fan in his hand, and the elegant temperament of a scholar emerged spontaneously.
"Father, the person from the royal court is definitely determined to win this matter, so it doesn't matter what attitude we hold."
"What do you mean, Zejun, that we just take advantage of the lion's mouth to gain more benefits for ourselves?"
Helian Zejun wanted to see his father's political calculations, but at this time it seemed that it was better to work harder on his own. If he relied on his illiterate father to scheming with the Wang Ting gang, it would be absolutely impossible.
If you are sold, you have to count the money for them.
"Father, you are wrong again. Not only can we not speak loudly, but we must also think about the royal court at all times. If I guess correctly, one of the bargaining chips of our King of Yelu Grassland is that the ministries can be deployed after the establishment of the political power.
Some of their own people went to serve as officials in the imperial court. Those from other tribes who only know about land and women may not be able to see the stakes. But once the founding of the country is completed, the official positions in the imperial court will be the real prize.
As long as we think more about the royal court during the negotiations, when the official positions are divided later, our Helian family will be able to ask for more."
"this…"
Like other tribes, Helian Changzhi also felt that those official positions were of little use, and that the cattle, sheep and fiefdoms obtained were the most important.
"Zejun, my father doesn't understand, but in my opinion, those official positions are just empty shelves. What's the use of those things?"
Helian Zejun closed the folding fan in his hand and sounded helpless.
"Father, you don't know Dachu, so you don't know some things. Those scholars are much more cunning than the scimitars in our hands. Once the government after the founding of the country falls into the hands of the royal court, Yelu
With the help of the scholars he abducted from Da Chu, the King of the Grassland can erode away all the power of the Wolf King bit by bit without leaving a trace. Since we want to imitate the power of Da Chu, we must have our own political power."
Helian Changzhi nodded pretendingly. It seemed that he still couldn't understand what Helian Zejun was doing, but considering his son's achievements over the years, he couldn't help but not believe in his son.
"Father, if nothing happens, I still hope you can read Dachu's books. Sooner or later we will fight against Dachu. Before going in, we'd better understand our opponent first."
Helian Changzhi nodded indifferently, obviously he did not take this sentence to heart, and Helian Zejun did not say anything more.
"Father, in addition to not being able to speak loudly, we can't go along with the royal court in everything. We have to slightly oppose some irrelevant opinions put forward by the royal court. The balance between the two must be well controlled.
Otherwise, we will arouse the suspicion of the person in the royal court and the Tuoba Shence of the Tuoba family."
Helian Zejun looked a little tired. Although he was born with an exquisite and clear mind, the constant hard work over the years had also made him exhausted.
No one can help him or listen to his thoughts, and he will not mention certain things to others, but as mentioned above, he still yearns for the world of Da Chu in his heart.
It was for this reason that when he met Jiang Ergou for the first time, he had some thoughts of falling in love with each other at first sight, including the final promise to let him go, which was not his intention. When Jiang Ergou escaped, he regretted it.
Now, he knew that he shouldn't send that second-grade sword cultivator back to Da Chu.
Without the elegance of gently swinging the folding fan, Helian Zejun pressed his temples and continued.
"Father, although our Helian family has become as strong as the Tuoba family in recent years, we still need to hide our clumsiness. Our Prairie King is not a generous person.
Will he allow a Wolf King whose strength can rival the Royal Court, not to mention the power he has secretly accumulated? If he knows the true strength of our Helian family, the Prairie King would rather slow down his pace and deal with us first.
of."
Helian Changzhi touched his son's head.
"Ze Jun, my father knows that I have worked hard for you over the years. I will leave it to you to handle the matter of going to the royal court to discuss matters. My father will be sick and stay at home. Thank you for your hard work."
Helian Zejun held the back of his father's hand instead.
"Father, believe me, I will definitely open up a new world for our Helian family. This is the only purpose of my life!"
…
After coming out of the meeting hall where he was talking to his father, Helian Zejun raised his head and glanced at the dazzling sunlight. Du Wujue, who not only possessed second-level strength, but also owned a second-level seven-colored python, appeared behind him.
"Sir, how are things going?"
"Go down and get ready. We will leave for the royal court tomorrow."
"yes."
Du Wujue was about to turn around and leave, but Helian Zejun stopped him after some hesitation.
"Tomorrow, call the two elders Lu Lang and ask him to follow him secretly. I don't believe Tuoba Beiqi will not be able to find that Jiang Fuyu. After the incident in the royal court, you can take one of the two elders Lu Lang and follow Tuoba Beiqi.
Behind me, after he and that Jiang Fuyu have both been injured, we will quietly kill the sword cultivator from Dachu, and if we can ensure that the matter is not exposed, we will kill him together with that Tuoba Beiqi!"
Helian Zejun finally decided to kill the ranger from Dachu. He had a feeling that if he didn't kill this kid, he would bring endless trouble to his plan.
trouble.
This has nothing to do with his strength, but will cause him trouble from other places.
…
Among the twelve wolf kings, except for the few little kings who finally drifted away, there were four other families besides the Helian family that could speak out in front of the royal court, namely the Huyan family, the Wanyan family, the Murong family, and the
Fresh at home.
Including the Tuoba family, these six families and the Royal Court are the real talkers on the entire grassland, while the other six families at the back are a bit unbearable. If the title of Wolf King is not up for grabs, some other families
The powerful tribe will catch up from behind.
Among these six little wolf king families, three of them follow the Wangting and Tuoba families, namely the Gongyang family, the Wenren family and the Dongfang family.
Among the remaining three families, two more were not willing to live under others for a long time like the Helian family. They had other thoughts and secretly colluded with the Helian family. They were the Wuma family and the Lezheng family.
The last family is attached to the third-ranked Huyan family. Neither of these two families have much ambition and are very satisfied with the status quo. They can be regarded as neutrals among the Twelve Wolf Kings.
Now, these twelve wolf kings have received the news from the Royal Court, and most of them know the purpose of going to the Royal Court this time.
However, most of them didn't think too deeply about it, they just wanted to get more benefits for themselves from this matter, so they left without any discussion.
But among these wolf kings, two are worthy of attention. One is the Murong family, which Yelu Hongbin claimed to have changed into a tribe when he first imitated the Da Chu system.
The Murong family also opened the first academy on the grassland. Although it was only open to disciples within the family, this undoubtedly promoted the integration of the grassland and Dachu. Over the years, the Murong family also attracted many down-and-out people from Dachu.
Scholars are also quite capable in the field of literature and politics.
This time, in addition to Wolf King Murong Wangbo personally leading the team, the Murong family also brought many scholars as behind-the-scenes counselors to accompany the team to the royal court. It seemed that their family was well prepared.
Another family is the Huyan family, which has no ambitions. After all, the powerful strength is there, and there is also a family of little wolf kings who actively rely on them. Based on this alone, the Huyan family has a high status on the grassland.
In addition to strength, this time the Huyan family’s team going to the royal court unexpectedly had an extra carriage!
A carriage? Who among the men on the grassland would ride in a carriage! If you say it, you will be laughed to death, but then again, if you are not a member of the Huyan family, then who is sitting in this carriage?
It seems that this trip to the royal court is not that simple.