Ning Yan was shocked when he received the letter from Ning Fang and urgently summoned civil and military officials to discuss it.
In fact, after Ning Yan read Ning Fang's letter, he already favored becoming a vassal state, because Ning Fang compared and analyzed the situations of the two countries in the letter, and he really could not say no to Wei.
However, Ning Yan also accepted Ning Fang's proposal. Maybe one of the ministers in the DPRK would be able to give good advice.
In fact, everyone knows that this is just a show.
Not to mention anything else, in terms of territorial area alone, the Kunyu State is not worthy of the Wei State. The Wei State just proposed to become a vassal state, which has already given Kunyu State a lot of face.
However, Ning Yan looked at the noisy crowd below and sighed secretly.
A few days after receiving Ning Yan's letter, he received another letter from Ru Yuan. The letter carefully analyzed the situation of the two countries, from national strength to armament, from territory to population. Ning Yan guessed that this letter The letter must be evidence that Ning Yu asked Ru Yuan to write to convince everyone.
Sure enough, after Ning Yan read Ru Yuan's letter in the court, everyone fell into silence. In fact, everyone knew in their hearts, but they were unwilling to do so.
"I disagree!"
An objection broke the silence, and everyone followed the sound and recognized it was Huo Jiu.
Huo Jiu stood up stubbornly:
"I disagree! King Yi and the others have been deceived by General Zhuo! General Zhuo has been secretly communicating with Tuoba Tao!"
Ning Yan suddenly felt a headache. Huo Jiu had been dissatisfied with Xuan for more than a year or two. He rubbed his temples and said:
"General Huo, don't bring your prejudice against General Zhuo into Jiangshan Sheji."
Huo Jiu said unconvinced:
"I have never made fun of Jiangshan Sheji, but General Zhuo has abandoned the Kunyu Kingdom. She has been secretly communicating with the Dai Kingdom as early as the Tuoba Shiyi Key period. However, the Dai Kingdom perished too quickly. There is no way to implement the plan in the future..."
Ning Yan interrupted Huo Jiu dissatisfied and said sternly:
"General Huo! Don't judge a gentleman with a villain's heart! General Zhuo's contribution to the Kunyu Kingdom over the years is obvious to all!"
Huo Jiu snorted:
"I see that the Emperor has also been deceived by General Zhuo! Please excuse me and retire first!"
Then Ning Yan left regardless of whether he agreed or not.
Ning Yan narrowed his eyes and looked at Huo Jiu's fading figure. Huo Jiu was loyal to Ning Sheng, absolutely loyal, but this loyalty seemed to be limited to Ning Sheng. In his eyes, Ning Yan was just a little brat. , although there is still respect on the surface, it is only on the surface. Ning Yan feels that Huo Jiu has contributed a lot to the Kunyu Kingdom, whether it is to quell the border intrusion or to lead troops to expand externally, he has spared no effort. Therefore, Ning Yan has been enduring it. He was still respectful, but it seemed that this respect made him forget his identity!
Ning Fang and the others received a reply from Ning Yan, confirming that they would become a vassal state of Wei. Although they had foreseen this outcome, when it actually became a reality, everyone felt unspeakably depressed.
Now that it has been decided, even if you don't want to, you can only face it positively. Although Tuoba Tao said that it is just a vassal state in name, when this matter is put on the agenda, some things have to be put on the table.
Having said that, how to find Tuoba Tao? You can't just say, "Your Majesty, let's discuss becoming a vassal state." The attitude should not be too tough, Kun Yu is not as tough as Wei, so it is difficult to control this degree.
Several people discussed and discussed without coming up with a result. They simply looked at Hyun in unison. Hyun had shown his eloquence several times before, which made them envious but unable to learn from it. Now it is time to need Hyun's eloquence again! Come on brother!
Hyun looked at their eyes and almost vomited ten liters of blood. What she was doing was promotion and sales, and it couldn't be compared with diplomacy at all, okay?
While he was hesitating, someone came from the palace and said that Tuoba Tao had summoned General Zhuo alone. Ning Yu, Jiang Wu and Ru Yuan were all a little anxious, but they had to let her go.
Jiang Wu punched the table angrily:
"I haven't experienced this kind of cowardice for many, many years. Kunyu Kingdom is still not strong enough. We have to be stronger! Stronger!"
Jiang Pu looked at the four people from the side. He had heard Jiang Wu talk about the situation when Zhao State was on an envoy in the past. Even though in the past many years, Jiang Wu still felt embarrassed and angry when he mentioned this matter. Jiang Pu felt at that time as if he was watching history. Just like the book, he felt that it was everyone else's business, but today, he really felt this aggrievedness.
Although fighting can result in both sides losing, what will happen next? For the Wei State, losing both sides is just a loss of some troops and military expenditures. But for Kunyu State, it is using the entire country to fight, even if both sides suffer. The result was that the Wei army was shut out of the country. After that, how could Kunyu State develop and continue to fight against Wei?
Jiang Pu sighed helplessly to himself, feeling that he gained a lot of knowledge during this trip, even though he was a bit cowardly.
After comforting everyone, Hyun prepared the plan, took a few deep breaths, and followed the guests to the palace.
The father-in-law beside Tuoba Tao did not lead her to the study or other office areas, but led her to the garden, which made Hyun Ji curious and a little nervous.
Although making Kun Yu a vassal state made Xu very angry, but thinking about it from another perspective, if Kun Yu was in the position of Wei, I am afraid that it would have to find a way to control such an uncertain factor and not let it develop. Jumping.
Thinking this way, I felt better, sighed secretly, and walked towards Tuoba Tao.
Perform military commander's salute:
"His Majesty."
When Tuoba Tao saw her coming, he became gentle and said with a smile:
"sit."
Hyun sat opposite him.
Tuoba Tao signaled to the maids, and soon delicacies were put on the table. Not only the food of the Xianbei people, but also the special snacks of Pingcheng. Where is Pingcheng? It is Datong; where is Datong? In Shanxi; Shanxi is famous What is it? Vinegar and pasta, so Pingcheng’s specialty snacks are inseparable from all kinds of pasta, which will make you salivate.
Although there are many varieties, the amount of each item is not much. At most, three or four chopsticks are gone. Therefore, the colors of various small butterflies and small bowls on the table also echo the colors of the food. This table is not only delicious. , the fragrance is beautiful, and the color is even more beautiful. It is really full of color, fragrance, and pleasing to the eye.
Tuoba Tao looked at Xun's greedy look and smiled secretly:
"I heard that General Zhuo is also good at cooking. Today I asked the palace cooks to cook a little bit of everything they know how to cook. General Zhuo will try it."
Hyun restrained the saliva in his mouth, which was like a torrential river, and gave Tuoba Tao a fist in his arms:
"Then you're welcome."
As soon as he finished speaking, he couldn't wait to pick up the bowls and chopsticks, and ate them one by one. "It's delicious," "it's so delicious," and "it's really delicious." The compliments never stopped. Tuoba Tao pretended to eat, Mainly watching Hyun, her eyes narrowed with joy, she was happier than eating it herself.
It is strange to say that Tuoba Tao was originally very interested in Central Plains women and felt that the restraint that was different from the heroic grassland women was very attractive to him. Otherwise, he would not have been asking Liu Song to marry him. However, after meeting Yun, he was attracted by it. What attracts me is that it is different from the boldness of grassland women and the restraint of Central Plains women. It seems to be somewhere in between, neither bold nor restrained, but sometimes very bold and sometimes very restrained; sometimes shining with intelligence. The light is so bright that it makes people unable to open their eyes. Sometimes it is so naive and foolish that it makes people laugh and cry. Sometimes it is so powerful that it makes people feel distressed and want to love her forever.
Tuoba Tao looked at the happy-looking Xuan and became more and more curious about what kind of person he was.
Later, another dish of roasted whole lamb was served. After putting a piece of meat on Xuun's plate, Xuun directly grabbed the bone and started to chew it. Tuoba Tao was stunned.
In this era, no, not just this time, for a long period of history, the nomads respected Han culture. Therefore, after the nomads established their country, they all imitated the Han system, and the women also put away their boldness and imitated the women of the Central Plains.
It seems that Han culture is a superior existence, but the land of China has been diversified since ancient times, with different races, different languages, different cultures, and different customs. Therefore, it is impossible for Han culture to maintain its purity.
Starting from the Five Hus and Sixteen Kingdoms, Han culture actively or passively absorbed the culture of various ethnic groups, forming a richer and more colorful content.
You need to be more pure as a person, but as a country, diversity is a must. Only in this way can you broaden your horizons and see a broader world, and learn from the strengths and weaknesses of this world to serve yourself. No one is perfect, and the same country
, it is impossible for one race to cover everything.
What Tuoba Tao couldn't understand was that while everyone was moving closer to Han culture, only Hyun was independent and maintained his own characteristics. This was what attracted Tuoba Tao the most.
After eating and drinking together, I feel doubly satisfied. It proves once again that when your mouth is filled with delicious food, it is the happiest moment!
Tuoba Tao also prepared some wine, but today he held himself very steady, and he was not in the bad mood that day. There was no state where everyone would get drunk without drinking. Therefore, his drinking capacity recovered, and he did not feel drunk even after drinking a lot.
This made Tuoba Tao very disappointed. Tuoba Tao really didn't like her hard feeling.
After drinking and eating, he eagerly waited for Tuoba Tao to mention the affairs of the vassal state. Tuoba Tao wanted to sit with her for a while, but he couldn't stand her little look, so he had to get up and take her to the study.
Sitting behind the table, I looked at Hyun and saw her standing in front of me with her head bowed. She had a low eyebrow and a submissive look, which was different from the toughness on the battlefield. The more she came into contact with Hyun, the more uncomfortable she became.
Understand her.
He sneered:
"How many sides does General Zhuo have?"
Hyun looked up at Tuoba Tao blankly, looking silly and cute.
He stood up and walked in front of her, raised his hand to wipe away a little bit of black ash on Hyun's cheek. Hyun couldn't help being startled and subconsciously made an evasive movement. Tuoba Tao didn't mind, wiping the black ash between his fingers with gentle eyes.
Looking at Hyun, Hyun couldn't help but look away, so embarrassed that there was a glimmer of water on his forehead.
Tuoba Tao secretly smiled. Although he wanted to have Hyun very much, he knew that this was the woman he could never touch unless one day she took the initiative to attach herself to him. (To be continued)