In a house somewhere in Bei City, Wang Siqi was playing chess with the Eighth Prince, and Kong Yuan sat aside and watched.
"I lost. I am no match for His Highness." Wang Siqi readily admitted defeat. He stood up and said to Kong Yuan, "Brother Yuan, you better play." Every time he played chess, he could not beat His Highness, not him. I deliberately lost to His Highness, but I really couldn't win. His Highness's thoughts are too deep, and his chess style is unfathomable and unpredictable.
Kong Yuan smiled slightly: "Then I'm welcome." After saying that, he sat down opposite the eighth prince.
Wang Siqi sat aside, drinking and watching Kong Yuan and the Eighth Prince play chess.
Not long after, Yu Hai came in respectfully and reported to the Eighth Prince: "Your Highness, Mr. Ji has arrived."
After hearing this, the Eighth Prince raised the corners of his mouth slightly and said, "Let him come in."
Upon hearing that Mr. Ji had arrived, Wang Siqi quickly put down the wine bottle in his hand, and Kong Yuan also put down the chess piece in his hand. The two of them looked at the door with burning eyes at the same time.
Regarding "Mr. Ji", Wang Siqi and the others had heard a lot about him in the past few years, but they had never met him.
Yu Hai led Mr. Ji in. When Kong Yuan saw Mr. Ji, his pupils instantly dilated, with a look of extreme surprise on his face. Wang Siqi and Kong Yuan had the same expression.
Isn't this "Mr. Ji" a Huns who arrived in the capital two days ago?
Among a group of tall and powerful Huns, there was one who looked like a Central Plains man, so he was naturally very conspicuous. They also wondered at the time why there was a person who looked like a Central Plains person among the Huns who came.
Mr. Ji walked in and bowed respectfully to the Eighth Prince: "I have met Your Highness."
The Eighth Prince nodded to him, and then said with a gentle expression: "Get up."
"Thank you, Your Highness. "Mr. Ji practices the etiquette of the Central Plains, and it is very standard.
Kong Yuan and Wang Siqi couldn't help but exclaimed: "Huns?!" They looked at the eighth prince in shock, "Your Highness, what is going on?" Why would His Highness have contact with a Huns? Is it possible? …
The eighth prince introduced Wang Siqi and Kong Yuan to Ji Bochang respectively.
The person who came was none other than Uwe, who was part of the Huns' envoy. He said politely to Wang Siqi and the others: "Uncle Ji has met you two."
The eighth prince formally introduced Wang Siqi and Kong Yuan: "Bo Chang is not a real Huns."
Wang Siqi and Kong Yuan had a hundred questions in their minds, but they didn't know which one to ask at the moment.
Seeing the surprise in the eyes of Kong Yuan and others, Ji Bochang said: "Your Highness, it would be better for me to introduce myself to Brother Wang and Brother Kong in person."
The Eighth Prince nodded slightly and immediately motioned for Ji Bochang to sit down.
Ji Bochang sat down obediently and immediately introduced his true identity to Wang Siqi and Kong Yuan in detail.
After Wang Siqi and Kong Yuan listened, their expressions were very shocked. They did not expect that His Highness also had his own people in the Huns.
This incident was a bit "horrifying" to Wang Siqi and the others, and they were stunned for a long time before they recovered.
The Eighth Prince waited for Kong Yuan and the others to regain some sense, and then he said: "Bo Chang is from the Southern Wei Dynasty to be precise. His elders fled to the Xiongnu back then, and he was born on the Xiongnu grassland."
Upon hearing that Ji Bochang's true identity was from the Southern Wei Dynasty, Wang Siqi and Kong Yuan were slightly less shocked.
Ji Bochang, also known as Uwe, said with a smile: "Back then, my grandfather took several tribesmen to flee to the Xiongnu grassland, and then our tribe took root in the grassland."
The Eighth Prince continued what Ji Bochang said: "Over the years, people from the Southern Wei Dynasty have been trying their best to contact me. Bochang got in touch with me a few years ago."
Kong Yuan nodded and said with a sudden look on his face: "So that's what happened."
Wang Siqi said with emotion: "I have always heard His Highness mention Mr. Ji, and today I finally met him in person."
Ji Bochang chuckled and said, "Are you scared?"
Wang Siqi's face was embarrassed for a moment, and he smiled coquettishly: "I was indeed scared."
Two days ago, when the Huns arrived in the capital, Wang Siqi also went to see them, so he could spot Ji Bochang at a glance.
Kong Yuan looked at Ji Bochang and then at the Eighth Prince. He wanted to ask something, but he didn't dare to ask.
When the Eighth Prince saw Kong Yuan's hesitant expression, he knew what he wanted to say.
"Bo Chang, although he is a member of King Zuoxian, he has not done anything detrimental to the Central Plains. On the contrary, thanks to his family these years, otherwise the Huns would have gone south to invade the Central Plains."
When Kong Yuan and Wang Siqi heard this, they both showed the same surprised expressions.
Ji Bochang raised the corner of his mouth and smiled slightly: "Although our clan has taken refuge with the Huns, we have not done anything to regret the Central Plains."
The eighth prince continued: "Bo Chang's grandfather and father single-handedly planned the split of the Xiongnu tribe and their respective kings."
"What?" Wang Siqi and Kong Yuan exclaimed at the same time.
Ji Bochang smiled humbly and said: "At the beginning, the leaders of the Xiongnu tribes wanted to leave the royal court and claim their own kingship. My grandfather and father just took advantage of their thoughts and fanned the flames to get them to take action."
Ji Bochang's words sounded a little calm and carefree, as if he was talking about unimportant things, but they made the Xiongnu tribes reign as kings for decades, and also caused the Xiongnu tribes to fight among themselves for decades.
This is the reason why the Huns did not take the opportunity to go south and invade the Central Plains during the rebellion in the previous dynasty.
Because at that time, the seven tribes of the Xiongnu were fighting fiercely. They have too much time and energy to take care of themselves and invade other countries.
Wang Siqi and Kong Yuan immediately stood up and solemnly saluted Ji Bochang.
"Brother Ji's family is very righteous."
Ji Bochang quickly stood up and reached out to help Wang Siqi and Kong Yuan.
"Brother Wang and Brother Kong are serious."
"Brother Ji, you can bear this gift." If Ji Bochang's family hadn't been hovering around the Huns, I'm afraid that during the previous dynasty's rebellion, the Huns would invade southward, and the entire Central Plains would have been trampled by the Huns' cavalry.
"Brother Wang, Brother Kong, this is what our family should do."
The Eighth Prince smiled and said, "Okay, you all should sit down."
The three of them obeyed and sat down obediently.
Kong Yuan hesitated for a moment, but decided to ask: "Brother Ji, are the Huns really going south to invade the Zhou Dynasty?"
Ji Bochang straightened his face and said: "Currently, half of the people in the Xiongnu royal court support going south to attack the Great Zhou Dynasty, and half do not support it. Xinmaodun wants to send his troops south to attack the Great Zhou Dynasty."
After hearing this, Wang Siqi and Kong Yuan's expressions became unpleasant.
"So, the Huns are still going south to attack the Zhou Dynasty?"
"According to Xinmaodun's intention, he will definitely attack Dazhou, but it is not certain whether he can go south." Ji Bochang did not show off, "This time he came to Dazhou, not because Xinmaodun wanted to test Dazhou's attitude. But to test the attitude of the Hun royal court.”
Kong Yuan and Wang Siqi didn't quite understand, and they asked with blank expressions: "Test the attitude of the Xiongnu royal court?"
"I just said that half of the people in the Xiongnu royal court do not support going south to attack the Zhou Dynasty. This half is led by King Zuoxian." Ji Bochang continued, "The other half supports going south to attack the Zhou Dynasty. King Youxian."
The eighth prince added: "Bo Chang is a member of King Zuoxian."
Ji Bochang said: "I came to Zhou Dynasty on behalf of King Zuo Xian to investigate the situation."
Kong Yuan said: "I remember that in the Xiongnu, the left was respected, and the status of the Xian King of the Zuo should be higher than that of the Xian King of the Right."
"Yes, King Zuo Xian has a very high status in the Xiongnu court and is very powerful. Xin Maodun Shanyu is very afraid of King Zuo Xian." Ji Bochang said, "Xin Maodun Shanyu and King You Xian want to The purpose of going south to attack Dazhou is very simple, that is to plunder money and food from Dazhou, and then use it to attack several tribes of the Han family."
Kong Yuan thought for a while and said: "Brother Ji, was it you who was behind King Zuo Xian's refusal to support the attack on the Great Zhou Dynasty?"
"No, King Zuo Xian doesn't want Xinmaodun Chanyu to become stronger." Ji Bochang said, suddenly a meaningful smile appeared at the corner of his mouth, "The reason why Xinmaodun Chanyu has been unable to attack the Han family Several tribes are just because King Zuo Xian secretly supports several tribes of the Han family."
After Kong Yuan and Wang Siqi heard this, they gasped in shock.
When the Eighth Prince saw Wang Siqi and the others looking like this, he said amusedly: "Without the secret help of King Zuo Xian, the three tribes of the Han family alone would not be able to withstand the annexation of Xinmaodun Chanyu."
"Actually, King Youxian also secretly helped."
Kong Yuan and the others were confused by Ji Bochang's words, and they asked in confusion: "Isn't King Youxian supporting Xinmaodun Shanyu? How can he secretly help several tribes of the Han family?"
Ji Bochang said with a smile but not a smile: "King You Xian is in favor of Xin Maodun Chanyu's attack on the Great Zhou Dynasty, but he does not fully support Xin Maodun Chanyu. Like King Zuo Xian, he does not want Xin Maodun Chanyu to be too powerful. Too powerful." However, Shanyu Xinmaodun thought that King Youxian was completely his.
Wang Siqi and Kong Yuan exclaimed inwardly: They didn't expect that the struggle for power within the Huns was so fierce.
"Brother Ji, since the wise kings on the left and right don't want the new Maodun Chanyu to be too powerful, why don't they become kings themselves?" Kong Yuan asked the key.
Ji Bochang explained: "The virtuous kings on the left and right have always been members of the Xiongnu royal court, and they are also members of the Jingtang clan. They cannot split from the Jingtang clan and become kings, so they can only support Xinmaodun Chanyu while He also secretly helped several tribes of the Han family." Ji Bochang continued, "In fact, there are also people in the Huyan, Lan, and Xubu clan who influence the wise king."
Wang Siqi and Kong Yuan: "!!!!!!"
Ji Bo saw that Wang Siqi and the others looked stunned, and said with a smile: "I didn't expect that the Xiongnu's power struggle was so fierce."
Wang Siqi sighed: "I really didn't expect it." In Wang Siqi's understanding, the Huns were a group of barbarians with simple minds and well-developed limbs. Apart from being able to fight, he can't do anything else. People from the Central Plains are good at playing intrigues and stuff like that.
The Eighth Prince said: "Wherever there are people, there will be competition. People in the Central Plains like to fight for power and gain, and the Huns are no exception."
Kong Yuan looked at Ji Bochang and said in a very polite tone: "Brother Ji, please continue."
"The Huns envoy who came to Dazhou this time is Hu Yanping. He is from Xinmaodun Shanyu." Ji Bochang continued, "His purpose is to inquire about Dazhou's situation."
"Brother Ji, what will Hu Yanping do next?"
"Wait for the Emperor of Zhou to summon you, and then propose a competition." Ji Bochang frowned slightly and said, "Many of the people who came to Zhou this time are warriors under King Youxian." Yi Tu was not from King Youxian. He is a subordinate of Shanyu Xinmaodun. "They have received special training, are very strong, and are excellent in riding and shooting." As he spoke, he turned to look at the Eighth Prince and said solemnly, "Your Highness, you must arrange the most elite soldiers to fight with them, otherwise you will lose to them. Their."
The Eighth Prince nodded slightly and said, "Father must have made arrangements."
Ji Bochang talked about some things about the various tribes of the Xiongnu, which made Wang Siqi and Kong Yuan stunned.
After a while, the Eighth Prince asked Wang Siqi and Kong Yuan to leave first. Ji Bo often had more important things to report to the Eighth Prince.
After listening to Ji Bochang's report, the Eighth Prince's face became solemn for a moment, but soon returned to normal.
"By the way, Your Highness, that unknown force has now infiltrated into the wise kings on the left and right, and some have also infiltrated into other tribes." A few years ago, an unknown force sent people to the Xiongnu. They pretended to be Wusun people and Da The Wan people, or people from other Western Region countries, were doing business on the Xiongnu grasslands. "Also, the people sent by the emperor have become important military advisors to the Han tribe."
"If Xinmaodun Shanyu really wants to attack the Great Zhou Dynasty, will the Han tribes really not attack the Xiongnu royal court?"
"It depends on whether the people sent by the emperor have the ability to encourage the Han tribes to attack the Xiongnu royal court." Ji Bochang said in a serious tone, "The wise kings do not want the Han tribes to take advantage of the opportunity to attack the Xiongnu royal court. "
He added: "That unknown force is collecting information about other countries in the Western Region. They have also bought a lot of things from the Western Region."
"Still haven't found out who it is?" the Eighth Prince asked.
Ji Bochang shook his head and said, "This unknown force is so mysterious that it's impossible to find out who it belongs to."
The Eighth Prince frowned and said with a serious expression, "Who is more mysterious than the imperial court and the aristocratic family?"
"Could it be the fourth prince?" The eighth prince thought about it and found that only the fourth prince, the King of Chu, had this ability.
"Your Highness, I checked and found that this group of people has nothing to do with the King of Chu." Ji Bochang also thought so, "They have never been in contact with the King of Chu."
The eighth prince's face looked a little ugly. Although this group of people had no conflict with them, the existence of this group of people made him very afraid.
There was an unknown powerful force beside him, which made the eighth prince feel relieved.
"Your Highness, no matter who this group of people are, they have no conflict with us. There is no need for us to keep an eye on them." Ji Bochang was worried that if he continued to stare at this group of people who came out of nowhere, he would definitely get into trouble. Angry them, if there is a conflict with them, they may not be able to win against this group of people.
The Eighth Prince understood Ji Bochang's concerns, nodded and said, "Then stop staring at them." He would continue to send people to investigate this group of people in Dazhou.
"Sneeze!" Zhao Yao suddenly sneezed.
When Tong Xi heard Zhao Yao sneezing, he immediately became nervous and asked hurriedly: "Your Highness, are you catching a cold?"
"No, it should be Fatty and the others who are thinking of me." The Fatty in Zhao Yao's mouth is Song Jicai and the others.
At this moment, Xiao Jin flew back from outside, with letters tied to his feet.
It took the initiative to extend its paws in front of Zhao Yao. Zhao Yao reached out and touched its little head, and then took off the letter.
It's a letter from He Lianfang.
After reading it, Zhao Yao sighed with emotion: "I didn't expect that there were several factions among the Huns who came this time, and they fought fiercely among themselves."
"Your Highness, what are you talking about?" Tong Xi was confused.
Zhao Yao handed the letter in his hand to Tong Xi to read.
After seeing this, Tongxi looked shocked: "It turns out that the Huns also like to fight for power and gain. I thought they only knew how to fight and kill people."
"Wherever there are people, there will be intrigues." Zhao Yao just didn't expect that the more than twenty Huns who arrived would actually have so many forces involved.
[Yao Yao. 】
Zhao Yao heard a bird calling him and quickly stuck his head out of the window. After a while, he saw Laiyi flying towards him.
"Laiyi, why are you coming back?" A few years ago, Zhao Yao specially trained his bird friends and let them fly to various places to help him find out information. Laiyi and his friends volunteered to fly to the Huns.
[Yao Yao, I have something big to tell you. 】
Zhao Yao first poured a glass of water for Lai Yi: "Lai Yi, drink some water first."
Lai Yi happened to be a little thirsty, so he lowered his head and drank some water.
Zhao Yao touched Lai Yi's little head and the feathers on its back, letting it relax first.
It feels very comfortable to be touched. After a while, it opened its mouth and said: [Yao Yao, let me tell you...]
Zhao Yao listened carefully. After hearing this, his expression changed drastically.
"Laiyi, is what you said true?"
Lai Yiyi nodded and said: [Yao Yao, it’s true. We didn’t hear it wrong, and we didn’t read it wrong either. 】
Zhao Yao gasped in shock, and soon his beautiful little face turned red with anger.
"How dare they?"
[By the way, Yaoyao, when I came here just now, I met thousands of them. They asked me to tell you that they followed your myna to the house in Bei City and saw a Huns going to see your myna. 】
Zhao Yao was shocked and said: "The Huns see myna?" After saying that, his face became solemn again. He couldn't believe that Bago was still related to the Huns?
When Laiyi saw Zhao Yao was angry, he quickly flew to his shoulder, rubbed Zhao Yao's face with his little head, and comforted him: "Yao Yao, don't be angry." 】
"I can't accept that mynas are associated with the Huns."
[Yao Yao, actually that Huns are from the Central Plains, not real Huns. 】
"What?" Zhao Yao was a little confused, "How is this possible from the Central Plains?"
[Yao Yao, there are people from the Central Plains in the Xiongnu royal court. ] Lai Yi is very smart and has a good memory. [By the way, they said they are from the Southern Wei Dynasty. 】
"People from the Southern Wei Dynasty?" Zhao Yao knew about the people from the Southern Wei Dynasty. He had seen it before when reading history books, but there were not many records in the history books, just a few words. The Southern Wei Dynasty was a small country in the former dynasty, and it was inextricably related to the previous dynasty, but it disappeared in the end and was not recorded in the history books.
[Well, that’s what they said. 】
"People from the Southern Wei Dynasty are in the Xiongnu, and they still have something to do with Bage?" Zhao Yao's face was full of confusion, "What is going on?" What on earth is Bage doing? Why does it feel like Bage's affairs are getting more and more complicated. Also, what kind of forces are behind Bage, and why are the Southern Wei and the Huns involved?
Ladies, please take a day off. I originally planned to update the code tonight, but I ended up having a high fever and went to the hospital for hospitalization. I just came back and it was too late to update the code. Updates will resume tomorrow.
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