Moving the capital to Shanchan Prefecture, the Qi army can indeed provide quick rescue if something happens. At least the road conditions are indeed much more convenient. But what if that day, Daqi looked displeased with the Dali Kingdom, or wanted to completely annex the Dali Kingdom. It would be much more convenient to send troops to Dali again. Shanchan Mansion is indeed the fundamental place of the Duan family, and the terrain is indeed conducive to defense. Compared with Yangjumei City, which has Cangshan Mountain in its back and Erhai Lake in front of it. There were a large number of passes built around it during the Nanzhao period and it had a complete system. However, overall it was quite inferior.
Even if these defense systems can really play a role in wartime, no one knows how big they will be. At least when facing the Qi army, they were unable to keep the enemy out of the gate. But psychologically, it was a lot more comforting. Moreover, the biggest advantage of continuing to place the capital in Yangjume City is that it is far away from Daqi, much further than Shanchan Mansion. The Tubo Margan tribe to the west is also a threat. But the Kawabog Snow Mountain, which stands thousands of feet away, is far less threatening than Daqi to the east.
However, Duan Suping, who has been tortured by the current situation of the Thirty-Seven Department, also knows that what the master said is indeed right. For a moment, it was hard to decide. Seeing this guy's hesitation, Huang Qiong didn't urge him, but asked him to go back to the post house and think about it. Huang Qiong also told him that in three days the court was going to hold a grand state banquet to entertain him, the king of the country who came to pay tribute in person. As for this guy's request to let some Wang Zong go back with him, Huang Qiong directly refused.
Before he left, Huang Qiong just patted him on the shoulder and told him that if he wanted to expand the clan's population, he still had to work harder on his own. He is still young, and the responsibility for the reproduction of the clan still depends on his own efforts. Duan Suping felt bitter in his heart when he was taught such a lesson by his uncle, who was a few years younger than him, but was not only thoughtful but also vicious.
But facing this king who had hundreds of thousands of cavalry under his command and could easily destroy the Dali Kingdom, he could only endure everything.
After Duan Suping resigned, Huang Qiong knew very well whether this guy could complete this task. If this guy had this ability, Bai Feng wouldn't beg him to hide some truth. Not to mention that he would not send Bai Jun to him and beg him for help. When Huang Qiong thought of the women waiting for him to return in the small hall at the back, Huang Qiong couldn't help but feel hot in his heart. Seeing that today's government affairs were almost settled, he returned to the small hall at the back in a few steps.
Huang Qiong's arrival made the women, who were not wearing any veil on their bodies, feel shy. Having had the experience in Shanchan Mansion, Bai Feng is already used to it. Duan Lin brought it to her door herself and didn't even care. But Bai Jun and the elder sister faced this situation for the first time and couldn't help but feel ashamed. Especially when Huang Qiong looked at him, his wolf-like look even made them a little scared. But before they could react from their shyness, Huang Qiong had already pressed him down.
However, once the clouds and rain stopped, Huang Qiong sent someone to send Duan Lin out of the palace. Duan Lin, who originally wanted to stay with Huang Qiong for a few more days and was waiting for the opportunity to make her thoughts come true, did not want to leave the palace so soon. But she didn't expect that Huang Qiong told her that the man had already taken over the errand to the Western Regions and would be leaving in a few days. And the one who asked that she and the child be kept in the capital for three years and handed over to the protection of the imperial court for three years has already agreed. Let her think about going back to spend more time with that person in the past few days.
Duan Lin couldn't help being stunned when she heard Huang Qiong's words. After thinking about it for a moment, there was no need for Huang Qiong to send someone to deliver it. This was the first time for me to take the initiative to get dressed and leave. Seeing Duan Lin leaving, Bai Feng was somewhat puzzled. Huang Qiong, who could clearly see Bai Feng's confusion and Duan Lin's thoughts, didn't explain much. Huang Qiong, who had a premonition that someone would come to see him today or tomorrow at the latest, gently patted Bai Feng in his arms. The meek woman didn't ask any more questions and stayed in Huang Qiong's arms honestly.
He looked at the three Bai Feng girls who were sleeping soundly in his arms. Huang Qiong carefully pulled out her body, got up and put on her clothes. Returning to the Wende Hall, they reviewed the papers for a while. After slowly walking to the door of Wende Hall, waving his hands to repel the eunuchs waiting outside, he said to a small hall next to him: "Your Excellency, your patience is quite good. You have been here for so long, and you can still be patient." I'm looking for opportunities. However, now that I'm here, wouldn't it be impersonal if I didn't come out to see you? What is supposed to come will eventually come, right?"
After Huang Qiong finished speaking, a person floated quietly under the eaves of the small hall next to him. But facing Huang Qiong, the king of a country, this man didn't have the slightest fear. Not only did he not salute according to the rules, but he seemed to be arrogant. He slowly walked up to Huang Qiong and looked at Huang Qiong before saying, "If I hadn't been secretly observing you all these years, I really wouldn't have known a bunch of idiots. Among the Huang family, there is actually an alternative descendant like you who is outstanding, versatile and cunning."
"Sure enough, he is an Ice Rakshasa, someone who spent more than twenty years and painstakingly taught him. If it weren't for the man who claims to be smart but is actually stupid, he would still have some self-knowledge and would have handed over this world to him long ago. I'm afraid that your Huang family's world will have changed its surname by this time. Your mother gave up her free life and worked so hard to cultivate a person like you in the cold palace for eighteen years, just to protect the world for that stupid man? Look now, you didn’t disappoint me.”
Regarding the words of a man who was about the same age as his mother but had white hair, Huang Qiong felt a hint of jealousy in his words. Huang Qiong smiled slightly and said: "It's not your turn to judge what kind of person I am. It's not your turn to judge who my parents are. What is the direction of the general trend of the world? It’s not for you to comment. However, I do admire you for one thing. It has been more than three months since I came to the capital, and you still have such patience."
"You have been waiting until today to show up to see me. Even though I appointed you the person to take over the overall situation of the Western Region on your behalf, you have been patient. If I am not wrong, Shu people are on the verge of despair. At that time, it was your idea to resolutely abandon the established foundations in the two rivers and leave the Western Regions. And this included finding a person to fake his death as a replacement and cover up the traces of his departure, all of which were done by you. After his death, Those people gathered in the Western Region haven’t gotten into chaos yet, and it’s all because of you.”
"In the past two years, I secretly built a plank road to Chencang. I encouraged the kings of Teng and Song to stir up trouble in the court. In fact, I secretly wanted to pick up the son of Shu, who was abandoned in the capital, and go to the Western Regions. If I am not wrong, it was you who planned it. And because of Shu. The sons of the useless man are all wearing ponytails and can't be brought up, so they want to find others. In the past few years after the death of the useless man in Shu, he has been in secret contact with the clans in the northwest. Looking for someone who can truly control the situation in the Western Regions. But the person who cannot escape your control should also be you."
"If I am not wrong, it was you who caused the serious injury to the eldest son of the Fan family. Because you discovered that the eldest son of the Fan family, during the year he was trapped in the Western Region, not only did not become the eldest son of you and me as you thought. channel of communication. On the contrary, it is because Shu Waste Man just died, and you fell into a certain internal chaos, which gave rise to his undue ambitions. He wanted to use the Fan family's power in the Western Regions to do something. It even gave rise to the Fan family, Instead of you, the remnants of the Shu people, the idea of controlling the Western Region is under the control of the Fan family."
"You are working so hard just to keep those people in the Western Regions together. As the core figure of the Shu waste people, after causing so many troubles, you actually dare to come to the capital in such an open and honest manner. Even so open and honest, standing in front of me In front of you. Do you really not know about my relationship with the Fan family, or do you not take it seriously at all? Do you think that I will not touch you, or do you think that I cannot touch you? Do you believe it or not, even today? Even if I kill you, the Western Region will not leave my control?"
After Huang Qiong finished speaking, the old man chuckled: "Even though you are the emperor of the Qi Dynasty, there is no one in the world who can keep me except your mother. As for your relationship with the Fan family, it’s not just the shady relationship you have with the eldest grandson and daughter-in-law of the Fan family in private. And the so-called eldest son and grandson of the Fan family is actually your flesh and blood. At most, plus Going to the Fan family is still useful to you now. Otherwise, how could the Fan family be in your eyes?"
"And these are nothing to me. What about the Fan family? Have I ever taken it seriously? Yes, I was indeed responsible for the Fan Dao incident. Some people think that they are rich and powerful, so they give birth to He shouldn't be greedy, so I naturally want to cut off his thoughts. If I didn't kill him on the spot, I would show mercy for the sake of the Fan family. If there is a next time, including yours If anyone, including that lover and your son, develops undue greed, I will be even more ruthless."
When this guy said this, he looked arrogant and confident. Huang Qiong, who felt extremely uncomfortable, said in a cold tone: "As you get older, you should not be so blindly confident in yourself, or be careful of the wind hurting your tongue. It is true that the Fan family does not have this capital, yours There is also no shortage of means and abilities. But if you add my full support, the Fan family may not have the confidence to compete with you in the Western Region. Can you maintain the remnants of Shu's useless people for such a long time? He is indeed capable.”
"But you are so old, how can you guarantee that your body will always be so healthy? If you are no longer here, how can you guarantee that those remnants will always listen to you docilely? Don't forget, no matter it is me , or Fan Dao, and even the eldest son and grandson of the Fan family are far younger than you. With the size of the Fan family and my full support, do you think you still have a chance of winning in the Western Region? Don't forget , you are not the only ones in the Western Region. Moreover, youth is capital, and it can consume you to death."
Huang Qiong's words that pierced his heart made the man's face become slightly ugly for a moment. Huang Qiong's other words were all nonsense in his eyes. But there is one sentence that is right. That is, both Fan Dao, who was seriously injured by him, and the man in front of him are much younger than him. In Huang Qiong's words, he can't even consume him. And at the beginning, although he seriously injured Fan Dao. However, Fan Dao, who had a strong family background in martial arts, did not make him feel better either, and he also suffered internal injuries.
In addition, he has been the king of Shu for many years and has been planning hard. Especially after the King of Shu arrived in the Western Regions, he almost exhausted his efforts to formulate a plan for the King of Shu to make distant contacts and attack closely, and to win over all allies that could form alliances, so as to establish the overall situation of the Western Regions as soon as possible.
