Chapter 293: Betting on the Lottery
The lord of the Northern Liang Kingdom, Fuqu Mengxun, was a powerful monarch, but like that Da Tan, even if he ran the country wisely and strongly when he was young, he would eventually be riddled with diseases.
This frustrated Meng Xun had been rumored to be critically ill several times before Wei Guozheng Rouran, he was a native of Lu Shuihu, and Lu Shuihu generally believed in Buddhism, so there were many monks and doctors and mages in the court, and he was able to save his life, but even so, the voice of the domestic exchange of reserves has always been very loud.
Frustrated Meng Xun is not only a male lord, but also able to stretch and bend. After he was destroyed in Rouran and Xia, he decisively chose to vassalize Wei, not only presented himself with jade seals, gold books and other things, but also changed the name of the lord of Liang State to "Great King", called Tuoba Tao "Great Khan", and sent envoys to congratulate Wei on his great victory, and at the same time to marry his daughter Princess Xingping to Tuoba Tao.
Since Empress Wei Guofeng was to see who was the first to "hand-cast gold", the monarch of Beiliang even summoned a lot of goldsmiths to teach his daughter the tricks of hand-casting gold in China, for what it was, it can be imagined.
The Northern Liang Kingdom is located at the intersection of the east and the west, as long as the West Qin and Northern Liang are taken, the road to the Central Plains in the Western Regions will be unblocked, and many of the materials that the Wei State cannot get in the country can be obtained through the trade of Guò and the Western Regions.
Tuoba Tao lacked a reason to attack.
Although the third prince Fuqu Muqian is three, but his mother is humble, the original position of the son should be inherited by the two elder brothers, but Mengxun's eldest son Zhengde and this son Xingguo both died in various accidents a few years ago, and the noble son Fuqu Bodhi is still young now, so the domestic call for the establishment of the third prince as the son is also very high.
In this case, if Fuqu Muqian can win the support of Wei, then the position of prince may fall to him. Although after the annexation of Beiliang, it is necessary to pay taxes and pay tribute to the Wei State every year, and the Wei State is also responsible for sending troops to follow the war, but after all, the national body is still there, and as long as the Wei State declines one day, it can rise again at any time.
He believes in Buddhism, and has a good personal relationship with many Buddhist monks, because there are a large number of monks as his lobbyists, many nobles in the Northern Liang Kingdom support him to ascend to the throne, and it is also the reason why these nobles support him with "Bodhi is young, and the lord of the country is critically ill".
And Meng Xun actually agreed to be the main envoy of the envoy, which is also worth pondering.
For Tuoba Tao, of course, he hopes that the young Bodhi will inherit the throne, so that Beiliang will inevitably fall into the chaos of competing for the position of the prince, and when the time comes, as the monarch of the main country, he can justifiably send troops to quell the dispute.
Meng Xun wants to marry Tuoba Tao's sister for his third son, Tuoba Tao has no such thoughts, he can't wait to be frustrated and widowed for life, this person is ambitious, he has not married a wife in his twenties, he must be waiting for the price to sell, hoping to find the most suitable wife, such a person can not hesitate to abandon the knotted wife.
What's more, the news that Bei Liang came, the third prince already had a favorite concubine, it was Li Jingai, the daughter of the monarch of Xiliang who was destroyed by Bei Liang, this princess was quite famous in her early years, and was asked to marry by the monarchs of various countries.
With a beautiful flower, the possibility of being confused by beauty is very small, even if you marry a princess, I am afraid that it will be a bamboo basket for nothing.
Frustrated Muqian knew that the possibility of successfully marrying the daughter of the Tuoba Xianbei clan was very small, so he had to think of his own ideas to fight for one or two. The blind date in the plum garden is his opportunity, and it is his intelligence to perceive the importance of Helian Mingzhu, as for overpowering so many Xianbei children, it is to show his strength.
If you can establish your authority in one fell swoop in the Wei State, even if you can't marry the princess of the clan, it is good to be able to provoke the relationship between Tuoba Tao and his confidants. As long as his father sees his ability clearly, even if he doesn't accomplish anything on this mission, his attitude towards Wei is not weak, as long as he shows his appearance, it will be his turn to return to the position of the son of this world.
Whether he wins or not, marries a princess or can't marry a princess, Fuqu Muqian is already invincible, so his actions in Meiyuan are very relaxed, and his attitude is not arrogant, but he has been winning all the time, and finally left a deep impression in the hearts of Xianbei people.
The "Three Princes of Beiliang" will communicate in Wei next, which is obviously much easier than before.
He wants Helian Mingzhu's hair, which is still the same as his previous "pearl hairpin", "sachet", and "Yingluo", each of which has the meaning of asking for marriage. Helian Mingzhu had never seen such a cheeky character in his life, except for Tuoba Tao, so he couldn't help but blacken his face on the spot and coldly refused.
"Prince Mu Jian is really too exalted to Mingzhu, Mingzhu is just the daughter of a ruined family and a ruined country, and he doesn't deserve such a love from the prince. As for the hair, please don't mention it again! "
She was also a princess before, and she knew that the beautiful Li Jingai, who was famous ten years ago, had already promised him, and she thought that her reputation was not as good as that Li Jingai, and he would be so attentive to herself, it must be because she saw her brother take down Xiqin, and the sword was pointed directly at Beiliang.
It's just that his "affectionate" appearance, if he deceives other young princesses, it is okay, but it is extremely ridiculous to put it in front of Helian Mingzhu.
Compared with the original direct accusation of sù herself to the Western Qin, such an act of persecuting her and embarrassing her in the public court made her almost disgusting.
Helian Mingzhu was not familiar with the place of life in Wei State, and he was embarrassed, so his eyes involuntarily swept towards Mulan.
Hua Mulan is one of the younger generations of the Wei Kingdom. [,! Recognized as the first, if he can get off the field......
Helian Mingzhu's eyes swept towards Mulan, and Fuqu Muqian and some well-intentioned people saw it in their eyes, so they paid close attention to Mulan's expression.
But all masters are aware of the gaze of others, which is the benefit of the sensitivity of the five senses. He Mulan almost immediately felt a hesitant gaze looking at him, and when he looked sideways, he saw that it was Helian Mingzhu biting his lip, almost biting his lower lip white, looking indescribably pitiful.
Frustrated Muqian's teasing and hints to her are secondary, and probably more uncomfortable is the hostility and jealousy of the other women towards Helian Mingzhu, a foreign princess, and their disapproval of her pretending to take Qiao and refuse to give her a generous color.
This is a woman's glory, a hero's move to affirm that you are a "beauty" worthy of matching, even if you can't accept a marriage, it's always okay to show favor, right?
This man has already transferred Helian Mingzhu's relationship in the circle of the noble daughter of the Wei State almost without much effort, even if she can marry into the Wei State, whether she can stand firm in the harem is a question.
He Mulan didn't have such a political quality, and she couldn't see such a far-reaching thing, she knew that Helian Mingzhu definitely didn't like this prince, and because of the "male face and trouble", she had been hostile to many women.
He Mulan is not a man, so he doesn't want to fight for the limelight and cause trouble for himself, Su Hejun also means this, because at this time, the people are fierce, and Xianbei women are even more enthusiastic and bold, in order to pursue the man they like, they will do everything, and when the time comes, what night attack, drugging, and forced tie-up......
If she is not careful, she may be exposed.
Helian Mingzhu was embarrassed, Su Hejun was angry, He Mulan thought about it, and asked: "Now that many Xianbei children have lost their ugliness, am I going to save one or two?"
As he spoke, he simply pushed a person out of the circle.
"If you end up, can you be sure of winning?"
Su Hejun glanced at the achievements of Frustrated Qu Muqian for a while, and felt that this person was really terrifying, so he couldn't help but ask He Mulan with fear.
"I don't think he's solid on his feet, he doesn't have any special skills, he probably follows the same path as me, which is to win with strength. Since it is to win by strength, it is a competition of strength, I have not compared with him, I don't know how strong he is, so I don't know if I can win steadily."
He Mulan carefully observed the skills of the frustrated herd and shook his head: "I may not be able to catch up with him, if I play against seven or eight people, it will never be as easy as him. Even if you don't have any breath, you must be sweating profusely."
When she was in the camp in Montenegro, she also resisted her comrades, because she has always been powerful, what kind of wheel battle, one person fights two people to play, but later, usually the hands and feet are weak, and the limbs are weak.
People with great strength are just strong people, and their body and durability all depend on their daily exercise, otherwise Hua Mulan or He Mulan will not have so low body fat, because they practice diligently every day.
He Mulan has to exercise for two hours every morning so far, and the real "smell the chicken and dance", the amount of exercise can be imagined.
Su Hejun heard He Mulan say that he might not be able to reach him, so he immediately stopped thinking about letting her go up to disturb the majesty of the third prince. If he can't win 100%, Mulan will become a stepping stone to his reputation.
They don't want to make peace, but some people don't want to win again.
The attendants on Empress Dowager Dou's side inquired about the battle situation here, and this wise old man immediately guessed the idea of frustrated Muqian, and also knew that there were already many clan girls who were afraid that they were asking to marry him, and if something ugly happened, they would marry if they didn't marry the princess.
She thought about it for a while, and ordered a few corners to resist the powerful generals, and asked them to suppress the momentum of the frustrated Qu Muqian, even if they didn't win, they couldn't be defeated again!
There are also several powerful characters present, most of whom have died or divorced their wives, and some of them have very high requirements for the conditions of their wives. After receiving the will of the Empress Dowager Dou, they had to put down their bodies and go to a pair of frustrated herdsmen.
Among them, Kumoti, who is in his twenties and has not yet married a wife, has now been named the "Pingmo General" of Wei.
Of course Kumoti also came, but he had no intention of marrying a wife, and all the great Wei knew that he had been drinking with a few relatives of the clan and the mother clan, and the Empress Dowager Dou sent someone to find him and let him play, no matter how unwilling he was, he could only drop the wine glass and go to the corner to the other side of the circle.
Lu Bi's horn is the third in Rouran, the first is the dead ghost Fang, the second is the general Hun Jin who was shot through the head by Tuoba Tao's arrow, after the Empress Dowager Dou heard about Lu Bi's power, thinking that he was already the general of the Great Wei and the future leader of the Rouran general, she also issued an order to him to show Wei Guo's closeness to him.
Lu Bi didn't want to wade into this troubled water, but the Empress Dowager Dou came forward, and he had no choice but to end up.
"I actually let the king of Yingchuan go on! Who can please move him! "
Su Hejun exclaimed.
"Lu Bi even went!"
Su Hejun couldn't help but turn his head to look in the direction of the main seat of the flower platform.
In that position, Empress Dowager Dou sat steadily, as if she hadn't noticed the corner of the circle, and chatted with other noblewomen, but the few palace people who were waiting around her were gone, where did she go, Su Hejun guessed it.
"Mulan, you look closely, looking for the weakness of the frustrated herdsman. If King Yingchuan and Lu Bi both lose, we can only pin our hopes on you. I hope that this third prince is not as tired as he seems, in fact, he is already tired, otherwise he ......"
Su Hejun gritted his teeth inexplicably.
"Master Kou Tianshi is not here, otherwise let. [,! He took a look at whether this frustrated herd had fallen into evil, so powerful! "
If there is such a prince who can fight in the Northern Liang Kingdom, he will surrender a fart!
He Mulan knew that Kumoti was not a person with a good name, he was now the commander of the Black Mountain battalion, and he was also the Zhiqin clan of Tuoba Xianbei, and there were tens of thousands of tribesmen and patches of pastures and manors, if you talk about power, I don't know how many streets away this is just a prince's frustration, and he will never fight because of Helian Mingzhu.
That's for the face of Wei?
Or is it just a technical itch?
As for Lu Bi, he had been defeated by her outside the camp of the high chariot, and his ability to reach the corner was not as good as her, and He Mulan had no hope that Lu Bi would win.
This was something Hermulan guessed wrong.
Lu Bi would have lost to him because he was too underestimated. He has been playing in Rouran since he was a child, although no one dares to beat him as a prince, but his ability is there after all, and Mulan was just a little-known rising star at that time......
Since then, Lu Bi has put away his competitive spirit and treated the enemy more cautiously, so as soon as he entered the field, he was not immediately thrown out of the circle as He Mullan imagined, on the contrary, because he had fought against He Mullan, who also won by strength, he was more experienced than others.
Lu Bi lasted longer than any man before him, and he was nimble, clinging to the body of the frustrated herd like a gecko, and was only pushed out of the circle about a quarter of an hour away.
It's much better than the one who was thrown out after a while.
Many people even wondered if it was because Lu Bi and Kumoti had a much higher status than the previous children, so they saved face for them and dragged on for a quarter of an hour before they were defeated.
Lu Bi and Kumoti have no personal relationship, but based on the fact that the two are now officials in the same dynasty, Lu Bi nodded to Kumoti when he left the game: "He just has a lot of strength, and his game is unstable. But I didn't go the way of brute force, and I really can't do anything about him."
"Thank you."
Kumoti nodded, passing him.
Before Kumoti took the stage, all the women present, whether Xianbei or Hu, erupted into fanatical applause.
Not to mention the women of the clan, Kumoti is either their elder brother or their younger brother, this is the real family member, no matter how much the frustrated Muqian arouses their favor, of course, it is more to help their own family.
Frustrated and almost as beautiful as before, this man just showed his face, and almost suppressed the popularity he had accumulated before.
Kumoti didn't make friends with foreign ministers, let alone foreign envoys, so he knew about Kumoti and his people, but he didn't see him, and he was not qualified to meet him.
When he saw the man's respect for Kumoti and the woman's fanatical attitude towards Kumoti, he immediately cheered up his spirit and asked, "At first glance, Your Excellency is a great person, but I don't know ......who Your Excellency is?"
"Tuobati, my Xianbei name is Kumoti."
Kumoti took off the white clothes of his upper body in the red faces of countless women, stood naked on the field, clenched his fists, and moved his shoulders.
He looked at the ugly face of the frustrated Muqian, and said while moving his muscles and bones: "You don't have to be taboo, even if I lose you here, I won't have any revenge."
What he fears is to offend these real magnates. He was on good terms with Wu Bi, so he naturally knew that Wu Ti hated Lu Bi and treated Lu Bi mercilessly.
But Kumoti is the real person in charge of the army, and he is a direct Qin clan, and his mother clan is the Qiu Muling clan, and the power of the eight Xianbei clans ranks second, if he really wins, he has to worry about his revenge.
He had guessed that these real people would not end up, they were nothing more than young men with high blood and people who wanted to make a name for themselves. He persecuted Helian Mingzhu step by step, in addition to wanting to force Mulan out of the siege, he also wanted Helian Mingzhu to understand that her current identity can marry any countrymaster, and it would be better if she could force other clan goddesses to be stunned.
Empress Dowager Dou knew Kumoti's influence and called him up, no matter whether he won or not, he must have been knotted. How many women in Dawei expect to become Kumoti's wife, and if she loses, it's okay, but if she wins, she will instantly become the public enemy of women.
Even if the clan girl wants to take into account Kumoti's feelings, she will not show her affection for the prince of the other prince who has humiliated her brother and embarrass Kumoti.
In this game, Empress Dowager Dou completely grasped the psychology of frustrated Muqian, and was bound to make him fall on his heels.
Kumoti also knew that Empress Dowager Dou was going to use his status and reputation to use it, he respected this elder in his heart, and he didn't feel that he was designed, and he didn't care about winning or losing, so his attitude was more natural.
In this way, Kumoti appeared confident and calm, and took off his clothes to reveal a scar, which was more oppressive than the smooth, delicate skin of the frustrated Muqian in □□.
Kumotina's scars were left by nearly ten years of earning military exploits in the barracks since he was fourteen years old. He lost his father at a young age, his father died and his mother married, and he grew up to be a good man by the care of the clan and the first emperor.
In addition, he has been in the military camp for so many years, and there are neither beautiful concubines nor maids around him, which makes many women yearn for it and have a good feeling.
Da Wei Gao Fu Shuai vs Bei Liang Gao Fu Shuai.
Before the fight really started, the frustrated herd had already withered after weighing.
"It turned out to be the famous King of Yingchuan." Frustrated Muqian clasped his fists and saluted, "Although I can't wait. [,! I want to compete with you, but I've already fought eight people in a row before, and I'm really tired, I wonder if I can fight again another day?"
What he said is indeed the most appropriate reason, anyone who wins eight consecutive corners will have a weak heart......
——The premise is that the frustration of the herd has to look tired.
Seeing that the frustrated Muqian, whose face was not red and out of breath, automatically showed weakness, Kumoti looked at his chest, and then looked at the other party's appearance without a drop of sweat, and raised his eyebrows suspiciously at him, which suddenly aroused a backfire.
The meaning is obvious, 'Lao Tzu has taken off his clothes, you tell me this?'
Obviously you don't look tired at all, right?
At this time, he secretly complained in his heart, what is the feeling of lifting a stone and hitting his own feet, he only feels it now.
Originally, he should have been allowed to be relaxed and win a beautiful posture, but now it has become an obstacle for him to retreat from the useless battle.
He Mulan watched it interesting on the side, and Su Hejun also sighed again and again that Jiang was still old and spicy.
It's just that this Jiang refers to the Empress Dowager Dou and not Kumoti.
Whether it is in terms of momentum or position, Kumoti has steadily suppressed the frustrated Muqian to the point of breathlessness.
Perhaps it was because of the frustration that Muqian realized that there was no way back, so he simply gritted his teeth and responded to the challenge, but he opened his mouth to make a request.
"The King of Yingchuan is brave and fierce, and he is a rare rival in the world, and I have fought eight people in a row before, and I fell behind at the beginning, which is inevitably a little unfair. I don't know if the king of Yingchuan dares to bet on the lottery with me, and it can be regarded as convincing for me to fight......"
Kumoti stood on the field and watched him behave, and he didn't agree first, but asked him quietly.
"What do you want?"
Everyone was thinking that Fuqu Muqian would never ask Kumoti to marry Helian Mingzhu this time, and even Helian Mingzhu himself was nervous to rub his sleeves, but Fuqu Muqian said loudly: "I heard that the King of Yingchuan is generous, if I win, I hope that the King of Yingchuan can dig a Buddhist cave in Dunhuang and offer a hundred Buddha statues."
As soon as this vow came out, everyone was puzzled.
If he wants a beautiful woman, a BMW, even if he wants a soldier and a slave, no one else will be so surprised, but if he wants to dig a Buddha cave, this is simply headless.
Since the former Qin, the Northern Wei Dynasty, the Northern Liang and most of the countries of the Sixteen Kingdoms believe in Buddhism, the Hu people believe that the Buddha cave can be blessed by the Buddha, and the Buddha statue is protected by the statue, so there are many people who build the statue and open the cave.
Just as the nobles of later generations liked to go to the temple to make vows and recast the golden body, the monks of this era liked to go around persuading people to dig the Buddha caves, and then use the Buddha caves as a place for the monks to engage in religious activities, store scriptures, and rest for monks from the West along the road.
There are even monks who practice, live, and die in the caves, painting murals and leaving scriptures all their lives.
The aristocracy also liked to shape the Buddha statue into their own appearance, hoping that after death, they could ascend to the Elysian World with their "wishing power", and they would never tire of it.
Countless Buddha caves have been opened in the desert outside Dunhuang City, which is called "Mogao Grottoes", which means "the height of the desert", and there are countless other Buddha caves.
The people of Lushui Hu believe in Buddhism, and the son of Beiliang is even called "Bodhi", you can know Beiliang's respect for Buddhism, but Fuqu Muqian is not a monk who came out to find a "donor", and it is very surprising to say such a colorful head!
The cost of digging Buddha caves in the desert and shaping hundreds of Buddha statues, as well as the consumption of manpower and material resources, is enough to buy 3,000 horses and equip 1,000 knights.
Kumoti was amused when he heard this, but he felt that this prince's brain must be broken, he didn't believe in Buddhism, and he didn't want to waste money to make any human-height Buddha statues.
But he didn't laugh at him, just smiled faintly: "Your lottery is really powerful, but if I win, what can I get?"
As soon as he finished speaking, a bold and humble woman shouted.
"Kumoti, if you win, I will marry you with all my wealth!"
As soon as this woman spoke, other women opened their mouths one after another.
"If you win, I'll go home and wait for you!"
**One night is good!
"If you don't dislike it, I made a hundred Buddha statues in the Buddha cave for you!"
When the time comes, hundreds of happy Buddhas will be molded, the male will be you, and the female will be me...... Aha!
For a while, the chaotic sound was endless, Kumoti laughed for a while, and the frustrated Muqian was also as heavy as water, squeezing out a few words.
"If you win, I will voluntarily stay in Wei as a hostage in the future!"