In the morning, on the outskirts of Anlu, the flag is unfurled, the figure is abundant, a hunt is underway, the great Zhou Tianzi Yuwen Qiankeng is dressed in military uniforms, wearing a martial arts, riding a white-maned horse, galloping in the field, bending a bow and arrows to chase a running wild deer in front.

The wild deer was naturally driven by the soldiers, exclusively for the hunting of the Son of Heaven, and the panicked wild deer jumped left and right forward, which made it more difficult to aim, but this was not difficult for Yuwen Qiankeng, he stabilized his breath, stared at the target for a moment and released the bowstring.

There was a "whoosh" sound, accompanied by a wailing, the wild deer fell to the ground with an arrow, and Yu Wenming and other officials in military uniforms who accompanied him immediately cheered when they saw the Son of Heaven shooting their prey.

One of the guards immediately went to pick up the prey, and Yuwen Qiankeng rode forward to continue the search for the prey, while the accompanying officials followed closely to the left and right.

Zhou Li, the princes of the Son of Heaven have nothing to do, then the gift of collecting seedlings and hunting, that is, the so-called "spring and summer seedlings, autumn and winter hunting", this is the name of the four seasons of hunting, Yuwen's Zhou State retro Zhou ceremony, the Son of Heaven naturally has to act in accordance with the ancient Zhou ceremony.

Of course, hunting is not a purely recreational activity, but also has a strong military color, and the hunting of the Son of Heaven at four times (field hunting) is the best opportunity to organize military activities.

The mid-spring teaching and revitalization brigade, rectifying the team, training the midsummer teaching house, organizing the army to weed, and camping in the wilderness; In mid-autumn, he taught the soldiers and organized the soldiers to practice various skills; In the middle of winter, the Son of Heaven will conduct a large-scale review of the army.

Now that it has passed mid-autumn, I see that winter is coming, but it doesn't matter, Yuwen Qiankeng held a hunt in Anlu, which was originally symbolic.

The autumn harvest has passed, and the soldiers of the Jiangnan West Road and Lingnan Road marches who went out at the end of last year have returned to their hometowns to recuperate, and a new round of war is about to begin.

The Son of Heaven hunted at four o'clock and needed Da Sima to be in charge of specific affairs, but Yuwen Qiankeng fled from Yecheng and went all the way south, without a single minister to follow, and after arriving in Anlu, his court was an empty shelf.

Among the six officials, except for the heavenly official Otsuka Zai, the chief officials of the other five senses are vacant, and the post of Da Sima is not settled.

Xia Guanda Sima Qing is the highest military position in charge of military affairs, and when there is no powerful minister who "supervises the Chinese and foreign military", the Great Sima is in charge of foreign armies, and this kind of important position, Yuwen Qiankeng naturally has to let the clan relatives take over.

The first candidate in his mind was Yuwenwen, the king of Xiyang, who had outstanding military achievements, but Yuwenwen was hanging in the gourd, and was surrounded by the army led by the traitorous captain Chi Dan, and he could not perform his duties if he was appointed.

Yu Wenliang, the king of Qi who sits in Guanzhong, is the heavenly official Otsuka Zai, and it is better to add the title of "Governor of Chinese and Foreign Military" if he is also the big Sima, but in this way, it will be taboo - King Qi's uncle, Jin Dang Gongyu Wenhu, was this official combination back then.

At that time, do you want to add another "order the five mansions to be the general officials of heaven"? Isn't this an insinuation that King Qi, who is a nephew, wants to follow the old path of his uncle Yuwen Hu?

Therefore, Yuwen Qiankeng felt that it was more appropriate for Shannan Dao Daxingtai Shangshuling and Qiwang Shizi Yu Wenming to concurrently serve as the Great Sima, but Yu Wenming refused to accept it, and finally only accepted the "Quan Da Sima", that is, temporarily concurrently serving as the Great Sima.

Yu Wenming believes that important affairs in the imperial court must be convened to discuss, and decisions cannot be made so hastily, so the question is: who are the important ministers and where?

This problem is actually not a problem, the so-called important ministers, of course, are loyal and righteous people who are committed to the Great Zhou, and now they are all looking forward to it in Guanzhong.

In other words, the imperial court reorganized by the Son of Heaven, each important position is the best bargaining chip to buy people's hearts, and it should be used to call on the old ministers of the Zhou State in the Guanlong area, as well as the powerful and the family: those who are interested in this should hurry up to Anlu to participate in state affairs.

In other words, hurry up and show your attitude and take practical actions to serve the king.

Yuwen Qiankeng was stimulated by the puppet emperor's personal expedition and held back his strength to prove his orthodox status, so after arriving in Anlu, he was anxious to rebuild the imperial court, and Yu Wenming persuaded him to calm down.

Yuwen Qiankeng wasn't sure if Yu Wenming really didn't expect it or pretended not to think of seizing power, since the other party didn't mean this, he just took the opportunity to win people's hearts, but this matter was not in a hurry, and the first priority was to win the battle.

The army is about to set out, and Yuwen Qiankeng wants to take the opportunity of the autumn mote to show his face in front of the soldiers and boost his morale, and at the same time, to meet with the envoys of various countries.

The so-called "countries", in fact, there are only two countries, that is, Liang and Chen, and after a while, it was the envoys of Liang who came to visit the emperor of the Great Zhou first.

In the camp, in the open space surrounded by barricades, Yuwen Qiankeng sat on the Shouhu bed, Liu Jushi and Yu Wenhua and others lined up behind him, and in front of the Son of Heaven, on the left and right, sat the main civil and military officials headed by Yu Wenming.

Among them, there are also two "white bodies" who have no official positions.

Yu Wenli, the son of the clan and Yu Wenming, is a few years younger than the Son of Heaven, but his generation is two generations lower, Yu Wenli has no real job, he participates in the Autumn Racer as a clan relative, and the other "white body" is Yu Wenli's classmate in Huangzhou Prefecture - Xiao Yu.

Xiao Yu did not participate in the Autumn Beast as a classmate of Yuwenli, although he did not have an official position or title in the Zhou State, he had another noble identity: the younger brother of the monarch of the Liang State, the clan, and the king of Xin'an County.

The Zhou State is the suzerainty of the Liang State, and the Great Zhou Tianzi is in Anlu, so Xiao Yu, the Liang State clan who is nearby, of course, has to come to meet the suzerain.

However, although he is the clan of the Liang State, he has no official identity to participate in the Autumn Witch this time, and the envoy of the Liang State that Yuwen Qiankeng is going to meet today is Xiao Yu's half-brother, Xiao Zhen, the king of Liang Yixing.

Yuwen Wen met the fallen emperor in Xuanlu, and soon he would move to Anlu, this news not only reached Chang'an, but also to Jiangling, and after discussing with the ministers, Xiao Cong, the monarch of Liang, decided to send an envoy to Anlu to meet Zhou Tianzi.

The reason why he wanted Xiao Zhen to be the envoy (main envoy) was that Xiao Cong originally planned to go to Anlu in person, but the threat of the upper Shu land has always existed, and the threat faced by Jiangling has not been lifted, and as the lord of a country, he can't leave easily, so he appointed his younger brother Xiao Zhen as the envoy to meet the lord on his behalf.

Secondly, Xiao Zhen had gone to Yecheng as a messenger before and met Yuwen Qiankeng, the Son of Heaven, in other words, Xiao Zhen had seen Yuwen Qiankeng himself and could determine whether the other party was real.

This is also a hint given by the envoy sent by Yu Wenming to Jiangling to the monarchs and ministers of the Liang State, requiring that among the envoys of the Liang State, someone must have seen Yuwen Qiankeng, so as not to know whether it is true or false after An Lu has walked around.

The envoy of the Liang State arrived in Anlu a few days ago, and Yuwen Qiankeng summoned the main members of the other party, so today's participation in the Autumn Basket by Xiao Zhen and others is completely a courtesy formality, and by the way, they are close to the Son of Heaven to fulfill their obligations as a vassal state.

Xiao Xuan, who was dressed in military uniform, led the members of the mission to salute Yuwen Qiankeng, and then sat down in turn when he was given a seat, but his position was similar to that of one person, that is, his younger brother Xiao Yu.

Brothers naturally want to greet each other, and then, there is no then.

Xiao Yu is the third in the family, twenty years old this year, and Xiao Yu, who is ranked seventh, are half-brothers, and now the brothers are sitting close to each other but have nothing to say, naturally there is a reason.

The first is that the relationship between the two is average on weekdays, and the second is that Xiao Yu feels that Xiao Yu's sister and his half-sister Xiao Jiuniang have insulted the family style, and they despise it in their hearts, and they don't want to see Xiao Yu.

In addition to the name of the Liang clan, the Lanling Xiao family is the county that Xiao Zhen is proud of, but Xiao Jiuniang, the ninth princess of the Empress Dowager Zhang, dared to run with someone before she got Ye Niang's order, and she was still that person's concubine.

Running away from adultery and being a concubine with others, this is an extremely immoral behavior, if it were another family, I would have disrecognized this kind of slut a long time ago!

However, Xiao Jiuniang was a concubine for the Zhou clan, the former Xiyang County Prince, and now the King of Xiyang, the first emperor and the queen mother did not dare to break off relations with Xiao Jiuniang at that time, so they pinched their noses and acquiesced, and Xiao Zhen was unhappy and disdainful, but he couldn't show it on the face.

Xiao Zhen didn't want to see his half-sister Xiao Jiuniang, and even didn't want to see his brother Xiao Yu, he felt that Xiao Yu went to Xiyang to study fake, and it was true that he wanted to make a profit from the king of Xiyang by taking advantage of his sister's nepotism as a concubine.

Therefore, Xiao Zhen wants to draw a clear line with Xiao Yu's sister and brother: lewd running is promiscuity, and Tian is shameless to be a concubine! The younger brother is not ashamed, but cheekily sticks to it, you two sisters and brothers have lost all the face of the Lanling Xiao family!!