Part 2 The Book of Swords Drifting (27) The Past
Bai Qi looked back and saw that it was the startled alien woman who came, her face still veiled. This time she didn't ride a horse, but came under the ring surrounded by three strong men.
Bai Qi saw that she spoke politely, and was about to reply, but he didn't expect Ling Yu to suddenly come up, snort at the woman, pull Bai Qi away, and said to Bai Qi as he walked: "Brother, don't pay attention to these Tatars." β
Bai Qi knew that Ling Yu should not be such an unreasonable person, and thought that there might be something else hidden, so he gave up and followed Ling Yu out of the crowd, but Bai Qi still turned around and smiled apologetically at the woman.
The three of them casually found a teahouse, and after ordering a pot of tea and sitting down, Bai Qi said to Ling Yu: "Brother, what's wrong?" β
Ling Yu was silent, but Ning Yuan took over with a smile and said: "The Northern Qin Ling family has a common enmity with the Tatars, thirty years ago, in Beigukou, Saiwai, the nine men of the Ling family, only one survivor survived in the bloody battle with the Tatars. It was not until ten years later that the surviving Lingchuang predecessor Shuai 20,000 iron cavalry and the Tatars fought again in Beigukou, which broke the Tatars in one fell swoop, and changed the situation that Northern Qin had been threatened by the Tatars for a long time. β
Ling Yu listened to Ning Yuan's words, snorted, and continued to be silent there, Bai Qi looked strange, so he continued to look at Ning Yuan, Ning Yuan shook his head and said: "The Ling family and the Tatars are feuding, since the defeat of the Tatars, the old general Ling Lao waved his army north, directly approaching the Tatar royal family, the new Tatar lord Yelina advocated reconciliation with Northern Qin, and also sent the first beauty of Tatar Lan Xin'er to the Northern Qin lord Hua Yingkong." It's strange to say, this Lan Xin'er arrived in Northern Qin, and General Ling's status in Northern Qin is also declining day by day, and now she is simply at home, hehe! β
Only then did Bai Qi understand why Lingyu was like this, and the emotional Tatars used a beauty trick and a discordant scheme.
"Alas! Since ancient times, kings have all prided themselves on being heroes, and who has passed the beauty level? That Yelina is a powerful character, but fortunately, that Yelina is dead. Otherwise, it's really a difficult master. Bai Qi couldn't help but sigh.
"Humph! Yelina is dead, but Lan Xin'er is now the queen mother of Northern Qin, when Yelina personally sent Lan Xin'er to Beigukou to negotiate peace, it is said that she also served the ancestor with Lan Xin'er for one night. The woman won't talk about her. After her death, her daughter Nalan was even more successful, not only inherited Yelina's legacy of learning the Central Plains culture, but also further strengthened the communication with the Central Plains, encouraging Tatar women to intermarry with Central Plains men. In my opinion, this Nalan is more difficult to deal with than her mother, don't look at her as just an 18-year-old girl. β
Lingyu, who has been silent, is a big chase when he says it.
"Alas! Back then, General Ling did have the opportunity to drive the Tatars out of the Gubei steppe in one fell swoop, but it's a pity... β
Great Qi Kingdom, in the palace of the capital Liang City.
Xue Yiran felt that her head was about to explode, and a series of troublesome things kept pressing her, and as an aspiring lord, Xue Yiran felt even more difficult about current affairs.
Xue Yiran's worries are both state and family affairs. Some time ago, the Northern Qin sent an envoy, saying that Zhang Chu was secretly forming a friendship with the Xiongnu, and Zhang Chu, who was the most powerful in the Central Plains countries, once there was no Hun fetters to it, it was entirely possible to wave the southeastern countries and have the dream of dominating the world. The envoy of the Northern Qin brought Hua Dingtian, the lord of the Northern Qin State, a suggestion to further strengthen the military cooperation between the two countries and join hands to guard against Zhang Chu.
But this suggestion caused an uproar in the court. Bai Qiwei, who has always had a tough attitude, advocated comprehensive cooperation with Northern Qin, deployed heavy troops on the border of Zhangchu, and once Zhang Chu made a move, he would unite with Northern Qin to send troops and strike first.
The civil officials, led by Prime Minister Su Yuncheng, insisted on another word, saying that Northern Qin's move was intended to provoke the contradiction between Daqi and Zhang Chu. They believe that it has been peaceful for nearly 30 years, and now the people are thinking about peace, and they must not speak lightly of swords.
Although Su Yuncheng and Bai Qiwei are also sworn brothers, the two have always disagreed, and they made a fuss in the court without saying a few words, which later directly evolved into a big dispute between the civil and military factions. The civil official naturally has the upper hand, and the military attache can't say that the civil official, so he simply scolds his mother directly. Besides, the Taiwei Ye Chaifeng has always had an ambiguous attitude, neither restraining the words of the military attachΓ©s, nor expressing opinions on this matter. As the lord of the country, Xue Yiran was suddenly confused by the noise.
Xue Yiran didn't want to use troops against Zhang Chu, but the current Great Qi was no longer the Great Qi of twenty years ago. It's been a long time of peace, not to mention that civil officials are proud of luxury, even if they are military generals, they all compare to see who marries more little wives and whose house is bigger. The country's armaments are evacuated and the army is negligent in training, and if a fight really breaks out, the result can be imagined.
Xue Yiran doesn't want to change the situation in front of her, but are some things that can be changed if you want to? Freezing three feet, not a day's cold. Xue Yiran couldn't help but be even more worried when she thought of this.
Just like today's performance in the court, today's court officials have faintly formed two groups headed by Su Yuncheng and Bai Qiwei respectively, the two sides are fighting openly and secretly, and each does not give in to each other.
Let's talk about this matter, after Bai Qi ran away, the contradiction between Su Yuncheng and Bai Qiwei deepened, and Xue Yiran has been trying to reconcile. Daughter Xue Crimson has not returned to Duliang for a few months, how should this matter be handled, and what will be the outcome? Xue Yiran didn't have any bottom in her heart, and now there was no ghost in Bai Qiran, which increased the difficulty of solving this matter.
Another sleepless night passed, the morning bell struck another dawn, Xue Yiran in the study stood up from the chair, rubbed her sour eyes, and looked at the upcoming morning outside the window, Xue Yiran was worried.
The past is like this, once the unpleasant past is revealed, there is always a little melancholy. Ling Yu, who was in a bad mood, didn't drink less this day, thinking of tomorrow's ring match, Bai Qi still persuaded Ling Yu to go back to the inn early. Bidding farewell to Ling Yu and Ning Yuan, Bai Qi returned to Yuxiang Building again.
Bai Qi couldn't sleep this night, thinking of Lingyu's unhappiness, and then thinking about himself, when he looked at himself again, Bai Qi found that his personality had become multiple, sometimes it was Duan Qi, who was happy and ruthless in his previous life, and sometimes Bai Qi, who was elegant and low-key in this life. These two personalities are like two poisonous snakes, constantly biting each other in the depths of Bai Qi's heart, which makes Bai Qi confused.
After another night in a daze, Bai Qi cleaned up under Chunyun's deliberate service, and went out of Yuxiang Mansion again, today is the second day of the ring competition, and the final winner will be decided in the afternoon, thinking that Ling Yu and Ning Yuan will inevitably fight again in the ring, Bai Qi can't help but smile bitterly and shake his head.
(I have a cold, my headache is like a needle pricking, struggling to write this, everyone thinks it's not good after reading it, you can text me to tell me.)