Xiao Cong was the last emperor of the Western Liang regime, but by no means the emperor of the destruction of the country, as a vassal state of the Great Sui, and finally the Western Liang was deposed by Emperor Wen of the Sui Emperor Yang Jian, and conscripted Xiao Cong into the court, appointed Xiao Cong as the Shangzhu State, and was crowned the Duke of Ju.

After Yang Guang succeeded to the throne, Xiao Cong was once deeply used, although this is inseparable from Xiao Cong's sister, but Xiao Cong's own knowledge and ability are also the key.

Speaking of Xiao Cong's sister Xiao Meiniang, she is really a legendary figure, the beauty in Xiao Cong's mouth is Yang Guang's wife, the famous beauty Queen Xiao in history.

The name of Empress Xiao is placed in later generations, and the popularity is also well-known, during the Sui and Tang dynasties, not to mention the influence of this strange woman, it is said that after the Sui Dynasty died, it was Empress Xiao who took away the jade seal of the country.

As Yang Guang's eldest brother, it is not surprising that Xiao Cong is deeply valued by Yang Guang.

However, at this time, Yang Guang is only a fourteen-year-old child, and Queen Xiao has just passed away, and Xiao Cong's discovery route has not yet been determined.

But no matter what, Xiao Cong is also the prince of a country, if you only talk about identity, Xiao Cong is definitely the most noble person Xiao Mo has met so far.

Xiao Mo listened to Xiao Cong's words, and said with a smile: "It turns out that Your Excellency is Prince Xiao of Daliang, it is really disrespectful and disrespectful!" ”

Xiao Cong saw that Xiao Mo knew his identity with just one sentence from himself, and couldn't help but show a trace of surprise, and then said with a hearty smile: "Brother Xiao is really not an ordinary person, he only set off from Daliang on the eighth day of the fifth month of the next month, only a few days ago, Brother Xiao actually knew the exact identity of the next from just a few words." It's better to be famous than to meet! But let's not talk about identity today, just talk about it casually, I have admired Brother Xiao for a long time......"

Xiao Mo was also thoughtful when he heard this, judging from his words and deeds, this Xiao Cong is really as recorded in the history books, he is very generous by nature and generous. Looking at its appearance again, it is also suave and uninhibited.

Xiao Mo didn't see anything deliberate from his words and deeds at this time, and he didn't show any intention when he sat next to Xiao Mo, it didn't look like he was deliberately approaching to achieve some purpose, it seemed that he really wanted to befriend Xiao Mo.

And everything that followed also verified Xiao Mo's own thoughts, Xiao Cong, who was sitting on the side, was chatting with Xiao Mo at other times except for opening his mouth to take a picture of a precious divine tree.

What astronomy and geography, piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, wild history miscellaneous chapters, etc., many aspects, this Xiao Cong has a deep understanding, if it weren't for Xiao Mo's skills, I'm afraid I would really have a headache when I met this Xiao Cong.

And Xiao Cong in this conversation, and focused on asking Xiao Mo about the eight tones outside the strings, whether it really exists, and then expressed great interest in the secret method of the fairy palace, in Xiao Mo's slightly flickering explanation, Xiao Cong also kept looking strange, nodding frequently, and was quite fascinated by listening.

For Xiao Mo himself, meeting this Xiao Cong at this auction is just a small episode, although he is the prince of a country, but judging from the international status of Xiliang today, Xiao Cong's identity is probably far inferior to Han Baohu. So there is no pressure on Xiao Mo.

It was the appearance of Xiao Cong that alleviated Xiao Mo's previous embarrassment.

There is always an end to the auction, and the sacred wood that was put up for auction this time is only a slightly smaller part of the divine wood salvaged, and the rest, except for a few rewards to Xiao Mo, the others have been sealed in the government office, and after taking preservation measures, they will be transported to Daxing and handed over to the treasury.

Of course, the old eunuch Quan Zhi'an has also gained a lot of benefits, and for eunuchs like Shenmu, the temptation can indeed break the word loyalty.

The copper obtained from the powerful of the family in this auction far exceeded 300,000 yuan, and the military expenditure can be said to be Xiao Mo's successful fulfillment of the promise.

The most important thing is that there are so many potential value of the Divine Wood, I am afraid that the matter of military spending will be easily solved a few times. Adding such an auspicious thing as the God Emperor Tree to the world, for Yang Jian and the other Great Sui Wenchen, it is definitely a good opportunity for the world to brag about the prosperity of the Great Sui.

Yang Jian was able to consolidate his imperial power while getting military spending, and this kind of thing was naturally something that Yang Jian was very happy to see.

After Xiao Mo finished the auction, he returned directly to his Xiao Mansion and did not stay any longer. There is no need for Xiao Moduo to worry about anything in the next matter, and there is naturally no problem if he has the right to be safe.

When Xiao Mo returned to the Xiao Mansion, it was already close to ten in the evening.

Back in the mansion, the first thing Xiao Mo did was to go to his own treasure house, looked at the huge blood-colored ebony, and found that after the ebony was soaked in tung oil, the color became more blood-red and translucent, Xiao Mo was relieved.

Although Huo Yishan and the two of them also followed Xiao Mo to the Xiao Mansion, the matter of military expenses was over, and the escort task of the two was also successfully over.

Xiao Mo also knew very well that Huoyi and Shanyi, who were the commanders of the Six Guards, would not be able to protect themselves for a long time, and once the mission was over, it would be time for these two to return to the Six Guards.

Encountering Xiao Cong at the auction made Xiao Mo suddenly realize that the Great Sui had completed the relocation of the capital, which means that the Great Sui is basically in stable power now.

And with the continuous arrival of envoys from various countries into the Great Sui to congratulate the relocation of the capital, the selection of concubines by the princes of the Great Sui royal family will also be put on the agenda. In this way, it will be a very unfavorable thing for Yun Yuhan. Xiao Mo was extremely reluctant to see Yun Yuhan being taken in by King Qin.

Moreover, with the advent of June, half of the three years of the emperor's reign have passed, and the marriage between the Xie family and the Yuwen family is getting closer and closer, which is not something that Xiao Mo wants to see.

At this point, Xiao Mo had to include the trip to the north in his itinerary in advance.

Although Xiao Mo knew a general goal in his heart, how to go to Lintao was also a big problem.

In the north of today's Great Sui, the entire national border is no longer what it was when Yang Jian took over the Northern Zhou Dynasty. Due to the large-scale invasion of the Turks, the defense line of the Great Sui army even retreated hundreds of miles.

The entire northern part of the Great Sui is now connected into an extremely long front, and the urgently built Great Wall and the Yellow River form the first line of defense on this front.

Under such circumstances, it became impossible for Xiao Mo to go to Lintao, which is located in the northwest of the Great Sui, and to choose the originally faster grassland route and the Yellow River ferry. (To be continued.) )