This Murong Jia arranged the emperor's grandson, and Murong Jia's repair book soon arrived at the Xianbei Royal Court.

And Jia Mi's movements were not slow, taking the marriage letter drafted by the Ministry of Rites, he sent 600 li to Liaodong to guard Zhang Shuliao, and at the same time wrote a private letter to Zhang Shuliao.

Zhang Shuliao received the letter of state, read the letter from Jia Mi to himself, and did not dare to slack off for a moment, and took a team of personal soldiers and the festival battle, and came to the Great Thorn City, the royal city of Xianbei.

Today's Murong Xianbei has gradually bid farewell to the era of shooting and hunting with field animals, grazing with grass, living in impermanence, and taking the dome as a house, and has become the current economic form of semi-herding and half-farming. Murong was involved in political affairs, recruited talents, taught agriculture and mulberry, and also developed part of commerce and trade, and this big thorn city has developed into a relatively prosperous city, and has begun to take on the appearance of a capital city.

The White Tiger Hall of the Xianbei Royal Court.

Although it is a palace-style building, in addition to the furniture imitated by Han craftsmen in the style of the Han court, the furnishings and ornaments inside are completely with the characteristics and habits of the Xianbei people.

Murong Shegui sat on the carved dragon wooden couch covered with tiger skin, and there were two people standing on the left and right, one of them was eight feet long, dressed in half-beard and half-Han costumes, with a strong demeanor and a square appearance, a man in his thirties, this is Murong Diao, the son of Xianbei.

The other is an elder wearing a traditional military costume and a cockscomb hanging skirt hat, he is the great sect of Xianbei Murong Nagui, and he is also Murong Shegui's cousin.

Murong Shegui finished reading the letter from his youngest son Murong Jia, and said with a smile: "Jia'er said in the letter that the court of the Jin Kingdom has changed, the queen killed the emperor's only son, and now all the forces of the Jin Kingdom are surging in the dark, what do you think of this matter?" ”

Murong Shegui gasped and finished speaking, he was short of breath and coughed, he has been sick for some time, although he has also had old diseases caused by old injuries before, but they have all recovered quickly, and this time it has not improved, Murong Shegui faintly felt that he was afraid that he was not very good.

Murong Diao and Murong Nagui next to him were concerned almost at the same time: "Father (Da Shan Yu), how do you feel?" ”

Murong Diao hurriedly poured a glass of water for his father, handed it over, and patted it on the back.

Murong She's face flushed from coughing, he took two sips of water, calmed down a little, waved his hand, and motioned for Murong Nagui to continue.

Murong Nagui saw that Da Shan Yu was better, so he continued: "The court of this Jin State has always been dominated by women, and now that the rebellion of the Qiang and Di people has just been quelled, the queen of the Jin State can't wait to kill the crown prince, it seems that the sky of the Jin Kingdom is about to change." ”

Murong Diao said: "This is strange, since the court of the Jin Kingdom has always been the queen's final say, and she has no son to fight for the throne, why should she kill the prince?" ”

"Shizi, people's desires are endless, if you sit in a position for a long time, you will feel tasteless, and you will give birth to more infatuation, always thinking about what you want, just like a wolf on the grassland, you give it a sheep every day, but it wants the whole flock."

"The situation in the Jin Kingdom is unstable, perhaps it is a good thing, although the Jin State is strong, but the competition for the crown prince's position is the battle for the throne, the Sima clan is huge, and if the Jin State is not good, it will cause civil strife. Once the Jin Kingdom is in civil strife, the pacified Qiang and Di people will definitely go south again, and even other ethnic groups in the northwest will rise up. Father, or our opportunity has come, and now we just have to wait and see what happens. Murong Diao analyzed.

"What the prince said is that Emperor Wu of Jin was treacherous and colluded with the Yuwen Ministry, so that nearly 10,000 warriors of my Murong Department were killed in the Battle of Changli. Later, we took the initiative to form an alliance again, and helped Emperor Wu of Jin to quell the chaos, so that we were able to take a break for so many years. Although the Jin Kingdom is friendly with us on the surface, it always presses us, if there is a problem within the Jin Kingdom and the throne is unstable, it may not be an opportunity for us Murong Xianbei to be ashamed. ”

After hearing this, Murong Diao nodded in agreement: "What the Great Sect Division said is good, our Murong clan is now strong and strong, and its strength is no longer what it used to be, I just received a letter from Zha Yong, the helmsman of Jiangnan Huaicao, who wants to exchange 50,000 stone grain with us for 30,000 pieces of iron, which shows that someone has secretly made preparations." ”

When Murong Nagui heard this, his face was full of joy, but Murong Shegui did not make a sound.

Murong Shegui has always been angry with Emperor Wu of Jin when he named himself the governor of Xianbei, which seems to be the grace of the Jin Kingdom, which also shows Murong Xianbei's subordinate status. That is, after Emperor Hui ascended the throne, Empress Jia's dictatorship greatly reduced the strength of the Jin State, coupled with the rise of the Hu people in Beijun in recent years, for the stability of the northern border, the Jin court treated the Xianbei Murong clan as an ally.

Murong Diao saw that his father's expression was not happy, but a little dignified, and naturally understood in his heart that his father did not want to leave the Jin Kingdom, but was worried that his body would not be able to wait for that day.

Murong Diao saw that his father's expression was not very good, so he changed the topic: "How is the third brother now, when will he return to Da Thorn?" ”

Murong Shegui coughed a few times, and then said with a smile: "Jia'er said that he fell in love with a woman in Luoyang!" ”

"Oh, the third brother has a favorite woman, which lady is it?"

Although Xianbei is not very fond of women's backgrounds, Murong Diao knows that there are many women to be married in various families in Luoyang, and the third brother Murong Jia will inevitably interact with the sons and ladies of various families in Luoyang, so he has this question.

"The letter didn't say which woman it was, only that this woman was the same junior sister who studied with him at Yuxian Zhenren, and she was the best woman in the world, and I hope this single will fulfill him."

"Oh? The best woman in the world! ”

Murong Diao and Murong Nagui laughed when they heard this, and Murong Shegui also wanted to laugh, but there was a cough.

Murong Diao looked at his father's face that was swollen red from a violent cough, and couldn't help but say, "Father, do you want the third brother to come back immediately, my father is worried about the third brother!" ”

Murong Shigui looked at his heir, who was both literate and extremely filial, and a pleased smile appeared on his face: "As the only concubine of your father, you have always been stable and humble, courteous to your brother, and loving and friendly to your younger brother. ”

"Father's body is just a temporary cold illness into the body, which led to the recurrence of old injuries, there have been a few times before, my father has recovered quickly, my father will be fine after some time to recuperate, and when the third brother comes back, he can get on the horse with his father and lead the bow."

Murong Shegui smiled bitterly and shook his head.

At this time, I saw a sergeant come to report: "Da Danyu, Liaodong Taishou is here, and he has brought the national letter and scepter of the Jin Kingdom, and he has entered the city." ”

"Oh? At this time, the Jin State sent Liaodong Taishou to deliver the national letter, what does this mean? "Murong She's returning.

"If everything else has to be discussed, if Empress Jia submits an alliance with us and asks to send troops to support her, I'm afraid this matter will not be easy to do." Murong Diao expressed his guess.

"Let's take a look at the national letter brought by Zhang Shuliao first!" Murong Shegui then instructed the sergeant:

"You go and inform King Gu Li, the eldest prince, and the ministers to go to the main hall to greet the envoys of the Jin Kingdom!"

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