Chapter 441: Rivalry
Whether it was the county lord of Yuxiu or the county lord of Qingxiu, Tu Du didn't care. "What? She is the treasure of the Northern Yan Emperor? ”
Wu Mingshi chuckled when he heard this: "Great Khan, the lord of Yuxiu is the pearl of the palm of Empress Beiyan and her beloved daughter. Moreover, the life experience of the county lord is very interesting. ”
She was originally the daughter of the former prince, if Zhou Youping didn't fall, she would now be the rightful princess, not the adopted daughter of the emperor. was supposed to be the most noble royal princess, but she only ended up with the name of a county lord. Her father was demoted and her mother died of illness, and her fate was the most miserable.
Tu Du saw that he was interested, so he said, "You seem to care about her very much." ”
Wu Mingshi smiled again: "Great Khan, don't you know, that Yuxiu County Lord is the first beauty in the capital." ”
The name of "the first beauty in the capital" must not be in vain.
The biological mother of the county lord of Yuxiu was also a famous beauty back then.
"The first beauty......" Tu Du hooked the corners of his mouth, and carefully played with these four words: "When you say that, I'm a little interested." ”
He has seen a lot of beauties, but even if they are immortals, they are just a pair of skins.
Wu Mingshi continued: "Speaking of the county lord of Yuxiu, I have to mention the past of the queen mother and the Chu family. But that's all old things like old sesame seeds, so don't mention it. Great Khan, you only need to remember one thing, if you can marry the lord of Yuxiu, then the Great Khan will be worth the trip. ”
The lord of Yuxiu is the best chess piece to balance the queen's mother. With her by the side of the Great Khan, the relationship between the Northern Yan and the Turks will be truly eased.
Tu Du listened to his words, and a gleam flashed in his eyes.
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One day, two days, three days, three whole days passed.
The imperial court sent people to invite Tudu into the inner city for three days, but he never left, and was still stationed outside the city, seemingly deliberately delaying.
Zhou Youchen didn't have much patience with him, and when he saw that he didn't move, he was even more annoyed.
Meng Xilan was not in a hurry, and only let the high welfare after recuperation go to greet him in person.
Since he has a way to persuade Tu Du to negotiate peace, there must be a way to persuade him to enter the inner city to face the saint.
The legs and feet of high welfare are inconvenient, so they can only be replaced by chariots and horses.
However, when he saw Tu Du, he still endured the pain in his leg, stood up, and bowed to him.
The appearance of high welfare made Tudu feel good.
He has always liked people with backbone, and this high welfare is one.
Three days later, Tu Du led his men into the inner city and went straight to the palace.
The people in Beijing were so frightened that they didn't dare to go out, so they could only secretly look at the door and window one by one.
They all want to see if this slaughter is a human or a ghost or a demon who eats people?
Zhou Youchen summoned hundreds of civil and military officials to hold a banquet in the palace to entertain Tudu.
Meng Xilan attended with the crown prince and Tianyou.
Zhou Tianyou covered his face with a veil and followed behind the prince.
He didn't want to come, but the queen mother said that he was not allowed to hide.
The army led by Tu Du was left outside the city, and his retinue consisted of only a dozen people.
He rode a high-headed horse, and everywhere he passed, there was always a hidden gaze peeping and following him.
He wasn't as scary and scary as he was rumored.
He was young, muscular, and had an angular and resolute face like a carved face.
Those who saw him were secretly surprised.
The Imperial Palace, which is said to be the most gorgeous place in the world, is indeed worthy of its name.
Tu Du stood outside the main hall, looking at the bright yellow figure in the hall from a distance.
He is Zhou Youchen, the Emperor of Northern Yan.
The two enemies who hit the ground met face to face.
Facing everyone's frightened, frightened and uneasy eyes, Tu Du came to Zhou Youchen step by step.
Zhou Youchen sat on the dragon chair and looked at him with a faint gaze.
Meng Xilan looked at the young Tu Du, the edge in her eyes flashed, and she only smiled silently.
Tu Du's eyes swept away, and the smile on his face was as cold as frost, arrogant and unstoppable.
Gao Fuli limped in, watching Tu Du straighten his back and stand in place, neither saluting nor kneeling.
His attitude caused dissatisfaction among the ministers, but the first person to stand up and speak was Changsheng.
"Turkic Khan, why don't you kneel down and salute when you see my father?"
Tu Du raised his eyes and glanced at the young man in gorgeous clothes in front of him, and said lightly: "Didn't you invite me to the capital?" You should treat me as your most honored guest. ”
When they begged him to make peace, did they want him to bow down and bow down? What a joke!
Tu Du's frivolous laughter made Zhou Youchen frown slightly.
Meng Xilan secretly gave Changsheng a look, and Changsheng hesitated a little before nodding with a smile.
"The Great Khan is a distinguished guest invited by our Beiyan, so he naturally has to be courteous."
After Tu Du sat down, he looked at Meng Xilan opposite.
This woman doesn't look old at all...... And, it's beautiful.
Zhou Youchen was patient and raised his glass to Tu Du.
Tu Du looked at the delicate wine glass in front of him, and shook his head with a smile: "You Central Plains people are really very stingy, and it is only pleasure to drink with a bowl." ”
After he finished speaking, he threw the wine glass directly on the ground, causing everyone to be surprised.
Tu Du saw that everyone was looking at him, and leaned back lazily.
"The Great Khan is not informal, and he is really heroic!"
Zhou Youchen's face was slightly gloomy, and he only said: "Someone came to change the wine bowl for Da Khan." ”
The wine bowl was served, but Tu Du still didn't drink it, and looked at Meng Xilan opposite with burning eyes.
"On our side, the distinguished guests welcome the door, and the host should personally greet and pour wine as a sign of respect."
Meng Xilan raised her eyes and met his gaze.
His scorching gaze, like a vicious wolf's patrol, made people's hearts cold.
Zhou Youchen laughed angrily: "The Great Khan means that he wants me to pour wine for you personally?" ”
Tu Du didn't look at Zhou Youchen, still staring at Meng Xilan: "I came to your place after a long journey, and I should always have a drink from the bar that the hostess poured herself." ”
Such reckless words and deeds, even if you cut off your head ten times, it is not enough to punish you.
There was silence in the hall, and all the ministers did not dare to speak, but just lowered their eyes and waited.
Meng Xilan laughed angrily, got up slowly, and was about to reach out to get the wine bottle, but heard Changsheng take the lead and say, "Great Khan, I will salute you for this glass of wine!" ”
Changsheng said with full of anger.
Tu Du clearly wanted to provoke, but they couldn't fall for the scheme, otherwise, everything would be nothing to talk about.
Changsheng didn't want to see his mother wronged, so he stepped forward.
He held the flask, came to Tu Du, stared at his eyes without hiding, and poured him a full bowl of wine.
Tu Du pursed his lips slightly, picked up the wine bowl, and drank it all.
Seeing that he had drunk, the ministers hurriedly echoed and raised their glasses and drank together.
The Imperial Dining Room has prepared a lot of exquisite meals for today's dinner.
Tu Du looked at those delicate and small dishes, and he was not interested.
After waiting for a long time, someone finally brought a roast leg of lamb.
Tu Du finally got some appetite, he pulled out the saber at his waist, stood up, and stuck the knife on the leg of mutton.
Zhou Tianyou had never seen such a rude person.
He clenched the chopsticks in his hand and frowned.
Tu Du bit the flesh heavily, still not forgetting to stare at it, Zhou Tianyou was startled by his eyes, and accidentally choked.
He lowered his head and coughed a few times, his voice was not loud, but it still attracted Tu Du's attention.
Of the people present, he was the only one who covered his face with tulle. Why is there anything unsightly about him??
Zhou Tianyou took a sip of water and suppressed the discomfort in his throat.
Although it was a banquet and hospitality, no one had a good meal at this meal.
Tu Du is the person with the best appetite.
After eating and drinking, Tu Du looked at the splendid palace, and suddenly got up and said: "This palace is really extraordinary, I really want to see it well." ”
Meng Xilan said at the right time: "In the imperial garden, refreshments have been prepared, please move over." ”
Tu Du glanced at her and slightly hooked the corners of his lips.
"The queen has a heart."
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The people in the palace said what a terrible person the Turkic Khan Tudu was.
Worry-free stayed in Cining Palace and played with his sister.
After listening to the whispering discussions of the palace maids, he couldn't help but say, "You haven't seen him, why do you say him so badly?" ”
Seeing the quarrel with the master, the little palace maid hurriedly knelt down and said, "Your Highness atonements." ”
Wu Wu didn't have the heart to punish them, so he just said, "Get up." My sister wants to eat preserves, so you can bring some. ”
"Yes......" The little palace maid responded, and Mama Xing beside her said: "Your Highness, this time the Turkic Khan has frightened everyone in the palace. ”
Wuwu bowed his head slightly, and while sewing and mending the doll for his sister, he said softly: "He is savage or rude, he is also a mortal, and he doesn't have three heads and six arms, what's so terrible?" ”
The queen mother said that it was the Turkic iron horsemen who were terrible, not just Tudu alone.
Mama Xing smiled when she heard this: "The county lord is well aware of righteousness, not like those little palace maids. ”
Carefree smiled and said, "Mama, I don't know ...... righteousness."
Mama Xing nodded, as if she remembered something, and advised: "In the past few days, His Royal Highness the County Lord must stay in Cining Palace every inch and never go out." ”
Worry-free knew that she was worried that the Turks would be overbearing in the palace and cause trouble.
Worry-free played with her sister for a while, and was about to send someone to send her back to the dormitory, but she saw the little palace maid coming over in a panic to report: "Your Highness, something is wrong......
Seeing that her face was pale, Wuwu said, "What's wrong?" Say it! ”
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is in the Imperial Garden, saying that he is going to compete with the Turkic Khan......"
"What?" Worry-free frowned when he heard this: "How can the prince be so reckless?" Didn't the father and the queen mother stop him? ”
"This ...... It wasn't proposed by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, it was the Turkic Khan who said he wanted to compete! It's all something he provoked! ”
Worry-free sighed softly: Although His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is not a competitive character, it must be easier than admitting defeat! The Turkic Khan is not a good comer, what if he is injured? ”
She frowned, thought about it, and decided to sneak over to take a look.
If Changsheng acted recklessly, she could still persuade him in time.
She got up and wanted to leave, but as if she remembered something, she said to the palace maid, "You bring my harp." ”
If the situation is too stalemate, someone must step in to ease the situation.