Chapter XXVIII

Five years have passed, and now, the old and the new are alternating, and the dark tide of the world is surging, and a new pattern has gradually formed. The times create heroes, the situation changes, and a group of rising stars have emerged.

In the last ten years, the wind and rain have been favorable, the grass grows on the grassland, the eagles fly, the cattle and sheep are flocked, and the horses are strong.

Some tribes gradually gave up their traditional predatory habits and took the initiative to live in harmony with the Central Plains, such as the Kana tribe adjacent to Pingcheng, which communicated with the Central Plains through trade. Through long-term contact and running-in, some Hu people were even allowed to live in the city of Biansai for a long time and intermarry with the locals. In the long-term development, the border city has imperceptibly undergone national integration. These places are relatively good, the Hu people can continue to run their own animal husbandry without facing the pressure of food shortage, and the peaceful living environment is more conducive to their own development, so they do not want a war between the grassland and the Central Plains.

In other tribes, the belligerent factor in the body is deeply ingrained, and while the tribe continues to grow, the ambition is gradually expanded. Not satisfied with the existing life, they are constantly expanding their territory by plundering the resources and territories of the weak parts of the surrounding area. Despite this, the resources of the steppe could not satisfy their ambitions, and the stronger the power, the stronger the coveting of the wealth and rich land of the Central Plains.

Under these circumstances, some tribes on the steppe have sprung up among many tribes because of special circumstances, constantly expanding and occupying territory, and the strength and scale of the tribes have become stronger and stronger. The Tallinn tribe was one of them, quickly becoming a few of the most powerful tribes in the steppe.

In general, the number of tribes in the steppe is gradually decreasing, but their strength is increasing. The survival of the fittest, the process of territorial expansion of powerful tribes, means the gradual demise of weak tribes.

In recent years, some Hu tribes have continued to provoke the surrounding cities, and friction and conflict have intensified. Jing, Xuan, and Zhou Guo were all harassed to varying degrees.

The emperor of Zhou was old and lascivious. And there has been no crown prince, nor has he shown any intention of cultivating an heir, and many princes under him are ready to move. Although none of the many sons of the Zhou Emperor were outstanding, it did not affect their yearning for power and their ardent pursuit of high positions. Therefore, the royal family of the Zhou State was constantly fighting. Internal and external troubles made the regime of the Zhou State slowly decay.

Emperor Xuanguo Xuan Ce was only eleven years old, but he had been on the throne for ten years. The actual ruler of Xuanguo is the Murong family behind the Empress Dowager Xuan, who coerced the Son of Heaven to order the princes, and Xuan Ce has no real power in his hands, but is just a puppet emperor.

The Murong family is already the largest family in Xuanguo, and the head of the family, Murong Taishi, is the one who makes the actual decisions of the country, and the jade seal is even placed directly in Murong Taishi's study, and the twists and turns of the imperial court are all sent directly to Murong Taishi's mansion in the name of the emperor's youth. Murong Taishi's protégés are all over the court and outside, and all kinds of eyeliner, a little bit of wind and grass, are in their own hands.

Master Murong is getting old, and he has already begun to train the next successor, Murong Bo, the young master of Murong, who has become a young man and has a prominent reputation, and is very famous among the three kingdoms. In contrast, the little emperor Xuan Ce was still young and his status was worrying. There is a danger of being scrapped at any time. It is rumored that the Murong family's ascension to the throne is just one time away.

In the past five years of Jingguo, Emperor Jianye has worked hard, and there are a number of little princes and little princesses in the harem, and the adult princes have grown up. In the past few years, Emperor Jianye's achievements have been mediocre.

Five years ago, after Jing Li begged for medicine for the crown prince Jing Rong from Fushan Temple, he quickly rushed to the capital with Yun Jingxiu and Mobei, and experienced several assassinations on the way, until he joined Mobei, and the pressure quietly weakened. After returning to the palace, he immediately prepared the antidote and let Jing Rong take it. Jing Rong finally survived, but Jing Li left Beijing for no reason, although he was eager to save people, but he was also punished by Emperor Jianye.

Prince Jingrong is already twenty-two, although the conspiracy is still there, and the assassination is still there, but every time there is no danger. One of the main reasons is because the Seventh Prince Jing Li has blocked most of the dangers for him.

Prince Jingrong's wife is the daughter of the eldest uncle's family of Taishifu, and the crown princess and the prince are cousins. In addition, Queen Yun was in charge, and the prince accepted two side concubines, namely the eldest daughter of the eldest daughter of the Marquis of Anning's mansion and the second daughter of the eldest daughter of the Hubu Shangshu family. It's a pity that so far in the name of the crown prince, there is only a two-year-old daughter born to the crown princess, and there is no son.

Emperor Jianye has four concubines.

Empress Yun has only two sons, the second son Jing Li, who is now seventeen years old and has not married a wife.

Concubine De has three sons and one daughter, the eldest prince, the fourth prince, the twelfth prince and the second princess.

The eldest prince Jing Hao is now forty-four out of the palace, and he has left the palace to build a mansion, with a main concubine and three side concubines. The concubine has a son and a daughter, the eldest son is five years old, and the side concubine has a total of three sons and a daughter, in addition to a number of concubines born to aunts and concubines. The eldest prince inherited the fine tradition of Emperor Jianye in terms of giving birth to heirs. The eldest prince is the first child of Emperor Jianye, or was born when he was in love with Concubine De, and he has been valued by Emperor Jianye since birth. The eldest prince behaves very measuredly on the surface, and is known as a virtuous king. The prince is sick and weak, the heirs are worried, and there is even a faint call to abolish the prince and replace the prince.

The fourth prince, Jing Zhan, is twenty years old, and he has also left the palace to build a mansion, one concubine and two side concubines, and the concubine has a son. The side concubine had one son and two daughters.

The twelfth prince Jing Sheng was ten years old.

The second princess has been married.

Concubine Xian has three princes and a great princess under her name. The third prince died young, leaving only one daughter. The eldest princess is married and has a son and a daughter.

Concubine Liang has the Nine Emperor Son Jing Yao under her name, who is now eleven years old, but because of a relationship, he only found it five years ago.

It is said that when Concubine Liang was eight months pregnant, she was ordered by the Buddha to pray for blessings at a temple on the outskirts of Beijing. But unfortunately, on the way back to the palace, she was assassinated by an assassin, and Concubine Liang was stimulated to have a fetal gas, and unfortunately gave birth to the Nine Emperor Princes early. At that time, the situation was chaotic, Concubine Liang fell into a coma for a while, and finally the Nine Emperor Princes were unfortunately lost. Concubine Liang blamed herself very much, and invited herself to the temple to lead the practice. The emperor had too many women, and although Concubine Liang was high, she was only one of many women, so she agreed to her request.

Until five years ago, Concubine Liang happened to see a six-year-old boy in a farmhouse at the foot of the temple mountain, and felt very familiar for a while, and sent people to investigate, and finally determined that this boy was the shameful Nine Emperor Princes. The royal heir is extraordinary, and it was finally determined after Emperor Jianye's personal verification. Although the Nine Emperor Princes were found, Concubine Liang did not return to the palace, but petitioned to continue to pray for Dajing, Emperor Jianye, and Nine Emperor Princes in the temple.

Concubine Shu is the youngest of the four concubines, and has an eleventh prince, Jing Heng, who is now eleven years old.

But whenever the prince grants the title, it basically means that he has no chance to be on the throne. However, many princes of Emperor Jianye arranged to go out of the palace to build a mansion when they reached the age, but they were not given titles, and the meaning of it is intriguing.