Chapter 147: Undercurrent
"Your Majesty, this Hundred Flowers Banquet is about to start, isn't it time to pass?" Your father-in-law was cautious, he could see that the master's mood was not particularly good now, but the auspicious time of the Hundred Flowers Banquet was about to pass. If he doesn't remind him, it should become his responsibility, and it will delay the emperor's affairs.
"I see." Nangong Tian remembered the trace of Yun Yiqing coming to the capital, but he didn't get any news at all. However, after getting the news, Yun Qingyi, the little son of Cloud City, came to the capital. However, after sending someone to check, this little boy from Cloud City has always come to play, and he plays in some entertainment places in the capital every day, and he also sent someone to check the two people who accompanied him. But the details of Cloud City are not so simple. I can only find out that the two of them also came out to play with Yun Qingyi. I guess it's for protection.
"Concubine Xue, have they all passed?"
"Your Majesty, just now Concubine Xue told the servants that it was said that several Niangniang had gone to the Huaihua Forest before Yun Gongzi. Because the emperor is pondering, the minion didn't bother you just now. "Your father-in-law pondered, this Yun Gongzi seemed to know Concubine Xue Niangniang outside just now, do you want to tell Your Majesty. If there's anything wrong with that, it's a curse.
"Your Majesty, the minions have discovered one more thing." Your father-in-law pondered the pros and cons, he always felt that he could have something to do with the eldest prince of Yuncheng, this must not be simple, it was better to tell his master. If Concubine Xue is a spy, wouldn't the emperor's favor be a waste. And it can also be harmful to the country.
Your father-in-law obviously regards Nangong Tian's reward of a large number of treasures as a very much favor for Concubine Xue, although he does not often go to the Piaoxiang Palace, but since the emperor let Concubine Xue enter the palace, every big reward is always indispensable for the location of the Piaoxiang Palace.
"Yes! Say. "Nangong Tian should arrive.
"The slave found out that Yun Gongzi seemed to know Concubine Xue's mother."
Nangong Tian raised his head when he heard this. I was also surprised. When did this Zhuo Tianxue and Yun Yiqing meet, they were twisted together.
Your father-in-law began to retell the previous scene between Yun Yiqing and Jiang Xinyu, without exaggerating in the slightest. But it was obvious that Yun Yiqing's slightest feeling was expressed.
Sure enough, Nangong Tian raised his eyebrows. Think carefully about what is wrong.
Could it be that he also discovered the difference between Zhuo Tianxue. No way! Nangong Tian shook his head, in fact, about Zhuo Tianxue, he first met an old immortal when he went out to practice. Then he accompanied the old man until the old man became ancient. So other people shouldn't know about it.
"It seems. You still have to observe and observe, Yun Yiqing can't show anything without revealing anything. ”
Nangong Tian led the eunuch and his party. Walking towards the locust forest, I was still thinking about it along the way.
Izumo Province is a very small country on the continent, and the entire continent. In addition to Izumo Province, there is also the hostile Fierce Tiger Country. There were also two major dynasties, and a few smaller states.
Liuyue Dynasty, Scorching Sun Dynasty
The origins of the two dynasties have a long history, even longer than the founding of Izumo Province. It is rumored that the two dynasties were founded by two factions of the same family, but somehow, the family was destroyed, and the two factions that were originally very close fell apart. As a result, Liuyue and Burning Sun have been hostile since their establishment. Every 50 years there is bound to be a major war. In the meantime, it has been annexing the small countries next to it, thus forming the behemoth it is now. And Yuncheng is said to have been established by the people of that family, and at the beginning of its establishment, it was to provide for the people who were respected by the two dynasties. Later, it gradually became an independent city. And the lord of the city is the descendant of that one. And Liuyue and Zhiri both paid attention to Yuncheng, and did not do anything to Yuncheng, because Yuncheng is located on the richest Sunset Mountain Range in this continent because of the problem of site selection, where there are countless minerals, and because of the uniqueness of Sunset, many precious medicinal materials are only available in the Sunset Mountains, and seventy percent of the Sunset Mountains are controlled by Yuncheng, and the others are not controlled by a big force like Liuyue Sun, that is, no one survives the Jedi,
In general, it means that Cloud City is another behemoth after Liuyue and Burning Sun on the mainland, and it is blessed by Liuyue and Burning Sun, and the world says that it is better to be chased and killed by Liuyue or Burning Sun to the ends of the earth than to offend Cloud City, otherwise there is no place for you at the ends of the world.
And the grievances between the Fierce Tiger Country and the Izumo Country actually have a certain relationship with Cloud City.
In the past, the two countries were friendly to each other and had to trade with each other. At that time, the people of the two countries were really peaceful. Later, due to a geological reason on the Sunset Mountain Range of Cloud City, it collapsed. Originally, some important figures of the two countries met there to discuss friendly relations between the two countries, but they were all buried under the stumps. Killed.
Both countries were in a state of panic, and the big names were suddenly gone, which was a major blow to both countries. But for some people with bad intentions, the way is opened. Civil strife began in the two countries, which was originally just a change of power between the major families in the court. But gradually, it was out of control, and I began to think about every city and village in the country. Hundreds of people have been destroyed by the war. And it is gradually spreading to the other country.
The capitals of the Fierce Tiger Kingdom and the Izumo Kingdom are not far away. Of course, this distance is to use the whole continent as the main back. Scenery. Speaking of the actual distance, it is also a large number.
No one survived the feast on the Sunset Mountains, so no one could know what was going on. Later, someone went to check, only to find that the valley that used to have a warm climate has now become a thousand ravines. There's no way to know what's going on. And some conspiracy theorists think of people on the other side who deliberately want to kill others and then annex their own country.
Originally, this was just a small rumor, but I don't know how it reached the ears of the new monarchs of the two countries, and now they don't care what is going on when they come to power. But the people who can sit on the dragon chair must have great ambitions. You want to annex each other to strengthen yourself. So the war inevitably broke out.
Later, the war situation was more tragic, and neither country got any benefits, but after fighting for so long, it was impossible to waste so many resources, and as a result, nothing was gained.
In the end, it was Yuncheng who came forward to make a truce between the two countries before it stopped. After all, the two countries are not too far from Cloud City, and besides, the Sunset Mountain Range originally belonged to Izumo. And the place where it collapsed was originally acquiesced in by Yun Cheng, although no one dared to say that it was Yun Cheng's fault. Make Cloud City responsible. But Yun Cheng himself still likes his reputation.
The truce is a truce, and the two emperors don't dare to go against the meaning of Cloud City, there was no war in that life, but the Izumo Kingdom and the Fierce Tiger Country have indeed become veritable enemies. Since then, there have been many small frictions between the two countries, but no major frictions. Cloud City also gradually faded out of this matter. Later, Yuncheng announced that the people in the mainland would be closed and would be isolated from the world for a period of time. The two dynasties adopted the default state. Cloud City also gradually faded out of people's sight. The two countries have started the war again, which is much better than before, but the face of the two countries has been destroyed by the war. And the economy has also regressed. It became what it is now.
Nangong Tian knew that his father's generation had a good relationship with a character in Yuncheng, and he got a lot of precious things, except for the used medicinal materials and other things, the rest was very precious. Now the eldest prince of Yuncheng has actually come to his palace, the purpose is not clear, is it to get back the items given by the person, but after thinking about it, it is not. What kind of place is Cloud City, how can you care about these things. Presumably for some other purpose.
Looking at the acacia forest that was already in front of him, Nangong Tian collected his thoughts.
"The emperor has arrived!" The little eunuch outside the Huaihua Forest had very shrewd eyes, and he saw Nangong Tian's traces at once. Hurriedly ran into the forest to report inside.
And the family members of the ministers, who had already drunk cup after cup of tea in the banquet hall, heard the cry of the little eunuch and hurriedly stood up. Prepare to welcome the arrival of Nangong Tian.
Jiang Xinyu tidied up her dress, and she came to this place where she had wasted a lot of thought with the other concubines, and not long after she sat down, she was about to stand up again to greet the people she didn't want to greet. I couldn't help frowning. In the end, he still supported Xiaorou and stood up.
The rules of Izumo Province are very strict, so the seating arrangements for people are also arranged according to their status.
Generally speaking, the emperor is the main seat, and the following is the position of the host. Then the female dependents on the one side, and the male dependents on the other. Rank by rank.
What is a little special today is that there are more distinguished guests of Yun Yiqing.
The eunuch knew that Yun Yiqing's status was noble, but it was impossible to put his position with the emperor, otherwise it would be a capital crime to be disrespectful. I had to arrange Yun Yiqing's position on the second ladder, so that I wouldn't die, Jiang Xinyu was the host of this Hundred Flowers Banquet, and I originally lived in the second ladder, so now Yun Yiqing is just opposite Jiang Xinyu.
When Jiang Xinyu's eyes accidentally swept over Yun Yiqing, Yun Yiqing, who was originally thinking about things with his head down, raised his head as if he had a sense. Jiang Xinyu saw Yun Yiqing's eyes, but there was nothing in them, only a thin mist shrouded in them.
As the saying goes, eyes are the windowsill of people's souls, and Jiang Xinyu felt Yun Yiqing's eyes, and knew that he was not an ordinary son. It's a person who hides a lot and doesn't make it easy for people to catch on to his weaknesses.
Yun Yiqing looked at Jiang Xinyu's stunned expression and smiled at her. The son is like jade, with a delicate face and a tall nose bridge. There was a smile in the corner of his eyes, but he didn't reach the bottom of his heart. Laughing, there is a shallow pear vortex on his face. On the surface, it is impeccable, but behind the scenes, it is....