After Diao Yin was injured and retreated, the Houjian Demon Sect centered on the Qingyin Palace fell into an unprecedented silence, and the four elders who were already at odds with each other went their own way, causing the Five Kings who once mastered the Houjian Dynasty to fall into endless strife.

At this time, the first person in the military of Houjian, the great general Murong Yan, was elected by a group of courtiers to take charge of the government with a military position, and was given the title of the little emperor and the Taibao. Under the compulsion of the situation, the five Wanyan princes had no choice but to include the three people led by Murong Yan into the scope of the discussion, and turned them into essentially eight people.

On the premise that the eight people were discussing politics, Murong Yan's envoy also quietly came to Zhongdu to meet the king of the northwest.

When the princes rise together, they must be united vertically and horizontally, and the principle will remain unchanged through the ages.

There were only three envoys, dressed like a merchant who had been walking on the Gobi for many years, and wrapped himself tightly. After they entered the central capital, they did not go directly to the door, but first met with the two leaders of the secret guards, and then under the arrangement of the secret guards, they came to a cold yamen located in the inner city through a secret passage.

This is the Yamen of Shuntian Mansion, and there are this yamen in the four major capitals of Dazheng, but the responsibilities of Shuntian Mansion have long been carved up by the Dadu Governor's Mansion and the Wangxiang's Mansion.

There are many similar places like this, Qu Cang still has a lot in his hands, such as the dungeon where Wang Dongle was imprisoned, the house of Xiao Jin who was once under house arrest, and sometimes Xiao Yu encounters some things that are not easy to deal with in the palace, and he will also bring them here. Of course, there are also some that have been diverted by Qu Cang for private use, such as the golden house in the outer city. It's just that Xiao Yu turned a blind eye and didn't care.

The inner courtyard of the Yamen.

The dark guards dressed in brocade have three steps and one post, five steps and one sentry, all of them are waist swords, armed with crossbows, and there are several well-concealed heavy crossbows on the roof.

After entering the yamen, the greeting was a middle-aged man with a kind demeanor, also wearing a black brocade robe, but compared with the ordinary secret guards, the dark lines on the clothes were changed from the biao pattern to the lion pattern, according to the Da Zheng official system, the military attache can only embroider the lion pattern with a first-class and second-grade senior members, so the identity of this person is self-evident.

Qu Cang, the right governor of the Northwest Dark Guard Mansion, arched his hand at the person who led him and said, "Mr. Wanyan, the prince has been waiting for a long time. ”

Not long ago, he went to the grassland with Xiao Yu, and the two of them were Mo Feng and the Ancestor of the Grassland, and on the premise of cultivation, they were almost the same as Xiao Yu, the invincible opponent of the realm of heaven and man.

Wanyan Beiyue said calmly: "Please lead the way." ”

Qu Cang made a gesture of please, and then walked first.

When Yan Beiyue was led to the inner hall by Qu Cang, she was stunned for a moment.

Because Xiao Yu was not the only one in the hall, there was also a child about ten years old sitting next to the king of the northwest.

After seeing Yan Beiyue, Xiao Yu didn't get up, but the child beside him slowly got up and greeted this Uncle Houjian in place of Xiao Yu. After the two saluted each other, Wanyan Beiyue took a seat, and his two entourages stood aside with Qu Cang.

Xiao Yu spoke first and introduced the child's identity to Wanyan Beiyue. As expected, this child is the little prince Xiao Jin, who is also known as the immortal.

Wanyan Beiyue didn't dare to slack off Xiao Jin in the slightest.

According to the informant, since Xiao Jin took charge of the Prime Minister's Mansion, Xiao Yu has almost obeyed him, so much so that rumors have spread in the northwest that Xiao Yu will be the king's younger brother if he has no heirs.

It can be said that Xiao Jin, who was born to know, can influence Xiao Yu's final decision to a large extent.

Xiao Yu knew seven or eight points about Wanyan Beiyue's intentions, so he didn't have half a point of temptation and trickery at this moment, and went straight to the point: "Mr. Wanyan, let's talk about the current situation in Houjian." ”

Wanyan Beiyue asked: "There is one good news and one bad news, I don't know which one the king of the northwest wants to hear first." ”

Xiao Yu said: "Let's listen to the bad first." ”

Wanyan Beiyue's expression was a little complicated, and she said in a deep voice: "The general's sudden action this time has not been able to break the situation of the five kings discussing politics, and now the Houjian Dynasty is still under the jurisdiction of the five powerful princes. ”

Xiao Yu just hummed lightly and continued to ask, "What about the good news?"

Murong Beiyue said calmly: "However, the five princes also had to make concessions, from the original five kings to the current eight-person government. Among these eight people, in addition to the five Wanyan princes such as the general Murong Yan and Wan Yan De, the other two are Xiao Shu and Yelu Nahe. ”

Xiao Yu frowned and said to himself, "Xiao Shu and Yelunahe?"

Xiao Jin, who was sitting next to Xiao Yu, said softly: "Yelunahe, born with the surname Houjian, is now ninety years old. ”

Wanyan Beiyue nodded and said: "What the little prince said is good, Yelu Nahe, as the leader of the court, is highly respected, so this time he barely has a seat among the eight people." As for Xiao Shu, he is still a distant relative of the two princes. ”

Xiao Yu's frowning brows did not disperse, but frowned deeper.

The Hou Jian Xiao family and the Eastern Capital Xiao family are indeed distant relatives, but compared with the Eastern Capital Xiao family, the Hou Jian Xiao family had too much scenery in the first hundred years. Almost all the queens of the Houjian royal family are from the Houjian Xiao family, the Houjian Xiao family can be said to be the descendants of several dynasties, deep-rooted, to Xiao Zheng's generation, Xiao's power even overwhelmed the royal Wanyan family, this is why the emperor is still in infancy, Xiao Zheng self-proclaimed regent, overseeing the government.

It was precisely because Xiao Zheng controlled the government that it led to the later rebellion of the five kings, and the five Wanyan princes led by Wan Yan De formed a coalition in the name of the Qing monarch and defeated Xiao Zheng. After the five kings expelled the regent from Houjian, they began a years-long infighting, but the five people are all veterans who are well versed in the combination of vertical and horizontal, which one is strong will be suppressed by the other four alliances, until today, the situation of the five kings has not been broken.

The little emperor of Hou Jian grew up slowly in such an environment, and in the face of the five wolf-like uncles, the Xiao family, who was originally seriously injured and even almost destroyed in the rebellion of the five kings, became an important support for the little emperor.

It is reasonable that Xiao Shu, the current head of the Hou Jian Xiao family, can ascend to the throne.

Xiao Jin explained softly to Xiao Yu: "Xiao Shu is Xiao Zheng's nephew, if you count it from my father's side, the two of them are actually the same generation, a generation higher than us. ”

Xiao Yu was indifferent.

Today's Xiao Yu is not a gentle and courteous son, but a prince who has begun to compete for the world.

Although he is not a hero, he is barely qualified.

What is a hero? Decisive killing, wolf ambition.

To put it mildly, for the sake of that world, looking at the history of the world, father and son are in the same room, and brothers are in trouble, how can there be less?

What's more, it's a distant relative uncle who can't beat him.

Xiao Yu looked at Wanyan Beiyue, and said in a slightly aggravated tone: "Even if Xiao Shu and Yelu Nahe are your people, in the end, it is Murong Yan who supports the overall situation, and what about the Hou Jian Xiao family, I don't care, I only care about the price offered by Murong Yan." ”

Wanyan Beiyue said softly: "It is said that it is a sky-high asking price, and the general does give the price, but the premise is that I have to know what the prince wants." ”

Xiao Yu said indifferently: "The Northern and Southern Dynasties can happen in the past, but it will never happen in the present, the name of the sinner through the ages, Xiao dare not bear it, so Xiao's requirements are very simple, do not enter the customs, do not go south, these are just two things." ”

Wanyan Beiyue smiled, "The prince is really worried, now Houjian is too busy to take care of himself, how can he talk about going south to enter the customs?"

Xiao Yu said noncommittally: "It's too early to say. ”

Wanyan Beiyue no longer dwelled on this topic, and instead said: "Lord Wang, this is His Majesty's close attendant. ”

Wanyan Beiyue turned sideways, and one of the two entourages who was originally standing with Qu Cang walked out, put down the hood on his head, revealing long snow-white hair, his face was white and beardless, and his voice was high-pitched, "The old slave has seen the Northwest King and the Little Prince. ”

"Your Majesty asked the old slave to give a message to the prince. ”

Xiao Yu was noncommittal, but Xiao Jin was snorting, "Say." ”

The old eunuch from the Houjian court said in a low voice: "Your Majesty said that if the prince can form an alliance with Houjian and quell the rebellion of the five kings, then Your Majesty is willing to take the prince as a brother, form brothers with different surnames, and use the strength of Houjian to support the prince in the Central Plains." ”