"The eldest son!"

Xiao Yu had just come to the front of the main courtyard, and the chief steward who had been guarding the door had already greeted him.

"Archsteward. Xiao Yu nodded slightly.

"Grandpa is waiting for the eldest prince inside. The chief steward still bowed his head and said, "Please go in with the old slave." ”

Xiao Yu's upper body leaned forward slightly: "There is a big manager of Lao." ”

The chief steward bowed his waist: "The eldest prince is serious, this is the old slave's business." ”

After speaking, the chief steward turned around and led Xiao Yu into the main courtyard.

Walking into the main courtyard, the servants and maids on both sides were standing with their hands down.

Seeing the chief steward and Xiao Yu coming, all the stewards and servants bowed their heads and saluted: "Chief steward, I've seen the eldest prince." ”

Xiao Yu sneered in his heart, he was still a little decent in this main courtyard.

However, the awe that seems to be in awe is not because of Xiao Yu, but because Xiao Lie is extremely strict in governing his family and pays attention to the rules in everything. Although Xiao Yu has no sense of existence over the years, these subordinates dare not go beyond it in the slightest.

Xiao Yu's face was light and light, as if he was still the eldest prince who was also the number one person in the Eastern Capital back then, and he didn't look at these subordinates, and walked straight forward, but his right hand in his sleeve was clenched into a fist.

From wealth to earth, the gap is not ordinary, Xiao Yu's first fifteen years can be said to be smooth, and he is also the number one figure among the younger generation in the Eastern Capital. Although Xiao Lie's family education is extremely strict, Xiao Yu has never played eagle fighting dogs, lingering in the land of fireworks and even spending a lot of money, but after all, his identity is there, where is it like now, he has to be a man with his tail between his legs in his own home.

Looking at the big picture from the details, if it was before, who dared to put the chief steward before the eldest prince? If anyone dared to do this, Xiao Yu would dare to deal with it according to family rules. But after five years of hot and cold world, he was used to walking with his head down, Xiao Yu's frame was long gone, and his temper was even better and scary, and he completely turned a deaf ear, but whether he was really willing to do so in his heart was only understood by himself.

The main hall in the front yard of the mansion is built majesticly and magnificently.

In the middle of the hall is a portrait of a man wearing the robes of a county king. Don't be angry. It is Xiao Lin, the ancestor of the Xiao family.

Underneath the portrait is a huge offering table about five meters wide and ten meters long, on which incense is enshrined.

Underneath the offering table is a row of tables and chairs. There is no big material for red sandalwood, this row of tables and chairs is all spliced together with red sandalwood blocks, although it is not as good as those rhino horn old sandalwood favored by millennium families or royal families, but it is not a handwriting that ordinary dignitaries can take.

Xiao Lie and a middle-aged man sat down separately.

The main seat is a Taishi chair made of chicken blood and old sandalwood, Xiao Lie sitting on it looks forty years old, wearing a duke's robe, wearing a purple and gold crown, a resolute face, and a short beard, which is indeed very similar to Xiao Yu, but Xiao Yu is younger, and Xiao Lie is in a high position all the year round, and his body is more majestic.

"So, Your Majesty has settled this matter?" Xiao Lie said. The voice was slightly low, and there was a sense of solemnity.

"Grandpa, that's exactly the case. The middle-aged man sitting at Xiao Lie's head replied.

This middle-aged man is also a brocade robe, but his face is white and beardless. However, being invited to the front hall of the main courtyard of the public mansion is enough to see that he has a lot to do with Xiao Lie.

Xiao Lie nodded, and said with no joy or anger on his face: "Thank you to Zhongguan Sun." The middle-aged man smiled, and his voice was a little sharp: "Grandpa is serious." ”

Zhongguan, this middle-aged man with a white face and beard turned out to be a Zhongguan, that is, a palace attendant. Eunuch.

Xiao Lie himself is already in charge of the secret guards, the secret guards are investigating the world, and the entire Dazheng is under the supervision of the secret guards, both officials and ordinary people, and now Xiao Lie's hands can reach into the inner court of the deep palace, which shows the weight of Xiao Lie's power. It is also worthy of the name to say that the power is tilted towards the opposition......

This lieutenant Sun continued: "That's a chore, grandfather, do you think that the grassland is thousands of miles away from the eastern capital, the middle road is dangerous, and the boat and car are tired......"

Speaking of this, Lieutenant Sun paused and looked at Xiao Lie.

Xiao Lie gave a noncommittal sigh of grace and motioned for Lieutenant Officer Sun to continue.

Sun Zhongguan smiled gloomily: "There are many people who want to do something halfway, even if they lose their lives, it is reasonable, even if they succeed in the grassland, where the bitter cold land is outside, the sky is high and the emperor is far away, people have to bow their heads under the eaves, and they can't say that they want to live some nest days, which is really not a good thing." ”

This grassland refers to the vast grassland located in the north of the first Xiongguan in the north of Dazheng.

There are many nomadic tribes living in this steppe, and at the end of autumn, the cavalry on the steppe will march south to provoke war at the border pass.

The Dazheng border line is long and difficult to defend, and from time to time a small group of grassland cavalry will break through the sideline and enter the border of Dazheng to burn, kill and loot.

In the face of this situation, Da Zheng also sent troops to the grassland. However, the grassland is vast, and whenever the Dazheng army arrives, the grassland tribes disappear into the depths of the grassland, and the battle line is too long, the supply is difficult, and in the end it is not enough.

So Da Zheng took another approach, appeasement.

The princess and the pro, sealed, the silver of the year.

The Great Khan of the Grassland Tribes was crowned by Da Zheng and crowned the king of the north of the town. Enjoy the treatment of a prince.

Da Zheng made peace many times and sent the princess Xu to take the king of the grassland as his wife. The two have been at peace all these years.

The surname of the grassland king of this generation is Lin, and the single name is a distant character. Lin Yuan has no children under his knees, only a daughter, called Lin Yinping. was named the princess of Qingyue.

At the end of autumn of another year, Lin Yuan, the king of the grassland, sent someone to send the table.

This time, Lin Yuan was not asking for a princess, but for his only daughter Lin Yinping.

Xiao Lie's face sank like water and he didn't speak.

Sun Zhongguan said: "Besides, after all, it is a grassland, and it is difficult for the hand to grow, in case there is a mistake, he really becomes a colt, and someone says to His Majesty that the grandfather raises tigers, isn't it a great disadvantage to the grandfather?"

Xiao Lie sighed and asked, "If it is according to Zhongguan Sun's opinion, then what should it be? Xiao should not let him out?"

"Of course not, go, must go. Sun Zhongguan shook his head and said: "In that savage land of the grassland, the customs are different from my Da Zhengzi, and Princess Qingyue can not only marry a concubine." In the future, as long as you make some fuss on this point, you can naturally limit it to him, and you can also show your loyalty to the saint, and you can please Princess Ling'an, but you can kill three birds with one stone. ”

Speaking of this, Sun Zhongguan deliberately bit the word "marry".

Xiao Lie raised the corners of his mouth, with a faint mockery, "Good one to marry." ”

"If it weren't for this, there would be no current situation, no one in the Eastern Capital who can match Princess Qingyue wants to go, after all, he has been pampered since he was a child, and he can't bear the hardships of the grassland. Sun Zhongguan smiled bitterly.

At this time, the chief butler walked in from outside, bowed down and said, "Grandpa, the eldest prince has arrived and is waiting outside the door." ”

Hearing this, Zhongguan Sun got up from his seat and said to Xiao Lie: "In this case, our family has been out of the palace for a long time, so we will retire first." ”

Xiao Lie nodded and said to the chief steward: "Send Lieutenant Sun for me." ”

The chief steward bent down and replied, "Yes." ”

After the chief steward took Lieutenant Sun out of the side door, Xiao Lie raised his voice slightly: "Come in." ”

After a while, Xiao Yu, who was dressed in a black robe, walked in from outside the hall respectfully and bowed his head and said, "I've seen my father." ”

Xiao Lie's deep eyes looked at Xiao Yu in front of him, and two substantial gazes swept over Xiao Yu's body.

Swept by Xiao Lie's gaze, Xiao Yu's breathing was slightly suffocated, and a feeling that his whole body was seen through appeared in Xiao Yu's heart.

Rao is Xiao Yu has suffered great changes over the years, his heart is resolute, and he also feels cold all over his body. Cold sweat oozed from the forehead slightly.

Xiao Yu's scalp was a little numb all the time, and Xiao Lie slowly spoke: "I called you over this time to tell you something." ”

Xiao Lie's tone was very cold, but he didn't know how many people had lost their lives under this cold voice.

Xiao Yu was slightly puzzled in his heart, he thought about a lot of reasons why Xiao Lie called him over, but he didn't expect that he had something to tell him.

"Listen to my father's teachings. Xiao Yu suppressed the doubts in his heart and bowed down and replied.