After that, the finger, which was still a little baby fat, pointed to one of the lines.

King Qinghe looked at it for a while, and then said: "It is a well-known thing that the heirs of the previous generations of King Xiantuo intermarried with the women of the Daye clan, and there are also records in the annals of Daye, so what's wrong?" ”

Feng Zhirong shook her head and said, "What I care about is not intermarriage, but that they have many noble heirs and excellent people, but this one has set up an adopted son as the one to inherit the unification." ”

After hearing this, King Qinghe looked back a few pages, and it was really as Feng Zhirong said—that generation of Xiantuo Wang had many wives and concubines, and a large number of children, among whom there were indeed many heirs with great military achievements, but he finally set up the children adopted from the Xiantuo herdsmen as his heirs.

There are many and complex ethnic groups in Xiantuo, and the aristocracy and class system are more distinct than those of Daye, their nobles are different from those nobles who hold false titles in Daye, and they always hold real power, and moreover, if there is no at least half of the noble bloodline, there is no right of inheritance.

"It's reasonable to say that he doesn't choose an heir with Daye's bloodline to inherit the position of the prince of the king, but why don't the other heirs get a chance?"

Feng Zhirong said: "Later, although this son died early and failed to inherit the throne, the adopted son inherited his position...... It's equivalent to our grandchildren! Instead of objecting, his sons wholeheartedly assisted the unrelated sibling, and finally allowed him to obtain the throne of Xiantuo. ”

"As I remember, the name of the king of Xiantuo was Apili." King Qinghe nodded and said, "You said that Apili's parents were herdsmen, but can there be more details in this book?" ”

Feng Zhirong said: "This is to the point! ”

While speaking, he picked up a book on the bookshelf on the side and said, "This book records the heroes of Xiantuo, mainly military generals. Feng Zhirong said, turning one of the pages with his own memory, and said: "Appili opened up a peaceful and prosperous era for Xiantuo, and at the same time allowed Daye to communicate with Xiantuo's frontier in a stable manner for more than 30 years, and even avoided the influence of my grandfather's counter-plot against the four northern countries, and became the country that gained the greatest substantial benefits from the annexation of the four northern countries in the past...... It wasn't until the battle for the heir that there was a dispute before Apili's death that the border between Daye and Xiantuo was temporarily closed, which was only sixteen years ago. ”

King Qinghe continued: "I have heard my father say that at that time, there were only two kingdoms in the north, Xiantuo, which relied on the east, and Bianfang, which relied on the west, but because there were many tribes in the north, except for the tribes in Xiantuo, who were more united, Bianfang was not single-minded with the outside world. ”

Feng Zhirong nodded and said, "So to this day, Xiantuo still retains his own half of the Thai territory, and the Bianfang began to split into various countries after the war that lasted for five years eleven years ago, and he himself retreated to the ancestral land in the northwest further west...... As for the original position of Bianfang, it was split into the Kashou in the north of Daye and the sand jade in the north to the west.

King Qinghe added tacitly: "My father said that although this emperor is arrogantly called the emperor, this emperor has done a trick and has no real power, and he is controlled by the three major vassal states, so my Daye did not attack him. ”

Feng Zhirong began to pull back the topic: "These are all later, the battle for the heir before Apili was also fine, but the battle for the throne behind him, and even caused a civil war, is a little bit strange to me......"

King Qinghe thought for a while before he said: "You are right, it is indeed unusual that Apili can cause a civil war in Xiantuo after his death, and in the past, Daye originally suspected that it was because of Appili as an adopted son, but if this is the case, it is impossible for him to keep peace in Xiantuo after he succeeds to the throne." ”

Feng Zhirong had already known from the climate in Feng Xu's study that the prosperity of the children in Xiantuo was the top priority, and even widows rarely kept festivals for their husbands, so powerful people always had a group of wives and concubines and many children.

- In her opinion, Shansha must have been behind the Xiantuo people's backs when Shansha infiltrated Daye and attempted to assassinate the prince - after Shansha Houguo betrayed Daye and then became a small clan sandwiched between Xiantuo and the chief, they must not have had the spare time to plan the murder, so there must have been a persuasion behind that operation that they didn't know.

Based on this speculation, she began to dig through the recent history of Xiantuo, and then learned about the civil war behind the former king of Xianto, Apili.

At this time, time has long passed since the assassination six years ago, and the only place she can start is with Zhao Mingyun and Yang Ruai, so every time she returns to the Qiangong Courtyard, she always tries her best to study everything about Xian Tuo - after all, knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent, a hundred battles are invincible, although the assassination six years ago may have an internal thief factor, but if you can better understand everything about the northern tribes, then you can prevent trouble in the future, and even seize the opportunity......

Speaking of the civil war after two years of civil war behind Apili, the current King of Xianto, Kasta, who was brutal and incendiary, so even rebellions ended in failure in the years he ascended the throne.

Feng Zhirong thought that there were many people who rebelled against Kasda, and among those who failed to resist, in addition to those who fled to other places, there were naturally also people who wanted to wage war against Daye and make military achievements, and then tried to seek a high position......

Thinking of this, Feng Zhirong frowned slightly: "During Apili's reign of more than thirty years, his policy towards Daye was relaxed, so the two countries were relatively stable, but the arrogance of the Xiantuo people was well known...... If it weren't for the fact that all ethnic groups in Xiantuo were fierce and did not give in to each other, I am afraid that the north would not have been able to settle down for a while. ”

King Qinghe pulled back the topic and said, "There are two points that you just mentioned that arouse your suspicions. The first is the origin of Apili's parents, and the second is the struggle for the throne behind Apiri...... Let's talk about Apili first! But what's the problem? ”

Feng Zhirong said: "The books I have read these days have said that Xiantuo people regard their bloodline and reputation as more important than their lives!" If you don't succeed and receive it, you will even feel insulted, and you will send a war message to the king! But the parents of this Apili were just ordinary herdsmen in Xiantuo, but they were recorded in the list of meritorious heroes! ”

King Qinghe frowned and said, "After his son ascends the throne, he will naturally want to seal his ancestor, isn't this normal?" ”

Feng Zhirong shook her head and said, "We, the people of Daye, have always had the habit of chasing after each other cautiously, but they don't have that kind of concept there. They do not distinguish between nobles and commoners, as long as they can make military exploits, they can become nobles, if they are nobles and have no merits in their lives, the family property behind them will be seized and there is nothing left, which is very realistic. ”