Emperor Xuanwu's eyebrows tightened slightly, and he immediately came back to his senses from his contemplation, the sadness in his eyes was swept away, and the whole person returned to his former majesty.

At the signal of Emperor Xuanwu, Lu Yao raised his voice slightly, and preached outside the hall: "Xuan-His Royal Highness the Prince." ”

A moment later, a man of about thirty years of age walked into the temple, wearing a golden crown on his head and an indigo brocade robe embroidered with a dark dragon pattern to show his extraordinary status. He has a delicate face, a slightly thin figure, a bit of morbidity in his pale cheeks, and a pair of bright eyes that are not shrewd, giving people a sense of gentleness and generosity.

"Son-in-law, see father." The crown prince Rong Wei knelt respectfully on the ground and bowed to Emperor Xuanwu.

"Let's be flat." Emperor Xuanwu opened his mouth lightly, his sharp eyes swept around Rong Huan's body, and asked, "This morning, I saw that the prince's complexion was not very good, but he was sick?" ”

Rong Wei got up, raised his head to meet Emperor Xuanwu's scrutinizing gaze, and pursed his lips and smiled, "Father Lao is worried, and his sons are just occasionally feeling cold, and there is no big problem." ”

Emperor Xuanwu's eyes narrowed slightly, and he stared at him quietly for a long time, until he saw that he was slightly cramped, then he showed a little kind smile, and opened his mouth to say: "The matter of wind and cold can be big or small, since you are sick, stay in the mansion and take care of it, don't go into the palace to toss in the near future." ”

Emperor Xuanwu's words were euphemistic, and he seemed to be concerned, but in fact he was beating Rong Hao fiercely.

——Instead of trying to go to the palace to curry favor with me, it is better to reflect on your own question, why a prince lives in a mansion outside the palace, if you continue like this, the prince's position is in jeopardy.

I saw the smile on the corner of Rong Wei's mouth stiffen, and he slowly lowered his eyes, hiding the gloom and loneliness that flashed under his eyes.

According to the ancestral system, the crown prince was supposed to enter the East Palace, but Rong Wei lived in a mansion outside the palace like other princes. The reason for this is to start with Rong Huan's biological mother, Empress Renzhao.

Empress Renzhao Xiao Sister, is the daughter of Xiao Yuchuan, the general of Beiming Guozhen, Xiao family is a famous family of generals in Beiming, the ancestors had been in the Four Kingdoms War, led Beiming soldiers to resist foreign enemies, bloody battles, made great contributions to Beiming country, and had a very high prestige in the entire Beiming. Xiao Yuchuan, the general of Zhenyuan, inherited the ancestral shade, held heavy troops, guarded the border for the country all the year round, and was deeply supported by the border people.

In the face of such a prestigious family with heavy troops, the emperor had some concerns, but he could not directly do something that would arouse public opinion in the world, so he could only slowly try to take back the military power step by step.

Long before Emperor Xuanwu became the crown prince, he was aware of the emperor's jealousy of the Xiao family, so he used this to try his best to win Xiao Yuchuan's favor, and fell in love with Xiao Yu at first sight at a banquet, and Emperor Xuanwu then asked Xiao Yuchuan to marry Xiao Yuchuan.

Xiao Yuchuan knew that the royal family had always been jealous of the military power in the hands of the Xiao family, and when he left the Xiao clan in Shangyuan City and sent himself to guard the border pass, he wanted to force him to take the initiative to hand over the military power. But the Xiao family has been in charge of the army for many years, how can they be willing to give up the power in their hands? Even if the Xiao family was really willing to hand over the talisman, how could the royal family easily let go of the Xiao family? Maybe he will be removed by the emperor with a must-have hat, Xiao Yuchuan is not stupid.

But Emperor Xuanwu's request to marry Xiao Cheng undoubtedly gave Xiao Yuchuan and the Xiao family another way out. If Emperor Xuanwu is supported to inherit the unification, then the Xiao family is the minister of the humerus, and the suspicion between the royal family will be alleviated, and the Xuanwu Emperor naturally has no reason to move the Xiao family, even if he has an idea in his heart, he will take into account the other ministers of the court and the world, and will never be stupid enough to cross the river and tear down the bridge to cool the subjects. As long as the Xiao family has military power in hand, it means that Xiao Hui's son will naturally be the crown prince in the future, and the status of the Xiao family cannot be shaken.

Emperor Xuanwu had already seen through Xiao Yuchuan's thoughts, and he simply promised Xiao Yuchuan that if he ascended the throne by himself one day, Xiao Cheng would be his only queen, and her son would also be the crown prince of Beiming. In the end, Xiao Yuchuan asked the emperor for a decree to marry the two. Soon after, Emperor Xuanwu was canonized as the crown prince.

After Emperor Xuanwu ascended the throne, he also kept his promise and canonized Xiao Cheng as Empress Renzhao and Xiao Cheng's eldest daughter as the eldest princess, but Emperor Xuanwu ascended the throne soon and was in the prime of life, and Rong Wei was only one year old, so he was not canonized as the crown prince for the time being. Xiao Yuchuan also understood that the situation between the DPRK and China was not stable at this time, and he could not be in a hurry, and his own forces were far away at the border pass, as long as he could still lead the army to occupy the border fortress, he was not afraid that Emperor Xuanwu would not believe it, so Xiao Yuchuan returned to the border soon after Emperor Xuanwu ascended the throne.

It's just that Xiao Yuchuan never thought that many years later, what he was waiting for was not the good news of canonizing Rong Hao as the crown prince, but the bad news of Empress Renzhao's death.

Xiao Yuchuan couldn't believe it, Empress Renzhao, a general's daughter, had a body that was far better than others since she was a child, how could she suddenly die of illness? Xiao Yuchuan was full of doubts, and secretly got in touch with his granddaughter, the eldest princess, and learned that the whole thing was related to the establishment of diplomatic relations with the Mo people.

The year before last, the Mo people, who had been living in the north of Beiming, sent envoys to Beiming, asking for trade exchanges with Beiming, so as to promote friendly exchanges between the two states. When the courtiers learned of this, they wrote overnight, and most of them were resolutely opposed for four reasons.

First, the northern nomads have been living in pursuit of water and grass, due to the cold and arid climate in the north, the natural conditions are harsh, not suitable for the survival of crops, coupled with the restrictions of farming technology, smelting technology and other factors, the level of productivity is low, and the lack of materials, so that these herdsmen often invade and plunder the border towns in the north of Beiming, which seriously threatens the security of the north, and Beiming and these northern barbarians have been in a state of tension.

Second, the Mo were only one of the weaker of the many nomadic tribes in the north, and after being robbed of their pastures by other tribes, they could not survive, so they were forced to migrate to the border of Beiming, where they lived next to them. Such a nation, which is already poor in resources and does not have enough material foundation to give birth to civilization, how can it establish diplomatic relations with Beiming?

Third, Beiming has gone through a period of economic recovery, and it has the ability to expand its territory again, and it can incorporate the Mo people into the territory of Beiming at any time, but now it is just a lack of a reason to raise troops.

Fourth, those who are not of my race will have different hearts. After the Great War of the Four Kingdoms, the economies of various countries declined, and the northern nomads took advantage of the situation to rise, becoming increasingly powerful and expanding to the Central Plains. The reason why the Mo people want to establish diplomatic relations with Beiming is nothing more than hoping to get Beiming's protection when they are harassed by other nomadic peoples. If they fight with the northern barbarians in the future, will the Mo people turn against each other again?

For a time, the ministers advised Emperor Xuanwu that it was not appropriate to establish diplomatic relations and open trade at this time, so as to avoid endless troubles in the future.

However, the deputy envoy of the Mo tribe was very familiar with the culture of the Central Plains, and she cited many examples of the former dynasties and frontiers, and presented documents to Beiming.

It is clearly written on the document that if Beiming wants to start a war with the northern tribes in the future, the Mo people will resist them together with Beiming, and compared with Beiming's army, the Mo people are more familiar with the climate and terrain of the grassland, and can act as the vanguard of Beiming's army.

The deputy envoy of the Mo tribe successfully resolved some of Beiming's concerns about the Mo tribe with his extraordinary conversation and profound knowledge, and was approved and appreciated by Emperor Xuanwu.