Chapter 20: Father and Son Talk on an Autumn Rainy Night
Xu Beiyou didn't speak for a long time, and it was a little difficult to accept.
If it is according to what Xiao Jin said, today should be the world of the Cha family, and the country name is Daxin, but now it is the world of the Xiao family, and the country name is Daqi instead of Da Zhou.
The fundamental reason why all this was not realized was that Emperor Xiao did not defeat the grassland army, but instead broke Xu Lin's army, captured the northwest, occupied the central capital, and became the king of the northwest who looked down on the Central Plains.
Is it the nonsense of Xiao Jin, the king of Wei, or has the destiny changed?
Outside, a dense and cold autumn rain came unexpectedly.
The night breeze carrying a strong autumn mood passed through the hall, bringing a chill.
Han Xuan casually splashed the cold tea in his hand, tightened the official robe on his body, and said slowly: "But the first emperor also said a word, I have always been puzzled, he said that there should be no Xiao Jin in the world. β
Xu Beiyou got up and closed the door, blocked the bleak wind and rain out of the door, turned around and said, "If the ancestor is still alive, he may know." β
Han Xuan felt warmer on his body, and sighed: "It's a pity, Shangguan Xianchen and Zichen are no longer alive, and the first emperor and the queen mother have also passed away one after another. β
Xu Beiyou sat down in Han Xuan's next position, "It seems that I am destined to be difficult to touch the inside truth." β
Han Xuan suddenly said, "Xiao Jin should have met Qiu Ye." β
Xu Beiyou didn't have much surprise, but said with a slight bitterness: "Jiangdu is only a sea away from Wei, if the King of Wei and Daomen join forces to have any plans, Jiangdu may be worried about overturning." β
Han Xuan nodded and said: "If Xiao Jin really has a disobedient heart, he will definitely choose to make a move in Jiangdu, and then Lin Han will lead the grassland army south to the central capital of Shaanzhou, and the two echo each other from afar, and half of the country can be ignited in an instant." β
Xu Beiyou, who had already guessed about this, could only smile helplessly.
Han Xuan continued: "In just two years, you first went from the northwest to the south of the Yangtze River, and then from the north of the Jiangdu to the north of the gods, all of you are alone, I am afraid that only you know the bitterness and suffering in your heart, others say that we are father and son, but I am really a little deficient as a father, I hope you don't blame me." β
Xu Beiyou said with a smile: "A man and a crown are adults, where is there a reason to take refuge under the wings of his fathers all day long, the husband is in the world, when he carries a three-foot sword, he makes immortal feats, and Emperor Xiao is not alone in the grassland at my age, which is why there is the foundation of today's Great Qi." β
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Han Xuan stretched out his thumb and laughed: "It is worthy of being my Han Xuan's son, and he has ambition." β
Xu Beiyou got up again, and after a while, he personally brought a pot of hot tea over and filled the already empty teacup again.
Han Xuan narrowed his eyes, looked at the rising heat on the teacup, and said softly: "This time, a large part of the reason why the kings entered Beijing is also for your marriage, according to the rules, after we pay tribute to the royal family, the royal family will invite our in-laws, if there is only one King Zhao to accompany him, it will inevitably be too cold and shabby, if you add the five major feudal kings, it will be about the same." β
Xu Beiyou smiled, "Plus King Zhao in Beijing, the six kings, and the emperor and queen, this is really a big scene." β
Han Xuan smiled and said: "Look at it again, if all the kings also bring the princess, then most of them will still be divided into two seats, one on the queen's side will have a separate banquet for the female dependents and the princess, and there will be another seat on Your Majesty's side." β
Xu Beiyou nodded, indicating that he had written it down.
Han Xuan took a sip of hot tea and said calmly: "Six kings, four princes, and two county kings." Among the four princes, the throne of Xiao Bai, the king of Qi, has been decided, and only the identity of the prince on the surface is missing; Mu Tangzhi, the king of Liao, is a king with a different surname, not counting the Xiao family; Xiao Qi, the king of Zhao, is in Beijing all the year round and has no military power and fief. Speaking of which, only Xiao Li is the king of the Xiao clan in the true sense, Xiao Li is loyal enough, and his ability is enough, but he is too selfish, and he often provokes criticism because of his excessive means.
Xu Beiyou asked, "What about the two county kings?"
Han Xuan chuckled: "Since the death of Xiao Gongyu, the king of Liangwu County, and Xiao Shu, the king of Lingwu County, have passed away one after another, the two county kings have a downward momentum, and the current Lingwu County King Xiao Maha is fine, but his son Xiao Shiluo is still too much worse, I am afraid that it will be difficult to provoke the Liangliang of the Lingwu County King, as for Xiao Qujian on the side of the King of Liangwu County, whether he is Huaicai or Taoguang, it is destined to be difficult to reach the height of Xiao Gongyu in the past twenty years, not to mention." β
Xu Beiyou frowned.
Han Xuan saw through his mind and said with a smile: "Do you think that you have a bit of a loss in befriending these two vassal kings?" In fact, the account is not calculated like this, Nangui, if you want to revive the Sword Sect, you must not only plan for the present, but for a hundred years, after all, the revival of the sect is not an overnight thing, in order to return to the position of the head of the sect in the world, the Daomen set a thousand-year plan, the Daomen can have today's prosperity, far from the work of Akiba alone, but the accumulation of six generations of diligent teaching, which is the aftermath of the sixth generation of Akiba Fen, so that the Daomen is powerful all over the world and ascends to the world. β
Xu Beiyou also took a sip of tea.
Han Xuan said with a smile: "The major sects seem to be detached from the world, but in fact they are closely related to the world, just now we have already said Xiao Jin's proverb, directly named the Northeast Mu clan has a heart of disobedience, but why did the first emperor still give the Northeast Mu clan a king with a different surname? β
Xu Beiyou asked, "Cutting the domain?"
Han Xuan shook his head and said: "It's still too early to talk about cutting the domain, at least until there are no external enemies, then you can do anything to these vassal kings in all directions. Now, Lan Yu and I in the court have not yet decided the winner, and His Majesty's new policy has not been effective, so for these vassal kings, it is still necessary to appease them, as for the future, it is to appease while beating, when to beat their military power, there is no need to coax, at that time, whether it is the prince or the county king, whether it is life or death, it is between the emperor's words. β
Xu Beiyou asked, "If you don't mention the King of Wei, which vassal king will Your Majesty start with first?"
Han Xuan said directly: "First the King of Northeast Liao, then the King of Yan, and then the King of Qi don't need to exist, just go directly to Beijing to be the prince." β
Xu Beiyou nodded, and then asked, "If the Sword Sect is regarded as a bargaining chip, who should I bet on?"
Han Xuan said calmly: "Since you want to marry Xiao Zhinan, then you are destined to be the person on Xiao Bai's boat, the first emperor of Daomen Fulong, after the first emperor established the country, Daomen was prosperous, and now you follow the old story of Daomen back then, choose to help Xiao Bai, and wait until this brother-in-law of yours becomes the emperor, the Sword Sect will naturally rise." β
Xu Beiyou looked at the teacup in his hand thoughtfully.
Han Xuan got up and stretched slightly, and said softly: "It's not too early, there will be an early court tomorrow, I have to rest." β
Xu Beiyou also got up.
After sending Han Xuan away, Xu Beiyou reopened the door of the main hall and sat alone in the hall, looking at the continuous autumn rain outside.