Volume 1: The Seven Stars of the Twilight of the World Chapter 268 Each has his own thoughts
The envoy of the eldest prince was neither warmly welcomed nor directly imprisoned like Wobetai, and Zhao Jin even personally arranged and participated in the welcoming ceremony. Just a few months ago, in the Golden Horde Court of Nanyuan, it was still Zheda who was welcoming his favorite son-in-law. But now, the new Nanyuan King Zhaojin can only personally preside over the ceremony she has always disliked, and personally toast to Toto.
Tokhtar was obviously dragged down by the continuous battle, and now he can finally eat a decent hometown dish, tearing the tender meat on the leg of lamb in front of him, while raising the wine glass in his hand,
"Uncle Zheda is really a tiger girl, and with Sister Zhaojin in charge of the South Garden, we can have peace of mind in the North Garden. ”
Zhao Jin's face changed, and what he said was a bit arrogant, as if to imply that Nanyuan was originally guarding the gate for Beiyuan, and Zhao Jin was able to ascend the throne, but also to see Beiyuan's face.
But now Zhao Jin is no longer the simple-minded girl she was at the beginning, and soon her face returned to normal, even if she later proposed to redistribute the trophies brought back by Nanyuan's grain cavalry, Zhao Jin was only stunned for a moment, and then changed the cup with Tofu again, and changed the topic.
After drinking and eating, Tokhoff was not in a hurry to return to his camp, and rested in the accommodation arranged by Zhao Jin with peace of mind. He was accompanied by the White Bone Master and Iron Arrow Tucker.
In the middle of the night, a thin black shadow crept into the tent of Tokto, and by this time it was already lifeless, even the soldiers who were patrolling the night were only walking around in the outermost places.
"Great Prince, it's been a hard journey. After the black shadow entered the tent, he took off the felt hat that was already covered with snow on his head, revealing a gray head and an old face with a flattering smile, which was none other than Zhao Jin's uncle Zhemushen.
Seeing Zhemushen, he no longer pretended to be drunk, but said with a straight face, "Zhemushen, what does Zhaojin mean by this girl, whether those grains and grasses are divided or not, give me a happy word!"
"That's nature, that's nature......" Zhemushen is good at calculation, and his words have always been leaky, and he has been talking for half a year, whether the "nature" in his mouth is to give or not to give, but he is still playing haha.
"The eldest prince has returned victoriously this time, and our King Zhaojin has personally entertained him, which also expresses the attitude of our Nanyuan, the eldest prince is the most honored guest of our Talgar tribe, and the most reliable ally. ”
"Aren't you talking nonsense? Don't forget, I told you at the time, I will put Zhao Jin on the throne, and you will listen to me in the future. ”
This was a private agreement when Tokhtar took an army of 50,000 to coerce Zhao Jin to accompany him to collect grain in Great Xia. At that time, Zhemushen was suffering from the different voices of Talgari, Zheda did not have a prince, and the county lord Zhaojin was a woman, and some people were eyeing the chair under Zheda's buttocks.
Zhemushen also found Tokhtar in private, privately agreed on the alliance under the city, and released the words from Totok, and the throne of Nanyuan could only be left to Zheda's descendant, Zhaojin.
But such a deal, Zhemushen did not dare to tell the upright Zhao Jin, who had also thought that the warriors of Talga would compete fairly for the vacant throne.
Zhemushen can only sigh that Zhao Jin is ignorant of the world, maybe as everyone thinks, Zhao Jin thinks that if he gives up the royal power that he is not interested in, he can live a carefree and chic life. But as the uncle of the county lord, Zhemushen repeatedly emphasized,
"You think that you are giving up the royal power in exchange for peace and ease, but I am afraid that this idea is very wrong. No matter who the power ends up in, you can't have a good outcome as a former candidate. You know, no emperor will see himself as a general, and in order to prove it, the influence left by his predecessor must be a bug full of loopholes, and former opponents need to be tainted into heinous incompetence. And your father, Wang Zheda, is afraid that he will also be described as a faint gentleman and a mediocre talent. ”
Zhao Jin's face was sad, maybe what his uncle said was not wrong. But the county lord of Zhaojin, who has always been just willful and playful, rarely gets involved in the government affairs in Zheda's hands, until Zheda suddenly dies, and the generals of Nanyuan, who are in charge of military power, all have their own thoughts, and if they don't do well, they will meet each other.
"There's nothing you can't do, whether it's your father's daughter or our king of Nanyuan. Zhemushen looked at Zhao Jin's eyes with two fine lights, he believed in his own judgment, although Zhao Jin was a girl, she could bear the burden of the king of Nanyuan.
Zhemushen saw that Totok was in control of the most elite tiger and wolf division in the entire Beiyuan, so he naturally didn't think about the second prince who had been hunted down by Zhao Jin.
Judging from the current situation, Zhemushen's calculation is not wrong, with the 50,000 elite cavalry in the hands of the eldest prince as the backing, although Zhao Jin's throne is in jeopardy, but he finally did not get rid of it, coupled with the action of the southern expedition to the grain cavalry, Zhao Jin is indeed fighting for strength, leading the 30,000 Nanyuan rangers to return with a full load without blood.
It's just that the request put forward by Tokhtar this time is indeed a bit deceitful and too deceitful, and Zhemushen came secretly this time to negotiate for the purpose of distributing grain.
The attitude of Kan Tofu is too strong and non-negotiable, Zhemushen rolled his eyes, and changed the topic first.
"The eldest prince, your idea is reasonable, but two days ago, the second prince also came to our Nanyuan to borrow grain, I think this matter must be based on the opinion of the eldest prince, we Nanyuan rode, dare not favor the two princes, so we still wait for the eldest prince to give an opinion. ”
After speaking, Zhemushen blinked, blinked and stared at Toto's face.
Sure enough, when the eldest prince heard that Wobetai was also here in Talga, he immediately became suspicious.
"What, my second brother dared to come to your Talga, didn't your Zhaojin County Lord do anything to him!"
"The old man knows the stakes involved, although King Zhaojin is impatient, but the old man's words still have some effect in front of her. The second prince is here with us, safe and sound. ”
"So that's ......" There was a hint of imperceptible disappointment in the eldest prince's detached tone, but more importantly, he still pretended to be concerned, "Where is my second brother locked up by you." In this case, the matter of requisitioning grain can also be discussed again. ”
Tokhtar obviously "cared" more about the grassland eagle's nest, and he had no intention of bargaining over grain and grass anymore, and Zhemushen saw that his goal had been achieved. So after a few pleasantries, he hurriedly retired.
Tokhtar originally wanted to extort more grain and grass from Nanyuan and then return to the tribe, so even if his father Liangmuha was to blame, but with these grains and grass, he should not be too much concerned about the loss of troops in Great Xia. Or, take 10,000 steps back, even if it comes to a showdown, whoever has the grain and grass in his hands will master the elite of this ranger, and whoever masters the elite of the rangers will be the king of the Northern Wilderness in the true sense.
After Zhemushen returned, Tokh Tokh told Iron Arrow Tucker to go outside the tent to scout carefully to make sure that there were no ambushes from Nanyuan around. In the tent, only the White Bone Master was left to help weigh the pros and cons.
The White Bone Master could naturally understand Tokhtar's thoughts, and when the king heard that Wobetai was also here in Talga, he was obviously a little confused.
"Prince, you might as well rest early. ”
"Master, I heard that the second brother is also here, how can he still sleep?" This "can't sleep" can naturally be understood as worrying about the second prince, and it can also be understood as being difficult to let go of the appearance of the second prince, after all, if Zhao Jin has been at odds with Wobetai, then Liang Muha will not consider taking Wobetai to the throne and intensifying the contradiction between the north and south gardens, but now Wobetai has been able to settle down safely on Zhao Jin's territory, which is not the result that Totoku likes to see.
The White Bone Master habitually stroked a few of his sparse beards, following the meaning of the eldest prince,
"Regardless of whether he really wants to borrow food or find an opportunity to reconcile with Nanyuan, his appearance here at this moment shows that he has already begun to take action. Before combining, several batches of Golden Horde envoys sent by the Golden Horde court, the eldest prince had to guard against it. ”
"How can you say that, my second brother and I, the same mother, we are brothers who are not separated from each other, what do you mean by that, Master?"
Although he had already figured out the temper of the eldest prince and knew that these words were unspeakable, the White Bone Master still sighed helplessly in his heart, "This eldest prince, looking at his fiery temperament, is not tired of always talking so secretively, perhaps, this is the terrible thing about human beings." Hypocritical cover-ups are something that goes deep into their flesh and bones. ”
"Prince, sometimes opportunities come, and if you don't seize them, I'm afraid there will never be such an opportunity again. Know that these opportunities are gifts from the heavens. If you insist on not accepting it, you will inevitably offend God. ”
"That's according to the guru......" Tokhtar seemed puzzled, and then pretended to be entangled, "Wobetai is my half-brother, what does the guru want me to do......"
"You regard him as a brother, but whether he can treat you as a brother, the eldest prince can understand it well, after all, there is only one throne in the court of the Golden Horde. ”
"In this way, this matter will be bothered by the teacher. ”
Tucker always felt that when he left, there were too many strange stares hidden in the eyes of the eldest prince and the guru. And now Tokhtamiksha has become more and more convinced of the Guru and has become alienated from himself. Even when he found out that the Guru was secretly practicing witchcraft in the tent, Tokhtar laughed it off.
After patrolling around and without people, Tucker made an excuse to get out of the tent, but the two people in the tent who had been whispering suddenly fell silent together, apparently deliberately wary of the eldest prince's personal guard.
When Zhao Jin returned to his camp, Su Su did not rest. Su Su has always wanted to find an opportunity to go on the road alone and go to Baishou Mountain to find Xiangbei, but every time he just came out of the camp, he was forced back to the camp by the heavy snow.
Zhao Jin quipped, "Sister Susu, don't be so stubborn, Changshengtian won't let you leave, in the words of our ancestors on the grassland, naturally there are still errands arranged by Changshengtian for you, and they haven't been done yet." ”