Chapter 14: The Journey to the Royal Court (1)
Xuan Qi followed the boat to the shore, and after Zhu Huolong and Ashina Tai left, he climbed ashore and returned to his residence. Although he didn't get any useful news for himself this night, he didn't get nothing, at least he knew that it was indeed ill-intentioned for Zhu Huolong to come to Juyanhai. It's just that Xuan Qi also began to struggle with whether to tell Helian Yu'er the news, after all, this news is likely to be related to the safety of Juyanhai's 80,000 troops and Helian Yu'er's mother and son.
Xuan Qi thought that it was almost dawn, so he decided not to tell Helian Yu'er the news for the time being, and then to look at the situation before deciding whether to tell her. After all, no matter what, the Xiongnu and the Celestial Empire are still in a state of hostility, and only by letting the two sides fight to the death can the Celestial Empire achieve the greatest benefits.
As for Zhu Huolong's suspicion of his identity, he didn't have to worry too much, because Xuan Qi had already sent people to the capital and conveyed the order to forge his identity.
As soon as Xuan Qi got up, he was invited to Helian Yu'er's residence. When he walked into the attic where Helian Yuer lived with questions, he saw that there were only Helian Yuer and Mo Di in the hall. The two sat opposite each other, but they both had a hint of worry on their faces, and when they saw Xuan Qi walking in, they both stood up and greeted Xuan Qi into their seats.
After Xuan Qi sat down, Mo Enemy Fang began to talk about the reason for inviting Xuan Qi to come. It turned out that at this time, the fifth prince of the Huns, Helian Han, had basically calmed down the competition with the two royal brothers, the eldest prince Helian Chu was killed, and the second prince Helian Lu was also driven to the west of the Ural Mountains, leaving only one or two thousand soldiers and horses, and there was no longer any big storm. Helian Han is equivalent to seizing the throne of the Xiongnu, and the enthronement ceremony is scheduled to be held in the royal court on the fifth day of October.
As a rule, when the enthronement ceremony is held, the tribal leaders of all parties and the courtiers outside will go to congratulate them. As the daughter of Helian Yinshan, King Zuoxian, Helian Yu'er actually inherited the position of Helian Yinshan, and as a rule, she had to go to the royal court to congratulate her.
It's just that when Helian Yuer's cousins fought with each other, Helian Yuer remained neutral and did not send troops to help Helian Han. With Helian Yuer's understanding of her fifth cousin, Helian Han is very likely to be resentful and want to use the topic to play. Even if Helian Yu'er was captured by Helian Han on this trip, or died, Helian Han would take Juyanhai without much effort and complete the great cause of unification of the Xiongnu.
Originally, it was not impossible for Helian Yuer to hand over Juyanhai to Helian Han, but Helian Yuer, who knew Helian Han's character, knew that as long as the 80,000 army was handed over to Helian Han, Helian Han would inevitably launch another war to invade the Celestial Dynasty in the south, but this was something that Helian Yuer couldn't accept no matter what.
After listening to what Mo Di said, Xuan Qi guessed that there should be something to help him, and immediately asked, "What is the county lord's order to find Bai?"
"Mr. Bai, Yu'er has discussed with Master Mo. The trip to the royal court is imperative, and Yu'er really has no excuse not to go. And if Yu'er goes to the royal court, Ju Yanhai is bound to leave someone to preside over the overall situation, and Master Mo is undoubtedly the best candidate. ”
Xuan Qi saw Helian Yu'er say this, he was a little speechless and stopped, and immediately guessed the result of the discussion between the two, it must be because Mo Di could not go, in order to ensure Helian Yu'er's safety, he had to ask himself to accompany Helian Yu'er to the royal court, and nodded immediately and said: "The county lord means that you want Bai to accompany the county lord to the royal court?"
If Mr. Bai has something difficult, he might as well say it. ”
Xuan Qi thought about it, knowing that after all, he was now the guard of the king's tent, and the entire king's tent respected him, if he found an excuse not to go, it would be very unspeakable, and immediately asked: "When will you leave!"
"Early tomorrow morning!" Mo Di continued: "Mr. Bai will go and prepare first, and Mo will also go to prepare first." ”
Xuan Qi said goodbye, thinking of his own departure, I am afraid that Zhu Huolong and Ashinati will have no one to follow, so he walked out of the king's tent and walked towards a north-south goods store in the town. Not long after, Xuan Qi walked out of the north and south stores, but he was carrying a bag of fur coats in his hand, after all, it was about to enter winter in a blink of an eye, and it was still necessary to bring some warm clothes.
On the second day, Helian Yuer and his entourage set off from Juyanhai and headed all the way to the northeast. On this trip, in addition to Xuanqi, there were also the third of the four guards, Eligo, and the fourth Hebatu, as well as 5,000 cavalry. Before leaving, Mo Di personally explained to Iligo and Heba Duye, except for the orders of the county lord Helian Yu'er, the rest must be based on Xuanqi's orders. Eligo and Hebaldu also got along well with Xuan Qi during this time, and they have always been convinced of Mo Di, so they immediately agreed.
The group traveled north, and the weather was getting colder and colder, and the north wind was howling, as if it would snow at any moment. Helian Yu'er stayed in the carriage every day, but rarely showed up. Especially when facing Xuan Qi, Helian Yu'er always put on her face slightly, and she didn't seem to have forgotten what Xuan Qi had done, which made Xuan Qi quite depressed.
The most painful thing is that Xuan Qi, as Helian Yu'er's personal escort this time, can only stay by the carriage honestly on a horse, and can't leave a single step. The two of them looked down and didn't look up, Helian Yu'er wanted to get on and off the carriage, open the curtains and look at the scenery or something, but the first thing they saw was Xuan Qi's smiling and somewhat annoying face.
When the group reached Luz, snow finally began to fall in the sky. The snowflakes are fluttering, but they are not too big, and they are dotted on the Gobi Plateau, but they are more and more magnificent. Seeing that there were snowflakes falling, Helian Yuer simply let the team walk slowly, while she pulled up the curtains and enjoyed the snow outside the window through the window. It's just that in this way, it is inevitable to see Xuan Qi from time to time, which makes Helian Yu'er very unhappy.
"Mr. Bai, can you please not dangle around the county lord's carriage?"
"Bai's responsibility, although it is a wrongful move, please forgive the county lord!"
"Mr. Bai can stay a little farther away, it's okay. ”
Bai suggested that the county lord just look at the snow scene on the other side. Or simply when Bai is an illusory shadow, he doesn't exist in this world at all, so he naturally can't see it. ”
"You..." Helian Yu'er was speechless for a while, paused for a moment, and then continued: "This county lord just wants to see the snow scene here, what can you do with me?"
Xuan Qi saw Helian Yu'er looking angry, but it was quite a girl's taste, but he couldn't help but think of the night when he first saw Helian Yu'er, and he was also so delicate in horror. Thinking about it, Xuan Qi couldn't help but be stunned, and looked at Helian Yu'er in a daze, until Helian Yu'er's cheeks were red, and he looked a little coquettish and asked, "What is Mr. Bai looking at?"