Reincarnation of the powerful minister

Su Yan came down to the main hall of the palace under the guidance of the maid, and before he got close to the gate, he heard the sound of laughter and singing inside, accompanied by the smell of roasted beef and sheep, it was as lively as a bonfire party.

He had no appetite for dinner, but now he smelled the aroma of cumin and wild chive sauce, and suddenly he was a little hungry again.

The maid signaled him to wait outside the door, and went into the hall to report to the Holy Khan.

After a while, Altan came out to greet him in person. He held his wrist in a very solemn posture and walked slowly, passing through the Persian carpet in the center of the hall, passing through the ministries on both sides who stopped eating and drinking and watched them all. The nobles and generals walked up the seven jade steps and stood side by side in front of the throne.

This kind of ceremonial entry surprised and embarrassed Su Yan who was unprepared.Everyone started whispering to each other, but he couldn't understand, so he could only look down at the Persian carpet under the steps, and found that the color of the carpet had changed.

When I met with Mr. He and his party before, it was covered with a long dark red carpet with a pattern of a lion, with jagged patterns outlined at the corners.The carpet leads from the gate to the throne. Altan walks on it, and the lions under his feet are chasing and hunting under the leadership of the lion king, looking brave and majestic.

But now it has been replaced by a huge blue and green carpet, with abstract geometric patterns of flowers and trees woven on the outer blue background, and a towering green tree in the middle, with dense branches and leaves spreading in all directions, and each branch is dotted. There are rare birds and flowers in full bloom, and there are hundreds of birds and beasts gathering around the trunk, as if it is a world of its own.In this rich and beautiful world, all kinds of creatures live in harmony and multiply.

Noticing where Su Yan was looking, Altan leaned over and whispered in his ear: "This is the sacred tree in summer, known as the 'Tree of Life'. Last year, after the Persian carpet merchant received my commission, he made thousands of A number of textile craftsmen rushed to work day and night, weaving this huge carpet and transporting it to Oala. Last month, it was transported from the palace of Oara and placed in the palace of Qilehelin. Do you like it?"

...It's not a gift, why ask him if he likes it?Su Yan's brain twitched immediately, and he asked, "What is the name of the sacred tree in winter?"

Altan was slightly startled, and replied, "The tree of war."

Well, the dry and the prosperous are twins. They are both keen on war and love life. Your country's culture is quite interesting.Su Yan praised politely: "The carpet is beautiful and shocking."

Unexpectedly, Altan smiled, and the next sentence was: "As long as you like it. This will become our wedding carpet, and it will be spread in the redecorated bedroom."

Su Yan: Huh?

Altan held on to his hand, and announced loudly to his highness in Beimo language: "I, the son of Bor (God) Khan Hukuoli, Tengri (Heaven) Bogda (Holy) Khan Altan, found I became my destined partner and exchanged marriage vows under the witness of the sacred tree. Ten days later, I will marry my partner Unig as the only Ketun. He will have the honor beside me and become my lifelong arm Soothe your soul, and give it the title...'God-given'!"

The entire hall fell into silence, and the lamb chops or meat cutting knives in the hands of many people fell from their hands and landed on the table with a "slap".

Except for Wo Dan, everyone showed a look of shock like being struck by lightning—Sheng Khan, who has been single for 22 years, finally found his destined partner!It's a man!Still a native of the Central Plains!It's still the rumored spoiled slave!

"I know what each of you are thinking, and I also know the rumors behind your back." Altan glanced at the officials in the audience, with awe-inspiring aura, not arrogant, "Here I make a clarification-Unig is not a slave, He is a scholar from the Central Plains who came from a family. When he was traveling around the world, he was involved in the battle of Yunnei City and was sent to me by a blizzard. The way he appeared coincided with the sacred song of protecting the old witch, and it was a gift from heaven to me. Ours The marriage vows have been approved by the sacred tree, and no one can object.

"After tonight, I want these words to spread throughout the three armies, the entire city and the entire Beimo. If I hear slanderous rumors again, it means that everyone here is not working hard enough and not taking my order to heart. Then I, Altan, will punish him as the son of the sacred tree and the great shaman, so that he and his tribe will regret it!"

There seemed to be someone taking a breath during the banquet.The generals of the various ministries are also the leaders of the various ministries, and the great nobles looked at each other in blank dismay, not knowing how to respond for a while.

Seeing the opportunity, Wu Dan raised his wine glass high and shouted: "To the great Holy Khan of Heaven! To the honorable God-given Ke Dun!"

As if they found the exit all of a sudden, many people raised their glasses to congratulate: "Respect the great Holy Khan! Respect the noble God-given Kedun!"

With a "clang" sound, the wine bowl hit the masonry floor forcefully, and the wine splashed far away, wetting a small piece of the edge of the carpet in the hall.

Everyone turned their heads and saw that it was Hu Guyan, Xian Khan's adopted son.He seemed to be a little drunk, and he stood up abruptly, his cheekbones were as red as blood, he stared at Altan on the throne, and pointed at Su Yan: "The person standing next to you is me. The slaves caught on the battlefield—"

The two nobles sitting at the same table with him rushed forward immediately, grabbed his robe and arms, covered his mouth, and apologized to Altan: "Holy Khan, Hugu Yantaiji is drunk, please ask the Holy Khan Khan forgives him."

Altan stared at his adoptive brother coldly, as if an enraged beast was hiding in his eyes, roaring lowly through the golden pupils. "...you stained my new carpet, Hu Guyan," he said.

"So what—" Hu Guyan, who was thumping, was held down by the tribe again.

"After the banquet, we will send someone to clean it up, and hand over a cart of gold to Shenghan as an apology." The two relatives of Hu Guyan bowed their heads and gave in.

Altan said: "This carpet is one of my gifts to Ke Dun, and you should pay him your gold."

"Yes, yes," the two immediately turned to Su Yan, stroked their chests and saluted, "I beg God to forgive you."

Su Yan didn't understand the whole process, and felt that the scene was almost an upgraded version of the dinner party of the heads of big companies: the boss gave a speech first, and then all the management toasted and flattered, and then everyone toasted to wish the company better and better.Suddenly a senior executive got drunk and pointed at the secretary next to the boss and scolded him.The boss was a little angry, but he still gave him face and didn't turn his face on the spot. He only criticized one sentence, but the executive was not convinced and wanted to jump up.Colleagues were afraid that he would cause trouble, so they forced him back, and then apologized to the secretary of the boss for him... Maybe this is the case?

So Su Yan nodded slightly to the two people who were saluting, to express that the apology had been received, and there was no other expression.Because even though he is a little secretary at this moment, he represents the face of the boss, so he can't keep a low profile.

Altan turned his face to look at his Unig, his mood improved, and he decided to spare his adoptive brother.

"Since he is drunk and talking nonsense, then I will forgive him. Take Hu Guyan back to rest, and remember to clean up the wine stains on the carpet immediately after the banquet."

Hu Guyan was dragged away.

The influence of this episode did not last long, and the atmosphere in the hall became lively again.

The maid handed over two golden wine glasses filled with wine on the tray, and Altan picked up one of them, signaling Su Yan to do the same.

It's not good to drink on an empty stomach, and this wine seems to have high alcohol content.Su Yan hesitated briefly, but still took the gold cup.

Altan was secretly delighted, raised his glass and said, "Respect the gods of the 99 heavens and the ten directions, and respect the spirits of the ancestors who protect all living beings everywhere."

Amid the praises and cheers from the whole hall, Su Yan followed Altan to finish his glass of wine, and asked in a low voice, "Can I stop drinking and have some milk tea? I haven't had dinner yet, so I'm really hungry."

After being stunned for a moment, Altan said: "Okay, let's eat first." He took his hand and walked down the jade steps in front of the throne together, sat down in the banquet, and personally cut and roasted whole lamb slices for him.

Wu Dan slapped his thigh, and went forward with a wine bowl to toast. After toasting Al Tan, he then toasted Su Yan.

Holding the cup of milk tea in his hand, chewing on the meat, Su Yan smiled awkwardly at the young commander of the king's tent guards.

Altan sighed: "...Forget it, Wodan."

Wo Dan frowned, and refused to take back the wine glass: "I can't forget it, you are Holy Khan. Come on, be tough."

Stubborn Sheng Khan snatched the wine glass from his hand and drank it instead.

Su Yan swallowed a mouthful of cumin roast meat, and smiled gratefully at Al Tan: "Thank you, Sheng Khan, for your understanding."

Altan put down his wine glass, and said to Odan, "I will settle my own affairs."

"Then you have to hurry up, otherwise..." Wu Dan snorted impolitely, and turned back to his seat very unhappy.

Su Yan didn't understand, but it didn't prevent him from making his own judgment on the people he came into contact with based on his intuition and meticulous observation. "This is Wudan," he said to Altan, "I think he is a man with a real temperament. I want to get acquainted, but unfortunately the language is not good. By the way, Altan, can you find me a teacher who teaches Bei The teacher of Moyu?"

Hu Guyan was half-persuaded and half-pushed back to his residence, the smell of alcohol was still there, and he kicked the shoe-baking stove at the entrance into the air.

"Why is Taiji so angry?" A cold man's voice from the corridor asked, speaking fluent Beimo dialect with a slight Central Plains accent.

Hu Guyan looked back and saw that it was a counselor raised by his disciples, named "Yan Lang", who was born in the Central Plains. After claiming to be a prisoner, the whole family died in prison, and then defected to the North Desert.This person is quite wise, and after going to his sect, he made several suggestions and suggestions that were quite effective.

Since Emperor Beicheng of the previous dynasty pioneered the appointment of Han officials, although Han officials were rare in Beimo, they were not uncommon.There were also some Han officials in the previous Tatar royal court, who were mainly responsible for civil engineering construction, household registration, and property management.

However, the Han Chinese who truly cherished the strategy of culture and martial arts and were willing to serve Beimo were very few of them.Hu Guyan tested Yan Lang for more than half a year before he believed that he really had a deep hatred for his motherland and that he really wanted to help him in order to win power and wealth, so he gradually accepted him as his confidant.

Yan Lang was about thirty years old, with the appearance of a pale and handsome scribe, with his hands shrouded in fur sleeves in fear of the cold, and his light-colored and slightly mean lips, he walked in unhurriedly.

"If there is anything that doesn't go your way, you can tell me, and let me share the worries and problems for Taiji."

Hu Guyan then told Altan that he wanted to register a Central Plains male slave as Ke Dun, and emphasized that this slave was snatched from him in public.

At that time, he had ironclad evidence in his hand, accusing the slave of being a spy of the Ming Army, but Altan refused to believe it like a ghost.Tonight, Altan was still announcing in the palace hall that the man was the ordained person recognized by the sacred tree, and it was a gift from heaven.Isn't this a blatant slap in the face?It means that he, Hu Guyan, has blind eyes and mistook the swan in the sky for a chick on the ground?In the end, he even used this as an excuse to drive him out of the palace banquet in public, which is really deceiving!

After Yan Lang listened patiently, he suddenly gave a cool smile: "This is a good thing, why doesn't Taiji get angry?"

Hu Guyan stared at him unkindly: "What's the good thing?! If you can't explain why, don't blame me for getting angry."

"Altan is not close to women. He has no children at the age of 22, and now he wants to make a man the only one who can live. Isn't this a sign that he will have no heirs in his life? His two younger brothers, one is 14 years old and the other is disabled. One is just an immature child, and there is nothing to worry about. If Altan has made a mistake, the best candidate to succeed the Khan should not fall on Taiji? Battle exploits, succession to the throne after Altan's death is the aspiration of all tribes in the Northern Desert."

"It makes sense... In other words, the more Altan dotes on this man Ketun and kills himself, the happier I should be!" Hu Guyan turned his anger into joy.

Yan Lang nodded slightly: "Exactly. By the way, when will the wedding be held?"

"Ten days later."

"Ten days..." Yan Lang pondered, "Then I will think about it for Taiji, how to prepare a generous gift for Shenghan and Xinketun."