Zhi Xuan

Zhixuan summoned Shi Ziba, and the two talked for half a day.The news was not deliberately concealed, and it soon became known to everyone.But what they talked about when they met, no one knows except the parties involved.

The date of Yuan Tao's marriage is getting closer and closer, the city of Western Capital is decorated with lights and festoons, the shops are full of people, and the streets are often filled with laughter and laughter, which is unusually lively.

After the last sacrifice, Wang Zihuai had some free time, so he immediately found Zhi Xuan and continued to discuss their business.

According to reports from Wang Zihuai's retainers, the business in Zhongdu City is getting better and better. The goods provided by Zhixuan are in short supply, and they will be sold out every time they are replenished.Especially the pills and fruit wine, which became more and more popular day by day, and sold for sky-high prices.When some barbarians heard the news, they paid a lot of money to hire businessmen, just to get a bottle of pills and taste the fruit wine.

Different from Di Rong on the grassland, the barbarians living in the dense forest established a unique social system, between primitive tribes and countries, and developed a unique civilization.Individual tribes have mastered the technology of smelting bronzes, which can even be used to make weapons.

Earlier, the barbarian tribes relied on geographical advantages to dominate one side, and took advantage of the wars in the Central Plains to develop and rise, and their power expanded rapidly, and they were able to compete with the southern clans.

But this prosperity was short-lived.

With the peace of the war, the King Dingding the Central Plains, all the clans went to the central capital to worship, and then led the army to guard the various places. The good days of the barbarian tribes finally came to an end.

At first, it was the Tong family who guarded the south, and they established the country according to the will of the king.

In view of the threat from the barbarians, the Patriarch of the Tong family recruited witch doctors and ordered people to bribe and arrest tribal priests. After several years of work, they finally found a way to restrain the miasma.

When the armies of the vassal states were no longer afraid of the dense forest, the natural barriers could no longer function, and the butcher knife that had been hanging over their heads for a long time finally fell, and all the barbarian tribes were wiped out.

Tonghou's order has only one word: kill!

At that time, the dense forests in the south were full of barbarians, relying on miasma and poison, they repeatedly harassed the surrounding small countries.During the battle, no fewer than ten clans were exterminated, and more than half of them died of poisoning.

Such deaths and injuries made the southern princes furious, but miasma prevented them, and the barbarians could come and go freely, but the troops of the princes were unable to go deep into the dense forest, and there was nothing they could do against them for a while.

What's even more abhorrent is that the barbarians did not cultivate the land, nor did they allow the vassal states to cultivate it.All common people who opened up wasteland have basically been attacked by tribes.

Men were killed, women looted, children and the elderly alike.

The barbarians reaped the benefits of plunder, and the chiefs met with each other, recruiting more tribes to join them.

Time and time again, the barbarians harassed and harassed the clans enfeoffed in the south, which made the countries panic. Spring plowing was delayed several times, food shortages frequently occurred, and people died of starvation from time to time.

The barbarian tribes who participated in the plundering learned to know the taste, and year after year, they gradually got used to getting something for nothing.Some large tribes with tens of thousands of people regard the Central Plains people as cattle and sheep, and the vassal states enclosed by walls are their hunting grounds.

They plundered food, silk and hemp, and colorful treasures and jades from the vassal states, and the tribal leaders followed the example of the vassals by riding chariots and swaggering through the captured land.

The barbarians got carried away with complacency and didn't know how to restrain themselves, which completely angered the southern clans.

With Tong's unremitting efforts, the army has a pill that can resist the miasma.From then on, the miasma pervading the forest could no longer stop the armies of the vassal states, and the clans in the south no longer needed to endure the humiliation. Instead, they mobilized their troops to attack the barbarians, and started a massive war.

Without the barrier of miasma, and the poison no longer working, the barbarians suddenly found that they were so vulnerable in front of the heavily armed soldiers.

They are like cattle and sheep waiting to be slaughtered, no matter how many they are, it will not help.

As the horn sounded, they fell one by one under the rain of arrows. Their chests were pierced by sharp halberds, their heads were chopped off, and their ears were cut off. They piled up together and became the military exploits of the soldiers.

The army of the princes passed by, the ground was soaked in blood, the river flowing through the forest was no longer clear, and the water became thick and scarlet.

The barbarian village where thousands of people gathered was instantly wiped out.The tribal warriors had no time to resist, and a large number of soldiers died under the halberds of the soldiers.When he was about to die, the warrior held the bone knife tightly in his hand, and his eyes were wide open, as if he was not sure whether he was in front of a human or a group of killing gods.

Under the leadership of the Tong family, the southern clan launched a frenzied massacre, which lasted for four full months.

When the battle was over, none of the mighty barbarian tribes survived, and their population dropped sharply, so they could no longer pose a threat to the vassal states.

The barbarians who were afraid of being killed migrated southward in large numbers and hid deeper in the dense forest, where there were even more terrifying miasma and poisonous insects.The armies of the vassal states could not continue to penetrate, so they could only stop and consolidate the territories they had won to prevent the barbarians from making a comeback.

In addition to killing, the clans did not forget to appease.

For the barbarian tribes who kept their own law and order, the vassal states were willing to appease them, allowing them to build villages on the edge of the forest, learn the culture of the Central Plains, and imitate the vassal states to open up wasteland and plant.

Hundreds of years have passed, and the barbarians deep in the dense forest still regard the feudal states as sworn enemies, and will rush out to see blood if they have the opportunity.

The barbarian tribes living on the edge of the forest have changed. They are more inclined to the Central Plains. They regard themselves as half of the Central Plains people.

Because of the credit for pioneering the south, the Tong family was valued by the kings, and it was tied with the Yuan family, An family, and Liang family as the four major vassals.

However, the future generations are not up to date, let alone surpassing the ancestors, and even the ancestors' foundation is almost lost.

The Tong family had several stupid and brutal patriarchs, and the country was turned into a miasma, which was so serious that it angered the people of the country. The position of the monarch was not secure, and they were directly driven out of the capital.

When the incident spread to Zhongdu City, the king of the people was furious, and he took down the head of the Tong clan by means of thunder, seized his copper mine, and changed it to Youdi.

The so-called lean camel is bigger than the horse.

Relying on the legacy of their ancestors, the You clan still controls a huge amount of land.Coupled with the uniqueness of the clan in the south, and the fact that the barbarians who took refuge only recognized the blood of the Tong clan, the King of Humans finally decreed that he be the Marquis of Nanyou and order him to guard the south.

After tossing around, the clan has been changed, and the rights are still held in his hands, which shows how powerful the Tong clan was back then.

It's a pity that, with such good conditions, Nanyouhou failed to make every effort to rule, and became more and more stupid from generation to generation, and finally fell away from power.

In this generation of Nanyouhou, who has no military power or political power in his hands, he is indulging in the animal garden all day long, and his behavior becomes more and more absurd.

Such Nanyouhou satisfied the clans, and even condoned his behavior.

Little do they know that living people are not puppets after all, and puppets are not willing to do so.Under the seemingly calm water surface, there is actually a dark tide raging, and one day it will set off a stormy sea and engulf the boat on the water.

Now everything has not happened yet, Nanyou Kingdom and Bei'an Kingdom are arguing with each other, trying to shirk the arrest of Bei'an people by Nanyouhou's subordinates.The matter could not be resolved, and suddenly a basin of dirty water was poured from Dongliang Kingdom, and the unaware clans were a little confused.

Assassinate Xi Yuanhou?

Are they full?

The Bei'an country has not yet figured out how they could provoke the Xiyuan country again.

In order to resolve the "misunderstanding" before, they also gave Mi Ji's head as a gift.Now a scapegoat has been suppressed, saying that they bribed Liang Shengxing to assassinate Zhixuan, it is simply wronged!

Doctor Qing jumped every day, but Nan Youhou was surprisingly silent.

While the domestic clans tried their best to remove the scapegoat, Nan Youhou still went his own way, always ignoring the affairs of the court, and intensified to the point where he didn't show his face in the early court, and lived directly in the animal garden to carry out his stupidity to the end.

When Wang Zihuai and Zhi Xuan mentioned the merchants from the south, they naturally mentioned Nan Youhou.

Zhi Xuan wasn't sure whether he was on purpose or not, so he could only change the subject with a few words.

After sending Wang Zihuai away, Zhi Xuan thought about it, contacted the fox merchants who were away, and ordered him to collect news about the central and southern capitals.

In addition, Zhi Xuan also sent a letter to Zhao Hao.

Now he has formed a habit of writing to Zhao Hao every few days.The beginning of the letter will tell the thoughts.

At first he was embarrassed, but now that he has practiced, he can write nasty words at his fingertips, and his face does not change when he writes and writes. It can be said that he has made rapid progress.

Unfolding the bamboo slips and thinking about what happened recently, Zhi Xuan's mind was inevitably a little messed up.

A battle with Dongliang is inevitable, the court of Nanyou Kingdom is in chaos, the attitude of Zhongdu is unclear, and Wang Zihuai's behavior is also different from the last meeting.

"Power is really a good thing."

Zhi Xuan hangs his wrist, the tip of the pen lands on the bamboo slip, and gently strokes down, the handwriting gradually takes shape, but his mood is difficult to be stable, even a little irritable.

After writing two sentences, Zhi Xuan suddenly stopped, frowning at the bamboo slips.

A thought popped into my mind, and it immediately grew wildly like vegetation, spreading to every corner.

He wanted to see Zhao Hao.

Whether it is longing or whatever, I just want to see you.

The thought came suddenly and violently, Zhi Xuan couldn't suppress it even if he wanted to.

"Otherwise, see you next time?"

As a monarch, he should not leave the capital for no reason, but he couldn't restrain his emotions, so he threw away his pen irritably, got up and paced the room.

He is a man, not a god, and he needs to relax occasionally, and only Zhao Hao can give him this kind of relaxation.

Zhi Xuan stopped, stood in front of the desk with his hands behind his back, and took a deep breath.

The faint king is always happier than the bright king.

The king's favor is not necessarily a strong emotion, perhaps it is just a kind of relaxation.

He has no intention of being a fool, he just wants to indulge once in a while.

Temporary thoughts can reflect reality to the greatest extent.Zhi Xuan knows his current situation, he needs to be self-willed once, urgently.

On the same day, the family in charge of the wedding received the order that Zhixuan would personally deliver the marriage and escort Yuantao all the way to the border to show the importance he attached to the marriage.

This move is a bit out of the ordinary, but with Wang Zihuai personally marrying him first, it can be justified.

After the negotiations between the DPRK and China, the accompanying personnel were quickly determined.Things were in a hurry, but thanks to the efforts of Dr. Qing, the preparations were made soon, waiting for the day of departure.

At the same time, Zhixuan's letter was delivered to Zhao Hao. After reading the contents of the letter, Zhao Hao directly dismissed the government affairs and decided to set off to return to Zhao.

His decision was so sudden that everyone from the Marquis of Bei'an down to Doctor Qing was caught off guard and confused.

Is Di Ren going south again?

I haven't heard the news!

The crown prince personally went to the mansion to inquire, and Zhao Hao's answer was straightforward: "The Marquis of Xiyuan is about to arrive at the border, and he wants to go for a while."

In short, Zhixuan misses him, and he also misses Zhixuan, don't bother him with government affairs, he's going to meet at the border!