Zhi Xuan

The next day after the meeting is the third sacrifice.

The princes offered animal heads and built them around the altar.The tiger head presented by Zhixuan was filled in the tripod and sent to the altar by the witch.After the nine sacrifices, the tripod and the tiger head will be buried in the royal tomb.

It is a great honor to sacrifice beasts and be buried in the royal tomb for the first time.Among the funerals of kings of all dynasties, only a few people have received this honor.However, when Wu Gao recited the sacrificial speech, Zhi Xuan didn't see any excitement, and behaved very calmly, almost in a state of disenchantment.

The princes were collectively silent, and during the solemn sacrifice, apart from the witch's voice, no other noise could be heard.

Everyone stared at Prince Huai, their eyes were too sharp, like thorns on his back, which made him extremely uncomfortable, and his heart felt uneasy.Even so, he still had to stand up to the altar with a dignified expression and not make any mistakes in the middle, otherwise it would be difficult to end.

Prince Huai could guess the reason for this situation, but he couldn't improve it.If he had known this earlier, he would never have pointed at Zhi Xuan on impulse, but now he regrets it too late.

The idea of ​​the princes is very simple, but it also points directly to the center.

The prince Huaineng pointed an arrow at Marquis Xiyuan because of his anger. Will the past happen again in the future, and he will point the arrow and the blade at himself?

The royal family is indeed weak, and the royal family's private soldiers are not worth mentioning, but relatively speaking.

In front of the big princes, the royal family did not dare to raise swordsmen, and was obviously at a disadvantage.If it were a small country with only two or three cities and three armies with less than [-] people, the royal family would definitely not be polite.

Before the funeral, a war broke out in the central capital, and the royal family's private soldiers defeated the clan by numbers, forcing those with political disagreements to leave the fief.

Prince Huai's early appearance left a deep impression on the princes.

After experiencing the changes in the hunting ground, the monarchs have a deeper understanding of him.

Especially the small princes who are dependent on the big country, they think about themselves and look forward to the alliance.Only the alliance of the four major princes can completely suppress the arrogance of the capital city.

Thoughts are manifested in actions. More than a dozen monarchs of small countries gathered to test each other's minds, making sure that everyone is in the same boat and making an oath first.Afterwards, all parties connected in series, using the identities of in-laws and allies to establish camps, and persuaded more princes to join in, so as to promote the realization of the alliance as soon as possible.

Regarding the actions of the monarchs, Zhi Xuan saw in his eyes, and had no intention of intervening in the open.

After the third sacrificial ceremony, he met with Zhao Hao to discuss the time and place of the alliance, and improve the constitution of the alliance as soon as possible.

In the plan, the alliance will be co-chaired by the four princes.Among the four, Zhi Xuan still ranks first, this is determined by strength, there is no doubt about it.

"What do you think?" Zhi Xuan engraved the relevant details on the bamboo slips.After several modifications, the carved bamboo slips filled six large wooden boxes.

Zhao Hao didn't answer right away, but unfolded the bamboo slips for a closer look.

After browsing through it from the beginning to the end, he had no objection to most of the content, pointed at the meeting place with his hand, and tapped lightly.

"Xiangdi?"

"Of course."

Xiangdi is close to Zhongdu City, and there are many rivers in the territory, which can open up a lot of fields, but it has been neglected for hundreds of years, and it has become a land without an owner.

At the beginning of the enfeoffment of King Ren, Xiangdi originally belonged to a big clan and was once rich and prosperous.

400 years ago, there was a war in Xiangdi, and a plague appeared after the war. The clans entrusting the land were exterminated directly, and the subjects died or fled, so that the city collapsed and the fields were barren. There was no one inhabited for hundreds of years, only wild animals gathered .

To this day, no one is willing to take over the land, which is really ominous.

Zhixuan went the opposite way and built the League Tower there, adjacent to the capital city of China, intimidating the royal family, and breaking the hundreds of years of "curse", why not do it.

After listening to Zhixuan's explanation, Zhao Hao fell into deep thought.

After a long time, he closed the bamboo slips and said solemnly: "Is the alliance possible this year?"

"It's possible." Zhi Xuan nodded.

The feudal princes from all over the world gather in Zhongdu City, such a grand occasion is rare.

Immediately after the king's funeral, the enthronement ceremony for Prince Huai.If there is no accident, the monarchs of various countries will stay in the capital city until early winter.Before the princes return to the country, it is a bit rushed to hold a meeting in Xiangdi, but it is not impossible.

"The meeting platform needs to be set up in advance, and the manpower must be arranged in advance. There is no need to hide things from the palace, and it doesn't matter if the royal family sends people to witness."

The alliance of princes and the division of power in the world are meant to shake the foundation of the royal family.

Zhi Xuan didn't think that things could be concealed, and there was no need to conceal them.

If the royal family sent someone, or even Prince Huai himself, he would still welcome him sincerely and without any discount.

Let the other party see the reality as soon as possible, understand their own situation, and prevent the incident in the hunting ground from happening again, so that Zhongducheng and the princes of the world can live in peace.

Unless necessary, Zhi Xuan did not intend to let Zhongdu City disappear.

At least not yet.

It is never a good thing to take too big a step before the time comes.

The candles in the big tent burned until dawn, and Zhi Xuan and Zhao Hao stayed up all night to finalize the entire constitution of the alliance.

Today there is no sacrifice and no hunting in the countryside. After the two discussed it, they invited the princes to gather in the camp.This time the location was not in Zhixuan camp, but moved to Zhao Hao's camp.

When the princes received the invitation, they all went to the meeting happily.

Before leaving, the monarchs thought about it in their hearts and could guess the purpose of the gathering.

Thinking of Prince Huai's performance in the hunting grounds and the various reactions of the members of the royal family, the monarchs all made up their minds that as long as Xi Yuanhou speaks in public, they will fully support and work together to promote the alliance.

A big country is not afraid of the royal family, and can wrestle with Zhongducheng, even better.

Small countries lack similar confidence.

The little princes were unwilling to obey the advice of the weakened royal family, but they could not openly resist. They could only hope that the alliance would be concluded as soon as possible, and try to embrace the thighs of the four princes.In this way, Zhongdu City will not be able to pose a threat to itself.If one day you come to your door, you can cry to your thigh.The royal family can no longer use power to overwhelm others!

The gathering went very smoothly, the monarchs expressed their opinions, and there was only one central idea: support Huimeng, support Nishiharahou, and they firmly hold this thigh!

Not surprisingly, the incident spread to the palace again.

This time, Prince Huai was even more silent.The queen looked at him, without any reprimand, but softly explained, completely different from last time.

Hearing the news from the hunting ground, the queen knew that her son was in a dead end.Looking back on his experience carefully, it is not incomprehensible.Comprehensible is understood, and those who should be persuaded must be persuaded.If Prince Huai cannot recognize the reality, the road ahead is doomed to become narrower and narrower.

The queen pushed him to sit on the throne, not to push him to a dead end.

She didn't want Prince Huai to continue digging into the dead end, so she could only change her approach, dismantling the matter and instilling it into his mind bit by bit, so that he could let go of his stubbornness that he shouldn't have, face his own situation truthfully, and stop being confused by impulse .

Once a big mistake is made, it is not others who will be punished, but only himself.

"Huai, do you understand?" The queen spoke earnestly, in order to bring Prince Huai back, so as not to go astray.

"Mother, I understand. I couldn't figure it out for a while, which made my mother worry." Prince Huai smiled wryly.

He was by no means stupid, nor did he get carried away once he reached a high position.

There will be previous performances, all because I didn't experience many setbacks in the early years, and I knew it was wrong, but I still couldn't control my temper.

Acting impulsively is not his pleasure, and it is difficult to completely suppress it, and it will not be possible overnight.What's more, with his age and experience, it is even more suspicious to show no flaws.

Prince Huai and Zhi Xuan have had contact with each other, and they still have business contacts with each other, and they know that the other party is not a person with narrow minds, so they will not kill them easily.But things are repeated again and again, and the venting of emotions must be stopped.Otherwise, if Zhi Xuan doesn't do anything, Zhao Hao won't let him.

"Queen, I promise I won't do it again." Prince Huai said solemnly, with a different expression, which surprised the queen a bit.

"really?"

"It's true." Prince Huai nodded, and said in a deep voice, "Mother, I was very smooth in my early years, and it's normal to have a difficult temperament when encountering setbacks. It's strange that there are no waves."

A freshman in politics, who acts impeccably, and behaves wily and scheming, is bound to be dreadful.As impulsive and reckless as he is, of course people will look down upon him, but he will not give birth to murderous intentions.

The queen stared at him for a moment, and finally breathed a sigh of relief.He was chosen among the four sons, and he was right after all.However, what should be reminded is still to be reminded, once a habit is formed, it is difficult to change, and be careful when changing with camouflaged ingredients.

"You need to be careful with your words, and don't act too much, so as not to be self-defeating."

"promise."

The door of the palace was closed, and the conversation between the mother and son did not reach the third person's ears, not even a word from the confidant.

Knowing that Yuan Tao will meet with Zhi Xuan, Prince Huai intends to take the opportunity to ease the relationship between the two, so he leaves the palace ahead of time, intending to return to the mansion to discuss with Mrs. Ji, to host a banquet for Marquis Xiyuan after the funeral, and to invite Zhao Hao at the same time.

When he was leaving the palace, he happened to meet Marquis Dongliang.

The Queen issued a decree to allow the princes' daughters to return to the country, and the Daliang family sent someone to deliver a letter to the Marquis of Dongliang, intending to leave after the funeral.The Marquis of Dong Liang entered the palace today to meet the Daliang family and set about arranging this matter.

The Daliang family entered the capital of China for 20 years, and there were four concubines who married her. Three of them died in the palace. The excruciating pain in the limbs was unbearable.

The poisoning of the concubine was to prevent disasters for the Daliang family, and the sudden death of the other three was also to protect the Daliang family.

The Daliang family hated this palace to the core, didn't want to act anymore, and couldn't wait to leave.As for her children, they were all sealed off when they were old, and each had their own family property, so she didn't need to worry about it.

20 years have passed, and the rest of my life should not continue to be ruined.

The Liang family was determined to return to the country, took away the seriously ill concubine, took away the skeletons of the three dead people, and left this prison far away from this bustling but filthy prison.

Prince Huai and Marquis of Dongliang saw the ceremony, and walked out of the palace gate one after the other.

The carriage was moving in the opposite direction, and the distance was getting farther and farther away.

Dongliang Hou sat in the car, pondered for a moment, and suddenly laughed lightly.

"not simple."

Face to face today, the prince behaved politely, and did not seem to be reckless at all.

If the behavior in front of others is intentional, what is the purpose?

Thinking of this, Marquis of Dongliang changed his mind and did not return to the camp for the time being. He went to visit Zhixuan while it was still early, and told him what he saw today, so as to be prepared.

Unexpectedly, the timing was unlucky, he was invited into the big tent, and found that Zhao Hao was also in the tent.

With icy eyes piercing his body, Marquis Dongliang couldn't leave, so he could only bite the bullet and salute Zhi Xuan, and sat down with the knife in his eyes.

Although the eye knife is sharp, you will get used to it after a few more scrapes.

Picking up the hot soup and taking a sip, Marquis Dongliang was having fun in his bitterness, so he could only comfort himself like this.