I was the heir in ancient times

The courier who rushed from eight hundred miles from the border town rode a black horse with extremely smooth muscles. The horse's hooves walked along the concrete road all the way, passing the city gate without entering, without sleep, and arrived in the capital in three days. Going forward, Prime Minister Bo presented the Huns' peace request letter, and the most powerful eunuch around the emperor sent it to His Majesty's table with both hands.

The emperor opened it, turned his cold eyes around, smiled, threw the letter to the ministers in front of him, and said, "This is an urgent letter from a border city of [-] miles away. Dear friends, please read it and say Tell me what you think."

Recently, the weather has become colder and colder. It is midsummer, but there is no shadow of summer at all. At this time, there is still light rain floating over the huge palace. The heating was burning in the room, because all kinds of documents and books in the study room were very valuable, if it was accidentally burned, it would be a disaster, so the emperor's residence was equipped with heating channels, and the palace staff worked in three shifts. There is no water, so even if the window is open in the study room, it is not cold.

One of the ministers sitting in front of the emperor was Prime Minister Bo, the other was Liu Xiao, and the other was an old man named Wu Hai. However, both Liu Xiao and Wu Hai were slightly lower than Prime Minister Bo for the time being, so they did not take the initiative to marry Na Na. Prime Minister Bo handed that letter over for the two to read, and while passing it over, he said: "For ten years, the Huns have lived in peace with our country, but this is by no means the Huns' original intention. Not going to war with us for ten years is nothing more than two words."

Taking over the burden of the Liu family, Liu Xiao, who was in a high position, had both military exploits and former comrades-in-arms and friends from the eldest prince's line as the backing, looked at the above content, and said in a low voice: "Opportunity."

Prime Minister Bo nodded slightly, and said: "The Huns have serious internal strife. Even if Shanyu Yeluus wanted to attack us, his power was shaken because of the uneven distribution of spoils among the tribes and royal families. Let’s talk about us, Yeluwusi led his relatives to capture the royal court in one fell swoop, and killed the Xianbei royal family to the point of extinction. From this point of view, Yeluwusi is not a person who is willing to be silent, and his child Yeluban is the perfect successor. Knowing this, I am afraid that he is even more scheming and slick than Yeluus."

Master Liu Xiaoliu stroked his growing beard, and said with a smile: "Master Bo said so much, and it's just because of two words."

"Wife feud." Because of the respect of the emperor this year, Liu Xiao had a lot of confidence to be able to talk to Bo Xiang and pointed out something.

Prime Minister Bo smiled lightly and said, "Why did Mr. Liu say that?"

"Why does Bo Xiang ask? The wife of Yeluwusi was once the aunt of Shanyu of the Xianbei royal family. The flower of the grassland colluded with the enemy and treason and married Yeluwusi. The Yeluban who was born today still looks like Bo The son of the prime minister has some relationship, but I am afraid that the prime minister does not like this kind of relationship." Liu Xiao faced the emperor Gu Shiyong, bowed deeply, and said, "I think, throwing away those children's love, the country's hatred and family hatred, that one The marriage of the new Chanyu is a good medicine to greatly consolidate the prosperity and prosperity of Shu Kingdom!"

"The Kingdom of Shu just ended its war with the other three countries this year. It is the time when Neikong needs to recuperate, and when cement roads are being paved all over the country, and Liulichang is working overtime to make greenhouses. At that time, Your Majesty, I thought that getting married would be beneficial but not harmful, at least it would ensure the stability of the country for a hundred years."

The emperor listened and drank tea slowly: "What about a hundred years later?"

"A hundred years later, who knows if the Huns will still exist..."

"Liu Qing means..."

Master Liu curled his lips and said, "Your Majesty only needs to add one clause to the marriage clause. From now on, you only need to learn Chinese and not be able to speak Mongolian."

"It's interesting." The emperor put down his teacup and looked at Wu Hai, "Does Wu Aiqing have any insights?"

Mr. Wu was wearing a western lens, hunched back and stood at the far right position, listening to Bo Xiang and Mr. Liu, when he was suddenly called by His Majesty, he seemed a little unresponsive, so he was taken aback, and then hurriedly respected Jing carefully considered the language, and said slowly: "My humble opinion, I think that the marriage is good, but it's not that I don't understand the agreement between His Majesty and Prime Minister Bo, who said that they would flatten the grasslands, slaughter all the Huns, and give Xianbei a legal title, but if Madam Bo's spirit in heaven must be happy to be able to take the grassland into the bag without a single soldier."

"Furthermore, Your Majesty also said that the weather is abnormal, and I'm afraid it will continue to be the same next year. Naturally, we should prepare for the long winter as soon as possible. Their grassland can only rely on us this time. Your Majesty can make any request. Presumably the new Shan Yu is absolutely I won't say no."

Master Wu claimed to be old, he hadn't been in court for a long time, and he was always sick at home, today was just a coincidence, and he came to give the Chinese cabbage he planted to Emperor Gu Shiyong, so he caught up with such an important event.

After Wu Hai finished speaking, he looked like he didn't care about everything, and said with a smile: "But the old minister is just thinking this way. If the old minister doesn't think carefully, there will always be some things that he didn't think of. If your majesty thinks what the old minister said is wrong, then you should take it as your own." The old minister didn't say anything."

The emperor said helplessly: "How could Wu Aiqing be so thoughtless? It's just that Wu Aiqing retired too early, her health is always bad, and she can no longer fight the world with me and Bao Yan like she did back then. I really regret it."

Master Wu listened, tears instantly blurred his eyes, wet his sleeves, and said tremblingly: "It's an old minister who is useless..."

"Okay, let me think about this matter again, you all go down, Bo Xiang, you stay."

After the emperor spoke, the other two naturally left the small study next to the Qianqing Palace. Lord Liu is a generation lower than Lord Wu, and his grandfather was an official in the same dynasty as Lord Wu, so according to the etiquette, Liu Xiao gently sent Lord Wu back. The swiftly retreating warrior got into the car and left.

On the side, the nephew Liu Muguang of the family glanced at the legendary Master Wu who asked three times to return to his hometown and was detained by the emperor. His eyes narrowed, and he and his uncle Liu Xiao went out of the palace while talking: Your Excellency is really loyal. I heard that he defended the city for three months and waited for His Majesty's reinforcements to turn the tide of a dangerous battle. It is a pity. Not that arrogant."

"Mu Guang Shenyan." Liu Xiao is no different now than he was back then. These days, he has gradually felt his grandfather's eagerness for quick success. This is the biggest reason for his grandfather's failure. He will not be like that. Slowly let the Liu family remain invincible, and will never be compared by any family again!

"It's the truth." Liu Muguang is still very young, and has the aggressiveness of Liu Xiao back then, but he is by no means stupid. Although he is always open-minded in front of Liu Xiao, it is only because he is undisguised in front of his relatives. Just trust.

Although Liu Xiao frowned to make Liu Muguang speak carefully, he actually liked this nephew very much, and he had enough tolerance for his little talkativeness in front of him, saying: "Yes, don't say it, Mr. Wu may not I really want to go."

Liu Muguang thought for a while, smiled, and said, "That's right. By the way, where is uncle going? Right now, Mr. Zhitong is still taking turns taking care of him with the sixth prince in front of the prince?"

Liu Xiao looked at the sky, the sky was gloomy, and dense bursts of light rain fell on his not-so-young face, black eyes rolled with clouds as low and thick as the sky, and said lightly: "The prince is sick. It's been nearly three months, and it's been a long time since he didn't see him well, as the eldest grandson of the emperor, Mr. Zhitong should serve him."

"It's just that this filial piety is on the surface. If you do it too much, it will inevitably make others think that it is a weasel giving a New Year greeting to a chicken, which is uneasy and kind."

Liu Muguang thought about it, and said, "Fifth Prince?"

"What are you worrying about? From now on, Mr. Zhitong won't have to be so glamorous to please anyone." Liu Xiao suddenly smiled lowly, his words revealing an indescribable confidence, "As long as it can promote Zhitong After that day, you and I don't have to be restrained by the third prince, and we don't have to lower our face."

Liu Muguang was surprised and said: "Marry?! The Xiongnu is going to marry us?! Shouldn't it be marrying His Majesty? Or should it be the prince?"

Liu Xiao explained very kindly: "You really don't understand His Majesty's mind. Your Majesty has never let the prince go to the court, regardless of the prince's study, and now suddenly let the prince go to the court to listen to the government. Why do you think?"

"Isn't it because I'm afraid of the Third Prince..." Seeking power and usurping the throne?

Liu Muguang hid the last four words in his lips and teeth, and dared not say them easily.

"Half right, when His Majesty asked the Seventh Prince to be the crown prince, it was obvious that he wanted to give the eldest prince a chance, but then the eldest prince was too late, and the emperor allowed the prince to return to the Liu family, using the prince as an arrow. Now our Liu family It has finally declined, and those who can be used, the disciples will no longer have the glory of the past, but who knows that the third prince and the fourth prince have grown up and have their own thoughts, of course they can only continue to let the prince get involved, what they want is three or four The balance between the two, our Majesty, looks like he can live for many more years, the prince has his thoughts so quickly, and with his own henchmen, he will soon want more power... What is the shield of the prince really? Where do you need to move?" Liu Xiao said with a sneer.

"So as a shield, the prince cannot marry the Xiongnu who has great power behind him. After all, there is already a Bo Yanliang beside the prince, and the infatuated man of the Bo family is advocating war. The second prince, the third prince, and the fourth prince are all With a regular wife, the fifth prince also has an unmarried wife, and the remaining sixth prince is born with a disability and is not suitable at all. The prince is even more impossible. Then the only one who has been restrained by His Majesty is Mr. Zhitong. , even if it is not, we must let Mr. Zhitong be."

Zhitong sneezed suddenly, disturbing the resting prince.

The prince was sitting on the soft Arhat bed, leaning on the long pillows and drowsy. The whole main hall of the South Three Schools was peaceful, only the sound of Mr. Bo playing chess with Mr. Zhitong could be heard softly. His nose suddenly itched to death, and with the sound of 'Aqiu', his whole body became limp, and Gu Baoyu, who was wrapped up like a silkworm baby, suddenly opened a pair of charming big eyes, his face was still soft red from the heat, and he opened his mouth and said: " earthquake?"