Are you full, sweetie?

There is a banquet in the palace tonight, and the leader of the Southwest Yueyan tribe will come to Beijing to pay tribute to the emperor.

The leader of the Yueyan tribe was named Meng Biao. Meng Biao proclaimed himself the King of Yue, and more than a dozen tribes in the southwest were on good terms with him.When he came to Mingdu this time, he brought a large amount of gold and silver, iron tools, ivory carvings, silk, tea, tiger skins, yak products and other tributes.

In addition, two live baby elephants were brought from the tribe.It was the first time for the emperor and the officials to see this kind of thing with their own eyes. They had only read it in books before, and the ministers whispered.

"Its ears are really big."

"There is such a long nose..."

"Such a big guy is probably bigger than a tiger. I heard that it hasn't grown up yet. When it grows up, it can crush a human body with one foot."

"This is the first time this old man has seen such a strange beast, does it eat grass or meat?"

Emperor Zhongji's mind was not on the elephant. He sat on the top and looked at Yue Wang Mengbiao vigilantly.

Yue Wang Mengbiao is about 30 years old, with a firm face and eyes like an eagle. He is wearing the clothes of the Yueyan tribe, with a thick animal skin covering his shoulders, half of his chest is exposed, and his long black hair is all loose. And the body is decorated with animal teeth and bones.

In recent years, the Central Plains has been turbulent, and foreigners want to come to the Central Plains to get a share.For decades, the Di State in the north has been plundering the people on the border of the Qi Dynasty. Since Zhong Xing recovered the lost land and forcibly occupied the five states of Beidi, Beidi's vitality has been severely weakened, so it dare not send troops to offend.

Although the barbarians in the southwest are not as strong as Beidi soldiers and horses, they are more difficult to provoke than Beidi.Right now, the refugees in Weizhou are rebelling. Once there is a rebellion in the southwest, the imperial court has no energy to suppress it.

So for Meng Biao, the court just wanted to appease him.

The news of Meng Biao’s coming to Mingdu had already been heard. Zhong Ji asked a new official he knew. The official told Zhong Ji that if he united with the southwest forces, he might be able to kill the regent Zhong Xing. Zhong Ji was able to hold the power alone.

These barbarians who don't study poetry and books have no brains. When the time comes, ceding a state in the southwest to Meng Biao will be able to satisfy the other party's appetite.

As for the Weizhou refugees—this is a group of people who are hungry and crazy and want to make trouble. If the leader of the trouble is recruited and promised to be a high-ranking official with a generous salary, they will definitely not risk their heads and kill the nine tribes to make trouble again.

In this way, the world will be peaceful, and Zhong Ji will be able to live the peaceful and happy life of an emperor as the first emperor was.

Zhong Ji thought that the official's private advice was very reasonable.

He said to Meng Biao: "King Yue traveled thousands of miles north to pay tribute to me. I am relieved. Come and give King Yue good wine."

A young eunuch poured imperial wine for Meng Biao.

Meng Biao looked at the civil and military officials of the Qi Dynasty, as well as the relatives of the emperor.Whether it is the young and white emperor above, or the well-dressed officials below, these people make Meng Biao feel disdainful.

These people looked too weak and decadent, without vitality. All the subordinates in Meng Biao's cave were in high spirits, not like these coy nobles.

The Qi Dynasty has tens of thousands of people, and Meng Biao has coveted this land for a long time. This time he went north, not to pay tribute to the emperor, but to observe the customs of the Qi Dynasty and see if it is a favorable time to attack the Central Plains.

Meng Biao inherited his father's throne in his teens, and more than a dozen surrounding tribes surrendered to him in more than ten years. Now he has raised more than [-] soldiers. As long as the time is right, he can send troops to the north.

Meng Biao first looked at the color and smell of the wine, and then drank the glass of wine in one gulp.

Even the liquor has a very soft and sweet smell.

After that, Meng Biao offered more than a dozen women from the Yueyan tribe, and asked them to sing and dance around the elephant in the cage.

Princess Huaishu was released now. She sat close to the emperor and whispered a few words to the emperor: "Your Majesty, I see that Yue Wang is very powerful, not like a stupid and incompetent guy. If you can borrow his hand Just kill Zhong Xing. Yuan Xiang is not married yet, why not find a chance to betroth him."

Zhong Ji said: "The future of the Regent, I dare not make my own claim."

"He's two quarters of an hour late, I'm afraid he won't come here." Princess Huai Shu said, "Look at the women he presented, all wearing clothes made of animal skins, all with disheveled hair and rough hair, my princess of the Celestial Dynasty is beautiful and beautiful. , will definitely make him dizzy and do his best for you."

Zhong Ji thought for a while and said, "Two days ago, I heard from Yun Yang that King Yue is quite capable, and the power in the Southwest is greater than we imagined. Marriage is indeed a good way, and it seems inappropriate for me to bring it up. Auntie, tell me." .”

Princess Huai Shu's eyes turned cold: "Yunyang? The son of Yun Changyuan? How did you walk in with him?"

"He is different from Yun Changyuan. He is not close to the regent." Zhong Ji said, "Yun Changyuan gave his younger brother to the regent as a favor. With Rong's actions, I swear that I am incompatible with Yun Changyuan."

Princess Huai Shu was displeased: "This son is full of tricks, and half of what he says are lies. Your Majesty can't trust him, don't follow his way."

Zhong Ji nodded: "I know."

Princess Huai Shu said: "Wait a minute, is Yun Yang's younger brother called Yun Ze?"

"I don't know about An Lehou's family affairs, I haven't inquired clearly about this matter."

Princess Huaishu suffered a lot in the prison a few days ago, and now she still feels terrified in retrospect.Now that the Lang family's wings have been broken in the court, countless money has been lost, and Princess Huaishu's status is not as good as before. Although the husband and in-laws said nothing on the surface, they are very dissatisfied with her in their hearts.

After the singing and dancing of these women ended, Meng Biao stood up: "These beautiful Yueyan women will be dedicated to His Majesty the Emperor, please accept the sincerity of our tribe."

Zhong Ji didn't like these strangely dressed women, but if you look carefully, their facial features are very beautiful, so it's okay to try something new, Zhong Ji said: "Yue Wang is so kind, how can I refuse? Just seal them—"

Before he finished speaking, a voice suddenly came from outside: "King Liao is here."

Meng Biao has devoted himself to learning the language, writing and etiquette of the Qi Dynasty in recent years. Before he came to Mingdu, he heard that there was a very powerful prince, and even the brave Beidi king was afraid of him.

But no matter how powerful the prince is, he is still a prince, just like the second in command of their tribe, no matter how powerful the second in command is, he still has to obey Meng Biao. The power of life and death rests with Meng Biao.

Originally, the ministers were whispering about how inappropriately dressed the women of Yue Yan tribe were, but when they heard the voice from outside, they immediately sat upright and didn't dare to say a word.

Zhong Ji glanced at Princess Huai Shu nervously.

Princess Huaishu immediately recalled the scene of being imprisoned in the cold and hunger. This was the most painful day for her in decades. Her face was very ugly, and her long nails pierced deeply into the palm of her hand.

A tall figure appeared in front of everyone, and two stern-faced generals stood behind Zhong Xing, one on the left and the other on the right. Both of them went to the hall with weapons, which gave the civil and military officials a deep sense of oppression.

Meng Biao instantly felt the atmosphere in the hall cool down.

Zhong Xing said indifferently: "Gu came late."

Meng Biao realized that Zhong Xing was different from other people. If he wanted to take the Central Plains, the civil and military officials and the emperor would not be a problem here. The only one who could stop him was probably this domineering prince.

Meng Biao said: "There are fifteen women from the Yueyan tribe here. I want to dedicate them to His Majesty the Emperor, so as to bear children for His Majesty and make the royal family stronger."

Zhong Xing smirked but didn't smile: "I appreciate King Yue's kindness to the emperor, but the harem of the Qi Dynasty never accommodated women from foreign races, so King Yue took them back."

Meng Biao looked at the emperor above.

Zhong Ji originally looked down on these foreign women, but after Zhong Xing declined for him, he felt that these women were very interesting. Zhong Ji looked at these women with nostalgia: "Uncle, Yue Wang is full of kindness—"

Zhong Xing narrowed his eyes: "Huh?"

Zhong Ji was frightened: "Since it is the ancestor's rule, I cannot violate it. King Yue, I cannot accept these women."

Zhong Xing didn't care about who Zhong sent to the harem.Aristocratic men have long been familiar with personnel affairs, except Zhong Xing, who was sent to the military camp at a very young age and would not touch the women accompanying the army because of his cleanliness.

Although the emperor was young, he already had many concubines in the harem, and most of the beautiful maids who served him had had relationships with him.The emperor had nothing to be happy about, so he had to find some fun in this respect.

Sometimes the emperor thought about doing his best to govern the country, and after reading the memorial for two days, he found it boring, and he was too lazy to discuss important matters with the ministers. Whenever he got up and wanted to regain power, he felt annoyed by the court affairs and slackened down in a matter of two days. Climb on the concubine's bed.

Although it was rumored that Zhong Xing would guard the ten daughters at night, Zhong Xing himself had never done it - and he had no time to waste his energy on such obscene things.

Although the emperor was young, he played a lot of tricks, and he often had fun like this.

The imperial doctor once revealed to Zhong Xing that the emperor sometimes indulged too much and was exhausted, so he would take some medicine to cheer him up.

It is not uncommon to take medicine, more than half of the dandies in Mingdu suffer from severe physical loss. Firstly, they are lax in exercising and do not like to practice martial arts.

Zhong Xing doesn't care about these things.

Even if these barbarian women drained the emperor's blood, Zhong Xing didn't care at all.

The problem is that Meng Biao is not a kind person. These women are different from others. They all have martial arts. They are the eyeliner that Meng Biao intends to put in the palace of the Qi Dynasty.

The young emperor didn't express his thoughts before, Zhong Xing knew that the other party wanted to use a plan to drive tigers and wolfs away.

It's a pity that people like the royal family have always been short-sighted.

The Empress Dowager used this method to lure Zhong Xing to the south to go to Beijing to slaughter the eunuchs who controlled the government. The eunuchs were eliminated, but the power of the court fell into Zhong Xing's hands.

Now the emperor wants to use the same method to lure wolves into the house.

Zhong Xing's gaze became even colder.Zhong Ji noticed the other party's gaze, and he felt uneasy. He originally planned to promise Princess Yuanxiang to Meng Biao, but now he dared not say it.

Meng Biao didn't know the details of Zhong Xing. He saw that everyone was afraid of Zhong Xing, and even the emperor dared not refute Zhong Xing's decision. Meng Biao smiled and said to Zhong Xing: "Your Majesty can't accept it, can the prince accept it?"

Zhong Xing curled his lips coldly: "Everyone in Mingdu knows that Gu loves to kill the people next to him the most in his life. If they die, King Yue should not take it to heart."

These fifteen women were carefully cultivated by the Yueyan tribe. Meng Biao was not willing to let them be killed. He retracted his original words: "In this case, they should go back with me."

Zhong Xing reached into the cage and touched the little elephant's ears. It was a little white elephant with a very rare color. Zhong Xing had been in Liaozhou for a long time and had never been to the southwest. This was the first time he saw such a thing.

Seeing this, Meng Biao said: "Since you like it, this auspicious beast is for you."

Zhong Xing likes birds of prey and strange beasts, and he doesn't know if the children in his family like them or not, but Yunze doesn't seem very courageous.

Yunze must have never seen this kind of thing before, so let's take it back and show it to Yunze first.