Big Moon Ballad

Chapter 2291 Timing
If Xie Liu doesn't show up, he will still attack the White Wolf Royal Court according to the original plan.

After hearing these words, Du Ziqing fell silent, and Baili Celing was not complacent, and his expression was very heavy.

This is a bold statement, but both of them are well aware of the risks involved.

At this moment, tens of thousands of slaves and hundreds of high-level hidden piles have gathered in Shacheng.This is indeed a force not to be underestimated. It can be said that it is enough for them to take these people to attack any territory of King Zhai at this time.

But the place they are going to is the White Wolf Royal Court.

Even after many migrations and power divisions, the White Wolf Royal Court is still the most powerful tribe on the Xirong Grassland.Regardless of the White Wolf King himself and the nobles, the fact that the White Wolf King stayed by his side to protect his black cavalry was an extremely terrifying force.

Compared with the Xirong cavalry, the manpower on their side is more like a group of mobs.

Of course, the power Du Ziqing and Baili Cering had in their hands was not limited to slaves, they were not so naive.

Lin Shubai once said that the power of an unarmed person is mighty, even if ants gather to form an ocean, they can also shake giant monsters.

Du Ziqing and Baili Celing believed this sentence, but they thought they did not have Lin Shubai's appeal, so they chose a more conservative strategy when planning the uprising.

They will activate a combination of upper nobles and lower slaves. In addition to hidden piles and slaves, they actually hold a card in their hands.

Du Ziqing glanced at Baili Celing, "What does King Da Zhai say?"

Baili Celing's eyes flickered, "Send someone close to me, saying that we will play by ear."

Play by ear?
That is to fish in troubled waters, and to stand in line depending on the situation.

"Okay," Du Ziqing nodded, "Anyway, he must have brought someone to lurk nearby. As long as we occupy the peak, that guy will definitely rush out and take the opportunity to bite his father."

I'm afraid he will kill his father himself.After all, in the eyes of the Xirong people, only the new king who killed the old king with his own hands is worthy of their allegiance.

"It's not just King Dadi," Baili Celing said indifferently, "Some spies said that they saw someone from King Erdi's side in the depths of the desert yesterday. But because they were too far away to see clearly, that person ran away If it is too fast, it may be a mistake."

"That's right," Du Ziqing said calmly, "He will almost want to take a share."

"It's just that his status is not as good as that of King Da Zhai, so don't expect him to bet everything."

The status here does not refer to blood, but more to force and prestige.

Du Ziqing looked out at the endless pastures through the vast yellow sand.

People often think that King Dadi among the Twelve Di Kings of Xirong is equivalent to the prince of Xirong, and he will definitely inherit the throne in the future.

But in fact, it's not.

The succession system of the Xirong throne is different from that of the Central Plains Dynasty. It is not the eldest son inheritance system, but the aristocratic election system, that is, the heir is elected from the famous relatives of the previous king.

The first generation of the White Wolf King of Xirong distributed the surplus grassland to the prestigious nephews in the tribe, and established the twelve Zhai king system.The twelve Zhai kings are not only the son of White Wolf King, but also his nephew, grandson and grandson.When the first White Wolf King passed away, the fourth King Zhai, who was the most powerful and prestigious among the twelve Zhai Kings, succeeded to the throne and became the second White Wolf King, and so on from generation to generation.

Generally speaking, at the time of enfeoffment, King Zhai, who is older and ranks higher, can get more fertile pastures, and his strength will be stronger.

But this does not mean that the king Zhai who is at the top of the sequence will definitely win in the end.

Du Ziqing took a deep breath. He clearly remembered that the White Wolf King of this generation came to power as the eighth King Zhai.

In the battle for the throne of the previous generation, he was the youngest but the most ruthless.At first, no one favored him, but after gaining the support of Lord Yunzhong, he quickly wiped out the top Zhai kings, killed his own father, and ascended to the throne.

This is also the reason why in recent years, the nobles on the Xirong Grassland will value the youngest Twelve Zhai Kings.

Du Ziqing lowered his gaze. There was a saying among the nobles that the current Twelve Zhai Kings, Chunyu Ye, acted the most like the current White Wolf King.

Against the backdrop of Chunyu Ye, the eldest prince's light was rather dim.

Now King Dadi of Xirong is the eldest son of the White Wolf King, and King Erdi is the nephew of the king. They are about the same age, and they were also the first to be named King Zhai. The territory is closest to the White Wolf King's Court, and the number of cattle, sheep and cavalry is the largest. .

Chunyuye and the eleventh king Zhai, who were sealed off to remote Jiankun and Dingling, were not far behind the previous two kings Zhai in terms of strength.

King Zhai, who was at the top of the ranking, had stronger control over the fiefdom. The reason why the slaves' uprising started from Jiankun was because Chunyuye didn't care much about the management of the territory.

From this point of view, if the White Wolf King dies suddenly now, it is more likely that King Da Zhai and the second King Zhai will inherit the throne.

In addition, Chunyu Ye's whereabouts have been unknown recently, and his prestige among the nobles has been declining. Even if he appeared suddenly, not many people would support him.

It's just that no matter which King Zhai becomes the White Wolf King in the end, it's not a good thing.

Lin Shubai actually disapproved of using these Zhai kings, because it would be meaningless to replace them with new ones.Didn't she know that secretly supporting a King Zhai could overthrow the current White Wolf King more easily?
Just doing that is just changing from one tyrant to another.

Du Ziqing clenched the blanket on her lap tightly. What they were doing now was actually going against Lin Shubai's will.

Lin Shubai's original idea was to lead the slaves to overthrow the rule of the Zhai kings through decades of management.If you can't do it, you can choose an unfavored noble boy from a distant branch to raise him from an early age, push him to the throne, and pay tribute to Great Qin.

Compared with the White Wolf King, the current Twelve Zhai Kings are still immature, but they are basically the same cruel and bloodthirsty. , can't choose the right one at all.

According to Lin Shubai's original idea, the identity of the new King of Xirong is best to be of mixed blood, half of the Central Plains people have the best blood, or he grew up in the Central Plains and understands the etiquette, righteousness and shame of the Central Plains people.

But it is not easy to find such a candidate in this way.

Baili Celing's eyes were gloomy. He and Du Ziqing had been searching on the Xirong Grassland for more than ten years, and they also asked other slaves to pay attention, but they had never found a young nobleman with such value in training.

The only hopeful person was the little boy Ying Baoyue had rescued in Ding Ling before. He was adopted by King Zhai as an adopted son. Although he was an illegitimate child, he also had the blood of the White Wolf King.

But they had no time to wait for that child to grow up now.

After all, there is not always a chance that Yun Zhongjun is not in Xirong.

　Make up for yesterday's update

　　
　
(End of this chapter)