The ministers begged me to ascend the throne

Chapter 279

In a certain house in Beishi, Wang Siqi was playing chess with the Eighth Prince, while Kong Yuan was watching from the sidelines.

"I lost, I am not His Highness's opponent." Wang Siqi readily conceded defeat, he stood up and said to Kong Yuan, "Brother Yuan, you should play." Every time he played chess, he couldn't beat His Highness, it wasn't him Deliberately losing to His Highness, but really can't win.His Highness's thoughts are too deep, and his style of chess is also unfathomable, making it unpredictable.

Kong Yuan smiled slightly: "Then I won't be polite." Then he sat down opposite the eighth prince.

Wang Siqi sat aside, drinking while watching Kong Yuan and the Eighth Prince playing chess.

Not long after, Yu Hai walked in respectfully and reported to the Eighth Prince: "Your Highness, Young Master Ji has arrived."

After hearing this, the Eighth Prince raised the corner of his mouth slightly and said, "Let him in."

As soon as Master Ji arrived, Wang Siqi hurriedly put down the wine pot in his hand, Kong Yuan also put down the chess pieces in his hand, and they both looked at the door burningly at the same time.

As for "Master Ji", Wang Siqi and the others have heard a lot about him in recent years, but they have never met him.

Yu Hai led Young Master Ji and walked in.When Kong Yuan saw Young Master Ji, his pupils dilated instantly, and a look of incomparable surprise appeared on his face.Wang Siqi and Kong Yuan had the same expression.

Isn't this "Master Ji" the Huns who arrived in the capital two days ago?
Among a group of tall and mighty Huns, there was one who looked like a Central Plains man, so he was naturally very conspicuous.They wondered why one of the Huns who came was like a Central Plains man.

Young Master Ji walked in, and bowed respectfully to the Eighth Prince, "I have seen Your Highness."

The Eighth Prince nodded slightly to him, and immediately said with a gentle expression: "Get up."

"His Royal Highness." Mr. Ji followed the etiquette of the Central Plains, and it was very standard.

Kong Yuan and Wang Siqi couldn't help but exclaimed: "Huns?!" The two looked at the Eighth Prince in shock, "Your Highness, what's going on?" Why did His Highness associate with a Hun? ...

The Eighth Prince introduced Wang Siqi and Kong Yuan to Ji Bochang respectively.

The person who came was Uwe, one of the missions of the Huns.He said politely to Wang Siqi and the others: "Uncle Ji has met you two often."

The eighth prince formally introduced Wang Siqi and Kong Yuan: "Bochang is not a real Hun."

Wang Siqi and Kong Yuan had a hundred questions in their minds, but they shouldn't know which one to ask right now.

Seeing the surprise in Kong Yuan's eyes, Ji Bochang said, "Your Highness, let me introduce myself to Brother Wang and Brother Kong."

The Eighth Prince nodded slightly, and immediately signaled Ji Bochang to sit down.

Ji Bochang sat down obediently, and immediately introduced his real identity to Wang Siqi and Kong Yuan in detail.

After Wang Siqi and Kong Yuan finished listening, their expressions were shocked.They did not expect that His Highness also had his own people in the Huns.

This incident was a bit "shocking" to Wang Siqi and the others, and the two of them were stunned for a long time before they recovered.

The eighth prince waited for Kong Yuan and the others to regain some sense, and then said: "Bo Chang is from the Southern Wei Dynasty to be precise. His elders fled to the Huns, and he was born on the grasslands of the Huns."

When they heard that Ji Bochang's true identity was from the Southern Wei Dynasty, Wang Siqi and Kong Yuan felt less shocked.

Ji Bochang, also known as Uwe, said with a smile: "Back then, my grandfather took several clansmen and fled to the Huns grassland, and then our clan took root on the grassland."

The Eighth Prince followed Ji Bochang's words and said: "Over the years, people in the Southern Wei Dynasty have been trying their best to contact me. A few years ago, Bochang got in touch with me."

Kong Yuan nodded, and said with a dazed expression, "So that's what happened."

Wang Siqi said with emotion: "I have been hearing His Highness mentioning Mr. Ji, and I finally saw him today."

Ji Bochang chuckled lightly and said, "Are you scared?"

Wang Siqi's face was embarrassed for a moment, and he smiled embarrassingly: "I was really scared."

Two days ago, when the Huns arrived in the capital, Wang Siqi also went to see it, so he could see Ji Bochang at a glance.

Kong Yuan looked at Ji Bochang, then at the Eighth Prince. He wanted to ask something, but he didn't dare to ask.

Seeing Kong Yuan's hesitant expression, the Eighth Prince knew what he wanted to say.

"Bochang, although he is a member of King Zuo Xian, he did not do anything unfavorable to the Central Plains. On the contrary, thanks to his family these years, otherwise the Xiongnu would have gone south to invade the Central Plains."

When Kong Yuan and Wang Siqi heard the words, they showed the same astonished expressions again.

Ji Bochang raised the corners of his mouth and smiled shallowly: "Although our people have defected to the Xiongnu, we have not done anything to offend the Central Plains."

The eighth prince continued: "Bochang's grandfather and father planned the division of the Huns tribe and each became king."

"What?" Wang Siqi and Kong Yuan exclaimed at the same time.

Ji Bochang smiled modestly and said, "Back then, the leaders of the various tribes of the Huns wanted to leave the royal court and claim their own kingship. My grandfather and father just took advantage of their thoughts and fanned the flames to get them to take action."

Ji Bochang's words sounded a little calm, as if he was talking about unimportant things, but it made the tribes of the Huns become kings for decades, and they also fought among the tribes of the Huns for decades.

This is why the Xiongnu did not take the opportunity to go south to invade the Central Plains during the riots of the previous dynasty.

Because at that time, the seven tribes of the Huns fought fiercely.They are too busy to take care of themselves, so they don't have the time and energy to invade other countries.

Wang Siqi and Kong Yuan immediately stood up and solemnly bowed to Ji Bochang.

"Brother Ji's family is Gao Yi."

Ji Bochang hurriedly stood up and stretched out his hands to support Wang Siqi and Kong Yuan.

"Brother Wang and Brother Kong are serious."

"Brother Ji, you can afford this gift." If it wasn't for Ji Bochang's family who were hovering around the Xiongnu, I am afraid that during the riots of the previous dynasty, the Xiongnu would go south and invade, and the entire Central Plains would be trampled by the Xiongnu cavalry at that time.

"Brother Wang, Brother Kong, this is what our family should do."

The Eighth Prince smiled and said, "Okay, you all sit down."

The three were obedient and sat down obediently.

Kong Yuan hesitated for a while, but decided to ask: "Brother Ji, are the Huns really going south to invade Dazhou?"

Ji Bochang straightened his face and said, "Currently, half of the Xiongnu royal court supports going south to attack the Great Zhou, while the other half don't. Xin Maodun wants to send troops south to attack the Great Zhou."

After Wang Siqi and Kong Yuan heard this, their expressions became unsightly.

"So, the Huns still want to go south to attack Dazhou?"

"Based on Xin Modun's intention, it is definitely going to attack Dazhou, but it is not certain whether it can go south." Ji Bochang did not make a fool of himself, "This time coming to Dazhou is not Xinmodun Shanyu's attitude to test Dazhou. It is to test the attitude of the Huns royal court."

Kong Yuan and Wang Siqi didn't quite understand, and they asked blankly, "Testing the attitude of the Huns?"

"As I said just now, half of the Xiongnu royal court does not support going south to attack the Great Zhou, and this half is headed by King Zuoxian." Ji Bochang continued, "The other half who supports going south to attack the Great Zhou is King Youxian."

The Eighth Prince added: "Bo Chang is a member of King Zuo Xian."

Ji Bo often said: "I came to Da Zhou to investigate the situation on behalf of King Zuo Xian."

Kong Yuan said: "I remember that in the Xiongnu, the left is the most respected. The status of the wise king of the left should be higher than that of the wise king of the right."

"Yes, King Zuo Xianyu has a very high status in the court of the Xiongnu, and he is also very powerful. Xin Maodun Shanyu is very afraid of Zuo Xianyu." Ji Bochang said, "Xin Maodun Chanyu and Youxian King want to The purpose of going south to attack Da Zhou is very simple, that is to plunder money and food from Da Zhou, and then use it to attack the Han clan."

Kong Yuan thought about it for a while and said, "Brother Ji, is it your fault that King Zuo Xian does not support the attack on Da Zhou?"

"Not entirely, the Zuoxian King doesn't want the power of the new Modun Chanyu to become stronger." Ji Bochang said, a meaningful smile suddenly appeared on the corner of his mouth, "The reason why the new Modun Chanyu was unable to attack the Han family Several tribes are because King Zuoxian secretly supported the Han clan's tribes."

After Kong Yuan and Wang Siqi heard this, they gasped in shock.

Seeing Wang Siqi and the others, the Eighth Prince laughed and said, "Without the secret help of King Zuoxian, the three tribes of the Han family would not be able to withstand the annexation of Xin Maodun and Chanyu."

"Actually, King Youxian also secretly helped."

Kong Yuan and the others were confused by Ji Bochang's words, and they asked in bewilderment: "Didn't King Youxian support Xin Maodun Shanyu? Why did he secretly help the tribes of the Han family?"

Ji Bochang said with a half-smile: "The Right Wise King is in favor of the new Modu Shanyu's attack on the Great Zhou, but he does not fully support the new Modun Shanyu. He, like Zuo Xianwang, does not want the new Modun Shanyu to be too big. He is too powerful." However, Xin Modu Shanyu thought that King Youxian was completely his own.

Wang Siqi and Kong Yuan exclaimed in their hearts: I didn't expect the struggle for power within the Huns to be so fierce.

"Brother Ji, since none of the virtuous kings of the left and right want the new Modun Shanyu to be too powerful, why don't they become king themselves?" Kong Yuan asked the key point.

Ji Bochang explained: "The virtuous kings of the left and right have always belonged to the royal family of the Huns, and they are also members of the Shuangda clan. They cannot separate from the Shuangda clan and become kings, so they can only support the new Maodun Shanyu while He also secretly helped several tribes of the Han clan." Ji Bochang continued, "Actually, there are also people from the Huyan clan, the Lan clan, and the Xubu clan who influence the virtuous king."

Wang Siqi and Kong Yuan: "!!!!!!"

Ji Bo saw that Wang Siqi and the others were stunned, and said with a smile, "I didn't expect the power struggle of the Huns to be so fierce."

Wang Siqi sighed: "I really didn't expect it." In Wang Siqi's cognition, the Huns are a group of barbarians with simple minds and well-developed limbs.Apart from fighting, I can't do other things.People from the Central Plains are still good at intrigue and so on.

The Eighth Prince said: "Where there are people, there will be competition. People in the Central Plains like to fight for power, and the Huns are no exception."

Kong Yuan looked at Ji Bochang with a very polite tone: "Brother Ji, please continue."

"The Xiongnu envoy who came to Da Zhou this time is Hu Yanping, he is a member of the new Modu Chanyu." Ji Bochang continued, "His purpose is to inquire about the situation of Da Zhou."

"Brother Ji, what will Hu Yanping do next?"

"Wait for the Emperor of Great Zhou to summon, and then propose a competition." Ji Bochang frowned slightly and said, "Many of the people who came to Great Zhou this time are warriors under King Youxian." Yitu is not a member of King Youxian, It is Xin Maodun Shanyu's subordinate. "They have undergone special training, they are very strong, and they are excellent in riding and shooting." After speaking, he turned his head to look at the eighth prince, and said solemnly, "Your Highness, you must arrange the most elite soldiers to fight with them, otherwise you will lose to the eighth prince." Their."

The eighth prince nodded slightly and said: "Father must have made arrangements."

Ji Bochang talked about the various tribes of the Xiongnu, and Wang Siqi and Kong Yuan were taken aback for a while.

After a while, the eighth prince asked Wang Siqi and Kong Yuan to step down first.Ji Bo often has more important matters to report to the Eighth Prince.

After listening to Ji Bochang's report, the Eighth Prince's face was solemn for a moment, but he soon returned to normal.

"By the way, Your Highness, that unknown force has also sneaked into the left and right sage kings, and some have sneaked into other tribes." A few years ago, an unknown force sent people to the Xiongnu. Wan people, or people from other countries in the Western Regions, did business on the grasslands of the Xiongnu. "Also, the people sent by the emperor have become important military advisers of the Han clan."

"If the new Maodun Shanyu really wanted to attack Da Zhou, would the tribes of the Han clan really not attack the King's Court of the Huns?"

"It depends on whether the people sent by the emperor have the ability to encourage the tribes of the Han clan to attack the royal court of the Xiongnu." Ji Bochang said seriously, "The wise kings of the left and right do not want the tribes of the Han clan to attack the royal court of the Xiongnu. "

He added: "That unknown force is collecting information about other countries in the Western Regions, and they also bought a lot of things from the Western Regions."

"Still haven't found out who it is?" the Eighth Prince asked.

Ji Bochang shook his head and said, "This unknown force is too mysterious, and it's impossible to find out who it belongs to at all."

The Eighth Prince frowned, and said with a serious face: "Who is more mysterious than the court and the family?"

"Could it be someone from the fourth son?" The eighth prince thought over and over again, only the fourth prince, that is, the King of Chu, has this ability.

"Your Highness, I checked, and this group of people has nothing to do with the King of Chu." Ji Bochang also thought so, "They have never been in contact with the King of Chu."

The Eighth Prince's face was a little ugly.Although this group of people did not have any conflicts with them, the existence of this group of people made him very afraid.

There is an unknown powerful force by his side, which makes the eighth prince feel at ease.

"Your Highness, no matter who this group of people are, they have no conflict with us, and we don't need to stare at them anymore." Ji Bochang worried that if he continued to stare at this group of people who came out of nowhere, he would definitely cause trouble. Anger them, and if there is a conflict with them at that time, they may not be able to win this group of people.

The eighth prince understood Ji Bochang's scruples, nodded and said, "Then stop staring at them." He will continue to send people to investigate this group of people in Dazhou.

"Ah!" Zhao Yao suddenly sneezed.

When Tong Xi heard Zhao Yao sneezing, he immediately became nervous, and hurriedly asked, "Your Highness, did you catch a cold?"

"No, it should be Fatty and the others who are thinking about me." The Fatty Zhao Yao was talking about was Song Jicai and the others.

At this moment, Xiao Jin flew back from the outside, with letters tied to its feet.

It took the initiative to stretch its paws in front of Zhao Yao, and Zhao Yao reached out and touched its small head, before taking down the letter.

It was a letter from He Lianfang.

After Zhao Yao finished reading, he sighed with emotion: "I didn't expect that there were several factions among the Huns who came this time, and they fought fiercely among themselves."

"Your Highness, what are you talking about?" Tong Xi was confused.

Zhao Yao handed the letter in his hand to Tong Xi to read.

After seeing it, Tong Xi was shocked: "It turns out that the Huns also like to fight for power and profit, and the slaves thought they could only fight and kill."

"Where there are people, there is intrigue." Zhao Yao just didn't expect that there were so many forces involved in the twenty or so Huns who came.

【Yaoyao. 】

When Zhao Yao heard a bird calling him, he hurriedly stuck his head out of the window.After a while, I saw Laiyi flying towards him.

"Come on, how did you come back?" A few years ago, Zhao Yao specially trained his bird friends and let them fly around to help him inquire about news.Laiyi and his friends volunteered to fly to the Huns.

[Yaoyao, I have something important to tell you. 】

Zhao Yao first poured a glass of water for Lai Yi: "Come, drink some water first."

Laiyi happened to be a little thirsty, so he lowered his head and drank some water.

Zhao Yao touched Laiyi's small head and the feathers on its back, letting him relax for a while.

It was very comfortable to be touched.After a while, it opened its mouth and said: [Yaoyao, let me tell you...]

Zhao Yao listened carefully.After listening, his face changed drastically.

"Come on, is what you said true?"

Lai nodded a little and said: 【Yaoyao, it's true, we didn't hear or read wrong. 】

Zhao Yao gasped in shock, and immediately his pretty face flushed with anger.

"How dare they?"

[By the way, Yaoyao, when I came here just now, I met Laiqian and them. They asked me to tell you that they followed your starling to that house in Beishi, and saw a Hun who went to see your starling. 】

Zhao Yao was taken aback and said, "The Huns see starling?" After speaking, his face became serious again.He couldn't believe that mynah had something to do with the Huns?
Seeing that Zhao Yao was angry, Laiyi hurriedly flew onto his shoulder, rubbed its small head against Zhao Yao's face, and comforted him: 【Yaoyao, don't be angry. 】

"I can't accept myna's connection to the Huns."

[Yaoyao, in fact, that Hun is from the Central Plains, not a real Hun. 】

"What?" Zhao Yao was a little confused, "People from the Central Plains, how is it possible?"

[Yaoyao, there are people from the Central Plains in the royal court of the Huns. 】Lai Yi is very smart and has a good memory, 【By the way, they say they are from the Southern Wei Dynasty. 】

"People from the Southern Wei Dynasty?" Zhao Yao knew the people from the Southern Wei Dynasty. He had seen them in the history books before, but there were not many records in the history books, just a few words.The Southern Wei Dynasty was a small country in the former dynasty, and it was inextricably related to the former dynasty, but it disappeared in the end, and there is no record in the history books.

[Well, that's what they said. 】

"The people of the Southern Wei Dynasty are in the Huns, so they have something to do with myna?" Zhao Yao's face was full of confusion, "What's going on here?"Also, what kind of power is behind the starling, and why is it involved in the Southern Wei Dynasty and the Huns?
　Veterans, please take a leave of absence. I originally planned to update the codewords tonight, but I got a high fever and went to the hospital to hang water. I just came back, and it was too late to update the codewords.Will resume updating tomorrow.

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