My life is like walking on thin ice

Chapter 26 The eldest son of the emperor has hands and eyes that can reach the sky?

In the pavilion, Shen Tujia stood with his hands behind his hands, looking to the north.

At the entrance, Liu Rong looked at the gatekeeper of the Hou Mansion outside the pavilion with some doubts, holding two gold cakes in front of him.

"This is……?"

He looked down at the two gold cakes in confusion, then turned back to look at Shentujia. Seeing that Shentujia didn't react at all, he had to turn around again and look at the concierge in confusion.

The concierge grinned in a neither humble nor arrogant manner and said: "It was made by the second son of the emperor."

Hearing the concierge's words, Liu Rong immediately became convinced. Although he was moved, he also became more confused.

"In that case, just accept it?"

But I saw the concierge smiling and shaking his head: "On normal days, this gold would never flow into the Hou Mansion."

"Just now, the emperor's second son is eager to protect his brother, and his sincerity is truly touching."

"——If you don't accept it, I'm worried that the second son of the emperor won't be able to feel at ease, so I have no choice but to pretend to accept it."

"But the rules of the Marquis Mansion cannot be broken, and I have to trouble the young master to keep it for now. When I meet the second son of the emperor in the future, I can return the jade to Zhao intact..."

Seeing the concierge in front of him handing over the gold cake without any pretense or attachment, and even saying such profound and righteous words, Liu Rong was so shocked that he almost popped his eyes out!

——This is the Han family!
——The Han family where corruption and bribery are common!

On weekdays, princes like Liu Rong would give benefits to certain noble eunuchs and eunuchs in the palace. When others accepted them, they would not avoid them at all!

Sometimes, you can even meet some bold people who are afraid that others will not know that they have benefited from a certain prince, and they want to run around the palace with loud gongs and drums to tell them.

This is true in the palace, let alone outside the palace - if you want to visit someone, if you don't take care of the person's concierge, you may not even be able to see the real owner!

Regarding such matters, the host often does not feel that the concierge has taken matters into his own hands and neglected the guests.

——You came to visit me and wanted to be friends with me, but in the end you were reluctant to even give me the benefit of being my concierge. You clearly look down on me, right?

In such a climate, an official like Shen Tujia, who holds a high position but refuses all forms of bribery, is already a beautiful sight.

But Liu Rong never expected that even the concierge of Gu'an Hou Mansion would be trained like this by Shen Tujia...

"I've heard for a long time that Marquis An's sleeves are refreshing, but I never thought that everyone in the family could be so noble and upright?"

After taking the two gold cakes handed over by the concierge and watching the concierge go away, Liu Rong was silent for a long time, and finally turned around and sighed like this.

Hearing this, Shen Tujia turned around slowly and looked around the pavilion without leaving a trace, before turning back to face Liu Rong.

"It's just a few details, sir, there's no need to say more."

"But what the young master just said has left me quite puzzled..."

Shen Tujia's little attempt to change the subject was revealed. Liu Rong was not embarrassed at all and just shook his head with a smile.

He took two careful steps forward and took the opportunity to think about his words;
Knowing that he couldn't escape, he stopped worrying and said with a smile: "The double-headed eagle policy implemented by the Huns, so Anhou should be well aware of it?"

Seeing that Liu Rong finally stopped avoiding the topic, Shen Tujia also let out a sigh of relief.

He slowly nodded his head and said in a deep voice: "The Xiongnu is a country of hundreds of barbarians with the Luotang royal family and the Xiongnu headquarters as the core, the four major clans and tribes as the wings, and the grassland tribes as vassals."

"The double-headed eagle policy was the product of the Huns' two strategies of going south to invade the Han family and advancing westward to expand their territory at the same time."

"——The virtuous kings on the left and right, the Guli kings on the left and right, the generals on the left and right, and the great households on the left and right, are the Chan Yuting of the Xiongnu, and the core of the double-headed eagle policy, also known as: the eight pillars."

"These eight pillars are divided into two factions, the left and the right - the 'left four pillars' headed by King Xian of the Zuo are responsible for advancing westward, and the 'four pillars of the right' led by King Xian of the right are responsible for heading south." Qianchang pointed out the two heads of the Huns. After hearing the general status of the Eagle Policy, Shen Tujia stopped talking and stretched out his hand to make a 'please' gesture to Liu Rong.

We can't blame Shen Tujia for being impatient. In fact, what Liu Rong just said is really related to the survival of the Han family's ancestral temple and the country!

Shen Tujia no longer wanted to think about what methods should not be used by outsiders and why the eldest son of the emperor had such methods.

Now, the only thing Shen Tujia cares about is the authenticity of Liu Rong's previous words.

——In the next few years, will the Huns really have something to deal with and cannot escape from?
This point will be directly related to the Han family's next strategic decision and even its political direction...

"As Gu Anhou said: The Xiongnu double-headed eagle policy, to put it bluntly, is to divide the Xiongnu into two factions with four pillars on the left and right, respectively responsible for the foreign strategies of advancing westward and southward."

"In this way, the big worry of my Han family is not so much the Xiongnu Shan Yuting, but rather King Youxian, and the four right pillars of the Xiongnu headed by Youxian King, who are responsible for going south to invade the Han Dynasty."

"In other words: As long as King Youxian 'has something to do,' then my Han family doesn't have to worry about the border wall until King Youxian finishes his work..."

With a soft word, Shen Tujia was pulled into a long period of thinking, but Liu Rong did not stop there.

"Among the eight pillars of the Xiongnu, the left and right Xian kings and the left and right Guli kings are all from the Luotang royal family, and have the succession to the Shanyu throne in sequence;
The left and right generals and the left and right high-ranking households are hereditary and replaced by the four major clans respectively. "

"Among them, King Zuo Xian can be roughly understood as the 'Prince of the Huns', and he is the most powerful descendant of the contemporary Chanyu."

"The Youxian King is like the 'Brother of the Huns', who is held by the brothers and even uncles of the contemporary Chanyu..."

When Liu Rong uttered the word 'Brother-in-law', Shen Tujia subconsciously raised his eyes and quickly restored his expression to the original.

After frowning and thinking for a moment, Shen Tujia vaguely heard the hidden meaning of Liu Rong's words. Shen Tujia slowly raised his head again and looked at Liu Rong with a little expectation in his eyes!
Then Liu Rong nodded with a smile, and there was an unexplained calmness between his brows.

"The contemporary Chanyu of the Xiongnu: Juntang Junchen, was the Xianwang of the Zuo during the Laoshang Jizhu period. He had always been incompatible with his uncle, the Xianwang of the You."

"Four years ago, the old Shanyu died. King Zuo Xian, Luotang Junchen, succeeded him. He is: Junchen Chanyu."

"In the past few years, the military ministers have been busy integrating the Shan Yuting. Now, Dang has secured the Shan Yu's position."

"And King Youxian - the King Youxian who once opposed the military officials everywhere, and even launched a coup when the old Shanyu died, almost taking away the throne, is still leading his troops to be stationed in Munan..."

"——Young master, are you saying that the military ministers are going to attack King Youxian?!"

Before Liu Rong could finish his words, Shen Tujia interrupted slightly, his face becoming a little excited.

This news is crucial!
Regardless of whether Emperor Qi wants to reduce the vassal status or whether the Han family is about to break out into a large-scale civil war, this news is extremely critical to the Han family!
As long as this news can be confirmed, even if the Han family does nothing, they can at least rest and recuperate for a few more years without any psychological pressure.

——If something happened to King Youxian, who was responsible for attacking the Han Dynasty, and there were problems within the Huns, wouldn’t the Han family be able to get peace, at least temporarily?
There was no need for Liu Rong to say anything more. After just a moment of thought, Shen Tujia recognized the logic of the news.

You used to be the prince, but your replacement prince was always against you. When the late emperor died, he almost lost the throne to a palace official!

Now that you have successfully ascended the throne and secured your position, can you still let go of the substitute prince who almost took over the position?

In almost three to five breaths, Shen Tujia had already formulated a series of plans to verify the specific details of the authenticity of this guess.

But under Shentu Jiaman's expectant gaze, Liu Rong just turned sideways with a smile.

"The military officials will definitely take action against King Youxian."

"It's just that the Marquis of Gu'an needs to figure out how to find out exactly when to take action."

"Of course I can tell Marquis Gu'an directly: The military ministers are already preparing for action. The Huns will not move south in large numbers for at least the next five years."

"But the information channels are really not good enough for outsiders. If we don't tell the source of the information, I'm afraid it will be difficult to convince Marquis Gu'an..."

(End of this chapter)