The prince is very fierce

The old woman has stayed in Qiufeng Town for many years and knows the inside story of Qiufeng Town. Every year, young people who don’t know the heights of the world come over and most of them are left outside the town. Chen Sining and Zhu Manzhi are both carrying weapons and they are not very old. They are obviously attracted by them. The old woman thought she was a little knight-errant who went out to make trouble.

Knowing that the old woman was a kind reminder, Chen Sining raised her hand to take the tea bowl and smiled:

"Thank you for your concern, auntie. I am sensible."

Seeing this, the old woman said no more, put down the teapot, and sat back by the stove.

Chen Sining took two sips of tea and saw that the old woman was kind and friendly, so she asked:

"Auntie, have you seen a man passing by in a carriage in recent days? He must have been alone. I don't know the rest."

Although the description is a bit sparse, it is enough in Qiufeng Town, because few people walk alone in this place, especially those driving cars, most of which are accompanied by guards.

When the old woman heard this description, she smiled and nodded:

"There was one two days ago. He didn't stop in the town and went directly to Liangcheng."

Chen Sining felt a little happy, knowing that she had found a clue to Xu Buling, and thanked:

"Thank you, auntie."

The old woman nodded and said no more questions.

Zhu Manzhi finished calculating the marriage, took out the money with satisfaction, came to sit down at the table, and saw that there were no outsiders in the tea shop, only an old man and a young man. He was obviously a little curious about the identities of the two people, and said:

"Old lady, I heard that there are no ordinary people in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon in Qiufeng Town. Aren't you also an expert who hides from the world?"

Little Taohua stood up from outside the tea shop, sat next to the old woman and warmed herself by the fire. Hearing this, she shook her head and said:

"There are not so many masters in the world. Qiufeng Town is full of petty thieves, and none of them can beat them. I advised grandma to go home and stay. Grandma is used to living here and doesn't want to leave."

"oh……"

Zhu Manzhi seemed to understand, but thought for a while and then said:

"The old lady should know the fun places on the grassland, right? We came from Taiyuan, and this is our first time here."

Taiyuan is now also under the rule of the Northern Qi Dynasty, and there are quite a lot of merchants coming here, which is not unusual.

The old woman thought about it for a moment and nodded slightly: "There are many places with beautiful scenery on the grassland, but I have gone to very few places. Except for Guiyan City, I only remember Hulun Lake on the easternmost grassland. It was the most beautiful place in my life. The most beautiful place I have ever seen, with abundant pasture and cattle and sheep everywhere, it is no worse than any other place in the world, but it is a bit far away and you have to go up from Liaodong, so you two may not be able to go. "

Chen Sining is a princess of South Vietnam, so she naturally knows something about the geography of the Three Kingdoms. When she heard these words, she nodded slightly:

"I heard it's quite beautiful. The Tuoba Royal Court on the grassland used to be there. It seemed that it took Daqi's cavalry to regain that place for decades. Now it's Daqi's horse farm."

This is not a secret. After all, there are only a few places in Northern Qi that produce high-quality war horses.

The old woman looked very calm, thought about it, and said with a smile:

"Yes, speaking of it, the court's behavior in this matter is a bit unkind."

"Um?"

When Xiao Taohua heard this, she was stunned for a moment and said:

"Grandma, how do you say this? Let the court know that you will be beheaded."

The old woman was called grandma by the little peach blossom, and she was obviously not afraid of beheading. When she saw several little girls sitting in front of her, she might be too old and wanted to chat, she shook her head and said softly:

"It is not benevolent and righteous. At that time, the Chanyu of Tuoba Palace had no intention of fighting with Daqi. For decades, he paid tribute every year without offending Daqi. Daqi was aggressive and demanded every year. The number of war horses doubled, and the Tuoba Royal Court could no longer hold on. One year, when they did not have enough horses, the Qi Dynasty prepared to send troops on the grounds of contempt for the sect leader..."

Chen Sining feels the same way about this kind of thing. Between big and small countries, the big fish eats the small fish. The weaker party only has the fate of being bullied and exploited. This is the case even in South Vietnam. They are squeezed by the big Yue every year and still have to keep smiling. For fear that Dayue would find an excuse to send troops to attack, in this case, Xu Buling still found an excuse to lead troops to remove South Vietnam.

Although the Northern Qi Dynasty was weaker than the Great Yue, it would be a wild tiger on the grassland. It would be as easy to kill Tuoba Royal Court, which only had more than 100,000 herdsmen, as to crush an ant to death.

Chen Sining thought for a moment and asked, "Then Daqi used this name to send troops to Tuoba Royal Court?"

The old woman shook her head: "Not yet. At that time, King Tuoba knew that something was wrong, so he tried every means to fill the vacancies of war horses with cattle and sheep, so as to avoid military disasters. In order to prevent Da Qi from being angered again, he sent Shan Yu's daughter , Tuobaling, the most beautiful flower by Hulun Lake, went to Guiyan City.

In order to protect the people of the clan, Tuobaling originally wanted to enter the palace and become the concubine of Emperor Qi. However, in Guiyan City, she first met a prince's son. The two fell in love at first sight. The prince's son also had some status, so he promised at that time that with him One day, the Tuoba clan will not die out. Tuoba Ling believed it and married that prince's son. "

When Chen Sining heard this, her heart trembled slightly. After all, what the old woman said was somewhat similar to what she was currently experiencing.

Chen Sining hesitated and asked:

"What's the result?"

Zhu Manzhi listened while holding the meat buns in his hands. Hearing this, he shook his head and said:

"What else could the outcome be? Don't you know that the royal court is gone? It must be that prince's son who broke his promise."

The old woman shook her head and sighed: "It doesn't count as breaking one's word. National affairs have nothing to do with children's personal relationships. No matter how good the promise is, it is in vain. Tuoba Royal Court occupies the most fertile grassland and does not have enough troops to defend it. As long as The Northern Qi Dynasty had a need and it was inevitable to conquer that grassland. At that time, it was the son of the prince who led the army. The reason was that 'state affairs were of paramount importance' and he had to do it. "

Chen Sining frowned slightly when she heard this, because what the old woman said was very reasonable. As long as necessary, even if she married Xu Buling, for the sake of the country, the Chen family should be eradicated. As the person in power, Xu Buling Ling, I'm afraid he won't be lenient at all.

But if she didn't marry Xu Buling, Chen wouldn't even have this slim sense of security, so what could she do?

Zhu Manzhi was smart and knew that Chen Sining had taken this incident as a warning, so he quickly said haha:

"It's been a long time, so don't mention it. Eat steamed buns, and you have to rush after eating them."

Chen Sining pursed her lips and smiled, without further chatting. She turned around and ate the steamed buns in small bites. After eating, she and Manzhi got on their horses and headed towards Liangcheng.

Little Taohua sat by the stove. After the two of them walked away, she looked at the old woman and whispered:

"Grandma, it seems like this is the first time you say this."

"It's an old story, I just remembered it."

The old woman smiled kindly, said nothing more, and just glanced at the far north.

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There are many people passing by Qiufeng Town every day. Maybe as Chen Sining said, there are not many who can fight, but the people who can walk here are definitely not ordinary traffickers and pawns.

Zuo Qingqiu has already learned the news that Xu Buling has come to Northern Qi. As Qiufeng Town is the only place he must pass when leaving customs, it is impossible not to set up an informant.

Zhu Manzhi and Chen Sining rode horses through the long street of the town, heading towards Liangcheng from the northern intersection.

In a gambling stall on the street, a boy was sunbathing at the door. He stood up and walked to the fence of the liquor store next door. His eyes pointed at the two figures who were about to disappear:

"These two are women disguised as men. They don't look like the people mentioned above. It's too unexpected for two women to come to Qiufeng Town. Although the two horses are covered up, they are obviously good horses. I'm afraid their identities are unusual. Do you want to check one time?"

The shopkeeper of the wine shop is a hidden stake of the Northern Qi Imperial Boxing Hall buried in Qiufeng Town. Like the Criminal Investigation Department, the Imperial Boxing Hall is an intelligence agency and a violence agency of the imperial court, and their powers are almost the same.

The old shopkeeper also noticed the two outsiders passing by, thought for a moment, nodded and said:

"I'm afraid it's a ranger from the pass. Just send someone to find out the identity. As long as it has nothing to do with that person, don't pay too much attention."

The boy nodded, turned around and retreated. A moment later, a homing pigeon flew from behind the gambling stall to Liangcheng in the north...