Taiyuan City.
It is the largest city in Guanlong.
To the west is the huge and vast grassland, and to the east is the Taiyuan Road, which leads directly to the hinterland of the Central Plains.
It formed a line with Tianshui City and Hulun City in the north and south, which happened to separate the grassland and the Central Plains from each other, and completely formed a dividing line.
If the nomads on the grassland want to enter the Central Plains, they must pass through one of these three cities.
True to its name, Taiyuan City and others are a huge line of defense for the Central Plains in the west.
And Taiyuan City is the middlemost city among the three cities. Its geographical location is quite advantageous. Whether it is supporting Hulun City or Tianshui City, it is the closest.
In addition, its location is in the middle of two mountain ranges, which is equivalent to a giant standing on a narrow road, with the aura of being invincible.
Therefore, it bears the brunt, and it is the most critical and most important defensive place in the Northwest.
Naturally, the important people in the northwest, whether they were officials or the Guanlong army, all centered on Taiyuan City and radiated outwards, and this was the base camp of all Guanlong people.
This moment.
Li Wuyou has already arrived in Taiyuan City.
However, he did not show up with much fanfare, but hid his aura and landed in a jungle outside Taiyuan City.
On the ground, there were still obvious impact marks, densely covered with cracks, countless gravels splashed out towards the distance, and some trees and bushes around were broken, opened, and torn.
Li Wuyou changed into ordinary people's clothes. He looked like a very ordinary old man, and it was very difficult to be detected by others.
When he walked out of the forest, he walked directly along the Taiyuan Road to the Taiyuan City.
This place is already very close to Taiyuan City, and the appearance of that city can be clearly seen from a distance. The huge and towering city wall stands on the vast plain, like a wild beast entrenched here.
The black body has a bloody mouth, and that Taiyuan Road is like the tongue of a wild beast. It swallows all the people who are about to enter Taiyuan City.
Because it was relatively close to Taiyuan City, Li Wuyou was able to see many people entering Taiyuan City, including ordinary people, walking businessmen, and some peddlers and so on.
These people are all living in the city of Taiyuan. They come out in the morning and go to work in their own farmland. In the afternoon, they will return to the city to rest while the sky is still bright.
Li Wuyou mixed in the crowd, listened to people's words, felt the atmosphere of Taiyuan City, and at the same time, listened to some news consciously or unconsciously.
He just listened to the news and didn't pay much attention to it.
Because some people from Dongchang have already arrived in Taiyuan City, and these people are responsible for inquiring about the news, and they must have inquired about the situation in the entire Taiyuan City.
Li Wuyou just stopped by to listen.
Not that these messages can bring anything by themselves.
"Aren't you coming out tomorrow?"
"Yes, on such a good day tomorrow, whoever comes out, free fish and meat, if you don't eat, you are a fool."
"Haha, I heard that there is a troupe specially invited from Jiangnan to sing for three days and three nights. This has never been seen before. You must go and see it!"
The people passing by seemed to be talking about a similar thing, with expressions of anticipation and excitement on their faces.
Li Wuyou listened carefully and found out the reason.
It turned out that tomorrow is the day when the envoys from the grassland will come to make peace.
These people certainly don't know the specific situation, but they do know the result.
It was Xiong Chengde's daughter, Xiong Dai, who was going to marry a leader on the grassland, and because of this marriage, the grassland also made a promise that they would not use force against Guan Long for a hundred years.
Guarantee the peaceful coexistence between the grassland and Guanlong.
At the same time, Xiong Chengde also made a promise to establish another trading place between Taiyuan, Hulun and Tianshui City, which will be dedicated to the trade between the grassland and Guanlong.
To promote the progress and development of both Guanlong and grasslands, and jointly create prosperity.
This is a matter that is beneficial to everyone. The most important thing is that it can stabilize the situation in Guanlong and completely bring peace to the people.
Guan Long existed in the northwest of the Great Zhou Dynasty for countless years.
From these countless years of history, one thing can be known, that is, Guanlong, as the border between the Central Plains and the Northwest Grassland, as a border line for the Central Plains to resist the nomads on the Northwest Grassland, is Really suffered the torment of countless wars.
And even if there is no big war, there will definitely be small wars.
Every autumn harvest, the nomadic peoples on the grassland would take advantage of the crisp autumn and the fat and strong war horses on the grassland, and then come to Guanlong to fight the autumn wind.
Loot villages, food, women, etc. everywhere.
Happens almost every year.
Although the Guanlong Army is also strongly stopping and attacking the nomads, this situation has not decreased much, and the people still suffer very much.
In addition to these small fights, there are also some large-scale wars.
The Great Zhou Dynasty was established for hundreds of years, and there have been countless wars with nomads on the grassland.
Both sides have wins and losses.
But no matter who wins or who loses, the people in Guanlong will suffer in the end. They have been looted by wars one after another, lost their families, friends, and wealth.
They already hate war to the extreme.
Now, the nomads on the grasslands are going to make peace with the Xiong family in Guanlong. Although this marriage is somewhat abnormal and not in line with common sense, it can avoid war.
People don't care much about these things.
Nomads don't need to make peace with Emperor He, just like making peace with Xiong's family. Anyway, whoever can bring peace to Guanlong is the real good person.
Whoever can get the support and love of the people in Guanlong.
This is the case with the Xiong family at this moment.
Since they came to Guanlong, they have done a lot of good things for the people of Guanlong, such as developing the economy, reducing taxes, etc., and various measures have continuously improved the living standards of the people of Guanlong.
But now, marrying his own daughter to the nomads on the grasslands is nothing short of a sacrifice.
It is a great sacrifice for the Xiong family to exchange their daughter for the peace and prosperity of Guanlong, and for the stability and well-being of the people, which makes the people of Guanlong very grateful to them.
It is also extremely loved.
"Marriage?"
Li Wuyou mixed in the crowd, and while listening to people's conversations, he walked into the gate of Taiyuan City.
As soon as you enter it, you can hear the mighty hustle and bustle.
It was as if a ferocious beast was shouting and jumping for joy, that feeling was extraordinarily spectacular and magnificent.
Wherever the eyes can see, it is also very lively and prosperous.
The faces of the people on the street, the common people, and the hawkers are filled with happiness and joy, and many children are just playing and playing on the street.
It looks very lively.
And it gives people a feeling of peace and prosperity.
Perhaps, the situation here is not worse than that in the south of the Yangtze River, and it can also compete with Chang'an City, the most prosperous city in the Great Zhou Dynasty.
"This Xiong Chengde really has some means to govern the city!"
Seeing such a situation, Li Wuyou couldn't help admiring him.
Ten years ago, Taiyuan City was still a remote small city, and many people were reluctant to come here, because the grassland nomads in the northwest often came to fight and harass.
And Xiong Chengde has only been here for ten years, and he has changed the appearance of this place.
This man is really capable of governing the world.
If he is allowed to govern the Great Zhou Dynasty, really, he will definitely be more powerful than the current emperor and the current ministers in the court. The Great Zhou Dynasty should be quite prosperous and strong.
However, many people in the court were afraid that Xiong Chengde's power and prestige would be too great, and it would really happen that the world did not know the emperor, but only knew about the Xiong family.
Therefore, due to various reasons, Xiong Chengde brought many of his confidants to this remote place.
At the same time, it has truly established its own strength.
Whether it is military power or power in the court, a large number of people are now influenced by him.
In fact, he already had the opportunity to seize Huang Quan.
"Although letting you be the emperor is definitely a better choice for the Great Zhou Dynasty and the world, but it is not for me."
Li Wuyou said silently in his heart,
"What I want is the belief of the people in the world, and the national destiny of the entire Great Zhou Dynasty. If I don't have these, how can I reach the gate of heaven?"
"So, I can only get rid of you, and also completely discredit your Xiong family, so that all the beliefs and transportation you have gained will be dissipated."
"It's all transferred to me."
"Xiong Chengde!"
"You have to be ready!"
Li Wuyou smiled fiercely, then continued to mix in the crowd, and walked towards the distance, but after a long time, he had already disappeared among the crowd on this street.
He wants to find a place to live first, and then go to Dongchang's residence here, meet those subordinates, and then confirm some news about the wedding banquet.
And to know more things, detailed details, and prepare to do something at this wedding banquet.
Let the Xiong family break up with the Guanlong nomads in the northwest.
Don't even care about starting a war.
As long as the Xiong family loses the support of the grassland nomads, he also loses the support of the Guanlong people.
that's enough.
When the Xiong family lost the support from both sides, even if Guan Longjun was in charge, it would be of no avail. He only needed to deal with him casually, and the Guan Longjun would not dare to do anything else!
At worst, even those loyal to the Xiong family in the Guanlong army should all be cleaned up together.
Don't give them any chance to breathe.
…
same moment.
Bears!
Because Xiong Chengde's only daughter is about to get married, and she is going to marry a nomad in the Northwest.
For the Xiong family, this is a very grand event, and it is also a very important event.
This moment.
The entire Xiong's house has been covered in a mass of red, all in festive colors, and the servants up and down are also busy, dressing up the Xiong's house inside and out, cleaning everything in the Xiong's house .
Makes the Bears look really glamorous.
And in the back house of the Xiong family, Xiong Chengde and Xiong Dai were sitting together.
This is a back garden.
The Xiong family is one of the most powerful families in the entire Taiyuan City, and even the entire Great Zhou Dynasty, and the back garden is quite luxurious.
Exotic flowers and plants are all things that are almost difficult to grow and survive in the northwest, but Xiong Chengde hired skilled craftsmen to transfer them here.
Then grow here successfully.
At a glance, there is no difference between this place and the prosperous and blooming scene in the south of the Yangtze River.
And it seems that because of the variety of these exotic flowers and plants, they are even better.
Among the exotic flowers and plants, there is a rockery, which is also made of rare stones, showing the wealth and luxury of the Xiong family everywhere.
Under the rockery, there is a gazebo.
Inside the octagonal gazebo, there are Xiong Chengde and Xiong Dai who are talking.
Xiong Chengde is an old man who is over fifty years old. Because he has been busy with the affairs of the court and the construction and development of Guanlong these years, his face looks older than his age.
His head is already full of white hair, his beard and hair are all white, and there are still many wrinkles on his face and forehead. He looks a little old, but his eyes are shining brightly.
It makes people feel afraid to look directly.
Opposite him is the only daughter of the Xiong family who is about to get married, Xiong Dai.
This woman is also very stunning, with a pair of eyebrows and eyes that are simply astonishing in the world, both in figure and face, they are almost perfect, and more importantly, there is a heroic aura on her body.
This Xiong Dai is not a simple Xiaojiabiyu.
She was born in Xiong's family, and received strict education from Xiong Chengde since she was a child. She has dabbled in poetry, poetry, astronomy and geography, piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and she is almost a perfect young lady.
On the other hand, she also studied martial arts, and even in her teens, she disguised herself as a man and was sent to the Guanlong Army for some training.
This caused Xiong Dai to have an aura that ordinary women couldn't see.
The decisive coldness of killing.
At a glance, she is also a heroine, an almost indescribable heroic woman.
However, at this moment, the expression on the woman's face was a little unhappy, and there was even a bit of melancholy and sadness that couldn't be concealed.
She was unhappy because she was going to marry the leader of the nomads.
Xiong Dai lived in the Central Plains since she was a child, and enjoys the treatment of the Xiong family, which is almost comparable to that of the imperial palace. No woman in the whole world can have such treatment as her.
Now, they are going to the nomadic grasslands in the northwest.
She couldn't accept it in her heart.
Moreover, she also disliked the leader of the nomads...