"Daughter."
Xiong Chengde sat in the gazebo, looking at this unhappy daughter, a trace of unconcealable guilt appeared on his face, and there was also a bit of bitter sadness.
He shook his head and said helplessly,
"I've wronged you."
"I know you don't like to go to the northwest grassland, and you don't like that tribal leader, but there is nothing you can do about it as a father. Now the situation in the Great Zhou Dynasty is very precarious. That eunuch wiped out the entire Zhennan Army, and the Zhennan Palace , is a capable guy, and Guan Long must also be regarded as a thorn in his side."
"The people from Dongchang have already arrived. This is a sign that he is preparing to do something. He must already be preparing."
"For the sake of our Xiong family, for the people of Guanlong, and for the sake of the Great Zhou Dynasty not having to fight, we can only do this and completely connect the nomadic tribes in the northwest with us."
"In this way, he doesn't dare to do anything anymore, because if something happens, there will be chaos here, and the northwest will become a place of war. The current Great Zhou Dynasty can't stand this kind of war."
Xiong Chengde said slowly, with an unconcealable solemnity in his tone, but also low, and even a bit depressed.
This is the way Xiong Chengde thought of dealing with Dongchang.
Originally, he didn't need to sacrifice his daughter. He still had a son, but his son died suddenly a few months ago. Obviously, Dongchang had something to do with his son's death.
However, Xiong Chengde didn't have the time and energy to trouble Dongchang.
Even when Dongchang was confronting the Zhennan Army in Dianzhou, he had no way to take advantage of the fire to rob, and take advantage of the chaos on both sides to reap the benefits of the fisherman.
Because Xiong Chengde has his own affairs here.
Something has to be done.
That is the nomads on the northwest grasslands.
Over the years, the relationship between the two parties had already been very strong, but suddenly, the old leader of the nomads just passed away.
Died.
The newly appointed leader is relatively young and has not yet been recognized by the entire tribe, so he needs someone to help him, otherwise, the nomads will fall into chaos.
Completely split up.
This is not allowed by Xiong Chengde.
Xiong Chengde has been operating on the side of the Northwest nomads for many years, and the relationship between the two parties is still quite solid. Xiong Chengde intends to use the troops of the Northwest nomads and the Guanlong Army to directly rebel.
However, if the tribes on the northwestern nomadic side are divided and chaotic, it means that Xiong Chengde's arrangements for the past few decades have all been in vain.
Therefore, his top priority is to continue to unify this nomadic tribe, and then stabilize the status of the tribe he supported.
Therefore, he missed the best opportunity to deal with Dongchang. When Dongchang and Zhennan King and Zhennan Army fought, Xiong Chengde was leading the Guanlong Army to help the nomadic tribes counter the rebellion.
Now, the nomads have completely stabilized, and the tribe supported and secretly controlled by Xiong Chengde has completely taken care of the entire tribe and most of the ethnic groups on the grassland.
In order to better control this puppet, Xiong Chengde wants to marry his daughter, and then use her daughter to control the tribe and the entire nomadic people.
However, he is equivalent to sacrificing the happiness of his daughter's life.
"Father, stop talking, my daughter understands."
Xiong Dai didn't look at Xiong Chengde, but set her eyes on the flowers and plants outside the gazebo. These flowers and plants grew up with Xiong Dai since she was a child.
Some intimacy.
She sighed slightly and whispered,
"My daughter will obey her father's arrangement and marry this Hudu."
Hudu is the current leader of the Northwest nomads, the young leader, the leader that Xiong Chengde has just raised, and the man Xiong Dai is about to marry.
Xiong Dai has been by Xiong Chengde's side all these years, helping him deal with the affairs of the court, the affairs of the Guanlong Army, and the affairs of the grassland.
She knew her father's plan clearly in her heart, the Guanlong army was now completely under control, and the nomads were actually under her father's control, as long as she married again, it would be considered completely stable.
With one's own means, it is very easy to control a Hudu, and then through Hudu to hold the entire nomadic soldiers and horses in his hands, it can be regarded as the complete completion of his father's plan.
You can join forces at any time.
Compared with the Great Zhou Dynasty, in today's Great Zhou Dynasty, only the Qinzhou Army is left available, and the eastern coastal area is not particularly stable, and the Dianzhou area is also chaotic.
Compared with the two, Guanlong has an absolute advantage. As long as he gets married, he can directly form a unified trend with the grassland, and then completely crush the Qinzhou army.
At that time, you can just find an excuse to raise troops.
Victory is easy.
And farther away, when the Xiong family sat on the throne of the Great Zhou Dynasty emperor, the whole world, including the territories of the nomadic peoples in the northwest, also belonged to the Xiong family.
This is my father's lifelong dream and all his persistence.
Restoration of Wei.
My father, myself, and the entire Xiong family, the real identity is the royal family of the former Great Wei Dynasty.
Hundreds of years ago, the Great Wei Dynasty was destroyed by the Great Zhou Dynasty. The ancestors of the Xiong family spent countless energy and manpower, and finally set aside part of their own blood and brought it out.
From then on, the Xiong family began to work hard for the restoration of the country.
Hundreds of years have passed, and the Xiong family has been secretly watching and preparing for the ups and downs of the Great Zhou Dynasty. In this generation, they finally found an opportunity.
A very perfect opportunity.
Although the first emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty was a great man, he was in poor health.
Died young.
A child was left waiting to be fed.
The young emperor didn't know anything, and he didn't know anything. Xiong Chengde and the Xiong family became one of the chief ministers.
Power is in your hands.
Naturally, the Xiong family would not miss such a good opportunity. After decades, they finally got everything ready and they were about to succeed.
As a result, the leader of the Xiongnu tribe also died suddenly.
This is what led to a twist in Xiong Chengde's plan.
However, this twists and turns will soon be resolved, as long as I successfully marry Hudu and become the wife of the tribal leader, and then help Hudu quickly unify the entire grassland.
At that time, my father can lead the Guanlong Army and the cavalry on the grassland, directly enter the Central Plains, enter Chang'an City, kill the emperors and nobles of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and then take over the Great Zhou Dynasty.
Everything is in sight.
Xiong Dai can't be willful, and can't live up to her father's hope. She must marry and control the man named Hudu. This is her mission, and it is also her mission and responsibility to the Xiong family.
"I have wronged you, daughter."
Seeing his daughter's appearance like this, Xiong Chengde felt a little distressed in his heart. He sighed slightly, and then a gleam of light flashed in his eyes, and said in a low voice,
"Daughter, don't worry, when our plan is completed, I will be the emperor of this world for my father, and you will be the future queen. After a hundred years, no one will be able to inherit this world. You will be the queen of the Great Zhou Dynasty. "
"The Great Zhou Dynasty and even the former Dynasty, for thousands of years, you have been the first empress, number one in the world!"
"Prosperity, wealth, life and death will all fall in your palm, and you will enjoy things that you have never enjoyed before!"
Speaking of this, Xiong Chengde's eyes flickered with a gleam that couldn't be concealed.
It was anticipation, excitement, and incomparable devastation.
Becoming an emperor was something everyone dreamed of, and it was unimaginable that one's own daughter could become the first empress in this world.
At that time, whether it is myself or my daughter, it will be famous in history and known all over the world.
"Master, Miss, the Huyan tribe's mission is here."
While Xiong Chengde and Xiong Dai were discussing with each other, a deep and respectful voice came from outside the door, and both of them almost raised their heads, and then looked outside.
I saw a middle-aged man with a thin figure, a rose beard on his face, a broad face, and a little prairie red from the wind and sand on his face, led by a Xiong family maid, and appeared at the door.
This person is Hudu's uncle.
Called Morton.
He has come to this Xiong's house for countless times.
Before, when Hudu's father was still there, when he was still able to suppress the entire grassland tribe, this Morton was responsible for transmitting information between the Xiong family and the grassland.
He speaks fluent Chinese. If he mixes with the crowd, almost no one can tell whether he is a Han or a nomad on the grassland. It is said that his mother is a Han.
And these years, he has also been a dedicated person in contact between the Xiong family and the grassland, and is also a middleman for the Xiong family to control the nomadic tribes in the grassland.
His role is very important.
Therefore, Xiong Chengde also attached great importance to him and had always trusted him. Therefore, this person could almost come directly to the Xiong family's mansion without being notified.
It is even possible to only need to come to the back house of Xiong Chengde and Xiong Dai before making a notification.
This is his power in the Xiong family.
"come in."
Xiong Chengde and Xiong Dai looked at each other, as if they understood each other's expressions, then Xiong Dai got up and left here, walking towards the depths of the back house along the jungle full of flowers.
She was about to marry the Xiongnu grassland tribe. At this time, she couldn't see people on the grassland, so she had to avoid it, and she didn't want to see this person, so she left.
Anyway, this person's visit was nothing more than something about the wedding, which she already knew.
There is no need to listen again between the two of you.
It's better to practice.
Soon, Morton bid farewell to the maid, and then walked in from the outside.
He came under the gazebo, then waved his sleeve robe vigorously, knelt down on the ground, kowtowed twice to Xiong Chengde, with a deep respect and a bit of piety on his face, said,
"Meet Xiong Xiangguo."
Morton has always been supported by the Xiong family and Xiong Chengde all these years.
Without Xiong's family and Xiongcheng's secret support, Morton would be nothing but a waste in the grassland.
As for his nephew, his younger brother, his family and tribe, it was impossible for him to establish such a huge force on the grassland and control the entire grassland.
All of these, their glory, strength, and status were brought by the Xiong family and Xiong Chengde.
So Morton has real admiration and loyalty to Xiong Chengde.
At least at this stage, it is like this.
After all, Xiong Chengde wanted to marry the daughter of the Xiong family, the only Xiong Dai, to the Morton family.
This is a huge support for them.
It can even be said to be favored.
Morton kowtowed to Xiong Chengde, showing such respect and humility from the heart.
He hoped that Guanlong and the Northwest Grassland could continue to develop like this, which would be very beneficial to both sides, especially for the grassland. After years of trade with Guanlong, the economy on the grassland has improved a lot.
There has not been a large-scale starvation and freezing to death for several years.
This is a great place to start.
Morton sincerely hopes that it can continue forever, so that the people on the grassland can completely improve their lives, and be able to live a life of adequate food and clothing, living and working in peace and contentment like the people of the Great Zhou Dynasty.
"Get up."
Xiong Chengde was not surprised by Morton's actions.
After all, for so many years, Morton was really cultivated and built by himself, and he has completely become Xiong Chengde's right-hand man, and he is truly loyal to himself.
Such a person, Xiong Chengde is also defenseless.
He smiled and said,
"Sit down, I know what you want to talk to me, I just want to have a good talk with you, talk about these things, the son is coming soon, and there are still many things that have not been dealt with."
"Thank you, my lord!"
Morton arched his body slightly, then stood up and sat opposite Xiong Chengde.
Soon, a maid from Xiong's family also came over and brought some hot tea to the two, and then the two started talking about the details of the wedding.
…
same moment.
In a station somewhere in Taiyuan City.
The sun is shining brightly, there is not a trace of cloud in the sky, it is all blue, it looks extra spacious and magnificent, like a canvas dyed with delicate ink.
And at this very moment.
In the post station, there are also some Dongchang fan servants who are busy, dealing with a lot of news.
Li Wuyou's figure also appeared out of nowhere, and landed in front of a Dongchang Qianhu who was in charge of everything here, and then a faint smile appeared on that face.
"Meet the Lord!"
The Qianhu was shocked, and hurriedly knelt down on the ground, then kowtowed deeply to Li Wuyou.
"Tell our family about the news you have inquired about recently."
"Our family wants to listen!"