The central empire is not the supremacy of imperial power. The family of the empire controls most of the power. The power and status of the family is even more than that of Dongwen. Even the emperor sometimes has to bow to the family.
There are seven great families in the Central Empire, namely Dongyang, Northern Tang, Nanrong, Xiling and Hua, Tang and Lin. The first four families are the top of the seven families, and they are the old families of the empire, known as the four dragon legs of the central empire; the last three families are emerging families, but their power should not be underestimated, and the Hua family is the most powerful.
"The people in the empire are so polite to us this time. In addition to the eldest prince, there are also help from Dongyang and the Hua family. If it weren't for them, things would be very difficult." Therefore, in the central empire, they are not completely without support, at least there are These two aristocratic families can rely on.
"I can understand the Hua family. What happened to the Dongyang family? Why did they help us?" Lin Chujiu had dealt with people from the Hua family. The Hua family is a family that values friendship, and it is normal for them to help, but Dongyang What about home
They have nothing to do with the Dongyang family.
"The Dongyang family and the Hua family have in-laws, and the relationship is very close. It is also because of the help of the Dongyang family that the Hua family will become stronger and stronger." There are many marriages between the aristocratic families, but not every marriage can serve the two families. bring great benefits.
However, the marriage between the Hua family and the Dongyang family brought a lot of benefits to the Hua family.
"So, we are not alone in the Central Empire?" The Dongyang family and the Hua family helped them this time, and they waited for them to put them under their wings. face of home.
"Don't worry about the Central Empire, we won't stay in the Empire for too long." Xiao Tianyao patted Lin Chujiu on the back and smiled inscrutable.
"Huh?" Lin Chujiu looked puzzled, she always felt that there was something she didn't know, but this time Xiao Tianyao didn't say anything, but smiled and said nothing.
Lin Chujiu knew that Xiao Tianyao must have a plan, but he didn't say it must be very important, so he didn't ask any further.
In the days that followed, Xiao Tianyao continued to tell Lin Chujiu about the Central Empire, and told Lin Chujiu almost everything he knew.
"The eldest prince is weak in the central empire. Although the mother's family has military power, it is not strong."
"The second prince is the most powerful. The concubine is favored, and the Chen family helps. Several families are very optimistic about the second prince."
"The third prince is good-natured, the mother's family is a scholarly family, there are no supporters behind it, and the holy favor is not strong. Unless there is a great decision, it will never be possible to succeed to the throne."
"The fourth prince has no support from his mother's family, but his personal strength should not be underestimated. He was taken care of by the second prince and his concubine when he was young, and he was very close to the second prince."
"The fifth prince was born disabled, and he also missed the throne."
"The sixth prince married the princess of the Bai Jin Empire as his concubine and stayed in Bai Jin all the year round, so the possibility of succession is zero."
"The next thing is the young prince who came to Dongwen this time. He is close to the second prince. Seeing that he has no ambition to be in the upper position, he actually doesn't know how."
Born in the royal family, unless there is no inheritance right, individuals will want to fight for it.
"The noble family has less involvement with the royal family on the surface, but in fact every family secretly leans towards a certain prince, but these have nothing to do with us. We do not interfere in the imperial struggle of the empire, we just go to the central empire." Xiao Tianyao once again emphasized that the attitude of not mixing, but...
Lin Chujiu didn't believe it, because Xiao Tianyao emphasized it too many times.
Lin Chujiu didn't try and asked directly, "The eldest prince has returned to the empire, right? Where is Mo Qingfeng? I haven't seen him for a long time."
"Sure enough, I can't hide anything from you, Mo Qingfeng has returned to the empire with the eldest prince." Xiao Tianyao Guan Fei deliberately concealed it, but there are some things that are difficult to say.
After all, they weren't the only ones on the team.
"I knew you were already prepared." I was used to Xiao Tianyao's temperament of taking three steps, and if Xiao Tianyao didn't make arrangements in advance, Lin Chujiu would suspect that there was a problem.
"It's not that I don't want to tell you about it, it's just..." He didn't know how to speak about something.
For example, his life experience, Lin Chujiu's life experience, he didn't know whether Lin Chujiu could accept it, so he wanted to take it easy, wait a moment, wait until his relationship with Lin Chujiu got better, and then talk about it.
"I know, you don't have to tell me everything, you just need to keep me safe and don't just leave me in the Central Empire." She was actually afraid of being left behind, especially in an unfamiliar environment. She... was not as strong as she thought.
"Definitely not!" This was Xiao Tianyao's promise to Lin Chujiu. Lin Chujiu glanced at him and smiled, "Trust you once."
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In the evening, the group missed the inn and could only camp in the wild.
Xiao Tianyao and Lin Chujiu were already used to this kind of life and didn't feel that there was anything, but the little prince of the empire couldn't accept it.
He has grown up so big and has never slept in the wild. When he saw the dirty environment in the wild and the insects flying all over the sky, the little prince was dissatisfied and said with a cold face: "I don't sleep in the wild!"
"Little son, calm down. The people from Dongwen suggested that we sleep in the wild for one night. The next town is not suitable for accommodation. We also invite the little son to stay for one night." Although the imperial envoys were respectful to the little prince, they did not panic. level.
"I've never slept in the wild!" The little prince emphasized repeatedly, with disgust in his eyes.
"Young Master, you can sleep in the carriage." The imperial embassy's carriage was more luxurious and spacious than Xiao Tianyao's. Not to mention sleeping one person, even three people wouldn't be a problem, but...
Although the carriage is good, it is really uncomfortable to use it to sleep, at least it will not have a comfortable bed.
"Can't we go to the town? It's not dark yet, so we can go for another hour." The little prince said in a negotiating tone, and the envoy hesitating for a moment, nodded: "Yes!"
Originally, they planned to go to the next town, but Xiao Tianyao suggested to camp here, saying that the next town was not very safe. The people of the empire naturally believed in Xiao Tianyao, but they did not want the little prince to be dissatisfied.
The people of the empire went to communicate with Xiao Tianyao. Xiao Tianyao’s people had already set up the tent, but they refused to agree. The people of the empire immediately showed dissatisfaction, but Xiao Tianyao didn’t take them seriously at all, and made it clear that he wanted to camp here.
The people in the empire were extremely angry, but at this time, they were not the opponents of Xiao Tianyao and his party, so they had to go back and report to the little prince.
The little prince also had a temper. Seeing this, he said directly: "They won't leave, we will leave, and then we will meet."
The people in the embassy originally disagreed. It can be seen that Xiao Tianyao did not give them any face at all, and wanted to take the opportunity to dampen Xiao Tianyao's spirit. He immediately left with the little prince and the accompanying guards, and the movement was very loud.
"They just left, won't you stop them?" Lin Chujiu and the others from the empire went far before they went to ask Xiao Tianyao.
"Exactly, teach them a lesson!"
In the two sides, there must be one party in the lead. He can be polite at first, but he can't be polite later, and he has always disliked being dominated by others, so the little prince and his party can only be wronged...