On the third day of May, envoys sent by the Nu and Maoxi tribes among the twelve tribes of Xiye arrived in the capital of Xiye.
In addition to the Zhidu tribe to which King Xiye belongs, the Nu tribe and the Maoxi tribe are the two most powerful tribes in Xiye, occupying the six cities in the western region of Xiye.
Since the death of Xiye King Gao Mihe, the two clans have been watching the situation of Xiye until now. The gradual fall of Xiye is almost the general trend, and the two clans finally can't stand it anymore. As soon as they heard that Xiao Yi had returned to Xiye Capital from Southern Border, they immediately sent envoys over on their own initiative.
Fu Yunhe personally went to the city gate to meet a group of envoys, and welcomed them into the palace.
The guards and attendants in the envoy team were all left at the gate of the palace, and only two envoys representing the Nu and Maoxi tribes were able to go to the Chaoyang Hall to meet Xiao Yi and Guan Yubai.
The two envoys looked around calmly, the Chaoyang Palace was still resplendent and magnificent, everything seemed like yesterday, but the person sitting at the top had changed, it was no longer Xiye King Gao Mihe, but It was a young man in a purple robe who was just barely crowned and beautiful. The other party rested one elbow on the armrest lazily, with a somewhat careless expression, but one dare not underestimate him.
The two envoys seemed calm and composed, but in fact they were worried.
Although they had never met Xiao Yi and Guan Yubai before, they were very familiar with these two, and they could guess at a glance that the young man in purple robe sitting at the top must be Xiao Yi, the son of the Southern Prince of Dayu Town.
And the next young man in a moon white robe and a Confucianist attire is naturally—
That official language is white.
The two envoys exchanged glances quickly, pretending to be calm and thinking: Judging from the seats of these two people, it is obvious that Xiao Yi is the master and Guan Yubai is the minister. After all, Guan Yubai is Guan Yubai, without him, how could Xiao Yi's Southern Border Army capture Xiye!
The two of them settled down, bowed with Xiye's etiquette, respectfully bowed to Xiao Yi, and said one after the other:
"Nuzu Limozhi"
"Maussi Oda"
"By the patriarch's order, I came to greet my new Lord Xiye!"
After the two finished speaking, there was a moment of silence in the hall, and after a while, a clear male voice said lazily: "There is no need for greetings, except for the surrender letter, I will not accept anything."
Xiao Yi's words made the two envoys feel more uneasy, and cold sweat broke out on their foreheads.
I've heard that Xiao Yi is rebellious, but I didn't expect to be so arrogant!
The two looked at each other again, followed by the "bearded beard" Li Mozhi on the left, looked at Xiao Yi with a smile, and tentatively said: "The two patriarchs specially ordered us to visit Xiao Shizi. What are your plans for the future?"
In fact, what Li Mozhi wanted to ask was whether Xiao Yi would ascend to the throne as king, but Xiao Yi was also the son of Dayu Zhennan Prince. If he said "ascend to the throne" bluntly, he seemed to mean that the other party had the intention of treason.
"West night?!"
Xiao Yi's mocking sneer suddenly resounded in the hall, and echoed in the ears of the two envoys like thunder, making them tremble.
Sitting on a large mahogany chair with a high back, Xiao Yi looked at the two with a half-smile, and announced arrogantly: "Xiye is gone! This land is the territory of my Zhennan Palace!"
What exactly does Xiao Shizi mean? ! The two envoys were startled and suspicious, they couldn't figure out what Xiao Yi meant.
The two of them subconsciously raised their eyes to look at Guan Yubai at the side, trying to see what was going on between his brows and eyes, but Guan Yubai's expression didn't change at all, he was still so leisurely and indifferent, holding the teacup in both hands slowly Drinking tea, obviously not planning to interfere.
But it also verified their previous guess—
Here, in other words, Xiye is in charge of Xiao Yi, not Guan Yubai!
The envoy Ao Da took a deep breath and was about to speak, but Xiao Yi continued slowly: "Just like Baiyue and Nanliang!"
The last sentence was sonorous and forceful, resounding like thunder on the flat ground.
For a moment, there was silence all around, and the two envoys almost forgot to breathe, their eyes widened in disbelief. The gazes of both of them stared at Xiao Yi blankly, as if their bodies were instantly frozen, and they stood there like stone sculptures.
Xiye, Baiyue, Nanliang and Dayu Southern Border.
Has the influence of the Zhennan Palace expanded to this point? !
The two envoys didn't realize it until now. It turned out that Guan Yubai led the Southern Border Army to attack from the Xiye Southern Border, not through Nanliang, but Nanliang had already been captured by the Southern Border Army!
Did Emperor Dayu know this? !
The answer naturally emerged in the hearts of the two envoys. Of course I don't know. How could someone else be allowed to snore on the side of the couch? How could Emperor Dayu allow the influence of the Zhennan Palace to expand to this extent!
The more the two envoys thought about it, the more frightened they became. Xiao Shizi unknowingly integrated Southern Border, Baiyue, Nanliang, and Xiye with Emperor Dayu on his back. A large piece of territory bordering the Southwest, Southwest and West is the territory of the Zhennan Prince's Mansion!
Just drawing this rough map in their minds like this, the two envoys couldn't help but gasped, their legs almost went limp.
This situation was completely beyond their expectations!
The strength of the Zhennan Palace is two times stronger than they estimated, no, it is three times stronger!
It's no wonder that Prince Xiao dared to say just now that he would not accept anything except surrender!
He is not arrogant, but because he is strong enough, he can despise everything.
Then, it is absolutely impossible for his second clan to want to be independent!
With the ambition of Prince Xiao to swallow Baiyue and Nanliang, and prevent all the twelve Xiye clans from submitting to him, I'm afraid he will never give up!
Before the two envoys came, the patriarchs of the two clans had already discussed various possible situations, one of which was to present a surrender letter to Xiao Yi as a minister.
It seems that they have no choice now!
After sorting out his thoughts, Ao Da smiled kindly and said: "Xiao Shizi is right, Xiye is gone, only the Western Regions!"
Xiye was collectively referred to as the "Western Region" before Xiye's ancestor unified the twelve clans, and this Xiye only existed for a few decades.
Ao Da quickly continued: "The patriarch of our clan heard that Xiao Shizi is a hero, brave and good at fighting, and he is indeed a natural overlord. Our Maoxi tribe is willing to serve the prince as the master and ask the prince to follow the tradition of our Western Regions for thousands of years to accept the palace. Concubine Zhong, choose an auspicious day to ascend the throne, and our Maoxi tribe swears to follow the son!"
Fearing that he was too late, Li Mozhi hurriedly bowed his head and echoed: "The same goes for the Wunu people."
Fu Yunhe on the side was speechless, he had heard of the custom of "reporting marriage" in Xiye long ago, but they dared to speak so loudly in front of their elder brother Xiao Yi, was their brain flooded, or was it a cramp? !
Who in the Southern Border Army doesn't know that the eldest brother Xiao Yi's most important thing is the concubine and grandson. These Xiye people came to discuss the peace without first inquiring about the eldest brother's temperament. Sure enough, they were thinking with their toes? !
Fu Yunhe didn't know whether to despise them or sympathize with them.
But Xiao Si behind Guan Yubai felt a little gloating in his heart, someone finally came to "disgusting" this Xiao Shizi! deserve it!
"Why-"
Xiao Yi suddenly sighed faintly, feeling that his temper has become much better since he had a wife and son. If it had been two years earlier, these two people might not even have the chance to finish their conversation!
Xiao Yi raised the corners of his lips, smiled brightly, and said unhurriedly: "My son hates others to negotiate terms with me!"
"Master Xiao, don't get me wrong," Li Mozhi said hastily.
"No need to say more!" Xiao Yi was too lazy to talk to them, shook his hands impatiently, and said forcefully in a tone that could not be changed, "Either surrender or fight, I will give you three days to think carefully before replying to this book." Son!"
As soon as he said "Come here", several soldiers from the Southern Border Army entered the hall immediately. Fu Yunhe approached the two envoys with a smile, and stretched out his hand to them as a sign of "please", "My lords, please Make it difficult for the general!"
"" The two envoys were dumbfounded and couldn't react for a while.
Since ancient times, it is good to marry two surnames. This is not only possible in Dayu, but also in their Western Regions. Therefore, the queen of Xiye King Gao Mihe is from the Nu tribe, and the noble concubine is from the Maoxi tribe. The concubine is all for the right to combine!
Among the Xiye Twelve Clans, "reporting for marriage" has been an old custom for thousands of years, which means that the friendship between the two clans will not end because the patriarch leaves first, and the new patriarch will continue to maintain this old relationship.
The two generations of Western Night Kings have always respected this old habit.
The reason why the two envoys made this proposal was that they hoped that Xiao Yi would accept the queen and noble concubines to fill the harem. In this way, the status of the two clans could be stabilized when Xiao Yi pacified the twelve clans and ascended the throne as queen.
Besides, for Xiao Yi, this matter is beneficial and harmless!
Their Nu and Maoxi tribes are the most powerful of the remaining tribes in Xiye. Once they surrender, the other small tribes who are still waiting will not hesitate any longer.
Originally, the patriarch sent them here for peace talks at this time because he was worried that Guan Yubai would hold a grudge against them, Xiye, which would be detrimental to the peace talks. Unexpectedly, Prince Xiao was no better at speaking than Guan Yubai, and he didn't give any room for negotiation at all!
How can this be called a peace negotiation, and forced surrender is almost the same
Li Mozhi's eyes flickered, and he wanted to say something to turn the tide, but Fu Yunhe was already standing in front of him, and the smile on the baby's face turned cold, the two envoys didn't dare to say anything more, they could only retreat first After getting off, he comforted himself in his heart: Anyway, Xiao Yi asked them to think about it, instead of driving them out of the capital directly!
With the departure of the two envoys, the hall became quiet again.
Guan Yubai stayed out of the matter from the beginning to the end, drinking tea with a smile. Xiao Yi's method is the most convenient way to deal with this kind of matter, so as not to leave some people with unnecessary fantasies!
Looking at the back of the envoy leaving, Xiao Yi raised his eyebrows thoughtfully, and asked casually: "Xiao Bai, is the daughter of Marquis Pingyang in the eastern suburbs palace?"
Just now when the envoy mentioned the concubine of King Xiye, it reminded Xiao Yi of Dayu's concubine, Qu Jiayue. Pingyang Hou, who is still a "guest" in Luoyue City, once asked him to bring his daughter back to Dayu. Since Pingyang Hou is acquainted, Xiao Yi doesn't mind fulfilling his little wish, anyway, it's just a matter of little effort
"Not bad." Guan Yubai nodded slightly.
Originally, he planned to send Qu Jiayue back to Dayu, but she refused to leave, so she was sent to the Eastern Suburb Palace together with Xiye King's other wives and concubines for confinement.
Xiao Yi rubbed his chin, and said again: "Then send two people to send her to Luoyue City to the Marquis of Pingyang."
The voice was still falling, Xiao Yi stood up abruptly, strode towards the outside of the hall, his eyes were shining
After Guan Yubai was startled, he immediately guessed who was coming.
Sure enough, outside the hall, a slender figure wearing a plum red flower-carved silk gown was walking towards this side at a leisurely pace, who else could it be if it wasn't Nangong Yue? !
Xiao Si's ears moved suddenly, as if he heard something, and he looked sharply towards the side hall behind him.
The next moment, I heard a childish voice coming from that direction: "Daddy"
The chubby little guy wobbled out with two short legs. He had been playing with Baihui in the side hall for almost an hour, and he had been stamping his seal there. Later, the little guy felt extremely boring, so he threw away the jade seal and ran out to find his father.
He wants Daddy to play with him, he wants Xiao Hui, he wants Han Yu
Unexpectedly, when he came out, he didn't see his father.
Daddy left him? !
This realization made the little guy purse his mouth in grievance, and looked at Guan Yubai, "Father, daddy"
Seeing the little guy's eyes filled with tears, Xiaosi kindly pointed the way for him: "Your mother is here!" A gloating flash of schadenfreude flashed in his eyes.
Of course the little guy could understand "Mother", and he burst into laughter all of a sudden, and ran over excitedly on his legs, "Mother! Mother"
Xiao Xiao Yu struggled across the threshold holding the door leaf, but had no chance to go down the stone steps. Nangong Yue had already walked up to him quickly.
"Brother Yu, did you have fun with your father?" Nangong Yue squatted down, and asked with a smile while straightening the little guy's clothes as usual.
The little guy put his hands on Nangong Yue's shoulders aggrievedly. He still remembered the grievance that he couldn't find his father when he came out just now, so he complained pitifully: "Daddy is bad!"
As he said that, Xiao Tuanzi glared at Xiao Yi with his big wet eyes, as if saying, Daddy is the worst!
Feng Xing, who was lying on the eaves, secretly agreed in his heart: No, little grandson, your father almost found you a whole bunch of stepmothers, this father is really bad enough! But this Xiye is really a barbarian, how can he say "reporting for marriage" so confidently? !
Thinking about it, Feng Xing felt a little sympathetic to his son, it was not easy to stay in such a ghostly place to educate the barbarians!
Xiao Yi's entire handsome face turned dark, and he gave Xiao Xiao Yu a hard look. This brat! I will report to his mother!
However, Xiao Yi had long been able to cope with this kind of situation, and immediately took out a gold-plated bell hung on a red string from his belt, squatted down in front of the little guy, and shook the bell.
"jingle-"
The bell made a crisp sound.
Xiao Yu had quite a few bells among his toys in Bixiaotang, but this one that was carefully crafted caught his attention right away.
He stared at the golden bell shining in the sun obsessively. The bell, which was not as big as his fist, was forged into a golden cat's head, which was extremely cute. ..
The little guy couldn't bear to blink when he saw it, and instinctively stretched out his meaty claws to grab it, and yelled: "Meow-"
Xiao Yi retracted the cat bell a little on purpose, then looked at Xiao Routuan with a smile and asked, "How is Daddy?"
The little guy has long forgotten all the old grievances, staring at the cat bell with burning eyes, and said without thinking: "Hello, Daddy!" Quickly give him Xiaoxiaoju!
"jingle-"
Xiao Yi gave the cat bell to the little guy, and did not forget to smile brightly at Nangong Yue, as if saying, Ah Yue, look, I am a good daddy!
Looking at the father and son, Nangong Yue had already smiled so much that her eyes narrowed into crescents, and her heart seemed sweet like honey.
Although Ah Yi always dislikes their brother Yu, but the one who loves Yu the most is also Ah Yi, who always remembers to prepare gifts for their little guy wherever he goes.
In the palace, under the warm sunshine, hearty laughter continued, and the atmosphere was warm and joyful, but it was not the case for the envoys who were expelled from the palace!
For the next three days, the two envoys and other members of the envoy team temporarily stayed in the post in the capital, they were not allowed to go out, and no one paid attention to them.
Until three days later, that is, on the morning of the sixth day of May, twenty or thirty soldiers of the Southern Border Army came and forcefully invited them out of the capital.
The two envoys begged to see Xiao Yi again, but they got no response. The ones who responded to them were tens of thousands of soldiers from the Southern Border Army who were on standby outside the capital city.
Is this
The two envoys both guessed something, their faces were so pale that there was no trace of blood.
Fu Yunhe sat astride a tall horse, looked at them with a smile and said, "My lord said, the two adults may not come up with any results after thinking about it, so I specially ordered the general to send you back to the city!"
What return to the city? ! This is to send troops to conquer their Nu and Maoxi tribes west! The hearts of the two envoys were as cold as ice.
Tens of thousands of southern border troops, led by Fu Yunhe, directly approached Hanba City where the head of the Nu tribe lived. Three days later, the army had already approached the city.
Fu Yunhe also "kindly" sent Li Mozhi, the envoy of the Nu nationality, back to Hanba City, while tens of thousands of troops from southern Xinjiang stood quietly and demonstrated three miles away from Hanba City.
On the day of Limo, he saw the patriarch Nurazi, and naturally told the patriarch what he saw and heard in the palace.
Nuraz's face was gloomy and uncertain, and he didn't speak for a long time. He sent envoys to the capital, of course he intended to surrender, and he did not expect the peace talks with the Zhennan Palace to be completed overnight. After all, considering the current situation in Xiye, no, or the Western Regions, anyone can tell that Xiao It will be a matter of time before Yi conquers the entire Western Regions.
He and the patriarch of the Maoxi clan just wanted to take the opportunity of peace talks to show their favor to Xiao Yi, the son of Prince Zhennan, and try their best to fight for the interests of the two clans!
What I didn't expect was that Prince Xiao would be so overbearing and arbitrary that he wouldn't give anyone any room for negotiation.
Nu Laqi's face was extremely heavy, and he remained silent for a long time, so that the atmosphere in the hall became more and more dignified. Finally, a tall man couldn't help but say: "Patriarch, this Xiao Yi is really deceiving people too much! We sincerely Negotiate peace with him, but he doesn't care about etiquette and rules."
The big man still wanted to complain, but Nuraz stopped him with a raise of his hand, his face sinking like water.
There was a moment of silence in the hall before Nuraqi said: "Xiao Yi is not joking, nor is he playing hard to get. His attitude is very clear, either surrender or fight."
Xiao Yi sent tens of thousands of soldiers from southern Xinjiang to the city. Obviously, he would never give anyone a chance to bargain!
This Xiao Yi is really ruthless!
As an opponent, this person is filled with righteous indignation and frightening, but as the Lord of the Western Regions
Nuraqi couldn't help but think of Baiyue, Nanliang, and Xiye in the past. Perhaps the Zhennan Palace could capture Xiye, not only because of Guan Yubai's achievements, but also because of Xiao Yi who went hand in hand with him.
An old saying in the Central Plains is good: the waves behind the Yangtze River drive the waves ahead.
An Guan Yubai has been a nightmare that has been entangled in the West Night of the homeland for more than ten years, plus Xiao Yi, the heir of the Zhennan Prince who has the overlord's style, join forces, I am afraid that no one can stop their footsteps!
Nuraz stood up suddenly, took a deep breath, and ordered: "Pass down the order of the patriarch"
Several people in the hall have followed him for many years, and they have already sensed something from his demeanor and tone. Sure enough——
"My Nu family is willing to surrender to Prince Xiao unconditionally!"
In a word, it means that Hanba City and the other two cities belonging to the Nu nationality formally surrendered to the Southern Border Army!
Fu Yunhe received the letter of surrender from the Nu tribe that morning, and before he had time to order his troops to go to the Maoxi tribe, the letter of surrender sent by the head of the Maoxi tribe also arrived, only half a day before and after!
After the two most powerful and powerful clans in Xiye surrendered, the other clans in Xiye also heard the news, fearing that they would be exterminated, and followed them one by one.
By the middle of May, ten of the twelve Xiye clans had surrendered to the Zhennan Palace.
The situation in Xiye is settled.