Chapter 138: King of Donghu

Thousands of miles away from Juliguan, Helin City stands majestically. Although it is not as magnificent as the capitals of those countries in the Central Plains, it is even better than the city of Liaoxi City. , Helin City is entirely built of blue stones. After years of washing, the original blue stones have been covered with a layer of black, but they look more solemn.

This is a large city with a population of more than 100,000. It is the political and economic center of Donghu people, and it is also the military center where Miranda, the king of Donghu, controls the entire Donghu. In Helin City, there are 20,000 elite troops of Donghu royal family stationed, and in various strategic locations around Helin, there are more than 30,000 royal troops stationed to jointly defend Helin City.

Donghu is a loose tribal alliance. The control of the royal family over the tribes below depends on its own strength. Ignore it, but for thousands of years, regardless of whether it is strong or declining, the Donghu royal family has always controlled Helin City. It is not that there are no other tribes coveting Helin City. Besieged by other ministries, putting yourself in Lincheng is like putting yourself on a fire.

Among the Donghu tribes, in addition to having the power to mobilize the various ministries and unify the command when launching wars abroad, the Donghu King played more of a mediating role among the internal ministries.

However, in the past hundred years, the Donghu royal family has eliminated two great figures in a row, the previous generation of Nilu and the current generation of Miranda. Nero made the royal family stronger, and Miranda began to expand abroad. Among them, the nearly ten-year war with Dayan swallowed Liaodong, which was originally under the control of Dayan. After ten years of war, Dayan What is lost is not only the thousands of miles of Liaodong, but also the ambition to compete with Donghu and regain the lost land, and the ten-year war has also greatly reduced Dayan's strength, falling behind in the competition with other countries in the Central Plains. If it is at a disadvantage, it can only struggle to maintain, but cannot expand outward. The situation of the country is getting more and more difficult.

But these ten years were the most glorious ten years for Miranda. During the ten years, the Donghu royal family became stronger and stronger. , Most of the other Donghu people were shocked to find that the Donghu royal family under Miranda's control had become an unshakable behemoth. The elite army among them has reached 50,000. At this point, the other tribes have completely lost the qualification to challenge them, and can only prostrate at Miranda's feet and let them be driven.

Miranda is not only a powerful military commander, but also an outstanding politician. After winning Liaodong, many Donghu heavyweights unanimously demanded to continue to advance and advance to the Central Plains. Miranda resisted all opinions and withdrew his troops. Reconciliation was reached with Dayan, and the war that had lasted for more than ten years came to an end.

Miranda knew very well that if he stepped forward and stepped into the Central Plains, Dayan would indeed be unable to resist his iron cavalry and scimitar, but, looking at his lips and teeth, other Central Plains countries would definitely lend a helping hand. The countries of the Central Plains join hands, and Donghu is definitely not an opponent. If you reach this point, you may have to spit out everything you have eaten in your mouth. More importantly, if you suffer a serious injury, then the control over Donghu will be reduced. will decrease infinitely.

Miranda did not hesitate to use the strength of the royal family to end the war, and an incidental result of this war was the birth of Dayan's first civilian-born prefect, Zhang Shouyue, the prefect of Liaoxi County. It was also Zhang Shouyue's tenacious resistance and harassment in western Liaoning that

It also made Miranda re-recognize the war potential of the Central Plains countries.

In the center of Helin City, a platform with a radius of several miles was artificially built. To get to this platform from the city, you need to climb up hundreds of steps to reach it. Built on it, this is a group of palaces built in the style of the palaces of the Central Plains Dynasty, but because its height is higher than all other buildings in the city, its power is even more astonishing.

Miranda is over 60 years old. In the past six months, many Donghu nobles and generals in Helin City have been secretly thinking about this iron-blooded King of Donghu in their hearts. The old Donghu King has lost the blood of his youth, and he is no longer as fierce as before. He actually swallowed the bullying from outside, and he was calm about the spittle on his face.

And the reason for these belly fats is naturally that in the past half a year, it happened in the area bordering Donghu and Dayan Liaoxi County.

First, a Hutu tribe of the Eastern Hu tribe who failed in the internal struggle fell here and fell into the sand. The whole family was black, and even the patriarch was captured alive. Redeemed back from Liaoxi City, but that's all, Miranda, who has always been strong, has nothing to say.

La Trobe is not worthy of sympathy. A failed tribe is a joke among the Donghu tribe. No one sympathizes with him. Now La Trobe is living like a dog in Helin City. But no matter how damned Latobe is, he cannot be defeated by a Yan people. This is something that the proud Donghu generals cannot tolerate, especially the generals directly under the royal family, who are even more angry. Dozens of generals, even Some of Miranda's sons were among them, and they jointly signed a letter requesting to send troops to teach Liaoxi County Zhang Shouyue a heavy lesson. Led by Miranda's eldest son Suoke, he knelt outside the royal court and begged Miranda to send troops, but Miranda only had one sentence, "If you love kneeling, kneel!" After saying this, what should Miranda do? , Brother Sheng every night, feasting every day, it seems that none of this has happened.

The matter finally came to an end. It's just that the image of Miranda, the former iron and blood king, in everyone's minds has plummeted, and the lion is old after all.

Miranda simply ignored the discussions outside, even though the news was continuously gathered from outside, piled up like a mountain on his desk, who was with whom, and what they said were all recorded verbatim. The ground recording was sent to him, but he just glanced at it, smiled faintly, and put it aside.

It’s just that those who talk about it outside, if they see these things, they don’t know whether they can laugh or dare to say these things again, but unfortunately, they don’t know, so they say what they should say.

Judging from the appearance, Miranda is indeed old. The former Donghu lion is now curled up on the wide beard bed, with gray hair, wrinkled face, and thin body. No matter how you look at it, he looks like a little old man. It's just that his spirit is still very good, and his eyes are still as deep as before.

In the big hall, dozens of kabuki are performing hard. This is a song and dance troupe from Dayan. Compared with Donghu's sonorous and powerful dance, their performance is much softer.

There were many people performing, but very few people watched. Apart from Miranda, there were only Tulu and Yan Qi. On the other side, the two of them also watched with gusto.

Yan Qi returned from Liaoxi City last year, but this famous Donghu warrior lost one hand. The right hand that made all the Donghu warriors fear can no longer hold a scimitar. Many people think that From now on, Yan Qi will definitely lose the king's family, but Miranda's reaction is beyond everyone's expectation. Yan Qi has not lost Miranda's favor. Gram can not be compared.

But Yan Qi's right hand was disabled. Although he kept silent, many people also found out the culprit from the warriors who accompanied Yan Qi that day, and it turned out to be the same person who defeated La Trobe.

"Tulu, how is the singing and dancing of this big swallow compared to my Donghu's dance?" On the Hu bed, the thin Miranda's voice was not loud, but it was extremely rich. Although the tone was slow, there was an undeniable inviolability in it. majesty.

"My lord, the singing and dancing of Dayan is more than soft and charming but not strong enough, but it is still top-grade." Tulu replied with a smile.

"Yan Qi, what do you think?"

"Your Majesty, I would like to watch the dance of my sons and daughters of Donghu. That is the dance of warriors. This Yan song and dance is full of melodious sounds. Immersed in it, it should wear down my will. It is better to watch it less, Your Majesty." Yan Qishui first way.

Hearing Yan Qi's words, Miranda suddenly raised her head and laughed, "Yan Qi, it seems that those words outside have affected you. Although the injury on your hand has healed, the injury in your heart is far from healed." OK!"

"Hand injuries are easy to heal, but the wounds in the heart need to be poured with blood to heal completely!" Yan Qi said in a deep voice.

Miranda looked at the figures dancing in the hall, and was silent for a moment, "Yan Qi, do you want me to mobilize troops now?"

"No, now is not the time." Yan Qi said.

"This is the difference between you and them!" Miranda patted the bed and smiled, "The most important thing about you is not your right hand, but your mind."

"But I still miss the right hand that makes the enemy fearful." Yan Qi's voice was full of ruthlessness, "But even if I lose my right hand, my left hand will still scare my enemies in the future."

Miranda smiled slightly, "Da Yan's singing and dancing is more than soft and charming, but not strong enough. My Donghu dance is more than vigorous, but lacks flexibility. The combination of hardness and softness is the kingly way."

"Your Majesty is right!" Tulu frowned. Miranda was talking about political affairs. He turned around and looked at Miranda.

Miranda waved his hand, "Let them back down, Tulu, Yan Qi, let's talk about business."

The maikos bowed and retreated one by one, and in an instant, the hall seemed extremely empty. Miranda raised her head, looked up at the high dome, lost her mind for a while, then shook her head, "I am indeed old."

"Your Majesty, you have the spirit of a dragon and a horse, and it's too early to die!" Tulu said with a smile.

"It's over sixty, why not old? I have considered some things. Tulu, which one of my sons can sit in my seat in the future?" Miranda asked with a smile ．

Tulu was startled, and his face turned pale, "My lord, this matter is up to you to decide with one word."

"You and Yan Qi are the people I trust the most, chat casually, let me just listen, don't have any worries, and there will be no fourth person to know." Miranda said with a slight smile.

Tulu pondered for a while, "The king's five sons, the eldest prince Sock and the third prince Thorpe are the best."

"Which one do you prefer?"

"Thorpe!" This time, Tulu did not hesitate, "The third prince is more composed, capable of both civil and military affairs, and handles political affairs more calmly."

"Yan Qi, what about you?"

"I support the eldest prince!" Yan Qi glanced at Tulu, "The eldest prince is even braver."

Miranda, the two important ministers, one civil and one military, had diametrically opposite opinions on such a major matter.