Taiping Inn

The interior of the golden palace is divided into three parts: front, middle and back. The outermost part is where Lao Khan meets with the ministers, the middle part is where Lao Khan handles government affairs, which can also be called the study room, and the innermost part is Lao Khan. dormitory.

The old-age Khan did not sit on the throne of the outer hall. In fact, he had not sat on the throne with a very symbolic meaning for a long time, maybe for a few months or half a year. Lao Khan was not in his dormitory either. He was not bedridden, especially in front of outsiders, and he had to maintain his superficial health. So he was lying in his study on the comfortable recliner with a tiger skin on it. Even though the whole study was as warm as spring, Lao Sang was still covered with a piece of fox skin, which seemed a little afraid of the chill.

In addition to Lao Khan, there was also a middle-aged man wearing shamanic costumes in the study. Of course, he was not a national teacher, but a disciple of the national teacher. He also had a respectable position in the golden tent and was one of the leaders of the shamans. .

At this time, the man held a mirror made of jade in his hand, and a light shot out from the mirror, illuminating the void not far away in front of Lao Han, turning into a thin curtain of light.

In the light curtain, outside the palace, the scene where Li Xuandu and Ce Ling were chatting clearly and the sound was clearly heard.

After hearing what Li Xuandu said, Lao Khan slowly asked, "What do you think of this Central Plains envoy?"

The shaman holding a jade mirror replied, "Old Khan knows that I don't understand military and national affairs, nor do I understand any changes in human hearts. I just understand some practices, so I can only see that this Central Plains messenger has a high level of cultivation. .”

Lao Khan asked, "How high is it?"

After pondering for a while, the shaman said, "There is a pagoda in the Central Plains, which is divided into seven layers. If the national master stands on the seventh floor of the tower, then the Central Plains envoy is at least on the fifth floor."

Lao Khan asked again, "What about Qin Qing from Liaodong?"

The shaman replied, "Qin Qing is on the sixth floor, but there are rumors recently that he will arrive at the seventh floor soon."

Lao Khan exhaled a long breath of turbid air, "The fifth layer, second only to Qin Qing, then he must be an amazing figure in Liaodong, and it is impossible for him to remain nameless all the time."

The shaman said, "Prince Celing has sent someone to investigate. He came to the royal court with a Central Plains caravan, without any flaws."

Lao Khan said, "The people of the Central Plains are cunning. If they want to prepare for any conspiracy, they will definitely not leave any traces in these aspects. If you go and check, you will not be able to find out anything. If you really find something, you will need to Be wary, because this is very likely a flaw revealed by the Central Plains people. There is a new trap hidden behind it. Maybe it won’t hurt you, but it will mislead you.”

The shaman said respectfully, "Abide by the teachings of Lao Khan."

Lao Khan narrowed his eyes and said, "You will tell Ce Ling later, tell him not to care about the caravan anymore, and focus on the kings. Compared to a Central Plains messenger, my sons are more It's terrible. Just like a wolf pack on the grassland, the one who threatens the status of the old wolf king is never an external enemy, but a new wolf king from the inside of the wolf pack. When outsiders threaten the wolf pack, the whole wolf The group will work together, and all members are the help of the Old Wolf King. When the New Wolf King challenged the Old Wolf King, the members of the Wolf Pack will only stand by and wait for the end of the dispute between the New and the Old."

The Shaman's face turned solemn, and he responded in a deep voice, feeling a little heavy.

Because Lao Khan's words seemed to be what Ce Ling said, but in fact they were said to him. Lao Khan said that when the old and new alternated, most members of the wolf pack were watching, and these members included shamans. Everyone, this is Lao Khan expressing his dissatisfaction to the shaman. The shamans have a respectable status and can ignore the hatred of ordinary herders or remain indifferent to the dissatisfaction of the nobles, but they cannot ignore Lao Khan's attitude. Although the national teacher is the leader of the shamans, if the national teacher decides to compete with Lao Khan, Lao Khan will also make some concessions, in recent years, the national teacher is like Lao Khan, and has become increasingly less interested in worldly affairs. He always lives alone in the Daxue Mountain Palace. If Lao Han hadn't been seriously ill this time, the national master would not have left the Daxue Mountain Palace to come to the royal court, which made the shamans have no confidence in the support of the national master.

Seriously speaking, Lao Khan has not been to the Daxue Mountain Palace for many years. The palace that once belonged to King Khan now seems to have become the residence of the national teacher. The national teacher does not easily use the power in his hands, the only exception Every year, a large number of slaves are recruited to the Daxue Mountain Palace. There are rumors that the national master is building a tomb for Lao Khan. There are rumors that the national master wants to completely transform the Daxue Mountain Palace into what he likes. No one knows these rumors. True or false, because none of the slaves who went to the Daxue Mountain Palace were able to come back.

Lao Han gasped heavily, his chest was like a worn bellows, making a hoarse sound, "If this messenger in the Central Plains is not a messenger, but an assassin, who wants to take the opportunity to kill my life, you Can you stop him?”

The shaman organized his words carefully, and then carefully checked them in his heart, and then said carefully: "If it is outside, it cannot. But if it is in the golden tent, it can."

Lao Han showed a satisfied smile on his face, "Very good. I can let this messenger from the Central Plains come to see me. I think he can't wait."

After saying this, Lao Khan closed his eyes, as if he had exhausted him just after meeting Da Yan and had no substantial physical contact.

The shaman did not move any movement, and the light curtain floating not far away in front of Lao Han began to slowly dissipate, turning into fireflies. Then the shaman put away the jade mirror in his hand and turned to the outsider.

Not long after, the shaman came to the gate of the hall and stood in the shadow of the hall and said to the people outside: "The old Khan summoned the envoy of the Central Plains."

Ce Ling stopped talking and opened his body in silence to make way for the way. The eunuch came back to Li Xuandu and Yue's parting again and led them to the palace.

Li Xuandu stepped on the steps of the palace and could clearly feel that Ce Ling and the man in shaman costumes were all focused on themselves. For the great master of the Heavenly Realm, it is not like "seeing" people to death at first sight. What an incredible thing, so these two real sights made Li Xuan feel a little uncomfortable, but that's all.

Walking up the steps, two thick doors were completely open. The doors were carved with strange patterns and totems, and various gems were inlaid with colors. After walking through the door, we entered the core of the royal court, which is the King of Gold. The golden tent of the same name in the Horde. Many years ago, when the royal court was still a moving city, the golden tent was a huge tent of a certain gold color. From a distance, it looked like a huge golden spider crawling on the grassland, and the sun in the sky was also for it. dim. Nowadays, the royal court is no longer a moving city, but a city with city walls and gates. The golden tent is no longer a golden tent, but a golden palace. However, the name of the golden tent is still preserved. . Lao Khan is called "the master of the golden tent", which has two meanings: one is the master of the golden palace, and the other is the master of the entire golden tent.

Compared with Emperor Tianbao, who was young and immature, manipulated by his mother, and had just had his first child, the old and full of children and grandchildren of the Golden Tent is more in line with the image of an emperor on earth. Emperor Tianbao wants to obtain Lao Khan still has a decades to go to for such a status, not only age, but more importantly, the power in his hands.

The emperor's power does not come from the grants of God, but from the loyalty, surrender and support of the ministers below. This is the similarity between Emperor Tianbao and the Old Khan, whether it is a young tiger with a stinky breast or an old and dying person. It is difficult for old lions to gain the loyalty and support of their ministers. Even Zhang Suqing was not immune to this point. He once said "How can a ten-year-old child rule the world?" This truth later became one of Zhang Suqing's death talismans.

Li Xuandu met two people in the hall of the golden tent, one was the shaman who was responsible for passing the message, and the other was the second commander of the Qiexue Army who had fought with him. But this is reasonable. With his heart and heart, he will lead the army. That is nonsense. His real responsibility is to protect the safety of the old Khan, and the old Khan also likes a young man who is not playing tricks in front of him. .

Yechi still had a scheming smile on his face, "We're meeting again."