Tuoba Xiong smiled: "Kelan, Uncle Liu saw that you and His Highness the King of Wei are very close, do you want to marry him and stay in Dazhou?"
"He is already married. When I marry him, I can only be a concubine. I can't accept a noble princess being a concubine." Tuoba Kelan shook his head.
"This King of Wei is the unofficial heir to the throne. Even if you become his concubine, it will not be a loss. When he ascends the throne, you will also be a high-ranking empress. If you live up to your expectations and give birth to a son, raise him well." When you grow up, maybe you will be able to rule the world like the Queen Mother of Zhou Dynasty. "
His words made Tuoba Kelan a little moved.
"I met with the Queen Mother today. You must have seen that this Queen Mother doesn't have much strategy. She is not actually a qualified ruler. So why is she in a high position and in charge of the world, so that the civil and military ministers dare not look down upon her?"
"Because she is the Queen Mother!" Tuoba Kelan replied.
"No, because she is the late emperor's favorite woman. Uncle Six has already inquired about it. Before she married the late emperor, the queen mother was just an ordinary daughter of the boudoir. She was born in an ordinary way, and her father and brother's official positions were also very low. Because she was The late emperor's true love, so he became the empress and the queen mother, and the whole family became prosperous. "
Tuoba Xiong said and laughed: "Kelan, if you stay with King Wei, the world will be yours in the future. By then, our people will have your help, and we will no longer have to endure hunger and cold in the winter. , we, the Western Qiang Kingdom, also have the opportunity to become an empire like the Great Zhou Dynasty.”
That was his lifelong dream.
This is why he has been helping his third brother all these years.
Tuoba Xiong wanted Tuoba Kelan to stay and give it a try. Even if it didn't work out, there would be no loss to Xiqiang.
There are still three princesses in their Western Qiang Kingdom who are not yet married.
It is definitely worthwhile to use a Keran princess to gain the opportunity of Xiqiang Kingdom's rapid rise!
As for whether it can succeed or not, it all depends on the princess's methods.
In Tuoba Xiong's view, although his niece is cruel and decisive, she is not a wise man.
But it is enough to deal with the lecherous person like King Wei.
After all, the King of Wei didn't seem to be a smart person.
With Kelan's methods, he can still be controlled as long as he works harder.
What's more, their Princess Kelan is naturally beautiful, enchanting, and is a famous beauty in their Western Qiang country. If King Wei gets her, he will definitely not be able to put it down, and of course he will follow her in everything.
"Uncle Six, let me think about it!" Tuoba Kelan frowned slightly.
The King of Wei not only had a royal concubine, but he was also very romantic and had a lot of women in his backyard.
Tuoba Kelan was a little unwilling.
You know, if she returns to Xiqiang Kingdom to recruit her consort, she can also have other guests.
With her status as a princess, it doesn't matter if she has several men waiting on her.
It's different if you stay in Dazhou.
Not only could she stay with King Wei, but she also had to endure him finding other women.
This is a world away from the life she lived in Xiqiang Kingdom.
As for being the ruling queen mother?
That's too far away, too uncertain.
She didn't want to risk her future.
Tuoba Xiong saw that his niece was not willing, so he didn't rush to persuade her, he just took his time.
……
In the evening of that day, the news that the emperor was fainted by the envoys of the Western Qiang Kingdom spread throughout the capital.
As for the reason?
There are different opinions!
Some people said that the Xiqiang people were shameless and even asked to marry Princess Jiahe, which angered the emperor.
Others say that the princess of Xiqiang Kingdom, who was not innocent for a long time, actually wanted to marry the emperor and become the queen.
Others say that when the Xiqiang Kingdom asked for a lot of gold, silver and jewels, the simple-headed lion opened its mouth and threatened to attack Qinghuai City if they refused.
Others said that there was a dispute between the Queen Mother and the Emperor.
……
Meng Shu couldn't help but feel worried after hearing this.
She was not worried about the emperor, but worried about Princess Jiahe.
The Queen Mother had not issued a decree to grant marriage to Princess Jiahe and Chen Songyu in the past few days, so Meng Shu knew that something had happened.
In addition, the Xiqiang people came again and threatened to marry the Princess of Zhou on behalf of their future king. Meng Shu knew that the Queen Mother had other plans.
These aristocratic families in the capital have their own news channels.
Meng Shu's eldest brother Meng Yanxing had already accumulated a lot of connections when he returned to the west of Beijing. Most of the children of aristocratic families he had become friends with were the legitimate sons who were highly respected in the family.
With such a big incident happening, rumors began to spread in the capital, so of course everyone was curious.
Meng Yanxing went out for a walk and met several children from aristocratic families who had frequent contacts with each other on weekdays. After returning, he told his sister the news he had learned.
"The Empress Dowager called Zong Zheng of Zongren Mansion to the palace and asked him to fill in the list of unmarried women of the clan's age, and then sent people to each house to deliver the message, asking these dozen clan girls to come to the palace tomorrow to see them."
Meng Shu frowned tightly when he heard this: "So, the Queen Mother probably won't marry Princess Jiahe to the Western Qiang Kingdom. She probably let these clan girls into the palace for the sake of marriage."
"Yes, that's what we guessed too!" Meng Yanxing clenched his fists tightly: "With my Meng family on the northwest border and a hundred thousand northwest troops, the Xiqiang people can't get any favors from them at all, and there is no chance of marriage in the Zhou Dynasty. If necessary, if the Queen Mother really chooses a clan girl to be a princess and marry her, she will provoke public outrage."
Meng Yanxing sighed as he spoke: "My father also reported to the court that he was willing to guard Qinghuai City together, and also set up camp by the Hongsha River to train a naval force for the court, but the Queen Mother refused."
"During the time I returned to Beijing, I also saw clearly the situation in Beijing. The Queen Mother is not suitable for ruling. Not only does she change her orders every day, but she is also pretentious and has her own way of doing things. She does things based on her preferences and will not take anything else into consideration. If she continues like this, I am afraid that the capital will be in chaos, and the entire Zhou Dynasty will also be in chaos." Meng Shu would only say these sincere words in front of her close relatives.
What's more, Meng Yanxing is still her eldest brother and the heir to the Meng family.
"Not bad!" Meng Yanxing nodded: "I went out for a walk today, and all my friends were talking about it. They felt that if I really asked the princess to get married, I would be trying to please the Xiqiang people and embarrass my ancestors. "
Meng Shu deeply agreed with this statement.
"Many people are slamming the table and throwing cups. As long as the ministers are still a little bloody and loyal, they will definitely speak to the Queen Mother tomorrow to dissuade this matter. Some people have already decided to die to remonstrate." Meng Yanxing's eyes were full of worry.
"Is it my grandfather?" Meng Shu's heart trembled and she asked quickly.
"My grandfather is a censor, the chief official. He has the responsibility of admonishing the king and supervising all officials. He will definitely remonstrate to the end tomorrow. I went to the Lu family in the afternoon, but my grandfather did not see me. , He said that he was taking his third uncle to prepare advice for tomorrow, and when he had no time, his second uncle met with me. "
"What did the second uncle say?" Meng Shu asked immediately.
