Liu Xuan wanted the three families to send hostages. He didn't even mind if the three families sent a fake one to lure him. He just wanted to know what the Xianbei people of this era cared about? What kind of thoughts did they have, and what did the big men have?

How do you view it.

Anyway, as long as he is from Xianbei - it is impossible for those three families to send a Han, because that would be too easy to see through.

There was still a big difference between Xianbei and Han people in this era, and there were even many white people.

Although the three Xianbei families of Murong, Yuwen and Duan Shi also have black hair, black eyes and yellow skin, their appearance is still very different from that of the Han people, so they are not afraid of what tricks they will play.

But what he didn't expect was that after his order, two of the three envoys wanted to ask the emperor through the Ministry of Rites: "Are you willing to accept a Xianbei woman as your concubine?"

"What's the meaning?"

Looking at Chen Lin and Sima Fang who came to report, Liu Xuan didn't realize what was going on. However, Sima Fang, who was quite young, explained calmly: "Your Majesty, these three families are afraid that they want to

Send your daughter to His Majesty!"

Of course, the daughter cannot be just anyone's daughter. It must be the direct bloodline of the three families, that is, the direct bloodline of the Murong, Duan and Yuwen families. It is very likely that she is the daughter of the current leader of the Three Kingdoms.

In the view of the Xianbei people, if a woman can be made a concubine of the Han emperor, it would be of infinite benefit to the three families if nothing else was needed but to send some information from the palace when necessary.

It would be better if we could please the emperor and have some pillow style or something.

What they were worried about was, would the Han emperor agree to this request?

In fact, Liu Xuan was really not ready to agree - a woman he had never even seen was stuffed into the palace? He had no interest in it. No matter what, he had to at least inspect the goods first and see what he liked.

I will consider whether to stuff it into the palace. What if the person sent is an ugly monster?

He didn't say that, but the expression on his face revealed some reluctance.

And Sima Fang was already a mature guy, so he didn't need to look at him seriously. Just a casual glance, and he knew that the emperor was not happy.

The reason? He didn't care why the emperor was unwilling. Anyway, he now knew that the emperor did not agree with this matter.

"The blood of the Tian family cannot be contaminated by just anyone. These Xianbei people are too..." Sima Fang said casually, as if he was commenting on the Xianbei people, but in fact he was giving the emperor a step down.

Although Liu Xuan sometimes dislikes these veterans, he has to admit that sometimes the words and actions of these veterans are indeed very comfortable.

"That's it. I don't have any prejudice against the Xianbei woman, but let's forget about sending the daughter into the palace... It's not easy to raise a daughter like that."

When Chen Lin heard what the emperor said, she wanted to laugh twice, but she felt it was inappropriate, so she could only hold it back, and her face turned red as a result.

But no matter what, the emperor understood what he meant. The emperor was not interested in accepting Xianbei women as concubines, so the two families' ideas were in vain.

But it is not without its benefits. At least it is known that the two countries represented by the Duan family and the Yuwen family have no thoughts of betraying the Han Dynasty - at least they do not want to betray the Han Dynasty in the short term.

Maybe they want to get more benefits from the big man and enhance their own strength, but no matter what, since these two families don't want to rebel now, that's fine.

As for the Murong family of Beiyan, she couldn't tell what she thought, but Chen Lin remembered that when she went to ask the envoys of the Three Kingdoms to send him personally to Luoyang, the expression of the envoy of the Murong family seemed to have changed slightly.

"Perhaps this Murong family has some agenda?"

But these are all guesses, and it’s hard to say clearly. We can only ask the people in the Intelligence Department to keep an eye on Beiyan as much as possible and collect more intelligence. Only in this way can we make more accurate judgments. At the same time, what will Beiyan really do?

If something happens, we can respond immediately.

The affairs of the Three Kingdoms of Xianbei have been settled at this point. The money and grain awarded to the three families have been loaded on the trucks long ago. They are waiting for the envoys to prepare and they can return to the north together.

The amount of money, grain, cloth and silk was extremely large. It stands to reason that when Liaozhou still needed to be developed, the imperial court should not waste so much material resources on rewarding vassal states.

But who allowed the Han Dynasty to become prosperous and prosperous under the governance of Liu Xuan? Even if so many things are given away, there is no fear that there will not be enough materials to develop Liaozhou.

In addition to this reason, several important officials in the imperial court knew that these materials were sent to the three countries to develop infrastructure. In addition to stabilizing the situation of the three countries, in fact, from a certain perspective, it was also

Helping the big man lay the foundation for ruling this place in the future.

"Anyway, these three countries will belong to us Han Dynasty in the future, and it is not easy for outsiders to do so!"

Of course, some ministers were worried: "What if the Xianbei Three Kingdoms use these materials in exchange for ordnance to expand their military strength and in turn unite with the Dai Kingdom?"

"In that case, just destroy the Three Kingdoms and snatch the things back!"

Liu Xuan waved his hand, as if he was talking about a trivial matter.

The ministers wanted to say: "This war is not a child's play, how can it be so casual?" But when they think about the powerful military power of the Han Dynasty, it is unmatched by all dynasties. It is really unreasonable to destroy three small Xianbei countries.

What a difficult task.

The Wuhuan and Goguryeo that troubled the northeast of the imperial court were destroyed immediately. When they returned to the army, they destroyed the Sanhan Peninsula on the way. It is estimated that before next summer, all the lands of Sanhan will be owned by the Han Dynasty.

It is so powerful that no one can destroy anyone.

The Xian Kingdom was not destroyed, but the population problem restricted the expansion of the Han Dynasty - after it was defeated, there were no people to occupy it, how to manage it? Is such a big place purely used as a military fortress?

Therefore, it is not that the Han Dynasty cannot destroy Xianbei, but it is that he does not want to destroy it for the time being.

If these three families do such stupid things without opening their eyes, then the soldiers of the Han Dynasty will not be polite at all and will directly crush these three families. As for the place? If you want it, you can take it. If you don’t want it, let Dai Guo take care of it first.

Take it back again.

So there really is nothing to refute Liu Xuan’s words, it’s just the fact!

"Big man, this is no longer the weak dynasty of previous years!"

Many old ministers sighed with emotion, and then gradually realized that they seemed a bit old and could no longer keep up with the changes in the court.

"Maybe it's time to consider stepping back. I don't know how many people are dissatisfied with my position!"

This idea is not shared by just one person, but Liu Xuan would not agree to it if they all retreat together. After all, this is a stable period, and the court should not be violently turbulent. A slow exchange of blood is the right thing to do.

In addition, some middle- and lower-level officials also need to continue training for a period of time. After all, the way of governing the world is very different from before, and the problems they face are also different. If they don't accumulate more experience, rising up will make these young people at a loss.

Something went wrong.

This is not Liu Xuan's random worry.

In particular, there are many differences between his current dynasty and previous dynasties, and these changes will become more and more significant as time goes by. Therefore, many of the methods that worked well in the past will definitely not be able to be used now by those who follow the script and do not know how to adapt.

People will be completely eliminated in this situation.

The last ones left will be the elite among the elites, and only these people are qualified to enter the center of the imperial court.

Returning to the inner courtyard, he told Cai Yan about the hostages and the delivery of the daughter. Although Liu Xuan did not speak, Cai Yan immediately understood why the emperor did not agree to the matter.

"Your Majesty is afraid that the Xianbei woman will look displeased, right?"

Having been together for so long, Cai Yan has long understood Liu Xuan's character, including some of his preferences, and is very familiar with it.

To put it bluntly, Liu Xuan's lustful nature had long been understood by Cai Yan, and the emperor had a very high vision and could not see any woman other than the best.

Maybe that Xianbei woman is not ugly - I dare say that if she was given to the emperor as a concubine, her appearance would be passable. The key point is that it is useless to be beautiful, otherwise there would not be only such a few women in Liu Xuan's palace.

For example, Fu Wan's daughter and Mi Zhu's sister were both good-looking in appearance, but Liu Xuan didn't even bother to pay attention to her a few times, so she married Liu Xie and Liu Bei respectively.

As for the ones in the palace? Not only are their looks a temporary choice, but they also have their own characteristics, which will be valued by the emperor. But which characteristics of each person he likes, probably only Liu Xuan himself knows.

If Huang Yueying were here, she would probably immediately mock: "Mao's characteristic is that he collects celebrities!"

However, Huang Yueying was not here at this time, so naturally no one exposed Liu Xuan's hobby.

"Huh? Why does it smell like barbecue?"

They are taking a walk in the palace - even the palace where they live has gardens and courtyards. Liu Xuan and Cai Yan are walking through the courtyards of the palace at this time. After all, the scenery here is also excellent. If you don't want to go

The Royal Garden is also a place where you can relax.

It can be said that the smell of flowers, grass, and earth is not unusual, but what is the smell of barbecue?

Glancing at Cai Yan, she also looked puzzled and couldn't tell what was going on. The two of them walked along the scent, and soon they saw Diao Chan and Huang Yueying squatting there. Several eunuchs were busy coming and going next to them.

Something will be handed over, and there are several maids dragging the tray with many jars and jars arranged in a mess.

"What is this for?"

I thought that as soon as I opened my mouth, the two women would jump up, but I didn't expect them to stay motionless, but instead, a furry and round head popped out from Huang Yueying's feet - it was the little tiger brought back from Japan.

This little guy stuck out his tongue and kept licking his mouth. When he saw Liu Xuan coming, he shrank his head again.

"Um?"

I took a few steps forward, but even before I got closer I understood why Huang Yueying and Diao Chan never moved: These two girls didn't know how, and their faces were blackened and whitened, and they were looking so expressionless at this time.

I wanted to cover my face in shame.

In addition, the tiger was at Huang Yueying's feet, holding a piece of meat in its front paws and chewing it. It was called Huanshi.

As for the two women, there was a stove surrounded by an iron mesh with several pieces of meat on it. It was making a sizzling sound and emitting an alluring fragrance at the same time.

"What is this for?"

Huang Yueying finally spoke. Anyway, she didn't care about that. When she was doing the experiment, her image was worse than now, and it's not like she hadn't been looked at by others.

Diao Chan, on the other hand, originally wanted to tidy up her appearance, but seeing Huang Yueying's behavior, she let go and quickly saluted Liu Xuan and Cai Yan.

"Barbecue!"

Of course Liu Xuan knew that he was barbecuing, but did he want to make himself like this while barbecuing?

"Oh, do you want to bake it yourself? You know the feeling of baking it is different! I just forgot that I don't have the matching tools, so I can only use these things!"

Huang Yueying applied it casually, and as a result, there was another gangster mark on her cheeks.

Liu Xuan glanced at Diao Chan.
To be continued...