Zangzhou belongs to the western part of the Da'an Kingdom. The person who controls the 300,000 troops in the west is the Xie family of Chen County. The only Duke of Dingxi who still controls military power is the Duke of Dingxi.

That is, the maternal family of the eldest prince, King of Chu Zhao Wu, the natal family of the current Queen Mother, and Xie Er’s family.

The current emperor is not the Queen Mother Xie's biological child, but was raised in the name of the Queen Mother Xie. The Xie family also made great efforts in seizing the throne, so the first queen His Majesty married was naturally the daughter of the Xie family.

Queen Xie gave birth to the eldest prince Zhao Wu and the third princess Zhao Ling, but later died of illness.

The second queen is the daughter of Wang, who is the biological mother of the second prince Qin Wang Zhao Chuan and the ninth prince Zhao Yuan.

The Wang family of Langya was the Marquis of Zhenbei, the biological grandfather of Wang Yuan and the maternal grandfather of Zhao Yuan. He commanded 500,000 soldiers and horses in the northern grassland.

The third queen, Shen Wanying's sister, was promoted from the concubine position. She gave birth to the sixth prince, King Zhao Ji of Qi, and the eighth princess, Zhao Xiu. She was backed by the 200,000 troops of the Zhennan Marquis Mansion.

There is also Concubine Yang who is the most favored by the emperor. She is from the Yang family of Hongnong. She has the fifth prince Zhao Bei, the tenth princess, the tenth princess Zhao Yu, and the fifteenth princess Zhao Bao. She is backed by the Marquis of Southwest and is in charge of a 150,000-strong army in the southwest.

The last person with real power behind her was Concubine De, who only gave birth to the seventh prince, King Zhao Luo of Han, who was the Marquis of Zhendong and was in charge of a navy of 150,000 people in the east.

Military power in all directions is in the hands of major aristocratic families and foreign ministers, and they have been operating for many years, which shows how passive the royal family is.

If there were not several princes acting as checks and balances in the middle, whichever party would rebel would be a crisis for the Zhao family.

But as for princes, most of them are just princes. They have no access to the military power of their maternal family. Even if they are eventually supported as emperors, they are just puppets.

Therefore, the war between the royal family, the aristocratic family and the military power has never stopped. There is no so-called right or wrong in the many grievances, they are just different positions.

However, the eldest prince Zhao Wu is not a puppet of the Xie family. Most of the Xie family's children in Chen County are greedy for pleasure and cannot bear the bitter cold of the west. Most of them follow the civil service route.

As a result, the Xie family and the generals in the west were once depleted. Except for the Duke of Dingxi, it was the eldest prince who shouldered the important task. He was only twenty-five years old and had been in the army for more than ten years, starting from the lowest level as a top soldier. , relying on his own ability, he rose straight up and became a general, holding up the entire west and commanding an army of 300,000 from the west to the northwest.

Emperor Zhao Mian was extremely fond of Zhao Yuan, but he held high regard for the eldest prince and had high hopes for him.

And Nanshan City is the territory of the eldest prince Zhao Wu.

As soon as Zhao Yuan and Wang Yuan entered the west, the news naturally reached the eldest prince.

Forget about Wang Yuan, the Wang family has always been jumping around like grasshoppers.

However, Zhao Yuan, the emperor's most beloved son, said to himself that he was noble and noble, and he always looked down upon the world and looked down upon all living beings.

Especially for that dissolute celebrity who takes drugs and writes erotic poems all day long, he simply criticizes people as shit on the ground, while he himself is a little sober in the world and a beautiful swan in the sky.

So if this spotless white swan doesn't just stay in the capital and enjoy its blessings, why should it come to this place in the bitter cold of the west? Aren't you afraid of getting its feet dirty?

Zhao Wulong had never met Zhao Yuan a few times. This guy had been very ill when he was a child and rarely came out to meet people. Later, when he lived in the northwest, he could hardly be seen in person.

However, every time we meet, this guy is like a walking little sun, the brightest cub among the crowd, attracting everyone's attention, even at this moment.

Zhao Wu did not hate Zhao Yuan. This younger brother was highly educated. He was not like those old-fashioned Confucian scholars or those debauched rotten warriors. He was who he was and had quite a personality.

I hope he won't get involved in the mess of the Wang family's ambitions, and then he will still be his brother.

At the yamen gate, "Xiaojiu!" a loud shout came from far away, and several fast horses rode towards Zhao Yuan and his party.

There is a young man at the head, wearing a jade crown, handsome and cheerful, dressed in black, with righteousness and iron bones, he is a good man.

The visitor got off his horse and stood in front of Zhao Yuan in a few steps.

"Brother, this is eldest brother, call someone." Zhao Yuan called the person, not too surprised by his appearance, and pulled Wei Zhen to him to signal.

"Brother!" He was straight, deserted and had eyes of death, but the girl's aura was too strong. Anyone who had been on the battlefield could feel her hidden strong aura.

Zhao Wu stumbled and almost turned his left foot to his right foot. Who is this cold girl? What's going on with Zhao Yuan?!

"Is this?" Why does he feel that there is a strong sense of conspiracy in it?

"My wife, I chose it myself." Zhao Yuan raised the corner of his mouth in a good mood. He didn't mean to show off, really.

"Pfft! Ahem." Zhao Wuzhen didn't expect such a result.

Didn't Zhao Yuan always say to himself that he was at the level of a god? He didn't expect that there was a female in the world who was worthy of him?!

Father, you have made a mistake. Your unattainable young son is the first person to get married.

Take a look at this younger brother and sister? Well, he has an upper-class appearance and a strong aura, so he must be someone with a lot of substance, right?

She seems to be a nice girl, but she is a bit young. Was she tricked by Zhao Yuan, a white-and-white brat?! Or was it Wang's conspiracy?

Xiaojiu shouldn't be that stupid, right? "Ahem! Are these, younger siblings? Which family are they from?"

"She's from the Wei family, from the exile village in the south. She saved my life. Big brother, if it weren't for her, you wouldn't have a younger brother like me. Remember to treat my wife better in the future."

Zhao Wumo was silent, from the exile village? To the south? Does this mean he has a low status? So he was asked to be more respectful? But why is his attitude so bad?

"You have the final say about your wife." Father always means that as long as she is the mother, what can he do if he is an elder brother but not a biological child? Of course, you just like it.

As for respect, it is earned by one's own ability, especially for a royal wife with no status background.

"What did you go to the south for?" It couldn't be because you had enough to eat, right? It couldn't be that you went specifically to find a wife.

As for a daughter-in-law with such a low status, it is not Wang's intention to think about it. Wang mainly wants Zhao Yuan to marry Wang's daughter.

Even if she is not the daughter of the Wang family, it is impossible for an exiled woman to match Zhao Yuan. Let alone the royal family, the lintel of the Wang family will be humiliated.

The Wang family might be so angry that they will be internally injured, right? Aren’t their aristocratic families the most particular about being well-matched?

On the contrary, their royal family, whose status is already the most noble in the world, and who have no special ideas, does not need a woman to promote them and set off their status.

Zhao Wu was very happy, and he was really kind to Zhao Yuan, his younger brother whom he had not seen for a long time.

"What can I do? I didn't see that I was dying of illness. Of course I went to the no-man's land in the south to find medicine."

Yes, I didn't see it. He only saw that he had found his wife. "So you fell into a hunter's trap in the mountains? Your brothers and sisters captured you just like that?"

Zhao Yuan, you have so many plays and you are really good at acting.

But in the previous life, among the brothers, it was the eldest brother who was the most disdainful of the drama expert Wang Xuejing. He guarded the west and northwest of Da'an all his life.

Therefore, Zhao Yuan has always respected this eldest brother.

"I didn't fall into the trap, but I almost died when the poison was released. It was your brother and sister who fell from the sky and crushed the big insect's head with one hand!"

Do you like this kind of plot? Anyway, he fell in love with her in both lives.

Zhao Wu's eyes lit up, "My younger siblings are so good at kung fu?" They turned out to be heroes among girls? How disrespectful!

"It's not bad, just a little bit weaker than me."

Ha! I dare to say that this matter needs to be discussed and confirmed. People on Wei Zhen's side are dissatisfied, but for the dignity of the male host, they remain silent.

"Then have you recovered from the poison? What are you doing here again in the west?"

"I'm short of some medicine, it's only found in the snowy mountains, so I came to the west, and the poison was temporarily suppressed.

Now we have to go to the Yamen, brother, is this your lieutenant?" Zhao Yuan pointed at Mo En.

Only then did Zhao Wu look at the crowd, and then he saw a familiar bearded man, wasn't he the defender of Nanshan City?

He is skilled in skills, brave and resourceful, and has shown bravery in many battles against the enemy. He also became a general in one go.

"Lieutenant General Mo, what's wrong?"

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Army." Moen found his way before stepping forward and saluting.

"You are a good lieutenant. You and my wife are old acquaintances. My wife's strongest skills are actually machinery and construction materials.

Your lieutenant general invites her to jointly build Nanshan City in the west, so that the people can have the strongest houses to live in, improve production capacity and planting capacity, and let the people under your rule have enough food and clothing.

Now that you're here is just in time, let's write a letter to Dad together, after all, it involves minerals."


Chapter completed!