Having many children brings many blessings; the struggle for power begins with marriage.

Chapter 75 I know a friend of mine who can help you

Although Xiao Wenyao was a princess in the Tianlang tribe and had a relatively high status, things were different when she married into the tribe of the Northern Xian King.

In barbarian tribes, women generally have a low status.

Xiao Wenyao held a high position in the Tianlang tribe mainly because she had a father who was the king of the barbarians.

Princess Yelü Nanyan's current status is not something that happened overnight. She benefited from the former King Tianlang's poor health, which allowed her to gradually gather some power into her hands.

The thought of being tortured by the Northern Xian King after marrying into his tribe made Xiao Wenyao's delicate body tremble uncontrollably.

Xiao Wenyao continued to sob, "Father, I heard that the former queens of the Northern Xian King all died tragically. I'm still young, and I don't want to die so soon!"

Upon hearing Xiao Wenyao's words, Xiao Hongbo flew into a rage, "You bastard! The King of Northern Xian is, after all, a barbarian king. He is perfectly worthy of you. What more could you possibly want!"

"It's decided then. After I conquer Beijun, you will marry into the family. There's no room for discussion!"

Seeing that her father had made the final decision, Xiao Wenyao immediately got up from the ground and ran out crying.

Xiao Wenyao ran wildly across the grassland without restraint, and it took her an unknown amount of time to recover.

At this moment, Wu Yuan came to Xiao Wenyao's side. "Your Highness, what's wrong?"

Wu Yuan was having his men unload the cargo when he suddenly noticed Xiao Wenyao running out of the royal tent, crying as she ran. He guessed that there must be some new intelligence, so he quickly pretended to comfort Xiao Wenyao and ran over to her.

Xiao Wenyao wiped away her tears and said, "Father wants me to marry the Prince of Northern Xian, but I don't want to marry that cannibal!"

This……

Wu Yuan's mind went blank for a moment.

King of Northern Korea?

Could it be that the Heavenly Wolf King and the Northern Xian King will send troops to attack the Northern County at the same time?

Wu Yuan thought about it and agreed. If it were just the Sirius King's tribe, it would indeed be difficult to gather an army of 300,000. Only if the two barbarian kings joined forces could they have an army of 300,000.

If the King of Tianlang asked the King of Beixian to help him conquer Beijun, he would naturally give the King of Beixian some benefits, and Xiao Wenyao was probably one of those benefits.

Seeing that Wu Yuan remained silent, Xiao Wenyao turned to look at him and said, "Wu Yuan, can you help me escape to Da Xia? I absolutely cannot marry the King of Bei Xian; I don't want to die."

"Well, Your Highness, I'm afraid no one would dare to agree to this."

Wu Yuan was actually conflicted, because he was just a spy and didn't know what kind of decisions the Northern Commandery or the Northern King would make.

If a barbarian king's daughter were brought to Beijun and Daxia without authorization, it might provoke the barbarians to launch an attack prematurely, which would be extremely bad for Beijun's plans.

Thinking of this, Wu Yuan said, "Your Highness, I know a friend of mine who can help you, but I need to ask his opinion first. I may be able to give you an answer when I return next time."

Hearing this, Xiao Wenyao was instantly filled with hope again. "Wu Yuan, is what you said true? Can your friend really help me?"

Wu Yuan said, "Yes, if he's willing, he can definitely help you."

Xiao Wenyao then said, "Then I'll trouble you. When are you leaving for Great Xia?"

Wu Yuan replied, "Your Highness, I just returned today, and I need to rest for at least two days."

Xiao Wenyao said, "Oh, okay, then next time you come back, you must tell me your friend's reply as soon as possible."

Wu Yuan replied, "Yes, Your Highness."

Just as the two were talking, a rough male voice came from behind them.

"Yaoyao, are you alright?"

Upon hearing this, Wu Yuan and Xiao Wenyao turned around simultaneously and saw that it was Empress Xiao Pengtian. Wu Yuan immediately said, "Your Highness, I will take my leave now. You two continue your conversation."

After saying this, Wu Yuan turned around and went back to his carriage to continue unloading the goods.

Xiao Pengtian is Xiao Wenyao's maternal uncle, and is the brother of Xiao Hongbo's first wife.

Originally, Xiao Pengtian should not have been surnamed Xiao, because Yelü Nanyan stipulated that Xiao was the surname of the royal family. However, in order to win over Xiao Pengtian, Xiao Hongbo bestowed upon him the surname Xiao.

Upon seeing that it was her uncle, Xiao Wenyao asked, "Uncle, what brings you here?"

Xiao Pengtian sighed and said, "Yaoyao, I've heard about what happened to you."

Xiao Wenyao was stunned for a moment.

Xiao Pengtian continued, "Xiao Hongbo is really going too far. First, he killed my sister, and now he wants to marry you off to that uncivilized tribe!"

Upon hearing Xiao Pengtian's words, Xiao Wenyao instantly grasped the key phrase. She looked at Xiao Pengtian and immediately asked, "Uncle, what did you just say?"

"Was it my father who killed my mother?"

Xiao Pengtian said indignantly, "Who else could it be but him? Your mother has always been healthy. How could she suddenly die? Wasn't it Xiao Hongbo who killed your mother in order to marry the princess?"

Upon hearing these words, Xiao Wenyao felt her worldview crumble. She simply couldn't believe that her father could do such a thing.

At this moment, Xiao Wenyao still held onto a sliver of hope, and she continued, "Uncle, these are all just your guesses."

Seeing that Xiao Wenyao couldn't believe it, Xiao Pengtian sighed again, "Yaoyao, you're still young, you don't understand these things."

"Your father has become just like those emperors of the Central Plains dynasties. For the power in his hands, they are willing to sacrifice anything, including their own wives and daughters."

"Alright, let's not talk about this anymore. Don't worry, Yao Yao. I will try my best to persuade your father not to marry you off to the Prince of Beixian. If he really won't listen, then your uncle will think of other ways."

Xiao Wenyao said gratefully, "Thank you, Uncle."

……

half a month later.

The capital of Daxia.

Xuanzheng Hall.

In the imperial court, the ministers were discussing some unimportant matters when suddenly a roar came from outside the hall.

"Urgent report from the North! Barbarians are making unusual movements!!!"

Upon hearing this, the ministers who were arguing about etiquette in the hall instantly fell silent.

Soon, a soldier carrying three red flags on his back entered the hall, knelt down, raised the bamboo tube in his hand high above his head, and said, "Your Majesty, the barbarians are making strange movements, and the Northern Commandery is in grave danger!"

The eunuch quickly took the bamboo tube from the messenger soldier, then walked to Emperor Xia's side, opened the tube, and handed the information inside to Emperor Xia.

Emperor Xia took the parchment scroll from his hand and carefully read the text on it. This was intelligence personally written by Lu Chen.

The Xuanzheng Hall was unusually quiet at this moment. All the ministers' eyes were fixed on Emperor Xia, and the atmosphere in the entire hall was unusually heavy.

The barbarians have always been a major threat to the Great Xia Dynasty. The Great Xia has sent troops to fight against the barbarians many times, but the result has been more defeats than victories.

Even if the Great Xia wins, the barbarians can use their cavalry advantage to quickly withdraw from the battlefield.

Therefore, no matter how they fought, the Great Xia Dynasty was unable to completely eliminate the barbarians.

Upon seeing the letter stating that 300,000 barbarian cavalry were about to march south, the Xia Emperor's face instantly darkened.

The barbarian cavalry didn't come earlier or later, but they just happened to come south when he was about to deal with the aristocratic families.

(End of this chapter)