Transmigrated into the book to become the villain prince, the son of the plane to destroy

A wonderful archery competition came to an end, and the eunuchs and court ladies began to get busy again, removing the items used in the competition and rearranging the banquet.

Emperor Xiao Ji secretly gave his son Xiao Jie a wink, and then ordered to the left and right: "I want to change clothes."

A dozen court ladies and eunuchs surrounded Xiao Ji and headed towards the apse. Xiao Jie also found a reason to leave the Qinzheng Hall and walked towards the apse.

Xiao Huang looked at Xiao Jie's back, his complexion was gloomy and his eyes were complicated. He had just noticed his father winking at Xiao Jie, and guessed that his father should be secretly summoning Xiao Jie in private. His mood was mixed...

Tonight's victory obviously has his own share of credit, and his performance is no worse than Xiao Jie, why is the father alone...

When Xiao Jie walked outside the door of the back hall, he only saw Eunuch Lian guarding the door alone. When he saw Xiao Jie approaching, he hurried up to meet him. Seeing that there was no one else around, Fang lowered his voice and said, "His Royal Highness Qi , His Majesty is waiting for you inside."

Xiao Jie nodded to express his gratitude to Eunuch Lian, and then opened the door to enter the back hall.

Lian Yi looked at Xiao Jie's back with thoughtful eyes. He had served His Majesty for decades, but it was the first time that His Majesty valued a son so much, and he liked to call the King of Qi to discuss everything in private.

In the apse, the maids had already waited on Xiao Ji to change his clothes. When they saw Qi Wang Xiao Jie coming in, they all bowed their heads and retreated tactfully. Only the father and son were left in the huge apse.

"How sure are you about Heliantuo?"

Xiao Ji suddenly asked a random question.

Knowing his father Mo Ruozi, Xiao Jie naturally understood what his father meant, that he was somewhat sure that he could support Heliantuo to sit on the throne of Dihu Khan.

"As far as the present is concerned, I'm not even half sure." Xiao Jie replied honestly.

Xiao Ji didn't get angry when he heard the words, he knew that there must be more to his son's words, and he was waiting for him to continue.

Xiao Jie continued: "As far as I know, Dihu Khan Helianluo has five sons, the eldest son Helianba, the second son Heliansheng, and the third son Helianji are all born by Ke Dun (Khan's official wife). The fourth son, He Liantao, was born of the Yan family (Khan's concubine), and He Liantuo was nominally born of a Han family, the Yan family."

"Although apart from Helian Luo and Helian Tuo's mother, even Helian Tuo himself didn't know that he was not Helian Luo's son, but because Helian Tuo's mother is Han Chinese, the possibility of Helian Tuo becoming a Khan Insignificant."

"You are in Luoyang, why are you so clear about Di Hu who is far away in Mobei, beyond the Great Wall." Xiao Ji interrupted Xiao Jie suddenly, staring into his eyes.

Xiao Jie was slightly taken aback, and then explained: "I know that Di Hu is a serious problem for my confidant, Daning, and I want to relieve my father's worries, and if I want to deal with Di Hu, I know myself and the enemy. I have specifically checked the information on Dihu, and I have a better understanding of Dihu's situation."

Xiao Ji nodded, this explanation makes sense.

Xiao Jie also secretly heaved a sigh of relief, and finally got over it again.

Qilinwei dispatched powerful men to lurk in Dihu to collect intelligence for the imperial court. Xiao Ji was very aware of these situations, so when Xiao Jie proposed to support Helian Tuo as Dihu Khan, Xiao Ji felt that this matter was as difficult as possible. Sex is not great.

He was also worried that Heliantuo had been raised by barbarians since he was a child, and he might have regarded himself as a barbarian for a long time, so he might not have a heart for the Han family.

But a detail today changed his opinion, that is, Heliantuo was actually wearing Han family costumes, which at least showed that Heliantuo recognized the Han family culture in his heart, and such a person was worth wooing.

Xiao Jie continued to speak eloquently: "But this is just the current situation. As long as the father finds a way to help Heliantuo improve his status in Dihu so that he can gradually establish his own power, if there is any change in Dihu in the future, When the dragons have no leader, he may not have a chance."

"Why are you so sure that something will happen to Di Hu in the future?" Xiao Ji's eyes sank, staring at Xiao Jie.

Xiao Jie didn't look away, but said with a smile: "Father, as far as I know, Helianluo favors the Yan family now, and despite the objections of the ministers, she insists on changing her son Heliantao as the heir apparent."

"However, Ke Dun's three sons have already grown up, and they have already established their own prestige and influence in Dihu. If Helian Tao succeeds to the Khan position after Helianluo's death, the three Helianba brothers will definitely not accept it. At that time, Dihu There will inevitably be endless civil wars, and Heliantuo only needs to sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight, and when the brothers are all at the mercy of each other, they will reap the benefits of the fisherman, and the position of Dihu Khan will definitely be at his fingertips."

Xiao Ji fell into silence for a long time, and Xiao Jie didn't speak anymore. He knew that his father needed some time to digest and consider.

Xiao Ji admits that Xiao Jie's plan sounds very attractive and feasible, but there are too many uncontrollable variables in it. For example, Khan Helian Luo is now in his prime, and no one knows when he will die; If the Yan clan falls out of favor and He Liantao is deposed, how will Ke Dun's three children fight...

But Xiao Jie believes that his father will definitely figure it out, because compared with Di Hu's war, the cost and price of supporting Heliantuo is the least, so he has no reason not to give it a try.

"Helian Tuo is far away from the Great Wall, thousands of miles away from the Central Plains. How can we Daning help him improve his status in Dihu and help him build his own power?"

Xiao Ji asked Xiao Jie this question, which meant that he had figured out the pros and cons and decided to give it a try.

Xiao Jie smiled slightly: "Naturally, I want to let the Huren and Dihu Khan know that Heliantuo is indispensable to Dihu."

Xiao Ji frowned: "How to let them know."

Xiao Jie smiled and said: "It's very simple, open the border trade and mutual market, and designate Dihu to be in charge of He Liantuo."

Xiao Ji's complexion darkened, all the turmoil tonight was just to reject the Hu people's request to open the border trade, how can there be any reason to open the border trade actively now that Daning has won.

Seeing his father's displeasure, Xiao Jie quickly explained: "Father, in fact, apart from salt and refined iron, we still have a lot of things to sell to the barbarians, and we also have one thing that we need to buy from the barbarians."

"Tell me, what is it?" Xiao Ji's tone was a little cold.

Xiao Jie word by word: "Horse!"

Xiao Ji's expression froze, then he shook his head and said with a wry smile, "Hu people will never sell horses to us."

Just as Daning strictly prohibited the flow of salt and iron outside the Great Wall, the Hu people also strictly prohibited the flow of horses into the Central Plains.After all, the biggest advantage of the Hu people is to ride against each other. If they sell Daning's excellent horses so that Daning can form an elite cavalry, then the Hu people's advantage over the Central Plains will be indifferent.

It is precisely because Daning cannot obtain good horses from Dihu and the Western Regions that Daning is extremely short of horses. For example, the Northwest claims to have [-] Xiliang cavalry, but in fact many horses are already old and weak. Sixty-seven out of ten.

It was also because of the lack of horses in Daning. When Emperor Taizong Xiaoxuan was in power, a horse dealer in Zhang Ping bought tens of thousands of good horses from a tribe of Dihu at one time with a lot of money, and donated them all to the court for free. He was granted the title of Liehou of [-] households in Shiyi.

But that poor tribe was hated by the Huyan tribe because of this matter, and the whole clan, men, women, old and young, were killed by the Huyan tribe.

Xiao Jie smiled, shook his head and said: "Father, the barbarian is not willing to do anything that is not so absolute, but it will be hard to say in the future."

Xiao Ji frowned, and said in displeasure, "Are you talking about exchanging salt and iron for horses? This is absolutely impossible!"

Salt and iron are Xiao Ji's bottom line. He will never allow such important strategic materials to flow into Dihu and use them to deal with Daning.

And regardless of the quality of the salt and refined iron that Daning sold to the Hu people, the Hu people would only sell them castrated horses to prevent Daning from breeding good horses himself.

Xiao Jie continued to shake his head and said seriously: "Father, in fact, apart from salt and iron, we still have a lot of things to sell to barbarians."

Xiao Ji looked at Xiao Jie strangely. Before the Hexi War, Daning also opened up the border trade with the Hu people for a period of time, but there were many restrictions. The merchants in Daning could only sell silk, silk and porcelain to the Hu people, and the Hu people asked the Hu people for a while. Most of what Ning sells is animal skins and medicinal materials, and the trade effect is not very good. The Hu people are not interested in silk cloth and porcelain, and Daning also despises the animal skins and medicinal materials of the Hu people.

Later, due to the increasingly tense relationship between the two sides and the impact of the Battle of Hexi, the two sides finally closed the border trade completely, and no one mentioned the matter of restarting it.

"Father, forgive me for speaking bluntly, we sold the wrong things to the barbarians." Xiao Jie smiled mysteriously.

"Really? In your opinion, what should we sell to the barbarians?" Xiao Ji looked at his son quietly.

Xiao Jie chuckled: "Wine and tea."