Happy Emperor

"At this point, why should I lie to you?"

Qi Mengchan was a little displeased and frowned slightly.

But then he sighed and spoke slowly.

"However, it's normal that you don't know about this. After all, even within our Beihuan clan, only a few people know about this."

Lin Tian looked at Qi Mengchan with half belief and half doubt, but did not question her again.

Did Emperor Gaozu ever marry the daughter of the Northern Huan Wolf Lord?

Even though this happened a long time ago, it shouldn't be unknown to anyone.

"According to your Daxia's marriage customs, Emperor Gaozu didn't actually marry her."

Qi Mengchan thought for a moment and said again.

"Never married?"

"Yes, that's what we should say according to Daxia's customs."

Qi Mengchan's voice choked as she spoke these words. "She has never been to the territory of Da Xia, let alone been given any title."

"this......"

Lin Tian was a little confused and didn't know what had happened.

What's more, I don't understand why Qi Mengchan has such an expression.

This made Lin Tian suddenly curious about the woman from Beihuan that Qi Mengchan mentioned.

"What's her name?"

"Her name is Lin Nian'an... Our Qimeng family used to be a retainer of Grandma Nian'an..."

"Last name is Lin?"

"Yes." Qi Mengchan nodded slightly, "Aren't you curious why Grandma Nian'an's surname is Lin?"

"In fact, this is not her real name. She just gave herself this name because she missed Emperor Gaozu too much. Moreover, she only allowed others to call her this during her lifetime."

It seems that Emperor Gaozu was also a master at picking up girls. He even asked the daughter of the former Beihuan Wolf Lord to change his name.

At this time, Lin Tian also remembered the name of Emperor Gaozu - Lin An.

Lin Nian'an? Turns out she's a passionate woman.

"Actually, the marriage between Emperor Gaozu and Grandma Nian'an wasn't a marriage of friendship. Back when Emperor Gaozu was the Crown Prince of Daxia, he visited our Beihuan several times, and that's when they met. Over time, they... became together."

"Soon, Grandma Nian'an became pregnant."

"what?"

Lin Tian was shocked by Qi Mengchan's words.

As far as he knew, the Beihuan, as a semi-nomadic people, were more open in terms of sex than the Daxia.

But in some aspects, it is absolutely feudal. For example, women cannot get pregnant before marriage.

Because of the initial period of Northern Huan.

When tribes went to war, the victorious side would take the enemy's women away, impregnate them, and then send them back.

And let the enemy raise the child.

This is an extremely insulting thing for the people of Beihuan.

Although tribal practices were gradually replaced by state practices, this custom was retained.

That is, you cannot get pregnant before marriage.

Unless... unless there is a grudge between the two sides.

"What? Do you still think I'm framing Emperor Gaozu?"

Qi Mengchan said angrily.

It was obvious that he was taking out his anger on Lin Tian for the wrong things that Emperor Gaozu did to Lin Nian'an.

"No, no. I'm just curious about what happened next."

"Humph! No man is good."

Qi Mengchan snorted coldly before continuing to recall.

"When the Northern Huan Wolf Lord learned of this, he was furious. However, considering the good relationship between the two sides, he did not make things difficult for Emperor Gaozu."

"I just ordered him to go back and prepare the betrothal gifts and marry his daughter as soon as possible."

"But...but..."

Having said that, Qi Mengchan bit her upper lip lightly, and her eyes became cold.

"After Emperor Gaozu returned to Daxia, he never returned to Beihuan?"

Lin Tian touched his nose and guessed.

It seems that this is what unfaithful men have done since ancient times.

Moreover, Daxia would never allow a man who married a woman from Northern Huan to inherit the throne.

The reason is simple. The royal family and court ministers of Daxia will not allow someone with the blood of the Northern Huan people to become the emperor of Daxia in the future.

Moreover, according to Lin Tian’s understanding of Daxia’s history, the child of Emperor Gaozu and Lin Nian’an was his first child.

"How dare you say that." Qi Mengchan bit her red lips and said angrily, "None of your Great Xia emperors are good people. Grandma Nian'an's love is in vain."

"You're scolding me too!"

"I...I was scolding the heartless man again!" Qi Mengchan pouted and replied in a low voice.

Lin Tian frowned, not dwelling on the matter any further. He said in a cold voice, "Do you know why Emperor Gaozu didn't return to Beihuan?"

"do not know."

"Because if he goes back, he won't be able to inherit the throne."

"What's so good about being an emperor? Will a man abandon his beloved for power? If that's the case, then why..."

Qi Mengchan defended herself somewhat unconvinced.

She also knew that a woman was certainly not as important as the country.

Although this is the fantasy of all women, that there are emperors who love beauty more than power, this is not possible.

"I tell you, it's not a simple matter of inheriting the throne."

Lin Tian thought for a moment, then spoke up to explain on behalf of Emperor Gaozu: "Emperor Gaozu was already the crown prince at that time. If he gave up the throne, the other princes would be eyeing the position covetously, and internal strife would lead to rivers of bloodshed in Daxia."

"Moreover, even if Emperor Gaozu only loved beautiful women and didn't care about the chaos in Daxia, he couldn't give up the throne of Daxia."

“Why…why is this?”

Qi Mengchan asked somewhat confusedly.

Although Emperor Gaozu later proved that he really loved Grandma Lin Nian'an.

But this kind of belated love is more like a kind of compensation.

"Because, after the other princes inherited the throne, it would be impossible for a former prince to still be alive. Moreover, this prince is a man of both virtue and talent."

Speaking of Emperor Gaozu, Lin Tian couldn't help but say some words of praise.

After listening to Emperor Li's explanation, Qi Mengchan seemed to understand the reason.

He continued, "The Wolf Lord of Beihuan sent people to Daxia several times to discuss this matter with the Emperor, but he never received a reply from the Emperor. According to you, the Emperor did this because he didn't want to see the princes of Daxia fighting among themselves."

"Afterwards, the matter was never mentioned again. However, Grandma Nian'an was also imprisoned at home because of this incident and was never allowed to see outsiders."

"Even so, it should be Emperor Gaozu who is wronging you Beihuan. Why then..."

At this point, Lin Tian still didn't understand why Emperor Gaozu of Daxia attacked Beihuan, leading to the complete destruction of Beihuan.

Moreover, his words were implicitly saying that Beihuan was worse than pigs and dogs and was treacherous.