As soon as these words came out, the expressions of Wang Wei and Zhao Zheng both changed to varying degrees, because the name of Princess Zhaoli is quite important. In fact, not only the two of them, but also some passers-by heard this
The name will not feel unfamiliar, because the name is too loud and represents the supreme status.
The current emperor has nine sons and one daughter, and the only girl is Princess Zhaoli. She is only sixteen years old this year. She is waiting to be married and has not yet been married. Since she is an only daughter and has only such a treasure, the current emperor has no regard for her.
Naturally, she is loved very much. When it comes to status, Princess Zhaoli's status is no worse than that of several royal brothers, second only to the crown prince.
It is said that Princess Zhaoli's appearance is also quite good, with the appearance of a flower shy of the moon. As for whether it is true or false, ordinary people cannot find out.
Logically speaking, a golden phoenix like Princess Zhaoli should stay in the palace honestly, but Qin Xiaoying said that she came out with Princess Zhaoli, which is why Wang Wei and Zhao Zheng were so surprised.
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Wang Wei thought about Qin Xiaoying's careless temper and doubted: "Are you kidding me again? Let me tell you, if you are teasing me about small things, that's it. You cannot make fun of such big things."
"Look at what you said, it's like I can't tell the difference between the serious and the serious. How could I talk nonsense about this kind of thing? You will understand when you listen to my explanation." Qin Xiaoying rolled her eyes at Wang Wei, and then told the cause and effect.
With a nose and eyes, it really doesn’t look like a lie.
It turns out that this is what happened. In recent years, Dayan Kingdom has been at war with the "Bahuang Tribe", a barbarian tribe in the northwest. The two sides have won and lost each other, and the fights have been bloody. Don't look at the number of powerful people in Dayan Country.
.There are many talented people. But the Bahuang Department is not free.
The existence of warriors is not only found in the Great Yan Kingdom, but also in other countries, but the names are slightly different.
The Bahuang tribe calls warriors "warriors", and there is an island country that calls warriors "ninja", and there are countless other names. These names are different, but the essence is the same, and they all rely on internal strength.
Combat.
There are warriors in the Dayan Kingdom, and there are warriors in the Bahuang Tribe. Both sides have their own support.
In terms of military strength, the Great Yan Kingdom is stronger than the Bahuang tribe and has more warriors. This is the advantage of the Great Yan Kingdom, but the Great Yan Kingdom also has its own disadvantages.
The area where the Bahuang tribe is located is extremely remote and desolate, with a cold climate and barren land, so they are eager to see the fertile land and pleasant climate of Dayan Kingdom. On the contrary, Dayan Kingdom has no interest in the land of the Bahuang tribe.
Interest. Even if it is taken away, it is a wasteland that is difficult to manage.
Under the influence of this factor, Dayan Kingdom's war strategy has always been based on resistance. As long as it can hold the defense line, it will rarely take the initiative to attack deep into the hinterland of the Bahuang tribe. And this strategy is impossible to defeat the Bahuang tribe.
The Arakawa tribe was completely defeated. Even if the Arakawa tribe was defeated, they would continue to carry out second, third or even countless attacks endlessly, never getting tired.
The war of aggression and resistance between the two countries has lasted for many years, causing both countries to consume a lot of national strength and feel a bit exhausted. The war has developed to this point, and even the Bahuang tribe, which has always been known for its barbarism, has become somewhat
Unable to bear it anymore, he came up with the idea of talking about peace, which also played into the wishes of the Great Yan Kingdom, and the two sides hit it off immediately.
The peace that can only be obtained by relying on a piece of paper is definitely not reliable enough, so the two countries came up with a simple and effective method of marriage, and the candidate for marriage naturally fell on the leader of the Bahuang tribe and the only princess of the Dayan Kingdom.
If you want to bring peace between the two countries, you can only marry these two people.
Of course, the current emperor of Dayan Kingdom is not willing to marry his daughter to a remote and wild place like the Bahuang tribe, but the situation is forcing him to have no other way. In the face of some big situations, even the emperor cannot act willfully.
Fortunately, Princess Zhaoli was very sensible and did not embarrass the emperor. After hearing about this incident, she took the initiative to agree. As for what she thought when she made this decision and how much struggle she went through, no outsider can tell
Got it.
Princess Zhaoli agreed, but she also made several reasonable requests. One of them was to postpone the wedding to next year, and the other request was to let her travel around the Dayan Kingdom. Before leaving, Princess Zhaoli agreed.
Take a look at the mountains and rivers of our motherland.
Both of these requests were within the acceptable range of the emperor. The emperor felt sorry for his daughter and could not refuse. First, he wrote a letter and sent an envoy to the Bahuang Department to inform him of the postponement of the wedding. Then he sent personnel to escort Princess Zhaoli out of the palace.
, set off to travel around the country to enjoy the scenery.
The burden of guarding fell on Qin Xiaoying's shoulders. There were probably four reasons why she was sent out.
First, Qin Xiaoying has stayed in the palace for many years, has a personal relationship with Princess Zhaoli, and has taught Princess Zhaoli martial arts. The two have a very good relationship; secondly, Qin Xiaoying's martial arts is high enough and she is a first-class master. With the tenth level of heaven, she is enough to
Walking sideways in the rivers and lakes; third, Qin Xiaoying is also a woman, and it is very convenient to be with Princess Zhaoli, and there will not be too many taboos; fourth, Qin Xiaoying is proficient in the art of disguise, and can disguise Princess Zhaoli as someone else
Be alone so as not to offend others.
Qin Xiaoying seems to be very unreliable, but due to the above reasons, she is the most suitable candidate, probably more suitable than someone like Wang Wei. She escorted Princess Zhaoli all the way south,
As soon as I arrived at Bailong County, I saw Wang Wei and two people entering a restaurant on the road, so I followed them to tease them.
Things involving the emperor were no joke. No matter how cynical Qin Xiaoying was, she would not dare to joke about it, so Wang Wei simply believed Qin Xiaoying's words.
"You have such a heavy burden on your body, and you still come to trouble me. It's really ridiculous. Don't delay any more. Get up quickly and take us to find Princess Zhaoli to prevent her from making any mistakes." Wang Wei said hurriedly.
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"Why are you anxious? Since I dare to come here to tease you, I am naturally confident. Princess Zhaoli is now protected by Xiaoyun, and both of them have been transformed into another look by my wonderful hands.
, outsiders will definitely not be able to tell." Qin Xiaoying rolled her eyes at Wang Wei and threw a piece of cake into her mouth. The Xiaoyun in her mouth was a maid under Princess Zhaoli. She also had a lot of skills. Princess Zhaoli
The first time I traveled incognito, I had Qin Xiaoying and Xiaoyun with me.
"It won't work even if Xiaoyun is with her. Princess Zhaoli only knows a few tricks, and Xiaoyun is only at the fifth heaven level. If she encounters a powerful bad guy, she is no match at all. How can anyone be reassured?" Wang Wei said calmly.
Face stood up and said, "Get up quickly and take me to find Princess Zhaoli. This matter cannot be ambiguous."
"Look at your fierce death look." Qin Xiaoying snorted, clapped her hands, dusted off the pastry crumbs on her palms, and stood up, "Princess Zhaoli traveled incognito and took the pseudonym 'Huang Li'.
Don't let it slip when you see her later. I'll take you over to find her right now. She just saw how pitiful the beggars were and is giving out steamed buns to them on the road."
Just like that, the three of them paid for the meal and left the restaurant together with A Bao. Under Wang Wei's constant urging, they hurried all the way to the location of Princess Zhaoli.
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Xiaoyun is still called Xiaoyun, but Princess Zhaoli changed her name and became Huang Li. Huang is a homophonic word for Huang, so Princess Zhaoli was renamed Huang Li, which has a bit of meaning. Not only did the two girls change their names, their appearance also changed to Qin Xiaoying's.
With a skillful hand, they changed into another look. In order not to attract attention, Qin Xiaoying put two very ordinary-looking human skin masks on the two of them. They walked among the crowd and were inconspicuous at all.
Inconspicuous as it is, there are still several people following behind these two women. These people are in ragged clothes and have skinny faces, and all of them are chanting "Female Bodhisattva has done well, and I will give you two more steamed buns to eat."
Something like that.
From what these people said, it can be heard that they followed the two women not because of their looks, but because of the actual white-flour steamed buns.
"Oh, Zhao... Miss Huang Li, I told you a long time ago to ignore these beggars, but you didn't listen to me. But now it's a good thing, I'm entangled with them and can't get rid of them." Xiao Yun complained softly.
Tao. She is a girl with a little baby fat, a round face, and a sense of cleverness when she speaks.
They were originally a group of three, namely Princess Zhaoli, Xiaoyun and Qin Xiaoying. When walking halfway, Princess Zhaoli saw a group of beggars and felt compassion for them. She stopped and bought some steamed buns from the roadside.
Give it to beggars. After the beggars took the steamed buns, they spread the news, attracting more beggars. Some beggars were also cunning. After getting the steamed buns, they ran to get them a second time and a third time.
The steamed buns bought by Princess Zhaoli were quickly distributed, but the beggars still refused to give up. Seeing how pitiful the beggars were, she simply bought all the buns from the steamed bun shop and gave them all to the beggars.
During this period, Qin Xiaoying suddenly left because she didn't know what she saw. Before leaving, she told them to meet up at the inn where they had temporarily settled. As soon as Qin Xiaoying left, she left Princess Zhaoli and Xiaoyun behind.
After all the steamed buns glowed, the beggars were still not satisfied, and instead attracted more beggars.
Princess Zhaoli wanted to distribute money to everyone, but Xiaoyun stopped her.
Just distributing a few steamed buns has caused such a big fuss. What if we distribute money?
If they don't receive a few words of praise, they will get into trouble and defeat the purpose of their trip.
They originally wanted to travel around the mountains and rivers, not to do good deeds and be good people.
According to Xiaoyun's idea, giving out so many steamed buns has already done the best, and we should get rid of all the pestering beggars. But Princess Zhaoli couldn't bear it, and instead agreed to go to other places to buy steamed buns, and then distribute them.
To the beggar who failed to get the steamed buns. This caused the two of them to be followed by a group of beggars, and they couldn't get rid of them no matter how hard they got away.
"But I see how pitiful they all are, and I really can't bear it." Princess Zhaoli, who transformed into "Huang Li", sighed, "In the prosperous days of the Great Flame, there are still so many hungry people at the feet of the emperor. It really surprises me.
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"Miss, those are not necessarily hungry people. There is a gang called the Beggar Gang in the Jianghu. Maybe they are all members of the Beggar Gang. On the surface, these people look like stinking beggars, but secretly they may have bulging pockets."
"Nonsense, all the people in the beggar sect carry bags, and they are divided into seniorities based on the number of bags. These people don't have bags at all, they are just ordinary beggars. And I looked at their hands and feet, and there are no traces of practicing the family at all."
"Even if they are really beggars, we can't give them any more steamed buns, otherwise they will pester them endlessly. There are so many beggars in this city. Can you manage them?"
Xiaoyun's words were like a sharp thorn that suddenly pierced a soft part of Princess Zhaoli's heart. Her eyebrows drooped on both sides and she murmured: "It turns out there are so many beggars in this city.
If this is the case at the feet of the Emperor, aren't there more beggars in other places?"
"My eldest lady, please don't worry about this matter. The Great Yan Kingdom is so big, how can everyone be rich? It's normal to be a bit of a beggar." Xiaoyun persuaded. She grew up in a civilian family.
, and then she joined the palace as a maid, so her understanding of the outside world is naturally far greater than that of Princess Zhaoli.
In comparison, Princess Zhaoli is like a caged bird. Ever since she was little, she has seen the caged world everywhere she looks. This is the first time in her life that she has ventured out of the cage.
"I overheard my father...father chatting with his subordinates. His subordinates always said that the world was at peace in Dayan and the people were prosperous. I didn't expect that the real situation was like this." Huang Li sighed.
The so-called subordinates naturally refer to the imperial officials. When those people go to court, in order to make the emperor happy, they naturally have to say nice things, which will inevitably be different from the actual situation.
Xiaoyun naturally knew there was something fishy about it, but due to his status, he didn't dare to interrupt and criticize. At most, he just smiled bitterly in his heart.
While walking on the road, Huang Li kept her brows furrowed, thinking about questions in her mind. When she encountered a question that she couldn't figure out, she asked Xiaoyun.
"Xiaoyun, tell me, since those beggars have nothing to eat, why do they think of ways to make money?" Huang Li asked.
"It's hard to make money." Xiaoyun replied matter-of-factly.
"Can't we farm?"
"My lady, not everyone in this world has land. Besides, even if you have land, you can't make much money. You have to pay taxes on farming, and most of the money you make has to be turned over to the court. What can ordinary people do?
There aren't many left in our hands. In the past two years, the Great Yan Kingdom has been at war with the Bahuang Tribe, which has led to an empty state treasury and raised taxes a lot, making the people's lives even more difficult."
"Yes, you have to pay taxes for farming. How could I have forgotten this?" Huang Li's watery eyes flashed with a hint of pity, "War, the Eight Wastelands Department, exorbitant taxes... If I marry,
After the war between the two countries has been quelled, the people of this country should be able to live a much better life."
"Miss..." Xiaoyun couldn't help but feel a little sore when she heard this. She had followed Princess Zhaoli for many years and knew what a spoiled and pampered girl she was. It was really embarrassing for such a girl to marry into a barbaric place like the Bahuang Department.
It was too strong and difficult for others. If she had encountered this kind of thing, she would most likely have cried, made a fuss, or hanged herself, and had to find a way to mess up the matter. But Princess Zhaoli did not do this. She just thought about it all night, and then
Agree to this.
At that time, Xiaoyun once asked Princess Zhaoli why she agreed to the marriage. Princess Zhaoli's answer was: "The situation forced me to have no choice at all, and I was exchanged for a truce between the two countries. This deal
Very good deal.”
After hearing these words, a word suddenly popped up in Xiaoyun's mind: sensible.
Princess Zhaoli is really a sensible girl. She knows that her father has good intentions, knows that this matter is of great importance, and knows that she has a heavy responsibility, so she did not disobey her father's orders and accepted everything calmly.
As for the few small requests made by Princess Zhaoli, they seemed insignificant compared with the price she had to pay. When the emperor heard these requests, he agreed without thinking.
"Miss, let's go back to the inn first. Sister Qin has been away for a while. She has probably finished her work and is waiting for us back at the inn. Let's meet her first and then go sightseeing outside the town so that you can relax.
"Xiaoyun gave up thoughts about the past and suggested.
"No, I promised those beggars who didn't get the steamed buns that I would buy them more steamed buns. If I say that, I will throw water out. How can I break my promise?" Huang Li said stubbornly.
Xiaoyun couldn't resist Huang Li, so he had to accompany Huang Li to continue looking for the steamed bun shop. The two women were unfamiliar with each other, so their search took three whole streets and they walked a long way. The beggar who followed the two women gradually lost his patience and continued to search.
Thinking that the matter was over, they all chose to leave, which actually made the two women's ears quiet.
"Miss, there's no way to continue searching like this. Let's ask the locals. If there really isn't a steamed bun shop around here, we can just buy some food and give it to the beggars." Xiao Yun suggested.
"Yeah, that's fine, but..." Huang Li smiled bitterly, "I have to leave this matter to you, and I can't open my mouth."
It was obviously impossible for a delicate princess to ask for directions. Xiaoyun smiled and did not refuse. He glanced around and fixed his eyes on a young man standing on the roadside.
The young man was tall and thin, with handsome appearance, and he looked very pleasing to the eye. At this time, he was standing alone, not knowing whether he was waiting for someone or looking at something.
Xiaoyun became interested in the young man. It was the same with anyone to ask for directions anyway, so she simply found someone she liked to chat with. She walked over quickly and said hello to him.
The tall and lanky young man was stunned for a moment, then returned the greeting.
Xiaoyun was not afraid of the stage, and directly stated his intention of coming, claiming that he was looking for a steamed bun shop.
"There is a steamed bun shop not far ahead. I'll take you there." The young man said cheerfully.
"Isn't it okay to trouble you like this?" Xiaoyun asked.
"It doesn't matter. I have nothing to do now. It doesn't matter if I take you on a tour. You can just come with me." The young man pointed forward, stopped talking, and walked ahead to lead the way.
As a result, it was difficult for the two women to refuse, so they had no choice but to follow behind.
"Miss, we did meet a warm-hearted person." Xiaoyun leaned into Huang Li's ear and whispered.
Huang Li nodded without comment.
The young man led the two women to turn left and right, and walked all the way into a remote alley. The entire alley was very desolate, and there was not even a human figure.
"We've arrived. There's a steamed bun shop in front of us." The young man turned around and said.
"Where is the steamed bun shop? Why didn't I see it?" Xiaoyun frowned and looked forward, but there was no trace of the steamed bun shop.
"The steamed bun shop is right here." The young man suddenly took action, stretched out his index finger, and tapped the acupuncture points on Xiaoyun's body.
Xiaoyun was caught off guard and was hit by a finger. He immediately fainted and fell to the ground.
Huang Li gasped, but before she could take action, she became the second victim - her martial arts skills were not as good as Xiaoyun's.
"It's really funny. When I asked for directions, I actually found the head of my 'Little Wutong'. Although you two are a bit mediocre in appearance, you can still sell for a lot of money. There happens to be a buyer who is pressing hard and can take you there.
Let's make up the numbers." The young man looked down at the two women lying on the ground, showing a sneer, and said secretly in his heart.
Princess Zhaoli did not expect that she would be caught by a strange young man today.
The strange young man also did not expect that the person he caught was actually the princess of the dynasty.
