Xu Zizhen was happy. It was his brother-in-law who was making the fuss for a long time to build momentum for him. No wonder.
Ha, Lee In-hyo is indeed a figure. Not only will his status be improved immediately, but if the trade between the two countries can really proceed smoothly in the future, he will be able to quickly consolidate his power after he ascends the throne. Sure enough, his vision is far-sighted and courageous enough. powerful!
Thinking of this, Xu Zizhen stood up: "Old Yu, take me to the palace, I want to have a drink with the second prince!"
Speaking of which, Xu Zizhen has not had a good chat with Li Renxiao since he left Xixia last time, and this time he got a message that Li Renxiao is basically determined to be the next emperor of Xixia, so this relationship must be settled first no matter what. .
Li Qianshun was pretending to be ill, and Li Renxiao was now in charge of the government, so he did not live in his prince's mansion, but in the palace. Before the weather got cold, the two of them drank wine to the moon in the garden.
"Zizhen, when will you return to Song Dynasty?"
"Let's go after we get married to Luo'er."
Li Renxiao frowned: "Why are you in such a hurry? I heard that there are many people in the Song Dynasty who have ill intentions towards you. You..."
"It's okay." Xu Zizhen shook his head, "I won't go to Bianjing. Besides, with the crown prince protecting me, they don't dare to really knock on the door."
Li Renxiao smiled, pondered for a moment and then asked: "Zizhen, you always talk about what will happen to the north in the future. Where did you... come from this news?"
Xu Zizhen said: "Don't worry about where it comes from. I didn't lie to you anyway. Not only the Great Xia, but also the Great Song Dynasty will be destroyed by then. As for that bullshit Jin Kingdom, I don't know where it has gone."
"So you asked me to join forces with Song Ting?"
"To correct you, it's not Song Ting but Zhao Gou, and it's not called joining forces. When the time comes, everyone will develop their own development. Don't mess with anyone, just keep silent and make a fortune."
Seeing that Li Renxiao still wanted to speak, Xu Zizhen picked up the wine glass and said: "I am from the Song Dynasty, but I want to marry a Daxia princess as my wife, so I really don't want to see the two countries fight. From now on, you will think that the country is too small." You can explore other places. Don’t say I didn’t remind you. Although the Han people may appear to be cowardly, in fact, they are as bloody as anyone else. If they are pushed hard, no one will get any favors. Thousands of years of history have made it clear. It’s over there.”
Li Renxiao was in a daze: "Thousands of years?"
Xu Zizhen quickly interrupted: "Oh, I mean it was like this before being invaded by Turkic barbarians, and it will be like this in the future... Come, drink and drink."
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After drinking until the middle of the moon, Li Renxiao drank less than Xu Zizhen and died. Xu Zizhen was no better. He was supported by Yu Qi and returned to the Sifang Pavilion. He fell down and fell asleep without washing.
When I woke up the next day, I was woken up by the post officer again because someone came to visit me again.
Xu Zizhen woke up immediately after drinking. Why did he sleep when someone gave him a gift?
The people who came today are a little different from yesterday. They are all subordinates of the Three Officials and Six Ministries, such as ministers and commanders, but they cannot be underestimated. Although the gift list presented is not as scary as yesterday, it is still dazzling and valuable. Philippines.
It was not until the evening that people gradually rested. Xu Zizhen dragged his tired and excited body back to the house, looking at the newly added gifts with a smile on his face.
Gillian played with a string of agate beads and said disdainfully: "Look at your future, these small favors will make you so happy that you can't find anything."
Xu Zizhen retorted: "You know what a feather duster is, this is all money. I have so many wives to support, how can I do it without money? When I return to the Song Dynasty in a few days, so many people want my life, how can I have a relationship with you if I don't have money?"
"Don't they kill you if you give them money?"
"Nothing is difficult in the world, except for the rich. Naturally, I won't be stupid enough to spend money to buy people like Wang Fu. If I want to buy, I will buy people who can deal with them. I won't say it anymore, you silly girl."
"You called me silly girl again, I'll fight you!"
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After a good night's sleep, at dawn, I heard the post officer calling from outside the door: "Mr. Xu."
Xu Zizhen suddenly woke up, stood up and rushed out of the house: "Is anyone here to give gifts again?"
The post officer twitched his lips: "Uh... no, it's Eunuch Li who's here."
Xu Zizhen was greatly disappointed: "Why is this stingy doing this? He doesn't give gifts."
Eunuch Li walked in from outside, with a bit of embarrassment on his face: "Ahem... Consort, our family is here to take you to Yaode City to prepare."
Damn, I really don’t talk about people day and night, but I don’t talk about ghosts at night...
Xu Zizhen's face was also a little confused. He coughed dryly and was about to find something to talk about when he suddenly came back to his senses: "Prepare? Prepare for what?"
Eunuch Li asked curiously: "The consort is going to marry the princess soon. Where are you going to let the princess live?"
Xu Zizhen slapped his forehead. He had been so busy collecting gifts recently that he had forgotten to prepare a new house. Really, after the princess got married, she could no longer live in the palace, so of course she had to go back to Yaode City with him.
Taking advantage of this topic, Xu Zizhen diverted the embarrassment just now. He went into the room and washed up briefly before returning. When Hu Sanniang and others heard that he was going back to their own territory, they all came over to watch the excitement. There was a huge group of people.
Under the leadership of Li Meng, they headed to Yaode City.
Speaking of which, Xu Zizhen had not been to his fief yet, so he had to be led by Li Meng. He left Xingqing Mansion and headed southeast. It was about two hundred miles from Xingqing to Yaode. Everyone was in high spirits and galloped all the way.
Moreover, this official road has obviously been newly renovated. It is spacious and smooth, making it easy to walk on.
At the end of the afternoon, a city appeared in front, and a continuous city wall could be seen from a distance. The city wall was not too high, and the area was not very wide. From Xu Zizhen's point of view, he could almost see the entire city.
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Li Meng stepped forward and asked: "Uncle, this is Yaode City. How do you like it? Are you satisfied?"
Xu Zizhen was actually a little disappointed. He originally thought that Yaode City was the most fertile place for water and grass in Xixia, which meant that it was very large. After a long time, it was only as big as a demolition community at that time.
However, this was still a place sealed by the emperor. In front of Eunuch Li, he was embarrassed to say he was dissatisfied and could only nod vaguely.
Li Meng spent a lot of time with him and could tell what he was thinking at a glance, so he whispered: "Uncle, the place you see is the center of goods import and export trade, and it was built later. In fact, Yaode City originally had no walls.
Yes, and... Hehe, in fact, where we are standing now is Yaode City. Hey, do you see the grassland in the north? That is your territory too. "
Xu Zizhen looked north and saw that there was a vast grassland on the other side of the city. The river was gurgling and the sky was blue. It turned out to be a good place that combined the roughness of the north and the gentleness of the south.
"You said that's all within the scope of Yaode City? It's all my territory?"
"yes."
"Awesome!" Xu Zizhen was delighted, "I thought I was a village chief, but I didn't expect to be a township chief!"