While the aftermath of the Song Dynasty was not over yet, and even greater turmoil began to brew, Xixia was calm and peaceful.
In the hot summer, Yang Hao and his whole family rushed to Qingtong Gorge to escape the summer and relax. They had a lovely wife and beautiful children, and they were very happy. Nvying gave birth to a little princess in her second child, and both of these little princesses inherited the
With her mother's advantages, she has pink makeup and pretty features. She was a beautiful woman when she was a child. When she grows up, she becomes a disaster-level beauty.
The capital of Xingzhou is still under construction. Although the original Xingzhou was also a larger city, it seemed a bit shabby as the capital of a country. Today's capital is rectangular, with a circumference of eighteen miles and a moat ten feet wide.
, diverting the Yellow River water around the city, with a city gate in the east, west, and south. The city wall is five feet high. According to the terrain, it is easy to defend but difficult to attack.
Yang Hao built a large amount of land and wood here, built the capital, built palaces and clan fields, and his momentum was very great. Just as Zhao Kuangyin said to his ministers when he wanted to move the decaying city of Chang'an, as long as a place is not innately good, it will be impossible.
If the conditions for prosperity are met, then setting the capital here and gathering the princes and generals here will be enough to make it prosperous. This is true for Xingzhou, which has never prospered before, and it is also true for Chang'an.
The Stone City of Nanjing, for example, had its glory days. However, with the fall of the Southern Tang Dynasty and Li Yu's resistance, Jiangnan had declined in just a few years. The once prosperous Jinling City merchants were sitting in Jia Yuanxun
At the beginning, most of the literati moved north. It was precisely because of the decline of Jinling that Suzhou and Hangzhou arose in the south of the Yangtze River in just a few decades and became the representatives of the south. The prosperity and wealth could be called heaven and earth. However, once Zhu Yuanzhang made Jinling his capital, it did not take long.
Jinling's prosperity and status once again surpassed those of Suzhou and Hangzhou.
Although Xingzhou was only founded less than half a year ago, there are high-rise buildings everywhere and merchants gathered here, and it has already surpassed Xiazhou. The powerful and high-ranking officials built buildings here, merchants opened shops and did business here, and there were even gentry who had more financial resources than the officials.
Even more powerful is the religious community. The Roman Orthodox Church built a large church here, and Talib immediately built a tall building aggressively opposite the cathedral. With these two temples as the center, they will also build
Residents and courtyards were built, and then businessmen from the country bought houses and land nearby. Then corresponding pubs and shops with that country's style sprung up like mushrooms after a spring rain, forming two large areas in terms of planning.
The foreign monks chanted sutras so fiercely, how could the local monks show weakness? So the eminent monks and living Buddhas of the Tantric Sutra, Mahayana and Hinayana also spared no effort. Jietan Temple, Gaotai Temple, Chengtian Temple, Wanfo Temple..., one after another temples were built on the ground.
Since then, they have naturally led to the rise of Xingzhou's economy.
The capital of a country is a huge city. Its construction is a big expense for any country, especially for Xixia, which has just established a country with little knowledge. Therefore, Yang Hao made great efforts to build the capital.
From the perspective of any force, it can be confirmed that their ambitions only stop here, because Xingzhou is only the center of the Hexi states, and even if the territory is expanded by half, this place is not suitable for being the capital.
Zhao Guangyi no longer has the intention to focus on Hexi. This information makes him feel more reassured about Hexi. Under this situation, Yang Hao's life becomes more comfortable and leisurely.
Yang Shan and Yang Xue were flapping grasshoppers in the grass. Little Yang Jia was wearing crotchless pants, sometimes stumbling after her sisters, and sometimes chirping to tell stories to me who was fishing. The youngest daughter was still in her mother's arms.
While sucking milk, the warm sunshine shone on her face. She closed her eyes and sucked hard. It was a warm picture, showing the happiness of a family.
However, in the eyes of Yanyan, Wawa and Miaomiao, this family happiness is a bit unpleasant, really unpleasant. Speaking of which, they are not too old, Yanyan and Miaomiao are only in their early twenties.
, the baby is a few years older than them, but it has not passed the best childbearing age. Now that he has no children, Yang Hao is not in a hurry.
That's good. Besides, the reason why the child mortality rate in that era was high, in addition to the medical and sanitary conditions at the time, was another important factor. The mother was still young, her body was not fully developed, and her pelvis was not yet fully developed.
Without dilation, once a child is born, not only the child is in danger, but both mother and child are often in danger.
But the emperor is not in a hurry, and the empress is in a hurry. For Yanyan and the others, it is a big deal to have no children in their early twenties. Dong'er and Nuying have already given birth to two children, let alone being picky now.
I want a boy, even if I have a girl,
, but the belly is not up to par. Seeing those lively children, and the mother with satisfied eyes, tenderly pursuing her own flesh and blood, the three young women who look to be in their prime of youth, more delicate than flowers, have resentful eyes.
Like a lake of spring water.
But they couldn't blame Yang Hao. The birth of Dong'er and Nv Ying proved that there was nothing wrong with the officials. Speaking of which, Lang Jun was in love with them and worked hard to irrigate as much as Dong'er and Nv Ying.
, if they don’t live up to expectations, who can they blame? So not only did they not dare to blame Yang Hao, they themselves felt a little guilty.
When a woman marries a man, isn't it to support her husband and raise her children? If she cannot pass on the incense to others, then she is an unqualified wife, so they feel guilty in front of Yang Hao, and they feel inferior in front of Dong'er and Nuying. Over this period of time, they
She was originally the most lively person, but she was more like a woman than Donger and Nvying, who were originally reserved and gentle.
Yang Hao understood their thoughts to some extent, but they would not reveal their emotions too much in front of Yang Hao. Yang Hao didn't know that they were already burdened with such heavy worries, so a few words of enlightenment would be enough.
At this moment, Yang Hao was sitting side by side with Cheng Shixiong who was stationed in Qingtongxia. The fishing line was hanging from the high cliffs into the fast river. Whether he could catch fish or not was not a second priority. He just wanted such an artistic conception.
She had just told her son a perfunctory story about a kitten fishing, gave her son a pair of affectionate slaps on his slippery little butt, and asked Myolie to take him to play with brother Cheng Baoer. Then he turned back to Cheng Shixiong and said: "
Brother Cheng, I heard that the newly recruited soldiers are very hard to train."
Cheng Shixiong said with a smile: "Someone must have complained to the king, right? Hey, for this recruitment, many wealthy families, powerful officials and ministers have sent their nephews. They are smart, military merit is the fastest way to promotion, so to
If you want to keep your family from falling into disrepair, of course you must have an official in your family. And this time I was conducting the tour with the future palace guards, and they went to the palace in person.
There aren't many opportunities for the formation to carry out dangerous missions, so it's a good idea. I, Old Cheng, don't care what kind of young men they are at home. Now that they are under my command, I have to train him into a qualified soldier.
I look forward to the war, I like the war, and when I hear there is a war, I scream and rush forward, otherwise I get out as soon as possible, so as not to ruin my reputation, Lao Cheng."
Yang Hao nodded and said: "Well, the tribes in the northwest are rough and fierce, and they advocate force. Only those who are stronger than them will they willingly surrender. What I am today is not because of the benevolence preached by those great scholars for me.
It was defeated with fists. If we want to stand firm, of course we must maintain the tyranny of force.
But when it comes to force, most of the tribes in the northwest are nomadic. They have been riding and shooting since they were young, and they are very brave. The palace guards are mainly Han people. We Han people are good at farming. As a warrior, we are better than the nomadic people at the beginning.
A big step too late. Compared with the men who live on horseback, soldiers who have undergone strict organization and rigorous training are no match for them. If you want to become an elite division that surpasses them, of course you have to pay more.
efforts.
Of course, we are training palace guards this time, and we will not send them to the front line easily. We Han people have the advantages of the Han people, such as being good at attacking and defending cities, good at manufacturing, mastering various offensive and defensive weapons, and good at building city fortresses. These are our strengths.
Moreover, the world is not all plain grassland where a horse can gallop. These strengths are of great use, and they must be used to their advantage."
Upon hearing this, Cheng Shixiong beamed: "With your words, I feel at ease. Please rest assured, Your Majesty, even if what I hand over to you is a group of sheep, what I hand over to Your Majesty will definitely be a group of tigers and wolves."
Yang Hao smiled slightly, turned around and asked, "What's the matter?"
There was already a chamberlain standing there with a bow. Seeing that the king was having a lively conversation with General Cheng, he was five steps away and did not dare to approach. Then he saw Yang Hao asking, so he walked a few steps closer on tiptoes and whispered something to him.
After saying this, Yang Hao suddenly stood up and said, "Quick, bring him to see me right away."
After a while, a man in black with vigorous steps came over and bowed to Yang Hao. After talking for a long time, Yang Hao's face suddenly became gloomy. After more than a year of full preparation, he mobilized some of his most capable generals.
, and with the resourceful Zhe Ziyu sitting in the middle, the rescue actually failed.
Not to mention, the whereabouts of Zhe Ziyu, Ding Yuluo, Gou'er and Zhuyun are all unknown. Nowadays, many passes are still tight. The Feiyu secret agent who reported the news did not know how many tricks he used to return safely.
Hexi News, they... are they still safe now?
Originally, Yang Hao didn't want to send his sister to Bianliang. In his mind, Zhuyun and Gou'er were the best candidates. These two were highly skilled in martial arts and could escape unscathed even if they failed. But when he heard about this plan,
After that, Yuluo insisted on taking charge of the matter. Yang Hao knew that his sister wanted to find an opportunity to meet her sweetheart.
, now he dominates one area and claims the kingship based on the territory. Unless he gets the complete trust of the Song Dynasty, or the Luo family abandons its foundation in Bianliang, the marriage date of his sister and Luo Kedi is far away, and there is an grievance between the two.
It was a ravine. Seeing her struggling with weights in her youth, Yang Hao couldn't bear to refuse, so he let her go.
As for Zhe Ziyu, because Yang Hao was pretending to be suspicious of the Zhe family, even if he stayed in Xingzhou, it would be inconvenient for him to stay together for a while, and because Yang Hao exchanged the jade seal for the full family of the Zhe family, he was determined to complete this task for him.
He rushed to Bianliang with his wish, but who knew... Yang Hao's heart was heavy, and he felt regret and hatred for a moment. Cheng Shixiong was originally
The Zhe family was also familiar with Zhe Ziyu and was very worried after hearing this. However, after seeing Yang Hao's face, he still tried to persuade him: "Your Majesty, don't worry. Since there is no news about them now, it means that they have not fallen into the hands of the imperial court.
They must have seen the tightness of roads and roads, so they temporarily avoided the limelight."
Yang Hao forced a smile. He was no longer in a leisurely mood. He just wanted to go back as soon as possible and arrange for Feiyu's spies to find out the whereabouts of Yuluo, Ziyu and the others. He walked to Nuying and Yang Hao took the food from her arms.
He took care of his little daughter who was sleeping and said, "Let's go back."
Yanyan and Miaomiao had just returned from picking cinnamon from the hillside on the other side. When they saw that they were about to leave, Yanyan rushed to pick up the little princess: "Master, I'll do it."
Yang Hao was in a state of confusion. He shook his head and said, "I'll just hold you. Go back quickly. I have something to do."
Yanyan hugged him and saw Yang Hao's gloomy face. His already sensitive heart suddenly felt sour, and he followed him silently, saying nothing again.
After hurriedly walking back for a while, Dong'er approached Yang Hao and whispered: "Guardian, why are you catching Yan Yan?"
"Huh? What's wrong?" Yang Hao turned around in surprise, and saw Yanyan quietly wiping her tears with her sleeves, with Wawa and Miaomiao accompanying her, looking concerned. Yang Hao turned around and walked towards Yanyan and asked
Said: "What's wrong?"
Yanyan shook her head with a nasal voice and said, "It's okay."
"What's going on? Tell me."
Yanyan lowered her head and whispered: "Is it... that people can't have children for officials, so they will be disgusted by them?"
Yang Hao asked curiously: "Why are you thinking wildly again? If you don't give birth, you won't give birth. What's the big deal? When did I dislike you because of this?"
Yanyan said quietly: "It's true. It's not like I can't feel it. Who makes me incompetent..."
Yang Hao didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He was full of thoughts at this time. When he saw Yanyan's unreasonable grievances, he felt angry and funny. He put the child into Yanyan's arms and hummed: "Here, give it, hold it, you girl."
, I don’t know what I’m thinking about all day long. If I don’t give you anything to do for a few days, I’ll start thinking wildly. When I have some free time, I’ll discipline you and the two of you!”
Yang Hao glared at Wawa and Miaomiao: "I don't know how to persuade them, but they keep getting involved. Don't you know that this girl has a stubborn streak?"
At this moment, I heard someone shouting in the distance: "Who is it? Stop! Ouch..."
I saw six women with their big sleeves flying, as if they were immortals from the sky. The imperial guards scattered around the outside stepped forward to stop them with their swords raised. They fell backwards with a flick of their big sleeves, and their feet were almost untouched.
The dust moves like flying, and its martial arts are truly unfathomable.
"Protect the king!"
Shadow guards appeared one after another. Each of these iron guards had good martial arts skills. Although they were far inferior to the six women, they were better than the crowd. Three rows of guards quickly stood in front of Yang Hao. Everyone had their sharp swords unsheathed, blocking them like an iron wall.
, the guards on both wings all set up their arm crossbows and opened their hard bows. With such a dense rain of arrows, even if the six women had invulnerable Gang Qi protection, they might not be able to stop this sharp arrow that specializes in one point.
"Everyone, stand down!"
Yang Hao suddenly shouted loudly. Those shadow guards were all well-trained. Although they didn't know what was going on, they knew what to do as ordered. Even though they saw the six people flying past, they immediately retreated to the left and right to clear a path.
"Master!" Nuying screamed and flew forward to meet him.
Yang Hao also rushed up to meet him. From a distance, he saw the person in front of him. He was dressed in a green robe, with a jade hairpin across his bun, bright eyes and white teeth, and a charming face. He was none other than Master Lu Dongbin's dual cultivation partner, Taoist Master Jingyin.
"Master Shizune, why are you here?"
The six people stopped in front of Yang Hao. Looking around, the six women were all extremely beautiful, and the beauty of the other women was not inferior to that of Taoist Jingyin.
Taoist Aunt Jingyin looked at him, sighed softly, and said softly: "Yang Hao, your master Chunyangzi... has passed away!"
"What?" Yang Hao was surprised.
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"Taoist Master Jingyin, the master has passed away. Yang Hao'an is the founding disciple of the master and has the responsibility to take care of the immortals. Please ask the immortals to stay in Xingzhou and let Yang Hao fulfill his filial piety."
Shocked to hear that Lu Dongbin passed away, Yang Hao was saddened. Although this master and him had not been together for that long, they still had a very deep relationship. However, the six silent ones were more open-minded than him. These women were all
Lu Dongbin’s Taoist companions practice on Ziwei Mountain outside Guan Guan all year round. Even though each of them looks just in their youth, that’s because the Xuan Gong they practice can last forever. In fact, they are all very old.
They all practiced for more than a century, and their merits were closely related to nature, and they even broke through the door of life and death. The Taoist companions who had been with them all their lives passed away. Although they missed and attached them, they were not sad or sad. Ordinary people would pay tribute to the deceased as a memorial service.
They didn't care about customary etiquette and dressed as usual.
Taoist Master Jingyin shook his head and said: "We have lived in the mountains for a long time and have become accustomed to this kind of life. This time I came here just to bring news about your master... Before your master passed away, he said that he had three great achievements in this life. One was to win the national examination.
No, he is a happy god in the mountains and forests; second, he has practiced Taoism and taught disciples since ancient times, passing on the fire, and no one has been able to get the chance like him; third, his founding disciple laid the foundation for a country, and became an emperor. Your master... is very...
I like you, even though you inherit the least of his orthodoxy..."
She glanced at the five little Taoist priests standing respectfully at the foot of the steps, and said: "They have inherited your master's mantle. Although the Taoism and Dharma skills have not yet reached the state of perfection, what they lack is just the fire. I want to hand them over."
Here it is, I hope you can fulfill your responsibilities as a senior brother and take care of them for your master, okay?"
Yang Hao said respectfully: "Taoist priest, don't worry, even if there is no master's death, the disciple will take good care of them and fulfill the responsibility of the senior brother. Taoist priest, are you going back to Ziwei Mountain? Disciple asks clearly, there will be one in the future
If you have free time, it will be convenient for you to take your five disciples to see the Taoist Master."
Behind him stood Nvying, Dong'er, Yanyan, Wawawa and Miaomiao. Although it was Nvying who was directly taught martial arts by Shizune, the other people could be regarded as Nvying's acting teachers and were naturally her disciples.
Taoist Master Jingyin glanced at them and said with a smile: "After your master passed away, our six sisters have sealed the underground cave and burned the Taoist temple. As a place to place his remains, there is a place on Lingjiu Peak of Tianshan Mountain.
The cave is a place that I found when I traveled around the world with your master in my early years. We would go there to hide from the world and practice cultivation."
After speaking to Yang Hao, she called Yanyan and Wawawa and said, "I was entrusted by your master that day to go to Yinzhou to teach you two martial arts. I was reckless and mistakenly took Nv Ying for you. Although
You learned how to build a tripod with Kun Dao from Nu Ying, but this is the only one of the old ghost’s instructions that I have not fulfilled personally. Alas! Now that he has passed away, if he wants me to do something for him again, I can’t
There is no chance. The Kun Dao cast tripod was passed down to me by Dong Bin. We six sisters each have their own martial arts, which is suitable for girls to learn. Is that infant girl your daughter? Wait until she grows up.
If she is older, if you are willing, send her to Lingjiu Peak of Tianshan Mountain together with her sisters, and we can teach each other all our martial arts skills."
When Yanyan heard this, she immediately became dejected and said sadly: "Master, I... I have been married to my husband for almost five years, and I still have nothing to do. I'm afraid... I will live up to the expectations of the master."
Jingyin looked at her carefully and said curiously: "In my opinion, there is nothing wrong with your body, how could you not give birth?" After thinking about it, she smiled and said: "This is also about chance, I guess it is.
The time has not yet come.”
Yanyan sniffed and coyly whispered: "Master, it's been five years. Even if you get lucky, you should have a chance, but... I haven't..."
Even though her voice was low, the women behind Taoist Aunt Jingyin could hear her clearly. One of the beautiful women suddenly turned her eyes and whispered a few words to Jingyin. Jingyin was startled, shook her head and said, "No, of course not.
"
Tang Yanyan was shocked and said: "Master, do you think I should not have it?"
Jingyin said: "Otherwise, I mean... there is one thing I haven't told you, but even if I don't tell you, it won't be a problem if you think about it."
Yanyan asked: "I wonder what the master is talking about?"
Jingyin said: "You can't conceive when you are both practicing yin and yang. You and your wife... ahem, you wouldn't have been sleeping in the same bed for five years and have been loving each other through dual cultivation, right?"
Yanyan was stunned, Baby was stunned, and Miaomiao was also stunned. The three of them were dumbfounded and just stood there stupidly. Shizune looked at this, then that, and said in surprise: "No... maybe...
…”
It was Lu Dongbin's first time as a master, and he met a disciple who was busier than him, so the martial arts was taught in a vague way, and many taboos and rules were not told to him. Therefore, he was later sent to make up for it by sending Shi Yin to teach his wife and concubines the art of joint cultivation.
When Shizune came, he only taught her martial arts. He also didn't tell her about the fact that she could not get pregnant as a result of practicing the double cultivation method.
Because monks like her and Lu Dongbin couldn't have children in the first place. Otherwise, after practicing for a few years, they would have more than a hundred descendants. In the past fifty or sixty years, they began to accept their first disciple.
I heard from the master that many rules that are taboos to others but are natural to them are not remembered at all. Moreover, although dual cultivation can extend the time of pleasurable each other and refine one's own skills, because you have to always remember
Ordinary couples think about these methods of luck adjustment based on common sense, and they don't use double cultivation methods every time they are happy, so...
Looking at the expressions of Yanyan and the others at this time, it turned out that... these are really diligent and studious good apprentices...
Jingyin brought the news of Lu Zu's enthronement, and inadvertently solved the problems that troubled them the most for Yanyan, Wawa and Miaomiao. In fact, among the girls, Dong'er was the latest to practice this kung fu, and she also didn't know about it.
She is not very keen. She is shy by nature and does not want to do many movements. For her, when she is in love with her husband, she only needs to feel his love and affection with all her heart. As for practicing the double cultivation kung fu, the main reason is
Women are naturally beautiful and want to stay beautiful and live forever.
As for Nvying, because of her special status before she officially became the princess, Yang Hao had to be secretive every time he went to see her. Most of the time, he could only go as he pleased. In order to guard against the eyes and ears of the many maids and servants in the house, he could not
Staying there overnight, so many times I can only let go of my means to be affectionate, and have no time to use the dual cultivation skills that can help delay sex. Poor Lu Zu, who has immortalized his appearance and refined his inner strength, has always been used by Yang
Hao, Tang Yanyan, Wa'er, and Miaomiao use the most brilliant Fangzhong technique.
Yang Hao had no scruples when he was with these three beloved wives. These three people were lively, cheerful and generous, but privately, because their status was not as good as Dong'er's, they had the idea of pleasing and inviting favors, so they often slept with each other, never once
There is no need to combine yin and yang to cultivate sex, in order to make your husband happy and ecstatic. So...
"That's it! That's it!"
As soon as the six Taoist Master Shizune were sent away and Yang Hao's junior brothers, Yanyan and Wawa were placed, Miaomiao stared at Yang Hao with burning eyes, her unscrupulous greedy eyes were like a female goblin seeing Tang Monk's flesh.
, I can see Yang Hao
He was so frightened, looking at the situation. If he hadn't been worried about still being in public, the three women would have dragged him into the room and took turns to do the Dharma. After another round, the rain and dew had to be spread all over the place, and the water should be irrigated again and again, in order to make sure that one arrow hit the target.
become.
At this moment, the rescuer came. The dog fell from the sky and saved Uncle Yang from the dire straits. No matter how eagerly the three Yanyan girls begged for a son, they did not dare to miss Yang Hao's official business, and the dog was
Juniors who call each other uncle cannot teach children bad things, so the three women used the Yang family's super code word, which is one level higher than the highest level code word of the Feiyu Secret Agent, to hint that the three women will be waiting on the couch tonight.
The officer just avoided it.
Gou'er found Zhuyun and rushed back to Hexi together. On the way, they met Ding Yuluo again. Zhuyun accompanied Yuluo behind. Gou'er came back first, but Zhuyun was worried that Yang Hao would not be able to find him for a while after hearing some news.
She was worried about their whereabouts and asked her to come back first to report the news.
Gou'er told Yang Hao everything she heard from Ziyu. Yang Hao was silent for a long time, and then he smiled bitterly and said, "It's my fault. I wanted to save her as an orphan."
Mother, but she forgot that in her mind, my face, Yang Hao, was more
Zhao Guangyi, the same is unbearable... The three treasures of virtue, meritorious service, and reputation are passed down from generation to generation. Yongqing and Defang are children, how can they be willing to abandon them? Alas! I have harmed them. Although I can't do anything, Empress Song
I and Prince Defang will not have a good life for a few more years, but..."
He shook his head and raised his head with some worry: "Zhu'er took them to the *** to escape the limelight? Does the Bianhe Gang still have some influence in the *** country? The Japanese are ferocious and barbaric, and he brought two flowery girls with him.
, this... Alas, Ziyu is so brave that he went to a foreign country without bringing you and Zhu Yun, two great masters with him."
Knowing that the girls were safe and sound, Yang Hao breathed a sigh of relief, but immediately became worried about Ziyu and Yongqing. The impression of his neighbors on that island country was really not very good. But he didn't know that those neighbors were so
At that time, the people's wisdom was not yet enlightened.
Zhe Ziyu originally just wanted to go there to avoid the limelight, but when she got there and took a look, she suddenly discovered that these neighbors, with 1,800 people, could rule the land and guard a mountain of gold while working as silver mine envoys (the local gold and silver exchange ratio at that time was 1:4
around, there
(even 1:1), she really is a stupid person with a lot of money, and is 'honest and cute'. If she didn't take advantage of him, it would be impossible for God to tolerate it, so she was eager to give it a try and wanted to make some money from the stupid neighbor for her future husband and go back.