Chapter 769: The Contest of Xiong Qu in Chu's Civil Unrest (2)
Seeing that the person coming was not Wei Jiao but Yang Shixing, Zhao Hongrun also showed a little embarrassment on his face.
Because he could see that Yang Yanxing couldn't help but look a little panicked because of his complaint just now.
Seeing this, Zhao Hongrun quickly explained: "I thought it was Wei Jiao. He just said he was making tea for me, but he was nowhere to be seen."
After hearing Zhao Hongrun's explanation, the panic on Yang Shixing's face gradually faded away. She walked lightly to the desk, put the tea tray in her hand on the table, and said carefully: "Husband, please don't blame Wei."
It’s all the slave’s fault, Chief Zong Wei. It was the slave who heard that Chief Zong was boiling water and making tea for her husband, so she asked for permission from Chief Zong to come over and serve her husband…”
Saying this, she held the teapot and wanted to make a pot of tea for Zhao Hongrun, but she didn't expect that the handle of the teapot was very hot. She subconsciously retracted her hand, causing the water in the teapot to splash out and wet the table on the desk.
stationery.
Seeing this, before Zhao Hongrun could say anything, a look of horror appeared on her face, her eyes suddenly turned red, and a layer of mist quickly filled her pupils.
"I'm going..."
Zhao Hongrun was quite dumbfounded.
After all, before he even said anything, he had scared Yang Yanxing half to death, who he thought had done something wrong. If he really wanted to criticize her, what would he do?
Thinking of this, Zhao Hongrun quickly waved his hands and said in relief: "It's okay, I've already read this letter, it doesn't matter."
Yang Yanxing looked at Zhao Hongrun timidly. After hearing the latter's kind words of relief, the look of panic on his face gradually faded away, but he drooped his head and looked a little listless.
It's no wonder. If you think about it carefully, she brought tea here on behalf of Zong Wei Chief Wei Jiao just because she wanted to get close to Zhao Hongrun. But before anything happened, she made a mistake. For a girl of this age, she made a mistake.
, it’s really a blow.
Zhao Hongrun obviously guessed what Yang Shixing was thinking. He reached for the teapot and poured a cup of tea. After taking a sip, he nodded with a satisfied look.
In fact, to be honest, the tea produced with Wei's current technology is just that, and it cannot be compared with the tea in Zhao Hongrun's memory.
And the reason why he showed such an exaggerated expression of satisfaction was just to make the little girl in front of him happy.
But having said that, today's Sheep Tongue Xing can no longer be summarized as a little girl...
"As long as your husband likes it."
Seeing the satisfied look on Zhao Hongrun's face, Yang Shixing had no doubt that he was there, and his face was full of joy.
Immediately, she shook her thin lips and slowly moved to Zhao Hongrun with a shy look on her face. She wanted to lean on the latter several times, but she didn't dare.
However, Zhao Hongrun saw the hesitation in her heart, patted half of the chair under her butt, and said, "Come here."
"Yes." Yang Yanxing bowed her head shyly and responded happily, sitting next to Zhao Hongrun happily, leaning against the latter inadvertently with her soft body, a sweet expression of happiness on her face.
At this time, Zhao Hongrun couldn't help but feel emotional again: Sixteen-year-old Yang Yanxing can no longer be described as a little girl. Although she still looks young, she has gradually acquired the capital to seduce men.
"While I was away, you worked hard in the house." Zhao Hongrun said sincerely.
Many people may think that Zhao Hongrun gained a lot from the three major battles, but in fact, almost all of the profits from Zhao Hongrun's two campaigns against Chu and one campaign against Sanchuan were invested in the construction of the Smelting Bureau and Shangshui County.
Not only was he personally poor, but he also owed a huge amount of foreign debt to the Ministry of Revenue.
Under such circumstances, Yang Yanxing regarded herself as the young lady of Prince Su's Mansion. At first, she opened "Su's Chujin" in Daliang City, a shop specializing in selling rare items from Chu.
Several brothers from the clan asked the latter to help organize a small caravan to go to Sanchuan to purchase sheepskins and other trade goods.
It is no exaggeration to say that the expenses of hundreds of people in Prince Su's residence are all supported by this little mistress.
It's not that Zhao Hongrun is cruel, but it's actually Yang Yanxing who is willing to support the family with her weak shoulders. After all, she always believes that as Zhao Hongrun's woman, she should help her husband as much as possible, which makes Zhao Hongrun even worse.
Tell her the truth.
"It's not hard work." Hearing Zhao Hongrun's words, Yang Yanxing said happily: "Husband, you are the one who does big things. I can't help you much. At least you can take good care of the house and save your husband from worries..."
Seeing this, Zhao Hongrun stroked Yang Yanxing's hair and sighed with some emotion.
Perhaps she sensed that her husband beside her was in a low mood for some reason. She thought for a while, then changed the subject and said, "Husband, I have opened a second shop in Daliang."
"Oh?" Zhao Hongrun guessed the intention of the little woman next to him and asked with a smile, "What are you selling?"
"Selling some weird bone carvings." Yang Yanxing stuck out his tongue, maybe because he felt that the things sold in this shop were a bit unrefined.
However, Zhao Hongrun was stunned when he heard this, and asked curiously: "The bone carvings of Sanchuan?"
He knew very well that the three tribes of Sheang, Shen, and Jie in the land of Sanchuan would make sheep bones into various useful items, and even carve them into necklaces, pendants, masks, etc.
As the saying goes, there are all kinds of birds in the forest. It is said that many people in the Wei Dynasty in Daliang are particularly keen on collecting those weird bone carvings. Even the rich ladies from noble families also like those kinds of sheep bone carvings very much.
Hairpins made of hairpins, or combs made of sheep horns, etc.
In particular, "Iang Sheep", a bone product regarded as a precious sheep by the people of Sanchuan, is especially popular in Daliang. More and more people in Wei also believe that this product has the effect of exorcising evil spirits.
"It seems that the Wei people are gradually beginning to accept the people of Sanchuan..."
Zhao Hongrun was very happy.
Perhaps feeling relieved, Zhao Hongrun said with a smile: "Myolie, let me teach you a way to make money..." As he said, he told the Northern Sichuan cavalry the habit of hanging all kinds of messy sheep bone products on their horses.
Got sheep tongue apricot.
You must know that there are many martial aristocratic children in Daliang. Those people may not have any real skills, but they yearn to be heroes and worship heroes and follow suit. As long as the horse pendants of the Northern Sichuan cavalry are released, most of these people will rush to buy them.
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As we chatted, the night gradually deepened.
I saw Yang Yan Xing coquettishly saying with a blushing face: "Husband, can I serve you and have a rest today?"
When Leng Buding heard this, Zhao Hongrun almost choked on his own saliva and coughed repeatedly.
Only then did he realize that it turned out that Yang Shixing had sent tea on behalf of Wei Jiao out of "uneasy kindness".
After thinking about it, Zhao Hongrun rubbed the hair in front of Yang Yanxing's forehead and said with a bit of a wry smile and helplessness: "Be obedient and go to bed... I'll wait until you grow up to talk about this kind of thing."
Yang Shixing may not understand. She has obviously had "skin-to-skin contact" with the His Highness in front of her before, so why does the His Highness think she is too young?
But after all, she did not dare to go against her husband's wishes, and prepared to leave with a bit of disappointment.
Seeing this, Zhao Hongrun simply sent her back to her room in the palace, watched her climb onto the bed, tucked her in, and then left with a happy expression on her face.
After leaving, Zhao Hongrun thought for a while and finally quietly came to Miss Su's elegant garden.
After all, he had been holding back for a long time while leading troops on an expedition.
In the next few days, in addition to socializing with the local nobles in Daliang, Zhao Hongrun accompanied the girls every day. Although he did not have time to take the girls out of the city to play, he took the girls to Ningxiang Palace to have dinner and accompany Concubine Shen Shu.
In addition, Zhao Hongrun also paid attention to the war in Northern Xinjiang and the civil strife in Chu State.
There is not much to say about the war in Northern Xinjiang. Just as Zhao Hongrun guessed, the Wei army and the Han army fell into a long stalemate. On the Chu side, according to the records in the letters Duan Jiu sent from time to time, the Qu family was indeed like this.
As Zhao Hongrun guessed, it was gradually heading for defeat.
It's no wonder, after all, how can the Qu family alone compete with the Xiong family, Xiang family, and Jing family? Even now, the nobles of the Xiong family have a lot of complaints and indignation against Chu King Xiong Xu.
It is worth mentioning that Juyang Lord Xiong Li lost his fiefdom during the liquidation of Chu King Xiong Xu, and his territory of Juyang County was swallowed up by Guling Lord Xiong Wu.
In this matter, King Xiong Xu of Chu did not express any opinions, as if he acquiesced to the matter.
It is very likely that this was to make up for the loss of Guling Lord Xiong Wu in that national war.
After all, Lord Xiong Wu of Guling also suffered heavy losses in that national war. His 80,000 private troops were defeated by Zhao Hongrun using Chu State General Xiang Mo's water attack plan. The original feudal city was also destroyed.
The northern Sichuan cavalry and the wandering cavalry raided the area, and even the civilians of the Chu state who had accumulated savings and enfeoffed the towns were brought to Shangshui.
It is no exaggeration to say that Gulingjun Xiong Wu can be regarded as the Chu prince who suffered the most heavy losses in the national war. Even Liyang Jun Xiong Sheng, who was defeated by the famous Qi general Tian Dan, was not as miserable as him.
Fortunately, Guling Lord Xiong Wu is the daughter of Queen Chu, so Zhao Hongrun suspects that this time Guling Lord Xiong Wu has occupied the territory and wealth of Juyang Lord Xiong Li, and this may also have the help of Queen Chu and the "Jilian clan".
In addition to Xiong Wu, Lord of Guling, there was another Lord of Chu who lost his fiefdom, and that was Lord Diyang, Xiong Shang.
This hero, one of the Three Pillars of Chu, was captured by Wu Qi, the general of Dongyue, and captured the entire Diyang city.
However, King Xiong Xu of Chu changed hands and gave him a large amount of money and food - from the huge wealth of the aristocratic forces that had been confiscated.
The confrontation between Shouling Lord Jingshe and Xiling Lord Qu Ping also became more and more intense.
With the help of General Xiang Mo, Shouling Jun Jingshe's military power gradually overwhelmed Xiling Jun Qu Ping, his colleague who had suppressed the rebellion of Western Vietnam together, so that the life of the Qu family became increasingly bleak.
No matter how this continues, the Qu family may be removed from the Mi branch and be destroyed in the true sense.
And while Zhao Hongrun was quietly watching the civil strife in Chu State, wondering whether Wei State could benefit from this civil strife in Chu State, Qu Cheng, the commander-in-chief of the Yanling Army who had led his army back to Yanling, made a rare move.
He went back to the intermediary and introduced a Chu man. He went to Daliang to meet him, Zhao Hongrun.
This Chu man is called Qu Yang.
He is the second son of the head of the Qu family of Chu State.