In fact, along with the good news, there was a package. It was marked on it that it was for Houyuan.
Under the conditions of such a great victory, the princes still understood and even appreciated His Highness's temperament. This is a prince. If he were a scribe, he would be a good talker.
While the officials and their husbands were having a banquet, Tao Niang was accompanied by Empress Cao and opened the package brought by Red Ling Express.
"Taoniang, I wonder if the third brother did this because of Concubine Yiqi's laughter? But the third brother is also willful this time: borrowing the red feather express delivery, let Taoniang taste the food of Guangnan..."
It's a banana. Bananas are fruits that can ripen all year round. But since Zhao Xi came to Guangnan, he has never seen any ripe ones.
This time in Annan, he did find some ripe ones. So, he took advantage of this red feather express delivery to bring some to his wife and children... At this time of transportation, northerners wanted to eat this southern fruit, and it was very difficult.
Disaster.
Not to mention Tao Niang, even Empress Cao had heard of it, and the officials had not eaten it, so the Cao family had not eaten it either.
Only Xi'er could do this by using the imperial express to deliver bananas. But knowing the results of the battle report, there should be no need to worry about the criticism from the court.
Zhao Xi didn't actually pick the ripe ones or the green-skinned ones directly, thinking that the bananas would be edible if Hong Ling had them delivered to Bianliang in a hurry.
"Empress..."
Taoniang's face was red with embarrassment, full of happiness, but a little embarrassed, and she didn't know how to deal with this matter.
There are quite a lot of them, in handfuls. She also heard that this one has been around for a short time, and she also heard that it is not advisable to eat too much.
It's a bit luxurious to give this thing as a reward to your servants...
"Pfft... I didn't expect that Xi'er still has such a heart. You have found a good man. I won't say anything anymore. I'm afraid the princes in the court will know about this. The officials are also having a banquet. Please send some over."
Nobility is just a rare thing. With the credit for conquering Annan City, he should be fine.
Three days after this victory, another urgent message from Hong Ling arrived: Wang Shi defeated Lang Song...
Not as shocked as before, but equally exciting.
As a result, the city of Bianliang changed its style of writing. The Goulan wine shop no longer had a close relationship with each other, but also had the heroic spirit of an iron horse.
But the person who talked about the most was His Highness the Crown Prince... Di Qing was ignored. He was a warrior and not worthy of strategy.
His Royal Highness is different. He has been famous for his literature since he was a child. In the Battle of Annan, His Royal Highness also fully proved the importance of strategy in battle.
Zhao Xi's reputation has once again risen among the people and scholars after many years.
But the court was worried.
After conquering two cities one after another, I was trying to figure out what His Highness the Crown Prince meant... Could it be that His Highness the Crown Prince wanted to go all the way south to capture Annan?
There are only 20,000 Western troops! Don't end up losing them all in Annan, they are elite.
If Annan is not captured, capturing Gaobang is enough to teach Annan a lesson, so why bother?
"The imperial court can consolidate the city defenses of Cao Bang and Lang Son, build a border wall between the two cities, and push the Guangnan border a hundred miles southward..."
This is a radical person and someone who does not consider the difficulties in court.
"Withdraw it, it's enough. Since the beginning of the dynasty, Annan has asked the court to treat our dynasty as the sovereign of the country. It may not be Annan's original intention to instigate Nong Zhigao. Now the actions of His Highness and Di Hanchen have proved that the country's military force is not necessary.
Extraneous branches arise.”
This is... this is the kind of thing that pokes a cold hammer and holds you back.
"Guangnan is still smoggy, Gao Bang, what's the use of Lang Song? Garrisoning the Forbidden Army and dispatching officials are just a waste of money and food!"
This is the kind of thing that makes me wish I could give all of Guangnan to Annan.
It’s not surprising that there are many ministers like this in the country. In their eyes, only the Central Plains and Jiangnan are useful. The other places are barren. Even the northwest, which competes with Daxia, in their eyes is... a waste of money and food.
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All the proposals were seconded. Anyway, this morning court was another noisy one. Most of the morning court meetings in the country were like this, and everyone was used to it.
The princes didn't say a word, they couldn't say anything. Out of their understanding of His Highness the Crown Prince, things would not be that simple, and they didn't want to come up with opinions and end up being slapped in the face by His Highness the Crown Prince.
Even though the officials winked many times, the princes remained silent and allowed the people below to shout. Just shout, anyway, it is impossible to really influence the court's decision. If you don't feel thirsty, you can just shout.
They are all trying to gain a sense of presence, and some are trying to figure out the heart of His Highness, thinking of shouting out their own opinions, and finally dealing with the same thing as His Highness... Then they will be as famous as His Highness.
Zhao Zhen listened to these shoutings... but no one took credit!
Like all parents, he wants to hear others praise his son, and he never tires of hearing them praised.
But what happened to this early court? Could it be that Xi'er led his army deep into dangerous areas and destroyed other countries' cities, but instead caused trouble for the court?
A bunch of useless scholars!
Zhao Zhen's restless morning court finally came to an end, and he left his princes to play the duel.
"In the official family, it is not appropriate for the court to discuss strategies now. His Highness the Crown Prince should make his own decisions. The only thing to do now is to wait!"
Yes, it’s still a wait! Zhao Zhen thought about it and realized that it was right. Since it was Xi’er who killed it, let him handle it.
This time the waiting time was a little longer, but still less than ten minutes later, another report came. It was not a red feather urgent delivery, which meant that the Southern Expedition Army did not continue to advance southward.
However, this report really shocked the court once again, even more shocked than when they first attacked Gao Bang.
His Highness the Prince actually sold the two cities that he had conquered to the other party... Yes, he sold them to the other party, and at a good price.
This time it was just a report. The annual tribute paid by Annan over the years and the so-called war indemnity paid by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, except for the reconstruction of Guangnan, will be subsequently transported to Bianliang.
Wars have always lost money, but this war, in which His Highness the Prince was meddling, made money!
This time... this is really good. Not only is it a one-time compensation, but also the future Annan annual tribute will be enough to give Daxia annual gifts... The same act, two explanations, quite shameless
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These were all negotiated by Yu Jing. In view of the emergency situation in Shenglong Mansion in Annan, the eldest prince just wanted to resolve the matter quickly and quickly return to Shenglong Mansion to inherit the throne.
So, it was settled quickly.
This is because Yu Jing is a real person! Well, how can I put it, if Zhao Xi took the lead, it would never be so easy.
Civil servants are civil servants, they can never lose the air of a gentleman, and they cannot talk about vulgar money.
For a period of time, Old Man Yu will still be in charge of Guangnan, let him alone.
Now that the matter has come to this, Zhao Xi has no intention of getting entangled, he is just playing for fun again. In Yu Jing's opinion, it's just fun.
Zhao Xi asked Qinglan and Su Yan to summon the servants of the officials from the Guangnan Yamen and start cutting banana slices.
Then, he asked the craftsmen to build the oven...
Bananas cannot be transported, but dried bananas can be used, right? Guangnan is really not a barren land, it should be said that it has a lot of potential.
This industry... let the old father-in-law take care of it. As for distribution, the old rule is that regardless of whether it is a civil servant or a military general, it must be of the nature of an aristocratic family and have a large scale.
Of course, it must be left to Guangnan to appease the Yamen members... This is a rule, and Zhao Xi must abide by it.