"Sister Jiangnan, how can you serve tea and water to him? Is this... is this inappropriate?" Li Zijin was educated by the royal family since he was a child. Even though he has a rebellious heart, he still thinks that as sister Jiangnan, he serves tea and water to Xia Shang.
This is something extremely inappropriate.
No one noticed Li Zijin. They had listened to him talking before. Who would have thought that he would come here so soon?
"Your Highness Zijin? Why are you here?"
"Sister Jiangnan, let me ask you! How did you..."
Only then did Sai Jiangnan realize that this scene would arouse suspicion in Li Zijin's eyes, and his thoughts flew: "Today's Xia Hui is not a little book boy, he is a distant cousin of sister Youlan."
"Even so, it's not up to you..." Li Zijin frowned, snatched the teapot and put it on the table, "Put it away quickly, how is this inappropriate?"
Then he looked at Xia Shang again, with a puzzled look on his face: "What is the relationship between you two?"
"What's the relationship?"
"I used to feel something was wrong when I saw you two. Although we didn't talk much, you always gave me the feeling of an old acquaintance. Did you know each other before?"
Li Zijin had doubts, but no one answered him. He was even more doubtful, but he didn't know how to ask.
Xia Shang interrupted: "Your Highness, why are you here in such a hurry?"
"By the way, I almost forgot about the business." Li Zijin looked serious, and before pulling Xia Shang aside, he gave Mrs. Sai a respectful fist-cup salute.
When Xia Shang arrived at a deserted place, Li Zijin asked worriedly: "Look at everyone here, everyone has their eyes high and they don't pay attention to Western merchants. It's really worrying. There are so many people today.
I don’t want to see Dahua lose his dignity in front of outsiders here, so I just want to ask you, are you sure?"
"What confidence?"
"Of course it can demonstrate the prestige of our great country in front of Westerners."
"Your Highness, you are in trouble. You have never seen those Westerners. How can you guarantee it?"
Li Zijin frowned and suddenly took off a pendant from his neck: "Can you recognize this thing if you look at it?"
Xia Shang took a closer look and saw that the hanging ornament was just a red rope, but there was a crystal-clear object the size of half a little finger hanging, shining and very beautiful.
"Isn't this a diamond? It's such a big one!" Xia Shang opened his mouth in surprise.
When Li Zijin heard this, he was even more surprised: "God, do you recognize this thing? My eldest brother gave it to me, so I said it is a diamond."
"Is it a tribute from Westerners?"
Li Zijin nodded.
"Let me tell you, these Westerners also spent a lot of money. I don't know how much such a big diamond is worth."
Li Zijin looked at his pendant and weighed it: "Is this also called a big one?"
"Your Highness, don't underestimate this thing. A diamond half the size of a finger can be regarded as a priceless treasure. I wonder if those Westerners would give it to me for nothing? Do they have any conditions in exchange?"
"There is no exchange, but I heard that those Westerners are very interested in Dahua's alchemy. My eldest brother invited an alchemist to teach them. I heard that those Westerners have been studying alchemy for a long time, and I don't know how many alchemy furnaces they have exploded.
, everyone looked disgraced and made a lot of jokes."
Xia Shang frowned and thought to himself, "Are these Westerners interested in gunpowder?"
Perhaps this time is a node in the progress of this world era, but Xia Shang is just an ordinary person, and does not have such great revenge and ability to affect the process of the era and the development of science and technology. He still hopes to be a spectator and a witness of the era.
Not bad.
"Xia Hui, what are you thinking about? Are those Westerners plotting something?"
"Nothing. I just feel that now is the time for Dahua and Westerners to get what they need. It is a good thing to exchange resources and knowledge with each other for mutual benefit. It just depends on who takes advantage when the two sides exchange resources."
"Mutual benefit and reciprocity, that's right. Xia Hui, you are more knowledgeable. Compared with those arrogant scholars who are just fishing for fame, you are the one with real ability."
"His Royal Highness, at your age, you can think what I say is reasonable. It shows that Your Highness is also a capable and ambitious person. If you work hard, you may really become the emperor in the future."
"What do you mean you can't say for sure? You can definitely do it." Li Zijin was very confident, with no hint of joking or joking expression on his face.
Seeing that Li Zijin was so serious, Xia Shang also straightened his expression, put a hand on Li Zijin's shoulder, and lowered his voice: "As long as your highness does not forget his true intention at this moment, when things get better in the future, even if there are all kinds of difficulties and dangers, I will do it."
Clear the way for His Highness. If the next emperor is inhumane, I will help His Highness ascend to the throne. After knowing His Highness for more than a month, I know that Your Highness is the truly suitable prince of Great China. Even if it is not for you and me, for the sake of this world
People, I will also help you."
"Hahaha... even if I don't want to hit you, you are such a arrogant person. His Highness already thinks highly of you. Listening to what you said, it seems that you can help me get more thrones by yourself."
Xia Shang also smiled back and said no more.
At this moment, the flower boat has arrived at the waterway ferry out of the capital. After a stop, soldiers boarded the boat for routine inspection, and then the flower boat set off again.
Seeing that the waterway is wider ahead, there seems to be a wider river converging hidden in the mist ahead.
That is the entrance of the Yellow River in Kyoto.
Even Wang Sunsi rarely has such an experience.
The flower boat on the Milky Way seemed quite decent before, but now it has reached a wider river, as small as a leaf, swaying in the increasingly rapid water, and what kind of scenery is there when entering the Yellow River ahead?
Many people came out of the cabin and stood in front of the fence, shouting towards the place where the water and the sky met in the mist. They were extremely excited.
Xia Shang and others also came out.
Seeing that the mouth of the Yellow River is getting closer and closer ahead, Dahua's military water fort can be vaguely seen, and it seems that large and small merchant ships are maneuvering ahead.
But among these boat shadows, there seems to be a huge black shadow hidden, like a giant beast in the water, standing still in the rapid current, forming an extremely sharp contrast with the swaying merchant ships around it.
"Look, what is that?"
Someone screamed and pointed at the black shadow.
For a moment, all eyes were fixed on this place.
"Oh my god, what is that? It's so big!"
"Did a huge mountain suddenly grow at the mouth of the Yellow River?"
"Could it...could it be a big ship made in the West?"
"How can this be?"
As soon as the discussion stopped, as the flower boat continued to move forward, the water mist in front of it faded, and the black shadow in front gradually revealed its true form. Everyone on the flower boat was stunned in horror.
Ahead is an unprecedented giant beast in the water. Even the Yellow River seems to be too narrow to accommodate it. Huge water waves hit the four-story loft high ship deck, and the water makes a loud roar.
But the boat remained motionless, as if it had grown in the soil. (To be continued)