The next day, Aunt Hongmei, Pei Qishu, the twin sister Muxiang and Axiu came over together. Ouch, it was quite a scene. Pei Qishu showed his nakedness and saw that the house was full of female relatives, so he left.
Li Yuhua introduced the Princess, Princess Xin'an and others to each other. Aunt Hongmei was born in a relatively rustic background. However, according to the Princess, this was her only relative. Her aunt had watched the Princess grow up since she was a child. The two families used to be together.
After the neighbor, the princess's mother and Xu Shilang reconciled, her mother's family had no one, so she went to seek refuge with her cousin. She settled in Baijia Village and lived with her cousin.
Think about what kind of affection this is.
Therefore, even though Aunt Hongmei is a bitch, Princess Xin'an, the princess of the county, did not have the slightest disdain. In just a few words, she made Aunt Hongmei look like a long-lost sister. Both of them could see that this was a
A woman with no scheming intentions treats the prince and concubine with the utmost care.
In fact, since Aunt Hongmei took office with her son-in-law, she has also become the wife of an official. Now her uncle has been promoted to an official, and her daughter is still capable. Aunt Hongmei has been awarded the title of third grade, and no one should underestimate her.
. Since her status was different, her life was getting better, and she had two children and a loving husband and wife, Aunt Hongmei's temperament has become more open-minded. Her current cheerful and down-to-earth temperament is somewhat different from that of a female family member who was born in a noble family.
, but also people like it.
However, the most favorite thing is the children.
The winter in Northern Xinjiang is extremely cold. Children are usually wrapped in round little cotton balls and carried in by elders or maids. All of them look like plump little piglets, and they don't seem to be very well-behaved when being held.
Already.
Because Aunt Hongmei and Bai Muxiang both have fun-loving personalities, the children usually see a lot of people, so they are not afraid to see the female family members in this house. However, if someone pinches their fat cheeks or claws, that is not allowed.
Axiu was not happy at first, she furrowed her little eyebrows, and shouted in a sweet voice, "Mom~ it's hot~" and started to pull at the strings of her little cloak, it was hot in the room.
"You are really hot-tempered, why don't I take it off for you?" Bai Muxiang took off Axiu's cloak, and also took off the outermost gown with soft fox fur on the inside. Axiu suddenly seemed to have been freed from her shackles, and immediately
They jumped out of his mother's arms, put their feet on the ground, and happily ran back and forth on the floor of the house twice. The twins were completely Axiu's little followers. When they saw Axiu on the ground, they immediately stopped asking Yahuan to hug her.
After putting on the big clothes outside, the sturdy twins swayed and stumbled around Axiu. If anyone wanted to hug them, they would immediately twist their little bodies and run away. The children who were not strong enough to walk would occasionally fall.
For a moment, it doesn't matter, there is a blanket on the floor. Aunt Hongmei is not as delicate as the rich family when raising children, so the children didn't think it was any big deal if they fell, and immediately got up and continued playing.
The three babies stood up. Li Yuhua leaned down slightly and asked Axiu first, "Does Axiu still remember the second aunt?"
We met two months ago, but Axiu actually still remembers that he held his little chubby fist, said goodbye very seriously, and tried his best to be serious but said in a milky voice, "Hello, second aunt~"
Seeing Axiu clasping her fists, the twins also clasped their fists, but they were not as eloquent in speaking as Axiu. They could only imitate each other, one shouted in a small voice, "Auntie~", and the other said in a long tone, "Okay~"
Li Yuhua smiled and rolled his eyes, and patiently corrected the twins, "You have to call me sister, not aunt." They were very luxurious and had two large gold ingots for each person. The children were not interested in gold and silver at all, and turned to look at the people in the room curiously.
His eyes blinked and blinked. Li Yuhua touched their pigtails and said, "Aunt Hongmei, please keep it for the children."
Li Hongmei's eyes formed a thin line. Oh, Xiaohua is so honest. He gave it directly to Jin Zi. It turned out to be our Lao Li family.
Everyone else also had gifts. The princess gave them a pair of small jade pigs. They were the size of a child's fist and the carving was impressive. The little jade pigs were so naive that they hugged the twins and never let go.
Axiu is older, so Axiu is given a set of jade pens.
These were all purchased at the market. To be honest, it was the princess who gave Li Yuhua the idea to exchange horses in the market this time. The princess said, "In a place like Northern Xinjiang, ready-made gold and silver are actually useful."
Not big, everyone barters. I think the guards are all cavalry, but each of them only has one horse, which is not enough. Logically, each cavalry must have two or three cavalry before they can be used.
A long-distance attack. Taking this opportunity, it is better to exchange for some good horses. Horses are more useful than money in the army." The princess of the county knew which tribe produced fine horses.
Even how to choose a good horse, what kind of horse is the best horse, the princess talks eloquently, it can be seen that the origin of family education. When choosing a horse, the princess also brings her daughter, teaching by words and deeds, it is clear that she wants to make a horse.
I taught my daughter all my skills.
Therefore, this time, the Princess of the County made a great effort. Li Yuhua was not a petty person, and she was more generous to those who had the ability. The Princess of the County was also very polite. When she came out of the Prince's Mansion, all the clothes she wore were collected by everyone.
This is a gift from Li Yuhua. If everyone is polite, how can we live a good life? Just remember everyone's feelings.
Even in the market, if there is anything she likes, she will buy a lot of it.
Princess Xin'an gave the twins a pair of golden stars and Axiu a set of four treasures of the study.
He and others also gave each other gifts, but after all, it was the princess's pair of little jade pigs that attracted the children the most, and Axiu all came over to play with them on the kang.
Li Yuhua smiled, "Every time I see A Xiu's serious face, I think of Pei Zhuangyuan."
The princess said, "Pei Zhuangyuan was not so fat and strong when he was young."
Princess Xin'an also said, "Yes, Mrs. Pei brought Pei Zhuangyuan into the palace at that time. She looked thin and small."
"I also heard from my third brother that they recognized Pei Zhuangyuan only after he had cultivated himself in a temple."
The female family members were talking to Li Yuhua, while the men were still discussing things in the front hall. The Marquis of Lu came over and handed over a list of generals, lieutenant generals, military bravery and weapons, and the Tang appeasement envoy also came to talk and report on the affairs of Northern Xinjiang. Mu Anzhi just arrived.
Being unfamiliar with everything, he just said, "As it was in the past, so it will be in the future." He sent the person away confidently, "Go and do your work. There is no need to come here to work."
Pei Ruyu stayed to talk. Since they met yesterday, they only have time to talk quietly for a while.
Mu Anzhi's special favor for Pei Ruyu was something that neither Marquis Lu nor the Tang Dynasty envoy would appreciate. After all, the two families were not only very close to each other, but Pei Ruyu had to fight for his future for the Third Highness, and his family was expelled and he was banished to a distant place.
In Northern Xinjiang, although they also love His Highness the Third Highness, they are not as good as Pei Zhuangyuan. They are willing to give their lives to His Highness. The Third Highness naturally trusts Pei Ruyu in both public and private matters.
Mu Anzhi no longer sat on the hard chair. The two of them sat on the hot kang, holding hot milk tea and talking. Mu Anzhi took a sip of milk tea. He rarely drank this thing in the past, but since he had been to Gansu, Li Yuhua loved to try something new. Listen to
He said that everyone in northern Xinjiang drinks milk tea, so he made some milk tea to drink. It is better than water. It contains milk and salt. Li Yuhua has been a fierce child since she was a child and has few taboos. She quite likes to drink it.
Li Yuhua has Li Yuhua’s own knowledge. She said, “It is said that the Rongdi people are good at fighting and killing, and are strong and brave. I heard that they grew up drinking milk tea. I don’t understand medical science, but I also know that drinking milk tea is better than plain water.
Good health." Milk in northern Xinjiang is very cheap, and Li Yuhua often makes a lot for everyone to drink, and also asks the third brother to drink more. It is good for the body.
Mu An felt that the taste was a bit strange, but fortunately he could drink it. He saw Pei Ruyu drinking milk tea with a contented look on her face. Mu An said, "Don't you like food with foreign smells the most? You can also drink milk tea now."
I’m used to it.”
"It felt a little strange at first. Mu Xiang likes to drink this, so I would drink it occasionally without taking a sip. Once I got used to it, I thought it was fine. Tea is a cold thing after all. It's not difficult to mix it with goat's milk and boil it.
Drink." Pei Ruyu asked Mu Anzhi, "How did you get those horses in exchange? I heard that the merchants had to pay some silver, but these tens of thousands of horses are by no means a small sum. Where did you get the money?
?Didn’t he use up all his family wealth?”
"No, even though I have used a lot, I still have some left." Mu Anzhi handed the letter in his sleeve to his old friend, "I made a fortune before coming to Northern Xinjiang. Otherwise, even if the goods handed over by the merchants were distributed,
Even if you don't make enough money, you won't be able to earn ten thousand good horses."
Pei Ruyu took the letter, saw the font on it, and said first, "Iron scratched with silver hooks, containing muscles and bones on the inside, showing elegance on the outside, good calligraphy!"
The corners of Mu Anzhi's lips twitched again and again in disbelief.
After taking out the letter, the letter was not long. Pei Ruyu read it in one glance. He stared at Lu Boxin who signed the letter and thought about it for a moment. He stood up suddenly and said, "This is the name of Marquis Rui! A letter from Marquis Rui to you!"
"Bai Zhaodong gave it to me before coming to the imperial capital." After telling Pei Ruyu about Bai Zhaodong's origins, Pei Ruyu looked at Mu Anzhi from head to toe with lightning eyes. Mu Anzhi stared at him uncomfortably, "Watch what I do.
What?"
"Seeing how you are so different, Marquis Rui would plan for you like this." Pei Ruyu sighed, "I was worried that you would be unhappy because of the title. You happily gave half of the horses to Marquis Lu yesterday.
, I think Marquis Lu is also relieved."
"Title?" Mu Anzhi sneered, "I don't know what your majesty is thinking. He used the word 'Pingjiang' to seal Marquis Rui, and now he uses these two words to seal me. I don't know whether it is because I have an old relationship with Ruihou that I can't forget, or if I am really going to the north."
Xinjiang is regarded as a serious problem. As soon as this title came out, I knew that some people wanted to see a joke, how could I let them do it! Besides, Ruihou has been dead for many years, and Luhou has not offended me. Could it be that because of this title, I
There was a quarrel with Marquis Lu."
Speaking of Marquis Lu, Mu Anzhi also sat up straighter and said, "Marquis Lu and Duke Lu are not at odds with each other. They are simply incompatible with each other and have a deep hatred." He left the lacquer seal that Marquis Lu gave him untouched.
The letter was also shown to Pei Ruyu. When Pei Ruyu saw that it was a lacquer seal from Duke Lu's Palace, he couldn't help but be a little puzzled, "How come you have the letter from Duke Lu's Palace in your hand?"
"Marquis Lu gave it to me and asked me to write a note and take it with me when I returned to the imperial capital. He said that he was a frontier general and it was not easy for him to interact with civil servants in the DPRK." Mu Anzhi had a good impression of Marquis Lu, "I am getting married to my sister Yuhua."
At that time, he gave me heavy gifts and even went to have a wedding banquet. I heard that he and my mother-in-law also had an old relationship, and the family tradition was different from that of Lu Guogong."
Pei Ruyu handed the letter back to Mu Anzhi and said with a smile, "If what I expected is true, it was only after seeing your thousands of horses that Marquis Lu decided to break with Lu Gongfu."
"How do you say this?"
"I didn't know that before, but I learned more after I became the prefect." Pei Ruyu originally intended to run the business in Yuewan County for a few more years. After becoming the prefect, he learned that many things can only be seen in a higher position.
"I know." Pei Ruyu said, "The Marquis of Lu is not on good terms with the Duke of the State. The Duke of Lu is in charge of the military department and has a firm control over military supplies. In recent years, there have been no important wars in northern Xinjiang. Naturally, there is not a shortage of food and grass, but there is no shortage of other things."
It's not that there is nothing, but it will not make Lu Hou happy. He is just waiting for Lu Hou to surrender. But whoever is Lu Hou, if he surrenders to the Duke's government, they will not be separated in the past, and they will not stop contacting these years.
.The military supplies of the Northern Xinjiang Army have never been abundant. Fortunately, there has been no war in these years, and the Marquis of Lu can always make do with it. However, last year, there was an incident involving the fourth prince of the country. Although I was annoyed that he used woody incense as bait, he could still make do with it in one fell swoop.
Capturing that fourth prince really shocked the country of Dashi."
"The Imperial Guards have already equipped the new bows and crossbows developed by Mu Xiang. There are now about ten of them in Northern Xinjiang. They were used for proofing." Pei Ruyu said, "This time Mu Xiang is going to write his own
The position was assigned to the Ministry of Industry. I deliberately leaked some rumors to Marquis Lu. Lu Marquis said that this was Mr. Bai's own business and he could make his own decision. It can be seen that his relationship with the Ministry of War was very normal. However, the Ministry of War was stuck with military supplies, so he also
We cannot completely fall out with the Ministry of War."
"You brought ten thousand horses this time, and you gave half of them to the Northern Xinjiang Army. You are also in charge of the military affairs of Northern Xinjiang. Of course, Marquis Lu no longer has to be constrained by the Ministry of War. Anyway, you are in charge of the military affairs. If you don't have anything to eat or drink in the future, you will find me.
You're gone." Pei Ruyu couldn't help laughing out loud when she saw her old friend's stunned look.
Mu Anzhi scratched the bridge of his nose depressedly and said helplessly, "Marquis Lu has been able to control the army of Northern Xinjiang for many years. He is certainly not an ordinary person. I don't know he is so decisive."
"Not only is he decisive, he gave you Duke Lu's letter and asked you to submit it to His Majesty to express your loyalty. Isn't he showing his loyalty to you and getting two birds with one stone?" Pei Ruyu's face was slightly solemn, with a smile on her lips, "Marquis Lu is not an ordinary person.
You will gradually understand the character. Look at Duke Lu's Mansion. Lu Guogong also fought on the battlefield. He is now in the cabinet of Shangshu, and his son is also a confidant of the East Palace. However, in these years, no one of the disciples in Duke Guo's Mansion can
If he takes up the military post again, even if he is not on good terms with the Marquis of Lu, the Royal Guards of the Imperial City, the Military and Horse Division of the Five Cities, and the Dragon and Tiger Camp are not all general offices, and the Lu family will not be able to enter at all. But look at the Marquis of Lu, who has firmly grasped the Northern Xinjiang these years.
, no matter how constrained the Ministry of War is, we don’t dare to go too far.”
Pei Ruyu said, "Gong Lu is already a prominent figure in the court. How can he still give military power to his children? Your Majesty is still young and has no plans to abdicate to become the Supreme Emperor. How can it be possible for Mr. Lu to have military power?"
So close and distant.
Pei Ruyu sighed inwardly, took out a note from her sleeve and handed it to Mu Anzhi. Mu Anzhi opened it and saw that it was a bill. The amount at the bottom was not small, with as much as four to five thousand silver.
Mu Anzhi was puzzled, "What is this?"
Pei Ruyu coughed lightly and said, "The cost of repairing the house."
Mu Anzhi stared at his old friend in disbelief, as if the person in front of him was not an old friend he knew each other, but a miser somewhere. Just listen to the miser's explanation, "You don't know, I have just been appointed as the prefect of Xinyi.
You know, this yamen is so poor that all it has to do is drink from the northwest wind. Autumn taxes are collected in July and August. Wherever the autumn taxes have not yet been collected, money from various places has arrived. The grain is to be escorted to the imperial capital, and what everyone is watching is
I discussed the business tax for the second half of the year with Mr. Tang, and when it was equalized by various places, I spent seven, seven, eight, or eight. My yamen didn’t leave much money, but Mr. Tang was here anyway, so let him worry about it. There were only a few thousand in the account.
Two pieces of cash for an emergency. Originally, I was thinking, if you don’t have enough money, I will complain to Mr. Tang and share the repair cost with you. You are rich, so you can pay for it yourself.
, which isn’t much.”
"Oh my God, if I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I wouldn't have believed it. Is this the same Pei who is as noble as a crane and has a calm and graceful moonlight? Isn't this an abacus bead that has become a spirit?" Mu Anzhi was angry and funny.
Pei Ruyu smiled and said, "Stop teasing me, you are not a penny-pincher. I'll wait to see when you are full of money in the future."
Mu Anzhi also smiled, "I have a money matter to discuss with you."
"Say it quickly."
Mu Anzhi told Pei Ruyu about opening up the trade route, and Mu Anzhi asked, "What do you think of this idea? We came here this time, and at the grassland mutual market, I saw that the merchants were doing very well."
Pei Ruyu said, "It's not big now, it's just a few affiliated merchants. Back then, the Silk Road and the Hexi Corridor were rich and prosperous, but they are not like the barren mountains and rivers now. This will be of great benefit to northern Xinjiang, and I certainly don't object to it.
But if this thing is to be done, it must get the tacit approval of the governors of Shaanxi and Gansu. Most of the Hexi Corridor is in Gansu, and this road is not easy to travel now. If Shaanxi and Gansu deliberately make things difficult and merchants can't get through, it will be in vain."
"On our way here, Governor He sent a batch of fur clothes to the Imperial Guards. They all brought ordinary cotton clothes, which can't withstand the wind and snow outside the pass." Mu Anzhi said, "It's a bit of a show of goodwill. This matter has nothing to do with Shaanxi.
Gan Yi may not necessarily oppose it, but it is impossible for him to stand up and support it.”
"You must not let him stand up to support you. Even if it is about opening up trade routes, don't do it openly. Once you come forward, you will definitely have a thousand traps waiting for you. Don't do this openly.
Don't get involved in copper money business. It's not your lord's duty to do business with copper coins, and it can easily be manipulated by others. The more important the matter, the more it must be done without leaving a trace." Pei Ruyu said, "Let the princess come forward.
As long as you are good at doing business, you leave it to officials to do it, but there may not be a princess who knows the business and can do it well. What is missing from the empress, and what is missing from your highness? Your highness, your top priority is to be familiar with the military and political affairs of Northern Xinjiang.
Win over all the tribes in the Tianshan Mountains, firmly control the northern Xinjiang, and become the truly powerful vassal king."
Prepare for big things in the future!
Pei Ruyu didn't say this yet, but Mu Anzhi saw such expectation and determination in Pei Ruyu's eyes. The wind and snow outside the window roared, Mu Anzhi stretched out his hand, and Pei Ruyu smiled and shook hands with him.
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