"Why am I so depressed after coming back!" Li Xiang sat next to Zhang Qingyun, picked up the wine glass and took a sip. The spicy wine made people feel a little hot: "Have you met Zhou Yulan?"
Only Zhou Yulan can make Zhang Qingyun like this.
Zhang Qingyun swallowed a sip of strong wine and said: "I met someone she likes!"
"He's a pretty boy, but he's only a second-rate mid-level guy!" Li did a survey on everyone around Zhou Yulan: "He's a disciple of the Xiaoyao Sect. His fighting ability is average, but you can beat him!"
"If you feel unwilling to do so!" Li Xiang narrowed his eyes slightly: "How about we tie Zhou Yulan to the northwest?"
"Tie him to the northwest?" Zhang Qingyun looked back at Li Xiang and looked surprised.
Li Xiang nodded seriously: "Yes, tie her to the northwest. Anyway, in the eyes of many big families in the Central Plains, we are just bandits. Isn't it normal to rob someone?"
"Snatch her away. Your Majesty and the Prime Minister won't say anything. If they tell us, we won't leave the northwest. Anyway, the northwest is beyond their reach now!"
"After we snatched it, we sealed all her cultivation levels and threw her into the lucky boat. If you don't tell me, I won't tell anyone. No one knows that she is in the lucky boat. If you are afraid of the Grand Master's detection, we can send a
The great master went there to retreat.
In this way, no one dares to investigate. After the Mid-Autumn Festival is over, we will take her to the northwest. Even if the Imperial Capital knows about it, it will be fine!"
Hearing that Li Xiang was thinking seriously about how to kidnap someone and that the plan had been made, the depression in Zhang Qingyun's heart disappeared.
"My lord, you are too exaggerated!" Zhang Qingyun said with a dumbfounded voice: "If you really do this, you won't be able to keep someone whose heart is no longer with you. She already has a choice. If you can't force me to be sweet, so do I.
I love Charlie, and from now on, I will only love Charlie!"
"Tch!" Li Xiang took the wine and took a sip: "It doesn't matter if the melon is sweet or not, the main thing is to quench your thirst and make you happy, you little melon.
Since you don’t want to do it yourself, I won’t be that evil person!”
Li Xiang put away the wine: "Wait a minute, please accompany me to the East Palace!"
"Going to the East Palace?" Zhang Qingyun thought for a moment: "Is it the prince's banquet?"
"Well, that boy invited all the forces in the imperial capital. This is an appetizer before the big banquet. Come with me later to see what the Dragon Clan looks like. I haven't seen it yet!
"
The dragon envoy has arrived in the imperial capital.
"I heard it's a dragon head!" Zhang Qingyun said according to what was written in the book: "There is also a tail!"
"Isn't this looking for a fight? Li Xiang said with a smile: "When fighting, if you give him a knife in the tail, won't he jump into the sky?"
"Uh..." Zhang Qingyun really couldn't keep up with Li Xiang's thinking.
"By the way, should we bring any gifts tonight?" Li Xiang suddenly asked.
Zhang Qingyun said blankly: "We are going to the banquet, we don't need to bring anything with us!"
"That's good!" Li Xiang made a calculation in his mind: "Come here this time, our vegetables are selling well. After the next round of vegetable harvest, you will have a lot of income!"
When talking about vegetables, Zhang Qingyun showed a smile on his face: "With the income from these vegetables, next year, I can extend the school to the entire northwest. By then, all children will be able to read, write and understand truth!"
As Zhang Qingtunyun spoke, his face could not help but turn a little red. This was because of excitement. Since the emergence of Baijia, each of them has been developing. Every literati has a dream, which is to let everyone in the world have books to read. , let everyone know the way and know right from wrong.
But how difficult it is!
Now Zhang Qingyun is about to start putting it into practice. Village schools have been established in various places in the northwest, but they do not have enough teachers and not enough books. Even with the support of Li Xiang, there are still big vacancies.
The most critical thing is the lack of money. As long as you have money, are you afraid that you won't be able to recruit teachers or buy books?
In the Central Plains of Daqian, there are many people who are impoverished and impoverished because of their obsession with studying. When the northwest beckons refugees, many of them are scholars.
Educate nearly tens of millions of children in the northwest. When these children grow up, they can educate the next generation, train more teachers, and then promote it to the entire world. Zhang Qingyun also wants to leave his name in history!
"Don't think so far!" Li Xiang slapped Zhang Qingyun on the shoulder. Qingyun was good at everything, but he liked to think too much.
That night
Li Xiang put on a black robe, and Zhang Qingyun followed him. The East Palace was very safe. No one pretended to bring guards, and some people would bring one or two servants.
Prime Minister Li is very familiar with the East Palace. In the past six or seven years, this place has been the same as the imperial capital. Nothing has changed except the people.
It was boring to be guarded by a few of them at the door, and the little traces dug out with weapons are still there!
Li Xiang and Zhang Qingyun were led by the waiter to a place relatively close to the front. There were three tables in front of him. In other words, three people with higher status came over.
Li Xiang didn't know the people in the hall very well. They were chatting happily. Some people wanted to chat with Li Xiang. Seeing that Li Xiang and Zhang Qingyun were chatting happily there, they didn't dare to disturb them. A wolf from the northwest!
Anger must be repaid, this is also a nickname of Prime Minister Li!
Li Xiang and Zhang Qingyun were chatting happily by themselves, and did not care about other people. Anyway, these people have nothing to do with him, and there will probably be no contact in the future. Maybe when Li Xiang comes from the northwest to the Central Plains, Sometimes, the two sides may have some intersection.
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is here!" A sharp and harsh voice came, and Li Xiang and Zhang Qingyun got up together with the crowd.
"Everyone, please sit down!" A gentle voice came: "Gu Jin invites everyone to come, mainly because he wants to get to know everyone..."
Li Xiang glanced at the prince who looked very similar to the emperor. Both of them spoke in such gentle voices and were very gentle people.
How about training your son to be such a person in the future?
No, if his son is like this, how can he suppress his subordinates?
The soldiers of the Xiliang army are all men who fought in the blood sea of the mountain of corpses. Don't look at them being respectful in front of Prime Minister Li. That is because Prime Minister Li can suppress them and their superiors can suppress them.
If someone like the prince is allowed to go to the Xiliang military camp, he will not be able to suppress those arrogant and powerful generals.
Just let nature take its course!
"Lord, let's raise a glass and drink!"
Zhang Qingyun whispered to Li Xiang from the side.
Li Xiang picked up the wine glass and looked at the prince. The prince smiled at Li Xiang and nodded.
Li Xiang is his key target. If he can get Li Xiang's support, he will be equivalent to getting the support of the northwest, whose population is now close to 40 million.
Under the governance of Prime Minister Li and Zhang Qingyun, the northwest land has now become a paradise. Prime Minister Li is not only capable in military affairs, but also in domestic affairs.
Without the support of Prime Minister Li, would Zhang Qingyun be able to govern the northwest so well?
After everyone drank a glass of wine together, Li Xiang turned his head and looked to the side.
"Brother Zheng?" Li Xiang looked at the young man next to him in surprise. Isn't this Zheng Zhilan's brother?
"You finally saw me!" Zheng Zhilong said with a smile: "When I came to you, I found that you were either chatting with Zhang Qingyun or just in a daze by yourself. Did you think of something?"
You can count the things Zheng Zhilong said to Li Xiang in the past with your fingers, but since we are both adults, and the two of them are considered allies, they can still talk together.
"I was just thinking about going back to the northwest!" Li Xiang said with a smile: "As a person, I still prefer rougher places. When I came to the imperial capital, I felt like I was in a quagmire. I felt uncomfortable no matter what I did!
"
Zheng Zhilong smiled and said: "That's because you are used to freedom, but there are also benefits here in the imperial capital!"
"In a while, oirans from all over the country will arrive. With your financial resources and reputation, brother, you will be able to win one or two by then!"
"Um..." Li Xiang knew that in the imperial capital, from the princes and nobles to the common people, they were very crazy about the pursuit of courtesans.
Really can only use the word crazy to describe it. When His Majesty was still the prince, he almost had a fight with his brother and the second prince because of an oiran, but in the end the oiran left and neither of them got anything.
Later I heard that the oiran married a very ordinary scholar and lived an ordinary life.
Li Xiang could only say one thing about this, "It's awesome."
"I'd better forget it. If the princess knows that I'm out to flirt with women, Brother Zheng, I'm afraid you won't be able to see me!" Li Xiang said with a bitter smile.
"Yes!" Zheng Zhilong sympathized with Li Xiang a little. The eighth princess was very beautiful, but for people like them, the oiran was more attractive.
After marrying a princess, it means that if you want to take a concubine in the future, you have to report it to the princess. Only after the princess agrees can you take a concubine. This is so sad.
But if Li Xiang is willing to change, he is still willing to change. Xuegong is not a small force.
Li Xiang didn't want to talk more with the oiran, so he looked at the top person on the foreign side and said, "Who is that person?"
Zheng Zhilong said: "The representative of the overseas islands seems to be a person named Penglai Island, er, the Holy Son of Jiuzhou Pavilion. He is very powerful and has reached the first-class level!"
Li Xiang nodded and looked at the second person. Zheng Zhilong said thoughtfully: "That is the messenger of the Dragon Clan. Don't look at him in human form. In fact, his true body is a green dragon dozens of feet long. His strength is comparable to that of a first-class master."
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"The third one is the representative of the demon clan, a white tiger, whose strength is unknown!" When Zheng Zhilong said about the third middle-aged man, his face lost his playful smile: "It is said that he should be a master!"
"He is a master, but he was injured, so his breath is unstable!" Li Xiang picked up the drink and took a sip: "The third woman should be one of the grassland representatives, Gu Lina from the Qing tribe!"
Zheng Zhilong took a look at Gu Lina, a grassland woman with a very beautiful appearance, a hint of heroism in her beauty, giving people a feeling of wanting to conquer.
This is a fierce horse!
"So this is what I like!" Zheng Zhilong suddenly realized.
"I remember her because she was defeated at the hands of our Ninth Legion!" When Li Xiang was speaking, he saw Gu Lina looking over and raised his wine glass with a smile.
When Gu Lina saw Li Xiang raising his wine glass, he also raised the wine glass in his hand, and showed a sweet smile to Li Xiang. She followed Gu Lina and saw Gu Lina's smile, and couldn't help but feel a little bit disgusted.
Following Gu Lina's gaze and looking to the other side, she saw Prime Minister Li who was sitting much taller than everyone else. He either didn't know Prime Minister Li well or was not within his intelligence.
The man narrowed his eyes. Everyone who knew him knew that he was trying to cause trouble. Gu Lina pursed her lips, nodded slightly to Li Xiang, took the paper stick and wiped her mouth: "That's Xiliang Li Xiang, if you feel you can
If you can defeat him, you can give it a try. I heard that he is followed by two great masters.
I don’t know if the two great masters are here, but even if they are not there, you are not his opponent. Someone broke through the master a few days ago, and the breakthrough was in the backyard of the Li family, and Li Xiang happened to be inside at that time.
Therefore, it is very likely that Li Xiang is the one who has broken through to the realm of Grand Master. If you think you are Li Xiang’s opponent, you might want to give it a try!”
The young man's face froze and he took a few sips of wine before stopping.
"Brother, don't you say hello to your eldest brother?" Zheng Zhilong said. The one sitting at the front is the eldest son of the Li family, and the person in the second position is a member of the Yuchi family.
From the back to the tenth, they are all behind the generals. They all hold high positions in their families, either leading troops to fight outside or commanding an army in the imperial capital.
This time the emperor also gave the prince an opportunity to get rid of these generals and the younger generation of the major forces.
These young people have begun to develop slowly. When they reach a certain age and have sufficient qualifications and abilities, they will slowly inherit the power of the family.
Just like their father, they can play and make trouble as they please before the age of thirty, but after a certain age, they have to start to take on some things.
Those who work in politics will serve in local places, while generals will need to lead troops in various places.
Two marshals, Li Zhen and Yu Chijing, began to lead troops in the local areas when they were in their twenties. They went to Huangjiang in the west and outside the pass in the northwest. They attacked ferocious beasts in the north, fought against the Dragon Clan in the east, and even beat up the Monster Clan in the south.
The two marshals are one in the south and the other in the north. Unfortunately, only the south marshal is still supporting from the north. The south marshal has died tragically in the hands of his own people.
Winning these people over means winning over Daqian and several aristocratic families.
The emperor had gone through a thrilling struggle to seize the throne, and now the Daqian Dynasty was in a state of fragmentation, and there was no room for mistakes.
Therefore, he decided to establish the crown prince so that others would not have a chance!
"I have met him before!" Li Xiang turned to look at the representative of Huang Jiang. He had a very conspicuous bald head, just like Li Xiang's height: "What I am more curious about is, the representative of Huang Jiang, that
Bald monk.
I never thought they would dare to enter Daqian!"
Li's feelings about religion are average. As long as it's not too excessive, he generally doesn't dislike it. The same goes for Buddhism. There are some things in Buddhism that he agrees with, and some things that he finds objectionable.
