Chapter 17 Chapter Seventeen
"Recently...how is the business of 'Daughter Country'?"
Yang Hao hesitated for a long time before choking out such a sentence, Miaomiao couldn't help laughing, pursed her lips and said: "Very good, our reputation of 'Naughty Country' has been opened up, and now people who come and go to 'Naughty Country' , is full of powerful people, although the things are expensive, the quality is the best, although the customers are not as crowded as the crowds in the market, but if you make a business casually, it can be as good as the usual ten or hundreds of businesses."
"Well... that's good, that's good, you... you..."
"Huh?" Miaomiao raised her eyebrows faintly, and cast a questioning look at Yang Hao. She knew something must be going on when she looked at Yang Hao's expression, but he hesitated and looked like he couldn't tell. If you haven't seen it before, you can't help being curious.
"Oh! You... have enough money on hand, right?"
"Uh...does the master still want to withdraw money from it? Now the balance in hand is only enough for the circulation of goods. If the master is not in a hurry, the servant can gradually withdraw from it, and settle it every ten days, leaving the money for the circulation of goods." The money is necessary, and the rest will be allocated to the master, otherwise, I might have to buy goods on credit with the merchant, our "daughter country" has just opened not long ago, if we do this, I'm afraid..."
Yang Hao quickly waved his hands: "No, no, the master didn't mean to ask you for money or things again. The master said...that is..., ah! Are you in good health recently? I see, it doesn't look like the one you had when you just returned to Beijing. It looks thinner, and there is blood on the face."
Miaomiao touched her cheeks, the blush on her cheeks became more intense, and her eyes turned a little funny, "There is a master sitting in the capital, and the servant has a backbone, so it doesn't feel hard to do things, I also feel... I seem to have grown some flesh..."
She suddenly asked worriedly: "Is my family getting too fat now?"
"No, no, it's fine now. The place that should be fat is fat, and the place that should be thin is thin. It's just right, just right..."
Miao Miao moved her body uncomfortably, and looked at Yang Hao with interesting eyes. Yang Hao coughed, and instead of looking at her, looked at him erratically, and said, "Oh, by the way, Xiao Yu is My personal bodyguard, I plan to...call him back to my side. As for the 'Daughter Country', I will call Zhang Niu'er and Lao Hei to help, and Mu Yike, the master has other arrangements, and I have to...cough cough... ..."
"The master just needs to inform you about these matters, and there is no need to discuss it with Miaomiao." Miaomiao said doubtfully, her eyes flickered slightly, and her expression suddenly changed: "Master...but someone else needs to take care of it." Daughter Country'?" She lowered her head and said in a low voice, "Master doesn't need to discuss this matter with Miaomiao, let alone... feel embarrassed, as long as the master orders..."
Saying that, she still feels very sad. It makes no difference to her whether she is a maid beside Yang Hao or the lord of the "daughter country", but she thinks that maybe she is not good enough, sir. Miao Miao still felt very sad when she disliked her.
"Miaomiao, you misunderstood, master, I didn't mean that..."
Yang Hao's sweat is about to come down. It's just a fake marriage. It's not news in modern times. It's for immigration, for housing distribution... It's just that both parties know the truth, and now... the people who know the news of his fake death The less the better, you can't be a big mouth, and tell whoever you catch, especially those who will never have any contact in the future, how can you tell the truth?This time, he was really a little embarrassed.
There was a sudden cough from behind the screen, and the baby walked out: "Officer, my sister has something to discuss with you, here... I will leave it to the slave family."
"Oh..., okay, that's it, that's it." Yang Hao hurriedly got up as if he had been pardoned, smiled awkwardly at Miaomiao, and slipped away.Miao Miao looked at Yang Hao's disappearing back in surprise, then looked at Wu Wa'er, and saw that she had sat down in front of her, with a half-smile expression on her face, she immediately became alert...
The sedan chair returned to the 'Daughter Country', and a steward came up to him and said, "Miss Liu, I have something to report to you..."
"Go and do your work first, it's already late today, let's talk about it tomorrow morning."
"Uh...yes..." The manager gave Miao Miao a strange look. The senior manager usually ordered all major and minor business matters to be reported to her in time, no matter when and where. What's going on today... ... Seeing that her eyes were hot and her ears were hot, she seemed to be drunk, but she didn't smell the wine.
The steward watched in amazement as Miaomiao took a spacewalk and disappeared at the end of the hall. She slammed the door shut, and Miaomiao leaned against the door with her hand on her chest, listening to a heart "boom boo boo" Like a trapped fawn, he bumped violently, making her chest swell.
She took a few breaths vigorously, rushed to the desk and drank two cups of cold tea, the feeling of flying through the clouds still did not disappear, Miaomiao pinched her thigh fiercely, a burst of pain came, and Miaomiao was stunned In a daze, the corners of his mouth slowly turned upwards, and he muttered to himself: "I'm not dreaming, I'm not dreaming, master...Master really wants to take me as a concubine..."
Thinking of this, Miao Miao's tears suddenly fell down, and the unspeakable joy in her chest made her almost jump up and scream with joy.Although she has been cared for by Yang Hao in every possible way, and has become the owner of the "daughter country", she has always felt at a loss about her future. Although she is still young, with her identity and experience, she has matured psychologically Now, she doesn't know where her home is, this unreliable feeling always exists in her heart.
Now that the clouds have finally opened and the moon is shining, she will be relied on for life, and the man she will rely on and serve for the rest of her life is Yang Hao, whom she adores and loves in her heart. What is there for her to be dissatisfied with?
Miaomiao went back to her bedroom, closed the door tightly, suddenly cheered, jumped onto the couch, hugged the pillow, pressed her hot cheek against it, and rubbed vigorously, with a sweet and happy smile on the corner of her mouth...
The master is about to go on a mission to the Tang Kingdom, and the concubine marriage letter will be signed by Fang Zheng tomorrow. After the master returns, he can formally consummate the marriage with her.It doesn't matter, as long as this relationship is established, no matter how long she can wait, the master wants to accept her as a concubine, to what extent is it because he likes her, or because he doesn't want to hand over the "daughter country" to outsiders, except She didn't have a more suitable candidate, so she wanted to kill two birds with one stone, but she didn't want to think about it.
The important thing is that she will be his woman; he will be the man she loves; here will be her forever home.For a little girl like her, this destination is already heaven, she is content...
Miaomiao hugged the pillow tightly, rolled around on the couch, and called softly: "Master..."
In a daze, she seemed to feel that Yang Hao was lying beside her, hugging her slender waist, and staring at her with those scorching eyes, making her so ashamed that she had nowhere to hide...
"Crack!" The door opened, and Mu Yike appeared at the door holding the lamp, and looked at her with the lamp: "Sister Miaomiao, you are back, huh? What's wrong with you? Are you uncomfortable?"
On the couch, Miaomiao sat up, with disheveled hair on her temples and starry eyes like silk, she brushed her hair embarrassingly, and replied awkwardly: "It's Yue'er, and... still haven't slept? I'm fine." , Uh... I'm a little tired, I want to rest earlier today, you put down the lamp, and go to rest earlier."
"Oh..." Mu Yike put the lamp on the table, turned around and gave her a strange look, and then walked out with a bewildered expression.
Miaomiao stayed by the couch, and when the door was closed, she hurried to the table, picked up the mirror and took a look, under the light, the spring on her face, like a crabapple blooming, Miaomiao was ashamed and ashamed, "Yue'er I'm still young, I can't see anything, I can't see it..."
She comforted herself, looking at the smiling eyebrows and eyes in the mirror, and the two bright red pomegranate flowers on her pink face, she couldn't help scratching her face with her fingers: "Shy, shy, Shameless little girl..."
While embarrassing herself, the corners of her mouth and eyes curled up like crescent moons. The small mouth in the mirror was red, tender, pink and waxy, and her lips were as cute as water chestnuts. Would officials like it?If he kisses my little mouth...
Miaomiao's mind fluttered for a while, at this moment, with a "cha", the door opened again, Miaomiao poked her head in, and saw Miaomiao was in front of the vanity mirror, with only half of her butt touching the brocade pier, as if sitting In a hurry, fingers smeared and smeared on the face, as if applying rouge.
"Is there anything else?" Miao Miao turned her head, asked, then turned her head hastily.
"Oh, it's okay, Sister Miaomiao, you...are you really not feeling sick?"
"No, you go to sleep."
"Oh..., good." Mu Yike closed the door and scratched his head inexplicably: "I'm about to fall asleep and put on some makeup powder, Sister Miaomiao is so strange today..."
After Zhao Pu left Beijing, two major events occurred in the court. One was that Ding Lian, governor of Jiaozhou, sent an envoy to Beijing to pay tribute to Song Dynasty.Jiaozhou is far in the south of the sky, that is, Vietnam in later generations.At the beginning, Ding Buling, who made himself king, made himself King Wansheng. He was a vassal of Han at that time. He asked Han for the title in the name of his son Ding Lian, and the emperor of Han named his son Jinghai Jiedushi. In the past few years, the power of the Song State has grown stronger and stronger. Ding Buling crossed the Han State and professed to the Song State. The new capital was built, the city was built and the pond was dug, and the capital was moved to Hualu Cave. Five queens were established, and a separatist force became a real kingdom. Now that the Song State has destroyed the Han State, the leader of the Ding Department immediately sent his son to Beijing to pay tribute to the Song Dynasty, plead for canonization, and wish to be a vassal of the Song Dynasty.Zhao Kuangyin was delighted, and he appointed the leader of Ding's department as the inspector Taiwei and the king of Jiaozhi County, and Ding Lian was appointed as the envoy of Jinghai Jiedu and the guardian of Annan.The two sides exchanged credentials.Since then, no matter how frequently the Cochin dynasty has changed, no matter who is the king, he must first come to the Chinese emperor and ask for the canonization of the king in order to obtain China's approval. Cochin coming to court is a matter of showing national prestige. Zhao Kuangyin is naturally very happy. The grand reception ceremony has just been completed, and there is news from Shu that Li Xian, the leader of the cult in Quzhou, gathered more than ten thousand people to plunder and plunder everywhere. rebel.Shu was the first country to be wiped out by Song after Jinghu. Now it has been under Song's rule for seven or eight years, but the current situation is turbulent, and people still rebel from time to time.Zhao Kuangyin knew very well that it was easy to conquer the world, but it was difficult to stay in the world. He did not dare to be careless against this currently weak resistance force, and immediately ordered Zhu Ang Quan Zhi Guang'an Army in Pengzhou to be responsible for destroying the bandits. At the same time, Xue Juzheng, Lu Yuqing, Lu Duoxun and others were ordered to formulate strategies to appease the people, so as to prevent the Shu people from relying on the rebel bandits.These prime ministers had just seized power and spared no effort in doing things, and soon came up with their own proposals. Zhao Kuangyin immediately issued an order to cancel the marriage tax of the Kingdom of Shu. This is a tax established since the Kingdom of Shu. It is no wonder that the king of Shu was able to collect so many people's fat and anointment. After the Song Dynasty acquired the land of Shu, many systems followed the old system and have not been changed. So far, it has been banned. The people of Shu often use silk fabrics to pay taxes in summer and autumn, but now that the country is prosperous, the demand for various high-end fabrics has soared, and the price of silk has risen again and again. The taxation on the price of silk fabrics was also revised at this time, stipulating that the various prefectures in Xichuan will levy taxes in the future, and all silk fabrics will be valued according to the market price. All these, while sparing no effort to fight against Li Xian's rebellious party, at the same time comforting the people with various favors, acting both hard and soft, to quell the disaster. At this time, the northern kingdom of Khitan was also in turmoil. The tribes within the Khitan did not show resistance to the imperial court, and the imperial court could not use force to suppress it. It could only divide, win over, and comfort. Emperor Yeluxian was weak and had no energy to manage. For these matters, Empress Xiao Chuo had to preside over the government. In order to manipulate these princes and ministers, she really racked her brains. Before the internal affairs were settled, the Jurchen tribe came to harass the country's border again, killed the governor Darridie and others, and plundered a large number of people and livestock to leave.The little Jurchen also dared to invade Khitan, Xiao Chuo immediately ordered Yeluxiu to lead the army to crusade, and the Jurchen tribe had just assembled an army before they set off, and the Jurchen tribe sent envoys to pay tribute, and got a few more heads, saying that they offended the Khitan border, Killed several chief offenders of the Khitan frontier generals. At that time, the Jurchen had no fixed place to live, so it was very difficult to find a place to fight. In addition to the internal instability, the Jurchen voluntarily surrendered. At this time, Yeluxian's birthday was approaching, and it was not appropriate to use weapons, so Xiao Chuo had to give up.On the Khitan Emperor's birthday, the chiefs of all the tribes came to congratulate them. The Jurchen came to serve as a congratulatory envoy. On Yeluxian's birthday, the whole city congratulated him. During the day, he received envoys and chiefs of various tribes. At night, he went up to the Wufeng Tower with the queen to enjoy the lantern show. At this time, Ebado arrived and had just rushed back to Shangjing. Ye Luxian was not in good health, and just had a chill, so he was wearing a fur coat, and stood on the tower to accept the congratulations from the courtiers and watch the lantern scene. At this time, a guard came in a hurry and whispered something In a word, the palace man immediately rushed to Xiao Hou's side to report in a low voice.Empress Xiao was standing on the tower with the emperor, she turned her head to look at Ye Luxian's pale face, I'm afraid he will have to go down to rest after standing there for a long time, now that Neijiu's envoys and chiefs are all there, at that time he will have to come forward to answer the hospitality, Then he sighed, and beckoned to Luo Dong'er, telling her to deal with the matter. Luo Dong'er went downstairs and met the envoy Obado in a side hall. When Obado saw no one around, only two maids stood at the door, hurriedly took out a small cloth bag from his arms, as if offering a treasure Presenting it up, he said with a flattering smile, "Luo Shangguan, this is the crested silver hairpin that you entrusted the villain to buy from the Song Dynasty. You don't like it." Luo Donger opened it and saw that it was nine points similar to the one that Yang Hao gave her back then. She thanked her repeatedly and held the lacquered silver wooden hairpin that was only worth a few pennies. shed tears. There were seventeen or eighteen hairpins hidden in Ebado's arms and in his left and right sleeves. He was afraid that this one would not suit Luo Shangguan's liking, so he would take it out one by one and let her choose. Seeing Luo Donger's expression, Ebado couldn't help but relax. Take a breath. Luo Dong'er stared at it for a long while, then came to his senses, wiped the corners of his eyes, and said, "Your Majesty is watching the lantern upstairs, let me ask you, how will the people of Song respond when you travel south?" Ebado hadn't read the original letter, but he had heard about it from Liu Linxi, a meritorious officer of Honglu Temple in the Great Song Dynasty, so he hurriedly explained Song Ting's meaning. Dong'er heard that Song Ting imitated Khitan's arrogant tone and wrote like A reply letter, even though it was the time when I was full of melancholy, I couldn't help but want to laugh. Although she is a civilian girl, her father has a lot of books, and Donger has read a lot of books. She knows that the officials in the Central Plains have always done things well. It is not that they cannot write such documents, but because of the dull character of those officials, they have always been educated. It is difficult to negotiate state affairs with such a rogue-to-rogue approach, she said a little funnyly: "I know, I will report to the empress later, tell the empress to make a decision, and then give an answer." "Yes, yes, the sky is getting cold, but the villain is working tirelessly for the imperial court. If you still need to go to the Song court, the villain is duty-bound. At that time, please ask Luo Shangguan to speak well for the villain. A few words." As Ebado said, he put a large box and a large package on the table respectfully. Seeing that the hairpin Luo Donger asked for was not worth a few pennies, he knew that the female official was not good at money and jewels, so he took great pains from Daughter Kingdom' bought some beautiful clothes of the Han people, and a set of the highest-quality rouge and gouache. It is expected that these things will surely impress Luo Shangguan's heart. Sure enough, when Luo Donger saw such a thing, his face showed joy, and he was going to send him away immediately, but now he was given a sweet gift, so it was better not to talk a little bit, so he agreed casually and asked: " You are in the Song court, and the Song officials will treat you with courtesy. Which minister of the Honghe Temple received you? I heard that the Song court’s Honglu Temple Qing Zhang Tailiu is weak and sick, and does not often go to the government office. Is this letter of credence drafted by Shaoqing Gao Xiang? ?” Ebado said with a smile: "Officer Luo Shang didn't know something. When the villain went to Song Ting, Song Ting had just appointed a new Honglu Temple Shaoqing named Yang Hao. I heard that he was the envoy of Kaifeng Nanya Fire Hospital. This person is ignorant and has a reckless temperament, so he wrote such a rogue national letter to offend our emperor, but it is strange, the Song emperor actually agreed, so he is really not afraid of the emperor's fury and sending troops to attack the Song Dynasty? Shangguan? Luo Shangguan? What's wrong with you?" Luo Donger's lips turned white, she gathered herself together, and asked in a trembling voice: "You say... Who do you say is the name of the new Honglu Shaoqing?" "My surname is Yang and my name is Hao." "The fourth brother said that Brother Hao has changed his name to Yang Hao. Could it be..., no, it wouldn't be him. How could he become a high-ranking official like Honglu Shaoqing? Besides, he was born in Kaigui Mansion. Could it be that Same name, same surname." Luo Donger hurriedly asked: "How old is this person, and what is his background?" Ebado said: "The villain has never seen him, but I heard from Liu Gongcao of the Song court that this man has no knowledge, but he did not know what kind of shit luck he had. He led fifty thousand Han people to escape The army led by the empress personally pursued him, and he was the one who fled to the Song Dynasty. Because of his meritorious service, he became the magistrate of Luzhou, and he was transferred to the dean of Kaifeng Nanya Huoqing soon after. I got the high position of Honglu Shaoqing, but Song Guo counted, there is no one who has been promoted so quickly except him. Huh? Luo Shangguan, you seem to be in poor health?" "It's okay, I... I'm okay, tell me, what news about him?" Luo Donger was surprised and delighted, she never expected to hear the news of Yang Hao here, the man who was dreaming, although still far away in the sky, seemed to stand in front of her in an instant, Luo Donger's cheeks were like fire , his eyes glowed, and he said earnestly. Ebado spread his hands and said: "No, the villain just heard that Liu Gongcao said these few words. Seeing his disdainful look, I am afraid that there are many officials who are jealous of Yang Hao's sudden promotion. It's too annoying for people to talk like this, official Luo Shang should report to Empress Ming and refute it sternly, maybe the officials of the Song court will take the opportunity to attack him, this bastard boy who ignores my Khitan king will have to get out of the stage." Luo Dong'er pursed her lips, and said with a straight face: "You are my Khitan envoy, you must not weaken the prestige of the North Kingdom in your words, your speech is so vulgar, and you keep saying that you are a jerk, how can you be my Khitan envoy? I dare to guarantee you to go south." When Ebado heard that his fortune was about to be cut off, he quickly laughed and said, "Isn't it just in front of you, little man..., well, good, good, good, little man must be cautious, even if he is a queen, he will not disrespect the officials of the Song people That's it." Luo Dong'er said: "That's right, you go down first, I'll talk about this matter after I report it to Empress Ming." "Yes." Erbado didn't know where to offend her, so he quickly agreed and backed out. Luo Dong'er sat on the chair, put her hands on the table and held her chin and thought about it for a long while, then looked and looked at the hairpin, sometimes frowning, sometimes smiling. Waking up with a start, she put the hairpin into her bosom, ordered the maid to put away the Han clothes and makeup, and rushed upstairs, with brisk steps, like a young and lively young doe. "Shi Tuli violated the gods, and he should die according to the law. Your Majesty, execute him." Some people upstairs were roaring. There was a guard kneeling in front of Ye Luxian, his face was pale, and he lay motionless on the ground.Luo Dong'er carried her skirt and ran upstairs, seeing the strange scene, she asked a guard next to her, "It was just fine, what's wrong?" The guard hurriedly replied: "Shangguan, Shituli touched the god's banner just now, and the officials of all ministries are very angry, please the emperor execute him." Luo Dong'er was surprised when he heard this. This god banner is a big banner, standing on the Wufeng Tower, and the white wolf on the banner is the totem of the Khitan clan. It is very sacred. Ordinary people are not allowed to approach it without permission. Whoever touches the god's banner will be punished for crime.This Shituli is a young and honest guard, how could he make such a big mistake. The tribal leaders were making a fuss, but Yeluxian just kept his hands behind his back and said nothing.He was only in his twenties, tall and thin, with pale cheeks, and looked weak, like a man from the south, standing among the thick-backed courtiers, guards and tribal leaders, like a pack of wolves. He picked up a crane, even if he was wearing a soft and thick fur coat, he still looked empty. "Shitu, why did you offend God?" Ye Luxian suddenly asked slowly. "Villain... The villain stood aside. He was watching the lanterns. Because of the crowd, he was bumped into by someone, so he stretched out his hand to help him. Then he woke up and stood next to him. The villain was convicted. He should die. Die." Shituli kowtowed again and again, Yeluxian sighed, and said: "So that's the case, those who don't know are not guilty, Shituli Ping Suke has done his duty, but he has done his duty, um... procrastinate, and you will be responsible for thirty boards." Shituli was stunned, and raised his head in disbelief. Luo Donger's eyes flashed, and he quickly shouted: "Shituli, don't you want to thank you?" Shi Tuli hurriedly kowtowed: "Thank you for your kindness, thank you for your kindness." "Wait a minute!" A person slowly walked out from the side, and said with a deep smile: "The emperor is merciful, but those who offend the gods should die, this is stipulated in the law, and the emperor will release people at the first word, I'm afraid...isn't it right?" Ye Luxian glanced at him, and said calmly: "Ye Luwen, why are you so harsh, it's really an unintentional act, it can't be considered an offense to the gods, so beheading is too cruel." This aristocrat's name is Yeluwen, and his style name is Yanyun. He was a strong contender for Yeluxian before he succeeded to the throne. Now that Yeluxian is the emperor, he still often contradicts him. Immediately come forward to stop it.Hearing Yeluxian's reason, he sneered disdainfully and said: "Isn't the emperor too merciful? My Lord of Khitan should have the power of tigers and leopards, with clear rewards and punishments, and strict laws and regulations. How can the little guard still have such a benevolent heart to control my Khitan million tigers and wolves?" Xiao Chuo smiled coldly, and stood beside Ye Luxian. Dong'er hurriedly walked over. The person behind Ye Luwen was watching the excitement, but was suddenly fascinated by Xiao Empress's beauty. Turning to the side, he couldn't help being taken aback, and immediately retreated into the crowd. If Dong'er can notice him, he will find that this person is Ding Chengye, the second young master of the Ding family. Ding Chengye is hiding in the dark, staring at Luo Donger in a daze: "She...is she Luo Donger? Although the expression and temperament are a little different, but the appearance It's exactly the same, if it wasn't for her, how could there be someone so similar in the world? Why is she here, is she... the emperor's concubine or someone else?" Ding Chengye was captured by the Khitan frontier army that day, and after inquiring around, no one had ever heard of Lu Yisheng, the great general of the Southern Academy. They only said that this Ding Chengye was a liar, so he was tortured in every possible way. No, it's really miserable, and I just met Yelvwen at this time. Yelvwen is eight feet tall, with a strong back and waist. He is a famous Khitan warrior and has a long history of friendship with the King of the Southern Academy.He has a good-natured personality, and he is not jealous of men and women. Seeing that Ding Chengye, a slave, is unkempt, but has delicate features and is very handsome, he immediately felt pity for him, so he begged him to stay by his side to serve him. Ding Chengye had no way out, so he had no choice but to be Yelvwen's close servant with shame and humiliation, and became Yelvwen's favorite person, inseparable. This time to celebrate the emperor's birthday, Yelvwen also brought this beloved pet to Wufenglou .Now when he saw Luo Donger, Ding Chengye thought about his current status, he was ashamed at first, and subconsciously stepped back, looking at Luo Donger's appearance carefully, he was standing beside the empress, as if he was in the wind and water in the north, and he couldn't help but feel again Jealous and hate. Luo Dong'er didn't pay attention to this old man, she stood beside Xiao Hou, only listening to Ye Luwen's tongue and tongue, clearly saying that the emperor was kind, but secretly ridiculed him for being weak, and encouraged many leaders and nobles who were dissatisfied with the emperor to respond Drink, Nonghe Yeluxian's face turned red and white, a little overwhelmed. Empress Xiao suddenly sneered and said, "Yeluwen, what do you keep saying that rewards and punishments are clear and the laws are strict. The emperor rules the northern kingdom and is ordered by heaven. The emperor has a kind heart and wants to spare Shitu. This is the will, you As a courtier, questioning for no reason and provoking in every possible way, is this the way to be a courtier? Is this a strict law?" Ye Luwen looked at Xiao Chuo, the beauty under the lamp, with bright eyes and white teeth, complexion like jade, faintly rosy, greedy in his eyes, salivating and smiling: "Mother, I am just doing my duty, see If there is something wrong with the emperor, it is only to remonstrate, how dare you provoke the emperor." "Since this is the case, the emperor is gracious and has already made a decree. Brother Yelu, why bother to say more. The god's banner represents the imperial power, and the imperial power belongs to the emperor. Whatever the emperor wants to do, the courtiers can only obey. This is the rule, what do you say? Is it?" The person who spoke stood aside with his arms folded and said solemnly, this person is called Xiao Tuozhi, but he is from the Xiao family, and he is also a general in command of the army. On the other side, Yelu Longyun, that is, Han Derang, also said in a deep voice: " The words of the emperor are the imperial decree, and they represent the will of heaven. As a subject, whoever dares to disobey is disloyal. Whoever has the heart of disloyalty should be the first to ask the knife in my hand, and then it will not be too late to ask the emperor." Seeing people from Xiao Chuo's faction come out to escort him, Ye Luwen weighed a little bit, snorted coldly, and stopped talking. Under the lamp, Xiao Chuo loosened his clothes and untied his hair. His originally majestic and stern appearance suddenly became charming.She lay down on the couch, and Dong'er was also sitting beside her in a small coat, gently rubbing her shoulders, Xiao Chuo sighed softly and said: "You saw it today too, these people dare to embarrass the emperor in person, How can there be such an emperor in your heart?" She waved her hand and said, "You are also tired today, go to sleep, there is no need to press it." Dong'er lay on the side as promised. The two beauties were like a lotus flower with two pedicles.Xiao Chuo straightened his hair, lay on the pillow, blinked his eyes and thought for a while, and said: "I have to make some adjustments to the people who control the imperial city's army, and replace them with all of our people, otherwise I won't be able to sleep well. And you, you have to get it as soon as possible, in the future, the palace guards will be handed over to you, this is our most important capital." Dong'er said softly: "Your Majesty ordered, Dong'er should obey, and Song Guo's reply..." Xiao Chuo said: "Tomorrow, I will think about how to answer. I never thought that the Song people would be so tough in answering the letter. Could it be that they have seen our internal and external troubles, and we cannot send troops? Uh..., Tang Guo sent an envoy to I ask for help, and I want to send Yeluwen to visit the Tang Kingdom, to show my attitude towards the Northern Kingdom, and make Song Ting a little jealous, what do you think?" "Tang country? Why don't you send people to Song country? If my mother asked me to go to Song country to see Brother Hao..." Dong'er was thinking wildly, Xiao Chuo turned his head strangely: "Why don't you answer?" "Oh... Madam, Yelvwen has never been very respectful to the emperor, how could he be sent as an envoy?" Xiao Chuo smiled and said: "He left Shangjing, so I... can make arrangements for our people so that he won't get in the way." She stretched out her hand, and her little gown fell to her elbow, revealing a crystal jade arm. She reached out and flicked out the candle, saying: "Sleep, no matter what, we will discuss it tomorrow." As soon as the candle was extinguished, the room was darkened immediately, and green smoke curled up from the candle. The two girls had their own concerns, and they sighed at the same time...
After Zhao Pu left Beijing, two major events occurred in the court. One was that Ding Lian, governor of Jiaozhou, sent an envoy to Beijing to pay tribute to Song Dynasty.Jiaozhou is far in the south of the sky, that is, Vietnam in later generations.At the beginning, Ding Buling, who made himself king, made himself King Wansheng. He was a vassal of Han at that time. He asked Han for the title in the name of his son Ding Lian, and the emperor of Han named his son Jinghai Jiedushi. In the past few years, the power of the Song State has grown stronger and stronger. Ding Buling crossed the Han State and professed to the Song State. The new capital was built, the city was built and the pond was dug, and the capital was moved to Hualu Cave. Five queens were established, and a separatist force became a real kingdom. Now that the Song State has destroyed the Han State, the leader of the Ding Department immediately sent his son to Beijing to pay tribute to the Song Dynasty, plead for canonization, and wish to be a vassal of the Song Dynasty.Zhao Kuangyin was delighted, and he appointed the leader of Ding's department as the inspector Taiwei and the king of Jiaozhi County, and Ding Lian was appointed as the envoy of Jinghai Jiedu and the guardian of Annan.The two sides exchanged credentials.Since then, no matter how frequently the Cochin dynasty has changed, no matter who is the king, he must first come to the Chinese emperor and ask for the canonization of the king in order to obtain China's approval. Cochin coming to court is a matter of showing national prestige. Zhao Kuangyin is naturally very happy. The grand reception ceremony has just been completed, and there is news from Shu that Li Xian, the leader of the cult in Quzhou, gathered more than ten thousand people to plunder and plunder everywhere. rebel.Shu was the first country to be wiped out by Song after Jinghu. Now it has been under Song's rule for seven or eight years, but the current situation is turbulent, and people still rebel from time to time.Zhao Kuangyin knew very well that it was easy to conquer the world, but it was difficult to stay in the world. He did not dare to be careless against this currently weak resistance force, and immediately ordered Zhu Ang Quan Zhi Guang'an Army in Pengzhou to be responsible for destroying the bandits. At the same time, Xue Juzheng, Lu Yuqing, Lu Duoxun and others were ordered to formulate strategies to appease the people, so as to prevent the Shu people from relying on the rebel bandits.These prime ministers had just seized power and spared no effort in doing things, and soon came up with their own proposals. Zhao Kuangyin immediately issued an order to cancel the marriage tax of the Kingdom of Shu. This is a tax established since the Kingdom of Shu. It is no wonder that the king of Shu was able to collect so many people's fat and anointment. After the Song Dynasty acquired the land of Shu, many systems followed the old system and have not been changed. So far, it has been banned. The people of Shu often use silk fabrics to pay taxes in summer and autumn, but now that the country is prosperous, the demand for various high-end fabrics has soared, and the price of silk has risen again and again. The taxation on the price of silk fabrics was also revised at this time, stipulating that the various prefectures in Xichuan will levy taxes in the future, and all silk fabrics will be valued according to the market price. All these, while sparing no effort to fight against Li Xian's rebellious party, at the same time comforting the people with various favors, acting both hard and soft, to quell the disaster. At this time, the northern kingdom of Khitan was also in turmoil. The tribes within the Khitan did not show resistance to the imperial court, and the imperial court could not use force to suppress it. It could only divide, win over, and comfort. Emperor Yeluxian was weak and had no energy to manage. For these matters, Empress Xiao Chuo had to preside over the government. In order to manipulate these princes and ministers, she really racked her brains. Before the internal affairs were settled, the Jurchen tribe came to harass the country's border again, killed the governor Darridie and others, and plundered a large number of people and livestock to leave.The little Jurchen also dared to invade Khitan, Xiao Chuo immediately ordered Yeluxiu to lead the army to crusade, and the Jurchen tribe had just assembled an army before they set off, and the Jurchen tribe sent envoys to pay tribute, and got a few more heads, saying that they offended the Khitan border, Killed several chief offenders of the Khitan frontier generals. At that time, the Jurchen had no fixed place to live, so it was very difficult to find a place to fight. In addition to the internal instability, the Jurchen voluntarily surrendered. At this time, Yeluxian's birthday was approaching, and it was not appropriate to use weapons, so Xiao Chuo had to give up.On the Khitan Emperor's birthday, the chiefs of all the tribes came to congratulate them. The Jurchen came to serve as a congratulatory envoy. On Yeluxian's birthday, the whole city congratulated him. During the day, he received envoys and chiefs of various tribes. At night, he went up to the Wufeng Tower with the queen to enjoy the lantern show. At this time, Ebado arrived and had just rushed back to Shangjing. Ye Luxian was not in good health, and just had a chill, so he was wearing a fur coat, and stood on the tower to accept the congratulations from the courtiers and watch the lantern scene. At this time, a guard came in a hurry and whispered something In a word, the palace man immediately rushed to Xiao Hou's side to report in a low voice.Empress Xiao was standing on the tower with the emperor, she turned her head to look at Ye Luxian's pale face, I'm afraid he will have to go down to rest after standing there for a long time, now that Neijiu's envoys and chiefs are all there, at that time he will have to come forward to answer the hospitality, Then he sighed, and beckoned to Luo Dong'er, telling her to deal with the matter. Luo Dong'er went downstairs and met the envoy Obado in a side hall. When Obado saw no one around, only two maids stood at the door, hurriedly took out a small cloth bag from his arms, as if offering a treasure Presenting it up, he said with a flattering smile, "Luo Shangguan, this is the crested silver hairpin that you entrusted the villain to buy from the Song Dynasty. You don't like it." Luo Donger opened it and saw that it was nine points similar to the one that Yang Hao gave her back then. She thanked her repeatedly and held the lacquered silver wooden hairpin that was only worth a few pennies. shed tears. There were seventeen or eighteen hairpins hidden in Ebado's arms and in his left and right sleeves. He was afraid that this one would not suit Luo Shangguan's liking, so he would take it out one by one and let her choose. Seeing Luo Donger's expression, Ebado couldn't help but relax. Take a breath. Luo Dong'er stared at it for a long while, then came to his senses, wiped the corners of his eyes, and said, "Your Majesty is watching the lantern upstairs, let me ask you, how will the people of Song respond when you travel south?" Ebado hadn't read the original letter, but he had heard about it from Liu Linxi, a meritorious officer of Honglu Temple in the Great Song Dynasty, so he hurriedly explained Song Ting's meaning. Dong'er heard that Song Ting imitated Khitan's arrogant tone and wrote like A reply letter, even though it was the time when I was full of melancholy, I couldn't help but want to laugh. Although she is a civilian girl, her father has a lot of books, and Donger has read a lot of books. She knows that the officials in the Central Plains have always done things well. It is not that they cannot write such documents, but because of the dull character of those officials, they have always been educated. It is difficult to negotiate state affairs with such a rogue-to-rogue approach, she said a little funnyly: "I know, I will report to the empress later, tell the empress to make a decision, and then give an answer." "Yes, yes, the sky is getting cold, but the villain is working tirelessly for the imperial court. If you still need to go to the Song court, the villain is duty-bound. At that time, please ask Luo Shangguan to speak well for the villain. A few words." As Ebado said, he put a large box and a large package on the table respectfully. Seeing that the hairpin Luo Donger asked for was not worth a few pennies, he knew that the female official was not good at money and jewels, so he took great pains from Daughter Kingdom' bought some beautiful clothes of the Han people, and a set of the highest-quality rouge and gouache. It is expected that these things will surely impress Luo Shangguan's heart. Sure enough, when Luo Donger saw such a thing, his face showed joy, and he was going to send him away immediately, but now he was given a sweet gift, so it was better not to talk a little bit, so he agreed casually and asked: " You are in the Song court, and the Song officials will treat you with courtesy. Which minister of the Honghe Temple received you? I heard that the Song court’s Honglu Temple Qing Zhang Tailiu is weak and sick, and does not often go to the government office. Is this letter of credence drafted by Shaoqing Gao Xiang? ?” Ebado said with a smile: "Officer Luo Shang didn't know something. When the villain went to Song Ting, Song Ting had just appointed a new Honglu Temple Shaoqing named Yang Hao. I heard that he was the envoy of Kaifeng Nanya Fire Hospital. This person is ignorant and has a reckless temperament, so he wrote such a rogue national letter to offend our emperor, but it is strange, the Song emperor actually agreed, so he is really not afraid of the emperor's fury and sending troops to attack the Song Dynasty? Shangguan? Luo Shangguan? What's wrong with you?" Luo Donger's lips turned white, she gathered herself together, and asked in a trembling voice: "You say... Who do you say is the name of the new Honglu Shaoqing?" "My surname is Yang and my name is Hao." "The fourth brother said that Brother Hao has changed his name to Yang Hao. Could it be..., no, it wouldn't be him. How could he become a high-ranking official like Honglu Shaoqing? Besides, he was born in Kaigui Mansion. Could it be that Same name, same surname." Luo Donger hurriedly asked: "How old is this person, and what is his background?" Ebado said: "The villain has never seen him, but I heard from Liu Gongcao of the Song court that this man has no knowledge, but he did not know what kind of shit luck he had. He led fifty thousand Han people to escape The army led by the empress personally pursued him, and he was the one who fled to the Song Dynasty. Because of his meritorious service, he became the magistrate of Luzhou, and he was transferred to the dean of Kaifeng Nanya Huoqing soon after. I got the high position of Honglu Shaoqing, but Song Guo counted, there is no one who has been promoted so quickly except him. Huh? Luo Shangguan, you seem to be in poor health?" "It's okay, I... I'm okay, tell me, what news about him?" Luo Donger was surprised and delighted, she never expected to hear the news of Yang Hao here, the man who was dreaming, although still far away in the sky, seemed to stand in front of her in an instant, Luo Donger's cheeks were like fire , his eyes glowed, and he said earnestly. Ebado spread his hands and said: "No, the villain just heard that Liu Gongcao said these few words. Seeing his disdainful look, I am afraid that there are many officials who are jealous of Yang Hao's sudden promotion. It's too annoying for people to talk like this, official Luo Shang should report to Empress Ming and refute it sternly, maybe the officials of the Song court will take the opportunity to attack him, this bastard boy who ignores my Khitan king will have to get out of the stage." Luo Dong'er pursed her lips, and said with a straight face: "You are my Khitan envoy, you must not weaken the prestige of the North Kingdom in your words, your speech is so vulgar, and you keep saying that you are a jerk, how can you be my Khitan envoy? I dare to guarantee you to go south." When Ebado heard that his fortune was about to be cut off, he quickly laughed and said, "Isn't it just in front of you, little man..., well, good, good, good, little man must be cautious, even if he is a queen, he will not disrespect the officials of the Song people That's it." Luo Dong'er said: "That's right, you go down first, I'll talk about this matter after I report it to Empress Ming." "Yes." Erbado didn't know where to offend her, so he quickly agreed and backed out. Luo Dong'er sat on the chair, put her hands on the table and held her chin and thought about it for a long while, then looked and looked at the hairpin, sometimes frowning, sometimes smiling. Waking up with a start, she put the hairpin into her bosom, ordered the maid to put away the Han clothes and makeup, and rushed upstairs, with brisk steps, like a young and lively young doe. "Shi Tuli violated the gods, and he should die according to the law. Your Majesty, execute him." Some people upstairs were roaring. There was a guard kneeling in front of Ye Luxian, his face was pale, and he lay motionless on the ground.Luo Dong'er carried her skirt and ran upstairs, seeing the strange scene, she asked a guard next to her, "It was just fine, what's wrong?" The guard hurriedly replied: "Shangguan, Shituli touched the god's banner just now, and the officials of all ministries are very angry, please the emperor execute him." Luo Dong'er was surprised when he heard this. This god banner is a big banner, standing on the Wufeng Tower, and the white wolf on the banner is the totem of the Khitan clan. It is very sacred. Ordinary people are not allowed to approach it without permission. Whoever touches the god's banner will be punished for crime.This Shituli is a young and honest guard, how could he make such a big mistake. The tribal leaders were making a fuss, but Yeluxian just kept his hands behind his back and said nothing.He was only in his twenties, tall and thin, with pale cheeks, and looked weak, like a man from the south, standing among the thick-backed courtiers, guards and tribal leaders, like a pack of wolves. He picked up a crane, even if he was wearing a soft and thick fur coat, he still looked empty. "Shitu, why did you offend God?" Ye Luxian suddenly asked slowly. "Villain... The villain stood aside. He was watching the lanterns. Because of the crowd, he was bumped into by someone, so he stretched out his hand to help him. Then he woke up and stood next to him. The villain was convicted. He should die. Die." Shituli kowtowed again and again, Yeluxian sighed, and said: "So that's the case, those who don't know are not guilty, Shituli Ping Suke has done his duty, but he has done his duty, um... procrastinate, and you will be responsible for thirty boards." Shituli was stunned, and raised his head in disbelief. Luo Donger's eyes flashed, and he quickly shouted: "Shituli, don't you want to thank you?" Shi Tuli hurriedly kowtowed: "Thank you for your kindness, thank you for your kindness." "Wait a minute!" A person slowly walked out from the side, and said with a deep smile: "The emperor is merciful, but those who offend the gods should die, this is stipulated in the law, and the emperor will release people at the first word, I'm afraid...isn't it right?" Ye Luxian glanced at him, and said calmly: "Ye Luwen, why are you so harsh, it's really an unintentional act, it can't be considered an offense to the gods, so beheading is too cruel." This aristocrat's name is Yeluwen, and his style name is Yanyun. He was a strong contender for Yeluxian before he succeeded to the throne. Now that Yeluxian is the emperor, he still often contradicts him. Immediately come forward to stop it.Hearing Yeluxian's reason, he sneered disdainfully and said: "Isn't the emperor too merciful? My Lord of Khitan should have the power of tigers and leopards, with clear rewards and punishments, and strict laws and regulations. How can the little guard still have such a benevolent heart to control my Khitan million tigers and wolves?" Xiao Chuo smiled coldly, and stood beside Ye Luxian. Dong'er hurriedly walked over. The person behind Ye Luwen was watching the excitement, but was suddenly fascinated by Xiao Empress's beauty. Turning to the side, he couldn't help being taken aback, and immediately retreated into the crowd. If Dong'er can notice him, he will find that this person is Ding Chengye, the second young master of the Ding family. Ding Chengye is hiding in the dark, staring at Luo Donger in a daze: "She...is she Luo Donger? Although the expression and temperament are a little different, but the appearance It's exactly the same, if it wasn't for her, how could there be someone so similar in the world? Why is she here, is she... the emperor's concubine or someone else?" Ding Chengye was captured by the Khitan frontier army that day, and after inquiring around, no one had ever heard of Lu Yisheng, the great general of the Southern Academy. They only said that this Ding Chengye was a liar, so he was tortured in every possible way. No, it's really miserable, and I just met Yelvwen at this time. Yelvwen is eight feet tall, with a strong back and waist. He is a famous Khitan warrior and has a long history of friendship with the King of the Southern Academy.He has a good-natured personality, and he is not jealous of men and women. Seeing that Ding Chengye, a slave, is unkempt, but has delicate features and is very handsome, he immediately felt pity for him, so he begged him to stay by his side to serve him. Ding Chengye had no way out, so he had no choice but to be Yelvwen's close servant with shame and humiliation, and became Yelvwen's favorite person, inseparable. This time to celebrate the emperor's birthday, Yelvwen also brought this beloved pet to Wufenglou .Now when he saw Luo Donger, Ding Chengye thought about his current status, he was ashamed at first, and subconsciously stepped back, looking at Luo Donger's appearance carefully, he was standing beside the empress, as if he was in the wind and water in the north, and he couldn't help but feel again Jealous and hate. Luo Dong'er didn't pay attention to this old man, she stood beside Xiao Hou, only listening to Ye Luwen's tongue and tongue, clearly saying that the emperor was kind, but secretly ridiculed him for being weak, and encouraged many leaders and nobles who were dissatisfied with the emperor to respond Drink, Nonghe Yeluxian's face turned red and white, a little overwhelmed. Empress Xiao suddenly sneered and said, "Yeluwen, what do you keep saying that rewards and punishments are clear and the laws are strict. The emperor rules the northern kingdom and is ordered by heaven. The emperor has a kind heart and wants to spare Shitu. This is the will, you As a courtier, questioning for no reason and provoking in every possible way, is this the way to be a courtier? Is this a strict law?" Ye Luwen looked at Xiao Chuo, the beauty under the lamp, with bright eyes and white teeth, complexion like jade, faintly rosy, greedy in his eyes, salivating and smiling: "Mother, I am just doing my duty, see If there is something wrong with the emperor, it is only to remonstrate, how dare you provoke the emperor." "Since this is the case, the emperor is gracious and has already made a decree. Brother Yelu, why bother to say more. The god's banner represents the imperial power, and the imperial power belongs to the emperor. Whatever the emperor wants to do, the courtiers can only obey. This is the rule, what do you say? Is it?" The person who spoke stood aside with his arms folded and said solemnly, this person is called Xiao Tuozhi, but he is from the Xiao family, and he is also a general in command of the army. On the other side, Yelu Longyun, that is, Han Derang, also said in a deep voice: " The words of the emperor are the imperial decree, and they represent the will of heaven. As a subject, whoever dares to disobey is disloyal. Whoever has the heart of disloyalty should be the first to ask the knife in my hand, and then it will not be too late to ask the emperor." Seeing people from Xiao Chuo's faction come out to escort him, Ye Luwen weighed a little bit, snorted coldly, and stopped talking. Under the lamp, Xiao Chuo loosened his clothes and untied his hair. His originally majestic and stern appearance suddenly became charming.She lay down on the couch, and Dong'er was also sitting beside her in a small coat, gently rubbing her shoulders, Xiao Chuo sighed softly and said: "You saw it today too, these people dare to embarrass the emperor in person, How can there be such an emperor in your heart?" She waved her hand and said, "You are also tired today, go to sleep, there is no need to press it." Dong'er lay on the side as promised. The two beauties were like a lotus flower with two pedicles.Xiao Chuo straightened his hair, lay on the pillow, blinked his eyes and thought for a while, and said: "I have to make some adjustments to the people who control the imperial city's army, and replace them with all of our people, otherwise I won't be able to sleep well. And you, you have to get it as soon as possible, in the future, the palace guards will be handed over to you, this is our most important capital." Dong'er said softly: "Your Majesty ordered, Dong'er should obey, and Song Guo's reply..." Xiao Chuo said: "Tomorrow, I will think about how to answer. I never thought that the Song people would be so tough in answering the letter. Could it be that they have seen our internal and external troubles, and we cannot send troops? Uh..., Tang Guo sent an envoy to I ask for help, and I want to send Yeluwen to visit the Tang Kingdom, to show my attitude towards the Northern Kingdom, and make Song Ting a little jealous, what do you think?" "Tang country? Why don't you send people to Song country? If my mother asked me to go to Song country to see Brother Hao..." Dong'er was thinking wildly, Xiao Chuo turned his head strangely: "Why don't you answer?" "Oh... Madam, Yelvwen has never been very respectful to the emperor, how could he be sent as an envoy?" Xiao Chuo smiled and said: "He left Shangjing, so I... can make arrangements for our people so that he won't get in the way." She stretched out her hand, and her little gown fell to her elbow, revealing a crystal jade arm. She reached out and flicked out the candle, saying: "Sleep, no matter what, we will discuss it tomorrow." As soon as the candle was extinguished, the room was darkened immediately, and green smoke curled up from the candle. The two girls had their own concerns, and they sighed at the same time...