In the blink of an eye, the New Year came, and Ji Jie generously announced that he would take half a month off and would continue training here after the spring.
Ji Jian shamelessly followed Ji Jie back to his home. In fact, Ji Jian had a house in the royal city, which was said to have been left by his grandfather. In his own words, any brick he dug out would be older than his father.
It's really troublesome to live alone without being popular and still have to open the fire to cook.
The people who wanted debts persisted until the end of the year, but King Nan of Zhou still refused to pay back a penny. These people had no choice but to go home to celebrate the New Year. According to the custom of the Zhou Dynasty, as long as those who owe money can persist until the end of the new year, they will not be able to pay back a penny in the next first month.
Someone will come to collect debts, and you can spend the New Year in peace and contentment.
Although Zhaocheng was also very lively, it could not be compared with the prosperous Royal City anyway. Ji Jie and Ji Jian rode to the Royal City for two purposes: to relax and to buy military equipment.
Although the Zhaocheng Guard managed to have one weapon per person, the gap in bows and arrows was huge. Making arrowheads was not something ordinary farmers could handle. In winter, they made a large number of arrow shafts and feathers, just because there were no arrowheads.
Those are still only semi-finished products.
The street was bustling with people, and vendors were shouting. The two went straight to the largest military store in the city. The owner of the store was also a descendant of Ji. At first, he only sold some hunting equipment and ordinary self-defense items. Later, the business grew bigger and bigger.
There are also more and more varieties of products sold, and a lot of equipment for the Zhou Dynasty military is purchased directly from him.
"Hey, aren't these Zhao Wenjun and Mr. Treasurer?" The clerk had a sharp eye and hurried up to say hello: "What do you two want?"
During the Battle of Zhaocheng, Ji Jie's name resounded throughout the Zhou Dynasty, and the subsequent battle with the palace guards became a story that everyone loved to discuss after dinner.
"Are there any arrows?" Ji Jie asked with a smile.
"Yes!" The clerk led the two of them to the end of the shelf, pointed to the two baskets inside and said, "There are bronze arrowheads and iron arrowheads. How many do you want?"
"I want them all!" Ji Jie threw out an ingot of gold and asked, "Is it enough?"
"Enough is enough, we still need to find the boss!" The guy grinned from ear to ear. Things like arrowheads are mostly sold to hunters. In the hands of hunters, arrowheads are recyclable things, so the annual sales volume is not
big.
At this time, a gust of fragrant wind blew, and they both raised their heads at the same time. A tall girl walked in accompanied by a maid.
The girl was wearing a light yellow palace dress, which showed her tall and exquisite figure to the fullest. On her pretty face, she had a pair of big watery eyes, a straight nose and a small cherry mouth. There was also a smile on her face.
With a faint smile, she gives people a girl-next-door feel.
"Boss, is the princess's custom-made dagger ready?" the maid asked.
"Okay, okay, let the princess take a look!"
"Who is this?" Ji Jie asked in a low voice.
Ji Jian looked at him with the eyes of an alien and said: "You don't know who she is? Your cousin Princess Xueling, you grew up together when you were young, don't you remember?"
Damn it, I'm not the original Ji Jie.
Seeing Ji Jie shaking his head, Ji Jian continued: "You are three years older than Princess Xue Ling, and you bullied others a lot when you were a child. This girl is also strange. You often make her cry, but you follow her around like a little tail all day long.
You never pay attention to us!"
Since she was a princess and a cousin, it was time to go over and say hello. Ji Jie took a deep breath and walked over with a smile. Princess Xueling's real name was Ji Xueling. Although she was a concubine, the emperor Zhou Nan only had such a daughter, so she was very interested in her.
She loved him very much.
"Hello, princess!" Ji Jie went up to say hello.
When Ji Xueling saw Ji Jie for the first time, her body visibly trembled, her breathing became a little hurried, her pretty face even blushed, and she said with a slightly excited tone: "Brother Jie, it's you!"
The sound of "Brother Jie" made Ji Jie's heart wander, and he could see more clearly from a close distance. Not only did Ji Xueling look sweet, but her voice was even sweeter.
"Haha, I haven't seen you for a few years. The princess is getting more and more beautiful as she grows older!" Ji Jie said sincerely.
A trace of imperceptible resentment appeared on Ji Xueling's face. She lowered her head and whispered: "We haven't seen each other for a few years. Brother Jie and Ling'er seem to be a lot stranger!"
Ji Jie was stunned. He didn't know anything about what happened between him and Ji Xueling. It seemed that the two of them should have been childhood sweethearts when they were young, but what does this have to do with me?
"Ahem!" Ji Jie coughed twice and said, "How could it be possible? Sister Ling'er is overthinking it!"
The dagger that the shop owner took out was beautiful in shape, the scabbard and the blade fit perfectly, the sword was one and a half feet long, the handle was four inches long, and it was inlaid with turquoise, making it very suitable for girls to use.
"This sword is very good!" Ji Jie could only change the topic, otherwise he really didn't know how to continue.
The shop owner smiled and said: "Zhao Wenjun is very discerning. This sword uses the best copper material and is made by a famous master. It took a month to cast. It is not an exaggeration to call it a magic weapon!"
Magic weapon, come on, it's just a sharp weapon at most, just for coaxing girls! Ji Jie specialized in weapon manufacturing when he was in Guigu. Although it was only theoretical, he was still a master at it, but he said these words
Of course I won't say it out loud.
Ji Jian came up to say hello in time, and the three of them chatted happily. Ji Xueling's beautiful eyes almost never left Ji Jie's body, which made him feel a little embarrassed.
At the wine table, Ji Jie made Ji Jian half drunk, and Ji Jian stopped talking and told the story exactly what happened when they were young.
Although Ji Xueling was favored by the emperor, her six brothers were not very kind to him. Ji Jie, who lost his father in his early years, grew up in the palace. The two of them had the best relationship. It is said that one time Ji Zhang robbed Xue Ling's toys.
, Ji Jie had a big fight with him and was injured.
"In that case, we can seduce this beautiful princess!" Ji Jie couldn't help but express his thoughts, and the expression on his face became erotic.
"Stop dreaming!" Ji Jian rolled his eyes at him and said, "You are cousins and both are descendants of the emperor, how can you be married? And I heard that the court discussed the princess's marriage several times, and one group advocated marrying her to
When we go to the State of Qi, the other faction advocates marriage with the State of Zhao. No matter what the outcome is, we will not be able to escape from these two countries!"
Among the seven kingdoms, Qi is the most prosperous, and Zhao is the country with the strongest military power besides Qin. No wonder they were chosen as the candidates for marriage.
Those who advocated marriage with the State of Qi were Prince Ji Jia, his second son Ji Zhang and a group of ministers. Those who advocated marriage with the State of Zhao were mainly Etai Master Fei Cheng and General Fei Mo. The two groups quarreled several times over this matter.
King Zhou Nan didn’t know how to decide.
It feels really bad to think about such a pure girl giving it to others at a cheap price.
It was such a coincidence that when the two of them were preparing to go back, a eunuch came here with two men, and the two of them entered the palace to meet the saint.
With the sound of silk music, the whole hall was silent in the atmosphere of the New Year. It was rare that there was no sound of debt collection this month. King Zhou Nan was in an extremely good mood, and he frequently exchanged glasses with the ministers.
"General Zhaowen Ji Jie and Treasurer Ji Jian have an audience!"
Following the old eunuch's loud shout, the two of them walked slowly into the palace, and then performed the courtesy of the emperor and his ministers.
"Two dear friends!" King Zhou Nan said with a smile: "When I heard that you two were entering the city, I asked them to summon you to discuss Princess Xue Ling's marriage! You must have heard about this matter.
Zhao State or Qi State, who do you think is more suitable for the princess to marry?"
Prince Ji Jia was sitting under the emperor, looking at the two of them with a smile on his face. He should have had a vicious look in his eyes. It seemed that this guy was harboring bad ideas in his heart.
Ji Jie said loudly: "We think that the State of Zhao is more appropriate!"
Ji Jian didn't care about this matter at first, but since the emperor asked, he naturally had to give an answer. Even if it was perfunctory, he agreed with Ji Jie's view without thinking.
"Oh, why did Mr. Zhaowen choose the Kingdom of Zhao? I would like to hear the details!" The prince pretended to be asking for advice modestly.
Ji Jie sneered at this, but still said loudly: "Since the daughter of the emperor is marrying the son of a prince, of course she must choose a powerful country. Qin is the strongest among the seven kingdoms, but it does not get along with me, Zhou Dynasty, and often harasses Zhou Dynasty.
The only country that can compete with us in terms of territory is the State of Zhao, so we choose the State of Zhao!"
"I thought Mr. Zhaowen had some unique insights, but it turned out to be nothing more than that!" Ji Jia stood up and said, "As we all know, Qi has the richest financial resources, how can Zhao compare!"
Ji Jie retorted: "It is true that Qi is rich, but the Qi army is so weak that it can only be regarded as a piece of fat. No one in the world wants to swallow it up. They can't even protect themselves! Once Qin invades the Zhou Dynasty,
Can the State of Qi send reinforcements? Yes, the princess will definitely get a lot of gifts when she marries to the State of Qi. This money can solve the urgent needs of the Zhou Dynasty, but there will always be a day when nothing is left. I would like to ask His Highness, are the immediate interests or the long-term interests more important?
"
Ji Jie hit the mark. Ji Jia's insistence on marrying Qi had only one purpose - to exchange for a large amount of money. It was really difficult to avoid debts. He didn't want Zhou to still owe a lot of debt when he inherited the throne.
King Zhou Nan never took debts seriously, otherwise he would not have lived here shamelessly and turned a deaf ear to people who wanted debts. No one dared to be as outspoken as Ji Jie during court discussions in the past.
Ji Jia was mercilessly exposed what she was thinking, and she felt a little helpless and sat down angrily.
King Zhou Nan thought about it carefully and realized that what Ji Jie said made sense and said with a smile: "Jun Zhaowen is still looking at the long term. I have decided to marry Princess Xueling to the State of Zhao. Fei Cheng, the grand master, is responsible for contacting the envoys of the State of Zhao.
After the two parties have discussed and determined the specific matters, choose a day to send the bride off! One more thing, while everyone is here, it is more appropriate to discuss who will be responsible for sending the bride. The capital of the Great Zhou Dynasty is thousands of miles away from Handan, so careful people must be sent there. "