When the Dragon King sneezes, there will be a heavy rain in the world.
Xia Xun finally knew that this statement was true. He never thought that picking up the driver would be so complicated. To be precise, he was not picking up the driver. He was just rushing to Beijing to meet the driver nearby. This was all the preparation he had to do.
If there are too many, you can imagine how busy the officials in Beijing will be.
At first, Xia Xun didn't care much. After all, he had met these three emperors, Hongwu, Jianwen, and Yongle, especially the Yongle Emperor. Not only was he very familiar with him, he was now his brother-in-law. But everyone around him
, the cautious, eager and nervous atmosphere of officials of all sizes gradually infected him, and Xia Xun unconsciously became more energetic.
Fortunately, everything is ready. Tomorrow Xia Xun will lead everyone to Beijing. It is too late to prepare anything at the last minute. The matter has finally been settled. Officials of all sizes in Liaodong gathered at the Governor's Mansion to prepare for Xia Xun and others.
A group of people went to Beijing for a farewell party. Everyone had been busy for many days, but now they put their worries aside and wanted to relax.
The Kanto people have a bold temperament and a large capacity for drinking, especially many Tartar officials and tribal leaders, who have an astonishing capacity for drinking. In front of these people, it is impossible for you to play tricks. A big man walks up to you holding a wine glass.
He sang as soon as he opened his mouth, and his words shocked everyone and shook their heads. Do you want to drink? You don’t drink? He still sings! If you don’t drink anymore? Do you look down on people?
Of course, today's main protagonist, Xia Xun, had a little too much to drink. Fortunately, Zhang Jun, Wan Shiyu, Huang Zhen, Zhang Xitong and others swarmed around him to block the drink and persuade him to drive. They blocked some of the wine for him, and also helped him drive.
It didn't make him drunk. Although his tongue was a bit stiff, he was still conscious.
The North Korean envoy had left yesterday, and Xia Xun had been avoiding him. There was nothing they could do. When they heard that the Ming Emperor was visiting Beijing, they hurried back and asked the king to send another envoy to negotiate with the Ming Emperor. They asked Xia Xun
After saying goodbye, Xia Xun didn't bother to pay attention, so he asked Shaoyunfeng Shaoyunfeng to send these people out of Kaiyuan City in peace and harmony on his behalf.
As soon as the North Korean envoy left Kaiyuan City under the escort of a Ming army of 200 people, the horse bandit's eyes and ears quietly sent the news out. After all the trouble, Pu Ladu finally contacted Fei, the largest gang of horse bandits in Guandong.
The big leader of the horse gang is Anti-Tiandao. The Pegasus Horse Gang has about 1,300 people in total. They are usually divided into four or five gangs. They are scattered all over the country and gather in the mountains and forests. Even if you have millions of officers and soldiers, there is nothing you can do against them.
When it was time to do a big deal, Anti-Tiandao issued a green forest order, and these bandits gathered together and roared over to do the unprofitable business. Anti-Tiandao was a horse bandit, and his job was to seize it from the hands of the officers and soldiers.
Of course, Yang Xu, the governor of Liaodong, was not afraid of the food business. After receiving the deposit given to him by Puladu, Anti-Tiandao readily agreed and gathered three groups of horse thieves from the nearby mountains and forests, totaling more than 500 people, to gather secretly.
Always on call.
As soon as the North Korean mission here left the city, their spies secretly targeted them and followed the North Korean mission away.
The North Korean mission has left today, and no one has come to the Governor's Mansion to complain. Moreover, he will go to Beijing tomorrow. The whole house is full of joy. The reward for the previous great victory has not been handed out yet. It is obvious that the later the reward is given, the more the emperor becomes.
Attention, this is waiting for Governor Yang to arrive in Beijing before he personally awards the reward. How can everyone be unhappy? On such a good day, Xia Xun couldn't dampen everyone's interest. Although there were people holding back the wine for him, he still drank too much.
At this time, several leaders of the Japanese tribe raised their glasses in front of Xia Xun to persuade him to drink. Xia Xun could not refuse in every possible way, so he had to drink a full glass. As he got drunk, the wine became less spicy and felt like drinking cold water. Yes, Xia Xun knew that he was drunk, but he was the protagonist of today's banquet, and he couldn't disappear for no reason, so he had to drink more tea to relieve his drunkenness.
Suddenly, Xia Xun heard a burst of laughter, and looked around drunkenly, but it was Ding Yu talking happily with several military generals, talking and laughing loudly, which shocked everyone. The generals at this table all had made military exploits, especially Ding Yu. The greatest contribution. As for the so-called Marquis, Ding Yu also knew that it was not easy to be granted the title of Marquis, but promotion and promotion were inevitable. Several people complimented and flattered each other, and when they got into the mood, they drank the wine and went a little crazy.
When Xia Xun saw it, he frowned slightly. He was proud of his officialdom, so he should be more cautious. This Ding Yu didn't have those scheming thoughts. It was okay to be wild and unruly here. He was just afraid that he would mess up the rules in front of the emperor, which would be very unsightly. .These days, I have only been preparing for the various materials that need to be submitted when meeting the driver, and the various questions that need to be asked for instructions, but I have forgotten this living treasure.
Xia Xun thought for a while, then called a guard and told him to tell Ding Yu to drink less. After a while, the banquet was over, and he would go to the back house to discuss something. In fact, he just wanted to call him alone. I will give you some more instructions later, lest he get carried away and lose his manners before the emperor, leaving a bad impression in front of the emperor and superior officials, which will be very detrimental to his future.
The guard hurried over and said a few words to Ding Yu. Ding Yu wiped the drink from his lips and looked back at Xia Xun. Xia Xun nodded. Ding Yu did not dare to drink more and just sat down properly. , ate the food with big mouthfuls, Xia Xun looked at it and nodded happily: "A kid can be taught, this kid is quite capable!"
In the evening, when it was already dark, the hall was lit up with candles, making it brightly lit.
The civil servants and some of the more mature military attachés had already left one after another, leaving only some young generals who were in high spirits and still following the drinking orders. Ding Yu was among them, and he seemed to be the protagonist at this time. Already.
Xia Xun really couldn't afford to accompany him. He saw that the remaining generals had gathered together spontaneously and formed two or three tables. They were very excited about drinking, so he got up and went to the back to rest.
Because he remembered to see Ding Yu, Xia Xun did not go back to the bedroom to rest directly. Instead, he went to the study on the left and took a nap on the small couch. Sanapova and Zilata waited on him to wash his mouth and hands and clean his face. , took off his boots, helped him lie down, covered him with a thin quilt, and left. After a while, Ulantuya walked in elegantly holding a tray.
"Sir, the kitchen has prepared some sobering soup, and Sakura is helping you get up."
Ulan Tuya placed the tray on the small table beside her and came forward to help Xia Xun.
During these days, Xiaoying only went to her distant uncle Amul's house a few times and did not move around. Therefore, Amul became Xia Xun's key monitoring target. Amul took care of his several acres every day. He even took the time to make a wooden table, wooden bench, etc. When he went to Hada City to buy leather mattresses, clothes and other daily necessities, he also bought two old hens and brought them back to raise. It seems that he really planned to live a good life here. Have a good time.
Apart from that, he doesn't move much. The several families of herdsmen who are arranged with him in Qingyang Fort often move around with him, which is normal. When you suddenly arrive in a strange place, familiar people of the same clan will instinctively gather together. At the same time, not to mention that Amul is older in his clan and is considered a relatively prestigious elder. It is normal for everyone to talk to him about anything, and they have no connection with the outer castle.
So much so that Xia Xun began to doubt that his suspicion of Xiao Ying was purely due to suspicion. But then someone sent news of Pu Ladu's strange whereabouts, which made Xia Xun, who had already shaken his mind, think again.
suspicion.
He was very curious. If this Sakura girl just wanted to be with him for the rest of her life because of his high status and young age, that would be fine. But if she had other intentions, it would be intriguing. Who would go to great lengths to get close to him?
What about him?
Especially this girl Sakura comes from a tribe that was wiped out, and hundreds of tribesmen came here with her. If the appearance of these people is just to conceal her identity, then her identity and purpose are even more complicated.
It's so weird.
Curiosity killed the cat. To be interested in someone, curiosity is also a very good inducement. If Xia Xun doesn't figure out the true identity and true purpose of this girl Sakura, he will be really itchy. He will find it hard to figure it out.
He didn't want to alert anyone to Sakura's true identity and purpose.
Therefore, when Urantuya gently and considerately lifted him up, stuffed the pillow behind his waist, then went to hold the cup of sobering soup, and looked at him with affectionate eyes, Xia Xun was in trouble.
The origin and purpose of Xiaoying are unknown. How can Xia Xun dare to drink the sobering soup she brings? He is not invulnerable to all poisons. But Xiaoying is a maid serving him, and she brings him the sobering soup.
But he insisted not to drink. If the other party really had ulterior motives, how could she not be alert and know that he was already suspicious? In that case, her future actions would be even more secretive.
"grown ups!"
"Sakura" held the bowl to his mouth, blinked, and smiled so charmingly.
Xia Xun looked at the bowl of soup, unable to open his lips no matter what.
"Xiaoying" stared at him, her eyes turned slightly, and she suddenly brought the bowl back, stirred it with a spoon, blew it gently, and said to Xia Xun Yanran: "Sir, it's not hot anymore.
No...you only drink it if you want someone to feed you." He brought the bowl closer, scooped out a spoonful of soup, and put it to his lips.
When Xia Xun heard this provocation, an idea flashed in his mind, and he immediately had an idea.
He laughed twice, looked at her and said, "I want you to serve me before I drink. But this spoon won't do it. I need a leather cup."
"Sakura" asked in astonishment: "What kind of cup is the leather cup?"
Xia Xun laughed and said, "Don't you know? Put down the soup bowl and I will teach you!"
"Xiaoying" put the soup bowl back on the table and looked at Xia Xun blankly. Xia Xun suddenly stretched out his hand and "Xiaoying" uttered an ouch and fell into Xia Xun's arms.
As soon as Xia Xun turned over, he leaned over her, his eyes burning with desire, staring at her red lips and saying, "Aren't your sandalwood lips just like a fine leather cup?"
After saying that, he leaned down and kissed her gently on the lips.
"Xiaoying" was dumbfounded by his kiss, and she said in an authentic voice: "My lord, you still refused to take her last time, how...how..."
Xia Xun smiled seductively and said, "Today I suddenly have an appetite, can you?"
As she spoke, one big hand wrapped around her slender waist, and the other big hand reached towards her bulging breasts.
When he thought about it, no matter what purpose this girl had, she was still a little girl with yellow hair. Teasing her and making her dizzy was enough to delay the time. As long as Ding Yu arrived, a pair of "wild mandarin ducks" would
They were broken up again by the cudgel, which could also dispel Sakura's wariness. She would return to Beijing tomorrow, and during her absence in Liaodong, if she did something, it would be easier for her to reveal her flaws.
But……
There are no tigers in the mountains, but monkeys are kings.
In the front hall, Ding Yu has a face like a pig liver, beard and hair like a hedgehog, one foot on the stool, eyes as wide as bells, salivating and saying the drinking order: "Congratulations to the two prime ministers! Three stars, high shine, four blessings for wealth.
Ah! The leader of hardware, Liuliu Shun..., ***, lost again!"
This guy is "fighting a level", that is, one person punches a group of people one by one, loses, drinks, wins, and then competes with the next person. Right now, he has just reached the second person...