Even if there are so many difficulties, I can't resist my longing for you. I once thought you were very important to me. I didn't know that you were all for me until you left me.
The powerful Hualong Empire, the eighteen states and seventy-two counties.
The capital Hualong Imperial Capital is located at the junction of the three counties in the center and is known as the world's number one city!
The wide streets are staggered, even the alley paths are covered with neat and bright granite, and shops are lined up but they are arranged in an orderly manner. The market is full of pearls and jade, the moat is smoke and willows, painted bridges and maples are on the green curtain, and the women are enchanting in groups of three or five, and they are dazzling.
Xu Lei said with a coarse cloth, black and plain clothes, which made him look a little out of place.
But he did not have the leisure to admire the Hualong Emperor Capital, which is known as the world's number one city. He ran around for days and his slightly pale and thin cheeks showed some vicissitudes that were not in line with his age.
"Waiter, have a drink." Xu Lei walked towards a restaurant with luxurious decoration and took a corner to sit down.
The waiter who can work here has already developed a pair of golden eyes. Although he is not completely exempt from judging people by his appearance, his eyes are quite unique. Although the other party is dressed simply, he has a temperament that is neither humble nor arrogant, and he is not as unnatural as those ordinary people who occasionally come here to have some money to make teeth sacrifices.
"Customer, what do you need to order." The waiter smiled like a professional, but in an instant it turned into a bright smile from the heart.
I got a tip for a gold coin for nothing, and my smile couldn't be bright.
"This store has a great flower carving. Why don't you give you a pot first and then a plate of specially made beef in the store?" The waiter enthusiastically recommended it. People who can give a gold coin as a tip can naturally afford it, and they have to serve it.
Xu Lei narrowed his eyes and said, "A pot of wild flower tea, a plate of fried bamboo shoots, and a plate of cold vegetable heart."
The waiter was slightly stunned, as if he didn't quite understand why the old man who could give a gold coin as a tip only ordered these shabby dishes.
"Sorry, these small restaurants don't have..." The waiter said the truth. Such a high-end restaurant would not prepare these shabby dishes.
Xu Lei repeated slowly: "A pot of wild flower tea, a plate of fried bamboo shoots, and a plate of cold vegetable heart." Every time he said a word, Xu Lei placed a gold coin on the table.
"Objectively, you will prepare for you later!"
Money can make the devil push the mill, let alone a mere waiter.
Xu Lei did not deliberately show off his wealth, nor did he have the habit of spending money with big hands. Instead, because of the child's wandering experience, he seemed a bit frugal in money. Although he is not short of money now, he is just like every time Xu Lei goes, he will definitely go back to the most grand restaurant in the local area to spend money.
At any time or anywhere, the restaurant is undoubtedly the best place to find out the news. The waiters in the restaurant deal with all kinds of people all day long, and naturally they will become well-informed essential oils. However, there are too many people they need to serve every day, and no one will waste their time on a shabby person.
If you have money, you are the old man. Since you are the old man, you have to serve him well. If you ask, you have to enthusiastically say everything you know.
A pot of wild flower tea, a plate of fried bamboo shoots, and a plate of cold dish hearts have been served. This is Ling Qingyi’s favorite dish.
"Your Huadiao and beef sauce are also served." Xu Lei smiled gently.
"Okay!" The waiter responded loudly. He looked like an old man. What's the point of eating a few vegetarian dishes?
Xu Lei is located on the third floor of the restaurant. You can see the artificially built garden landscape in the imperial capital near the window.
However, this artificial garden landscape made Xu Lei sigh at the charm of the world's number one city.
It was summer, and an artificial lake with wide-faced surface in the garden was rippling with blue waves, with some white migratory birds swimming on it. The lotus flowers in the lake were blooming in full bloom. On the shore of the lake, peonies, orchids, a string of red, hibiscus, dripping water Guanyin, and Thousand Red, etc., which bloom in summer, were dazzling.
A breeze blew by, and the fragrance of flowers was covered with flowers.
"Waiter, tell me about the Hualong Empire." Xu Lei pinched the exquisite wine glass and took a sip. It immediately became warm and fragrant. The aftertaste was soft and refreshing. It seemed that the waiter did not lie. This is indeed a good wine.
"Your accent is not a local, you are considered to have found the right person if you want to inquire about it. You have no other skills. This news is still very clear. As long as it is in the Hualong Emperor Capital, there is nothing I don't know about..."
Looking at the eloquent waiter, Xu Lei was amused, "I heard from my friend that you have a family named Ling here, you know?"
"The surname is Ling?" The waiter was stunned and scratched his head. "If you want to talk about the aristocratic family, there are many in the Hualong Imperial Capital. The high-ranking officials and nobles in the court can be regarded as famous families. But I have never heard of the family named Ling you mentioned. Maybe it is just a family with some money, and it is not considered a family of aristocratic family. Such families have gone here, and the young ones cannot know so much..."
Xu Lei sighed slightly, but he was not as disappointed as he was at the beginning. He asked along the way, but the family surnamed Ling had found a lot, but every time he was in vain. He just looked at the waiter and smiled helplessly, and did not continue to ask.
The waiter just praised Haikou, but now he couldn't answer. He couldn't help but scratch his head and left with embarrassment. However, after just a few steps, he suddenly remembered something, turned around and slapped his forehead and said, "About the matter, you are talking about Mrs. Ling!"
Xu Lei's heart tightened, Mrs. Ling! Madam!
"Where is she? Take me to find him!" Xu Lei grabbed the waiter's shoulder.
The waiter's face twisted, and Xu Lei realized that he had lost his composure. He quickly let go and said, "What does Mrs. Ling look like?"
The waiter rubbed his shoulder that was so painful that Xu Lei pinched, and grinned, "Your strength is so big, your little bones are almost broken. Mrs. Ling has been dead for many years. Where can I take you to find him..."
Xu Lei then breathed a sigh of relief, "Oh, then tell me about Mrs. Ling." After that, he threw a gold coin to the waiter.
The waiter instantly forgot the pain on his shoulder and looked happy, "Hehe, thank you, I will tell you the story of Mrs. Ling."
Speaking of Mrs. Ling, the waiter looked respectful from the bottom of his heart.
"Mrs. Ling was not from Hualong, but later married a young scholar in the Hualong imperial capital. The scholar's surname was Zhao. He was born with a talented and talented person. He was very talented and talented. He won the top scorer thirty years ago. After entering the official career, he was like a fish in water. From a seventh-rank sesame official to a fourth-rank outstanding person, he really met Mrs. Ling at this time. The two soon held a grand wedding. It was said that the beauty had both achieved success in both careers. At that time, I wonder how many heroes and heroes in the world were envied."
"Mrs. Ling is not only born with a beautiful appearance, but also has the most talented talent in the world. She not only manages the Zhao family in an orderly manner, but also uses her talent to assist the Zhao scholar and give birth to a daughter. When the Zhao scholar reached the third rank, she stopped her pace of rising. The reason is that people who have reached this rank are not ordinary people, so how difficult it is to stand out?"
"At this moment, the border 16 small countries that had been ruthless in their daily lives, which had been surrendering to the Hualong Empire, suddenly launched an attack. The coalition of more than a dozen small countries was aggressive, and they defeated the border guards repeatedly, and the border was in a hurry!"
"The court was so anxious that everyone in the court was in a hurry. At this moment, the Zhao scholar, who was originally a civil servant, actually stood up and recommended himself to go to the border to calm the war, and issued a military order in front of the king and a group of civil and military officials in the hall! This surprised the entire hall. The Zhao scholar was not a war spirit and was not responsible for military affairs on weekdays. However, his attitude was extremely firm. With the military orders made, the king agreed to his request. Under the instigation of the other Zhao scholars, the king added another one to his military order. If the enemy could not be retreated, the nine clans would be implicated! The Zhao scholar agreed on the spot and only put forward one condition and brought his wife to the battle together."
"The scholar surnamed Zhao only took his wife with him before going to war. The rest of the young and old were hostages. I don't know where the scholar surnamed Zhao came from. After taking over the border guards, he defeated the Sixteen-Nation Alliance in the first battle. Then he made a concerted effort and recovered the lost territory one after another. However, the Sixteen-Nation Alliance had been planning for a long time, and after a little rest, they made a comeback again. Both sides had their own victory and loss, and the war once became a stalemate."
"As soon as there is a protracted war of at least three years, the Utd Empire and the Utd Empire may take this opportunity to dispatch troops to launch an attack on the Hualong Empire. At that time, it will be affected. The Utd and Utd are not comparable to the Sixteen-Nation Alliance. But just when the king and the civil and military officials of the court were in a hurry, news suddenly came from the border that the scholar surnamed Zhao actually completely annihilated the Sixteen-Nation Alliance in one battle!"
Xu Lei's mouth moved slightly. Although he had not experienced it personally, he could feel the thrillingness of the battle more than ten years ago through the narrator's narration. A country that is qualified to be called a "small country" by the Hualong Empire must not be the kind of cow-haired small country that is everywhere on the mainland. At least the Yinluo Empire is not qualified to be called a "small country" in the eyes of the Hualong Empire. This shows the strength of the 16-Nation Alliance.
He was just confused about the sudden annihilation of the 16-Nation Alliance described by the waiter. Xu Lei was very familiar with the war and knew that once the two sides were in a stalemate, it would be a protracted war that would take a long time. If they wanted to win quickly, there would be only one way to launch a decisive battle that would be burned without regard for the consequences!
Xu Lei guessed correctly, and the waiter continued, "I later learned that when the scholar surnamed Zhao was in a stalemate, he ordered all the border guards under his command to concentrate all the border guards under his command, forcing the Sixteen-Nation Alliance to fight with him. In this way, he could only win but not lose. If he lost the border, the gateway would be wide open. The consequences of the 16-Nation Alliance would be unimaginable!"
Speaking of this, the waiter deliberately kept it a secret, "Customer, guess who is the one who decided to win the final victory?"