At the first watch, Lu Xiu, who was napping on a chair, was awakened by the sound of footsteps. She hurriedly walked out, only to see Yu Lian and Yu Ying holding their husbands on the left and right as they walked into the yard. Before they got close, they smelled something.
There was a strong smell of alcohol, and upon closer inspection, it turned out that the husband was extremely drunk.
Lu Xiu quickly asked the Yu sisters to send her husband to the inner study, and asked the maid to fetch hot water and make sobering soup. Chen Qing suddenly rushed to the corner and vomited violently.
Everyone was at a loss for words, and after struggling for a long time, they finally put Chen Qing to bed.
Lu Xiu also asked Yu Ying to take care of her husband at night. In terms of taking care of people, Yu Ying made Lu Xiu feel at ease.
Lu Xiu took Zhao Qiaoyun to his room and asked, "What's going on?"
Zhao Qiaoyun smiled bitterly and said: "The chief said that sake is like water and will not make you drunk, so the officials made a bet with him. One person and five kilograms of sake would see if he would get drunk."
"So he's so drunk?"
"Both of them were drunk. Commander Yan said that the main reason was that they drank three kinds of wine, milk wine, wine and water. They drank too fast and got drunk easily."
"That didn't happen, did it?" Lu Xiu asked again.
Zhao Qiaoyun shook his head and smiled helplessly. Lu Xiu was surprised, "What's wrong?"
"At first, the chief proposed to give the officer a few beauties to carry on his family line, but the officer declined. This was when he was sober. Later, the two of them started talking nonsense after they got drunk."
"Why are you talking nonsense?" Lu Xiu asked again.
"The chief said that he must give the official a beautiful woman as his concubine, the same one from last time. The official said that he also missed it..."
"How could he say that!" Lu Xiu said with a sullen face and a little annoyed.
Zhao Qiaoyun quickly explained for Chen Qing: "Sister, the official is drunk and talking nonsense!"
"Then what?" Lu Xiu held back her anger and asked again.
"Then I found the chief's wife, and I told her clearly that she did not agree with the official taking a concubine. The chief's wife said that she understood her mood very well, and asked the guards to help the chief back to rest, and the woman was also
It was taken."
"Are they angry?"
"no!"
Zhao Qiaoyun smiled and said: "When I was helping the officials get on the carriage, the chief's eldest son came to me to apologize, saying that his father liked to give concubines to his generals every time he got drunk. He had already given away more than a dozen concubines. He said
My father was very rude, so he apologized to his wife on his behalf..."
The dissatisfaction in Lu Xiu's heart subsided a little. The Uighur chief's behavior was indeed very rude, as if his husband couldn't find a woman, so he just waited eagerly for his leftover meal.
"His son is still very sensible."
Zhao Qiaoyun took out another gem and handed it to Lu Xiu, smiling and saying, "He also gave a gem to my little sister, saying it was his intention and wishing her good health and growing up."
"He is indeed a sensible child. I have to give his sister a gift in return tomorrow."
Lu Xiu smiled and took the gem, looked at it carefully, and couldn't help but marvel. The gem looks like a small date, and is as dark blue as sea water. It transmits light without any impurities. This kind of gem was extremely rare even in the Song Dynasty and was extremely valuable.
Zhao Qiaoyun whispered: "My father had a collection of this kind of gem, but it was snatched away by a gold man."
Lu Xiu thought for a while, this gift was too expensive, and she would have to tell her husband about it tomorrow.
.........
Early the next morning, Chen Qing felt a splitting headache. Lu Xiu brought a cup of hot soup into the house, carefully let her husband drink it, and then touched her husband's head. Fortunately, he was not sick.
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Lu Xiu pursed her lips and smiled and said: "It's okay. After drinking a few kinds of wine, you will definitely have a headache. You will look for water everywhere at night, Ah Ying, right?"
Yu Ying sat aside and smiled: "I woke up twice during the night, drank a large pot of herbal tea, and ate up all the foam."
Chen Qing also smiled and said, "How do you know, Madam?"
"My grandfather said it, and I remember it."
Lu Xiu took out a cloth bag and opened it. Inside was the sapphire from last night.
"What do the officials say we should do?"
"This is... sapphire!"
Chen Qing picked up the sapphire and squinted at it for a moment, then exclaimed: "I have never seen such a high-quality sapphire. It is priceless. Where did it come from?"
"A gift from the chief's eldest son to Xue'er, brought back by Qiao Yun."
"Sent from Cao An?"
"It's him, a young man who is very knowledgeable and polite. He gave such a precious gem to Xue'er. Should I give a gift to his sister in return?"
Chen Qing smiled slightly and said: "This kid is not simple! He knows how to invest at such a young age, and he is very smart. If I guessed correctly, he probably hopes that I will support him in inheriting his father's throne in the future, so he invests with you."
"Is his position unstable?"
Chen Qing nodded, "Cao Changchun told me that their yellow-headed Uighurs have been married to the Qiang people for generations. His first wife is the daughter of the chief of the Qiang people in Ganzhou. She died of illness ten years ago. His current wife is also the second Uighur. The daughter of a chief of a large tribe gave birth to him two sons. So in terms of age, the eldest son Cao An should have been born to the first wife of the Qiang people. Although he is the eldest son, the two brothers also have strong backstage backgrounds. What do you think of his status? Is it stable or not?”
Lu Xiu sighed: "No wonder he gave such a precious gem to Xue'er, it is probably his best thing."
Speaking of this, Lu Xiu hesitated again and said: "Husband, please make a decision! Do I want to take this gem? Or give it back to him."
Chen Qing smiled and said: "Since he is so thoughtful, just accept it! There is no need to return the gift, and I guess he doesn't want other people to know about it."
"Okay, I'll accept it for my little sister!"
Chen Qing lifted the quilt and stood up and said: "There are still important things today. I have to clean up and get over."
Lu Xiu saw a few long hairs on the bed and glanced at Yu Ying with a half-smile. Yu Ying's pretty face turned red.
...........
In the official room, Chen Qing called Jiang Yanxian and Zhang Xiao and said to them: "Cao Changchun and I had a showdown last night. He was very worried that Xixia would attack the Hexi Corridor, but it is also possible that Xixia would be forced to attack Xihe under pressure from the Kingdom of Jin. road.
But no matter what, my next target will definitely be Xixia. If Xixia is not destroyed, it will definitely become a poisonous thorn in our back and will tie up a lot of our resources. Even if we attack eastward, we will not be able to get the security guarantee from the rear."
Zhang Xiao smiled and said: "In the past, I would not have supported the attack on Xixia. Compared with Xixia, it was still relatively strong. Our strength was far from enough. But it is different now. Our strength is gradually increasing, while Xixia declined sharply after a tragic civil war. This is indeed our opportunity to destroy Xixia. If we wait for it to slowly recover, this opportunity will be wasted and we will definitely regret it."
Jiang Yanxian also agreed, "If we join forces with the Yellow-headed Uighurs, we have an 80% chance of conquering Xixia. But the problem is, we have to negotiate with the Yellow-headed Uighurs. After conquering Xixia, how will the two sides distribute the post-war benefits?" ?”
Chen Qing nodded, "You are all right. In fact, this is the purpose of inviting Cao Changchun to Jingzhao. How can we cooperate with each other to attack Xixia, and then how to divide Xixia? This requires negotiation with Cao Changchun. Both parties have reached a consensus. I
I invite you two here just to ask you to draft a plan for allocating Xixia. As for how to attack Xixia, I basically already have an idea."
Zhang Xiao added: "But I have to remind the Xuanfu envoy that the factors of the Jin Kingdom must be considered when attacking Xixia. Twenty thousand Jin soldiers stationed in Xixia may become an enemy more difficult to deal with than Xixia, especially the Xuanfu envoy must consider
How should we respond if the Jin Kingdom continues to send troops to support Xixia? It is not difficult to destroy Xixia, but what is difficult is to deal with the interference of the Jin Kingdom."
At this time, a follower reported outside, "Report to the Xuanfu Envoy, Chief Cao has something urgent to see you!"