Li Xia temporarily suppressed Li Zengbo's desire to come to "quell the rebellion" and said it simply, using only a few words.
But it is difficult to say that he has to command tens of thousands of troops loyal to him, to ensure a clear political situation, and to work hard to give hope to the soldiers and people under his rule...
And I also met someone like Li Zengbo who cared about the overall situation.
"The eight wastelands will be unified."
With another thought in his mind, Li Xia walked out of the tent.
The sky has darkened.
He was about to get on his horse when he suddenly heard someone shouting: "Prince Pingling, stay behind."
A middle-aged official quickly caught up with him, but before he arrived, his mouth was already full of praise and posthumous words.
"I have heard about the prestige of the county king for a long time, and I saw it today. It is true that he was so heroic when he was crowned the king. The county king guarded Bashu, controlled Yunnan and Guizhou, and restored Guanlong. He was frugal, opened up fields, encouraged farmers and mulberry trees, and learned martial arts scriptures, which were given by heaven and gods.
, who can compare with the county king?"
Li Xia raised his hand to stop the soldiers who wanted to stop the official.
By the time he finished his words of praise, the other party had already come to him, bowed his head and asked questions.
"In the past, the Han Dynasty offered sacrifices to the dust, and Cao Gong became a auxiliary. In Jin'an, it spread, and in the Song Dynasty, Wu Jian made a contribution to the unity."
This man spoke in a formal manner, but Li Xia understood him. He was comparing him to Cao Cao and Liu Yu.
Somewhat exaggerated.
What was rare was that the official in front of him did not come across as flattering. On the contrary, his attitude was enthusiastic and his tone was congenial.
Being able to see the situation in the world and speaking out boldly... At least there are few officials in the southeast who are like this, and most of them are indulged in the dream of the prosperity of the Song Dynasty.
"Today, the bandits are raging and the dust is filling the air. The king descends from heaven to seize power and establish hegemony. Then all the people will have hope and the soldiers will have hope. If this is the case, your achievements will be prosperous!"
The other party didn't bow to him, but his tone became more enthusiastic. After comparing Li Xia to Cao Cao and Liu Yu, he offered his support.
"The lower official has a poem to send to the prince."
"Okay." Li Xia said, "I'd like to hear the details."
"The five latitudes are shining brightly in Qin, and King Xiang dominates Pei Gongchen. Who knows that after four hundred years, the world has become a tolerant and generous person."
After Li Xia heard this poem, he thought about the meaning of the poem for a while.
The middle-aged official in front of him said again: "The king of Han has risen from Bashu to bring peace to the world..."
suddenly,
There was a flash of light, and a dagger was stabbed into Li Xia's throat.
After the middle-aged official made a speech, he suddenly moved very vigorously, and in an instant the cold light had arrived.
"Take your life!"
But when he yelled angrily, one of his wrists was pinched by Li Xia.
With a soft "click" sound, Li Xia broke the official's hand, grabbed the dagger and slashed the back of his hand, kicked him in the abdomen, and held him down.
Hu Legen rushed forward and pinned the official to the ground.
"Take your life..."
The official scolded angrily and shouted: "You traitorous minister!"
"Don't make any noise." Li Xia said: "I am the prince of the county who was granted the title by the imperial court. Do you have the official clothes and the order to kill me? If not, you are the traitor and traitor."
"So what?! I am acting today without anyone's instructions. If you want to kill me, I will kill you! Ha, I will give you another poem... Confucius, Ming and Han are not at odds with each other, and Liang Gong thought of his ministers and became emperor."
After Xiao Yan, who was the successor of Qi Jianliang, his family was ruined and his country was destroyed. He died of despair, and his descendants were cursed by Li Xia for the fate of being killed by Hou Jing.
Li Xia ignored these and just looked at the wounds on his hands.
If the dagger is poisonous, the person will die. If it is not poisonous, it doesn't matter.
If you want to achieve great things, you will inevitably be assassinated. Just get used to it.
"I don't know your name yet." Li Xia said, "I'll give you twenty breaths to escape back to the tent. I'll just pretend I've never met you."
The official was stunned for a moment.
Li Xia had already given instructions to Hu Legen: "Let him run away. Close your eyes and count twenty times. If you still see him after counting, kill him."
"King Jun, this is an assassin..."
Li Xia no longer needs to rely on killing people to establish his authority. He said calmly: "As long as he is willing to run away, he will serve me someday. From now on, he will conquer the world, share the same track, and rejuvenate the country. He must use talents."
There’s plenty of room.”
After saying that, he got on his horse and drove away.
Although Hu Legen didn't understand, he still let go of his hand and closed his eyes.
"one two three……"
Li Xia rode his horse out of Guiyi Camp and entered Hanzhong City.
After returning to the Prince's Mansion, he walked through the flower and tree path to the backyard, where he saw Tang An'an standing under an osmanthus tree, looking up at the branches and leaves.
"Um?"
"The prince is back." Tang Anan said a blessing, gentle and gentle.
"The osmanthus flowers haven't bloomed yet, what are you looking at?"
"The veil was blown up by the wind."
Li Xia hooked her sword and caught the falling veil.
Tang Anan took it and asked, "Has the prince been attacked again? There are two drops of blood on the sleeves."
"That's not true. An official from Lin'an disobeyed and was punished a little."
"Wash your hands first before going over? I won't let the princesses worry."
"That's fine."
The two walked side by side, and Li Xia asked: "Have you heard of Li Zengbo? He is very famous in today's poetry world?"
"But Mr. Zhai is a master of poetry and is good at tunes, but we don't often sing his lyrics because he disdains the tragic and solemn style of the orioles and swallows. As he said in his lyrics, 'Sing to live in the south stream,
I would like to learn from Jiaxuan Weng."
"I would like to learn from Jiaxuan Weng... He is a man who admires tragic heroes. No wonder."
"What?"
"No wonder you still refuse to rely on me to fight for fame."
"Don't you like Duke Kezhai?"
"That's not true." Li Xia said, "On the contrary, I am very grateful to Jia Sidao for sending another group of capable ministers."
"Jia Xiang is a little narrow-minded." Tang An'an said: "He redeemed my life and Nian'er's life back then. I am really grateful to him. I am also willing to repay this kindness, but... based on the prince's love for Nian'er.
In terms of love, even if there is no Jia Xiang, the county prince will still redeem Nian'er, right? He took the lead, but he threatened to repay the favor. "
She wiped Li Xia's hands and glanced at Li Xia carefully, as if to see if Li Xia had noticed what she said.
Without waiting for Li Xia to answer, she was afraid of hearing Li Xia's reply that he was only interested in Nian'er, so she quickly added: "The princess and the others are in the hall, let's go..."
"Do you like me?" Li Xia asked.
Tang Anan was stunned.
Li Xia picked up the handkerchief from her hand and poured the water from the basin.
"You always express things tactfully, why don't I say it directly."
In fact, last year, Li Xia planned to have a chat with her, but it was delayed because he wanted to marry Guan Long and then marry Zhang Wenjing.
Now that these things are done, the girl has been delayed for another year.
"You are very beautiful, and I feel pity for you. Anyway, I am attracted to you... I am also attracted to you, but to be honest, I am also jealous."
Tang Anan was already blushing, but when he heard the last sentence, he was stunned.
"Jealous?"
"You know, I was imprisoned when I was sixteen, and there was... a different person in my mind. I can't tell whether you liked the me before or the one you like now..."
Tang Anan's eyes widened, as if he was stunned.
After a while, she suddenly burst into laughter, covered her mouth and turned around.
Li Xia smiled bitterly and said: "You see, if you explain it clearly, some words are so stupid. I told you when we were in Lin'an, you have to think clearly whether you want to be someone by my side."
"So, the prince is blaming me for pestering you but not making it clear which you he likes?"
Tang Anan asked back, suddenly becoming much bolder, and even dared to scold Li Xia. Then he pinched his fingers and complained: "I have cared about you for so long, and this is all I care about..."
As he spoke, his voice became deeper and deeper.
"The root of the problem must be solved first."
Li Xia still looked at ease, walked to the corridor, took off his armor and hung it up.
With him like this, Tang Anan was not embarrassed, so he picked up his skirt and followed him.
"The prince is really straightforward and proud."
"yes."
"Is this issue so important?"
Li Xia shook his head and said, "It's more of a flaw in my character than it is important."
In fact, it may not be that important, but he is used to self-improvement.
He has worked hard physically and mentally to achieve success in his career, and is always pursuing a better self. If the woman who has been with him all his life just regards him as a replacement, he will feel uncomfortable.
In the past, my feeling towards Tang Anan was, why should I feel uncomfortable because of her?
He has never been a good man. He has been among thousands of flowers in the past, but he is very cautious when choosing a partner. He has never chosen one in his previous life...
Tang Anan waved and asked Li Xia to lean down and whisper something in his ear.
"But in my eyes, you have always been you."
"Um?"
Li Xia felt a slight chill on his face. The little woman had already kissed him, picked up her skirt and ran away.
He was stunned.
Okay, now that I have spoken, I really look stupid.
…
Tang Anan ran through the Moon Gate, leaned against the wall, patted his heart, and waved his hands to fan himself.
In the past, I was afraid of him.
But today I heard him say "tempted" and "jealous", and suddenly I wasn't afraid anymore.
It was as if the shell that had been covering her had been cracked open. She stuck her head out and took a look, and found that she was no longer facing a dangerous world, but someone was protecting her from the wind and rain.
Lifting up her skirt a little, Tang Anan glanced down and let out a grunt.
"How beautiful, I'm still not tempted..."
In the flower hall, Zhang Wenjing lifted up Gao Mingyue's skirt and looked at it.
"This one is also made of silk. I heard from Yan'er that there is a new batch of four-warp silk suras from a cloth workshop in the south of the city. Would you like to cut this year's new dress for the princess?"
"No need." Gao Mingyue was sitting there holding the child and teasing her, and responded casually and indifferently: "If I wear silk silk, it won't be long before the official scrolls of Hanzhong are implemented. How can I make it happen?"
"I can't bear to see Wanyan's behavior today." Zhang Wenjing sat down next to Gao Mingyue, "The princess paid no attention to her. The most useless person in the Liu family is her husband. If Liu Heima really knows about today's matter, Liu Silang will eat it first.
I can’t walk around in circles.”
"Why don't people just ask me if my clothes are faded? Why don't Wen Jing spread the word?"
"Sister Gao, I also think that the Wanyan family is really annoying." Han Qiaoer disagreed and said: "She clearly looks down on us. Sister Gao and Sister Zhang are both from Guwei. How can they never meet Kuisijin? Nian'er said
Sister Tang still has several dark smoked peony skirts in her box, she just doesn’t want to take them out and spoil the simplicity.”
She didn't take these things to heart at first, but when she talked about it and thought about Wanyan's appearance today, she became angrier and angrier.
"When I was in Lin'an, I didn't see any good silk and satin, but her silk brocade was beautiful. How could Hanzhong be poor? My aunt reported to Brother Li last time that two million pieces of cloth were sold at a low price last year. This year, new looms were added to Sichuan.
30,000 units, it’s not luxurious, she puts the people’s welfare first, so why did she say, ‘The prosperity of the Song Dynasty is nothing more than this’, and she also said that Sister Gao’s skirt didn’t sweep the floor and she lost her princess style... I was so angry.”
"Okay, okay, Qiao'er, don't be angry. Wen Jing, please talk about her."
Zhang Wenjing had no choice but to hug Han Qiaoer, and just as she was about to speak, Nian'er ran in.
"Princess, Concubine, that...the elder brother of the Liu family beat Liu Silang so hard that he made Liu Silang donate a thousand dollars to the charity home overnight."
"Huh? Who ran to tell me?"
"No one is talking about it. It's the old clothes worn by the Wanyan family and Princess Digu, the eldest wife of the Liu family, after they returned. They didn't even wear any gold or jade..."
After hearing this, Gao Mingyue just shook her head, held the child in one hand, and pulled Zhang Wenjing with the other hand, saying: "Don't take it personally. The official papers from the north are not bad this time, but the luxury in Jiangnan is even worse...
In the past, the princes also said that they were the ones who were sick and should not be ignored."
"I know it, but I'm just feeling aggrieved for the princess."
"What grievances do I have? Since I am married to such a happy man and am so blessed, how can I feel grievances just because someone says a few words about fabrics?"
In Zhang Wenjing's opinion, Gao Mingyue really has no temper at all.
In her early years, when she was at home, the Liu family's daughter-in-law came to her door. She didn't talk to her in a congenial manner, and she didn't want to see her again. How could she entertain her until the end without showing any displeasure.
Today, if it were her, the concubine, to receive Wanyan, there would be many ways to disgrace her.
On the other hand, Zhang Wenjing also admired Gao Mingyue and shared some of the same enemies.
Others scolded Gao Mingyue, they were scolding the county prince's palace, but they were also scolding her.
"Speaking of it, the county prince used to enjoy himself a lot. He disliked the linen cloth for scratching people and was afraid of mosquito bites. He only drank boiled water. In the past few years, he has been exposed to wind and rain and bloodshed, but he has turned a blind eye to these things."
Speaking of Li Xia, the atmosphere in the hall became better again. Han Qiaoer said: "Brother Li has become frugal. He said he would secretly find a place to lead us to live a luxurious life in the future without letting his subordinates know..."
Not long after, Li Xia and Tang Anan came over one after another, and the atmosphere became better again.
Others see this as a county prince's palace, but to them, it is just a small home...
In another small courtyard in the prince's palace, Guan De was sitting on a rocking chair and rocking.
"So, the prince is going to place the noble man outside?"
"How can there be a place for a benefactor in this mansion?" Hu Zhenzi waved a round fan and said, "Besides, the temperament of the benefactor must be incompatible with the several princesses and ladies in the mansion."
"oh."
"I'm worried that she will be dissatisfied when the time comes..."
"What kind of foolishness are you thinking, you are looking down on our county king." Guan De muttered carelessly: "What the noble man wants is the county king's favor, that's enough."
"It's good to be content, I'm just afraid..."
"The noble man is not stupid. Thinking about the blood and fire in the palace that night, who would dare to be dissatisfied?"
Lin'an.
"Tell me, what happened that night?"
"According to what Mr. Cheng said, the regicide was none other than Li Xia..."
"But why did the emperor testify that it was Pang Xie?"
"Here, please allow me to come closer and whisper."
"allow."
"..."
"bowl?"
"Yes, it's a long story. King Rong died suddenly at that time..."
"Did Xianggong Cheng really say that?"
"Yes, he said that in order to save the Song Dynasty, he should ask the eldest princess to contact the Queen Mother Xie and Jia Pingzhang to depose the current officials and choose a wise king from the clan..."