It was mid-afternoon, and Wei Xingqing, a soldier of the imperial camp stationed at the Bianjing Imperial Palace, kept giving orders under the sunlight.
The sunshine in the autumn afternoon was comfortable and warm, and had a strong hypnotic effect. Wei Xingqing, who had just had a full stomach, was fighting against drowsiness with perseverance. "Bang, bang, bang!"
Suddenly, I heard the uniform sound of horse hooves, and my spirits suddenly lifted, and I looked into the distance with some vigilance.
The dazzling light made him unable to open his eyes for a while.
"My eyes are going blind!"
This thought came to Wei Xingqing's mind, and he just straightened himself up without any unnecessary reaction. Even if he didn't see the person clearly, he already realized who the other person was.
As a guard at Donghua Gate in Bianjing, I have experienced this blinding situation many times.
Squinting his eyes slightly, he gradually adapted to the light. What came into view was six divine white horses without any stray hairs, pulling a Baobao Xiang car and parked at the entrance of the palace. They were like an army, standing in an orderly manner.
Footsteps. The incense car is extremely luxurious, and the decorations around the car are all glass lamps and all kinds of jewelry.
What blinded his eyes was the light refracted by these gems in the sun. A fat man with jewels stepped out of the carriage with the help of a servant.
Before the fat man could stand still, Wei Xingqing discovered that his boss Qi Jiashou, who had been resting in the shadow of the door, had passed by him and came to his side. He said respectfully: "King Jiaodong,
Your Majesty has specially issued an order that when you arrive, you can enter directly by car." The fat man is none other than Qian Hongchu, the leader of the king with a different surname in the Yu Dynasty.
Qian Hongchu waved his hand slightly and said, "How can your majesty take a car? Let's go on foot. Let's go on foot."
He smiled kindly and strode towards the palace.
As he passed by, Wei Xingqing smelled a scent.
He, who was originally looking a little distracted due to the intrusion of sleepiness, actually felt refreshed.
After Qian Hongchu and Qi Jiashou left, Wei Xingqing remembered a rumor and took a few deep breaths, looking intoxicated.
Guo Congxin, who was standing guard with him, frowned and said, "What are you doing? Just like my big yellow dog."
Wei Xingqing took a sip and said, "You don't know your stuff. The King of Jiaodong is as rich as any other country. The incense he usually uses is ambergris, which is more expensive than gold. One whiff of it is worth hundreds of Tongbao."
Guo Congxin looked disgusted and said: "De Xing!"
Then I secretly sucked it up, not letting it go to waste.
Hall of Wende!
"I pay my respects to Your Majesty!"
Qian Hongchu was out of breath and sweating a little, but he still respectfully saluted and said hello.
Luo Youdu said kindly: "I have told you so many times that in this private situation, King Jiaodong does not need to be polite."
Qian Hongchu said seriously: "I am not personally related to Your Majesty, I just remember His Majesty's kindness. I am stupid and don't know how to repay, so I can only express my respect, love and loyalty to Your Majesty in this stupid way."
Luo Youdu smiled and asked him to sit down and talk.
After Qian Hongchu thanked him, he sat upright.
Luo Youdu asked with a bit of envy: "I heard that the most handsome and happy person in our Yu Dynasty was the King of Jiaodong? Even the gods in the sky can't live a life as free and happy as you?"
Qian Hongchu's face changed with fright, he stood up in fear and said: "I beg your pardon."
When Luo Youdu saw this, he didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and hurriedly said: "The King of Jiaodong misunderstood, I don't mean to blame you. As far as your contribution to Dayu is concerned, as long as it does not violate the bottom line, no matter how unrestrained it is, it will not be too generous."
Seeing that Qian Hongchu was still in shock, he knew that if he didn't elaborate on the situation, he might not feel at ease, so he said, "I ask this because I actually want King Jiaodong to do me a small favor."
Luo Youdu said: "I have a problem now. The Ganzhou Uighurs are located between Guazhou and Liangzhou. They are now in the state of a country within a country. This place has been our Chinese territory since ancient times, but for various reasons it is now occupied by the Ganzhou Uighurs.
, cutting the most important road in the northwest into two parts. Once the Ganzhou Uighurs had different intentions, they could directly cut off the imperial court and Guasha Prefecture.
Even the connection with the entire Western Region. If we don’t have control over this place, we will be very passive if anything happens.”
"I have the intention to take it back, but the Uighur Khan of Ganzhou is an outstanding person. He is extremely respectful to me and the Yu court, and helps me in every possible way, so I can't find any excuses."
"I don't care about the false reputation. It's just that the appearance is too ugly, which will affect the reputation of the court and have a huge impact on the rule of other vassals. I don't want to do anything unless necessary."
"There is an opportunity now. As far as I know, Jingqiong, the Uighur Khan in Ganzhou, has three sons. The eldest son is Yeluohe Mi Lili. Like his father, he was named Jingli in Han Dynasty. The second son is Yeluohe Fabian. The third son is Yeluohe.
Luohe Manqi. Among them, Fabian broke his leg when he was kicked by a fierce horse when he was young. He was withdrawn and his third son was brutal and violent. He placed all his hopes on his eldest son Jingli. And Jingli is now obsessed with our Chinese Confucian culture, and with it
My mentor was obsessed with classics and had no intention of inheriting them. I think this incident will have a huge impact on Jing Qiong.”
"Jing Qiong is quite capable, but he has one weakness: he likes extravagance and pleasure. This time he comes to Beijing for an audience, and I want the King of Jiaodong to entertain him well and open his eyes."
Qian Hongchu listened particularly carefully and did not feel relieved until the end.
Since returning to Yu, Qian Hongchu's life has been extremely comfortable, and he has never had any disobedient behavior. There is only one thing that makes him worried.
It was the Wuyue Kingdom that state-owned the tea trade in the past, relying on tea to trade with the Southern Tang Dynasty and the Central Plains. Before accepting the land, it temporarily changed its policy and privatized large tea gardens near Hangzhou.
The Dayu court promoted free trade and did not care about these, as long as they paid taxes normally.
In addition to enjoying the royal salary of Dayu, Qian Hongchu also received a large share of the tea garden every year.
The tea trade was extremely profitable. Qian Hongchu thought he was being taken care of. But now that he found out that was not the case, he felt relieved and said, "Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will treat Jingqiong Khan well."
Luo Youdu showed a satisfied smile. Regarding the Ganzhou Uighurs, he originally planned to operate again after Jing Qiong died.
However, Jingli's sinicization, Jingqiong's entry into Beijing, and a series of events happened, which promoted the process.
Luo Youdu also changed his mind.
Luo Kangrui successfully completed the welcoming task and led Jing Qiong to Shengsheng Building.
Jing Qiong was obviously a little decadent. He originally planned to let his son increase his knowledge and learn skills for a lifetime so that he could inherit the family business. But he learned the skills but looked down upon his ancestors' family business, which made him feel like a failure. Especially thinking about himself.
The remaining two useless sons were even more depressed, but when faced with Luo Youdu's banquet, they had to brace themselves, put on smiles, and deal with it seriously.
Especially the amiable fat man Qian Hongchu, King of Jiaodong, who was beside him, was very eloquent and persuaded him to drink.
Jing Qiong knew that Qian Hongchu was the first king with a different surname in the Dayu court and had a high status. He did not want to touch his face. He raised his glass repeatedly because he was already upset. After drinking more than a dozen glasses of wine, he also wanted to relieve his worries. He and Qian Hong
The two of them were fighting each other. Jing Qiong drank a lot, but Qian Hongchu, who had been on the battlefield for a long time and had a lot of wine and lust, could drink better than him. There were few people in Bian Jingdu who drank Jing Qiong drunk.
It was hard to tell the difference between north and south, like a dead pig. When Jing Qiong woke up, it was already the next morning, and she felt heavy on her body. When she looked closely, her pupils suddenly shrank, but they were like two white lotus roots.
Jade arms and pink legs.
Jing Qiong shuddered and looked to the left and right. She saw two young women sleeping on one side and the other on the right. Her nose was filled with an intoxicating fragrance. She didn't know if it was sandalwood or body fragrance.
"Isn't this a dream?"
This thought flashed through Jing Qiong's mind. She closed her eyes and listened to the even breathing on the couch. After confirming that she was not dreaming, she opened her eyes.
He didn't know where he was, and he carefully tried to move away the jade arms and pink legs that were pressing on him, but he woke up the two delicate beauties.
The two beauties spoke with pleasant Jiangnan accents, enthusiastically dressed him and helped him wash up.
After talking, Jing Qiong found out that she actually lived in Jiaodong Prince's Mansion. Jing Qiong didn't quite understand, but she found it very pleasant and enjoyable. She let the beauty do what she wanted to do to her body and took the opportunity to look at the furnishings in the house. She was dumbfounded and thought in her mind.
There are only four words, magnificent.
The pillars and tiles in the house are all made of cast copper, and are bright yellow, orange, and gold.
And the bed he sleeps on is shining with gold. Is this color gold?
Jing Qiong swallowed, couldn't help but stretched out her hand to touch it, and said, "Is this made of gold?"
The beauty who combed his hair smiled and said, "It's gold-plated."
Jing Qiong let out a big breath, that’s it
But then the beauty said again: "Your Majesty thinks that the rosewood is not beautiful enough, so the features are plated with a layer of gold foil."
"cough"
Gold-covered rosewood bed?
Jing Qiong felt like a country bumpkin. When she saw the beauty behind her holding back a smile in the glass mirror, she also felt a little embarrassed. She quickly changed the subject and said, "I wonder if the King of Jiaodong will wake up from his sleep. Let me thank you personally." After learning that Qian Hongchu
After waking up, Jing Qiong walked out of his room. For a moment, he didn't know where to turn his eyes. The palace also didn't know how many pavilions and beautiful corridors there were. Everything he encountered on the way was...
Dressed in silk and satin, Jing Qiong even suspected that she was in a fairyland.
"Your Majesty is listening to music in the side courtyard. The Great Khan can just go in on his own!"
Jing Qiong strode into the side courtyard. What caught her eyes were two rockeries, one yellow and one white. The yellow rockery shone with golden light, and the white rockery was dazzling.
Gold? Silver?
What kind of magical place is this?
"Khan, you slept well last night!"
Qian Hongchu walked closer with a smile on his face.
Jing Qiong suppressed her shock and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your warm hospitality. Your rockery is really unique."
Qian Hongchu said helplessly: "There is no way, this Bianjing is too small. There is no place to put the gold, silver and copper in the house. It is easy to throw away the gold, silver and copper, and it is easy to forget and be easily stolen by thieves. Isn't it a big loss? I, the king,
With an idea, he melted gold, silver, and copper to create two gold and silver rockeries and a copper pagoda, making it impossible for thieves to attack."