"What is this made of? It's soft on the outside and waxy on the inside."
After Yan Huansha retreated, Jiang Ji picked up a piece of snack placed on the table and put it into his mouth.
"Grind the beans into powder, add natural honey to boil it, wrap it in soft noodles and steam it. If you like it, I will have someone send you some." Zhao Huaizhong said.
Jiang Shu hummed, and then turned to the topic:
"I'm here to give you something, guess what it is?"
Qian Bei, your master told me a long time ago that you went back to the ancestral land of the Shennong clan to collect money and food... Zhao Huaizhong also knew that in addition to Jiang Ji, Mu Yangjing must have also greeted the Shennong clan.
Otherwise, just relying on Jiang Ji's influence in the Shennong clan, he would definitely not be able to get much from his family.
After Liu Qi welcomed Jiang Shu back, he quietly reported that Jiang Shu had brought six carts full of valuable things.
Zhao Huaizhong had already considered this matter and asked Liu Qi to collect the things first.
Although he was half-joking about the lack of food and money that day, Jiang Shu, including Mu Yangjing, had good intentions and had traveled hundreds of miles to get the property, so it was obviously inappropriate to refuse in person.
Keep it for now, and when you have the opportunity later, just return it in double the amount.
What's more, the Shennong clan is within the territory of Da Qin. To a certain extent, they and Da Qin have already formed a community of interests.
Shennong also realized this and allowed Jiang Su to spend so much money to serve Qin.
Zhao Huaizhong collected the things, and Jiang Shu was secretly happy, her pretty face bright.
The two then walked around the prince's mansion.
Not long after, a chamberlain came over and reported:
"The king returns to the palace from Cuihua Mountain and invites the prince to meet him."
Zhao Huaizhong said to Jiang Shu, "I want to enter the palace. It's getting late. Will you stay in my house at night?"
Jiang Shu shook his head slightly: "I haven't seen Master yet when I come back. I will go back to the academy soon."
The two of them left the Crown Prince's Mansion together.
Jiang Shu went to Mu Yangjing with more than ten people from the Shennong clan who helped her deliver things to the Crown Prince's Mansion.
Night is beginning to fall.
Zhangtai Palace.
A girl who had just turned one year old, wearing a black skirt embroidered with light green floral arabesques, was climbing up and down the steps in front of the palace.
The girl was quite cute, with big eyes, a flat nose, and chubby short legs. She accidentally sat down on the ground while climbing the steps, startling the maids next to her. Just as she was about to help her, Zhao Huaizhong's voice sounded.
: "Let her get up on her own."
He walked into the palace gate from outside the courtyard.
The girl on the ground is Zhao Ying, the youngest daughter of King Zhuang Xiang and Zhao Ji.
When she stood up from the ground with her butt stuck out, she looked at Zhao Huaizhong and suddenly opened her stubby arms, asking for a hug.
Zhao Huaizhong ignored her and waved his hand to let her go by herself.
At this time, Zhao Ji, who was wearing a long black dress, came out of the palace and smiled immediately when she saw Zhao Huaizhong.
The three mothers entered Zhangtai Palace together.
Not seen for half a month, King Zhuang Xiang was sitting in his palace, reading bamboo scrolls, with a slightly tired look on his face.
Zhao Huaizhong subconsciously looked back at Zhao Ji, his face radiant.
My father's skills in human relations have been in vain... Zhao Huaizhong paid his respects to King Zhuang Xiang.
"I am not here these days. I am very relieved to know that Wang Er is diligent in political affairs." King Zhuang Xiang encouraged him.
He immediately started a conversation with Zhao Huaizhong about the matters related to his absence for half a month.
The two men talked about state affairs until late at night, before Zhao Huaizhong returned to his residence in the palace and went to bed to rest.
August is rainy.
At the end of the day, there was a faint sound of thunder, and soon there was rain.
Lightning lights up the night sky.
Zhao State's northern border, border defense.
Standing on the tower was a middle-aged general, wearing a dark Confucian shirt with dark red patterns.
Standing on the tower, his figure is as straight as a javelin, giving people a solid look with hidden edge that cannot be shaken.
He looked at the wilderness to the north outside the city in silence.
The rain falling from the sky would slide down three feet above his head without even a drop of water touching him.
"It's raining so heavily, general, please go back and rest." A young lieutenant general, covered in armor, stood behind him.
The middle-aged general is none other than Li Mu, the famous general of Zhao State.
"The Huns may make a surprise attack on a rainy night. Go down and be prepared. If anything unusual happens, you can leave the city from the west to face the Huns."
Li Mu's voice was full of the iron-blooded decisiveness of a warrior, clean and clear:
"I submitted a petition requesting the deployment of troops from the Eastern Front to deal with the Huns. Does your Majesty have any reply?"
"I was about to report this to the general."
The young lieutenant general said: "The king said that we must guard against the Qin people and that soldiers on the eastern front must not be redeployed. He also said that the general should fight bravely. Once the Huns are driven away, he will be rewarded when he returns to the capital."
Li Mu asked: "The prince of Qin once sent a letter secretly, promising not to attack Zhao when the Xiongnu attacked. I also reported this matter to the king in secret.
Did your Majesty mention it?"
Lieutenant General: "Your Majesty said this must be the Qin prince's plan to confuse the general. The Qin people are tigers and wolves, and their cruelty is not inferior to that of the Xiongnu. The general must not be fooled."
Li Mu fell silent and stopped talking.
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Early the next day.
The wind and rain recede, and the morning sun rises.
When Zhao Huaizhong attended the court meeting, he originally thought that when King Zhuang Xiang returned to the court, he would return to his old place and stand still.
Unexpectedly, King Zhuang Xiang indicated that he was still sitting in the position where he had been supervising the country for the past few days, and said to the ministers: "Your Majesty has handled the state affairs appropriately. From now on, he will sit next to me and discuss state affairs with all the ministers."
"Promise!" All the ministers responded in unison.
It has been two years since Zhao Huaizhong returned to China, and his position as the state governor has long been unresolved.
Some courtiers are already considering longer-term plans and are preparing to gradually move closer to Zhao Huaizhong.
After the dispersion of the dynasty, Zhao Huaizhong came to Ye Yufu. The first thing he did was to receive news that the Huns were attacking Zhao:
"The Huns launched an offensive last night and used light cavalry to invade the country. However, Zhao general Li Mu was prepared for it and sent more than 10,000 Zhao troops under his command to attack head-on. The Xiongnu vanguard of more than 5,000 people was defeated by the Zhao army and killed nearly a thousand enemies.
Small victory."
Zhao Huaizhong said calmly: "Continue to pay attention to the movements north of Zhaojing. If there is any news, please report it to me at any time."
By the afternoon of that day, the clerk in charge of sending and receiving messages from Ye Yufu came again to report:
"The Huns' cavalry were dispersed into a small group of 100 people, a squadron of 300 people, and a large group of 500 people. There were more than 100 groups in total. They dispersed from each other and fully invaded Dai County, the northernmost part of Zhao territory."
"This is a common tactic of the Xiongnu. It's like a pack of wolves hunting. They seem to be scattered, but they can quickly gather together and support each other when the whistle is blown."
"Li Mu also predicted this, and launched a clearing strategy in the surrounding villages and towns, gathering people from the villages and towns into nearby large cities.
The Huns were proficient in ranger tactics, but not good at attacking cities, and their plundering could only last until the end of September at most.
Li Mu gathered the villagers into the city, which could indeed effectively curb the Xiongnu's plundering of Zhao's population and reduce casualties and other losses."
Fan Qingzhou was also in the hall.
He was looking at the map, outlining the location and marching route of the Huns' attack on Zhao:
"Based on Li Mu's past record, he should take the initiative to attack. When the Huns enter Zhao and lose their depth on the grassland, they can cut up and eat up the scattered small groups of Xiongnu soldiers, bit by bit.
Instead of taking a defensive position and holding on to the city."
Fan Qingzhou analyzed: "King Zhao has always been suspicious and strictly guarded the borders between Da Qin and Yan.
I think Li Mu’s use of troops this time may not have enough troops under his command to take care of the entire Dai County in the northern border of the Zhao people, so he adopted the trend of consolidating and defending.”
Zhao Huaizhong said: "Li Mu must have other considerations... We are watching from the outside. It is useless to say more, and we will see how the situation develops."
He added: "How many of the secret armor and weapons and other weapons developed by Lao Sikong are currently in the house."
Fan Qingzhou counted the treasures and said: "The Ministry of Materials and Construction has been working hard, but the total number is still less than a thousand, a total of more than 970 pieces of armor."
"Less than a thousand..."
At this time, Liu Qi came in from outside the palace and said: "Your Majesty, the banquet in the palace has been prepared. The banquet will be held at dusk, and everyone invited has been informed."
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