"It's Liang Xiao again!"
Duanmu Yuncheng and others were very angry, but unfortunately the protest was ineffective.
The organizer was originally Xing Feng.
Exchange meetings are one of the rules of the long-standing friendship between the two countries. Dazhou also has the practice of sending envoys to hold exchange meetings in Dachu.
Its significance, of course, is not just about deepening exchanges between the two countries.
After reading the list, Qin Baili and others looked at each other, quite flattered, but soon went back to their rooms to study.
On the third floor of the inn, Guanlong heroes Lin Shi, Chang Polang and others quickly received the news from Taixue.
"Unexpectedly, Liang Xiao is also paying attention to this group of talented people who have no talent." Lin Shi smiled helplessly.
Recently, they also invited Qin Baili and others to serve as staff on behalf of the Guanlong nobles, but without exception, they were all declined.
"I have told you before that those scholars are determined to serve the imperial court and cannot force themselves to do so!" Chang Polang just responded dully and continued to drink, saying, "If you don't talk about anything else, let's just talk about the moonlight in the sea. It's expensive. If you order it, it is indeed the holy grail of wine!”
"Okay, I'll give you this altar too."
Lin Shi casually pushed his jar of Yueming Wine to Chang Polang, turned and walked to the balcony, looked far away, and murmured to himself.
"Perhaps Liang Xiao will be an emerging force. Let him unite with Prime Minister Zhuge to compete with the aristocratic family, and our family will have a better chance."
Before Chang Polang could respond, there was a sudden roar of people in the distance.
Lin Shi took a closer look and smiled: "Such a battle shows that this great Chu Master Xing is not simple at all. He can actually summon so many strange people."
It turned out that several convoys filed in at the entrance of the city gate, including various luxury carriages, including carriages specially designed for powerful women, which caused a sensation.
There were dozens of handsome men and beautiful women sitting in dozens of open-air carriages, which shocked the men and women present and caused a lot of discussion.
"Even the four famous beauties from Chu, the Four Beauties from Hengjiang are here?"
"It's not just them. Look, our 'Five Talents of Qinhuai' are also following behind us? Those are the five talented women who are famous in Qinhuai!"
"I heard that there are also many talented and beautiful people with noble backgrounds in the Guanlong area, as well as talented people from Liaodong and the East China Sea, knights from Bashu and other places, from all three religions and nine streams. All young talents are invited to participate in the exchange meeting between the two countries. …”
Chang Polang vaguely heard the noise outside, frowned, and followed the balcony to understand the situation.
"Old Lin, this is a good opportunity for each of our families to show their style. We must let them perform well and don't embarrass the family!"
Lin Shi just smiled and nodded, looking towards the refugee camp in the distance: "It's incredible that the emperor allows such existence under his feet."
Outside the refugee camp, Gongsun Yue and Li Xinwen's relief convoy stopped at the door.
Li Xinwen had changed into women's clothing, but still wore a veil.
Looking at the refugee camp ahead, thoughtfully.
This refugee camp is extremely simple, built temporarily with only a row of wood and a few plaques.
Li Xinwen followed Gongsun Yue with a firm gaze.
She resolutely accepted Gongsun Yue's invitation to help these refugees, not wanting to lose to Liang Xiao.
The Gongsun family also needs to win the favor of the people in the capital, and occasionally helping the refugees is one of the methods.
However, they couldn't follow Liang Xiao's example and arrange jobs for the refugees and provide them with food and shelter.
The Gongsun family's motorcade brought several carts of dry food, and the maids followed Gongsun Yue's wishes and told the guard their purpose.
After understanding the situation, the guard explained: "No need, Marquis Lanling will send people to deliver dry food every day to ensure that these people have a bite to eat."
"What?" Gongsun Yue frowned, while Li Xinwen on the side was full of surprise.
According to the intelligence, Liang Xiao's workers seem to be full, and there is no need to continue to recruit too many workers from the refugees.
Since there is no need anymore, why does he still provide alms every day?
"It's like this. Our emperor has specially sent people to resettle the refugees. And the Marquis of Lanling once promised that he would take 10% of the commercial profits and use it specifically to help these poor people in the name of our emperor. These people are now living every day. Eat.”
After listening to the guard's explanation, Gongsun Yue glanced at Li Xinwen and saw that her eyes were full of surprise. He understood and immediately asked to come in for a look.
After everyone entered, Li Xinwen looked at the crowds of refugees. Everyone was satisfied. He chanted "The Holy Grace of the Emperor" and "The Great Virtue of the Marquis of Lanling" and remained silent.
These people were full of energy, unlike the previous days, when they looked sallow, thin, dizzy and hungry, talking nonsense.
It can be seen that they are indeed full.
Li Xinwen's eyes fell on the pot in the distance.
This pot is full of serious food, similar to what ordinary people eat.
The porridge used by the imperial courts of Da Zhou and Da Chu was almost as thin as water...
"Do they eat these every day?" Li Xinwen couldn't help but ask.
"Yes!" Everyone in the Appeasement Department responded one after another.
Li Xinwen fell into silence, thinking about what she had learned recently, and sighed in her heart.
Xing Feng didn't lie to her. Two years ago, Liang Xiao also helped the refugees. At that time, he simply squandered his family wealth and the refugees did not create any income for him.
"To still be so considerate to a useless person. Although he has shortcomings in personal ethics, he has good moral integrity, and he is a descendant of Marquis Lanling. However, I always thought that I would go too far by castrating him one day, so I tried every means. Let him sincerely repent to Xiaoyue, change his past, and live happily ever after..."
After thinking about it, Li Xinwen suggested to Gongsun Yue: "Anyway, since we are here..."
Gongsun Yue understood and asked people to deliver the dry food to the Department of Appeasement for registration, and took Li Xinwen back.
In the carriage, the two sisters held hands and whispered.
"Sister Xinwen, I have to visit Liang Xiao tonight."
Li Xinwen said: "It just so happens that my sister also shoulders the important responsibilities of the family, so I will accompany you. You can rest assured that my sister will restrain herself."
Gongsun Yue smiled happily, but she was still a little uneasy.
As night fell, Liang Xiao was in the yard, watching the information sent by Zhuge Cheng with a solemn expression.
The scale of this exchange meeting was unprecedentedly grand, even exceeding the expectations of Da Zhou.
The nobles in the Guanlong area also sent a large number of their children to participate.
The Guanlong nobles were a group formed by the warlords of the previous dynasty. They were later incorporated by the Great Zhou Martial Saint and surrendered to the Great Zhou Emperor, on the condition that they maintain their status in the Guanlong area.
For decades, the Guanlong nobles had been at peace with the Zhou royal family. They even had a bad relationship with these big families in the court and were squeezed out of the central government.
The warlords in this area are similar to the Gongsun family, but they have higher recognition of the court and pay taxes normally every six months.
The old man told him that the Guanlong nobles had a blood feud with Beihu and had always advocated a decisive battle with Beihu. Therefore, they barely had a common enemy with the Emperor of Zhou, but they did not fully accept the central government's dispatch.
During the capital relocation disaster seventeen years ago, 5,000 of the 100,000 soldiers were killed, and they were sent by the Guanlong nobles to assist in the battle.
These nobles were divided into radicals and "conservatives" in their fight against Beihu.
The radicals believe that all the people should be soldiers, and one day they will march into the desert and slaughter all the Beihu, repaying blood with blood.
Conservatives believe that the ideas of these radicals are too conservative...
When Liang Xiao heard the old man mention this kind of conservative, he was shocked: "This is called conservative? What kind of ghost can distinguish it?"
"You brat, that's really how they divided themselves!" The old man even gave him a blank look at that time.
In short, the Guanlong nobles are a quite radical warlord group. Unfortunately, the current Zhou Dynasty court cannot meet their requirements to fight against Beihu.
But with him here, perhaps in the future the Great Zhou Dynasty can incorporate the Guanlong nobles before they can stand on their own.
Maybe the exchange meeting is a good opportunity?
"Master Marquis, the third lady of the Gongsun family, Gongsun Yue, and the deputy envoy of Da Chu, Li Xinwen, are here to visit!"
Liang Xiao's expression changed, and for a moment, he seemed to understand something.
