Xingwangfu,
Inside the palace,
West Lake, Yaozhou, Yangxin Hall.
The soft and comfortable sunshine in the morning, like a lover's caress, shines on the glazed roof, and the majestic palace sparkles in the sun.
There was a strong aroma of medicine exuding in the hall. Emperor Liu Sheng was lying on a carved Arhat bed, with a calm expression on his face and his eyes closed to meditate.
It was very quiet in the main hall, and the light seemed a bit dark. In front of the emperor's hall, there was Yuhou Shishao, who was waiting with him, standing aside with respectful eyes.
"As you said, Qiongxian finally went to meet Qiao Kuangyu. Alas! People's hearts are really separated from each other!" Liu Sheng's slow voice suddenly floated in the empty hall, breaking the peace in the hall. He still closed his eyes and whispered as if he was dreaming: "Qiongxian! Qiongxian, you disappoint me so much!"
"Then Wei Chen did not continue to wait for Mr. Lu outside the embassy, but went straight to the Xianning Marquis Mansion to see the young lady of the Qu family, Qu Sansanniang!" Shi Shao had a rare smile on his face, looking at Liu Sheng He actually opened his eyes.
He did not avoid Liu Sheng's eyes, but continued respectfully: "She has been holding the fan given by His Highness and looking at it. As expected, the poem written by His Highness is written on the fan, which is exactly the same as the one in Wang Shaofu's hand! "
"Why did Qing Nuer's hobbies suddenly change so much!" Liu Sheng also laughed. Although he was still frowning a little, his face was actually full of smiles. He thought for a while and seemed to be thinking about something. Then he came back to his senses and asked, "What's Mrs. Yu's reaction?"
After hearing this, Shi Shao paused for a moment, saw Liu Sheng staring at him, and then continued: "She went to Xiuhua Palace with Mrs. Ya, and Miss Ma also followed. The two of them have been chatting about His Highness's past. They talked and laughed about some trivial things, as if they were very speculative. Later, Mrs. Yu suddenly talked about King Gui, saying that the envoy from the Kingdom of Shu was going to help King Gui choose a princess from among the royal nobles of the Kingdom of Shu. Now that the prince has no concubine, how come this prince has no concubine? She went too far. She also said that she loved Miss Ma's family the most, but now that His Highness has come back, he won't even go to live in Xiande Garden. He used to be so good with Miss Ma's family, why did he suddenly change and only love Xiuhua? Here in the palace, I would like to ask what Mrs. Ya said when Her Highness came back? She also said that everyone in Prince Xing’s Mansion knew that Miss Ma’s wife was betrothed to His Highness. If His Highness ignores Miss Ma’s family in the future, then what will happen to the Ma’s family in Prince Xing’s Mansion? I don’t know how I can stay here any longer!” It was rare that he imitated Ma Min and actually had a similar tone when he spoke.
Liu Sheng snorted, and his face actually darkened: "She really regards her Ma family as a noble family. This is because I am too spoiled to her!" He had a sinister look on his face and didn't know what he was thinking.
Shi Shao didn't answer and listened to what he continued, but Liu Sheng paused, looked at Shi Shao and said, "Qing Nu'er is willing to live there and follow him, so you shouldn't go there often. Now, after all, Mr. Xia Accompanying me over there are the Xiao family's seventh wife and Tao Zun's envoy! You've worked hard, so go down first! Go and call Gong Chengshu to come in!"
Shi Shao didn't say much, and Xie En turned around and went out, but he knew that with Liu Sheng's character, he was afraid that some people would be unlucky. He just didn't know who to operate on, but he also saw that the emperor was really good to the prince. .
Gong Chengshu was ordered to bow and walk in gently with a smile. His white and slender hands were holding a small wooden tray. In the tray were two pills the size of pigeon eggs in a blue and white porcelain plate. The pill was black and had no beeswax on the surface, and it exuded an alluring and strong medicinal fragrance. He couldn't hide his joy: "Congratulations to your majesty, congratulations to your majesty, Master Tang's elixir of bliss is finally complete, please enjoy it!"
Liu Sheng's eyes immediately glowed with greed. He sat up and stared at the two pills, his face suddenly filled with joy. But he immediately looked at Gong Chengshu seriously and said: "Chengshu, you immediately go to the Ministry of Internal Affairs in person to collect a hundred taels of gold and a dou of pearls for Master Tang; and each of you will take two sets of personal clothes that the wife usually enjoys and a dou of pearls." , send it to Mr. Wang Yu’s house and Mr. Qu, the Marquis of Xianning, and give it to Mr. Wang and Miss Qu family’s Thirty-Sanniang in person, saying that it was given by me personally!”
Gong Chengshu was stunned for a moment. He had served Liu Sheng for many years. He didn't expect Liu Sheng's hobbies to suddenly change, and he felt a little lost for a moment.
Liu Sheng knew what Gong Chengshu was thinking by looking at his expression, and scolded him with some humor: "What are you thinking, you little bitch! Go and tell them secretly, let them go to Xiuhua Palace to accompany the prince!"
Gong Chengshu was even more stunned. He did not expect that the emperor was doing this for the prince. He had come across Wang Yu who had a strong personality, and had been scolded by the emperor because of Wang Yu's affairs. He couldn't help but said: "Young Master Wang was a famous figure among the literati of Prince Xing's Palace before. Your Majesty also knows Young Master Wang's temper. This time the servant said this, and he was It’s not a big deal if she is chased out, it’s only if she doesn’t hurt His Majesty’s face!”
"You are such a stupid slave. You won't tell Mr. Wang that the prince wants to study hard now! Don't worry, Mr. Wang will not refuse this time, and I will not let you, a slave, be wronged. Maybe this This time can also improve the relationship between you and Mr. Wang!" Liu Sheng actually smiled in a strange way: "If Mr. Wang doesn't come, you can stay at the Wang family!"
Gong Chengshu quickly put the pills on the table in front of Liu Sheng. Although he had a sad look on his face, he happily thanked him and saluted.
As soon as the person left, the color on Liu Sheng's face changed. He looked coldly at the carved beams and painted pillars on the top of the palace, and murmured: "My Liu family's country and my country will always be under my control. Whoever wants to If you are tempted or don't listen to me, I will let him and his family disappear in the Han Dynasty!" At this moment, his gloomy eyes were shining, making it completely impossible to see how sick he felt in front of others.
State guests and envoys travel to the post house and other courtyards in Dali.
Yang Jian, the envoy of the Dali Kingdom to Prince Xing's Mansion, was standing in the courtyard wearing a golden soft robe, looking at the two large wooden boxes in front of him with his hands behind his back. Standing beside him were his right-hand assistants in Prince Xing's Mansion, the poisonous scholar Kang Bo and Kuai Jian Tan Hu'er.
"Are these two boxes?" Yang Jian looked at the two nanmu boxes in front of him with some caution, which were three meters high, five meters long, and three meters wide, and asked the people around him.
"My lord is absolutely correct. I personally picked him up in the woods on the eastern outskirts of the city one morning. Their people handed him over to a certain family in person!" Kang Bo is in his thirties. Although he is short, he looks gentle and polite. Like a scholar. Unlike Tan Huer, who looks like a foreigner on the side, he is dark and thin, with a high forehead and sunken eyes.
Kang Bo was originally a disciple of a branch of the Wan Sheng Sect in Dali. Although his master left the Wan Sheng Sect and started his own family, he was still a famous figure because of his contacts with the Dali court. He left the army early to join the Yang family, one of the four founding families of Dali. He was also a prominent figure in Dali, and his words seemed to be very resounding.
Yang Jian is not doubting his men, but he knows that this matter is very important to his family and himself, and there is no room for sloppiness. Otherwise, if something goes wrong, not only will his family be in trouble, but his family's partners will also find him. trouble. But he also knew that Kang Bo was a cautious person, so he couldn't help but smile and said to the two of them: "If this thing comes to pass, you two will be my Dali heroes! They will be my Yang family's great heroes!"
Kang Bo couldn't help laughing, with a proud look on his face. He reached out his hand and swept the lock open, then opened the two boxes.
A faint scent of camellia came to the nostrils, and everyone's eyes suddenly brightened when they looked at the situation in the box. I saw that the inside of the box was decorated with brocade, and two women wearing only Dali Guolian skirts were sleeping inside.
Shirtless and barefooted, white and sweet, their long hair was spread loosely, half-covering their white and tender breasts, which made people look even more sexy. They were half-lying on their sides facing everyone, but their elegant appearance The three of them couldn't help but sigh.
Yang Jian knew that these two women had special status, and he did not dare to make any mistakes. Although he felt very amazing, he had to prepare to call someone immediately to arrange to carry these two people in. Unexpectedly, there was no sound here, but the two women suddenly opened their eyes.
The three people couldn't help but change their colors at the same time, because everyone knew the special identities of these two women. They were secretly fed with drugs after they were captured in Dali, and they were well controlled along the way. Even Kang Bo knew it was normal when he went to pick people up. It was obviously out of control at this time, and everyone's first reaction was to freeze.
They couldn't help but look at the two women in amazement. They looked at Yang Jian and the others quietly, and then they all sat up in the box. I saw that these two people were really beautiful. One looked to be no more than fourteen or fifteen years old, while the other was a mature beauty in her twenties.
"Why did you guys wake up?" Yang Jian felt very weird in his heart, and couldn't help but asked weirdly. Do you vaguely know where the problem lies? Thinking of the methods of these two people, I couldn't help but feel angry secretly. His face suddenly changed, and he felt that his whole body felt weak, and the true energy in his body could not be gathered. He couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart, and he couldn't help but look at Kang Bo and Kang Bo angrily.
Unexpectedly, Kang Bo and Kang Bo also had blank faces. Looking at the angry Yang Jian, they felt more wronged than anything else, but they could not say a word. Looking at the two beauties again, Kang Bo suddenly seemed to remember something, but with a look of fear on his face, before he could say anything, he and Tan Huer fell down and fell into a coma.
Yang Jian's last memory was watching the two beauties step out of the box with bare feet, and then his eyes were blurred and dark for a while, and he fainted, but the gentle and melodious laughter of the two girls was still in his ears.
Liu Jixing looked at the bowl of noodles in front of him. It was a bowl of noodles served in a flat earthen bowl with a wide rim. The color was beautiful and the aroma was so fragrant that his mouth watered.
This is a bowl of pasta that is very similar to the noodles pulled in later generations. Maybe the noodles are not fermented very much, and the techniques are not as exquisite as those in later generations. It is just thinner and shorter, thinking that it may be better for cooking. But there are also Sichuan peppercorns, chopped green onions, and a few slices of shredded pork in it, but it's just a pity that it's not served with chili peppers.
Anadai and Qu Ker, who were sitting beside him, were a little curious. They didn't know why Liu Jixing looked at this kind of food and why he felt so excited. You must know that in these markets in Xingwangfu, only Hu people would eat this kind of rough pasta to stave off hunger. Even the people in Lingnan, whose living conditions have improved a lot due to peace in recent years, do not often eat such unpalatable coarse food.
Xiao Yue on the side also accompanied Liu Jixing and ordered a small bowl, but she obviously knew the taste of Sichuan peppercorns, so she didn't add Sichuan peppercorns and just sprinkled a little green onion on the slightly mushy dough.
Qu Ke'er couldn't help but drool a little when she saw Liu Jixing's bowl of noodles was fragrant, and she moved her Adam's apple in embarrassment. With a little blush on his face, he asked Liu Jixing in a low voice: "Is this food so delicious?"
She also followed Liu Jixing's suggestion and wore her brother's clothes and a soft hat to pretend to be a man when she went out. Suddenly being invited out by Liu Jixing, Qu Keer was both happy and a little nervous. After all, although she had practiced martial arts, the education she received since childhood was still more like a lady's brainwashing. At this time, she was sitting next to Liu Jixing dressed in men's clothing and talking softly. The restaurant owner next to her felt a chill in her heart and felt a tightness against the young man Liu Jixing.
Liu Jixing didn't know that his cheap father Liu Sheng had asked Gong Chengshu to make arrangements a few days ago and had already sent the palace gifts to Qu Mansion and Wang Mansion. Naturally, the Qu family did not refuse and did not dare to speak. However, although Wang Yu did not accept it at first, she did not shirk it later. However, he did not agree to enter the palace immediately, so the depressed Gong Chengshu returned to the palace.
Liu Jixing didn't know what Liu Sheng was thinking. Later, he heard that Liu Sheng punished a son of the Ma family who was misbehaving in Prince Xing's mansion. Anyway, Mrs. Yu's side stopped, and Ma Zhenzhu didn't come to find him. On the contrary, Wu Huaien sent a lot of poems by girls. Liu Jixing didn't read anything, but asked someone to take them to Li Yi. It was said that Li Yi criticized them as worthless.
Liu Sheng also chatted with him several times, and Liu Jixing felt that he was concerned about the extent to which Tao Zun paid attention to him. Fortunately, after Xiao Yue dealt with him several times, Liu Sheng obeyed Liu Jixing's words. Liu Jixing did not use Tao Zun's card recklessly. He only briefly revealed his grand plan for the Five Dynasties to him once. Liu Sheng, who had always been extremely conceited, was shocked. He went to the ancestral temple that day to report that his ancestors had appeared. .
Of course, Liu Jixing also went to the ancestral temple with King Qi, Lu Ying, and Lu Qiongxian to worship the ancestral temple. This ceremony made Liu Jixing dizzy for a long time, but under the guidance of Master Li Yi, there were no mistakes. What was rare was that Xia Qinghou personally accompanied Liu Jixing, which made Liu Jixing feel very proud, because it was said that Xia Qinghou was very cool.
Next, Gong Chengshu trained Anadai. When Liu Jixing saw Anadai, he thought of Abbas, so he decided to come out to visit the Persian businessman to see if his plan could be realized.
The reason why I called Qu Ke'er was just to take a break from the palace. I just felt that Qu Ke'er's personality was very similar to the girls of her own era, unlike the palace maids I saw and those in King Wei's memory. Of course, there was no taboo about some details between the monarch and his ministers. He happened to take Anadai to see Abbas, so he told Liu Sheng that he had something to do and came out of the palace, so he came to ask her to play with him.
None of the Qu artists, including Quju, refused Liu Jixing's invitation. On the one hand, the emperor had already come and hinted, and on the other hand, Quju was also optimistic about Liu Jixing. What's more, if the person who is favored by the Crown Prince is interested in your dog, you have to give it to him! Furthermore, although Qu Ke'er is not the so-called extremely beautiful and alluring lady in modern times, she is still considered to be from a famous family, not to mention who would feel that their family members were not raised well.
Being spotted by the future prince is at least a good thing for the family no matter what. Although Qu Ju doesn't have the heart to cling to her, it's not a good thing for her sister to be unmarried at such an old age! No matter what Liu Jixing's intentions are, he can rely on it to the future emperor. Anyway, this business is a sure profit and he won't be with him!
Liu Jixing has never gone shopping in this era, and because of his status, he may have few opportunities in the future. Although later history books say that Liu Jixing often visited people privately incognito, and also arrested those who spoke ill of him and tortured him in the palace, and even killed his relatives. But now Liu Jixing knows that at least he won't know it. Besides, if he wants to survive, he must listen to the voices of the people!
What's more, we are now in the bustling city of Prince Xing's Mansion, currently the richest city in the entire Central Plains. It really has everything, and it’s dizzying.
So he corruptly brought Suxin from Xiuhua Palace, Xiao Yue who was with him, Qu Keer who was specially looking for it, and the guide Anadai and several other women, and of course the super bodyguard Du Yuhou Shishao and Chen Yanshou. The personal eunuchs dressed up together and then went shopping together.
After finally getting out of the palace, Chen Yanshou, who had been nervous all the time, stopped urging him. Instead, he was like a monkey out of the cage, scratching his ears and cheeks happily. It turned out that he was also a scoundrel in the market when he didn't enter the palace that day. Because the virtuous girl of the wealthy family had nowhere to hide, he had no choice but to go to the palace with humiliation.
In the beginning, there was no chance to leave the palace. It was only in the past two years that he gradually gained a position. Because of the rules in the palace, he could rarely go out for a walk. Now that I had this opportunity to go out with Liu Jixing, I couldn't help but happily walk along with him, and introduced him to everyone in a clear-cut manner, while Xiao Yue rolled her eyes.
We all walked around the market, and finally got hungry. In the market not far from Abbas' house, Liu Jixing saw this restaurant opened by a Chang'an native. And I found that they would provide pasta eaten by the Hu people, and this pasta was very similar to the northwest pasta of later generations.
This restaurant is usually located in a local market, and there aren't even many tables and chairs inside. They just provided some staple food for business people to stave off their hunger, and set up a few wooden stools. The restaurant is surrounded by meter-high wooden fences, and there are only three tables and a few stools for everyone to eat. It may have been past meal time at this time, and there was noisy hawking and trading around. Only Liu Jixing and a few people were eating here.
"It must be delicious!" Liu Jixing laughed and said seriously: "And this kind of food! It's also very good for hunger! People in Lingnan today may not be used to it. If we vigorously promote the cultivation of this crop , change a few more methods of making food. Think about it in the future, when the output is large, it can replace other foods, and how delicious food can be made! In the future, no one will go hungry in remote areas of Lingnan! And if we can It will be extended to all areas where it can be planted in the Central Plains. Think about what will happen after that!"
Chen Yanshou and Shi Shao couldn't help but look at this prince with surprise, who was always considered a playboy! In the minds of two people, when did Liu Jixing understand these things? Not to mention caring about the life and death of ordinary people! What you hear in the palace is always good news. If the people starve to death, who will tell the emperor and the prince. The two people's worship of Zhenren Shi reached another level at the same time! The two of them thought that this must be the work of Zhenren Shi and had nothing to do with Liu Jixing's body or person!
Liu Jixing was eating with relish when he suddenly stopped. Liu Jixing faintly smelled a fragrance, a fragrance unique to girls. This was a scent that the girls who were traveling with me didn't have. I couldn't help but look up where I was coming from. When I saw it clearly, I was a little surprised.
I saw two beautiful women standing hand in hand outside the wooden fence. They were wearing the corset-wrapped skirts commonly worn by later generations of Yunnan people, with their hair down and their feet bare. The long, shiny black hair reaches down to the lower part of the calf, making the toes cute and beautiful.
What's incredible is that they are watching a few of them eating! Everyone could tell from their hungry looks that they were starving, and there were some idle people around who saw this and were pointing and talking at them.
Surprised and surprised, Liu Jixing put down his chopsticks and looked at the people around him. He saw that everyone also had different expressions of surprise. So Liu Jixing made what he thought was the kindest expression and said to the two girls: "You are hungry! Come in and eat together, I'll treat you!"
The two women looked happy after hearing Liu Jixing's official words, but they did not move. The woman who looked a little older looked at Liu Jixing with a pair of beautiful big eyes, as if she wanted to know the reliability of what he said. After the little beauty next to her shook her hand, she asked in blunt Mandarin: "We don't know each other, how could you invite us to eat!"
Liu Jixing was stunned for a moment and smiled slightly: "I see you are hungry, aren't you? Besides, being able to treat girls to food is a joyful thing!"
The little beauty was obviously hungry and shook her hand vigorously to signal her! This beautiful woman actually smiled and said something that made the girls around Liu Jixing blush. Liu Jixing almost fainted after hearing this.
"Are you treating us to food because we are beautiful?" She stared hard into Liu Jixing's eyes, as if she was afraid that Liu Jixing would tell lies!
Qu Ke'er here looked at Liu Jixing nervously, and even Suxin was a little uneasy, as if she was afraid that Liu Jixing's answer would disappoint her! But Xiaoyue looked at Liu Jixing with a half-smile! It seems like he doesn’t care at all!
"You little lady, don't hurt anyone again!" A thunderous roar was heard. Everyone looked around and saw a lean man strutting through the crowd. Although he was small and thin, he was extremely powerful. Anyone who touched him fell away, allowing him to run over quickly.
Although the two women did not panic, they frowned when they heard the voice. Seeing the man's expression, he looked unhappy, but he ignored the man and walked into the restaurant through the opening of the wooden fence.
Shi Shao naturally felt that something was wrong, and he had already stood calmly in the space between the two women and Liu Jixing. I saw the lean man approaching. Although he looked unhappy and nervous, he just stopped outside. He stared at the two women eagerly! The look in his eyes seemed to have a deep hatred for these two girls.
"The boss served two plates of steamed buns to these two little ladies. It's not enough for more!" Liu Jixing smiled and said to the dazed boss, an authentic northwest man.
"Great!" The boss blushed! Come to your senses immediately.
There were still two empty tables here, so the boss filled two plates of steaming large buns from the steamer placed next to the counter, carefully placed them on the table next to Liu Jixing, and leaned against the two A girl.
The two women did not expect that Liu Jixing would really treat them. The younger one was obviously very hungry and swallowed her saliva while looking at the buns. However, the older woman obviously did not speak. She forced herself to look at Liu Jixing.
"Deng Lin in Xia Shu, Tian is the third among the four friends in Pengzhou. I wonder if all of you here have heard of my brother's nickname in the world!" I saw the lean man outside cupping his fists and saluting, asking Liu Jixing.
The two women looked at Liu Jixing and saw that Liu Jixing didn't say anything and didn't pay much attention to the lean man named Deng Lin. The slightly smaller beauty couldn't help but pick up a bun and start eating it.
Liu Jixing remembered that he had contacted Song Xing, one of the Four Friends of Pengzhou, last night, but he did not see Deng Lin. Although Song Xing was the envoy of the Shu Kingdom in Prince Xing's Mansion, he was obviously mostly from the Jianghu community. They would have something to do with these two women, so Liu Jixing didn't reply.
When Shi Shao saw that Liu Jixing didn't say anything, he clasped his fists and replied: "My young master seldom goes out and doesn't know about these things in the world! I just saw that these two women were hungry and wanted to treat them to something to eat. I don't know what Mr. Deng did." Any advice?"
This Shishao looks extraordinary. Although he wears the attire of an ordinary person as a nurse, he can tell from a glance that he is an expert. That night Yang Jiong brought the female assassin into the palace to see Liu Sheng. Liu Sheng knew that someone wanted to stop his actions, so he naturally put the female assassin on death row and strengthened the protection of Liu Jixing.
Who would have thought that Deng Lin's eyes were red, and he pointed at the two women and said, "Brother, please do not show kindness to them. Just now, my brother Wang Zhi and I were drinking in the Nanji of West Market. My brother also saw them hungry. I invited them to eat out of kindness, but who knew that not only did they not appreciate it, they also poisoned my brother, and now my brother's life is in danger!"
Shi Shao knew that Deng Lin, nicknamed "No Shadow", was quite famous in the world for his light-weight lifting skills, and his brother Wang Zhi ranked second among the four friends in Pengzhou, and was also a famous master, known as Childlike scholar.
If what he said is true, then these two women are obviously not ordinary people, and they are obviously capable of the evil art of poisoning. Will they find this place and have some agenda? Obviously Deng Lin didn't need to tell lies. Shi Shao couldn't help but be cautious and took a step closer to Su Xin who was standing behind Liu Jixing. This position could better protect Liu Jixing.
Liu Jixing saw the two women looking at him calmly, with expressions of hunger on their faces that didn't seem to be fake, and couldn't help but said: "Ignore what Mr. Deng said, I don't know if I have any misunderstanding with you. You two should eat first when you are hungry. It's true." Any misunderstandings can be explained clearly. Although I am not a member of the world, I know that it is better to resolve enemies than to end them. If it is a major matter involving human life, you should be more cautious! "
"Thank you!" The smaller woman grabbed another bun and ate it in big gulps! The older beauty actually smiled sweetly and said, "You are such a good person!"
Liu Jixing was about to talk to them when Qu Keer suddenly pushed Liu Jixing gently. Liu Jixing looked at him in surprise and saw Qu Quji from the Qu family standing outside, but he was blocked by someone at this time! Deng Lin had already walked in slowly, came to the wooden fence of the restaurant, and looked at the two women angrily. Qu Quji outside looked at Qu Ke'er, obviously a little anxious, but the man in front of him was obviously blocking the way.
Qu Quji saw the man's muscular body, wearing a short coat, linen trousers and a pair of straw sandals. He had a foxtail in his mouth and was looking at him with his arms crossed. Qu Quji could only bow his hands and salute: "Qu Quji, a certain family, is from the residence of the Marquis of Xianning. If there is something urgent, I need someone to help you. Your Excellency is,,,,,,!"
