Pan Jinlian stood quietly next to Duan Suqin. She had not spoken. She had been keeping a low profile since entering the palace. Not to mention her sister Pan Yulian's sensitive identity, her father Pan Chongche was also a sensitive person in Lingnan. He was able to escape from Liu Sheng's hands because he was a person who knew how to advance and retreat. In addition, she was the daughter-in-law of the Ni family after all. Her husband Ni Andong and his friend Zhou Zhelun used to be playmates in the Tiger and Elephant Camp of King Wei Liu Jixing.
At first, she was left by Liu Jixing after entering the palace. She even thought that the new emperor was just trying to win over her father. Later in the palace, not only did she gain the emperor's favor, but she could even feel the emperor's sincerity. As a result, her thinking changed, and during the Spring Festival, she finally received the emperor's title in a low-key manner. She also adheres to the creed of her sister and father, just serve the emperor well, and never interferes with others or competes for favor.
As the saying goes, once you enter the palace, it is as deep as the sea, let alone the woman who enters the palace. It is almost impossible for a woman to get out of the palace. In the past, when Pan Jinlian was in the Ni family, she could often go back to her parents' home and visit her. After entering the palace, she naturally felt depressed. Liu Jixing seemed to be very understanding, and would bring out the women around him from time to time. This time it was Pan Jinlian's turn.
She was obviously very happy, and everything around her felt fresh and familiar. She felt at ease with Liu Jixing, not to mention that Liu Jixing personally cooked delicious food for everyone. She was very excited, but she still sat there calmly.
When I saw Duan Suqin next to me, she was even more excited than the mutton that had just been served. She looked nervous and cute, and couldn't help but said: "I really don't know if I don't know, it turns out that these rarely eaten seafood can be cooked So delicious!”
Seeing the oysters in front of me, my appetite suddenly whetted. As soon as the conversation started, the most elegant Meng Qingluan sat next to her, and he also looked at Duan Suqin excitedly. I couldn't help but want to try it, but because the temperature of the oyster shell was too high, my mouth watered just looking at the delicious food. In the end, I couldn't bear it any longer, so I could only take my chopsticks and dip them in the garlic juice, then sip it with my little mouth, and my mouth would feel fragrant.
Meng Yiren looked at Meng Qingluan carefully, and when she saw the smile on her little face, she knew it must be good. I couldn't help but dip my chopsticks into the sauce, and carefully put it to my mouth. It felt hot and fragrant, and I couldn't help but marvel.
Yiping felt amused when she saw everyone's expressions. Although she couldn't bear the smell, she didn't move her chopsticks because the oysters in front of her were too hot. But seeing the surprise on everyone's faces, she felt itchy in her heart. But he couldn't help but whisper: "It really smells good and tastes so good. Just smelling it makes me hungry!"
Zheng Luna didn't touch the oysters. Although she had never eaten this kind of seafood when she was in Yunnan, she often ate various barbecued meats. Instead, she took the earthen plate from Xiao Yu'er's hand, which contained fresh squid that Xiao Yu'er had baked. She also looked at Liu Jixing with a smile: "Sister Yu'er is really worried, and she must be thinking about you. You bad guy, you didn’t tell people the truth! You made them worry for a long time in vain!”
Hearing Zheng Luna's clear female voice, Xiao Yu'er's face turned red. She was certainly not stupid, and she was a very smart woman. Looking at the expressions of several people, and looking at several people wearing men's clothing, although the ear holes are somewhat covered, there is still something strange if you take a closer look. Xiao Yu'er suddenly realized that these men were definitely girls like herself.
Xiao Yu'er felt funny and angry at the same time, but she really fell in love with this young man. Thinking about Liu Jixing's rapport with his father and his quarrels with him, but he kept helping himself and his father, the unhappiness in his heart was also forgotten. Especially when she thought that Liu Jixing actually brought his family to help, Xiao Yuer felt even sweeter. Thought in his mind, he still turned his head and stared at Liu Jixing fiercely, and whispered: "You are indeed a big bad guy, but you let these sisters come to deceive me!"
"Conscience of heaven and earth, how could a certain family come to lie to you!" Looking at the women around them who were already eating with gusto, although the weather was already very hot, looking at the tempting food, no one felt like a lady at all. Seeing everyone's happiness makes me very satisfied.
You know, Liu Jixing himself is a foodie, no matter in his past life or in this life. Now that he is the emperor, it can be said that all the ingredients in the palace are available, which is naturally more convenient. Although he didn't like waste, and the Han Dynasty couldn't afford it now, the chefs in the palace knew that the emperor liked to eat. Sufficient ingredients are still prepared, so the women living in the palace can be said to be full of food since Liu Jixing became emperor.
Although there is only one oyster in front of each person, the best thing is not having too much food but having enough flavor. Seeing the happiness of several women, Liu Jixing felt warm and happy in his heart.
Looking at Xiao Yu'er's anger, although he never thought about accepting her into the palace, he thought that the people around him were now considerate and meticulous, and they would definitely make arrangements in the future. He couldn't help but smile at Xiao Yu'er, and then said softly: "Isn't this the taste of Lao Wang who has been missing you, and your greetings! I finally found out that you and Lao Wang came to Prince Xing's Mansion, and brought them to see the world. , try Lao Wang’s good craftsmanship, a certain family wants Lao Wang to open a branch in Xingwang Mansion! Make the Wang family’s brand famous in Lingnan!”
Liu Jixing kept talking, but seeing the color on Xiao Yu'er's face darken, he knew that what he was talking about was wrong. He wondered whether there was still a generation gap between himself and girls of this age. He was laughing in his heart, but with a serious look on his face. Liu Jixing couldn't help but change the subject. After looking at everyone, they all had a taste for it. He chuckled at Xiao Yu'er and said, "A certain family often mentions you to them at home. They I heard how great Xiao Yuer is, and I want to follow a certain family to see yours!"
Sure enough, not to mention that these women didn't make a sound, even after hearing this, Xiao Yu'er's expression relaxed a lot. She looked at the women on Zheng Luna's side again, and felt much more comfortable when she saw the effect of these women disguising themselves as men. Because she was also poisoned by the public aesthetics of this era, and she was disapproving of the looks of several women. She pouted happily and said, "Are they all members of your family?"
Zheng Luna saw that Liu Jixing hadn't answered yet, but there was a hint of embarrassment on her face, and she vaguely guessed what was going on. What's more, when she came out this time, Liu Jixing repeatedly asked everyone to treat her as an ordinary person, so she stood up with a smile. When he came to Xiao Yu'er's side, Liu Jixing took Xiao Yu'er's hand regardless of his bulging eyes.
Even though she knew that Zheng Luna was a woman, Xiao Yuer was still shy and wanted to withdraw, but seeing Zheng Luna holding her slender fingers, which were warm and comfortable, white, tender, smooth, long and beautiful, she resisted the idea of withdrawing.
"Sister Yu'er, sister, I am the official's cousin. Just call me Sister Luna!" Zheng Luna looked at Xiao Yu'er with a smile. She also liked this lovely woman very much. Looking at her innocent eyes and thinking about Liu Jixing's good attitude and the feeling that he treated everyone equally, he decided to help Liu Jixing. Unexpectedly, he took Xiao Yu'er aside and sat down at the table.
She was originally a woman who grew up in a barbarian settlement in Dali. Although her father's family members were also of Han descent, they had lived in the Dali area for generations. Because she was born into a noble family since she was young, she naturally behaves with great momentum. Xiao Yu'er was pulled by her and couldn't help but follow her and sit down.
I don't know if she has barbarian ancestry, but since she was a child, her thinking and behavior have been mostly integrated with the barbarian tribe, and she is very free to choose between men and women. They are not like the children of the Han family in the Central Plains, who have many scruples and restrictions.
Therefore, after Liu Sheng left her and Duan Suqin in Prince Xing's Mansion, first Liu Sheng passed away, and then Liu Jixing ascended the throne, so the two of them never returned to Dali. Although he was taken to Lingnan that day, it involved the relationship between Dali's power and the royal family. Zheng Luna's own identity is also extremely sensitive. After all, her father's family is in Dali, and it has passed away.
Zheng Luna has always enjoyed extremely high treatment in Dali, not to mention Duan Suqin, the princess of the royal family. For political and power purposes, the Gao family and the Yang family regarded the two people as pawns. The two families' power in Dali, even the royal family, did not dare to go too far. But after all, the two of them were princesses who went to court one after another. After the Gao and Yang families coordinated, they still hoped to take the two of them back.
Regarding the public opinion in Dali, they naturally lied about the two people coming to Lingnan to play. After all, the Liu family in Lingnan is the maternal family of the two princesses, and Dali was speechless. Later, the Dali envoy to Prince Xing's Mansion made several appeals, hoping to invite the two princesses back. However, after consideration, neither of them wanted to be used as political tools anymore. They both lied about being unwell, so neither agreed to go back to Dali.
Later, after getting along with the monster Liu Jixing day and night in the palace, she actually fell in love with Liu Jixing, and the two of them naturally followed suit and stayed in Prince Xing's Mansion. In Liu Jixing's eyes, she and Duan Suqin are indeed rare beauties. The two people came together naturally with Liu Jixing. Among Liu Jixing's women, she is still very outgoing and very popular with Liu Jixing.
Even though she was usually quite public in the palace, Liu Jixing did not interfere and doted on both her and Duan Suqin. Especially because she is relatively older in this era. Liu Jixing does not have to worry about premature birth and death from dystocia when she becomes pregnant. Therefore, Zheng Luna usually had many opportunities to sleep with her, so she naturally became one of the women Liu Jixing could trust on his pillow.
As for whether there were political factors involved, Liu Jixing didn't think too much about it. After all, Zheng Luna and Duan Suqin were both super beauties in their own time. However, Zheng Luna and Duan Suqin can be kept. Considering the current situation of the Lingnan Han Kingdom, the benefits to the Lingnan Han Kingdom and Liu Jixing himself outweigh other factors.
If in his own time, Liu Jixing could only admire them at most, but it is true that Zheng Luna and Duan Suqin are both beauties that Liu Jixing likes. If his current power is not corrupted, it will be invalidated when he gets old. With such a beautiful woman by his side, Liu Jixing wouldn't waste anything, not to mention the two people's identities are very special. Although Liu Jixing had no intention of taking advantage of these two people, he could be with two people and it would be helpful to him, so why not do it!
The two of them are also very different from other Central Plains women, because they are cheerful and lively, giving Liu Jixing the feeling that they are more like those hot and pretty girls in later generations. Only at this time did Liu Jixing have a full sense of superiority as an emperor. She loves these two people very much, and they are naturally not like other women who are too timid to show off. Not only did Liu Jixing not mind, but he doted on the two of them.
Zheng Luna's friendliness obviously made Xiao Yu'er very happy. Although she was a little shy, she soon became familiar with several women under Zheng Luna's introduction.
A few people here were happy, but Wang Boqi felt a little uncomfortable. You must know that he always believed that his advantage was there. Now that he came to this small restaurant, although he was under the inexplicable magic of Lao Wang, he immediately seemed to forget his fear and looked at Ma Houbao, who was already sitting diagonally opposite him.
Ma Houbao seemed to have come to his senses. He looked at Lao Wang and Wang Boqi from time to time, feeling like he was in a dream. He would rather believe that he had a dream, or it would be more realistic to look at Wang Boqi in front of him. Seeing Wang Boqi keep hinting at him with his winks, he couldn't help but slowly come back to his senses. Looking at Lao Wang in front of the stove, the domineering energy in his body seemed to come out again.
There are many things in the world that are happening every day.
If it were in the past, Liu Jixing might have developed the story in a cruel way and made some dramatic scenes happen. But for me now, I don't have the time to talk nonsense with idlers like Wang Boqi. Even when he brought these women out this time, Liu Jixing didn't just want to relax himself.
I really don’t have much time, not enough at all. The progress in the Chu region is currently going smoothly. Several armies are encroaching on Zhou Xingfeng's territory, but I cannot force him to avoid changing the overall situation. Just imagine if Zhou Xingfeng suddenly fell into the arms of Zhou Guo, it would be another general trend.
Therefore, Liu Jixing will not send many teams, but will only let a few special forces fight alone in the Chu region. If everything goes well, the follow-up civil service and appeasement will naturally follow up the assault and establish base areas in each state and county. This will not cause a big sensation, but also allow Zhou Xingfeng to slowly disintegrate.
The great men of later generations surrounded the city with the countryside, and in this era it can be said that it has never worked.
The development of Shuzhong obviously exceeded Liu Jixing's expectations. The role played by secret parties in various places is no longer simply to capture cities and territories. They are playing a huge role, disintegrating state capitals one by one and turning them into independent base areas. If the main personnel dispatched to Sichuan ascend to the top and shout, most of the areas in Sichuan may soon become their own territory.
Liu Jixing suddenly missed Yin Lihua. She was his woman and the nominal top leader he sent to Shu. Continuous messages came in every day, and Liu Jixing already knew that Yin Lihua was in trouble near Sizhou. Liu Jixing believed in Yin Lihua's ability, but he also knew that there were too many masters in the world, so he could only pray that nothing would happen to Yin Lihua. I believe that Yang Huai is a little bit, but Shuzhong is too critical. After all, it faces the Zhou Kingdom, the grassland Tubo and the Liao Kingdom.
As a relatively safe couple in Lingnan, Liu Jixing naturally did not want his power to be exposed prematurely. Because the huge daily expenses and the required manpower and material resources are not easily affordable by Lingnan.
At this time, Zhou State was in the midst of the Northern Expedition, and he certainly did not have much time or energy to take care of Shuzhong. In particular, if history develops normally, Guo Rong will die of illness soon. But Liu Jixing did not dare to be careless at all, because if he captured Shuzhong, he would have to face Zhou State. If Zhao Kuangyin was forced out early, the consequences would be unpredictable.
There are also Tubo and Liao kingdoms next to Shuzhong. They have always wanted to take over the Central Plains. If Shuzhong is alone, it will inevitably lead to chaos in the world. That's why Liu Jixing thought of Dali. After all, Dali is the back garden of Sichuan. If Dali was used to contain Shu, Tubo, Liao and even Zhou, there wouldn't be much suspicion.
Liu Jixing was quite satisfied with the game he played in Shuzhong.
There should be no major problems in the Fujian country around us for the time being. The frightened Southern Tang Dynasty no longer poses a big threat to itself. Liu Jixing has been wondering whether the people around him can keep up with his progress if he takes full action.
The only thing Liu Jixing was proud of was his power at sea. This powerful force that is not yet transparent can have a profound influence on the Wuyue Kingdom, Southern Tang Dynasty, and Zhou Kingdom along the coast at any time. Of course, as for Jiaozhou, Goryeo, and the coastal areas of Liao, Liu Jixing has not made any gestures for the time being. But Liu Jixing knew that if he wanted to act, everything had to work properly.
How much financial support is needed for all this to be controlled by Liu Jixing alone? The daily operation was completely beyond Liu Jixing's imagination. Although there is help from Shiwu, the secret parties in various places are almost fighting alone.
The purpose of getting closer to Lao Wang is naturally to promote seafood, which is actually quite far-reaching. Because Xingwangfu is not only the largest seaport, but also the largest overseas trading city. If Lingnan's specialty seafood could be promoted to the Central Plains, it would be of great benefit and it could provide food and clothing for many people. Liu Jixing seems to have seen tomorrow, and even the future of Lingnan.
There is no shortage of second-generation officials like Wang Boqi in any dynasty at any time. Liu Jixing was not deeply disgusted because it was actually normal for a family to have several such people. No matter in any era or time, as long as we do not shake our fundamentals and implement our governance strategies, we can actually find a solution. But he would never tolerate an adulterer, let alone a member of his own woman's family.
In fact, Liu Jixing knew the Wang family quite well. Wang Yu's father's family had become an independent branch because he was granted the title of Enhou in the past. Even if Wang Yu's grandfather Wang Dingbao survived, among his sons, whether they were direct descendants or concubines, there was no such person as Wang Boqi. To put it this way, he is at best a direct descendant of a branch of the Wang family.
Within the five-server kinship clan, there would be no greatness in the society of later generations, but at this time, they were still the closest relatives among the nine clans. Therefore, it is right for Wang Boqi to say that he is a member of the Wang Yu family, and it is understandable that he is also a descendant of the Wang family. Liu Jixing had never heard of Wang Boqi's usual reputation in Prince Xing's Mansion. He must have been just a gangster from a second-generation official family, wandering around outside thinking he was righteous.
Ever since he had a secret party around him, Liu Jixing was like having newspapers and television in later generations. He knew everything big and small. However, Yang Jiong and Shi Wu would still filter out trivial matters, and at most they would only tell him what Liu Jixing was interested in. As for the fake tigers in Prince Xing's Mansion, naturally they would never reach Liu Jixing's ears. But Liu Jixing, who had the life experience of later generations, knew Wang Boqi's state without looking.
If his matter comes to Wang Yu's ears, and if Wang Yu is allowed to handle it, with her current status around her and her usual character and temper, Wang Boqi, a second-generation official and a descendant of her family, might It will end badly.
The world's praise and evaluation of Wang Yu will naturally follow with kind words. However, Liu Jixing did not want his woman to bear too much pressure in the family. Therefore, we must kill the idiot Wang Boqi's ideas to prevent him from smearing Wang Yu again.
Liu Jixing suddenly thought of an interesting thing. Although many children from aristocratic families in Prince Xing's Mansion had invested in their own grand plans after several conscriptions, there were still many dandy children like Wang Boqi. Starting a business in any era has its share of pains and hardships. If we enjoy the present comfortably, Lingnan will be swallowed up by the torrent of history. Liu Jixing has always understood this, so he has been taking action and preparing.
Garbage is also a kind of material, not to mention useful garbage. Now that there is garbage, we must dispose of the garbage!
Ma Houbao was originally thinking about how to deal with Lao Wang and Liu Jixing. Who knew, but he saw Liu Jixing coming over with a plate of mutton, smiling like a harmless person. He always felt that something was wrong, but couldn't remember what it was. He watched Liu Jixing place the mutton in front of Wang Boqi.
Naturally, he didn't see that Wu Sihu had walked to the window facing the street without knowing when.
There was a patrol team coming over there. They were officers and soldiers from the City Patrol Department of Prince Xing's Mansion. Since Liu Jixing came to the throne, regular city patrols have been carried out in every street, and the time has been shortened to once every quarter of an hour. Therefore, the public security of Xingwang Mansion is very good, and coupled with the prosperity of Xingwang Mansion, many people have commented that Xingwang Mansion has the atmosphere of Xijing in the Tang Dynasty in the past.
"The seafood tastes good! The mutton is also very good! If you two want to eat it, the owner will be happy before it's too late! Why don't you two give it a try!" Looking at Liu Jixing's harmless smile, Wang Boqi actually picked up a piece of mutton. Put it in his mouth. Because he saw Yang Jiong and Shi Wu, the two of them were sitting there eating with gusto.
"How does it taste?" Liu Jixing couldn't help but lick his tongue.
"Although it looks greasy, it tastes okay!" Wang Boqi disagreed, knowing it was delicious. Ma Houbao on the side couldn't help but also stretched out his chopsticks. Seeing Wang Boqi's signal, he couldn't help but put it into his mouth immediately.
Watching Ma Houbao eat the mutton, Liu Jixing smiled like a flower on his face and said, "It's delicious for sure, but this shop has a rule. Do you two know about it?" Liu Jixing looked at it with a slow smile. With Wang Boqi.
"An unknown small shop in Naidi has many rules!" Wang Boqi looked at Liu Jixing arrogantly. He didn't know why. Seeing the sly smile in Liu Jixing's eyes, he felt uneasy for no reason, but he didn't know what went wrong. He couldn't help but look at Ma Houbao, who was also confused.
But he saw a school captain leading a group of officers and soldiers up the stairs.
"Because this restaurant was named by the Emperor Zan personally, and the most important thing is that you two just ate this mutton!" Liu Jixing pointed to the mutton on the table.
"What's wrong, you still want to blackmail someone? I just ate this meat. Could it be that this meat is dragon liver and phoenix marrow?" Wang Boqi was furious and became more courageous when he saw the officers and soldiers in the group.
"I dare not say anything about dragon liver and phoenix marrow. A certain family doesn't have the courage, but it's almost the same. Because the plate of mutton in front of you was originally roasted by a certain family for the emperor's wife in the palace. But you two are so bold that you insist on grabbing it. Come here to eat, and you want to eat dragon liver and phoenix marrow. I don’t know if you want to rebel, or to bully the royal family!" Liu Jixing looked at the two people coldly.
Although Wang Boqi was startled, he became furious and shouted: "There is no queen in the palace here, let alone bring up any queen to scare me. I have a queen at home, let alone what you say about rebellion. ! You guys are really rebelling, rebelling!"
Yang Jiong and Shi Wu watched with smiles as Liu Jixing teased Wang Boqi. They vaguely knew that Liu Jixing wanted to punish Wang Boqi, so they remained silent.
The young man and woman at the other table also ate oysters, but looking at Liu Jixing's look, they knew that he was trying to tease Wang Boqi. Not worried at all about what Liu Jixing said, he put down his chopsticks and looked here.
"Now, now! You all heard it!" Liu Jixing looked at everyone with a smile, pointed at Wang Boqi and said: "There are so many people here, and there are officers and soldiers here, and he is still saying that he will rebel, everyone testify!
Wang Boqi was so angry that he almost spit out a mouthful of blood, pointing at Liu Jixing's flushed face.
