Zhao Bingyan was imprisoned in Li Mu Cave, but Concubine Yang Shu in Danzhou was extremely anxious.
She saw that a whole day had passed and she still had no news, so she asked Eunuch Zhu to send someone to inquire.
However, the people from the Imperial City Division were blocked at the foot of Li Mu Mountain and could not go up.
Concubine Yang Shu was afraid that Zhao Bingyan was in danger, so she urgently summoned Wen Tianxiang, Lu Xiufu and Zhang Shijie to discuss it, and asked Zhang Shijie to immediately lead troops to attack Li Mu Mountain.
Wen Tianxiang immediately said no.
He believed that the King of Han had a divine musket and the peerless martial arts mentioned by Miss Guo Xiang, so he should be fine. The Tatars of the Yuan Dynasty are instigating a rebellion against the Li people. If they use weapons at this time, they will be fooled.
Zhang Shijie wanted to save Zhao Bingyan, but he asked anxiously what to do?
If the king of Han is trapped on the mountain, we will regret it if we don't take action at the critical moment.
Lu Xiufu felt that the Queen Mother was a bit abnormal. In the past, she did not panic when Zhao Bingyan went to the battlefield and performed important tasks. Why was she so anxious this time when she followed two beauties up the mountain?
Thinking of the rumors among the palace attendants that the Queen Mother liked Zhao Bingyan, he felt that they were similar.
He said: "Queen Mother, don't be impatient. It's only been a day. The King of Han will definitely return safely. We should discuss the land equalization order proposed by the King of Han."
The Queen Mother said listlessly that there was nothing else to discuss. The King of Han said well that all the land in the Song Dynasty had been robbed by the Tatars. Allocating the land to the people for farming would inspire the people to fight and increase the food harvest, which was a good thing. ,point.
Wen Tianxiang took out a stack of manuscripts from his sleeve and said: The King of Han said that all land in the world is owned by the imperial court. The land is distributed to the people to allow them to cultivate and use it, but not to buy or sell it. The ownership still belongs to the imperial court.
Zhang Shijie nodded and drank tea, nodded vigorously and said: "We have encountered in the past some wealthy families and landowners who took over the mountains and became kings. They divided the entire mountain into a private forest garden, raised private soldiers with their private property, and the court was not allowed to interfere. The King of Han proposed that all land belonged to the imperial court, and from now on no one would dare to occupy the mountain and become king, which was a great good deed.
Concubine Yang Shu saw that they no longer mentioned rescuing Zhao Bingyan, so she asked the two prime ministers to draw up a draft of the Song Dynasty Land Equalization Order and wait for the King of Han to come back to discuss it.
Zhao Bingyan and Axiang ate and slept in the cave, slept and ate again. After looking around the cave, they felt bored.
He released two sets of female soldier uniforms and a large mirrored twenty-ring gun from the space, asked Axiang to put on the military uniform, and asked her to use the twenty-ring gun.
This kind of pistol can be fired single or continuously, and it can also be assembled with a wooden handle holster and pistol for precise shooting. Although the model is old-fashioned, it is a powerful weapon for close-range street fighting and assault.
During the Anti-Japanese War, the platoon commanders, company commanders and battalion commanders of the Eighth Route Army were equipped in large quantities.
Zhao Bingyan asked Axiang to use it step by step. The woman was very annoyed. She touched the brand-new pistol and asked him where it came from.
I didn't even see it when I was waiting for the King of Han to take a bath last night.
Zhao Bingyan smiled and said that Zhuge Wuhou was his master. When his apprentice got married, the master would definitely give him some gifts. That's right.
Axiang had long heard that Zhuge Daxian was Zhao Bingyan's master. Now that they were married, they were specially sent a wedding gift, which was an honor.
She was wearing a new military uniform, with 20 bangs on her waist, and liberation shoes. She walked with a dashing look, and her whole body became even more beautiful.
Zhao Bingyan lived in Limu Cave for three days. Even the five girls guarding the entrance of the cave put on brand-new military uniforms. They all carried anti-Japanese knives on their backs and carried Sanba Gaigai on their shoulders.
When Axiang's mother saw her daughter coming out with the energetic guards, she happily received Zhao Bingyan and invited the King of Han to take his seat.
This is the mother-in-law.
He didn't go anyway, so he took Axiang and sat down under the cave master, just in front of Guo Xiang and Cheng Lin. Seeing that Cheng Lin's face was as dark as a teapot that had been hanging on the stove for ten years, he smiled helplessly, lowered his head and ate his own meal.
Ah Xiang, however, happily showed off the twenty rings on her waist to her best friends and elders at the banquet, and said nonchalantly that as long as she drew her gun, no one would come close.
The master of Limu Cave was happy to hear this.
Thinking about it, the King of Han not only wanted her daughter's body, but also his heart.
Several cave owners nearby begged Zhao Bingyan for twenty rings with envious expressions.
He spread his hands and said, "This is Master Zhuge's wedding gift to my wife, no more."
Axiang nodded solemnly, as if seeing Zhuge Liang giving a gift, and vividly made up a wonderful story about the congratulations of the great immortal Zhuge.
Everyone was amazed and regarded Zhao Bingyan as a god.
He began to admire Axiang for being really good at blowing, and marveled at the rich imagination of the Li people. No wonder Axiang had endless fairy tales to tell in the past few nights.
He told the master of Li Mudong that he wanted to take Axiang away.
The owner of the cave decisively refused and refused.
Only then did Zhao Bingyan realize that Shengli was still a matriarchal clan society, where women were the head of the family and men came to provide services and had to go home after finishing their work.
The master of the cave said: "If the King of Han misses Axiang, come to our Limu Mountain. Axiang and Axiang's children must stay on the mountain."
Zhao Bingyan looked a little reluctant to give up on Axiang's face.
He told the owner of the cave that the Li people should also learn more about Chinese culture. In the future, if Asxiang's children learn well, they can go to Qiongzhou or the capital of the Song Dynasty to serve as officials when they grow up, and work for the Li people in the world.
A Xiang's face lit up when she heard this, and she lowered her head shyly.
However, the owner of Li Mu Cave smiled lightly and said that they were satisfied. As long as the Han people and the Li people are harmonious and living in peace, it is the Li people's greatest happiness.
Zhao Bingyan asked them to relax and ask the prime minister to personally visit Li Mu Mountain when he returned and carve his promise to the Li people on a stone tablet so that subsequent officials could see it clearly.
The cave masters of the One Hundred and Eighth Cave were delighted, and one by one they stood up to congratulate him and Axiang and propose a toast.
Zhao Bingyan came down the mountain, and Zhang Qi looked at him nervously.
Cheng Lin said jealously: "The King of Han has a lot of hair, so he picked up a wife for nothing."
Zhao Bingyan didn't answer, took the horse rein from Zhang Qi, jumped on the horse's back and started running.
Later, Guo Xiang smiled at Cheng Lin and said, "Lin'er is jealous. The King of Han granted my aunt the title of special envoy and gave Lin'er the position of deputy envoy."
Cheng Lin jumped on the horse and said: "It's not rare." She whipped the horse and drove away.
Zhao Bingyan returned to Danzhou and immediately asked the Queen Mother to discuss the matter of Shengli's naturalization.
The Queen Mother was overjoyed when she heard that the people of Limushan had been persuaded to submit to the imperial court, and she repeatedly called for great kindness, which relieved the Ai family's great worry.
Zhao Bingyan proposed that the Right Prime Minister should personally visit Li Mu Mountain and engrave the court's promise on a stone tablet so that future officials would remember that the Han and Li people had been friendly for generations and fully implemented the Song Dynasty's imperial rule of equality for all. regulation.
The Queen Mother thought it was a bit much and asked him: "Is it necessary to do this?"
Wen Tianxiang believes that it is absolutely necessary to build mutual trust.
In the past, a big reason why the marginal barbarians always rebelled was that the officials sent from below were disobedient and did not conscientiously implement the court's strategy of pacifying the barbarians. He was willing to go to Limu Mountain to show the court's power and sincerity.
Zhao Bingyan recommended Guo Xiang and Cheng Lin as special envoys to Fuyi. He said that these two heroines would protect the prime minister and ensure a safe journey.
When the Queen Mother heard that he was asking for an official position for two women from the world, she was unhappy and said calmly: "That's right, let's break up. The King of Han deserves a rest after a long journey."
When the four of them left the palace, Wen Tianxiang grabbed Zhao Bingyan and asked him not to leave, and they went to the Juxian Building at the east gate to sit together. He wanted to receive the wind and wash away the dust for the King of Han.
Zhang Shijie said with a smile that it was just right, he hadn't had any wine in half a month.
Zhao Bingyan knew that Wen Tianxiang wanted to discuss in detail the strategy of naturalizing the Li people, so he naturally agreed. When the four people arrived at Juxian Tower, the shopkeeper immediately shouted: "The distinguished guest has arrived, please open the room."
This is necessary. When the four most virtuous officials of the Song Dynasty visited his Juxian Tower, it no longer shone brightly, but instead illuminated the east gate with brilliance.
After three rounds of drinking, Zhao Bingyan said, don’t look at the fact that we have not collected royal grain from Li Mu Mountain for ten years. It is too primitive and is still a matrilineal clan society. Although there has been no corvee for five years, all the Li people who come down the mountain are strong men. It is a strong labor force, and all the people in Lebanon together have a population of more than 100,000.
Wen Tianxiang nodded approvingly and said with full confidence that as long as Sheng Li was naturalized, he could recruit soldiers among the Li people and add a lot of help.
Zhao Bingyan picked up the wine glass, proposed to pay tribute to the Prime Minister, and wished the Prime Minister immediate success.
Lu Xiufu said worriedly: "The grain harvest on Hainan Road is now good. If the court does not collect grain this year, it will have to use money to buy it. Do we have so much money to consume? If we can do it this year, what will we do next year?"
