Hanhou

Tian Fu was caught by Liu Ling and failed to completely sever contact with each other.After returning to Chang'an, I met some guests again, so naturally I couldn't turn them away like last time.

The little braid was caught in his hand, and his attitude was very passive.Even if he was reluctant, Tian Fu had to bow his head temporarily.

Faced with the complacent expressions of the diners, Tian Fu secretly gritted his teeth, one day, he will let those who persecute him and despise him die a terrible death!

"Master Weng ordered me to ask you whether the victory in Mayi is real or not." The doorman cut to the chase, and was very contemptuous of Tian Fu, and he was unwilling to even say a few more words of pleasantries.

"It's true." Taking the opportunity of picking up the cup, Tian Fu lowered his eyelids to hide the sudden ferocity in his eyes.

"You really killed tens of thousands?" the doorman asked in surprise.

"I counted the heads and prisoners of war with Gongsun Taifu and Nangonghou, and checked again and again. The number is only too many." Tian Fu suppressed his anger and controlled his expression.When he spoke, he had a smile on his face, which would not be noticed at all. He harbored malicious intentions, and wished he could peel the skin and bone of the doorman in front of him, and chop it into minced meat.

"Write down everything you see in the borderlands, and I will present it to the Lord Weng." The doorman said.

"Unfortunately, when I returned, my right arm was injured, so I couldn't write." Tian Fu pointed to his wrist wrapped in muslin, "If I dictate, you will write it for me."

After being threatened twice, Tian Fu fully realized Liu Ling's unscrupulous methods.

This Huainan princess is like a poisonous spider lurking in the dark. Anyone who is stared at by her, unless she doesn't touch the spider's thread, otherwise, don't even think about stepping into the trap.

Having experienced the pain of being caught by the pigtails, with Tian Fu's heart, how could he easily give the other party a handle.

The doorman stared at Tian Fu's wrist, but did not verify it on the spot.

It is the first thing to get the news that the Lord is waiting for, as for the others, we can talk about it later.The most important thing is not to let Tian Fu jump over the wall in a hurry.In that way, Bai Feiwen masters the layout of these days.

He ordered his servants to bring bamboo slips, knives and pens, and Tian Fu closed the door of the room, and told his guests what he had seen and heard about the frontier.

Having suffered from being outspoken, Tian Fu was very cautious when he knew that disasters came from his mouth. He not only gave the news Liu Ling wanted, but also did not reveal any information that would get him into trouble.

The victory of Mayi spread throughout the country, and the number of Huns killed and injured is no secret.

The reason why Liu Ling asked was to confirm whether the news sent by the court was exaggerated.At the same time, I also want to know more about the frontier army and the fourth battalion of soldiers who guarded the emperor.

Liu Ling hadn't been able to witness the last martial arts exercise, so he somewhat miscalculated the fighting power of the Fourth Battalion, especially the infantry led by Zhao Jia, and the cavalry under Wei Yue and Li Danghu.

This time Mayi's great victory overturned her previous cognition.

If both the frontier army and the pro-army are as strong as this, with the current elite of the kingdom to contend, they will undoubtedly lose.

After recording the situation of the Battle of Mayi, according to Liu Ling's previous instructions, the doormen asked the frontier army and the fourth battalion several times.Tian Fu became vigilant, and began to ramble, talking about him from left to right.If you really can't tell, you will give an ambiguous answer.

He was not familiar with the army, and he had not talked to the prefect of the border county or the captain of the fourth battalion at all. He really couldn't do anything about what Liu Ling wanted to know.

Using this reason to prevaricate the other party, Tian Fu was confident and confident, and didn't feel that there was anything wrong.

The doorman knew that he was perfunctory, but he couldn't find any evidence to refute it. He was really impatient, so he put down his pen and sneered at Tian Fu: "Doctor Zhong regards me as a three-year-old child?"

"Why did you say that?" Seeing that the doormen were angry, but they couldn't get angry, Tian Fu was secretly proud of himself, but put on a sad face on the surface, and said in his mouth, "There is nothing hidden about what you asked, and everything is done. Know everything, say everything, and say everything. If you fail to be detailed, it is definitely not intentional, and there is really nothing you can do."

Tian Fu bit his mouth to death and did not let go, like a tightly closed clam shell, he couldn't get his hands on it.

The doorman put away the bamboo slips, said "Farewell" with a sneer, and left on the spot.

Tian Fu didn't think it was disobedient, and sent him out of the gate with a smile.Then three steps in two, back to the main room where the guests were received before, the doors and windows were all closed, and the next moment they clapped their hands and laughed.

After laughing enough, Tian Fu called his servant and ordered him to send a message to Tian Sheng's house, telling him to come and see him quickly.At the same time, write a greeting card, prepare the gifts needed before going to the door, and send them to Gaihou Wangxin's mansion by Lao Cheng's servant.

They are the same mother and brother, and now they are officials in the same dynasty. Tian Fu thinks that Wang Xin should show some affection and will not refuse his visit.

Unexpectedly, when he and Tian Sheng were sitting opposite each other to discuss matters, and planned to meet Wang Xin and go to see the Queen Mother together, the servant sent to deliver the letter returned, but the invitation and gifts were not left behind, and even Wang Xin's I haven't seen each other.

When the matter failed, Tian Fu couldn't help being furious.

"Good, very good!"

Kicking the servant who was lying on the ground, Tian Fu paced back and forth in the room, his anger getting hotter and hotter.

look down on him?

Contemptuous and contemptuous, disdain for friendship?

With a bang, the short table fell over.

The servant did not dare to vent his anger, lying on the ground sweating profusely.

Tian Sheng tried to persuade him but could not.

He had expected this to happen.Gaihou never waited to see their brothers, how could he easily accept invitations and gifts.But the matter can't be broken, if it is really broken, there is no guarantee that Tian Fu will not vent his anger on him.

"One day, one day!" Tian Fu repeated the same words, his expression becoming more ferocious.

Tian Sheng curled his lips secretly, and he could basically guess the unfinished meaning of Tian Fu's words.But in his opinion, it is not easy to bring down Wang Xin, not to mention the emperor, the queen dowager in the palace is the first to refuse.

As a marquis, Wang Xin was trusted by the emperor. In terms of status and authority, the Tian family brothers were far behind when they were twisted together.

In Gaihou's mansion, Wang Xin thought about sending away the servants sent by Tian Fu, and always felt that things were weird.Thinking about the rumors I heard before, I felt even more horrified.

"Come on!"

The healthy servant waited in front of the door, waiting for the master to order.

"In the future, if the Tian family sends people, I will never see you!"

"promise!"

Not to mention how angry Tian Fu was, and how cautious Wang Xin was. After the disciples relayed the information they learned from Tian Fu to Liu Ling and presented several bamboo slips, the princes and kings received secret reports one after another. Among them, the number of Xiongnu beheaded is true, and there is no fake.

For the princes and kings who were lucky and still unwilling to hand over the right to mint coins, such news was undoubtedly a heavy blow.

In addition, unwilling to give up their interests, a small number of princes and kings have been procrastinating on the matter of saltworks and iron mines, arguing with the salt officials and iron officials sent by the imperial court.Even if Dou, Wang, Chen, and Zhang joined together, they couldn't make them make any concessions.

Now, facing the Son of Heaven with a powerful army in his hands, the confidence of the kings suddenly diminished.

Recalling the previous martial arts exercises, I finally began to understand that so far, the emperor has not done anything, not because he can't, but because there are strong enemies in the north, leaving room for "our own people".

If Liu Che really killed him, apart from Jiangdu Wang Liu Fei and a few others, who can hold back the imperial army?Even Liu Fei may only last a little longer, and in the end he will still be beaten to death.

Lessons from the past are not far away.

Can King Wu be good at fighting?

The Seven Kingdoms are united, and the military and financial resources are strong enough, right?

Whatever the result, it was not defeated by the first emperor.

How hard it is for me to think about it, so I want to go the old path of the Seven Kingdoms.

After thinking about it for a while, the princes and kings successively expressed their opinions to Chang'an, and their attitude was much softened than before.

After the King of Changsha and the King of Zhongshan, several people left for Beijing, preparing to take the opportunity of autumn hunting to go to the emperor again. Regarding the matter of saltworks, mines and coinage, what should be handed over, what should be divided, and by the way, weeping for family affection, I hope that Liu Che can look at the sake of the past emperors, don't really let the fire shine, and continue to let them go.

Han Yan added an official attendant and often went in and out of Weiyang Palace.Every time he returns, he will bring the latest news from the court.

This time, Han Yan pulled Zhao Jia out of the training ground and handed him two pieces of purple-skinned sugar cane that were as thick as three fingers and cut into half-arm length. She said that it was presented to Liu Che by the princes and kings of Shangjing, and it was used in the palace to make zhejiang .When he saw the real thing, he remembered Zhao Jia's occasional words and asked for two directly from Taiguan Ling.

"Aduo, can this thing make sugar?" Han Yan asked as she handed out the sugar cane.

Zhao Jia nodded, took the sugar cane, weighed it, and said, "How much more can Wang Sun find?"

"Report the matter to Your Majesty, you can use all the Zhe in the palace. If you can make sugar, Hoduo will make a great contribution." Han Yan laughed.

Before brown sugar and white sugar appeared, most of the sweetness in food came from caramel and honey, no matter the nobles in Chang'an or ordinary people.Compared with caramel, honey is not easy to obtain and the price is very high.Generally speaking, only noble families can afford it.

Sugarcane, named Zhe in ancient times, was squeezed into juice as early as the pre-Qin period and became a favorite drink of the upper class nobles.

Such things can be used to boil sugar, which is undoubtedly another way to make money.

The Xiongnu, Yuezhi, Zahu, the foreign states in the Western Regions and even Anxi in the west are all potential buyers.For example, the nobles of the Dayue Clan were almost indifferent to sweets and joys, and the goods brought by the westbound caravans, such as caramel and silk, were also in short supply.

It doesn't need to be processed into white sugar, as long as it is boiled into brown sugar, you can make a lot of money.

The princes and kings who have the conditions to plant Zhe can earn a lot even if they only provide raw materials.If you gain the trust of the emperor, you can become a court iron like a king, and you can open a sugar workshop in the kingdom, and you can basically count money lying down.

To understand the key points, Han Yan is more energetic than Zhao Jia.The next day, he entered the palace again and told Liu Che about the sugar production. Regardless of the stunned expression of the eunuch Ling, he said that the emperor rewarded the fourth battalion with Zhe pulp, and personally led people to transport most of the Zhe from the palace.

The reason why they didn't evacuate once was all because Empress Dowager Dou, Queen Mother Wang and Chen Jiao all liked Zhejiang.Xu Liangren, who is pregnant, can get one occasionally.

Furthermore, the princes and kings arrived in Chang'an one after another, and the commotion was too great, and the news must not be concealed.Until the sugar boils, things are best kept secret.This is Zhao Jia's proposal, and Han Yan deeply agrees.

In Linyuan, the Fourth Battalion practiced more to prepare for the upcoming autumn hunting.

At the same time, Zhao Jia asked Wei Yue and Cao Shi to help him gather experienced craftsmen to make tools in the forest garden and prepare to boil sugar.

Since the matter has been reported to the emperor, it is appropriate to build a temporary workshop in the garden.

It can not only avoid many eyesight, not reveal the matter in advance, but also completely open to the emperor, so that it is convenient to get the support needed, and it can also give a certain deterrent to the craftsmen, so that they can keep their secrets strictly, even to their family members.

Hard work pays off.

When all the princes and kings listed above arrived in Beijing and the autumn hunting was about to begin, the brown sugar was finally boiled successfully.After accumulating a certain amount, Zhao Jia ordered craftsmen to make wooden boxes, put the finished products into the boxes, and prepared to send them to the palace for the emperor to have a look at.

Not long after the brown sugar was delivered to Weiyang Palace, several horses galloped into Chang'an.

Immediately, the knights came from Kuaiji, all the way through the starry night, bringing the news that Fujian and Yue attacked Dongou, and Yue people were in chaos.