Zhi Xuan

After leaving the dense forest, the team galloped all the way, and it was late at night when they arrived at Hao City.

The city gate was closed, and a large number of torches were lit on the top of the city, illuminating the team coming in the night.

"Your Majesty is back, open the city gate quickly!" Two armored chieftains walked out of the team, each showing their wooden signs, and shouted to the top of the city.

A hanging basket was put down at the top of the city, and the soldier in the basket confirmed the identity of the person coming, and then shook the torch at the top of the city.After a while, there was a sound of hurried footsteps, and a group of soldiers rushed down to the top of the city and opened the gate.

The gate of Haocheng is made of an ancient wood. The wood has been specially processed, and its strength is no less than that of gold and stone.

There are three door bolts behind the city gate, and it takes several strong adult men to lift them.

When building the city, considering the harsh weather on the grassland, all the buildings in the city were built with firmness first, and beauty second.This is true for Haocheng, and it is also true for Xuancheng.

Strict identity checks are the rules jointly set by Zhi Xuan and Zhao Hao.

During the wedding, many spies were caught in the city, including vassal states and prairie tribes with ulterior motives.Taking advantage of the opportunity of people coming and going in the city, these spies disguised themselves as businessmen and lurked in the city one after another, waiting for the opportunity to stir up the wind and rain.

Just a few days ago, a group of suspicious people were caught in the city, and after interrogation, it was found that these people were all from Dongliang Kingdom.

Bei'an Kingdom and Dongliang Kingdom are geographically close to each other, with only a desert country in the middle. The border partly borders each other. There are no major wars, but small-scale frictions often occur. It is mainly dominated by neighboring clans, and there are many enemies for the land and population.

Not to mention the Xiyuan Kingdom, five cities were conspired to be seized by the first emperor, which still makes the officials gnash their teeth.Before Dongliang Marquis mentioned marriage again, Zhixuan refused, and all the officials headed by Su Hu supported it, which shows how deep the hatred is.

According to the relationship among the three kingdoms, if the spies of Dongliang Kingdom were found in the city, they must not be spared lightly.But it's not good to make things big.After all, the other party hadn't taken any concrete action yet, and hadn't caught any real evidence, so Dongliang could definitely bite back.

After several deliberations, Zhi Xuan and Zhao Hao decided to stand still and keep the person in the city, not to kill them after the trial, and not to pursue Dongliang, just dragging it along and letting Dongliang guess.Before the matter became clear, Dongliang Kingdom would never dare to send another person, otherwise it would be a case of catching a turtle in the urn, and the evidence would be handed over to him.In that case, it would be reasonable to pursue it further, and no matter how many excuses the other party had, it would be useless.

It was already late at night when the team entered the city.

There was silence in the city, and even the watchman was nowhere to be seen.

The gates of all the workshops were closed, and there were no lights on either side of the street. There were only the creaking of wheels on the bluestone and the orderly footsteps of soldiers along the way.

The vehicle came all the way to the Monarch's Mansion, and Zhao Hao and Zhi Xuan got out of the vehicle one after another.

The two were wearing cloaks, but Zhao Hao's hair crown was missing, and his black hair was scattered, draped behind his shoulders like crow feathers.

The night wind blew, and the cold fragrance brushed Zhixuan's cheeks, causing him to stop unconsciously. He looked as if nothing had happened, but the roots of his ears were a little red.

Gongzi Hao didn't wear a hair crown, it was really his fault, and he couldn't shirk it.

Under the excitement, it is inevitable that there will be some meng lang.

Zhao Hao walked beside Zhi Xuan, caught the momentary change in the latter's expression, raised the corners of his lips slightly, and said softly, "Your Majesty, do you have something important tomorrow?"

After understanding the hint in the words, Zhi Xuan coughed.

Although a beauty is good, she can't indulge in gentleness all day long, otherwise she will really become a fool.

Most importantly, think about your waist.He is still young, and he still has a lot of time in the future. He wants to take the road of sustainable development, and he cannot exhaust his resources.Regardless of whether the words are used correctly or not, the meaning is always correct.

"There will be government affairs tomorrow." Zhi Xuan said.

Zhao Hao raised his eyebrows, and when Zhi Xuan looked sideways, his fingertips brushed the corners of his lips, under the light of the fire, his eyes were as bright as stars.

Leprechaun!

Zhi Xuan sighed twice.

When the two returned to the mansion, Zhi Xuan almost wanted to separate the beds in order not to be tempted.Fortunately, Zhao Hao was sensible, seeing the tiredness in Zhi Xuan's eyes, he immediately restrained himself, lay down to sleep obediently, and did not tease Zhi Xuan intentionally or unintentionally.

The next day, when Zhi Xuan woke up, Zhao Hao was already sitting by the couch with a roll of bamboo slips in his hand.

Hearing the sound, Zhao Hao turned his head, saw that Zhi Xuan was sitting up, immediately put down the bamboo slips, and said with a smile, "Your Majesty woke up, did you sleep well last night?"

A gentleman is like a Ying, his smile is like the breeze and the moon, without any charm, and when the corners of his eyes are flushed, he looks like a different person.

Hearing the voice, the maidservants concluded that Zhi Xuan had already got up, and rushed in one after another holding the washing utensils.

Zhi Xuan got off the bed and squeezed the space between his eyebrows.

He didn't sleep well, he was dreaming all night, his feet seemed to be weightless, and he would step on the air if he was not careful.

This feeling is very bad. Although he doesn't believe in dreams, he is still a little irritable.His intuition told him that there might be troubles in the near future, and the troubles were not small.

"Your Majesty, please move."

The maid tied Zhi Xuan's belt and jade ring, asked him to move to the side of the table, and combed his hair and put on a crown for him.

After finishing everything, the maids left one after another, and the waiter asked Zhi Xuan and Zhao Hao if they wanted breakfast.

"Not yet?" Zhi Xuan looked at Zhao Hao.

"Not yet," Zhao Hao replied.

Zhi Xuan nodded and motioned for the waiter to prepare the meal.

The waiter took the order to retreat, and after a short while, served hot millet porridge, wheat cakes and various dishes.

Eat without speaking and sleep without speaking.

Zhi Xuan and Zhao Hao sat and ate together, each with a square table in front of them. The types of meals on the table were basically the same, only differing in the utensils.

There is a dish of fried tofu in the breakfast, which Zhi Xuan likes very much.Sliced ​​tofu, fried with oil, dipped in sauce, crispy on the outside, tender on the inside, and the special sauce is rich and appetizing.

Zhi Xuan ate a bowl full of millet porridge, one wheat cake, and two buns before stopping his chopsticks.Today's breakfast has exceeded his usual appetite.Looking at Zhao Hao on the opposite side, comparing the two, his appetite is completely insufficient.

After breakfast, Zhao Hao was ready to leave the city.

Like Xiyuan Kingdom, the Bei'an Kingdom clan is also occupying territory, and conflicts will inevitably arise between them.Once a contradiction develops into a conflict, Zhao Hao needs to come forward to resolve it.

Before Zhao Hao left, Zhi Xuan called out to stop him.

"I intend to build a road outside Xuancheng, leading to dense forests and hot springs."

Hot spring resources cannot be wasted and must be used as soon as possible.

What is the fruit stored by the monkeys? The lush vegetation growing by the spring will not wither in winter, so you can send people to plant in a greenhouse.By then, it will no longer be difficult to eat fresh vegetables in winter.

Vegetables can be sold when they reach a certain amount.Referring to the selling price of dried vegetables, one can imagine huge profits.Money touches people's hearts. While developing greenhouse planting, Zhi Xuan had to plan ahead and deploy manpower near the dense forest.

The purpose of building the road is to ensure the smooth flow of news. In the event of a situation, the defenses arranged in advance are insufficient, and troops can be transferred from the city as quickly as possible.

Zhi Xuan could monopolize this business, but after careful consideration, he decided to give Zhao Hao a portion of the profit.As for what Zhao Hao did with the profits, Zhi Xuan didn't care, it was all up to him.

After listening to Zhixuan's narration, Zhao Hao pondered for a moment, and said, "I will send people to build the road and garrison troops along the way. If there is need, the garrison will be dispatched at will."

Compared with Xuancheng, Haocheng is farther away from the dense forest.Because Xuancheng was still under construction, Zhi Xuancai lived in Haocheng.

If it is true as Zhixuan said, the hot spring can bring huge benefits, and part of this benefit will be shared with himself, and he can't take it for nothing.

Zhao Hao's reaction was within Zhi Xuan's expectations, not at all surprised.

The two had a brief conversation, and suddenly a servant came to report that two senior officials of Bei'an had a quarrel, and they sent someone to invite Zhao Hao to make a decision.

It's called a quarrel, and [-]% of them have already started to use a knife.

Zhao Hao couldn't delay, so he had to go quickly.As for the hot spring, the two of them will discuss further after he comes back.

After Zhao Hao left, Zhi Xuan got up and went to the study to deal with the backlog of government affairs.

Early this morning, the male tiger brought back from the forest was sent to the kitchen to be disassembled by the cook.The dismantled tiger meat and bones were divided into several parts, and according to Zhi Xuan's order, some of them were given to the two ministers.Su Hu and the others had planned for a long time. As for Xianbao, it was all for Zhao Hao's sake.

The fruits are sorted and cleaned, and the portion is set aside for the accompanying soldiers, and the rest are sold in the shop.

The monkey wine was handed over to the witch doctor and Sang doctor for inspection, and if there was no problem, all of them would be carried to the top of the city to supply the guards and patrolling soldiers, so that they could warm up in the cold wind.

Everything was properly arranged, and no omissions were found. Zhi Xuan took back his thoughts and dealt with government affairs as soon as possible, the most important of which was the spring plowing in the coming year.

For a country, food is the most important thing.

Spring plowing, summer planting, autumn harvesting and winter storage, the plan for a year lies in spring, and spring plowing cannot be sloppy.

Opening the bamboo slips sent by Xiducheng, Zhixuan carefully reviewed them with a pen, intending to show the newly built agricultural tools to the domestic clans, hoping to promote them on a large scale and help open up wasteland on a larger scale.

Of course, farm tools are not given in vain, they must be exchanged for money and food.

There was a waterwheel deal before, and they were already familiar with each other's ways of doing things. In layman's terms, they could understand the pulse. Zhi Xuan believed that this deal could not be wrong, as long as the clan with vision would be willing to pay.

However, the agricultural tools business is limited to Xiyuan domestically, and has no intention of opening it to the outside world for the time being, and neither can Zhao Hao.

It's not that Zhi Xuan is cold-hearted, but that the general environment is like this.Unless it is promoted under the organization of the King of People, all the vassal states cherish their own brooms and will not easily disclose methods that can increase food production.

Zhixuan is happy to lead the clan of his own country.The contradiction between monarchy and ministerial power exists, but the overall interests are the same, and we all hope that Xiyuan Kingdom can develop and grow and crush other countries.

Even if one day in the future, the conflict between myself and the clan cannot be reconciled, and there will be real swords and guns, as long as the country is strong enough and the officials can fight more, Xiyuan Kingdom will still be safe and sound.

The most typical example is the end of the Han Dynasty. The princes of all parties fought to the death and their brains splattered at every turn, and the surrounding barbarians still did not dare to act rashly.Whoever dares to glance at the Central Plains can chop off your head if you send out an army.

Zhixuan's goal is to strengthen Xiyuan Kingdom.

Since he ascended the throne of the country, his thoughts and principles of conduct have changed.

As a monarch, he and the clan are naturally opposed, and the power of the monarch and ministers ebbs and flows, making it difficult to maintain consistency.With the current political situation, the clan must grow stronger if the country is to be strong.

Regardless of whether Sanqi 21 tried its best to weaken the domestic clans, Zhixuan could indeed do it.But in that way, Xiyuan Kingdom will not be far from being destroyed.

Very contradictory, but extremely realistic.

History has proved that this political system must be eliminated, but it is definitely not now.

Still the same sentence, if you take too many steps, you will easily hurt your hips. In the era of slash-and-burn farming, isn't it a brain twitch to pay attention to peace and fraternity?

Zhi Xuan was busy dealing with government affairs and making plans for spring plowing, but he didn't know that because of the appearance of wild fruits and monkey wine, rumors about his miraculousness were once again spreading.

Hearing the news, the historian joined hands to ask him for confirmation.

With a knife and pen in his hand, Zhi Xuan looked at the serious historian sitting upright, his face full of astonishment.

"It spread?"

"Yes." The official historian nodded, "Dare to ask your majesty, the fruit wine is indeed obtained from the forest?"

"That's true." Zhi Xuan frowned.

Regardless of what Zhi Xuan thought, the historian saw that he did not deny it, and immediately took up a pen to carve a line: The king hunted the beast, said that wine was hidden in the tree, and ordered to take it.