Zhi Xuan

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Young Master X was full of anxiety, hurriedly walked through the corridor, came to Mrs. Mo's bedroom, and opened the door.

The room was filled with a strong smell of medicine, Mrs. Mo was half leaning on the bed, her black hair was loose, her face was pale, her lips were bloodless, she looked extremely weak.

One maid was holding the decoction in her hand, and the other was supporting Mrs. Mo's back, sending the decoction into her mouth with a spoon.

You don't need to eat it, you can know how bitter it is just by smelling the medicine.Madam Mo has to drink the same bitter medicine for several days every month.

The doctors in Bei'an and Mo countries tried their best, but they could only relieve the pain during the attack, but they could not cure Mrs. Mo's illness.Can't remove the root, no matter how much decoction you take, it will treat the symptoms but not the root cause.

Seeing Mrs. Mo's situation, Young Master Xun's face became more and more ugly, and he walked over the servant girl who was bending over the ground, walked forward quickly, sat on the side of the couch, and held Mrs. Mo's hand.

"Why didn't you call a doctor?" Young Master Xun said in a deep voice.

Madam Mo didn't have the energy to speak, she just moved her fingers and raised her chin slightly.The servant girl was worried, but she did not disobey her order. She put down the spoon and handed the medicine bowl to her lips.

The soup was still a little hot, Madam Mo didn't seem to notice it, she raised her head following the maid's strength, and drank the soup in one gulp.

The bitter taste slides down the throat, enough to make people who are not used to it gag.Mrs. Mo did not change her face, she closed her eyes, and waited until her stomach warmed up and her hands and feet returned to a little temperature before she breathed a sigh of relief.

"The decoction is useful, there is no need to call a doctor."

The maid stepped back holding the medicine bowl, Mrs. Mo sat up straight with her arms propped up, took out a piece of silk from the side of the bed, and handed it to Young Master Xun.

"Your husband is not invited to see my sickness, it is actually for this matter."

Young Master X looked at Mrs. Mo, knowing that she was just telling the truth without any intention of being clever.But still feel ashamed, quite uncomfortable.

"Husband, you don't need to be like this." Madam Mo chuckled and handed the silk a little higher, "We should be honest between you and me, so that life will be easier."

Young master X did not make a sound, took the silk cloth according to Mrs. Mo's wishes, and unfolded it face to face.

The silk is covered with beautiful handwriting, but there is no signature.

"My sister sent it." Mrs. Mo said.

Mo State sent their daughters to Dongliang State and Bei'an State respectively. Mrs. Mo married the son Xing, and her elder sister married the youngest son of Dongliang Hou's son.

The two sisters occasionally corresponded and used bamboo slips on the surface, so they didn't worry about being checked.If a secret is to be conveyed, the message is written on silk.

This secret letter was delivered yesterday, just in time for Mrs. Mo to fall ill.After hastily reading the contents of the letter, Mrs. Mo endured the pain and sent someone to find Young Master Xing.

Unfortunately, the young master X went out to inspect the fief, and inspected the various barns together with the officials, but the servants were all in vain.Encountered heavy rain on the way back, the team had to spend the night in the village and did not return to the Prince's Mansion until today.

Knowing that Mrs. Mo sent someone to look for him, Young Master Yu rushed over immediately without caring about resting.

Madam Mo didn't say anything, and directly handed the secret letter to him for reading.

"The Marquis of Dongliang is asking for the daughter of the Yuan family for the son?" Young Master Yu thought deeply about the meaning, and his brows became tighter and tighter.

The letter not only stated Dongliang Hou's intentions, but also said that the death of Shi Zizheng's wife was not simple, and it involved many forces. Although it was suppressed by the monarch, rumors still flowed out.

According to what was written in the letter, the position of the eldest son's step-wife seems to be a good one, but it is actually a pitfall.The big clan of Dongliang State stared at it, and some small and medium clans also united to watch it.Whichever party to choose may cause chaos in the court, Dongliang Hou simply did not choose any of them, and found another way to ask for his son to marry the daughter of the Yuan family.

The letter also stated that the Marquis of Dongliang said in front of his son that the Xiyuan clan rebelled and the young master succeeded to the throne.

It's a pity that people's calculations are not as good as heaven's calculations. No matter how good the abacus of the Marquis of Dongliang is, even if someone Wang Houen sent the prince Huaihe to the western capital, he would not dare to act rashly.

After reading the entire letter, Young Master Xun looked solemn and did not make a sound for a long time.

Mrs. Mo didn't urge him, she closed her eyes and rested her mind, as if she was about to slowly fall asleep.

"Madam gave me the letter, what do you want me to do?" Young Master Xun finally spoke.

"Husband is asking knowingly?" Mrs. Mo asked back.

The young master is embarrassed.

"I……"

"You don't need to say too much, husband. You should know who to hand this letter to." Mrs. Mo interrupted him.

Young Master X held the silk cloth tightly and nodded.

He definitely didn't try to do it on purpose, but a habit formed over the years.No matter in front of anyone, even in front of Xiao Youshi.

"I'll send someone to Zhao Di immediately."

Given the relationship between Gongzi Hao and Zhi Xuan, sending this letter to him is far more useful than keeping it in my own.In this way, they can send another favor, which is of great benefit to their husband and wife.

Mrs. Mo's illness cannot continue to drag on, and the doctors around Zhi Xuan are the greatest hope.Anything that can make each other good, the couple will not hesitate to do it.

That day, soldiers from Xidi braved the rain and set off to Zhaodi with silk cloth and a letter written by Gongzi Xun.

Because Zhao Hao was cleaning Dibu on the grassland, the letter could not be delivered to him immediately.The soldiers had a mission, and the letter had to be delivered face to face. One person was left behind to go northward with Zhao's team, and the others returned to Xidi to report the situation to Young Master Yu.

In the depths of the grassland, the coal mine was crowded with people, and another batch of prisoners was sent to join the mining army.

The subordinate officer walked out of the tent, holding a wooden slip in his hand, and recorded the daily mining progress.

The two adjutants were responsible for recording the number of miners and the amount of coal dug every day. It was too inconvenient for a knife and pen to be used, so they simply used coal to draw on the wood chips, and then sorted them out when they had time.

Since the mining of the deposit, the coal dug out has piled up into mountains.Zhao Hao ordered people to transport them away in batches and send them to the site where the city was built.It is reported that a smelting workshop will be built here, and kilns will also be built. In addition to stone nirvana, a large amount of clay will also be transported.

Whether it is mining or transportation, it is all done by the captured Di people.

The armored soldier in charge of the work was surprised to find that with the method of subordinate officials, most Di people would work honestly, and even if there were thorns, they could be easily cleaned up.

The subordinate officials dare not take credit for it, and clearly stated that what they did was based on Zhidi Xincheng, that is, they learned from Shi Zixuan.

"It's not feasible if the non-gongzi is married to the son of the world."

In short, he can learn all this thanks to the marriage alliance between Gong Zihao and Shi Zixuan, and they will become a family in the future.Otherwise, even if you learn knowledge, you can't use it casually, otherwise you will break the clan rules.People who don't follow the rules are often cast aside by the entire class.

After cleaning up the area around the new city, Zhao Hao paused his movements and did not continue to go deeper into the grassland.

He led the team to station near a lake, not only to rest for the army, but also to wait for Zhixuan's reply.

During this period, soldiers from Zhaodi and Xiducheng came and went successively, and there was no small movement.Not to mention the Zhao soldiers, the troops rushing out from the western capital really frightened the Rong people.

With Zhao Hao at the forefront, the soldiers were terrified all day long, fearing that Zhixuan would send troops to the grassland on a whim.

Several chiefs of the major ministries gathered together and made up their minds with each other, thinking that it would be too much to suffer all day long, so they might as well just run away.Before running away, under the guise of protection, several small tribes jointly raided the nearby small tribes, and only after the raids were completed, they broke out and headed north.

The big tribe fled overnight, and the raided small tribe was collectively dumbfounded.

Most of the tribe's cattle and sheep were robbed, and there were not many horses left. Originally, the end of autumn should be the time for fattening, but all the tribe was screaming with hunger.The situation cannot be improved, not to mention the elderly and children, even men and women in their prime may not be able to survive this winter.

There is no meat or food, what can we do?

Go south to grab it?

The tribal leader and the priest looked at each other and sucked their teeth together.

Opposite them is Liangdi, where the Central Plains people don't farm the land, they like to rob, and they have to stroll to the border every now and then, and they can't run fast enough to keep their cattle, sheep and horses.

With the fighting power of the tribe, it would be good not to be robbed, but if you want to go south to find food, it's almost as good as looking for death!

"How to do?"

The leader and priest scratched their heads in worry.

When there was nothing to do, there was a sudden commotion outside the tent, and then the curtain was lifted, and the eldest son of the leader rushed in, excitedly saying: "Big, there is a caravan, the caravan from Zhongyuan!"

The leader was taken aback for a moment, then ecstasy welled up in his heart, he didn't care about scolding his son for being reckless, stood up together with the priest, and walked out of the tent quickly.

Outside the tent, the hungry and thin Rong people gathered together, looking at the carriage parked not far away, all with bright eyes.

There are more than a hundred carriages, and the goods are piled high on them.

The horses pulling the cart were very strong, with bits on their mouths, and horseshoes that Rong people had never seen before on their four hooves.

The merchants and guards in the convoy were fully armed, with animal skin robes wrapped around their bodies, strong bows on their backs, and long knives hanging from their waists.The cuffs and trouser legs are wrapped tightly with cloth strips, and the boots are worn on the feet. The soles of the boots are hard wood. If you kick a few times hard, you can completely kick someone to death.

Seeing the leader and priests appear, a tall man jumped out of the first car. It was none other than the fox merchant who returned safely from Midi and was given a new task by Zhixuan.

The business of harvesting hemp is on the right track, and the fox merchant does not need to spend too much thought, and gradually hand it over to his subordinates.He shouldered new uses, and ventured into the grasslands with large quantities of bacon, grain, and cloth.

Seeing the leader and the priest, the fox merchant didn't make any detours, lifted the covering cloth on the car, pulled out a leg of lamb marinated in salt, and threw it directly to the opposite side.

"Try it!" Fox merchant gestured,

The leader grabbed the mutton leg without using a dagger, and opened his mouth to bite and tear off the next piece of meat.

"Fresh and salty."

Tasting the taste of mutton, the leader of the Rong people couldn't help but his eyes lit up.Thinking that there are not many things that can be exchanged in the tribe, his eyes quickly dimmed again.

Grab it by hand?

As soon as the thought popped up, it was dismissed immediately.

Even if there are more people than the opponent, it is impossible to beat them, and it is more likely to be beaten up or even wipe out the tribe.

Holding the leg of lamb, the leader was very reluctant, and the struggle was directly expressed on his face.

"Work exchange." The fox merchant spoke again.

work?

The tribe members stopped drooling, including the leader and the priest, all looked at the fox merchant.

The fox merchant pulled out another lamb leg from the cart, then untied his pocket, and poured out several pieces of ore of different sizes from it.The copper ore was produced in Liangdi, and the iron ore was discovered during the mining of copper mines, and they were brought along with Zhi Xuan according to Zhi Xuan's request.

"If you find this kind of stone and lead the way to the camp of the big tribe, you can exchange it for mutton."

Zhixuan was in the western capital, but he never neglected the original plan.Whether it is developing fiefdoms or exploiting resources in grassland land, everything is going on in full swing.

Zhao Hao's letter before, in addition to urging the marriage, also brought news of the discovery of a large number of Shi Nirvana.

Zhi Xuan couldn't help being excited, combined with the movement of the grassland tribes, he immediately released the pigeons to let the fox merchants enter the grassland, the sooner the action, the better.

Faced with the conditions proposed by the fox merchants, the Rong people didn't even have to think about it, and immediately nodded in agreement.

If you look for stones, you can have meat to eat, and fools don't do it.It doesn't matter if you can't find the stone. They know exactly where the big tribes who robbed their cattle and sheep will go.

As for the purpose of these Central Plains people looking for the big tribe, they don't care at all.

Although they are collectively referred to as Rong, there are significant differences among the tribes, and some even have different races.This has led to bullying and killing among tribes, and wars to exterminate tribes often occur.

If the fox merchant intends to destroy the big tribe, this army will not only not be sad, but will also applaud.

Let you rob our cattle and sheep, you deserve it!

"Dear guest, please enter the big account!"

The arrival of the fox merchant brought a new opportunity to the tribe. The leader was very grateful and wanted to invite him into the camp and receive him with the highest etiquette.The fox merchant thanked the other party for his kindness. Time was running out, and he had to go to more tribes.

The leader didn't dare to force him to stay, so he used ten horses as collateral in exchange for the first batch of rations.After that, he organized a manpower to search for ore according to the requirements of the fox merchant.At the same time, he sent his son to lead people to the depths of the grassland to catch up with the migrating tribes and try to follow behind in order to exchange more rations with the caravan.

When the fox merchant was operating on the grassland, Zhi Xuan ushered in the day when he ascended the throne.

On that day, the city of Xidu was crowded with people, and lights and festoons were decorated everywhere.

An earthen platform was built outside the city, clan chariots gathered together, and heavily armed soldiers formed a square formation, marching forward amidst the sound of rumbling war drums, and stood on both sides of the road leading to the earthen platform.

The sound of war drums stopped, replaced by the sound of desolate horns.

A chariot drove out of the city gate, passing through the army formation and the clan's chariot formation.

The driver waved the reins, the horse began to trot, the canopy on the roof swayed with the body, and the young man in the car held a sword in his hand, standing tall and straight.

Black robe, wide collar and sleeves, dark gold belt.

The high crown hangs down the bead, and it keeps shaking when the carriage is moving, colliding with each other and making a tinkling sound.

The chariot stopped in front of the earthen platform, Zhixuan stepped out of the chariot, climbed up the steps, and stood in the middle of the earthen platform.

There is a tripod of princes on the earth platform, and there is a case in front of the tripod. On the case, there are animal heads sacrificed for the ceremony.

Zhi Xuan first worshiped the princes' tripod, then held the prince's seal, and then held up the king's bestowed sword.

Following his actions, the witch prayed loudly in front of the earthen platform, and the clan recited the blessing in a unique tone.

After Zhu Wen read it, he directly threw himself into the fire below the stage.

The flames rose instantly and made a loud explosion.

Wu shouted loudly, bent down and knelt down.

"Congratulations!"

Accompanied by shouts, the clans bowed their hands, and the soldiers struck the ground with their long halberds and struck the armor with the back of their swords.

The townspeople crowded on both sides of the road, looked at the figure on the high ground, and shouted in unison: "Congratulations!"

All kinds of sounds are intertwined, such as turbulent waves hitting the shore, piercing clouds and cracking rocks, shaking the sky.