The history of Pingxia City is less than 20 years old.At the beginning, Zhang Yi fought against the invasion of Xixia, and led his troops out of the Hulu River, built Pingxia City at the mouth of the Shimenxia River, and repaired Lingping Village in the shadow of Haoshui River, and then he even took advantage of the situation to force Xia.If it hadn't been for the Lord Liao to stop it, Zhang Yi would have strangled Xixia's throat.It is precisely because of the existence of this Pingxia city that even though Xixia has ambitions, he dare not act rashly for a while.

It's also interesting to say that Xixia's court situation was originally chaotic, with foreign relatives meddling in politics and seizing power internally and externally.The little prince who enthroned at the age of six is ​​worse than the disobedient emperor of the current dynasty, it is purely a display thing.Although the ruler of Xixia Xia is still the Li family, the Liang family is actually in charge.If it wasn't for Xiao Liang's faction who insisted on attacking the Song Dynasty, which caused internal and external unrest, and was finally buried with a cup of poisoned wine by the Liao envoy, today's Lord Xia would not be so easy to govern, let alone rectify the administration of officials, which is a hidden worry.

Da Li is well aware of the potential harm of Xixia, and he is too close to Tongguan.Although Xixia has no ability to restore troops for the time being, he can form an alliance with other countries.Once Xixia and Liao form an alliance, or Xixia and Jurchen form an alliance, it will be a great blow to the current dynasty.Xia people love profit and deterrence, so after he entered the court, he advised more than once to make heavy troops to Pingxia City, one for deterrence, and the other for protecting the pass.

Now that Feng Qiu and the others entered Pingxia City, after the armistice, Pingxia City temporarily let go of the main responsibility of defending against the enemy, and gradually became a turning point for the trade between Xixia and the merchants of the current dynasty.Walking in it, it is almost impossible to feel that this is a new city fortress built for war. Fertile land has been reclaimed in Pingxia City, and there are also businessmen from Xixia and Uighur regions. Make it look like a fortress.

Fang Yingkan lifted the curtain of the car, glanced at the interior of Pingxia City, and said to the two of them, "It's been hard work for you two. You might as well take a nap in the city tonight, and the Xixia envoys should come to welcome you tomorrow morning."

Both Feng Qiu and Lu Xiaofeng said there was no problem.

The carriage traveled all the way to the Pingxia government office, and everyone got out of the carriage.

Pingxia City is a fortress, and there is no post station.But living directly in the guard's mansion here, Feng Qiu still felt that it was a bit exaggerated.

She looked at Fang Yingkan tentatively, but Fang Yingkan didn't have any adverse reaction, thanked the guard and led the two into the mansion.

After entering the mansion, Feng Qiu felt that something was wrong.Although there will be more government soldiers in the general's mansion, they will never reach the point of patrolling with three teams per ten steps.This posture is almost comparable to the vigilance of the palace and mansion, as if an assassin will appear diagonally from the side.

Feng Qiu was suspicious, but Fang Yingjian didn't take the initiative to mention it, so she didn't say anything.It was only after everything was settled and she got in touch with Sui Ci's real team that she said she wanted to go out for a walk.

Fang Yingkan originally went from Pingxia City to Tongguan to meet them, so he readily agreed, even willing to be a tour guide.

Feng Qiu repeatedly said: "That's unnecessary, Lu Xiaofeng and I have just been in the carriage for a long time, and we want to have some activities. The young master has worked hard, and tomorrow we will have to rely on you to face the Xixia envoys. Why don't you rest early?"

Seeing Feng Qiu's reluctance, Fang Ying thought for a moment, then smiled and said, "That's fine, Hongyan also walked here with me before, and I'll let her accompany you."

Lu Xiaofeng and Feng Qiu looked at each other and accepted this compromise.

So Hongyan went out with Feng Qiu and the others.

She couldn't speak, but she completed the task Fang Yingkan gave her very well. Before she got to a place, she would use hand gestures to simply express what to do here and what to eat there.Following Hongyan for a walk, Feng Qiu and Lu Xiaofeng learned about the most expensive and best things in Pingxia City with the fastest speed.

When it was time, Hongyan made a gesture.

Feng Qiu didn't understand, Lu Xiaofeng thought about it for a while, and said: "Does she mean that the best here is not as good as the one brought by the little lord? We are wandering here, why don't we go back to eat?"

Hongyan's eyes brightened slightly, and she nodded vigorously.

Feng Qiu smiled a little, and she said: "Hey, I just came here to make a fresh picture, good or bad is secondary."

After the peace talks between the two countries in Pingxia City, many Xia people will come here to trade with merchants from the Central Plains.Therefore, the shops on both sides of the road are of different shapes, and there are even many things from small countries in the Western Regions for sale.

Feng Qiu looked around and saw a shop owned by a Uighur, so he took Hongyan to have a look.

Hongyan didn't understand Feng Qiu's meaning for a while, so Feng Qiu took her hand, floated over the merchandise and said, "Didn't the young master say that he would take you home this trip? Would you like to pick some decorations from your hometown and bring them back home?" Put it back on when you get home?"

Hongyan didn't understand at the beginning, but Feng Qiu said it word for word again, and the girl suddenly understood.

She was a little shy and shook her head again and again.Feng Qiu pointed to himself, and said very simply: "I am richer than your young master."

Hongyan understood this, she looked at the ordinary attire, not to mention the gold embroidery on the clothes, even the material didn't look very good, it all depended on her appearance being hard enough, and she was born to be the wind and autumn that raised herself from an ordinary person to the level of a bright moonlight , seems to be unable to understand how Fengqiu can be richer than Fang Yingjian who can buy her.

Seeing this, Feng Qiu sighed slightly: "The shop at home is still not big enough, and it didn't come to Xixia."

Lu Xiaofeng smiled, and said to Hongyan after watching enough dramas: "Trust her, she, it's hard to say in Western Xia, but she must be rich in the Central Plains."

Hongyan was confused by Lu Xiaofeng's words.Feng Qiu directly took the ingot of gold and handed it to the shopkeeper, and said a few words to him, the shopkeeper suddenly realized that he had just spoken his words to Hongyan in Uighur dialect.

After more than a year, I heard the words at home again, and the corners of Hongyan's eyes were slightly wet.She understood Feng Qiu's meaning, and gave her a big gift of gratitude with a respectful expression, and did not get up for a long time.Fengqiu didn't know why, so he went to help Hongyan, but Hongyan didn't move until the shopkeeper explained: "She is doing a favor to you, which means that she remembers your kindness and will definitely repay it in the future."

Feng Qiu laughed: "It's just a parting gift for you, how can you use these."

She simply imitated Hongyan and bowed to her, which startled Hongyan and went to help her again and again.

Feng Qiu's plan was clear, and he said with a smile: "Isn't that all right?"

Lu Xiaofeng looked at the accessories and costumes of the Uighurs, and asked casually: "You have Uighur merchants here, do you still have Tubo?"

The shopkeeper said with a smile: "That's right, there are still businessmen from the Liao Kingdom."

Xia was a minister to Liao.It is not surprising to meet businessmen from Liao at a place similar to a transfer station. In other words, the more important Pingxia City is as a transfer station, the better.The more Xixia relied on the trade supply of Pingxia City, the more bargaining power the current dynasty held in Pingxia City.Feng Qiu belatedly thought, normally speaking, the business in the fortress would not be so prosperous, the current situation of Pingxia City...is there something Da Li is doing?

Speaking of which, it seems that the business route leading to Pingxia City to trade with the Xia people is also Da Li's suggestion to the Hua family?

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Feng Qiu is still thinking on this side, but Hongyan over there has already taken a bunch of golden hairpins and carefully inserted Feng Qiu's hair bun.

Feng Qiu didn't understand what Hongyan was going to do at first, but when she inserted the Uighur-style gemstone hairpin into it, Feng Qiu suddenly understood, and she smiled and said, "Do you want me to wear it with you?"

Hongyan looked at her expectantly.

Looking at her appearance, Feng Qiu doubted that what Fang Yingkan said that day "she asked you why you wear men's clothing" was true.

Fengqiu wears men's clothing only for the convenience of riding a horse, not to mention that the day Hongyan saw her, she was not wearing men's clothing, but a uniform short robe with narrow sleeves, which looked quite different from the girl's skirt. .

She thought for a while, then turned around and asked Lu Xiaofeng, "I'll accompany her to change clothes, can you go around again?"

Lu Xiaofeng nodded: "Okay, I'll come find you later."

Feng Qiu took Hong Yan's hand and entered the shop.

After all, if she leaves tomorrow, it doesn't matter what she dresses up today.In getting along, Feng Qiu can easily detect that Hongyan's background should not be low, and how many bones he ate after his tongue was cut off and sold as goods, so that he became the quiet and gentle character he is now.

Feng Qiu is always a person who is easy to sympathize with others, just like now, she has given her tenderness and tolerance to this little girl who has gone through hardships.

It seems that Hongyan hasn't worn Uighur clothes again for a long time.She looked very happy, and Feng Qiu accompanied her casually.It's just that this shop was originally open for merchants looking for something new, or for travelers who sold it to merchants.There are a lot of jewelry, but there are only one or two clothes.

Even so, Hongyan is still satisfied.

Feng Qiu saw that the speechless foreign girl put on a red gown, her slightly curly long hair was thinned out, and her fair and slender neck was hidden under a light gauze scarf.She turned her head slightly, and the gold earrings dangling by her ears would jingle.When she stood up, the beads made of green gemstones were layered on top of each other, dancing with her steps, like jade beads on a golden plate.

Feng Qiu finished admiring it, and praised: "It's very beautiful."

Hongyan glanced at her, lowered her head slightly, and took her hand.Feng Qiu didn't know why at first, but after being pulled up by her, the five-color gemstones on her clothes spread out, and then she lowered her head slightly, letting Hongyan put the long hairpin on the other side for her.

Feng Qiu asked with a smile: "Isn't it beautiful?"

Hongyan's eyes looked at Feng Qiu, she held Feng Qiu's hand, squeezed her lips and teeth, but nodded incessantly.

She wanted to say something, but couldn't speak, so she could only gesture with her hands.

Feng Qiu: It's over, Lu Xiaofeng is not here right now, where can I find an interpreter?

It was the shop owner who came back to his senses and understood. He smiled and said, "She is praising you, saying that you look like the flying sky in the mural."

Feng Qiu was slightly surprised when he heard the words: "Do you understand Buddhism?"

Hongyan nodded slightly.The shop owner was also quite surprised when he saw this. The current situation in the Uighurs is quite chaotic. Normal people may not be able to teach children Buddhist principles, even basic literacy, let alone know the "Flying Apsaras" in the murals.

Feng Qiu's eyes are getting darker, the identity of this Uighur girl is probably more complicated than she thought.

Afterwards, the shopkeeper wanted to greet business, so he invited the two of them to sit upstairs.

Seeing Hongyan's defenseless appearance, Feng Qiu was about to ask some more questions about her hometown when Lu Xiaofeng came back.

He didn't even come back through the door!

Feng Qiu was shocked to see him turn back from the back window with a disconcerted face, and didn't even have time to tease Feng Qiu's new look, and said repeatedly: "Jiang Feng, I don't know if it's good or bad news. Don't listen?"

Feng Qiu saw that he was about to turn into a chicken that shed its feathers, so he backed away first, and then asked: "What happened to you, there shouldn't be people you can't deal with in Pingxia City, right?"

Lu Xiaofeng said in a deep voice: "I met the Jurchen!"

Lu Xiaofeng traveled all over the world and made friends all over the world.Although he has never been to Jurchen, he also knows the subtle differences between Jurchen and Liao people.

Lu Xiaofeng said: "That team of Liao merchants is definitely the Jurchen iron cavalry, the caravan will not have their eyes and movements!"

Feng Qiu whispered: "Are you sure?"

Lu Xiaofeng said: "I was also afraid that I was wrong, so I approached them and got this."

He threw a small piece of gold medal to Feng Qiu, Feng Qiu took it over and saw that there was nothing else written on the gold medal, only a paragraph in Khitan script.

Feng Qiu didn't recognize the Khitan script, but Lu Xiaofeng confirmed it.

He said to Feng Qiu: "Given by the Lord of Liao, Da Ti Yinsi. Jiang Feng, do you know who this is referring to?"

Feng Qiu: "..."

Feng Qiu was almost stupid.She said to Lu Xiaofeng with difficulty: "The new Tiyin in the Liao Dynasty, Da Li mentioned to me that he is the Wanyan family's Aguda."

Wanyan Aguda, the inexhaustible talent who was about to swallow up the Liao Kingdom and establish the Jin Dynasty, Li Wuji prayed three incense sticks a day for his sudden death. It can be said that he was the real and biggest threat to the dynasty—appeared in Pingxia City?

For a moment, Feng Qiu didn't know whether to lament his good luck or his bad luck.

Seeing the noise outside the house, she immediately asked, "Have you been caught stealing from him?"

Lu Xiaofeng said: "I didn't notice it at the time, but I thought they would definitely think of me, that's why I ran so fast."

Feng Qiu slightly pushed open the window and glanced at the "caravan" that had already arrived on the street, saying: "Then it seems that you still can't run fast enough."

The author has something to say: Meow meow!

The reason why they lived in the General's Mansion was because Fang Yingkan had noticed that the Jurchens had also come early in the morning.I don't know what Jurchen wants to do, so I stay the same and stay safe in the general's mansion.

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