Jing Shao was his own Wangfei that sharp of course "they" smooth hair, grunted and no longer say anything.
Gu Huaiqing face as usual, and added a cup of tea to Jing Shao: "That's natural, yesterday with Jing Shao to worship, is to see that he is not rich that is, after no landing or a good to run to."
This's cheek is really not generally thick, Mu Hanyang smiled helplessly, suddenly feeling that his own king is still a bit ashamed.
Running for the same interests, to alliance will be very easy, the king of Huainan asked Jing Shao future plans, heard him say that he is ready to put his own sibling brother on the throne can not help but be a little surprised. This has done so much, but in order to give him a trousseau? Narrowing his slightly narrow eyes slightly, he looked at the two opposite sides.
Jing Shao peeled the skin of a small orange, broke it open and handed it to the side of the half, Mu Hanzhang took it, and helped him wipe his fingers stained with juice.
In a moment of clarity, Gu Huaiqing slowly hooked up the lips, carefully sip a mouthful of tea, bitter mixed with the sweet taste spread from the tongue, this world really do not want to Jiangshan to beauty! Suddenly, the Jing Shao is very admirable, the world can understand what they really want is really not much, especially the royal family, too much to ask for, and often lose the most precious only to regret, such as the king of Huainan ancestor general ......
"When one sheds, one sheds, my brother admires," Gu Huaiqing raised a cup of tea, "A toast."
He thought he would have to play Taiji for a long time, but because of Jing Shao's openness and truthfulness, the suspicious King of Huainan decided to believe him and handed him a letter.
Jing Shao opened a look, this strong penmanship, only his father can write. The letter on the winding, all some quotes, obscure words, look at the headache, then lazy to pass to the side of the princess.
Mu Huanzhang cried and laughed to take over to see once, slightly frowned: "Father's meaning is that the two fiefdoms have been pacified, but Huainan has always been peaceful, and there is also an agreement between the ancestors, called Huainan King do not want to think too much, but ......"
Gu Huaiqing smiled, "Go on."
"Only this one sentence, 'Wouldn't it be a calamity for the remaining body, fearing the defeat of the Emperor's carriage,'" Mu Hanzhang paused and looked up across the room, "I'm afraid there's a great deal of depth to it."
Jing Shao scratched his head, do not quite understand, this sentence is not just a quote from the ancient saying, lamenting their own as an emperor, daily fear and trembling to take care of the dynasty, for fear that the great Chen ruined their hands, so that the king of Huainan understand the emperor's helplessness, by the way to pacify, but also what can be the problem?
Mu Hanzhang returned the letter and turned his head to look at him, "What was the previous sentence of this sentence?"
"But the party of the steal pleasure Ruoxi, the road obscure to dangerous." Jing Shao replied, staring blankly for a moment, suddenly suddenly realized, father's unfinished words, is that the southwest and southeast king is a party of chaos, causing him as emperor also sleep and eat insecurity, only had no choice but to send troops to quell the rebellion, to warn the king of huainan don't want to learn from them, take that dangerous narrow dark road, take their own destruction.
"Huainan year after year on time to pay tribute, even if the Qinhuai River flooded Danyang City, has not deducted a cent," Gu Huaiqing will be put away the letter, lips hooked up a cold smile, "the emperor this is unable to pick fault want to take the initiative to dedicate the fiefdom?"
"Big brother should be glad that this kind of talk is just a test of intent," Mu Hanzhang slowly rubbed the nearly transparent white jade cup in his hand and said, "I'm afraid that after a while, he will speak more and more bluntly." Gu Huaiqing was two years older than Jing Shao and counted as older than him, calling him elder brother was not a disadvantage.
Gu Huaiqing nodded and resumed looking at Jing Shao.
Jing Shao pondered for a moment, "Stall first, pretend you don't understand, Father knows the strength of Huainan, and won't move his troops easily."
The court has not yet been properly arranged, now on the war will not be good for them out. So suggest Gu Huaiqing ambiguous slow reply to the letter, wait for him to return to the dynasty, and then with Hongzheng Emperor high teeth, Jiangnan road is far, back and forth to drag a year and a half say.
Turning to dusk, Gu Huaiqing want to stay in the water garden overnight, was Jing Shao will be afraid to cause suspicion to refuse. Before they left, they remembered that the tiger had been used as an excuse to forget the warmth of the pavilion for a whole day.
"They bit the frame?" Mu Hanzhang walked to the fence and frowned when he saw the blood on the tiger cub's face.
A side of the caretaker under the busy explanation that is not injured, the lion cub caught a rabbit in the afternoon, can not finish eating half of a small tiger.
"Meow ah!" When Little Yellow saw his master coming, he rolled out his bulging belly to show him, just enough to roll his head over to the side of the head of the prone lion cub, who then stuck out his tongue and licked the blood from the sticky tiger whiskers.
"Woohoo!" Yellow rolled over and pounced on Lion Cub, biting Home's ear.
Mu Hanzhang: "......" this guy, let it come to learn hunting with the lion, this is good, waiting for the home to catch to give it to eat, live more comfortable than home.
"Hehehe ......" Jing Shao couldn't help but stifle a laugh and rolled over the fence to pick up the little tiger that was happily gnawing on the lion's head, lest he lose his eyes again. The little lion immediately stood up, vigilantly staring at Jing Shao.
"Woohoo!" The little tiger waved its short paws like a small child who hadn't played enough and struggled not to leave, only to be forcibly taken away by the husband of its own master.
Two days later departed back to the capital, Gu Huaiqing did not come to see them off, only sent pretending to be a fellow of the dim sum store, sent them a few boxes of exquisite dim sum on the way to eat.
Lu Zhanpeng did not send them any gifts, but also stood in front of the carriage chatter: "away from the capital this half a year, the capital's store did not bring the capital to go back and remember to make up for, but also to stay in the New Year na!"
"This half a year not in the capital, and nowhere to send a letter, where is the money?" Xu was influenced by his own Wangfei, now for money Jing Shao but much clearer, usually is to send him a letter in passing, this half a year they do not, certainly will not send a letter. ╚ pie / pie ╝
"Then how about the money for staying at the mansion these days? Also, the money for the grain and grass for that five thousand horse Jiangnan camp!" Lu Zhanpeng continued to argue with reason.
"The rations are separate, less nonsense here." Jing Shao waved his hand, blowing him away like a fly.
Mu Hanyang Zhang looked at the two of them began to quarrel again, can not help but smile, remembering their own small store in the capital, these days not, are handed over to my mother to take care of, selling are stock, looking at the New Year, I am afraid that has been sold out and closed. Mother lifted into the side room, this half a year also did not have a message, I do not know how to live.
"What are you thinking about?" Jing Shao leaned against the large welcome pillow and gathered his own princess, who was staring out the window in a daze, into his arms.
Mu Hanzhang was pulled over coldly, the dim sum in his hand almost fell down, he was busy using his hand to catch it, glaring at the guy who was moving around, "I guess, Gu Huaiqing is really prudent, only sending these things that can be eaten on the road, lest there be suspicion in the capital."
Jing Shao moved over and ate the snack from his hand while he was talking.
The road traveled for half a month, and when he arrived at the capital, it was already the thirteenth day of the first month.
Outside the south gate, all the officials greeted each other, Emperor Hongzheng stood on the city tower to reward King Cheng's own troops, and the merits of several generals were left to be rewarded in the court tomorrow.
Within 100 miles of the capital is not allowed to troops, left and right guards with the army directly back to Qi County, Zhao Meng home on the capital, will go directly home to go, Hao Dagger to wait for tomorrow's reward, followed by Jing Shao temporarily live in the King's House.
In front of the Cheng Wang Mansion is decorated, hung with large red lanterns, it seems that even if the king is not in the house, Duo Fu and Yun Butler still attentively arranged the royal residence, far away from seeing a large group of standing in front of the door.
"Welcome the king, the princess back to the house!" A large group of servants stood in two rows, in addition to the close serving Yunzhu, Yunsong and a few maids, dressed in a colorful pink stood a group of maids before, very conspicuous, it is Jing Shao forgotten to the West Court of the concubine concubine consort Song Lingxin!