There are not many people in Antieta's group, and it is not a critical moment of tension between the two countries, so there is no need for a state banquet, and Honglu Temple has full authority to take care of everything.

With Xiao Fang's oral instructions, Ji Yunqi, as an "old friend", occasionally visited the Sifang Pavilion and chatted with Antitta.

I don't know whether the other party is really peaceful, or Xiao Fang has no grievances towards Ji Yunqi, so that the other party dare not act rashly. For several days, Antieta has always obeyed the arrangement of Honglu Temple, and was honest and responsible.

Not only that, they also brought spices, brocades and rhino horns from Xirong, full of sincerity.

After repeated inspections to confirm that there was nothing wrong with the items, Xiao Fang summoned Antitta into the palace, and met the foreign visitor in Qingliang Hall.

Xu has a similar face raised in arid and sandy land. From his point of view, Antieta's appearance is very close to that of western China, with three-dimensional features, deep-set eye sockets, and protruding browbones. People immediately feel good.

Antieta was familiar with the etiquette of the Great Sandalwood, and was not as rude and arrogant as Xiao Fang thought before. He bowed respectfully, and then presented the handwritten letter of the King of Xirong.

The handwriting was naturally written in Xirong script, and the Minister of Honglu Temple motioned for the translator to come forward and explain and recite to Xiao Fang word by word.

Xiao Fang has been in this position for two years, and it is the first time he has received the letter of credence. He heard the babbling words in front of him, either to praise him for his ability to govern the country, or to express his satisfaction with the current state of harmony and friendship between the two countries.

He tried his best to find something unusual in the genteel words here, and his headache was splitting, as if he was doing English listening in the college entrance examination room, and was trying to ask the interpreter to stop, when he saw Antieta, who was already seated, move from the corner of his eye. He moved, and seemed to reveal a smile of unknown meaning.

During this pause, the translator had already read the end.

"In order to prevent the people of Kuanzhou from starvation and exhaustion, I sent Lu Zeyi to pay homage to His Majesty Dongtan, asking for 200 million taels of silver, [-] horses, [-] stones of grain, and several seeds of various fruits and vegetables. ..."

Xiao Fang froze, pulled off the document in the translator's hand, and signaled Ji Yunqi to come over with his eyes.

Ji Yunqi has dealt with foreigners the most, even if he is not as proficient as an interpreter, he still recognizes some of them, so he stepped forward a few steps, leaned over to read the end of the national letter, and nodded to Xiao Fang.

It turned out that this time the other party didn't even bother to play any tricks with them, but directly reached out to ask for something shamelessly on the surface.

They are even threatening them with the people of Kuanzhou—if they can’t get these things, then I’m really sorry. I can only endure hunger and cold, and resign myself to fate.

But if people are so empty-handed as white wolves in vain, and they can easily exchange a few spices for the opportunity to stretch their hands into the national treasury, and get what they want, what will be the dignity of Da Tan's national body?

More importantly, the amount of money is huge on the one hand. If it is taken away by Xi Rong and the army is strengthened, the power of the two sides may have to be re-evaluated.

He put down the handwriting, first glanced at Yu Xiang on the left hand side, and Qin Huai who was standing behind Yu Xiang, looked at the eyes of these two people, resisted the urge to lift the table, and made up his mind.

"That's it," he nodded, with a serious look on his face: "I heard Yun Qi mention that your country has suffered disasters year after year, and I express my deep sympathy. Yun Qi, I remember correctly, right?"

Ji Yunqi cupped his hands sideways: "Your Majesty, I remember correctly. Last year and this year, Xirong was repeatedly plagued by locusts. Many pastures were eaten up, and cattle and sheep had nowhere to graze."

"That's really pitiful," Xiao Fang sighed, "No wonder you have to send your husband to ask for it, but I don't know if your king will be able to hold on after traveling a thousand miles and spending a lot of time."

It was not the first time for Antieta to meet the little emperor. When he first heard his first sentence, he smiled slightly, but when he heard "begging", he felt that the words became a bit unpleasant, and the little emperor seemed to agree with It used to be very different.

"Everything is well, Your Majesty, thank you for your concern."

Xiao Fang waved his hand: "There is no need for so many courtesies among our neighbors. If you want so many emergency supplies, the palace of your country must not be able to solve the problem. Although I have a large land and a wealth of resources, after all, it is far away from the king's capital. Qi, what do you think?"

Ji Yunqiliu answered the words: "I think it's better to invite the king of Xirong to live in Datanjing, and it won't be too late to go back after the revival of Xirong Kingdom."

Antieta had a slightly stiff smile on her face: "General Ji was joking."

"I think this idea is very good." Xiao Fang clapped his hands, "To be honest, sir, it is indeed difficult to prepare so many things in a short period of time, but there are only a few thousand people in your palace, and I, Da Tan, can still afford it." of."

"..."

Antitta could see that the current little emperor was not only obedient to Ji Yunqi without any fear, but was even taught by Ji Yunqi.

Let the king come to live in Datan... How do you say this?It's not too stupid and naive at all, it's just plain bad.

Now that their monarchs and ministers are united, it is no wonder that the previous several designs failed to shake the situation of Da Tan's rapid progress.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness," he pretended to think for a moment, "Your Majesty, of course, should share weal and woe with the people, so how can you leave at this moment. Your Majesty sent me here for the sake of the people of Xiezhou."

Xiao Fang glanced at Ji Yunqi, and was about to speak when he heard Yu Xiang slowly answering the words from below.

"Your Majesty has a heart."

Yu Xiangde was highly respected, and Antitta also bowed, expressing that he was all ears.

"Over the years, the emperor has always cared about the people of Kuanzhou, and believed that your majesty is kind and enlightened, and he still allows them to live and work in peace and contentment. But I never thought that they are living in such a difficult situation now, alas..."

Yu Xiang sighed, feeling extremely sorry, but it didn't feel that way to Antieta's ears.

When the state was ceded back then, on the one hand, they deliberately blocked it and planned to open their mouths again, but on the other hand, the little emperor didn't care about the lives of these people at all.

In the end, many of the old residents of Yuzhou stayed where they were, and only after wantonly plundering the newly occupied land did they realize that even if this place was ruined into a desert, it was still under their jurisdiction.

But when I looked back and wanted to recruit people to continue farming and weaving, I found that under heavy pressure, many people went to the mountains and even became bandits, and the remaining good people took the road of running merchants.

The fertile land they took so hard to win was turned into barren land.

Antitta had repeatedly written letters in the court, saying that it is not allowed to fish and burn forests while hunting, but few people listened to his advice.Now Xiang Yu's sigh is like a rain of needles in his heart.

"Your Majesty and Prime Minister Yu are equally worried, so they sent me here to get supplies. The three cities of Kuizhou are at the junction of the two countries. If we can work together to revive it, it will be a good talk."

Yu Xiang looked at him with a smile: "It's a good thing, but has Lu Zeyi ever heard that teaching someone how to fish is worse than giving him a fish?"

"Yu Xiang means..."

"Lanyang Pass has long been open for business, and a mutual market has been opened. I heard that the people of Kuanzhou are diligent in running merchants. It is better to reduce taxes and exempt the people who originally belonged to Datan in the mutual market, so as to prosper the market. If someone wants to return to Datan, Datan Tan is also willing to open the door of convenience for them. What does Lu Zeyi want?"

Antitta was naturally not happy, these people were just an excuse.What's more, even if they bought seeds in the mutual market, how could dignified Xirong people bend down to dig food from the soil.

These people have run away, who will grow food?

As if deliberately embarrassing him, Xiao Fang proposed to him kindly: "Mr. An, last year I harvested a lot of fruits and vegetables in the big sandalwood. Many people also harvested a lot of seeds at the market. If Mr. An wants If so, I can ask you to buy some high-quality seeds for your husband.”

Ji Yunqi reminded softly at the side: "Your Majesty, I'm afraid Lu Zeyi doesn't know much about how to sow seeds."

Xiao Fang understood: "It's my negligence. If your country needs it, you can send some envoys, and I will definitely send someone to teach you carefully."

"Your Majesty," Antieta stood up, and said with a half-smile, "Since Your Majesty cares about the people of Kuanzhou, isn't he afraid that they will suffer from the war again?"

Ji Yunqi stood beside Xiao Fang, looked down at him from top to bottom, and replied casually: "Are you going to fight? This general can guarantee that it's just this one time, and they won't have to worry about it in the future."

Antieta's complexion became ugly, and after looking around slowly, she became more sure that the monarch and his subjects would not accept their will, and the Emperor Dongtan, who used to only mess with the water and drag his feet, was no longer such a foolish fool .

What's more, although they took away the state, Ji Yunqi also let them know that people who always live on horseback will also be trampled under their feet by horseshoes, and the pursuit of those months brought them nightmare-like fear.

The accompanying lieutenant was waiting for him outside the gate of the palace, seeing that he remained silent after stepping into the carriage, he asked cautiously, "Lu Zeyi, how is it?"

"fine."

Antieta stared out the car window, the night covered the sky, the lights on the street came on one by one, the cool night breeze drove away the heat of the day, it was the most comfortable time of the day, people walking on the road were more comfortable than during the day There are many more.

The shopkeepers lined up on the side of the street with their carts full of loads, and singled out small lamps on the bamboo poles, making the baubles hanging on them shine brightly.

The more he walked into the downtown area, the louder the cries of hawking became one after another, and it was very lively. He didn't have the bleak look he had seen when he came a few years ago.

When they were in the capital, they had heard about the changes in Da Tan in the past two years, but it was far less shocking than seeing it with their own eyes.After all, the king is too careless, if they know this situation, how can they sleep peacefully?

The task entrusted to him by the king this time is not only to reach out for something, but if he can successfully leave with the things, it will be a heavy blow to Dayan's morale that has been rising all the way.

He would like to see if these people can still laugh by then.

With Antitta in the capital, Xiao Fang couldn't go straight to the general's mansion every day, but it was a torment for a few days without ear to ear, so he only left the palace after the curfew.

Ji Yunqi had been waiting for him at the door, and just after entering through the side door, someone flew over and said, "Your Majesty! You are finally here!"

Xiao Fang was staggered by this man and took a few steps back, but fortunately Ji Yunqi stood behind him and held him in his arms.

"Yunfeng! Reckless! What does it look like!"

"Your Majesty!" Ji Yunqi waited anxiously for several days, grabbed his sleeve and asked urgently: "I heard from Xing Yang that he will send troops to Shuanglouguan, is it true?"

Xiao Fang hesitated for a moment, then looked back at Ji Yunqi, he didn't dare to decide this matter casually.

Ji Yunqi struggled for a moment, then slowly said: "Yunfeng, you are still young..."

"I'm not young anymore! When my brother was my age, he already led the front camp."

Ji Yunfeng's face was flushed with anxiety, and suddenly with a plop, he knelt down in front of the two of them, cupped his hands and said solemnly: "Ji Yunfeng asks to lead troops into battle! I beg your Majesty and General Ji to agree!"

"Yunfeng!" Xiao Fang quickly helped him up, motioned Ji Yunqi to go to the other side to avoid it for a while, then supported Ji Yunfeng's shoulders, and sat under the flower stand.

He knew that Ji Yunfeng had always hoped to have his own military exploits, but today's excitement and urgency was still beyond his imagination.

"Yunfeng, what's the matter? Did something happen?" He handed over a cup of tea and asked softly.

"Your Majesty, you also promised me last time... If there is another chance, let me lead the army to go out."

After not hearing Xiao Fang's answer for a long time, Ji Yunfeng bit his lower lip again, and said in a low voice: "I received a letter from Nuan Nuan a few days ago, and she asked me... What do I do?"

Xiao Fang complained in his heart, Yun Feng was at the age of sensitive mind, just like a young girl at this age is as sensitive to appearance, Nuan Nuan really does not open any pot and carry which pot.

"Don't take it to heart, she must be asking casually."

"No... I've thought about this question carefully. What exactly do I do?" Ji Yunfeng was in a daze while holding a teacup.

"I was born in Ji's family, and it is my duty to protect the family and the country. I know that my father and my brother care about me very much, and they are not willing to let me suffer and get hurt. Even in the camp, everyone sees me as a 'Ji family'. Second Young Master', 'Lieutenant General's younger brother'."

Xiao Fang patted his head without interrupting his words.

"Your Majesty, you taught me to write Nuan Nuan's characters before, and you once said a word--a husband makes a name for himself in the world, and he comforts his life by making a name for himself."

"This time I asked to play, I didn't want to compete with my brother, nor did I want to get angry with my father, I just thought... I should also have my own identity, my own position, I don't want to live in my brother's name for the rest of my life. Next, I don't want to be just 'Ji Yunqi's younger brother' for the rest of my life."

Of course Xiao Fang can understand, he also came from that age, he knows too well the desire of adolescent boys to break free, just like a butterfly that has just given birth to wings, desperately trying to get rid of the entangled cocoon.

That is the loss and pain that must be experienced in growing up.

"But on the battlefield...it will be very dangerous."

"I am not afraid of danger, and I will protect myself."

Xiao Fang gave in without flinching: "Okay, I'll help you talk to Yun Qi."

The author has something to say: Husband lives in the world and makes a name for himself, and makes a name for himself before he dies. Before he dies, I will get drunk, and when I get drunk, I will sing madly—by Zhou Dudu

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