Prince Consort

Xie Ze'an received the news from the capital immediately.

Di envoy Yeluyan came to visit.

Yeluyan is quite a legend, he is obviously from Di, but he has learned the skills of Han people.He persuaded his elder brother to set up the capital to build a country and recuperate.No matter how desolate the north is, you can still find some good land. The Di people occupied those key terrains for farming and production, and by the way, surrounded a large circle of water sources and grasslands. Other grassland people had to submit to them if they wanted to graze or trade.

Over the past few years, the north has gradually become a climate.

When Tan Wuqiu mentioned these changes in his letter, his words inevitably carried a bit of worry.This was originally what Tan Wuqiu planned to do. In the past few years, he sent people deep into the grassland, only to find out that there are such talents in the north.Facing Di Guo, who has just been "sinicized" and still has a strong national flavor on horseback, it is impossible to copy Xixia's experience, and even several batches of spies sent have disappeared.

Xie Ze'an can only be a spectator in these matters.

Although Xie Ze'an was promoted quickly, he was only the magistrate of a small border state. He was able to get involved in Xixia's affairs purely because he was close enough to Yan Chong and Xie Hui, and they could listen to his opinions.He has never been to the north, and he doesn't know the specific situation there at all, so he can't compare to Tan Wuqiu and Prince Gong.

But this does not prevent Xie Zean from attaching great importance to the north.

Since ancient times, the greatest threat has come from the north.

Xie Ze'an asked Yun Niang to continue to follow up.

Duan Wang read Tan Wuqiu's letter, and looked at Xie Ze'an quite complicatedly: "You are young, how come you know everyone? You know the servants in the palace, you know the staff of Prince Gong, and you know so many merchants. "

Xie Ze'an smiled: "I don't know the emperor uncle either."

Duan Wang stopped talking.

Liangzhou is far away, and life is relatively peaceful, but the capital is not so peaceful.

Xie Dalang is a person with a strong sense of territory. He realized that there are such a group of Di Kingdom envoys who have been waiting in full force since they entered Beijing.Unexpectedly, this habitual precaution really made him find something wrong. For example, this Yeluyan seemed to be very familiar with the capital, and he could enter and exit freely in many places without guidance.

As for the things that have only appeared in the capital in the past few years, Yeluyan will observe for a while.

This kind of performance was very subtle, but Xie Dalang's people didn't miss it at all, and they all recorded it.

Xie Dalang can infer two facts: First, Yeluyan has been to the capital before, and he has been here for a long time, which is enough for him to understand the situation in the capital.[-]. Yeluyan came to Beijing a few years ago. Judging by his attention to Jinyu Tower, he has not been here since at least eight years ago.

Xie Dalang frowned.

Xie Jiyu happened to see Xie Dalang's expression when he entered the door, and couldn't help but make fun of him: "People who are almost married, why are they frowning like that?"

Xie Dalang stretched his brows slightly, and wrote his inference on the paper.

Xie Jiyu was startled, and said, "You can see this?"

Xie Dalang wrote: "San Lang taught it." Some of the people he accepted could not speak like him, and some could not hear. This is originally a defect, but these defects often endow them with better eyesight, sense of smell or observation.Xie Ze'an taught them a whole set of methods: people's words can often only express relatively one-sided things, and just listening to the other party's words may only get [-]% of the information they want.If you want to truly grasp the other party's thoughts and hidden facts, it will be easier and more accurate to start with facial expressions, body language, and real actions.

Xie Jiyu was already numb to the new things that Xie Zean created from time to time, so he didn't find it strange to hear Xie Dalang say that.

Xie Jiyu said: "Maybe he really stayed in the capital. There were quite a lot of foreigners who came to the capital to eat and drink many years ago. Of course, there were also many spies who fished in troubled waters. There was a great chaos back then, and their stirring up troubles was absolutely indispensable. "

Xie Dalang listened quietly, neither interrupting nor asking questions.

Xie Jiyu was always a little helpless towards Xie Dalang, this guy had no relationship with him at all, if he hadn't taken the initiative to ask him to propose marriage to the eldest grandson's family this time, he was afraid that this son would never get married for the rest of his life.

Xie Jiyu said: "You and Saburo don't need to worry too much. With Mr. Tan and His Highness Prince Gong here, nothing will happen to the north."

Xie Dalang nodded.

Zhao Chongzhao received envoy Di when he went to court the next day.

Yeluyan presented a knife to Zhao Chongzhao in front of all the officials.

This is nothing unusual, what is unusual is the steel used for that knife.

Xie Jiyu recognized it at a glance: it is first-class fine steel, using the new steel-making method honed out by King Qi and all the craftsmen.

Zhao Chongzhao couldn't tell whether it was good or bad just now, he glanced at the knife, nodded and asked the servant to take it, but he didn't think so.

Daqing swords like this abound, is it necessary for Di Guo to offer it?

He was not interested in receiving Di's envoy, and he was ready to send him away with a few casual words.

Yeluyan almost died of anger.

It is said that the new emperor is unreliable, but I really didn't expect that he couldn't even see the demonstration.

Yeluyan said: "Wait a minute." He looked at Zhao Chongzhao and emphasized, "This knife is not an ordinary knife. It is extremely hard and cuts iron like mud. It is a first-class knife."

Zhao Chongzhao nodded: "Of course, otherwise you wouldn't have traveled all the way to send it here." He looked back at Yeluyan, "Isn't it the best knife for you Di people?"

Yeluyan heard Zhao Chongzhao's words hidden: it is the best for Di Ren, but not necessarily for Daqing.

Yeluyan's face was gloomy, and he didn't answer, but said: "It's actually easy to test how good this knife is - our knife can cut all the knives in the world in half!"

Zhao Chongzhao said to the servant: "Return the knife to the messenger and let him examine it."

Yeluyan said, "Then forgive me for offending." He begged, "Please find one of your warriors to bring out your sword."

Xie Jiyu stood up and said, "Your Majesty, let me come."

Everyone looked at Xie Jiyu in surprise.

Yeluyan was also a little surprised, and turned to look at the gentle Xie Jiyu.

Xie Jiyu smiled slightly: "If you just want to hold the knife, I'll do it." He walked a few steps in the hall, walked up to a guard with the lowest rank, raised his hand and drew out the opponent's knife, turned to look at Zhao Chongzhao , "Your Majesty please allow me."

Zhao Chongzhao didn't know what Xie Jiyu's idea was, but he knew very well that Xie Jiyu would not make fun of it, so he nodded quickly: "Here."

Xie Jiyu was dressed in a scarlet civil official's robe, and looked very fragile, but his hand holding the knife was very steady and calm.

Yeluyan glanced at the knife in Xie Jiyu's hand, and his expression changed slightly.

Xie Jiyu said: "Please let me try the sword."

Yeluyan couldn't get off the tiger, so he had to use all his strength to slash at the long knife in Xie Jiyu's hand.

There was a click—the knife broke.

Yeluyan's face was ashen.

Xie Jiyu's hand holding the knife was still steady, and he turned back to Zhao Chongzhao: "Your Majesty, it's really easy to test how good a knife is."

Yeluyan's face turned completely dark.

Xie Jiyu came forward because it was a provocation to the Ministry of Industry.Although he no longer cares about the Ministry of Industry, he followed up on the steelmaking law, and the people around his son played a key role back then.

Xie Ze'an didn't care how Yeluyan obtained King Qi's steelmaking method, he just cared whether the Ministry of Industry kept coming up with better things.

In this way, no matter how many people come to "steal teachers", they can only be left behind by Daqing.

Xie Jiyu has always thought this way, and has always advocated it this way.If other people's methods are good, then learn from them.But you can't just move it over like a gourd, you have to adapt, improve, and make it better and more suitable.

How can Xie Jiyu stand Yeluyan's behavior of stealing other people's things and showing off proudly?

Xie Jiyu stood there firmly, his dark eyes had a sharp edge that no one could ignore.

Zhao Chongzhao suddenly understood why Zhao Ying liked Xie Jiyu so much.

Sometimes Xie Jiyu is so serious that people have to like it.

Simply delightful!

Zhao Chongzhao said: "Xie Qing is right." He reassured Yeluyan meaningfully, "Although the knife brought by Shijun is broken, we have to return one. Xie Qing, give me the knife in your hand." Let me take it back with you."

Xie Jiyu said, "Yes, Your Majesty."

Yeluyan's expression returned to normal, and he calmly took the knife from Xie Jiyu's hand.

Xie Jiyu smiled and returned to his original position.

A turmoil dissipated.

Yeluyan's provocation became a joke, but it made Xie Jiyu stand out.

Xie Jiyu has been silent all these years. After he remarried, it seems that he is no longer the muddleheaded person he was before, and he has never been in the limelight at all.He made Di Envoy lose face in the main hall, Zhao Chongzhao was very relieved, and he looked for Xie Jiyu much more frequently than before.

Yeluyan is not a simple person, even if such a joke was made, he still stayed in the capital for a few more days.

On the eve of leaving Beijing, Yeluyan finally got the news he was waiting for.

King Duan is now in Liangzhou, and has close contacts with Xie Ze'an, the prefect of Liangzhou.Especially in the past few months, even the good palaces are not living, but they squeezed into the back office of the state capital to live with Xie Ze'an, and their relationship was very deep.

After listening to the servant's report, Yeluyan's expression was even uglier than in the hall.

He came to the capital of Daqing, first to satisfy his brother's wish to "demonstrate" to the Daqing court, and second, to fulfill a promise.Unexpectedly, the demonstration became a joke, and even the second thing fell through.The young prince who should have been pitifully waiting for him to come and take him away has already been crowned king, gone to a fief, and has someone closer to him.Recalling the last time they met ten years ago, the man was half asleep, but still able to accurately pronounce his original name, Yeluyan frowned.When we met that time, the touch of the person in my arms was so soft, so irresistible, and after seeing many wild people in the prairie, I felt that the taste was even better.For the sake of his body and his infatuation, he took this job on purpose and prepared to take him back to the grassland to enjoy.

Unexpectedly, even this can't be done.

It seems that we can only enjoy it when the horse sets foot in the Central Plains.

I heard that the man still has a son. If the man is no longer young at that time, it would be good to use his son to replace him.

Yeluyan's complexion returned to normal, and he even smiled a little.

No matter how prosperous the Southerners are, sooner or later they will succumb to his iron hooves.