Further along the Naoer Water is Gumo City, Li Huanxun was originally stationed there, although Duoduo is not a well-known person in Gumo City, but it is difficult to guarantee that no one will know her there, so after discussing with her, Yao'er decided to let her live in Naoer City, which is far away from Gumo City.

A woman with a child, how to survive in the future seems to be a big problem, she has also discussed this issue with Duoduo, but Duoduo is very optimistic.

As soon as she arrived in Nao'er, Duoduo was like a fish in water, and she no longer looked as cowardly and helpless as when she was in An, she told Yao'er that in Nao'er, women have more industries than women in the Central Plains, and all kinds of shops and workshops can take on some work, and it is more than enough to earn some grain and rice to feed a large and a small family, there is no problem, and Yao'er has to let it go.

In the city of Naoer, there are rows of houses on both sides of the avenue, wine shops, foot shops, butcher shops, temples, public houses, medical halls, pharmacies, cart repairs, fortune telling, face trimming and plastic surgery and other walks of life are also thriving. The merchant shop pùli silk and satin, jewelry, spices, silk and porcelain and other expensive and cheap goods are dazzling, pedestrians and merchants are bustling, and more than a dozen knights escort three large carts, slowly passing through them.

Mi Zibian said to Yao'er: "Are you going to see your people first, or are you going to settle Miss Duoduo first?" ”

Mi Zi Bian revealed many secrets to Yao'er, and although Yao'er still did not tell the true identity of Miss Duoduo and the baby she carried, it was not easy to hide it from Mi Zi Bian. Therefore, she has simply told Mi Zibian that Duoduo is a girl who is already lonely in her hometown, and this time she will help her return to her hometown. At the same time, by hiding his identity, he kills two birds with one stone. It doesn't have anything to do with her.

Yao'er thought for a while and said, "Let's settle Miss Duoduo first, you also said it." Guzhu is full of Di people's ears and ears, I have just arrived in Nao'er, if I go to see those connectors immediately, it will inevitably attract attention. In addition, Duoduo with children also has many inconveniences. ”

Miko said with a flawed head: "That's right, but do you need my help?" ”

Yao'er thought for a while, shook her head and said, "No need, this is a place where merchants from the north and south gather." There are many places to rent and buy. There won't be any problems. ”

Miko nodded, and the probe glanced out the window. On the streets, there are businessmen, officials on horseback, hawkers, and family members in ox carts. The Hu people of the Western Regions who pull camels, the people of the Western Fan tribes who dress in strange clothes, the monks who carry baskets, and the porters who push wheelbarrows. There are all kinds of disabled old people begging on the side of the road, and who knows which of them is Di Ren's spies.

Mi Zibian turned his head and said to Yao'er: "If you and I part hands here, it will be a lot of inconvenience. Nao'er Dahao Aries has already set up a banquet and is ready to entertain me, you might as well go with me. When the feast was over, my chariot left through the main gate, and you and Miss Duoduo went out through the corner gate in the same carriage. This makes it easier to conceal your whereabouts. ”

Yao'er nodded and agreed, at this time. In a pharmacy on the side of the road, a man was limping out. This man was dressed in a bearded suit with lapels and a waist. Under his right arm, he held a wooden cane for walking, and in his left hand, he carried a few packets of medicinal herbs, and walked towards him one by one, looking like he was already a wolf.

If Yao'er could walk opposite him at this moment, he would definitely be able to recognize that this person was Zhang Yishan, the hundred cavalry guards who worked with him, but unfortunately they were walking in the same direction, the curtain was rolled, Yao'er sat in the car, only saw a limping, like a stray dog's back, and did not expect that this person was his own colleague.

The carriage drove past Zhang Yishan. Zhang Yishan carried a wooden cane, limped along, tired of walking, so he stood up, wiped the sweat from his forehead, looked at the bright sun in the sky, sighed long, and said secretly: "The open gun is easy to dodge, the hidden arrow is difficult to prevent, I am still a hundred horsemen, and I am actually planted in the hands of a group of small thieves, it is really embarrassing to say it...... The other group of people has not yet arrived, and Yao'er, who is acting alone, is afraid that he is also more than lucky, and it is already over before it starts, how can he complete the mission assigned by the general? ”

Zhang Yishan sighed for a long time and limped into a narrow and dirty alley.

The convoy drove through the city for some time and came to an alley with wide streets and few pedestrians. This street is lined with high walls and wide-beamed gates, and at a glance you can tell that the people living in this area are either rich or noble.

Guangliang Gate is second only to the specifications of the princely mansion building, it stands to reason that there can not be so many high-ranking officials here, because this lonely bamboo is not as good as the Central Plains, these requirements are not strict, as long as you have the money and power to build it, no one will hold you accountable for trespassing.

The carriage drove through the long alley for some time, and stopped under a lintel with a very high pedestal and ornaments such as finches and three clouds under the eaves. Yao'er and Mizibian lifted the curtain and walked out, and Huyi followed behind.

A man dressed as a scribe in his forties stood at the foot of the stairs with a smile, waved his head to Mi Zifang, and said loudly: "Mi Gongzi is far away, Bai has lost his welcome, forgive sins, forgive sins!" ”

This person is the richest white sheep in Naoer, the white sheep control jewelry, leather goods, silk, porcelain, salt and ...... in the Naoer area, almost a profiteering business, and also owns two large pastures, thousands of horses, can be described as rich and rival the country.

A few years ago, he was only one of the four richest people in Huangshui, sitting on the top two and not ranking first, but now he can beat the crowd in Naoer, the reason is that he has the support of Mi Zifang behind him.

Aries is not a person who is a Mi Zi Bian, he has absolute freedom and can decide for himself, but because of the common and long-term interests, who can let him betray Mi Zi Ban? To do so is to betray himself, so he is a person that Miko can definitely trust.

Aries, the name is very soft, but those who know him well know that this is a wolf in sheep's clothing.

Mi Zibian got out of the car, picked up the white sheep with both hands, and laughed: "Lao Bai, I haven't seen you for a long time!" ”

Aries smiled and said, "Yes! It has been more than a year since I said goodbye in the spring of last year, and the son is as good as ever, congratulations, this girl is ......"

The white sheep stared at Yao'er.

What is Mi Zifang's identity and how much power he has. He knows best, and this guy is a playboy. The female companion around him is not stopping, and the woman from last time is flowing. What's the matter, it's really flattering to the bone...... But this woman doesn't look like Miko's flawed female companion, and his taste won't change so much...... But how dare he underestimate the person who can walk side by side with Mi Zibian and in the same car.

Mizi said with a smile: "Come on, come on, let me introduce you, this is my sister-in-law, Miss Yao'er!" Just call him Yao'er...... Yao'er, this is the richest white sheep in Nao'er that I mentioned to you. You can just call Brother Bai. ”

"Little sister Yao'er, I've seen Brother Bai!"

Yao'er hurriedly stepped forward to salute, this white sheep was wearing a turban, wearing a pine and bamboo pattern robe, with a long and thin figure, a raised forehead and a high nose. There are three wisps of slight whiskers under the chin, and there is absolutely no stinking of the merchant's philistine, which looks free and elegant, like a romantic and famous person. It is difficult to associate him with the status of a businessman.

After the two sides saw the ceremony, the white sheep diligently let the two in, and then the Qiu'er girl and Duoduo also got out of the car with the child in their arms. Mi Zibian did not introduce the identity of Qiu Nu to the white sheep, after all, the identity of this eldest lady is too prominent. And she, a big girl who has not yet come out of the cabinet, has followed her all the way to the lonely bamboo, and the lonely man and widow are not easy to explain.

Aries also has business dealings with the Yanmo Li family. His jewelry business was done with the Li family, letting him know that this girl was the pearl of the Li family. It's a little embarrassing.

When the white sheep saw that there were two female dependents in the car, one of them was still holding a child. I didn't feel a little surprised. However, he knew that Mizi was romantic, and Mizi did not break it, nor did he ask, but quietly instructed the steward to go to the back house to inform his wife quickly.

The white sheep led the guests into the house, passed the main hall of the front hall, bypassed several corridors, passed several houses, and arrived in the back garden.

When I entered a moon gate with vines and hanging flowers, I saw that the forest was luxuriant, and a small stone path in the middle was winding and secluded. In Longyou, to create a garden that looks like the charm of a garden in the south of the Yangtze River, I don't know how much effort it takes, only this end, which shows that the Bai family is rich.

The nine-curved path came to the end, the front suddenly opened up, a pool of the size of an acre of land, sparkling scales, a carved pillar of the red pavilion on the water, one side of the ground opened the door, the other three sides of the window, at this time it is summer, the windows are open, the wind comes from all sides, it is very cool.

A woman in front of the pavilion was waiting with two maidservants, and when she saw the guests coming, she greeted them with a smile. This woman is the main wife of the white sheep, Liu's family, whose maiden name is Yan Yan, and she is also from this lonely bamboo family. Although she is about thirty years old, she has a clear water face without fat powder, her face is smooth and fair, her facial features and eyebrows are beautiful and graceful, and she looks like only twenty people.

It's funny to say that the upper-class characters of the princes and countries like to wear barbarian clothes when they are leisure and entertainment, that is, the clothes of the Hu people and the Di people. This lonely bamboo is the closest to the Di people, but the local characters like to wear Central Plains costumes, Mrs. Liu wears a floral narrow sleeve short undergarment, a lotus leaf skirt at the waist, a plain jacket on the outside, black and bright black hair, a peony bun, except for a jasper hairpin on the bun, there is no other pearl and jade flower, it looks very simple and elegant.

This kind of dress is not luxurious and graceful, which is in line with her noble status. It is necessary to know that the giant merchants in the border area of Guzhu are very different from the merchants of the Central Plains, they are actually the leaders of the local politics, economics, culture and education, and they are said to be the family of merchants, but in fact they are also the local official families.

Seeing that Mrs. Liu was about to come forward to salute, Mi Zibian hurriedly took a step forward and smiled down. After the two sides greeted each other, Mrs. Liu, as the hostess, invited the guests to sit in the pavilion affectionately.

There are already several cases in the pavilion, everyone is seated, all kinds of delicacies are served like water, the musician drums under the door, the two beauties come in, and the reception banquet begins......

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Gumo City was also holding a reception banquet at this time.

The reception banquet is set up in the post house.

Because there are a lot of merchants from the south to the north, so this post house simply operates a hotel, so that not only does not need the imperial court to allocate much construction funds, but can make a lot of profits, now this state post house is a piece of continuous piece, only the banquet hall has the upper hall, the lower hall, the main hall, the other hall, the east hall and the west hall several places.

The inner wall of the hall is shaded by bamboo mulberry, the hall and the corridor, and there is a pond with a radius of several acres, you can go boating, you can also fish, you can also enjoy the moon by the railing, the environment is very elegant.

Because it also operates a hotel here and receives merchants from all walks of life, it is a museum or. Different areas were divided, and the area dedicated to receiving officials and messengers was separated from the rest by a high wall. It is equipped with a special dining room, a livestock barn, a warehouse, and so on.

Take advantage of the large number of merchants from the north and south to open hotels for profit. It was Qian Renjie's idea to make up for the lack of funds allocated by the imperial court to maintain the pavilion by concurrently operating hotels.

Qian Renjie is an honest official, except for Yu Lu, over the years, Li Huanxun has been in charge of the military and administration of the Guzhu Army, and he is in charge of logistics and camp fields as a deputy, which can be said to be in charge of money, but he lives in a humble room, and he can't even hire a few servants. Now Qiu Shenji came from Luoyang and asked him to hold a banquet in his own home, which he couldn't afford.

Fortunately, this court official is here, and he should live in the pavilion, and the pavilion is responsible for food and accommodation, and it is logical for Qian Renjie to feast them here. In fact, Qian Renjie still stained their light, otherwise this General Qian, as a local chief official, would have no reason to go to the pavilion where officials came and went.

Qian Renjie is the same age as Uncle Guan, and he is also an old man with full Xinghuafa. He is eight feet tall, with a square mouth and broad lips, and a fat body and face, in fact, this person is indeed a very well-cultivated and measured character.

Qian Renjie has a slight disability in one leg. When he was young, he fought in the army, and his right leg was cut by the enemy's hook, but he recovered from the injury. One leg is a little immobile, plus he is old. The body is fat again, so he took the enemy machine in. Walking into the pavilion together, I had to slow down my pace to walk with him.

Qian Renjie smiled and said: "Old man, let General Qiu smile." ”

The enemy god on the side glanced at Qian Renjie, and said lightly: "Qian Gong has been camping in Guzhu for more than ten years, and has stored countless grains, so that the soldiers in the border town have enough food, which not only saves the court from the pain of transshipment, but also saves countless money and grain for the court, and the saint is also very appreciative of this." ”

Qiu Shenji's words seem to be a compliment, but in fact it implies that Qian Renjie is just a Xu official who is good at managing Tuntian, and has no achievements in the military. In the lonely bamboo borderland, no matter what strengths you have, you still have to focus on the military in the end, if you have nothing to achieve in the military, how can you be qualified to be the commander of an army?

And Qian Renjie is acting for Li Huanxun at the moment to serve as the ambassador of the Guzhu Army.

Qian Renjie heard the sound of the enemy god machine, but he just smiled faintly and did not defend himself.

On the contrary, it was the loyal deputy general beside Qian Renjie who was unhappy with him, and said: "General Qiu's words are wrong, for decades, Qian Gong has led his troops to fight with Dongdi and Yan State, five battles and five victories, and Weizhen is a lonely bamboo bellflower. Later, because General Li was the ambassador of the Guzhu Army, and Qian Gong was the deputy envoy, in charge of the heavy grain and straw, he rarely had the opportunity to fight.

Qiu Shenji laughed twice, glanced at Qian Renjie's fat figure and inflexible legs and feet, snorted, and said in a joking tone: "Fortunately, Qian Gong has not led his troops to the expedition since then, otherwise he will be famous in this life, hehe......"

The adjutant general said angrily: "The general's martial arts are the ability to strategize and dispatch the three armies, is it true that in the eyes of General Qiu, the commander of the first army relies on the personal martial arts of fighting in front of the battle?" Qian Gong has five battles and five victories in the Western Regions, I don't know if your General Qiu and Di Ren have ever had a battle? ”

Qian Renjie pressed the adjutant general's hand down, coughed and said: "The banquet is set up in this hall, General Qiu is here on the secret edict, and it is not appropriate to publicize it widely, so the old man has never known the generals of the army, and today only the old man is the only one who washes the dust for the general, and please don't dislike the cold, hehe, please inside!" ”

Qiu Shenji was actually sent by Tian Qiniang to find out, she sent two groups of people, one was Qiu Shenji rushed to Guzhu to understand the actual situation of the Daqi army in all aspects such as strength, combat power, deployment, grain, and equipment, which is called a confidant.

In addition, a hundred horsemen were dispatched to investigate the conflicts and contradictions between the troops, equipment, roads, fortresses, tribes, and various tribes in the area now controlled by the Di people, so as to act at the opportune point and divide the situation.

Force is necessary, but it is impossible to defeat the Dongdi and Yan kingdoms that have more military superiority than Daqi in the Guzhu Linghua region by force.

This is the case with the so-called military strategy.

Thinking about the situation in southern Xinjiang, Tian Qiniang sent troops to conquer Chu several times, all of which were hard confrontations with force, and as a result, the other party waited for work at ease, and the combat power was not inferior to Qi, and the troops still had an advantage, where did Daqi still have a chance to win.

Therefore, Mu Hua in the south is Tian Qiniang's scar, and she doesn't dare to touch it lightly. After several failures, she also summed up the sensual experience of women in addition to experience.

So for the situation in the north, she learned from the pain and decided to overcome the rigid with softness.

In terms of sending troops, Qiu Shenji is the same as Tian Qiniang, because he wants to take the opportunity to seize the power of the lonely bamboo. At the same time, he was worried that the series of defeats in the past, coupled with the opposition of Guan Bo and other important ministers in the court, Tian Qiniang would be forced by internal pressure and fear of another defeat and make the plan to send troops collapse, so he planned to create a conflict here.

He wanted to give the Di people or the Yan people a chance to continue to approach south, occupy a key town of the Qi army, create a big bloody case, arouse the indignation of the government and the opposition, and ensure that the dispatch of troops became inevitable. At that time, Qian Renjie, as the commander of the side guarding Guzhu, will inevitably bear the responsibility for the loss, be executed or exiled, and this military power will naturally be handed over.

And before that, he still needs to use Qian Renjie to gain Qian Renjie's trust until this scapegoat completes his mission, after all, this black cauldron still has to be carried by him, and it is not appropriate to have a bad relationship with him before that.

Thinking of this, Qiu Shen hurriedly changed his tone again, and said haha: "Qiu Mou is just joking with Qian." Qian Gong's soldiers are like gods, and Qiu is also very admired. Qiu Shenji said, diligently supporting Qian Renjie, and said with a spring breeze on his face: "Qian Gong, please!" (To be continued......)