Honglu Inn is a very special place in Merry City, which belongs to Honglu Zhai.

Honglu Zhai was originally just a dilapidated thatched hut on the outskirts of the city, but it was inhabited by the emperor's teacher, Mr. Maoye.

It is said that when he was young, his family was poor, but he studied diligently, and when he became an adult, he traveled around the world and traveled all over the world.

It was not until he was fifty years old that he returned to his homeland, where he was reused by Emperor Jingguo and worshipped as a teacher.

Originally, the thatched hut of Honglu Zhai was a place where Mr. Mao also preached, taught, and solved doubts.

However, with his fame, Honglu Zhai has expanded several times, and has developed into a place for celebrities to seek advice and visit and information and current affairs of various countries.

And the Honglu Inn, which is below it, is inhabited by dignitaries from all over the world.

Over time, a custom of talking about current political secrets has developed here.

After tea between meals, in the front and back yards, where there are three or two people, there will be important news between countries, and there are not a few people who talk loudly.

There is also no shortage of scholars who appear to be shocked, admonishing or recommending themselves to the envoys of various countries.

And at this moment, those who stayed in the Honglu Inn for the Spring Festival, in addition to Ye Youhuan of Yan Kingdom and Tang Yu of Xishan Kingdom, there were five tables that Ye Youhuan had not touched.

At this time, the shopkeeper Xu walked out from behind the screen with a smile.

He is a half-hundred-hundred-looking man with a very characteristic face, and a pair of crescent eyes when he laughs, which is extremely interesting.

Although he is the shopkeeper here, he is also a guest of Mr. Spear and has a wide range of knowledge.

He stood in the center of the front row and said, "First of all, thank you for your face appreciation for participating in the Spring Festival dinner of our Honglu Guest House. ”

As he spoke, he owed a debt, very reasonable, and then continued:

"Secondly, on behalf of Mr. Maoye, I sincerely wish all the envoys a happy New Year, and I also wish you a prosperous country!"

Without waiting for the shopkeeper to finish speaking, the man sitting at the front interjected in a dialect: "Why didn't Mr. Maoye come to join in the fun?" ”

Without waiting for Xu to reply, the two women sitting opposite the man spoke: "I really can't weigh how many catties and taels I have, can Mr. Spear be seen by anyone?" ”

The woman's words were full of mockery, and everyone was silent, as if waiting for the man to jump to his feet.

But the man swallowed this breath, raised the wine glass on the table, and drank it all, which was already relieved of his boredom.

At this time, Yang Xie leaned over to Ye Youhuan from the side and whispered: "General, those two women are from the royal family of Gusu Kingdom, but the two of them are engaged in grain and grass trading. ”

"And that dejected man is the envoy of the Qiuli Kingdom, the 'original' subordinate state of the Gusu State."

"Former subjects?" Ye Youhuan asked.

"That's right! The Akiri Kingdom was originally a vassal of the Gusu Kingdom, but a few years ago it became a vassal of the Jing Kingdom. ”

"The area of Qiuli is not large, and the terrain is extremely special, bordering Jingguo on the north side, Gusu country on the south side, and a canal in the middle."

"Although this Akinashi country controls the main canal, it has also suffered from its disasters year after year, especially in the past few years, flooding, which has made it difficult for the Akinashi country to maintain."

"For three consecutive years, they asked Jingguo for help in controlling the flood, but Emperor Jingguo was busy fighting everywhere and was not good at controlling the flood, so he put Qiuli on hold."

"But Gusu is different, Gusu is known as the northern water town, flood control, river transportation, and rice production, which are what Gusu is best at."

"When Qiuli was a vassal state in Gusu, although the gold and silver did not increase, at least it could be maintained in terms of resisting floods and people's rations, but now it has been affected by disasters year after year, and it is not taken seriously, and there are also sufferings!"

Ye Youhuan sorted out Yang Xie's words, pondered for a long time, and then said, "So...... Does this Qiuli country regret it and want to return to Gusu country? ”

"How is that possible?" Yang Xie continued: "He is now riding a tiger, he wants to go back, how can Jingguo follow?" ”

"While he is now seeking Jingguo's help, he also hopes that Gusuguo will take the initiative to snatch himself back."

"If he violates the subsidiary agreement with Jingguo, then with Jingguo's strength, he will definitely attack them, and the destruction of the country is a sure thing."

After hearing this, Ye Youhuan added to Yang Xie's words: "The reason why Jingguo didn't attack Qiuli Country was because it was once a vassal state of Gusu and a border country between the two great powers, so Jingguo didn't dare to offend easily. ”

"But once Akiri violates the subsidiary agreement, Jingguo has a reason to destroy them directly."

Yang Xie nodded: "That's the truth!" ”

Ye Youhuan focused on the two women, and he secretly summed up in his heart: "Grain and grass business? These two women are not simple, and they are also useful to themselves! Looks like you need to keep an eye on it. ”

Ye Youhuan was thinking about it, and the shopkeeper opened his mouth to break the embarrassment, and he still said with a smile: "Now I will introduce you to all the friends here one by one." ”

He pointed to the first table on the left, the man just now, and said, "This is Lord Zhao Guang, the envoy of the Akinashi Kingdom. ”

Zhao Guang nodded to everyone, but his face was extremely ugly.

Then he pointed to the second table, three men dressed in nomadic costumes, and continued: "These three are General Batan, General Barry, and Lady Cessna of the Bashik State. ”

The three people of the Bashk state greeted everyone with their hands folded in front of their chests with their hands peculiar to their people.

"These two are the envoys of the Xishan Kingdom, Tang Yu and Xiao Zhan."

Tang Yu and the others nodded politely to everyone.

Subsequently, in addition to Ye Youhuan and Gusu merchants, the remaining two were post posts in two small countries, which happened to pass through Jingguo and settled in Merry City for the New Year.

The shopkeeper raised the wine glass in his hand, and said to everyone: "Ladies and gentlemen, life is only a few decades, we have a fate, to spend the festival together in the Honglu Inn, is a great fate in this life, in the next proposal, we have a drink, congratulations on this fate." ”

"Today, although Mr. Mao Ye can't come in person, I, Xu someone, as Mr. Mao's doorman, will 'cook wine and discuss world affairs' with you today, and have a good talk regardless of borders."

"Actually, in the past year, I have been following the development of various countries. This is a year of joy and sorrow, for all of you, although it is not a perfect year, but there is still some gain, this is the best start of the new year! ”

"Mr. Xu," Tang Yu was a little sad when he heard this, so he was the first to speak: "Is the rare harvest also a harvest?" ”

After Tang Yu finished speaking, he paused for a moment, feeling that his expression was inappropriate, so he immediately denied it: "No, for our Xishan Kingdom, there may not even be a few gains. ”