Xiao Rui hesitated for a moment, and finally did not refute the Emperor Taishang's words of comfort to Xiao Yan, and acquiesced to Xiao Yan's "value and role" to himself.

Who knows, Xiao Yan beat the grass snake on the stick, and said arrogantly to Xiao Rui: "Seventh brother, did you hear it?" I'm a peerless talent, if I help you, Great Xia will unify Shenzhou just around the corner, and you still don't ask me? ”

Xiao Rui didn't bother to pay attention to him, and then asked Emperor Xia: "Father, how are you mothers?" ”

Xia Huang smiled: "It's all good, I'm still a little unaccustomed to it when I first come, but I like it when I live here, I often go out to play, help the poor Japanese people, and live a very fulfilling life." ”

"On the way here, the retainer heard what Qi Jiguang said, and there are many samurai who have different intentions, when the father and the emperor and the ladies go out of the palace, they must bring a good guard, safety first." Xiao Rui instructed.

Emperor Xia nodded, "The bushido spirit of the Japanese people is a problem, in the future, Yingzhou will be governed by Confucianism, and after two generations, it will be completely assimilated here, and you don't have to worry about our safety." It's you, you take a boat to inspect the fourteen states of Anbei, and you only bring four guards with you, but you have to be careful! ”

"Your Majesty is going to the Fourteen Prefectures of Anbei?" Xiao Ze and Xiao Yan looked surprised and asked in unison.

Xiao Rui said: "I will stay here for a few days, and then I will take a boat to Anbei Zhuzhou to have a look." Great Xia has doubled its territory, and as an emperor, he should make an inspection. ”

"Then didn't you leave Beijing for most of the time this time? You've just been away from Beijing for so long since you ascended the throne, and you're in the court... That's right, now that the court is stable, if you leave Beijing now, maybe it can lead to a potential crisis. Xiao Ze responded, he was still worried about the instability of the court, but after thinking about it, which new emperor ascended the throne with his seventh brother so stable, it was as stable as Mount Tai.

Look at the cabinet, the six ministries, and the soldiers who hold the power to lead the army, they are all his henchmen, and they are more stable than some emperors who have been on the throne for several years or even more than ten years, and I can't believe it.

Speaking of this, the smart Xiao Ze suddenly expected one thing and asked, "Seventh brother, after you left Beijing, you didn't send someone to do anything to the eighth brother?" ”

Xiao Rui nodded.

Emperor Xia also smiled and said, "It's really a good way to lure the snake out of the hole. ”

Xiao Yan, who was only left on the side, wondered, and asked: "King Jing colluded with foreign enemies to assassinate Seventh Brother, why didn't he send someone to arrest him and lead what snake?" ”

Xiao Rui glared at him and said, "Your head is turning so slowly, and you said that you can help me dominate Shenzhou, do you want to be ashamed?" ”

"I can write! And my brother has already helped you!" Xiao Yan has a proud gesture that I will write about me.

Xiao Rui didn't want to pay attention to him.

Xiao Jing coveted the throne, when he knew that Xiao Rui had gone to Anbei Prefectures and might not return to Beijing for most of the year, then he would be even more impatient, as if the throne was already vacant and was in front of him.

Therefore, Xiao Jinghui will continue to collude with external forces, collude with court officials, win over military generals, etc., Dongchang has been monitoring him for twelve hours, and even his personal servants and guards have rebelled to become secret agents of Dongchang, so Xiao Jing can not escape the control of Dongchang when he sees anyone and what he does.

Rely on him to fish out the hidden cancer, why not do it.

"If he can really help me catch a few big fish, he will be treated as a merit to atone for his sins." Xiao Rui said with a smile.

Xiao Ze couldn't help laughing, and at the same time sighed in his heart, this eighth brother was stupid and wanted to grab the throne, this is not a hanging swing, and he will go to the underworld after swinging.

At this time, Xiao Yan asked: "Seventh brother, are you going to Anbei on a private visit from Weifu, without bringing soldiers and horses?" ”

"Yes, the microserver patrol speed is fast, and you can see the real situation. You don't have to worry, there are two super masters, a half-step super protection, no one can hurt me. Xiao Rui comforted.

Who knows, Xiao Yan shook his head and said, "I'm not worried about your safety, I'm thinking about how interesting it is to have a private visit to Weifu, Brother Seven, I'll go with you!" ”

"No way!" Xiao Rui immediately retorted, "Don't mention this matter!" ”

Seeing Xiao Rui's resolute attitude, Xiao Yan muttered, and then did not continue to mess around.

The three chatted for a long time, and then Xiao Rui and the three of them went to greet the ladies and sisters, and then had a family banquet together.

The family banquet is very simple, there are not so many etiquette rules, everyone talks and laughs, and it is very warm.

After he was full of wine and food, the bright moon was already hanging high, so Xiao Rui went back to rest.

Azhu bathed Xiao Rui, and the benefits of bringing a lady were reflected at this time, as for what happened in the final bath, I will have the opportunity to break it down in detail in the future.

In the next few days, Xiao Rui and the others accompanied the Emperor Taishang to enjoy life.

They go to climb the highest mountain in Yingzhou, go fishing in the sea, go hunting, just like a vacation, to enjoy life.

After a little and a half moon, Xiao Rui made a request to Emperor Xia to leave.

Emperor Xia didn't keep him, as the emperor of Great Xia, he should take national affairs as his own responsibility, so he patted him on the shoulder and said with a smile: "When you dominate Shenzhou, if I am still alive, I will go back to Great Xia to live for a while!" ”

"Within eight years, no, within five years!" Xiao Rui was full of confidence.

Xia Huang smiled: "Haha, don't put too much pressure on yourself!" I took the Meat Buddha and the Great Returning Pill, and I should be fine if I live for another ten years. ”

"Erchen knows!" Xiao Rui responded.

Subsequently, Qi Jiguang personally prepared the boat, Xiao Rui and the others packed their bags, and Emperor Xia, Xiao Ze and Xiao Yan were sent outside Edo City, and everyone waved goodbye.

Seeing the backs of Xiao Rui and the others disappear into the distance, Emperor Xia, Xiao Ze, and Xiao Yan returned to the city.

And Xiao Rui and others rushed to the seaside wharf, and then set off by boat, and the destination was the easternmost location of the fourteen states in Anbei, Dandong.

Originally, I planned to go ashore from the small country of natural poison and pass through the small country of natural poison, but in the end, after thinking about it, I forgot it. Although the small country of Heavenly Poison is a vassal state of Great Xia, since the destruction of the Japanese Kingdom, everyone in the small country of Heavenly Poison is in danger, for fear that it will fall into the fate of the Japanese Kingdom.

Although they are subservient to Great Xia, they are sure to have different intentions. And according to the investigation, before Emperor Qi died, he sent his queen and prince away, and finally suspected that he sent the heavenly poison.

So if Xiao Rui still doesn't take risks, although there are masters around him, he can't stand thousands of troops.

It takes longer to go to Dandong, it will take about half a month, and when it will enter the steam age, and the ship will no longer rely on sails and manpower for navigation, it will be convenient.

Life on the ship was boring, and when he was about to arrive in Dandong, he didn't wait for the thieves to attack, which made Xiao Rui a little disappointed.

However, seeing the land getting closer and closer, Xiao Rui's disappointment immediately turned into joy.

Human beings depend on the land for their survival, so they have a sense of belonging to the land. When I went ashore and stepped on the ground, my heart immediately became steady.

Qi Jiguang couldn't go with Xiao Rui, so he said goodbye to Xiao Rui and prepared to set off for home.

Xiao Rui thought of an idea temporarily, and said to Qi Jiguang: "On the way back, you have to pass through the Heavenly Poison, and you send some people to be envoys to deter the King of the Heavenly Poison." ”

Saying that, Xiao Rui asked Wang Dazhi to take out the holy decree, which was a blank holy decree, but it was stamped with a jade seal, and he wrote whatever he wanted.

Later, Wang Dazhi held the pen and wrote a holy decree, the will was very strong, and scolded the Heavenly Poison King for having different intentions, and dared to take in the remnants of the Qi Kingdom, aren't you afraid of the wrath of Great Xia? Ordered the Heavenly Poison King to search for Qi and escort him to Kyoto.

Xiao Rui has no intention of destroying the Heavenly Poison Country, because it is a land of projectiles, and it is not eye-catching, and secondly, the Heavenly Poison Country still has its role. But the beating still has to be beaten, otherwise it will not be remembered for a long time.

Subsequently, Qi Jiguang led the holy decree and left.

And the next journey depends on Xiao Rui to hurry by himself.

There are 14 states in Anbei, and the southern region is five states from east to west, namely Anzhou, Jinzhou, Chengzhou, Suzhou, and Ganzhou. The central region is five states from east to west, namely Pengzhou, Fengzhou, Fuzhou, Fengzhou, and Huazhou. The northern region is from east to west in four states, namely Linzhou, Qizhou, Liaozhou, and Yuanzhou.

After the destruction of the Qi State, the capital of the Imperial Capital of the Qi State was named Qizhou, and now Ye Wendao's capital protectorate is there. As for Yue Fei and Li Cunxiao, they were stationed at the northern border passes of Qizhou and Liaozhou to guard against the Yuan army.

The area where Xiao Rui and the others are now is Anzhou, and if they want to reach Qizhou, they have to travel through three states, considering that Jia Xu can't travel long distances, so their speed will not be too fast, and it will take more than ten days to go down this trip. If there is a delay along the way, the time is even more difficult to calculate.

Originally, it was to see the situation in Anbei Prefectures, so Xiao Rui and the others were not in a hurry, and the route they took was naturally not limited to Sanzhou, and other places could also be walked around.

For the sake of safety, Xiao Rui, Jia Xu, and Li Yuanfang have already put on human skin masks, and Ah Zhu is dressed as a man, as for Wang Dazhi, Gai Zinie and Yan Qing have not been to Qi State, and the possibility of meeting someone they know is low, so there is no disguise.

The seven people set out from Dandong and went north along the official road, and the governance of the three prefectures along the road happened to observe and observe.

Anzhou fell into the hands of Great Xia as early as when the champion Hou was stationed in Fengtian City, and the governance of the past three years has made the people of Qi here recognize that they are the people of Great Xia.

And they planted new crops the following year, and the previous year they had a bumper harvest, recouping the loss of rice and wheat yields.

Xiao Rui and a few people passed by the three mansions are Danyang Mansion, Fengyang Mansion, Pingyang Mansion, the people in the city are healthy and comfortable, the prefect is an official sent by Daxia, the deputy is the former minister of Qi State, asked some people, the reputation of the officials is good, persuade farming, water conservancy, education assistance, business and agriculture, etc., are all done in accordance with the assessment tasks issued by the Ministry of Households.

The seven stayed in Anzhou for ten days, and the results of the investigation made Xiao Rui very satisfied.

The decrees of the imperial court can reach the place and be executed, which is more important than anything else, and at the same time, it also reminds Xiao Rui that he must add a burden to the Metropolitan Procuratorate, inspect the government affairs of officials through the household department, and create tension for officials through the Metropolitan Procuratorate, so that he knows that he has the guillotine of the country's laws hanging over his head.

Diligence for the people, but also to maintain integrity.

Of course, Xiao Rui has already asked the household department to raise the salary of officials, and now the salary of officials in Daxia is not inferior to the level of the Song Dynasty in the previous life, and it is definitely a high-paid supporter.