The important things were negotiated one by one, and it went even more smoothly than expected.

Zheng Bin arched his hand and said with a smile: "The newspaper of the imperial palace said that the eldest princess of Wu will stay in Yangzhou for a while, the city is dilapidated, fortunately the Wu Chu Garden in the eastern suburbs is still intact, and we have hastily renovated it to be the place where the princess Luan is stationed." I don't know what Lord Zhao thinks? Tan Zizai and the others smiled even more, and this generous gift was full of "sincerity". In addition to the garden house, there are many antiques and rare books of calligraphy and painting in the garden, all of which were given to Zhao Xingde. Zheng Bin alone would not be so generous. This is still a long time before everyone discussed it as a thank you gift for Yangzhou businessmen to follow the South China Sea sailors.

Zhao Xingde groaned undecided, but Xu Xiaoyun and the others frowned, not knowing whether they were reckless and unfamiliar with the rules of the DPRK and China, or deliberately framed Zhao Xingde. Wu Chuyuan is the former residence of Ouyang Wenzhonggong. It is precisely because of the extraordinary origin of Wu Chu Garden, so after Ouyang Xiu, the successive governors did not dare to take it as their own, this garden later changed hands several times, each owner has carefully renovated, built pavilions, cultivated flowers and trees, and now it is second to none in Yangzhou Garden. With the fame of this garden, whether it is Zhao Xingde or Zhao Huan, they rashly moved into Wu Chuyuan, and they did not have to bear the pressure of the Qing discussion.

"Thank you for your kindness. But ......" Zhao Xingde said with a smile, he saw the nervous looks of Zheng Bin and the others, and changed his words, "Your Highness will live in Guazhou for a long time, and Yangzhou may only come over once in a while, and after Zhao and His Highness discuss, let's see how to arrange this Wu Chuyuan." He glanced at Xu Xiaoyun, Ma Yuan and the others who were about to move, and signaled them to be restless.

"It's good if the adults don't dislike it." Zheng Bin's face was happy, and he arched his hand, "Then I'll retire first." ”

Seeing the Yangzhou magistrate leaving, the smile on the corner of Zhao Xingde's mouth had not yet dissipated, Xu Xiaoyun said: "Defending the land against the enemy has its own official army, and the lord has not yet reported to the military department, so he agreed to practice for Yangzhou and build a walled city for him." Are you afraid that the discussion between the DPRK and China will be detrimental to adults? His eyes were blazing, and if he couldn't get a satisfactory answer, he planned to write a letter to impeach Zhao Xingde, or ask for his resignation.

"Fighting without teaching is called killing." Zhao Xingde looked at him calmly, "If the Liao soldiers go south again, will they let the tragedy here happen again?" His gaze moved from Xu Xiaoyun's face to the crowds of hungry people on the dock, "Do you want to wait for the Liao people to come and slaughter for the sake of so-called suspicion, regardless of the life or death of the people?" ”

"The last time the Liao thieves were able to go deep into the south of the Yangtze River, it was just a fluke." Xu Xiaoyun said sharply, "The garrisons in Jiangbei have strong barriers, how can the Liao thieves go south as they wish?" Besides, if Yangzhou still has food and salary to maintain group training, why not pay more taxes to support the imperial court's northern expedition to Liao, and cut off border troubles in one fell swoop. If the states and counties are doing their own thing, it will inevitably lead to the weakening of the central government and the country's failure to be a country, I don't believe in the wisdom of Lord Zhao, you can't see this? You know this, and you still help Yangzhou to govern the city and train the troops, what is your intention? ”

The cabin was quiet for a while, Xu Xiaoyun said heart-wrenching, today's dispute, Zhou He could not hide it, it was bound to be reported to the Ministry of War, if Zhao Xingde did not deal with it properly, he was afraid that he would attract the suspicion of the imperial court. Liu Wengu's face was gloomy, this way, Xu Xiaoyun got along well with everyone, he planned to do things well for this person, who expected that he would bite like a mad dog, I don't know if it was for himself to get ahead, or because Zhao Xingde pacified the rebellion in Ezhou, and Wu Zilong's family of Qingliu has become water and fire.

"Fluke? Motive? Zhao Xingde looked at him, smiled slightly, and asked in a deep voice, "Zi said, introspection is not guilty, why worry about the husband?" I ask you, and you also ask yourself, first, is it really a fluke for the Liao thieves to go south? Are you sure that it is impossible for the Liao thief to go south? Not this year, not next year, ten years, a hundred years from now? Are you still sure that Hu Lu will not go south? For the sake of a 'fluke', our people did not know how to fight, and they were killed again and again. Lord Xu, if the words of you and me today are left for future generations to learn, can you be calm and ashamed? ? ”

"This ......" Xu Xiaoyun's face turned pale, and she was speechless for a while. Ma Yuan and the others secretly said happily.

Thinking of a scene a hundred years later, Hulu invaded, the state and county were unable to resist, and the people were slaughtered. But Zhao Xingde wants to leave the words of the two of them in history as a reference, and this account must be counted on Xu Xiaoyun's head. This is the historical responsibility, and if you want to leave a stench for 10,000 years, you must never agree to it. Zhao Xingde had the heart to stand up today, ignored his embarrassment, and continued.

"Second, governing the country should be based on etiquette and law. This official believes that it is permissible for the local government to maintain regimental training to protect the territory and the people. This may be inferior to 'selflessness'. However, the son is said to be benevolent, and he directly acknowledges that his love is poor, not unkind, and he has a heart of self-interest. Therefore, the official abides by the golden mean, is happy to see it succeed, and helps it. The Great Rites Law stipulates that each state has a fixed amount of taxes, from the center to the state and county, and no increase or decrease is allowed to be arbitrarily increased. If it is not a joke, please make a statement to Lord Hubu Shangshu according to the Great Rite Law, and ask the state scholars to approve it. ”

"Third, Zhao's intentions?" Zhao Xingde looked at the people in the cabin and said angrily, "The heart is to push yourself and others, and the end is the family and the country." Push yourself and others, the old and the old, the young, and the young. I don't want my wife to be separated and my family to be ruined, so I don't want my people to suffer this calamity. If you stand by today, you will not be able to sleep well in the future. ”

After he said it, his tone gradually became earnest: "If you talk about the family and the country, there are thousands of regiments in Yangzhou, can those few people just now seek to usurp the throne?" Why can we gamble our lives together? Or for the sake of petty profits, compete with hundreds of thousands of forbidden troops of the imperial court? As long as the imperial court practices benevolent government and makes the world return to the heart, the more abundant the place will be. The center of the imperial court is too far away from the people, and the more abundant the place, the more secure the people will be, and the deeper the foundation of the country. It is difficult to succeed, but to follow the example of Emperor Qin, the famous city, and kill the heroes; Collect the soldiers of the world, cast them as the twelve golden people, and weaken the people of the world. As a result, he still dies in the second? ”

"Master Xu, do you have any questions?"

"This ,......," Xu Xiaoyun's expression changed and he sighed, "Lord Zhao must remember today's words. "Although he has a strong point, he is not a strong man. The Liao people swept through Henan and Hebei, trapped the two capitals, and abducted the ministers of the clan, and the Song Dynasty was almost on the verge of extinction, and the people were killed and injured by tens of millions. Since the chaos left, the government and the opposition Qing Yi have complained about Taizu's national policy of "strong cadres and weak branches", believing that this move has caused the state and county to have no power to resist, and once the border fortress is breached, the Song people can only lead the neck to be killed.

Zhou He asked, "Do you know that Wu Chuyuan's origin is extraordinary?" Zhao Xingde nodded. Zhou He groaned: "If you accept it rashly, I am afraid that the name of the Lord and the eldest princess will not be good." He looked at everyone, Liu Wengu, Ma Yuan and others all agreed with his words, only Xu Xiaoyun was in the way of face, and there was no expression.

"This will be disposed of after I discuss it with the princess." Zhao Xingde glanced at the people in the hall, except for Xu Xiaoyun, who was still unruly, the others could be said to be conscientious, and Liu Wengu, Ma Yuan and others were the juniors who were carefully cultivated. It would not be good if they were left with a misunderstanding that everything was decided by the insiders.

Zhao Xingde thought about this, and said slowly: "Wu Chuyuan occupies a wide area and has a great reputation, but it has always been the private residence of high-ranking officials and wealthy people. Ordinary people are rare to see. Since Yangzhou has vacated Wu Chuyuan, I want to change it into a place of propaganda and enlightenment. There is a cloud in the book of etiquette, "those who want to be sincere in their intentions, first to their knowledge, to know in the grid of things", so the emphasis is on displaying the physical properties, the furnishings are exquisite, and the collection of classics. So that ordinary people can increase their knowledge. So that the poor scholars can know everything and see it with their own eyes, so that they can distinguish between heaven and right and wrong. ”

Everyone in the hall nodded frequently as they listened. Even the haze on Xu Xiaoyun's face has dissipated a lot. The officials of the Song Dynasty were all practicing the way of Confucius and Mencius, and they were officials in one place, and the first place in their political achievements was 'Chang Lile, Propaganda and Education'. Zhao Xingde and Princess Wu accepted Wu Chuyuan and turned it into a place of mission and education for the benefit of the local community. Mo said that he was originally the leader of Qingliu, even if a martial artist like Han Shizhong and Liu Guangshi would do such a thing in the future, it would be justified and famous.

"Lord Zhao's discussion is very good." "Cultural relics education, we are willing to participate in the grand event."

"If this matter is feasible," Zhao Xingde smiled, "I will draw up a detailed charter, and then I will ask you to contribute." ”

After everyone retreated, Zhao Xingde returned to the back cabin and explained the matter to Zhao Huan, and Zhao Huan did not allow it.

Zhao Qi allowed Zhao Huan to follow the horse to Yangzhou to the extreme, and it was impossible for the princess to go out with the army. The two have already discussed, when Li Ruoxue arrives, Zhao Huan and her will live together in the city of Guazhou Sailor, one is safe, and the other can avoid the hustle and bustle here. This is nominally the princess's residence in Wu Chuyuan, and Zhao Huan didn't want to live in it for a day.

"When Sister Li arrives, if she doesn't want to see me," Zhao Huan's eyelashes trembled slightly, hiding some emotion in his eyes, "I'll move to live in Wu Chu Garden." She lowered her head and explained in a somewhat flustered manner, "I don't mean anything else, I'm worried that Sister Li will be inconvenient." She also has two children, I don't know......" As she spoke, Zhao Huan's two eye circles turned a little red. She is used to seeing people competing for favor in the palace, although she has inquired a lot about Li Ruoxue from her imperial sister-in-law Zhu Ying, but every time she thinks about meeting and getting along with her soon, she feels a little melancholy in her heart.

"No," Zhao Xingde held her Rouyi and said in a low voice of relief, "Madam, I'll go and ask her for forgiveness, you don't have to worry." At the same time, a deep guilt swelled up in my heart, and it was like a cold gaze staring at it. Li Ruoxue said that Han Ningshuang's character was even more difficult to tolerate such a thing. Thinking of these things, Zhao Xingde's head was as big as a fight. Although the situation is forbidden, in this matter, the so-called heroic shortness of breath, he can't say that he is worthy of admiration.

"I hope I can get through," he sighed secretly, "and there can't be more of this kind of weak-heartedness." ”