Ten years later, Youzhou has become a recognized rising star, and its development momentum has caught up with Kaifeng, it has become an important distribution center for north-south logistics transactions, and has also laid an indispensable foundation for the future city of Beijing.

There is no garrison in the city of Youzhou, there is no power, everyone is equal, the merchants of the Han nationality, Khitan, Tubo and even Japan gather here to trade, the economic development is extremely rapid, and the political leaders from all over the country have come to learn from the scriptures.

Early in the morning, in an open space in front of the luxurious and beautiful palace, there was a long table in the open air, and several people gathered around the table to suck the bean juice in the bowl, and some pastries were placed in the middle of the table. A middle-aged man and his daughter-in-law are busy with business, while an old man with white hair sits on a rattan chair and shakes a fan to direct his son and daughter-in-law.

The old man is the old man Wang who sold bean juice when Zhao Mingyue took Ling Kun to Youzhou for the first time, but time has passed, the old hair has turned white, the waist has bowed, and he can't do any work, but his spirit is better than before.

At this time, four well-dressed guests came over and sat down at the table and asked for something to eat. The four of them tasted the local specialty bean juice with great interest, but when they took the first bite, they couldn't help but spit it out.

"What is this, it stinks." The middle-aged man said with a frown.

Old man Wang smiled and said: "The guest officer doesn't know, the bean juice is drunk like this, this is the characteristic, you can get used to it after a few more sips." ”

A young man said angrily: "You old man is a liar, how can there be any stinky special food, you must have sold the leftover rancid yesterday." ”

"Well, you can't talk like that, young man." The old man said solemnly: "My old king's bean juice is the most authentic bean juice in the whole Youzhou, this is what our prince said, otherwise my stall would not be placed at the door of the palace, our prince had the best sip, and often squatted with the people to drink it here." The old man said proudly.

The young man looked at everything around him curiously, and praised the luxurious palace in front of him: "This Zhenbei Wangfu is really magnificent, and it has caught up with the palace of Dali." ”

Old man Wang shook his fan and said: "Little brother, this is the first time to come to Youzhou, people who have lived in Youzhou for a long time know that our palace is more luxurious than the palaces of the Great Song Dynasty and the Great Liao." ”

"More luxurious than the Great Song Palace? How is it possible, that doesn't steal the limelight from the emperor? The young man wondered

"Hehe, that's right

On the contrary, this southern Banla palace was built by the emperor, and our prince couldn't stop it. The old man said proudly, as if the prince was really his family.

"Why?" The young man asked suspiciously, and although the others did not say anything, they all pricked up their ears and listened.

Old man Wang has been from Youzhou for generations, and he has a lot of words, and he is the true ancestor of his brother in Beijing, so he likes this kind of uninformed person, so he sat up straight and began to say: "There are many reasons, but the most important reason is that you can't let the back half of the Rabi go down." ”

Everyone was even more surprised when they heard it: "How can the same palace still be divided into front and back, and still have to compete in competitions?" A calm middle-aged man finally couldn't help but ask.

"You don't think you have been to the north gate yet, have you?" The old man pointed to the huge plaque of the palace and said, "Have you seen those four big characters on the door?" ”

"See, Zhenbei Wangfu."

"You have to go to the north gate to see, there is also a plaque, called Zhennan Wangfu. The Banla Royal Mansion was designed and built by the Empress Dowager Xiao of Liaoguo herself. ”

"Hiss-" Everyone was stunned and asked: "Uncle, we are from distant Dali, and we are not very familiar with this place, so you can see and laugh, is this prince of Youzhou the king of Zhennan or Zhenbei, is it from the Song Dynasty or from the Liao Kingdom?" ”

"The prince is the king of Zhenbei of the Great Song Dynasty and the king of Zhennan of the Great Liao."

"How so? He became the prince of the two countries, didn't that offend people on both sides? Why should the monarchs of both countries be so good to him? ”

"You don't know this, I think that when the Great Song Dynasty and the Great Liao fought for the sixteen states of Youyun, they fought you to the death, and we ordinary people lived with their heads, and those days were unspeakably miserable. Fortunately, the genius of the prince, he married the princesses of the Great Song Dynasty and the Great Liao, and presided over the sixteen states of Youyun, since then the troops of the Song and Liao have all withdrawn from Youzhou, and the people of the Great Song Dynasty feel that Youyun is theirs, because it is their Zhenbei King and the Horse Lord who govern Youyun. And the people of the Liao country feel that Youyun is theirs, because it is their Zhennan King and Ma Ye who are in charge. No, for more than ten years, the two sides have developed amicably, and they have never used swords again. ”

"This prince is really a capable man." The middle-aged man sighed.

"That is, since the prince came to Youzhou and announced the strict laws, now in Youzhou, debts are repaid, murder is repaid, everyone is equal, a few days ago, a Khitan official killed a sweet potato seller, and he was stunned to let the prince cut off his head and resist his life

Finish. I can't even think about this before. ”

The young man didn't seem to be interested in the law or anything like that, and said enviously with sparkling eyes: "You say that this prince married the princess of the two countries at the same time?" ”

"Hehe, that's not all, in addition to the princesses of the two countries, the prince also has two amazing princesses, one is the most mysterious and powerful sect in the martial arts, the palace master of the Furong Palace in Qingcheng Mountain, Sichuan, it is said that the martial arts are the first in the world, since the prince married her, the White Lotus Sect, which has plagued for thousands of years, has disappeared, and no one dares to come out anymore."

"Oh, tsk." The crowd exclaimed, "What about the other one?" ”

"The other is the leader of the Dongying Pirate Alliance, since the prince married her, the 100,000 pirates in Dongying have never harassed the east coast, and now the Great Song Dynasty is stable."

"No wonder the Great Song Dynasty has been so stable and rich over the years, there is such a Dinghai God Needle, this is really a blessing for the people and the world." The middle-aged man sighed.

"Who said no, in the past, there were wars every day, and the court had no money to find the people to collect taxes, which was really bitter, and now look at the present, the business is also easy to do, and the taxes have been reduced, and the most beneficial are the people of us, and now the family has saved money and surplus grain, which is thanks to our prince."

"After talking for a long time, who is this prince and what is his name?" The young man asked.

"Shhhh However, he still lowered his voice and said: "Our prince, surnamed Ling, is called Ling Kun, do you understand?" ”

"Is that him? Sure enough, it was him, in fact, I should have thought it was him. The middle-aged man muttered to himself.

The young man looked at him suspiciously, and the middle-aged man put down a piece of silver and stood up, and the rest of the people followed.

The young man whispered, "Your Majesty, do you know that prince?" ”

The middle-aged man nodded and sighed: "I know, I suffered countless losses under him when I was young, and now although I am the emperor, I am still not as good as him, I have the world in mind and benefit the world, I didn't do it, and Zhao Heng may not do it, but he really did it, and only he is worthy of Zhao Mingyue." ”

"Your Majesty, who is Zhao Mingyue?" The young man asked.

Duan Jinyan's face darkened, he didn't speak, and walked forward......

(End of book)